The solemn and majestic soldiers made Rhodes feel a little uneasy. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

And the first sentence of this young King of Qi made Rod break out in a cold sweat behind his back, he didn't know much about the Great Yu Kingdom, and he didn't understand what purpose this King of Qi was saying this, was he preparing for revenge? Or is it just a temptation?

After being silent for a while, Rod said cautiously: "Dear His Royal Highness the King of Qi, I think the war with the King of Chu was not provoked by us, but the trade that the King of Chu had been planning for a long time to monopolize the sea. ”

At this time, everyone was outside the Dengzhou Mansion, Xiao Ming sneered and said, "Ambassador Rhodes, let's talk in the house, I know you Dutch very well." ”

Rod was stunned, and he followed Xiao Ming into the mansion.

Everyone sat down, the messenger served tea, Xiao Ming took a sip and said: "You have a total of twelve warships in East Asia, Ryukyu and Nagasaki are your two supply points in this area, and you have built two castles on Ryukyu Island, one at the southern end of Ryukyu Island and the other at the northern end of Ryukyu Island, and there are more than 3,000 real Dutch soldiers in the 10,000 garrison, and the rest are natives of Ryukyu Island, including of course the Japanese pirates you hire, right?" ”

Xiao Ming didn't say a word, the more cold sweat on Rod's body became, he looked at Xiao Ming incredulously and said, "Are you spying on us?" ”

"That's right, the king is spying on you, just as you are spying on the king." Xiao Ming said calmly.

Rod opened his mouth in surprise, his thoughts were a little confused now, he couldn't be as calm as he was in the face of this King of Qi, because the young vassal king in front of him seemed to have seen through him.

"Let's talk about the purpose of your trip."

Seeing Rod's shocked expression, Xiao Ming diverted the topic, his purpose had been achieved, which was to deter Rod.

Swallowing his saliva, Rhodes said: "Dear His Royal Highness King Qi, we are here this time to establish long-term foreign trade relations with His Highness and seek partners. ”

"Foreign trade relations? Partners? Xiao Ming sneered, and he said: "Shelling our merchant ships of the Great Chongqing State and occupying our coastal routes, this is your foreign trade relationship?" ”

When Rhodes heard this, he suddenly didn't know how to explain it, originally they looked at Dayu with the eyes of the Native Americans, and never put this seemingly powerful but actually weak country in their eyes.

But now things have changed that they didn't expect, and there is clearly a very strong force in the north of this country.

If it was as close as the Americas, he wouldn't have been so worried, because the native army would support them, but now that they were thousands of miles away, it would be dangerous for them to be armed with the same weapons.

"His Royal Highness the King of Qi, I think this is a misunderstanding, we only attacked the merchant ships of the King of Chu, not other merchant ships......"

"I know you colonists very well!" Without waiting for Rod to explain, Xiao Ming interrupted Rode's words, because Rod was obviously lying.

Staring sharply at Rhodes, Xiao Ming continued: "In North America, you slaughtered the local natives, in Africa, you bought and sold black slaves, in South Asia, you plundered spices and all kinds of raw materials, your hands were stained with blood, and now you are pointing the butcher's knife at the king's country, you know that my country is in a state of weakness in fragmentation, so you want to impose your trade hegemony on my country. ”

"You... You...... How to know about the Americas and Africa! ”

Rhodes could no longer describe his surprise, the flintlock pistol had subverted their understanding of this Qi king, and now the knowledge of this Qi king shocked him even more.

He has spoken to many people in the Great Yu Kingdom, and no one understands things outside the Great Yu Kingdom, for him, this is a closed country, but now this King of Qi has completely broken his cognition.

"This king knows not only the Americas and Africa, but also where you Holland are? Add between France and England, and you Dutch people must be living unhappily. There was a hint of mockery on the corner of Xiao Ming's mouth.

Regardless of how the Dutch were in Europe, the Dutch now were colonizers to him.

Rod's psychological defenses have completely collapsed, the unknown is terrifying, and now he is facing an unknown.

"Your Royal Highness the King of Qi, please believe in our sincerity, we have indeed come with the original intention of establishing trade exchanges." Rod said with difficulty.

In the Age of Discovery, no war was just, and at this time it was the fists that relied on words, just as the Dutch colonized the Ryukyus and occupied trade routes, all of which were supported by force.

As the so-called truth is only within the range of artillery, the victor is qualified to set the rules of the game, and for Xiao Ming, it is up to him to formulate the trade rules of East Asia, so he said: "It is okay to establish trade exchanges, but first, you must transfer Ryukyu Island to this king, second, the trade routes in East Asia are the king's, and third, Dengzhou will be your only trade point, if you agree to these three, this king will promise to establish trade with you." ”

"How is this possible!"

Rhodes abruptly stood up from his chair in anger, it had always been the Dutch who made the rules for these indigenous countries, and when it was their turn to make the rules for the natives.

Moreover, this rule would completely turn the Dutch from trade protagonists into vassals, which they could not tolerate.

"Nothing is impossible, East Asia is our territory, and the rules here should also be made by us, you Dutch are just outsiders, and obeying the rules is what you should do, and Ryukyu belongs to the Great Chongqing State, you have seized the territory of the Great Chongqing State, this is already an act of aggression, and this king has the right to demand that you return the Ryukyu Island."

"His Royal Highness the King of Qi, your request is too much, we will not agree to any of these three, especially Ryukyu, this is not your land, and now it belongs to the Netherlands." Rod said angrily.

"Ryukyu belongs to the Great Chongqing Kingdom!"

Xiao Ming's expression turned cold, he had lost patience with this group of robbers, it seemed that the Dutch had not yet realized what was going to happen to them.

"I don't think we have anything left to talk about." Rhodes stood up at this point.

"As you wish." Xiao Ming spoke resolutely, because this was also his bottom line, he had to get back the Ryukyus, and he had to get back the trade routes.

With a cold snort, Rhodes got up and walked out, and the entourage also left.

"Your Highness, these barbarians have always been afraid of power and not virtuous, and no matter how much they say, it is not as effective as a war, and the Dutch and the Japanese have made peace, which is very unfavorable to us, and the Japanese outside the city walls are all armed with muskets." Niu Ben looked serious at this time.

Xiao Ming nodded, in contemporary times, the sixteenth century was once a world-class gun-making center, and data shows that the Wa Kingdom at that time once produced 300,000 muskets.

Although subjectively he did not want to see the Wa State, objectively Xiao Ming had to admit that the Wa State was a strong opponent that should not be underestimated, and because of this, he had to cut off the contacts between the Dutch and the Wa State to prevent more Western technology from pouring into the Wa State.

(To be continued.) )