Chapter 2309: Hong Kong Name Qingmei, Water God Fire God
Chapter 2309: Hong Kong Named Qingmei, God of Water and Fire
Why did Ye Qingmei feel relieved to let Magellan return to Qingbei with only a thousand navy troops to protect the property? Wasn't he afraid that the navy forces of Chu and Ming Dynasty would intercept him halfway?
I'm really not afraid.
Sailing on the vast ocean, without radar technology, unless both parties agree to meet or know the other party's route in advance, it will be extremely difficult to capture the other party's traces.
Not to mention that Chu and Ming had no idea that Magellan had returned with a large amount of goods.
Even if they knew it, they didn't know Magellan's route. After all, Magellan's route could change at any time, so naturally there was no way to find Magellan's traces.
Even if they took a step back and there were spies around Magellan, who passed through the dragnet and leaked the fleet's route, it would still be impossible for the two countries to ambush Magellan.
The reason is very simple. The shipbuilding technology of Ming and Chu countries has lagged far behind that of Qin.
If they fight, Magellan will naturally not be able to defeat the Mingchu navy, but if he escapes later, he will not be able to catch up with the Daqin warship due to the speed of the Mingchu warship.
It was precisely because of this that Ye Qingmei felt confident and bold and asked Magellan to lead a thousand naval troops to escort the huge amount of property back.
Not long after Magellan left, Ye Qingmei not only completed the business docking with the leaders of all parties, but also negotiated the time and share of the next transaction.
After completing these tasks, Ye Qingmei was actually ready to leave, but she did not leave. Instead, she continued to discuss port construction and management issues with major forces.
Although this simple port was built under the leadership of the Ruan Yue family, Annan is not the only Ruan Yue family. In addition to these two families, there are eight other forces in Annan. Naturally, the Ruan Yue family will not be allowed to control the port.
of dominance.
In addition to the local forces in Annan, the Southern Barbarians also wanted to take control of the port.
With the opening of sea trade between Daqin and the major powers in Nanyang, even a fool knows that this port is like a chicken that can lay endless golden eggs.
The Southern Barbarians were already poor, and whether it was internal development or transactions with Daqin, they needed a lot of capital income, so they naturally wanted to get a share of the big cake of the seaport.
Ruan Fuying and Li Gongyun were naturally unwilling to lose their interests. Even in the face of pressure from many power leaders, they still refused to give in. The two sides continued to argue and even almost staged a scene of full-scale martial arts.
Ye Qingmei saw that all parties were arguing constantly, so he proposed to set up a free trade zone within a radius of 20 miles of the port, which would be jointly managed by multiple forces. It was forbidden for any force to start a war in the trading area, otherwise all forces would jointly attack.
As soon as this suggestion came out, it was approved by all parties, including the Ruan Yue family.
It’s okay to disagree. After all, we can’t remain in such a stalemate.
Their purpose of building the port is to trade and to strengthen themselves through commercial exchanges with Daqin. If the port is destroyed, it will be harmful to them but not beneficial, so they naturally support the free trade zone.
As for the management rights of the port?
It is definitely impossible for the Ruan and Yue families to monopolize it. In this case, it is better to bring Da Qin in and use the interests of the port to hold Da Qin in check.
In the end, after a day-long discussion, the port was jointly managed by Daqin, Ruan State, Yue State, and Nanman, while the other eight forces were excluded.
Although the eight major Annan forces were dissatisfied with this, they could only express their acceptance. After all, their eight forces were indeed too weak and were not qualified to be ranked with these four major forces.
Ye Qingmei originally did not want to participate in port management, but in order to lock Da Qin in, the three Ruan Vietnamese families insisted on pulling Da Qin into the group, and took the initiative to hand over a lot of interests to them, so Ye Qingmei naturally had no reason to refuse.
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After the meeting, Ruan Fuying flattered and pleased Ye Qingmei and said with a smile: "Master Ye, this seaport does not have a name yet, so why not let Master Ye name it."
It's okay not to please Da Qin's father. After all, the arms and various supplies they need are all supplied by Da Qin's family, so they naturally have to please Da Qin's father.
Seeing this, Li Gongyun couldn't help scolding Ruan Fuying for being shameless in his heart, but he immediately agreed: "This harbor was originally built for trade with the Qin Dynasty. Lord Ye should have named it."
As soon as this statement came out, the other eight forces also joined in and asked Ye Qingmei to name the harbor.
Ye Qingmei was a little flattered. After all, the leaders of so many forces were fawning over a woman like her. This feeling was quite strange.
"Of course that's the case, so I would be disrespectful."
Ye Qingmei looked thoughtful, and after some thought, she said, "Why don't we call it Qingmei Port."
Gai Nie Weizhuang couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth when he heard this. They never thought that Ye Qingmei would be so thick-skinned that he would even use his own name to name the port. Isn't this a disguised way of making a name for himself?
"What a name."
Ruan Fuying showed admiration on his face. He had recently become obsessed with Chinese culture and was extremely obsessed with the poetry of the Central Plains, so he couldn't help but recited Li Qingzhao's "Dian Lips·Cu Ba Swing"
"He walked away in shame, leaned against the door and looked back, smelling the green plums. As expected of Mr. Ye, the name he chose is so poetic."
Ruan Fuying thought that the "Qingmei" mentioned by Ye Qingmei was the "green plum" in Li Qingzhao's poems, but she did not know that Ye Qingmei was just naming it after herself.
The rest of the people didn't know the meaning, and they all agreed that Ye Qingmei got her name well, which made Ye Qingmei even more embarrassed.
To be honest, Ye Qingmei's knowledge of ancient poetry is average. As for Li Qingzhao's poetry, she only knows a few of the most famous ones, and this one, "Dian Lips", is obviously not in her knowledge reserve.
Even overseas foreigners knew Li Qingzhao's poems, but she, a Han Chinese, did not, which made her decide to make up for her poetry too.
It just so happens that there are still a lot of unsold books in the cargo. You can take them out and read them when you are bored while sailing.
Seeing that Ye Qingmei had an embarrassed look on his face, and that the leaders were still flattering him without thinking even though they knew nothing, Zhu Rong burst into laughter.
"You people, you know how to pretend to understand. The light eyebrows that Mr. Ye talks about are the 'light' of light and heavy, and the 'eyebrows' of the eyebrows are not the green plums in your mouth."
Everyone was a little confused, but when they saw Ye Qingmei's expression, they all knew that what Zhu Rong said was true. They really thought too much and flattered her wrongly, and they couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"Okay, the water reflects the green eyes, the mountains are far away and the eyebrows are light. This 'light eyebrow' has a better intention than the other 'green plum'. You are worthy of Master Ye."
Li Gongyun continued to flatter you, in short, he was just trying to flatter you. No matter what name Ye Qingmei chose, he would always flatter you, which made Ye Qingmei unable to complain.
After discussing with Qi Jiguang, Ye Qingmei decided to keep one minister and three hundred soldiers stationed at Qingmei Port. This arrangement would not only manage the port, but also strengthen ties with major forces.
After finalizing everything, Ye Qingmei was naturally ready to continue sailing, but what she didn't know was that at this time, the Nanman camp was having a heated discussion because of her.
"Princess Zhu Rong, General Gonggong, although Great Qin has made transactions with all parties in Annan, there are still more than three million stones of supplies on the ship. If we, the Southern Barbarians, can seize them, we will never be short of them in the future.
Weapons, equipment and supplies."
Meng Huo said with a greedy look on his face, and encouraged Gonggong and Zhu Rong to directly snatch Da Qin's supplies.
"No."
Zhu Rong decisively refused and said with a cold face: "Great Qin came to trade with our Southern Barbarians with good intentions. If our Southern Barbarians rob Great Qin's supplies, we will completely offend Great Qin, the most powerful country. Once Great Qin unifies the Central Plains in the future, our Southern Barbarians will
Maybe we will suffer a devastating disaster because of this.”
Meng Huo was full of disbelief and said disdainfully: "Although the Qin Dynasty is strong, it has not yet unified the Central Plains. If it truly unifies the Central Plains, it will definitely become the enemy of our southern country.
So this batch of supplies is just for grabs, can Da Qin still fly over and attack our Southern Barbarians?"
Zhu Rong's eyes became even colder and he said in a cold voice: "Meng Huo, you have never been to Great Qin and don't know how powerful Great Qin is, so you dare to say this. If you had seen how powerful Great Qin was with your own eyes, you would never dare to say this.
idea."
Under Zhu Rong's cold eyes, Meng Huo couldn't help but shudder. Although he still didn't care in his heart, he didn't dare to continue to contradict Zhu Rong.
Zhu Rong turned to look at Gonggong, and saw that he still had a troubled expression on his face, and his heart suddenly thumped.
"Gonggong, do you really want to listen to this idiot Meng Huo and turn Da Qin, which is supposed to be a friend, into an enemy?" Zhu Rong said angrily.
"Don't get excited, sister Zhu Rong, don't get excited yet."
Gonggong laughed, and he was indeed moved.
The value of this batch of goods is too great. If Nanman can obtain it, its overall strength will be doubled and several years of development time will be saved. How can Gonggong not be tempted by this?
But Gonggong was very excited, but he also knew that this batch of goods was a hot potato. He neither dared to grab it, nor did he think he would be able to grab it.
If the Southern Barbarians really took action, Annan and other major forces would not agree, and would even help Great Qin attack the Southern Barbarians.
In Meng Huo's view, the hundreds of thousands of Annan troops could not defeat the 10,000 Chu second-line troops, so their 5,000 men were enough to sweep away the 40,000 to 50,000 Annan troops present.
Gonggong might have thought so before, but he obviously would not think so now. After all, the 40,000 to 50,000 Annan troops had been equipped with equipment purchased from Da Qin, and their combat effectiveness was much stronger than before.
Moreover, Annan had more than 40,000 to 50,000 troops. It really offended these forces to death. Their 5,000 men may not be able to return to the Southern Barbarians.
In addition, the navy of Great Qin is not just a decoration. From Gonggong's perspective, it can be seen that the navy of Great Qin is elite and equipped with a large number of powerful crossbows. Whether the Nanman can break through the crossbow array of Great Qin is a question.
It was precisely because of this that Gonggong did not dare to rob the goods. After all, once he did so, he would only be able to do this one transaction, and he would no longer be able to trade with Da Qin. On the contrary, the flow of goods would continue, and supplies would continue to be obtained through transactions.
In contrast, if it cannot be 100% successful, Gonggong will naturally not dare to take action easily.
Zhu Rong was on his mission to Da Qin this time and had finally managed to establish a good relationship with Da Qin. Naturally, he did not want BeiGongGong to destroy it.
Zhu Rong forced Gonggong to make repeated guarantees, but he was still uneasy, so he went to Ye Qingmei's side overnight and revealed to Ye Qingmei the situation in Nanman, hoping that Ye Qingmei could go to sea as soon as possible.
As long as the Great Qin fleet is at sea, the Southern Barbarian army is out of reach and will naturally give up the idea of taking it by force.
Ye Qingmei was shocked when she heard this, completely unaware that Gonggong, the guy who said he would never forget friendship, secretly had a plan to rob the supplies.
However, after a brief period of shock, Ye Qingmei quickly calmed down. The Great Qin warships were continuously filled with armaments, and there were also many weapons on board. It was impossible for such a small Nanman army to break through the firepower network of the fleet.
If Gonggong really dared to come, Ye Qingmei was 100% sure that he would completely retain the five thousand Nanman elites, so he declined Zhu Rong's plan to go to sea in advance.
The next day, Ruan Fuying, Li Gongyun and other Annan chiefs, as well as Nanman Gonggong Zhurong, prepared to send Ye Qingmei out to sea together after holding a farewell ceremony for Ye Qingmei.
After saying goodbye, Ye Qing smiled pointedly at Gonggong and said, "I'm so disappointed. I originally thought that some fools who didn't know the heights of the world would come to rob our Daqin fleet of supplies."
Gonggong couldn't help but be startled, and felt a little guilty in his heart. He forced a smile and said: "Qin is the most powerful country in the world. Who can be so blind and dare to make Qin stronger?"
"Yes, I think so too, but there are always some fools in the world who think they are fools, don't you think so, General Gonggong?" Ye Qingmei said with a smile.
"Uh...this."
Gonggong couldn't help but sweat broke out on his forehead. He naturally heard that Ye Qingmei was sarcastic, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.
Ye Qingmei thought to herself: "Although the Daqin fleet led by this envoy is not large in number, it is not weak in combat power. It is equipped with six thousand powerful crossbows and two thousand repeating crossbows on the warship.
With a single attack, tens of thousands of arrows can be fired.
Under such firepower, even if a hundred thousand troops invade, our Daqin fleet can defeat them and retreat calmly. Those small forces with less than ten thousand people will die if they come.
I just didn't expect that this envoy is about to leave, but no one of the forces dares to take action. It seems that this time he will not be able to establish his authority."
Hearing this, Gonggong's back was dripping with cold sweat, and he was even more glad that he did not listen to this idiot Meng Huo. If he really went to rob the supplies of the Daqin fleet, he might not be able to get back more than a few of his five thousand elites.
Ye Qingmei scolded Gonggong in front of his face, naturally feeling very happy in his heart. Since Gonggong was wrong, he couldn't refute it, but Ye Qingmei said "idiot", which still made him angry.
Gonggong took a step forward, approached Ye Qingmei, and said in a deep voice: "What if the idiot in the envoy's mouth kidnapped the envoy to threaten the Qin Dynasty?"
Ye Qingmei looked at Gonggong as if he were a fool, and then pointed at Gai Nie Weizhuang beside him, and said: "These two guards are both half-step grandmasters, and together they are even stronger than most grandmasters. Not long ago
They are the ones who captured Chonglou, the great master of the Demonic Way, alive, so it is not easy to kidnap this envoy."
Gonggong couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. He never expected that a mere messenger would be protected by two half-step grand masters. Has the number of masters in Da Qin reached this level?