"Felipe III, right? I have given you a chance before. How about it? Do you still think that your so-called army that is the best in Europe is the opponent of our tomorrow's army?"

Looking at the young 'shoehorn' king in front of him, Wang Bing couldn't help but asked jokingly.

Not long after occupying the Spanish Royal Palace, the monarch who had caused the whole of Spain to fall from its peak in the original history and the ministers who fled with him were captured by the king and his prince's guards.

It turned out that although Wang Bing did not besiege the city during this attack on Madrid, except for the southern city where the army was located, he also arranged a large number of sentries in other directions in advance. Therefore, how could Felipe III escape from him?

palm.

"You just have more advanced weapons than us. If we have weapons that are as advanced as yours, you Ming people will definitely not be our opponents in public combat..."

After all, he is the monarch of a country. After hearing Wang Bing's inquiry from the interpreter, Felipe did not realize that he was a prisoner. Instead, he blamed their failure entirely on his inferior skills in weapons.

"Fair? Hahahaha, this is the biggest joke I have ever heard! If it's fair, why didn't you give those Indians the same weapons as you before fighting them?"

Seeing that the young monarch actually talked about fairness to him, Wang Bing couldn't help laughing jokingly.

"In addition, what does it mean that our Ming Dynasty's weapons are more advanced than yours? It shows that Ming Dynasty is more advanced than you and more civilized than you. In front of Ming Dynasty, there is no difference between you and the Indians who were regarded as barbarians by you. You are also

They are just barbarians..."

After laughing, without waiting for the other party to speak, Wang Bing directly classified them as barbarians like the Indians they once regarded as indigenous people.

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"Dear Marquis, I wonder what you are going to do with Felipe III? Should you escort him back to the Ming Dynasty or..."

Seeing Felipe III and his wife and a group of courtiers being escorted by the Ming army, and learning that the Ming Dynasty had a tradition of capturing enemy leaders and escorting them back to the capital as prisoners, the two "old acquaintances" Conde and Fan Linberg couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

looked over at him.

"Haha, you two don't have to worry. Now the Spanish capital, their king, and a group of civil and military ministers have become our prisoners. It's not a trivial matter to ask them to sign a treaty recognizing your independence!"

Seeing the anxious looks on their faces, how could Wang Bing not know what they were thinking. So, he went straight to the point and gave them a reassurance.

"As for Felipe and the others, I originally planned to let him continue to be the King of Spain as long as they voluntarily surrender. But now it seems that I can only escort him back to the Ming Dynasty and hand him over to my Majesty, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

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"The Spaniards killed the people of the Ming Dynasty and became enemies of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, their king needs to be punished..."

After getting the result they wanted, Conde and his wife would naturally not care about the life and death of Felipe III.

"Let's do this. You each draft a treaty first, and then let Felipe III sign it together with our Ming Dynasty treaty!"

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"Master Marquis, do you think these Xiyi ghosts are mentally ill? Forget about the vases and utensils, why are the fucking dishes and the like placed here?"

After sending Conde Da and others away, Qi Zhenzong and other generals who visited with Wang Bing were speechless when they looked at the luxuriously furnished palace in the Spanish Royal Palace.

"It would be easy to say that these old haters are porcelain from Ru Kiln Ge Kiln or something like that. The key point is that these porcelains are just fired by private kilns. If they are high enough, they can be considered to be of medium to high quality..."

He casually picked up a blue and white jar and took a look at it, but Li Chengming couldn't help but look disdainful. In the end, he, who was always 'greedy for money', didn't even put it back on the display stand, but casually threw it on the ground.

For a piece of ground.

"I say Cheng Ming, you are so arrogant! Do you know how much the blue and white jar you smashed is worth here, hehe!"

Seeing how "arrogant" Li Chengming was, Wang Bing couldn't help but turned around and looked over with a smirk on his face.

"Hey, you can't deceive us. It's just a blue and white jar made by a private kiln. How expensive it can be. It only costs a few cents. It's not a fine product from an official kiln..."

Seeing Wang Bing's evil smile, Li Chengming curled his lips with disdain.

"Well, you are right. This jar is indeed just a mid-range product made in a private kiln. And the price is indeed not that expensive, it is about the same as the price of gold..."

"What? Third child, you're not kidding me, are you? Can this thing made in a private kiln be sold for a price comparable to gold?"

Seeing Wang Bing's joking smile, Li Chengming was so shocked that he made noises before Wang Bing finished speaking.

You know, as he said, this is just porcelain fired from a private kiln, not an antique fine porcelain from Ru Kiln and Jun Kiln. What's more, the appearance of these porcelains, even in a private kiln, is just

It's only of average quality, not even top quality, let alone fine quality.

"How is this impossible? You are still the chief steward of our Yulin Guards. How come you have forgotten that scarcity is the most precious thing... So, what you just broke was not porcelain, but gold, haha

Ha ha!"

Seeing Li Chengming's expression of shock and pain, Wang Bing couldn't help laughing heartily.

In fact, we really can’t blame Li Chengming for his lack of vision, because in this era, Ming Dynasty is not the China where ‘Mu foreign dogs’ are everywhere.

Compared with later generations, all good things were first supplied and exported to the "foreign masters". In this era, it is impossible for truly good things to flow out.

So despite the fact that these Europeans are obsessed with Chinese silk, porcelain, tea, lacquerware and other things, what can be exported to them in the Ming Dynasty is just ordinary goods.

But even so, these things that were just ordinary goods in the Ming Dynasty were considered luxuries in Europe, and they were top-notch luxuries.

There was no way, among these things, except for silk, which they had barely imitated, they had no way of starting with other things.

Especially porcelain. Until now, they still think that it is made of a very special kind of shell. So let alone the folk kiln porcelain of medium quality, even if it is of low quality, it is not something ordinary people can own in Europe.

Yes, it can still be sold at sky-high prices.

"I, I mean, third child, why didn't you remind me earlier that these are all money!"

After a long while, Li Chengming finally regained his composure and then looked away from the broken porcelain pieces on the ground with a look of pain on his face.

"I said Cheng Ming, are you still planning to transport all these things back to Ming Dynasty?"

Seeing Li Chengming's regretful expression, Qi Zhenzong, Zhang Weixian and others on the side couldn't help but look over with joking faces.

"Hey, you all think I'm stupid. I mean, since these things are so valuable here, we can sell them all and exchange them for real money!"

After the initial shock and heartache of the Yulin Guards and the chief steward of the expeditionary force, Li Chengming, who had now come to his senses, had already begun to calculate that these were just junk to the Ming Dynasty.

The stuff turned into real money.

"Don't worry, let alone these porcelains. The entire palace, Madrid, and even the spoils of Spain are all yours to handle, hahahaha!"

As the saying goes, professional matters should be handled by professional people. Seeing Li Chengming's eyes shining with money, Wang Bing directly handed over the management of the trophies to Li Chengming, the big housekeeper.

"Lao San, you said that since these porcelains are so valuable now, why don't we bake them on site and exchange them for gold and silver and ship them back..."

It has to be said that Li Chengming, the great steward of the entire army, is indeed the second most greedy person in the Ming Dynasty after the little fat man. After gaining full authority to handle all the spoils of war in Madrid and even Spain, in the blink of an eye he

He was so dissatisfied that he came up with the idea of ​​firing porcelain on the spot and selling it.

"Haha, let me tell you, Cheng Ming, are you dazzled by gold and silver? Or is it that the light corrosion of gold and silver has lowered your IQ?"

Upon hearing Li Chengming's suggestion, Wang Bing couldn't help but stared at him with a teasing look on his face.

You know, the biggest reason why Europeans are so obsessed with Ming Dynasty specialties such as porcelain is because they can't make them.

But if Li Chengming really puts the production of this porcelain in Europe, then even if the secret can be kept temporarily, it will be leaked over time.

"Uh, I was confused for a moment, I was confused for a moment, hey hey hey hey!"

Seeing Wang Bing's teasing expression, Li Chengming immediately reacted.

Speaking of which, Li Chengming is much more professional than Wang Bing when it comes to 'financial management'. However, just like the little fat man, he is too 'greedy' and sometimes becomes obsessed with the authorities. This is why he moved porcelain production to

Bad idea from Europe

"However, scrapping the land is scraping the land, but don't just ignore those gold, silver and jewelry. Some things are more important than gold and silver!"

Seeing Li Chengming who was laughing endlessly, Wang Bing took out a pamphlet from his arms and handed it to him.

"What is this? Isn't it a treasure map of some kind of treasure? Hahahaha!"

Li Chengming, who took the pamphlet from Wang Bing's hand but didn't open it, started joking with a money-obsessed look on his face.

"Hey, I think you are obsessed with money just like His Majesty. You don't even think about where these gold and silver properties came from. If our Ming Dynasty is not strong enough, these things can come into our Ming Dynasty's pockets.

What?"

After casting a glance at Li Chengming, Wang Bing pointed to the booklet in his hand and motioned for him to open it.

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