Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 339 The exchange of interests

There is never any true kindness in this world, and all kindness has another side.

The goodwill between parents and relatives comes from blood ties, and apart from these people, the goodwill that other people have towards you, or that you have towards other people, is often due to interests.

The difference lies in strength.

When you have strength, your kindness will be defined as charity.

When you are vulnerable, your kindness is defined as ingratiation.

When both parties are equally powerful, your goodwill will be defined as an exchange of benefits.

Therefore, when goodwill is supported by strength, it becomes malice, and when it loses the support of strength, it becomes weakness.

As for the envoy in front of him, Zhu Zhanhe didn't know what he was thinking.

"I have said that our Ming Dynasty is very willing to send troops to help you, but you also know the actual situation."

"If you send a ship that is too small, it will not have a deterrent effect. Many of our Ming Dynasty's weapons will not be able to be brought over, and our strength will not be used, and naturally it will not have any effect."

"But if you want the treasure fleet to pass by, you have to wait until the canal is excavated. Otherwise, the size of the treasure fleet will not be able to cross the existing river channel."

The envoy of the Naples Dynasty looked confused, but after listening to the accompanying interpreter's report, his expression immediately became anxious, and he muttered a lot of words.

In his previous life, Zhu Zhanhe's bird singing was actually pretty good. Although he had fallen behind a lot, he didn't have only some common vocabulary left. Simple conversations were still fine.

However, many people have a misunderstanding, that is, after time travel, a person who can sing birds can do many things that others cannot do, just because he can sing birds.

But in fact, bird songs have changed a lot. The bird songs learned by later generations are all modern bird songs. Before the [-]th century, even in Europe, ancient bird songs were used. From the [-]th to the [-]th century, the medieval bird songs were used. Birdsong.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanhe basically couldn't understand what the envoy said. He could still understand a lot of words, but he couldn't string them together into a sentence.

"His Royal Highness, the envoy from Naples said that the Kingdom of Sicily has taken action and received assistance from the Grand Duchy of Mosk (you know all about it). Now they are surrounded by enemies from both sides and are in a very bad situation."

"And he said..."

At this point, the translation suddenly became hesitant, causing Zhu Zhanhe to frown.

"Just say what he said! Is it possible that this son will not distinguish between right and wrong, and instead of blaming him, the person who spoke, blame you, the person who relayed it!?"

"Yes!" The translator was suddenly startled, and immediately said all the words like beans poured out of a bamboo tube.

"According to what they said, it means that a large part of the situation they are experiencing is due to you, so you cannot ignore them."

"But they also know that this is normal, so they come to ask for your help very piously this time. I hope you can support the Kingdom of Naples and help them get out of this crisis."

Zhu Zhanhe frowned when he heard this, but soon relaxed.

In fact, what the envoy of the Kingdom of Naples said was true. The current situation that the Kingdom of Naples is experiencing is really closely related to Zhu Zhanhe.

Although he has returned to Shuntian Mansion, Zhu Zhanhe is still very concerned about the west because he has never given up the idea of ​​conquering it or even completely changing it.

As for the current situation of the Kingdom of Naples, it was mainly due to the fact that Zhu Zhanhe sent the Mu family to the Suez area and handed over the task of digging the canal before heading north to the Golden Horde.

You know, after the demise of the Timurid Empire and the survival of the Ottoman Empire, the Golden Horde actually became the largest kingdom in the west.

As for the Holy Roman Empire... Just listen to it, it is actually a federation, not a whole country, and even their own internal conflicts often arise because of interests, even wars.

The threat to the Kingdom of Naples is the Grand Duchy of Mosk. Until now, the Grand Duchy of Mosk is actually a subordinate state of the Golden Horde, but this is only on the surface.

In the 80s, the Golden Horde and the Grand Duchy of Mosk were at odds, and the famous Battle of Kulikovo broke out.

In this battle, the Grand Duchy of Mosk had 15 troops against the Golden Horde's 20 troops, and finally won with a slight advantage.

However, the Golden Horde still had a strong foundation. Just two years later, the Golden Horde sent troops again and returned with a great victory.

However, with the destruction of the Yuan Dynasty and the rise of the Ming Dynasty, the Golden Horde also began to weaken, and the subordinate relationship between the two countries was limited to the surface. Even the annual tribute was delayed by the Grand Duchy of Mosk to two years or even two years. once three years.

At this time, Zhu Zhanhe suddenly sent troops to the Golden Horde. Although he did not start a direct fight, he still captured Astrakhan.

Because of the demise of Timur's Empire, the Golden Horde was as if it were facing a formidable enemy when it came to Zhu Zhanhe's arrival, and did not dare to relax for a moment. As a result, its defense against the Grand Duchy of Mosk was naturally reduced a lot.

You should know that Zhu Zhanhe only came back with his crown prince's bodyguard, but Kunzhaxi and others were left behind on the banks of the Syr Darya River.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but nod in admiration.

It has expanded from 2.4 square kilometers to 1709 million square kilometers. In addition to the right time and location, the efforts of these people in the history of the Grand Duchy of Mosk are also indispensable.

"Tell him." Zhu Zhanhe smiled slightly, which made the envoy from the Kingdom of Naples very excited.

Smiles are usually positive emotions in the eyes of human beings, and Zhu Zhanhe's smile made the envoys of the Kingdom of Naples think that Zhu Zhanhe had agreed to their request.

However, in fact...

"We don't have any good solutions to this matter, because the rigid conditions for supporting them are there. We can't ignore these problems, right?"

"After all, ours is a boat, not a bird. It cannot fly and cannot cross such a long distance without a wide enough river."

"In addition, I can support them on land, but they also know the difficulty of this problem."

“Let’s not mention that we can only rely on ships to solve the problem of the Kingdom of Sicily. Let’s just say that if we go by land, we must first go to Astrakhan again, and then pass through Sarai, the capital of the Golden Horde.”

"Even if the Golden Horde can turn a blind eye to us, what about the Principality of St. Sava, the Kingdom of Bosnia, the Kingdom of Croatia, etc. in the future?"

Seeing Zhu Zhanhe stop, the translator also began to translate Zhu Zhanhe's words with all his heart.

As for the envoy, his expression changed from happy to confused to anxious in just a few breaths.

"but……"

When the envoy was about to speak, Zhu Zhanhe blocked his mouth with words, but his eyes lit up.

Although he didn't understand it, such a turning point in this kind of political negotiation was often a sign that there was still a chance.

However, this transition comes at a price. It depends on whether they can afford the price.

(End of this chapter)