Chapter 416

Chu Wang Fu.

A man in a black robe was escorted down to the Phoenix Pavilion of 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 had a cold face, and a mole on his eyebrow was particularly striking. There was a cold light in his eagle like eyes from time to time.

"Your Highness, what can I do for you?"

When he came to the king of Chu, the black robed man opened his clothes. Inside was a young man with red hair and tall stature. The young man's clothes were not suitable for the people of Dayu, but a black tuxedo. The stiff language of Dayu gave people a very uncomfortable feeling.

Seeing this young man, the king of Chu looked gloomy, but he still had some dissatisfaction in his eyes. He said to the young man, "ambassador Rhodes, I think you should explain to the king why your fleet attacked my merchant ships."

Young Rhodes, as he was called, laughed contemptuously. "Your Highness, the Dutch attacked your merchant ships only for one reason, that is, your merchant ships privately engaged in business on the sea. I think the new Earl Black said very clearly that from now on, this sea area can only be transported by our Dutch merchant ships. If you need spices, we will sell them from Nanyang To sell you spices, if you need sulfur, we will sell you sulfur from Japan. If you want to sell porcelain to Europe, you must also be transported by Dutch merchant ships. Isn't that clear enough? "

The king of Chu's face was as black as ink. He said, "I don't care about your new asshole earl. The agreement we signed didn't have this one."

"Now! His Royal Highness the king of Chu, and count black, if he knows that you have humiliated him, he will not be happy. At that time, your supply of muskets may be cut off. " Said rod, playfully.

he doesn't care about King Chu's idea. Now the Dutch has the final say.

The king of Chu was furious in his eyes. Since the new Earl who was in charge of Ryukyu took office three months ago, the Dutch suddenly tore up the commercial agreement they had signed. They no longer satisfied the most preferential treatment of Chu, and began to ask the whole state of Dayu to open up its market and prohibit any private trade of merchant ships in this area.

"Do you think I still care about your muskets? Now we in Dayu also have a torch. Go back and tell your count that if he tears up the agreement, he will bear the consequences. I won't be bullied by you at will. " The king of Chu said angrily.

Rod's eyes narrowed. He caught the message from the king of Chu's words. He asked, "do you also have a torch now?"

"of course, on the same day that your count took office, there was a war between the king and barbarians in the north. They used the match to defeat the barbarians. So don't threaten me with a fire hose. Otherwise, this king can also buy the fire hose guns to Qi Wang, and remember that this is the land of the great Yu state, and we has the final say." The king of Chu threatened.

Over the years, he has made a fortune by trading with the Dutch, and marine trade has made him rich in capital. Now the Dutch have cut off his trade line, which is tantamount to cutting off his wealth.

It was for this reason that he was infuriated.

Moreover, he now has 15000 Musketeers in his hands, and the most important thing is that he has been able to produce a slightly less powerful Musketeer by imitating the craftsmen in Lin'an. Last year, he bought hundreds of guns from Qingzhou.

These guns were installed on the warship by him, and he believed that he could challenge the Dutch.

Because according to the information he got, the Dutch army stationed on Ryukyu Island was no more than 10000 people. Although his fleet was not as good as the Dutch fleet, he had 3000 large merchant ships.

Using these merchant ships, he was able to transport the general to Ryukyu Island to fight against the Dutch.

He used to get along well with the Dutch and never thought of using force, but now the Dutch are going too far and he can only take this as one of the options.

"How can it be? The king of Chu's ability is to imitate the fire rope gun at most. How can the king of Qi make the fire rope gun?" Rodney looked incredulous.

The king of Chu snorted: "it's said that he was a missionary. In a word, now the torch is no longer a secret. Messenger Rhode, please go back to convey the king's message to count black. If we keep the agreement unchanged, we can still live in harmony, but if you continue to monopolize the sea trade, the king will be rude."

"Well, your royal highness, I'll give it to count black."

Rod put on his black robe again and led by the bodyguard to the wharf outside Lin'an City. After entering a merchant ship, the merchant ship sailed to the fleet in the East Sea area.

After Rhode left, a young man in a purple round neck gown appeared in front of the Phoenix Pavilion. The young man had a long, thin face and the same eagle eyes as the king of Chu.

"Father, tell the Dutchman what to do, drive the Dutchman away directly, and the sea route is ours." The young man said that he was the son of the king of Chu, Li Chuyuan.

The king of Chu had a deep vision and said slowly, "the Dutch fleet is not so easy to deal with. If you can talk about it, you will lose your troops if you go to war with the Dutch rashly. We can't lose our troops in vain. After all, the king of Qi is very powerful now. The second prince was exiled to Bazhou because of the assassination. It can be seen that the influence of the king of Qi on the imperial court. Unfortunately, we have such a layout For a long time, it was destroyed by the king of Qi. "Li Chuyuan said angrily, "this damned king of Qi has a tough life. He didn't kill him twice. Now he is getting more and more powerful."

After a pause, Li Chuyuan suddenly said: "Dad, just now you and the Dutch deliberately said that the firegun thing is not this time ready to bring disaster to the East, let the Dutch deal with the king of Qi."

"Hehe, my son is smart. The Dutch sold us 500 taels of silver for a torch, while Xiao Ming sold us only one hundred taels of silver to the imperial court. It's just because they have tasted the sweetness that the Dutch will ask the state of Dayu to open up all trade. This time, the Dutch will be furious when they know that the king of Qi can produce a torch. This will ruin their business." The king of Chu was complacent.

Li Chuyuan said: "father Wang Yingming, if the king of Qi falls this time, we can't wait any longer. We immediately send troops to seize the land south of the Yangtze River. Our Li family has been waiting for too long, and the throne will be given to our Li family."

The king of Chu nodded slightly. The accumulation of generations made Chu very rich. There were so many copper coins piled up in the state treasury that the ropes of copper coins were rotten.

With such abundant capital, why did he listen to the imperial court's orders and wait for the north to be in chaos? However, the two plots were disrupted by the king of Qi.

As the father and son were talking, a bodyguard came in in a hurry and called out: "Your Highness the king of Chu is not well. After the Dutch envoy boarded the ship, the Dutch warships began to bombard the wharf, and several merchant ships sank in the wharf."

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