Section VII
"Yes, yes!" Shalin smiled bitterly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kind reminder!" â
"Okay, where did you just go?" Lin Feng thought for a moment, "By the way, when it comes to friendship and convenience, then what kind of convenience does Mr. Lord ask our country to give you?!" â
"We hope that Your Majesty will give us a lease of land in the British Empire, just like the Portuguese!"
"Oh, I see," Lin Feng nodded, "It's not a big deal, I don't know what you're going to do on the lease?!" â
Seeing that Lin Feng actually agreed, Sha Lin was overjoyed and hurriedly explained, "Yes, Your Majesty, we hope to have in-depth and long-term trade with the great Han Empire, so in this case, we may have a lot of expatriates living in your country, so we want to rent a small piece in your country......" He stretched out his head and drew a small circle in the air, "...... As long as a small plot, a small plot of land, is used to house our expatrias!! â
"Good, no problems!" Lin Feng nodded, "I'll set aside a place in Tianjin City for you to live in, and then send troops to strictly protect their safety!" â
Shalin was taken aback, glanced at Major Turandot, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this is not to bother the loyal and brave soldiers of the Han Empire, our British Empire's army can protect its subjects!" He took off his hat and bowed deeply, "Thank you for your kindness!" â
"Oh, you guys send your own troops?!" Lin Feng smiled slightly, "That's a troublesome matter, and the expenses are not small!" â
"This kind of expenditure is unavoidable, and the mission of the British army is to protect her subjects," a look of pride appeared on Durandot's face, "We will build walls and fortifications on the leased land to keep the subjects of the empire in great safety!" â
"I see, yes! There is no problem," Lin Feng nodded and said kindly, "But our country has a large population, you know, a large country with a large population like this is very difficult to manage, so it is inevitable that there will be some bandits, you are not many, I am afraid that even if the army is stationed, there will be some surprises, so for the safety of our British friends, I decided to build another big castle outside the small castle of your leased land, and enclose your small castle for strict protection!" â
God, isn't this a prison?! Shalin and Durandot looked at each other and hurriedly excused themselves, "Your Majesty, we can protect ourselves, and we still don't have to trouble the loyal and brave officers and soldiers of your country!" â
"Hey! Look, what are these words?! Our dear British friends are so polite!! Lin Feng smiled kindly and waved his hand magnificently, "It's nothing, I am the master here, and it is my obligation to provide protection for the guests, so you don't have to shirk!" â
Shalin and Durandot stared wide-eyed, and they really didn't know what to say for a while.
"Oh, by the way, according to our Chinese rules, friends should be 'courteous exchanges', since the friends of the British Empire look up to our Han so much, then our Han should also have something in return," Lin Feng thought for a while, and suddenly patted his head, "By the way, why don't we send some expatriates to the British Empire to live there?!" As he spoke, he nodded in admiration, obviously feeling that his idea had a lot of face, and said happily at the moment, "I will go back and ask the navy to send some ships to Britain, and then find a place to rent in Britain, and then build a castle to garrison and protect it, our Han Kingdom and Britain must be friendly for generations!" â
Lord Shalin looked at Lin Feng dumbfounded, "My God! âŠâŠ Your Majesty, England is very far from here!! â
"Nothing, nothing!" Lin Feng waved his hand and said solemnly, "For the great friendship between the two peoples, no matter how far away it is, we will go!" â
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"Hehe, Your Excellency, you are just too polite, please don't worry about us!" Lin Feng said with a smile, "You go back and tell your king, this leased land in the UK can be anywhere, any London, Birmingham, Manchester, it doesn't matter if it's desolate, anyway, we're just for friendship!" â
Lord Shalin felt that he was about to pass out, and he asked tremblingly, "I don't know...... I wonder how many troops His Majesty intends to send to the UK to station?! â
"Alas, that's not much, anyway, it's just a formality, the key is to pass on friendship!" Lin Feng finally couldn't bear it anymore, and laughed and said, "Just send 20,000 or 30,000 dragoons, divide them into several trips, and five or six years of hard work will pass, I'm afraid it's hard to transport more!" â
Lord Sarin felt that this conversation could not continue, he shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to declare war on our country by sending so many troops to England?!" â
"Why do you think that?!" Lin Feng was stunned and said, "I only sent a small part of my army!" He pointed to the Portuguese next to him, "If you don't believe me, you can ask them, I have at least a million troops, how much is it to have only 20,000 or 30,000 people?!" â
"But...... But......" Before Sarin could speak, Rear Admiral Durandot was extremely angry, pointed at the Portuguese merchants, and said angrily, "But now that they have set up a leased territory in Australia, why don't you send troops to Portugal?!" â
"You're different from Portugal!" Lin Feng shook his head and looked at Durandot with a look of pity.
Under this condescending gaze, Durandot felt extremely angry for a while, he barely suppressed his anger, and said in a deep voice, "Then may I ask Your Majesty, why are we British and Portuguese different?!" â
"They were the first to come!" Lin Feng waved his hand and patiently explained, "There is a great navigator in Portugal named Magellan, do you know it?!" â
"This ...... Of course! Your Majesty! â
At this time, Lin Feng changed his demeanor, his face was full of seriousness, "The loan of the Australian 'Gate' to the Portuguese is precisely to commend the Portuguese for this great exploration of the 'spirit' and their great contribution to the navigation industry," he looked at Durandot coldly, "For the happiness and future of all mankind, the great Portuguese, Captain Magellan, with incomparable courage and dedication to the 'spirit', resolutely ventured to sail for the East and the West." The exchange opened up the shipping lane, so in recognition of the great merits of the Portuguese, we Chinese lent the Australian 'gate' to them! He looked at Durandot with pity, "Does the British Empire have such a contribution?!! Is there such a great hero?! â
Durandot stammered, overwhelmed.
"Challenging the sea and conquering nature with wisdom and courage does not belong only to Mr. Magellan, nor to the Kingdom of Portugal, but to all civilized countries, to all mankind, to each and every one of us, and that China, as a member of the world's civilized countries, should of course commend the Portuguese!! Lin Feng pointed at the naval lieutenant, "If you British people have the same contribution, then you might as well say it and let the widow and your businessmen and friends hear it!" â
"Long live Your Majesty!!" After saying this, the Portuguese were so excited that they stood up one after another and shouted in unison, "Long live the King of Han!" âŠâŠ Damn the British grandmother, how can you compare to Mr. Magellan?! âŠâŠâ
Ohm said viciously, "Don't you know what else to do but plunder at sea?!" - What a shame for Europeans!! â
Lin Feng stretched out his hand and pressed it weakly, stopping the 'agitated' Portuguese, "Please be quiet, gentlemen!" I don't allow you to insult my guests like that!! Turning his head, he owed Sarain and Durandot and apologized, "I'm sorry, gentlemen, for perhaps doing you and your country some harm in presenting the facts!" â
Shalin and Turandot were speechless, and silently bowed to Lin Feng and returned the salute. In any case, as a king, Lin Feng's modesty and demeanor are beyond reproach.
Seeing the end of this, Li Ergou stepped forward under Lin Feng's eyes, loudly announced his retirement, and a group of merchants saluted and retreated, and after a while, they all walked out of the big 'door', seeing them leave, Lin Feng also stood up and prepared to go home, but a Guards officer suddenly hurriedly walked into the hall, knelt down on one knee, and hugged his fists, "King Qihan, there is a Portuguese merchant who stayed, saying that he wanted to tell you something alone. â
"Oh?!" Lin Feng was slightly stunned, hesitated slightly, and then nodded, "Call him in!" â
It was actually the Portuguese merchant named Ohm, Lin Feng looked at him with some surprise, "Oh, Mr. Oh, I heard that you still have something to talk to me about!" â
"Yes, my esteemed majesty!!" Ohm bowed slightly, nodded and said, "You are a benevolent and far-sighted monarch, and there is a very important thing that I think I should tell you!" â
"Oh?! - Thank you then! Lin Feng looked at him silently.
"That's right, Your Majesty, did you know that your country has a lot of expatriates in Southeast Asia?!"
"Of course," Lin Feng nodded in agreement, "there are a lot of overseas Chinese over there, and most of them are from Guangdong and Fujian. â
"Yes, Your Majesty, it's good that you know about it!" Ohm suddenly sighed, "Your Majesty, don't you know why there are chambers of commerce from various countries in Beijing this time, but there are no Spaniards?!" â
"It's kind of weird!" After he reminded him, Lin Feng suddenly remembered this question, at the grand event just now, most of the European chambers of commerce in Southeast Asia had already arrived, although the chambers of commerce in the Netherlands and other countries did not speak too much, but after all, they were still present.
"Your Majesty, because they are afraid that you will take revenge on them!!" Ohm lowered his head and said heavily, "This is unfortunate news, but I have to tell you - those damned Spanish executioners slaughtered your diaspora in Luzon this February......"
"What ?!!" Lin Feng was startled, and suddenly stood up, "They actually dare to do this?!! â
"Yes! And it's not the first time! Ohm shook his head, "The Spaniards are so cruel and despicable, they still wanted to enslave my country back then, but fortunately we Portuguese became independent - you don't know, there are many Chinese in Luzon, and they have a great influence in the local area, and the Spaniards are afraid that these expatriates will affect their rule, so they launched a bloody massacre, and a captain of my chamber of commerce has been to Luzon, and I heard that more than 30,000 expatriates were killed in this year's massacre in your country......"
"'Bastard' stuff!! ......" Lin Fengden was furious, kicked over the desk in front of him with a bang, and said angrily, "Okay!! âŠâŠ Spanish bastards on a dog day, Lao Tzu is about to make them look good!! âŠâŠâ
Ohm shook his head and sighed, seeing that Lin Feng was furious, he was not surprised at all, so many expatriates were slaughtered by other countries, and from the perspective of any civilized country in the world, there was no other choice than to declare war.
After venting for a while, Lin Feng walked down the steps and grabbed Ohm's hands, "Mr. Ohm, tens of millions of people in the Han Empire remember your exploits, please rest assured, I will immediately give an order to the officials, from now on, your Ohm Chamber of Commerce will be our friend, and you will enjoy the treatment of reduced tariffs!" â
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ohm bowed and said, "It's my pleasure to serve you!" â
After Ohm left, Lin Feng immediately turned his head and shouted angrily, "Li Ergou!" - Prepare for the horse!! â
"Yes, my lord!" Li Ergou bowed down and asked, "Are you going back home?!" â
"Nope! - Go to the General Staff and ask Li Guangdi to come over, there will be a war in the imperial court!! â