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Chapter 868 The King's Banquet (Third Watch)

"Your king of Britain wants to meet me?" Li Jinde was flattered.

Although in his opinion, the King of Britain was inferior to Chu Yun, he managed millions of people anyway, and he was a little apprehensive and apprehensive by Charles I.

He had just arrived in the city of London, and dozens of London merchants came to his door to buy their porcelain and silk. Not only that, even some nobles came to loot them!
What these nobles wanted was not specific commodities, but face.Buy Chinese goods at high prices from living Chinese merchants, and you can show off these porcelains to other nobles in the future.

Even King Charles I of Britain invited Li Jinde to the king's banquet.

"Shall we go to the King of Britain's banquet?" Li Jinde was discussing with several important apprentices, always a little nervous.

"Go, it's a magical experience to be able to attend the Western king's banquet. It's a magical experience to go back and tell others. Commoners like us have no chance to meet the military leader. It's good to meet the British king." Li Jinde's apprentices urged road.

"Okay, we accept the British King's request!" Li Jinde said.

He also wants to attend a banquet of the King of the West, so that he can tell others about this magical experience in the future, and he will not risk this trip!
"The venue for the banquet is Whitehall Palace, which is a luxurious stone building. At that time, all the nobles in London will gather at Whitehall Palace to welcome friends from the East." said the Earl of Stratford who came to pass the message .

"All nobles..." Li Jinde swallowed.

He is just one of the wealthy businessmen in Fujian. Although he has some money, he usually sees the county magistrate the most, and the magistrate seldom sees him. This time, the King of Britain summoned all the nobles in the city to welcome him, which is unimaginable. .

Moreover, he found that the city of London is really not small, with a population of 40 to [-], which is smaller than the capital city, comparable to Yangzhou, Suzhou and other cities.All the nobles in the city of London gathered together. This kind of treatment is not something that a businessman who is not even an envoy can encounter.

The Earl of Stratford was a little helpless. This time, in order to show his strength, Charles I had to spend a lot of money on holding a banquet.

Charles I's banquet was held at the Whitehall Palace transformed by the former King James I, and all the nobles of Britain participated in this feast!
The protagonists of this banquet are the extravagant Charles I and Li Jinde, a Chinese businessman from afar!

Li Jinde took several apprentices to the luxurious Whitehall Palace under the guidance of Earl Stratford.

This is the largest palace in Europe. It is composed of many buildings and has more than 1500 rooms. Even Li Jinde and the others were deeply shocked when they saw it.They found that the Britons had been underestimated before.

On the pavement of this palace, which is as magnificent as a manor, gorgeously dressed British aristocrats gathered in groups of three or four, and noble ladies wearing hats, gloves, and long skirts also came together, which was extremely lively.When these nobles passed by Li Jinde and the others, they couldn't help looking at Li Jinde and the others a few more times.

Only Li Jinde and the others were not wearing British aristocratic costumes, but Hanfu. It could be seen at a glance that he was the guest invited by King Charles this time.

"What a big palace. It turns out that the kingdoms on the other side of the ocean are not as weak as we imagined. They just have a small population and are far smaller than ours." Li Jinde quickly adjusted his mentality.

He didn't know that without Chu Yun's intervention, a bourgeois revolution would break out here in a few years, and Charles I would soon be executed by the parliament led by Cromwell.At this time in the city of London, the power of capitalists is already very strong.

"Shopkeeper, people here admire our porcelain and silk, and it will be a huge market in the future!" said the apprentice following Li Jinde.

"Not only porcelain and silk, but also spices, tea and some industrial products. After the business is completed, it will grab a market of several 10 people, which is enough to make us rich." Another apprentice said.

Although the current city of London is beginning to rise, Chu Yun has technology beyond this era, which gives the Chinese merchants below the confidence to invade the market across the ocean.

"It may be possible to radiate to the entire Western Ocean with the city of London as the center... But it is impossible to do it with my own financial resources." Li Jinde gradually learned about the situation in the Western Ocean from the British sailors.

The Western countries are constantly fighting at this time. The population of a single country is far from being comparable to that of China. If they are all added together, it will be terrible. The market is not smaller than that of China.

"After we go back, we will report to the Far East Trading Company, and we may be able to obtain official support, allowing us Fujian merchants to act as pioneers in opening up western routes."

"Have you forgotten that the British sailors said that there are Barbary pirates on the sea route? The sea route to the West is not peaceful!"

"Maybe we can organize a few armed merchant ships to escort the caravan. Some of our merchants have bought armed merchant ships from the military department. Otherwise, let the military department come over to hunt down these pirates."

Under the guidance of Earl Stratford, several people came to the state banquet hall where the banquet was held while discussing in low voices.

Li Jinde and a few people in Hanfu appeared in the state banquet hall, and hundreds of nobles looked at them in unison. For them, Li Jinde and others were dressed strangely.

In the eyes of Li Jinde and others, these hundreds of gorgeous and strangely dressed nobles also looked strange.

"Welcome, friends from the East!" Charles I held the scepter, and the nobles consciously made way for him.

Li Jinde was a little confused. He didn't know the etiquette on the British side, and he couldn't understand what Charles I said, so he was stunned for a while and was at a loss.

"This is our Majesty King Charles, and this is Li Jinde, a Chinese businessman." The British sailor hired by Li Jinde made a timely rescue and introduced each other.

"This is the first time I've come to your country, and I'm grateful for the great love of the king." After Li Jinde understood, he respectfully bowed to Charles I.

"This is an oriental etiquette, showing respect to the king, and he was panicked by your reception." The British sailor explained to Charles I.

"I understand that it doesn't matter if you use oriental etiquette." Charles I didn't understand it, but in front of many nobles, he couldn't lose the majesty of the king, and he also appeared to be magnanimous.

When Charles I was talking with Li Jinde, hundreds of nobles suddenly burst into commotion.Some nobles whispered in private: "Princess Sophia is here too!"

　There will be a recommendation next Monday, and the tenth update will be announced. Today will be the first three updates, and it is difficult to say how many updates will be made tomorrow.Thank you Liu Daoying Rumeng and fellow book friends.

　　


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