Lord Moyu was forced to open

The Song Dynasty, the imperial city of Bianjing.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest information sent back by Europa!"

Yun Yi respectfully presented the latest information.

Zhao Jun took it, opened it and looked at it. He couldn't help laughing. Then he threw the information on the table and sneered:

"Are these Europeans now willing to give in?
Didn't you say with full confidence at the beginning that you would take over the entire Song Dynasty and divide it up?

Why is there no distinction now?
Instead, they began to surrender and become submissive?
What a bunch of... bitches! "

At this moment, Zhao Jun could only think of this word to describe them. What a bunch of flexible and unyielding bitches!
When they think they can win, they act superior, but when they are sure they can't win, they immediately surrender.

This smooth transformation made Zhao Jun admire how thick-skinned they were.

"Call the cabinet for a meeting!"

Zhao Jun gave the order, and Wang Huai'en on the side immediately bowed in response and went down to notify.

Soon, all the cabinet members arrived.

When they arrived, these people were still tentatively asking Wang Huai'en about the situation.

However, Wang Huai'en kept a straight face and said nothing, so they didn't get any information and could only come here with trepidation.

After the greetings, Zhao Jun didn't say much and directly asked Wang Huai'en to pass the information down for them to see.

After all five cabinet members had finished reading, Zhao Jun asked:
"What do you think about this matter?
If the Prime Minister of Great Britain in Europe really comes, should I meet him or not?
Should we, the Song Dynasty, accept their surrender or not?

What if you don’t accept it?

What compensation should we ask for if you accept it?
My dear ministers, please discuss this carefully and give me some advice."

As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, the five people in the cabinet began a heated discussion.

Before they came, they were still wondering what was going on. Could it be that since they had finally had some peace and quiet recently, His Majesty wanted to purge the officials again?
Or has Your Majesty set your sights on another place and is planning to mobilize troops?
Otherwise, Your Majesty would not have summoned the five of them together for no reason when it was not a court meeting.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a good thing!
The barbarians in Europe are so scared that they are ready to surrender after their fleets were destroyed by the Song Dynasty.

Even the Prime Minister of Great Britain!

The prime minister seemed to be equivalent to their original prime minister, and they had to come to the Song Dynasty in person to surrender.

And it has been decided to pay compensation.

Now that they got the news in advance, shouldn’t they make careful plans?
As for not accepting surrender and fighting, that is not necessary.

After all, Europe and the Song Dynasty are too far apart, and where is the enemy's base? Who knows what their fleet will encounter when they go there? Not to mention whether they can win the battle, it would be bad if they were trapped by the enemy due to logistical problems.

The main reason is that the distance is too far, so it is better to accept their surrender and then get the benefits.

This is the best way.

They are very clear about what these European countries have in their hands. They have read a lot of routine intelligence collected by the National Defense Bureau in the past two years.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that there are many small countries in Europe, as if there is nothing valuable on their own.

But these bastards love to explore and have established many colonies abroad.

Apart from anything else, Luzon Island was occupied half by Great Britain and half by France and Spain.

As for the west direction of Dongying County, the East Asia behind the Strait of Malacca and a place near Europe called the Exile Continent are all in the hands of Europe.

Apart from anything else, the geographical location of Malay Gorge is extremely dangerous.

Because it is located at the throat of Europe and its location is narrow, whoever controls the Malay Strait controls the transportation throat between the East and the West.

That place was previously under the control of Great Britain, and they were the first to occupy and discover it.

Every time the Song caravan passed through there, they had to pay a large tax to the local people in Maliuxia, otherwise they would not be allowed to pass. Now that they have won the battle, they are just coming here.

If they don't give it to us, we will just send the fleet to surround the Strait of Malacca. Given Europe's current strength, they can't rescue them even if they want to. We have to give it to them even if they don't want to.

Once we take over the Malacca Gorge, we can also ask for a piece of land in East Asia.

Most importantly, that place is rich in spices!

Yes, spices!

The Song Dynasty's demand for spices is strong and growing!

The largest trade item between Great Britain and the Song Dynasty was spices.

That's where it comes from.

According to the investigation of the National Defense Bureau, the temperature there is not only suitable for growing spices.

More suitable for growing sugarcane!
That’s right! It’s the sugarcane from Lingyue County and Lingxi County!
Although this thing is troublesome to eat, it is an important raw material for making sugar.

Sugar was extremely scarce not only in the Song Dynasty but also in Europe.

Due to their eating habits, Europeans are extremely fond of sweets, but there is no sugar in Europe, only sugar-like substitutes such as honey.

Ever since European merchants discovered sugar in the Song Dynasty, it has become the Song Dynasty's main export product.

However, the sugar produced from the sugarcane in Lingyue County and Lingxi County alone is not enough to meet the huge markets on both sides.

However, it is impossible for the two counties to only grow cash crops such as sugarcane. Otherwise, if something happens, the people of the two counties will only be able to survive on sugarcane.

So the land they can grow sugarcane on is limited.

Other places in the country are not suitable for growing sugarcane, which has resulted in sugar production not increasing.

Zhang Zheng estimated that if he went to East Asia to buy a piece of land, planted sugarcane and then shipped it back to Song Dynasty to make sugar and sell it, then Super Body would probably have to pay a large amount of tax every year from selling sugar.

As for why they don't make sugar locally, do you think the Europeans are all fools? What if they discover how to make sugar?
At that time, even if they had to learn secretly, they would find a way to learn it secretly and then return. By then, how could the Song Dynasty still make money from them?
Although it costs shipping costs to transport the sugarcane back to the Song Dynasty and then make it into sugar, all the money can be earned back in the process of selling the sugar to Europe, without any loss at all.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zheng, who has always been steady, couldn't help but reveal a sly smile.

Others who saw it felt a chill down their spines.

Then there is the exile continent.

It is said that it is a continent no smaller than Europe, but the land is not suitable for growing crops and it is sparsely populated. There is also a kind of creature that stands up and looks like a mouse but can box. It likes to attack people, so Europeans have no intention of colonizing there at all.

Now it is regarded as a place of exile for prisoners who have committed serious crimes in the country.

All those who could be thrown there were criminals from Europe.

However, according to the investigation of the National Defense Bureau, the reason why that place is not suitable for farming is because there are many mines underground!

But Europa doesn't know this yet, so he doesn't take it seriously!
Why not take this opportunity to get the Exile Continent!
It just so happens that the country has built more than 800 ironclad ships. It would be a waste if they were just left to cruise on the sea. The court would probably have to spend a considerable amount of money every year just to maintain them.

Let them escort and transport supplies and troops between the country and the three new territories of Malacca, East Asia, and the Exile Continent. This is what we call making the best use of resources!

After discussing and deciding, the five of them immediately turned around and bowed to Zhao Jun and said:
"Your Majesty, we have already discussed it!"

Zhao Jun nodded:
"My dear ministers, please speak!"

"Your Majesty, I think we should..."

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(End of this chapter)