The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1401

[1401. Chapter 1330 The crown falls]

For gamblers.

When they have lost everything, they will not hesitate to use all means to try to earn back their capital and profits.

The current mentality of Sir Andres is probably the same.

The people in the Governor’s Mansion were silent.

Regarding Sir Andres’s ‘suggestion’, the first thing they felt was a biting chill.

But… the situation has become extremely bad. What else could be worse than it is now?

Borrow, continue… As long as you persist, then… you can keep the clouds clear and the moon shine.

The price of bulbs, which has dropped slightly, is still fluctuating, occasionally falling slightly, and occasionally rising slightly.

But the countless dumpings are still going on.

Andres began to doubt life.

Because… he couldn’t understand why there were so many bulbs in the world.

Where do these bulbs come from?

The Spanish navy discovered that merchant ships under the flag of the Northern Province had bypassed Portugal and headed towards North Africa.

But when the navy was planning to ambush, it discovered the Ming Dynasty’s fleet. When these fleets appeared, they immediately aroused the vigilance of the Spanish fleet.

They did not dare to pursue them rashly, but when they called for the main fleet, those ships were already far away.

Once a ship goes out to sea, in this era without radars and satellites, trying to find its traces is like looking for a needle in a haystack, unless the other party follows the established sea route… Moreover, even if it is to ambush, it is extremely difficult. , after all, it is impossible for the entire Kingdom of Spain’s navy to attack at any time, and the cost is too high.

The national treasury itself is already stretched beyond measure and is stretched thin.

Is this Akito’s conspiracy?

Sir Andrés was belatedly aware of the situation.

At this time, it was the fourth day.

The dumping continues.

The reserves are almost gone, and even… they owe a large number of merchants loans on credit.

But…the bulbs continued to be sold in an endless supply.

It’s going to end.

Sir Andres’s heart was completely chilled.

When officials came to the Governor’s Mansion to report that goods from three warehouses were being dumped crazily, a deathly silence fell into the Governor’s Mansion.

Sir Andres’s face was as pale as paper: “How much more can we acquire?”

“Your Excellency, the reserve fund is gone. We…have been sucked dry.”

“Your Excellency…” Someone rushed in and said: “The news It’s leaked. “

The news has leaked…

Sir Andres shuddered.

The news…how could it be leaked impartially at this time?

The only possibility is…it was spread by his opponents.

“Clarify the news immediately.”

Andres gave the order decisively.

But then, his face turned sallow.

To clarify the news…the reserves have been exhausted. That is to say, the countries have united and almost emptied the national treasury. The gold and silver that they even borrowed have been completely emptied. Not a single copper is left. At this time, what is the difference? Clarify the message.

Sir Andres fell down on his chair, staring blankly into space.

“Your Excellency…” Horrible news came one after another.

“The news has spread around. Now everyone is selling their bulbs. They are everywhere. The market is in chaos and there are huge crowds of people…”

“Your Excellency… Your Excellency…”

Sir Andres suddenly jumped from his chair. He stood up and said: “Arrest those murderers immediately. We failed, so let them be buried with them. Send out our soldiers…soldiers!”

The governor accepted the order with a look of despair.

The fall of Europe is inevitable.

He could no longer imagine what would happen when the finances of various countries were looted and the wealth of all classes was wiped out overnight.

Europe, which has enjoyed colonial dividends for decades, is now… standing on the precipice.

And now… before they are destroyed, he must lead his soldiers and arrest all those damned people.

But…

the streets are full of chaos.

People were everywhere taking to the streets, carrying their own bulbs and panicking to the point of selling them to passers-by.

Just in the early morning, the price of bulbs was still more than 20 gold coins.

But an hour later, when the news spread, the bulb was actually worthless.

You can’t exchange it for a single copper plate.

Because everyone was selling their bulbs, crazy people even blocked the way of the governor and hundreds of soldiers. They held the bulbs, hunched over, and begged: “Sir, please, three Gold coins, my bulbs, are the best in the world…”

“Get away!” the governor thought to himself, I have more bulbs, do you want a gold coin?

Soon, the soldiers behind him began to hesitate.

There was a guy who slipped away.

Seeing such horrific scenes on the streets, he thought he would use his life savings to exchange them for bulbs, hoping that the value would increase.

As soon as the soldier left, the other soldiers became even more uneasy.

In the distance, the angry man began to smash the bulb on the ground. The bulb fell to the ground and broke in half, and a strong smell of garlic came out.

The smell of garlic is everywhere.

When people saw the soldiers, some people shouted angrily: “It’s them, it’s them…”

The angry people didn’t care who robbed them.

Because the person who robbed you may be far away. But when you go out and turn left, you can always find the Governor.

People who were humble in the past have gone crazy in despair.

The feeling of everything disappearing overnight is enough to turn any gentle person into a robber.

At first, they hit the soldiers with bulbs.

Angry soldiers tried to fight back.

But then, there were more and more people like this.

When the governor led the soldiers to find several warehouses with difficulty and found that there were still bulbs that had not been sold out, the place was already empty.

They struggled to start hunting down several merchants who were coordinating shipments.

The merchants looked at them tremblingly and told the governor that the person he contacted was a British businessman from York, and the British businessman only entrusted them with selling.

After spending half a day to find traces of York, the British businessman honestly confessed that he was employed by a Portuguese.

As for the Portuguese, he had long since disappeared.

Soldiers blocked the port.

There are no ships coming or going here.

Until someone told them that there was an island overseas, which had been rented by someone, and there were many suspicious people coming and going. So, the governor arrived at the island with his sailors.

On the island, everything is as usual, some facilities have been built, but… the buildings are still empty.

It is said that as early as two days ago, the people here got on the boat and disappeared.

A small fleet from the Northern Province is ready to set off to bring these damn liars to justice.

While Sir Andres issued such an order, a messenger brought worse news. The fleet of the Northern Province attacked the port and they declared rebellion.

The reason is simple. The vast majority of officers and soldiers are already bankrupt, and they have expected that Spain can no longer afford to pay their salaries.

Nowadays, there is chaos everywhere, people are in a precarious situation, and dissatisfaction and resentment have grown.

The fleet that was originally ordered to go to sea had already understood that the sea was vast and they could not pursue those merchants. Therefore, the angry officers and soldiers decided to do something.

They hoisted the flag representing the Netherlands and entered the port. Instead of receiving resistance, they were quickly welcomed by countless people.

People roared angrily, and countless people followed the sailors, quickly raising a new flag in the city hall and announcing that the Northern Province would no longer accept the brutal Spanish royal rule.

The governor had been killed, and a nobleman was tremblingly supported by the soldiers and put on the crown.

As for Sir Andres…he held a quill in his hand and looked at the messenger with a surprised expression.

The messenger said: “Your Excellency, we should immediately go back to Spain via France. This place has been surrounded by anger, rebels are everywhere, and they have lost their minds.”

Andres said: “Where are the other guests?”

“They are all gone. We should go south and enter France through Lorraine, because the northern provinces of France are also prone to rebellion. Many people claim to kill the king and hang the merchants.”

Andres looked pained. Color: “These barbarians!”

In fact, no one is more miserable than Sir Andres. On the one hand, the mob is looking for him everywhere, and they are incompatible with him. There are calls to hang him everywhere. But… even if he returns to Spain, so what, he will become a scapegoat and will also be hated by the royal family.

People will just blame him for all their mistakes.

But in fact, from the moment he was ordered to come to Northern Province, he had no choice.

“What fate…” He sighed.

Then he straightened the white hood on his head and stood upright in a well-dressed manner: “This is just the beginning, not the end.”

He said to his entourage: “Soon, this place will be in chaos, with wars everywhere. The crown Will fall to the ground, countless castles will lose their owners, all properties will be sold cheaply, whoever owns gold and silver coins will become the owner here, I am convinced that those damn people, they will not If they run away, it won’t take long for them to come back with a new look. Maybe next time, they will claim to be French, British, or Venetian. No matter who they are, this person will easily pick them up. The crown fell to the ground…but…”

Sir Andres closed his eyes in pain: “No one will remember that these people were once clever liars and robbers who stole astonishing wealth. People will only remember , he landed on land with a huge amount of wealth and became a great benefactor to many people. “

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