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Chapter 1279 Forced Garrison
"This is the essence of the East!" Charles I brought people to the port, and he saw the iron-clad ship General Fubo moored on the Thames River.

Charles I's face was pale, and the pride and pride that had been generated by the launch of the Sovereign of the Seas almost disappeared in an instant.

Originally, he thought that as long as he built a few more three-deck warships like the Crown Prince and the Sea Monarch, he could be on an equal footing with the Chinese fleet.

But he seemed to be wrong. The other party suddenly sent an unprecedented warship. This kind of warship was far beyond everyone's imagination, and its power could not be estimated.

Compared with the arrival of the ironclad ship, the glory of the Sovereign of the Seas that had just bloomed was suddenly dimmed by the arrival of the ironclad ship.

Admiral Pennington and a group of Royal Navy generals showed fear in the face of the unknown ironclad ship.

They have never seen a warship of a similar type. If they want to have a duel with such a person, how should they deal with it?

"Your Majesty, the soldiers and sailors on their fleet plan to go ashore to rest. This is the list of people they reported. The number is a bit alarming..." The official in charge of customs submitted a list to Charles I, with a strange look on his face. "Several of them are troop carriers. There are about 1000 infantrymen on the list. Your Majesty, you must carefully release them ashore. Although we have a trade treaty, they may also tear up the treaty and occupy our city of London. With their ships and Force, it seems that it can be done easily."

"A 1000-man infantry regiment?" Charles I took over the list. Thirty galleons, officers, soldiers, handymen, merchants, workers, and farmers were a huge number, as many as several thousand.

Such a scale has caused a huge commotion in Britain, which has a population of several million. For Britain, the alien population of several thousand people tends to be colonized, which will dilute their population.

Charles I frowned after looking through the statistics of the personnel list.

He seemed a little regretful that he underestimated Huaxia's strength and easily signed the trade treaty.

The other party's population is so large that thousands of people can be sent to Britain every year!If hundreds of Chinese settle down here every year, wouldn't there be tens of thousands of Chinese in 100 years?Moreover, the settled people will reproduce and reproduce. Maybe in the future, the Huaxia people will become a considerable proportion of the population on the British Isle.

Thinking of this gave Charles I a headache.

On the contrary, even if the number of Britons who settle in China every year is the same, it has little impact on the land of China with a population of hundreds of millions, and the proportion of tens of thousands of people is less than one thousandth of the population.

"Let their officers come to see me first, and I will make sure that they have no intention of occupying the city of London before I can let them go ashore." Charles I was a little afraid that the infantry on the troop carrier would take the opportunity to attack London under the guise of going ashore.

Don't look down on 1000 soldiers, and there are ships of the navy behind them.Naval soldiers can also serve as infantry after disembarking with muskets in hand.

Sun Xu, Zheng Zhibao, Sun Chuanting, Ruan Youyi and others took the initiative to negotiate with Charles I.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter from our lord. We don't want to disturb the city of London by sending infantry this time, but we just want to enter Portsmouth with the navy fleet." Sun Chuanting handed Chu Yun's letter to Charlie A generation.

Charles I opened the letter dubiously, but there was Chu Yun's handwriting on it.

"This infantry can be sent by me when necessary..." Charles I couldn't believe it.

In the letter, Chu Yun judged that there must be civil strife in Britain, so he ordered an infantry to stay in Britain to help Charles I maintain his rule.When Charles I was desperate, this infantry regiment could serve him free of charge.

For the judgment of Chu Yun, who was thousands of miles away, Charles I seemed to have seen a ghost.

I really don't know if Chu Yun is a omnipotent prophet or has ulterior motives.Charles I felt a little fear of Chu Yun, whom he had never met.

He believed that he could settle the domestic affairs in Britain, rather than relying on the strength of the infantry regiment sent by Chu Yun.

"According to our previous treaty, we did not allow your army to enter Portsmouth Harbor, and you sent such an army to our Britain without authorization, which makes me very uneasy." Charles I told Sun Chuanting, Zheng Zhibao and others Express your dissatisfaction.

"But Your Majesty, our dispatched army is transferred from the east to protect your interests. You can be regarded as a mercenary army loyal to you, and you don't need to pay commission. Their military salary is provided by our Huaxia Military Department At the same time, they are stationed in Portsmouth and need a lot of living materials, and their arrival can promote the prosperity of Portsmouth Port.” Sun Xu, who had a lot of dealings with Charles I, lobbied him.

Mercenaries without money...

In this era when the standing army was not yet popular, it was normal to use mercenaries.

In the 30 Years' War, France and Britain contributed money in the early stage, and Sweden sent people to launch an attack on the Holy Roman Empire.In order to deal with the Ottoman Empire, the Venetian merchants hired Dutch warships to conduct naval battles with the Ottoman Empire.

"Your people can go ashore to rest, but they are not allowed to leave the dock area. Our militia will conduct proper supervision. After you rest, you will go to Portsmouth Harbor to join your fleet." Charles I could not refuse Let the people on the ship go ashore, otherwise it is very likely to trigger a diplomatic crisis.

The two countries are in a covenant relationship. The other party sent a thousand dispatched troops. If they were ordered to withdraw, most of the dispatched troops would not leave. If they offended them and attacked the city of London instead, then the matter would be serious.

"Thank you, Your Majesty the King!" Sun Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief after compromising on Charles I.

The military department transported the 1000-man dispatched army without saying hello in advance. If Charles I disagrees with the 1000-man infantry regiment stationed in Portsmouth Port, this is a diplomatic incident!

In fact, the military department can't say hello in advance, otherwise it will take about a year or two to come and go. By then, the British Civil War will probably break out, and nothing will be done by then.

"That one is your warship? Can I board the ship and check?"

Apart from the headache of how to deal with the uninvited troops dispatched from the Far West, Charles I and many British nobles were full of interest in the unknown and mysterious iron-clad ships.Especially nobles such as Sir Pennington who served in the Royal Navy.

"This warship will also participate in the attack on the Barbary pirates and will be included in the joint fleet. Please board the ship with your majesty the king and nobles." Take part in operations in the Mediterranean.

(End of this chapter)