"You Kings of Britain want to meet me?" Li Jinde was a little flattered.

Although in his opinion, the King of Britain was lower than Chu Yun, he managed millions of people at least, and he was a little scared by Charles I.

As soon as he arrived in London, dozens of London merchants came to buy their porcelain and silk. Not only that, but even some nobles came to snatch them!

What these nobles want is specific goods, but face. If you buy Chinese goods from the living Chinese merchants at a high price, you can hold these porcelain and show off to other nobles in the future.

Even King Charles I of Britain invited Li Jinde to the king's banquet.

"Do we want to attend the King of Britain's banquet?" Li Jinde discussed with several important apprentices, always a little nervous.

"Go, being able to attend a banquet for the Western Kings is a magical experience to talk to others. Civilians like us don't have the chance to meet the military leader or the King of Britain." Li Jinde's apprentices encouraged him.

"Okay, we accept the request of the King of Britain!" Li Jinde said.

He also wanted to participate in a banquet for the King of the West so that he could tell others about this magical experience and not take risks to this trip!

"The banquet was located in White Hall Palace, which was a luxurious stone building. At that time, all the nobles in London would gather at White Hall Palace to welcome friends from the East." said Count Straffor, who came to pass the message.

"All nobles..." Li Jinde swallowed.

He was just one of the wealthy businessmen in Fujian. Although he had some money, he usually saw the most county magistrates, and the prefects rarely saw him. This time the King of Britain summoned the nobles from all over the city to welcome him, which was unimaginable.

Moreover, he found that the city of London was really not small, with a population of 300,000 to 400,000, which was smaller than the capital, and comparable to cities such as Yangzhou and Suzhou. All the nobles gathered in the city of London, and such treatment was not something that merchants who were not even envoys could meet.

Count Straffor was a little helpless. This time, Charles I had to spend a lot of money to hold a banquet in order to show his strength.

Charles I's banquet was held at White Hall Palace transformed by former King James I, and all the British nobles participated in the feast!

The protagonists of this banquet are the extravagant Charles I and the Chinese businessman Li Jinde from afar!

Li Jinde led several apprentices to the luxurious White Hall Palace under the guidance of Earl of Stratford.

This is the largest palace in Europe, with many buildings combined and more than 1,500 rooms. Even Li Jinde and others were shocked when they saw it. They found that they underestimated the British before.

On the sidewalk of this palace as magnificent as the manor, gorgeously dressed British nobles gathered in groups, and noble ladies wearing hats, gloves and long skirts also came together, which was extremely lively. When these nobles passed by Li Jinde and the others, they couldn't help but look at Li Jinde and the others more.

Only Li Jinde and the others were wearing not British aristocratic costumes, but Hanfu, and you could see at a glance that he was the guest invited by King Charles this time.

"What a big palace. It turns out that the kingdom on the other side of the ocean is not as weak as we imagined. They are just a small population and are far less than ours." Li Jinde quickly adjusted his mentality.

He did not know that without Chu Yun's intervention, a bourgeois revolution would break out here in a few years, and Charles I would soon be executed by the parliament led by Cromwell. At this time, the capitalists' power was already very powerful.

"Shopkeeper, the people here recommend our porcelain and silk, and it will be a huge market in the future!" said the apprentice who followed Li Jinde.

"It's not just porcelain and silk, but also spices, tea and some industrial products. After the operation is done, it will take a market of hundreds of thousands of people, which is enough to make us rich." Another apprentice said.

Although the city of London is beginning to rise now, Chu Yun has technology that transcends this era, allowing the Chinese businessmen below to have the confidence to invade the market across the ocean.

"Maybe it can radiate to the entire West with the city of London as the center... But it is impossible to do it with my own financial resources." Li Jinde gradually learned about the situation in the West from the British sailors.

At this time, the Western countries were in constant wars. The population of a country was far from comparable to that of China. If they were all added together, it would be terrible, and the market was no smaller than that of the domestic ones.

"After we go back, we report to the Far East Trading Company, and we may be able to obtain official support and allow us Fujian merchants to act as pioneers in developing Western routes."

"Did you forget that the British sailors said there were Barbary pirates on the sea route? The sea route to the West is not peaceful!"

"Maybe we can organize several armed merchant ships to escort the caravans. Some of our merchants bought armed merchant ships from the military headquarters. Otherwise, we might as well let the military headquarters come to attack these pirates."

Under the leadership of Count Stratford, several people came to the state banquet hall where the banquet was held while discussing in a low voice.

Li Jinde and several people wearing Hanfu appeared in the state banquet hall, and hundreds of nobles looked at them in unison. For them, Li Jinde and others dressed strangely.

In the eyes of Li Jinde and others, these hundreds of gorgeously dressed and strangely dressed nobles also looked strange.

"Welcome to you, friends from the East!" Charles I held the scepter, and the nobles consciously made way for him.

Li Jinde was a little confused. He didn't know the etiquette in Britain, and he couldn't understand what Charles I said, so he was stunned for a moment and was at a loss.

"This is our King Charles, and this is Li Jinde, a Chinese businessman." The British sailors hired by Li Jinde promptly rescued the siege and introduced them to each other.

"For the first time I came to your country, I was grateful for the king's love and fear." After Li Jinde understood, he bowed respectfully to Charles I.

"This is an etiquette in the East, showing your respect for the king, and he is panicked by your reception." The British sailor explained to Charles I.

"I understand that it doesn't matter if you use Eastern etiquette." Charles I actually didn't understand, but in front of many nobles, he could not lose the king's majesty, and he seemed generous.
Chapter completed!