My Daming New Empire

Taxes in Crete are very low. Even in Venice, which has the strongest commercial atmosphere, the tax is more than 5.00% higher than that in Crete.

Of course, the most attractive thing to residents of other countries is the agricultural tax. All the people engaged in agriculture and the land they get for free only pay [-]% of their tax.

In Europe in this era, serfs have no human rights, and [-]% or even [-]% of their hard work must be handed over to their masters.

The island, during this period, became a hotspot for immigrants from Europe, including North Africans.

In addition, in various countries, Ming Dynasty has left more than [-] literati in total. They are all earnestly learning the languages ​​of various countries and have established trade representative offices.

These are not all. The cultural influence left by Ming Dynasty is the important factor that really affects the development of Europe.

For example, in order to conduct trade with Ming Dynasty, various countries accepted the record of Ming Dynasty using the Yellow Emperor calendar as the calendar, and the dates of transactions were all recorded in accordance with the history of the Yellow Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

In the past, the Jesus calendar was not recognized by the Mamluk dynasty and the Ottoman Empire.

And their Muhammad calendar will only make European countries laugh, because the Muhammad calendar is less than 800 years old.

They do not recognize each other's chronology, but now they have to trade with Daming according to the Yellow Emperor's calendar of Ming Dynasty. This kind of influence seems small, but it will affect the history of the next few hundred years.

In addition to the various economic and cultural influences brought by Ming Dynasty, what impressed the Western world most about Ming Dynasty was its superb medical skills.

European countries have no medical development. Their doctors have no medical skills at all except for bloodletting and stimulating methods to fight poison with fire.

In today's West, apart from being attacked by various viruses, the most prevalent disease is sexually transmitted diseases.

Moreover, the more aristocrats are, the easier it is to get this disease, because only aristocrats live a luxurious life and have all kinds of women.

The most frightening thing is that they don't pay attention to hygiene, don't take a bath, no matter men or women, all of them are covered with fleas and lice.

At such times, venereal disease, a sinful by-product, naturally spread among the nobles.

When Ming's doctor cured an archbishop infected with venereal disease in Rome, the news immediately caused a huge sensation in Europe.

Even the king is equal in the face of disease.

Suffering from venereal diseases, they can only be troubled by venereal diseases for the rest of their lives.

When given the chance to get rid of the disease, they are willing to pay no matter the cost.

Even Zhu Zhanji didn't think of this in advance, but he quickly saw the business opportunity here.

In Crete, in addition to a strong port city, Zhu Zhanji also ordered the establishment of the largest vacation sanatorium in Europe in a scenic bay.

Of the more than 500 accompanying doctors, Zhu Zhanji decided to keep [-] of them, who are here to treat venereal diseases for Europeans, Ottomans, and Mamluks.

Of course, the cost of treatment is also unbearable for ordinary people. The most expensive thing here is not labor, but "medicinal materials".

Cheap herbs in the East span tens of thousands of miles, and tofu has become the price of meat.

Moreover, the treatment is Jiang Taigong fishing, and those who wish to take the bait.

But with no effective treatment in Europe, Crete will be their only hope.

When Zhu Zhanji set off from Rome for Crete, a large number of Western ships followed behind their fleet.They were not to see Zhu Zhanji off, but to follow Zhu Zhanji to Crete and treat the disease.

This excitement was something no one expected at first.

When Zhu Zhanji arrived in Crete, in addition to the fleet that arrived here in advance, Zhu Zhanji did not expect another welcoming fleet. This is the Knights of the Hospital now occupying Rhodes Island.

This knight order can be said to be famous, even in the 21st century, it is still active in world politics.

They are also recognized in the world as a state without territory and are also UN observers.

They were founded in the Crusades and formed as a nation in Jerusalem.

But after Jerusalem was occupied by the Arabs, they withdrew to Cyprus, and later Cyprus was occupied by the Ottomans, they withdrew to Malta, and were finally defeated by Napoleon and lost their land.

But now, they are still stationed in Rhodes Island, which is the front line against the Ottomans.

There are still 3 knights in this knight order, plus entourage and family members, there are about [-] people.

Zhu Zhanji is not very familiar with this period of history. He only knows that these seven thousand knights have resisted the Ottomans for decades.

Now seeing that Daming bought Crete, they hope to form an alliance with Daming to jointly resist the Ottomans.

Rhodes Island is only a dozen kilometers away from the Ottoman mainland, and in the east of Crete, it separates the Ming and the Ottomans.

Geographically speaking, the two sides have the basis for an alliance.

But Daming didn't care about the Ottomans, and he didn't want to lose his neutral position because of the alliance, so he had no interest in the alliance.

When Zhu Zhanji returns to Daming, Zhu Di will drive westward.As long as the battle with Timur is not shameful, the Ottomans will not dare to deal with the Ming army on Crete when they know how powerful Ming is.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanji rejected their alliance request without hesitation, but was willing to trade with the Knights of the Hospital fairly and provide them with customized weapons.

In Crete, Zhu Zhanji also met with the envoys of the Ottoman Empire and affirmed Ming's neutral position to them.Ming Dynasty will definitely not participate in the war in the west, and the only purpose of staying in Crete now is to trade with other countries.

In today's Crete, the Greeks, Romans, Turks, Arabs, and Ming people all gather on the same island, and no one side has a particularly big advantage.

Daming lowered taxes and treated them equally, making the residents of this island submit to Daming, at least on the bright side.

Seeing these foreigners bowing down to him convincingly, he wondered if he had created a "Switzerland on the Sea" in advance.

These people have tasted the sweetness of low tax burden, and no matter which country wants to attack Crete in the future, they will probably not give in.

On March 1000, Zhu Zhanji arrived in Alexandria of the Mamluk dynasty. The one who greeted Zhu Zhanji here was the Mamluk king Faraji and more than [-] riverboats sent by him.

Here, the Ming Fleet will also begin to part ways.

Excluding the 1000 navies left behind in Europe, more than 7000 servants, civil servants, doctors, and hundreds of ship repair craftsmen, the Ming Fleet still has about [-] people.

Among them, there are 2 young soldiers, 1 Habayashi guards, Zhu Zhanji and the clan, about 4000 civilians, and nearly 3 navy.

But the number of people returning from the Ming Fleet did not decrease much, because in Europe, Zhu Zhanji recruited about 3000 mathematicians, craftsmen and other talents.

These people dragged their families with them, and the total number exceeded [-].

Except for the navy who will return to Ceuta, then bypass Africa, and return to Daming the same way, most of the young army, Habayashi guards, and civil servants will arrive in Cairo through the ancient canal.

Arrived in Suez from Cairo, then established a base in Suez.

When the naval fleet returned to eastern Europe the same way, and then returned to Suez to pick up Zhu Zhanji and the others to return to Daming.

In this way, most people don't need to experience half a year of wandering life at sea, and more importantly, they won't let these aliens know the whole route.

The world is clear in the eyes of a few people in Ming Dynasty, but to the Europeans, it is still chaotic. They dare not leave the mainland and enter the sea.

The naval officers who stayed in Europe were all selected from those who voluntarily stayed behind. They will be stationed in Europe for three years, waiting for the arrival of the Ming Fleet in the future, and then changing defenses with them.