Upon hearing the news from Zhongyuntong, the King of Champa was immediately shocked.

He clearly did not expect that the pirates located dozens or even hundreds of miles outside the Champa estuary would be wiped out by Zhu Yunwen.

This is obviously not good news.

After all, this was indeed initially a bargaining chip that the King of Champa wanted to use in negotiations.

It's a pity that such a bargaining chip has been ruined by Zhu Yunwen. Although he was a little angry, he didn't dare to say anything.

After all, Zhu Yunwen was the grandson of the Ming Dynasty's crown prince, and he, a mere king of Champa, did not dare to provoke such an authoritative figure.

Besides, the King of Champa, after a moment's thought, continued:

"Now, my Champa Kingdom, due to its geographical location, is qualified to make such decisions, and I think there is no problem with that."

"Your Highness, you have no support from any side, and you even contradict me. You seem to be deliberately antagonizing me. I don't understand why?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen sneered and said:

"Since you've made yourself so clear, I won't keep it from you any longer and will just tell you outright."

I am the first to disagree with your idea of ​​taking a 10% cut, and I will never let you succeed.

I advise you not to do things that harm the interests of others, otherwise you may only end up destroying yourself, which is not a good thing.

The King of Champa squinted at Zhu Yunwen and said:

"It seems that His Highness the Crown Prince has underestimated the strength of my Champa Kingdom."

Zhu Yunwen asked with some confusion:

"Oh, that makes me a little curious. What strength does your Champa Kingdom have? In such a geographically advantageous location, you've only had a bit of good luck at best."

In terms of strength, you lack it. Even if other neighboring countries covet your status as the premier port in the south and try to seize it, it would put considerable pressure on your Champa Kingdom.

Under these circumstances, where does your confidence come from that you believe your country, Zhan Cheng, possesses any so-called strength?

The King of Champa was speechless for a moment after being rebuked by Zhu Yunwen's words, and then said:

"But Your Highness, you have to admit that our Zhancheng Kingdom has made a lot of money because of this port. A country's financial strength is very important. If we have strong financial strength, the neighboring countries may not be able to withstand a war."

Zhu Yunwen also said:

"Speaking of which, you were once a vassal state of the Yuan Dynasty. If you insist on going your own way, I can simply give the order and the Ming army will take over your Champa Kingdom. You won't even have a drop of soup. You think your country is rich, but can you compare to my Great Ming?"

Zhu Yunwen's words made his stance clear: he would not back down. If Champa insisted on believing it had the power to allow the port to operate like a bandit, forcibly levying about 10% of the profits on passing merchants, then he would not back down.

This would result in significant losses for trade between Eastern and Western countries. Such a self-serving act of taking advantage of others would certainly provoke dissatisfaction from everyone.

Zhu Yuntong would inevitably be the first to be dissatisfied, so if Champa really insisted on going its own way, Zhu Yuntong really wouldn't care about making Champa a vassal state under the Ming Dynasty.

The counter-evidence is that Champa was a vassal state of the Yuan Dynasty, and now it has been incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, so there's nothing wrong with that.

Zhu Yunwen's words finally enraged the King of Champa, who abruptly stood up and glared at Zhu Yunwen, saying:

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, are you threatening me? Do you think I would be afraid of such a threat?"

Zhu Yunwen slowly leaned back in his chair and said:

"Whether you're afraid or not is not important. What's important is whether you have the guts and dare to try. Anyway, my Great Ming will accompany you to the end."

The King of Champa stood there for a long time, and then, his legs gave way and he sat down.

He knew that the Ming Dynasty was very powerful, and at this moment, he no longer dared to underestimate Zhu Yunwen.

As rumored, this Crown Prince is indeed extremely difficult to deal with, and his methods are also quite forceful.

The King of Champa thought himself very clever and resourceful, but he was no match for the grandson of the Ming Dynasty.

Even their aura was significantly weaker.

After this setback, the King of Champa realized that he, as the king, was nothing in front of this grandson of the crown prince.

In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, Champa was nothing.

Seeing that he had given in, Zhu Yunwen spoke again:

"Remember this: this premier port in the south will always be the premier port in the south. But who controls this port is not up to your Champa Kingdom."

If my Great Ming Dynasty is displeased, the Kingdom of Champa may not even need to exist. You must understand this principle, otherwise you may easily fail to recognize your own situation.

The King of Champa opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he swallowed it back.

He knew that Zhu Yunwen was largely right.

If Champa truly infringes upon too many interests and damages the interests of the Ming Dynasty, then it would be no problem for the Ming Dynasty to destroy Champa.

Thinking of this, the King of Champa could only speak again:

"Alright, since Your Highness has put it this way, then I have no choice but to let this matter go."

However, I think it wouldn't hurt to slightly increase the docking fees charged by merchant ships when they stop at the port.

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