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DAY 197 It's Really Peach Blossom Tribulation

The words that Bai Minghe heard were something he could understand. In Chinese, it was Constantine.

"Come." Bai Minghe called someone in, and after a few words of insult, the man went out. Bai Minghe signaled the businessman to sit down. In his tone, it didn't seem like he was going to talk about business.

Soon, a clerk came in. This person from the Honglu Temple had never participated in the affairs of Bai Minghe. He had only one task, which was that when Bai Minghe needed someone who knew Siamese, he could give it to him.

"Ask him, who does he stand for?"

After asking, the clerk replied: "Master Bai, he said that he represents His Highness the Last Princess of the Byzantine Empire. He is very urgent and hopes that you can rescue the Last Princess of the Empire."

"Princess?" Bai Minghe was a little surprised and asked immediately: "Is it a niece or a daughter?"

The clerk asked three times repeatedly and replied again: "Sir, I asked. He said he was a daughter, the daughter of the eleventh emperor, his biological daughter. But he could not send out the syllable in Siamese."

Bai Minghe thought for a while and said, "Pariologus!" Bai Minghe read out the English sense. The clerk of the Ming Dynasty could not understand, but the other party could understand it and said hurriedly: "Oliviare Valerius Aurelius Pariologus Constantine."

Bai Minghe carefully savored this word that he couldn't understand at all.

But the pronunciation makes the white-name crane feel a wonderful feeling, because at the end, Constantine's syllables were added.

"Ask him, the last princess represents the last hope of Rome, using the surname of the once great Roman emperor, or using the name of the imperial city as its surname?"

The clerk was dizzy. He didn't understand what Bai Minghe asked, but he still said it in Siamese if possible.

The other party's speech speed also slowed down and he answered very seriously.

Because of the language barrier, the clerk replied to Bai Minghe for a long time: "Sir. He said that his country was in a huge crisis. Their emperor was unwilling to leave. Although he had the chance to survive, he was still willing to fight to the end. Whether it was to believe in the sects in the west or to give the royal city to the Ottoman, he swears to live and die with the royal city."

Speaking of this, the clerk wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Sir, the official dared to say, their emperor has integrity!"

"First talk about the important matters, and by the way, they can say that their emperors can be called saints, or saints."

After the clerk said that, the man bowed deeply to the Bai Minghe.

The clerk continued to explain the words just now: "He said that the emperor had a daughter, but she was not born by the queen, so she was secretly raised outside. The empire encountered an irresistible crisis. The last princess not only used the great Constantine surname, but also took away the last fire of the imperial royal city."

The white-known He nodded slightly.

"Ask him two questions. First, what does the fire represent? Second, where is the princess?"

It was another difficult exchange. The clerk kept rubbing his temples. After finally figuring it out, he quickly replied: "He said that the fire is the culture of the empire, and there were many talented people. The princess was stolen by the enemy fleet when they were crossing the strait. They continued to go east and were Ottomans."

"Tell him, let him go to rest, I will help him find their princess. Then I will send my orders to you. Each department prepares for battle. Send a contact ship and ask Lord Deng to fight at any time!"

"Sir, the officials are brave enough to save their princess. It is not good for us to save our Ming Dynasty. According to what he said, they are about to destroy the country. If they save their princess, we will have a powerful enemy. Please think twice. Although the officials are just minor officials of the Ministry of Rites, they have been in Honglu Temple for seven years, but they know how to participate in other countries and make enemies by making them by vain!"

The little official was loyal to the Ming Dynasty and knelt in front of Bai Minghe and persuaded him.

"You are very good, you said it well. But your vision is too short. I will give you an explanation."

"Sir Xie, listen!"

"Even if you don't save it, the Ming Dynasty and the Ottomans are enemies. After they are saved, they bring the culture and technology of a powerful enemy country. It is of great benefit to our Ming Dynasty. Moreover, a kingdom is occupied, but can the people be killed? Don't spread these words. Go and appease him and tell him that three days, up to five days, I will lead troops to attack a few places where they may capture their princess. Go!"

"What the lord said is convinced."

The white-known crane waved his hand and signaled that the clerk could go down. The clerk bowed and took away the guest from the Byzantine Empire. It was probably difficult to learn ancient Greek, and it was difficult to find someone who could understand this language in the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, Baiminghe made a mistake.

This guest from Byzantine spoke not ancient Greek, but should have been after the transformation. It was called the common Greek in the later generations of Bible Greek, which is very close to the modern Greek in later generations.

The guest just now, Bai Minghe picked up a gem placed on the table and played with it in his hands.

Siam proposed that they could use these jewelry as a trade variety. So they sent a large box to Baiminghe. To be honest, they felt that this box was at least 200 kilograms, and they were not packed in separate grids, but were all mixed in the entire box.

Colorful is very good.

Siam, as the world's colorful gem capital, is certainly the largest in terms of quality and type. But the top ones are not them, such as the rubies in Burma, the sapphires in Tanzania, etc.

Gems cannot be eaten as food, and they are of very high value. This is equivalent to a huge profit-making trading product in Siam. Baiminghe is thinking whether this trade value is worth it. In Baiminghe's mind, energy, spices, grain, daily necessities, ores, metals are the key points of his trading.

Things like gems are just toys for the rich.

The Ming Dynasty is still very poor!

While Bai Minghe was thinking, Yang Hu came in and clasped his fists: "Sir, His Highness, the Prince of Siam is asking for a meeting!"

"Please!" Bai Minghe stood up and went to the door to welcome the Siam prince.

There were two men and six girls accompanying him.

"Mr. Bai, I know you like to be simple and direct in your work. As a friend, I also come here to ask you very directly. The Khmer king's younger brother hopes to become a loyal servant of the Ming Dynasty and also hopes to be the friendliest friend of Siam. If we can solve the problem through negotiations, then there will be no war between Siam and Khmer. Siam will devote all his energy to the northwest. As a friend of Siam and a servant of the Ming Dynasty, Khmer will fully suppress the Chameng King and join forces with the South Palm to attack Annan in the north!"

What an attractive condition!

Bai Minghe almost wanted to agree on the spot, but then he thought that he had to discuss such a big matter with someone.

"Please sit down and have a cup of tea with your Khmer guests first, so that I can say a few words first."

The Siam prince bowed according to the Ming Dynasty and said to Bai Minghe before sitting down: "This one is the Khmer princess, Ahaya, and her uncle Benhaya is the current Khmer king."

"See Mr. Bai!" The girl clumsyly gave a Han etiquette. Obviously, this Chinese saying was not good. After saying that, Ahaya said clumsily: "There is no longer the Khmer King. After the brilliant Angkor King was defeated by the powerful Siam King, only the King of Phnom Penh, which is my father, can lead the Khmer people to live a peaceful and prosperous life again!"

Bai Minghe did not respond. However, the Siam prince said, "The other five people are all noble daughters and have received good education. They have heard our conversation, so for safety, Mr. Bai please accept them."

"Take them to Mrs. Qing's place!" Bai Minghe's expression did not change at all.

Yang Hu nodded and took the six girls to find Qinghe. Bai Minghe didn't need an explanation or consider the feelings of these six girls.

Whether it was the Siam prince or the Khmer envoy, in their hearts, these were just six goods worth more than gems. To put it more advanced, it was a precious gift.

The Baiminghe could not reveal any unnecessary emotions in front of these three people, and any weakness could become a weakness that others could take advantage of.

When there was no one else in the house, Bai Minghe said: "The principle of the Ming Dynasty is to not interfere with the internal affairs of other countries. The Khmer affairs are from the Khmer. Even if the Khmer now says it will be incorporated into my Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that the old men in the court will not agree. This is not whether I can affect their problems, but their consistent principle in doing things."

"Please help us Mr. Bai!"

Two Khmer envoys kneeled in front of the white crane.

How could Bai Minghe not understand? These two people are just the dogs of Siam princes. Siam once defeated the Khmer, but he did not deserve to occupy the entire Khmer. Therefore, after occupying the original Khmer capital, he chose to retreat.

At present, the Siam prince wants to support his power and regain control of the Khmer.

It is not required to take too long, just ten or twenty years to let Siam leave to deal with Myanmar in the north. (Note: There were many ancient names in Myanmar. The word Myanmar originated in the Song Dynasty, so the Ming people already called it Myanmar)

The white-famous crane held the teacup and remained silent.

This is not a small matter. Just showing a breath will cause major events, even if these events did not happen in the Ming Dynasty.

Before the country, there were only eternal interests. Bai Minghe began to think quickly in his heart, helping Siam to himself, how much benefits could it bring to himself and how many benefits could it bring to the Ming Dynasty.

"Sorry, I can't convince the important officials of the Ming Dynasty in the court." Bai Minghe refused.

The Siam prince was a little surprised. When he asked Bai Minghe to help him, Bai Minghe immediately agreed. But why did he refuse this time?

According to the Siam prince’s understanding of Bai Minghe, it is very simple and direct person. Agree means agreeing, and disagreeing means disagreeing. He will not make those explicit rejections but actually want to agree. When he accepted the six girls, Bai Minghe’s expressions did not change at all. At this time, he refused, and he was also determined to refuse.

PS: I almost forgot to add updates, haha.
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