Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 785 Xiyi’s Dilemma

The news of gold soon shocked the entire Western world, and all the nobles and businessmen who wanted to make a fortune took action upon hearing the news. They organized their troops and fleets to prepare for the Ming Dynasty, a big eastern country, with the intention of harvesting huge wealth overnight just like Philip and Felut.

Philip and Felut were not afraid that these compatriots would become competitors. After all, the prospectus to Fengmingzhou issued by the Ming Dynasty was in their hands. Judging from the previous dealings with the Ming Dynasty, it is not that easy to get this survey. The emperor and princes of the Ming Dynasty were very smart and would only grant "trade alliances" to the envoys of each country. If other compatriots wanted to accompany the Ming Dynasty's fleet to Fengmingzhou, they could only rely on them.

Therefore, they have already made up their minds. If they want to go to Fengmingzhou to mine gold mines, they will need to pay them up to 50%. The more people who go to Fengmingzhou, the more gold they will have in their pockets. Therefore, Philip and Felt only hope that the number of people who will follow them to Fengming Continent will be as large as possible.

However, although they were very happy to collect a commission from their compatriots, the thought of having to pay a commission to the Ming Dynasty for gold mining in Fengmingzhou made the two of them feel very uncomfortable: According to the regulations of the Ming court and Fengmingzhou Jinshan Fort, anyone who wanted to leave Jinshan Cargo ships at Fort Port must pay 20% of the value of the goods to Daming. Following the Ming Dynasty's fleet to and from Fengmingzhou, they also need to pay 10% of the "channel fee", which adds up to 40%. In total, 40% of the gold they dug went into the Ming Dynasty treasury. pocket.

Although the commission was far less than the commission they demanded from their compatriots, Philip and Felt still felt heartbroken.

Moreover, they learned from exploring Fengming Continent that Fengming Continent is actually a brand new continent with extremely vast land and is undeveloped. Their country is located on the border of Europe, with a small country and few people. When they saw a place like Fengming Continent, they were simply salivating... So they thought of bypassing the Ming Dynasty and secretly setting up a stronghold on Fengming Continent and dedicating land for development. plan of.

However, what is needed to develop the New World is manpower. If this manpower is missing, it is not enough. It must have enough strength to be able to face the attack of the Jinshanbao Ming army and civilians who have already established a foothold... Their country's population is too small, and it is not as good as the Ming Dynasty. Fengmingzhou is also very far away. If we wait for our country to transport enough citizens to reach Ming Dynasty before transferring to Fengmingzhou, everything may be late. Therefore, they came up with a desperate plan to obtain a large number of manpower to develop Fengmingzhou by instigating two Ming marquises, Lu Zhongheng and Tang Shengzong.

However, they still underestimated the power of the Ming Dynasty. The two marquises of the Ming Dynasty, who were extremely arrogant and talked about how powerful they were while drinking, were captured alive by the prince of the Ming Dynasty with thousands of people overnight.

They didn't even make a splash, and they were easily captured along with the thousands of people... Felute only felt that he was a hopeless fool for believing in their bragging: even if two people With a pig carrying an army of several thousand people, at least one or two fish should be left for them to escape, right?

How on earth did they climb to the position of Marquis... so stupid!

But soon Felute no longer had the intention to continue insulting Lu Zhongheng and Tang Shengzong... because soon, Ming's punishment for them was suppressed like an absolutely irresistible mountain:

His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty issued a sanction order against these British merchants: the trade contracts held by the British envoys were abolished; the British merchants were prohibited from trading with the Ming Dynasty; and all the ships, goods, and warehouses of the British merchants in the Ming Dynasty were seized!

Hence the previous scene.

"Viscount Philip?" Seeing the pain and gloominess on Philip's face, the attendant who was supporting him called out again.

"Damn it... let's get out of this damn place first..." Philip cursed fiercely, completely lacking in the demeanor that a British gentleman should have. Since he got the title of noble, he began to imitate the nobles who spread incense powder and use canes. He also tried every means to imitate the elegant and noble appearance of the nobles in his words. However, now that I have encountered a setback, the efforts I have made these days to decorate my noble identity have been instantly knocked back to their original form. Now, his eyes are sinister and terrifying, as if he wants to choose people to devour. Unable to escape his guard, the rented warehouse was filled with tea, silk, porcelain and other items he had purchased using the gold mined from Fengmingzhou on his previous trip. Gold itself is of unparalleled value. If you exchange them for exquisite goods produced in the Ming Dynasty, when they are shipped back to Britain, they will immediately be worth dozens of times. The value of the goods in this warehouse alone may be worth the narrow treasury in the King of Britain's castle.

However, he had to leave... He was also a smart man who had seen the world. How could he not see that these Ming soldiers would definitely not give them a chance to be accommodating, and the Ming people who gathered around were joking with hostility. The look in his eyes... Felut had no doubt that if he showed hostility, these Ming Dynasty soldiers and Ming Dynasty soldiers would immediately arrest them and question them.

He even suspected that the terrible Ming Emperor, whom he had met once, had issued another decree to arrest all Britons, but this decree was still on the way...

Felt and his attendants left the warehouse that was being seized in great embarrassment, preparing to board their own ship and leave. Unexpectedly, before they even set foot on the deck, they were once again driven back by soldiers of the Ming Dynasty armed with long guns: their ship was also ordered to be sealed. Who asked them to frame the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty and angered His Majesty the Emperor. Only when His Majesty the Emperor loses his anger can they get back their own ship.

Felt could only leave in embarrassment with his attendants again.

"Viscount, what should we do next?" Seeing that it was getting late, the attendant asked Felut with some concern. They still had some gold in their arms and tried to hire Ming ships to leave Hangzhou Port. However, even if they were willing to pay several times the usual shipping fee, the boatmen shook their heads in disgust when they saw their appearance.

Even if you want to buy some food on the pier, you will be chased away by the vendors, asking them not to affect their business.

"Damn it..." After all this going on, Felt's clothes and hat were already crooked, and he lacked any of the magnanimity that a Western noble gentleman should have. The anger in his eyes was about to reach its limit.

"...If it doesn't work out, let's buy a boat and row to find Philip's fleet..." Felute said fiercely.

(End of this chapter)