"His Majesty ...... John"

Seeing John come in, Evelet suddenly became much more restrained, and hurriedly stood up from Sophia's side, and was held down by Sophia again.

"Governor Francesco, don't look at me like that, I said, I'm too lazy to participate in today's negotiations, you continue, you continue to ......"

"Your Majesty! But your men, tear up our proposal! Do you think that the dignity of our Venice can be trampled on at will? ”

"Oh...... That's right. John handed the basket to Yustina, found a handkerchief to wipe the water stains dry, and then came to Francesco step by step, and said word by word, "Then, my lord, do you think that the dignity of the Roman Empire can be trampled on at will?" ”

"We have proposed a good reward and a complete plan, and we can even protect the sea frontier for Rome, the empire has such a profitable deal, do you still want to refuse." Francesco also stood up, he was more than a head taller than John, looked down at John from above, and said angrily, "There is a limit to our patience, and the cannons of the same ships and the treaty agreement can pry open the walls of the port of Yavell!" ”

Morey placed his hand on the hilt of his sword. He was absolutely sure that Francesco could kill John before he could make any move that might threaten John.

"Guarding the sea frontier for Rome? A sure-fire deal? I have to warn you, Monsieur Francesco......" John was unmoved by Francesco's outburst, but showed more contempt and disdain for him, "do not compare your sordid thoughts as a merchant with the true dignity of the Empire. The empire has fallen from the Balkans, and it has held Constantinople for decades without retreating, but what about you Venice? Faith, people, compatriots, and even blood relatives. Everything can be compromised for ridiculous interests, and you Venetians are also worthy of talking about dignity with Rome, and a small state on an isolated island dares to compete with a thousand-year-old empire! No matter how corrupt Rome is, even if the pagan armies have broken through the walls of Theodosius, the people of Rome will not take a step back, and you? Take a scale and calculate how many gold coins are worth in Venice? ”

"You ......"

"A dog with a broken spine is also trying to plunder the empire's maritime frontiers? When the empire is prosperous, it is subservient in front of the empire, and when the empire is in trouble, with the will of God, to carry out 'sacred plunder'? Is this the nature of you Venetians? Before the Ottoman state was prosperous, you shook your lips in front of the Ottomans again, and shouted vigorously, what should you do, and now the road is back, the Ottomans have lost almost all of the coast of the West Aegean Sea, and you are back in front of the empire? Ask yourself Francesco, to build a port? Stationed in the army? Navy patrols? Are you worthy? I guess your Pope His Majesty is now thinking about exterminating your somewhat disgraceful membership and imposing excommunication, right? ”

"You...... You...... What does it mean to shake your lips and puff your tongue? The great ancestors of Venice were ...... of legal trade with the Ottomans"

"I don't know how many people covet your so-called ridiculous maritime supremacy, Francesco, the road has come here, you think you know everything about the inside of the empire, but alas, I'm John Valleologo, and I'm not John · Palaiollo ...... "John turned his back, and Sofia took out another proposal without any binding just in time, and threw it in front of Francesco, "You have abandoned the Venetians' traditional purpose of being servants to the Ottomans in favor of the Empire, which in itself has made your path to the Viceroy difficult, and today, if you go back with a failed trade agreement, I am afraid that the position of Viceroy will be handed over to someone in a few weeks, right?" ”

"I am for the common prosperity of Venice and the people of Rome ......"

"Eh, don't, don't, it's dirty, it's dirty. Are you worthy to represent the people of Rome? John hurriedly waved his hand, "However, the empire is quite merciful and has helped you prepare early. Come, aren't you Venetians the most willing to sign the agreement, sign it, go back with this agreement, although you were scolded in disgrace, but when you return to China, you can still touch your conscience and say that you have indeed signed an agreement with the Romans, and Venice also has money to make. ”

John's tone of pity made Francesco feel strongly uneasy, and when he went through Sofia's draft agreement one by one, he was even more bruised, almost trying to overturn the negotiating table.

"What does it mean that Venetian merchant ships are allowed to dock temporarily, but they need to pay taxes? What is the Venetian Coastal Trade tariff reduced by one percent? What does it mean that Venetian warships and armies are not allowed to enter the port of Avelor and the territorial waters of Epirus for any reason without permission? Are you humiliating the Venetians? Francesco had the same urge as Morey to tear the agreement to pieces.

"Yes, that's right, you're right, and I didn't intend to let you go from the moment you, the esteemed Governor Francesco, set foot on your first steps in Epirus." John smiled, "Ever since you started coveting the port of Yawiel, I've been thinking about how to scold to be hearty, how to scold to be happy. Oh yes, I very much don't recommend that you tear up this agreement, it has my signature on it, but that's it. If it's torn, there's no more, and besides, I'm going to give myself a long vacation, and I won't be writing again in the next few days...... My sister has to stay with me, so we won't leave our name in any of the remaining agreements. ”

"You are a naked threat...... The navy of Venice will let you know ......"

"Know what?" John glanced at Francesco with some amusement, "Are you planning to turn against the Empire?" Then our army will have to do their jobs. What Crete, Malta, I don't know how long it will take to empty all your trading ports in the Imperial waters...... However, it is always a good thing to be able to regain lost territory, and it is not too boring to wait for the truce with the Ottomans to end. ”

"How dare you really oppose the Republic of Venice?!"

"Dare! Why don't you dare? Francesco's self-esteem made John feel a little amused, "Why, without you Venice, would the Roman Empire be destroyed tomorrow?" ”

Sophia threw out the second letter. This was a draft request for an alliance with Aragon.

"You tear it up casually, we wrote a lot about this, and there are still after tearing it up."

"You ...... You ......"

"Oh yes, honorable Governor Francesco, I hope you will live to the day when I ascend to the throne of Basilius. I will definitely come to Venice in person with the Phoenix fleet to present you with a gift that I have carefully prepared - a beautifully wrapped linen rope. ”

John patted his robe and left the council hall without looking back.

"Sophia, Latius has sent me a gift, I'll show it to you later."