Chapter 1066 Cunning Venetian
enthusiasm!
Finally, in Alberto's persistence, Zhu Heyu felt the enthusiasm of the Genoese. These people were so loyal!
It is truly worthy of being the "loyal vassal" who took the initiative to become the vassal of the Ming Dynasty. Faced with the loyalty and enthusiasm of the Genoese, Zhu Heyu said with a smile.
"Since that's the case, Gu agreed, but Daming will never treat you badly, well..."
After thinking about it, Zhu Heyu said.
"Let's do this, the Genoese are good at doing business, but some goods in the lonely army are handed over to the Speaker for sale."
In fact, there is no question of doing business when fighting. That is, with the fleet, some high-value-added products, such as glass mirrors, silks, Songjiang cloth, and porcelain, and of course, there are tea. Now, with the expansion of the Ming Dynasty's influence in Europe, Europeans have also started drinking tea. In a word, it is various industrial products produced by the Ming Dynasty.
By the way, the Venetians also made glass mirrors, but compared to their glass realm, the Ming Dynasty's glass mirrors are brighter, more transparent, and larger, and of course the price is more expensive. Venice may be the original glass mirror, but the Ming Dynasty's is definitely a famous brand.
Hearing this, Alberto was so happy that he was simply not afraid of it, so he was coming soon!
This is really a blessing!
A serious blessing!
But just a little bit of expression, the Crown Prince was willing to let them sell Chinese goods on behalf of the agency.
Isn’t this a great thing about pie falling from the sky!
Not only was Alberto surrounded by happiness, but even the others looked at Alberto with envious eyes. These Genoese were really lucky!
He actually lost such a big advantage!
As for the Venetians, they are even more envious and jealous!
Why isn't it their turn for such a good thing?
Even though the merchants in Venice have started trading with the merchants of the Ming Kingdom on Rumanet. After Suez was occupied by the occupied Ming army, the merchant ships of the Ming Kingdom sailed into Suez, and a large number of goods were transported to Rumanet on the Mediterranean coast through horse-drawn carriages. Perhaps the traditional oriental trade routes have not been fully restored, but merchants in Venice and other countries have begun to make profits.
Now, Genoa has become the "agent of Chinese goods". Who has played this role in the past twenty years?
The Dutch have been and the British are now, and they all make a lot of profits!
Genoese... They really know how to get to know each other!
Seeing that the Genoese were about to take all the benefits, Francesco Conaro, the former governor of Venetian, also spoke loudly,
"Your Highness, Venice can also send a fleet to assist the Celestial Empire in attacking the Turks."
"Can Venice still send a fleet now?"
Zhu Heyu said in confusion.
This is not his suspicion, but in the Battle of Dadani, the Venetian Navy suffered extremely heavy losses and could even barely deliver supplies to the defenders of Chania. As for the battle?
Zhu Heyu had never considered it before. At most, he only needed the crew of Venice. After all, they knew better about the water situation in the Dadani Strait.
"We can send at least fifty warships!"
Francesco Conaro shouted.
"Your Highness, please give us the chance to serve the Ming Dynasty in Venice!"
The Spanish, Portuguese and the representatives of the Pope, who were present to witness all this were all stunned. The reason why they were stunned was simple. As we all know, whether it was Venice or Genoese, they were typical merchants, and for them, they always had the priority of interests.
When the Genoese were vassals of Spain, when Spain declared war on France, they just watched the fun and declared war on the Ottomans. What if the Turks retaliate? Even the reason why they surrendered to Spain was because of their interests.
As for the Venetians, they had said directly earlier: "I am a Venetian first, and a Christian second." In fact, what is his substation? He is a Venetian merchant first, and as for Christ... it is just Christ. They can betray Spain and the Pope for their own interests and take the initiative to make peace with the Turks. They have never taken Christ into account.
But what about now?
However, they all stood up one after another, saying that they could serve the Ming Dynasty was their blessing. Who has enjoyed such a very different treatment in the past?
Facing the question of His Royal Highness, he was afraid of losing his role in the Ming Dynasty and said loudly:
"Your Highness, although the Venetian navy has suffered a heavy blow and Venice's national strength is weak, how can it not serve the Celestial Empire as a vassal of the Celestial Empire? Besides, Venice and Turkey have been fighting for many years, and the Celestial Empire is going to war against Turkey, which is to protect Venice. How can Venice stay out of the matter!"
With a smile on his face, Zhu Heyu smiled and said:
"Venice is indeed my Daming Zhongfan!"
Of course, he was inevitably praised for the loyal Venice, and even sighed in his heart, who said that Venetians are all profiteers, and Genoese are all profiteers. But look, they understand the truth and how loyal they are? They are all patriotic.
However, as soon as he became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, he immediately thought about serving the Ming Dynasty. Such an enlightenment could not be compared with England!
Oh. By the way, England is fighting with the Netherlands now and has no energy to serve the Celestial Empire!
"Although Venice is loyal, for Venice, we must protect Chania first and never let the Turks get loopholes and take advantage of it."
The prince's words are fine. You see, it is for the Venetians. In the eyes of anyone, the people present praised them for finding a good master after listening to the words spoken by His Highness in Latin.
Not a good master.
Just like Genoa, as a vassal of Spain, provided financial services to the Spanish kings, in fact, it was just to lend money to usury, of course, it also had to accept Spanish exploitation. For example, when fighting in Spain, it provided fleets and sent musketeers. Such obligations (explosion) were not endless.
And Venice may not have any suzerain, but it does not hinder the great powers from exploiting him. After all, during the war they also pointed to the great powers to give them aid, just as they once pointed to the French, but the facts proved that
...No, it was watching the Venetian jokes there.
Now it's OK.
The flattery hit the horse's legs. How could it be so easy for you Venetians to send troops to help?
Is the Tian Dynasty so easy to pat on flattery?
Just as everyone was watching Francesco Conaro's joke and mocking the Venetians in their hearts, a trace of ominous premonition suddenly arose in Alberto's heart.
broken!
Francesco is here to show his loyalty, and he clearly wants to compete with Genoa!
It's for business!
Everything in the world is business, this is the life philosophy believed in by every Venetian.
Why did this Venetian make such a choice now? It must be to try to send troops to test the Chinese's favor like the Genoese.
These Venetians are really a group of cunning guys. They are really a group of speculators. They will never miss the opportunity as long as they see it.
The prince must not be deceived by these cunning guys. They are not loyal Genoa people.
Faced with the Prince's rejection, Francesco Conaro, the former Governor of Venetian, did not give up immediately. He even repeatedly thought in his mind about why Prince refused his request.
Looking at the proud Genoese, he suddenly seemed to understand why the prince refused his request and accepted the Genoese's request.
It is because Venice and Geneaya are different! Is Venice eliminated by Genoaso in this competition?
After figuring out the reason, Francesco Conaro weighed the pros and cons in his heart for a while, and suddenly said.
Chapter completed!