Bribery

"And you think my people will betray me?" Pedro sneered. "To help those yellow monkeys?"

Andre lowered his eyes and said calmly, "But those yellow monkeys defeated you."

While Pedro's expression turned ugly, Andre calmly picked up his teacup and drank his tea. This was a gift from a Great Qi merchant, said to be a rare quality Biluochun tea from this year.

"No matter what, we're all in it together," Pedro said. "Andre, if you still want to continue doing business with the Han people, you have to help me."

"How do you want me to help?"

"Rescue my people—458 of them. Every one of our warriors is precious. It hasn't been easy for everyone to survive the arduous voyage. I can't let them die here."

"That's impossible," Andre said. "In the past, I could maybe do something, but not now."

"I'll pay for the expenses." Pedro looked at his expression and said, "Three times!"