My Daming New Empire

At the very least, there will be no risk for the whole people.

Of course, because of the appearance of Daming, they will also be full of curiosity about the East, which may also become their motivation to go East.

But it will take another 100 years for them to build a ship that can sail in the Atlantic Ocean, and Ming Dynasty will definitely not help them develop technology.When they can go to sea, they only need to arrange a special navy to destroy their fleet.

Zhu Zhanji occupied Ceuta, on the one hand, to occupy this important sea route, and on the other hand, he wanted to arrange people to monitor the development of Europe.

Therefore, apart from the trade between Daming and Europe, the second purpose Zhu Zhanji revealed was to develop a "friendly" relationship with Europe.

Daming will set up embassies in European countries in the future, and European countries are also welcome to set up embassies in Daming.

And this future time is also determined by Daming, at least not this time.

Zhu Zhanji's speech was high-sounding. Although everyone here is old and cunning, no one can really understand Zhu Zhanji's deep purpose behind the topic.

Later, Martin V also welcomed Zhu Zhanji's arrival on behalf of everyone.And he couldn't wait to express that the Papal State has a strong interest in the spices brought by Ming Dynasty, and hoped that the Papal State could give priority to spices during the transaction.

Of course Zhu Zhanji would not promise them directly, but just smiled slightly.

Although they did not meet their needs in terms of spices, Zhu Zhanji also showed his "sincerity" and was willing to provide them with a boatload of copper coins first to ease their coin shortage.

For hundreds of years, Europe has been short of various precious metals. With the development of trade in the middle world and the deposits of the upper class, the shortage of coins has become more and more serious.

Of course, Zhu Zhanji, who knows the history, would not miss this opportunity. When he came, he brought five boats full of copper coins.

These copper coins are not copper coins, but the fifty copper coins that he later cast. Compared with the crude copper coins made in Europe today, it is really a world of difference.

Daming was short of copper before, but since the development of the Beimingshan Copper Mine, countless brasses have flowed into Daming continuously.Compared with previous years, the copper shortage in Daming has been alleviated.

Of course, Zhu Zhanji would not exchange these copper coins for any commodities with them, only for gold.

If all the gold and silver that is not much in Europe can be exchanged to Daming through trade, so that the Europeans only have copper coins, then it will be fun.

Today's currency is not a credit currency, and it is impossible to cause a financial crisis due to a large number of issuances.However, there are a large number of copper mines in the world. If Ming Dynasty occupies these copper mines in the future, it can plunge Europe into a currency crisis at any time.

Even if it is difficult to operate, Zhu Zhanji can scrape another layer of skin from the Europeans by controlling the exchange of silver coins and copper coins.

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty came to Europe and used the copper coins die-cast by the Ming Dynasty. This kind of copper coins was favored by a few women, and they more or less had samples in their hands.

Hearing what Zhu Zhanji said, everyone was very excited, and Martin V couldn't wait to ask: "I don't know what goods you want to exchange for copper coins?"

Zhu Zhanji said affirmatively: "For the exchange of other goods, we can exchange them with wool, sisal hemp, horses, and even slaves, but copper coins, as the currency of Ming Dynasty, can only be exchanged for corresponding gold and silver."

"So... what is the standard?"

Zhu Zhanji laughed and said: "These are not topics we should discuss, and we can let the people below talk about it in detail."

The conversation on the first day did not involve details. After confirming the agenda for the second day, today's meeting ended, and Martin V also set up a feast to entertain Zhu Zhanji and his party.

However, because Ming soldiers killed thousands of Roman citizens, they did not dare to encircle Ming's barracks, but vented their anger on the Vatican.

In St. Peter's Square, tens of thousands of citizens gathered. They held protest signs and shouted slogans to protest against the massacre by Ming Dynasty.

This also cast a shadow over today's welcome dinner, which seemed extremely deserted.If it weren't for the fact that the families represented by these big shots want to trade with Daming, they probably wouldn't even want to attend tonight's banquet.

But now that it was profitable, they didn't care about those who died at all, so they bit the bullet and participated in today's dinner.

Zhu Zhanji didn't care about them at all. When he came to Rome this time, in addition to the [-] marines who needed to take care of the ships, there were more than [-] soldiers who landed with him.

Among them, Habayashi Guard has 1 people and 1 double-barreled muskets.The young army was nearly [-], with [-] single-barrel muskets and [-] artillery pieces.

In addition, the thousands of navies entering the Tevere River can also provide support, so Zhu Zhanji is not worried that he will suffer a loss.

If they really wanted to fight, the opponent's one or two thousand fire guns, whose range was not as far as a longbow, would not pose a threat at all.

Of course, if there is a street fight in the city, Daming will definitely lose a lot of people.

But Zhu Zhanji would not fight street fights with them at all. If there was a fight, Zhu Zhanji would definitely set Rome on fire. Anyway, he would not stay here, and neither would the Ming soldiers.

After night fell, the snow fell even more.

Zhu Zhanji left the Vatican, and his dragon chariot stopped under the steps of the square, guarded by thousands of heavily armed Ming soldiers.

The dragon chariot is huge. Although there are four lanterns hanging outside, Zhu Zhanji entered the dragon chariot, and it is impossible to see where he is from the outside.

Whether it's a longbow or a musket, Zhu Zhanji is not afraid.

In the sight of the hatred of the Romans, the dragon chariot moved slowly.Although they hated the Ming people, the massacre at noon also made them terrified.

No one dared to bump into his dragon chariot, not even the army formation of Daming soldiers, and watched Zhu Zhanji's dragon chariot leave the square and arrive at Castel Sant'Angelo.

Zhu Zhanji is not afraid of their hatred. When all kinds of rich commodities enter Rome, except for the families of the deceased, most people will forget the tragedy that happened today.

History told him that people are forgetful, not to mention that today's tragedy was only due to a "misunderstanding".

The open space around Castel Sant'Angelo has all been turned into Daming's barracks, with pots and stoves set up everywhere.

After entering the castle, the soldiers who stayed outside greeted them.Zhu Zhanji looked at the smug Feng Xiaonian and asked, "Can you find out the origin of the assassin?"

Feng Xiaonian shook his head and said: "If he is put down from the cross, he is already dying, and now he is still breathing. The punishment cannot be imposed."

He turned his head and said to Jin Chun: "Today's occasion is not suitable for pursuing accountability. Starting tomorrow, we will put pressure on the Pope."

Jin Chun nodded yes, and he asked Feng Xiaonian again: "Which family does the house where the assassin stayed today belonged to, did they have anything to say?"

"That is Bishop Borghi's house. He is the chief receptionist of His Royal Highness when he came to Rome. What is certain is that it was definitely not the work of the Borghi family. The assassin either sneaked in or bought a servant. Because I don't know We haven't checked your Highness's wishes yet."

"It's no wonder that Borji has been haunted this afternoon. If he comes here tonight to make amends, he will let him go tomorrow. If he doesn't come..., tomorrow will..."

The sound of the little yellow door came from outside. "Your Highness, the Pope and Bishop Borghi seek an audience..."

Zhu Zhanji laughed and waved his hand. "It's been a tiring day, let's leave. We just came back, and they came over to see what they had to say. Zhao..."

Martin V and Borghi came to the gate of Castel Sant'Angelo, and when they saw the rows of cauldrons, they couldn't help admiring: "I'm afraid no earl has such a big iron pan, but the people of Ming Dynasty Used to cook for soldiers..."

Borji said restlessly: "Your Majesty, no one thought that the assassin would hide in my home today. I have been busy for nearly half a month for the arrival of this Highness, and I did not take care of my home. I hope Your Majesty will Can mediate on your behalf."

Martin V smiled and said: "Don't worry, according to my observation, the emperor's grandson is also a person who puts his interests first, and will not make wrong choices because of his personal happiness and anger. Instead of worrying that he will be held accountable to you, it is better to think about it." What kind of trade with them this time!"

"Your Majesty, you have to be careful of the Orsini family. They have already received the support of three banks, and this time they have made multiple arrangements specifically for your Colonna family."

Martin V sighed, and smiled freely: "Our two families have been fighting for more than 200 years, and will continue to fight. I think it will be difficult to defeat them, but it is impossible for them to defeat me..."

At this time, an officer trotted over and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty the Pope, Your Excellency the Archbishop, and His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun of the Ming Dynasty have invited you. However, your attendants are not allowed to enter unless they have been inspected."

"Only the two of us go in..." Martin V glanced at Borghi, and he just happened to look over too. Both of them couldn't help taking a breath, suppressing their emotions, and then walked into the Fortified castle.

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