"What do you want to do with this child after it's born?" Liu Yiyi didn't have too much politeness, at this time Ding Yi's side also dispersed, and walked in, Liu Yiyi wanted to get up and salute, but was restrained by Ding Yi's raised hand, so she sat down and looked at Margaret quietly.

Margaret thought for a long time, and after a long time, she began to get impatient before she spoke: "This child will be Henry's bloodline and inherit the throne of England." She raised her head and looked at Liu Yiyi, and her dazed expression became eager, "Please ask the queen to give me a loan of 200,000 taels of silver for the purchase of ammunition and armament!" ”

"His Majesty's bloodline will get the crown of England! Queen, your borrowing is definitely worth it, and in Cozelde the British Republican Organization has established five branches, and already three hundred and eighty-five trained personnel have begun to go out into various places. And we also have the support of a part of the nobility, albeit only a small nobility! Margaret was very excited to recount the results of her activities in the UK during this time.

She hoped to get the loan she hoped for, and the 200,000 taels of silver in this era were completely different from the concept of later generations. Just like the more than $7 million that the United States bought from Alaska, by 2020 or so, that would be worth tens of billions or more.

Two hundred thousand taels of silver, then Margaret could arm a whole regiment of regular troops! It is even possible to assign a mortar to each battalion, as well as to create a field health center! Of course, as for hiring instructors of various specialties and paying soldiers' salaries, that would have to be fundraised.

"When you came back, there was still about a copy of the text, which you didn't see." Liu Yiyi did not answer Margaret's request.

She said something else: "Maybe let Your Majesty sue you." It would be better. ”

This made Ding Yi a little embarrassed, but he had to speak: "The cruising fleet of the Mediterranean fleet." For cruising the British Sea, a proposal for a maintenance fund was proposed. Approximate preliminary estimates are 700,000 taels of silver every six months. Because of the cruising mission, the maintenance of the hull and the maintenance of the guns have become more urgent. ”

This is a very real cost, and Ding Yi really has no money to put it in.

Ximing's treasury was also not rich, and in fact, thanks to the Ding family's trading house, it reduced a lot of fire consumption.

For example, if you take 500,000 taels to Guangxi, you don't really need to transport a boatload of silver. Instead, after Liu Yiyi's approval, the commercial banks of Liangguang can purchase goods or pay silver locally.

Why is Ximing's treasury not abundant? Ding Yi's war dividends were quite a lot, and on the Ottoman side alone, Bayezid sent over a full million taels - arrears plus interest. And although Ding Yi gave a sentence: "In ten years, I have not been idle to retrieve Constantine for the time being, you must manage it well, otherwise, don't be unpredictable." So Bayezet sent Venetian gold coins, Florentine gold coins, works of art, jewelry, and so on, worth a million taels of silver.

Because of following Ding Yi's side, Bayezid watched Ding Yi's victory every step. And there is a psychological shadow.

And the size of Ximing's army is indeed that even if the city is captured, it cannot be occupied by troops, but Ximing's fleet artillery can attack Constantine at any time! So even if Ding Yi is Chiguo's war blackmail. Bayezet also had to pinch his nose and admit it, and he had to give this money according to Liu Ji's hint to ensure that Ding Yi's words would be implemented.

The caliber and firing range of the cannon. It is the truth.

The conquest of Thessaloniki and Athens naturally also paid a war dividend. But it's mainly aimed at the powerful, because these two places are not scraped and left. Rather, it was developed as an imperial territory. Despite this, the accounts in these two places are close to one million.

And Smyrna itself has an income of hundreds of thousands of taels, and Venice has millions of taels.

When Liu Yiyi handed over the treasury to Yang Ding and Yang Zongqi, the Minister of Finance of Ximing State, he had a family background of nearly 10 million taels, because in the world business network of the Ding family firm, part of the profits belonged to the Ximing treasury.

But Yang Ding has now cried all day long and has no money, and even just now he led the officials of the Ministry of Finance to Ding Yi's study to tear up the 700,000 taels of silver of the Mediterranean Fleet.

It's not that Yang Ding wants to take the money to usury, but he really has no money.

Why? Because Ding was training ten divisions in Smyrna, and he was still frantically exporting revolution to Europe.

To export the revolution, we must not only have theory, but also personnel, mobilize the masses, and, most importantly, money.

Of course, if the revolution succeeds, it will be well rewarded, but it will not be effective until the revolution succeeds.

In short, Ding Yi is out of money now.

Marguerite of Anjou almost fainted when she heard this, how could she raise 700,000 taels of silver? And it will be so much for half a year, and I will have to continue to give it in the future, 1.4 million taels per year!

How much was Joan of Arc, who almost single-handedly saved France from collapse at that time? There is a saying that it is sixteen thousand francs and eight hundred livres. Of these, 10,000 francs were for the Duke of Burgundy, 6,000 francs for officials, and 800 livres for the knights who captured Joan of Arc.

During this period, the British royal family earned only tens of thousands of pounds a year.

Of course, Europe is not without tyrants, but even the very rich Venice and Florence fought a few decades ago, and Florence, which spent 3.5 million gold coins on military expenditure, has already suffered a great loss of vitality. About a pound [240] of silver pennies is six or seven Florentine or Venetian gold coins, so Florence is considered a very wealthy country in Europe.

But 3.5 million gold coins is the total cost before and after, not the concept of 1.4 million taels of silver per year like the Mediterranean Fleet.

"This, lady, why don't you borrow 700,000 taels of silver from your husband first." After all, Ding Yi had eaten Margaret's mutton, and he felt that he still had to bite the bullet first, "San'er and Xunji over there in the Americas should soon send the tax money they received." ”

Liu Yiyi didn't say anything, just looked at Ding Yi with a smile, and Ding Yi was stunned in less than two seconds, this is about fighting, 10,000 against 100,000, Ding Someone dares to fight, but when it comes to the economy, he is really not good at it. And he knows even more that he owes Liu Yiyi a lot of money in his account now!

"Husband, why don't you let the concubine take care of this matter?" Liu Yiyi didn't let Ding not get off the stage.

Hearing this, Ding Yi was really relieved, and hurriedly said, "I have a good wife." ”

"700,000 taels, I can pay for you." Liu Yiyi said to Margaret, "You can't save this money." ”

Margaret hurriedly knelt down on one leg and saluted: "Yes, what the queen said." Margaret thanked the Queen for her reward, and I will defend the Queen with my life as if I were loyal to Her Majesty! She is very delicate, and she never mentioned the relationship between Ding Yi and her from beginning to end, even though she obviously has Ding Yi's child.

For it was indeed impossible for her to save the money, and the Mediterranean Fleet's cruising of the English seas was not only a gesture, but a blockade of the British seas, although it did not attack the British ships or collect taxes, but only in the name of catching pirates. But this fleet not only provided strategic deterrence, but also facilitated the activities of the British republican organization - even if the uprising failed, as long as he went to sea, King Edward IV of England would have no choice but to let the British warships be crushed under the guns of the Western Ming Empire, and Poseidon's hegemony could not be provoked, as Venice, the former maritime power, had proved with their crushing defeat.

If Margaret could not pay this money, then the development of the British republican organization would be countless times more difficult than it is now.

"Do you want to stay in the Imperial City of Kunpeng, or do you want the crown of the King of England?" Liu Yiyi asked Margaret.

Margaret didn't dare to look up, so Liu Yiyi winked at Ding Yi a little proudly, which was originally something that Ding Yi opposed, but because Ding Yi couldn't come up with the money, she was able to assert her claim.

Ding couldn't help but hide his face when he heard it, is a country, a country going to be used as a breakup fee?

"Margaret does not understand that no matter where I am, I will be a loyal knight of His Majesty." After countless reflections in her head, Marguerite of Anjou, the former Queen of England, answered as she thought fit.

But this did not satisfy Liu Yiyi: "No, you have to make a choice." If you want to stay in the Kunpeng Imperial City, then you have to start learning how to become the concubine of His Majesty; If you want to get the crown of England, you have to forget that you are a mother after you give birth to this child. ”

"Like the female pharaoh of Egypt?" Margaret somewhat understood what Liu Yiyi meant, and she raised her head.

"Like the female pharaoh of Egypt." Liu Yiyi repeated what Margaret had said, but it changed from a question to a declarative sentence.

"I heard that the female pharaoh did not allow a lover or a minister or general who was too secret, and that there was a eunuch who helped her manage state affairs and arrange her private life? In the upper class of Europe, it is said that the female pharaoh invests a lot of energy in governing the country, that is because she is only the king when she governs the country, and in private life, she is a prisoner. ”

"Yes." Liu Yiyi replied very directly.

"Why? I promise that His Majesty's bloodline will inherit the throne! All borrowings will be repaid in instalments......"

Liu Yiyi stood up and walked in front of Margaret: "You are wrong, Your Majesty's bloodline, you must not be crowned with the surname of a barbarian king, pretending to be the son of a barbarian king, to seek a crown." She pointed to Margaret's abdomen and said confidently, "If he or she needs it, even if His Majesty doesn't want to spoil this child too much, I will use endless money to get this toy for this child!" ”

Marguerite of Anjou looked at Ding Yi, who smiled wryly and nodded, so Marguerite knew that she was faced with a choice that would determine her fate. (To be continued......)