The best route in front of Claudia is to go to the League of Cities in Italy. Both Florence and Venice are good choices, but the Autonomous Merchants League there has a more complete business system and trade protectionism that is gradually improving.
Thanks to the system, shrewd Italian businessmen can always squeeze out the last profit, and the trade goods purchased by businessmen from all over the country are always very expensive.
What's even more terrible is that Britain was listed as the most unpopular customer as early as the era of Henry VIII, and the current Queen Elizabeth I happens to be a devout Protestant. Italy is the stronghold of Catholicism, and Florence has the Medici family.
Several popes have emerged in succession and have unparalleled influence in the city alliance. Needless to say, Claudia has nothing to do. Countless British businessmen have failed there before, and there is absolutely no chance.
The fundamental opposition between Protestantism and Catholicism cannot be resolved, and the situation of two camps in European countries cannot be changed. In addition, there are no trading partners in Europe. Spain and Portugal are devout Catholic countries, and the Spanish can barely allow England to
Entering the East Asia route, it was only because King Philip II was working hard to pursue Elizabeth I that he granted permission for the Duchess of York's fleet to enter here.
Previously, John Hawkins proposed to establish trade relations with the Portuguese colony of Brazil, but this does not seem to be a very safe option. In addition, the pagan Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean is very powerful and has thousands of connections with the Italian city alliance.
With so many ties, it is completely impossible to talk about the possibility of a trading partnership.
Claudia knew that she had little choice but to focus on East Asia, the legendary golden country mentioned many times in "Marco Polo's Travels". However, she knew very well that the Ming Empire's maritime policy prohibited the country from being treated in an almost closed-off manner.
A vassal country. Not to mention England, an island country that has never been famous. Even Japan, a former vassal country, was shut out during the rise of Japanese pirates.
She could only choose Japan, which was relatively more familiar to her, or in other words, she could only choose Japan, the first transit point in East Asia, hoping to obtain the much-needed trade goods from here. Yoshitoki Kira also knew that her choices were limited, so he opened up the topic and said: "
Porcelain and cloth are my main industrial products. In addition, I can also provide the required printing and dyeing silk yarn and fabrics. Raw silk is difficult to obtain due to the restricted sea, but I can provide you with an unexpected industrial product.
Musket."
Claudia's eyes widened in surprise, her mouth opened slightly to reveal a pink lilac tongue, and she asked with some disbelief: "Muskets? If I remember correctly, a few years ago you introduced a batch from the Agot Chamber of Commerce.
Matchlocks, and the clockmaker named Kronberg, can your territory now produce muskets?"
You can imagine how surprised this young girl was at this moment. The matchlock gun could be copied in large numbers just a dozen years after it was introduced to Japan. She was greatly shocked by the creativity of Eastern civilized countries. In order to show his sincerity, he decided to release a shocking news:
"It can be produced, and it is a new type of musket. I will send someone to bring you a new type of musket later and give it a try. You should remember that I once said that Japan is an iron-deficient country. So I hope your country can provide me with some
For fine iron, I can exchange it for sulfur, pure lead, and iron cannon."
"Then let's wait until we see the real thing!" Claudia smiled slightly and said instead: "I am very interested in the new cooperation model mentioned by Joseph, but my fleet is really limited and cannot carry as much as you need.
Trade goods, the trade goods currently in the fleet are the ones I mentioned, as well as the luxury goods purchased from the Spice Islands along the way. We still need to discuss the specific details of this new trade model in detail."
"I don't care about those luxury goods. It's just a small way to make some money. If you are free this afternoon, I can take you to see my workshop and the trade goods produced. I wonder if the beautiful lady is interested in coming to Naoetsu
Where is Hong Kong?" Kira stood up and made a gesture of invitation.
"A sincere invitation from an absolute gentleman cannot be refused." Claudia stretched out her hand and placed it on his outstretched palm, and said with a smile: "Then please, gentleman, take me to see this magical land!"
Yesterday's unhappiness seemed to suddenly disappear. The two of them came to Naoetsu Port in a happy mood after the winter snow. The weather was beautiful and the sun, which had not been seen for many days, showed up. Under the warm sunshine, they joined hands to visit several workshops in the town and watched.
Seeing hundreds of workshops where tens of thousands of workers were doing the same work over and over again allowed her to see the power of large-scale handicraft industry.
Yoshiki Kira told her that the textile industry is a labor-intensive industry that can employ a large number of workers to produce countless textiles. The improvement of production efficiency requires the transformation of looms. Some of his followers are responsible for tracking anti-hand weaving.
He followed the trends of the industry and collected ideas for improving production efficiency and transforming textile machines. To this end, he offered a reward in the hope that talented craftsmen could provide better ideas.
At noon, we tasted a bowl of braised pork ribs noodles at the noodle house, and drank a bowl of beef bone soup in this cold season. It was really beautiful. In the afternoon, we visited the printing and dyeing workshop, the shipbuilding workshop and the most proud Pipa.
Houses and triple houses, the lord's self-operated business system once again opened his eyes.
The afternoon passed unknowingly, and Claudia, who was still unfinished, agreed to continue tomorrow. In the next period of time, the two of them walked around the streets and alleys of Naoetsu Town, tasted delicacies from various places, and visited the castle town.
Investigate the agricultural system of the Kira family and the development direction of ecological agriculture in rural areas.
Later, she followed him by boat to Sado Island to watch the meat processing industry, and at Niigata Port, she looked at the endless plains. All of this brought a huge shock to her heart. Gradually, Claudia's attitude towards him gradually changed.
There have been subtle changes, and she seems to be more lively and cheerful, as if she has regained the familiar figure of the little girl many years ago.
I don’t know since when, the two of them stopped discussing economic and political topics, and instead traveled around famous mountains and rivers like a couple. They once walked in the snow to visit ancient temples and listened to the monks’ morning lessons. They also braved the dangers to climb Mount Miao to appreciate
The beautiful snow scene, Kira Yoshitoki also took her to Yuzawa Imperial Palace to enjoy the strange feeling of soaking in the hot springs in the heavy snow in winter.
By the time they returned to the York, it was already mid-November, the beginning of winter. Only then did the two discover that they had been playing in Echigo for a whole month. The York's fleet had also finished trading all the trade goods. John Hawking
Si was full of praise for the new flintlock iron cannon provided by the Kira family. When he saw Kira Yi again, his slightly cold attitude was no longer the same. Respecting the strong is one of the virtues of human beings, and John Hawkins respects the strong.
gentleman.
John Hawkins shook hands with him warmly as if meeting a close friend he had not seen for many years, and then said: "Sorry, Joseph! France is my cousin, and his mother is my only aunt. I brought him with me."
I wanted him to gain some experience. I didn’t expect him to engage in a duel, so I’m really sorry.”
"Francis and Joseph dueled? When did this happen?" Claudia frowned slightly, her blue eyes full of questions: "They should not know each other, why are they dueling?"
John Hawkins was very embarrassed. He showed no reaction when facing Kiragi and did not dare to open his eyes and tell lies. He could only curse Francis in secret for causing trouble for him, and pretended not to care at the same time and explained: "It's okay to say that.
Relevant to His Highness the Duke, France is launching a duel challenge at the cost of the loser permanently giving up the qualifications to pursue His Highness the Duke."
"At the expense of pursuing my qualifications..." Claudia looked like she didn't know what to say with black lines on her head. In fact, she was not deeply impressed by Francis. She only knew that he was a relative of the Hawkins family.
A brother and sister, relying on their relationship with the captain, boarded the York through the back door.
Kristine is a girl and very lovable, but Francis always has a very arrogant expression that makes people unhappy. Fortunately, he usually hides in the cabin quite honestly, and no one would have expected such a thing.
The young man would have an unrequited love for the Duke of York, and would never have thought that he would initiate a duel when he found Kiragi.
Even Claudia was a little embarrassed at this time, and said apologetically: "Francis is the youngest sailor on this ship. He has always been very disciplined. I didn't expect him to do such a thing to Joseph. I will
Let Captain John exercise more control, and I'm very sorry that his reckless behavior has caused trouble to Joseph."
"It doesn't matter, I like this guy very much and am very optimistic about his future. I believe Captain Hawkins can mold him into an excellent navigator. Besides, I won that duel." Kira Yoshishi said to Claudia
Blinking, the girl immediately understood what he meant, and she even dared to wink at him so boldly that Kira Yoshiki was shocked.
"This foreign girl is different. She is so courageous. She has seduced me many times in the past month, which makes me a little bit unable to control myself." I was shocked by the look between these two girls, and my heart began to unknowingly begin.
I'm thinking about how to write a touching love story with this little beauty.
Kira Yoshitomo is not a gentleman, nor is he a fledgling with no emotional experience. He has seven wives and seven children, two of whom are still pregnant and about to give birth. Whether it is personal achievements or the number of wives and children he has, in this
The era belongs to the absolutely successful people. Compared with those middle and low-level samurai who wait until they are in their forties to get married, his life is as wonderful as a fairy tale.
The more successful a person is, the easier it is for him to obtain more resources for success. This principle is just like a monkey who only had one "wife of chaff" before he became successful, and after he became successful, he has hundreds of side wives for him to enjoy. The size of Kira Yoshihide is also considered
A successful person feels that the little beauty who comes to his door will probably not be able to escape from his grasp.
A month of getting along day and night has already made him realize that this little beauty is interested in him. Although he can't understand whether this little silly girl has a psychological problem or whether there is something unspeakable and inconvenient to explain, this does not prevent him from enjoying a new relationship.
Feelings, and at the same time thinking proudly: "Can this be said to be the legendary love affair, that I am lucky enough to meet it?"
Because it was the middle of winter, which was not conducive to navigation, and the fleet from England was not accepted by the chambers of commerce in Spain and Portugal, they had no choice but to spend the cold winter at Naoetsu Port. Fortunately, the ports on Hokurikudo are naturally ice-free.
Port, so you don’t have to worry about ships being stuck here and unable to move.
Seeing that he could not leave for several months, John Hawkins found a reason to relax and took half of the crew to a nearby hot spring vacation. The other half of the crew stayed with the fleet and would rotate it every half month. Kira
The sailors are given certain discounts when they come here to make their purchases. For example, the Yaoshan Hot Spring was booked by Hawkins' sailor team at a 80% discount for the entire winter.
Most of the crew of the York were gone, and the remaining few were hiding in the cabin, drinking, playing cards, and sleeping. The actual protection of the fleet was actually handed over to the port's Tongxin Police. One of their tasks was to guard the port.
to ensure the safety of the vessel. And charge a certain management fee from this care process.
As soon as the crew was gone, it meant that Kira Yoshihiro could live in the York without any problem. The maid Sarah was sent to other rooms, and Kira Yoshihiro would leave his room every now and then to talk about life with Claudia.
Talking about ideals, I don’t realize how awkward it is to be alone in the same room with a man and a woman.
One night, the two of them were drinking and chatting in front of flowers and under the moonlight. Claudia drank half a bottle of wine, and her whole face turned red like rouge, leaving a faint blush on the mutton-fat jade. The slightly tipsy girl smiled and said: "
Joseph, you coward, why haven't you dared to touch me for so long? Are you afraid that I will eat people? Or are you afraid of your wife?"
"Reserved, you are a lady, don't act like...ahem! You probably know what I mean, I think you haven't gone through personnel yet!" He swallowed those two dirty words when he said it, and Crowe
Dia giggled and said, "Do you want a slut? Do you dare to want a virgin slut?"
Drunk Claudia felt Kira Yoshih reach out one hand and put it on her forehead, and put the other hand on her own forehead. After a while, she said seriously: "There is no fever, it seems that she must be drunk."
Yes, alcohol is indeed the natural enemy of human beings. I told you not to drink, but you drank so much. If you say this now, how will we get along with each other in the future?"
"I don't want to get along with you. I just want you!" Claudia threw down the wine glass in a daze, stood up unsteadily, walked to the bed and lay down with her arms stretched out. She used this very unladylike way to sleep.
Zi said to him: "Joseph, answer my question, as a man, do you dare to want me?"
"Why don't you dare! You little silly girl who came to your door, just wait to die!" Kira Yoshi suddenly jumped up, but the next moment he suppressed the rising desire in his body and said calmly: "But
I have a question, how did you become like this? Logically speaking, the Duchess of York should be a woman sought after by thousands of people. You didn't choose from so many outstanding noble men, but you chose me, a married man thousands of miles away.
man?"
"...You really couldn't help but ask! I thought you would always pretend to be crazy and be a bastard who takes advantage!" Claudia's cheeks were still as red as fire, but her hazy drunken eyes gradually became clear.
Ming Jing said with a slightly sarcastic smile on her lips: "No matter how many achievements a woman has made, she cannot avoid the eternal topic of men. I am like this and so is Her Majesty the Queen, so Her Majesty the Queen would rather find a married man as her lover than
Married to Philip II of Spain."
"...Didn't you say that Queen Elizabeth I was going to marry that Robert Dudley?"
"They are in a love that is destined to be fruitless. The Queen understands it, and so does Robert Dudley." Claudia was silent for a long time and said: "When I left Portsmouth, the nobles in the country were planning a plot against Robert
The Queen knew of Dudley's plot, but Robert Dudley did not. The Queen could not prevent the nobles from uniting against him, and their love was over from the beginning."
Robert Dudley was a married man. In this era when Catholicism and Protestantism were at their peak, monogamy was a deep-rooted and unchangeable iron law. Elizabeth I had only one way to marry Robert Dudley, which was to divorce him and then marry him.
The Queen became the Prince of England. Unfortunately, Robert Dudley's wife was determined not to allow divorce. In addition, the nobles deliberately fabricated his "Chen Shimei" behavior of abandoning his first wife to climb a high branch, so the Queen and her lover did not dare to act rashly.
The nobles knew that sooner or later, if this stalemate continued, the Queen would make up her mind to cook the rice. Once the Queen burst into tears and proposed to the Parliament of the Nobles to marry Robert Dudley, it would really affect the entire English noble group and even the whole family.
The kingdom was embarrassed, which was not in the interests of the Protestant nobility, nor was it in line with the interests of some Catholic nobility to marry King Philip II of Spain.
The British nobles can accept that the Queen has a lover, but they cannot accept that the Queen marries a married man who is a hugely influential nobleman in the country and has moral flaws, let alone giving birth to this married man.
The queen's father, the cruel King Henry VIII, stipulated that illegitimate children had no inheritance rights.
The queen's mother, Anne Boleyn, was beheaded by her cruel father for the absurd crime of "adultery" because she could not give birth to a son. The queen herself was once treated as an illegitimate daughter and thrown into a monastery. It can be said that the queen is the mastermind of the aristocratic group.
The king raised from the shackles of an "illegitimate daughter". Her power and status come from the British aristocrats. She can only lead the British aristocrats to greater success. She cannot influence the existence of the aristocratic group itself.
Move at will.
The general situation is similar to the situation when Takeda Shingen, the Tiger of Kai, first came to the throne. The governor of the house held by the gendai vassal group did not have much independent power. He only had one choice and he had to make a show to prove that he was worthy of the gendai vassal.
They join forces to rebel against the elected British master, otherwise his end will be a tragedy.
He probably knew what the conspiracy mentioned by Claudia was about. When Robert Dudley was visiting home, his wife suddenly fell down the stairs and died on the spot, which resulted in a series of rumors.
The queen's lover killed his wife to clear the way. Even if there is evidence to prove him afterwards, his reputation is destined to be completely lost, and he is destined to be a loser in this marriage battle.
Kira Yoshi walked to the bed and sat down gently, caressing Claudia's delicate body as soft and white as mutton-fat jade, and asked softly: "I can understand Elizabeth I's love tragedy, but what does the queen's tragedy have to do with you?
What about the relationship?"
"Relationship is very important, because I am the Queen's confidant, I am the last direct descendant of the York family, and I am a daughter." Claudia laughed at herself slightly: "Thanks to me being a girl, if I were a boy, I might have become the Tower of London.
A pile of dry bones inside, just like my ancestors.
The nobles are very taboo about my origin. More than one person coldly told me the fact in front of me that the York family will be extinct in my generation. I am the only duchess of York, and they will not allow any nobles to marry me.
, and I am not allowed to marry a European noble. If I have an illegitimate child, I will only die..."
Kira Yoshi was silent. He could not imagine a teenage girl being told by a group of middle-aged and elderly nobles to her face that she would never get married and have children in her life. If she dared to disobey, she would be severely punished by us. This is
What a arrogant and shameless face, let alone dealing with a helpless young girl.
"Joseph, do you know what this means? It means that my life has ended early. They can't even allow me to appear frequently in the Parliament in London, just because my identity is too sensitive and will cause a lot of trouble, and the Queen cannot protect it.
I can only give me a chance to escape while the nobles are busy dealing with Robert Dudley. I, the Duchess of York, may really become a lonely ghost."
Claudia is a strong girl, and she still hasn't cried until this moment. Kira Yoshishi lay next to her and hugged the poor girl, kissed her forehead gently and said softly: "You have worked really hard these years.
I didn’t expect you to go through so many hardships and ups and downs. I underestimated you before, and I feel very ashamed of my rashness and stupidity. I’m sorry!”
"It's not your fault, it's just that I'm too impatient. I want a child. I don't want to be a woman without offspring, and I don't want the York family to be extinct in my hands... I think you are good, and you don't want to be my lover.
It will make me feel wronged and at a disadvantage, please help me?" Claudia stared at him with endless longing in her eyes.
Kira Yoshichi was dissatisfied and said: "I became your reproductive tool? This is too nonsense! After all, I am also a dignified man, how can I do such a thing? Besides, shouldn't you choose a lover among the European aristocrats?
?”
Claudia blinked and said to him: "England has bad relations with other countries in Europe because of religious issues. You also know that I have never been exposed to these decadent and dark nobles in my background. I don't like those who exude hypocrisy and pretentiousness.
The guy who smells of stench and perfume, the nobles in London don't want me to find strong support outside of England. According to their plan, after gaining control of the queen's power, they will send me to a monastery to spend the rest of my life. Do you want to see
Will I spend the rest of my life miserable like this?"
"Okay! Let's not worry about tracking and that issue..." Kira Yoshishi stared at her with a black line on his head: "Besides, how are you going to raise the child? The nobles in London do not allow you to have illegitimate children, which is very troublesome.
It’s something!”
Claudia stroked her long hair and gave him a charming smile, and said confidently: "I will put him in the New World until he reaches adulthood and then send him back to London. I will make those nobles angry to death. I believe the Queen
Until then, I will definitely protect my children."
Kira Yoshihiro shrugged and said he had no objection. It is almost self-evident how powerful Elizabeth I is. Her glorious achievements are hundreds of times better than his lord who has been struggling for ten years. Maybe in the future he can achieve his dream and be able to barely compare with contemporary people.
Achievement, but he is the top ruler who created the "Golden Age", but he has no confidence at all to achieve that exaggerated historical achievement.
"Okay! I guess you are right. I do know some places in the New World. I guess Captain Hawkins has probably walked through that channel. Then I will mark out the approximate location of these islands for you. It is still very useful for raising children.
Good choice.”
"Then what are you waiting for? If you don't come up, I'm going to come up!" Claudia sat up and took off her long skirt, revealing her red body like a large piece of white jade, which surprised him.
What's surprising is that it's completely empty inside, with no underwear on. This level of boldness is a bit overwhelming.
Kira Yoshi was amazed and took off his clothes on both hands and feet. The two of them took off their clothes at the same time, revealing two naked bodies. Claudia suddenly shivered and immediately got into bed. Kira Yoshi
Only then did he remember that the weather outside was still below zero, so he was a little too unrestrained. He hurriedly got in and hugged the little foreign girl's voluptuous body and said: "I can't tell that your body is so strong. You are just wearing a thick woolen skirt with nothing underneath."
Wear it without fear of freezing."
"Don't be afraid!" Claudia turned over and sat on him. When she grabbed Kiragi's hands, she kneaded them on the two plump and huge breasts on her chest. She gently held his high-spirited spear slowly.
fall.
This series of movements was as concise and smooth as if they had been rehearsed thousands of times. If he hadn't felt the familiar feeling of the spear piercing the barrier, and the pained expression on Claudia's brows, he would have thought that he had encountered something.
A slut pretending to be innocent, said to herself: "The specialness of this little foreign girl cannot be measured by common sense!"
It didn't take long for the two of them to start to wear rough clothes. It only took less than a moment to go from lightly twisting and grinding to flipping up and down. The Anglo-Saxon's strong physique shocked him again. This was because he was playing with women, completely.
It was the woman who was playing with him. He didn't move from beginning to end. The only thing that could be called interaction was holding on to the two peerless breasts on her chest as a point of support.
This love affair lasted for nearly an hour. As a virgin knight who had tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time, Claudia rode on Kiragi's "war horses" for the entire journey. Even if the punctured area started to become red and swollen, she refused to come down.
She said to him stubbornly: "This is my child, not yours and I won't bear your last name, so I want to keep the initiative and would rather endure more hardship than let myself feel I owe you."
"Where are all these things!" Kira Yoshi finally convinced this stubborn and silly little foreign girl. It wasn't until he finished the tossing that he took out the ointment and applied it on her injured area, and then promptly declared: "You
Don't think too much about it. This is something I prepared a long time ago. I thought I would take advantage of you, so I prepared some ointment for the aftermath. Don't think you will owe me anything! If you give birth to a child, you can raise it by yourself. As a father, I only
I will be indebted to you. If I treat you better now, I should be compensating for the child’s lost fatherly love.” (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
ps: Just like a book friend in the book review section asked Wu Mei when he would fill in this hole, many book friends in the group asked me, Wu Mei was really hesitant to write this, but later I was encouraged by the book friends to write it, no
When I wrote this paragraph, I could only use the "non-traveler" method to slowly and slowly conquer a territory for a long time, but book friends complained that "it doesn't look like something a time traveler would do at all."
In addition, Wu Mei revised a few sentences and explained them in chapter 483 yesterday. Book friends who have subscribed can go and read it again.