A framework agreement was reached with the queen, and the rest of the details can be negotiated slowly with others. Now that we've talked about big things, the rest is just a few things.

The more I communicated, the more convinced I became that the reason why the legendary Queen Elizabeth I never married was definitely not because of her lack of talent, but because she married her life to the country.

She's such a romantic figure, I mean—you can hardly find areas that she doesn't understand. She has seen better than most men, and her mind is admirable. Although Elizabeth will have her own limitations and self-righteousness as a ruler, as a woman, she is perfect and almost demonic.

As for James, although he was also a great monarch in the future, he was still well-behaved like a grandson in front of Elizabeth. Oh, he was originally a grandson, so I was just polite to him, but I didn't show much interest.

After talking for about two hours, it was almost half past eight, and a pleasant symphony sounded downstairs, it was the time for the ball.

Elizabeth I glanced at me and Hua Mei and smiled, "You young people like to be lively!" An old woman who has been gossiping here for so long, let's go play now! I hope you enjoy the evening! ”

As he spoke, he glanced at James and continued to smile: "You are the host of today's party, don't always sit here, go and greet the guests!"

So we saluted James and Jack Bravo together and went downstairs and went back to the middle of the ball.

When we turned to leave, Elizabeth I's eyes were still fixed on the door. After a long time, she asked in a low voice, "What do you think of this person?"

Isabella thought for a moment before replying softly, "This man is young and old, and he is extremely ambitious. It can be done, but it's hard to recover! ”

Elizabeth I said lightly: "I don't have to have all the talented people in the world, but I want to use them all, it's enough!"

……

The people in the hall paused for a moment when they saw us coming down from the upper floor. Elizabeth I could not be called king in England, but should be called leader. It is not only an honor to be received by her and have a long meeting, but also because this person has this value.

So from the first time we went down, there were a lot of people who wanted to come up and set up, almost just wanted to get up, the woman saw that there was an outstanding Hua Mei next to me, and the man who wanted to talk to Hua Mei stared at my left hand with gloves, so there were really not many idle people who really came over.

Later, under the guidance of Jack Bravo, some officials and dignitaries from the military and commercial departments came over, mainly to talk about the development and trade of the new continent.

James first gave a brief account of the Queen's conferral of knighthood, and vaguely expressed the promise that I would be rewarded with a reward after the completion of the task. Everyone congratulated themselves, and they had a proud posture.

I secretly said in my heart, these people are really transparent, they know that I am an outsider, and the transaction with the queen is only a transaction after all, and it will not have any impact on their status.

Moreover, they had more or less guessed that the deal between me and the Queen was focused on the New World, a place with vast people, deep mountains and ravines, long distances, complicated seas, and the Spaniards in the way, so it was not a good place to go.

Therefore, with me, an outsider, coming out of the head, naturally no one objected. Xinda * Lu has gold and silver, but if you have a life to earn, you have to have a life to spend!

Ged Glenn, the undersecretary of the navy in charge of the direction of the new land, said in his rich Liverpool accent: "Recently, King Philip II of Spain has made a big move, and because of the independence of the Netherlands, their tax revenue has fallen off a cliff, so they have stepped up their plundering of the new land, and the pressure on our navy has increased sharply!"

Donald Sims, the director of the foreign trade department of the Ministry of Commerce, also spoke: "What Count Gade said is that due to the increase in Spain's actions against countries including China, the growth rate of China's foreign trade in the first five months of this year showed a negative growth trend, and it is expected to maintain a downward trend in the second half of the year!"

The Deputy Minister of Finance, Gru King, followed: "But the revenue has increased, thanks to the lads of the navy, who have taken back enough gold from the Spaniards to make up for the losses!"

Gad Glenn's expression is complicated, although Britain turns a blind eye to the management of the almost pirate-like privateer fleet, although this "business" does have good income and is growing rapidly, but after all, it is not very dishonorable, and it is indeed a little embarrassing to be brought out in public now.

The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while, so I said: "There is a great man in our country who said: No matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as you can catch the mouse, you are a good cat!" Spain is brutal at home and plundering abroad, and our aim is to defeat them, not to convince them! ”

Hua Mei also smiled and said: "Qilan is right, we don't have to mind what the means are, as long as there is a good result, it is enough!"

The atmosphere of the two sentences was soothed, and all the officials in a small circle raised their glasses and laughed: "To the great and miraculous great man of the Orient!"

The wine glasses collided, and I took advantage of the situation to get some more displacement quotas for some advanced ships from the Vice Minister of the Navy, and of course, I also gave him a set of quite noble Dongying lacquerware, which was worth a month's worth of his money, and naturally everyone was happy.

The music started again, and people put down their glasses and led their female companions onto the dance floor. Hua Mei and I also hugged each other gently, dancing slowly around the dancing crowd.

Accompanied by an unknown waltz, we danced and chatted softly - Hua Mei's ballroom dancing was taught improvised before she came, and her movements were not skillful, but they were not ugly.

As for our conversation, it was really just her asking questions and I running away.

Just as we were answering questions and answers, Hua Mei's body suddenly trembled, stopped and pointed not far away: "That's Charlie!" It's Charlie who stole my fleet and colluded with the Spaniards! ”

After speaking, Hua Mei gritted her teeth and was about to go up to make a move, I grabbed her and whispered, "Don't be impulsive!" The occasion is not appropriate! ”

Hua Mei gritted her teeth and said, "This damn villain! How dare he appear here! Don't pull me, let me get him out!" He must not be allowed to go unpunished like this! ”

As he spoke, he was about to break free from my pull and go up to "clean up" Charlie. I grabbed her waist hard, put my lips to my ear and whispered, "The best way to deal with such a villain is to ruin him!" Right? ”

Hua Mei gradually calmed down, looked at me with a smile and said, "You seemed to be jealous before, why are you calm down now?"

I pouted helplessly, "You want me to settle old accounts?"

Hua Mei hugged me lightly and said with a smile: "There are no old accounts." Just do as you say! ”

I nodded and said, "Okay, then you can see!" Look at me! ”

Hua Mei hummed when she heard this, and returned to the corner of the seat with the corner of her skirt. And I glanced at Charlie, the standard little white face! Then he turned his head and walked towards Jack Bravo.

I whispered to Jack Bravo, and his expression was amazing. But after I added a few more words, his face turned serious. After thinking about it, he nodded and walked to the Justice Department official on the other side......

Hua Mei's eyes looked at me for a while, and there was joy in her eyes. He turned his head to see why Charlie hadn't been arrested yet, and suddenly he was a little anxious and angry. Seeing that I turned around for a long time and came back, and Charlie was still happily flirting with her sister over there, Hua Mei felt angry!

"What did you do? Qilan. Hua Mei leaned into my ear and whispered.

I looked at her and smiled, "This guy does have royal blood. However, I have already told the people in charge of the situation, and they say that although Charlie has royal blood, he has always had a bad reputation. Jack Bravo suggested that the situation be reported to the queen immediately, and then the queen came to judge the day and punish him! ”

Hua Mei said with some concern: "The queen won't favor him, right?" ”

I said lightly: "You made a pot of rice, and someone threw a few mouse droppings into it, will you spare him because he is a relative?" ”

Hua Mei frowned and pouted, "You're so disgusting!" But after thinking about it, he looked at Charlie and said, "Then I'll let him eat it all!" ”

After saying that, he smiled happily. I patted her tank top and whispered, "Don't worry! Justice may be late, but it will not be absent. ”

The reception was over, and we watched as Charlie got into the carriage with a noble lady and drove into the darkness in the distance.

Isabella came up behind us and whispered, "Two, the queen is invited!" ”

......

The second day, the third day, and the fifth day were not moving. I almost forgot about it, visited a few shipyards, and even went to Dublin to see a few new English galens built there. On the seventh day, we received a message from Isabella!

Here's what the maid she sent said: "The queen sent intelligence officers to check the information provided by the two, and it turned out that there were some other problems besides what they had reported. ”

The maid was in her thirties, her face was as hard as marble, but there was a smile on the corner of her mouth when she spoke: "Every one of his crimes is enough to endanger the core interests of our country!" Thank you both for the information, and ask the Viscount to pay a visit to Pier 3 in London at your convenience, where the Queen has prepared a small gift for you! ”

After saying that, she was about to bow and leave. Hua Mei asked, "What about Charlie?" What punishment did he receive? ”

The maid turned her head and said with a smile: "After all, Mr. Charlie is a member of the royal family, he has been wandering outside for many years, unfortunately contracted a virulent infectious disease, and died last night!" ”

Hua Mei said hatefully: "Oh! He's dead! That's cheaper for this guy! ”

The maid smiled and continued: "After Mr. Charlie sacrificed his life for the country, his family property was also donated to the country according to his will!" Seeing that there was no one around, the maid whispered, "His illegitimate son is also ...... by the queen So, there are no afterthoughts! ”

After saying this, the maid stood up straight and said with a straight face: "The queen emphasizes that thanks to the two of you for your contribution to the United Kingdom, these will not be forgotten." May God bless you all. ”

After saying the word, he bowed and left.

Hua Mei looked at her figure walking away, and said lightly: "You are right, justice may be late, but it will definitely not be absent!" ”

I smiled and said, "Of course, even if the queen doesn't give justice, won't there be me?" After saying that, grinning.

The sunset is like fire, and Hua Mei's eyes are too.