A Ming delegation led by Zhou Mubai personally, the number of more than 10,000 people, in addition to the sailors drawn out of the foreign sailors, there are also some businessmen, entourage, can be said to be the largest mission in European history, the reason why so many ships were sent, in fact, is Zhu Jun's idea, since it is naturally not empty-handed, the imperial court can collect some merchant ships to transport various luxury goods to Europe, and then sell them, in this way, not only the travel expenses are earned, but also to generate income, so hundreds of merchant ships full of goods also followed, In order to protect the mission and merchant ships, it was natural that the fleet should accompany them for protection, and thirty huge warships naturally came with them. /Head. hair

Zhou Mubai was immediately invited into the British royal palace, and was received an extremely grand reception, he conveyed the situation of Princess Anne to the British king, and said that he had read the emperor's holy decree, and then rested in the palace with a tired face.

Envoys from all over the world had already arrived in London, and they had gone with the King to greet him, and a lavish reception was brewing at the Palace, and the envoys were gearing up to feast for their own purposes. The Ming envoys were all the envoys who saw it with their own eyes, the warships, merchant ships were covered with clouds and fog, and the entourage was tens of thousands, and I am afraid that even a Dutch expeditionary force was only of such a scale, so it can be seen that the British and the Spaniards are not boasting, and an empire that can send such a powerful mission is no longer what the envoys of various countries can imagine.

As dusk fell, the sky was golden, sprinkled over the bell tower of the palace spire, emitting a soft golden light. The dignitaries gathered at the gate of the palace from all over the place, and the guards guarding the palace carefully checked the invitations, due to the large number of people, the queue on the long road outside the palace even lined up more than ten meters away, all the dukes and earls in the city of London came, as well as a few big businessmen and pirates who were very close to the royal family, plus the envoys and female guests who went to the banquet, the number reached hundreds.

"Note here that in Europe in this era, piracy was not a shameful profession, in the eyes of ordinary people, they were like merchants, they drove ships from one place to another, and some pirates were even able to enter and leave the royal palace frequently, and their status was honorable. 》

Whether it is a duke or a merchant, or a pirate who kills people and exfiltrates goods, or an envoy of various countries, everyone has a hidden evil fetus in their hearts, and a new land empire has appeared on this continent, and many of the already chaotic interests naturally need to be reorganized to weigh whether the other party is their friend or foe.

The hall of the banquet is very spacious, exquisite and elegant decoration, wearing a ceremonial dress and polite waiters, French grapes and wines, crystal clear crystal cups, so that all the guests have a feeling of being at home, the only defect is that the host of the banquet has not yet arrived, taking advantage of this effort, the men began to get together for a certain purpose to chat and joke, here, everything is for the benefit of the rotation, can enter the circle to chat, but also a big man.

"His Royal Highness William and Mr. Daming Special Envoy have arrived." The palace steward blushed as if he had drunk a few bottles of wine, and loudly signaled to the guests to be quiet.

The guests stopped talking in tacit agreement and looked straight at the door. The first to come was a team of well-trained musketeers in red uniforms, followed by the British king, the king paused at the door, made a gesture of invitation, Zhou Mubai then made a shining appearance, and then immediately burst into applause, led by several high-ranking dukes and earls in the United Kingdom.

"Your Excellency, this is my cousin, Duke Edward."

"This is the Earl of Eisen and his Lady elsewhere."

"This is our foreign secretary, Thomson."

William accompanied Zhou Mubai into the venue. This was followed by a lengthy introduction ceremony. One by one, the guests appeared in front of Zhou Mubai in an orderly manner as if they were queuing. Then William introduced Zhou Mubai. After the translation of the interpreter. Zhou Mubai nodded at the visitor. The other took off his hat and nodded in acknowledgment.

Everything went on in great silence. It's also boring. All the way to the end. William introduced the envoys of various countries to Zhou Mubai with a wary face. Zhou Mubai is a representative of Daming. And I heard that he has a very high status in Daming. Equivalent to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Therefore, William was extremely wary of the contact between the envoys of various countries and Zhou Mubaidi. In his eyes. To keep Britain strong in Europe. Then the alliance with the Great Ming Land must be kept in a very close and unique state. Otherwise, some other country will come and intervene. Compete to conclude an alliance with the Ming Dynasty. Then Britain's dominant position will be gone. William was now like a miser in front of the Golden Mountain. He looked at each of the envoys suspiciously. Trying to discover the secrets of their hearts.

"This is the French envoy."

"Edins is the Austrian Crown's Minister for Foreign Affairs."

"This is the Spanish Foreign Secretary."

"This is the Prime Minister of the Principality of Luxembourg."

William's face looked very pale when introduced

It was a little unpleasant, because the envoys had already taken off their polite salute with smiling faces, and William felt that the group of fellows were smiling too brightly, as if some conspiracy was hatching.

"Ahem............ William's bloated figure trembled, and he coughed twice deliberately, and said: "Your Excellency, the envoy, they are here to admire your demeanor, and many people are waiting for your opinion on the Netherlands, the anti-Dutch alliance on the mainland has been formed, and our strength is enough to destroy the few land forces of the Dutch, but the Dutch navy is still too strong, and all the ships of the alliance together are not the opponents of the Dutch, so the blockade of the sea area and the prohibition of Dutch merchant ships is like waste paper, therefore, what good suggestions does the Ming have on the side?" ”

After listening to the translation, Zhou Mubai felt a little strange, although the Ming Dynasty attached no less importance to the naval division than the army, but Zhou Mubai did not think that the naval division was fundamental, these Westerners were very strange, he had seen the map of the Dutch, in Europe is just a small place, even if the territory and population of Britain are several times more than it, when encountering this kind of opponent, it doesn't care what naval fleet it is, just the guy and send the army over to destroy it. Although Zhou Mubai had doubts in his heart, he did not show it, and the emperor's intention did not let it instigate the countries to eliminate the Netherlands, the more strong people on this continent, the more they can check and balance each other, and the glorious policy can be implemented, at least before the Ming Dynasty has not ruled the world, it is best to make these Western countries hostile to each other, and once they come back, they will find that the Ming Dynasty has already gone far away, and they can only look out of reach.

"Rest assured, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has made a will, in order to deal with the threat of the Netherlands and block the shipping lifeline of the Dutch, His Majesty the Emperor is willing to sell warships to the countries of the alliance.

Zhou Mubai said slowly.

Sell a battleship? The envoys of various countries began to lose their heads, they had seen the warships made by the Ming Dynasty, although they were skilled, whether it was the configuration of the artillery or the armor, they were more or even better than the Western warships, but wouldn't the buddy's warships build themselves? Why buy yours? Originally, the countries hoped that the Ming Dynasty would send a fleet to contribute together, after all, the British were your dogs, and he proposed to join the entire alliance, but now you, the big brother behind the scenes, don't make a move, but think about selling warships to make money, which is really unkind, not unkind, it's just that his damn son has no asshole.

All of a sudden, the faces of the envoys of various countries became gloomy. Zhou Mubai spoke again: "How much does it cost to build a large warship in Europe?"

The envoys of various countries did not speak, and no one understood what this envoy of the Ming Dynasty meant, William coughed awkwardly and replied: "It costs about more than 50,000 silver coins, not including the need for a lot of manpower." ”

Zhou Mubai smiled and said: "The battleship of the Ming Dynasty only needs 40,000 taels of silver, and its performance is comparable to that of a Western warship. ”

Like a stone thrown into the calm water, the envoys of various countries have discussed, 40,000 silver compared to 50,000 silver coins is enough to save one-fifth of the price, the same 250,000 silver coins, only five ships built by themselves, but you can buy six, this is not counting the problem of resources, the Spanish Armada that was once prosperous, but it was formed after cutting down most of Spain's forests, and now there is no need to cut down the forest, as long as there are 40,000 silver coins to get a large warship, what is this concept?

The French envoy immediately moved, compared with Spain, Britain, and the Netherlands, France's shipbuilding industry is not developed today, and the French king has always dreamed of competing with various countries for sea power, but France's shipbuilding industry is still in its infancy, and it is impossible to become a maritime power without decades of accumulation, but now it is different, as long as there are enough silver coins, France can even buy a strong enough fleet, and it is cheaper than building its own ships.

Not only the French, the Spaniards were also excited, Spain in order to build the Invincible Armada, almost all the logs in the country that could make large warships, after the destruction of the Invincible Armada, Spain collapsed, and most of the current warships are still decades of old ships, if you can really buy it with silver coins, it is definitely a good deal.

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty once said to Zhou, you are all friendly neighbors of the Ming Dynasty, if countries are willing to buy warships, how many orders can be shipped within half a year at any time." Zhou Mubai said confidently.

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Let's guess, what is Zhu Jun's idea this time, and give the essence the right answer, quack............

A friend said that there is no Netherlands now, well, I checked, and there is, and the Netherlands is a very strong country in this period. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to diancomm, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )