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A man shrouded in black robes came down to the Phoenix Pavilion in the palace under the escort of the guards.

At this time, a tall and grim middle-aged man was sitting under the pavilion waiting to take him, the middle-aged man had a grim face, a black mole on his eyebrows was particularly eye-catching, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eagle-like eyes from time to time.

"Honorable His Royal Highness the King of Chu, do you have something to do with me?"

Coming to the King of Chu, the black-robed man ripped off the clothes on his body, and inside was a red-haired, tall young man, the young man's clothes and clothes were incompatible with the people of the Dayu Kingdom, but a black tuxedo, and the stiff Dayu Chinese language gave people a sense of ten-twistedness.

Seeing this young man, the King of Chu's expression became gloomy, but there was still some dissatisfaction in his eyes, and he said to the young man: "Envoy of Rhodes, I think you should explain to this king why your fleet is attacking my merchant ships. ”

The young man known as Rhodes smiled contemptuously, "Your Royal Highness the King of Chu, there is only one reason why we Dutch attacked your merchant ships, that is, your merchant ships are doing business at sea privately, I think the newly appointed Earl of Black said very clearly, from now on this sea area can only be transported by our Dutch merchant ships, you need spices, we will sell spices to you from the South Seas, you need sulfur, we will sell sulfur to you from the Wa Kingdom, if you want to sell porcelain to Europe, it must also be transported by our Dutch merchant ships, Isn't that clear enough? ”

The King of Chu's face was so black that he seemed to be able to drip ink, and he said, "This king doesn't care about your new bullshit earl, there is no such thing in the agreement we signed at the beginning. ”

"Now there is! His Royal Highness, and if the Earl of Black knew that you had humiliated him, he would definitely be unhappy, and your arquebuses might be cut off at that time. Rod said playfully.

He didn't care what the King of Chu thought at all, and now the Dutch in this sea area had the final say.

The King of Chu was furious in his eyes, since the new earl in charge of the Ryukyus took office three months ago, the Dutch suddenly tore up the commercial agreement they had signed, they no longer satisfied the most favored country treatment of Chu, and began to demand that the entire Dayu country open its market, and at the same time prohibit any merchant ships in this sea area from trading privately.

"Do you think this king still cares about your arquebuses? Now that we also have arquebuses in the Great Yu Kingdom, go back and tell your earl, if he tears up the agreement, he will bear the consequences, and this king will not be bullied by you casually. King Chu said angrily.

Rod's eyes narrowed, he grabbed the message in the words of the King of Chu, and he asked, "You also have arquebuses now?" ”

"Of course, on the same day that your earl took office, there was a war between the king of Qi and the barbarians in the north, and they defeated the barbarians with arquebuses, so don't threaten me with arquebuses again, otherwise this king can also purchase arquebuses from the king of Qi, and remember one thing, this is the land of the Great Yu Kingdom, and we have the final say." King Chu threatened.

Over the years, he had made a fortune by trading with the Dutch, and the maritime trade had made him even more capital-rich, and now the Dutch cut off his trade routes were tantamount to cutting off his financial routes.

It is for this reason that he is furious.

And he now has 15,000 musketeers in his hands, and most importantly, he has been able to make slightly less powerful muskets by imitating the craftsmen of Lin'an, and last year he also bought hundreds of guns from Qingzhou.

He had installed all of these guns on his ships, believing that he would be able to compete with the Dutch.

According to the information he obtained, there were only 10,000 Dutch troops stationed on Ryukyu Island, and although his fleet was not comparable to the Dutch fleet, he had 3,000 large merchant ships.

Using these merchant ships, he was fully capable of transporting troops to the island of Ryukyu to go to war with the Dutch.

He used to get along well with the Dutch and never thought of using force, but now that the Dutch were too much, he had to make this one of his options.

"How is it possible, with the King of Chu, your ability is at most to imitate arquebuses, how can this King Qi make arquebuses." Rod looked incredulous.

The King of Chu snorted coldly and said: "It is said that he was taught by a missionary, in short, now the arquebus is no longer a secret, Rhodes Messenger, please go back and convey the news of this king to Earl Black, if the agreement remains unchanged, we can still live in harmony, but if you continue to monopolize the trade at sea, this king can only be polite." ”

"Okay, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, I will convey it to Earl Black."

Rhodes put on his black robe again, and under the guidance of the guards, he went to the dock outside Lin'an City, and after entering a merchant ship, the merchant ship rowed towards the fleet in the eastern sea.

In the Chu Palace, after Luo Luo left, a young man wearing a purple round-necked robe appeared in front of the Phoenix Pavilion, the young man had a thin face, and he also had a pair of eagle eyes like the King of Chu.

"Father, talk to the Dutch about what to do, drive the Dutch away, and the sea route will be ours." The young man said that he was the son of the king of Chu, Li Chuyuan.

King Chu's eyes were deep, and he said slowly: "The Dutch fleet is not so easy to deal with, just talk about it, rashly starting a war with the Dutch will only lose troops, we can't lose troops in vain, after all, now the king of Qi is powerful, this time the second prince was exiled to Bazhou because of the assassination, it can be seen that the influence of the king of Qi on the court now, it's a pity, we have been laying out for so long, and we have let the king of Qi all ruined." ”

Li Chuyuan said angrily: "This damn King Qi's life is really hard, he didn't kill him at two chances, but now he is getting more and more powerful." ”

After a pause, Li Chuyuan suddenly said: "Dad, just now you and the Dutch deliberately talked about the musket, is this time preparing to cause trouble and let the Dutch deal with the King of Qi." ”

"Hehe, or my son is smart, the Dutch sold us five hundred taels of silver for an arquebus, and Xiao Ming sold it to the imperial court for only one hundred taels and one silver, it is precisely because of the sweetness that the Dutch will ask the Dayu Kingdom to open up for trade, this time the Dutch will be furious when they know that the King of Qi can produce arquebuses, which will ruin their business." The King of Chu was proud.

Li Chuyuan said: "Father Wang Yingming, if the King of Qi falls this time, we can't wait any longer, and immediately send troops to seize the land south of the Yangtze River, our Li family has waited too long, and this throne is also for our Li family." ”

The king of Chu nodded slightly, the accumulation of several generations has made Chu very rich, and the copper coins piled up in the treasury of the state capitals are so large that they cannot be used up, so that the ropes that bind the copper coins have rotted.

With such a strong capital, why did he still listen to the orders of the imperial court, just waiting for the north to be able to cause chaos, but the two conspiracies were disrupted by the king of Qi.

The father and son were talking, when suddenly a guard hurriedly ran in and shouted: "Your Royal Highness the King of Chu is not good, after the Dutch envoy boarded the ship, the Dutch warships began to shell the dock, and several merchant ships in the dock sank. ”

(To be continued.) )