It was only now that Philip IV realized that the Ming Dynasty's fleet of messengers was not the brother of the Ming Dynasty emperor and the prince sitting, but the person behind him who had been silent.

'They said they were eunuchs? The confidant of the Ming emperor?' Philip IV said to himself, and looked at Zhu Youjian with a gentle smile and said, "Twenty million, one-time payment?"

Zhu Youjian's expression was normal and said, "When the food is halfway, it will be paid in one lump sum."

Halfway through, it was ten million stones, which was a huge number.

But this is not a problem for Spain, which has a huge colony. As long as you give enough time, not to mention 20 million stones, 50 million will not be a problem. However, Spain did not pay attention to the cultivation of rice and other things before.

‘Maybe, the sugarcane was cut off?’ Philip IV couldn’t help thinking that Spain now needs a lot of financial aid. If the Ming people like food, the profit would be at least 10 million a year, which would be quite profitable!

"I still need my ministers to discuss, but I believe there will be good news." Philip IV raised his wine glass again and gave Zhu Youjian a look that could only be understood.

"I look forward to your Majesty's good news." Zhu Youjian calmly picked up the wine glass and said.

The two of them touched each other and then drank it all in one go.

With such a good start, the atmosphere on the dining table suddenly improved. Elizabeth personally picked up food for Zhu Youjian and said a lot of happy things.

Zhu Youjian didn't like this queen, nor was he used to having a woman present, so he dealt with her expressionless face.

Philip IV was even more excited and said, "Dear Zhu, we in Spain have many good things. I believe you will like them. I will take you to see tomorrow. I will go to Madrid. I have many gifts to give you."

Zhu Youjian was only interested in food. After a moment of silence, he suddenly smiled and said, "I also have many gifts for His Majesty and the Queen. These are my specialties of the Ming Dynasty, unique. I believe Your Majesty will also like it, and the merchants in your country are even more so."

Philip IV's eyes lit up and she said with a smile: "Of course, I want to look forward to it."

Philip IV did not talk about sensitive topics anymore, and introduced the power of Spain and his religious fanaticism. Naturally, they were inevitably involved in mentioning their glorious achievements, showing off their military strength and the vast territory.

Zhu Youjian did not explain the country and military of the dynasty, but was telling the culture of the Ming Dynasty. Almost all Confucianism, and some of the essences did not appear so boring in his mouth, easy to understand and thought-provoking.

At this time, Confucianism, especially Wang Yangming's development, has become a peak. Such a height is also a profound philosophy in Europe. It made Philip IV, Elizabeth and others open their eyes wide, and it was obvious that they could not understand and felt novel for a moment.

This meal was naturally filled with fun, and the host and the audience did not end until midnight.

Although Philip IV drank the Ming Dynasty liquor, he changed the water in the middle, so he was not drunk. At this time, he was in a sidewalk and looked at Okundo and others with bright eyes.

"Your Majesty, the Ming people have too much money, and we need it." This is the Governor of the Netherlands. Although it is just a name, it is very important.

"Your Majesty, we need the friendship of the Ming people. Their fleet can sail here, and we cannot go to the east, at least not at the moment." This was the admiral talking. He observed the Ming Dynasty fleet, and his brown eyes were filled with worry.

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty now controls the East. Do you know the annual income of Europe in the East? Eighty million pesos! If all these are earned by us, our finances will have no problem!" This is the words of the financial official, which seems quite urgent.

Spain's finances are really not good. Wars are everywhere. The debts owed to major banks can't even pay back the interest. Although Philip IV has already hinted that he wants to pay back the debt, this still cannot solve the financial crisis. And this method is a last resort and cannot be used until the end!

Philip IV listened to their words and said to himself: "Eighty million pesos?"

When the financial official heard this, he looked excited and said, "Yes, and maybe more. The Ming people refused us trade before, but their raw silk, tea, porcelain, silk, and spices that have been mastered by them are all profitable. As long as they are done well, it is not difficult to break 100 million. With their food, perhaps our finances will have a great improvement!"

Philip IV's eyes lit up and silently converted. Eighty million pesos are almost fifty million silver. If it exceeds 100 million, there may be seventy or eighty million taels of silver. This is a huge sum of money!

"It seems that we need to have a better conversation with the Ming people." Philip IV sat upright and said with a firm look.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. If Philip IV did nothing or did something dangerous, it would be a disaster for Spain.

However, Philip IV made the decision, which means that they had more contact with the envoys of the Ming Dynasty and had more things to do.

On the other side, Zhu Youjian, Feng Zhu and others also gathered together, making it easier for everyone. They have confirmed that Spain will not break up with the Ming Dynasty, and some of their established plans may be realized.

Zhu Youjian was even happier. He had 20 million s of food every year, which would greatly alleviate the domestic crisis in the Ming Dynasty and survive countless refugees.

As for silver, the Ming Dynasty did not lack silver at all. Most of the inflation in the Ming Dynasty was due to the excessive and rapid external inflow of silver.

With the replacement of the Ming Dynasty currency, the cash silver in the royal bank had reached nearly 200 million yuan, not including Zhu Xu's treasury, and there was also the unpredictable private Tibetan silver.

Li Yizao and others have conducted research. The ratio of gold and silver in Europe is about one to three, while the Ming Dynasty has reached one to fifteen!

What a terrible proportion this is, it is quite terrible if you arbitrage from it!

Fortunately, the current legal currency in the Ming Dynasty was no longer silver, and the entry and exit of silver was strictly controlled. Otherwise, it would be used by those who are interested and I don’t know how much it would be lost.

"Maybe, tomorrow I can test their attitude towards the United Navy?" Zheng Zhilong looked at everyone and pondered.

Of course, Europe did not have the conditions to form a joint navy, but it was necessary outside Europe, and the only one who could dominate this navy was the Ming Dynasty!

"I think we can talk about the issue of 'Municipal mutual assistance and sharing of interests'. Spain needs the protection of our Ming Dynasty, at least not to infringe on..." Oboi said.

The biggest threat Spain faces overseas is pirates. In fact, these so-called "pirates" are either England, the Netherlands that has not yet been independent, or the Frankish Kingdom. They support or secretly play the role of the sea channel to wander around. There are everywhere in America, Asia, Europe, and Africa, and Spain loses countless treasure ships every year.

Feng Zhu looked at everyone and silent for a moment, saying, "The first condition is to reach a trade treaty with European countries. As long as it is reached, we can trade directly with these merchants, get everything we need in the Ming Dynasty, and formulate our rules at the same time."

Among these people, Feng Zhu knew Zhu Xu's intentions the most. He still remembered what Zhu Xu said before he came.

'It is not the army, not the money, not the food, nor the weapons, but the system, and the rules. Advanced rules are inevitable to eliminate the old ones and no one can stop them. What we need to do is to establish new, powerful, and solid rules that are beneficial to us. These rules will firmly lock down latecomers, who have no say, are powerless to change, struggle in the big environment, and do nothing to do...'

Feng Zhu's meaning is very simple. Before Europeans can react, they will do things ahead and when they wake up, they can no longer change anything.

Trade rules are naturally the most important one. In this era of great change in the world environment, whoever sees farther and goes faster will be able to master the world!

Zheng Zhilong and Oboi would rather control military forces, especially the joint fleet, so that they would control European countries and prevent them from acting rashly.

Zhu Youjian didn't like these, he cared more about the situation in the country, and listened to the words of several people, and was silent.

When Feng Zhu saw that a few people didn't say anything, he said, "Let's not speak tomorrow. I'll let Li Yizao test it through cultural exchanges. By the way, when you chat with this king tomorrow, you accidentally say, "You plan to go to the Pope to see the Pope and see his face."

The pope's influence in Europe was naturally very large. The kings and lords of various countries were still priests first, and later secular, even the kings of Spain were the same.

"Yeah." Zhu Youjian nodded indifferently. He knew that another main purpose of this trip was to establish relationships with the Pope. The church would do many things that kings could not do.

Since the matter was settled, Feng Zhu said, "We cannot hang ourselves from a tree, not only the Pope, the Franks, the Netherlands, England, the Roman Empire, and the Ottomans, we must find a way to get in touch."

Everyone nodded secretly, they came to Europe not for Spain.

There are many things to sell in the Ming Dynasty, including tea, raw silk, silk, porcelain, etc. If they can be sold, the court's finances will definitely improve greatly, and the food they receive will greatly increase the court's ability to deal with disasters.

The few people gathered together and discussed for a long time before they went back to their rooms to rest.

"Dear Zhu, I'll take you to visit our Lisbon, it will definitely open your eyes."

Early the next morning, Philip IV enthusiastically pulled Zhu Youjian to stroll the streets of Lisbon, introducing him to this historic city, and talking endlessly about the glorious deeds that happened here.

Zhu Youjian kept smiling, but he didn't have a smile at all. The buildings here are generally small, and the whole city is very small, looking quite 'stingy', without any trace of majestic and spectacular.

"Zhu, I heard that your capital is much bigger than here. Is it really more?" As if he was familiar with each other, the queen Elizabeth, who was in the carriage, asked Zhu Youjian with a smile.

Zhu Youjian was quite proud of his words and said, "Yes."

Philip IV had many ideas in his mind and asked inadvertently, "I heard that your population is larger than the whole of Europe, and your territory is larger than the whole of Europe. Is it true?"

Zhu Youjian smiled, calmly responded, and said, "It's a little exaggerated."

Philip IV listened to Zhu Youjian's words and said, "Then, you have so many people and land, why do you still have to buy so much food?"

Zhu Youjian was prepared and said: "Firstly, it is to eliminate misunderstandings with your country, and secondly, it is to better develop bilateral relations. In our opinion, such large-scale trade can effectively curb the danger of hostility between you and us."

Philip IV naturally would not take such excuses seriously, but did not study them in depth, and suddenly changed the subject and said: "Your country's fleet looks very strong. Do you have many such ships?"

Zhu Youjian did not expect Philip IV to suddenly move here, but his expression was as usual, saying, "My Ming Dynasty has always been rigorous. There are only two main warships like the Hongwu, but there are as many as a thousand medium and small ships."

Philip IV browed, blinked, and didn't speak immediately.

He didn't know much about the Ming Dynasty, but only knew that they were defeated in the South China Sea and were unable to fight back, losing a large amount of territory.

Thinking about the fleets I saw at the port that day, and foreseeing the possible strength of the Ming Dynasty, my thoughts of friendship became more firm.

A moment later, Philip IV smiled and said, "I heard that your country's artillery range is five thousand meters. Is this true?"

The best firearm in Europe has a range of only three thousand meters. Don’t underestimate these two thousand meters. In battles, whether it is naval or land battle, it is a key to victory!

Zhu Youjian thought about it and said, "The best ones can be done, but not many. Some joints cannot be opened and there is no energy production."

Philip IV Yu Guang looked at Zhu Youjian and saw his hesitation. He couldn't help but sigh, saying, "I really envy you. There are no enemies around you in the distant East..."

In his opinion, the Ming Dynasty had no powerful enemies in the East, and had not fallen into hard battles, and was the only one. What a beautiful picture that would be.

His Spain was surrounded by enemies and fought every year, and he had almost never heard of it. The Ottomans, the Roman Empire, the Franks, and the flea-like annoying England, the Netherlands, etc.

Zhu Youjian already had some understanding of Spain. Listening to Philip IV's feelings of truth and falsehood, he looked at the scenery outside and said in a tone that suddenly remembered: "Your Majesty, before I came here, my Majesty, my country's Majesty has repeatedly told me to pay homage to His Majesty the Pope. I wonder if I can arrange it on my behalf?"

Philip IV raised his eyebrows and smiled and said, "Of course, the Pope is not far from us. I will arrange it for you, don't worry, Zhu."

Zhu Youxu said politely: "Then I thank Your Majesty."

After saying this, both of them turned to look outside the carriage and did not speak anymore. Elizabeth blinked, looked at Philip IV, and looked at Zhu Youjian again, with a strange face.

Philip IV obviously had a strong sense of war with the Ming Dynasty. Whether it was the Philippines or the huge fleet that had wandered thousands of miles apart for more than a year, he was uneasy, and some thoughts in his heart even rose and fell, and it was hard to make him determined.

Zhu Youjian didn't say anything, because he saw through some things.

Philip IV said before that he would take him to Madrid, but now he did not mention it. When he talked about going to the Pope to visit the Pope, Philip IV paused and hesitated.

This shows that Philip IV intends to control them, not wanting them to be out of control.

Zhu Youjian was also a person who had experienced strong storms. In a blink of an eye, he guessed some of Philip IV's thoughts, but his face was as calm as usual and he even asked about some things from time to time.

Philip IV was very energetic and was willing to introduce the two of them. They talked eagerly.

But Elizabeth clearly felt that the atmosphere between the two had changed. Although they had been restrained before, once, both sides were too enthusiastic and knew that they were on guard.

Lisbon was not big, and the carriage was around a group of guards and turned back to the palace.

Philip IV was quite happy. Whether Zhu Youjian listened or not, he was interested or not, and was enthusiastic and enthusiastic.

Without a translated retelling, Zhu Youjian couldn't understand the sound outside the carriage. I don't know how many people were pointing, laughing, pointing at him, and whispering.
To be continued...