When this carriage entered the palace, Philip IV warmly invited Zhu Youzhen to leave the palace and go on an outing outside the city.

Zhu Youzhen was a little uneasy in his heart, but he still got into the carriage of Philip IV.

Philip IV did not have the enthusiasm of the previous days, and there was a more reserved smile on his face, and the introduction of the scenery and history on both sides was not so interesting, such as reading from the book.

Queen Elizabeth was in high spirits, talking more between the two, faintly grasping the right to speak, guiding their conversation.

Zhu Youzhen is not used to women being so strong, or swaggering in public, and his expression is not much better than that of Philip IV.

At the same time, Okundo held a small reception with the Admiral, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Spanish officials of the Department of Trade, inviting Feng Zhu, Zheng Zhilong, Ao Bai, Li Yizao and others.

At the cocktail party, a fat bearded old man, Feng Zhu couldn't tell his specific name, only knew that it was the fat man of the Minister of Finance, holding a wine glass, looking at Feng Zhu with some drunkenness, "I know that you come from a big country far away, rich, strong, and culturally developed, which is really full of respect." ”

Feng Zhu already knew the purpose of this banquet, and said quietly: "My country is also full of surprise to the far West, and your religion, technology, and artwork are enviable. ”

The translator is constantly turning his head as much as possible with a mutually acceptable vocabulary.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer blinked his small eyes and looked at Feng Zhu and said, "You have a vast territory and a large population, I am curious, how much income will your treasury have in a year?" ”

"Eighty million taels of silver." Feng Zhu said without changing his face.

For a country that talks about '20 million silver a year,' 80 million a year doesn't seem like an astonishing number.

The bearded man frowned, as if to express his surprise, and then said: "I really envy you, there are no wars, no hateful infidels, there are not so many ambitious warmongers watching ......"

Feng Zhu took the big shot glass he didn't like and said, "We hate war all the same, we long for peace, war has no benefit, except for the dead ......"

The bearded man looked at Feng Zhu, and after a while, he suddenly shook his head and said: "Gonggong Feng, we are full of goodwill to the East, we hope to have a peaceful trade environment, this is only good for our two countries, your porcelain, silk, spices, tea and too many things, we all like it very much, the price is not a problem...... Of course, we will try our best to meet your needs for food, or anything else, we have, we can ......"

Feng Zhu's heart jumped, and he was finally convinced that Spain had chosen 'friendly'.

Feng raised his toast a little and said directly: "My country believes that trade needs some rules, we are not robbers, we want to trade in peace, order, and mutual respect, so that it is in our mutual interests." ”

The bearded man looked still, raised his wine glass and said, "We want our merchant ships to be able to freely enter and leave the East, and trade is unrestricted, and at the same time, we don't like those pirates......"

"It's all easy to say...... Feng Zhu's expression became deeper and deeper, revealing an expression that you understand and I understand.

"We hate pirates, wherever they are!" On the other side, Oquindo with the admiral is expressing his anger with Aobai.

"Because of pirates, we lose too much every year, they are everywhere, all over the seas, they can't be cleared at all, merchant ships, caravans disappear, often not because of storms, but because of those hateful pirates......" The admiral rebuked angrily, his expression and face full of anger.

Ao Bai smiled, and cursed in his heart, as if Spain did not support or send troops to directly pretend to be pirates, pretending to be a big-tailed wolf.

Ao Bai waited for a while, and waited for these mouths to squirt almost, and then said: "We Daming hate people who don't follow the rules, everything should have an order, only in this way can we make better progress, pirates are outside the rules, we don't allow ......"

"Of course, so do we. Not only pirates, but also those who do not follow the rules, they appear like hateful flies in the filthy land, fly to the fragrant table, and expel them inexhaustibly, we must find a way...... admiral's voice was loud, echoing throughout the banquet hall.

Ao Bai listened, quietly agreed, and at the same time expounded the views of the Ming Dynasty, and walked everything ahead, righteous and awe-inspiring, irrefutable.

But not long after, as Feng Zhu, Ao Bai, Zheng Zhilong and others met, their expressions couldn't help but become solemn.

The things that these people said seemed to be what Da Ming cared about and wanted to do, but they were actually said by the Spaniards in advance, and almost all the things they wanted to solve were concentrated.

"There's a problem!" Feng Zhu frowned calmly, uneasy in his heart. It was as if their hole cards had been opened, allowing their opponents to take a closer look.

Zheng Zhilong's eyes flickered in the banquet hall, watching Okundo and the others also gather together, and his eyes looked at them strangely from time to time.

"Could it be the missionaries?" Ao Bai said. Along the way, they had to deal with missionaries, and it was perhaps not surprising that these people guessed some by their scaly claws.

Li Yizao said: "Some missionaries have been in China for many years, and it would not be strange if they heard the news from newspapers or other places. It doesn't matter anymore, the key is how to negotiate next, Spain seems to be very confident, asking for a price. ”

Feng Zhu nodded silently and said, "No matter how they ask for the price, we have to grasp the two main points, and the rest doesn't matter." One is the rules of trade, the other is the rules of passage at sea. Trade rules, the most important thing is national treatment, and the interests are equal. The rules of passage at sea are to help each other and enter and exit freely, so that my fleet can sail to all parts of the world and mature as soon as possible......"

Zheng Zhilong and the others nodded, their main task this time, one is to open up sea trade channels, and the second is to pave the way for the navy.

The foundation of the Ming Dynasty's maritime trade is weak, and the navy has not been to sea much, so it is one step slower, and it is necessary to catch up with these European colonists in the case of weak national strength.

After a while, Okundo and the others came together again, happily clinking glasses with Feng Zhu and the others, talking loudly again, and at the same time boasting about the glorious deeds of Spain, quietly exerting pressure.

Feng Zhu and the others were quite restrained, with a calm and unhurried face.

Da Ming is indeed facing natural disasters and constantly weakening, but he is not afraid of these people in the West, they are really hostile, and it is difficult to say who is afraid of whom.

Okundo looked at Mingren's oil and salt not entering, showing no flaws, showing no signs of backing down, frowning, smiling more, and constantly persuading him to drink.

Feng Zhu and the others were transparent in their hearts, they did not refuse to come, they constantly tested each other, and secretly confronted each other, but they invisibly figured out each other's bottom line.

With smiles on both faces, at one point, they clinked glasses and drank them all.