Chapter 127: The Temptation of the Devil
As soon as Zhao Hongyu flickered, Williams completely fell.
A huge empire of 30 million people, this is indeed not something that they British can deal with.
It is good that this empire is far from here, in the far far north. This is just a fief of the imperial crown prince, and it seems that His Majesty does not have much interest in his fiefdom.
Bullshit!
Williams was completely fooled by Zhao Hongyu.
How could he not have an interest in the American continent, this is absolutely impossible.
Not only North America, but also Canada, Central America and South America, Zhao Hongyu has ambitions, but he just didn't show it.
"I personally don't like war, so I didn't tell my father about this conflict, if I told him, the imperial army would come at any time, it would disturb my peace."
Zhao Hongyu pretended to be more than he wanted, and when he found out that Williams actually believed all the words he said to him, he laughed in his heart.
When he said this, Williams looked a little apprehensive.
Because during the casual conversation with Zhao Hongyu just now, Williams inquired intentionally or unintentionally, and our crown prince Zhao Hongyu also pretended to be stupid and revealed about the imperial team and the establishment.
The Song Empire had an army of 300,000, which was a standing army, and the militia was extremely numerous.
This made Williams completely shaken up.
The 300,000 army is considered a powerful existence on the European continent.
And when Williams tentatively asked the Imperial Army if they were all like the soldiers he saw in the port today, Zhao Hongyu told him that those soldiers were his own guards, and the Imperial Standing Army was not as good as those people.
Well, well, if it were to be compared, the Imperial Army would be half as inferior to its own Praetorian Guard.
I'm going to go, even if it's half there, it's pretty good.
Williams was completely speechless.
Although he was a civilian governor, he could also see how elite the soldiers were.
The mere prohibition of the order is already impressive.
And from the spirit of those warriors, you can see that they have strong combat effectiveness.
Williams had already thought about it, and when His Majesty the crown prince left, he would write to China to report the matter.
Soon, the two arrived at the Governor's Palace.
Far from the city, the Doge's Palace has a large garden that resembles a paradise garden.
Sitting in the garden, basking in the afternoon sun, Mr. Zhao and Mr. Williams began negotiations on the details of the start of trade.
As for the war and friction of the previous month?
To hell with it!
When these ceramics are put on the European continent, they are golden coins!
If those guys in China are not brain-dead, they should know that what they did is not wrong.
Don't look at the fact that England defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588, it seems to be very good, in fact, the current England has been struggling.
Now they are facing not only the Spaniards, but also the Dutch.
At this time, life was not easy for the British, and even the economic situation was not very good.
Therefore, for the thirst for gold coins, they are the greatest.
Otherwise, he Williams would not have sent troops to attack when he heard that there was a gold mine in Mohican.
Now that he doesn't have to start a war to get a good deal comparable to a gold mine, what else would he not want?
The most important thing is that this generous majesty can still provide them with the food that both England and Europe need.
What a fucking good guy!
Williams was on the verge of crying.
And Zhao Hongyu looked at Williams's excited face, and really looked down on the turtles of this era. …,
It's just some stale rice, as for the excitement like this?
Under his inquiry, Williams said the original one, which made Zhao Hongyu completely sigh that the history of the European turtle at this time was really not as beautiful as they said later.
Dare to love, the history books of later generations are all beautified.
Since the discovery of the American continent by the Spaniards, countless amounts of gold and silver have been plundered from the Americas. The consequence of the influx of large amounts of gold and silver into the European continent was that prices skyrocketed.
It is a pity that behind the soaring prices, the income of the people at the bottom has not increased at all.
If you think about this kind of result, you can also know what kind of people's livelihood it is.
And the food that is popular on the European continent is not rice and white flour. The people ate the kind of oatmeal paste that was boiled badly, like pig food.
And it's still one meal a day, or two meals a day.
I eat three meals a day, I rub, that's what only those who live in the Garden of Eden can enjoy.
Of course, the nobles were allowed to eat three or four meals a day.
But you have to know that the nobility of the European continent is a minority after all. Most of them are still ordinary people, and they are the foundation.
As a result, all countries in Europe are worried about food.
The more money they make, the more prices skyrocket, and it's a vicious circle.
Fortunately, there is a lot of land on the American continent, and some land can be opened up to grow food.
But it still doesn't solve much of a problem.
Now that Zhao Hongyu has appeared, he even promised a big package, how much grain you want, how much grain you want. And it's all white rice, and it's not 'fake' at all.
You say how can this not excite Master Williams.
"As long as you have enough gold, then you will have as much food as you want. If you don't have gold, you can trade people for food. Zhao Hongyu said to Williams with a smile.
Slaves in exchange for food?
Williams was stunned for a moment and asked with some puzzlement.
Zhao Hongyu shook his head: "How much grain can a boatload of slaves be exchanged?" Aren't there a lot of displaced people in European countries, and they can too. If there are some tricks, then even better. ”
"I'm going to think about this question and I can't answer it right away." , Williams is not stupid, he knows that Zhao Hongyu must have some idea behind this, so he didn't agree immediately.
"It doesn't matter, you can communicate with the country slowly." , Zhao Hongyu didn't care. "Let's talk about the price of these porcelain, and the price of grain."
Zhao Hongyu smiled and said to Williams-
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"Captain! I wasn't mistaken, it's our ship. ”
When Zhao Hong and Lord Williams were negotiating in the Governor's Palace, a group of people in the crowd of onlookers at the port who looked very downcast were talking in a whisper.
Yes, these people are the unlucky ones who were robbed of the boat by Zhao Hongyu and them.
Ever since their ship had been snatched away, they had been stranded in the city of Yaksari, and it had been a miserable time.
"I know, but if you look at those soldiers, they are definitely the best of the best. There's nothing we can do about it, right? ”
The bearded middle-aged man wearing a dirty white shirt, a pair of coffee-colored leather pants and a pair of black calfskin boots said with a fierce glint in his eyes and gritted his teeth.
"What then? That's our ship? Without a boat, we can't go back, are we going to stay in this damned indigenous realm? ”
The former sailors gathered around him clamored.
They were all crew members of the ship, and they never thought that such a thing would happen. …,
What's more, they lose their source of income when they lose their ship, which is devastating for them.
In the past month, they have been living a hungry and full life, and they are about to run out of water.
"No way, I guess this ship won't come back."
The bearded captain gritted his teeth for a moment, and then sighed decadently.
He could see that the soldiers on the other side were definitely not what they were dealing with.
If they really want to do something by force, then the most unlucky ones must be them.
And the sailors around them are also people with a lot of combat experience, and with a sixth sense beyond ordinary people, they also feel this.
The reason why they say this one by one is just because they can't live happily.
As they whispered their conversations, a carriage sped along the straight street, followed by a pair of trotting soldiers.
After Zhao Hongyu finished talking with Williams, he took his leave and left the Governor's Palace.
It's just a discussion of the prices of ceramics and grain, and some other commodities, and it doesn't take much time.
"Remove all the porcelain, I've got it done with Master Williams!"
The door of the carriage opened, and Zhao Hongyu walked down. Wang Shan, who led the team behind, stepped forward, and Zhao Hongyu whispered to him.
Wang Shan nodded, and then instructed the genetics to start unloading.
The porcelain was sold in sets, and a set cost 200 gold coins, which could be paid for by the French gold louis and the British gold pound, as well as the Mediterranean Pierce.
And Zhao Hongyu provides to Virginia every six months is only 200 sets of ceramics.
In this set of ceramics, there are six small bowls, four medium bowls, two large bowls, eight small plates, six medium plates, three large plates, two large soup bowls, eight spoons, and one large soup spoon.
That's it, 200 gold coins.
In Williams' opinion, this is simply cheap.
Not only the aristocracy of Europe, but even the rich merchants of the Mediterranean and Persia will also flock to this.
It's like giving yourself another money.
Originally, Williams wanted Zhao Hongyu to expand his trade, but Zhao Hongyu said that the output was limited, and this thing wanted to be prolific.
But is that really the case?
Of course not.
This kind of inferior carcinogenic ceramics, as long as Zhao Hongyu likes it, he can have as many as he wants.
It's just that considering that there are more goods and no value, Zhao Hongyu did not expand the quantity.
Otherwise, this thing would have been sold for the price of cabbage.
It's not good for him. (To be continued.)
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