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Volume One Yangzhou Merchants Chapter 191 Fifty thousand taels of silver

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    When Quan Dui Ming heard what Chen Feng said, the expression on Xuanxuan's face became even more displeased: "Brother Feng, I see you are calm and calm in everything you do. How come you have completely forgotten about this old thing?  "Master, please calm down. Today, my mind is in a mess and I have no clue about many things. I really can't remember anything about master," Chen Feng said.  After hearing Chen Feng's words, Xuanxuan calmed down a bit. Although Xuanxuan was waiting for Chen Feng on the carriage, Xuanxuan was bored outside. He did enter the palace, walked around, and heard Chen Feng.  Of course, the conversation between Feng and Zhu Yuanzhang was overheard.  Now, when Chen Feng said this, Xuanxuan said nonchalantly: "Brother Feng, what is upsetting you?" "It's not about national affairs. This time, several envoys came from Great Britain, and the emperor sent me to personally lead them  Soldiers." Chen Feng said casually, and immediately felt something was wrong: "Master, this is a secret, and it must not be spread." "Just send troops, what's the point of worrying about it?" Xuanxuan continued to ask.  "Master, you don't know that after I leave, there will be so many things going on at home, especially in Dadu, Taizhou and other places. I am afraid that major changes will happen once I leave." Chen Feng said.  "There won't be any changes within the year." Xuanxuan said: "Moreover, these places will become more prosperous. What are you worried about?" "Master, how do you know?" "The old Taoist knows everything and is omnipotent.  " Xuanxuan said: "The old Taoist will know the secret, and the secret must not be leaked" At this point, Xuanxuan suddenly stopped. Oh no, the secret has been leaked by himself.  "Thank you for your advice, Master." Chen Feng said: "I suddenly remembered that Master seems to want to go out to play together, right? It's easy to say. When the time comes, it will be enough to prepare more meals for Master. It will just be more difficult."  "An old Taoist is not picky about food." Xuanxuan said.  The reason why Xuanxuan wanted to follow Chen Feng to Great Britain was, of course, not just for fun, but more importantly, for experience.  For Taoists, in addition to martial arts, life is about struggling to understand Taoism. If you want to have enlightenment, you must have experience. Therefore, many Taoists like to travel around, but for Xuanxuan,  The entire East has been explored. If you want to make new breakthroughs, you can only find them through new travels. In this way, traveling to the West, which is completely different from the Central Plains, becomes an indispensable way to increase your knowledge.  .  For Chen Feng, this is a rare opportunity. With a master like Xuanxuan by his side, going to Great Britain will go more smoothly. At least, Master Xuanxuan is also a martial arts master.  The West is still in the era of heavy armored cavalry, which is several years behind Chen Feng's weapons. Moreover, this time Chen Feng sent troops to help Great Britain attack France. It was secondary, showing off the Ming Dynasty's military power, and at the same time, protecting the Ming Dynasty merchants.  Trade is the main thing.  This time, Chen Feng will agree to go to Great Britain in person. Another purpose is naturally business!  The Yuan Dynasty has lost its original prosperity. The country spanning the Eurasian continent has disappeared at this time, and the Silk Road on the previously prosperous land has gradually disappeared.  Trade between the Central Plains and Europe is almost cut off, and the silk on the sea also needs to be transported through Persia.  Although Chen Feng knew that it would be enough to dig through the two kilometers of land in Egypt, but in this era without modern machinery and equipment, relying solely on manpower would cost a lot, so Chen Feng had no plans to go there yet.  Drilling the Suez Canal.  ?The only other option left is to take the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa, bypass Africa, and run towards Western Europe. This is a long stretch of water that no one has ever walked.  The road is farther than the Silk Road on land, but the carrier of transporting goods has become a ship, which means that a large amount of goods can be transported.  Now, merchants in the south of the Yangtze River have regarded overseas business as the most important. With the continuous trade with Nanyang, the conditions for ocean voyages have been met, including skilled boatmen, suitable merchant ships, and experience in countless voyages.  , these are all precious wealth.  With Chen Feng¡¯s leadership, as long as he goes to Great Britain once, he can open up the sea. In this way, merchants from the Ming Dynasty can continue to come over to do business in the West.  Not only Great Britain, but all the countries in Western Europe were within the scope of the Ming Dynasty merchants.  And Chen Feng brought the navy this time to establish his authority even more. If they dare to harm the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, they will be bombarded by the artillery fire of the Ming Dynasty navy!  Only for the benefit of Zhu Yuanzhang, Chen Feng will never carry out this physical and mental waste.Chen Feng's vigorous activities are still for the benefit of the entire Ming Dynasty, in order to fulfill his promise!  By the time they go to sea, the princes and nobles from Great Britain will be dumbfounded.  Chen Feng felt funny when he thought about it.  Since nothing will happen at home, there will be no bigger obstacles to this trip.  Chen Feng was already satisfied, but the few guests from Great Britain who had returned to the inn were gnashing their teeth and cursing.  "Huh, Easterners are all guys who eat meat but don't spit out bones! I really didn't expect that they would strangle us like this!" Marquis Homez said angrily.  Fifty thousand taels of silver!  This is an astronomical number. I really didn¡¯t expect that Prince Chen could actually bring it up!  "Your Highness the Marquis, now, if we want the Ming Dynasty to send troops, we must agree to their conditions." William said.  "William, it's all you! If it weren't for you, how could we get to the Central Plains!" Marquis Holmz said angrily. Now, he vented all his anger on William.  "Your Highness the Marquis, this has nothing to do with me." William immediately retorted.  William¡¯s words made the Marquis of Homez even more dissatisfied. He suddenly jumped over, raised his right hand, and slapped William.  In terms of status, William is still a civilian, and Marquis Homez beat him without any consequences.  "Your Majesty, please calm down," the Count of Monte Cristo said quickly.  "Oops, His Highness the Marquis is not well." At this moment, a servant ran in from outside.  Seeing the commotion inside, the servant was also startled and closed his mouth.  "What's the matter?" Marquis Homez asked.  ¡°Several groups of soldiers came outside and surrounded the inn where we were staying,¡± the servant said.  Soldiers are coming?  Earl Casey opened the window, and sure enough he saw soldiers outside, all over the inn.  Suddenly, the expressions of several people changed.  "William, go out and ask, what is going on?" At this time, Marquis Holmz seemed to have forgotten what had just happened, and said to William.  After all, only William understands the Central Plains dialect.  William¡¯s face was burning, he lowered his head and said nothing, but his heart was already full of anger. This Marquis is simply a beast!  When he came to the Ming Dynasty, even the princes of the Ming Dynasty were polite to him. At this time, when William thought of Prince Chen, and then compared it with the Marquis of Homez, the balance in William's heart completely tilted towards Prince Chen.  .  "Yes." William said and walked out.  "Deng-deng-deng" William went downstairs and saw the soldiers outside. He couldn't help but puff up his chest and walked out.  "Hey, brothers, what are you doing here?" William asked a captain of ten.  ¡°We are ordered to protect the safety of our guests from other countries,¡± the ten-capion commander said.     Protect?  Is this called protection?  This is more like a prison sentence, William thought to himself, and said: "We have our own servants, which is enough. Besides, the Ming Dynasty is now peaceful and the people are safe, so there are no bad guys." "Everyone, I have fifty thousand taels of silver.  The amount of tribute paid to the imperial court is so huge, there is no guarantee that anyone will be malicious. We are here to protect your safety until the silver is paid to the imperial court," the ten captain continued.  After hearing this, William knew very well that these people were actually here to put him under house arrest. As long as he didn't hand over so much silver, I'm afraid he would have to be protected here for the rest of his life.  Although Zhu Yuanzhang was not at ease after listening to Chen Feng's words, he scared away these Fanbang people in order to prevent more. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang came up with such an idea and sent people to protect them.  William walked up the stairs with heavy steps.  "What are they here for?" Marquis Homez asked.  "Come and protect us." William said: "They will protect us until we hand over 50,000 taels of silver." After saying that, William sat aside without saying a word. He knew that this Marquis of Homez must be  They will put the responsibility on themselves.  Sure enough, Marquis Homez said angrily: "William, tell them that we don't need protection and let them withdraw!" "If you want to say it, you have to say it yourself." William said: "I won't go." "  You!" Marquis Homez raised his arms again, but was stopped by the two men next to him: "Your Majesty, calm down, we should consider how to deal with this situation now, we can't fight among ourselves first." "Huh!"  The Marquis of Muz walked angrily to the window.??, in English, cursed.  "It's a pity that it's useless. The people below have no idea what he is talking about."  "It seems that we have no other choice but to give the Ming Dynasty these 50,000 taels of silver." said the Count of Monte Cristo.  "Do we have that much silver? Damn it, when we came, the queen only gave us one thousand taels of gold and five thousand taels of silver." Earl Casey said.  "We have to spend all our money," said the Count of Monte Cristo.  Chen Feng's guess was correct. When they came this time, he almost brought all his family's money with him, just to get some goods back.  Hey, want to read this book for free?  Follow us on WeChat: and read] (.) Power of the Ming Dynasty
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