Water Margin people

A large number of civilians have gathered on the beach outside Venice, begging the Emperor of Qi to protect them.

"so many people?"

Zhu Xi laughed as he looked at those people stretching out their hands to beg. This was the place where he wanted to preach. The civilians who were at a loss and in despair were the easiest to control.

"Is everything ready?"

Lu Jiuyuan said that they needed to show enough divine will in order to control the civilians.

"Don't worry, we're all ready!"

Wu Yong said with a smile, several ships approached the coast and stopped only one mile away from the coast. Several small boats towed the lines to the coast, and finally several large speakers were inserted on the coast.

"what are these?"

A group of nobles looked at the loudspeakers in confusion. They totally couldn't understand what Qi wanted to do.

"I am Zhu Xi, Lu Jiuyuan, Lu Jiuling, and Wu Yong, missionaries under the command of His Majesty the Emperor of Qi..."

A voice rang out from the speaker.

"How can it be!"

The people on the shore retreated in fear; they actually heard a human voice coming from the tin horn.

"This is Qi's technology. We can use it to make long-distance calls. Of course, the other party can also hear our voices!"

Baldwin IV spoke.

"I see, that's amazing!"

Everyone sighed.

"Long live your majesty!"

The civilians didn't care about this and knelt down in front of the loudspeakers.

A huge curtain was propped up on the coast, and the white curtain made it difficult for everyone to see clearly.

But soon the light came on and a figure appeared on the screen. Although it was a little blurry, it was clear that it was Zhu Xi.

"It's actually a human!"

"It's the missionary master!"

"A miracle!"

“God has shown up!”

The civilians were even more ecstatic. After the Black Death, these people had lost faith in the gods. Their piety did not win them mercy, but now they really saw a miracle.

Zhu Xi did not say much, he just started preaching. The common people sat upright and listened to the sermon. They listened very seriously, as they knew very well that this was the first step to formally converting to the religion.

Several people took turns to speak, and the civilians were fascinated. Although the West had civilization, it was far inferior to the East. The new cognition broadened their horizons and gave them a new understanding of the entire world.

Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, psychology, rationalism...

Baldwin IV didn't care at first, but the more he listened, the more frightened he became. He didn't expect that Qi's civilization had reached this level. No wonder they couldn't defeat it.

"I finally understand why we can't defeat Qi!"

Baldwin IV whispered to William beside him.

"Qi State... is so terrible!"

William said with a trembling voice that the terrifying force of military force was nothing, as even the most powerful enemy would always have weaknesses. But if a civilization was strong, that would be truly terrifying, as they were backward and ignorant and had no chance of winning at all.

"It looks like we have to lie dormant for a while longer!"

Baldwin IV said that if they wanted to deal with Qi, they needed to first understand Qi, learn everything about Qi, and then find a way to fight against Qi.

"Teach Qi the best skills to defeat Qi!"

William nodded silently and said that they were inferior to Qi in all aspects and there was no chance of winning if they fought Qi head-on.

"This is the only way! Select some smart ones, let them learn Eastern culture, and if possible, send some of them to the East!"

Baldwin IV nodded.

"Send some people to the East? I'm afraid Qi State is unwilling to do so!"

William whispered that Qi had always been wary of them. "Not willing? It's just that the benefits are not enough!"

Baldwin IV shook his head and said that if Qi wanted to rule this continent, it had to accept them, otherwise it would have to kill them all, which was obviously impossible for Qi.

In the afternoon, soldiers wearing protective gear began to separate the believers and distribute medicines to those who were sick.

When giving the medicines, the doctors repeatedly emphasized that this was the first time the Black Death had occurred, the medicines were still in the experimental stage, and that drug trials were risky.

Those desperate civilians didn't care about the risks at all. There were only two options before them: either take medicine and try their luck, or go back and wait to die.

"Can we get some of this medicine?"

The merchants looked at the doctor with a flattering look on their faces and asked. They now had only one idea, which was to sell these "magic medicines" to distant places. The nobles there would definitely be willing to pay a sky-high price to buy them.

"These are medicines, why are you getting them if you are not sick?"

The doctors glared at the businessmen and scolded them.

"I advise you not to have any evil thoughts!"

Lu You glanced at the merchants with an unfriendly look and said that he saw the greed of these merchants. These people might use some means to buy the medicines from the patients.

"Don't dare! Don't dare!"

The merchants hurriedly saluted. They saw the murderous intent in the eyes of the Qi general and they dared not offend these people.

on the island.

"Report, General, there are a large number of enemy ships loitering at the entrance of the bay."

A soldier reported to Yue Fei.

"I just realized now that these people are really useless."

Yue Fei said disdainfully.

"General Yue, shall we go and kill these guys?"

Ruan Li said excitedly that he had not encountered any enemies along the way and had no chance to show his abilities.

"Go ahead, wipe them out, let them know how powerful our Qi army is, and also to deter the villains!"

Yue Fei nodded. Now they were deep in the enemy camp and were surrounded by enemies. At this time, they had to strike with the force of thunder and strike with one punch to avoid a hundred punches.

"Yes, General!"

Ruan Li took the order excitedly.

Three ships left the port. Ruan Li had already thoroughly studied Western ships through merchants. The military ships here were just ordinary merchant ships, and their weapons were bows, crossbows and swords. Sending out three modified ships with these things was considered overestimating the other side.

"General, Baldwin IV and others want to see you!"

A soldier came running to report.

"Are you here so soon? Let them in!"

Yue Fei said with a smile that he was thinking that it would take a few days for it to be delivered.

Baldwin IV and the governor came in with their men, and behind them there were people carrying several large boxes.

"General Yue, I have brought what you wanted!"

Baldwin IV looked at Yue Fei and saluted.

"Oh, so many?"

Yue Fei looked at the big boxes.

"General, these are all treasures of my Republic of Venice!"

The Governor hastily opened the box.

It was actually full of leather, but the leather was well tanned and made into top-quality parchment.

"General, please take a look. This is a map drawn by the Republic of Venice. It includes the entire Mediterranean shipping route and the main cities and connecting roads on the mainland!"

Several merchants immediately took out a huge piece of cowhide from a box and spread it out. It was covered with map marks. (End of this chapter)