Because Heathrow's identity was not an official envoy, Li You did not choose to summon him in the main hall, but set the place in the Imperial Garden as a private informal meeting; As for Heathrow's details, Jin Yiwei has already checked almost it, "Your Majesty, this person claims to be Cavani in front of General Teixeira, and is a fellow countryman of General Teixeira; However, according to Jinyiwei's inquiry, this man and his men in the inn spoke the English language, and his name was changed to John Heathrow. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Now, under Li You's instructions, Jinyiwei and Dongchang have added intelligence collection departments to Nanyang and European countries, and many talents who are proficient in European Chinese languages have also been trained, and these news are all found out by this new department, "Oh? Why did this person change his name? What is the origin and what is the purpose of my enlightenment? Li You felt a little surprised.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates have found out that this person may be the steward of the East India Company, and the English Kingdom to which the East India Company belongs is at war with General Teixeira's homeland, perhaps for this reason he concealed his true identity from General Teixeira." Luo Yangxing guessed that it was not far from ten, "Since this person is a businessman, there is a good chance that what he wants should be trade." ”

"In that case, let him in, there is no harm in having one more buyer." Li You thought about it for a while, the development of Britain in India was not going well, and the East India Company also had a lot of commercial competition with Spain, Holland and other countries, and perhaps could get something useful from him to help the sailors go south in the future.

"John Heathrow, an English merchant, meets His Majesty the Supreme Emperor." Entering the palace, Heathrow cautiously bowed his head and walked quickly, not daring to look up at the surrounding buildings and layouts, and after saluting, he did not look up, but quietly waited for His Majesty's orders.

"You're honest, you didn't use any fake names like Cavani." Although he stammered in Chinese, Li You could understand the meaning.

"If I tell my true identity, I'm afraid that General Teixeira will not introduce me to His Majesty the Emperor, this is also a helpless move, and I will personally apologize to him after I send General Teixeira's family to Daming in the future." Heathrow couldn't help but feel glad for his wise decision, as it could be seen from what he had just said that His Majesty the Emperor already knew his true identity well, and if he continued to use Cavani's identity, he would immediately incur the disgust of the other party.

"Okay, I think you traveled thousands of miles from India to Daming, I'm afraid it's not just to see me, right?" The identity and status of the other party, Li You didn't bother to go around in circles with him, and directly asked him what he meant, "What is the purpose of trying your best to come to see me?" I'm giving you a chance to speak now. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Merciful Emperor." Heathrow saluted again before saying, "I have come this time on behalf of the East India Company, and I want to reach a series of business cooperation agreements with the Ming Dynasty. ”

"You can handle this matter with the City Division, I believe they will also be happy to reach an agreement with a new and powerful partner, and Daming also needs all kinds of overseas goods." The Municipal Department is a new yamen established by Li You, mainly responsible for the adjustment of customs and tax policies, the management of overseas merchants, etc., but it is somewhat similar to the customs and commerce departments of later generations.

If it was just this request, Li You planned to let him go, he didn't have much time to dwell on these details, seeing Li You's appearance, Heathrow couldn't help but be a little anxious, and hurriedly said a more important purpose, "I heard that His Majesty the Emperor may need to do something to the Spaniards in Nanyang, and the company is very happy to see these Spaniards punished, and is willing to provide help to the Ming to the best of his ability?" ”

"Oh? Where did you see that I was going to do something to the Spaniards? Also, as far as I know, your East India Company does not have much strength in the South Seas, so how much help can you provide to my Ming Dynasty? Li You did not deny the possibility of war with the Spaniards, and continued to ask.

"I heard that Your Majesty is building a new military port in Qiongzhou Mansion, and the naval fleet that has always been strong is preparing to move here, so I have such an idea, and the Spaniards slaughtered the people of the Ming Dynasty in the South Seas back then, I think Your Majesty will not let go of these cruel sinners." Heathrow was secretly happy when he heard this, it seemed that he had a great chance of success in this mission, and Da Ming was really ready to do something to the Spaniards, "Although the company is not as strong as the Spaniards, it also has several bases in India, which can monitor the latest movements of the Spaniards, and the company also has a special collection of relevant information about the Spaniards, which can be handed over to Your Majesty; There are also some veterans who have fought naval battles with the Spaniards, and they know the Spanish navy very well, and these people must also provide some small help to the Ming navy. ”

Li You nodded slightly, although Jinyiwei and Dongchang have begun to extend their tentacles to the South Seas, but after all, the time is limited, and they have not collected too much useful information, on the other hand, the East India Company has been in India for more than 30 years, and its accumulation in this area is definitely stronger than them.

"I need not only the intelligence of the Spaniards, but also the intelligence of India, and in return I can give your company more favorable business conditions, and I think that if the Spaniards suffer a crushing defeat in Asia, it will be very good for you English, right?" Li You made his own conditions.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was also interested in India? This condition exceeded his expectations, and Heathrow felt entangled for a while, is Daming's entry into India a good thing or a bad thing for the company? India is so big and has such a large population, it is difficult to control India with the strength of the East India Company, and it seems that the benefits of bringing in the Ming as a partner to jointly deal with the natives of India will be higher?

"I need to report this to the company, but I am sure that the shareholders of the company will be happy to agree to this condition." Heathrow replied that he knew that it would not be a matter of a year or two for the Ming to enter India, and that before that they would at least have to deal with the Spaniards and set up a relay station in the South Seas to protect the safety of the shipping routes.

"Well, now you can hand over the information you have, and those veterans who fought with the Spaniards can also be sent to Daming." Li You was not in a hurry, and the upper authorities quickly reached a consensus on the issue of dealing with the Spaniards, and decided to cooperate to drive the Spaniards out of Nanyang.