Chapter 138 I am stupid and have a lot of money, come quickly!

"Mr. Li, you are too impatient!" Parker Zeng shook his hand and stopped Li Xiangen from continuing to speak.

Seeing that his words were interrupted, Li Xiangen frowned slightly, feeling very unhappy. The two Japanese devils in front of him were fighting against the barbarians!

It was just a dog raised by the Dutch, and he dared to interrupt him.

Forget it, peace is the most important thing, Li Xiangen endured it.

"Haha, Lord Li, as the saying goes, food is the most important thing for people. Chinese people often say that there is no problem that cannot be solved at the dinner table. Our Governor, in order to wait for you, we have not eaten lunch yet!" Parker Zeng said arrogantly.

In the diplomatic field, if you are strong, he will be weak. Li Xiangen, who has the desire for the Dutch, cannot be tough for the time being.

"So that's it, it's Li Menglang!" Li Xiangen said embarrassedly, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

According to Zheng Kezang's instructions, Julio would swear from time to time, because the Qing Dynasty mission could not understand Spanish.

Even if there is anyone who understands it, Parker Zeng, played by Zheng Kezang, will also say that the Netherlands was once ruled by Spain, so what happened to speak Spanish?

"Mr. Li, the Governor said that the banquet is ready, so let's sit down and leave!" Parker once made a call, and the white slave maids rushed over to lead the way.

The banquet adopts a separate meal system. Of course, the separate meal system is also one of the food traditions in China, not unique to Western food. However, after the Tang and Song dynasties, due to the increase in diet types and the diversity of cooking methods, the dining system gradually replaced the separate meal system.

Only then did Li Xiangen realize that the white air emitted by the ice cream was not hot air, but cold air like ice food.

The early Qing Dynasty determined the regular tribute time for each country to be: Goryeo once a year, Siam once a tribute, and the Netherlands once a tribute in eight years, etc.

Alas, this is really the case. The Qing Dynasty did something unauthorized before, and it was useless to get a fleet. As a result, it never attacked Yizhou Island and completely banned the sea, which made people disheartened and completely gave up fighting with Ming Zheng for Yizhou Island.

The treacherous Tartars, the Dutch, are considered a shame for imperialism.

I was really a little ridiculous when I was blowing cold at Bingshi. I couldn't help but blush and said self-deprecatingly: "I never thought that the ice food in Dutch is so exquisite, but I'm so clumsy!"

According to the script, Julio swears for a while, and pats the dining table, pretending to be unhappy.

After saying that, he slowly ate the ice cream, as if nothing had happened.

"Mr. Li, when you mention Ming Zheng, the Governor General is angry. Over the past ten years, our East India Company has cooperated with the Qing Dynasty and has achieved nothing and suffered heavy losses. The Governor General believes that you, Qing Dynasty, are insincere!" Parker Zeng translated with a slight moment.

You have to buy it if you add more money! Otherwise, the Ming Zheng pirates would have to show off to heaven.

Therefore, the Qing Dynasty had no equal trading partners at all. If you want to do business with the Qing Dynasty, the only way is to pay tribute, like the "Makassar Kingdom".

As the saying goes, people have different levels, and wood is divided into rosewood, red sandalwood, and countries also have grades in the tribute system.

Everyone is well-known about Li Hongzhang's allusion to eat ice cream. Zheng Kezang wanted to see what Li Xiangen would react.

Puff...

Li Xiangen: "..."

Of course, if he had visited "Batavia", he would find that this place was not like a foreign country at all. He was a thief, and everyone had no braids, so he had to catch them and behead them!

As an advanced white slave, Julio could understand and speak Chinese, so he was irritated by Zheng Kezang's translation on the spot.

The silk, ceramics, tea and other luxury goods in the Qing Dynasty were all intimate goods in the West, and were very popular with Western nobles and very valuable.

Li Xiangen and others were eating with the sailors on the boat. The food on the boat was very average. The meal suddenly started today, so naturally the appetite was wide open.

He thought the ice cream was hot, so he blew it with his mouth, intending to blow it cool before eating it. Unexpectedly, after blowing it, he scooped a spoonful and put it in his mouth to find it cold. He couldn't help but suck a breath of air conditioning and was choked.

The reason why the Dutch always wanted Yizhou Island was because Yizhou Island was close to the Qing Dynasty and had natural trade advantages.

With this sentence, Li Xiangen naturally shifted the topic to cooperation with the Dutch East India Company.

Julio: "…"

This is a killer move. In this era, it is even more difficult to become a business partner of the Qing Dynasty!

In the later words of the old man Qianlong, he said: "The heavenly dynasty has abundant products and everything. He was not originally from foreign goods to communicate with the existence or not." The Qing Dynasty had everything and did not need to trade with the outside world.

These tribute periods are the intervals set by the emperor for trade to China.

Julio couldn't help laughing. Ice cream is something that only nobles can eat. He must not understand the military background, but Zheng Kezang had already given him some popular science yesterday.

Parker was very dedicated and did not forget to translate when he had dinner. He put down the delicious ice cream and reposted: "Mr. Li, Governor said that given your funny behavior, when you talk about the warship business, the Qing Dynasty will have to pay more money!"

Goryeo, Japan, Siam, Myanmar and other countries are the first tier, while Netherlands, Portugal, Britain and other countries are all the second tier.

Influenced by later popular science of Helicobacter pylori, Zheng Kezang did not want to stir chopsticks with people from unknown origins like the Tartar Qing Dynasty. Who knows if they carry any bacteria?

Sure enough, after this fancy dessert was served, Li Xiangen didn't recognize what it was, and he saw anger on it.

"Zeng Tongzhi, please tell the Governor that my Qing Dynasty is very sincere this time. As long as I sell it to our warships, the Qing Dynasty will completely ally with the Netherlands and deal with the Ming Zheng pirates. Moreover, the Qing Dynasty is rich in the world. If the Netherlands forms an alliance with our Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty will open Guangzhou and trade with you in the Netherlands."

"Mr. Governor, my Qing Dynasty is very sincere in coming this time. I believe that you also hate the Ming Zheng people on Yizhou Island. It is better for us to work together to eliminate this unstable factor for the peaceful development of Southeast Asia." Li Xiangen talked freely, as if he was considering the Dutch.

At this time, he was also an advanced white slave who had been tutored by Dongning Military Academy. Influenced by the Chinese idea of ​​respecting the elderly and loving the young, Julio felt that it was a bit too much to mock the elderly, so he explained in Spanish: "The Qing people opposite, I was not laughing, but just remembering happy things."

Before eating, for some reason, Zheng Kezang ordered a dessert that was hard to eat in the kitchen, which was ice cream.

In fact, this is just a difference in different food cultures. Li Xiangen didn't care about it, but when he said he wanted to increase the money, he felt humiliated. Unfortunately, this is a foreign country and he could not use traditional Chinese delicacies like Li Hongzhang, and for tooth.

But doing this business will make no profit at all.

If we could have a stable trade relationship with the Qing Dynasty, we would have made a fortune.

Therefore, under Zheng Kezang's instructions, Julio pretended to be a little interested.

"So you're serious?"
Chapter completed!