On that piece of paper, there was a sketch of Chu Zhiling, which he traced carefully, with phoenix eyes, a straight nose, a sharp jaw, and his face was slightly sideways, as if he was looking down at something, and his eyes seemed to be filled with concentration.

With tenderness, there was a faint smile on the corners of her thin lips.

In the lower right corner of this sketch paper, there is a very small, cartoonish navy girl with a blue and white navy uniform, a big head, big eyes, and an exaggeratedly reduced body.

"Uncle is really handsome, even more handsome than my father." The child smiled at Chu Zhiling.

Chu Zhiling's face was pale, and his whole body felt like he was being shocked by electricity. He raised his hand with a slight trembling, grabbed the clothes on the child's chest, pushed him against the wall as if out of control, and asked in a low voice: "Where did you pick this up?"

of?"

"What did you pick up? This is..."

At this moment, Jimo's voice came from the half-open door: "Captain Chu..."

Chu Zhiling quickly stood up, subconsciously hid the child behind him, and tried to look as normal as possible: "What's the matter?"

"I saw just now that the admiral of Ming Dynasty is really a woman."

"What?" Chu Zhiling's eyes were dark and his fists clenched loudly.

A woman... let him, who had never failed at sea, lose twice in a row?

What a shame, what a shame...

Chu Zhiling frowned: "I don't believe it. The woman here is definitely not the admiral of Ming Dynasty. It is impossible for a woman to have such powerful means, absolutely impossible."

"But this woman is really powerful. She can speak many languages ​​and knows our etiquette in detail. Moreover, she does have the air of a general in her movements."

"Really?" Chu Zhiling snorted, "Then I'll go meet her."

Not long after, in the conference hall.

On the oval negotiating table, the officers sat down one by one. Xin Yue sat opposite Chief of Staff Xuette. They had been chatting for a while. Just now, there was a strong smell of gunpowder. Now, the entire conference room suddenly fell into death.

General silence.

"I would like to ask you, sirs, why are you sincere in asking me to negotiate?"

Xin Yue tapped her fingers on the table three times. She raised her head slightly, her face as indifferent as ice and snow, and said calmly: "Although I am a woman, I have also carried a gun and fought in many places.

I have already run away, this does not constitute a reason for you to turn a deaf ear to my proposal."

Xin Yue has been restraining himself from getting angry, because the most taboo thing during negotiations is arrogance without grace.

"Mom..." As soon as the boy screamed, Chu Zhiling covered his mouth and whispered, "You promised me to be quiet."

At this moment, Xiaozhi, Chu Zhiling and Xiao Wushu were hiding behind a secret door in the conference hall. In order to avoid others noticing them, they never looked over there. In fact, they were far enough apart from each other in the conference center.

It's a bit far away, and even if you look, you can't clearly see what's going on over there. Only the voices of people can be heard vaguely, but if you listen hard enough, you can still hear them clearly.

"Admiral Xin, we have traveled thousands of miles to come to your country, don't we just want a few million taels?" After a laugh, Deputy Chief of Staff Hill clasped his hands and said coldly.

"Then opening up the coastal ports along the coast from Quanzhou to Guangzhou for trade by the East India Company and prohibiting free trade between the two countries are not attractive enough? As far as I know, your company started intruding on China's coast.

It’s probably because our country’s seclusion hinders free trade.”

"What did you say?" Several officers had incredible expressions on their faces. China is a vast land with rich resources, a large population, and a vast market. If free trade can be carried out, it will definitely bring huge benefits to the East India Company, and this is the Dutch officer. They had never dared to think about it before, because due to the pirates' rebellion a while ago, Ming Dynasty's ban on the country has become more and more stringent. It is simply harder than climbing to the sky to change the mind of Ming Dynasty's rulers.

After a brief moment of excitement, Commercial Chief Niu Laiwenlu said coldly: "These are what you mean, Admiral Xin, right? Do you have a personal promise from the emperor of your country? What's more, what you said, Chu Zhiling The captain can give us the same."

"What did you say? Chu Zhiling?" Xin Yue clenched his fists, his face turned pale, and then a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "You can't lie to me? Chu Zhiling is already dead, how could he follow you right? The East India Company made a promise? I said to the Chief Commercial Officer, your method of raising the value and increasing the bargaining chip was not used properly enough."

"Stay here quietly, I'll be right back." Chu Zhiling patted Xiaozhi's face gently, "Don't make a sound, those people outside will kill you."

Xiaozhi grabbed Chu Zhiling's sleeve and said pitifully: "Uncle, I am alone and scared."

Chu Zhiling put his hand into Xiaozhi's arms, took out the piece of paper with Chu Zhiling's portrait on it, put it into Xiaozhi's hand, clenched the child's little hand into a fist, Chu Zhiling chuckled and kneaded it He rubbed the child's head: "Uncle is here, do you understand?"

"Oh." The child nodded quietly.

It was no longer possible to hide his identity. Chu Zhiling put his hand on the doorknob and opened the door gently. He could no longer hide his identity. If he wanted to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch army alone could not do it. He had to return to the sea. He had to He traveled north and south to mobilize personnel.

In order to take revenge, and for the tragic death of his brothers, even if he is criticized by thousands of people, even if he is despised by others, he will kill all the navy masters who hinder his progress one by one, and let Zhu Yan die without a burial place.

The veins on Chu Zhiling's hands popped out, and his eyes were as sharp as a leopard's, shining with a fierce light.

The negotiations in the conference hall reached a deadlock and the atmosphere became very solemn. Xin Yue was the first to break the silence and raised his head and said: "So what if Chu Zhiling is alive? He is just a pirate. Pirates have always been ruthless. How can his words be trusted? ?" Xin Yue stood up, took off the helmet on his head, placed it heavily on the glass table in the conference hall, and said in a deep voice, "I guarantee with the honor of my life and the head on my neck that I will definitely convince the emperor. Open the ports from Quanzhou to Guangzhou and even more ports as treaty ports to allow free and peaceful trade between the two countries..."

"hehe."

At this moment, a laugh suddenly came from the huge conference hall. The voice was very cold, with a hint of ridicule and a hint of disdain.
Chapter completed!