Opium, this little box contains opium!

Hongqing didn't actually come into contact with opium in his previous life, but he had already heard a lot of it, since he came to this time and space, Hongqing's heart has always been wary of the "Opium War" in that time and space in his previous life, and he naturally won't fail to understand opium and other things, and under this understanding, he knew that opium is almost all over the world now, and it is also regarded as a fashionable drink, even in the Qing Dynasty, this thing is also stored zài, especially in Taiwan Province, Opium has almost reached the point of flooding, of course, the smokers are all those ethnic minorities, but the Manchu and Han people in Taiwan are rarely contaminated with this thing, in Fujian, Guangdong Province there are also a small number of smokers, most of them are engaged in overseas trade private traders brought back from Nanyang, because of the fear that opium will be flooded in the land of China, Hongqing once issued a strict order in the "Eight Banners Firm", no one is allowed to entrain, nor is it allowed to possess, once found, immediately beheaded, for this reason, really cut off more than a dozen heads, Generally speaking, it basically curbed the possibility of opium being introduced to the land of China through guò "Eight Banners Firm", and now, Anders actually used opium to offer treasure, how could Hongqing not be angry!

"Your Excellency, what is your purpose in showing the opium to this king, eh?"

Although the murderous intent in Hongqing's heart was already big, it did not come out, but looked at Viscount Anders coldly, and asked coldly.

"His Royal Highness the Prince really recognizes this thing, it is worthy of being a well-informed person, hehe, this thing is also called 'Forget the Anxiety Medicine' in my Europe, also called 'Bliss Cream', in the early years, only the noble people were eligible to enjoy, now, although the yield is more, it is not that the common people can afford to use, it just so happens that my Kingdom of Portugal is in the territory of the South Seas, are very suitable for planting this thing, and the annual harvest is also passable, if His Royal Highness the Prince allows, my country is willing to settle trade with the Qing Empire with this thing, I don't know your ......"

Viscount Anders obviously didn't notice the murderous intent flashing in Hongqing's eyes, and he thought he was proud to talk about it, and in the end, he didn't know whether to sell opium to Hongqing.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

Hearing Anders say this, the anger in Hongqing's heart could no longer be suppressed, and he threw the box in his hand to a few people beside him, and without waiting for Anders to finish speaking, in a flash, the person had already jumped in front of Anders, unceremoniously lifted his chest, and gave him a series of slaps with a flick of his hand, which made Anders's nosebleed wildly.

"Ouch, ouch, Your Royal Highness, what are you doing, ouch, ouch, ......"

Although Anders is tall and big, burly, and stronger than Hongqing, and his strength is not small, compared with Hongqing, who has reached the realm of martial arts masters, he is just an ant-like character, although he struggles desperately, how can he get rid of Hongqing's clamps, and he is stunned and howls miserably, which can be described as miserable.

"Bastard, you dare to use drugs to offer to this king, do you really dare to kill you, dog!"

After slapping Anders dozens of times in a row, Hongqing was so angry that he slammed him to the ground, and kicked him a few times hard, before he scolded angrily.

"Ah, this ......, His Royal Highness Prince Yu, you are fair, you are a good intention, how can you treat it like this, ...... below"

In this era, the essence of opium drugs has not yet been confirmed, even in the upper class of Europe, there are not a few opium smokers, therefore, Anders does not know why Hongqing is so angry, he feels extremely wronged, and he does not dare to argue with the murderous Hongqing, so he can only turn to the old fifteen for help.

"You deserve it, it's light to beat you, if this king knew in advance that the treasure you want to offer is this thing, this king would have killed you a long time ago!"

The old fifteenth originally did not understand opium, when the "Eight Banners Firm" was established, he did not understand Hongqing's strict order to prohibit the inflow of opium, but after Hongqing understood the consequences of smoking opium, he already had a very high vigilance against opium in his heart, and almost every year when the heads of the fleets returned to Beijing to report on their work, the old fifteen would move out the strict prohibition of opium and emphasized. What he was afraid of was that Hongqing would have a misunderstanding about himself, and when he saw Anders actually asking for help from him, he couldn't help but be a little more angry, and scolded angrily.

"The two princes are angry, since you don't agree with the mention of the next, the matter will be stopped, even if you don't say it below, there are other confidential matters to report."

Seeing that the old fifteen not only did not help him speak, but also shouted and killed, Anders felt aggrieved, but also really afraid, so he hurriedly prepared to show the last hole card.

"Speak!"

After beating Anders hard, although the anger in Hongqing's heart was still there, but in the end, it was reduced by the young and old, and he didn't speak ill of each other anymore, but he also didn't give Anders a good look, so he just broke off his throat coldly.

"Your Royal Highness, you can say yes, but there are two conditions, one is that His Royal Highness can no longer treat him so rudely, and he must also promise not to tell outsiders the secrets he said, if His Royal Highness does not give a promise, he really dare not say it clearly."

Anders was really frightened by Hongqing's outburst, fearing that his own life would be in jeopardy, so he was ready to use this last hole card to negotiate terms with Hongqing.

"As long as what you say is really useful, this king will not sin you, say!"

For Anders's life, Hongqing doesn't care at all, his so-called secret envoy identity, in Hongqing's opinion, is just a fart, like this kind of ant-like thing, it doesn't matter whether he kills it or not, but he is still a little interested in the secret he says.

"That His Royal Highness may know that, as far as His Majesty knows, the East India Company of Great Britain and the East India Company of Spain, Holland, and other countries have secretly made arrangements to smuggle opium into your country on a large scale, so as to reduce the trade deficit."

As soon as he heard Hongqing's promise, Anders didn't dare to say any more, and hurriedly reported the news he knew.

Really!

Hongqing had vaguely guessed the strangeness earlier, and when he heard Anders say, the anger in his heart suddenly rose again, but he didn't attack Anders again, but asked in a cold voice: "To be specific, how do those illegal companies plan to smuggle, and who are involved in my Qing Dynasty, huh?" ”

"This ......"

As soon as Hongqing's sharp shout came out, Anders's eyes immediately rolled wildly, his mouth opened, and he was going to say that he didn't know, but when he saw the murderous aura in Hongqing's eyes suddenly rose, he couldn't help but shudder, how dare he dare to deal with nonsense anymore, and hurriedly explained: "Your Royal Highness, I don't know too much about the specific deployment, I only know that these companies plan to ship goods in the two directions of Formosa and Guangzhou, and who is responsible for the joint in the specific Qing Dynasty, it is really not clear in the next, of course, As long as your country is willing to hand over all the goods for tomorrow, this year and next year to the Portuguese East India Company for distribution, you can mobilize the East India Company of China to help inquire about specific news. ”

"Well, this king gives you time to investigate, my fleet is expected to go to sea in mid-October, counting, you have two months to find out the specific news, if you can have a good letter, this king can agree to trade with you all the goods this year, the price remains the same, if what you say is correct, next year's goods will also be handed over to you as usual, as for the price, it can be appropriately lowered by one percent, so decided, you may be able to do it?"

When it comes to the future of the Qing Dynasty, Hongqing will not be stingy with such interests, even if there is a difference of nearly 10 million taels of silver, but compared to the major event of blocking opium from entering China, it is not worth mentioning.

"It can be done, it can be done, after returning to Nanyang next time, I will immediately start investigating, and I will definitely give His Royal Highness the Prince a satisfactory answer."

Smuggling opium to the Qing Dynasty is a strategy set by the unification of the six countries, and the Portuguese are naturally involved, in other words, to find out such news, it is really not too difficult for Anders, just such a light and ingenious job, you can exchange for a hundred percent of the benefits, it is already a big profit, not to mention that once the war breaks out, the hoarded goods will undoubtedly skyrocket, and it is a huge profit.

"Okay, let's talk about it today, remember, today's events must not be passed on, otherwise, this king will definitely send troops to exterminate your country's colonies in the Far East, okay, you can go, Uncle Fifteen, I would like you to give Viscount Anders a ride."

Everything that should be understood has been understood, and everything that should be explained has been explained, Hongqing was too lazy to talk to Anders again, so he waved his hand and gave an order to expel the customer.

"Your Royal Highness, please rest assured, I will definitely do my best to find out the truth, and I will not disappoint His Royal Highness, farewell, farewell."

Anders was frightened by Hongqing, and secondly, he was also anxious to rush back to the Li Fan Yuan to discuss with Diego Rodriguez, who was making a good life, and he didn't dare to delay any more after hearing Hongqing's instructions, so he hurriedly nodded and promised to do so, and then he was accompanied by Lao Fifteen out of the palace and rushed all the way to the Li Fan Yuan.

What an eventful time!

After sending Anders away, Hongqing had no intention of eating, and sat alone in the study, her brows were tightly locked, and her heart was fluctuating, and she was a little absorbed for a while......