"General, this foreigner is probably a profiteer of the Red-haired East India Trading Company. Although he is sinister and treacherous, he is really rich! He comes and goes now with only one word. Maybe he doesn't speak other people's words, right? "
"Yes, that must be the case! But there must be someone on that barbarian boat who can speak human language, and he can be captured and used as a general. Let's first find out his identity and origin, and then we can ask for money."
Geng Jingzhong and Shang Zhixin were still well-informed. After all, they had been princes and princes in Fujian and Guangdong, and had more or less dealings with the Dutch East India Company and the English East India Company. Although these foreign profiteers were not Authentic, but all of them are rich.
"Okay, come on, come on, go to the foreign ship and find someone who can speak human language!"
Of course Wu Guogui liked money, so he quickly sent his soldiers to the ship where Sir Child was riding to find a general who could speak human language. After a while, a short, fat man with golden hair was tied up.
In the main hall of Mrauk U City Palace, one of Wu Guogui's soldiers pointed at the fat golden-haired man and said: "General, this fat golden-haired man's surname is Qiong, and his name is Qiongsen. What kind of big class is he?"
"The surname is poor?" Wu Guogui frowned. This surname is unlucky and not suitable for business!
"Poor person, can you speak human language?" Shang Zhixin had already asked.
"Yes, yes, the little one can speak three kinds of people's languages," the poor fat man kneeling on the ground replied intuitively, "the little one can speak the Cantonese language, the Chaozhou people's language and the official language."
Geng Jingzhong smiled and said to Wu Guogui: "General, this is a man who can speak human language. You can ask."
Wu Guogui stroked his beard and wiped the sweat from his forehead - Myanmar was otherwise fine, but it was too hot! After wiping off the sweat, he picked up a cattail leaf fan and while shaking it, he asked: "My surname is poor, tell me honestly, what is your master's surname? What kind of business does he do?"
"Returning to the general, my master's surname is Child, and he is the governor-general of the British East India Company."
"The surname is Cha? Or a governor?" Wu Guogui turned to look at Geng Jingzhong and Shang Zhixin, "Is he a big fish?"
"Big!" Geng Jingzhong laughed, "He is the biggest among the East India Company in England!"
Shang Zhixin was a little confused, "Then why did the first-year governor come to Mrauk-U City? Is there some big deal to do?"
Wu Guogui glared at Qiong Sen, "Let me ask you! Do you have some big business to do with the king of Arakan? Let's talk about it..." He patted his chest, "Now Arakan belongs to me. Got it!"
"Are you..." the poor fat man looked at Wu Guogui and asked.
"I am Wu Guogui, the Great General of Pingxi of the Ming Dynasty!" Wu Guogui patted his chest with a fan and said, "All the territory in Arakan belongs to me!"
Now Burma belongs to King Xiaogui of the Ming Dynasty - but King Xiaogui has not yet become a vassal, so Wu Yingxiong is in charge. Lower Burma was the fiefdom of King Pingxi, Wu Yingxiong. The Kingdom of Arakan did not originally belong to Myanmar, but because the king of Myanmar took refuge in Arakan, it became an addition. Wu Yingxiong sent two brothers, Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong, to lead troops to help Wu Guogui fight against Arakan, and they defeated Arakan without much effort. However, King Toungoo and King Arakan were not caught, and they ran away to Chittagong together.
According to the original plan, after Wu Guogui, Shang Zhixin, and Geng Jingzhong captured Arakan, they would turn to Nanzhang to use troops and conquer two more territories for Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong to rule. At the same time, they would cooperate with Zu Zeqing to attack Annan.
But now it seems like a bigger deal is coming!
Qiongsen hurriedly said to Governor Child: "Sir, they are from the Ming Dynasty. The person sitting on the main seat is Wu Guogui, the Pingxi General of the Ming Dynasty. Now Arakan is his territory. He said he can cooperate with us. .....As long as we can give you a suitable price.”
Are they from the Ming Dynasty? The Ming Dynasty has already reached Arakan? That Myanmar...
Cooperate with Daming?
Sir Child frowned.
Containing the Ming Dynasty is the consensus of the Netherlands, England, France, Spain, Portugal, and the Ecumenical Church. Although everyone wants to continue the Ming Dynasty trade, everyone wants to block the Ming Dynasty to the east of the Strait of Malacca. Now that Ming Dynasty is openly attacking Burma and Arakan, it has destroyed the consensus and rules of the international community!
If the East India Company and the Ming Dynasty cooperated west of Malacca, it would mean recognizing that the Ming Dynasty had territory and sphere of influence in the Indian Ocean region.
But if they don't cooperate with Ming Dynasty, then Ming Dynasty will definitely not leave Arakan and Myanmar... In addition, they may intervene in Indian affairs in some way.
Seeing Child frowning and saying nothing, Wu Guogui was a little impatient, so he pointed at Qiong Sen with a cattail leaf fan and said: "You surnamed Qiong, your governor is mute, so you can speak up! Tell me honestly, or I'll beat you to death!" "
"I said, I said..." Qiongsen knew that Ming Dynasty did not recognize the "extraterritoriality" of the British East India Trading Company, so he did not dare to risk his own life to keep the company secret.
"Speak quickly!" Wu Guogui glared.
"Returning to the general, we in England, as well as the Netherlands, France, Portugal, and... the Great Mongolia and other five countries have formed an alliance and are preparing to attack the evil Mughal Kingdom of Tianzhu and restore the peace there. Peace and tranquility. The Kingdom of Arakan wanted to join this just war because Chittagong was taken away by the Mughal Kingdom in its early years. Sir Cha had previously signed an agreement with the King of Arakan, preparing to use Chittagong's large port. Part of the land and ten thousand rupees of silver coins were exchanged for Arakan to send troops to join the East India Company’s camp.”
It turns out that Child and Qiongsen still didn't know about the decision made at the Cologne Conference that the Eight-Nation Allied Forces jointly attacked India.
"That's it." Wu Guogui nodded, "By the way, how evil is that Mongol country in Tianzhu? You... quote me a price! How much money is this evil worth?"
Qiong Sen couldn't make the decision, so he had to turn around and ask Child: "Sir...General Wu would like to know how much money you plan to pay to bribe his army to join the war against India?"
Sir Child didn't even know what to say... He couldn't make the decision in this matter!
Seeing that Child was silent, Wu Guogui said again: "The higher your bid, the greater the evil will be in the Mongol Kingdom of Tianzhu! The more likely our soldiers will send troops to uphold justice!"
"Sir, just give me a price...even if it's a little lower." Qiong Sen knew that the Ming general in front of him was not easy to mess with - just look at the hot tempers of his men! As soon as the East India Company showed off their cannons, a rocket came crashing down on them!
"Ten thousand rupees..." Child gritted his teeth, "I can only give you this!"
"General, the Governor is willing to pay ten thousand rupees, which is about three thousand three hundred silver coins."
"Only this little?" Wu Guogui lost interest after hearing this, "This is too little. It seems that this country of Tianzhu is not too bad."
He no longer had any interest in sending troops, and when he was thinking about how much money he would fine the governor of the East India Company in front of him, one of his senior officers came in quickly from outside, walked up to Wu Guogui and whispered something in his ear.
Then Wu Guogui burst out laughing: "Hahaha..." He smiled and said to Qiong Sen, "Qiong Sen, let me tell you news. The Mughals in India also sent envoys to me. ! Tell your governor, give him a few days to think carefully about how much to pay? When the Mughal envoy arrives, arrange for you two to reason with each other. Whoever is reasonable, I, the Ming Dynasty, will fight for him. I, the Ming Dynasty, are I don’t want to help the manager, but the relatives!”
What a helper! Why are you going to auction it?
Qiong Senxin said: "This matter is very troublesome!"
Thinking of this, he quickly said to Sir Child: "Sir, what's wrong, Aurangzeb of India also sent people to Arakan to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty... General Wu of the Ming Dynasty said, who He will help whoever pays more!"
Is there such a thing? Child thought to himself: "Who is this General Wu? How can he be more ruthless than Nanyang Trading Company?"
