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"goods?"

Yue Fei looked at those merchants. He had seen people who valued money over their lives, but these Venetians refreshed his perception.

"Yes, General Yue, the trade between us has been cut off for a long time!"

Those merchants spoke very seriously and said that the reason they took the initiative to join Qi State and joined the Imperial Religion so actively was for trade.

"I can agree to your request, but it is a bit difficult at the moment. I have received news that the Holy See has sent a large number of ships to block the entrance to the bay."

Yue Fei pointed at the bay and said.

"Holy See!"

The businessmen were stunned, but there was no fear on their faces, instead they were full of anger.

"General Yue, the Qi army is invincible. I wonder if we can send troops to repel those lackeys of the Church!"

A businessman saluted Yue Fei and asked.

"Of course, those people are just chickens and dogs, not worth mentioning! Just look at how easily we got in."

Yue Fei nodded.

"General Yue, we are willing to support the army and defeat those lackeys of the Church!"

The merchants, led by the governor, bowed deeply to Yue Fei and spoke in an almost pleading tone.

"Investment? How much?"

Yue Fei looked at those people and asked.

"One ship, one chest of gold!"

The Governor spoke immediately, and the other merchants had no objections and nodded repeatedly.

"Then send the money quickly, and I will send three ships out!"

Yue Fei looked at those people and said.

"Three ships? General, aren't three too few? We can offer ten boxes of gold!"

The merchants said that now that the news of Qi's coming to Venice had spread, the Holy See must be extremely hostile and would definitely send a large fleet. It would be unsafe for three ships to go there.

"They are just chickens and dogs. The three ships already look up to them!"

Yue Fei waved his hand nonchalantly. He only brought a dozen ships this time. What if he really sent ten ships out? He didn't trust these shameless and despicable Venetian merchants.

"Then we will send three boxes of gold immediately!"

The governor spoke immediately. He did not dare to continue asking Yue Fei. Qi State was strong. Since Yue Fei thought that three ships were enough, if they continued to insist, it would be questioning Qi State's strength.

The Governor led everyone away.

Baldwin IV glanced at Yue Fei but did not move.

"General, please tell me about sending the child to study there!"

Baldwin IV saluted Yue Fei.

"I will when I have time!"

Yue Fei waved his hand.

Baldwin IV bowed again and then left with the governor and others.

"Why do you insist on sending the children over? What can a bunch of kids do?"

The governor looked at Baldwin IV and asked. In their opinion, making money through business was the most important thing. Sending children to study was meaningless. "It's always good to let them learn something. If you want to control the trade with Qi, you also need enough talents, right?"

Baldwin IV spoke, but he did not explain in detail. There were some things that did not need to be told to these people.

"It seems to be like this! We want to do business with Qi State. It would be much more convenient if there were some people who understand Qi State! It would also be more convenient for us to communicate!"

"That's right, let them go to Qi State and see what's around them. It would be good to meet some people, right?"

"It would be best to form an alliance with Qi State and build up a certain family power!"

"I want to send my nephews and nephews there!"

"Yes, yes, yes, we'll all send them!"

The governor and the merchants immediately reached an agreement. If it was anything else, they wouldn't care, but when it came to monopolizing trade, they took it very seriously.

The governor and others all smiled happily. Baldwin IV's sudden words opened their minds and made them full of hope for future trade.

"Your Majesty, why do you want to drag them into this? These people only care about their own interests and have no intention of dealing with Qi State at all!"

William looked at Baldwin IV and said, this was originally their conspiracy, why did they have to bring in profit-seeking businessmen, these people will only do harm.

"You have also seen today that Qi is wary of us! This is understandable. Our identities are not easy to be trusted! I am the king, and you were once a minister and archbishop! Everything we say will be repeatedly analyzed."

"But those merchants are different. They are only interested in profit. This is obvious to everyone, and Qi is even more aware of it. They won't be too suspicious of these merchants!"

Baldwin IV said that Yue Fei's attitude today made him realize that it was not easy to send his children to Qi, so he had to pull those merchants together and use the merchants' mercenary nature and greed as a cover.

William fell silent. He didn't want to get involved with these merchants, but what Baldwin IV said was correct. Qi did not trust them, so they could only disguise themselves and blend in with the merchants.

"General Yue, there's something wrong with these people!"

Wu Yong came out from behind the screen and spoke.

"What's wrong?"

Yue Fei looked at Wu Yong and asked.

"There is no problem in sending troops to deal with the Holy See. If those profiteers want to do business, the sea routes must be unobstructed, so they are definitely willing to spend money to settle the matter!"

"What puzzles me is that I am sending my child to Qi to study. This is very unusual!"

Wu Yong said.

"What do you mean? Isn't this the same as the Japanese envoys to the Tang Dynasty?"

Yue Fei asked in confusion, at that time, the Tang Dynasty was extremely powerful, and the surrounding small countries surrendered one after another. Among them, Japan was the most diligent, not only paying tribute, but also sending various treasures, and sending Tang envoys to learn everything about the Tang Dynasty. Now these people in the West probably have the same idea.

"It's the Tang envoys that are troublesome! General Yue has never been to Japan, so he may not know the situation there! When I conquered Japan, I learned a lot of its secrets!"

"Those Japanese slaves have wicked ambitions. Their submission is only superficial! Their real intention is to learn everything advanced about the Central Plains, strengthen themselves, and then find an opportunity to invade the Central Plains!"

"The Song Dynasty is weak, and the Japanese have already started to plot. They are just waiting for the Song Dynasty to fall, and then looking for an opportunity to enter the Central Plains. They have even made some plans in Goryeo early on!"

"The Jin Kingdom in Liaodong is not weak either. The Japanese know that even if the Song Dynasty is destroyed, they have no chance, so they plan to continue to lie dormant!"

"But these Japanese slaves didn't expect that our Qi State would rise strongly, sweeping away the cowardice of the Song Dynasty, and clearing out all the barbarians in the north, achieving the unification of the Central Plains, surpassing all previous dynasties in national strength, and clearing out all the aliens around us!"

Wu Yong said.

"Japan actually has such a wolfish ambition?"

Yue Fei's eyes were cold. He always felt that what Wu Yong did in Japan was a bit excessive. He was a pure soldier and did not like those methods, but the emperor allowed Wu Yong to do everything, so he had nothing to say.

But now Yue Fei's army is too pedantic. How can a soldier be soft-hearted towards the enemy? The enemy's heart is more cruel than a ghost. (End of this chapter)