Chapter 993 The most beautiful and charming weapon-Tulip

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【Today's second update is delivered!】

The hot summer in May is coming soon.

The beach at Busan Port has begun to become more lively.

Zhang Zhun personally supervised the training here, and the soldiers of the First Expeditionary Legion naturally could not have the opportunity to be lazy. Whether it was day or night, there were a large number of soldiers flapping desperately in the sea. Even if the bitter sea water filled his stomach, he had to persevere.

Even the Mongols who had never seen the sea were forced to take off their shirts, go into the water obediently, and become familiar with the water nature. The same is true for the troops of the Korean Imperial Guards. As long as they belong to the First Expeditionary Legion, no one could escape. Among them, including Has Qiqige and her female guards.

Of course, it was impossible for them to slap with male soldiers in the sea. They found a quieter harbor far away from the port to practice water quality for them. For a time, this small harbor became a topic of conversation for countless people after dinner.

However, the conversation between the officers and soldiers suddenly stopped at some point. Because there was a rumor that Zhang Zhun had appeared in this harbor at some point. Once this matter involved the Governor, everyone would immediately remain silent.

"I?"

"Harbour?"

"Hasqiqige and me?"

When Zhang Zhun heard this news, he was a little amused.

He dared to swear by his name that he had never been to that harbor. The rumor was definitely released by someone who was interested. Zhang Zhu could almost guess who was the one who spread the relevant news. However, some things were too clear and boring. Anyway, this matter was not harmful to him, so Zhang Zhun was too lazy to pursue it.

I am afraid that many people already know about him and Hasqiqige. There are even many people who are anxious behind it, especially the great leader of a Mongolian tribe. Due to the ancient concept of blood, they have always believed that only marriage or marriage is the most stable way to alliance.

You Zhang Zhun put Has Qiqige by your side, but you ignored him. It’s not a big deal! Only by reuniting your house early and having children early can the elderly let go of their hearts. The young people are not in a hurry, so the elderly have to make a fuss next to them.

It was at this time that Saiviara came to Busan Port. Of course, she arrived after receiving the order from Zhang Zhun. In the past, she had been with Xue Zhidie and became a non-staff member of the No. 1 Shipyard in Queqiao Bay. Of course, there was no need to worry about food, clothing and expenses. Xue Zhidie had some money in her hands.

Every day is actually quite boring. She never gets what she wants. The craftsman workshop doesn't give her the chance to get close. On the contrary, the technical information she has mastered has been unknowingly taken away by Xue Zhidie. The new generation of warships of the Hu Ben Army Navy have applied a lot of advanced technologies provided by Sai Viala.

"Brother General, do you think you don't have to see me if you hide?"

Getting off the boat and meeting, Seviara couldn't help but say sourly.

In order to obtain the technical data of the Hu Ben Army, Saiviara thought of many ways and kept pestering Zhang Zhun. However, Zhang Zhun did not meet her at all later. Even if she had great skills, she could not use her.

Zhang Zhun said as if nothing had happened: "Miss Seviara, you misunderstood. I'm not hiding, but I'm really too busy. Look, I'm so busy now. It would be even better if you can help me share some pressure."

Seviara ignored his sweet words, stretched out her white palm, shook it in front of Zhang Zhun, and said bluntly: "Where is what I want? You should be given it to me now, right?"

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "When you can give it to you, you will naturally give it to you."

Seviara said a little unhappy: "Brother General, I have given you a lot of benefits. Your cannons and warships have obtained a lot of information from us British people. Your wife, who has been pestering me all day long, is about to take away all the information from our British people. Your wife is so cunning."

"Look at the latest warship design, it is like our British latest warship. Some technologies are cast in the same mold. Other countries have purchased them from us, but we still don't agree. Now they are all given to you for free. If you don't agree, I will charge you a patent fee!"

Zhang Zhun said seriously: "I said that the technical information of the Hu Ben Gun will definitely be given to you. I have never breached my trust. However, you have to wait."

Speaking of this, he stretched out three fingers and said with a serious expression: "I can assure you that you will get all the technical information of the Hu Ben Gun in no more than three years."

After getting Zhang Zhun's guarantee, Saiviara's expression was a little better. However, thinking of her life being boring, she couldn't help but say unhappy: "Okay. I hope you won't go back on your word in three years. Also, I don't want to continue living with your wife. Otherwise, I will not be able to keep the last little secret."

Her words were inspired. Because of Xue Zhidie, the information she had had was indeed almost all of the time. She was a smart woman, and Xue Zhidie was also a smart woman. It was really difficult for her to keep her inner secrets when she was together. Besides, there were also accomplices like Yun Pei and Xue Ningying next to her.

It was not until not long ago that Saiviara suddenly woke up. Zhang Zhun deliberately let him live with Xue Zhidie, and there was a big conspiracy! At the beginning, she thought he was greedy for his beauty and secretly despised him. In fact, what he was greedy for was just the skills he mastered had nothing to do with beauty. As a result, his conspiracy succeeded. Now she has no trump cards in her hand.

Zhang Zhun said with a serious expression: "Miss Saiviara, I am very grateful for your generosity. I will always remember the warship technology of our Hu Ben Army Navy with your great contribution. You should believe that you can definitely obtain the secret of the Hu Ben Gun. As for your unwillingness to live with my wife, it doesn't matter. From now on, you have the right to settle any place in the area controlled by the Hu Ben Army."

Seviara said with a look of disgust: "I dare not be interested in other places except your craftsman workshop. Would you let me visit your craftsman workshop? Forget it, I won't tell you. What's the matter with me? Is it a Dutch?"

Zhang Zhun nodded and said gently: "You are really smart, you can guess it."

Seviara smiled a little self-deprecatingly and said unwillingly: "You Eastern people are the most cunning. Your ladies, every time they coax me to the point of being happy, and then they take my secrets. I am afraid of them."

Zhang Zhun smiled kindly, bowed slightly, and said gently, "If you think they offended you, I will apologize to you on their behalf."

Saiviara said unhappily: "I don't want your apology. All I need is the technical information of Hu Ben Gun. Give me the information early, and I can forgive you anything."

Zhang Zhun shook his head gently, went to the topic and said, "Do you have any contact with the Spanish?"

Seviara said curiously: "Spain?"

Zhang Zhun nodded.

He immediately told the other party his true intentions in full.

After hearing this, Seviara's bright big eyes flashed gently. After thinking for a moment, she said in a leisurely manner: "You want the Spaniards to take action, but you have found the right person. In our family, the Spanish and the Dutch have a very bad relationship. The war between them has been fought for thirty years, and it is estimated that they will fight for a few more years."

As if he was worried that Zhang Zhun could not understand, Seviara briefly described the situation in Europe. To be precise, the title of Netherlands is still rare. The more accurate title should be the United Province of the Netherlands. This Union Province is divided into seven northern provinces and six southern provinces. When Zhang Zhun Chuchu heard this, he thought it was a term in martial arts novels.

In addition, in addition to the United Province of the Netherlands, there is also the name of the Dutch Republic. If you look at it carefully, it is enough to write a one-million-word long book. Sometimes, even the Dutch themselves may not understand whether their country should be called the United Province of the Netherlands or the Republic of the Netherlands. As for outsiders, they are even more confused.

In general, the situation in the Netherlands is quite complicated, involving territorial, royal family, religion and other aspects. Fifty years ago, this place was ruled by Spain, and later, with the help of Britain, France, Germany and others, it embarked on the road of independence. The Dutch and the Spanish fought intermittently for twenty or thirty years, and until now, the war has not ended.

Whether in Europe or Southeast Asia, the competition between the Dutch and the Spanish was very fierce. Spain was originally a superpower, controlling the largest and largest colony in the world. Logically speaking, the Dutch were no match for Spain at all. However, the Spanish front was indeed too long. Spanish troops were fighting almost every corner of the earth.

The endless wars and countless opponents consumed the national strength of Spain. The Dutch took advantage of this time. Of course, the lean camels were bigger than horses. At present, Spain is still relatively powerful and has a large number of troops. The combined fleet of Spain and Portugal continues to compete with the Dutch fleet all over the world. If the Dutch want to truly gain independence, they must continue to work hard.

"By the way, TLUP...where is this person?"

Zhang Zhun suddenly asked.

"Huh? Do you know Trump?"

Seviara asked in a daze.

Tronpu is the youngest and most outstanding admiral among the Netherlands. Before Seviara arrived in the East, he had just been promoted to admiral. It is not surprising that Europeans know Tronpu, but how could Zhang Zhun know Tronpu's name?

Of course, Zhang Zhun could not explain, saying that he knew the name of Tronp in later generations. The Dutch Navy in the 17th century was closely linked to the name of Tronp. He said slowly: "I have a sense that Tronp may defeat the Spanish."

In real history, it was this Tronp who led the Dutch fleet, which eventually defeated Spain, allowing the Netherlands to gain official independence. In the battle between the Netherlands and the British, Tronp suddenly died in battle, causing the Dutch Navy to lose a pillar and eventually decline. If Tronp had not died in battle suddenly, the Dutch might have been able to hold on for a while.

However, Seviara did not believe Zhang Zhun's intuition. She was completely unaware of the oriental style. She said bluntly: "I think your guess is wrong. As far as I know, the reason why Tronp was able to become an admiral was entirely because of nepotism. It is absolutely impossible for the Dutch to expect him to defeat Spain."

Zhang Zhun said a little gossipedly: "What kind of nepotism?"

Seviara said mysteriously: "It is said that his wife is one of the lovers of the Speaker. His rank of admiral was obtained by his wife for him."

Zhang Zhun was slightly stunned.

Damn, what's this?

If what Saiviara said was true, then the admiral's military cap was indeed green. However, it must be all rumors. It is very likely that people who are jealous of him are slandering the rumors. If Tromp really had no ability, how could he defeat the huge Spanish fleet? Historical records would definitely not be wrong. If Tromp was really an incompetent person, the Dutch navy in later generations would not have praised him so much.

Another situation mentioned by Seviara made Zhang Zhun subconsciously increase his vigilance. She said that at present, there are eight admirals in the Netherlands, and each admiral commands a powerful naval fleet. However, none of them appeared in Southeast Asia. In other words, the Netherlands does not attach great importance to Southeast Asia.

Dutch senior executives feel that the current Dutch East India Company is enough to control the situation in Southeast Asia. However, if this situation changes, perhaps a surveillance will come to Southeast Asia to support it with his huge fleet. Obviously, this is not very good news for the navies of other countries.

In a vaguely, Seviara expressed a certain degree of dissatisfaction with the continuous stimulation of the Dutch by the Tiger Army Navy. Although the British currently have no interests in Southeast Asia, Seviara did not hope that the Dutch would really interfere in Southeast Asian affairs. If a Dutch Admiral really came with his huge fleet, it would be even more difficult for the British to open up the situation in Southeast Asia.

After a while of silence, Seviara suddenly said: "Actually, the brigade general, uniting the Spaniards is not your best choice. The Spaniards have already gone downhill and cannot control the situation. Especially in the East, they have no extra strength to fight against the Dutch except to defend Manila."

Zhang Zhun understood and said, "What are some good suggestions do you have?"

Seviara said eagerly: "Tell me the technical secret of the Hu Ben Gun. I can guarantee that within two years, a powerful British fleet will definitely come to the East. Our Queen is also very interested in the East."

Zhang Zhun smiled and said nothing.

There is no technical problem in cooperating with you British people. But if you British people send a fleet to come, you will be exempted. No profit will come early. Your British fleet will arrive just to compete for territory and grab profits. How can I accept such a stupid thing as driving wolf from the front door and getting into the back door? If you defeat the Dutch, will you fight you British again?

Besides, it is still a matter of whether your British fleet can defeat the Dutch fleet. The British national strength must be gradually demonstrated after the Cromwell Revolution. As for the moment, it can only be said to be ordinary. Otherwise, your father, Seviara, would not be wiped out by the Dutch.

Saiviara noticed Zhang Zhun's expression and obviously did not dare to be interested in her proposal, so she had to stagger the topic and said: "Brother General, I have another suggestion, maybe you will be interested."

Zhang Zhun asked calmly: "What suggestions?"

Seviara said mysteriously: "The Dutch are desperately chasing tulips. If you have enough funds, you may start from this and cause the Dutch backyard to catch fire."

Zhang Zhun asked in surprise: "Tulip?"

Of course, Zhang Zhun knew tulips and also knew that tulips were the national flower of the Netherlands. However, when did the Dutch start to pursue tulips, Zhang Zhun is really not very clear. As for the use of tulips to cause the Dutch backyard to catch fire, he never thought about it. What kind of tulips can cause the Dutch backyard to catch fire?

"Yes, it's tulips!"

"Maybe, it will become a beautiful weapon!"

Saveala said enthusiastically.

"You will tell me in detail."

Zhang Zhun said with interest.

The beautiful and charming tulips can be used as weapons? It's so shocking. What are you thinking about in Seviara's mind?

“It’s a long story…”

Seviara actually knew how to start to keep it in the middle.

The word tulip originated from Turkish and originally refers to the turban hat with Muslim belts. About a hundred years ago (the 16th century AD), the first tulips spread from Constantinople to Europe. Their shape and color are particularly eye-catching and are deeply loved by the Germans and the Dutch. In fact, in the Netherlands, if a rich man did not have a considerable number of tulip rhizomes, people would think that this family would be unpopular.

The current Netherlands is a society where everyone is competing to climb up. The middle class and those who dream of being rich and powerful refuse to leave tulips to the extremely wealthy. In recent years, all kinds of people, including merchants and mediocre shop owners, have been trying to gain social status by owning tulips. Soon, the lower classes of society devote half of their own to join this exclusive "club" just to obtain a tulip rhizome, which has become common.

Tulip fever has changed from a harmless obsession to a serious threat. At this point, tulips have replaced gold and silver and become a safer means to preserve their value. If people do not invest everything in the rhizomes of tulips, they will feel insecure. As thousands of people are busy engaging in the tulip trade, normal economic and industrial activities across the country have almost come to a halt. The Netherlands was originally not very crowded, so naturally they could not withstand such tossing.

Seviara swore that she knew that a person actually spent 100,000 florins (the common currency of the seven northern provinces of the Netherlands) to buy only 40 tulip rhizomes. In order to understand the concept of this number, we can convert it as follows: a person can buy a pig with 30 florins, or a cow with 100 florins.

In other words, a hundred thousand Florin is 1,000 cows. The rhizomes of 40 tulips are actually worth 1,000 cows, each of which is 25 cows. Why is this value not crazy? If you accidentally get the rhizome of a tulip, it is like a person from later generations won the lottery and his fate will immediately change.

In all parts of the Netherlands, people use the name of Dutch Admiral to refer to those particularly rare tulip varieties: "Admiral Revkin" is worth 4400 Florin, "Admiral von deljek" is worth 1260 Florin, and the latest "Admiral Tronpu" is worth 1120 Florin... Tulips are sold at an incredible high price, and they can also exchange fertile fertile fields, houses and purebred horses.
To be continued...