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- "Uncle, what did you say?" When Yang Biao heard what Li Xiang said, a question mark suddenly appeared on his head. Because he can no longer understand his uncle's thoughts, what's wrong with taking refuge in a rich and powerful person?
Of course, it is impossible for Yang Biao to know what Li Xiang is thinking.
After Li Xiang saw the warships of the Song Empire, although he was very shocked at first. But after he evaluated the cost, he suddenly lost his composure.
According to Li Xiang¡¯s own assessment, these warships of the Song Empire were very expensive to build. If used in naval battles, one battle would cost at least one hundred thousand taels of silver shells.
Such a waste of money made Li Xiang speechless.
Although Li Xiang can be considered a rich man, he will not be so wasteful.
Those shells are all money.
But the problem is that Li Xiang didn't understand one thing, that is, it is not his turn to worry about this matter.
These are all Zhao Hongyu¡¯s problems, but what does Li Xiang have to do with him?
"Uncle, I think what you wrote is unfounded. This matter has nothing to do with us. If you have a headache, it's up to the prince to have a headache. Besides, he has the capital to squander it, and we can't control it." When Li Xiang After chatting with his nephew about his thoughts, Yang Biao said to him unequivocally.
Li Xiang thought about it after hearing this, and felt that she was a little worried.
Is this something he can worry about?
It makes no sense at all.
"Uncle, let me tell you, if the crown prince is a rich man and spends a lot of money, it will be good for us. After all, when they really join his service, won't they also get a lot of benefits in the future?"
Yang Biao is not as pessimistic about this problem as his uncle. Instead, he thinks very well.
After a moment of silence, Li Xiang nodded.
"You are right."
Yang Biao smiled: "Okay, uncle, you don't have to think about this matter. Now that we have arrived in Nagasaki, the next thing we should consider is how to talk to the crown prince. This matter is very important to us. , is the most important thing, isn¡¯t it?¡±
Li Xiang sighed: "Alas! It seems that I am really an old man. Sometimes my ideas are always a little biased, and I can't accept it."
"What are you talking about, uncle." Yang Biao said quickly after hearing this. "You can't obey me now. We all have to be led by you to move forward. Moreover, the crown prince obviously takes a fancy to your reputation, so if you say this now, what will happen in the future?" What can we do?"
Yang Biao heard a little bit of other meanings from his uncle's words.
This made him a little panicked.
"Biaozi, you are so smart. Uncle, I just sighed with emotion and you already heard my intention of retiring?" Li Xiang looked at her nephew and asked, dumbfounded.
Yang Biao said seriously to Li Xiang: "Uncle, I have been following you since I was a child, and it has been so many years. If I don't even know what you think, then my life will be in vain these years."
"Okay, Biaozi, I'll just say it casually. I have to hold on for you, so don't worry, I know it well, uncle." Li Xiang also smiled and replied.
Hearing what Li Xiang said, Yang Biao felt relieved.
After all, the reason why the crown prince from America has enough goodwill towards them. To a large extent, it is actually because of Li Xiang's face. After all, Li Xiang has been the king and hegemon in the eastern sea for many years.
In terms of reputation, he is much bigger than Zheng Zhilong.
When Li Xiangzong was on the sea, Zheng Zhilong didn¡¯t know where he was.
If nothing else is said, the name Li Xiang is of great value.
Not to mention the connections Li Xiang has behind him.
Although many of these connections have left since the rise of Zheng Zhilong, a skinny camel is not bigger than a horse.
Thinking about it, the crown prince from America also saw this, so he showed a lot of goodwill.
Because in terms of the eastern sea area, the crown prince is considered an outsider.
If he wants to integrate into this environment, he needs to find a ¡®local¡¯ person to help him integrate into it. And Li Xiang is a very good candidate, and Li Xiang is unable to protect himself in the face of crisis, so the possibility is very high.big.
Although there is another candidate, Zheng Zhilong, he has already defected to the imperial court, and a young and energetic person may not be willing to do so.
So, only Li Xiang can choose.
Regarding this issue, Yang Biao and Zheng Zhilong have already discussed it on Amami Island.
In the end, they just came to this conclusion.
Of course, the goodwill of the American crown prince is enough, now it¡¯s up to Li Xiang and the others.
If the conditions they set are too high and make the crown prince unhappy, then there is a high possibility that the meeting will collapse. If this is the case, it will not be good.
Therefore, both Yang Biao and Li Xiang felt that after meeting the crown prince, they must not raise too high conditions and requirements. You must seize this opportunity so that you and your brothers can have a way to survive.
But when they came to Nagasaki and saw the Song Empire warships parked in Nagasaki Port, Li Xiang suddenly felt that the capital he relied on before now seemed like a joke.
This was a big blow to him.
Yang Biao also saw this.
Therefore, he was afraid that his uncle would be discouraged and cause some accidents.
That¡¯s why Yang Biao said such words just now.
Li Xiang is no longer a child, although due to his age, he does not have the decisiveness to do things now as he did when he was young. Man has become overly cautious, but he has not yet become a fool.
For the sake of his family and brothers, even if he is really old and confused, he still has to hold on and make himself smarter.
It can be said that this meeting is related to the future and rest of life of his Li Xiang family, as well as the thousands of old brothers behind him, so he can't help but think clearly about it.
While the two were talking, three Ming-style warships had already sailed into Nagasaki Port.
Afterwards, several guiding boats came over from the harbor and guided them slowly into the dock.
Because they entered the dock, Li Xiang and the others could see more clearly.
The warships of the Song Empire passed by in front of them one by one, with their hard hulls, iron plates inlaid on them, and their thick black muzzles. Of course, Li Xiang and his party's thoughts were fluctuating.
The five-star red flags fluttering at the port and on the battleships were constantly swaying in the wind, making Li Xiang's eyes seem to be obscured by a red cloud.
At this time, Li Xiang no longer had enough confidence in her heart to negotiate terms with Zhao Hongyu.
Just rushing to this fleet, can you still get your own cost?
Thinking about it, I should lower my profile, and maybe I can get a good harvest.
Anyway, my current situation is already like this. If I don't change, I will die. At least after taking refuge in the crown prince from America, I don't have to face Zheng Zhilong alone, right?
Thinking of Li Xiang here, she couldn't help but relax.
He really figured it out.
Why should he care about some things?
Under the guidance of the guide boat, all three ships found their berths.
With the slight vibration of the ship's hull, the sailors on the deck began to get busy.
Lower the sail, lower the anchor, throw the cable to the shore, and then let the Japanese on the dock pick up the cable, and then tie it to the ship pilings on the dock and tighten it.
Not far from the pier, a group of more than a hundred people, dressed in what Li Xiang considered to be some unusual attire, lined up neatly. At the front of the queue, a young man wearing a black bearskin coat was looking at the group. side.
Behind this man, there is a girl wearing a ronin costume and a ponytail.
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Li Xiang glanced quickly and saw through Hattori Chizuru's gender.
Then, he continued to focus on Zhao Hongyu.
There is a scar on his face. It seems that he has gone through battles. He is definitely not like those businessmen of the Ming Dynasty who spoke in an annoying manner.
Li Xiang always has a good impression of warriors.
She looks pretty good, but if she didn¡¯t have that scar, she would probably be classified as a pretty boy.
Judging by your ageit doesn't seem very old.
Li Xiang looked at Zhao Hongyu. When he estimated Zhao Hongyu's age, his heart trembled.
"I originally thought that this crown prince must be a man in his thirties or forties."Come on. But what he never expected was that the crown prince was surprisingly young.
Judging from his appearance, he is about seventeen years old, which is a bit young for his age.
Even, there is no beard As an Oriental, there is always a bit of contempt for young people. Especially here in the East in the seventeenth century, people were always affected by this.
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This is what Li Xiang thinks now.
When he judged that the girl on the horse was probably the crown prince of the Song Empire, he felt that because the crown prince was too young, what he said often would be unreliable.
After landing on the deck, Li Xiang and Yang Biao walked off the warship with more than a dozen guards dressed in various costumes.
When Li Xiang and the others landed on the deck, there was movement on Zhao Hongyu's side.
Zhao Hongyu turned over and dismounted, and walked over quickly with Hattori Chizuru, a smile like a spring breeze bloomed on his face, he quickly came to Li Xiang, and then cupped his hands with fists.
"Do you think this is the Sea Dragon King?"
Zhao Hongyu had a smile on his face and greeted him first.
In fact, when Li Xiang was observing Zhao Hongyu, Zhao Hongyu was also observing Li Xiang who was standing on the deck.
Li Xiang¡¯s silver hair stood up and was wrapped in a blue scholar¡¯s ??turban. She wore a half-length chainmail that I don¡¯t know if it was obtained from the Ming army, and a black cotton-padded jacket.
He didn¡¯t wear any armor on his lower body, just a pair of fat black coarse cotton trousers, but he wore a pair of black thick-soled cotton boots on his feet, which made him look a little nondescript.
On Li Xiang¡¯s waist, she was holding a Ming Army standard long sword, and she looked quite energetic.
He is fat and rosy, with a kind smile on his face. He looks like a fat old man in the countryside.
If you don¡¯t know his identity, no one will think that this is the famous Sea Dragon King Li Xiang. He looks like a small landowner in the countryside.
¡°I guess he only got the chain armor for half of his body, but not the lower half of the armor.
Zhao Hongyu thought.
"This is Li Xiang!" Li Xiang stopped, cupped his fists and cupped his hands, and responded loudly. "Is this the Crown Prince in front of you?"
"Hahaha! What a sea dragon king, but let me wait easily. I have a clear eye on you."
After getting the answer, Zhao Hongyu immediately laughed and walked over.
Li Xiang quickly bowed and apologized: "I would like to ask His Highness to atone for his sins. Li Xiang was blindly suspicious of His Highness, so he made His Highness wait for such a long time. This is all Li Xiang's fault, so Li Xiang I apologize here."
Li Xiang tried his best to speak in a polite manner, but it was a pity that he was just a rough guy, so how could he be able to imitate it?
" And Zhao Hongyu is not what the other party imagined, and he speaks in plain English and does neither fish nor fowl.
"What's wrong is not bad. You need to see me give you a proof. There is nothing wrong with it. Although I planted the sycamore tree to recruit the phoenix, the phoenix also wants to see if the sycamore tree is a parallel import."
Parallel imports?
Li Xiang was stunned for a moment when he heard this. It was obvious that he didn't understand what it meant.
Zhao Hongyu was excited for a moment and realized that he had made a mistake.
"Oh, the slang we have over there refers to the silver gun candle end." Zhao Hongyu explained.
Well! Li Xiang understood the meaning.
"Come on, come on, let's not stand here anymore, the wind is so strong. Come with me to the city lord's mansion quickly. I have already made arrangements there. If you have anything to do, just go there and talk."
Zhao Hongyu is familiar with him, which makes Li Xiang a little uncomfortable.
"However, pirates themselves are also rough, and after a short period of getting used to it, they will get along with it.
"I'm a rough guy, and I've been in the military for a long time, so we don't need those polite polite words between us. Once we get back to the house, we can just say what we have to say, so that everyone can be comfortable."
When dealing with people of this era, Zhao Hongyu¡¯s classical Chinese language is really not good enough.
Therefore, he could only propose this to Li Xiang.
Fortunately, Li Xiang has no objection to this. After all, he is not used to this kind of conversation.
"Just like Your Highness."
Li Xiang replied with a smile.
After saying that, Zhao Hongyu turned around and gave the horses brought to Li?Them.
Afterwards, he took the lead and left the dock with Li Xiang.
"This prince doesn't seem to be that difficult to deal with. Let's see how we can talk about it after we go to the mansion."
After a brief contact, Li Xiang had a good impression of Zhao Hongyu. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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