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- After chatting with Wang Shan, Zhao Hongyu turned to look at Leslie and Matthew, and said in a very pure British accent: "This is Manhattan Island, the territory of my Song Empire. And I, the emperor of the Song Empire, You can be considered intruders."
¡°Oh my god, this guy understands our language.
As soon as Zhao Hongyu opened his mouth, Leslie and Matthew were startled by his authentic British aristocratic accent.
However, Captain Leslie soon calmed down.
On the other hand, when Zhao Hongyu called himself the ¡®Emperor of the Song Dynasty¡¯, there was no trace of shame or fluctuation on his face. It has to be said that now Zhao Hongyu no longer feels the psychological burden of telling lies. This is where practice makes perfect.
And the reason why he said this was to shock these British guys.
In Europe of this era, nobles still have a great intimidating power.
He also exchanged one with Wang Shan for this, and Wang Shan was very supportive of this.
In Wang Shan¡¯s view, raising a banner now is also a precautionary measure. After all, they will build an empire sooner or later, and Zhao Hongyu will definitely become a true emperor.
It¡¯s okay to come up with a framework now and determine an identity first.
Therefore, Zhao Hongyu for the first time raised the banner of the 'Great Song' empire and regarded himself as the emperor.
Of course, this is also done for future plans. Because in the future, when Zhao Hongyu has the conditions, he will cross the ocean to visit the Chinese land.
So, his status as emperor must always be stronger than that of ordinary people.
At least, the officials of the Ming Dynasty will be polite to him. And he didn't have to kowtow to everyone, which saved him a lot of trouble.
If development goes smoothly, it is estimated that this dream will be realized in less than five years.
Five years later, the Ming Dynasty was still established and was not defeated by the whips.
"Perhaps, he can also see what the ancestors of whip slaves are like, and whether they are really as wise and powerful as they are in the TV series.
As soon as Zhao Hongyu opened his mouth and said that he was the emperor, Leslie's back became even more bent. By nature, he is very afraid and envious of nobles, and he also dreams of being a noble master one day.
Father Matthew¡¯s reaction was different. It may be because he is a priest, so he does not have much psychological fear of imperial power and royal power.
Because in Europe, the theory of divine right of kings has been popular in this era.
In other words, even if you are the emperor, only God is the best. Without God's permission, then you, the emperor, will not count.
But how can God often appear in the world, so the pope has become the spokesperson of God, and they can crown emperors of various countries.
Only the emperor who is crowned and recognized by the Pope is the emperor.
This theory is very strange, but it also has a lot of market.
You must know that not every emperor will be convinced. Careerists will exist in any era, and they are still secretly colluding with the church.
In other words, if the emperor listens to the church, he can be the emperor safely. If you are disobedient or do something that is not conducive to the church, then the church will support a new emperor candidate to go against you.
It is precisely because of this situation that the future French Emperor Louis XIII has always had little dealings with the church. He became the first monarch to use force against the church and suppress it.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Father Matthew is not too cold towards the emperor Zhao Hongyu.
After all, the emperors of Europe are not like the emperors of China, who have great power of life and death.
"I'm deeply sorry for entering your territory by mistake. Since His Majesty the Emperor is familiar with our language, I think the next communication should not be an obstacle."
As long as we can communicate, there will be no problem, Leslie breathed a sigh of relief. What he fears most is the language barrier, because this can cause great losses or even battles due to misunderstandings.
??????????????????????????? If their side has an advantage, it is nothing, but the problem is that now they are the weak side.
"I don't want to hear your explanation. I hope you leave my territory as soon as possible." Zhao Hongyu raised his face slightly and pointed his nostrils at Leslie, who was bowing.
The arrogance, pride, and even the contempt in his eyes were all seen in Leslie's eyes.
But Leslie was not angry. Who made Zhao Hongyu the ¡®emperor¡¯?
This is an existence comparable to the Queen of England, he can't help butA man who doesn't even have a noble title looks up to him.
Aren¡¯t the nobles in England all virtuous?
They are as proud as roosters. No matter who they look at, they are extremely contemptuous. Unless they meet nobles older than him, they will show that flattering expression that they want to offer chrysanthemums.
Therefore, Leslie was calm about Zhao Hongyu's attitude.
"Your kind Majesty, we have no fresh water and food on the ship, and we have to land to replenish these supplies. Moreover, there are some immigrants on my ship, and they are already homeless"
Leslie bowed and raised his head slightly to answer Zhao Hongyu.
At the end of the sentence, Leslie reached into her arms.
"Slow down, be sure to go slowly, and don't make too drastic movements." In the first moment, Wang Shan, the good-hearted loser, twitched the handgun on his waist and pressed it against Leslie's temple, and at the same time Evil smiled at him and said.
As soon as Wang Shan made such a move, the twelve burly genetic guards all drew out their muskets and pointed them at Leslie and Matthew.
"Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong, I don't mean any harm." Leslie felt the coldness of the barrel of the gun on his temples and broke into cold sweat all over his body. He immediately shouted.
Father Matthew raised his hands high and extended his palms to indicate that he had no weapons.
"Your Majesty has a distinguished status, so we have no choice but to be careful." Although Wang Shan does not have Zhao Hongyu's language proficiency, as a junior high school graduate, he can still understand simple English.
Although the vocabulary and grammar are somewhat different from the English of 1620, this does not prevent Leslie from slowly guessing and understanding the meaning of Wang Shan's words.
Slowly, slowly, Leslie pulled out her right hand that was in her arms. At the same time, he held a small brown deerskin bag in his right hand.
"Your Majesty, if possible, I am willing to use this jewelry in exchange for a piece of land in the south as our residence."
Leslie handed over the brown deerskin bag in his hand.
Wang Shan took the bag handed over by Leslie and tossed it in his hand. After taking a few steps back, Wang Shan handed the bag to Zhao Hongyu.
"Chief, I weighed it and it seems to be a kind of small bead inside."
Although he didn¡¯t see what was in the bag, Wang Shan still knew something about it based on his feeling.
Using ¡®jewelry¡¯ in exchange for land?
Zhao Hongyu took the bag handed over by Wang Shan with a smile and muttered.
"Okay, I would like to see what kind of jewelry this is. Let me have a look."
Wang Shan is not worried that his leader will really give the other party a piece of land. After all, the answer to this kind of thing is obvious.
They are not really indigenous Indians, so it is impossible for Europeans to benefit from the land issue.
After opening the bag, Zhao Hongyu shook the bag down.
¡°Gululu, a few glass beads rolled out and piled into Zhao Hongyu¡¯s palm.
"You really think I'm an idiot, that glass bead is trying to fool me!"
Zhao Hongyu looked at the glass beads in his palm, his eyelids beating even more violently.
At the same time, the smile on his face looked brighter to Leslie and Matthew.
There is a play! It seems that the other party likes these glass beads very much!
Leslie chuckled in her heart.
¡°Wang Shan, who only knew Zhao Hongyu, saw the brighter and brighter smile, and prayed in his heart for these things to come.
Keeping a bright smile on his face, Zhao Hongyu said to Wang Shan in Chinese: "These British guys regard us as country bumpkins. Historically, it was the Dutch who used glass beads to trick them into Manhattan Island. Maybe because of our appearance, history appeared Deviation, now the Dutch have not come, but the British have appeared.¡±
Zhao Hongyu is not worried about Leslie and the others listening to Chinese, since they can¡¯t understand it anyway.
"The Dutch deceived the Indians, but the British deceived us." Wang Shan added with a smile. Zhao Hongyu nodded: "But whether it is the Dutch or the British, it seems that they all think that we are as easy to deceive as the Indians."
Putting the glass ball in his palm back into the bag, and then tightening the mouth of the bag, Zhao Hongyu continued to maintain a bright smile on his face, looked at Leslie and nodded.
Zhao Hongyu¡¯s reaction fell into Leslie¡¯s eyes, making him mistakenly think that Zhao Hongyu liked the glass ball.
"Your Majesty, these jewels are very valuable, even in our countryThere are not many homes. I got these jewels by chance and originally planned to use them to buy some land. It seems that Your Majesty likes this jewelry very much, so I will present it to Your Majesty. I just hope that Your Majesty can agree to set aside an area for us to live in. "
After Leslie finished speaking, Father Matthew standing next to him suddenly added: "The residents can pay taxes, and they will also abide by your laws." After speaking, Father Matthew closed his mouth with a twinkling look in his eyes, Looking at Zhao Hongyu's reaction.
¡°In fact, Father Matthew had his purpose when he said such a sentence.
Taxation and laws can be used to determine whether a country is strong. Father Matthew still does not believe that a barbaric civilized country will be born in this barbaric land.
If this were the case, the Spaniards would not have defeated the Incas in Central and South America.
¡°Maybe the people in front of me bought their matchlocks from other Europeans. They learned some European cultural knowledge and are now using it to deceive themselves.
However, Zhao Hongyu¡¯s reaction made Matthew a little shocked.
¡°I saw Zhao Hongyu throw the brown deerskin bag in his hand on the ground, then turned around and left with no intention of continuing the conversation.
As Zhao Hongyu left, Wang Shan and twelve genetic human guards followed closely behind.
After returning to Song Hu, Zhao Hongyu said calmly: "Treat me as a fool, then I will beat you into a fool!"
Leslie watched the men and horses on the opposite side begin to advance. His expression changed several times and his lips trembled.
But he immediately turned around and ran back, without continuing to talk.
"Form up! Prepare to engage the enemy!"
After running for several steps, a shrill voice came out of Captain Leslie's throat.
Father Matthew only reacted at this moment and ran back in a panic.
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