"According to your account, the Ming Empire is a little unpeaceful now, isn't it?"

Jubert's more than ten years in the East have not been in vain, although he does not know the situation of the Ming Empire in detail, he can be regarded as an understanding person.

Zhao Hongyu They know the direction of history, but he came to this era and flapped the wings of the little butterfly, and now there are many things that he is not sure about.

Therefore, the information that Jubert knew in the East was what Zhao Hongyu needed and knew very much.

Jubert nodded and said, "Yes, Your Highness." A tribe called Manchu appeared in the north of the Ming Empire, and they were fighting against the Ming Empire. In the Ming Empire, there were many rebels. At the same time, Zheng Zhilong in the southeast has risen strongly, and it is precisely because of this factor that I will return to China. ”

To put it bluntly, the older the rivers and lakes become, the less timid he becomes, and he already feels that turmoil is about to occur on the side of the Ming Empire, so he doesn't dare to stay any longer.

Besides, Zheng Zhilong is now rising strongly in the southeast sea, and their Dutch people are not lightly squeezed.

Although the Dutch are now constantly arriving in the East with sea ships, he knows very well that with Zheng Zhilong's xìng style, he will not let the Dutch become bigger.

When the time comes, war will inevitably break out between Zheng Zhilong and the Dutch, and he is quite unoptimistic about the prospects of the Dutch war.

In order to die in vain, Joubert chose to return to Europe.

His luck was good, and after returning to Europe, it happened that Zhao Hongyu Manhattan was built. At the same time, the goods in Manhattan were similar to those in the East, so many merchants began to form fleets.

He was hired by a merchant. He became a captain and came to the New World.

This is a small talent, and the main thing is that he knows the East very well.

Zhao Hongyu silently considered it in his heart, he wanted to keep this Jubert.

With Joubert, a man who is familiar with the routes to the East, and the customs along the way. In the future, when Zhao Hongyu can form a fleet to go to Daming, his usefulness will be greater.

Most importantly, Jubert was also familiar with some of the forces on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty, especially Zheng Zhilong, who was on the rise.

At the same time, this guy is also familiar with some of the lords of Dongying, and these are all advantages of Jubert.

"Jubert. You were hired by a Dutch merchant, right? ”

Zhao Hongyu thought for a moment and asked.

"Yes, Your Highness, I was hired."

After Zhao Hongyu got a response, he continued: "If, I said yes, if you can, can you come and help me do something?" ”

Hearing this, Jubert paused for a moment. ()

He didn't know what he could do to help His Royal Highness of the Song Empire.

"Your Highness, I don't know what I can do for you. Do you want to hire someone who is of little use? ”

Jubert asked, a little confused.

And Zhang Tie and Wang Shan were also a little puzzled when they heard Zhao Hongyu say that they wanted to hire Jubert.

"Actually, my ancestors always wanted us to go back to our homeland. It's just that we've forgotten the route back. And many ministers are opposed to the opening of seafaring trade, but I would like to find our riches on the sea. ”

Zhao Hongyu came as soon as he opened his mouth. It's been said very smoothly now.

At such a time, the history of the Song Empire must be put on the table again.

"You've been to the East, and you know a lot of things we don't know about now. And I'm preparing to build warships, and when there are enough warships, then I'll send a fleet to the East, so I need you. ”

This excuse, though flawed, convinces Jubert.

"The situation in the East is very bad, and I don't recommend that you go to the East as well. Because this creates a conflict of interest with the Netherlands. At the same time, Zheng Zhilong, the overlord of the Eastern Seas, will not let your fleet haunt there. ”

Joubert gave his own advice.

"Huh." , Zhao Hongyu smiled and said: "This is my business, as long as you do things for me, then I will give you an official position of maritime counselor, and the salary is much more generous than if you were a captain." ”

Zhang Tie and Wang Shan understood Zhao Hongyu's plan, and it turned out that His Royal Highness was planning for the future.

Zhang Tie and Wang Shan, who figured this out. began to support Zhao Hongyu from the bottom of his heart to win over Zhu Bert, the Oriental Expert.

"You can think about it and don't rush to give me an answer. I know it's going to take a hard look at making this decision, but I'll be waiting for you here. ”

Zhao Hongyu saw that Zhu Bert was a little hesitant, but just smiled. He didn't get an answer right away.

"Your Highness, I'll think about it seriously." , Zhu Bert saluted Zhao Hongyu.

Subsequently, Joubert took advantage of the situation to bring up the matter of the trade agreement.

Zhao Hongyu thought about it for a while, and then responded to him under the nervous eyes of Jubert: "Yes, it's not a problem, the trade agreement can be signed." Then Zhao Hongyu turned his head and said to Zhang Tie: "Tomorrow you can sign a trade agreement with Jubert, and this matter will be handled immediately." ”

Zhang Tie nodded and responded.

"Jubert, if I may, I'd like to talk to you about a big deal."

Hearing Zhao Hongyu say that there was a big deal to discuss, Zhu Bert's eyes lit up.

The desire for wealth in his bones made Jubert very interested in the so-called business of this highness.

"Your Highness, please speak."

"As I said earlier, many nobles and ministers in our country are opposed to maritime trade. So I trade with you in my own territory, which is something that many people are against. ”

Zhao Hongyu brought up this again.

"It's a pity, Your Highness, I can only say that those nobles and ministers are short-sighted." Joubert chimed in.

"So I don't have any extra ships on hand, and if I want to go to the East, then I have to have more ships. Therefore, I would like you to be able to act as my agent to purchase the sea vessels I need in Europe. ”

Buying a boat?

Hearing this, Jubert pondered for a moment.

Nowadays, all countries in the European continent are developing maritime trade, and every shipyard is doing its best to build ships, and the orders are full.

Therefore, this matter seems to Jubert to be a little unrealistic.

So Jubert said to Zhao Hongyu: "Your Highness, all countries in Europe are now carrying out maritime trade, and all shipyard orders are very full, so this matter is very difficult." ”

Zhao Hongyu smiled: "I am willing to pay a lot of money, a ship will double the original price, and the ship built in the future will be purchased at double the price." Even three times or four times I can accept it, I only ask for more ships in a short time, I think the bosses of those shipyards, will not refuse. ”

Zhao Hongyu made his own conditions, he wanted to use gold coins to smash those shipyard bosses down.

I have to say that gold coins are still very useful in this era.

The bosses of those shipyards, in the face of this naked temptation, are difficult to refuse.

Jubert believes that his majesty is likely to succeed.

Today's Europeans don't have any honesty or dishonesty, and they look at money in everything they do.

As long as you have gold, then nothing is not okay.

And the last thing Zhao Hongyu lacks is money.

Since the beginning of the trade, he has collected a lot of gold and silver coins.

However, after his Temporal Trader was sold, the price of gold coins had fallen to the same price as gold, and it was no longer a collectible item.

It can be seen how many gold coins Zhao Hongyu sold.

Of course, the price of gold coins will slowly rise, because the space-time trader has the functions of natural disasters** and item consumption, so the gold coins he sold back will slowly disappear.

Therefore, the price of gold coins will slowly rise, but Zhao Hongyu does not have so much time.

Therefore, after thinking about it, he still felt that it was the right thing to let the gold coins circulate. But what did he want to buy with so many gold coins in his hand?

After some thought, the sea ship entered Zhao Hongyu's line of sight.

Now what he lacks most is a boat, so why can't he use these gold coins in his hand to buy a sea boat?

So, he had this proposal for Jubert.

However, in doing so, Manhattan's disadvantages will also be exposed. In this way, everyone will know that their strength at sea is weak.

But Zhao Hongyu also saw it very openly, because as trade became more and more popular, this matter would not be hidden sooner or later.

It is better to take advantage of the fact that trade has just started now, and many people have not yet had some bad intentions, and it is better to buy a large number of warships quickly.

It was with this situation in mind that Zhao Hongyu made such a request for a sale to Jubert.

And Zhu Bert also had an appetite for Zhao Hongyu, so he chose Zhu Bert.

"I can give it a try, after all, the price you gave is very real, Your Highness. If I were the owner of those shipyards, I don't think I would have had a hard time saying no to such a price. ”

Jubert smiled wryly.

"For each ship, I will give you the benefit of a hundred gold florins, and you will be responsible for finding enough sailors. I will send someone to Europe with you, and you don't have to worry about money. ”

Zhao Hongyu has thought about it, and when the time comes, let Lamour follow Jubert to Europe to buy a ship.

For such a hand, Joubert has no objection.

And doing this is also good for him, why not do it.

Fools don't make that money.

After chatting with Jubert about the East for a while, Jubert got up and took his leave.

After Zhang Tie saw off Jubert, he returned to the umbrella company at the docks.

And when Jubert left, Wang Shan asked Zhao Hongyu: "Your Highness, is it necessary for us to buy a ship in Europe?" ”

He felt that it was completely unnecessary, and even said that this matter would expose their weaknesses and give people a sense of enlightenment.

Zhao Hongyu smiled bitterly: "Now gold coins can only be sold as gold, so it's useless to keep them, it's better to buy some things we need now." I'm not afraid to give the price higher, I want to be able to get the boat I need. ”

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