Hua Hou Wei politely replied, "I understand what you mean, yes! Of course! Since war has never happened, trade is a natural choice! You see, the Iberian Peninsula is at the throat of Europe, and doing business with you Spain is an inevitable choice! Well, porcelain! How about porcelain? All kinds of porcelain, you can even process it into the way you want!"

Maxim trembled with excitement and cautiously asked, "Is it really possible?"

"Yes, you have to believe that the prince of the Ming Empire will definitely be a gentleman who walks his word! This is the basic cultivation of an aristocracy, Maxi Union, you and I and Medina are all nobles, unlike Portugal's Woya and El Salvador, we are in a group!"

Sending away Maxim Union, who burned down the house, Hua Houwei changed color and urgently convened an enlarged meeting of the army.

It was said that it was an enlarged meeting, but only officers above the company came to attend. There were three people sitting on the rostrum, Hua Houwei in the center, Niu Yaowu and Qi Youshan on the left and on the right.

"First of all, I want to apologize to you! You all know about Shi Qingshan, it's not the contradiction between him and your Qi Sima, it's the contradiction between reality and my ideals!" After finishing speaking, Hua Houwei looked at Shi Qingshan, who was full of gratitude, and then at Qi Youshan, and then said, "In the battle of Jiujiang, there was no one out of ten brothers who followed me, which made me heartbroken. So I worked hard to improve the guns and make the cannons, so that the brothers would die less."

Speaking of emotion, Hua Houwei seemed to see the bloody wind and rain in the dense forest next to Suojiang Tower, thinking of the soldiers who died beside him, remembering the helplessness at that time, and remembering the pathos when he decided to die, he couldn't help choking up and crying! Zhu Shanqing and Niu Yaowu are both parties, and with Hua Houwei's words, their thoughts have also returned to that time.

Many of the battalion-level officers below had experienced that tragic battle, and some of them were crying like a fountain of tears! Qi Youshan sighed for a moment, and pushed Hua Houwei, who was caught in his memories: "Lord, lord!"

Hua Houwei wiped a handful of tears and raised his head: "Okay! You can see the unproductive appearance. However, because of my selfishness, the former wolf cooking army and the current wing army, including the Japanese army, have a problem that continues because of this! That is, they dare not bear casualties, they dare not fight big battles and tough battles! Shi Qingshan taught me a lesson and made me suddenly realize that such an army cannot be invincible and invincible! It's my responsibility!"

Qi Youshan and Niu Yaowu couldn't sit still, and Qi Youshan said in a loud voice: "Lord Wang, the day before yesterday was not rightly marked, it was mishandled under the mark, and it was under the mark."

"Alas, there are mountains, I, Zhu Houwei, am not a bureaucrat who shirks the blame, I must bear my responsibility! From now on, casualty numbers are no longer your first priority! However, the lives of the fighters must be cherished! Hum! The next trip to Europa is indispensable, and if you die 10,000 barbarians for a warrior, Lao Tzu will also feel distressed!"

The meeting was not very long, and soon the content of the meeting spread to the army. The establishment of the Japanese army and the wing army expanded day by day, and Hua Houwei's influence in the army declined sharply. And after this meeting, from top to bottom, all the soldiers were grateful to Huahou Wei! Since then, Hua Houwei's image has become taller and taller in the army, his control over the troops has become stronger and stronger, and some bad signs in the army have also been silently annihilated.

Medina and Maxim came together, bringing not only 200,000 gold dinars, but also greetings from the new king of Spain, Ferdinand II, and the messenger André Stephen.

Hua Houwei warmly welcomed this group, and this time he went to Europe, he brought a lot of optimistic administrators, led by Jiang Mian. Medina and Maxim handed over to Jiang Mian, while Andre and Hua Houwei had secret talks.

"Dear Prince of the Ming Empire, may I ask you to come to Europe, bringing blood and fire, or flowers and friendship?"

Hua Houwei leaned back and looked at Andre with pity: "Okay, it seems that you don't know anything! Mr. Emissary of Spain"

"Oh, don't bother, just call me Andre!"

Hua Houwei glanced at Andre in surprise and shook his head: "You are very confident? You can ask Maxi Union and Medina privately, there are some things I don't want to say very clearly! In addition, I need to teach you a little common sense, the current Spain is just equivalent to the Ming Dynasty

One province, and there are twenty or thirty such provinces!"

Andre is actually just trying, although Maxim and Medina are tight-lipped, but in such a big battle, with so many casualties, how can the news be hidden? Andrei was well aware of the strength in the hands of the prince in front of him, and his rhetoric was just a temptation. He hurriedly stood up and apologized, "I'm sorry, please forgive me for my ignorance. Since the Ming Empire is so powerful and comes with good intentions, what do you think of Spain wanting to trade with the Ming Empire?"

Hua Houwei waved his hand: "That's it, I can forgive. As for the trade thing, of course you can! As I have already said, the Ming Dynasty came with good intentions, and of course trade will proceed normally! However, there is one thing I need to make clear, Portugal and I have signed an alliance before, and El Salvador has come all the way to Daming to ask for help, and I hope that the King of Spain will consider it."

"Well, well, Your Excellency, this matter is not something I can decide or promise, I will take your words back in their entirety, and hope that His Majesty will consider them all. So back to the question just now, what will Spain gain? What does it cost you?"

Hua Houwei stared at the seasoned diplomat for a moment and shook his head: "Forget it, I found out that I was wasting my time! I repeat once again that the restoration of the Kingdom of Portugal is a prerequisite for the establishment of normal diplomatic relations between Spain and the Ming Dynasty! You may go, Mr. Andrew!"

Andrei didn't expect Hua Houwei to be so faceless, and he was annoyed for a while: "Uh, Your Excellency, isn't Da Ming going to respect the Kingdom of Spain? Oh! I'm sorry, but that wasn't what I intended."

"Get out! Go back and tell that Ferdinand II that he wants to go to war and destroy Spain!" Huahou Weicai doesn't care about Ferdinand II, his focus has always been on the European coalition, not on Spain!

Andre left Altiga in embarrassment, and Medina and Maxi were surprised. Medina ignored the request of Andre's companions, and instead went to Hua Houwei with Maxim Union.

"Dear Prince, what's the matter? Will our agreement be affected?"

Hua Houwei laughed: "Oh, dear Medina, I am with you Lisbon family, and I have made an agreement with you, not with Spain! Do you understand what I mean?"

Medina relieved herself and shrugged her shoulders, "Then it doesn't matter! As long as we're friends! Mark, what do you think?"

Maxim smiled: "His Majesty Ferdinand's Marin Dispatch Commander Maxim has failed, and now it is Maxim of the Walker family and Prince Daming who have reached an agreement, I think the personal friendship between nobles should not be blamed in any way!"

Hua Houwei laughed and pointed at the two: "They are all my friends! Then a friend should be treated like a friend! Come, Shan Qing, bring me the gift I prepared for you two!"

Two exquisite books were placed on the table, Hua Houwei pointed to the books and said, "Look at it, this is the industry I have carefully prepared for the two of you!"

Medina opened the title page suspiciously: "Banking! What does that mean? Dear Prince, the banking industry in Europe is very developed, what are you?"

Hua Houwei pointed to the one in Maxi and "No, no, dear friend, you don't understand. Together, these two books are a profiteering industry!"

Medina couldn't wait to look at the book in Maxi Collaboration: "The Industrialization of Housing"? Mark, quick, open it and take a look!"

Hua Houwei smiled a little sinisterly, pointed to the two books and began to explain: "Housing, as infrastructure, is widespread in every city. Then the industrialization of housing will lead to the rapid expansion of the city, and it will create a great city like Rome! The point, of course, is that there is a steady stream of dinars flowing into the pockets of the two!"

Of course you can! With happy faces on their faces, Medina smiled and said, "But I still don't understand why the banking industry wants to cooperate with this housing industry?"

Hua Hou Wei hated that iron could not become steel and said, "Read! The two sides are on the inside of each other! Let me tell you both, if you want to make money in housing industrialization, you have to be fast! How fast? There is always someone who has no cash, so the bank can lend him a loan and charge a high interest rate. Of course, to develop the housing industry, sometimes there is not so much cash, and the bank can also mortgage that land

, loan to him! You see, that's how the snowball rolls!"

Maxilian shook his head: "Your Excellency, the house needs a lot of stone repairs, and it can't be done so quickly!"

Hua Houwei patted his head: "Oh, it's my fault! I didn't make it clear! Daming has a magical cement, which can be solidified into something harder than stone after being mixed with the water of the small pebble river. Coupled with the steel frame, you can build a high-rise building of more than 100 meters! Of course, it doesn't need to be that tall yet, but a fortified city like Constantinople is no problem!"

"Cement?" The two of them exclaimed in unison! Maxim immediately said with joy, "Your Excellency the Prince is going to sell us cement?"

"No! We're friends! I'm a bit of a philistine, but I value friendship! I'm going to sell you the cement formula!"

I have seen a female dry merchant who sells eggs, but I have never seen a female dry merchant who sells hens that lay eggs. The two were moved, this young prince of Daming is really, enough friends! Medina took off her hat and bowed deeply to Hua Houwei: "Thank you very much! My friend! I now believe that you are a nobleman of high morals, a noble businessman, a businessman who treats his friends sincerely!"