little emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 265
Hearing this good news in this rather bad and depressing weather, the unreasonable depression in my heart disappeared, and I smiled brightly at Shen Weijing, "Sit down first, and explain it carefully."

His smile opened the spring of spring, and the expression on his face that was originally stiff became vivid in an instant.Shen Weijing was a little flattered, and after sitting down with a calm mind, he was not in a hurry to speak, and after sorting out his thoughts, he opened his mouth: "Thanks to the crown prince, since we arrived in Haojing with Uncle Mo and Eunuch Wei, Rodia has paid the silver and All the ships have been delivered cleanly, and now Eunuch Wei has started gathering people in Haojing together with the Governor of Fujian to prepare for the shipbuilding."

"Shipbuilding takes a long time, and slow work produces meticulous work. There is no rush. Everything is difficult at the beginning, but it will be good once it starts." For some reason, Shen Weijing, who lowered his head, had an inexplicable feeling. Don't worry, those who are interested can still hear the slight regret in the other party's tone. When they are thinking about it in their hearts, they will hear the prince's praise: "This time, you have done a good job."

Shen Weijing came back to his senses and said humbly: "Don't dare to be praised by His Highness, it's all due to Eunuch Wei's wit and scheming, Caomin just assists from the side." Hearing that he called himself Caomin, Zhu Changluo glanced at him with a smile, deep and shallow eyes deep meaning.

At this time, Wang An, who came in to deliver tea, had an indescribably strange expression on his face when he heard the word Wei Chao.In fact, he just couldn't wait to open the cloth bag that Shen Weijing sent him just now outside the hall, and then he knew who the person who gave him the things was... Speaking of that thing, it is considered rare, it is a small mirror that shines on people It is as clear as water.

As the only disciple of Eunuch Huang Jin, the eunuch Huang Jin, the chief eunuch of the Wanli Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, Wang An is rare in terms of vision. Daming has a very respectable name called Diorama.In the eyes of today's smart people, this diorama has always been an extremely rare thing. It is said that one side is worth a thousand gold, and it is the kind of money that cannot be bought.Dioramas are also not uncommon in the Daming Palace. Based on Wang An's many years of experience in errands, the only thing he knows is that there is such a side in the Chuxiu Palace Zheng Guifei.

Although the side of my own hand is not much bigger than a child's palm, it is small, exquisite and cute, making people reluctant to let it go. Wang An likes it from the bottom of his heart. , but then when he saw the back of the mirror, his good mood instantly plummeted... There was a portrait engraved on the back of the mirror, but it was outlined vividly with just a few strokes, and a living Wei Chaozheng on it smiled at him triumphantly!

Laugh, laugh at your sister!Wang An, who was in an extremely bad mood for a moment, had the urge to smash him.

"Going to Haojing this time, have you done what I asked you to do?" Lowering his head and sipping his tea, Zhu Changluo spoke again.Wang An stood by and waited on him, thinking about finding an opportunity to go out of the palace, and go to Liulichang to find a master craftsman to grind this annoying head elephant.

"Returning to Your Highness, everything has basically been done, but..." At this point, Shen Weijing stopped talking, as if hesitant.Zhu Changluo understood, and said to Wang An: "You go down first, no one is allowed to come in and disturb you without my words." Turning to him, he smiled and said, "That's fine, just say what you have to say."

Shen Weijing didn't dare to neglect: "Caomin came back this time because of this matter. After the handover of Haojing was clear, before Rodia returned to the country by boat, I asked him in private and told him what His Highness meant."

Zhu Changluo listened calmly, the hand holding the teacup remained motionless, but slightly raised eyes with a bit of excited inquiry: "Oh, what did he say?"

Shen Weijing shook his head and said: "He didn't say anything, he seemed a little bit uninterested, and only said that he would give news after he returned to China."

Zhu Changluo snorted, fluttered his eyelashes like butterfly wings, raised his eyes and smiled and said, "This is a big deal. Although he is a member of the Spanish royal family, he is not a prince, but an earl. He can't decide this matter. It is reasonable to have to wait for him to go back and ask Emperor Philip II the Great.” Although he was not at the scene, he was able to make a good guess, as if he had seen it in person.

Shen Weijing was surprised and respectful, and unconsciously added a little more respect: "What your highness said is that everything is indeed as you expected."

Zhu Changluo rolled his eyes around him with a half-smile, "Did you come back this time, did he already have a reply?"

Shen Weijing chuckled, reached out and took a long box from beside him, opened the lid, took out something and put it up with both hands: "Your Highness, please have a look."

This is a long oval mirror, the whole body is decorated with gold, inlaid with gemstones of various colors, and made of tangled branches.Shen Weijing tried very hard to find a look of joy and amazement from the face of His Highness the Crown Prince. Facts have proved that he was wrong. Things, there is no meaning of rarity at all.

"This is really a diorama." Taking a look at this thing, Zhu Changluo laughed inwardly.

In fact, glass has been around for hundreds of years before the Ming Dynasty, but the glass at that time was lead-barium glass. Due to the problems of materials and craftsmanship, there were many impurities in the glass, and it was translucent when burned. Can be used to make glazed tiles.And mirrors need to use transparent and flawless glass with extremely high purity, which was first made by the Europeans, that is, the Franji people collectively referred to by the Ming people.

Zhu Changluo didn't care about it because he was the second generation, and this kind of thing was naturally nothing unusual in his eyes.But this does not prevent him from understanding that in this era, how precious it is to have such a bright and transparent glass mirror!Not to mention traveling across oceans and oceans to the Ming Dynasty, even if the upper class nobles in Europe have such a mirror, it is the only capital that can be used to show off their wealth and sell their wealth.

But Zhu Changluo was quite happy, of course not because of the mirror, but because of the person who gave him the mirror.

Being able to present such a gift is beyond what Rodia can do, Zhu Changluo narrowed his eyes: "Rodia can't afford such a precious thing, it seems that this is a gift from Philip II .”

"Your Highness sees it clearly. According to Rodia, this item is indeed a gift from Philip II to His Highness."

"Being courteous to others, you must ask for something. What does Philip II want to say to me?" Zhu Chang's Luo Cheng's eyes flashed like lightning, and fell on the face of Shen Weijing, who could no longer keep up with his rhythm: " How did he answer my questions?"

Before Shen Weijing could answer, Zhu Changluo suddenly smiled: "Philip II is ambitious, so he must have been moved by my proposal."

Shen Weijing took a deep breath. How many people he has met in all his travels, he has never seen such a wise and almost demonic figure like the prince!Convinced, he did not dare to be negligent, and lowered his voice: "Return to Your Highness, if Earl Rodia brought Philip II, they are very interested in His Highness's proposal to attack Japan, but they just want to modify the conditions."

"Oh?" Zhu Changluo raised his head in surprise, with a rather surprised expression on his face: "I just use their fleet in Haojing, and nothing else. I can divide Japan's land evenly without using their own soldiers. Shi Jian Yinshan, with such a large profit, such a condition is not satisfied, the appetite is inevitably too big!"

Looking at Zhu Changluo's downcast face, Shen Weijing was inexplicably anxious, and quickly waved his hands and said, "His Royal Highness, don't be irritable, I still have something to say. Rodia means that if possible, they have another thing they want to exchange .If His Highness can use it in exchange, they don't want to see the silver mountain, even if His Highness asks them to send troops to help."

Looking at Shen Weijing's eyes that were glowing because of excitement, Zhu Changluo let out a long breath, and a stone fell from his heart.He already understood what the Spanish Philip II wanted so desperately!It seems that the deliberate show off that I summoned Rodia in the Ciqing Palace has deeply shocked that talented and generous monarch through his report back to the country. It was almost an act of flattery, just to get a flintlock.

After a long time when no one made a sound, Shen Weijing raised his head in surprise and found Zhu Changluo with his head down, lost in thought.Compared with the first time I saw it in the garden last time, this time I looked closely, and found that His Royal Highness, who was praised by everyone in the Ming Dynasty, had lost the dazzling halo on his head, and his delicate face was a little fragile and a little childish. People just want to cherish and take care of them, but they can't bear to inflict the slightest harm.

"Go to Haojing immediately and tell Rodia, I have made this deal! Let them prepare all the ships to show their sincerity."

How can you be so happy?Shen Weijing widened his eyes again in surprise.Although I don't know what this flintlock is, but by observing the seriousness and eagerness on Rodia's face when he talked about it seriously with himself, with Shen Weijing's cleverness and wit, he immediately concluded that it was It must be different.

Unexpectedly, the prince had already made a decision in a short while, which made him somewhat uncomfortable in a short period of time.But the matter has come to this point, Shen Weijing naturally has no other words other than admiration, he nodded repeatedly in response.When he turned around to leave, Zhu Changluo instructed in a low voice: "This matter is extremely secret, and no word of it will be leaked. Today's celebrations are so loud that I can hear them in your ears, and no third person should know about them. As for Rodia Over there, you have to explain it like this, you tell him that this is what I mean, if there is any disturbance, then all previous transactions will be void."

Shen Weijing deeply felt the great responsibility on his shoulders for the prince's earnest instructions, so he stretched out his hand to wipe off the sweat from his forehead, said goodbye, saluted, turned around and left without saying anything.When he left, his steps were like the wind, and he was very crisp.

"Wang An!" Hearing His Highness' call, Wang An, who had been standing outside the door looking in the mirror, hurried in.Seeing that the crown prince bent down and wrote an edict on the case under the window, he handed it to him casually: "Send it to the cabinet, and the Ministry of Officials will issue an official edict on the same day, and promote Shen Weijing to the Ministry of Officials' examination of meritorious service from fifth-rank member Wailang." An couldn't hide the astonishment in his eyes, Zhu Changluo acted indifferently, this decision was made by him long ago, Shen Weijing's performance today made him firm that his decision was correct.Of course, he also saw this appointment, and even Wang An was so surprised. One can imagine how the officials of the court will react after the news spreads tomorrow, but Zhu Changluo doesn't care at all. He believes that in the near future, The brilliance of these people I have chosen is enough to make those who make irresponsible remarks shut up.

After finishing all this, Zhu Changluo breathed a sigh of relief, opened the window and looked into the distance, saw the fallen leaves fluttering all over the ground golden, and heard the autumn wind rustling like wind waves, but his mind had already flown to Haojing thousands of miles away, I have to say That Philip II was indeed a visionary. Although half of Iwami Yinshan can make anyone jealous, compared with a flintlock that can change history, it is indeed insignificant.

As for the fact that he promised to exchange the flintlock, Zhu Changluo did not have the slightest pressure.In his opinion, everything has both pros and cons. If some people think that he leaked the secret of the flintlock gun, it would be an underhanded strategy to empower others, but Zhu Changluo didn't care about this at all. If a flintlock The musket can eradicate the serious trouble that weighs on his heart, the benefit far outweighs the harm, why not do it?
What's more, the introduction of flintlock guns to Europe will definitely change the current situation in Europe. Spain is already thriving, while England has just risen, and the mighty Ottomans are watching. It is almost foreseeable that Europe will never stop from now on.Thinking of this, the smile on Zhu Changluo's face became brighter and brighter.

It's a pity that his smile didn't last long. With the sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, the door of the palace opened wide, and Wang An, who was out of breath, broke in with a rather ugly expression on his face.

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