"Sir Henry, your fleet lost Chinese merchants in the Ottoman Empire, and it was Mr. Li who was the leader of them. This is difficult for me to deal with. You must know that the Presbyterian Church in Scotland has summoned civilians to form a pledge army. I am trying to convene the army to head north."

After Charles I learned about Li Jinde's disappearance in the Ottoman Empire, he frowned.

Sir Henry looked innocent: "It's very strange to say that Mr. Li did not provoke anyone in the Ottoman Empire, and he also lives in the same hotel as us. Logically, no one would cause trouble for Mr. Li. The most likely thing is that pirates on the Mediterranean coast went ashore to hijack Mr. Li for money, but no pirates contacted us."

"The conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Chinese merchants... Could it be that the Chinese merchants monopolized the spices in the Spice Islands, which made the Ottoman Empire dissatisfied with them? After all, the Ottoman Empire used to monopolize trade between the East and the West and made huge profits from it. The Portuguese and the Netherlands also had opinions about the Chinese merchants excluding them from spices, but Portugal and the Netherlands were fighting and did not want to offend the Chinese." Charles I thought of the conflict between the Chinese and the Ottoman Empire, and it seemed that there was only trade disputes.

"His Majesty the King, the Ottoman Empire has trade with us. They need our woolen velvet, and the Chinese merchants also need our woolen velvet in the wool textile factory in London. I am not willing to turn against us and the Ottoman Empire because of this matter, otherwise we will lose a lot of income a year. Therefore, I hope that your Majesty the King, you should try to use gentle means when dealing with this matter." Sir Henry said.

He was engaged in trade with the Ottoman Empire. If there was a conflict between the two sides, the Levant Company might go bankrupt.

"Don't worry, I'm preparing to attack Scotland, and I'm powerless to have a dispute with the Osian Empire, which is stronger than us. But I will send an envoy to the Ottoman Empire and ask them to investigate this matter." Charles I said.

"Your Majesty, isn't the Scottish Presbyterian Church willing to compromise?" asked Sir Henry.

"They just want to maintain their power and are unwilling to merge the churches of the two countries. In this way, Scotland will never be able to incorporate into our England. The experience of the powerful Eastern empire tells us that a country that may be alienated from God at any time cannot become a great power. We must find a way to make Scotland completely surrender. The two countries can only have me, one king, one church, one army, and one navy. In order to achieve this goal, even if we put it into force, we will do whatever we can..."

While Charles I was discussing Scotland's annoyance with Sir Henry, the royal guards knocked on the door and reported to Sir Greenville for a visit.

"His Majesty the King, please be sure to send someone to the Ottoman Empire to negotiate with them, and ask them to find and hand over the missing Li Jinde!" Sir Greenville hurriedly found King Charlie and directly explained his purpose.

When Li Jinde disappeared, the person who was most injured was the one around Li Jinde.

If something happened to Li Jinde, Sir Greenville would not dare to imagine what would happen to his daughter and granddaughter.

"Sir Greenville, you're here just right. I already know everything about Mr. Lee. Please calm down first." Charles I signaled Sir Greenville to sit down.

"Yes, your majesty." Sir Greenville wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"It is a turbulent time now, and it is not appropriate to have conflicts with other countries. I plan to send an envoy to the Ottoman Empire to negotiate. There is a shortage of candidates. I wonder if Sir Greenville, do you have a suitable candidate to recommend?" Charles I asked.

"It's better to let me go to the Ottoman Empire as an envoy to negotiate with him and ask them to find Li Jinde." Sir Greenville recommended himself.

Charles I looked at Sir Henry, who shook his head slightly.

"The conflict between England and Scotland may break out at any time. Sir Greenville, you have had the experience of leading troops in the Netherlands battlefield. It is time to use people, and I cannot let you go." Charles I said.

There is another saying that Charles I did not say explicitly that Li Jinde and Sir Greenville are now relatives. If Sir Greenville goes to Constantinople to have conflicts with the Ottoman emperor, it may cause hatred between the two countries.

In Charles I's view, Li Jinde was gone, and his trade agreement with Chu Yun was still valid. It seemed a bit unworthy because one person mobilized a group of people to punish the Ottoman Empire. What's more, the Levant Company would export a batch of expensive wool to the Ottoman Empire every year.

Seeing that Charles I was unwilling to send him to the Ottoman Empire as an ambassador, Sir Greenville had to give up: "His Majesty the King, the missing person is the agent of the Eastern ruler in our city of London. If his whereabouts are unknown, their Chinese fleet stationed at the port of Portsmouth will take necessary actions, and hope that His Majesty can take this matter into consideration."

After Sir Greenville's reminder, Charles I found that he had also neglected the Chinese fleet anchored at Portsmouth Harbour.

The navies of both sides signed an alliance treaty of concerted action. When one side declares war, the other side also fights side by side.

When signing such a treaty, Charles I was the main purpose of using the power of the Jiuzhou Army to strengthen the strength of the Royal Navy. However, he did not expect that the Chinese merchants would have conflicts with the Ottoman Empire.

If the Fourth Fleet of Portsmouth really asked for people from the Ottoman Empire, Charles I would face the need to comply with the treaties of the alliance and remain neutral to avoid the hatred of the Ottoman Empire.

"I will find a way to contact their navy and navy, so that they can stay calm first. Only by being calm can they find Li Jinde." Charlie I said with a headache.

He was trying his best to collect taxes to get more taxes to form a standing army, but the situation seemed to be bad. Some gentry and nobles in China opposed his tax collection, and Scotland planned to re-independence. Domestic affairs were enough for him to worry about, and now there was another incident of Li Jinde disappearing.

Sir Greenville discussed with Charles I for a while and found that King Charles was focusing on taxation and attacking Scotland, and was not so concerned about finding Li Jinde, but wanted to solve the problem with peaceful means.

But if you don’t act tougher, will the Ottoman Empire look for the disappearing Li Jinde? In the past, the so-called ambassadors, probably the Ottoman emperor would not even look at him.

In the eyes of the Ottoman emperors, the European countries were just a group of princes and their status was lower than that of the Ottoman emperors.

"It's better to put your hope on the Chinese officers, so that they dare to challenge the Ottoman Empire." Sir Greenville left the palace. He had no choice but to see if the Jiuzhou Army was willing to use a tough attitude to go to the Ottoman Empire to seek people.
Chapter completed!