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Chapter 1059 Portuguese's Careful Thinking ([-])

The news that the talks between the Qing Dynasty and the envoys of the Six Kingdoms had collapsed spread quickly, and the Manchu capital suddenly became noisy. Of course, there were some who accused Hongqing of acting recklessly, but few. The mainstream thought thought that the Six Kingdoms were nothing more than The barbarian clown ears who dare to speak falsely and threaten our Huanghuang Heavenly Dynasty, their deeds should be punished, especially the disciples of the Eight Banners, almost unanimously condemned the wolf ambitions of the Six Kingdoms, and there are not a few people who shouted to raise troops to crusade, and the public opinion between the government and the opposition is almost the same When such a situation happened, many people who planned to take advantage of this disturbance had to stop sadly.

Hong Qing was aware of the commotion between the government and the opposition, but she didn't care about it, the situation was under control, even if someone wanted to make trouble, it would definitely not be able to cause a big disturbance. As the prince of Jianguo, Hongqing didn't bother to pay attention to the prudence of various forces. After sending away the envoys from the six countries, Hongqing immediately entered the palace and told the truth to Emperor Chengde who was on the sickbed. There is no intention, just say that Hongqing can decide everything by himself.

"My lord, Prince Yu is here."

The word of self-determination is just one sentence, it is easy to say, but it is not so easy to do, don't look at Hongqing is very tough in the negotiation, but in fact, he is very cautious about the possible war with the six countries, even if it is early Relevant plans had been prepared many years ago, but when the face of the six countries was completely torn, Hong Qing still did not dare to take it lightly. After coming out of the Qianqing Palace, she did not go to the Military Aircraft Office to handle official business as usual , but went directly to the General Staff Headquarters to convene the generals of the navy and army to discuss the strategic deployment against the enemy. They were busy until it was already dark before returning to their own mansion. He rushed over and made a respectful report.

"Well, open the middle door to welcome you."

Upon hearing that the fifteenth old man arrived at this moment, even though Hong Qing was tired and hungry, she still gave the order to receive him with the highest standard.

"twitter."

Hearing Hong Qing's order, Zhao Fushun didn't dare to delay a bit, he hastily responded, and hurriedly left the West Flower Hall, and went to arrange related matters without mentioning it.

Um?What is the old fifteen doing?

The old fifteenth is one of Hong Qing's most important allies, even though they are very familiar with each other, but at the reception ceremony, Hong Qing never cut half a point, not only ordered the middle door to be opened wide, but also He went out to greet him in person, just as he walked out of the gate, he saw Old Fifteen in casual clothes standing leisurely beside the carriage, beside him was a tall man wearing a veiled bamboo hat, with a mysterious appearance, upon seeing this, Hong Qing's brows couldn't help but wrinkled, and she couldn't help but mutter in her heart.

"Uncle Fifteen, my nephew is late to greet you, Haihan, Haihan."

Although she was suspicious in her heart, Hong Qing's actions were not slow at all, she walked down the steps in front of the mansion with a smile, and greeted her very politely.

"Prince Ren, you are being polite. Uncle has brought you a guest today."

Old Fifteen did not laugh and chat with Hong Qing as usual, but returned a salute solemnly, and pointedly said.

"Oh? Alright, then let's talk inside."

Seeing the serious appearance of the old fifteenth, Hong Qing's heart couldn't help but move. The men let them into the gate of the mansion together, chatted all the way and entered the study room in the inner courtyard, the servants rushed to serve the freshly brewed fragrant tea, and left the room separately.

"Okay, Prince Ren is right here, if you have anything to say, just say it."

After all the servants retreated and went out, Old Fifteen didn't talk nonsense. He glanced at the man wearing a veiled hat standing beside him, and gave an order in a neutral manner.

"The secret envoy of the Kingdom of Portugal, Anders Luis Sosa, has met His Royal Highness Prince Ren of the Qing Empire."

Hearing the old fifteen's words, the man in the bamboo hat chuckled, reached out and took off the bamboo hat, and stood in front of Hong Qing with a big stride. With one hand on his chest, he respectfully greeted Hong Qing in blunt Chinese.

"It turned out to be you. If you have anything to say, just sit down and talk about it."

Hong Qing's memory is excellent, and he recognized at a glance that this guy who claimed to be a secret envoy was the interpreter of the Portuguese Kingdom's envoys, and his brain immediately began to work rapidly. He gave up his seat very politely.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness, for granting the seat. I have received a secret order from His Majesty King Joao V to come to consult with the prince on the world situation. In good faith, I can first disclose a military secret. As far as I know, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Netherlands China, France, Spain, Russia and other countries have secretly reached an agreement to threaten the Qing Empire with force from both land and sea. The situation is probably not very optimistic for your country."

Although Anders Luis Sousa's Chinese is rather blunt, his expression is still fluent, and there are almost no mistakes in his choice of words and sentences, which shows that he has put in a lot of hard work on Chinese.

"A bunch of jumping clown ears, what's the point, you don't need to go around in circles with this king. After all, what role does your Kingdom of Portugal play in it, and what do you want to get from my Qing Dynasty, huh?"

Anders' words were very alarmist, but Hong Qing didn't care at all, there is nothing else, Hong Qing had expected that the Six Kingdoms would be unfavorable to the Qing Dynasty, so why did he come to tell him? .

"I've heard for a long time that His Royal Highness is very courageous. When I saw it today, it is really extraordinary. Okay, hehe, I will tell you His Royal Highness, the Kingdom of Portugal is also in the Six Nations Alliance, but this is not the original intention of the Kingdom of Portugal. It is really the trend of the times. No, but the Kingdom of Portugal is unwilling to meet your country on the battlefield. If war breaks out in the future, even if the fleet of the Kingdom of Portugal goes to war, it will definitely not do it with all its strength, and it is not even a secret to help the Qing fleet. Impossible, of course, everything depends on whether you really have the sincerity to cooperate with our country."

Anders was appointed as a secret envoy by the King of Portugal. Naturally, he is not an idle person. When it comes to negotiation skills, it is obviously higher than that of the official envoy boss on the surface. Very smooth.

"Sincerity? Oh, I don't know how much sincerity is needed in your country, let me tell you about it."

If the officials of the Qing Dynasty heard that the Portuguese were willing to help the Qing secretly, they might really be led by the nose, but Hongqing didn't care about it at all. It's okay, the Portuguese are also one of the Western powers, and they also belong to the Qing Dynasty. The so-called kindness of the enemies of the Qing Dynasty is actually not worth mentioning at all. Besides, with the current strength of the Qing Dynasty's armed forces, it can completely crush the invasion of the Six Nations Alliance without the so-called help of the Portuguese. Under such circumstances, how could Hong Qing be moved by Anders' seductive words? However, Hong Qing didn't directly refute him, but chuckled lightly, and followed his words. Asked a question.

"Ha, that's a good question, my lord, so let me just say it straight. Your country's attitude is so tough, and war is inevitable. Of course, it won't come soon, although I can't say for sure. When it will break out, I think it will be within two or three years. Once the war breaks out, the business will be cut off. I am afraid that it will be difficult to sell your country's products. In this regard, the Kingdom of Portugal is also powerless, but Well, before the outbreak of the war, the Kingdom of Portugal intends to buy large quantities of goods from your country, if His Royal Highness can allow it, the Kingdom of Portugal will take over all the goods in your country this year, I wonder what His Royal Highness would like?"

After making a big circle, Anders finally showed his fox tail. He dared to take advantage of the fire to rob and hoard, and he was playing the trick of making war fortune-the products of the Qing Dynasty have always been best-selling products all over Europe, even if the price High, but the quality is good, and there are many unique products. If the war breaks out, due to the severance of trade, the prices of Qing products will not only not fall, but will rise steadily. If you can stock up in advance Goods, it will be difficult not to make a fortune by then.

"Your Excellency, Viscount Anders, is easy to calculate. While my Qing Dynasty and European countries are fighting to the death, your country is making a fortune in secret. Is it very comfortable? You think you can rely on these few easy words In other words, do you expect this king to agree to your request? What is the sincerity of your country, huh?"

Anders' nonsense can only be used to deceive those useless officials who don't understand business. When it was brought to Hongqing, it was obviously the wrong person. Now that the real purpose of the Portuguese was clear, Hongqing would not It was so easy to talk, and he asked back without any politeness.

"Your Highness, don't worry, I haven't finished my words, hehe, as long as the Qing Empire can meet our requirements, in addition to the above conditions, I have one more confidential matter to tell the prince."

Anders's face was extremely thick, even though Hong Qing exposed his intentions in person, he still kept his blushing and heart beating leisurely, but when he saw him laughing, he threw out another temptation, but he didn't tell the truth. Instead, he deliberately sold off.

"Is it confidential? That's good, I will listen carefully."

Hong Qing has never been short of patience. Seeing Anders pretending there, she secretly laughed in her heart, but she didn't bother to argue with him, so she just asked indifferently.

"Before we speak, there is something small that I would like to ask His Royal Highness to look at it. I wonder if you can recognize such a thing?"

Anders was obviously planning to sell Guan Zi to the end, but he mysteriously took out a small box from his arms, held it in both hands, and handed it to Hong Qing.

Um?This is……

Hong Qing took the box nonchalantly, and when she opened it, her eyes instantly became sharp...

(End of this chapter)