Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 565 Who is a fool
Taichang really didn't expect the Dutch to be so ungrateful.

Twenty Aegis ships went up and bombarded for more than ten rounds before they surrendered.

What is going on here?
In fact, the reason is very simple, and he soon found out.

Lu Xiangsheng had just led his army into the bastion, and soon sent someone to report by a fast boat, and captured the French Prince Condé and the British Earl Black!

Moreover, both men and Minuit pressed for an interview with him.

When Taichang received the news, he couldn't help being stunned.

He knew what was going on.

It turned out that there were two distinguished people inside, and they must have been afraid of accidentally losing their lives.

This time it might be a little troublesome.

These two guys are still there. Doesn't that mean that they probably haven't passed back the fake news that Zhang Zhiji and Xu Yunzhen intentionally leaked to Ou Lu!
How to do it?

Taichang frowned and pondered for a while, then ordered Xu Yunzhen to be recruited.

After the courtesies of the monarch and ministers, he said directly: "Then the French Prince Condé, the British Earl Black, and the governor of the Dutch West India Company, Minuit, have all been captured."

what?
Xu Yunzhen couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

These three guys have been captured, who will send them a message?
If no one passed on the word, they didn't perform for nothing yesterday!
He was stunned for a while, and then carefully said: "These three guys probably gathered here to discuss countermeasures, or discuss how to report to the higher-ups. Your Majesty, why don't you find an excuse to let them go?"

These few people really let go.

Anyway, it's useless to arrest these people, at most there will be three more coal diggers.

They don't think that nobility is of much value.

On the contrary, the value of these people can only be realized by putting these people back.

To put it bluntly, these people are just tools to help them spread fake news!
At this time, it is best to fool these people again, and then find an excuse to let them go, so that they can bring back the fake news and let the anti-Habsburg alliance enter the pit!

Thinking of this, Taichang decisively ordered the flagship to sail to the pier.

At this moment, they had already surrendered anyway, and the fort of the bastion was basically destroyed. The navy and infantry soldiers were also rapidly controlling the ships docked on the pier. Even if they passed, there would be no danger.

After the flagship landed on the pier, he immediately ordered someone to lower the hanging ladder, and then ordered Lu Xiangsheng to hand over Minuit, the governor of the Dutch West India Company, Prince Condé of France, and Earl Black of England. come over.

Soon, Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Zhiji escorted the three of them over.

These three guys had long since lost the arrogance they had when they were negotiating. At this moment, he only wanted to ask the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to follow the European rules, not to abuse them, and to notify their relatives to redeem them.

Will the Emperor of the Ming Empire agree?

The three walked up to the deck of the dreadnought nervously and took a look, and were immediately overwhelmed by the luxury on it.

For those who bought cakes, there is actually a palace inside the battleship!

Taichang didn't want to embarrass them, but it was impossible to let them go so easily, and it was too fake.

He had to fool people for a while, and then acted again, trying to avoid people being suspicious.

Question, how to play it?

He stared at him for a while, and then asked indifferently: "Why do you ask to see me?"

Chen Siming translated it in Dutch, and all three of them understood it.

The nobles in Europe may not be good at other aspects, but language is their specialty or compulsory subject. The general nobles must learn four or five languages ​​popular in Europe.

As for the popular standard, it naturally depends on which country is stronger.

At this moment, the Netherlands is a well-established continental power and the overlord of the sea, so they all learned the Dutch language.

The three of them glanced at each other, and in the end it was the most honorable Prince Condé who stood up and said carefully in fluent Dutch: "Your Majesty the Emperor, we ask you to treat us captured nobles kindly according to the European tradition, and at the same time inform us relatives, pay the ransom and redeem us back.”

Continental Europe still has this tradition?
Now it's easy!
Taichang pretended to hesitate and said: "We are allies with Spain, and you are all members of the anti-Habsburg alliance. If I ask someone to redeem you back, the King of Spain might have some objections?"

He just pointed out the relationship between Daming and Spain.

As for worrying about the King of Spain having an opinion, that's bullshit.

He's worried ass.

Upon hearing this, Prince Kong Dai quickly explained: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that this is a tradition that prevails throughout the continent of Europe. Moreover, this tradition was formed because of hostile relations between countries. After all, it is impossible for nobles to become prisoners if it is not because of hostile relations. .So, even if the Spaniards capture us, they will follow this tradition."

oh, I see.

Taichang pretended to be curious and said, "How about the ransom?"

Prince Kong Dai said without hesitation: "If you are a king, you need to pay gold equal to your body weight as a ransom. The prince will halve it, and the duke and uncle will halve it in turn."

Isn't this similar to buying meat?

Weigh it first, weigh it, and then calculate the price!

The European barbarians are really strange.

The reason why Taichang asked here and there was actually looking for an opportunity to continue fooling around without a trace.

He thought for a while, and then asked: "Is there any other way, such as land. You should also know how much gold Spain pays us a year. Your ransom is really meaningless to me."

He is deepening the deception, making people really think that the Spaniards pay them several million taels of gold every year.

Prince Kong Dai's mind was really turning according to his ideas.

Well, Spain pays hundreds of thousands of pounds of gold a year to invite the Ming Empire to send troops. It is normal for the Emperor Ming to look down on their dozens or even a few pounds of gold.

The problem is that redeeming people with land is only applicable to one kind of people!
Prince Kong Dai carefully looked at Taichang, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, I have offended you. According to our European tradition, only the emperor who has captured the enemy country can ask for land to redeem it. Other nobles use gold."

Uh, okay, just pretend to act.

Taichang pretended to be uninterested and said: "I'm really not interested in your little ransom, and I'm too lazy to wait a few months for such a little gold. I can let you go, but you have to agree to some conditions."

Is there such a good thing?

Prince Kong Dai couldn't help but excitedly said: "Your Majesty, what are the conditions, you can say."

Taichang pretended to explain: "You should know that our Ming Empire is not your enemy, we just collect money to do things, and I don't want to work hard with you."

Well, we all know, you are talking about conditions!

Prince Kong Dai could only nod his head repeatedly and said, "Yes, we know."

Taichang pretended to sigh again: "You should have seen how miserable the life of the Indian tribe is. I really can't bear to see my people live like this, so I will help them. You have to understand this. "

We don't care whether our people live or die!

You said the conditions!

Prince Kong Dai could only nod helplessly and said, "Yes, we understand."

Taichang then pretended to be solemn and said: "My request is very simple, I hope that we will try to avoid conflicts in the future, and I hope that you will not come to seize the territory of Indian tribes again.

By the way, there is also the West Indies. Spain has given us the West Indies. I hope you will not use troops against the West Indies.

Remember, you should try to avoid becoming enemies with Daming, and I will only forgive you this time, if you are captured again next time, I will not be so polite. "

So simple?
Prince Condé said in disbelief, "That's all?"

Taichang nodded without hesitation: "That's all."

What's the matter, it's one thing to promise you, but another thing to fight or not.

Prince Kong Dai nodded without hesitation and said: "Okay, we have all these in mind, and we must try our best to avoid becoming enemies with the Ming Empire."

Hearing this, Taichang waved his hands without hesitation and said: "Okay, let them go, as well as their personal guards, and give them another battleship, let them drive back by themselves."

His Majesty the emperor is probably a fool, but he let them go just like that!
Of course Taichang is not a fool, he just wants these fools to go back to Europe to help him spread false news.

(End of this chapter)