My Daming New Empire

The competition for the geographical location of Suez had already begun in BC.In order to compete for this place, various countries have launched many wars.

Although the Mamluk dynasty occupies here today, the country has completely declined and corrupted, and the king has lost control of the lower classes.

Not to mention the Ottomans, even the small tribe of the Black Sheep Dynasty, which only occupies Baghdad, is eyeing Suez.

Although they only belonged to the vassal states of the Timur Kingdom, after Timur's death, the country was torn apart. Although they are united now, their power has not fully recovered.

Even so, they are still the most powerful overlord in West Asia, and even the Ottoman Empire trembled in front of them.

A hollow country like the Mamluk dynasty occupied the fertile Nile Delta and a holy city like Jerusalem. If it weren't for the problems of the neighboring countries, they would have been beaten to the door.

Allowing Daming to garrison troops in Suez will not only be protected by Daming, but also become the first stop of Ming trade. condition.

In addition to occasionally handling some official duties in this area, Zhu Zhanji's biggest job every day is to entertain and hold various banquets.

Except for the welcome dinner he received at the Vatican on the first day, he never went to any family for an appointment.

On the first day of the banquet, Zhu Zhanji let the group of European bumpkins see what it means to be crushed by civilization.

Their aristocrats were covered in fleas, and they didn't even wipe their buttocks when they shit, while Zhu Zhanji spit was caught with a spittoon.

When the Pope invited him to a meal, hundreds of servants of the Ming Dynasty were needed to supervise every procedure from beginning to end, and every dish had to be tested for poison before it could enter Zhu Zhanji's mouth.

Moreover, the servants of the Ming Dynasty looked down on the various utensils in the Vatican, thinking that the dishes used by a small landlord in the Ming Dynasty were better than theirs.

This frustrates the hosts, who do not know what they can do to satisfy a noble man.

But don't blame the Ming servants for being picky, because most people in Europe in this era don't know how to burn porcelain, only pottery.

Even in the Vatican, the exquisite porcelain is ordinary porcelain exported from the Tang and Song Dynasties. Compared with ordinary people, the pottery used is nothing more than the gap between coarse pottery and fine pottery.

Then, Zhu Zhanji invited a guest.

This time, a complete set of official kilns was used to treat guests, and the dishes were carefully cooked by the imperial chef.This kind of delicacy let everyone know the gap between them, so no one is ashamed to talk about treats anymore.

However, everyone was proud to be invited by Zhu Zhanji. The big families in Rome even sent their most beautiful female clansmen in order to attend Zhu Zhanji's banquet.

Liu Chenghui never refused anyone who came, and helped Zhu Zhanji accept them all, and then conducted unified training.

This kind of life continued until February of the 17th year of Yongle. When the Ming Fleet came, most of the more than 200 cargo ships it carried were disposed of, and Zhu Zhanji was ready to leave.

Now Ceuta is completely stable, Crete is also undergoing large-scale construction, and the recruitment of various talents has been completed, and it is time for him to go home.

The ninth day of February is Zhu Zhanji's 21st birthday. According to Daming's custom, it is his 22nd birthday.

On this day, Daming let all the Romans watch a big show.

From the few days before the birthday, in addition to the soldiers who stayed in Ceuta and Crete, there were more than 1 navy troops who stayed in the fleet in Ostia, and nearly 5 other people arrived in Rome, which also brought Rome A brief boom.

The Fort Sant'Angelo has been decorated with lights and festoons for several days in a row, preparing to celebrate Zhu Zhanji's birthday. On the streets, there are dragon and lion dance tours every afternoon.

At the largest Massimo racecourse in Rome, Ming soldiers also brought interesting football games to the Romans, allowing the Romans to come into contact with this interesting game for the first time.

But all of this is nothing compared to the 5th day of February when [-] people gathered in the open spaces and streets near Castel Sant'Angelo to worship Zhu Zhanji together.

Countless great figures in Rome, seeing the dense crowd, were full of admiration and respect, kowtowed sincerely, their scalps were numb in surprise, and they couldn't say a word.

This earliest republic, even in the time of Caesar, did not have such a leader who was worshiped like a god.

Almost everyone's world view was completely subverted at this moment.

Moreover, more fear!

They couldn't believe that there could be such a leader, with a single order, countless people would be willing to die.

They dare not imagine how powerful such a country can be if it obeys the orders of one person!

Although Zhu Zhanji is not a god, he has more power than a god!

And Zhu Zhanji also rewarded him generously, and took out the last 20 silver coins carried by the fleet. The soldiers at the lowest level can get at least two silver coins as a reward.

This also led to the last prosperity of Rome!

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Chapter 64 From Europe to Ming Dynasty

February [-]th was the auspicious day chosen by Qin Tianjian for the return of the Ming Fleet.

And on the thirteenth day of February, six thousand heavily armed young soldiers surrounded a total of eleven big families in Rome.

At the door of each family, You Tongshi read the imperial decree to his family in accordance with the custom of the Ming Dynasty, ordering them to surrender.

In the imperial decree, Daming had already mastered the conspiracy of these families to assassinate Zhu Zhanji.

Among them, three families surrendered, but Daming magnanimously forgave each other, and the other four surrendered after a little resistance, and were fined.

Another six families organized warriors to put up tenacious resistance and were mercilessly wiped out by Ming soldiers.

The Romans saw the eastern style of ransacking the family and exterminating the family. This kind of killing without leaving any future troubles left a deep memory of fear for all Roman nobles.

Of course, what Daming left behind was far more than that.

Since the end of August last year, the sudden appearance of the Ming Fleet has brought a huge shock to the Western world.

The chronology of Ming Dynasty, the prosperity of Ming Dynasty, the strength of Ming Dynasty, the elegant customs of Ming Dynasty, the obedience of Ming soldiers, etc., all directly affected the understanding of this world in the whole western world.

They know that there is a country with a long history in the east, and they also know that their group is just shrimp in a small fish pond.

These people are still fighting endlessly for a piece of land in the Mediterranean Sea, but Daming has already stood at the pinnacle of the world.

Everything that Daming left behind made these bumpkins realize their shallowness. I don’t know how many people want to go to Daming with the Daming Fleet to see this powerful country in the east.

However, except for the craftsmen recruited by Daming at the beginning, Daming did not take any nobles away this time.

And not all the Ming people left, they also left their own seeds.

At Ceuta they left a fleet of 3000 men, and at Crete they left a fleet of 8000 men, making the two fleets a total of 1000 men.

These are only soldiers directly under the Ming Fleet. Apart from them, there are more than [-] people from various countries serving the Ming Fleet.

On the island of Crete, more than [-] craftsmen from various countries are helping Daming build a super port and city, and use the cement they fired to build a strong fortress.

And these people will stay on Crete in the future, and they will be allocated land. In addition to paying part of the grain, they will be exempted from agricultural taxes.

People engaged in business in Crete will also accept the protection of Ming soldiers as long as they pay taxes according to the regulations.