Nanzhou Restaurant in Nanzhou City has been booked by Sihai Commercial Bank tonight.
As night falls, the entire Nanzhou City is lit up with lights. Compared with the daytime, Nanzhou City seems more lively at night. It is summer in the southern hemisphere. It is extremely hot during the day and people are busy with work. At night It’s finally time to rest, and the weather is very cool. It’s the perfect time to go shopping with your family or some friends to enjoy the cool weather.
The spacious and bustling commercial streets here are brightly lit, winding like giant dragons on the ground. Residential areas are everywhere, as if a group of fireflies have gathered.
The Nanzhou Restaurant standing next to Nanzhou Harbor is the largest and most luxurious restaurant in the entire Nanzhou City. At this moment, all the whale oil lamps are lit, and the entire seven-story Nanzhou Restaurant looks magnificent against the backdrop of the glass lamps. , is the most eye-catching presence in the entire Nanzhou City.
The entire first floor of the seventh-floor top floor of Nanzhou Restaurant is designed as a huge luxurious private room, which can not only be used to hold large-scale dinners and cocktail parties, but can also be used as a conference room.
At this moment, at the door of the seventh floor elevator, Li Jing and Korbanda were waiting patiently.
I didn't wait too long. Along with several whistles, the sound of mechanical rotation came from the elevator. Then the door of the elevator slowly opened, and more than a dozen figures appeared inside. The leader was an old man. It's the Governor-General of South Africa, Du Mingen.
Next to Du Mingen was an official wearing a red robe. Looking carefully at the style of this official's clothes and the hat on his head, he immediately knew that he was an official from North Korea.
North Korea is very similar to the Ming Dynasty. The official uniforms of the officials are very similar, but there are some differences, especially the hats worn by North Korea, which have pheasant feathers on both ends.
"Master Hou!"
When he saw Du Mingen, Li Jing couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly. It was a bit unbelievable that Liu Shunting, the commander-in-chief of North Korea, actually invited Du Mingen, the governor of South Africa, Du Houye.
Then Li Jing hurried forward to salute Du Mingen and said that he had the honor to visit Du Mingen when he came to Nanzhou before, so he knew Du Mingen well.
Of course, although Li Jing was an important manager of Sihai Trading Company, he was just a nobody compared to people like Du Mingen. Du Mingen was the real big shot, the Taiping Marquis of the Ming Dynasty, the Governor of South Africa, and a sailing legend.
"Master Hou?"
"Du Mingen, Governor-General of South Africa?"
When Korbanda heard this, he immediately understood who the person in front of him was, and he quickly stepped forward and said, "I am Korbanda, the great commander of the expedition of the Persian Empire. It is a great honor to meet the Marquis."
"Haha, no need to be polite, no need to be polite~"
"Mr. Li and General Korbanda didn't say hello to me when they came to our Nanzhou City. This is not enough of a friend."
Du Mingen's face was full of smiles. Liu Shunting from North Korea originally came to visit him to discuss purchasing some food, arms and weapons from the South African Colonial Trading Company.
As a result, Liu Shunting later dragged him to the Nanzhou Restaurant, saying that Sihai Trading Company and Korbanda of the Persian Empire were treating him, and he wanted to invite Du Mingen to come over and act as a middleman.
When Du Mingen first started sailing, the first stop he went to was North Korea, and he and Liu Shunting had already known each other. Over the years, they had occasionally exchanged letters with each other.
Every time Du Mingen went to North Korea, Liu Shunting would treat him warmly, and he still had to give him face.
Everyone entered the large private room, each introduced the important figures on their side, and then asked Du Mingen to sit in the important main position, Li Jing, the people led by Korbanda sat on one side, and the Korean ministers and generals led by Liu Shunting sat on the other side.
On one side, the two parties were going back and forth. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Li Jing began to slowly reveal the purpose of this banquet.
"Master Liu, I wonder if you are leading the army to West Africa this time?"
Li Jing asked with a smile.
"Don't hide it from Mr. Li~"
"The city of Yanshan, a colony of our country in North Africa in West Africa, was looted by pirates, resulting in heavy losses and tens of thousands of casualties. This news spread to our country, and the whole country of our country was outraged."
"Our monarch, Lord Yanshan, has even made an oath to make these pirates pay with their blood!"
Liu Shunting is over sixty years old and as shrewd as a fox.
When I received Li Jing's invitation, I was already thinking about it. I also found someone to inquire about the situation. I had already made some guesses about the purpose of tonight's banquet.
Li Jing was just the leader, but the real person in charge was the silent Persian Empire General Korbanda.
"Pirates are indeed very hateful, and these pirates are extremely complicated. Compared with the pirates in the past, the pirates now raging in West Africa are more powerful. They often have dozens of large ships, and their targets are often colonial
Strongholds, large treasure ships, etc.”
"They are more organized and disciplined, they act more quickly and decisively, and they have a strong purpose. This is no ordinary pirate."
Du Mingen interrupted. He had also been studying these pirates. After all, South Africa was very close to West Africa, so they might have been attacked by pirates.
Study these pirates early and be prepared to ensure the safety of the South African colony. This is what he, the governor, must do.
"Of course not an ordinary pirate~"
"Humph, we in North Korea have actually found out that these pirates are not pirates at all, but are composed of navies, pirates, merchants, etc. from England, France, the Netherlands, Portugal and some Nordic countries in Western Europe.
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"They couldn't defeat the Spaniards at sea, nor could they defeat the Eastern countries like us, so they shamelessly started this robbery trick, thinking they could hide it from anyone."
"Only the Spaniards still foolishly think that these are pirates, but they are the most targeted. A large number of colonies have been robbed and ransacked. They have a powerful navy, but they can't even find a trace of the enemy."
Liu Shunting nodded solemnly and said that when he mentioned Spain, he was very dismissive and looked down upon the Spaniards. As for Western European countries such as England and France, he did not even care.
"If I were Spanish~"
"Since they don't have the nerve to pretend to be pirates, why not just go directly to their homeland, bombard their ports, and attack their cities."
"Playing hide-and-seek with these elusive pirates on the sea is not only ineffective, but also makes people laugh."
"Master Liu said that~"
Li Jing also quickly picked up the topic and flattered him.
"Master Liu, the Spanish are very ignorant, but their ambitions are very great. Our Persian Empire in West Africa, including Darius Island and the city of Cambyses, was taken away by the Spaniards."
"To be honest, the purpose of leading a large army to West Africa this time is to deal with the Spaniards and recapture the colonies of our Persian Empire."
Korbanda rarely spoke. When the topic came up about Spain, he looked at Liu Shunting and said very directly: "I think our Persian Empire and your country have common interests in dealing with Spain."
"Spain has the largest number of colonies and colonial points in West Africa. From Accra on the Gulf of Benin to the west, all are Spanish colonies and settlements. At the same time, Spain also has a large number of colonies and colonial strongholds in the Gulf of Guinea."
"São Tomé Island, which originally belonged to the Portuguese, and Darius Island, which belonged to the Persian Empire, were both taken away by Spain. It also controlled important islands on important shipping routes."
"Whether we are in Persia or you are in Korea, if you want to get more colonies in West Africa, you must snatch them from the hands of the Spanish."
"How about your North Korea forming an alliance with us in Persia?"
Korbanda is very direct, with a military style of doing things, going straight to the topic, and not bothering to go around in circles, which wastes energy and time.
The reason why he formed an alliance with North Korea is because Korbanda saw the powerful strength of North Korea, with dozens of warships and tens of thousands of troops. This is an extremely powerful force that can definitely mess up West Africa.
chaos.
Although the Persian Empire had a powerful army, it did not have powerful warships. Even if it reached West Africa, it would not be easy to attack the Spanish colonies.
Many times, you may need to rely on the Sihai Commercial Bank to help transport troops, food supplies, etc. If you form an alliance with North Korea, you can use North Korea's warships, which can save a lot of expenses, and you also have allies, North Korea
The country also has the colony of Yanshan City in West Africa.
Apart from anything else, Yanshan City still produces a lot of food. At least with food support, you can go to West Africa by yourself, because Cambyses and Darius Island were both taken away by the Spaniards.
It means that there is no base area. By forming an alliance with North Korea, you can use North Korea's base area.
Otherwise, you have to rely on Sihai Commercial Bank for everything. The charges of Sihai Commercial Bank are very expensive, and they only take money to do things.
"An alliance with you, Persia?"
When Liu Shunting heard this, he immediately became thoughtful, thinking rapidly about the benefits of forming an alliance with Persia.
As Korbanda said, this time he was ordered to lead troops to West Africa not to play house with pirates, but to expand North Korea's interests in West Africa, seize more colonies, and colonize
Point is the core task.
There is no doubt that this obviously requires a conflict with the Spanish, because Spain has the largest number of colonies and colonial points here. If we don't seize the territory from the Spanish, how can we still seize it from the Ming people?
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Spain naturally became Korea's competitor and enemy.
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