Zhang Anshi is obviously more and more interested in these two.

He put away the gaze that remained on them, and sighed: "I like to do business, and this Venetian also likes to do business, and His Majesty has agreed that a larger fleet will be sent to you in the near future, and the time will ...... It's also time for the two of them to return. ”

Erdan and Donkey Ball were both shocked and uncertain.

In fact, they also felt that Zhang Anshi had a strong interest in the Venetians.

In fact, at this time, the Venetians' power was already expanding wildly in the Mediterranean. In addition, its coveting of the Romagna region of the Papal States is, to some extent, a great threat to the Pope.

If you collude with these Ming who seem to have a large number of ships, tens of thousands of people at a time, and have such a powerful ability to go to sea, then ...... The consequences are unpredictable.

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This is obviously not what Erdan and Donkey Ball wanted, so Erdan thought for a while and said, "The Venetians are cunning and unbelievable. ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Businessmen are talking about business, there are some little cleverness, which is not important, and the most important thing is that at least with the Venetians, it is possible to communicate." It's better to deal with people who can deal with it than with a group of people who can't. ”

Erdan's brows furrowed even deeper, and he subconsciously said, "We can also deal with each other." ”

Zhang Anshi looked at him anxiously, and felt inexplicably happy, so he smiled and said, "How to fight?" ”

"This ......" Obviously, the second egg couldn't answer for a while.

Zhang Anshi said: "As far as I know, you foreign monks are very xenophobic, and the arrival of my Ming fleet will definitely have contradictions with you." ”

After Erdan and Donkey Ball looked at each other, Donkey Ball suddenly said, "What if...... I mean, what if we could have a contract that would satisfy both parties? We can welcome Daming goods and even allow ships to dock...... But ......"

Zhang Anshi stared at them tightly and said, "But what? ”

Erdan said: "Daming's fleet, and the territory under God's protection, if there is a conflict in the process of operation, it must be negotiated and dealt with, and there are ......."

Erdan put forward a lot of conditions in one breath.

Zhang Anshi is not interested in these conditions, or rather, these conditions, as long as they do not affect the sale, are actually not too much of a problem.

But in the end, Donkey Ball suddenly said: "The fleet of the Ming Dynasty can also be hired by us to deal with God's enemies." ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Anshi pursed his lips tightly, and his face turned slightly cold.

Obviously, this is the key, and it can be regarded as a dagger.

In fact, many agreements are negotiable for Erdan and Donkey Ball.

In their opinion, the Ming Dynasty is thousands of miles away, even if there is a fleet, and the scale of the fleet is very large, it cannot shake the authority of the Pope, let alone have any impact on the lords.

After all, no matter what, Da Ming is also a foreigner thousands of miles away! Not to mention the language, even the appearance, there is a huge difference.

Rarely, the Ming were not pagans, as they seemed to ...... Not believing in other churches at all eliminates the possibility of heresy.

After all, for churches, what they are worried about is not necessarily whether you believe in God or not, but that you and I do not believe in the same God.

After all, peers are the enemies, and Daming is not for the time being.

In fact, the Europeans who held this way of thinking were the same in the late Ming Dynasty two hundred years later, and they hated heresies such as Venice and the Great Cannibals, and even the Orthodox Church in the east was far more threatening than the Ming Dynasty.

The fleet that can hire the Ming Dynasty is something that these two must propose.

For they were not sure whether the Ming fleet would rebel, and once they had gained a foothold in Europe, they began to make peace with the Venetians, and even with the arch-enemies of the East, the pagan Turks.

Zhang Anshi looked at them vigorously and said: "This fleet in my Daming Palace is owned by my Daming Emperor, and I am hired to serve the Daming fleet...... What does this mean? ”

Erdan said unhurriedly: "It may not be hiring, but it can also take other ways of cooperation, such as ...... Attack on Venice ......"

As he spoke, his blue eyes looked at Zhang Anshi deadly.

Only by attacking the Republic of Venice did the Ming Dynasty completely cut off the possibility of peace with the Venetians.

The biggest advantage of the Venetians is their navy, which is also called the shortcomings of the Pope and other church lords, Venice's navy has a great advantage, if the Ming fleet is at war with them, then it can not only make them compete with each other, greatly reduce the strength of the Ming fleet and the Venetians, but also make the Ming and the Venetians completely hostile.

As a result, in recent years, the Venetians, who have become more and more wealthy by selling luxury goods of the Ming Dynasty, will inevitably suffer from the hatred of the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, it is not surprising that the Ming Dynasty will try his best to ban trade with the Venetians, so that the Venetians will lose a huge source of wealth.

It can be said that this is a strategy that has the best of both worlds, as long as the Ming falls into this trap, then the pressure on the Pope from the Venetians will be greatly eased.

After hearing this, Zhang Anshi frowned and said, "What do you mean...... Please let us attack the Venetians, why don't you do it yourself? ”

"Their navy is strong......"

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, "What about the cost of the fleet, what are you willing to provide?" ”

"Supplies, and seaports, and we can send guides if we want. You must know that the waters around Venice are very complex, and if you want to attack, you must have a good guide. Of course, we can give some money appropriately, and we can recruit some personnel in Sicily, in Sardinia, for the fleet. If the thing is done, we will also give a huge reward. ”

These two bastards talk endlessly.

Although this so-called county king, Fang Cai also said that this is the private property of the Ming Emperor and does not accept employment, but looking at Zhang Anshi's words, obviously, this guy ...... He is a master who sees money.

So he was full of confidence, and his tongue was like yellow, and he preached it greatly.

Then he added: "If necessary, the islands and colonies of the Venetians in the Mediterranean, and even their possessions, can become the future private property of the fleet, and the Pope is willing to grant permission." ”

Zhang Anshi understood what was going on with the bad checks.

This kind of promise without a word of eight characters has a fart use!

Although it will provide some so-called help, it is obvious that the other party does not believe in the Ming fleet at all, Yang Fan has traveled thousands of miles to the Mediterranean, and can pose a huge threat to the Venetians! At most, it's just a lose-lose situation, which is why all kinds of promises are made.

But these promises are fundamentally based on the Ming Dynasty's ability to destroy Venice.

But at this time, the Republic of Venice had entered its heyday, and the size of their navy, as well as the tactics of naval warfare, and even their great wealth, were astonishing.

It is equivalent to the two of them and Donkey Ball, treating Zhang Anshi as a fool, setting a trap and trap for Zhang Anshi, just waiting for Zhang Anshi to fall in.

Immediately after, they only had to sit on the mountain and watch the battle between the Ming fleet and the Venetian navy.

And they can easily rely on a blank check to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Zhang Anshi is not a fool, and he immediately understood their plan.

After hearing this, he couldn't help laughing: "This ...... There may not be no possibility of cooperation, but ...... How can you be sure of your commitment? ”

"After we arrive in the Mediterranean with the fleet, we will naturally go to Rome and report this to the Pope, and then ...... The Pope will confirm our agreement, Your Highness, we are good believers and will not lie. ”

Zhang Anshi's face couldn't see joy or anger, but he said: "You can think about it, it's just ...... It's still early, I need to make sure. We can also discuss the specific details. ”

When Erdan and Donkey Ball heard this, they hurriedly nodded happily.

As soon as Zhang Anshi left, the two eggs and the donkey ball suddenly became extremely excited.

Donkey Ball muttered: "This is a huge victory, but unfortunately, we have no way to deliver the news to Rome now." ”

Erdan said: "Do you think Da Ming will choose to cooperate with us?" ”

"The Venetians are too rich, and these people without faith are greedy, and I'm sure they'll agree," said Donkey Ball. ”

Erdan was still a little skeptical: "Can they successfully defeat the Venetians?" ”

Donkey Ball shook his head and said, "Their boat, I've seen it, it's really big, but ...... The merchant ships with large deadweight were adopted, which was not conducive to warfare. And they are thousands of miles away, in front of the Venetians, they do not have an advantage, so it is very likely that they will lose, or win miserably. ”

So Erdan said: "Then can our purpose be understood as letting them weaken the Venetians?" ”

"Yes, at the same time, we will take this opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the Venetians. The Pope will call on the lords of France and Romagna to march by land......"

After hearing this, Erdan nodded, and agreed with the analysis of the donkey ball, so he said: "The only thing I am worried about now is that the Ming fleet will not dare to attack the Venetians, and we must find a way to promote this matter." ”

Donkey Ball thought for a while, pursed his lips, and said with a little disdain: "This highness is very young, obviously a blind person, and he is very greedy, as long as we give enough promises, he will definitely be fooled." Now it's just a question of how to get this done as quickly as possible. ”

The more they talked, the more excited they became, as if a huge diplomatic victory was about to emerge.

At this time, Venice was too much of a threat to Rome.

Not only because Wisney continued to expand in the Mediterranean, conquering a large number of colonies. Moreover, these Venetians even bribed a large number of lords, so that many lords, under the temptation of money, began to engage in all kinds of communication, which discredited Rome.

One of the biggest incidents was that during the Crusades, the Venetians lent money to the Crusaders, until the Crusaders could not afford to pay back, and they directly demanded that the Crusaders sack Constantinople, so that the Pope was furious and excommunicated the Crusaders, believing that they had committed the heinous sins.

As a result, the Pope soon discovered that once these God-believing crusaders were excommunicated, the Pope's power was greatly weakened, so he had to be cheeky and reinstate their Christianity.

This incident had a huge impact on the prestige of Rome, and the Venetians who used money to corrupt their lords and soldiers were simply heinous in the eyes of Rome.

Erdan and Donkey Ball don't even have any doubt that one day, these guys will take the gold coins and buy off a group of greedy lords, go directly to Rome, and then sack Rome as well.

They were convinced that the damned Venetian would have done such a thing.

Now, there's finally a twist. The introduction of a group of Ming scholars thousands of miles away was beneficial for Rome.

Of course, the reason why Erdan and Donkey Ball are so eager is actually because they are afraid of the Ming fleet and contact with the Venetians.

After all, in the eyes of Rome, they were all merchants, and if the two sides made peace, it could be very harmful to Rome.

And only by provoking them can this threat be removed.

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After Zhang Anshi was released from prison, he immediately ordered the human: "Call my brothers quickly." ”

After a while, Zhu Yong and the three came in a hurry.

The three of them didn't know what was going on, and they were all at a loss.

Zhang Anshi asked Zhu Yong with a smile: "How is the model camp now, nothing happened, right?" ”

Zhu Yong said: "Big brother, the rules in the camp are in order, and this year's recruits ......"

Who knew that Zhang Anshi was just polite to him, but he didn't have the heart to listen to him continue to report this, but walked directly in front of Qiu Song, patted his head, and said: "Among the brothers, only the fourth brother is the most courageous, the fourth brother is a talent at a glance, and our brothers are not as good as him." ”

Zhu Yong and Zhang? As soon as he heard this, his body suddenly shook slightly, and a trace of vigilance and even sympathy flashed in his eyes, sweeping over Qiu Song.

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, "Do you say it?" ”

"That's right." Zhu Yong said: "My father often puts a sentence on his lips, calling the son to be the fourth brother of Ruqiu. I swear, my father really said, if he didn't say it, he would teach my father to rotten eyes......"

Zhang Anshi immediately stopped Zhu Yong and said: "Okay, okay, my brother, you don't have to swear by swearing." ”

Zhu Yong grinned and said, "Big brother understands me." ”

Qiu Song: "......"

Zhang Anshi said earnestly: "Our fourth brother, such a person of Wen Tao and martial arts, but only follows a few of our brothers all day long, it is really too condescending. Hey, it's useless for me to be a big brother......"

Qiu Song said at this time: "Big brother, you tell the truth, what to teach me this time." ”

Zhang Anshi's face froze, okay, he had prepared a bunch of rhetoric, and now he obviously didn't need it.

So he said: "Sure enough, it's my brother, and I know a little bit!" Then I'll be blunt, starting today, you select 3,000 people, go to Songjiangkou, don't do anything, just do one thing for me, that is, practice the landing of the sailors! Give me a drill ground at the mouth of the Songjiang River, this drill ground, to have more water nets, on this tidal flat, teach the sailors, cooperate with your men and horses, practice day and night, and in the spring of the next year, you take them on a long trip. ”

When Qiu Song heard this, his face was suffocated, but he actually relaxed, but he couldn't help but say with a little doubt: "That's it?" ”

Zhang Anshi nodded and said, "That's it...... Are you afraid? ”

"I'm afraid of a bird." Qiu Song said happily: "It's too late for me to be happy." ”

"Sure enough, it's Fourth Brother Qiu." Zhang Anshi said.

Qiu Song said: "Big brother, how far is it to go out?" ”

"It's far away, it's thousands of miles away, and it's been here in a year and a half."

Qiu Song: "......"

Zhang Anshi felt that he had seen the obvious black line on Qiu Song's forehead.

Zhang Anshi encouraged: "The eldest husband Jinghai Fubo is not in vain in this life." Fourth brother, don't be unhappy, you can go, this is an opportunity, you must take advantage of it. ”

Qiu Song was silent for a long time, and finally nodded: "Oh. ”

Zhang Anshi is really interested in the suggestions of donkey balls and two eggs.

Because if this can be done, then there are at least three great benefits.

One is that the Venetians have been in business for hundreds of years, starting with the Crusades, and have been amassing wealth to this day, which is extremely rich.

Second, if the Venetian area and the Venetian colonies can be taken, then the Ming Dynasty will occupy a foothold on the other side of the continent.

This group of Venetians was just a second-class dealer, and once the Ming Dynasty had so many excellent ports, from then on, it was equivalent to direct trade with the western end of the mainland, and there was no middleman to make the difference.

And the third, Zhang Anshi has a strong interest in the 30,000 Venetian ships, with these ships, with the help of the Mediterranean, then the Ming Dynasty in the trade network, there is a possibility of perfecting.

To put it bluntly, when the fleet sails, the consumption is huge, and there has to be a profit.

And it takes a huge profit, there is no tenfold hundredfold profit, and no one has the incentive to pin their head to the waistband of their pants.

Naturally, this is also an adventure, and whether it can succeed or not depends on Qiu Song and his 3,000 model battalion.

Once you can't win and fall into a bitter battle, then you will fall into the trap of Rome, so that the Ming and the Venetians will lose both, and it will also bring huge losses to the Ming.

Zhang Anshi didn't seem to be enough, and instructed Qiu Song: "We must solve the problem of gunpowder and moisture, and when the time comes, you can bring more big guys." ”

Qiu Song suddenly became happy from a slightly solemn face at this time, his handsome eyebrows were spread, his lips hooked up with an obvious happy smile, patted his chest and said, "I know." ”

At this moment, the secretary of the Changshi Mansion hurriedly came, handed something to Zhang Anshi, and said respectfully: "Your Highness, there is an urgent letter from Songjiangkou, please take a look at it." ”

Zhang Anshi bowed his head, took the letter, opened it, and then, Zhang Anshi smiled: "Haha...... What a double blessing! At this moment, His Majesty's confidant trouble can be solved again. Come on, prepare the car. ”

Zhang Anshi said, put the letter away, and looked excited.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to tell Zhu Yong and the others: "Go back, eldest brother still has important business, it's time to report the good news to His Majesty." ”