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The short distance from the city gate to the city lord's mansion caused the prince, a prince, to experience a lifetime of humiliation.

He found himself sitting on a mule cart carrying goods, surrounded by the Dragon People.

They finally arrived at the city lord's mansion, only to find the gates tightly shut. Clearly, the guards from yesterday hadn't gone to announce their arrival, otherwise they wouldn't have been turned away.

After everyone got off the mule cart, Gil personally went to knock on the door.

"Who are you?"

The old man guarding the gate was startled when he saw that the foreigner was blond and blue-eyed. It took him a long time to calm down.

Gil quickly identified himself through the translator, and the old doorman, upon hearing that he was an envoy, immediately went inside to report, but did not forget to close the door behind him.

Zhou Wu knew that the man who disliked John had come to his door, so he had no choice but to get up and go out to greet him.

The vermilion gate slowly opened, and this time the person in question was finally seen.

"The envoy from the Kingdom of John greets Lord Zhou."

"Hello, Comrade Envoy. You look familiar. Have we met before?"

"Sir, Luban lock."

Jill mentioned the Luban lock somewhat embarrassedly, and Zhou Wu immediately remembered that this person was the envoy who showed off with the Luban lock at the Empress's birthday banquet. He didn't expect that the other party would come again.

"Oh, it's an old friend."

"Cough cough~~"

Seeing the two chatting and laughing while leaving him standing aside, the prince reminded Gilles that it was time to introduce himself.

“Oh, sir, this is Prince Charles of my Kingdom of John.”

After Jill finished her introduction, Charles's head seemed to tilt almost to the sky, leaving only his nostrils facing Zhou Wu.

"Prince? Oh, welcome."

Welcome? Just a welcome? Charles wondered if he had misheard. His status as a prince, and all he got in return was a simple "welcome"?

Shouldn't he kneel on the ground and gently kiss his own boots?

The proud prince still hasn't figured out his place; he still thinks the Great Dragon is some small, rural country in their territory.

If Zhou Wu knew that the little prince actually wanted him to kiss his boots, he would probably have his feet chopped off immediately.

John's Kingdom was thousands of miles away, and the countries in Europe were all tiny places, so the little prince looked arrogant, and Zhou Wu was less enthusiastic.

"What brings you to Da Long?"

Since they were already inside, Zhou Wu got straight to the point.

"Your Excellency, the main purpose of our visit to Dalong is to conduct friendly trade with your country."

Hearing that the other party had traveled thousands of miles to Dalong for trade, Zhou Wu was genuinely shocked. Had the Kingdom of John developed so rapidly that it could now freely cross intercontinental oceans?

In fact, Zhou Wu's Bull Demon King and Azure Dragon ships are capable of long-distance voyages, but they require multiple resupply and maintenance along the way. Such high-intensity maritime trade is not cost-effective unless the goods are extremely valuable.

"I'm very curious, what does my Great Dragon have that would make you travel so far?"

"Lord Zhou, I believe your country's porcelain will become a sensation."

Porcelain? Right, Zhou Wu had completely forgotten that even in his previous life, porcelain was a popular commodity sought after worldwide. Although there were many imitators, apart from Da Long, almost no one could make such exquisite porcelain.

However, Zhou Wu was unaware that Jill was not telling the truth. In fact, besides the porcelain, they had another purpose: to secretly investigate the military strength of the Great Dragon.

The last Queen's birthday banquet was the first time John's Kingdom sent an envoy to Great Dragon, and it was at that time that Gil realized what a truly powerful nation was.

So Prince Charles came in person this time to see just how powerful the dragon really is and whether it would affect his country's grand plan.

Zhou Wu received the group as usual, even though they were an envoy delegation. However, Zhou Wu did not show any particular enthusiasm.

This signal was picked up by Jill, who was good at reading people.

Prince Zhou was unaware of Da Long's importance, but Gil had witnessed it firsthand. So, during the meal, Gil kept trying to mend their relationship, but with Prince Zhou suffering from bipolar disorder, Gil simply couldn't handle him.

After spending a day in the South China Sea, Zhou Wu not only didn't take them sightseeing, but even arranged for guards to restrict their movement under the pretext of "protecting" their safety.

So Charles's trip there yielded nothing but being watched by onlookers.

"Hmph, just a country bumpkin."

Even after boarding the ship leaving the South China Sea, Charles still looked down on Zhou Wu, considering him nothing more than a country lord.

At this point, Gilles decided not to try to dissuade him anymore, because he had already realized that his prince was the type of person who wouldn't listen to anyone's advice.

If you try to offer well-intentioned advice, it might end up causing you trouble, which wouldn't be worth it. So it's better to just keep quiet.

. . . . . . .

"Go and fetch Madam Lin and Deng Yuanliang."

"Yes."

No sooner had the Little Prince and his party left than Zhou Wu hurriedly ordered his men to summon Madam Lin and Deng Yuanliang.

"Sir, you were looking for us."

"sit."

"Thank you, sir."

The person who came to summon them spoke in a hurry. The two of them were still speculating on the way, as it seemed that nothing major had happened in the South China Sea recently.

"From now on, all foreigners who land on the island will be subject to review. Only those who pass the review will be allowed to operate in the South China Sea. Furthermore, their activities will be restricted, and foreigners will not be allowed to appear in places involving classified information."

"Yes."

So that's how it is. However, the two of them realized that this was indeed the right thing to do. The South China Sea islands hold many secrets, many of which could even change the fate of a country, such as musket technology, artillery technology, and shipbuilding technology.

South Sea City is slowly getting back on track. Because of the booming maritime trade that Zhou Wu promoted a few years ago, now in addition to the merchants from Dalong going out to sea to trade, many foreign merchants are also taking the initiative to come to Dalong to trade.

Taking advantage of this favorable wind, the Bull Demon King also made a fortune selling his wares.

Therefore, the Bull Demon King can now be seen almost everywhere on the seas of Southeast Asia.

However, Zhou Wu also kept a watchful eye. As an all-around vessel, the Bull Demon King could fish, transport goods, and even transform into a warship. Therefore, Zhou Wu made some minor modifications to all the export-type Bull Demon Kings, making their internal space fixed and cramped.

In this case, even if someone were to privately modify it into an armed ship, its power would be greatly reduced.

As for the Azure Dragon, although there are no longer barriers of materials and technology, it is too advanced and has the Bull Demon King, so the actual demand is not great. Therefore, only a small number are currently being built, and they are in a state of being mothballed after completion.

Just like in the previous life, when a country can showcase and popularize something, it means that the country has actually become more advanced.