Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

"Originally, a piece of silk cost seventy or eighty taels of silver, but now it can be purchased for only ten taels of silver."

Ergou introduced to Queen Miluo the price changes of the cloth woven by Dakang.

You must know that silk is a hot item no matter which country it is in, and it is the favorite thing of the privileged class in this country. The price of this kind of smooth and lustrous cloth has always been high.

But now I heard Ergou say that the price of Dakang's silk was not even one-tenth of the original price, which immediately shocked the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty.

"Messenger, please don't lie. The raw materials and labor of this silk are expensive. How can it cost ten taels of silver per piece of cloth?"

Queen Miluo was a little angry. She felt that the well-off envoy was lying to her.

"Her Royal Highness, our Dakang mission has another purpose in coming to your country this time, that is, to invite your mission to visit Dakang, because in the future, Dakang will have many high-quality and low-price products. I want to sell my products in Miluo.”

Ergou didn't talk nonsense and directly took out some of Dakang's standardized industrial products, such as sugar, refined salt, soap, perfume, etc.

Of course, these things were given as gifts to Queen Miluo. The queen seemed a little embarrassed because she had never seen such exquisite industrial products before, and she was a little stunned for a while.

"Your Majesty, there is another small gift that Your Majesty wants to give you alone. Take a look at this thing. Do you like it?"

Ergou took out a musket from his waist.

These officials in Miluo didn't know what a musket was, and they didn't feel scared when they saw the musket. They just thought the object looked a little strange.

"What is this?"

Queen Miluo looked at Ergou with some surprise.

"This is a musket. It can kill people from a hundred steps away. Even a weak child holding a musket can kill a strong adult on the spot."

Ergou held the musket and told Queen Miluo about the wonderful use of the musket. Unexpectedly, the queen was not afraid after hearing this, but showed great interest.

"Did I take this musket? If someone wants to plot an assassination, I can use this musket to kill them?"

Queen Miluo glanced at Prime Minister Munro intentionally or unintentionally.

At this time, Prime Minister Munro was obviously a little nervous. He stared nervously at the musket in Ergou's hand, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Your Highness, I would like to test the power of this musket and demonstrate it to you. Do you mind?"

Ergou wanted to show Dakang's force, and of course he had to show off the power of the musket. This was also the highlight of Ning Fan's special instructions.

"Of course. Although I am a woman, I am also good at martial arts. Naturally, I like these magical weapons very much."

Queen Miluo agreed without any explanation.

"Your Majesty the Queen, this musket is relatively powerful. If it is demonstrated indoors, it may make huge noise and destructive power. I wonder if Her Majesty the Queen can accept it?"

Ergou asked again.

"It's expensive, but it doesn't hurt to try."

Queen Miluo seemed to be a little impatient, even more impatient than Ergou.

Seeing this scene, Ergou no longer hesitated, raised his hand and fired a shot. This shot was aimed in the direction of Prime Minister Munro.

There was just a bang, and between the lightning and flint, a stream of white smoke rose up from the musket in Ergou's hand. Prime Minister Miluo turned pale with fright and collapsed directly to the ground. A stream of smoke rose between his legs. Yellow liquid flowed out.

The hat he was originally wearing on his head had disappeared and landed on the ground not far away. The hat, which was originally fine, was beaten to pieces.

There was a fist-sized hole in the middle, causing many Miluo officials around to gasp.

"I'm sorry, Prime Minister. I usually neglect to practice with this musket. When I fired the gun, I was not very accurate, and I almost hurt the Prime Minister."

A sneer appeared at the corner of Ergou's mouth.

How could he be even remotely apologetic?

Staring at Miluo Prime Minister Munro's gaffe, his eyes were full of sarcasm.

Prime Minister Munro had become a laughing stock in the court at this time. All the officials were staring at him, making Prime Minister Munro look pale and angry.

He was originally a figure who could compete with the Queen in the court, but today he was disgraced by Er Gou, and he already hated Er Gou in his heart.

Munro was smiling without saying a word. He stood up and turned around and walked outside. When the Queen saw Prime Minister Munro's back, a trace of haze flashed in her eyes.

Prime Minister Munro left. Officials in the court, you look at me, I look at you. Immediately afterwards, nearly half of the officials also left. Looking at the few officials left in the court, Ergou's expression changed. Somewhat surprised.

The remaining officials either have gray beards or are very young. At first glance, they are officials who do not hold real power. It seems that the real power in Miluo Kingdom is the prime minister, and the queen may have been sidelined.

"Her Royal Highness, what is going on?"

Ergou asked knowingly.

The reason why he asked this was actually to probe Queen Miluo's attitude.

"I believe you have seen the messenger, right? There is a conflict between Prime Minister Munro and the royal family. Nowadays, the government of Miluo is divided."

Queen Miluo had no intention of hiding anything and openly admitted that her control over the country had weakened.

After Ergou heard what Queen Miluo said, he didn't speak. His brain was thinking about the problem rapidly. He was thinking about what to do next.

The attitude of Queen Miluo and Prime Minister Munro is very obvious, one is the master and the other is the master.

However, the peace-loving Queen Miluo did not have real military power. In other words, even if a peace agreement was reached with Queen Miluo, it would be just a piece of waste paper in the end, and nothing could be done at all.

"If you need to think about it, Lord Messenger, you can think about it slowly when you go back. As for Miluo's current state, I am unable to change it and it may last for a long time."

Queen Miluo had a wry smile on her face. She seemed to have no hope for Miluo's future.

A negotiation that was supposed to be facilitated broke up unhappily, and Ergou was a little entangled. After returning to his residence, he immediately found Princess Lolis to discuss countermeasures.

"If we look at it according to our established plan, the best thing to do now is to broker peace talks with Prime Minister Munro. If Munro can be made to change his mind, then there is a high probability that this war will be avoided."

When Princess Lolis analyzes problems, she thinks very carefully and calmly, and does not let her personal feelings affect her judgment.