touchnovel Chapter 694
Chapter 694
Episode 694: 60th birthday (1)
“55 percent? Nonsense!”
“Say something that makes sense!”
“Even jokes are oily resin!”
“There is no such thing as a robber!”
No sooner had Kim Jong-seo finished speaking than all the delegates began to scream.
Kim Jong-seo was calm and calm, even though he felt safe from being stabbed right away.
“Here, pour me another cup of black bean tea.”
Kim Jong-seo, who took a sip of the new black bean tea, opened his mouth with an expression that asked what was the problem.
“What’s the problem? Are you saying that instead of our empire paying 70% of the amount you cannot afford to spend, we will only receive 50% of it? “Do you not know how good the conditions presented by the empire are?”
“What good conditions are these!”
At the French representative’s shout, Kim Jong-seo turned his attention to Giovanni.
“I will ask the representative of Florence there. The representative of Florence comes from a famous merchant family. Have you ever seen people pool their money and start a partnership, dividing the shares equally?”
“... I’ve never seen it before.”
When Giovanni answered hesitantly, Henrik immediately joined the conversation.
“The situation is no different from this case!”
“What’s different?”
“It’s a matter between countries! Isn’t this different from simple merchants’ partnership? “There is a difference in national power right now, so we need to take that into consideration as well!”
Kim Jong-seo responded to Henry’s words with a wry smile.
“Should we take into account the differences in national power? “Then, can our empire demand 80%?”
“Look!”
The representative of Osman, who could not hear him, shouted, but Kim Jong-seo paid no heed and spoke point by point.
“First, who controls the sea route from Suez to the Empire? “Have you forgotten who the Duke of Portugal is?”
Henrik answered Kim Jong-seo’s question hesitantly.
“...The Empire.”
“Secondly, where did most of the weapons that brought victory in the war you talk about come from?”
“...The Empire.”
“Then, would the national power of an empire with hundreds of thousands of soldiers armed with those weapons be small or large? For your information, our empire is the country that defeated the Ming you call Kitai.”
“...I acknowledge the strength of the empire.”
Kim Jong-seo was struck by Henry’s answer.
“Then, according to the duke’s logic, wouldn’t there be nothing to say even if our empire demands 80%? “They are providing 70% of the cost of the construction and the country is also the strongest.”
“....”
When Henrik couldn’t answer and kept his mouth shut, the French representative stepped forward instead.
“joy! East of Suez, maybe! But will the empire really be a power from Suez?”
Kim Jong-seo’s smile became even more sinister due to the French representative’s provocation. Kim Jong-seo’s mysterious smile made the representatives instantly realize one thing.
‘interest! Not just a bureaucrat! ‘He has been through the battlefield!’
Kim Jong-seo responded with a smile that seemed to smell like fishy blood.
“Would you like to check? Should our empire join hands with Mamluk Spain and go to war again? Our empire may not be the first to fight, but it will not back down from a fight. And they all won. If you’re confident, give it a try.”
“This one!”
The French representative jumped up from his seat and screamed. Seeing this, Osman’s representative urgently intervened.
“War brings only suffering to everyone! I think the French representative made a mistake in this case! Instead, I apologize! “Let’s stop here!”
Following Osman’s mediation, the French representative sat down again and Kim Jong-seo lightly raised his hand and expressed his apology.
After leaving the negotiation room and returning to his lodgings, Kim Jong-seo looked at the agreement and accompanying documents and laughed loudly.
“Ha ha ha ha ha! “You caught a big catch!”
In the process of prior coordination with Hyang, Kim Jeom, and other ministers before coming from Seoul, the last item was proposed by Hyang and actively approved by other ministers.
“If we can just build a military port, I can give up to 305 cents. “I won’t hold you responsible.”
Kim Jong-seo responded to Hyang’s words with a stern expression.
“I will risk my life and not go below .400!”
And Kim Jong-seo kept his promise.
That wasn’t all.
Because the construction cost was overestimated, the empire could still make a profit even if it took on 60% of the cost. And the railway to Suez was the beginning. The moment they saw the excellence of the empire’s iron horses and railroads, countries wanting them would flock to them.
Of course, people would stop when they saw the cost of the Suez Railway construction, but by the time the Suez Railway was completed, the empire would be running on a new iron horse that was currently being developed.
-For this reason, even though it is used, I will sell it cheaply. Do you want to buy it?
If a proposal were made in this way, there would be more than one country that would come over.
Finally, the empire was not the only one using the Suez railway.
The Suez Railroad was the optimal means of transporting slaves and other valuable items obtained from the eastern coast of Africa to Europe and other regions.
The Suez Railway was the best means not only for sending goods from Africa but also from India and the Indochina Peninsula to the Mediterranean and exporting goods from Europe.
In other words, this meant that the Port of Suez would grow into the largest trade port spanning the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Peninsula in Africa.
And the imperial military port would be built in Suez.
Of course, the allies were not unaware of this. However, since it was insufficient in all respects to seize control of the sea route from Suez to the Empire, it had no choice but to hand it over to the Empire.
After analyzing the future situation, Kim Jong-seo looked towards the east and muttered.
“Is this the reason why you joined the Navy? “How many moves ahead were you able to see?”
* * *
Meanwhile, a large chunk of the empire was taken away, and the representatives continued to fight fiercely over what was left.
“We must not forget the blood our kingdom shed in the last war!”
“That blood! “We shed too!”
“I forgot who supplied the war funds and mercenary weapons!”
The warm atmosphere that had created unity when dealing with the empire disappeared far away, and the alliance representatives engaged in a muddy fight.
After such a fierce war of words, the shares divided were as follows.
Ottoman 2 Portugal 1.5 France 1.3 Florence 1.2
After the distribution, no representative looked satisfied. It was a situation where everyone was dissatisfied.
But Giovanni was smiling inside.
‘I secured 1 percent more than my father told me to secure! No one, including the Empire, has reached the majority! This way, our family can reap the greatest benefits!’
* * *
While the light and dark were changing in Suez, the scent was carrying out another trick and trick.
Hyang called Wan, the head of Area 51, and handed out an order.
“Design and build a ship according to these conditions.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
After checking the order, Wan looked at the scent with surprised eyes.
“Are you telling me to build a wheeled ship using a steam engine?”
“Yes.”
“Aren’t wheeled ships using steam engines abandoned because they are less efficient than the pinwheel method we use now?”
“That’s why I’m asking you to make it.”
“yes?”