Qiongzhou City, Chaoyi Hall.
The ministers looked at the empty throne and then at the aggressive Francois.
"Prime Minister Wang, when will your king return?"
A Frenchman with a Western sword on his waist and a feather felt hat on his head asked in half-baked Chinese dialect.
Wang Muzhi replied calmly: "My Highness has many things to do every day, why don't Sir Mike wait a moment?"
The man known as Sir Mike looked arrogant and his tone was even more arrogant.
"As far as I know, your king is just a rebel in the Great Xia Empire. Our Holy Franji Kingdom has concluded a treaty of friendship and trade with you with God's will. How dare you resist?"
"Also, please release the citizens of our country of Franco immediately, otherwise our country's invincible fleet will annihilate Qiongzhou."
A Qiongzhou minister snorted coldly: "Your people broke into the military restricted area for no reason. If they were not killed on the spot, they would already give you face. What else do you want?"
Mike sneered and said: "Our conditions are very simple. Open the treaty port and investigate who has stolen the national secrets of our country."
The minister asked: "What secret?"
"Your steam turbines and firearms technology!" Mike said coldly.
The minister directly scolded: "Fuck you!"
Lan Tian, who was in charge of Qiongzhou's defense, also snorted coldly: "These are all invented by my prince. You just want to steal the technology, but you also want to bite back. If you continue to act recklessly, Mike, I will not let you go lightly with my sword!"
Mike turned to look at Lan Tian: "General Lan Tian, I know you, the traitor general of Daxia. Well, I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. If you don't get a reply within three days, we, Franji Country, will fight with Daxia Cooperate with the imperial court and defeat your Qiongzhou!"
After speaking, he glanced at the empty throne, as if he had convinced everyone, and then turned around and left.
A general was so angry that he smashed the railing.
"I am so angry, Prime Minister, general, why don't we capture this beast?"
Wang Muzhi said calmly: "Zheng Jing, Zhou Qianyu, please tell me."
Zheng Jing pondered: "Master Zhou and I went to Nanyang and found that the Franji Kingdom had established colonial rule there. Although their ships were not as big as the Shenlong Ship, they were not as powerful as the iron-clad ships. But they All the ships have ramming horns, their hulls are wrapped in iron sheets, and they even have cannons.”
"It is said that the Fuso people sold it to them."
"Of course the most important thing is that they have many ships, thousands or even tens of thousands!"
"This time, the only one that conflicts with us is a Far East pioneering group from the Franconian Alliance. Their ships have even reached the far shore of the ocean and established a colony there."
"They enslaved the black people in the sunset land of the West and sold them to various places to grow cotton and sugar cane. They also had sugar extraction technology."
Zhou Qianyu pondered: "A few decades ago, they were just a small team, but now they are extraordinary. As far as I know, the Daxia court seems to want to sell and transfer musket technology in exchange for their navigation charts and Shipbuilding technology.”
Wang Muzhi muttered: "Everyone, you have also heard that we are not only facing a huge and unknown empire, but also pressure from Daxia. Your feelings are clear, but can you really compete with Daxia's swords and weapons? See you?"
The ministers were dumbfounded. They subconsciously felt that they belonged to Daxia. Although Qin Yun had sent news from afar and established the Qin Kingdom, they were still wearing the court uniforms of Daxia.
If the issue of belonging is not resolved, there is even a danger of shaking the hearts of the soldiers and people of Qiongzhou. This is why Wang Muzhi is eager to invite Qin Yun back.
Wang Muzhi muttered: "Everyone, the prince has not returned yet. We will wait for the prince to come back before making any decisions. What we have to do is to guard Qiongzhou before that, and we must not let anyone destroy our home."
"Qiongzhou was developed by us inch by inch. It is the result of the struggle of thousands of people in Qiongzhou, Zhao Kun!"
"The official is here."
"Strengthen coastline patrols and be sure to protect the safety of military facilities such as arsenals!"
"promise."
Wang Muzhi continued: "The prince is about to return, and we must prepare for the founding ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven. We must rectify the name of our Great Qin, and let the people of Qiongzhou know who made them live a good life."
"General Lan, now the naval fleet is in Ryukyu and Yue. The ones left behind in Qiongzhou are all new recruits. Please give General Lan some training."
Lan Tian nodded: "Your Majesty sent me to garrison Qiongzhou, how dare I slack off?"
"My lords, this is the time for me and others to work together. The ugly words are ahead. If I know that someone has both ends, then don't blame me for being rude!"
Lan Tian paused, then his eyes narrowed and he scanned the whole place, as if murderous intent was present.
The ministers were shocked in their hearts: "We will defend Qiongzhou to the death, waiting for the return of the prince!"
Wang Muzhi said: "You are naturally loyal if you can attend here, but it is said that it is difficult to guard against domestic thieves, so you should also admonish your relatives and family members!"
"promise!"
The ministers bowed their hands.
…
Vietnam, Blackwater Port.
The officials of the Yue Kingdom sent each other off, but Yue Qing was reluctant to leave. Qin Yun waved his hand: "Here, please go back! Bai Zhanpeng, I will leave the military affairs here to you."
Bai Zhanpeng said: "My lord, don't worry, there will be no problem if the general is here."
Qin Yun looked at Li Daoling again. This was the result of their discussion last night.
When Qin Yun returns to Qiongzhou, it is impossible for the Yue Kingdom not to retain its masters.
Li Daoling was very powerful among the great masters, even on par with Yang Gong, so it should be no problem to leave him to deal with some emergencies.
In addition, among Qin Yun's many harems, Zhou Meiniang also chose to stay, firstly to assist Yue Qing, and secondly to be responsible for organizing and collecting intelligence on Fusang.
In addition, Yue Qing now reuses the Jade Girl Sect, which is not bad in terms of overall martial arts masters.
Several masters of the Jade Girl Sect rushed over after hearing the news. Shangguan Yunyao was responsible for presiding over the work of the Jade Girl Sect, while the former leader Shangguan Yunxi chose to live in seclusion in the Beiyin Mountains.
Before leaving, Chen Jin made a special trip to visit him, but at this moment, Shangguan Yunxi was bent on becoming a monk and not interested in worldly affairs, so Chen Jin had no such thoughts.
"Senior Li, I leave it to you to take care of the country!"
Li Daoling didn't hold it either: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I'm here, Yue Kingdom will be fine. On the other hand, Your Majesty, don't forget the Immortality Festival on February 2nd."
Qin Yun smiled and said, "I will never forget this."
Qin Yun once again gazed at the mountains in the north. Although he didn't stay here for a long time, he had a profound memory. Countless people from Qiongzhou were buried in foreign lands. Now it was time to take them home.
The Marine Corps of the Qiongzhou First Division and the Second Qiongzhou Division had a full strength of 23,000, but only 156 when they returned. This was the largest battle loss suffered by Qin Yun since he commanded the army.
After all, that is several times or even ten times the difference between the number of enemies and ourselves.
Of course, although the large army evacuated with him, some people were left behind to train the Yue army. I believe that it won't be long before an invincible army with iron will will appear on the land of Dongjun.
Of course, leaving with Qin Yun were not only the Qiongzhou soldiers, but also the fleet of the newly established Maritime Trade Department of the Yue Kingdom, led by Pei Qianbao, the head of the Pei family.
Transport iron ore, medicinal herbs, mountain delicacies, aquatic products, magnets, etc. from Yue State to Qiongzhou.
Under Qin Yun's regulations, Qin and Yue did not need trade tariffs and became an alliance of brothers.
Qin Yun said to Yue Qing again: "Take care!"
Yue Qing nodded slightly: "Take care!"
Zhou Meiniang wiped away her tears: "My lord, take care and remember to pick up my concubine as soon as possible."
Qin Yun thought of the craziness he had with Xiao Nizi last night. When he heard that he was going to keep her, she was extremely crazy and occupied Qin Yun with Yue Qing for the whole night.
The cold wind blew through the Blackwater Port, the Qiongzhou fleet left, and the goose feather snowflakes in the sky gradually stopped.
…
Three days later, in the Qiongzhou waters, a thousand-sail fleet slowly sailed towards Qiongzhou. Their ship was obviously different from the ships in the Daxia area. In terms of size, it could only be regarded as a medium-sized ship, but the mast and canvas were very large and could use the power of the wind. It is very strong, and every big ship has a sharp collision angle covered with iron.
At this time, there were several Franji men standing on the deck, the leader of whom was looking at the land ahead with a monocular telescope.
"Sir Mac, are these barbarians still unwilling to surrender?"
"Captain Capeden, they are not savages."
"what is that?"
"It's a walking pig beast!"
The captains and everyone laughed: "Yes, it's the pig with boundless treasures, gold, porcelain, tea, and silk. Here we are!"
"Everyone, let us drink to the great pioneering cause!"
The captain took a sip of red wine from his goblet.
But at this time, the sailor on the side said: "Report, a suspicious ship was found in the 60-degree direction of the left chord. The ship is heading towards us at high speed against the wind!"
The captain chuckled softly: "Headwind?"
He raised the telescope and saw the most unforgettable scene in his life. But it wasn't over yet. Suddenly, the voice of Central Plains Mandarin came from above.
"The fleet ahead, you have broken into our Daqin sea area, leave quickly, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences!"
The captain looked up at the gliding machine eagle in the sky.
"what did he say?"
Mike frowned and said, "He probably wants to communicate with us!"
The captain smiled and said: "Interesting, is this Daxia's mechanism technique? It is indeed the mysterious Eastern Empire."
