Chapter 415 The Dutch

Chu palace.

A man shrouded in black robes was escorted by guards to the front of the Phoenix Pavilion in the palace.

At this time, a tall middle-aged man with a stern face was sitting under the pavilion waiting to lead him. The middle-aged man had a stern face, a black mole on the center of his eyebrows was particularly eye-catching, and a cold light flashed from time to time in his eagle-like eyes.

"Respected His Royal Highness King Chu, is there anything you want me to do?"

When he came to the King of Chu, the man in black robe tore off his clothes. Inside was a tall young man with red hair. The youth's clothes and clothes were incompatible with the Da Yu nationality, but a black tuxedo. Gives a very awkward feeling.

Seeing this young man, the King of Chu looked gloomy, but there was still some dissatisfaction in his eyes, and he said to the young man: "Envoy of Rhodes, I think you should explain to this king why your fleet is attacking my merchant ship. "

The young man known as Rhodes smiled contemptuously, "Respected His Royal Highness the King of Chu, there is only one reason why we Dutchmen attacked your merchant ships, that is, your merchant ships are doing business at sea without permission. I think the newly appointed Earl Black said it very well. Clearly, 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. If you need sulfur, we will sell you sulfur from Japan. If you want to sell it Porcelain to Europe must also be transported by our Dutch merchant ships, is it not clear enough?"

The King of Chu's face was so black that he could drip ink, and he said, "This king doesn't care about your new bullshit earl. The agreement we signed didn't have this."

"There is now! His Royal Highness King Chu, and if Earl Black knew that you humiliated him, he would definitely be unhappy. By then, your arquebuses may be out of supply." Rhode said playfully.

He doesn't care what the King of Chu thinks at all, and now the Dutch have the final say in this sea area.

The King of Chu was full of anger. Since the new Earl who was in charge of Ryukyu took office three months ago, the Dutch suddenly tore up the business agreement they signed. They no longer satisfied Chu's most favorable treatment, and began to demand the entire Great Yu Kingdom. Open the market, and at the same time prohibit any merchant ships from trading privately in this sea area.

"Do you think this king still cares about your arquebuses now? Now our country in Dayu also has arquebuses. Go back and tell your count that if he breaks the agreement, he will bear the consequences, and this king will not be bullied by you casually. "The King of Chu said angrily.

Rhode's eyes narrowed, he grasped the information in the words of the King of Chu, and he asked, "You also have arquebuses now?"

"Of course, on the same day that your earl took office, there was a war between King Qi in the north and the barbarians. They used arquebuses to defeat the barbarians, so don't threaten me with arquebuses, otherwise this king can also Purchase arquebuses from the King of Qi, and remember that this is the land of the Great Yu Kingdom, and we have the final say." The King of Chu threatened.

Over the years, he has made a fortune relying on trade with the Dutch, and maritime trade has made him richer. Now that the Dutch cut off his trade line is to cut off his financial path.

It was for this reason that he was burning with anger.

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 the craftsmen in Lin'an. Last year, he also bought hundreds of guns from Qingzhou.

These artillery pieces were installed on the warships 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 was no more than 10,000 people. Although his fleet was not as good as the Dutch fleet, he had 3,000 large merchant ships.

Using these merchant ships he was fully capable of transporting troops to Ryukyu to fight the Dutch.

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

"How is it possible that King Chu's ability is at most imitating arquebuses. How could King Qi make arquebuses." Rhode looked disbelieving.

The King of Chu snorted coldly and said: "It is said that he was taught by a missionary. In short, the arquebus is no longer a secret. Rhodes messenger, please go back and convey the news of this king to Earl Black. If the agreement remains unchanged, we will also You can live in harmony, but if you continue to monopolize maritime trade, this king can only be rude."

"Okay, His Royal Highness King Chu, I will convey it to Earl Black."

Rhode put on the black robe again, and was led by 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 Chu Palace, after Rhode left, a young man in a purple round-necked gown appeared in front of the Phoenix Pavilion. The young man had a slender face and had eagle eyes just like the Chu King.

"Father, what to do with the Dutch, just drive away the Dutch, and the sea route is ours." The young man said, he was the prince of Chu, Li Chuyuan.

The King of Chu's eyes were deep and he said slowly: "The Dutch fleet is not so easy to deal with, we can talk about it, and rashly going to war with the Dutch will only damage our troops and generals. We can't lose our troops in vain. This time, the second prince was exiled to Bazhou because of the assassination incident, which shows the influence of King Qi on the court now. It is a pity that we have been planning for so long, and King Qi has all been destroyed."

Li Chuyuan said angrily: "This damn King Qi's life is really tough. He didn't kill him twice in two chances, 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 whether the musket incident was going to be a disaster this time, and let the Dutch deal with King Qi."

"Hey, I'm still smart. The Dutch sold us an arquebus for five hundred taels, while Xiao Ming sold it to the court for only one hundred taels. It is precisely because of the sweetness that the Dutch would demand all of the Great Yu Kingdom. Open up trade, this time the Dutch will be furious when they know that the King of Qi can produce arquebuses, which will ruin their business." The King of Chu was very proud.

Li Chuyuan said: "Father Wang Yingming, if King Qi falls this time, we can't wait any longer, and immediately send troops to seize the land south of the Yangtze River. Our Li family has waited too long, and this throne is also given to our Li family. People are sitting down."

The King of Chu nodded slightly, the accumulation of several generations made Chu very rich, and the copper coins piled up in the state treasuries were so many that they could not be used up, so that the ropes that tied the copper coins rotted away.

With such a strong capital, why did he listen to the imperial court's orders and just wait for the north to be in chaos, but the two conspiracies were disrupted by King Qi.

The father and son were talking when suddenly a guard hurried in and shouted: "Your Highness the King of Chu is not good, after the Dutch envoy boarded the ship, the Dutch warships began to bombard the pier, and several merchant ships in the pier sank. ."