Chapter 1140: Palace Banquet (2)
Antonio said excitedly, "This is an opportunity for Spain. If we can..."
Antonio’s voice was almost inaudible, and Andre looked in the direction of Qi Haoran and his wife in a daze. Based on his experience dealing with Great Qi officials, it was very difficult to rip this country off.
And starting a war was simply not feasible. Having witnessed Great Qi go through a major war in the past year, Andre was aware that Great Qi had the largest and most powerful army he had ever seen. Unless the country fell into chaos again, it would be difficult for them to make a move.
Many thoughts flashed through Andre’s mind, and he only came back to his senses when the Emperor raised his wine cup.
Regardless of what these envoys were thinking, they raised their cups and smiled, congratulating this powerful country on the new year.
Mu Yangling finished the wine in her cup and glanced in the direction of the envoy. She said to Qi Haoran, "Andre has also become a Spanish envoy? Isn’t he a businessman?"
Qi Haoran glanced at the group of people and said, "He also has a noble title. Since he’s the most familiar with Great Qi among the many Westerners, it’s not surprising that he was sent here as an envoy. In this aspect, the other countries are much worse. Seeing as none of the people who came to the capital this time are familiar faces, it looks like it’s their first time coming to Great Qi."
Qi Haoran did not pay attention to them. To him, these people were not as attractive as the singing and dancing in the venue. Qi Haoran had never understood why Mu Yangling was so wary of the Western countries. It was true that they might have ill intentions towards Great Qi, but their countries were thousands of miles away from Great Qi and their national strength was far inferior to Great Qi. There was really no need to regard them with such great importance.
To him, the greatest threat to Great Qi came from the land, such as West Xia and Great Yuan.
Regarding the Western countries, Qi Haoran had always regarded them as merely trading partners.