Chapter 405 Nanyang, Southern Ming.

Nanyang, Kalimantan Island.

Zhu Qiongying sat in the palace of the Brunei king in a daze. Just a year ago, she could only wander around Nanyang with the opera troupe, sleeping in the open and being bullied.

Life was hard, but the troupe owner was a good person, and the sisters took care of her. But there are unexpected events, and people are subject to misfortunes at any time.

During the performance, a sister was molested by a drunkard, and the troupe owner stepped forward to drive the drunkard away. This was a common thing, and no one took it seriously at first.

But they didn't expect that the drunkard had a great background, and was actually a servant of the general of Lan Fang. The troupe owner and the sisters packed up their things overnight and prepared to escape, but they were still a step slower and were stopped as soon as they went out to sea.

The leader was the drunkard that day. The troupe owner went forward to negotiate and was beaten and thrown into the sea.

"If you know what's good for you, come back with me. I'll let you go when my brothers and I are done with our anger. Otherwise, this is what will happen!" The drunk laughed wildly. His name was Gu Peng, one of the two generals of the Gu family, who would never let go of any grudge.

Gu Peng's words were of course lies, but he always succeeded, because people who came to Nanyang to make a living often had nowhere to go. Falling into despair again at this time often led to a mental breakdown and chose to accept it.

And Gu Peng's words were not all lies. This was the territory of the Lan Fang Company. With his identity, he could kill a few outsiders and then accuse them of a crime without anyone pursuing him. Moreover, because he was the right-hand man of Gu Shishan, the eldest son of the Gu family, no one dared to pursue what he did.

However, the opera troupe was originally people who made a living by performing arts. They had seen too many right and wrongs and unpredictable people's hearts, and no one believed the words of the pirates.

The world was difficult, and it took courage to survive, and these delicate women just had it.

"Sir, what do you think of me?" A pretty woman said with a smile. She was the "big sister" in the troupe. Although she often bullied others, she stood up at this time.

Gu Peng swallowed his saliva immediately when he saw the woman.

"Not bad, not bad, quite beautiful, interesting. Haha!"

The thugs around also laughed.

"Then come here, I will serve you well, how about you let us sisters live?" The woman continued.

Gu Peng laughed wantonly, and suddenly a gunshot rang out, and a blood flower burst out from the woman's chest, slowly blooming on the white shirt, and the hairpin in her hand fell off.

Without waiting for the drunkard's order, the other thugs jumped onto the boat to rob money and people. The other women on the boat had no time to be sad or think too much, and immediately jumped into the water in different directions to escape.

Of course, only a few people could escape the clutches of the devil, and only Zhu Qiongying swam to the shore alive.

Zhu Qiongying breathed a sigh of relief, and from that day on she decided to take revenge.

But it is not easy for a helpless woman to seek revenge. She can only wait for an opportunity. When Zhu Qiongying heard that the rescuers requested by Nanming finally came, she knew what she should do.

Although Zhu Qiongying had never attended a private school, she learned a lot of knowledge and principles from singing opera every day.

Then came the extremely embarrassing meeting. When she saw Franz and Friedrich, she was a little confused and thought, "Why are the barbarian chiefs all children?"

Later, when Franz communicated with Zhu Qiongying in Chinese and took out a box of jade seals, she finally couldn't stand it and fainted.

When Zhu Qiongying woke up, she found that the other party had made a whole set of plans, and with her understanding of Nanyang, she made some corrections to the plan.

The two talked for a long night, and Franz left some money and weapons. After that, she boarded a sailboat selling piglets, shot and killed two human traffickers, and after a passionate speech, those people bowed to her like crazy.

After conquering Zhao Tianyuan and Heshun Company on Natuna Island, Zhu Qiongying defeated several native kings on Kalimantan Island. At this moment, Zhu Qiongying was in the palace of the most powerful native king on Kalimantan Island, holding the jade seal given to her by Franz. Everything seemed like a lifetime ago.

To be honest, Zhu Qiongying didn't know what an emperor should look like, but she demanded herself to be like in the opera. And it just so happened that most of the officials of the Southern Ming Dynasty had never seen what a noble looked like, but almost no one had never seen an opera.

Zhu Qiongying's appearance just fits their imagination of a noble, so there was a saying that the Southern Ming Dynasty was orthodox.

The Southern Ming Empire seemed to be established in this way. Not long ago, the Dagang Company in Pontianak also sent envoys to express their willingness to surrender, and only the Lan Fang Company was still resisting stubbornly with the power of the Dutch.

However, the attitude of the Dutch towards the Southern Ming Empire has suddenly changed greatly recently, from hostility to cooperation.

At this time, a white man with a hooked nose stood under her steps. He was an envoy of the East India Company.

"Your Majesty, Queen of the Southern Ming Empire, I am the envoy of the British East India Company, my name is William Hawke. First of all, I would like to congratulate you on your capture of Brunei City. It only took you one year to become the leader of the largest Chinese power in Southeast Asia. It is really a cause for celebration."

William Hawke is an expert on China, but he does not have much respect for this ancient oriental country, especially after that war, he is more certain of its barbaric and weak nature.

However, the woman in front of him is an exception, or the British have more or less awe of the combination of pirates and queens.

But more importantly, the army under her command, although the equipment is backward, everyone is very fanatical and disciplined.

This is undoubtedly a terrifying army.

Zhu Qiongying often plays the roles of a martial artist and a young man on the stage, so she often has a heroic spirit. She doesn't like the British, but she knows that Britain is the most powerful maritime country in the world at this time.

"Mr. Envoy, you are here not just to congratulate me."

William Hawke smiled and immediately took out a scroll.

"Your Majesty, we are willing to recognize you and your Southern Ming, but you must also guarantee Britain's interests in Brunei and accept the treaty signed by the Brunei King."

Zhu Qiongying raised her eyebrows slightly, and she knew that the British were not good. The Brunei King had sent people to harass the Southern Ming territory several times before, but she dared to retaliate only after the British warships left the port.

But she didn't expect the Brunei King to be so weak. After just a few battles, the natives chopped their king and surrendered.

Although the overall situation was decided at this time, Zhu Qiongying was still unwilling to tear her face with the British, so she looked at the treaty.

In fact, the British did not have much interest in Brunei, and the treaty was just some agreements on free trade and port leasing.

But there were some clauses that she could not agree to.

"This opium," Zhu Qiongying pondered.

William Hawke cursed inwardly, "Damn big smoker, I was alarmed."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. We will not interrupt the supply of opium in Kalimantan, and I promise that we will supply you with the best Bangong soil in the future."

(Bangong soil is opium produced in Bangladesh, which is considered to be the best drug.)

Zhu Qiongying shook her head.

"Why, do you like golden flower soil? The taste is really strong." William Hawke smiled obscenely.

(Golden flower soil is opium produced in the Ottoman Empire, which is said to have aphrodisiac and aphrodisiac effects.)

"No, I want to end the opium trade. This is the bottom line."