Zhu Yunwen himself probably did not expect that he would just let the cabinet write to the localities, hoping that the provinces would learn from Guangdong, and that the introduction of new ideas was more important than the introduction of so-called new technologies, and he even indirectly facilitated the local meeting to hold a technical exchange conference.

Over the years, you are not the only province in Guangdong that has been developing.

For the Duojiao machine created in Fujian, the glass that Hebei Dingyao is stuffy, and there are many strange gadgets, Zhu Yunwen is still in the dark at the moment, and he doesn't have much energy to deliberately pay attention to the changes in the place.

Zheng He, who went to the West for the third time, came back.

The first time Zheng He brought back the charts of Arabia and Europa, the second time he brought back a batch of Europa and Euclid's "Geometric Originals" for Zhu Yunwen, and this third time only brought back one person.

Doha.

One of the most powerful businessmen in the Arabian Peninsula.

Due to its geographical location, the Arabian Peninsula is embedded in the middle of Europe, Asia and Africa, and their pillar business is the slave trade, and the resale of other similar second-tier dealers can only be regarded as a sideline.

The closest trade ties with Arabia were the Chinese and Venetian merchants.

The former has a history of thousands of years of maritime trade, starting from the Northern and Southern Dynasties in the Tang and Song dynasties, but not in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

The latter was a new partner found by Arab merchants in Europe after the Yuan Dynasty, selling Chinese porcelain and silk to Venetian merchants, and selling them all over Europe through the latter's hands.

And the most famous is Jingde porcelain.

Jingde porcelain was introduced to Europe at the turn of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it shocked the whole of Europe at that time, and this kind of porcelain could even be exchanged for a small number of troops in Europe at that time!

It is also because of the absolute crushing advantage of Jingde porcelain that Europeans have to delve into the development of porcelain.

Bone china was born in this environment, and it is considered to be a European brand.

It's just that some animal ashes are added during the firing process.

Bone china did not even have the qualifications to carry shoes for Jingde porcelain, but as the west wind overwhelmed the east wind, it was hailed as the world's most exquisite porcelain, although this was also sealed by the Westerners themselves.

At this juncture, the Venetian merchants have just started a few decades, and the Arab slave trade business has long been throughout the history of the world.

They have traveled all over East Africa, North Africa, and throughout Europa.

As the largest businessman in the Arab region, Doha has the strongest strength and power in the local area, and this time he came to Daming at the invitation of Zheng He.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, it's an honor to see your true face."

At the Wuying Palace, Doha presented Zhu Yunwen with a list of gifts.

Most of them are some rare birds and beasts, rare beasts, etc., and Zhu Yunwen has not seen a valuable object.

"Sit down."

Zhu Yunwen reciprocated with a warm smile and beckoned Doha to take a seat: "The purpose of my appointment with you this time, I must have told you that my general has already told you, I hope that your ministry can provide a port for my imperial sailors to use for transit and replenishment, and in return, our Ming Dynasty will pay 10,000 catties of gold every year, which is about equivalent to 500,000 gold coins." ”

"Your generosity and wealth are astounding."

Doha's eyes narrowed into a line, and he agreed: "There is no problem with this, we have cooperated very well with your empire over the years, and the maritime trade is also a win-win situation, and we are already friends." Helping a friend is the right thing to do. ”

It's a beautiful word, you don't want to take money.

Zhu Yunwen didn't feel sorry for this lease fee, and even felt that it was extremely cheap, because he needed a long-term stable transit and supply station, which was extremely important to Daming.

"Perhaps, we can work more closely together on other fronts, such as the issue of the Timurid Khanate."

Zhu Yunwen threw out a piece of fat: "Can the Arab tribes consider uniting together to conquer the brutal country established by this tyrant with my Ming Dynasty?" ”

Unexpectedly, Doha firmly rejected this proposal.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I am only a merchant, and I only want to be a merchant, I can sell weapons and Mamluks used in war, but I will not sell war, I hope that your mind is broader than the sky and the ocean, and you can forgive me for my disrespect."

In terms of religious beliefs, the Arabs and Shamichagan are the real family.

It is obviously impossible to provoke infighting, but when he was rejected by Doha, Zhu Yunwen was not annoyed on his face, and nodded with a smile: "Of course." ”

"For the specific lease and expansion of the supply port, there will be someone to accompany you back to prepare for the construction, and you can tell him all the problems you encounter, and I will deal with them at that time."

Doha stood up and bowed.

After Doha left, Zheng He stood up with a hesitant face and confessed to Zhu Yunwen: "Barbarian arrogance, dare to disobey Your Majesty, this fang was brought by a slave maid, and the slave maid deserves to die." ”

"What are you doing, get up."

Zhu Yunwen waved his hand absently, left from his seat, pulled Zheng He and walked west.

On the wall on the west side of the hall, there is a huge picture of Kanyu, and the most eye-catching thing is naturally rendered into a crimson Ming Lian.

Everyone who enters the Wuying Hall will inevitably see this picture.

"Let's build an enclave in Arabia for resupply, and use it as a transit into Europa to Iberia."

Zhu Yunwen explained: "Repair and replenish in Iberia, and then continue westward, you will see new continents, races and some native products, just bring them back." ”

Zheng He didn't ask the emperor how he knew, in his heart, Zhu Yunwen was already equated with an omnipotent god.

Without Zhu Yunwen, there would be no Ming today, let alone Minglian.

"The slave and maid will set off."

Zheng He just wanted to send an envoy to complete the task assigned by Zhu Yunwen as soon as possible, but was stopped by the latter.

"I asked the Ministry of Industry to send some people to follow Nadoha to prepare for the construction and expansion of the port first, and then you will set off after you have done it, and you will rest for a while, you have also worked hard."

Feeling the temperature of Zhu Yunwen's palm on his shoulder, Zheng He was even more frightened.

"What the slave and maid should do, the emperor has tormented the slave and the maid."

The more he was moved, the more annoyed Zheng He became.

"In the future, the slave will definitely cut off the head of the madman."

"We need him now."

Zhu Yunwen's eyes did not wave, and his tone was as plain as water: "They are afraid of Kublai Khan, but they are not afraid of me, because they think that my sword is not as good as Kublai Khan." Let's use it first, after all, thousands of miles away from the ocean, when you come back from the New World, all their value will cease to exist.

Okay, let's not talk about it, what places have you been to for several years? ”

Zheng He immediately laughed: "That's too much, the slave maid followed Doha to the place of Kunlun Nu, and Doha called it Aphilia." Doha says there are countless herds and countless riches, but the environment is too bad to build and mine on a large scale.

The local Kunlun slaves are completely uncivilized, no different from wild beasts, and even use stone weapons, and the slaves and maids rummage through the history books, even we can't compare with thousands of years ago.

Leaving Africa, the slave maid went with Doha to Venice, where he befriended many merchants, and there was a banker named Cosimo Medici, who was also preparing a bank in Venice at that time, and told him that he wanted to build a cultural academy in his hometown of Florence, and that he hoped that the slave would find them some books from China to compile them. ”

The three words Medici made Zhu Yunwen feel a little familiar, and the fragments of memory began to regress, but it was only a matter of a moment.

Too vague.

"When I go next time, bring him a few books, and pick out some of the Book of Poetry, Chu Ci, Tang and Song poems, and Yuan songs, which will also comfort the barbarians' admiration for our Ming culture."

Seeing Zheng He nodding in response, Zhu Yunwen said with envy.

"I really envy you, you can travel to so many places all over the world, I want to leave Nanjing to take a walk, every time I am delayed because of big things and small things, when can I unload this thousand pounds of burden on my shoulders."

When it came to Zheng He, he couldn't pick up the stubble, so he had to bite the bullet and say it.

"The emperor is in the prime of spring and autumn, and our Ming Sheji artifact is inseparable from the emperor."

Zhu Yunwen sighed, turned around and looked at the map behind him, and raised his head with his hands.

"Time is running out."