These years of being the queen mother!

Xu Ye thought his request was reasonable, but the captives who knew what a hundred gold meant didn't think much of it.The Age of Discovery has been open for so many years, the early colonists have plundered enough wealth, and most of them have returned to their hometowns and lived a life of incomparable luxury. When they come to the east, most of them are people who can’t get by in their hometown and come to the east, which is said to be full of gold, to dig gold. To be honest, maybe they can get a hundred gold coins, but a hundred (jin) gold, Even Fleury, who is said to be a lady of noble origin, would have struggled to get it out!

The captives, especially Fleilly, who was the only one who was not stripped down to his underpants, felt that the ransom amount proposed by Daming was too harsh and did not conform to international conventions at all.Fleilly wanted to talk to Xu Ye, who can speak English very fluently, to see if the ransom amount could be reduced. Who would have thought that Xu Ye would smile and express it after meeting her.

"The girl is right. The price of one hundred gold really hurts the feelings of the two countries. Why don't we let the subordinates make the decision and increase the ransom amount by another fifty gold. What do you think, girl?"

How about... this guy is too shameless!Fleilly was so surprised, she couldn't find words to refute Xu Ye in such a panic.But her silence doesn't mean that Xu Ye doesn't speak.Xu Ye thought that the ransom price was set a bit low at the beginning, and was very satisfied with the opportunity that Fleury offered him to increase the price. Xu Ye said in a rare and pleasant manner:

"Since the girl also thinks that the 150 gold mentioned below is appropriate, the 150 gold ransom mentioned above will be void. If each person does not send [-] gold within three months, they will accept their fate and go to work in the mine. Don't worry. ,I am a state of great etiquette, and I am sympathetic to the world. Even if I do hard work, I still have three meals a day... Hey, why is there no one..."

"Just now you said that the ghost girl also thought that the price of 150 gold was appropriate, and when you asked them to pay an extra [-] gold ransom, the ghost girl ran away crying." Qi Sichang leaned against the door, while playing with Xu Ye. The folding fan came, and joked.

"Your capricious and see-through skills are really a bit of a profiteer! But are you sure, are those ghosts capable of paying such a ransom?" Qi Sichang thought, Do you want to say hello to Zhu Shumei in advance and choose a good place for this group of ghosts, so that they can contribute their precious lives to the construction of Daming.

"Others don't know, but Ms. Flatley, who just ran away, can definitely afford this price." Xu Ye put away his hippie smile, and turned to Qi Sichang and said. "Brother, if you catch any captives in the future, you will be charged a ransom of 150 gold. If you can't get it, heh, you can only wrong these barbarians who came to pan for gold and stay in the mine to work for the rest of their lives."

"There shouldn't be a shortage of hard labor in the mines everywhere." Qi Sichang rubbed his chin and said quite proudly. "Do you know how many merchant ships flying the flag of the British king have been intercepted by us in the past few months? Hehe, no less than a hundred!"

Not to mention the various industrial products loaded on the merchant ship, even the white cane sugar wrapped in palm leaves can make a lot of money if it is resold to Ming merchants, not to mention the western firearms hidden on the deck.Qi Sichang felt that he had already made a lot of money, but Xu Ye didn't think it was enough, so he raised the ransom by [-]% abruptly. Tsk tsk, this heart is too dark. After assisting Shi Fenglai, he was the best candidate for the first assistant and household secretary. Even he, who was born in a family of generals, yearned for the battlefield, and a martial artist who yearned for becoming a famous general of a generation, was not as good as him.Thinking about returning to Beijing this time, this guy Xu Ye will directly enter the household department to practice as a Juren and Imperial Scholars.

Thinking about it this way, even Qi Sichang, who is as calm as Qi Sichang, can't help but envy the 'good luck'. Of course, let him imitate Xu Ye and act coquettishly and cutely in front of Empress Dowager Yang, more than a dog's leg, just to marry the princess, I'm afraid it's absolutely impossible.So after the 'envy' was over, Qi Sichang took Xu Ye and continued to work. Since you raised the ransom by [-]% on your own, you should be responsible for the follow-up issues.A vulgar man like Qi Sichang should honestly follow the order to 'rob'.

So let Daming (mainly Empress Dowager Yang and Little Emperor Zhu Cilin) ​​like to hear and see, let the Europeans, especially the British, gnashing their teeth, continue to travel between Haojingao (Macao) and Mancijia (Malacca) in full swing, making a lot of money He paid the navy's salary for the next ten years and locked up a battalion of prisoners.At this time, the Dutchman, who called himself a messenger of justice, had arrived in the capital under the entrustment of the British royal family, and was waiting to meet Jun Yan and intercede for the British.

Because the 'robbing fleet' led by Qi Sichang made a lot of money, the tone in Empress Dowager Yang's heart has long been released.Not only her, but even Zhu Cilin, who is still underage and now in charge of the government, knows that no matter how heated the battle is, it will never reach the British mainland, so it is very necessary to accept it as soon as it is good.

Although Zhu Cilin said that there was a bit of a hidden danger and the money earned from "robbing" was a bit small, but he also understood the principle of moderation. It happened that the Dutch envoy was willing to come out as a peacemaker, so Zhu Cilin went along with the flow and asked for countless benefits that he thought were reasonable Under the circumstances, he opened his mouth and hypocritically stated that peace is the most important thing in the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and fighting and killing all day long will have a bad influence internationally.

Zhu Cilin's cheekiness shocked countless people's jaws, and once again refreshed Empress Dowager Yang's perception of 'shameless'.Empress Dowager Yang began to wonder if there was something wrong with her education, or because she had stayed with Xu Ye for so long that those who were close to Zhu were red and those who were close to ink were black.It seems that her son is going to add an unlimited prefix in front of Emperor Qian Chuanzi.But that's good too, when the day comes when she returns to power, she will be able to relax better and live the simple and peaceful life she yearned for when she first came to this world.

Empress Dowager Yang shook her head and smiled, and said. "According to the emperor's request, if the British royal family is unwilling to pay the price of war reparations for peace, then they can only continue to fight."

After a pause, Empress Dowager Yang added maliciously: "My Ming Dynasty has a vast land and rich resources, and a population of tens of millions. Among them, there are not a few brave and good fighters. Britain is not ridiculed by the Ai family. Its land area and population are comparable to those of the Ming Dynasty. A county. Dutch ambassador, do you believe that as long as Aijia gives an order, the fleet cruising in Haojingao and Manchuria will sail to Europe regardless of everything, and will fight for dignity to the last drop of blood. And even if they To die in a foreign country, as long as Aijia wants to continue fighting, and the emperor wants to continue fighting, he can gather an army of millions again. In a war of attrition, Ming is not afraid of any of your countries."

The Dutch ambassador was open-minded. The reason why Empress Dowager Yang said such words was to threaten the British royal family to agree to the high war indemnity proposed by the Ming emperor, and to warn the Dutch that Ming was not afraid of Britain, let alone the Netherlands. , If you get angry, you will slap the Netherlands in the face like the UK.

But I understand that I understand, but the feeling of aggrieved still emerges from my heart.Taiwan, Taiwan, which is like a golden mountain in their eyes, was forced to return it back because of the domestic economic turmoil.So much so that they and the British East India Company could only continue to stay in Japan, using Nagasaki Port as a Far East stronghold and foreign transit point.

Feeling aggrieved no matter what, thinking of the recent domestic situation, the Dutch ambassador could only choose to follow the Queen Mother Yang's wishes and take the initiative to communicate with the British side to get them to agree to the high war indemnity proposed by the Ming emperor.

"In this case, I will trouble the ambassador to communicate with the royal family."

After speaking, Empress Dowager Yang turned to glance at Zhu Cilin, pretending to be sleepy. "Emperor, you can arrange the next banquet for the ambassador. I am tired and want to go back to rest first."

Seeing Empress Dowager Yang looking sleepy, Zhu Cilin thought she was really unwell, so she hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Empress Mother, do you want to invite the imperial physician to take a look?"

Empress Dowager Yang stopped Zhu Cilin from asking Wang Tiqian to invite the imperial physician, and said softly: "No need, I guess it's because I didn't have a good rest last night."

"Then Saburo sent his mother back to the Palace of Compassion!"

Zhu Cilin first summoned the Minister of Rites to whisper a few words with him, and then he personally helped Empress Dowager Yang onto the Dragon Throne and headed for the Palace of Compassion.Empress Dowager Yang really planned to go back to the palace to sleep, so when she arrived at the Palace of Compassion and Ning, she took off the vermilion jade decorations and closed her clothes to sleep under the watchful eyes of Zhu Cilin.Zhu Cixi stayed by the bedside for a while, and after confirming that Empress Dowager Yang had fallen asleep, he left the Compassionate Ning Palace and returned to Qianqing Palace to continue handling political affairs.

When Zhu Cilin returned to Qianqing Palace, the Minister of Rites had already taken the Dutch ambassador away, so Zhu Cilin asked Wang Tigan to carry out the backlog of memorials from the previous few days, and sat at the desk to review them one by one.It wasn't until the sun set and Wang Tiqian personally added an oil lamp that Zhu Cilin rubbed his sore wrists and neck and muttered. "It turns out it's already dark!"

"Your Majesty is diligent in government affairs, that's why the slaves didn't bother me." Wang Tigan said with a smile like a chrysanthemum. "The dinner has been prepared. Should Your Majesty eat it now, or go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to accompany the Empress Dowager?"

"Let's go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to accompany my mother." His two elder sisters should be there too, so I just asked them what special requirements they have for the dowry!Zhu Cilin thought that the two future sons-in-laws were both from martial arts backgrounds, or he could discuss with the queen mother to add a set of weapons to each of the two sisters, so that the sisters could have more conversations with their respective sons-in-law.

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