London, 1563.

John Hawkins was slumped in his chair, looking depressed.

In his mind, he remembered what he had experienced not long ago, when he had asked to see Her Majesty, nay, to be precise, he had not seen Her Majesty at all.

He saw only Elizabeth I's personal attendant.

"Her Majesty is unhappy with your behaviour and has publicly condemned you in the presence of many ministers, Dear Mr. Hawkins." The attendant said to him:

"It's immoral, so she refuses to see you, so please go back."

Whenever he thought about this, John couldn't stop getting angry.

He just grabbed some slaves from that island and sold them, which is clearly a lucrative business, and many countries are doing it, why can't he?

Unexpectedly, because of this, he was reproached by the queen, and some of his politician friends with a keen sense of smell also decisively left him at this time.

Although his wealth is still the same, and the status of a British businessman is not low, but after all, he can't compare to those politicians in the center of power, if he just wants to be a businessman, why should he bother with the queen? His ambitions don't stop there.

However, the current situation made John feel a little disheartened.

At that moment his servant came in and said:

"Sir, there are several guests claiming to be from the East who have asked to see you."

Oriental? John was stunned, did he have any friends in the East?

"Invite them in." He decided to see what the men were trying to do first.

In a short time, the servant ushered in three men, dressed in fine dresses and walking in an unhurried manner, just like those of high society.

Seeing this, John's expression became serious, and he unconsciously sat up straight.

The young man in the lead took off his hat and smiled at him.

Although he had a standard oriental face, he spoke standard London English, and he bowed slightly and said:

"Hello, my dear Mr. John, I am Richard, a councillor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Governor-General's Office of Luzon, and it is a pleasure to meet you."

Of course, he is not a genuine director, but a thousand households in charge of the London station of the Hidden Dragon England, for the sake of planning, Yan Ling temporarily gave him the identity of a director, and this so-called Richard is naturally a fake name, he is an intelligence officer, how can he expose his real name like this, even his face is painted with makeup.

The purpose of their trip was, of course, to poach John.

John Hawkins, designer of the Galen ship.

At this time, the main warships in Luzon and other places were still Canton ships and Fu ships.

These two types of ships, known as the Junk ships as they are called, have excellent sailing capabilities in the near sea, but they also have major drawbacks, such as slow speed, and the inability to build multiple decks for firing guns.

Although in the original history of the naval battles of Xiamen and Liaoluo Bay, the Ming army was still able to rely on the Fu boat to win, but in terms of casualties and losses, the Ming army was also not small, which was still the Ming Dynasty occupied an absolute numerical advantage, and a large number of Western Furlong machines were used.

To be precise, junk ships are more suitable as merchant ships, they are the best cargo ships in the near sea, even after the Western colonists came to the East, they are also used in large quantities, but in that era, the most suitable for warships or voyages is indeed the Galen ship.

The scope of the family's rule is expanding step by step, and it has gradually broken away from the offshore sea, and the collision with the West is also increasing day by day, Yan Ling knows that the time has come to change clothes.

So he ordered the Hidden Dragon to find the inventor of the Galen ship.

The Hawkins family is a merchant family that has been passed down from generation to generation, and has accumulated considerable wealth through shipping, and it actually has a certain reputation in the local area.

It's just that at that time, John's son inherited his father's business and was in a time of full energy, and they estimated that the other party would not agree, so they put up with it for the time being.

And not long ago, the news came that John had been rebuked by Elizabeth I, and Chinohe was keenly aware that the opportunity had come.

So John met with a thousand households.

"Are you from the Governor's Mansion of Luzon? What do you want me to do? ”

His eyes were full of surprise, since the "Portuguese God of War" was defeated by them in Goa, this force was completely famous in Europe, and he had heard of it, but he wondered what they came to him for.

Qianhu smiled slightly and said:

"Mr. Hawkins, I heard that you were just reprimanded by the queen and didn't even give you a chance to meet, Your Majesty is really harsh!"

"I think you can also see that Your Majesty is afraid that he has a bad impression of you, and it is difficult for you to make great achievements in the UK."

"Our Lord Governor has heard of this, and he appreciates you and wants to invite you to serve in our realm. He promises that you will get the power and position you want there. ”

John was silent for a moment, he didn't expect that the other party actually came to invite him.

And his eyes quickly wavered.

Of course, he didn't know that in the original history, after he told the Queen of England how profitable his business was, the million-dollar queen immediately changed her attitude, and John was on the rise. In the current situation, there is not much possibility for him to be reused.

It's just that after all, he has lived here for a long time, and his connections are here, so he is still reluctant and a little hesitant after all.

Qianhu saw his hesitation and continued to increase:

"As long as you are willing to go to the East with us, our Governor promises that you can choose from all the official positions below the third rank of our Luzon Governor's Palace."

"It's up to you whether you want to become an officer in the navy or go into politics."

"People like you shouldn't be buried in the dust."

"Oh yes, your Chancellor of the Exchequer, in our place, is second-class."

The Chancellor of the Exchequer counts as a second grade?

The contrast was vivid, and John instantly understood the conditions offered by the other party.

He compared the British official position with the concept of the other party's four grades, and found that if he could serve as an official of the four grades there, he would instantly enter the upper class, and this was because he had just arrived.

The other party obviously takes a fancy to himself, which means that as long as he can fully show his value, this official position can still be promoted.

And the other party's evaluation of him made him feel warm, talented people often have their own arrogance, of course he feels that his current status is far from worthy of his own strength, the queen's reprimand made him sad, but the affirmation of the Luzon Governor's Palace is like the warm sun in the snow.

Chino's words seemed to be whispers from demons, possessing demagogic powers, and the defense line in John's heart was broken in an instant.

Power, status, after arriving in the East, he can have it all.

As for wealth, in his eyes, the East was a place of gold and silver, and there were also many merchants from Europe, it was not a strange territory, and he could do business there as well.

Not to mention that now that navigators and colonists are roaming the world, it is not unusual for him to go to the East.

John finally made up his mind in his heart.

He stared into "Richard's" eyes and asked:

"How do you prove that what you say is true?"

Qianhu smiled, he knew that the matter had basically succeeded:

"You can arrange for one of your henchmen to go back with us first......"

(End of chapter)