From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 839

About the sea, about the world, about the similarities and differences of civilizations.

Lucas grew up on a ship since he was a child. He has been to many places in the world, and has come into contact with countless crew members and heard about the strange stories of various places.

He thought that he had a rich and comprehensive understanding of the world. Even in the West, he was definitely one of the most knowledgeable people.

But at this moment, when he heard the words of this young man, he realized that what he knew was nothing.

Why!

Why does he know everything? He is clearly only in his twenties.

"You... can't be..."

He said solemnly: "You can't know so much!"

Zhou Yuan said seriously: "Captain Lucas, do you know why I know so much?"

Lucas was confused.

Zhou Yuan said: "Jesus told me in a dream."

Lucas's face changed, and he said angrily: "Your Highness, King Zhongwu! This joke is not funny!"

Zhou Yuan said: "He is actually a homosexual."

Lucas's hair almost stood up in anger.

Zhou Yuan then slowly said: "Captain Benson, the joke between Dongfan Island and Dajin is not funny either."

"Since you are here to negotiate, I will give you an honest suggestion, go back to your West as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, the island pirates and the Portuguese will be your fate."

"I believe you know that I, Zhou Yuan, have always been ruthless to my enemies."

Lucas took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, King Zhongwu, you can threaten us, but I think you know that problems always need to be solved."

"Cooperate with us, Dajin's maritime trade will be much smoother."

"And if you fight us, then It will end in a loss for both sides. "

"Dajin has five battleships and four cruisers, while we have four battleships and five cruisers, and our strength is about the same."

"If we really fight to the death, the only ones who will benefit are the pirates and neighboring countries on the sea."

He looked at Zhou Yuan and squinted: "Do you still have money to build battleships in Dajin? It will take a few years? Can you wait?"

"Let's focus on the actual situation, live in peace, and make money together. It's good for everyone."

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment before saying: "Is it good for the indigenous people of Dongfan Island?"

Lucas's expression became very strange when he heard this.

Zhou Yuan said: "Some of them have lived there for generations, and some moved there later. In any case, they are all the people of my Great Jin, my compatriots of Zhou Yuan."

"Will I let my compatriots be enslaved, oppressed and exploited by you for the so-called wealth and so-called maritime trade?"

"Be good to everyone? So they are not human? They are pigs and dogs, and they should be colonized by you?"

Lucas couldn't help but say: "King Zhongwu, there are no outsiders here, you don't need to deliberately show these righteous things to show your nobility."

Zhou Yuan couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha! If you don't understand, you don't understand!"

"After all, you are a small country with few people. After all, you only see money and all you talk about is business."

"What a pity. I, Zhou Yuan, am not noble, but I have also been influenced by thousands of years of civilization."

"So, everything doesn't need to be explained."

"Just one sentence!"

Zhou Yuan looked at Lucas and said coldly: "If you don't leave, I will kill you all! Sooner or later!"

Lucas said: "It seems that there is no need to talk anymore. I know the will of King Zhongwu. I'm leaving."

Zhou Yuan is He said with a smile: "Come as you like, leave as you like. Do you think I am so disciplined that I will never kill the messenger?"

Lucas said confidently: "In my investigation of King Zhongwu, there is no precedent of assassinating King Zhongwu. Even the leader of the other side, you have never assassinated him."

Zhou Yuan said: "I didn't kill Zhang Bailong because the peasant soldiers will be divided into various factions and run around everywhere. I don't have so many people to chase and kill them, which is not conducive to changing the situation of the war."

"I didn't kill Sabdan because there was no chance to assassinate him."

"I didn't kill Huang Taiji because I never thought of killing him. He has more important things to do. Use."

"Not killing you? Oh, I can't find a reason not to kill you."

Lucas said: "Time."

"Dajin needs time because it has no money and urgently needs to export by sea trade."

"Battleships also need time to repair and to pick up merchant ships from Fuzhou."

"Killing me now and starting a decisive battle in advance is not the result you want."

Lucas was very confident and said softly: "After all, you are an arrogant person. You always want to solve your opponent at the lowest cost, so you will not start a decisive battle in advance, which means huge losses."

"Your Highness, Prince Zhongwu, IThey are not that easy to deal with. If you don't believe me... just wait and see."

Zhou Yuan spread his hands and smiled, "Then wait and see."

He did not stop him, but just watched Lucas get off the boat quietly, and then fell into deep thought.

Li Yu'an blinked and said, "I also want to know some interesting things about the world. Tell me about them."

"Of course!"

Zhou Yuan said, "I know a lot more. I will tell you slowly, but now I want to study the situation in Dongfan Island."

Li Yu'an asked in confusion, "Captain Benson gave you some inspiration?"

"Of course, inspiration."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "He is right. I don't want to start a decisive battle in advance, because the battleships and cruisers of Dajin are too difficult to come by, and we are particularly short of money. I hope to reduce the losses."

"So, I plan to use other methods to deal with the Dutch. I have some novel ideas, but they are just an idea, and I haven't grasped them yet. ”

“Maybe, when I see my Ningyue baby, I can figure it all out.”

Li Yu’an asked in confusion, “Why?”

Zhou Yuan said, “Because then, I will have more sage time. In that state, I will be extremely clear-headed and extremely sensitive to everything.”

“Lucas is very courageous, knowledgeable, experienced, and can understand the situation when doing things. He is a hero.”

“He is like this, what about the Dutch governor-general here?”

“I’m really afraid of facing a more difficult existence than McPherson!”

“This time, I really have to think about how to fight them.”