Steel Dynasty - Chapter 725

[Chapter 724 Rejection]

“Hahaha…”

The ministers in the political hall all laughed. A few years ago, they would have regarded this glass as an unparalleled treasure.

But now that glass has gradually become a common thing in Qingzhou, they will not be as ignorant as before.

Brandon awkwardly held the glass artwork, which looked like a mountain and was a bargain in the Netherlands.

But he believed that the natives in the East did not have these things in their hands.

“Dear Your Majesty the Emperor, is this thing ridiculous?” The sarcastic smiles of the ministers made him confused.

Xiao Ming put away his smile and said to Brandon: “Dutch envoy, the thing in your hand is called glass. In your country, it is just a cheap thing. Do you want to use this thing to humiliate me? ?”

Brandon’s heart suddenly tightened. Just as Blake said, the emperor of the Great Chongqing Kingdom seemed to have an amazing understanding of the West.

Putting away his scornful thoughts, Brandon said respectfully; “Sorry, Your Majesty the Emperor, maybe glass is not very valuable in the West, but it is rarely seen in the East, so in my opinion it is not cheap.

” Every messenger has a eloquent mouth, but this time you thought wrong. Glass is just a common thing in our country of Chongqing. If the messenger wants, I can give some back.”

Brandon said. He opened his mouth. He was already surprised when he entered Qingzhou City, but now one thing continues to exceed his understanding.

At this moment, he finally admitted from his heart that this country of Chongqing was a little different from other Eastern countries.

“That’s not necessary.” Brandon was a little uneasy. He thought that the gift he brought this time would make the emperor very happy.

But now the emperor looked at the things he took out with a look of garbage.

Xiao Ming showed a smile. This Dutch envoy came all the way, and he couldn’t make people look bad, so he said against his will: “I like your gifts very much. In return, I will also give you some gifts to take back.”

Brandon He felt happy. As far as he knew, the monarchical countries in the East were very generous, and they often received ten times the reward for the gifts sent by the envoys.

Sending gifts is only the first step for a diplomatic envoy. Naturally, there are more important things for the Dutch envoy to come this time.

So Xiao Ming asked: “Is the envoy coming to Dayu just for the permanent negotiation team?”

“Not only that, we also hope to establish a deeper friendship with Dayu.” Brandon said seriously: ” We are very interested in trade with your country, and we also hope that both parties can cooperate in dealing with maritime threats. “

Are you referring to the British?”

“That’s not the case, ” Xiao Ming asked.

, and the French, the Spanish, the Portuguese,” Brandon said. The decline of the Netherlands made the sea trade routes no longer safe.

Nowadays, European countries are fiercely competing for colonies in Asia, which makes the sea filled with the smell of gunpowder. Their merchant ships are often attacked by privateers at sea.

Xiao Ming frowned. Brandon’s words showed that there were many colonists in Asia now, but it was impossible for Brandon to tie him to a Dutch warship.

The reason is simple. What is eternal between countries is interests, not friendship. He is taking advantage of the Dutch, and the Dutch are also taking advantage of him.

Therefore, he never intended to put apples in one basket. There may be conflicts between the Spanish, Portuguese and the Netherlands, but this does not affect his establishment of contacts with these countries. Diplomacy is never an option.

But now the British are showing naked hostility towards him. Since both the Netherlands and he are unhappy with the British’s domineering style, he can still accept the issue of unanimously dealing with the British, but he cannot agree with all the enemies of the Netherlands for this. enemy, this is not in his interest.

So he said, “I can guarantee the safety of Dutch merchant ships in the Great Yu Kingdom, and will work with your country to deal with the threat from the British.”

Brandon’s pupils shrank, and he understood what the Emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom meant. , the current trade between the Netherlands and the Chongqing Kingdom is basically that the Dutch merchant ships transport porcelain, tea and other items from the Chongqing Kingdom, and at the same time, they also transport various types of ores.

To put it simply, the routes outside the Great Yu Kingdom were all Dutch merchant ships. The Emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom was obviously not willing to send a fleet to escort them all the way from the Great Yu Kingdom to the Netherlands.

Brandon had already expected this result. Although the Netherlands was in decline, a skinny camel was bigger than a horse, and it could still deal with threats from other countries at sea.

He raised this point this time just to show off his power in front of other countries.

“Thank you, Your Majesty.” Brandon saluted Xiao Ming again. For the time being, he had no more requests.

Xiao Ming nodded slightly and said to Pang Yukun, “Chief Assistant Pang, you are responsible for arranging the accommodation of the Dutch mission.”

Pang Yukun bowed in response and led Brandon out of the political hall.

After seeing off the envoy, Fiji said: “Your Majesty, these barbarian countries have changeable temperaments and no credibility at all. You should be very careful when dealing with them.”

Xiao Ming nodded. He never believed that the Dutch would think highly of Dayu. Chinese people are now in the heyday of Western white supremacy theory.

The reason why the Dutch cooperated with him the most was because of money. If the European countries were unanimously preparing to attack the Great Chongqing, he believed that the Netherlands would rush to bite him without hesitation.

After all, for Europeans, the Great Yu challenged their authority in the world.

“Fei Ge is very thoughtful. I will not trust the Dutch, nor will I talk about friendship with the Dutch. To me, the two sides are just using each other.”

Fiji nodded. Now Xiao Ming is becoming more and more cunning .

The more mature you are, this is what the king of a country looks like.

Here, Pang Yukun arranged for Brandon and his party to enter the Wei Family Restaurant.

When Brandon saw the glass windows of Wei’s restaurant and the porcelain toilet in the room, he was silent again for a long time.

“Da Yu is a threat.”

Brandon finally spit out a sentence.

The accompanying members said: “Yes, sooner or later, this Great Chongqing country will compete with our European countries for colonies. By then, no one in Asia will be its opponent. We must unite other countries to guard against this.”

Brandon believed deeply, He has never regarded the Great Chongqing as an ally. The superiority of being a European makes him look down on the Great Chongqing, just like a city man looking down on country people.

And when this countryman has something that they also have, there’s something sour about this mentality.

He complained: “How come Great Chongqing has mastered European technology? This is really puzzling. Could it be the people from the Republican Association who did it?”

(End of Chapter)