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Volume One: Yangzhou Merchants Chapter 1,888: Upholding Justice

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    At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Great Britain was in an advantage. In the end, France was forced to cede the territory west of the Loire River and pay huge compensation.  However, after King Charles of France succeeded to the throne, the situation changed again. In order to regain the lost territory, this Charles V reorganized the army, rectified the tax system, and prepared intensively for war.  Two years ago, France launched a series of offensives to regain the occupied territory.  That Bertrand du Guesclin led the army, attacked the British army with surprise attacks and guerrilla tactics, and defeated the British army in many battles such as the Battle of Montiel.  Now, Great Britain's army has suffered a lot of losses.  The situation is very unfavorable for Great Britain, and Great Britain's disadvantages are gradually becoming apparent. After all, Great Britain and France are not bordering each other, and Great Britain has to sail across the channel.  But now, Great Britain's army has suffered heavy losses and is temporarily without strength.  At this moment, someone gave Her Majesty the Queen advice. In the far east, there was a country that fought across the sea and achieved success.  This country is the Ming Dynasty. They sailed very far on the sea, and as a result, they pacified the island country. Such achievements made the Queen of Great Britain appreciate it very much, and she came up with this idea.  Invite their navy to come over and help you fight!  Anyway, it was just a matter of spending some money. In the past few years, Great Britain had asked France for high compensation for defeat, which was already enough to pay for the mercenaries of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, Great Britain did not need to continue to kill or injure people. After all,  After ten years of the Black Death, Great Britain's population had also declined sharply.  And in this way, we need to find someone who can negotiate with the Ming Dynasty. This person finally found William's head.  William and Juliet traveled east, and as a result, they brought back a large amount of glass. Moreover, William was lax and showed off his relationship with the high-level officials of the Ming Dynasty, especially Prince Chen. In the end, William was summoned by the Queen and got this  An errand.  At this time, William could not refuse at all. He could only bring several nobles of Great Britain and the trust of Her Majesty the Queen to China.  After arriving, William knew that the Ming Dynasty had been unified, and Prince Chen was not in Pingjiang. He could only come to Yingtian first and ask for an audience with the emperor.  This errand this time is very difficult, but after this task is completed, William will be knighted by the Queen, and he can be regarded as a noble with a formal title.  William finished his meeting with the Minister of Rites and felt relieved for the time being. Let¡¯s think about tomorrow¡¯s matters tomorrow. I heard that Juliet was having a heated fight with Prince Chen. If that didn¡¯t work, he would go find Juliet himself.  Unlike William's mood, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the credentials submitted through Tao Kai and listened to the purpose of these people relayed by Tao Kai. Zhu Yuanzhang was confused.  These people saw the powerful combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty army, and then asked the Ming Dynasty army to help them put down the tribe's rebellion?  Due to lack of knowledge, they don¡¯t know what kind of country Great Britain and France are. Subconsciously, they only think that they are just a small tribe in Southeast Asia.  If the Queen of Great Britain heard this, I don¡¯t know what she would think.  "Your Majesty, they have brought one thousand taels of gold and five thousand taels of silver right now. When we help them defeat France, we will give them another ten thousand taels of gold." Tao Kai continued.  Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang instinctively wanted to say, how can we, the Ming Dynasty, with its mighty power, ask for the property of these small tribes?  We don't fight for money.  However, this sentence is still unspoken. One thousand taels of gold and five thousand taels of silver. Although there are mountains of silver in the island country, this property is still very large. What's more, after the fight is over, there are still ten thousand taels of gold.  .  The attraction to Zhu Yuanzhang is great.  "My dear friends, what do you think of this request from Great Britain's envoy?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.  Under Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Ji, Xu Da and others were all thinking that this time was different from any other time. This time they fought purely for money. Is it worth it for the Ming Dynasty?  After a long time, Liu Jicai said: "Your Majesty, we don't know where this Great Britain is. We don't know how many troops it will take to send troops this time, and how many days it will take to sail to get there. We don't know either. We are sending troops in such a hurry.  I'm afraid, it violates the taboo of military officials. " "Prince Chen should know best about Great Britain. In his overseas trade, he has dealings with Great Britain. I heard that there is a foreign girl named Juliet by his side, who is from Great Britain.  ." Yang Xian said.  Yang Xian knows the details of Prince Chen best. Therefore, although Yang Xian does not know where Great Britain is, he knows that Prince Chen must know it.  Prince Chen!  Upon hearing this name, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyelids blinked.  "This time, if we want to send troops to Great Britain, we shouldThe navy is dispatched, but we don¡¯t know if our navy has such ability.  "Liu Ji finally said another sentence. "Navy! If you want to go to Great Britain, you must be the Navy. This time you send troops, it has nothing to do with Prince Chen. Now, Zhu Di is in Dadu, as his  King Yan, if we are able to send troops this time, and for the sake of safety, Prince Chen personally leads the army, then the entire army in Dadu will be under the command of Zhu Di. In this way, Zhu Di will take over quietly.  Chen Feng's army was eliminated, and the biggest disaster was eliminated. As for the sea, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care much. Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang already had an idea. "Yes, since we are dispatching the navy, we can't do it without the emperor."  Sir, please pass on my decree and ask the emperor's younger brother to come and explain it to Heaven.  Zhu Yuanzhang said. Zhu Yuanzhang just opened his mouth, and Chen Feng had to leave Dadu and go south to Yingtian. When he didn't cross the Yangtze River and stayed in Yangzhou, Chen Feng knew the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to go.  , and kept thinking about countermeasures. Summer has arrived, and the rainy season has arrived in Jiangnan. It is drizzling all day long, and you can see the raindrops outside on the glass wall of the hall.  I came down and hit the stone steps on the ground. There was a small pit on the top, and water dripped through it.  When he saw Chen Feng, Zhu Yuanzhang happily took Chen Feng's hand and said, "Come here, please give me a seat."  " "For the sake of our country and the country of the Ming Dynasty, small ministers will not work hard.  "Chen Feng said: "Your Majesty has summoned the ministers here. What is the important matter? Please tell me clearly.  " "Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that there are some conflicts between several foreign countries and they want to ask us to mediate. Moreover, we have also given a sum of funds.  "Zhu Yuanzhang said cheerfully to Chen Feng. "Fan Bang? Your Majesty, that Great Britain will be an empire on which the sun never sets in two years. There will be colonies all over the world. That France is not something to be trifled with. In the fiercest Cold War,  At that time, everyone did not listen to NATO's call and engaged in their own national defense. Even now, the Ming Dynasty there is similar to the Ming Dynasty. Although Chen Feng still thinks so in his heart.  He said: "Your Majesty, I wonder what kind of country this is?  " "One of them is called Great Britain, and the other is called France. The envoys of Great Britain came to our Ming Dynasty and wanted us to bring justice to them.  "Zhu Yuanzhang said. "They are clearly here to hire mercenaries, and they talk so brazenly about upholding justice? Chen Feng thought to himself. "We have heard about this Great Britain. One of our business partners is from Great Britain."  Merchants had to travel for a year to reach Great Britain each time they shipped goods.  "Chen Feng said. "One year, how far is that? Even if it is Nanyang, half a year is enough! Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked. However, after thinking about it, one year would be better. The back and forth, plus where, there is no  I can¡¯t come back after four or five years. ¡°I really didn¡¯t expect that countries so far away would already admire our Ming Dynasty. It seems that if our Ming Dynasty does not agree to their request, it means rejecting the distant country.  Guests, this is not the way I treat guests in the Ming Dynasty.  "Zhu Yuanzhang said. Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Chen Feng knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was now focused on sending troops. "Brother Emperor, if we make a hard trip to help them uphold justice, how many people will be needed and how much will be used?  "Zhu Yuanzhang asked. After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Chen Feng pondered and kept mumbling, as if doing math. After a long time, Chen Feng raised his head: "Your Majesty, if we send troops this time, I will  We plan to dispatch ten of the latest warships. One round trip will cost us almost ten thousand taels of silver.  " Ten thousand taels of silver! As soon as these words came out, Zhu Yuanzhang was startled: "Brother, you get so much?  " "Yes, my ships are all coal-fired now, and this time, in addition to ten warships, at least twenty cargo ships are needed to transport supplies, plus personnel consumption, this is just the cost of the round trip.  , if there are any casualties in fighting there, plus pensions, at least 20,000 taels of silver will be needed.  "Chen Feng said. After hearing Chen Feng's words, Zhu Yuanzhang was even more confused. This time, the gift sent by the other party's envoy, one thousand taels of gold and five thousand taels of silver, may not be enough to support this expenditure.  "However, the main purpose of sending troops this time is to promote the power of the Ming Dynasty, so that the distant tribes can know the power of the Ming Dynasty.  As to expenditure, the envoy from Great Britain said that heThey paid a tribute of one thousand taels of gold and five thousand taels of silver, all of which were left at the disposal of the emperor's younger brother. If there was not enough, they were withdrawn from the treasury.  "Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Come here, please ask the envoy of Great Britain to come up!  ¡± Hey, want to read this book for free? Follow WeChat: and read] (.) Power of the Ming Dynasty
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