Chapter 718: Refuse

"Hahaha..."
All the ministers in the Palace of Parliament laughed. If it had been a few years ago, they would have regarded this glass as an eternal treasure.
But now that glass has gradually become an ordinary thing in Qingzhou, they will not be as ignorant as before.
Brandon awkwardly held the glass art, which looked like a mountain and was a bargain in Holland.
But he believed that the indigenous people in the East did not have these things.
"His Majesty, is this thing ridiculous?" The sarcasm of the ministers made him puzzled.
Xiao Ming put his smile away, and then he said to Brandon; "The Dutch messenger, the thing in your hand is called glass. This is just a cheap thing in your country. Do you want to use this thing to humiliate me? ?"
Brandon's heart suddenly tightened. As Blake said, the emperor of the great Yu country seemed to have an amazing understanding of the West.
Putting away his frivolous thoughts, Brandon said respectfully; "Sorry, your majesty the emperor, maybe glass is not very valuable in the West, but it is rarely seen in the East, so in my opinion it is not cheap."
"Each messenger has a mouth that is as clever as a rhetoric. It's just that you made a mistake this time. In my country, Dayu glass is nothing more than an ordinary thing. If the messenger wants it, I can give back.
Brandon opened his mouth. He was surprised enough when he entered Qingzhou City, but now one thing is constantly beyond his knowledge.
At this moment, he finally admitted from his heart that this great Yu country is somewhat different from other eastern countries.
"It's not necessary." Brandon was a little nervous. He thought the gift he brought this time would make the emperor very happy.
But now the emperor looked at what he took out with a look of rubbish.
Xiao Ming showed a slight smile. This Dutch messenger came from a long distance. He couldn't make people look ugly, so he said contrary to his will: "I like your gifts very much. In return, I will give you some gifts to bring back."
Brandon was overjoyed. As far as he knew, the monarchies in the East were very generous, and they were often rewarded ten times for each gift from the envoy.
Presenting a gift is only the first item of the diplomatic envoy. This time the arrival of the Dutch envoy will naturally have more important things.
So Xiao Ming asked: "Is the messenger coming to Da Yu just for the permanent negotiating team?"
"Not only that, we also look forward to establishing a deeper friendship with the country of Great Chongqing." Brandon said sternly: "We are very interested in trade with your country, and we also hope that the two sides will cooperate in jointly responding to maritime threats."
"A threat at sea?" Xiao Ming asked, "Are you referring to the British?"
"Not so much, there are French, Spanish, Portuguese." Brandon said, the decline of the Netherlands has made maritime trade routes no longer safe.
European countries are now fiercely competing for Asian colonies, which makes the sea even more smelly of gunpowder. Their merchant ships are often attacked by privateers at sea.
Xiao Ming frowned. Brandon's words showed that there are many colonists in Asia now, but it is impossible for Brandon to tie him to the Dutch warship.
The reason is simple. What is eternal between countries is interest, not friendship. He is a use of the Dutch, and the Dutch is also a use of him.
Therefore, he never intended to put Apples in the same basket. Perhaps the Spanish, Portuguese, and the Netherlands have conflicts, but this does not affect his establishment of contacts with these countries. Diplomacy is never a single option.
But now the British have shown naked hostility towards him. Since the Netherlands and he are both unhappy with the British dominance, he can still accept the issue of unanimously dealing with the British, but he cannot act against all the enemies of the Netherlands. Enemy, this is not in his interest.
So he said, "I can guarantee the safety of Dutch merchant ships in the territory of Great Chongqing, and will work with your country to respond to the threat from the British."
Brandon’s pupils shrank. He understood what the Emperor of Great Chongqing meant. Now the Dutch trade with Great Chongqing is basically the Dutch merchant ships transporting porcelain, tea and other items from Great Chongqing. All kinds of ore are shipped here.
To put it simply, Dutch merchant ships run on routes outside of the country. The emperor of the country is obviously unwilling to send a fleet to from the country to the Netherlands.
Brandon had already anticipated this result. Although the Netherlands was in decline, the lean camel was bigger than the horse, and it was still able to deal with the threats of other countries at sea.
He made this point this time just to show off his power in front of other countries.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Brandon saluted Xiao Ming again, for the time being he had no more appeals.
Xiao Ming nodded slightly, and he said to Pang Yukun; "Pang Shoufu, you are responsible for arranging the accommodation of the Dutch mission."
Pang Yukun bowed as he should, leading Brandon to withdraw from the palace.
After sending off the mission, Fiji said: "The emperor, these barbarians have changeable temperaments and have no credibility at all. You should be very careful when you get along with them."
Xiao Ming nodded. He never believed that the Dutch would value the people of Da Yu. Now it is the heyday of the Western white supremacy theory.
The Dutch cooperated most with him because of money. If European countries unanimously prepare to attack the country, he believes that the Netherlands will rush to take a bite without hesitation.
After all, for the Europeans, Great Chongqing challenged their authority in the world.
"Feige is always interested. I will not trust the Dutch, nor will I discuss friendship with the Dutch. For me, the two sides are just using each other."
Fiji nodded, and now Xiao Ming's wrists are getting more and more mature~EbookFREE.me~ This is what the king of a country looks like.
Here, Pang Yukun arranged Brandon and his party into the Wei's restaurant.
When Brandon saw the glass windows of the Wei's restaurant and saw the porcelain toilet in the room, he was silent again for a long time.
"Great Yu Country is a threat."
Finally Brandon uttered a word.
The accompanying members said: "Yes, this great Chongqing country will sooner or later compete with our European countries for colonies. At that time, no one in Asia will be his opponent. We must unite with other countries to prevent this."
Brandon deeply believes that he has never regarded Da Yu Country as an ally. The superiority of being a European makes him look down on this country, which is like a city man despising a countryman.
And when this countryman has what they also have, there is a bit of sourness in this mentality.
He complained: "Why did the Great Yu country master European technology? This is really puzzling. Could it be that the Republicans did it?"