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Volume 1 Yangzhou Merchants Chapter 189 Compromise

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    With great power, the only thing Chen Feng can do is to blackmail him severely. This time sending troops is necessary.  Following the prisoner¡¯s shout, several people quickly walked in from outside.  The one in the lead looked familiar to Chen Feng at first glance. When he looked again, as expected, it turned out to be William, an old acquaintance.  At this time, William was obviously much fatter than the last time he saw him. It seemed that he had made a fortune and was living a good life after returning.  "I have met the emperor, and I wish him long life." William said in Chinese: "This is the Count of Monte Cristo, this is the Earl of Casey, and this is the Marquis of Homez." William said, while using  Gesturing.  The person who was introduced said something like a bird, then took off his hat, put it on his chest, and bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang.  It¡¯s actually a marquis!  Chen Feng looked at the forty-year-old young man. This kind of hereditary marquis basically didn't have much ability.  However, after all these people were introduced, Chen Feng felt that it was inappropriate and said from the side: "Bold, why don't you kneel down when you see the emperor? Are you looking down on my court?" Chen Feng's words immediately made him stand out.  William was shocked.  In the Ming Dynasty, Prince Chen had a high position of power. His words could determine a person's life or death. But now, these words spoken by Prince Chen are really unkind.  Of course, Chen Feng would not give him a good look. He had been in the Central Plains for several years, but he didn't even understand the rules of the Central Plains people. He came to the emperor before he even communicated with him. This leapfrog report was the most annoying thing.  disgusting.  ¡°Furthermore, Chen Feng also knows that Westerners do not have the habit of kneeling, so they will not kneel down, so why not give them a blow right here?  Sure enough, when he heard Chen Feng's words, William's expression changed instantly, and he quickly translated it to the Marquis and others.  Hearing William's words, the Marquis was very angry: "We traveled thousands of miles to come here, waited for half a month before we saw the emperor, and asked us to kneel down. Could this be the way of hospitality in the Ming Dynasty?  "The Marquis has a very high status in Great Britain, so if he is asked to kneel down, he will definitely not do it.  Zhu Yuanzhang's face was also ugly. Chen Feng didn't say it just now, but he had forgotten it. Why didn't these envoys kneel down when they came?  Zhu Yuanzhang wholeheartedly wanted to promote the power of Heaven in the Ming Dynasty. How could there be anyone who would not kneel down at the foot of the Heaven?  "You guys, kneel down quickly!" Chen Feng said.  Marquis Homez's face was filled with anger, and he really wanted to shout!  However, he still did not dare to speak out. He knew that there were armed guards outside. If he made noise here, I am afraid that he would not be able to leave this hall today.  "My lord, you know our customs in Great Britain" William cast his eyes on Chen Feng.  "This is our Ming Dynasty. William, you have been in the Ming Dynasty for a few years. Do you know the principle of doing as the Romans do when you are in the country?" Chen Feng said: "You have something important to ask of our Ming Dynasty. Now, you don't even want to use the etiquette of my Ming Dynasty."  If you don't even respect our Ming Dynasty emperor, how can we see your sincerity?" Chen Feng said.  Originally, the Marquis of Homez thought that as a Marquis, he was sincere enough to come in person. However, when Chen Feng said this, his sincerity disappeared without a trace.  Zhu Yuanzhang was in the main hall without saying a word. He was considering whether to let the left and right people in and pull them out. However, the Ming Dynasty was a country of etiquette. Even if the other party did not kneel, Zhu Yuanzhang could not kill them. At most, he would  Give it a beating and throw it back.  "Plop, pop." Several people had no choice but to kneel down.  Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately overjoyed, and his beard stood up: "Everyone, please stand up." After standing up again, Marquis Holmz concealed his anger and said a lot of words, and then William translated.  "Great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I wonder how your country has considered the proposal we made half a month ago? We heard that your country has a powerful navy, which will definitely help us defeat France. By then, the whole of Europe will  It will make the Ming Dynasty famous. "Although it was reported once half a month ago, there has been no news since then. They went to Liubu Yamen every day, and later, there was no news there.  After entertaining them, I was wondering, after waiting for several days, I got the news that the emperor personally summoned me, so I hurriedly came. Unexpectedly, I waited outside for nearly an hour, and as soon as I came in, because of the kneeling matter,  After making him unhappy, Marquis Homez said nothing else and directly mentioned the focus of his visit. ?? Westerners are never subtle.  After hearing what William translated, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded on the dragon chair.Head: "This matter, after discussion between me and all the beloved ministers, is not impossible, but" After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he glanced at Chen Feng and said, "Brother Feng, you can tell me." Sure enough,  Zhu Yuanzhang was also cunning enough. He had fully agreed. Although he had not yet asked for Chen Feng's opinion, he thought that it was Chen Feng who would send troops this time, so he let Chen Feng raise the conditions.  Chen Feng lowered his head and said: "Yes." Then he turned around and looked at the visitors: "It's just that after careful consideration, I found that sending troops this time will cost a lot of money." "Since China is willing to send troops, that's great.  Regarding the cost, we have made full preparations. This time, we brought one thousand taels of gold and five thousand taels of silver to pay tribute to the Celestial Empire. When the battle is won, we will pay tribute to the Celestial Empire and pay another 10,000 taels of gold." Hom.  Marquis Zi said proudly, as if his tribute was already quite generous.  Chen Feng shook his head: "For me to send troops this time, the initial investment will be 50,000 taels of silver, and if there are battle losses, plus the return, we will need at least 200,000 taels of silver. Therefore, our army is sending troops  Before, you had to prepare at least 50,000 taels of silver. " Chen Feng opened his mouth and increased the fee he told Zhu Yuanzhang several times. It was clear that he was trying to trick these people.  Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, what if he scares these people away?  However, he was the one who asked Chen Feng to speak just now. Now that Chen Feng has spoken, he naturally cannot object.  Hearing Chen Feng¡¯s words and William¡¯s translation, several people who came from Great Britain almost jumped up in surprise.  Originally, they thought that one thousand taels of gold and five thousand taels of silver would be considered huge enough. As for the so-called ten thousand taels of gold in the later period, they wanted to default on the debt. Anyway, the war was over, and Great Britain's purpose was also  If it is reached, the worst case scenario is that the defeated France will have to compensate.  Who would have thought that this Prince Chen was so bold that he immediately said, "I want 50,000 taels of silver!"  That one thousand taels of gold was converted into ten thousand taels of silver. Adding the five thousand taels of silver, it was only fifteen thousand taels, which was far from the amount requested by Prince Chen.  "I've heard that the Ming Dynasty was very generous, but I didn't expect it to be so!" Marquis Holmz muttered, "How about, let's go." Hearing what Marquis Holmz said, Chen Feng didn't wait for William at all.  Translator, of course, William would not translate such words. Chen Feng directly said in English: "Marquis Holmz, you should know that what matters between countries is interests. The term "friend" is just a piece of cake.  Fig leaf, you need our army, we need your funds, that's it. Just because you guys came here and said a few kind words, I, the Ming Dynasty, are going to participate in a game that doesn't belong to us at all.  What are we planning for? Your land? Even if we get the whole of France, we, the Ming Dynasty, will not send troops to guard it. We have already planned to send ten armored ships to Great Britain, and there is a new voyage.  Directly leading to Great Britain. When the time comes, ten armored ships will line up and bombard France with artillery fire, which is enough to shock the whole of France. What a pity, what a pity! " Chen Feng can speak fluent English, which shocked these people.  , and Chen Feng spoke very fast, with a lot of information, and it all flew into their minds. The first words they heard were a little angry, but the later ones were completely surprised.  Ten armored ships, sail directly to France!  Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know what Chen Feng was talking about. He just looked at the envoys from Great Britain, his face turned blue and red for a while. Finally, the most important Marquis said: "Okay, then we will  I agree to your request. However, we cannot raise the initial 50,000 taels of silver for the time being. Can we wait until you leave before we can give you the funds?" Marquis Homez asked.  "There's no hurry, we're not in a hurry. When will you send the money to Yingtianlai, when will we take action?" Chen Feng said.  Several people scratched their heads and discussed it, but there was still no solution.  "Come and see the guests off," Zhu Yuanzhang said.  Watching these foreigners walk out, Chen Feng said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, they will definitely send fifty thousand taels of silver here in less than half a month." Half a month?  Doesn¡¯t it take a year to get from Great Britain to Yingtian?  "They must have hidden their private money, Your Majesty, this time they came to our Middle-earth, how could their king just give them a mere thousand taels of gold and five thousand taels of silver? I guess the boat they came on was stuffed with  If you come to our country once, they will pay us tribute, and the rest will probably become our goods and take them back." When Chen Feng said this, Zhu Yuanzhang was relieved: "Your Majesty.  Brother, when it comes to business, you are the best in our Ming Dynasty." "Thank you, Your Majesty."Chen Feng said, Chen Feng really deserves this first place.  Hey, want to read this book for free?  Follow us on WeChat: and read] (.) Power of the Ming Dynasty
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