Later, Claviyo praised the officials of the Ming Dynasty as more incorruptible than the officials of European countries, and the local officials were less oppressive of the local people than the feudal lords of Europe, among other things.

Before you know it, it's noon. But what Yoon-hee had to say to Claviyo wasn't finished yet. Yun Xi then instructed: "Pass the imperial dining room to eat." At the same time, prepare an extra one, and I will feast on the foreign envoys. ”

"The emissary from the Kingdom of Castile, Ro Gozelaiz Claviyo, thanked His Majesty for his gifts." Hearing Yun Xi's words, Claviyo quickly stood up and said.

"No need to be polite." Yun Xi didn't say much.

After a while, the food was delivered. Claviyo's eyes straightened as he looked at the food, and when Yunxi sat down, he didn't bother to pray to the Lord, and immediately picked up the chopsticks he had used with his right hand and ate the food, while the other hand picked up a spoon.

"Your Majesty, I have to say that I thought that the food outside the palace was already very delicious, but after eating the food cooked by the imperial chef in the palace, the food outside the palace can be said to be bland and tasteless." Claviyo said as he ate.

Yun Xi didn't talk, just watched him eat. The plate in front of Claviyo was consumed at an alarming rate, until his mouth was so full of oil that he couldn't eat anymore that he couldn't stop eating.

Fortunately, I believe in the sharing of meals, and I would not eat at the same plate when I entertain foreign envoys, otherwise I would not have eaten anything. Yoon-hee thought to herself.

It's about when you see people eating fast, you will unconsciously speed up, Yun Xi eats a little faster than usual, after eating, he waved his hand to let his subordinates clean up, sat down on the throne again, and talked to him again.

"Your Majesty, there are many things that are better than European countries in the Ming Dynasty, but I think the best place is the political system of the Ming Dynasty." Claviyo said: "The political system of the Ming Dynasty is the most reasonable political system I have ever seen in my journey from Castile all the way east to the Ming Dynasty. ”

"The political system of the Ming Dynasty ensured the stability of the succession of the imperial throne, and did not cause many disputes like in Europe. At the same time, all officials are appointed by the state and are not hereditary, not controlled by a hereditary nobility; All the places were administered by state-appointed officials, rather than by hereditary nobles, which greatly increased the control of the monarch over the state compared to Europe. It's a really good system. ”

Regarding this paragraph, although Yun Xi still nodded slightly from time to time, he did not completely agree. Centralization of power has ensured stability in the country, but it has stifled the spread of ideas that are different from the mainstream ideology, and if the centralized power has not been communicated with foreign countries for a long time, it will inevitably fall behind in its own way.

And he still has a doubt. "Gozelaiz, I remember that you are also a nobleman of Castile?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I am the baron of my country."

"If a centralized system is introduced, the power of the nobility will be greatly reduced, and this will be good for your king, I remember that it is called Enrique III, but it will not be good for the nobility, and you, as a nobleman, should not oppose the centralized system?" Because Castile and Daming did not constitute any competition at all, Yun Xi asked directly.

"Your Majesty, this is the reason for this." Claviyo had previously talked to Yun Xi about the political system in Europe, and Yun Xi himself knew something about it, so he explained: "Although I am a baron, I have long since lost my territory. ”

"No territory? How can there be no territory? Yun Xi was curious: 'Isn't Europe a complete feudal system, and neither the monarch nor the church can deprive the ancestors of their inheritance. Since this person has the title of baron, of course he should have a territory. Unless he was deceiving me, he didn't have a baron of his own, he was just a knight. ’

"Your Majesty, my ancestors had a territory, but their territory was in the southern part of the peninsula, near Granada. My grandfather's generation of Granadas fought back and took my grandfather's fiefdom and never got it back. Therefore, although the monarch and the nobles still recognized my family's baronial title, no one was willing to give me a fief from his own land, and my family became a nobleman without a fief. Claviyo explained.

"If you can't recapture the fief now, you may not be able to recapture the fief in the future." Yun Xi knew the final result: there were only two countries on the peninsula, Spain and Portugal, and both of them were countries with a cross religion, and it seemed that there were rumors that Spain had killed all these heretics after exterminating the Celestial Sect countries in the south. So Grenada must have perished Castile, so to speak.

"Your Majesty, even if you regain the fiefdom in the future, it may not be our family's gains. If my grandfather lost his fief and regained it, it would have returned to its original owner; But after so many years of being occupied by the Celestial Sect, unless I personally lead the troops to recapture it, it will become one of the fiefdoms of the nobles who have recaptured. But I have neither the money nor the many knights to follow, so it is impossible for me to raise an army to follow the kingdom's army to attack Granada. So the fief can't be recovered. Claviyo said with a somewhat self-deprecating expression.

'There are such empty lords in Europe! It's the first time I've heard of it. Of course, I understand why he supports centralization. Since he was an empty nobleman and was able to be sent by Castile, it showed that he should be a more trusted person, but it was also difficult to obtain a fief; If this continues, it is a better ending for their family to become a retainer of the monarch or a certain nobleman, but the more tragic ending is that they will become completely no different from commoners.

However, if the centralized system was implemented, a person like him, who was more trusted by the monarch, would be able to obtain an official position and live a better life than he is now. So of course he was in favor of a centralized system.

"But even if the monarch of your country, Enrique III, follows the example of the Ming Dynasty and implements a centralized system, it will not be possible to achieve it in a few years, or even more than ten or decades." Yun Xi said.

China's centralized system began with the Warring States Reform, with the Qin Shang Dynasty being the most radical reform, which basically eliminated all the lords in the country after six years and realized centralized power.

However, it is undeniable that in the previous Spring and Autumn Period and the early years of the Warring States Period, due to drastic social changes, the feudal system of the Zhou Dynasty had been loosened; Among them, the three families were divided into Jin and Tian clans, which were later recognized by the Zhou royal family, and had laid the foundation for the establishment of a centralized system.

But how can Europe have this precondition? In the Spring and Autumn Period, even if there were feudal scholars in various countries, there were nobles who took refuge in other countries, but there was no precedent for taking the initiative to switch to other countries with fiefs, and it was generally those who lost their inheritance rights in the family struggle and took their few subordinates to be loyal to other countries.

Historically, on the basis of free development, the feudal countries of Western Europe have never been able to establish a centralized system, and the first to establish this system was the Netherlands, a typical capitalist country in the 17th century.

Yunxi is not optimistic about Kraviyo's idea, but Kraviyo himself is still very confident. "I have carefully read the records of the Shang Dynasty reform, and it is necessary to have an iron-blooded prime minister to implement various systems, and a monarch who fully supports the prime minister. At the same time, the country is relatively stable, and there are no enemy countries that must be on guard at all times. ”

"We have all of these in Castile. Castile, as a country located in southwestern Europe, will not easily get involved in continental disputes, and the neighboring country of Aragon is very friendly with our country, and may be able to merge into one country; The Portuguese have been defeated and dare not fight against our country any more; Granada in the south did not dare to do anything after losing the support from heaven, and the external environment of our country is very good. ”

"Internally, when His Majesty the King married Catherine, the granddaughter of Pedro I, as queen, he put an end to the turmoil in the country and united the nobility; He also established his prestige and expanded his power through several wars against the Portuguese and the Celestials. At the same time, France to the north was mired in war with England and could not support our nobility, which was an unprecedented and powerful time. ”

His Majesty was also ambitious, hoping to achieve greater feats, and after a long period of defeat of Granada, he turned eastward to occupy Sicily and fight the Turks at sea. If he knew that he could establish a centralized system, he would have supported it. ”

"As for the Iron Prime Minister? China has never implemented a centralized system before, and no one knows how to implement it. I hope to be able to hire a few outstanding politicians from the Ming Dynasty to return to China as prime ministers, or as advisers to His Majesty the King of our country. ”

"Invite someone from Daming to return to China?" That's all for the previous words, the last paragraph is too! The appointment of a foreigner as an official of the country, as long as the foreigner is faithful and talented, is still common in the whole world; But the appointment of prime minister is incredible. Moreover, the appearance of the people of the Ming Dynasty is so different from that of the Europeans, and the people of the Ming Dynasty will definitely not sincerely believe in their Lord, which is not suitable.

Seeing Yun Xi's expression, Claviyo thought that he didn't want the exodus of his own talent, so he didn't dare to say it anymore, but he muttered in his heart: "I must take a few people from Daming when I return to China to help implement the centralized system." ’

"Your Majesty, there is one thing I plead with you." Claviyo suddenly remembered something, and said.

"What?"

"I beg your majesty to give me the retinue of movable type printing and papermaking." Claviyo said earnestly.

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