Chapter 475: Conspiracy
England is far away from the European continent, located in the west of the continent, across the sea from Belgium France, due to the special geographical location, it is true that few caravans will pass through it, caravans often regard it as a destination, rather than as a docking point, after all, no caravan is willing to make more detours, if you come here to stop temporarily, you need to deviate from the original route, spend a lot more time, it is better to dock at the port of France or Belgium. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
London, as one of the few large ports of this era, is also the largest port in England, and all kinds of trade have developed extremely prosperously, so that there will be no caravans to use it as a temporary supply point, all rushing to do business.
Only when you go to the Americas, there will be a saying of passing by.
"Well, well, I'm actually a trader. Zheng Fei decided to take advantage of the situation to solve the matter of sulfuric acid.
"Trade?, but you use huge warships to escort you, they are even bigger than the largest ships in England, and your ships are fully loaded, and I wonder what they are carrying?" the king still squinted, his pupils glinting with greed, as if he smelled riches.
Zheng Fei stared at his eyes, confronted each other quietly for a while, and sneered.
"It's better not to ask about some things. ”
"Are you threatening me?" the king's expression suddenly became serious, he had never been threatened in any way.
"No, just a reminder, I'll leave after I finish procuring the goods, and you must not cause trouble for your people. After that, Zheng Fei raised his hand and pointed to the flagship Victory, and said with a bold heart: "See that giant cannon, it can kill your parliament building with one shot." ”
Unexpectedly, however, the king just sneered, thinking that he was talking in his sleep.
"Kill the building with one shot...... You're not talking about artillery, it's the wrath of Zeus!"
Looking at his disapproving look, Zheng Fei raised his eyebrows and leaned forward: "Have you ever heard of the Terminator of Constantinople? ”
Hearing this, the king could not help but be stunned.
The fall of Constantinople ten years ago shook Europe, and everyone wondered how the fortified city fell into the hands of the Turks, and some people boldly speculated that it was modeled after the Trojan horse of Greek mythology, but there was no conclusive conclusion.
Until, the story of a giant cannon siege spread in Europe, and those who witnessed the siege at that time called it a "spectacle".
After learning the truth, all countries have gathered the best artillery designers to step up their development, hoping to keep up with the footsteps of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and not be left too far behind, otherwise sooner or later their own capitals will fall like Constantinople.
It's a pity that genius is not replicable, not every good artillery designer can become Urban, and for ten years, no country has managed to cast a siege cannon.
Of course, Denmark is not included.
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When Zheng Fei was thinking about proposing to the king to buy a large amount of sulfuric acid, the king was already planning a series of conspiracies.
The king kept rolling his eyes, trying all kinds of ways to feel that it was not suitable, so he had no choice but to stabilize the other party for the time being, and then convene the ministers to slowly discuss the plan.
He had only one goal, and that was to capture these ships and cannons! Like the kings of England, he longed to grow his power to dominate the Isles of LinkedIn and conquer his old enemy, France!
Between the 14th and 15th centuries, the war between England and France for territorial expansion and the struggle for the throne was the longest war in the world, which lasted intermittently for more than 110 years.
The war caused England to lose almost all of its French possessions, but it also led to the rise of nationalism in England. Later, due to the discovery of the New World, England decided to move overseas and gradually became the largest empire in the world, known as the Empire of Great Britain, the so-called empire on which the sun never sets.
But of course, this is all an afterthought, because of Zheng Fei's arrival, all this will change.
"For guests from afar, what kind of goods do you need to procure, I can send someone to arrange for you. The king's attitude suddenly turned a hundred and eighty degrees, and he had to find a way to keep the other party as much as possible.
"Drugs, especially sulfuric acid. ”
"Sulfuric acid... That thing burns the skin. ”
"I know, but some diseases have to be used, and my captain has been sailing the seas for years, and thousands of people will inevitably get all kinds of diseases. ”
The king glanced at the deck and frowned, "Why do you have women on board? ”
"I've never believed in that. Zheng Fei shook his head and smiled, he didn't notice anything unusual in the scheming king's face.
"Well... But sulphuric acid, you have to give me some time to prepare, you don't leave these days, just stay and visit the beautiful scenery of our England, although we don't have the Alps, but we definitely don't lose to it. ”
"Good. Zheng Fei readily agreed.
With the presence of cannons and Spartan legions, there would be no danger.
However, this was only his idea, he was negligent or he was too confident, and the defense of the naval harbor at the beginning could be described as leaky, but it was still infiltrated and collapsed overnight.
All along, it was Zheng Fei who used his wits to win more with less, and he had never been tricked by others, which led to his failure to think it through this time.
Seeing that he agreed, the king curled the corners of his mouth and invited him in a friendly manner: "Seeing that it is about to get dark, why don't you go to our royal castle and sit down, I will let people prepare a ball." ”
After a pause, he lowered his voice and whispered, "There will be the prettiest girl in all of London, whatever you want." ”
"No need. Zheng Fei waved his hand and smiled: "I want to go around London by myself." ”
He was reluctant to deal with the royal family, and it was better to go to a ball with someone he didn't like, than to drink on deck with the sailors.
"Okay, see you tomorrow then. The king leaned over, and without saying anything more, turned to board the carriage, smiled kindly at Zheng Fei, and then left the docks with the royal convoy and the royal knights' legions, and walked away.
He had to hurry back and gather the ministers to discuss a feasible plan and get what he wanted.
The mighty men departed, and the docks were silent for a moment, but soon resumed their bustle again, and the laborers scrambled to move the last boxes of goods so that they could get money to buy a bucket of milk and a piece of meat at the bazaar, and go home to make a sumptuous dinner for their wives.
"Why do I have a bad premonition?" Santiago frowned and touched his chin worriedly, "I felt that way when Hans stayed there to defend. ”
"Really?" Zheng Fei groaned, thoughtful.
Santiago's words gave him a wake-up call. (To be continued.) )