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Text Chapter 811 Meeting ¡®Pie¡¯ Li Xiang

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    Nagasaki

    Rakuza Town

    A prosperous super town with a population of more than 100,000 people.

    Although the entire Kyushu is now covered with war clouds, people here are still doing their own things as usual.

    Because more than 70% of the people living in this town are merchants from foreign countries.

    Therefore, they believe that no matter who wins the war in the end, it will not harm merchants like them.

    After all, it is because of merchants like them that this place can become more prosperous.

    ¡° Moreover, because of their existence, the economy can be greatly improved.

    Therefore, no matter who rules the Nine Provinces in the future, it is impossible to do anything to them.

    You know, the merchants who do business here contribute a lot of taxes to the local area every month.

    Without them, everything would cease to exist.

    Especially the businessmen of the Ming Dynasty, they were more confident that foreigners would not cause trouble for them.

    You know, there is no country in the East that dares to challenge.

    At this time, the navy of the Ming Dynasty was still very powerful in the east.

    Neither the Dutch nor the Spanish got any advantage from the Ming Dynasty navy, but suffered many losses.

    Therefore, Europeans have long been beaten to honesty.

    In addition, these Europeans are often punished by Eastern pirates. It can be said that the Europeans of this era in the East are as honest as Sun Tzu.

    Therefore, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty were not without confidence to be so calm.

    In the town, an izakaya called "Heiyoshiya" was booked.

    In the room, apart from two pretty and pleasant-looking wine girls, there were some men wearing Ming Dynasty costumes and half-length armor.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Out???????? out of these men are broad-shouldered and round-waisted, with fierce looks on their faces.

    The two maids in the izakaya were so frightened that they did not dare to look at these people.

    From them.  The little maids could feel the smell of blood, which showed that these guys were definitely not the same ones.

    ¡°The smell of blood on these guys is stronger than the ronin samurai who run rampant in the town.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know how many people they killed to have such momentum.

    These men seem to be sitting casually in the izakaya, but if you observe carefully, you will find that they occupy the most advantageous terrain in the house. Once an emergency occurs, they will take these advantages to the invading enemy.  nice.

    In a small private room in the izakaya, a kind-looking old man wearing fish scale armor and white hair was talking to a European with blue eyes and golden hair.

    "Sixteen European warships outside the port. I think you have seen it, Sea Dragon King.", the European said.

    The kind-looking old man nodded: "I saw it, it's better than my previous warship. And there are more cannons on the ship. If I have these warships, I will reverse the current unfavorable situation and let Zheng Zhilong eat well."  A big loss. But what's the use of telling me this, those warships are not mine."

    The old man smiled mockingly to himself. He did not think that the European wanted to sell the warship to him when he said this to him.

    Because he knows these Europeans too well.  They will never sell warships, because that is their lifeblood.

    Even when asked to buy some artillery pieces, these guys resisted.

    therefore.  If you want to own European warships in the East, you have to use very special means.

    As for this method, to put it bluntly, it¡¯s just a ¡®robbing¡¯.

    However, doing so would be a waste of money.  Because this will make Europeans desperate.

    Many times, after losing a lot of manpower, success may not be possible.

    so.  Stealing a ship is a very unworthy solution.

    The old man suppressed this thought bitterly.

    Just for a moment, the idea of ????grabbing the boat flashed through the old man's mind.

    But considering that the Europeans' fighting power is not weak, and he can't afford too many losses now, he has to give up such an idea.

    This old man is none other than Li Xiang, the Sea Dragon King who has been hit several times by Zheng Zhilong recently and the group has begun to decline.

    No one would have imagined that this person with a kind faceThe old man who looks round and looks like a rich man is actually a big pirate leader in the Eastern Sea.

    ¡°As expected, people cannot be judged by their appearance.

    "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't beat around the bush with me like this. My time is very precious. If you ask me out just to play with you, I won't agree."

    It¡¯s obvious that Li Xiang is a little impatient now.

    Thinking about it, he has a lot of troubles every day now.

    But this Portuguese actually informed him through a secret channel and asked him to meet him here.

    Originally, he thought there was something good going on, but he didn't expect that the Portuguese man didn't say anything useful at all.

    Isn¡¯t this just to entertain him?

    Therefore, it is normal for Li Xiang to feel unhappy.

    In normal times, he would not have condescended to meet such a Portuguese little shrimp.

    However, he has been defeated by Zheng Zhilong several times recently, and he also lost a large number of his warships.  This caused many of his subordinates to defect, causing him to lose a lot of strength.

    Therefore, he now wished he could grab a life-saving straw. Driven by this mentality, he came to see the Portuguese in person.

    After all, when the Portuguese asked his men to inform him, he said it was a great thing.

    ¡°Otherwise, Li Xiang wouldn¡¯t have come.

    But he has been here for half a day, and there is no trace of the so-called great good thing.

    That¡¯s why he seemed a little impatient.

    "Lord Li Xiang, among these European warships, ten are Spanish warships and six are Dutch warships. How much would you say if they were to be sold?"

    The Portuguese smiled nonchalantly and continued.

    Li Xiang¡¯s white eyebrows trembled.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Are you going to give a price estimate for those warships? Do all these ships have to be sold?

    Li Xiang¡¯s heart couldn¡¯t help but feel hot when she thought of this.

    If these warships really want to be sold, then Li Xiang must buy them all.

    Don¡¯t look at the small quantity.  But the European warships are definitely really powerful.

    Not to mention anything else, the ship-borne artillery alone can completely dominate the naval battle.  Moreover, European warships are very stable at sea and very fast.

    As an old pirate, he knows this very well.

    "Sixteen warships like this, if put in your own hands, combined with some Eastern warships, can definitely deal with Zheng Zhilong's fleet of two to three hundred.

    ??And after all the losses during this period, he really needs to make up for it.

    But what he is not sure about is, are these warships really for sale?

    And if it¡¯s for sale, why should you look for yourself instead of Zheng Zhilong?

    Li Xiang thought about it in his heart.  Doubts arose.

    It¡¯s no wonder that he thinks too much. If a pirate didn¡¯t think too much, he wouldn¡¯t be able to reach a position like his.

    "Mr. Sea Dragon King, to tell you the truth, these warships are not mine. I was only entrusted by others to escort these warships to you." The Portuguese's next words made Li Xiang completely confused.  .

    These ships were not Portuguese, he was just escorting the warships to Nagasaki.

    And the Portuguese also said it.  These warships were escorted over and handed over to him.

    ?????????????????????????The cost of building these sixteen warships is not low. It must be a big deal to send so many ships at once.

    In the past, this is also more than one million silver.

    And this is a European warship with more firepower.  It is estimated that more than one million taels of silver cannot buy such good things.

    Is he Li Xiang¡¯s friend?

    Impossible, he has no such friends.

    In this case, who would be so generous and give him sixteen battleships at a time?

    Li Xiang really wants to break his head.  I can¡¯t even figure it out.

    "Mr. Li Bao, do you mean that the sixteen European warships parked at Nagasaki Port are all for me?" Li Xiang suppressed the doubts in her heart and kept a calm expression on her face.  asked.

    The Portuguese man named Li Bao, who was sitting opposite Li Xiang, nodded solemnly.

    "Yes, they are all for you."

    Hiss!

    Li Xiang took a breath of air.

    Not just him, everyoneThe confidants and subordinates he brought inside the house all looked in disbelief, their eyes widening as if they had seen a monster.

    "Can you tell me who is so generous? Or does the person who gave me the warship have any conditions?"

    Li Bao smiled: "The person who wants to send you the warship is the crown prince from the Song Empire in America. According to you, Sea Dragon King, it is the crown prince's decision. As for the conditions, I don't know. Anyway, I just  According to his request, the warship will be sent over to you."

    America, the Song Empire, the Crown Prince Li Xiang has all this information in his mind. To be honest, he really doesn¡¯t know where America is. He seems to have never heard of the Song Empire.

    As for the crown prince, of course he knows that he is the future heir of a country, and such a status is not bad.

    There is Luzon in Nanyang. I guess it shouldn¡¯t be the Song Empire.

    As for the history of China, there was a Song Empire after all, but it has been destroyed for hundreds of years.

    To be honest, I definitely have no friendship with this American crown prince.

    Now that people are sending sixteen European warships to me, I am really a little worried.

    "By the way, I heard these people from the Song Empire say that their ancestors were also Easterners. A powerful and wealthy country was established here before, but it was invaded by the Mongols, so they fled to America.  Then it took root.¡±

    The next words of the Portuguese Li Bao immediately shocked Li Xiang.

    Descendants of the Song Empire!  (To be continued)
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