Lu Miguo suddenly came to worship the Ming Emperor with gifts, and also sent lions and rhinoceros, this thing seems a bit nonsense, after all, they are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, what are you doing to flatter Daming?

Could it be that people also admire the Heavenly Empire and want to compete for Zhu Houxi's stinky feet?

Or is it fake? There are overseas businessmen who deliberately deceive people?

Not really.

The country of Rumi is a transliteration, the real name should be "Rome", there have been many empires in the name of Rome in history, and today's Rome is the Ottoman Turkey that captured Constantinople.

At present, Turkey is not a "husky" in the eyes of many people, but a solid behemoth, their territory spans three continents, and their military strength is unparalleled.

With the power of one country, two armies of land and navy, and the whole West, the Turks captured Constantinople a few decades ago, and now they are gathering a large army and constantly advancing in the direction of the Balkans, directly threatening the hinterland of Europe.

Another problem that Turkey's prosperity brought with it was the severance of trade routes between the East and the West, forcing Westerners to open new shipping routes. Westerners, colonizing several times their own land, having unparalleled resources, in turn, beat Turkey into a dog, well, a dog in the literal sense of the word.

Standing at the point in time of the three years of Jiajing, to examine the whole world, this is a very interesting era, along with the opening of shipping routes, on the global scale, the beginning of the beginning, modern diplomacy, also has an eyebrow.

Here we have to mention the eternal middle two literary and artistic young France.

Through the Hundred Years' War, it basically expelled the power of Britain, unified France, and rose to become a powerful country, with the qualification to become the hegemon of the European continent.

Why qualifications?

Because the one who stands in front of the French is a freak!

That's the Habsburgs!

This family is not very good, but the means of marriage are superb, and at the same time they control many territories, and they surround France from all sides.

France looked around, without any help, but to look to the east and hook up with the Ottomans, and in the near future, the two countries formed a blasphemous alliance against the Habsburg Empire.

The Habsburgs were not vegetarians either, and after discovering the true colors of the French, they decisively extended their hands to Safavid Persia further east, and the two sides formed an alliance against the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottomans could not sit still and had to find stronger allies, so their envoys took lions and rhinoceros and ran to Daming, hoping to establish diplomatic relations as reinforcements.

All in all, it's a tale of matryoshka dolls.

If it is possible to do what people think, a world war will break out hundreds of years earlier.

It's a pity that the wish is beautiful, but the reality is very skinny.

The long distances, the backward means of communication, these huge empires simply could not form an alliance and act in a coordinated manner.

Especially Da Ming, very, very cold, what Persia, Ottoman, you guys have dog brains, do you have anything to do with me?

If it weren't for Zhu Houxi's liking of the divine beasts they sent, the Lumi envoy wouldn't have been able to enter the capital at all.

Just when they had almost given up hope, Wang Yue suddenly came.

"First of all, on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, I would like to congratulate your country on its victory in the European direction, and I believe that His Majesty the wise and wise Emperor Suleiman will be able to lead your army to a greater victory after the capture of Constantinople."

Wang Yue's opening remarks stunned the messenger.

What the heck?

This young Ming courtier, how did he know His Majesty Suleiman? He also knows about Constantinople? You must know that many Ming officials, even in Europe, have not heard of it!

Seeing the other party's surprise, Wang Yue smiled slightly, "This official is a part-time commander of the Siyi Pavilion, and he is very familiar with the situation overseas. A few decades ago, we assembled a huge fleet and went overseas, and you may have heard of it. Wang Yue smiled and said, "We are working hard to rebuild a larger fleet, and I believe that in the near future, we will visit your country's ports." ”

"What?" The messenger was really stunned.

Zheng He's fleet, even after nearly a hundred years, still has an indelible impression in the hearts of the countries along the way, and if this fleet reappears, there will undoubtedly be a super competitor on the entire route.

The Ottomans hoped that someone could form an alliance, but feared that the ally would be too strong and even turn against each other.

He was obviously dazed by the series of information brought by Wang Yue, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

It took a long time before this guy said, "Your Excellency's high opinion is really admirable. It's a pity that I don't see this from the officials and people of your country, who are so xenophobic that they don't even allow us to land. They also had no interest in taking care of overseas affairs, and they didn't even know where the Ottomans were. IMHO, your country does not have the will to become the master of this world? ”

"Hahahaha!"

Wang Yue laughed loudly, "Our will is indeed not strong, but we have the strength!" If we want to, we can change the balance of power between you and Europe. ”

The messenger mused, "I don't think your country would do this, because it is not in your country's interest. ”

Wang Yue smiled, "Your envoy is a smart person with eyes like a torch, so have you thought about it, we can also influence this world in another way." ”

"What?"

"Trade!"

"Trade?"

"Yes!" Wang Yue said unceremoniously: "For thousands of years, we have been the producers of this world, and we have provided the most savvy goods, and these goods have been transferred to the West through your hands, and in the process, your merchants have made huge profits, and this profit has been converted into your financial and military strength, which is the basis for you to conquer Constantinople!" ”

The envoy's eyes flickered, and it was obvious that Wang Yue's words had touched him.

Although he doesn't quite believe this statement, he has to admit that there is a connection.

"Your Excellency is trying to say, should we thank Da Ming?"

"Nope! I want to tell you that times have changed...... Under your pressure, Westerners have had to look for new routes, to find a way to the East. Unfortunately, they succeeded. Their fleet reached the East, to the Great Ming. In the port of Daming, you can see those blonde and blue-eyed merchants. ”

"They plan to get rid of the middlemen and trade directly with the Ming Dynasty...... For the Ming Dynasty, there is actually no difference between who they sell things to, on the contrary, these barbarians from Europe are more generous. We should make a lot of money. It's just that for your country, if you lose the qualification of a middleman, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble! ”

Lu Mi's brows furrowed, he was completely controlled by Wang Yue, and he looked very annoyed, the thriving Ottoman Empire did not accept any threat.

"What are your country's plans?"

"Nothing, we want to have a peaceful environment and need normal trade. Compared to the aggressive and ferocious Xiyi, we prefer to cooperate with old friends, at least, to keep both of you in a stable situation and not to slide to either side! ”

"You're going to engage in balancing diplomacy?"

"It's equal trade!" Wang Yue corrected: "We want to sell goods to your country and Xiyi at the same time, they buy 10 million taels of goods, and we also want to sell 10 million taels to your country, so that our export channels are diverse, and the profits will not be taken away by Xiyi." Your country will also be able to maintain a certain share of trade without affecting fiscal revenues. ”

"It's a good thing for all three of us."

This Ottoman messenger, his eyes were like torches, he thought for a moment, and then he couldn't help but laugh: "In the end, you still want to obtain greater benefits, and you want us to spend more money to buy your goods. ”

Wang Yue shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "Whatever you think, for Da Ming, we ourselves are a world, we don't have to get involved in your world, and we can live a very stable life." ”

After Wang Yue finished speaking, he stood up and walked outside, and the messenger also got up and followed Wang Yue, and when he went outside, Wang Yue looked to both sides, and the guards of the messenger stood there very majestically with swords and firearms on their backs.

Rummy Gun!

Wang Yue glanced at it, and suddenly smiled: "Noble envoy, this official came to visit, don't you give me a small gift?" This fire gun is good, I want to keep it as a souvenir! ”

Wang Yue said easily, but the envoy of the other party hurriedly shook his head, and he even untied his saber full of precious stones.

"This firearm is the firearm casting technology we acquired after the conquest of Constantinople, and the painstaking efforts of countless skilled craftsmen took decades to develop, and it is our best partner in the conquest of Europe! If your country can form an alliance with us and provide us with money and supplies, perhaps we may consider giving away some firearms. ”

The implication is that not now.

Wang Yue smiled slightly, "Well, since you can't give it to me, can you lend me a look at the head office?" I have an invitation here, so that you can attend the banquet of the Ming nobles and make more friends. ”

The messenger paused, "Yes, but I can only lend three days to the adults, please don't deceive me with the excuse of loss." Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty will become synonymous with lying in the Ottomans! ＂

"Hahahaha! Your country's courage is admirable! ”

Wang Yue didn't say anything else, grabbed the fire gun and left.

He went directly to the gunpowder factory in the outer city, and with an order, summoned all the skilled craftsmen.

"How about it, can you imitate it in three days?"

The craftsmen took a closer look, and one of them, a little older, asked tentatively, "How much?" How much do adults want? ”

Wang Yue couldn't help laughing, "Of course, the more the better." ”

"Please rest assured, the little ones will do their best."

The craftsmen went down with the samples, and after three days of hard work, the craftsmen came to Wang Yue again, and a total of ten identical fire guns were placed in front of Wang Yue.

Wang Yue looked at it carefully, and was stunned that he couldn't tell the difference.

He suddenly had a thought, if he gave it to the messenger of Rumi, would he take a fake one back?

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