My Daming New Empire

So taking advantage of the fact that all the troops were there, they opened up Ceuta and asked them to arrange about 5 people to work as coolies at the base.

Da Ming will not be as harsh as those nobles, except that they will not be paid, and they will eat and drink like Da Ming soldiers.

In fact, for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, the food in the recent period has been a dream.

In Daming, wanting to eat meat is a luxury, but in Marin, there are cattle and sheep everywhere.All kinds of products of Ming Dynasty are luxury goods here, one iron pot can be exchanged for ten sheep, one cow, so to speak, the meat can be eaten casually.

The herdsmen of the Marin people drive countless cattle and sheep to Ceuta these days in exchange for tea, sugar, iron pots and so on.

Although the scale of this trade is small, it plays a very important role in promoting the friendly coexistence of the two nations.

After half a year, Daming will leave Europe.At that time, there would never be more than seven thousand troops left here in Ceuta.It is impossible to rely on so many people to defend this fortress without the support of the locals.

Zhu Zhanji also visited the slave market set up by the Marin people in the southwest direction outside the fortress.

These slaves are the spoils of war between tribes, regardless of men and women, what awaits them is a tragic fate.

But there is almost no difference from the mule and horse market in Daming. The male slaves are all filthy, while the females are cleaned and bought like livestock.

The best destination for these women is to count on a Ming soldier to buy them as concubines. If they cannot be sold, they will not be transported back to the tribe in the end, but will be sold abroad by slave traders. Only Jizhai is their home.

Zhu Zhanji is very satisfied with this social atmosphere. In such an environment, the slaves always have some sense of belonging to Daming who saved them.

He was also sent one or two beautiful beauties by various tribes, but recently, in the face of the collision with Europe, his desire for beauty has faded a lot, but he still let Liu Chenghui take the women into the harem , First train them and teach them to speak Da Ming.

Time has entered October, and there is more rain here in Ceuta.

The two cement kilns are still continuously burning cement. The cement will not only build roads in Ceuta, but also prepare sufficient cement repairs for the opposite Gibraltar, so no matter how much is fired now, it will not be too much.

At this time, the first batch of countries that came to conduct transactions also arrived, and it turned out to be Portugal, which fought against Ming Dynasty.

Although Daming chopped off Portugal's outstretched hand, Portugal did not regard Daming as an enemy because of the huge difference in strength and Ceuta's offensive and defensive battles were relatively restrained.

On the contrary, those goods from Ming Dynasty were all the Portuguese dreamed of.So after the war started, they began to prepare for a deal with Daming.

Joao I came forward and the nobles supported, so their fleet was the first to arrive.

King Joao I was 62 years old this year, but he came in person for this deal with Daming.

In order to express his welcome to the Portuguese, Zhu Zhanji personally greeted them at the pier and brought a drum band.

It was just that when the salute was fired, the Portuguese were taken aback.Seeing that it was an empty cannon, and after Tong Shi's translation, they realized that this was originally a welcome etiquette.

Joao I had been to Ceuta last year, but after a year, he found that the fortress had changed a lot.

On the hills on both sides of the fortress, exposed artillery can be seen, and these artillery can directly cover the entire bay.

When the Portuguese occupied this place, the Marlins stared at them, always thinking about taking the fortress back.

But now it is occupied by the Ming people, but the Marin people are beaming, and they also help the Ming people build the fortress.

Seeing this scene, King Joao I couldn't help sighing, this important maritime fortress, I'm afraid it will never belong to Portugal again.

The Portuguese flagship was introduced into the harbor, but the cargo ships were all arranged in the outer ports, where they were registered.

Because their ships had a limited amount of transportation, and in order not to toss the goods back and forth, they only brought gold and silver when they came.

They made a list of other goods, and then waited for Daming's large cargo ship to ship them, and at the same time contributed a little customs duty to Portugal.

King Joao I boarded the pier, stepped on the hard concrete, and even deliberately stabbed him with the long sword in his hand.But there was only a small dot on the ground, and not even a chip was pierced.

He looked up again at the fortress built entirely of cement and boulders, and sighed, "This is an impenetrable fortress!"

Although it was raining lightly, Zhu Zhanji still had a Persian carpet laid on the ground.His huge dragon chariot worked, and carried King Joao I into the fort, and then stopped at the foot of the mountain on the east side.

The population composition of Portugal and Spain in Europe is very different from that of other regions, and King Joao I has obvious mixed blood characteristics.He is not tall, and he wears a somewhat ridiculous black hat, which looks a little funny.

This great man in history, aside from his personal aura, is just an ordinary bad old man.

But his aura is nothing in front of Zhu Zhanji.Zhu Zhanji was a master in his previous life, and he is the grandson of Daming in this life. No one can take away his demeanor in front of him, not to mention he has the strongest self-confidence.

Joao I couldn't see through Zhu Zhanji's heart at all, he was already dizzy by the cumbersome etiquette of Daming.

He couldn't understand why a prince had to be accompanied by 3000 people and a hundred servants to wait on him when he went out.This is simply a huge waste!

What's more, the people who waited by his side even wanted to cut off that thing, turning into a person who was neither male nor female.

When he saw the majestic wooden hall, he couldn't help being shocked by the huge building. What made him feel distressed was that silk, which was more expensive than gold in Portugal, was now hanging everywhere in the hall, even on people's bodies. Even wearing silk.

This Ming Dynasty is really too powerful.

(After a busy day, fortunately I didn’t delay the update. I haven’t worked for a long time, but I can’t even hold the chopsticks when I work today, and my arm muscles are completely out of control...)

Thanks for the bamboo sticks, I spit on you, the lights are rewarding, thank you brothers

Chapter 53 The Right of Kings and Theocracy

Joao I gave Zhu Zhanji a slightly disappointed impression, but Zhu Zhanji's impression of Joao I was shocking.

Different experiences made Zhu Zhanji look down on these historical figures, but in the eyes of the "indigenous" King Joao I, the sudden appearance of Daming was like an alien, completely destroying his past. worldview.

This kind of unequal communication allowed Zhu Zhanji to firmly take the initiative.

The two sat down in the hall, and King Joao I had already felt this inequality.

Zhu Zhanji's seat is high above, but Joao I can only sit under the stage, and needs to look up at Zhu Zhanji sitting on the dragon chair on the high platform.

The two people can only have a difficult conversation under the translation of two generals. After greeting each other, they enter the link of formal dialogue.

Joao I said: "His Royal Highness, Emperor Taisun of the Ming Dynasty, when Daming carried these invincible fleets to the oceans, from the far east to the west, I think it must be God's will for you to go through the sea of ​​​​storms. "

Zhu Zhanji replied: "God is just a poor hanged ghost in my eyes. What qualifications does he have to be my guide?"

Zhu Zhanji's answer, even in the ears of several Dashi translators, is extremely rebellious.Although they are pagans, Allah did not deny the existence of each other.

But they knew very well that Zhu Zhanji could understand some Portuguese, so they did not dare to add more details or simplify, and translated the original words.

Joao I was dumbfounded when he got this answer, and couldn't react for a long time.His heart was so excited, if it wasn't for Zhu Zhanji's imposing manner, he would have wanted to reprimand him.

But even though he tried his best to control it, he still couldn't help asking: "Don't all people in Daming have no faith?"

The relationship between Portuguese and Spanish is like the difference between Cantonese and Mandarin. The written language of the two is almost the same, but the pronunciation is different.Most Portuguese can understand Spanish, but Spaniards can't understand Portuguese.

However, this is mainly due to the difference in pronunciation. As long as the two have been in contact with each other for a few days, the two can communicate simply.

After half a year of studying with a translator, Zhu Zhanji can't speak too complicated Portuguese, but he can still understand simple words.

This time, Zhu Zhanji did not need a translator, and directly retorted in Daming dialect: "No, on the contrary, our Ming Dynasty also experienced the same primitive stage, from totem worship, to witchcraft, to god worship. Today's Daming It has combined nature, science, scholarship, ancestors, and religious worship to form its own godless cult."