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Chapter 1251 Charlie of Summation

"Sir Henry, your fleet lost Chinese merchants in the Ottoman Empire, and it was Mr. Li who was their leader. You make it difficult for me to do this. You must know that the Scottish Presbyterian Church gathered civilians to form the Covenant Army. I am currently Find a way to summon the army to go north."

When Charles I learned the news of Li Jinde's disappearance in the Ottoman Empire, he frowned.

Sir Henry looked innocent: "It's very strange to say that Mr. Li didn't provoke anyone in the Ottoman Empire, and he lived in the same hotel as us. It stands to reason that no one would trouble Mr. Li. Most likely It was the pirates on the Mediterranean coast who went ashore and hijacked Mr. Li to ask for money, but no pirates contacted us."

"The conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Chinese merchants... Could it be that the Chinese merchants monopolized the spices in the Spice Islands, which made the Ottoman Empire dissatisfied with them? After all, the Ottoman Empire used to monopolize the trade between the East and the West and earned huge profits from it." The Portuguese and the Netherlanders have the same opinion on the Chinese merchants excluding them from spices, but Portugal and the Netherland are at war, and they don’t want to offend the Chinese.” Charles I thought of the conflict between the Chinese and the Ottoman Empire, There also seems to be only trade disputes.

"Your Majesty, the Ottoman Empire has trade with us. They need our woolen fabrics, and the Chinese merchants' woolen mills in London City also need our woolen fabrics. Your Majesty does not want to cause us to turn against the Ottoman Empire because of this matter." , otherwise we will lose a lot of income a year. Therefore, I hope that Your Majesty the King will use as gentle a method as possible in dealing with this matter." Sir Henry said.

He was engaged in trade with the Ottoman Empire. If there was a conflict between the two sides, the Levant Company might go bankrupt.

"Don't worry, I'm preparing to crusade against Scotland, and I'm powerless to have a dispute with the Osian Empire, which is stronger than us. But I will send envoys to the Ottoman Empire and ask them to investigate this matter." Charles I said.

"Your Majesty, is the Presbyterian Church of Scotland still unwilling to compromise?" Sir Henry asked.

"They just want to maintain their power and are unwilling to merge the churches of the two countries. As a result, Scotland will never be able to merge with our England. The experience of a powerful empire in the East tells us that a country that may be separated from Germany at any time cannot become a big country. We must think about it. There is no way to completely surrender Scotland. The two countries can only have one king, one church, one army, and one navy forever. In order to achieve this goal, even force will be used..."

When Charles I was discussing troubles in Scotland with Sir Henry, the royal guards knocked on the door and reported to Sir Greenville to see him.

"Your Majesty, please be sure to send someone to the Ottoman Empire to negotiate with them, and ask them to find and hand over the missing Li Jinde!" Sir Greenville hurriedly found King Charles, and directly explained his purpose.

Li Jinde disappeared, and the people around Li Jinde were the most injured.

If something happened to Li Jinde, Sir Greenville could not imagine what would happen to his daughter and granddaughter.

"Sir Greenville, you came just in time. I already know about Mr. Li, please calm down first." Charles I signaled Sir Greenville to sit down.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Sir Greenville wiped the sweat from his brow.

"It's an eventful time now, and it's inappropriate to have conflicts with other countries. I plan to send envoys to the Ottoman Empire to negotiate. There is a shortage of candidates. I wonder if Sir Greenville has any suitable candidates to recommend?" Charles I asked.

"It's better to let me go to the Ottoman Empire as an envoy to negotiate with them and ask them to find Li Jinde." Sir Greenville recommended himself.

Charles I looked at Sir Henry, who shook his head slightly.

"The conflict between England and Scotland may break out at any time. Sir Greenville, you have the experience of leading an army in the Netherlands. I can't let you go when you are employing people." Charles I said.

There is another sentence that Charles I did not clearly say that Li Jinde and Sir Greenville are now relatives. If Sir Greenville went to Constantinople to conflict with the Ottoman emperor, it might cause hatred between the two countries.

In the eyes of Charles I, Li Jinde is gone, and the trade agreement between him and Chu Yun is still valid, but it seems a bit unworthy to go to the Ottoman Empire to question the crimes by one person, not to mention that the Levant Company also exports a batch to the Ottoman Empire every year. Expensive wool.

Sir Greenville saw that Charles I was unwilling to send him to the Ottoman Empire as an ambassador, so he had to give up: "Your Majesty, the missing person is the agent of the Eastern ruler in our city of London. If his whereabouts are unknown, maybe they are stationed in Pudong The fleet at Portsmouth will take necessary actions, and I hope His Majesty will take this matter into consideration."

After being reminded by Lord Greenville, Charles I found that he had also neglected the Chinese fleet anchored in Portsmouth port.

The two navies signed a treaty of alliance to act in concert, and when one declared war, the other fought side by side.

The main purpose of Charles I in signing such a treaty was to strengthen the strength of the Royal Navy with the help of the Kyushu Army.But he did not expect that Chinese merchants would have conflicts with the Ottoman Empire.

If Portsmouth's Fourth Fleet really wanted someone from the Ottoman Empire, Charles I would have to abide by the alliance treaty or remain neutral to avoid the hatred of the Ottoman Empire.

"I will find a way to communicate with their navy and let them keep calm first. Only by being calm can we find Li Jinde." Charles I said with a headache.

He is trying his best to collect taxes to get more taxes to form a standing army, but the situation seems to be bad. Some gentry and nobles in the country oppose his taxation behavior, and Scotland intends to regain its independence.Domestic affairs are enough for him to worry about, and now there is another incident of Li Jinde's disappearance.

Lord Greenville discussed with Charles I for a while, and found that King Charles focused on tax collection and crusade against Scotland, and did not care so much about finding Li Jinde, but wanted to use peaceful means to solve the problem.

But if you don't act tough, will the Ottoman Empire try to find the missing Li Jinde?The so-called ambassador passed by, and it is estimated that the emperor of the Ottoman Empire would not even look straight at him.

In the eyes of the Ottoman emperor, the European countries were just a group of princes, whose status was lower than that of the Ottoman emperor.

"Let's pin our hopes on the officers of the Chinese people, so that they dare to challenge the Ottoman Empire." Sir Greenville left the palace. He had no choice but to see if the Kyushu Army would take a tough attitude to go to the Ottoman Empire's dignitaries. up.

(End of this chapter)