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Chapter 1108 Chu Yun's Decision

"Ahem, is this really your king's intention?" Chu Yun heard from the Earl of Compton that Charles I planned to marry Princess Sophia to him, and also sent a piece of the West Indies colony as a dowry. The tea in his mouth almost Squirt out.

According to Chu Yun's understanding, intermarriages are generally only carried out between royal families or nobles in Europe, and blood is more important. How could he think of marrying a princess to the East?
"This is the will of our king. The powerful East is qualified to marry us with Britain. If you can accept our king's goodwill, our two countries will form an alliance, and we will be able to traverse the world and monopolize all sea areas." Earl Compton Said.

It was the first time he met the ruler of the East. At this time, Chu Yun, who already had a child, was not as young as when he raised troops from southern Liaoning, but he was still a little younger than Charles I.

"Thanks to the kindness of the king of your country, I will let it go. In my opinion, political marriage is not as strong as a commercial treaty. We should stick to the spirit of the contract, shouldn't we?" Chu Yun waved the seal and signature of King Charles I. trade treaty.

Several British nobles who came with them looked at Compton. They didn't expect that Chu Yun declined their intermarriage request without much consideration, which made them at a loss for a while.You must know that Princess Sophia, as the princess of Britain, is quite beautiful. Many royal families in Europe want to marry Princess Sophia.

Earl Compton also found it difficult, and Chu Yun immediately blocked the way of marriage.

Fortunately, Chu Yun gave them a step down.

"Naturally, we will stick to the spirit of the contract. This is the basis of our cooperation. The contract is as inviolable as private property." Earl Compton walked down the steps, unwilling to give up, so he had to sacrifice Princess Sophia's face "In fact, this matter is not all about political marriage. Princess Sophia admires your talents and is willing to marry you. Please don't let down the heart of a woman who admires you. The West Indies is not used as a dowry to curry favor with your country. It is His Majesty the King who wants his sister to receive preferential treatment after marriage. I wonder if it is the dowry that makes you dissatisfied, or do you think Her Royal Highness the Princess makes you dissatisfied?"

Seeing Earl Compton repeatedly promoting Princess Sophia to him, Chu Yun felt a little headache.He had heard that there are three thousand beauties in the emperor's palace, but in fact, no one has the energy to deal with the relationship between such women. Should he concentrate on governing the country?
Chu Yun now holds six conferences every day. He has to use troops everywhere, formulate modern laws, and develop various advanced technologies. He is very busy every day.Moreover, Ella, who was born as a naval officer, has unimaginably good physique and energy. After giving birth, she tends to be dissatisfied with desire. It is enough for Chu Yun to deal with her alone.In addition, I still don't know how to deal with the matter of Da Yu'er...

"It's not that I don't want a colony in the West Indies, and it's not that Princess Sophia is bad, but I personally believe that Princess Sophia can find a better candidate. She doesn't need to stay in this capacity if she wants to stay in our capital, she Now she is a student of the Overseas Department of Jingshi University Hall, as long as she can afford the tuition, she can stay in the capital forever."

"According to the terms of the trade treaty for the British royal family, we will provide a large amount of annuity to the royal family every year. As the royal family generously bestows on our Chinese merchants the right to set up factories and trade in the city of London and the county, part of this annuity will be It is used for Princess Sophia's living needs in the East, so you don't have to worry about Princess Sophia's downfall in our capital." Chu Yun still declined the kindness of Charles I.

Anyway, let the British royal family infiltrate, Chu Yun doesn't know how to face Britain in the future.In the event that the trade and other disputes are torn apart with Britain in the future, it will be Princess Sophia who will be tricked by then.

Seeing that he could not convince Chu Yun, Earl Compton had no choice but to change his words: "If you ever feel that we need to deepen our relationship, as long as Princess Sophia has no other favorites, you can just bring it up."

"In the trade treaty, is your country too demanding on our missionaries in your country? As far as I know, many missionaries are quite poor in your country. I don't know if it can be cancelled. Relevant restrictions?" A bishop who came with the envoy made a new request to Chu Yun.

"No, this restriction cannot be changed. We are not opposed to the arrival of missionaries, but we focus on Confucianism and emphasize humanistic ethics such as benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness. We respect your country's culture and hope your country respects our culture." Chu Compared with the matter of Princess Sophia, Yun refused this time more simply.

The bishop had some complaints about this, but Chu Yun said it so directly, he couldn't continue to protest to Chu Yun, after all, it was just a trade treaty.Moreover, since the Tang Dynasty, missionaries have come to Middle-earth, but there has been no progress.People here seem to be more interested in practical clay sculptures such as land, city gods, Mazu, and Lord Guan.

"All the shareholders and directors of the East India Company have signed the equity transfer letter for the sale of [-]% of the East India Company's shares. Please read it." Earl Compton saw that the marriage and missionary affairs were rejected by Chu Yun, so he had to skip to the real business above.

Although there are some other agreements in the trade treaty, most of them are mutual opening of customs, agreement on tariffs, and exchange of benefits!
The Kyushu Army wants to trade directly with the West and expand overseas markets, while Britain wants to become the sole agent of Europe in the East and obtain commercial benefits to become the number one power in Europe.

Chu Yun took the equity transfer letter, which had Charles I's handwriting on it, as well as the seals of the king, the Privy Council, and the East India Company.When the six ministries are passed and Chu Yun personally stamps it, the equity transfer agreement will be completed and become a witness of an era.

"We will organize the fleet and manpower to go to Mughal to receive the assets of the East India Company, and we will also set up a branch in Britain." Chu Yun said.

"I hope that the fleet sent by your country to the Mughals will not be too large, otherwise it will cause panic in the Mughal Empire. As far as I know, the Xijiaozhi Province and Tubo Province established by your country and the Mughals only have mountains Separately, the Mughal Empire is very wary of you. If they find out that the East India Company has actually been transferred to you, they may take back the privileges granted to the East India Company. There are also Portuguese and Dutch people in India and other places. activities, we are trying to seize their chassis." Earl Compton reminded.

"Don't worry, we won't send too large a fleet to Mughal in the past few years, but it will be hard to say in a few years," Chu Yun said.

(End of this chapter)