Chapter 231: Contact the Crown Prince of the Song Empire
It is obviously not possible to deprive Sara of her title, and God knows if this will cause the dissatisfaction of the crown prince of the Song Empire.
Nowadays, ceramics and tea from the Song Empire, as well as other commodities, are all sought-after goods for European countries. But if they provoke the dissatisfaction of the crown prince, it will be very much more than worth the loss to cancel the share.
The furs on the Quebec side are important, but compared to the goods of the Song Empire, they are simply scum.
It's easy to come to a conclusion, but anyone who isn't an idiot can figure out the gains and losses.
A beaver pelt is only worth four silver livres in France, and five livres will never be more than that.
But the value of a set of ceramics is the value of hundreds of gold louis.
Now these fine ceramics are in high demand in the Mediterranean. You can make several times the profit as soon as you change hands, which is all visible.
Not to mention those teas, spices.
It was obviously more cost-effective to ship back from the Americas than to ship it back from the far east.
And before going to the Americas, they could exchange cheap small goods for slaves in Africa, and then sell them out of the Americas.
This back and forth profit, as long as you are not crazy, you can see it.
Now that the French treasury is not very abundant, it is time to cooperate well with the Song Empire in the Americas and make money from its goods.
Therefore, it is impossible for Queen Mary and the Queen Mother to offend the Song Empire.
"Now that Sara has become the wife of the crown prince of the Song Empire, there is nothing we can do to change that. If all we can do is think about how we can reap some benefits. Mary was a member of the Habsburgs, and she considered the problem more comprehensively than the idiot aristocrat just now.
Now Sara has been married to Zhao Hongyu and has obtained a legal identity.
If you want to move Sara now, then it is equivalent to moving the crown prince of the Song Empire.
This was a provocation to the Song Empire.
Then it can be predicted that the consequences of this will definitely cause a backlash from the Song Empire. In turn, trade between France and the Song Empire would be affected.
Nowadays, ceramics and tea and spices are all commodities with quotas.
It can be said that the European countries do not get a lot of shares, but everyone wants to increase some share.
After all, an increase in market share equals the ability to make more profits.
It's just that the production of these commodities is not much, so the Song Empire can only control the quantity of exports.
In the beginning, the merchants of the European countries were still private traders with the Song Empire, but a few months ago the European countries had already begun to intervene by the authorities.
It is impossible for such a lucrative business to be done without official involvement.
Because each country needs to have a business that makes money to fill the treasury to improve its national strength.
At this moment, the Thirty Years' War has broken out.
France was also caught up in it. Therefore, France needs money.
"Queen Mother, what do you mean?"
The Duke of Orleans asked tentatively.
All the nobles looked at it, and one by one they craned their necks and waited for her answer.
They also wanted to know what the Queen Mother had planned.
"Sara has legal ownership of Quebec, and we can't change that. I know this woman, and I wonder if she has already offered Quebec to the crown prince of the Song Empire as a means of currying favor with him. ”
First, Queen Mary made one of her guesses.
Her guess caused the nobles present to nod their heads.
Everyone's speculation about her. They are all very agreeable. After all, in such a situation, Sara should be reasonable for self-preservation and currying favor.
"Therefore, it would not be good for us to deprive her of her legitimacy at this time and take Quebec back.". Queen Mary's gaze swept over the faces of the nobles one by one.
The nobles were silent, they were all pondering the meaning behind this sentence and the issues that might be involved.
"The man Sara would have instigated her to send troops into Quebec. If it were me, I would have done it. Queen Mary, who pushes herself like a person, said a possibility.
"And what can we do?". Her body leaned back slightly, making herself more comfortable. Talking to these nobles, she had been straightening her body, and now she was a little sore in her back.
"Send troops? Obviously unrealistic, first of all, we are too far from the Americas. And how many soldiers did you shoot over? That's also a question, right? ”
Queen Mary spoke of the problems that would be encountered if she was to solve them by force.
Everyone fell silent.
I have to say that Queen Mary is right.
If it is solved by force, then it is necessary to send troops, but the number of troops to send is a question.
If you send too little, you can't solve the problem, and if you send too much, the treasury can't support it.
And it will also offend the Song Empire, and it is hard to say whether it can win this after the most lucrative, but it will not even be able to trade with the other party.
"You have to think about it, the other side is in the Americas. It's not that troublesome for them to send troops at all, and the other side has a great advantage compared to us. The Queen Mother said Zhao Hongyu's geographical advantages, "Therefore, I myself am not in favor of solving the problem by force." ”
After seeing that everyone was silent, the little vanity of the Queen Mother was satisfied.
Subsequently, she decided not to sell Guanzi anymore.
"My idea is simple, now that it's over, let's not bother with it so much. We simply acknowledged this fact, and Quebec gave it to Sarah. ”
The Queen Mother's words made everyone's eyes widen.
The Duke of Orleans frowned: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, our losses by doing this will be too great." The land in Quebec is huge, and fur income can bring a lot of profit to the empire. ”
His words speak to the hearts of many people.
Seriously, these aristocrats are really reluctant to Quebec.
They were so determined to deal with Sarah, and why did they also let the men of the Samus family die one by one? Isn't it just for the land of Quebec, and those furs?
It's good that Sara made them defenseless by doing so.
Everything I did before ended up being a mirror.
But any individual can't swallow this breath now.
This is about to be rewarded, but I went to encounter such a situation.
This thing makes people encounter, and it can't turn a corner.
It's really a bunch of idiots, so I know that Lu Dao looks at this little interest in front of him. These people don't want to think about it, is there anything else they can do to change it?
despised these nobles in her heart, Mary was quite helpless for the nobles under her command to be so brainless.
"Let's be quiet, in fact, if we get it right, we can actually get greater benefits." When Mary saw that everyone was talking nonsense, she stopped them with a loud voice.
"Send someone to contact the crown prince of the Song Empire and tell him that we recognize Quebec as belonging to Sarah, and that we have no problem with the annexation of that land to the Song Empire. The only request is that we want to take care of the share of porcelain and tea and spices. ”
This is already very clear.
That is to exchange Quebec for a large share of goods.
If you do the math carefully, it seems to be very beneficial.
The nobles' eyes lit up, and some of them even swallowed their saliva.
"It's a good idea, it's really a reactive one." , the Duke of Orleans was the first to compliment.
Yes, they can't change anything about it anyway.
It is a sure thing that Quebec belongs to the Song Empire.
However, they can use this thing to make a fuss. Perhaps the crown prince of the Song Empire really expanded their share of commerce for the sake of their reasonableness.
Compared to the furs in Quebec, ceramic cocoa spices are now the most profitable.
Therefore, the nobles were excited again.
"Let's discuss it and see who we can send to contact each other. By the way, when we go to France to congratulate the crown prince, of course, don't forget to meet Sara and say good things to her to ease the relationship. ”
Queen Mary reminded everyone.
"Yes, Your Majesty, we will definitely pick a suitable person."
The Duke of Orleans bowed slightly in response.
"The women of the Samus family who are still alive have all gotten Danfeng Bailu, and they are also some hostages. With these women in our hands, Sara has to think about even if she wants to say anything bad. ”
Mary didn't think that the people she sent to Sara would be able to make up for the relationship with her by saying a few kind words.
So in order to be on the safe side, I still have a little bit of a handle in my hand to ensure that Sara doesn't do impulsive things.
Mary knows Sara the best.
Sara is timid and cares a lot about her loved ones.
Despite the fact that these people were the widows of the Samuel family, she was sure that Sara would never leave them alone.
"Her Majesty the Queen Mother is wise, we know what to do."
A group of nobles responded one after another.
"Then I'll go, and you'll do the rest. I've said everything I need to say now, and if you don't do well, then I'll definitely strip you of your title. ”
With that, Mary got up and opened the room.
The Duke of Orleans stayed with the other nobles and discussed who to send to the Americas.
Everyone knows that this person must have a good eloquence, and be able to please people without being annoying.
Therefore, as for who this candidate is, everyone has put forward several candidates.
For the sake of everyone's future and gold coins, these nobles are now racking their brains.
But at this time, the news that Quebec had been surrounded by Iroquois also came back from the Americas. (To be continued.) )