Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

"Your Majesty, it's time to summon the Dutch Governor-General Cohen to an audience."

Zhu Youxiao looked down and realized that it was already eight o'clock without him noticing.

"Then call him up."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhongxian turned around and shouted loudly outside.

"Announcement, Dutch Governor-General Cohen is here to see you......"

As soon as he finished speaking, Red-haired Cohen and his interpreter stood up from the Ministry of Rites.

Under the guidance of the officials from the Ministry of Rites, he slowly walked to the foot of the imperial steps, folded his hands across his chest and bowed slightly.

"Foreign minister, the Governor General of the Netherlands, Cohen, on behalf of the United Provinces of the Netherlands and Count Hendrick of Nassau, sends greetings to the great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Give my regards to Nassau."

Zhu Youxiao gestured for him to stand up and speak.

He knew that the United Netherlands was the real name of the Netherlands.

But the Count of Nassau was not very clear about it, and in order to maintain his kingly demeanor, he did not reveal it.

But Wen Tiren, who was standing by, stood up.

"Governor Cohen, what's so sexy about Nassau? Don't you find it too sexy?"

Cohen looked embarrassed when he heard the interpreter's retelling.

"Nassau is not Nassau, it's just the name of a place."

"Oh, I see. I am sorry for being rude!"

Wen Tiren suddenly realized what was going on and stepped back, stroking his beard.

But then, other officials began to discuss in low voices.

"You know, these barbarians are really interesting. They actually have such place names."

"What's the big deal? I heard that there are villages of beautiful women and strong men in Liaodong. Look at the world map. The land of the Netherlands is not even as big as a fingernail, but it looks like a village, isn't it?"

"That's right, it's the same village, so the name can't be chosen at random, right?"

"........."

Zhu Youxiao glared at them fiercely. These guys were becoming more and more unruly!

After warning the officials, he looked back at Cohen.

"I heard that you came to Ming Dynasty this time in order to trade with Ming Dynasty?"

Cohen nodded quickly.

"Yes! If His Majesty the Emperor can allow it, I hope to rent a piece of land in your country's Guangxi or Fujian coastal areas to build a warehouse."

After saying that, he looked at Zhu Youxiao with anticipation.

But before Zhu Youxiao could open his mouth, two red-haired guys stood up from the Ministry of Rites.

"Your Majesty, the great Ming Emperor, please reject his unreasonable request!"

This person was none other than the Spanish Governor Valdes, who had been thrown into the Honglu Temple by Zhu Youxiao and had been left there for a long time!

Chapter 588 Brother, would you like some melon seeds?

Ever since he accidentally dropped the book "History of the Great Chinese Empire" during the last audience, Valdes' life has become extremely difficult.

Although the living conditions in the Honglu Temple were very good, he was monitored by a team of Jinyiwei 24 hours a day.

Eating, drinking, defecating, urinating, sleeping, it is always with you!

That feeling is so torturous.

Seeing this guy coming out, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Give me a reason to reject Cohen?"

Valdez glanced at Cohen and said with a firm face.

"Your Majesty, the great Emperor, Taiwan's Fort Zeelandia is a good example. During these days in the Ming Dynasty, foreign officials have heard a saying that it is easier to invite a god than to send him away."

"If you agree to his request, it will definitely lead to a lot of unnecessary trouble."

Cohen was angry!

He immediately retorted.

"Your Majesty, please don't listen to his nonsense!"

"We, the East India Company, have always done fair trade and have never engaged in plunder."

"And they are the robbers in disguise of maritime merchants!"

When Valdes heard Cohen call him a robber, he became angry and turned around and pointed at Cohen's nose and cursed.

"Shit, you are the robbers!"

Cohen was not to be outdone, and he also pointed his finger at Valdes and fought back: "Don't quibble, you Spanish are bandits..."

"You are the ones!"

"You are!"

"........."

The two of them were like shrews scolding in the street, cursing each other in the Huangji Palace.

All the civil and military officials in the court were stunned.

What the hell!

Just do it, why are you talking nonsense?

I don’t know who came up with this idea first, but the next moment the dream came true.

Cohen grabbed Valdez's beard and then kicked him with a kick that could kill him off.

There was no way Valdes would give in at this time. He reached out to touch the knife, but found nothing. Then he remembered that his weapon had been taken away by the Jinyiwei when he entered the palace.

He simply bent down, grabbed Cohen's right foot into his arms, and then hit him with a headbutt.

"boom!"

Cohen was unable to react in time and was hit in the face, with blood gushing out of his nose instantly.

Prince Xin, who had been standing aside without saying a word, came over with an embroidered cloth bag in his hand.

"Brother, can you give me some melon seeds?"

"It was just fried yesterday, it smells delicious!"

Zhu Youxiao glanced down and saw that the melon seeds were full and had dark brown skins. He picked up one and tasted it, and his eyes lit up instantly.

"Or caramel flavor?"

"It smells good, doesn't it? This was cooked by my beloved concubine herself. I don't know who told her that eating too much salt is not good, so she cooked a pot of caramel flavored ones. I tried it and it tasted pretty good."

"Well, that's right. Pour me some more... Big friend, go get a brocade stool and a bucket for Prince Xin, so they don't have to clean up."

Wei Zhongxian was very discerning and sent a brocade stool, in addition to two pots of the finest tea.

Prince Xin was sitting next to the dragon throne. The two brothers were eating melon seeds while watching Valdez and Cohen fighting.

When the ministers saw this, they took out dry food from their pockets, untied the water bottles from their waists, and ate while watching.

This was also the case with the grand court meetings in previous years, which would not end until the afternoon at the earliest, and this group of people had already been prepared.

Cohen and Valdez fought for more than ten minutes, and only stopped when Zhu Youxiao had finished his pot of tea.

It’s not that I can’t play anymore, but I just find it boring.

One of Valdes' eyes was swollen like an egg and could not be opened at all. He staggered to his feet, turned to Zhu Youxiao, and spoke first.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I wonder if what you said before still counts?"

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Zhu Youxiao threw the remaining melon seeds in his palm back into Prince Xin's bag, took the handkerchief handed to him by Wei Zhongxian and asked with wet hands.

Valdez quickly replied: "Mercenaries!"

Zhu Youxiao smiled when he heard this: "Of course it counts, but the price hasn't been agreed upon yet, right?"

Valdes glanced at Cohen, then spoke through gritted teeth.

"We can talk!"

"Your country said earlier that each soldier would need fifty gold coins per month."

"Then, I am willing to pay fifty-five gold coins to your country on behalf of the empire!"

"If the great Emperor allows, I am willing to hire 5,000 Ming soldiers for two years!"

"Also, I also heard about the two princes buying a ship."

"I hope His Majesty the Emperor can sell me some large ships so that I can bring these Ming soldiers back to Spain!"

Cohen was still groaning on the ground, but when he heard this, he jumped up!

"You actually want to hire troops from the Ming Dynasty? What do you want to do?"

Valdez looked at him with a grim smile on his face: "What? Of course I'm going to kill you! I'm going to destroy your base in Batavia first!"

"Oh no, you can't!"

Cohen was stunned and knelt down in front of Zhu Youxiao.

"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"

"This is an act of interfering in another country's war and will be condemned!"

But Zhu Youxiao ignored his request and just looked at Valdes with a smile.

Unexpectedly!

I left him alone for so long before he could make up his mind.

Just now we have a fight with the Dutch Governor, and you agree to it?

What a surprise!

He turned to look at Sun Chengzong: "Teacher, please sign a contract with him!"

"Just do as he said. One soldier will get 55 gold coins per month. Pick 5,000 soldiers from the three camps and give them to him!"

"Old minister, I obey the order!"

Sun Chengzong bowed.

But after I stood up, I realized that I was not prepared at all.

So he moved closer to Wu Chunfu.

"Master Wu, can you lend me a few of your orders?"

But just as he finished his words, Guo Yunhou squeezed in between the two of them.

"Old man, don't forget to pay your taxes..."

Sun Chengzong stared at him as if he were a fool: "How dare you collect such taxes? Have you asked the soldiers of the three camps?"

"You took someone else's life-saving money, aren't you afraid of having nightmares at night?"

Guo Yunhou replied seriously, "That's not the case. The cost of the fifty gold coins was paid for by me and Captain Yu together."

"How much money does it cost to support a soldier every month? You should know better than me, right?"

"I don't want much. Lao Wa gives a soldier 660 taels of silver as commission every year. I only take 66 taels."

"Five thousand people, two years, that's 66 taels."

"How about it? It's definitely a reasonable price!"