My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 799 The Han Dynasty and Venice

Thinking of Helen marrying the burly prince, Basa still felt a faint pain in his heart, but the deal was done, and she even had a child, so it was useless for him to feel sorry for her, not to mention that the prince was better than him in terms of appearance and identity. Too strong.

This made Barcelona feel a sense of self-pity, and it took a long time to recover.

"No matter what, as long as Miss Helen is fine, the most important thing now is to send the news about Miss Helen back to Venice so that the Governor and his wife can feel relieved!"

Barca whispered to himself at this time, and then made up his mind not to let his private feelings affect his thinking.

After Barca calmed down, he suddenly discovered that Helen's marriage to the burly prince was not only not a bad thing, but actually a great good thing, especially for them in Venice.

Originally, Venice was already having more and more difficulties facing the Ottomans. If the Ottomans joined forces with the Han Dynasty again and the two powerful countries entered the Mediterranean, their little Venice would not be able to resist it, and they would end up with a country that would be destroyed. destiny.

But things are different now. Miss Helen has become the concubine of the Han prince. Even if she is not the official concubine, it is still a political marriage. As long as it is used well, she may be able to draw the Han prince to Venice.

Thinking of this, Barcelona couldn't help but get excited and immediately began to think about the possibility of this matter.

Bassa personally passed through Egypt and saw that both the Ottomans and the Han Dynasty were digging canals. As long as this canal was opened, the Ottoman ships could reach the east, and the Han Dynasty ships could also enter the Mediterranean.

On the surface, this is indeed a matter of mutual benefit, but Barcelona knows very well that when the canal is dug and the two countries jointly manage the canal, there will definitely be a conflict of interests involved.

The most important thing is that Barcelona knows the Ottomans very well. They have no idea of ​​sharing interests with others. They just expand, expand, and expand again. Now that the canal is not open, the two countries may still coexist peacefully, but when the canal is opened, , there are huge profits every year, and the Ottomans will definitely find ways to annex the interests of the Han Dynasty.

"Of course, as such a powerful country, the Han Dynasty will definitely not cooperate with the Ottomans sincerely. Now both sides are probably plotting against each other. When the canal is opened, it will be the day they break up!"

Barcelona excitedly muttered to himself again. Although this was just his guess and there was no evidence, Barcelona was very sure. Let alone the big men, the Ottomans alone could not tolerate others sharing their interests.

Thinking of this, Barcelona also walked around the room excitedly. If there are differences or even fights between the Han and Osman, then it will become very important for them, Venice, to be sandwiched between the two powerful countries.

"The Ottomans are too close to us, and they are my mortal enemies. They will definitely find ways to destroy us. In contrast, the big men are very far away from us. Now that we have Miss Helen's relationship, we may be able to persuade them to support us. us?"

Basa whispered to himself, and the more he thought about it, the more likely he felt that this was very possible.

At the same time, Zhu Zhanhe was also chatting with Helen, but not about their upcoming child, but about the big man and Venice.

"Husband, do you really think we in Venice can help a big man?"

Helen put her hand on her lower abdomen and asked Zhu Zhanhe uncertainly.

In her opinion, with the strength of the Han Dynasty, even the Timurid Empire was no match, but the Ottomans were defeated by the Timurids. Therefore, facing the Han Dynasty, the gap between them in Venice was like a dwarf and a giant. There is no comparison.

"Of course, don't underestimate Venice. Although you have a small population and a small land, you have developed commerce, especially the maritime trade in the Mediterranean area, which is almost monopolized by you Venetians. When we enter the Mediterranean in the future, we will still have a big gap with Venice. of collaborative space.”

Zhu Zhanhe explained with a slight smile.

Originally, he didn't want to contact Venice so early, but Barcelona actually came to him and recognized Helen. Of course, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't let go of such a good opportunity, so he also planned to contact Venice's senior management in advance. one time.

"What about the Ottomans? Aren't they allies of the Han?"

Helen hesitated and finally asked.

In fact, since becoming Zhu Zhanhe's concubine, Helen has been very worried. If the canal is dug in the future and the Han and the Ottomans join forces, their Venice may have the only way to perish.

"Helen, you should know the Ottomans better than me. Do you think they will really cooperate with others?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked with a smile.

"No! Absolutely not! The Ottomans are a group of bandits who only know how to kill and plunder, especially when it comes to profit. They will never share it with anyone!"

Helen shook her head immediately.

Although her words contained many personal emotions, there was not much problem with her overall evaluation of the Ottomans.

The current Ottomans are in a period of rising national power, so everyone in the Ottomans is ambitious and wants to expand their territory. Egypt is only the first step, and the next step will be the entire Mediterranean and even the entire Europe.

If the Timur Empire and the Black Sheep Dynasty weaken in the future, Osman will not hesitate to turn his head to expand his power in Asia, and will definitely become the most powerful opponent of the Han Dynasty.

"So, I didn't believe in the Ottomans from the beginning. In my estimation, after the canal is opened, the conflict will break out between us and the Ottomans. So in the past few years, I will save my strength and strive to remove them from the Ottomans in one fell swoop in the future. Drive out of Egypt!"

When Zhu Zhanhe said this, he clenched his fists tightly, his eyes full of ambition.

"If the big man can monopolize the canal, then the big man's navy can join forces with our Venice, and it will not be difficult to completely defeat the Ottomans!" Helen was also very excited when she heard this, and her two wonderful eyes were full of excitement.

"You're right. We Han are still too far away from the Ottomans. No matter how much the two countries expand on land, there won't be any major conflicts in a short time. So I can't control their expansion on land, but the expansion on the sea But they must be killed by us!"

Zhu Zhanhe said again with a firm expression.

"Great, since my husband has this plan, what do you need me to do?"

Helen asked immediately.

Being able to join forces with the big man is definitely great news for them in Venice.

Seeing Helen's eager look, Zhu Zhanhe chuckled, reached out and pinched the tip of her tall nose and said with a smile: "Don't be anxious, and you don't have to do anything deliberately. You just need to write a letter to your father and explain it to you. The situation in Dahan will be fine. As for other matters, I will personally talk to Mr. Barcelona."

"No problem, even if my husband doesn't tell me, I will definitely write a letter to my father and mother!"

When Helen mentioned her parents, her eyes became a little sad. After all, she had been away from home for many years but could not go back, which made her miss her family very much.

Looking at the sad Helen, Zhu Zhanhe also sighed, and immediately comforted her with a few words. Feeling Zhu Zhanhe's thoughtfulness, Helen finally got rid of her sadness.

In the next few days, Zhu Zhanhe did not rush to summon Barcelona. Instead, he asked people to investigate Barcelona's itinerary after arriving in Dahan, and tried to collect as much information about him as possible to analyze the opponent's character.

Although Helen said that Barcelona was her father's confidant and could definitely be trusted, it was related to the Han's future strategic direction, so Zhu Zhanhe had to be cautious.

When the information was almost collected, Zhu Zhanhe found a time to summon Basa to Zhan Shifu and met with him in person.

"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Barca entered the hall and saluted solemnly. He already spoke Chinese quite well and his accent was almost indistinguishable. Being able to master a language in such a short period of time was enough to show that the other party was a talent.

"No need to be polite, just give me a seat!"

Zhu Zhanhe was very kind and even asked someone to bring a chair.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

But Basa was a little nervous. After all, after entering the palace, he was shocked by what he saw along the way. Whether it was the tall and majestic palace or the murderous palace guards, he had only seen it all.

"You don't have to be restrained. After Helen and I met, I also got to know your Venice a little bit. In fact, there is still a lot of room for cooperation between the two of us!"

Zhu Zhanhe said to Barcelona with a smile.

"cooperate!"

Basa was also overjoyed when he heard this and immediately spoke.

"What His Royal Highness the Prince said is absolutely true. Although I have not received the authorization from the Governor, in my opinion, we and the Han Dynasty can cooperate in many aspects, not just limited to business!"

"Oh? It seems that we have the same vision. Barcelona, ​​where do you think we can cooperate?"

Zhu Zhanhe raised his eyebrows and followed the other person's words and asked.

"Needless to say, in terms of business, even if the canal is not opened now, various products of the Han Dynasty are still very popular in our Venice. In addition to this, I think we can also cooperate in the military aspect, because we all have a common enemy. , that is, the Ottomans!”

Barcelona also calmed down at this time and immediately expressed his thoughts directly.

"Haha, did Mr. Basa make a mistake? The Ottomans are our allies. We conquered Egypt together before, and now we are cooperating to dig canals. How can they be our enemies?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked deliberately.

"Your Highness, I have stayed in Ottoman for several years in order to find the whereabouts of Miss Helen. This time when I came to Dahan, I traveled through the entire Egypt. I have a very deep understanding of all aspects of Ottoman. As far as I know, You know, the Ottomans have absolutely no intention of forming a long-term alliance with the Han!"

Unexpectedly, Barcelona suddenly said again solemnly at this time.

(End of this chapter)