PS: Some book friends complain about what a mess this is, I want to watch the Warring States of Japan, but there are more book friends who are questioning why you don't get artillery, but the protagonist really can't make artillery, there is no function that comes with Tinker Bell, how can you hit Odawara without artillery? Toyotomi Hideyoshi took Odawara Castle with an army of 220,000 for five months with the attitude of a man of the world! Ume doesn't want to make up a reason for it, because the most advanced artillery of that era, whether it is the Ming Empire or Europe, is strictly controlled, and the collapse of the country that the Otomo family got from Portugal is just a 3-pounder eagle cannon, and it is a fool's dream to want a 12-pounder snake cannon, how can you get an artillery without this girl? Japan has a serious iron shortage, and the protagonist's workshop is all imported iron ore from Nizi's house, not to mention that the iron material for making artillery is not enough to make muskets, knives and guns, and there is no technology and no resources, what does the protagonist take to make artillery? The above words do not count the word count.

Seeing His Royal Highness the Gong Fang clean up this tall Nanban weirdo, watching the lively crowd erupt into bursts of cheers, but their excitement lasted too long and was dispersed by the concentric police who rushed over, the law and order of Naoetsu Port has always been very good, and the sound concentric police system can be used as the task of maintaining law and order to arrest criminals, and in this feudal era, there are indeed not many bandits who dare to enter the town of the big lord to commit crimes.

Francis Drake walked away in a huff, and Kira could only shrug his shoulders helplessly, he obviously just wanted to ask him if he was the Drake, or if he happened to meet a guy with the same name, but unfortunately he just cleaned up this big man and couldn't talk for the time being.

Again on the deck of the York, he saw the familiar gorilla, this time from the mouth of the sailor who led the way, and learned that his name was Rune, the youngest son of a carpenter family in Cheshire. Because they were born tall and strong, able to eat and grow. When he was ten years old, he almost left his family poor. His parents were forced to send him to the seashore as a sailor's apprentice, and then to be drafted into the British Navy as a captain, a ship he did not transfer to as a boatswain until the previous year.

Kira Yoshitoki greeted the gorilla-like guy in a friendly manner, walked into the cabin under his bulls'-eyed vigilant gaze, and as soon as he entered the drawing room, he saw Francis Drake sitting in the corner, a girl dressed as a man holding an ice pack to cold his swollen cheeks, and from time to time complaining about how he could be beaten like this, and if his father knew about it, he would definitely teach him a hard lesson.

Francis Drake muttered a few words under his breath, as if disgusted with his sister's mouth. When he accidentally caught a glimpse of Kira Yoshitoki, he walked in and turned his face with a muffled snort, but he forgot that the left cheek was still covered with an ice pack, and he suddenly turned his face and hit the ice pack with his teeth grinning, but he didn't want to show his cowardice in front of Kira Yoshitoki, so he could only endure the pain and maintain an angry expression.

"Oh!" The girl followed his gaze and turned behind her, glared at her big eyes and said, "Is this the secret lover of His Royal Highness the Duke?" It looks like a very special Oriental, and he is not much shorter than France! And his teeth are very white and neat, and his smile is charming, he must be a well-educated gentleman! Frans? ”

Westerners' nicknames are always subtly different from names, and Francis Drake snorted, "Chrissy, you little fool, don't look at it." Beware of being tricked by this nasty fellow, who suffers from severe erectile dysfunction. This is the reason why His Royal Highness the Duke did not let him stay overnight last night. ”

Christine Drake watched Kira Yoshishi walk into the captain's room before she came back to her senses and pouted, "You liar! I don't believe your nonsense! I have heard Sarah tell me that His Royal Highness the Duke came back to change into a beautiful dress to meet him, and this gentleman only stayed in the captain's chamber for half an hour before leaving on his own initiative, and His Royal Highness seemed very unhappy when he returned, but he did not say a bad word about this gentleman! ”

"Oops! That's great news! It turns out that Claudia didn't have anything to do with this little white face in the East! Francis Drake dropped the ice pack and became excited, and the next moment he remembered what he had done today, and his face fell and he complained in frustration: "Oops! Wouldn't it be pointless for me to duel with him just now? But this nasty creature lied to me and swore to God! Damn! What a cunning guy! ”

Frans ...... You mean you just challenged this gentleman...... And then you were beaten and swore to me? ”

Francis Drake didn't react, and subconsciously replied: "Yes......"

"And what swear do you make to God?"

"It's to give up pursuing Claudia, and ......" Francis Drake stared at his sister in panic, and when he saw that Christine was on a rampage, he hurriedly grabbed the ice pack and fled.

Kira Yoshitoki was completely unaware of what was happening in the drawing room, and he was not in the mood to think about the situation of the Drake siblings at this time, because he was facing Claudia who had returned to men's clothes, and next to him stood a young maid Sarah, who was also dressed as a man, and this little maid looked at him with a little sympathy, which made Kira Yoshitoki's head full of inexplicable feelings, and when he looked closely, Claudia's expression seemed to still remember the unpleasant memories of yesterday.

Claudia took a deep breath, tried to make her expression more cheerful, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly to reveal a perfect smile: "Good morning, Mr. Joseph, it is a pleasure to be here again in this magical land of the East, and I, as the presiding officer of this ocean trade, I would like to establish official trade with Mr. Joseph on behalf of the Kingdom of England, for which we have prepared a trade agreement. ”

The maid Sarah picked up a scroll and handed it to him, Kira Yoshishi took the scroll and noticed that the feeling of this paper seemed to be completely different, the paper wall was exceptionally thick and sturdy, and it was a little heavy to start with, obviously adding too much weight, and he didn't know what kind of papermaking technology was used to make it, but it was definitely not something that could be made in England, which had just introduced papermaking technology, and it was more likely that the special paper obtained from the Ming Dynasty by some means and made into a scroll.

When he opened the scroll, he saw a strangely shaped Gothic English, but the words and sentences in this document made him confused, the grammar was completely different from the English he knew, and this gap was probably the same as the gap between classical Chinese and vernacular and the gap between Middle Japanese and modern Japanese that he knew. I can only cheekily ask Claudia for help.

Claudia chuckled at his absurd reason. I can no longer maintain an unassailable expression. Ordered Sarah to help him translate sentence by sentence into normal spoken English, in fact, he could also feel that the spoken Middle English was completely different from the English he was talking about, fortunately there was Claudia who could even guess and half-understand, and could also speak half-baked Middle English and talk about the Reformation, and now in retrospect, he was ashamed of his stunned behavior.

He will establish a long-term trade relationship with England, and the main trade goods include porcelain, raw silk, silk, silk, cotton, gold, silver, jewelry, amber, crystal, sulfur, mercury, white beads, green jade, sumac, and pepper. as well as high-end furniture and utensils such as makeup boxes and mirror boxes.

England imported a large amount of finished wool, and Kira Yoshitoki was well aware that the wool textile industry had always been the mainstay of England, and that the rest of the trade was mainly concentrated in the easily accepted sparkling wine, wine, rum, and the most common industrial goods, glass, soap, saltpeter and gunpowder, as well as knives, door locks, and various agricultural implements.

Kira shook his head and said: "The first few things are nothing special, and the minerals such as gold, silver, and amber injected into the back are all non-renewable resources, and in general, it seems that we want to exchange our raw materials for the industrial products you produce?" I don't think it's fair and goes against the foundation of our equal cooperation. ”

"Raw materials for industrial goods...... What a clever metaphor! I love this metaphor! Claudia looked at him thoughtfully, and said, "We do need raw materials, and you know that we are a small island nation in England. It seems that the territory is smaller than Japan, and we need more raw materials to support the development of the handicraft industry. I am also aware that there is some unfairness in such cooperation, so that appropriate concessions can be given in the prices of industrial goods, so as to ensure that Joseph can also benefit from this trade. ”

"We also have what we produce in exchange, just as it is impossible for the inhabitants of England to wear woolen clothes in the summer, and my subjects cannot wear linen clothes to protect them from the cold in the winter," said Kira Yoshitoki with a smile: "We also have what we produce in exchange, just as it is impossible for the inhabitants of England to wear woolen clothes in the winter, and this gives us the basis for mutual cooperation." ”

Sarah muttered disapprovingly, "Do you mean Sakbu?" We can also produce it. ”

"Sarah, go and prepare a black tea to entertain the guests."

"Yes!" Sarah lowered her head and whispered out of the room, and Claudia said apologetically, "I'm sorry, this is the maid who has followed me since I was a child, and I'm a little embarrassed to indulge." ”

"It's okay! Miss Sarah is right, you can produce linen, but I can give you a price that you can't refuse, because I am a big lord in northern Japan, and I have a large territory that grows and produces a lot of linen, and every day countless linen cloth is spun into cloth, which I ship to sell everywhere and are loved by merchants everywhere, and I believe that your people will also like this cheap and sturdy cloth, and I only sell cloth and not ready-to-wear, so that the tailors of your country will not lose their jobs. ”

Kira Yoshitoki was well aware that the British textile industry was concentrated in the wool industry, and that the production of linen cloth was very low or even completely self-sufficient, and that he could only buy expensive fabrics from semi-hostile forces such as France and the Hanseatic League.

The textile industry in Europe is not developed, especially in the North Sea region, trade goods are very scarce, the main trading partners are France and North Germany's Hanseatic League, one of the two has been a centuries-old enemy, the other is the profiteer group that dominates the North Sea trade, since the British advocated changing the North Sea trade distribution mode in the past few years, almost to the point of falling out with the Hanseatic League.

Fortunately, the Hanseatic League also showed signs of decline at this time, and due to the long-term emphasis on the principle of purchasing cheap raw materials only from the cheapest regions, the agriculture and handicraft industries in the Hanseatic region were very backward and could not produce raw materials and industrial goods, making the Hanseatic League at best a transit point for trade and wholesale.

The Hanseatic League continued to use its privileges and immunities to deceive and deceive the market, so the merchants of England and the Netherlands began to bypass the Hanseatic League and directly establish direct commercial ties with Sweden, Denmark and the Russian principalities.

The imminent loss of a trade point would leave a brief gap in England's already small trade routes, and it was with this in mind that Elizabeth I allowed Claudia to travel far away in search of new trade routes, and where could she go? (To be continued......)