Chapter 325: Blackmail (Part 1)
Soon, Chitang Ito was taken on board.
Before Li Changfeng could ask, Ito Qiantang knelt on the ground and kowtowed his head and spoke: "There is silver on the ship, more than 300,000 taels, and all kinds of rare treasures, as long as you let me go, these are all yours!" ”
Li Changfeng smiled coldly: "If you don't let you go, it's mine." ”
After speaking, Li Changfeng glanced at Zhou Jianbo.
Zhou Jianbo understood and immediately sent someone to the cabin to search.
Ito Qiantang was stunned for a moment, and then said in a panic: "Please let me go, as long as you let me go, I will take out more silver!" ”
Li Changfeng scoffed at this.
He won't believe a word of what he said.
However, Ito Chitang's words reminded him that he could be used as a hostage to knock him hard.
However, before that, we must first understand the identity of Chitang Ito.
"Name?"
"Chitang Ito."
"Position?"
"Admiral of the Great Wako Empire."
Li Changfeng's face sank, and he said coldly: "Fight!" ”
The guards around him didn't say a word, and when they went up, they were punched and kicked, and Ito Chitang howled miserably, wondering: "Why did you beat me?" ”
"This prince doesn't want to hear the words of the Great Wako Empire again."
Ito Qiantang was stunned, and nodded hurriedly: "I know, I know, the little Japanese Kou Country, the little Japanese Kou Country!" Let your people stop, Your Highness! ”
Li Changfeng ignored it, and it wasn't until Ito Qiantang was beaten that his nose was blue and his face was swollen, and he signaled the guards to stop.
The corners of Ito Qiantang's mouth were bloody, and he crawled to Li Changfeng's feet like a dog, and said with a frightened expression: "You are His Royal Highness the Ninth Emperor of Daqian, right?" ”
"That's right, you know this prince?"
"His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes are known all over the world, and you have invented ......"
"Alright, shut up."
Li Changfeng interrupted his sycophant and said coldly: "Your emperor is so bold that you dare to rely on the account of this prince." ”
Ito Qiantang was stunned for a moment, and then said in disbelief: "Your Highness, are you here to ask for an account?" ”
He originally thought that Li Changfeng was here to attack their country, after all, the two countries were already very unfriendly, and it was no secret that the Goryeo State had repeatedly asked for help from Daqian.
Moreover, judging from the last purchase of penicillin, Daqian also has the intention of targeting the Japanese Kou, otherwise how could it be sold at twice the price of the Korean country?
He knew very well about this matter that the emperor was furious because of this, and felt that the Great Wako Empire had been insulted, and even planned not to pay directly.
However, thinking that the Great Cadre had such terrible weapons as artillery and muskets, the emperor still did not dare to repay the debt.
However, the emperor did not want to pay for penicillin at the price of 20 taels of silver, so he paid half of it, and the price was exactly the same as the price in Goryeo.
Before making this decision, the emperor also specially asked Ito Chitang's opinion, for fear that the big cadres would come over.
Ito Chitang said that the Great Japanese Empire did not border with the Great Qian, and the Great Dry Navy was vulnerable to fighting across the sea to seek death, so that His Majesty the Emperor could rest assured that this time this matter was promoted.
Who would have thought that Daqian would build such a terrible ironclad warship, and Li Changfeng only brought five of them to ask for accounts?
This is simply not taking the Wako country into account!
However, thinking of the speed and hardness of the ironclad warship, and the terrifying grenade musket, Ito Chitang was relieved again.
Daqian does have such confidence.
Li Changfeng said coldly: "That's right, this prince is here to ask for accounts, if you don't dare to give it, then the next time it will be Daqian's army." ”
Ito Qiantang laughed dryly, knelt down and took two steps towards Li Changfeng: "No problem, Your Highness, don't worry, I can still say a few words in the court, and I will definitely be able to help you get the account, no one is indispensable!" ”
He thought in his heart that as long as he got rid of Li Changfeng's clutches, he didn't have to pay out his share of the redeemed silver, and he didn't care whether the royal family would pay back the silver at all.
Li Changfeng couldn't see his thoughts, and said to the guards beside him with a cold smile: "Tie him up and hang him on the bow of the ship, and the army will move towards the Japanese Naval Base, and the remaining Japanese warships will all be blown up." ”
Ito Chitang was shocked: "Your Highness, you can't do this!" If you do this, you will provoke a war between the Great Cadres and the Japanese Invaders! ”
"War?" Li Changfeng sneered, "Then it depends on whether you have the courage or not." ”
After speaking, he waved his hand and motioned to take Ito Chitang away.
Then Li Changfeng grabbed a few live mouths and threatened his life to ask a few people about the approximate family background of Ito Chitang.
It's a bit of a loss to have less.
If you want more, I'm afraid that Ito Chitang's family will choose to give up on him, so this number must be taken care of.
After asking these questions clearly, Li Changfeng ordered them to be thrown directly into the sea, and whether they could swim back to the Japanese and survive depended on their creation.
The five warships were at full throttle and headed towards the naval base of the Japanese Invaders, but as for the Japanese Invaders who were still struggling in the sea, Li Changfeng directly chose to ignore them.
A day later, five warships arrived at the Japanese naval base.
The warships in the distance had already discovered them and gathered to kill them, and Li Changfeng immediately ordered to open artillery bombardment.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
As the deafening sound continued to sound, the warships of the Japanese were sunk one after another without any chance of counterattack, and soon lost their fighting spirit and fled frantically.
Li Changfeng did not give the order to pursue.
He didn't want to cripple the Japanese navy for the time being, and wanted to keep them to continue to eat dogs in Goryeo, so that he could reap the benefits of the fishermen.
Soon, an ordinary boat sailed over, and the Japanese on board shouted from afar: "I am a messenger who has come to negotiate peace, please do not attack!" ”
Li Changfeng did not attack, Zhou Jianbo sent someone to lower the soft ladder, and the messenger climbed up and kowtowed to Li Changfeng respectfully.
"Dare to ask this general, why did you attack my Great Wako Empire? Why did you arrest my Admiral? ”
Li Changfeng didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, and said directly: "Send a message to Ito Qiantang's family, if you don't want Ito Qiantang to die, you will take 300,000 taels of silver to ransom." ”
"Also, tell your emperor that you owe the prince not a word of silver, in addition to a late fee of 200,000 taels, and 1 million taels of silver for the cost of this expedition."
The envoy was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!" You are shameless blackmail! You invaded our country for no reason, and we haven't settled accounts with you yet! ”
Li Changfeng's face sank, and he said coldly: "Chop off your legs and throw them into the sea, and the words of this prince will be conveyed by his entourage!" ”
"Spare your life! Spare your life! The two countries are at war without slashing, you are breaking the rules! The messenger was terrified and screamed.
Li Changfeng sneered: "My rules are rules, pay attention when talking to this prince in the next life." ”
After speaking, he waved his hand.
The guards strode forward, cut off his legs with a click, lifted them and threw them into the sea.
(End of chapter)