Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 199 Who is the overlord
Carlinio was so depressed, what was going on with the Emperor of the Ming Empire, so he raised his hand with him, accepted the letter from His Excellency the Governor, and then chatted endlessly with the translator.

I'm the messenger, okay?
He couldn't help asking: "Chen, what did you tell His Majesty the Emperor?"

Chen Siming rolled his eyes, and Hu said: "His Majesty the Emperor is a little confused about the content of the Governor-General's letter, so he double-checked it."

It turned out to be the case.

Carinho said impatiently: "Have you explained it clearly? If you explain it clearly, ask His Majesty the emperor why he buys rubber."

this!

Chen Siming thought for a while, but said bluntly, "Your Majesty, this barbarian emissary wants to know what you buy rubber for."

Hey, good question!

Just waiting for you to ask this.

Taichang raised his foot slightly, pointed to the boots on his own feet, and then pointed to the boots on the feet of several officials from the Ministry of Rites, and then explained: "Just tell him that this thing can be waterproof when it is put on the sole of the shoe, and it will be rainy. I am not afraid of getting my shoes wet, and I am going to equip all the soldiers of the Ming army with these boots."

Uh, for shoe soles?
It's a good idea.

Because the shoes at the moment are all made of thick cloth soles, it’s okay if it doesn’t rain, but when it rains, the water will seep in, and the feet will be swollen after wearing it for a day, which is quite uncomfortable.

This is also easy to explain.

Chen Siming immediately pointed to his shoes and explained to Carinho.

When Carinho heard this, he couldn't help being surprised and said: "Wrap the soles? Are you sure? How many soldiers do you have in the Ming Empire? You need to buy so much rubber to cover the soles!"

Chen Siming immediately asked Taichang again: "Your Majesty, this barbarian envoy asked how many soldiers we have in Ming Dynasty, how can the villain tell him?"

Just waiting for you to ask this sentence!
Taichang solemnly said: "You have to let him understand who is the real overlord in their so-called Far East Sea, and you can count the number of soldiers and soldiers in the total, just say, at this moment, our Ming Dynasty is fighting abroad. There are more than 200 soldiers, and there are more than [-] million soldiers stationed in various places."

Uh, if you count Tun Weiquan, this is indeed true.

Chen Siming immediately said to Carlinio: "We have nearly 300 million soldiers in Ming Dynasty, and more than 50 are currently fighting abroad, and more than 200 million are stationed in various places."

Oh, what a bargain, there are nearly 300 million troops, and now the whole of Spain has only a few million people!
When Carinho heard this, his eyes almost popped out.

He was stunned for a long time, and then he asked with surprise, "Is it true?"

This can be said to be true or it can be said to be false. If it is true, it is false. If it is true, it is true.

Chen Siming immediately pointed his fingers and introduced to Carinho the guards he had heard of. Seventeen of the Ming Dynasty command envoys, more than 400 guards, and each guard ranges from 600 people to as many as one. Ten thousand people, doesn't it add up to nearly 300 million.

Carinho was dumbfounded when he heard this.

If all of this is true, then the Ming Empire is too terrifying. The combined armies of all the countries in the entire European continent are not as large as the Ming Empire!

Seeing that the foreshadowing is almost done, Taichang said majesticly: "I am the Ming Dynasty, with millions of troops, you little barbarian, since you want to do business with our Ming Dynasty, you have to be honest, this paper full of arrogant orders , What do you mean, you really think Daming is easy to bully?"

He raised the letter in his hand and continued: "Tell him, don't think that I won't pursue the matter that the late emperor didn't pursue their massacre of the Ming merchants in Lusong. If you offend me, you will send troops to take down Manila and drive them out of the Far East." Hai Yu, this sentence is not meant to scare people, I, to be honest!"

After hearing Chen Siming's translation, Carinho couldn't help being shocked.

He was also ordered by Governor Silva to blackmail the Ming Empire. If he can blackmail the Ming Empire not only to open official trade, but also to open ports, and to help them conquer the Netherlands, it would be the best. I also made a lot of money!

Who knew that the Ming Empire was so powerful.

He is clear that the Ming Empire is not like other aborigines. It does not have guns and artillery. The Ming Empire also has guns and artillery. If you really want to launch a large army to attack Manila, you don't need millions or hundreds of thousands. There are tens of thousands of them. I couldn't stand it anymore.

It seems that the name of the overlord of the Far East of the Ming Empire is not fake. His Majesty the emperor must not dare to offend the whole Far East colony, and it will be over!
He quickly explained: "We never thought of bullying the great Ming Empire, we really want to cooperate with the Ming Empire."

This is the virtue of these colonial robbers.

If they feel that they can't beat you, they just say good things and beg to cooperate with you. Once they feel that they can beat you, they will definitely do it without hesitation.

Hmph, play with me, get the rubber, you just wait to be beaten!
Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help snorting in his heart, but on the surface he said calmly: "Cooperation is fine, but you must show sincerity."

Ah!
Can we cooperate?

After hearing Chen Siming's translation, Carinho couldn't help but said excitedly: "Quickly ask His Majesty the Emperor, what kind of sincerity does he need?"

These things seem to be settled, the next governor of Luzon is his. The overseas governor has the power to rob money. Even if he only serves for three years, the money he robs is enough for a big family to spend dozens or hundreds of years up!

What kind of sincerity does Taichang want?

Of course he wants rubber, rubber tree seeds, and copper!

As long as it can be exchanged for enough rubber and copper, or even rubber tree seeds, everything else is fine.

Right now he still has to use his brains, put on a show, and brag about it, making people think that Daming is the overlord.

However, as long as there is enough rubber and copper, Daming will be able to develop rapidly, and by then, Daming will be the real overlord!

For this reason, it is also worthwhile to make a little concession and retreat to advance.

He pointed to the letter paper and said, "The first one is to open official trade and provide commodities such as porcelain, tea and silk. Yes, but you need to provide Daming with [-] barrels of rubber every year, otherwise there will be no discussion."

Chen Siming's translation level is indeed very high, it is almost simultaneous translation, and the translation process can be ignored.

Hearing this, Carinho couldn't help asking cautiously: "Isn't this provided for free, 100 barrels, that's [-] million taels!"

Isn't it just silver? As long as there is enough rubber, I can get it back with interest in a few years!

Taichang pretended to be proud and said: "Isn't it just 100 million taels, as long as the rubber arrives, the silver will be paid immediately."

Oh, this is not a condition, rubber, just go to the Native Americans to grab it!

This is simply giving us money, 100 million taels a year, great!
Carinho nodded and said, "No problem, no problem."

Taichang pointed to the letter paper and said: "The second article, open the port, and allow the ocean-going fleet of the Kingdom of Spain to go ashore to replenish fresh water and food. It's also possible, but after you go ashore, you need to abide by Ming's rules. If you don't follow the rules, you will be severely punished." , and, you have to provide [-] rubber tree seeds for free every year."

Uh, rubber tree seeds?
If you grow rubber trees, will you still buy them from us?

Carinho hesitated for a moment when he heard the words, but agreed.

Because the supply ports along the way are too important. If there are not enough supply points, they have to bring a lot of fresh water and food. In fact, they can’t pull much cargo each time. With enough supply points, the cargo can be doubled. .

The profit here is higher than selling rubber.

As for the seeds of the rubber tree, they don't have to pick them by themselves, they just need to force the natives to pick them, [-] seeds a year, what a joke.

Taichang pointed to the letter paper again and said: "We can also discuss about re-cooperating to deal with the Dutch, but you have to sell us 1000 million catties of copper to Daming every year, otherwise, there is no need to talk about it."

1000 million catties of copper!

Carinho couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, what do you want so much copper for?"

Taichang said to Chen Siming: "Tell him, we need a lot of copper to make copper coins."

This is of course a lie, but with Chen Siming's cooperation, Carlinho also believed it.

Because the population of Daming is too large, and copper coins are the main transaction currency, it is used in large quantities, which makes sense.

As for copper, it's nothing to them. There are a lot of copper mines in the Americas, and it's enough to take the aborigines to mine and smelt them.

Carinho thought for a while, then nodded and said: "1000 million catties of copper, no problem, but the price has to be negotiated."

Naturally, this price cannot be based on Daming's price. Of course, Taichang knew that the copper of these guys was also robbed, and they were also bought and sold without money.

He pretended not to know, nodded slightly and said: "Well, it's easy to say, we will discuss the price tomorrow, and then you can make a price first, and we will discuss it later."

Sure enough, when Carinho heard this, he immediately burst into joy.

This is not negotiating conditions, this is simply giving them money, 1000 million catties of copper, how can you earn millions of taels!

He nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, let's discuss the specific price tomorrow."

When Taichang saw Carinho nodding, he was also happy.

This guy is so foolish!
Do you really think that I bought copper to make copper coins?
At that time, these coppers will eventually become muskets and cannons to deal with you gang of colonial robbers!
(End of this chapter)