Chapter 450: An Unexpected Envoy
Once you have an idea, the next thing to do is to implement it.
However, this matter still needs Zhu Di's cooperation, without Zhu Di's holy decree to make the world clear, profit-seeking businessmen will not cooperate.
Even if there is Zhu Di's holy decree, he still needs someone to supervise it.
After all, when the word is in charge, Zhu Di's holy decree may not be easy to use.
Not to mention that Nanyang is far away from the Ming Dynasty, and many merchants from small Nanyang countries have only heard of the powerful empire on the northern continent from the mouths of the Ming caravans.
There is no country on the continental shelf waterway, and the word Daming has no concept at all.
Therefore, someone must be able to supervise Zhu Di's holy purpose with an iron and bloody hand for the smooth implementation of Nanyang.
As for the overseer, Chen Kan thought it would be better to let Zheng He come.
Zheng He's fleet returned to Daming, repaired the warships, and replenished the guns and ammunition, it was definitely impossible to stay in Daming proper.
When Zheng He set foot in the South Seas again, he only needed to kill a few fleets that did not obey the holy order with iron and blood, and this matter could be accomplished.
Of course, these are all later words, even if Chen Kan sends someone back to tell Zhu Di the truth now, it will take at least a year or two for his holy decree to be passed down.
Moreover, Zheng He, the overseer, was still on the other side of the strait, and without him, Chen Kan's new plan could not be implemented.
So the biggest thing now is to quickly rescue Zheng He's fleet.
Chen Kan put away the charts and let out a long breath of turbidity.
Then he got up and walked out of the room.
Zhang Dong, who was guarding the door, saw that Chen Kan had finally appeared, and hurriedly followed behind his buttocks.
"Master Hou, but you want to inspect the water master?"
Chen Kan shook his head with his back to Zhang, and said in a relaxed tone: "What is there to review the sailor, I finally came to Nanyang once, and went out to see the scenery,"
After speaking, he walked towards Wang Yang not far away.
Seeing this, Zhang Dong had to beckon his brothers to follow.
Chen Kan smiled slightly, and did not stop Zhang Dong and the others.
After all, it's on the enemy's doorstep now, so it's not a big mistake to be careful.
Walking into the beach, Chen Kan couldn't help but open his arms, as if he wanted to take the sea in front of him into his chest.
I have to say that the sea area of the South China Sea is beautiful.
At this moment, the setting sun is reflected on the sea, and the whole sea is reflected in gold.
Chen Kan felt the warm sea breeze blowing, and couldn't help but squint his eyes pleasantly.
Nanyang, you still have to come this season to be comfortable.
Thousands of miles of ice in the north are covered with snow drifting, and the blue waves of the South Sea are rippling and the spring is pleasant.
The environment is neither hot nor cold, the green island chain, and the golden sea surface make it feel like entering a fairy tale world.
If there are no mosquitoes, Chen Kan is willing to call it the strongest.
And such a beautiful place is not the territory of the Ming Dynasty, which is very annoying.
Of course, there is more to Chen Kan than that.
There are also mosquitoes flying all over the sky.
After two months of continuous temperature rise, there will only be more mosquitoes.
Chen Kan patiently watched the sunset on the beach, and then fled.
Fortunately, there was wormwood burning in his room, and Zhang Dong also sprinkled a circle of realgar at the door of the room, so there were no small animals to patronize for the time being.
After lying back on the bed and sincerely wishing Song Qing a victory, Chen Kan fell asleep.
...
Ten days flew by.
In the past ten days, Chen Kan didn't do anything, just stayed on the island and waited for Song Qing's good news.
By the way, I was talking to the envoys of the Lion Kingdom to pass the time.
Of course, he did not leave behind in the training of the troops, and the training of two hours a day was a must.
It's just that the content of this exercise is different from that of the army in the north.
Their main training was how to jump from ship to ship when the fleet ran out of ammunition.
and how to use the remains left behind by the ship to escape from the sea after the ship is destroyed.
So, Li Rang gave an order, and the remaining 12,000 soldiers wailed.
Every day, countless shirtless men can be seen on the bows of major ships being kicked into the sea by Shangguan, and then the Shangguan who kicked people was kicked into the sea by their Shangguan.
Today is the same, when Chen Kan kicked Tan Cong and Dou Xing, the two supreme generals other than Chen Kan, into the sea, he stood on the deck and drank coconut water leisurely.
If you want to say why Chen Kan didn't have to participate in training, because no one in the fleet dared to kick him.
What are you kidding, as the commander of the three armies, Chen Kan still needs to personally train his diving skills?
Will he really use these skills when the enemy breaks through the three armies and enters his base?
Useless!
By that time, the whole army must have been killed, and only he was the main general.
So he had to die, too.
Since it's useless, he's still practicing a fart.
Not only does Chen Kan not need to practice, but the guards under Chen Kan's command don't need to practice either, because they are the last barrier behind Chen Kan.
At that time, everyone will die together.
Looking at a group of sleek men in the sea who were shirtless and big, Chen Kan's face showed a satisfied look.
They are all good men, and even if they encounter a school of sharks, only the sharks will escape.
Chen Kan was looking at it, Zhang Dong suddenly climbed onto the fortune boat where Chen Kan was with a strange face.
walked behind Chen Kan and stood still, and said respectfully: "Master Hou, the envoy of the Lion Kingdom is here again." ”
Why did Zhang Dong say again, just because the envoys of the Lion Kingdom came almost every day these days.
And the purpose of the envoys of the Lion Kingdom to meet Chen Kan was also very simple, they wanted to buy a few cruisers from Chen Kan as frigates of their country, and by the way, they wanted to buy a lucky ship as their king's vehicle to patrol the sea area.
Of course, Chen Kan could not sell them to them, and these ships under Chen Kan's command were all owned by the sailors, and each one was numbered on the military register of the military department.
It is now the Yongle period, not the Ming Dynasty after Wanli.
How many warships did Chen Kan dare to sell the sailors?
But the envoys of the Lion Kingdom did not give up, only thinking that the price they offered was not high enough, so every time they came, the offer would increase by one percent on the original basis.
Even if Chen Kan has clearly rejected them, he will not sell them no matter how much money he pays.
He even pointed out a clear way for them, and asked them to go north to Daming to discuss with the officials of the Ministry of War.
But they still won't give up.
So as soon as Zhang Dong's words fell, an impatient look immediately appeared on Chen Kan's face.
"Go and tell them that no matter how much money they pay, the warships under the command of Benhou will not be sold, if they want to buy them, let them go to Daming to discuss with those officials of the military department."
Zhang Dong smacked his mouth, and his face also showed embarrassment.
After all, the person who came was an envoy of a country, and the Ming fleet was now docked on someone's port.
is the so-called cannibalistic soft mouth and short hands, the face of the Han people makes them unable to do such a kind of revenge, so they have to deal with things hastily every time.
In Zhang Dong's opinion, this lion country is really too uninteresting.
It's a pity that he didn't look at this issue from the perspective of the lion nation.
If you look at it from the perspective of the Lion Nation, it is easy to understand why they are so persevering.
Just ask, who can not be tempted to see such a powerful warship?
Especially in a small maritime country like the Lion Country, which survives in the cracks, both neighbors are very strong.
Before, they didn't have enough force and could only be bullied by powerful neighbors.
And now the powerful force is in front of them, once equipped with the Ming ship, when the neighbors want to bully them again, they have to weigh it.
Even for the sake of self-preservation, they can't help but be unmoved by the Ming Dynasty's sea ships.
At the entrance of the strait, they are not short of money, but they lack force to protect their wealth from being violated.
So whether there is hope or not, the Lion Nation has to give it a try.
What if, what if the officer of the Ming Dynasty relented?
Chen Kan knew these considerations of the Lion Kingdom, and in his plan, he was originally going to arm these small countries in the South Seas.
That's why he pointed out a clear path to the Lion Country, and asked them to go north to Daming to buy it.
Because the warships under his command really can't be sold, even if they want to be sold, they must have Zhu Di's warrant.
But... Who would have thought that the Lion Kingdom would be like a madman, staring at the warship under his command and not taking his eyes off it.
Really, it's annoying!
Seeing that Chen Kan's face was becoming more and more impatient, Zhang Dong had no choice but to whisper: "Master Hou, why don't you go and see it?" ”
After Zhang Dong finished speaking, he was afraid that Chen Kan would not agree, so he hurriedly said: "This time, the envoy of the Lion Kingdom did not say that he must buy the warships in our fleet, but just said that he wanted to talk to you. ”
"Talk to me, what?"
Chen Kan frowned slightly, he really didn't think there was anything else to talk about.
Zhang Dong hesitated for a moment, but still spoke: "Otherwise, you should go and have a look, anyway, the end will not be easy to describe." ”
"Whew~"
Taking a deep breath, Chen Kan couldn't help but roll his eyes, and said, "Then go and take a look, it just completely kills their minds!" ”
After speaking, Chen Kan went down the ladder and took a cruiser to the shore.
As soon as Li Rang walked to the front of the wooden house, he found that many people were struggling to move wooden boxes one by one into the room.
Even the people who carried the wooden boxes lined up on the island.
"What is this?"
Chen Kan walked into the house with a displeasure.
"Hiss~"
Then, when he saw the contents of the house, he couldn't help but gasp.
There were nine more people in the room, one man and eight women.
The man is an envoy of the Lion Kingdom, dressed in a luxurious Da Ming Confucian shirt, only about 1.5 meters tall, and his dark skin shows his identity as a native of the South Seas.
And the eight women, that is, their demeanor is different.
Tall, short, fat and thin are all available, and the only common denominator is that the skin is slightly dark.
However, it looks good, with delicate facial features and black and yellow skin, which has an exotic feeling.
"This is, what is this doing?"
Chen Kan pointed to a neat row of women standing in the room, and looked at the envoys of the Lion Nation on the field, his face full of strange colors.
"The subordinate has seen the Hou Ye!"
The man first greeted Chen Kan in authentic Daming official dialect, but did not say anything about the women.
Instead, he pointed to the tall wooden boxes stacked on the side and said with a smile: "As the Hou Ye can see, the country where the subordinate is located is barren, and only a little gold, silver and copper stinky things can still be handled, which can be regarded as a gift to honor the Hou Ye." ”
After the man finished speaking, several natives lifted the lids of several wooden boxes.
It was filled with gold and silver, and it almost blinded Chen Kan's dog eyes.
Seeing the shocked look on Chen Kan's face, the man pointed to several women and said, "As for these women, they are all carefully selected beauties in our country, and they are also given to Hou Ye, and I hope Hou Ye will not dislike them." ”
"I've seen Master Hou!"
As soon as the man's voice fell, the eight women hurriedly leaned over and saluted, Da Ming's language was quite familiar, and it was obvious that they had all been carefully trained.
Chen Kan's face twitched uncontrollably.
To be honest, there have been countless people who have given him gifts over the years, but they have been given so bluntly and in such a number that even a rich person in the country is shocked.
It's the first time.
The man was very satisfied with Chen Kan's expression, and after bowing to Chen Kan again, he smiled and said: "A little little courtesy, not a respect, as for the gift to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the ministers are in preparation, and my king will personally send it in a few days." ”