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Chapter 1137 A Gift to Charles I and the Little Prince
Whitehall Palace, the British nobles gathered for this feast initiated by King Charles I.Exquisite dishes were placed on long tables, nobles in gorgeous costumes collided wine glasses, and there were huge pastry decorations.Almost all the nobles attending the meeting were dressed up, and some noble ladies and ladies talked with the nobles from various counties about the transactions between the king and the Chinese people and the gossip of the nobles. They used this grand banquet to find suitable marriages Candidates and expand their social circle.

The scale of the banquet was even bigger than the last time Charles I entertained Li Jinde. The servants brought all kinds of dishes cooked by birds and beasts into the banquet hall like a stream of water.

Compared with the lavish aristocratic costumes, the Chinese businessmen such as Li Jinde who participated in the banquet looked different. They wore Hanfu made of silk, while the costumes of Sun Xu, Ruan Youjin, Ruan Youyi and other military officers were more capable—they didn’t even bring dress to the city of London.

"These are the aristocrats of the British Kingdom, which are equivalent to the former big landlords over there. But their clothes are too exaggerated." Li Jinde and others saw the luxurious banquet and compared it with the poor ordinary British people. Sure enough, they will always be the rulers Class lives the most nourishing.

Because of the language barrier, the Chinese people who came to London gathered in a circle, and they all felt that the nobles here were dressed strangely.The British nobles also have their own circles, and secretly feel that Li Jinde and others' outfits are strange.

Among the aristocrats present at the feast, a few were emerging aristocrats. They were full of vigilance against the Chinese people who suddenly broke into the city of London, and they were also dissatisfied with Charles I.

"The last time our parliament protested to His Majesty the King that we could not conclude a treaty with the Easterners, His Majesty the King was vague and evasive, but in the end we reached a secret agreement with the other party in private. His tyranny and arbitrariness and his will will harm our British interests!"

"I don't know what kind of impact the arrival of the Chinese will bring. I think it is better to form an alliance with Denmark, France and other countries than to seek an alliance with the East."

The emerging nobles gathered in several circles to express their dissatisfaction with Charles I.

"Welcome, reliable friends from the East! Mr. Li, I didn't expect us to meet again!" Charles I was in a very good mood at this time, and he came over to greet Li Jinde and others in person.

The arrival of Li Jinde and his fleet not only brought commodities and machines, but also a large amount of gold and silver that Chu Yun bribed Charles I.This sum of gold and silver was paid by Charles I for helping Chuyun acquire the East India Company and providing Portsmouth as a military port.

Beside Charles I was a five-year-old little prince and a black and white puppy.The little prince Charles II looked at the group of Chinese people from the far east with wide round eyes, while the puppies beside him shook their heads, obviously attracted by the smell of food in the banquet.

"Your Majesty never thought that I would be able to meet His Majesty the King again. I hope His Majesty the King will take care of you when you are doing business in London." Li Jinde was able to understand Charles I's words without waiting for a translator, so he also answered Charles I in English.

Charles I was quite surprised to hear that Li Jinde could talk to him directly without an interpreter, but then suddenly realized: "I heard from the nobles that you left the daughter of Sir Greenville in China in the east. It seems that your language I learned it from her."

"That's true..." Li Jinde secretly wiped off his cold sweat. He didn't expect that even Charles I knew about the matter between him and Selina. It seems that the gossip among the nobles spread really fast.

"This is a gift for His Majesty, the King, entrusted by our military lord before we came to Britain this time." Li Jinde asked someone to bring the gift for Charles I to Whitehall Palace.

"Exquisite blue and white porcelain from Jingdezhen, Wuyishan black tea, refined Tang knives, several pieces of Suzhou embroidery..." Li Jinde reported a list of gifts, almost all of which were Chinese specialties, and were high-end items among the British nobility.

The nobles present couldn't help being jealous when they saw that the blue and white porcelain, Suzhou embroidery, and black tea were all accepted by Charles I.Li Jinde's fleet brought a large amount of porcelain, silk, and tea, but the quality was definitely not as good as the gifts given to Charles I.

Charles I was very satisfied with these cherished objects, especially one of the refined Tang swords that Chu Yun gave him.

Chu Yun knew that Europeans had no interest in jade, so he made a refined Tang knife inlaid with gems and gold for Charles I as a saber—they didn't deliberately distinguish between swords.

Sure enough, the Tang Dao, which was designed to please Charles I's aesthetics, was loved by Charles I.He pulled out the blade, and the sharp blade overflowed with an invincible cold light. Based on traditional craftsmanship, this knife uses steel that surpasses the quality of this era. It can be said to be a magic weapon.

"Haha, this time we come to taste French wine again, we must not get drunk!" Charles I was even more delighted to receive a batch of refined gifts, and warmly entertained Li Jinde and the others.

Especially after the dialogue with Li Jinde did not need an intermediary to convey, Charles I became closer to Li Jinde.

"Wait a minute, we still have a present for the little prince. Princess Sofia mentioned the existence of the little prince to us, and we specially prepared a toy for the little prince." Li Jinde said unhurriedly.

The little prince Charles II followed behind Charles I, his eyes widened.

"This is a model of a battleship. It can be disassembled and assembled. Maybe His Highness the Little Prince will like it." The gift Li Jinde presented to Charles II was a model of a battleship with sails made from the battleship Victory, which was half a meter long. , which is stacked and mosaiced by many wooden blocks, is the most refined woodworking model.However, in order to prevent some shipbuilding technology leaks, the model has been simplified a lot.

Little Prince Charles II saw the model toy of the sailing battleship as a boy, and his eyes lit up.

"Mine?" Charles II took over the half-meter-long sailing battleship model in a childlike voice, his excitement palpable in his words.

"It seems that your ruler attaches great importance to battleships, and specially asked carpenters to produce such detailed models." When Charles I saw a detailed battleship model, let alone his five-year-old son, even an adult wanted it.

Detailed model?After the officers of the Fourth Fleet knew Charles I's evaluation of the battleship model given to his son, they thought to themselves that in the naval lecture hall, such battleship models abound, and they are still complete models that have not been castrated, almost the same as the original The ship is exactly the same.

(End of this chapter)