"How much money can you make a break? I'll find someone to change you a new one. The wood is better than this." Hong Tao also knew what compensation the emperor wanted, but he didn't want to give it to him.

"I don't force you to sell your country, but as a friend, I would provide me with a reference opinion in my private capacity. It should not be considered a country that betrays you, right? I just want to know whether this kind of musket is easy to use. Since you are the inventor, you must know its advantages and disadvantages more than anyone else." When Frederick II saw that Hong Tao was not fooled by the fancy accent, he began to make friends and reason.

"...It's easy to use, and if it lacks logistics, it's waste, and it's more beneficial for you to control the army." Hong Tao really doesn't want to tell the truth, but muskets have been circulated here. It's impossible that just one is just a piece. It's useless to say it or not. No one is a fool.

"The army is not all the emperor's, why do you say that?" When talking about national affairs, Frederick II simply sat down, asked patiently, humbly and sincerely.

"The musket itself cannot hurt people, and it is not easy to use a stick. Its power is mainly on bullets. If you want to equip the Imperial army with muskets, just control the ammunition in your hands and regularly supply the troops ahead. Don't bring too much at a time. They have no conditions to rebel. Moreover, it is easy to find excuses to control the amount of ammunition carried by the army. It is inconvenient to preserve ammunition. It is afraid of tide, fire, and bumps. This is a problem that exists."

"But I have to remind you that the reason why I didn't mention this weapon to you before was not that I didn't want you to use it, but that this thing is a bit expensive and requires high standards for the country's smelting and metal processing. There are not enough craftsmen and raw materials, and forcing a large amount of muskets will only drag the country to poorer. Moreover, musket soldiers cannot be used alone. It also has its weaknesses, which is that it is not convenient to use on rainy days, and is more afraid of sudden attacks by cavalry, so other troops need to be protected, such as spearmen." Since I said it, I might as well say a few more words, and it seems that I am more sincere. Anyway, I can't stop it, so it's better to sell the spot. Frederick II is very important to his oil transport routes in Europe and cannot offend too much.

"I partially retracted my comments about you just now. You are definitely unwilling to help me personally build an army that uses muskets, but I will seriously consider your advice. If you can give me more advice from friends, I will exchange it with you with a very important news. How about?" Fredrich II easily figured out what Hong Tao said and agreed with him. He also wanted Hong Tao to say more, but with his understanding of Hong Tao, the fooling around with empty mouths and white teeth is hopeless, and the exchange method is more effective.

"You talk first, I want to evaluate the value." Hong Tao never suffered a loss, but this time he came to Naples and still wanted to make concessions. In fact, through a few arguments with the scholar just now, he had obtained a lot of information. This trip was worth it, so it would be okay to listen to it more.

"The cannons you carry on your ship have been made by the German nobles, specifically, they were made by a group of merchants from Lübeck. They did not hide as hard as you, but sold them to merchants from other countries in their organization at a very expensive price. As far as I know, these merchants include Danes, Germans, Englishmen and Franks. Do you know what the main purpose of buying these cannons on board? If you want to know, this is my second exchange condition." Frederick II was very proud and very accomplished to force Hong Tao to exchange interests with him honestly.

"To grab the whaling market with Carl, right? William, you disappoint me so much. Carl is your dearest cousin. Every time you encounter trouble, he is ready to sacrifice his life to help you. As a result, the nobles in your country are coming to grab his market, but you are secretly happy to watch jokes and exchange benefits with me with this news. Don't you think it's a bit shameless to do this?" Hong Tao did not let Frederi II's sense of accomplishment stay for long, and he also gave a lot of accusations for free.

"It seems that your Baron Miss has already told you that you came to me to ask about Flanders Hanseatics?" Frederick II was immune to Hong Tao's mental attack and immediately guessed Hong Tao's purpose.

"I mainly come to see Sefei and Senya..." Hong Tao still wanted to be stubborn.

"They went to Milan. Sefei wanted to paint a mural for the church, and Senia accompanied him. Don't stare, this is not my idea. Isn't it a bit ridiculous that you, a pagan who hates the Lord, married a wife who is very pious to the Lord?" Frederick II also learned Hong Tao's trick, putting the important things and nothing else, just to disrupt the opponent's ideas, and it can be done.

"Okay, I admit that I came for the Flanders Hanseatics. Tell me what you know, and I will tell you how to use musketeers to deal with cavalry on the battlefield." One move is controlled by one move. Frederick II is not the emperor who was confused about the world ten years ago. It is not easy to deceive him now. Instead of quarreling here, it is better to exchange it with him. Anyway, the musketeers cannot be hidden, so what if I tell him.

"Trade! Actually, if you don't tell me about the musket, I have to tell you about the Flanders Hanseatics. You've been fooled. I'm afraid you don't know yet. Gregory IX died a year ago, and his successor was Innocent IV. This old guy is more sinister than Gregory IX! On the surface, he has been eased with me, but his relationship with Flanders Hanseatics is very close in secret. It is said that the church has also invested a lot of money in this group of profiteers, and he plans to use these merchants and nobles through these merchants and nobles.

Weak my influence in the German Kingdom, and then select a new emperor. First deprive my title of emperor, and then try to revive the Pope from me. This old bastard, I will not let him succeed. Look, I want to..." Seeing Hong Tao surrender, Frederick II was very happy. This was one of the few times he could defeat Hong Tao in his mouth. When he was happy, he would talk too much, and when he said too much, he would talk to the Pope, and then he would suffer from schizophrenia again.

"William... William! Don't be excited. Let's talk about the Pope later. Can you tell me what happened to this Flanders Hanseatic?" Hong Tao quickly shouted and pulled Frederick II out of his small universe. If he continued to play, he would not be able to relieve the situation in the past two days. Just listen to him scolding the Pope in various languages.

"Hong, will you deal with them with me?" Although he stopped talking, Frederi II still did not fully come out of that excited state, his eyes were full of blood and red. It seemed that he was really angry this time. From another perspective, he was a little scared. The new pope's methods seemed much more clever than the old pope.

"You have to let me know who to deal with and what they are doing before I can make a decision. This is more rational, what do you think?" Hong Tao did not dare to joke with this neurotic emperor on this issue. As long as you agree, he will truly believe it. If you can't do it, he will treat you as the pope's accomplice and his mortal enemy.

"Okay, Flanders Hanseatic is actually similar to your Strait Company. Don't be surprised. I also know that many things about your country are not told by Said. The caravans in your country are almost at the Kingdom of Jerusalem. This kind of musket appeared in the Kingdom of Jerusalem at the beginning." As soon as he said that, Hong Tao's little eyes glared again. Frederick II actually knew about the Strait Company! He had just left the empire for a few years, why did the empire become a sieve? Seeing Hong Tao's expression, Frederick II was quite righteous and immediately helped him answer the questions in his heart.

"The Straits Company is not mine, it is from the Song Dynasty." Hong Tao instinctively wanted to clarify himself.

"It's almost the same. I won't believe that you started such a big money-making company and gave it to the Song Dynasty. This is not in line with your style of conduct." Frederick II did not confuse Hong Tao's words, insisting that his judgment was correct.

"Okay, let's talk about why it looks like the Straits Company." Seeing that the topic was about to go astray again, Hong Tao had to put the controversy first and bring the topic back.

"It was an offensive business alliance established by a group of free cities, but in fact it was Louis, Henry, the Pope and some German nobles behind the scenes. The Baron and Carl suppressed the Venetians so much that they almost became the spokespersons of the Venetian city-state. The Pope lost a wealthy ally and became weaker in the Mediterranean. If this continues, he will never return to Rome. More than one Venetian city-state was influenced by Genoa and Carl Fort. The country of Louis and Henry was also excluded from these profitable transactions. They owe Miss Baron a large debt and must find other ways to make money."

"The princes in the German Kingdom, like Louis and others, actually lost their influence on the Genoa city-state. They could only watch Carl and I make a lot of money, and even transport the goods to their territory to empty their pockets. They have not been idle these years, and have been secretly learning the techniques of mining, smelting and shipbuilding, and they are very successful."

"The Argonna forest has iron, copper in the Ardennes, salt in the Lorraine, hemp and textile technology in the Flanders area, coal and wool in England, and fur and wood in the north. They communicate with each other through the Rhine, Scelt, Meuse, and Somme, and then trade with each other through sea boats in London, Lübeck, Bergen, Riga, Bruges, and Paris, and traded very much, and it is said that more than thirty Liberty cities have joined."

"But I think whale oil is just a small way for them to gain wealth. Their ultimate goal is to communicate on the route to the east coast of the Mediterranean, trying to get Genoa, Venice, Carl and I away and trade directly with Eastern merchants. A few years ago, they didn't know where to get whale oil. Of course, such a profitable transaction cannot be monopolized. In the past, there were no big ships and cannons, so they dared not make money with Carl. Now they also have big ships and cannons. In comparison,

Carl was at a disadvantage. As far as I know, they had no less than thirty sea ships, and the number of cannons was unclear, and probably they were indispensable. In addition, if I got the musket, Louis would not be too late. If he had enough gold coins, there would be an army that used muskets soon." Frederick II was not speaking fast, but his order was very clear. After he briefly introduced the ins and outs of Flanders Hanseatics, Hong Tao also basically understood the changes in Europe over the years.

In other words, after they came to Europe with a lot of high-tech things, the Europeans, especially the nobles in the Kingdom of Germany and France, were not idle. They used various channels to observe themselves quietly, ponder themselves, imitate themselves, and then tried to catch up with themselves in some aspects. However, they knew nothing about these things and had been focusing on the Mediterranean, thinking that if they had kept the current European economy and technology-produced region, they could control the lifeline of the entire Europe.
Chapter completed!