In Europe, because of Marco Polo's "Marco Polo's Travels", "Marco Polo's Travels" mentions that the palace walls, walls and ceilings of the capital are painted with gold and silver, Japan has so much gold that it is used to build houses, and India is full of gold......

That's why Europeans are so fanatical about wanting to go to the East. www.biquge.info However, Marin has long regarded the East as his own land. So, Marin decided to break the illusions of Europeans first. He said to Ferdinand II:

"Your Majesty, the descriptions in "Marco Polo's Travels" are all made up...... "Marin poured cold water on Ferdinand II as soon as he came up.

"How so?" Ferdinand II asked with some reluctance.

"Well, then, Your Majesty, your fleet has also been to Kalikat in India. Did the commander of your fleet report that India is full of gold? Marin asked rhetorically.

"This ......" Ferdinand II immediately fell silent. Apparently, he had heard reports about India. It's true that it's rich there, but it's not yet to the point where it's full of gold.

"So, the walls of Huaxia Palace are also fake when they are painted with gold?"

"Of course it's fake! In fact, most of the palace walls in China are painted with red paint, which is called the 'Red Wall Courtyard'. Even in the main hall, only the emperor's throne is pure gold. The decoration of the palace is mostly made of copper...... In fact, China was a country with a great shortage of gold and silver...... "Marin told Ferdinand II the harsh reality. And he's not lying...... The Ming Dynasty was short of gold and silver, and even copper was in short supply......

It does not mean that the total amount of gold, silver and copper in the DPRK is small, but that it cannot keep up with the needs of society. After all, the Ming Dynasty had a large population, and on average, the amount of gold and silver held by each person was very small.

"Then Japan uses gold to build houses......"

"It's just a matter of putting P, Japan is an island country, poor in materials, how can there be capital to build a house with gold? Even their king, not so extravagant! My teacher has been to Japan himself, and the houses there are basically made of wood, and there are no golden houses at all. Even the palaces of the kings of Japan were made of wood. Marin swore an oath.

However, he didn't say nonsense, Japanese houses are indeed wooden in this era. It's just that there are a lot of gold and silver reserves in Japan...... Of course, this is something that Marin would never say.

"Marco Polo is lying to us?" Ferdinand II was incredulous.

"Wake up, Your Majesty, Marco Polo is nothing but a crappy little businessman. If there really was so much gold in China, India, and Japan when he went to the East, why didn't he come back with a lot of gold and become a rich man? If the land was full of gold, he would have made a fortune picking up some of it. However, he did not make a fortune and ended up destitute. Obviously, he's a liar! ”

Ferdinand II thought about it, and it really was. If it is really as described in "Marco Polo's Travels", the East is full of gold, Marco Polo has been in China for more than ten years, and he can make a fortune by picking up some gold from the ground and bringing it back. However, Marco Polo apparently did not make a fortune and ended up in prison. So, Marin's words make a lot of sense......

"So, is China as prosperous as Marco Polo describes?" Ferdinand II asked unrelentingly.

"It's true, China is a unified and powerful dynasty with a population of more than 100 million. The people there live a stable and prosperous life, and there is an abundance of food. ”

"That'...... Spain was able to ...... Will it be possible to colonize there? Ferdinand II asked eagerly.

"Your Majesty, this dynasty is a unified and powerful dynasty, with a total army of more than one million, and a war can send 500,000 troops. Your Majesty, can your army survive it? Marin asked amusefully.

"Maybe they have a low level of civilization and an army with backward weapons?" Ferdinand II did not give up.

"Let me tell you this, the Mongolian cavalry of that year swept through Europe, you know this, right?"

Ferdinand II nodded, the Mongol cavalry swept across Europe, but it left a terrible impression in the hearts of Europeans.

"The Mongol Empire has hundreds of thousands of powerful cavalry, but it is this Mongol Empire that was wiped out by the current Huaxia Ming Empire. Do you think that those tens of thousands of your troops are more powerful than hundreds of thousands of Mongol cavalry? ”

Ferdinand II fell silent for a moment......

After a while, Ferdinand II asked again:

"And what about us trade with them?" Obviously, Ferdinand II no longer dreamed of conquering China.

"It doesn't work!" Marin swore by it.

"Why?" Ferdinand II thought it was strange, wasn't trade between countries normal? He began to suspect that Marlin had deceived him.

"That's the case, the Ming Empire in China is very proud, they think that except for Huaxia, people in other places are uncivilized barbarians......"

"What? How unreasonable! "Ferdinand II was furious, how could civilized Europeans be barbarians?

"Therefore, their country disdains the copper barbarian trade. There's only one way to trade with them......"

"What's the solution?" Ferdinand II asked cooperatively.

That is, to swear allegiance to their emperor and bow down to their emperor three times and nine times. Become a servant of their emperor before they allow you to pay tribute once a year, and then, like a poor ghost who begs for food, give you something to ......" Marin then explained in detail what it means to kneel three times and bow nine times......

"How unreasonable!" Ferdinand II was furious. If you want him to be a dignified king of a European power, even if you see the Pope, you don't have to kneel, at most you can bow and salute.

"You're not going to lie to me, are you?" Ferdinand II asked suspiciously.

"Of course, I can swear in God's name that what I say is all true. If there is a lie, you will go to hell after death! Marin swore an oath.

He really didn't lie, the Ming Dynasty was indeed so arrogant. The Portuguese tried their best to establish trade relations with the Ming Dynasty. Later, it was only by bribing local officials in Guangdong that he found a foothold in Macao and secretly conducted trade.

In fact, if the Portuguese had a good eye and could bribe the Ming Dynasty ministers or even the emperor, they would still have a chance to establish trade relations. It's a pity that the Portuguese don't know the situation of the Ming Dynasty.

If they knew that Emperor Zhengde liked strange things, and offered a few Western things at will, they might have been approved. It's just that they don't know. Moreover, the magistrates of the Ming Dynasty would not tell the Portuguese about the absurdity of their emperor.

After all, family ugliness should not be publicized.

But Ma Lin knew all about this, not to mention Emperor Zhengde himself. As long as you bribe the "Eight Tigers" under Zhengde, you can do it. Of course, the sequelae is that after the fall of the "Eight Tigers", those civil officials may regret it.

However, as long as Marin does a good job in the perfume trade, so that the concubines and noblewomen of Jingshi cannot do without Marin's perfume, then the trade cannot be stopped. Unless, those civil officials want to be restless......