Chapter 415: Dutch

The Palace of the King of Chu. ?August 1 Chinese???? ㈧㈧? ㈧?
A person covered in black robes was escorted by the guards to the Phoenix Pavilion in the palace.
At this time, a tall, cold-faced middle-aged man was sitting under the pavilion waiting to take him. The middle-aged man looked cold and had a mole on his eyebrows especially dazzling, and a cold light flashed from time to time in his eagle-like eyes.
"His Royal Highness Chu, what can you do for me?"
When he came to the king of Chu, the black robe man pulled off his clothes. Inside was a tall young man with a red head. The young man’s clothes and clothes were incompatible with the personality of the country, but a black tuxedo, the blunt language of the country. Gives a sense of twists and turns.
Seeing this young man, King Chu's expression turned gloomy, but there was still some dissatisfaction in his eyes. He said to the young man: "Envoy Rhodes, I think you should explain to this king why your fleet is attacking my merchant ship. "
Known as Lude Qing, the young man smiled contemptuously, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu, there is only one reason why the Dutch attacked your merchant ship, and that is that your merchant ship is doing business at sea privately. I think the newly appointed Earl Black said very much. Clearly, from now on, this sea area can only be shipped by our Dutch merchant ships. If you need spices, we will sell spices to you from Nanyang. If you need sulfur, we will sell sulfur to you from the Japanese country. You want to sell them. Is it not clear enough that porcelain must be transported by our Dutch merchant ships to Europe?"
King Chu's face was so dark that he could drip ink, and he said, "This king doesn't care about your new count. The agreement we signed back then didn't have this."
"Now there! Your Royal Highness, and Earl Black, if he knows that you have humiliated him, he will definitely be unhappy. By then, your matchlock gun supply may be cut off." Rhode said in a mocking tone.
He didn't care about King Chu's thoughts at all, and now the Dutch had the final say in this sea area.
The King of Chu’s eyes were full of anger. Since the new Earl of Ryukyu took office three months ago, the Dutch suddenly tore up the commercial agreement they had signed. They no longer met the most favorable country treatment in Chu, and began to demand the entire country of Chongqing. Open the market, and at the same time prohibit any private trade of merchant ships in this sea area.
"Do you think that the king still cares about your matchlock? Now our country also has matchlocks. Go back and tell your count that if he tears up the agreement, he will bear the consequences. This king will not be bullied by you casually. "The King of Chu said angrily.
Luo Luo's eyes narrowed. He grasped the message in King Chu's words. He asked, "You also have matchlock guns now?"
"Of course, on the same day that your count took office, King Qi in the north had a war with the barbarians. They defeated the barbarians with the matchlock spear. Therefore, don't use the matchlock spear to threaten me, otherwise this king can do the same. Buy matchlock guns from King Qi, and remember one thing, this is the land of the Great Yu Kingdom, so we have the final say." King Chu threatened.
Over the years, he has relied on trading with the Dutch for his wealth, and ocean trade has made him rich. Now that the Dutch cut off his trade line is equivalent to cut off his wealth.
It is for this reason that he will be angry.
Moreover, he now has 15,000 musketeers in his hands. The most important thing is that he has been able to create slightly less powerful muskets by imitating Lin'an craftsmen. Last year he also bought hundreds of muskets from Qingzhou.
These artillery pieces were all installed on the battleship by him, and he believed that he could challenge the Dutch.
Because according to the information he obtained, the Dutch army stationed on Ryukyu Island is only 10,000 people. Although his fleet is not as good as the Dutch fleet, he has 3,000 large merchant ships.
Using these merchant ships, he was fully capable of transporting troops to Ryukyu Island and fighting the Dutch.
He got along well with the Dutch before and never thought of using force, but now the Dutch is too much he can only use this as one of the options.
"How could it be possible? With King Chu your ability to imitate matchlocks at best, how could King Qi make matchlocks?" Luo Luo looked unbelieving.
The king of Chu snorted and said: "It is said that he was taught by a missionary. In short, the matchlock is no longer a secret. Messenger of Rhodes, please go back and convey this king's news to Earl Black. If you keep the agreement unchanged, we will still You can get along harmoniously, but if you continue to monopolize maritime trade, this king can only be very welcome."
"Well, His Royal Highness Chu, I will tell Earl Black."
Luo Luo put on his black robe again, and led the guards to the pier outside Lin'an City. After entering a merchant ship, the merchant ship rowed towards the fleet in the east sea area.
In the palace of Chu Dynasty, after Luo Luode left, a young man wearing a purple round-neck gown appeared in front of the Phoenix Pavilion.
"Father, tell the Dutch so much what to do, and drive away the Dutch directly. The sea route is ours." The young man said, he is the prince of Chu, Li Chuyuan.
King Chu’s eyes were deep, and he slowly said:
The Dutch fleet is not so easy to deal with. If you can talk about it, let’s talk about it. Rushing to war with the Dutch will only hurt our troops. We can’t lose our troops in vain. After all, the Qi king is powerful now. This time the second prince was exiled to Bazhou because of the assassination. It can be seen that King Qi's influence on the court is now. It is a pity that King Qi was completely destroyed by our arrangement for so long."
Li Chuyuan said angrily: "This King Qi's fate is really hard. He didn't kill him twice, but now he is getting more and more powerful."
After a pause, Li Chuyuan suddenly said: "Father, just now you and the Dutch deliberately talked about the muskets, whether this time you are preparing to cause trouble~EbookFREE.me~ let the Dutch deal with King Qi."
"Hey, my son is smart. The Dutch sold us a matchlock gun for five hundred taels of silver, while Xiao Ming sold only one hundred taels of silver to the court. It is precisely because of the sweetness that the Dutch people will demand everything from the country. Opening up the trade, this time the Dutch will be furious when they know that King Qi can produce matchlock guns, and this will ruin their business." The king of Chu was proud.
Li Chuyuan said: "Father Wang Yingming, if King Qi falls this time, we can't wait any longer. We will immediately seize the land south of the Yangtze River. Our Li family has waited too long, and this throne will be given to us. People sit down."
The king of Chu nodded slightly. The accumulation of several generations made Chu a very rich place. The copper coins piled in the treasury of various states were too much to be used up, so that the rope tied to the copper coins rotted away.
With such a strong capital, why did he listen to the imperial court's orders, waiting for the North to be chaotic, but the two conspiracies were disrupted by the Qi king.
The father and son were talking, and suddenly a guard rushed in and shouted: "His Royal Highness is not good. After the Dutch envoy boarded the ship, the Dutch warships began to shell the pier, and several merchant ships in the pier sank. ."
(To be continued.)