Since the king had been in contact with missionaries, he probably already knew the Western world well, so he could not be fooled easily. Alas! ”

Gonzalez did want money, but he wasn't a fool--- no fool survived the route from Europe to East Asia, and they were all thrown to feed the fish.

"In that case, I'll have to reveal a little bit of truth..."

However, since His Majesty the Emperor is also a Christian, and has made a bunch of trade demands, perhaps he is the one who can really open the door to high society for himself, and this is a good opportunity.

Thinking of this, Gonzalez's face showed a flattering smile. "Your Majesty the Emperor, I did not expect that you are also a devout Christian, and it is a great honor for me to be able to meet such a distinguished parishioner in a distant foreign land, and it must be God's will to guide me to serve you."

The interpreter began to relay Gonzalez's words for Zhu Youlang, but when the translation was completed, Zhao Quanzhong, who had not yet retired, stood up and pointed at Gonzalez and shouted: "Bold red-haired thief, you dare to call friends with Your Majesty, you are really guilty!" After this voice, the room was silent, and Zhu Youlang looked at Zhao Quanzhong with incredible eyes, guessing which one he wanted to perform.

Poor Gonzalez was a little flustered, he didn't know why the man was angry with him, and everyone didn't say anything.

He looked at the interpreter and saw that the other party was pale with his head down, as if he was frightened. Can you not be afraid, both officials and people have quietly circulated rumors about the emperor, saying that after entering Burma, his temperament has changed greatly, and he is tyrannical and arbitrary, like the reincarnation of a ruin. Moody, cronies, villains, and murderous ministers, the slightest disobedience to Your Majesty will make you die without a place to bury. Although the scholar who first said this has disappeared, a seed of fear has been planted. Even Gonzalez, a foreigner, had heard of it in the interpreter's paraphrases.

The awkward silence was finally broken by Zhu Youlang, food, weapons, gunpowder, steel, lead and other items were scarce, and now the imperial court was in urgent need of trade partners, and his plan to find a business partner could not be disturbed by this inexplicable roar. "Get up, Mr. Gonzalez, you're tired from kneeling for so long." After His Majesty the Emperor spoke, the interpreter began to relay as if he had come back to his senses. "Zhao Qing, Yi Qing, you can go down too." Zhu Youlang waved his hand to the two, and Zhao Quanzhong's roar was jumped over like this.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gonzalez, who had been granted amnesty, tried to emulate the Chinese, but was unsuccessful. "Hahaha, Mr. Gonzalez doesn't have to be restrained, you will be treated fairly here."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your character shines so brightly in the world, Gonzalez will definitely do everything in his power to serve you." Zhu Youlang got goosebumps when he heard this, and he adjusted his sitting posture a little and asked. "I want to trade with you, is it clear to Mr. Gonzalez? Food, guns, gunpowder, copper, iron, lead, and all kinds of craftsmen are in great need. ”

"No problem at all, Your Majesty, I am well connected in Goa, and have had business dealings with the local governor, if Your Majesty can provide me with some exchange goods for me to bring back to Goa, such as porcelain, so that they can see your wealth and strength, then next time I will come back not alone, but with a shipload full of goods you need."

"If they see my wealth, then the next time you come back, I'm afraid you'll bring not just a ship, but a fleet to plunder us." Zhu Youlang said as he tapped his fingers on the handrail. As a cunning and calm adventurer, Gonzalez is relatively calm in the face of threats, but he still has to show a sincere look of fear.

"Your Great Majesty, you have absolutely misunderstood me, God testifies, I have not the slightest intention of coveting your wealth."

"You just said you knew the Governor of Goa, didn't you?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"What's his name?"

"Uh... He, his name is Alfonso. ”

Gonzalez didn't know the name of the Governor of Goa, and he didn't stay in Goa for long. His destination was Macau, and he had planned to develop a career on the developed RB route, but he did not expect that his ship would encounter the Dutch halfway and be sunk in the South China Sea, but fortunately he met the Zheng family's fleet that was going to Burma, which was why he was now in front of Zhu Youlang.

"Alright, you can help me bring him a letter." A small eunuch walked to Zhu Youlang with a royal plate, and Zhu Youlang picked up a letter and a porcelain vase on it. Gonzalez's eyes were always on the porcelain vase, it was so white and flawless, the pattern was so surprising, it could definitely be sold for a good price in Europe, perhaps, dozens or even hundreds of Spanish silver coins. If it is advertised that it was once an Oriental royal item, it is not a dream to make a fortune from it.

"Look carefully, authentic royal porcelain, specially kiln firing, is it a good commodity for trading? I'll just send you a sample, and tell them that I have a lot of things like this. As long as you get things done, there are no benefits. "There's a lot more to it? Gonzalez felt extremely excited from head to toe, and he was one of the first people to be directly involved in such a trade, even if he only ate the scraps.

"First go to Donggang (now Kyaukpyu), where there is a ship, and the sailors have all equipped you, and then go to Goa, and you can leave now to prove your ability." Gonzalez didn't stop, and in a state of excitement, he hurried out of the palace.

Zhu Youlang, who had been busy for a long time, finally cleared up, he stood up and moved his muscles a few times, and then picked up a blue and white teacup and rewarded it. "It's funny that this red-haired ghost wants to empty the gloves of the white wolf, but if he doesn't give him a little benefit, he won't really work for me, not to mention that I have long-term interests to tempt him, he should know what to do."

Li Guotai, who was waiting on the side, sighed and said: "The emperor is really bitter about himself, since the Western Hunt, the use has been reduced again and again, and there are no decent utensils in the palace. The horse thief really deserves to die, and he doesn't think about filial piety when he hides gold, silver and jade, and looks at the emperor miserable. ”

"Hahaha," Zhu Youzhen laughed a few times, "If they know loyalty and filial piety, how can they lose their heads." Don't talk about it, let's go back to the harem. Zhu Youlang put down the cup after speaking, "Also, there is no need to say anything about Western Hunting in the future, I deceived myself, obviously I just escaped from Guangdong Province all the way." ”

Li Guotai trembled and did not dare to answer.

It takes about two weeks to get from the East Port to Goa, and even if it is a windy voyage, it can complete a round trip in two months. Two months later, Zhu Youlang's gamble will open the results.

Let Zhao Qianzhong and Anonymous retreat, and Zhu Youlang met the envoy sent by the Zheng family again.

"Chen Yonghua, minister to see Your Majesty." A benevolent scribe performed the standard three kneeling and nine prostrations.

Hearing Chen Yonghua, Zhu Youlang immediately thought of the Heaven and Earth Society that opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, which was active from the early years of the Qing Dynasty to the Xinhai Revolution, and also played a certain role. It is said that the Heaven and Earth Society was founded by the scribe in front of him.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youlang had a good impression of this person.

"Give a seat."