Dancy, the supreme ruler of the Tiger Dynasty, leaned on the bed tiredly, holding a glass of red wine in his hand and swayed slowly. The voyage of more than a month was really a difficult journey for an old man in his sixties. Even if the comfort arrangement was made for him on the ship, it was far from as comfortable as his own Tiger Castle. A woman kneeling on the inside of the bed was gently massaged his shoulders and back, alleviating the pain on her body.

This is an adventure journey.

Danci knew this very well, not only him, but also the entire Tiger Dynasty, and was unfamiliar with the East. Their strength was basically heard of, and he didn't know how many false elements there were.

But he had to launch such an expedition.

First, the domestic political situation prompted him to find a strong enough enemy for the Tiger Dynasty to divert domestic conflicts. The Tiger Dynasty has only been more than ten years since its unification of the entire Western Continent. The powerful generals who followed him then are now entrenched one side and become overlords. If he lives for one day, these people will be honestly their lords, but what if he is gone?

Dance did not think that those guys would have enough surrender to his son. Although his son was not bad, he was still too immature than these old guys who had fought for decades. It would be great if his eldest son could still live. Unfortunately, the eldest son died on the battlefield during the years of war. Although he killed all his enemies and revenge him, the death of the eldest son was a huge loss for the Tiger Dynasty.

He needs an enemy of sufficient weight. Only when external contradictions are large enough and interests are heavy enough, then all the people of the Tiger Dynasty can let go of their selfish thoughts and unite to the outside world. This time only lasts for ten to twenty years, and his son will be able to control the overall situation.

Because at that time, there were probably not many damn old guys left.

In addition to the political reasons, it is also economic interests. After more than ten years of unification of the Western Continent, the Tiger Dynasty has recovered, but overall it is still very poor, and poverty represents unstable. At this time, commercial exchanges with the Eastern Continent attracted the attention of Dance.

Exquisite silk, exquisite ceramics, thick cotton cloth with beautiful patterns, etc., all of the goods from the East Continent represent high-end and high-priced prices, and are sought after by everyone in the Tiger Dynasty. Anyone who has extra money or has face at home will always have a few products from the East Continent to show their uniqueness.

Business exchanges naturally last for a long time. In the past, the Western Continent also sold glass, wine and other goods to the Eastern Continent. Although they were always in the deficit, they were still within the acceptable range of Danxi. After all, the journey was long and the total trade volume between the two sides was not very large. But in recent years, this situation has suddenly changed greatly. More oriental commodities have flowed in, and the prices have been falling all the way. Now even ordinary people can afford good things such as oriental silk that were originally exclusive to the nobles. It seems that the prices of oriental people have decreased and the profits they obtain have decreased. In fact, this is not the case at all. The increased sales not only did not reduce the income of these people, but instead swelled rapidly.

Those Eastern merchants made too much money from the Western Continent, which was real silver, gold, and jewelry.

But in contrast, the Tiger Dynasty, the original fist product Glass and wine sales have declined rapidly in the past two years, and it seems that it has completely lost the Eastern market. After understanding this situation, Danxi learned that the Eastern country has learned how to make glass and brew wine, and their skills are better than those of the Blues. The product quality is far better than that of the Tiger Dynasty, so naturally no longer needs their products.

If this situation continues, one day, those people in the East will lie on the body of the Tiger Dynasty and suck the blood of the Tiger Dynasty dry.

Since the Tiger Dynasty was not competitive in normal trade, then Dance did not mind using his own swords, axes and shields to turn other people's things into his own.

Poverty is the original sin, and poverty is also the driving force. He can push a person to do something that he himself dare not even imagine in normal times. Dance himself was born in a humble background and knew that poverty has reached a certain stage, which is enough to make a good person take risks.

At least give the lowest-level people a bite of food, otherwise it would be a matter of time before they can rebel.

If I were born in the great nobles who were passed down from generation to generation, I might not have to worry too much, but the problem is that my nobles who are too low-class. Those great nobles who are now surrendering to their feet do not know how despised themselves and how much they want to replace them. They were frightened by their iron blood and killing and stopped, but they would never give up. They would just hide in their hole like a hibernating poisonous snake, waiting for the next chance to wake up.

So Danxi must come. One is to divert domestic conflicts, and the other is to consume the strength of these guys. Qin Li is a good lobbyist. Before he saw him, he had convinced several local lords. These greedy local lords only saw endless wealth in the distance, but did not see the bloody fact behind the endless wealth. However, Danxi was very happy to see such a thing. It can be said that he hit it off with Qin Li.

The two major powers in the East are fighting a war to unify the world, and the risk of intervention is undoubtedly the smallest. For the Ming Dynasty that Qin Li said was only so powerful, Danxi sniffed. If it was really vulnerable, why would he travel thousands of miles to the Tiger Dynasty to seek external support? Qin Li's arrival itself shows that this Ming country is stronger than Qi.

After he decided to launch this conquest, he also understood the two largest countries on the continent through various channels. Although they were only a little bit taller, they were enough to make him more vigilant.

How similar is Qin Feng's experience in the Ming Empire to his life? They all started from a small matter and climbed up step by step with military merits. The entire history of making a fortune is a history of wars that continue to win victories on the battlefield. Do you think such a person is not strong in combat? I believe it.

So Dance's goal is very clear. This time he did not want to conquer the Ming Dynasty. He just wanted to take down the Manila place and wedge a nail in this sea area. Manila's territory is not big or small, and it is no problem to support his direct army. After taking root here, he can drive his subordinates to attack the Ming Dynasty continuously. As for whether to win or lose, it is not important that the strength of both sides is constantly being consumed.

At present, the Ming Kingdom is competing with Qi for hegemony to unify the world, and he cannot give much power to deal with him. Even if he wins in the future, he will gain a firm foothold here.

The two countries compete for hegemony, but they cannot be made into a fortune within three to five years. With these three to five years, it is enough to run Manila as hard as a barrel.

After mastering this place, there is another advantage, that is, it directly controls the trade exchanges between the East and the West. Those merchants who want to continue to lie on the tiger dynasty and suck blood have to hand over the biggest profit to themselves.

With money and a lot of things, it’s easier to do.

That ridiculous lobbyist Qin Li thought that after he took Manila, he would put up a large-scale attack on the Ming Dynasty. It was really naive and ridiculous. Why should he take the lee for Qi? Wait for them to fight to the death? If they really beat him and both sides were injured, he could test whether he could take advantage of him. As for now, let it go, just let it go, just use Manila.

Dansi is still very confident about whether he can take Manila. The Ming Kingdom is about to fight against Qi, and it is impossible to divide the power to guard this lonely stronghold. This time he has all his elite troops. Three armies, any of them, are enough to make the enemy scared. And didn't Qin Li say that he has alliances on an island in Pattaya?

There was a tick-knocking sound outside the hatch door.

"Your Majesty, Drop asks for a visit."

Danxi waved his hand to the woman behind him. The woman obediently crawled down from the bed, opened the door, welcomed an old man with a white hair, and turned around and walked out.

Drop is the chief executive of Dance and is also Dance's most loyal friend and comrade-in-arms.

"Drop, is there something new?" Dance asked.

"Your Majesty, none of the outpost ships we sent have returned so far." Drop said with some concern: "This is not normal."

"Isn't one of them back?" Dance was also a little shocked.

"Yes."

“How long is our voyage from Manila?”

"If the chart is good, we will see the coastline of Manila the day after tomorrow." Drop said. "I have sent out several speedboats. They are not good at fighting, but they are very fast. I hope they can bring back some accurate information. Your Majesty, I have always been restless these two days."

"Don't worry too much. Before the war, everyone would think about it and be frightened. As soon as they fight, these uneasiness will disappear." Danxi said: "There are all warships in the entire Manila waters not as many as we did this time, and there is nothing to worry about. I just worry, after such a long journey, will their fighting will still be as strong as when they set out?"
Chapter completed!