Ever since the Zhongji Palace, an outward-like institution, was tossed out by Emperor Chongzhen, the world has been shrouded in a pair of invisible black hands.

For example, the Mughals, for example, the European continent, for example, the Ottoman Empire, behind these countries or regions, there are two words vaguely written - Daming.

Now the Ming Dynasty has truly achieved both culture and sports - needless to say in terms of culture and education, there are royal academies and Guozijian, as well as Beijing University and perfect social studies, county schools, and government schools, which are definitely the world's first educational powers.

As for the body, if the Ming Empire, which can pull out one or two million elite horses at any time, if it is the second, anyone has to think carefully about the risk of being the first.

Not to mention that now the whole world has taken on the great and bright profession of the only arms dealer - dare to say that this profession is not bright, basically all of them are buried, or sent to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish.

In fact, Daming is now not only pumping the blood of Europe, but also pumping the blood of the whole world to replenish itself, so that the entire Daming not only did not suffer much loss during the Xiaoice River period, but had a sense of prosperity.

This was the only feasible solution that Emperor Chongzhen could think of.

The damage caused by a few simple words in the original history of the Xiaoice River period was the indirect or direct disappearance of more than 100 million people in the entire Ming Dynasty, and the last Han dynasty was destroyed.

If you want to survive, there is no hope of relying on Daming's own blood, but it is more cost-effective to let others die than to draw the world's blood to replenish yourself.

It is under the guidance of this great idea that Lee Seung-yan basically agreed to Cohen's request, but never said when to trade.

Angry but helpless, Cohen approached Li Chengyan again and again, intending to ask Daming when he planned to start real trade negotiations.

Li Chengyan's attitude was as good as ever: "Cohen, my brother, since you have come to Daming, you have to take a good look at the good mountains and rivers in Daming." ”

Pointing to the teacup on the table, Li Chengyan smiled again: "Look, this is a good tea given by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Cohen forced a smile on his face and said: "This tea is indeed excellent, presumably after it is shipped to Europe, it will be popular among the royal families and nobles of various countries, allowing us to get a lot of profits." ”

Li Chengyan shook his head and said: "Brother Cohen, this is tribute tea, there is only so much output in the world, and only the palace can have this tea, that is, no matter how much tea is produced on the same tea tree, it is not allowed to be called tribute tea, otherwise it will be a great crime of disrespect." ”

Seeing that Cohen nodded in understanding, his original concern for the arms trade was suddenly led away by Li Chengyan: "What does Brother Li mean?" ”

Li Chengyan said with a smile: "Although those tea leaves can't be called tribute tea, they don't affect its quality at all, right?" The quality and taste of this royal special offer are naturally not the same as those of previous teas, and it should be more expensive, right? ”

Cohen nodded, "Yes, it should be more expensive." It's just that I don't know how much silver Brother Li thinks should be sold? ”

Li Chengyan took a sip and said with a smile: "One tael of gold and one tael of tea, this should be a very fair price." ”

With a pop, Cohen squirted out the tea in his mouth and exclaimed, "Why don't you grab it?" ”

Li Chengyan glanced at Cohen, and secretly said in his heart that he was still a barbarian.

What is this? This is tribute tea, this is taste, this is life, this is enjoyment, and the value of tribute tea is measured by the high and low? Shallow!

Besides, how can you buy this thing if you have money? It's just like the Fushou paste thing, because there is no second one out there that can get that kind of quality, so Daming hopes that it will cost as much as it wants.

The price of this tribute tea is naturally the same, in exchange for the noble officials and rich people of the Ming Dynasty, this tribute tea is not to mention a tael of gold and a tael of tea, even if it is ten times more expensive, there are definitely people who dare to buy it - as for whether it will be offered or drunk after buying it back, it is not easy to say.

One of the biggest problems is that we are a serious business, faster than grabbing money!

With a hint of displeasure on his face, Li Chengyan spoke: "Cohen, my good brother, let me tell you, this is tribute tea, and it belongs to a good thing that you can't buy all over the world."

In addition, the value of this tribute tea is far more valuable than those arms, even to ensure that these tea can be safely transported to Europe, I will send warships to escort it, you know? ”

I see, with sales, isn't it? If you don't buy your broken tea, you won't sell arms, will you? As for the of escorting, there is no need to say more, you can just borrow me two merchant flags of the Ming Dynasty!

After scolding in his heart for I don't know how much, Cohen spoke again: "Brother Li is right, this precious good thing should indeed be sold more expensive, I can make the decision to estimate three hundred catties first, and then add orders depending on the situation." ”

Li Chengyan nodded with a smile and said, "Brother Coen is just happy." By the way, the deal of 20,000 guns you proposed earlier has been agreed by the Ministry of War, but as for the artillery deal, there are some problems. ”

Cohen frowned, "Artillery? What's the problem? ”

The Musket deal was expected to be made by Cohen, and it was not surprising that the Musket deal would go wrong.

Li Chengyan said: "I, Daming, as a responsible world power, sell firearms is already based on your friendship with me, as for artillery, a weapon of war that can affect the regional balance, once it is sold, I am afraid that many countries in Europe will protest to my Daming?" ”

Cohen wondered if he had misheard—why didn't the Ming Dynasty think about the impact when they were massacring in Luzon and Java? Why don't you think about the impact when selling arms to the Holy Roman Empire?

Now what is called considering the impact? Is it because I dislike the low price I gave or for some reason?

Without waiting for Cohen to figure out the joints, Li Chengyan continued: "In order to avoid misunderstandings among European countries, and more importantly, to avoid the image of my Ming Dynasty, this first batch of artillery will be disassembled and operated to the Suez Canal in the name of agricultural tools, and then Mr. Cohen will need to find a way to transport it back to Europe through the Suez Canal." ”

Cohen said with a calm face: "So, our East India Company's merchant ships also need to pay customs duties through the Suez Canal, right?" ”

Li Chengyan said as a matter of course: "This is natural. Our merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty had to pay customs duties when they passed through the Suez Canal, and the merchant ships of the East India Company naturally also had to pay them.

In addition, in order for this batch of agricultural tools to be transported safely to Europe, it is absolutely not allowed to be transported to Europe through the Cape of Good Hope, so as not to threaten our Ming South China Sea Fleet by people with ulterior motives. ”

Cohen has admired Li Chengyan's shamelessness - does artillery have anything to do with farming? Didn't forcing the East India Company's merchant ships to go through the Suez Canal just to collect an additional crossing fee?

As for what to say to prevent someone from posing a threat to the South China Sea Fleet, this kind of will not even be believed by a three-year-old child!

The entire African continent is now active in the South China Sea Fleet and the Ming soldiers they have transported, and the British have long since withdrawn their forces - now that the whole of Europe is in a mess, who cares about Africa?

The only people who did business with the South China Sea Fleet in Africa were probably the East India Company and the British John's Company.

The problem is, these two companies are constantly capturing those black slaves and selling them to the South China Sea Fleet for silver, how can they run to the South China Sea Fleet for trouble? Hungry?

But no matter how much he didn't believe this kind of, Cohen had to pinch his nose and recognize it.

Now the whole European countries, large and small, are waiting for themselves to bring back a batch of Ming arms, otherwise, with the aggressive offensive of the Holy Roman Empire, I am afraid that in a few years everyone will be destroyed!

Cohen, whose heart was dripping blood but there was no expression on his face, nodded reluctantly and responded: "Of course, this batch of farm tools will be transported to Europe through the Suez Canal."

As for the East India Company, it was a good peace-loving and law-abiding company, and naturally there would be no tax evasion and no tariffs to be paid. Now, can we talk about the number of the first guns and the timing of their deliveries? ”

Li Chengyan snorted again: "Brother Cohen, don't worry, since the most critical problems have been solved, are the remaining small problems still problems?"

Let's do it, tomorrow I will take you to the royal hunting ground to hunt, this is the grace I specially asked for His Majesty the Emperor, if it weren't for you to come to the Ming Dynasty, I guess I wouldn't have this opportunity, speaking of which, I was stained with your light. ”

Cohen was anxious, where was he in the mood to hunt: "No, my brother, you must know that my country is now at war with those Germanic barbarians, and many countries throughout Europe are now involved in this war.

Now, we urgently need the artillery of the Ming Dynasty to deal with the Germanic barbarians, please see that in our friendship, we must make this deal as soon as possible, and the problem of silver is easy to say. ”

Gritting his teeth, Cohen took out a few pieces of paper from his arms, put them on the table in front of him, and pushed them in the direction of Li Chengyan: "This is the favor I gave you." Yes, it's human favor.

This is a paper note that I spent a lot of money to get back, and I heard that it can be exchanged for 100,000 taels of silver, and I believe this is a great fortune. ”

Li Chengyan smiled and said, "Brother Cohen, what are you doing?" Where do we need these things in our friendship? You can rest assured that I will work hard to facilitate the transaction, and I guarantee that it will be shipped as soon as possible.

Even if you are not satisfied with something, you can bring it up, and I can give you feedback to the Royal Academy and urge them to improve. ”

Although he was talking about the relationship between the two, the Chongzhen treasure money on the table disappeared, probably out of thin air.

After pondering for a while, Li Chengyan said: "In the first phase of the transaction, there will be 100 sets of farm tools loaded onto the ship, which will be transported to the Suez Canal by the ocean-going caravan of the household department, and the East China Sea Fleet will escort the whole journey to ensure safety.

After arriving at the Suez Canal, you need your fleet to unload cargo to your ship there, and after crossing the Suez Canal, you will be responsible for all the problems, and Daming will not be involved anymore.

These are already the biggest conditions I can get for you, and if you want more, even if you give me more Chongzhen treasure money, it will be useless. ”

Cohen saw that Li Chengyan had already said this, so he spoke: "Since this is the case, thank you Brother Li." It's just that when will these farm tools be loaded onto ships? When can I set sail? I also have some time to prepare. ”

Li Chengyan said with a smile: "Don't worry, this batch of farm tools will have to wait for a while from mobilization to loading, and it is expected that it will be loaded from Tianjin Port in half a month."

So, I didn't mean to joke with you when I said that we would go hunting tomorrow, just waiting for this batch of equipment to be mobilized - before the equipment is mobilized and loaded on the ship, it is useless for you to be in a hurry, right? ”

Cohen suddenly felt a little distressed about the 100,000 Chongzhen treasure banknotes.

Looking like this, Daming has already begun to mobilize these equipment, and even the day of setting sail has been set, and he didn't need to spend this 100,000 yuan to send "favors"!

But on second thought, Cohen was relieved.

The 100,000 yuan was sent out, and my heart was a lot more steady, at least in exchange for a clear time, it is really hard to say whether it is a profit or a loss.

After calming down, Cohen said goodbye to Li Chengyan, but Li Chengyan smiled and took a small jar and pushed it in front of Cohen: "This is the tribute tea we drank today, I specially left some for you, you take it back and taste it, it can be regarded as a little bit of my heart." ”

When Cohen took the pot of tea, his heart was dripping with blood - can it be delicious, it is estimated that it will cost hundreds of silver coins in one bite, even the most garbage tea leaves are full of gold and silver sweetness!

Emperor Chongzhen, who received Li Chengyan's return, was very generous, and the Chongzhen treasure banknote of 100,000 yuan was directly rewarded to Li Chengyan, which was not the silver in his own hand, and it was not a big deal to use it as a favor.

What makes Emperor Chongzhen more concerned now is what the situation is on the Mughal side.

Previously, Shashua's mental retardation had been killed by Daro Sicho and Ozer Langbu, and now the whole Mughal side has become a mess, and one of the two will win in the end, and then reunite the entire Mughals.

For the Ming Dynasty, the advantage is that you only need to face one enemy, and the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, whether it is Daro Siqiao or Ozer Langbu, the countries unified after the war tend to be extremely resilient, and it is estimated that it will be a little difficult to push flat.

Of course, it is only a little difficult, for Daming, as long as the army is assembled and then pushed flat, it is nothing more than a matter of time.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen ordered: "Spread the British public statement. ”

PS: Today's sacrifice of "All Worlds Boss Team"