In the court, Zhu Houzhao began to ask about the compensation of the Flangis.
Currently, the Imperial Navy did not have the strength to go to the West. It would take at least one year of training. Only after the Imperial Navy's soldiers had ample sailing experience could they go to the West.
Now, it was better to take out some compensation from the pockets of the Franks.
" The Franks use gold coins to pay. They are willing to pay 3 gold coins for a captive. 2,000 captives will be 6,000 gold coins. They also want to redeem the Franks, 20,000 gold coins for a warship…"
"Twenty thousand gold coins? How much gold coins? 20,000 gold coins to redeem a battleship? Let's be whimsical and tell them that I don't want bullsh * t gold coins, I want silver. Prepare ten million taels of silver to redeem people, and I won't redeem the ship no matter how much it costs! Tell the Franks that tomorrow in March, the Imperial Navy will sail to the West!”
Zhu Houzhao issued an edict.
"This subject obeys the decree!"
Li Dongyang returned to the court.
After defeating the fleet of the Franks, the Franks had a new understanding of the Empire and the Imperial Navy.
They finally realized the huge gap between them and the Empire.
The emperor issued a decree to prohibit the affiliated countries around the empire from trading with the Franks. The countries around the empire indeed cut off the trade with the Franks and drove all the Franks out of the country.
The route of the Frankians was severely obstructed.
The Franks had exhausted all their connections and finally sent an envoy to the Empire. They even paid a visit to the residence of Li Dongyang, the assistant minister of the cabinet.
Li Dongyang, the cabinet assistant, was a moderate person. He adhered to the etiquette of diplomatic relations and did not kill envoys when the two countries fought…
The envoy of the Franki Kingdom expressed goodwill to the Empire, hoping that the Empire would stop fighting. Although after the destruction of the Franki fleet, the Empire did not have any direct conflict with the Franki Kingdom.
However, the affiliated kingdoms of the Empire were constantly attacking the merchant caravans of the Franc Kingdom.
In just a month, more than 50 ships of the Franc Kingdom were sunk. The Franc Kingdom had no place to stand in the entire east.
The countries that had been successfully colonized by them also took advantage of the situation and counterattacked. They used the banner of the Empire's territory, which made the Franks in a dilemma.
They were naturally unwilling to give up on the colonies they had conquered. However, if they continued to fight, they would use the Empire's name. If the misunderstanding between them and the Empire deepened, they might be in danger of being destroyed.
The main reason why the Franken Kingdom survived was that it was too far away from the Empire. If the Franken Kingdom was so close to the Empire, it would have been destroyed long ago.
……
In the court, Zhu Houzhao dealt with a few more government affairs and announced his withdrawal.
Liu Jian and Liang Chu, the Minister of Revenue, strode out of the Hall of Public Announcement with their heads held high, their faces filled with glory.
In the royal court, the Emperor had protected them. They had seen it with their own eyes and were deeply moved. At the same time, they also had supreme glory.
His Majesty is so protective of us, how can we let His Majesty down!
Whether it was the opening of the sea or the business reform, Zhu Houzhao supported Liu Jian and Liang Chu. Without the Emperor's support, they would have suffered countless attacks!
His Majesty had used his arm to support the world for his subjects. How could they let His Majesty down?
……
Zhu Houzhao returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. As soon as he arrived, he smelled a rustic smell.
"What is this smell?"
As soon as Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, the Empress Dowager, Second Mother, and Third Mother walked out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. When they saw Zhu Houzhao, they smiled and said,""Zhao 'er, you're in luck. I found you a pretty woman who can make country snacks…"
After Zhu Houzhao heard the Empress Dowager's words, he immediately felt that this rustic taste was indeed a country flavor, different from the delicacies in the palace.
This rustic atmosphere was very strong and heavy…
After the Empress Dowager entered the Palace of Heavenly Purity with Zhu Houzhao on her arm, she was surprised to see a large table in the courtyard. On the table were all kinds of delicacies, all of which were made in the countryside.
Apart from all kinds of green leafy vegetables and yellow sauce, there was also a pot of donkey meat…
To be able to bring donkey meat into the palace and give it to the Empress Dowager, he must know the Empress Dowager very well…
"Mother, where did you find this chef? He really knows how to please Mother…" Zhu Houzhao smiled.
The Empress Dowager's father was Zhang Luan, a student of the Imperial College. Empress Dowager Zhang grew up in Hejian. Her father was not a high-ranking official. When Empress Dowager Zhang was young, she ate the delicacies of Hejian's countryside.
There were many delicacies in Hejian City, and the donkey meat in Hejian City was even more famous. When Empress Dowager Zhang was in Hejian City, she looked forward to eating the donkey meat shaobing the most…
But how could donkey meat be so good? Although donkeys were not comparable to cattle and horses, they were still labor. Who would kill donkeys for meat?
Therefore, it was too difficult to eat donkey meat once…
Later on, Empress Dowager Zhang was chosen as the Crown Princess and entered the Crown Prince's residence. She was of the same mind as Crown Prince Zhu Youtang and his wife, and they were inseparable. Later on, Zhu Youtang became the Emperor, but he was still of the same mind and never got close to other women. Even if the Empress Dowager chose a beautiful woman for Zhu Youtang to enter the palace, the Emperor would never favor any beautiful woman.
Because before entering the palace, only the Crown Princess was sincere to him. At that time, he promised that no matter where he went, he would only leave you by his side!
No matter how big the country is, my heart will not accommodate a second woman after you!
That was what Zhu Youtang said and did. In his life, he only had one wife and no other concubines!
When Empress Dowager Zhang was the Crown Princess, Zhu Youtang knew that his wife liked to eat donkey meat sesame seed cakes, so he put down his status and personally went to the kitchen to make donkey meat fire for his wife.
Since ancient times, a gentleman never went into the kitchen!
However, Zhu Youtang did not care about the rumors of others. He only knew that his wife liked to eat donkey meat, so he made donkey meat pancakes for his wife. He did not care about others!
He loved the country, but he loved beauties even more!
If he could only choose between the country and the beauty, Zhu Youtang would not hesitate to choose the beauty pageant!
……
After the Empress Dowager and Zhu Houzhao sat down, a woman walked in from outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity. She was holding a basket in her hand, and there was a rectangular fire in the basket...
Zhu Houzhao saw a token hanging on her waist.
Zhu Houzhao frowned.
The token on her waist was actually an imperial guard!
Second-class armed guard…
The guards in the palace are all men.
Why was the palace guard's token hanging on a woman's waist?
How did she know that the empress dowager liked to eat donkey meat?
It seemed that she had done a lot of homework before entering the palace.
"Empress Dowager, this donkey meat can't be too hot. If it's too hot, the meat will stick. But it can't be too cold either. If it's cold, it won't have the fragrance of the donkey meat…It's perfect if it's not hot or shiny…"
After she picked up a piece of donkey meat for the Empress Dowager, she looked up at Zhu Houzhao and said,"" This subject, Haitang, greets Your Majesty…"
"Haitang?"
Zhu Houzhao remembered a person. Not long ago, he had rewarded four second-class imperial guards with sabers. One of them was called Shangguan Haitang…
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