"grown ups……"

When Luo Xin had just returned to the ship of the Ming Navy Master, Yu Dayou hurriedly asked, "Who is the other party?"

"It's a long story. I'll talk to those merchants in the vassal state first."

Luo Xin summoned the merchants of the vassal state to the main ship of the Ming Navy, and told them that the transaction was a transaction at the price set before. When the merchants of the vassal state heard this, they knew that the Ming Navy could not defeat the pirates, and their faces were a little uneasy. This time, because of the Xu Mansion, they were able to purchase goods at an extremely low price.

But, what about next time?

It is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to always trade at an extremely low price. Everyone is a businessman and understands this principle. Then wouldn’t it be that the transaction and the way for wealth will be cut off in the future?

Seeing the expression of the merchants of the Zhongfan Kingdom, Luo Xin smiled and said, "You can go back with peace of mind. Next time you come, all problems will be solved and no one will intercept you."

"real?"

“I swear in my reputation.”

When the merchants of all the vassal states heard this, they felt relieved. They still believed in Luo Xin's reputation very much. They had had a long deal with Luo Xin and knew that Luo Xin had never broken their promises. They said goodbye to Luo Xin, returned to their ship, and then drove towards the opposite side.

The pirates on the other side were also very particular. They did whatever they had talked about and did not take any more goods. However, there were too many merchants in the vassal state, and it took two hours to end everything. A sea ship was sent out from the fleet of China opposite. It was not the main ship, and the person who was in charge was not Jiang Wu. The person who was in charge was a civil servant named Wen Liangyu, who was the criminal who Luo Xin bought it back for money. At this time, Wen Liangyu, as an envoy of China, followed Luo Xin back to the Ming Dynasty. There were also some generals and sailors who came with the ship.

The next day at noon.

Luo Xin and others returned to the Ming Dynasty. Wen Liangyu and others stayed on the boat and did not intend to follow Luo Xin to the capital. They were really afraid that they would recognize Wen Liangyu when they arrived at the capital. Luo Xin invited Wen Liangyu several times, and then unloaded a cannon from the other side's sea boat, and brought a box of shells to the capital.

Half a month later.

Luo Xin returned to the capital and went to Yuxi Palace to pay homage to Emperor Jiajing that day. Emperor Jiajing obviously aged a lot. His face had an abnormal flush, which was the appearance of a elixir.

Emperor Jiajing looked at Luo Xin and Liu Shouyou with some fatigue and said, "I read the memorials of you two. Luo Xin, can we really not beat those pirates?"

"Your Majesty, they are not pirates."

"I know, China! Luo Xin, with your ability, can't beat them?"

"Can't beat it!" Luo Xin smiled bitterly and said, "The Ming Navy has always been weak. Even if Xu Hai and others hadn't expanded to the ashore and were on the sea, we would have no way to wipe them out. What's more, the navy of this Chinese country is more than ten times stronger than the four seas at the beginning. Our Ming Navy has no power to fight back at all. I'm afraid that it will be wiped out once we meet."

"Bang!" Emperor Jiajing slapped the imperial book case and shouted in a deep voice: "Hu Zongxian, is he a waste of rice? I give him a lot of money every year, so he trains me a group of vulnerable navy masters?"

"Your Majesty, you misunderstood Hubutang."

"Huh?" Emperor Jiajing looked at Luo Xin unkindly.

"The ships of China are filled with a kind of artillery. This cannon is light in weight, has a long range, and has great power. Our ship is less than the range of bows and arrows. The opponent's round of artillery sank our ship."

"Is there such a powerful weapon?"

"Yes, your majesty, I bring one back."

"Go and call Gao Gong and Xu Jie."

Soon, Gao Gong and Xu Jie arrived at Yuxi Palace, and then Emperor Jiajing drove to the West School Field. When he saw the power of artillery at the West School Field, he heard Luo Xin say that there were dozens of such artillery on each ship in China, and Emperor Jiajing's face turned green. Even if he had never seen naval battles, as long as you think about it, the ship on his side had not reached the range, and a row of shells had been fired from the opposite side, sinking his ship.

How can I fight this battle?

But……

The conditions proposed by the China Kingdom were too harsh, and they did not pay tariffs, and they did not restrict what they acquired.

This is not just a matter of money, it is also a matter of face.

However, the problem is right now. If you have to disagree with the conditions, the Ming Dynasty can continue to trade and collect tariffs. It is just that the tariffs from China are not collected, and it has no fundamental impact on the Ming Dynasty's finances, but it is just a loss of face.

The other is that I don’t agree, but I can’t beat others. I don’t think about trading with merchants from the vassal states in the future. Without transactions, of course there will be no tariffs.

"Xu Qing, what do you say?" Emperor Jiajing looked at Xu Jie.

Xu Jie really dared not come up with any ideas now. He knew that he was now, the most important thing was to be low-key. And he really didn't know how to solve this problem. This was a difficult problem. Since it was the southeast where Luo Xin went, I would leave it to him. If he made a mistake, he could still attack him. So Xu Jie said very simply:

"I think it's better to let Lord Luo talk to the Chinese envoy."

"Where is Gao Qing?" Emperor Jiajing looked at Gao Gong again.

Gao Gong thought for a while and said, "We really don't have much capital for negotiation now, but we still have to talk about it, even if we fight for the benefits a little. I think it's better to form a larger mission from the court and go to the Southeast to talk to the Chinese envoys."

Emperor Jiajing sat there thinking, Gao Gong thought for a while, and then said, "But we can't afford to delay. I guess it won't take long to get the next wave of businessmen in the vassal states. If there was no talk at that time..."

Emperor Jiajing frowned. He was afraid of trouble all his life, and even more so in his later years. If tax revenues were delayed, how could he calm down and practice?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glared at Xu Jie fiercely and said to himself, if it weren't for the Xu family, how could there be so many troubles?

However, the problem still needs to be solved. The ministers in the court passed by one by one. I really couldn't think of someone who could be more suitable for negotiation than Luo Xin. However, I still told Xu Jie and Gao Gong:

"Gao Qing, Xu Qing, who do you two think is suitable for this important task?"

Gao Gong was also thinking non-stop, but he didn't think about it. When he saw Emperor Jiajing asking, he said:

"Why don't you let Hu Zongxian?"

"No!" Emperor Jiajing shook his head and said, "If he could solve it, it would have solved it long ago."

"Then..." Gao Gong didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Xu Qing."

"I... I feel that it is not annoying to the second master in one thing. Lord Luo is the one who knows the Southeast best."

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