Vol 2 Chapter 2313: Hong Kong's name is Qingmei, the **** of water and fire

Vol 2 Chapter 2313: Hong Kong's name is Qingmei, the **** of water and fire

Chapter 2313 Hong Kong’s name is Qingmei, the **** of water and fire

Chapter 2309: Hong Kong’s name is Qingmei, the **** of water and fire

Why did Ye Qingmei feel relieved to let Magellan return to Qingbei with only a thousand navy troops to protect the property? Aren't you afraid that the naval forces of Chu and Ming will intercept you halfway?

 I’m really not afraid.

The Chu navy is still an inland navy and does not yet have navigation capabilities. Moreover, the Chu navy is all deployed in Jingzhou, and there is not much navy in Jiaozhou.

As for the navy of the Ming Dynasty, although it has the ability to sail, in the vast sea, without radar technology, unless both parties agree to meet or know the other party's route in advance, it is simply difficult to capture the other party's traces. Like ascending to heaven.

Let’s not mention that the Ming Dynasty did not know at all that Magellan had returned with a large amount of goods.

Even if they knew it, they didn't know Magellan's route. After all, Magellan's route could change at any time, so naturally there was no way to find Magellan's trace.

Even if Magellan took a step back and there were spies around him and passed through the dragnet to leak the fleet's route, it would still be impossible for the Ming Dynasty to ambush Magellan.

 The reason is very simple. The shipbuilding technology of the Ming Dynasty has fallen far behind that of the Qin Dynasty.

In a fight, Magellan would naturally not be able to defeat the Ming-Chu navy, but if he had to flee afterwards, he would not be able to catch up with the Qin warships at all due to the speed of the Ming warships.

It is precisely because of this that Ye Qingmei felt confident and bold and asked Magellan to lead a thousand naval troops to **** the huge amount of property back.

Shortly after Magellan left, Ye Qingmei not only completed the commercial connection with the leaders of all parties, but also negotiated the time and share of the next transaction.

 After completing these tasks, Ye Qingmei was actually ready to leave, but she did not leave. Instead, she continued to discuss port construction and management issues with major forces.

Although this simple port was built under the leadership of the Ruan Yue family, Annan is not the only Ruan Yue family. In addition to these two families, there are eight other forces in Annan. Naturally, the Ruan Yue family will not be allowed to control the port. dominance.

 In addition to the local forces in Annan, the Southern Barbarians also want to take control of the port.

With the opening of sea trade between Daqin and the major powers in Nanyang, even a fool knows that this port is like a chicken that can lay endless golden eggs.

The Southern Barbarians were already poor, and whether it was internal development or trading with Daqin, they needed a lot of capital income, so they naturally wanted to get a share of the big cake of the seaport.

Nguyen Phuc Anh and Li Gongyun were naturally unwilling to lose their interests. Even in the face of pressure from many power leaders, they still refused to give in. The two sides argued constantly and even almost staged a scene of all-out martial arts.

Ye Qingmei saw that all parties were arguing constantly, so he proposed to set up a free trade zone within a radius of 20 miles of the port, which would be jointly managed by multiple forces. Any force in the trading area was prohibited from starting a war, otherwise all forces would jointly attack.

As soon as this suggestion came out, it was approved by all parties, including the Ruan Yue family.

 It’s okay to disagree. After all, we can’t remain in such a stalemate.

 The purpose of building the port is to trade, and they are strengthening themselves through commercial exchanges with Daqin. If the port is destroyed, it will be harmful to them but not beneficial, so they naturally support the free trade zone.

 As for the management rights of the port?

It is definitely impossible for the Ruan and Yue families to monopolize it. In this case, it is better to bring Da Qin in and use the interests of the port to tie Da Qin.

 Finally, after a day-long discussion, the port was jointly managed by Daqin, Ruan State, Yue State, and Nanman, while the other eight forces were excluded.

Although the eight major Annan forces are dissatisfied with this, they can only express their acceptance. After all, their eight forces are indeed too weak and are not qualified to be ranked with these four major forces.

Ye Qingmei originally did not want to participate in port management, but in order to tie up Da Qin, the three Ruan Vietnamese families insisted on pulling Da Qin into the group, and actively gave up a lot of interests, so Ye Qingmei naturally had no reason to refuse.

After the meeting, Ruan Fuying flattered and curry favor with Ye Qingmei and said with a smile: "Master Ye, this harbor doesn't have a name yet, so let's let Master Ye name it."

It’s okay not to please Da Qin’s father. After all, the arms and various materials they need are all supplied by Da Qin’s family, so they naturally want to please Da Qin’s father.

Seeing this, Li Gongyun couldn't help but secretly scold Ruan Fuying for being shameless, but he immediately agreed: "This harbor was originally built for trade with the Qin Dynasty, and Lord Ye should have named it."

As soon as this statement came out, the other eight forces also joined in and asked Ye Qingmei to name the harbor.

Ye Qingmei was a little flattered. After all, it was quite a strange feeling for the heads of so many forces to fawn over a woman like her.

“In this case, I would be disrespectful to you.”

Ye Qingmei looked thoughtful. After thinking about it, he said, "Why don't we call it Qingmei Port."

Hearing this, Gai Nieweizhuang couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth. They never thought that Ye Qingmei would be so thick-skinned that he would even name the port after himself. Isn't this a disguised way of making a name for himself?

 “What a good name.”

Ruan Fuying showed admiration on his face. He has recently become obsessed with Chinese culture and is extremely obsessed with the poetry of the Central Plains, so he couldn't help but read Li Qingzhao's "Dian Lips·Kiba Swing"

“I walked away in shame, leaned against the door and looked back, smelling the green plums. As expected of Mr. Ye, the name is so poetic.”

Ruan Fuying thought that the "Qingmei" mentioned by Ye Qingmei was the "green plum" in Li Qingzhao's poems, but she didn't know that Ye Qingmei was just naming it after herself.

The rest of the people didn't know the deeper meaning and all agreed, saying that Ye Qingmei got her name well, which made Ye Qingmei even more embarrassed.

To be honest, Ye Qingmei's knowledge of ancient poetry is average. As for Li Qingzhao's poetry, she only knows a few of the most famous ones, and this one, "Dian Crimson Lips," is obviously not in her knowledge reserve.

Even overseas foreigners know Li Qingzhao’s poems, but she, a Han Chinese, does not know them. This also made her determined to improve her poetry.

It just so happens that there are still a lot of unsold books in the cargo. You can take them out and read them when you are bored while sailing.

Seeing Ye Qingmei's embarrassed look on his face, and the leaders who clearly knew nothing but still flattering him without thinking, Zhu Rong burst into laughter.

"You people, you just know how to pretend to understand. The light eyebrows that Lord Ye talks about are the 'light' of light and heavy, and the 'eyebrows' of the eyebrows are not the green plums in your mouth."

Everyone was a little confused, but when they saw Ye Qingmei's expression, they all knew that what Zhu Rong said was true. They really thought too much and flattered her in the wrong way, and they couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"Well, the water reflects the green eyes, and the mountains are far away, and the eyebrows are light. This "light eyebrow" has a better intention than the "green plum". It is worthy of Mr. Ye."

Li Gongyun continued to compliment, in short, it was just flattery. No matter what name Ye Qingmei chose, he could give you a compliment, which made Ye Qingmei unable to complain. After discussing with Qi Jiguang, Ye Qingmei decided to keep one minister and three hundred soldiers stationed at Qingmei Port. This arrangement would not only manage the port, but also strengthen ties with major forces.

 After finalizing all the matters, Ye Qingmei was naturally ready to continue sailing, but what she didn't know was that at this time, the Nanman camp was having a heated discussion because of her.

"Princess Zhu Rong, General Gonggong, although Great Qin has made transactions with all parties in Annan, there are still more than three million stones of supplies on the ship. If we, the Southern Barbarians, can seize them, we will never be short in the future. Weapons, equipment and supplies.”

Meng Huo said with a greedy face, and encouraged Gonggong and Zhu Rong to directly **** Da Qin's supplies.

  “Not allowed.”

Zhu Rong decisively refused and said with a cold face: "Great Qin came to trade with our Southern Barbarians with good intentions. If our Southern Barbarians rob Great Qin's supplies, we will completely offend Great Qin, the most powerful country. Once Great Qin unifies the Central Plains in the future, our Southern Barbarians will Maybe he will suffer a disaster because of this.”

Meng Huo's face was full of disbelief and he said disdainfully: "Although the Qin Dynasty is strong, it has not yet unified the Central Plains. If it truly unifies the Central Plains, it will definitely become the enemy of our southern country.

So this batch of supplies has been robbed. Can Da Qin still fly over and attack our southern barbarians? "

Zhu Rong's eyes became even colder, and he said in a cold voice: "Meng Huo, you have never been to Great Qin and don't know how powerful Great Qin is, so you dare to say this. If you had seen how powerful Great Qin was with your own eyes, you would never dare to say this. idea."

Under Zhu Rong's cold eyes, Meng Huo couldn't help but shudder. Although he still didn't care in his heart, he didn't dare to continue to contradict Zhu Rong.

Zhu Rong turned to look at Gonggong, and saw that he still had a troubled expression on his face, and his heart suddenly thumped.

"Gonggong, do you really want to listen to this idiot Meng Huo and turn Da Qin, which should be a friend, into an enemy?" Zhu Rong said angrily.

“Don’t be excited, sister Zhu Rong, don’t be excited yet.”

Gonggong laughed, he was really moved.

The value of this batch of goods is too great. If Nanman can obtain it, its overall strength will be doubled and several years of development time will be saved. How can Gonggong not be tempted by this?

Ke Gonggong was very excited, but he also knew that this batch of goods was a hot potato. He neither dared to grab it nor did he think he would be able to grab it.

If the Southern Barbarians really took action, Annan and other major forces would not agree, and would even help Daqin attack the Southern Barbarians.

In Meng Huo's view, the hundreds of thousands of Annan troops could not defeat the 10,000 Chu second-line troops, so their 5,000 men were enough to sweep away the 40,000 to 50,000 Annan troops present.

Gonggong may have thought so before, but he obviously no longer thinks so. After all, the 40,000 to 50,000 Annan troops have been equipped with equipment purchased from Da Qin, and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than before.

Moreover, Annan had more than 40,000 to 50,000 troops. It really offended these forces to death. Their 5,000 men may not be able to return to the Southern Barbarians.

 In addition, Great Qin's navy is not just a decoration. From Gonggong's perspective, it can be seen that Great Qin's navy is elite and equipped with a large number of powerful crossbows. Whether the Nanman can break through Great Qin's crossbow array is a question.

It is precisely because of this that Gonggong did not dare to rob goods. After all, once he took action, he could only do this one transaction, and he would no longer be able to trade with Da Qin in the future. On the contrary, there would be a steady stream of goods, and supplies would continue to be obtained through transactions.

 Compared with the two, if it cannot be 100% successful, Gonggong will naturally not dare to take action easily.

Zhu Rong was on his mission to Da Qin this time and had finally managed to establish a good relationship with Da Qin. Naturally, he did not want to be ruined by Gong Gong.

Zhu Rong forced Gonggong to make repeated guarantees, but he was still uneasy, so he went to Ye Qingmei's side overnight and revealed the situation on the Nanman side to Ye Qingmei, hoping that Ye Qingmei could go to sea as soon as possible.

As long as the Qin fleet is at sea, the Nanman army is out of reach and will naturally give up the idea of ​​​​grabbing.

Ye Qingmei was shocked when she heard this. She didn't realize that Gonggong, the guy who said he would never forget friendship, had secretly planned to rob the supplies.

However, after a brief moment of shock, Ye Qingmei quickly calmed down. The Da Qin warship was not only filled with armaments, but also had many weapons on board. It was impossible for such a small Nanman army to break through the firepower network of the fleet.

If Gonggong really dared to come, Ye Qingmei was 100% sure that he would completely retain the five thousand elite Nanman troops, so he declined Zhu Rong's plan to go to sea in advance.

The next day, Ruan Fuying, Li Gongyun and other Annan chiefs, as well as Nanman Gonggong Zhurong, prepared to send Ye Qingmei out to sea together after holding a farewell ceremony for Ye Qingmei.

Before leaving, Ye Qing smiled pointedly at Gonggong and said, "I'm so disappointed. I originally thought that some fools who didn't know the heights of the world would come to rob our Daqin fleet of supplies."

Gonggong couldn't help but be startled, and felt a little guilty in his heart. He forced a smile and said: "Qin is the most powerful country in the world. Who can be so blind and dare to make Qin stronger?"

"Yes, I think so too, but there are always some fools in this world who think they are fools, General Gonggong, don't you think so?" Ye Qingmei said with a smile.

 “Um…this.”

Gonggong couldn't help but sweat broke out on his forehead. He naturally heard that Ye Qingmei was sarcastic, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

Ye Qingmei thought to herself: "Although the Daqin fleet led by this envoy is not large in number, its combat power is not weak. It is equipped with six thousand strong crossbows and two thousand repeating crossbows on the warship. With a single attack, tens of thousands of arrows can be fired.

With such firepower, even if a hundred thousand troops invade, our Daqin fleet can defeat them and retreat calmly. Those small forces with less than ten thousand people will die if they come.

I just didn’t expect that even though I was planning to leave, no one of the forces dared to take action. It seemed that they couldn’t establish their authority this time. "

Hearing this, Gonggong's back was dripping with cold sweat, and he was even more glad that he didn't listen to this idiot Meng Huo. If he really went to rob the supplies of the Daqin fleet, he might not be able to get back more than a few of his five thousand elites.

Ye Qingmei scolded Gonggong in person, and she was naturally very happy. Gonggong was wrong, so he couldn't refute it. However, Ye Qingmei said "idiot", which still made him angry.

Gonggong took a step forward, approached Ye Qingmei, and said in a deep voice: "What if the idiot in the envoy's mouth kidnapped the envoy to threaten the Qin Dynasty?"

Ye Qingmei looked at Gonggong as if he were a fool, then pointed at Gai Nie Weizhuang beside him, and said: "These two guards of my envoy are both masters at the level of half-step grand masters. Together, they are even better than most grand masters." Still strong.

Not long ago, they were the ones who captured Chonglou, the great master of the Demonic Way, alive, so it was not easy to kidnap this envoy. "

Gonggong couldn't help but take a breath. He never expected that a mere envoy would be protected by two half-step grand masters. Has the number of masters in Da Qin reached this level?

 (End of this chapter)