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Sanhe Butterfly Chapter 556 Interesting Woman

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    On the fifth day after that profound secret meeting, it was a sunny morning. Ashikaga Yoshitoki got up as usual to stretch his muscles and shared a rich breakfast with his wife and children. He just arrived at the Imperial Palace and sat down before he had time to ask.  As for the government affairs, we learned that a large English fleet arrived at Edo Port and berthed yesterday evening. When the Edo Castle gate was opened at dawn, a messenger was sent to deliver the news, saying that it was the York Chamber of Commerce in England.  Come here for overseas trade.  After a hurried explanation, he rushed to the port to receive the guests. In the Nanmankan in Edo Port, he saw the long-lost woman Claudia. The man and woman who had reunited after a long separation hugged each other passionately again, and immediately had a long French kiss.  Ashikaga Yoshi, who had been separated for a long time before regaining his senses, noticed that Christine was also in the room.  "I was surprised that the fleet that came here a few years ago was still the Agote Chamber of Commerce, and how could it turn into the York Chamber of Commerce in the blink of an eye" Ashikaga Yoshitoki pretended to be relaxed and said: "What a good name, I knew it as soon as I saw it.  How have you been these past few years since you're here?" Claudia snuggled into his arms and whispered softly: "When my son grows up, he asks me where his father is. I tell him that his father is in the far east.  He could only see it when he became the greatest maritime overlord." Ashikaga Yi was caught off guard: "What's the child's name? Is he doing well?" "His name is Edward Joseph York. He is seven years old.  He is healthy and lively, with curly brown and black hair. His nose and mouth look very much like yours. His smile is so beautiful that I can¡¯t help but remember you. He has a hound, a cat and a talking parrot.  , he likes swimming, hunting and fishing, and he is very much like you when he is quiet and meditative." Claudia took out a scroll.  What unfolds is a portrait of Claudia and Edward.  The background is the Caribbean Sea, golden beaches and exotic coconut trees under the blue sky and white clouds. Claudia is sitting in the courtyard of a certain villa, combing her hair exactly the same as today, with a happy smile on her face.  Next to her was a cute little boy with snow-white skin.  She has long curly brown hair and blue eyes, and the corners of her mouth are slightly raised just like Ashikaga Goshi's smile.  Ashikaga Yoshitoki sighed for a long time: "What a cute child." At this time, he noticed that the woman in front of him had pulled her long hair up high into a woman's style, and her waist was still as slender as before, and her chest seemed to be fuller than before.  It was even more spectacular back then, and the slightly cold expression added a bit of aloofness and pride. Ashikaga Yoshitoki praised: "You are more beautiful than before, and your temperament seems to have changed even more, and you look more like a duchess." Chris  Tinni also tied up her hair. Did she marry a noble? Claudia rolled her eyes at him and said, "Christine misses you so much. She is pregnant with your child."  How to get married? A few years ago, when I was several months pregnant, I begged Francis to give up seeking revenge on you. For this reason, I completely gave up the opportunity to return to London and stayed with me in the American continent to take care of the children and cultivate the plantation. " Ashikaga Yoshitoki sighed.  She took a breath and said: "Sure enough, it's still my fault. I shouldn't have treated Kristine like this. Is the child born a boy or a girl?" Claudia covered her mouth and chuckled: "It's a boy, and his name is Al.  Fred Joseph Drake, little Alfred's life was much miserable. He had no father since he was a child and had to depend on Christine. Fortunately, I generously gave her a generous salary.  Otherwise, it would be unthinkable." Ashikaga Yoshitoki said dissatisfied: "This is too much! Francis doesn't ask about his sister?" "Of course he won't. It is a very disgraceful stain for a sister to have a child out of wedlock.  It will have a great negative impact on the Drake family. In order to make Francis give up his revenge on you, Christine voluntarily gave up everything in London, including inheritance rights, in exchange for the peace of your life." Claudia looked at it again.  Kristine glanced at her, and the latter came over at a loss.  Ashikaga Yoshitoki snorted coldly: "Threaten me? A ship or a sword? I won't be afraid of a trainee sailor." "He is no longer a trainee sailor. Now he is the captain of the Golden Deer, responsible for the maritime affairs of the North Atlantic.  Privateering, Francis Drake's name is already quite famous on the sea." Claudia smiled and took Christine's little hand, gently pushing it into Ashikaga Yoshitoki's arms.  Ashikaga Yoshitoki curled his lips and smiled disdainfully: "The privateering of the Golden Deer has grown from a small trainee sailor to this point. It seems quite powerful. In my eyes, it is nothing more than that. He is not a few years old.  The little sailor I was before, I am no longer the little lord I was a few years ago.¡± I spread out a nearly accurate map of Japan, drew a large circle on the area belonging to the Eastern Kingdom, pointed at the map and said, ¡°These are all.  Belongs to me. A huge territory covering hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, almost the same size as England, with richWith huge resources and millions of people, I am the ruler here, and I will be an even stronger ruler in the future.  " "It's really amazing!  Although I occupy so many islands, I don¡¯t have that much space. It seems that I will have to work harder in the future, but I can¡¯t let Edward be looked down upon by his half-brother when he grows up.  Claudia rubbed his chest a few times with "shuxiong" and said with a smile: "If you want to talk about this again, I will take Christine back to the ship."  " "You are such a little devil.  " Ashikaga Yoshitoki held his waist and walked slowly to the depths of the room. After a while, a fierce attack horn sounded in the sultry curtains of spring, just like the bright spring morning outside the window. Former Agot Chamber of Commerce, now known as  The English fleet of the York Chamber of Commerce is one of Claudia's several fleets. It mainly travels along the East Asian trade routes and sails steadily every two years for trade. Making money is on the one hand to support her men and on the other hand, of course not.  Excluding the possibility of exploring and collecting information on Asian sea routes and islands to leave enough space for future colonial expansion. Everyone has their own secrets. Claudia¡¯s secret is one of the more common. Her secret should not be.  On the level of physical infidelity, it can be seen from her words and deeds that she has indeed been hungry for many years, and she has planned to drain this man dry as soon as she arrives, but it is due to her loyalty to England that prevents him from grasping the context of this woman.  Claudia¡¯s loyalty to Elizabeth I was profound, just as her attachment to Ashikaga Yoshitoki was profound. The former was definitely loyal, but the latter was not necessarily called love. A woman could endure seven or eight years of wandering away to raise her children alone.  Not coming to see him shows that this woman is very tolerant and that she has certain purposes, and for this she does not hesitate to break the cost of enjoying family life. Ashikaga Yoshitoki was unable to control her, and he tried to attract her attention to change each other a few years ago.  The effect was not very good and did not have the expected effect. Instead, Claudia used some tricks to get Christinnie, an outsider, into it, making him very suspicious of Claudia.  Ya may have planned to take advantage of this stupid woman. Claudia admitted her thoughts. She had been very optimistic about John Hawkins and Francis Drake for a long time, but she was not willing to condescend to use her body.  She wanted to seduce a little captain, so she set her sights on Christine. As long as she pulled his only sister into the water, Francis Drake would fly out of her hands. As long as she tied the Drake brothers and sisters.  These two chess pieces can be used to involve the two brothers and sisters' cousin John Hawkins. Ashikaga Yoshitoki pondered for a moment to digest this incredible story, and suddenly reached out and slapped Claudia's snowy buttocks, and said angrily: "  You are such a bold woman. In front of your husband, you expressed that you are not willing to sell your body to be someone else's mistress. Should I give you a slap to show you the power of Dongfang's family methods?  " Claudia said proudly: "Giggle you are not my husband!  Just my lover.  " "You want a formal wedding?  no problem.  There is a Protestant church in the port, and I can give you all this.  " Ashikaga Yoshitoki said seriously. Claudia tilted her head and suddenly smiled: "No, I don't want to compete with other women for favor, and please don't forget that we are monogamous and do not allow bigamy in any form or by any means.  Behavior, will you give up all your ladies for me?  " Ashikaga Yoshitoki immediately gave up his temptation to test Claudia and cursed secretly: "This cunning woman is really difficult to deal with.  We must find a way to restrain her.  "There really is no better way to deal with Claudia. This woman has always been invulnerable in front of him. This time she came here and didn't even say a word about England. It was all about how rough the sea was. There were so many sharks in the Caribbean and plundering.  Topics such as how much gold and silver treasures and how many islands have been built are defensive and a means of protecting secrets. Similarly, Ashikaga Yoshitoki never talks about his love life or the earth-shattering things he has done in these years.  The enemy lord who brags about being invincible screams for his father and flees in panic. Anyway, that's the general situation. It is impossible to expect a foreign girl to remember the difference between Yuki Haruto and Yuuki Haretsuna.  Frankness does not affect the continuation of the cooperation, not only to continue but also to make the connection closer. While the two sides complete the intersection through physical war, they are also constantly testing their respective strength growth lines.  They are very satisfied with each other's achievements, and then determine the purpose of further strengthening the connection in the future. Ashikaga Yoshitoki is also constantly thinking: "This is the process of political investment. If both parties are satisfied, they will invest more."  In terms of capital operation, in comparison, I took advantage and got two women, two sons, and the properties needed for maritime trade, while the other partyAfter paying so much, I only get some trading goods. Since I always make money, why should I care about control?  " Nowadays, Ashikaga Yoshitoki has many top products, such as silk and linen fabrics, porcelain, silver, iron cannons, plate armor, tea, dyes, and other trade goods that they cannot obtain from the Ming Dynasty. Crow  Dia's trading products are also very rich, including England's native woolen trading products, spices, coffee, cocoa, rubber, palm oil, cotton, iron ore and other trading products. Because the initial output is relatively low, it is not yet able to dominate the entire transaction process.  . Claudia can also provide many supplies from private looting, including Clark's galleon, Galen's galleon, some semi-snake cannons, mortar cannons, and a large amount of gunpowder and saltpeter and other practical supplies. For this, Ashikaga Yoshitoki needs to pay enough.  A certain amount of silver was needed to complete the exchange, and the entire trade process was so long and painful that the foreign couple did not care at all about the fact that their children were already able to play soy sauce. They argued over profit and loss all night long, and sometimes there were fights between men and women.  There were no more verbal exchanges between them. When they were in love, they were so affectionate that many people envied them. Once they pulled away, it was a tit-for-tat confrontation without any trace of the tenderness just now. The contrast was so huge that Christina was very puzzled.  The two of them are both titled aristocrats and are both top figures in their respective worlds. Similar ways of thinking and similar intelligence and acumen make the two of them make the decision to form an alliance. This is not love or two rational minds of equal status.  Love cannot arise between monarchs, and any beautiful thing will look so pale under the cold eyes of the two. The cold king may have a beloved woman, and that woman can be anyone, but she will not be the same cold queen.  The height of their thinking makes it impossible for them to be sentimental. A woman with a strong desire for power and a man with the same desire for power come together like a lion meeting a tiger. The powerful members of the opposite sex make them involuntarily try to stay strong in front of each other. This will not happen after all.  Love arose. Looking at the long and detailed list of transactions, Ashikaga Yoshitoki said dissatisfied: "Are you going to use me as a dumping point for scraps?  Artillery, gunpowder, saltpeter, iron ore, etc. were all here. I was also given a Dutch ship with a bow of more than 100 tons. Among the fifteen ships, only one Galenic sailing ship was more than 300 tons, which was five compared to the last time.  The difference between the 100-ton Galen sailboat and the asking price is much higher than last time. Can't we get a 50% discount on it?  " "This is already the best deal price. Each ship will be given a 30% to 10% discount based on its age and damage. This price will be sold out in any port in Europe. Didn't we just return it?  Was there a long friendly war?  Do I look like a noble female knight?  "Claudia's long hair quietly let down, and her slightly curly hair reached her waist, looking charming and sexy. "Yes!  You are a noble female knight, I am your brave mount, ride me on the wilderness!  " Ashikaga Yoshitoki shrugged helplessly. He had absolutely no way to deal with this crazy woman. Kristine, who was lying next to her, snickered in a low voice and was pulled up by Claudia to play a horse-double riding trick. " Beautiful  Life always passes quickly. In addition to the blending of love and lust in a month, the most important trade exchanges are also completed during this period. The York Chamber of Commerce returned with a fleet of Western trade goods in exchange for exotic goods. The transaction  The equivalent value of silver is about two million taels, and the actual silver currency transactions are less than 200,000 taels. Most of them are reached through the exchange of handicraft products. This unprecedented large-scale transaction has brought another step to the rapid development of the Kanto Ashikaga family.  The tonic also made Ashikaga Yoshitoki deeply feel the pressure of England's rapid rise. In less than twenty years, it would transform into a great maritime empire. Claudia's path would also go further and further. Can he catch up?  The short trade ended one day in early April. Claudia kissed him for a moment and turned to board the deck, waving as the large sailing ship slowly left the port.  Said: "If everything goes well, our second child will be born. Next time I will bring a larger fleet. I hope that when I come to see you again, you will have become the master of this country. Don't let me down."  " Ashikaga Yoshitoki looked at the fleet that was gradually going away and was stunned for a long time. He said meaningfully: "What an interesting woman"
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