Zhu Yijun leaned on the Taishi chair and quietly admired Diego's beating, Marcus couldn't wait to play by himself, and he went to beat people by himself, Diego looked at people with nostrils, looked down on Marcus, looked down on Antonio, behaved with people, and communicated in daily communication, all of which looked like he was not beaten.

Luo Sigong started, not knowing the severity.

Luo Sigong resolutely carried out the emperor's orders, even in the face of the emperor, he would do his best, in Luo Sigong's eyes, His Majesty's orders were above all else, the emperor asked Luo Sigong to beat people, and Luo Sigong beat Diego's father who didn't know him.

Zhu Yijun looked at Li Yashi and asked, "Envoy Li, did Honglu Siqing inform you that if you want to pick up the boat, you have to add money?" ”

"I've told you, we're discussing." Li Yashi said with great certainty: "You must add more money, but this time two galleons sank, and only three arrived in Hong Kong, I'm afraid I have to owe some money." ”

"The interest on the money you owe me is not low." Zhu Yijun reminded very kindly.

Even if Antonio bows down and borrows money from Zhu Yijun, he still has to pay interest, Antonio's interest is not high, only 4%, but when it comes to Felipe II, the annual interest will soar to between 24% and 32%, because it is risky.

This interest is extremely expensive, even if it is a war reparation, which cannot be paid in a short period of time, the interest is generally around 4%.

As soon as the Ming Emperor opened his mouth, it was 24%, a proper good person.

Zhu Yijun opened such a high interest, of course, because Felipe II did not have a reliable captain, and the navigator this time was Antonio's first mate, Marcus.

Zhu Yijun, the biggest landlord in the Ming Dynasty, was exactly the same as the sages and gentry in the countryside when he released the money, and he couldn't wait to pull out his bones and shiver.

"Your Majesty, can you have less?" Li Yashi's face was embarrassed, this interest rate is too high, some money banks in the Ming Dynasty, the profit of donkey rolling is not so high, borrow one million from His Majesty, and at least one hundred and twenty-four million silver will be repaid today next year!

Where is this borrowing money, greedy majesty, why don't you just grab it!!

"Your king, he has no captain, what can I do?" Zhu Yijun spread his hands, there was nothing he could do about it, he said helplessly: "I am just an emperor, if I reduce the interest rate for you, Cui Min, the eunuch in the house, really wants to slap the table with me." ”

"But isn't it a bit too much for Antonio to have 4 percent and we have 24 percent for the lowest?" Li Yashi began to bargain with the Ming Emperor, but he did not agree, he could not get the ship, and he agreed, and Diego returned to Ctesi, fearing that he would be directly executed by Felipe II.

"How much?" Marcus's eyes widened, he looked at Li Yashi, and said in a daze: "24%?!" ”

Marcus was so surprised that he kept reminding Diego not to lose his honor, and he himself showed a look of horror, which was already out of order.

As Antonio's first mate, Marcus was very clear about the interest rate of the emperor's loan, he was still puzzled before, the interest rate was only four percent a year, and Li Yashi, as the envoy of Felipe II, refused to agree, and repeatedly hesitated.

Now Marcus knew why Lyash was so hesitant.

"Yes, yes." Zhu Yijun nodded, this was calculated by the eunuch inside, mainly because of the risk, but also because of the collateral.

The money that Zhu Yijun lent to Antonio at the beginning was indeed for interest, and similarly, it was also a collateral for Antonio, the plantation of Wanli Haitang, from the beginning, Zhu Yijun was not for profit, how much money was there, are those plantations plantations? It is a base for exploration, and it is the starting point of Daming's operation of Wanli Haitang.

The plantation that I had in mind finally came into the hands of Zhu Yijun, and it was famous, dignified, and dignified belonging to the Ming Dynasty, although there was still one of the most difficult nails left.

"Felipe II can choose not to pay back, the risk of bad debts is too high." Zhu Yijun leaned on the back of the chair and knocked on the table, Antonio didn't dare not pay it back, and if he didn't pay it back, he would directly collect the plantation of Wanli Haitang in one step.

Felipe II is much bolder, the one who owes the debt is the master, if he doesn't give it, will the Ming Emperor run to Taixi to ask for it?

"If you don't pay it back, won't you be able to do business with Daming? My king is not so short-sighted. "Li Yashi is still speaking for Felipe II, how can the king of the empire who never sets the sun damage his credibility for such a debt?

"He doesn't have a captain, and the interest won't rise to 24%, he's anxious now, the risk of war is too great, Daming has a saying, called water impermanence, soldier impermanence, it is said that this war, just like water, has no fixed appearance, although the franc machine is powerful, but under the internal and external troubles, I must consider the risk."

"If he is not anxious now, he will naturally not be short-sighted, but he can only take care of the present now, and it is good to be able to take care of the present."

Zhu Yijun was talking about the risk of war on Felipe II.

Felipe II's enemies were the English, the French, civil strife in the Netherlands, the Ottoman attacks on land and sea, and more recently Antonio's harassing fleet.

His armada was not invincible.

"The Marquis of Santa Cruz will bring peace to the Empire with the sword in his hand!" Li Yashi clenched his fists and said vigorously, these threats of war are indeed always there, and the beaten Diego's father, Álvaro De, will use the sword in his hand to destroy all enemies.

"If he wasn't that strong, the interest wouldn't be that high." Zhu Yijun smiled, looked at Emperor Qi Jiguang and smiled, shook his head and said: "The king is anxious because of the enemy's foreign troubles, and the dynasty is in turmoil because of internal worries, if the Marquis of Santa Cruz is not so strong, not the living god of war of Taixi, I will not give such a high interest." ”

"The rivers are going down, how can you talk about the word Zhenwu?"

In addition to its own maritime trade risks, there are also war risks, as well as the political risks that Zhu Yijun talked about, which is the fundamental reason why the interest rate is so high.

The greater the risk, the greater the benefit, which is very reasonable, if this arrears really become bad debts, then Zhu Yijun can only impose punitive tariffs on all the ships from Taixilai.

"Your Majesty, this..." Li Yashi was finally speechless, His Majesty can speak well, Li Yashi knew it from the beginning, and now it is even clearer.

Zhu Yijun squinted slightly at the beaten Diego, and said with a smile: "Felipe II is a very smart person, he sent a noble son who doesn't know anything about maritime trade, and even has some arrogance, it seems that he is full of sincerity, but this guy, isn't he a hostage?" ”

"Envoy Li, the sun never sets on the top of the empire, it is not as calm as imagined."

Zhu Yijun is a person who loves to tell the truth.

Diego is not a suitable candidate, even if Felipe II sent his son, it is not surprising, but he sent the most capable son of the god of war over, what does this mean, it seems very interesting.

"But the interest is too high." Li Yashi is still struggling, what His Majesty said is very reasonable, and it makes sense for Daming to ask for such a high interest, but it is still too high.

As a servant who swore in front of God that he would spend his life serving God, he had broken his promise that he would be burned at the stake if he returned, but he was still doing his duty, as a special envoy, running for the interests of Spain.

Zhu Yijun raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I said, Felipe II, he can not pay it back." ”

"If you don't pay back the money you owe Your Majesty, even if it's tens of thousands of miles away, the sailors of the Ming Dynasty still have to get it back, the money is not important, the king humiliates the ministers and dies." Li Yashi knows the culture of the Central Plains very well, and owes the emperor money, and the Ming Emperor will really start a war to recover the arrears, even if it is far away in Taixi, it doesn't matter if the money is not rich, the face of the Celestial Empire is too important.

Zhu Yijun smiled and didn't talk about it anymore, but watched with interest Luo Sigong beating Diego, Diego was not an opponent at all, this was a fool.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I'll be killed if I fight again." Qi Jiguang saw that the fire was almost over, and stood up to persuade His Majesty to dissipate his anger, and if he didn't shout to stop, Luo Sigong really dared to beat Diego to death, and if he died, he would die, which was unlucky.

Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "The general has spoken, stop." ”

"Marcus, do you want to fight my striker Li Rusong?" Zhu Yijun looked at Marcus and asked, when Marcus first arrived in Daming, he had a fight with Chen Xuan, although he lost, but Marcus has not been convinced, he wants to see if this Taixi's sword master is powerful, or the first pioneer of Daming.

"Your Majesty, the minister can't beat him, His Royal Highness Antonio is still waiting for the minister to return and continue his loyalty." Marcus is very sincere, directly admitting defeat, not human feelings, Li Rusong's brave Marcus has already seen it with his own eyes, and he has to save a life to return to Tessie.

There is no need to fight, your life is your own, you have to cherish it, and if you can't beat it, you can't beat it.

"Envoy Li will take Diego back, and I will send a great doctor to heal him." Zhu Yijun asked Li Yashi to retreat with Diego, and Marcus stayed alone.

Zhu Yijun came to the warm pavilion of Wuying Building, here is the cold pavilion of Daming in summer, this is the place to speak, Zhu Yijun motioned to Qi Jiguang and Marcus to sit down and talk.

Qi Jiguang took the Sword of Heaven and sat firmly beside Zhu Yijun.

Sword of the Son of Heaven, in the first year of Wanli, Qi Jiguang defeated Dong Fox, annihilated the reinforcements of Dong Fox who came to support, and captured Dong Fox's nephew Bu Ha out, Dong Fox killed Tang Kekuan in Beigukou, Zhu Yijun beheaded Bu Ha's origin, Qi Jiguang entered Beijing that year to receive the reward, Zhu Yijun opened the emperor's palace and rewarded Qi Jiguang with a title.

This identity is very important, Qi Jiguang became a martial artist, so he was able to become the chief military officer of the Daming Beijing Battalion.

The sword of the Son of Heaven worn by Qi Jiguang was given by Zhu Yijun at that time.

At that time, the situation of the Ming Dynasty was the decline of the river, at that time, the imperial tomb of the Ming Dynasty still owed 110,000 silver, and Zhu Yijun was only ten years old at that time.

This is not alarmism, it is something that has actually happened.

That day, Zhu Yijun hid it from everyone, even Zhang Juzheng, knighted Qi Jiguang, and handed the Son of Heaven Sword to Qi Jiguang, Zhu Yijun actually handed over himself, his younger brother, the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, and the lives of Daming to Qi Jiguang.

If Qi Jiguang got the Son of Heaven Sword and formed the Beijing Battalion, he really took off his head Zhu Yijun with a sword, and Zhu Yijun also recognized it.

This is Zhenwu who took a huge risk, and it was Zhenwu that Zhu Yijun gambled all his net worth.

It is not uncommon for martial arts to violate the ban in all dynasties, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, even in small Ceylon, there are precedents of military coups by the king's nephews, and there are even thousands of miles across the ocean to hunt down and kill the king's son.

How did Qi Jiguang do it? He used the sword given by His Majesty to kill where His Majesty's sword pointed.

Zhu Yijun respects Zhang Juzheng very much, and also respects Qi Jiguang very much, and to this day, Qi Jiguang is also the only minister who can wear a sword within Zhu Yijun's three zhang.

In the original history, after Zhang Juzheng's death, Qi Jiguang was relegated to Guangzhou in the tilt of the imperial court, Qi Jiguang did not do anything, even if there were 100,000 strong soldiers under his command, but Qi Jiguang still left silently.

Thinking about it, Qi Jiguang, who left the capital on the day he left, looked at the city gate that was gradually moving away, and his heart was already like ashes.

And Qi Jiguang is looking at Marcus, Marcus is a sword saint in Tessie, if Marcus dares to kill people and assassinate His Majesty, Qi Jiguang will make Marcus regret coming to this world, and the elegant seat of the Liberation's House is waiting for Marcus.

"First mate, I'm still used to calling you that." Zhu Yijun talked about the situation in Taixi.

Marcus told Antonio's recent situation in great detail, the naval battle took place near the Azores, which is a piece of sea belonging to Liberty City of the Liberty Islands, and there were two large-scale naval battles, even if the Armada was repulsed, but Antonio paid the price of three five-masted ships, and Don Juan was the supreme commander, and he seriously underestimated the combat power of the five-masted ships, which led to the failure of the Armada to return.

Antonio did win, but the losses were extremely heavy, and Felipe II did lose, but he could continue to replenish the fleet.

Felipe II's strength was too strong.

"His Royal Highness Antonio has to agree to Felipe II's conditions, because if he does not agree, Felipe II is likely to send the Marquis of Santa Cruz to lead the Armada on an expedition, and at that time, His Royal Highness Antonio will definitely be defeated." Marcus laid out the background to the negotiations.

The Armada led by Don Juan and the Armada led by the Marquis of Santa Cruz are not a concept at all, the Marquis of Santa Cruz really went on the expedition, and Antonio could only really be a pirate.

"This marquis is so powerful, I heard that his record is only a victory on land, is he still good at naval warfare?" Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment and asked with some doubts.

"Yes, the Marquis is better at naval warfare than land warfare, just like His Excellency the Great General." Marcus really has a complicated face, the Marquis of Santa Cruz, is Felipe II's biggest trump card, a veteran who is good at army building, and at the same time good at land warfare and naval warfare.

"Could it be that Tessie also has a saying that the merit is high and the Lord is high?" Zhu Yijun talked about the political risk of Li Yashi's rhetoric in order to raise the interest, and he didn't know much about the phenomenon of Taixi's high shock, Felipe II didn't use a good marquis, and used a Tang Juan, who was easy to defeat, what was the consideration?

Zhu Yijun brought himself into Felipe II to think, and only got one answer, which was a great achievement.

He originally thought that this was a unique culture of the Central Plains, but now it seems that it is not so simple.

Marcus said with certainty, "It's all the same, Your Majesty." ”

"Aetius, the last Roman."

"Aetius, the protector of the country, used his sword to protect the Roman Empire for twenty years, and the Rome he did his best for had decayed to the point of collapse, but Aetius still used his bravery and strategy to fight for the Roman Empire, and successively resisted the attacks of the Germans and Huns."

"More than 1,100 years ago, Aetius, the protector of the kingdom, entered the palace to meet the Roman emperor to discuss the marriage of his son and the princess, and Aetius, who was in his sixties, did not expect that Valentinian III would stab the sword in his hand at him, and the emperor's close ministers and nobles who were jealous of Aetius also joined in, and Aetius was killed with more than a hundred swords stuck in his body."

"The following year, the Roman Emperor Valentinian III was also killed by the king's killers, and in the third year after the death of the Lord Protector, Rome was conquered by the Vandals, and twenty-one years later, the last emperor of Western Rome was deposed by the Janissaries, and Western Rome perished."

Marcus told a story that almost everyone in Tessie knew and the Ming didn't know much about, that Aetius, the last Roman before the fall of Western Rome, had his backbone cut off, and the emperor Valentinian III, who had cut off the pillars of the empire, was killed the following year.

Interestingly, Caesar, the first substantial emperor of the Roman Empire, died in a palace assassination, and the last protector of the Western Roman Empire also died in a palace assassination.

I have to say that history is a cycle, and it is always so familiar.

According to the translations of Honglu Temple Qing Chen Xuexue, Dr. Gewu Gao Qiyu and others, the word Caesar represents the meaning of the emperor in Taixi, and the king and the emperor are completely different.

"Your Majesty, the essence of the army is that in the long-term campaign, it is gradually completely controlled by the generals, and the personal prestige of the generals themselves has surpassed the king and the court and the multi-party moderation, and finally formed a threat to the king, if this marquis is really capable of fighting, it is normal for Felipe II to be afraid that he will lead troops to the battle." Qi Jiguang explained the word "Meritorious High Earthquake Master" in great detail, without realizing that he was the representative figure of the meritorious and high seismic master.

This marquis of Taixi is very capable of fighting, can't Qi Jiguang, the marquis?

"Felipe II couldn't figure it out, and I never worried about Qi Shuai leading the army to the battle." Zhu Yijun said with certainty that every time Qi Jiguang sent troops, the soldiers he brought were definitely enough to rebel, Zhu Yijun never doubted it, and Qi Jiguang never thought of rebellion.

"The military construction of the Ming Dynasty has surpassed that of Taixi, and the mutual moderation makes the success rate of the military coup extremely low, of course, the most important thing is that His Majesty is in the North Camp every day, we are now in the Wuying Building, and every soldier knows what His Majesty looks like." Qi Jiguang said very indifferently.

If His Majesty had doubted him, he would not have come to the North Daying, and His Majesty would have come every day, just like going back to his own home.

Emperor Cheng Zuwen's ancestral method of manipulating military horses every day is really easy to use, but it is just a bit expensive for the emperor.

"Felipe II is already a very diligent man." Marcus admired Felipe II very much, this is a respectable opponent, this guy's diligence, in Tessie everyone knows, when manpower will eventually be poor, the Ming Emperor has Zhang Juzheng's assistance in government affairs, and can use more energy to build the army, Felipe II is completely different.

Zhu Yijun and Marcus chatted for a long time, and from the conversation with Marcus, Zhu Yijun knew one thing, that is, the current illness of the King of Portugal is unusual.

Enrique, the purifier of the current King of Portugal, is seriously ill, and it should be man-made, not natural.

Enrique was a bishop before he became king, he had no family, and when he became king, he had to face the problem of an heir, at this time, Enrique had two choices, either find a wife and have children, or choose an heir.

If Enrique chooses the latter, only Antonio and Felipe II are serious contenders.

Enrique chose the former, wanting to marry Princess Isabel of Austria, Maria, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Bragança, and the daughter of Felipe II.

Enrique wrote to Felipe II on September 24, Wanli 6, asking him to marry his daughter to him, and then on October 28 of the same year, asking Pope Gregory XIII to allow him to break his promise to serve God for the rest of his life without marriage.

Felipe II and Pope Gregory XIII tacitly chose to refuse, and Enrique the Pure later wrote several letters in succession, and it was not long before Enrique began to fall ill, and the court pharmacists and cronies kept Enrique's illness secret.

Antonio, who had spent a lot of money, finally found out about a man, Cristoihou de Mora, the head of the palace guard of the King of Portugal and the nephew of the Marquis de Santa Cruz.

The truth doesn't seem to matter, because no one pays attention to the body of Enrique the Pure, and perhaps, Enrique is dead.

"When the first mate leaves, I will lend Antonio five more five-masted ships, he has lost three five-masted ships, I am afraid that the days after this will be even more difficult, of course, it is borrowed, and it will have to be paid." After Zhu Yijun finished chatting with Marcus, he told Marcus a decision.

"Thanks to Your Majesty's generosity, these five five-masted ships are worth 1.25 million silver, and if you count the price increase, it is as high as 1.5 million silver, Your Majesty, how to calculate the interest?" Marcus was very grateful to the Ming Emperor for his generosity and generosity, but he was very wary of interest.

Zhu Yijun looked at Marcus and said: "If he obtains the throne of the King of Portugal, then from now until the time of obtaining the throne of the King of Portugal, it will be calculated at 24% interest per year, and then he can get an extension of up to 20 years, and the extension period of these 20 years will be 4% per year. ”

"Merciful Your Majesty, Rong Chen go back and think about it." Marcus was in a trance, as if he heard the whispers of the devil, and His Majesty smiled brightly, but behind the sunshine of this big boy was the devil who led people to hell.

This is a gambling agreement, Daming will definitely not lose, even if Antonio really died in Taixi, Daming can also recover this account from the Goa Governor's Palace, Diu Governor's Palace, the Western Ocean (Indian Ocean) and the plantations along the African coast, that is a goose that can lay golden eggs every year, Antonio won by luck, and Daming can also become the creditor of the Portuguese king.

In addition to loose political bonds, there will be a rope that binds Antonio's economic bonds.

"First mate, your Highness Antonio doesn't have many options." Zhu Yijun smiled and said.

Antonio didn't have much choice, once the struggle against Felipe II to open up the territory through marriage and incorporate Portugal into the territory began, there was no turning back, the threat of the Marquis of the God of War was like a sword hanging over his head, under the great threat, he could only increase his strength at all costs.

Three-masted plywood ships can be bought at Tessie, but what about five-masted ships? Antonio's flagship, but it can only be bought in Daming.

"Can you ask for more?!" Marcus thought for a moment, it was true, Antonio had no choice, since he wanted to borrow, it was better to gamble his life.

"How much?" Zhu Yijun asked with a smile.

"Twelve!" Marcus gritted his teeth and made a choice.

"Exactly."

Marcus is sweating profusely, and this huge war loan may become a nightmare for Antonio's life in the future, but Marcus and Antonio have no choice, if they lose, they have nothing.

"Your Majesty, what if Antonio can't afford it?" Qi Jiguang is calculating interest with his fingers, if he doesn't study well, he can't be a general, and the dense logistics account book can hollow out the entire Beijing camp, Qi Jiguang's arithmetic is excellent, and it didn't take long to calculate the interest clearly.

For these twelve ships, if it took Antonio ten years to win, the interest would be a debt of 26 million taels of silver, even if it is extended for 20 years, the interest of 4% will be as high as 12.26 million, and the total principal and interest will be 39.26 million, nearly 40 million taels.

The crucial question is, is Antonio borrowing only this once? I'm afraid not, as a person competing for the throne, he has already paid the sunk cost, and will only borrow again and again like a gambler, even if he becomes the king of Portugal, Antonio will have to pay a very heavy price for this loan.

Felipe II could only receive 2 million silver a year from the Netherlands!

"He really became the king of Portugal, and he couldn't afford to pay it back, so he just continued to roll over the debt, and if he still couldn't pay it back, he could sell things to me, copper mines, plantations, silver mines, and I didn't refuse to come, and the more the merrier." Zhu Yijun smiled brightly.

Qi Jiguang's hand held the sword of the Son of Heaven, and said with a frown: "Your Majesty, who is slandering in front of Your Majesty?" ”

Qi Jiguang couldn't hold back his Qingjun side anymore, who was whispering in His Majesty's ear, bewitching His Majesty to become so evil.

Zhu Yijun glanced at Feng Bao and Zhang Hong, Feng Bao and Zhang Hong immediately knelt on the ground, Feng Bao said in horror: "Your Majesty, although the minister has done all the bad things, but these words, the minister has never said them, Your Majesty Mingjian!" What kind of interest, rolling interest, rollover, asset pledge, etc., the minister has never heard of it, Your Majesty. ”

"What Feng Daban doesn't understand, Chen doesn't understand." Zhang Hong was also frightened, Feng Bao read a lot, he didn't know anything, how did Zhang Hong understand this?

Feng Bao and Zhang Hong glanced at each other, this pot, they really can't afford it, bewitching the Holy Tomorrow, not only to be sent to Fengyang to plant sweet potatoes, but also to bear the infamy of history in the future.

Heaven and earth conscience, how can they teach these things? None of them themselves.

Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Flat, I see what you want to say is that it's not early, let's go back to the palace, see that the two of you are scared, you are too timid." ”

"Qi Shuai, no one is talking nonsense to me, isn't it like this when we want to put money out of the right? I learned from them. ”

Everything is very reasonable, Your Majesty's methods are all learned from the powerful right, and they usually release money like this.

Enrique did ask Felipe II for an excerpt from the original letter: 'If you have a daughter of the right age, and wish her to marry as soon as possible and carry on the lineage, she will surely be my first choice. I believe that you have the kindness to marry her to me, but I also know that it cannot be done, and I would like to propose to a person close to you, the former Queen of France, your niece and sister-in-law. There are so many people who want to marry her, and I am one of them. 'Ask for a monthly pass, woo!!!!!!!!!!!

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