There was silence.
When the young Xiwa man named Carlo finished speaking, no breathing could be heard in the whole room.
No one thought that he would have such a crazy idea.
Carlo is different from the previous youths. He is a direct member of the Siwa tribe and has been known as a child prodigy since he was a child.
Especially in arithmetic, he has extremely profound attainments.
In his twenties, he has already become famous.
This time I came to Daming, it was a journey.
But no one expected to encounter such a thing.
"Carlo, you are crazier than me."
The previously crazy young man now became quiet, looked at Carlo with shocked eyes and said with admiration in his tone.
That's the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty.
The most powerful and rich country in the world, the master of the present and the future.
Just one sentence will make the whole world shake.
"Assaulting our great-grandson is not something we should die to apologize for."
"If we succeed, then the entire Ayutthaya dynasty will be buried with us. If we don't succeed, the Siwa family will be destroyed."
"In matters like this, those officials of the Ming Dynasty will never be negligent in the slightest. They will dig deep enough to find out the truth."
Shivadri said with a serious expression.
The faces of the other tribesmen also had expressions of sadness, and his simple words almost frightened them out of their wits.
Carlo looked a little helpless, spread his hands and said, "Of course it's not the kind of attack you think. I'm not stupid enough to do that."
"Others can let us take the blame, and we can naturally shift the blame to others."
"I carefully researched the laws of the Ming Dynasty and found many interesting things. Although the laws of the Ming Dynasty have exclusionary implications for foreign traders, in fact, they are fair and just in terms of human rights."
"We have reached a dead end now. If we cannot break the situation, we can only die to prove our ambition, as Mr. Delhi said."
"But since it's all about death, why not die with some value?"
After everyone heard this, they finally felt relieved and took a deep breath.
The atmosphere just now almost made me suffocate.
"What do you mean?" Shivadri asked.
Carlo continued: "The grandson of the Ming Dynasty is very respected by the people. In the hearts of most people, he is like a god. The original Ming Dynasty was not so powerful and even banned maritime trade. Now everything is My grandson brought it."
"At tomorrow's ceremony, there will definitely be a large number of officers and soldiers to protect Taisun's safety. And since Taisun has relaxed restrictions and allowed everyone to watch the ceremony, there will definitely not be too far away."
"At this time, if there is a possibility of attacking the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely cause a huge wave."
"And this is our opportunity."
Carlo's words confused everyone, even Sivadri didn't understand.
"What chance do we have?" Some tribesmen couldn't help but ask.
Carlo replied: "Of course there is a chance."
After that, he took out a small wooden bottle from the bag on his waist.
"This is the powder of Datura flower seeds. I think you all know that if a large number of people in our Siwa family are suddenly poisoned during tomorrow's ceremony, do you think it will be classified as a possible attack on the grandson?"
Datura flower, poisonous flower.
Just one seed can poison a horse to death in a short time.
"You want us to commit suicide by taking poison in the tomorrow hall. At this time, the officials will definitely not give up. They must find the poisoner. Because the grandson is also here, they don't know whether it will affect the grandson. Sun."
"As the murderers, we are already dead, so naturally no results can be found. In the end, Ming officials can only blame the matter.
to other businessmen. "
"Because we were poisoned in the Ming Dynasty, the compensation will be given to the Siwa family and even the Ayutthaya Dynasty, so our death will be valuable."
After listening to Carlo's words, the young man from earlier suddenly spoke.
After this analysis, everyone's faces suddenly became slightly better.
Although I didn't escape the punishment of death, it was the best ending anyway.
Carlo shook his head and said, "You are only half right."
"A long time ago, I saw someone eating datura flowers by mistake, but they survived in the end. This datura flower is highly poisonous, but as long as there is enough water to dilute it, and timely treatment is given, it can It’s not necessarily fatal.”
"There will definitely be doctors following Taisun. We will drink the diluted water, so as long as they don't just watch us die, we will definitely be able to survive."
suspended animation.
Upon hearing this plan, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.
There were only four days before their expulsion. During this time, if Yu was poisoned during the grand ceremony of the Ming Dynasty's grandson, the officials of the Ming Dynasty would definitely not say that they would be expelled.
And in this way, there is hope of staying.
There is a high possibility that Ming Dynasty may withdraw its previous punishment against them.
Then they will no longer be the sinners of the Ayutthaya Dynasty, and the Siwa family can survive.
"What a genius idea." A Siwa tribesman exclaimed, looking at Carlo with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
This saved their lives.
There were no surprises in Sivadri.
Instead, he frowned and said, "According to your idea, not only us, but also our guards will have to take poison."
"Datura flowers are very toxic, which requires us to take them at about the same time. The best way is to add them to water. Drinking water is normal."
"But in this case, we must restrict them from drinking water before. I believe that everyone here can definitely keep the secret, but how can those people not reveal their flaws when they are interrogated by the Ming government."
"If found out like this, the results will be even more serious than the previous results."
Everyone was just happy to see the ending, but Shivadri saw the huge loopholes in it.
Everyone's joy suddenly dimmed.
"So, they won't have another chance to talk. Someone will definitely die in this incident." Carlo added lightly.
Everyone understood immediately.
Except for everyone here, everyone else will take the most poisonous datura flower, and the result will be death.
What a cruel idea.
But no one spoke.
Because only in this way can we survive.
The young man from before also fell silent at this time.
Shivadri sighed: "Just do as you say."
Carlo looked calm, as if the ruthless plan just now had nothing to do with him.
Although their lives were saved, all the tribesmen looked at Carlo with fear in their eyes.
Being able to come up with such a method shows that they don't care about the lives of their clan members at all. Even though they are considered life-savers, they don't have any good feelings in their hearts.
Including the young man from before.
The meeting ended and everyone got up and left.
Carlo didn't move, and neither did the young man.
After everyone left, the young man got up.
"It's true that I am a villain, fighting for my own life, but you, in Ming's words, are a complete hypocrite."
"When I was in the big city, I always heard praises for you. Now it seems that this is just your performance."
"Who would have known that there would be such a scene under your face."
"That's wonderful, Carlo."
There was a bit of arrogance on the young man's face.
Carlo also understood what he meant.
After this incident was over, it was like he had the handle in his hands.
Watching the young man leave, leaving him alone in the whole room, Carlo's calm face suddenly showed a faint smile.
"Lord Delhi is indeed very powerful and can see through it, but he has no other choice."
The corners of Carlo's mouth curled up slightly. Just now, Silvadri was the first to leave.
When he was at the door, Shivadri turned his head and took a deep look at himself.
Carlo understood Sivadri's plan.
yes.
How could so many people survive?
The more people alive, the easier it is for this plan to be exposed.
How could I put my life in the hands of others?
So, just ask everyone to die.
As long as I stay, that's enough.
.....
Xin'an County.
Zhu Ying originally planned to come here after going to Hong Kong Island.
But he didn't expect that something happened at the dental shop in Hong Kong, so he diverted and went directly to Fucheng, Guangzhou.
Tomorrow is the navy review, and Zhu Ying naturally came here from Guangzhou Fucheng.
In the opinion of many people, this naval review was conducted because the grandson was here, and perhaps there was no other purpose.
And only Guan Xianghai, who is beside Zhu Ying, knows.
After this review is over, the Ming navy gathered this time will leave the Ming waters and go directly to the waters of Nanyang.
Not only will it be stationed there for a long time and firmly control the Strait of Malacca, it will also be the greatest support for the Daming Ocean Trading Chamber of Commerce.
At that time, the Chamber of Commerce will use the influence of the Ming Navy to start investing in the entire Nanyang coast.
This investment will have a huge impact on Nanyang in the future.
For several days, Guan Xianghai listened to Taisun's teachings and understood the true purpose of the establishment of the so-called Daming Ocean Trading Chamber of Commerce.
"After tomorrow, you can go there with the navy as the first stop of the Ming Ocean Traders Association."
"Uncle Zhang's staff has already been arranged for you. You can just see what you need to bring."
Zhu Ying said to Guan Xianghai with a smile.
He believed that with Guan Xianghai's ability, he would definitely be able to run the Daming Ocean Trading Chamber of Commerce after knowing his own ideas.
Guan Xianghai smiled bitterly and said: "I will definitely not let His Highness Taisun down, but at the end of this, I want to ask His Highness Taisun something."
Zhu Ying nodded slightly: "Go ahead."
Guan Xianghai said: "In my life, there are only two people I care about most."
"One is my useless sons, and the other is my own reputation."
"So I would like to ask His Highness Taisun to allow me to change my name after entering the Chamber of Commerce."
After understanding the real Ming Dynasty Ocean Trading Chamber of Commerce, Guan Xianghai knew that it was doing dirty work for His Highness Taisun.
What follows will inevitably be damage to your reputation.
After living for more than half his life, the reputation he finally left behind was Guan Xianghai's last concern.
Zhu Ying smiled and said: "Of course there is no problem. I will tell the public that you have been discharged and returned to work."
Guan Xianghai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard his grandson agreed.
Now it was like hiding his name and actually going to the Chamber of Commerce to do things.
.....
Hong Kong port.
Dozens of sea ships have gathered here.
Although there are several treasure ships docked, there will be no treasure ships out to sea this time.
The treasure ship was too big to sail without the power brought by the powerful monsoon winds from the ocean.
Thinking about it, it will take at least several months until the monsoon starts.
"That kid Jin Kaishan, I heard that he lived a very comfortable life in Champa. His grandma
Damn it, why did that trip to sea fall on him? "
"Hey, things are changing. This time I finally arrived at a certain place. I have to go and enjoy it."
In the cabin of the main ship, three men dressed as generals gathered together.
They were the orthodox leader and the two deputy commanders who went to sea this time.
The orthodox leader who spoke was named Gan Ping. He and Jin Kaishan, who was stationed in Champa, were obviously colleagues who had worked together for a long time.
Taisun's order has been issued. After tomorrow's review, their navy of more than 20,000 people will set sail for the Strait of Malacca to station.
Xu Cheng, the left deputy commander, took a sip of wine and said, "I don't know what the Strait of Malacca is like. I heard that there is a small country called Malacca there. I hope they will be obedient and avoid us taking action."
Shi Xu, the right deputy commander, smiled and said, "I hope they don't know better. Otherwise, how can we show the power of our Ming Navy? When we get to this place, we have to kill the chickens first to scare the monkeys, otherwise we will let others look down upon us."
Gan Ping drank a large bowl of wine: "Shi Xu is right. When we go there this time, we have to find something to do even if we have nothing to do."
"This time, the Ministry of War sent an order to tell someone secretly that the higher-ups want us to go to sea this time not to weaken the Ming Dynasty's prestige, and no matter what hidden dangers there are, they must be nipped in the cradle."
"Most of our ships are soldiers. Of course we are invincible on the sea. But if we have to divide our forces to control both sides of the strait, it will not be so easy."
Xu Cheng couldn't help but ask: "Sir, this time we go to sea, has the Ministry of War told us how long we will go?"
Gan Ping shook his head and said, "I didn't say the specific time. It probably has to wait until Duke Cao Guo returns."
"I heard that our Ming Dynasty's ocean-going fleet passed the Strait of Malacca a long time ago and has now sailed to the Middle East."
"Hey, I really wanted to go and have a look, but it was a pity that it wasn't my turn."
Gan Ping's eyes showed strong regret.
Then he finished the wine in the glass and said, "That's it for today. Get some rest early. Your grandson will come to review tomorrow. We can't make any mistakes."
"Tell the brothers below to raise their spirits and not let the grandson see him dissatisfied."
Xu Cheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, sir. When those bastards heard that the grandson was coming to review, they were all excited and they didn't need us to give orders at all."
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