"No! We can't cooperate with these Eastern bandits!"
"Yes! They are breaking internationally recognized rules, and they are also trying to seize Macau, our Portuguese ally... and they are also using the ships and flags of the British East India Company as cover to carry out sneak attacks. Such behavior is also An invasion of the Kingdom of England!"
"Yes! This is an act of war against the Kingdom of England! It cannot be forgiven!"
"Punishment must be carried out. The Chinese prince who dares to offend the dignity of the Kingdom of England must be caught and hanged!"
On the edge of Dahao Port, in a low bungalow surrounded by Jinyi soldiers, Captain Smith from England and Captain Jones of the East India Company, also from England, let out bursts of roars.
The effect of the Mongolian sweat medicine had worn off. When he woke up, he found that he had been imprisoned by the Chinese and had lost two people on the Great Eastern. Of course, he was very angry.
Although they are almost pirates themselves... they have also been robbed by others! But those who robbed them before were privateers from the Netherlands or the Spanish Netherlands, and that was all a matter between the white brothers.
But this time, they were robbed by despicable, insidious and ignorant Easterners!
This is so humiliating!
However, there were three foreigners locked up in this room, but only two of them shouted to be killed. The chief officer of the British East India Company in Chaozhou Commercial Building, Charlie Gough, was just sitting on a chair with an expressionless face. Not a word!
"Charlie!" Watching the hot-tempered red-neck Captain Smith lose his temper for a while, he suddenly found that someone disagreed with him, and immediately transferred his anger, "Why don't you speak? Is it because you are afraid?"
Charlie Gough glanced at Captain Smith and showed a worried expression, "Mike, I am as angry as you, I promise God! And I am still investigating the more serious crimes committed by this Chinese prince!"
"What, he has a more serious crime?" Redneck Captain Smith asked.
"Of course, that's using black magic!" Charlie Gough said, "He is most likely using some kind of evil magic to enhance the power of gunpowder!"
"Charlie, are you kidding?" Senior Class Jones looked a little surprised.
"Is there really such a thing?" Captain Smith said with a puzzled look, "Charlie, didn't your letter to the company say 'maybe'?"
Charlie Goff frowned deeply: "Yes, but with further investigation, it may be possible... it may become true!"
Maybe having black magic is a very serious sin, it is against God and you deserve to be burned!
But if there really is black magic, and it is exclusively possessed...it must have been taught by God Himself!
So it is not a sin, but Manifest Destiny!
"O God!"
"Lord! This is not true, is it?"
Smith and Jones are both praying to God!
Charlie Gough took another look at comprador Ji Dabao, who was standing at the door of the house with a face full of indignation, "Nicholas, have you discovered anything new these days?"
"There are some," Ji Dabao replied, "Mr. Gaofu, what is certain now is that this super gunpowder is real... and its power is even greater than we originally imagined, but it is not black. It’s hard to say about magic.”
"How big is it?" Smith quickly asked.
"A two- or three-pound mine is enough to blow a big hole in a brick wall one foot thick or an earth wall two feet thick!"
"Is this true?" Smith still didn't believe it. "Is this possible?"
"I saw it with my own eyes! And I saw it more than once... In order to mobilize the villagers near Jieyang County to join his rebel group, Zhu San Taisun has been traveling among the villages with his magic thunder. , publicly demonstrate the power of thunder!"
"How to show it publicly?"
"Is it going to be fraud?"
The two foreigners, Smith and Jones, still didn't quite believe it.
Ji Dabao replied: "Zhu San Taisun will ask his men to insert a small explosive into the wall of a thick and strong enclosure and ignite it... The so-called enclosure is a kind of Western-style enclosure. The outer walls of the castle building are very thick and can even withstand the bombardment of small-caliber artillery! Due to the population reduction caused by the war, there are many abandoned castles with enclosed towers in Chaozhou. Prince Zhu will use thunder to blow through the outer walls. , show the power of magic gunpowder!
I swear by Jesus' name, I've seen him blast through solid walls with thunder! "
The oaths made in the name of Jesus cannot be messed up. If you cheat in the name of Jesus, you will definitely go to hell after death. Even if you are buried with antique indulgences issued more than a hundred years ago in your pocket, it will be useless.
So Smith and Jones already believed in Ji Dabao.
At this time, Ji Dabao made a very serious suggestion: "Mr. Smith, Mr. Gough, and Mr. Jones, I suggest that we pretend to cooperate, and then carefully observe how Zhu San Taisun's army attacks Macau... If they really If you have black magic, you will definitely use it when attacking Macau!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Redneck Smith nodded repeatedly, "This is indeed an opportunity! If he really has it, then the British East India Company must reconsider cooperation with him."
If the Third Prince Zhu really has black magic! Then the British East India Company has to kneel down to make money...Money must always be earned!
"But..." Jones seemed a little worried. He had been a lawyer and knew British law.
So he thought about it carefully and said with a little worry: "But the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Portugal are traditional allies. If we side with Zhu San Taisun to attack Macau, we may be sent to the gallows when we return to the UK!"
"No, Mr. Jones, look at this." Ji Dabao smiled and took out Zhu Heji's personal letter to King II of England - it was written in both Chinese and English.
The Chinese language is written in Zhao style block letters with a brush, while the English language is written in cursive style with a dip pen. Both are very beautiful!
At the end of the autographed letter, there is also the seal of "Chongzhen Youjian" - Zhu Heji did not give this private seal of Emperor Chongzhen to Zhu Tianwang, but took it for himself.
His handwritten decrees are all in Zhao style with the seal of "Chongzhen Youjian". If they are passed down, they will be valuable for collection!
In addition to the beautiful Zhao style calligraphy and the seal of "Chongzhen Youjian", this autographed letter to King Charles II of England also has a very beautiful-looking English cursive style.
As for the content of the letter, there are mainly two aspects. One is to explain the reasons for seizing Macau - Macau originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty, but was only temporarily lent to Portuguese businessmen to live in, on the condition that these Portuguese businessmen were loyal to the Ming Dynasty and paid tribute. However, since the Qing troops marched south to Guangdong, the Portuguese in Macao have no longer fulfilled their obligations and have neither loyalty nor money. Therefore, Zhu San Taisun decided to take back Macao.
The second is to explain the reasons for requisitioning the British East India Company's armed merchant ship Great Eastern and its crew, as well as the subsequent compensation and liability issues.
Jones had finished reading the letter and breathed out softly, "With this letter as proof, His Majesty the King should not punish us because we are forced to sail for Zhu San Taisun... and the British East India Company The interests can also be guaranteed.”
Redneck Smith was relieved after hearing what Jones said, so he said to Ji Dabao: "Nicholas, please tell the Chinese prince that my people and I are willing to cooperate under his force."
