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My name is davy_jones and I am a clerk at a trading company in Batavia. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAfter the establishment of the United Provinces of the Netherlands last year, 14 companies in the Eastern Trade have been arguing over whether to divide their spheres of influence or merge into one large company. Recently, though, they have stopped bickering because they have recently been confused by the situation in the waters of eastern Asia.

In the northeastern region of the largest country in the world, the Ming Empire, a power has recently emerged. They accepted the mandate of the Ming Emperor and became a principality of the Ming Empire, the Grand Duchy of Hetuala. This emerging country showed a strong expansion, continuously sent troops, conquered the Chaoxian Kingdom and the Dongying Kingdom, which the Ming Empire had not been able to conquer, and established the "East China Sea Governor's Office" to manage the affairs of the sea areas east of the Ming Empire.

Batavia is now committed to confronting the Spaniards and does not want other powers to intervene. Plus there was a recent expedition in Formosa (formosa, another name for the treasure island given to by the Dutch colonists. Lost contact nearby. So I was sent to the Grand Duchy of Hetuara to find out their intentions and to find out the lost expedition.

I was at a loss at first about coming into contact with such an unfamiliar force. Later, I learned that the Jesuits in Macau were connected to them and had even been missionaries in the Grand Duchy of Hetuala, so I came to Macau on the armed merchant ship "Groningen".

In Macau, I met Fr. Galal (francisc_cabral_s_j, then President of the Society of Jesus in Macau). Fr. Galal agreed to help us, but he thought we couldn't go straight to the Groningen because it would make the Liaoning feel threatened. There happened to be a group of Portuguese who were going to immigrate to Liaoning, and we could go to Liaoning with them. Oh, I finally learned that the Grand Duchy of Hetuara was called Liaoning, and that the Portuguese could emigrate there! The merciful Father Ghalal also asked Father Gamez (pedro_gomez_s_j), who was escorting the immigrants, to assist us. After the warship from Liaoning that came to escort the migrant ship arrived, we set off.

The ships of Liaoning are not the traditional Ming style, the appearance is very unique, with a small freeboard and less superstructure, which not only improves the stability of the ship, but also can give full play to the role of sails; The boat sails almost close to the water, the length-to-width ratio should be 6:1, the waterline is particularly beautiful, and even there is a concave in the first waterline surface, and the long and sharp curved scissor-shaped head column should be suitable for the situation of racing, and it can split the waves (cut the waves) at sea; The head column also extends the length of the hull, and a slash is extended along the head column, and some more support rope spinnakers can be hung at the head, which is conducive to expanding the capacity of the support sail; The bow of the boat is raised all the way through the waves, which improves its course stability in the waves. The gradual sloping waterline of the rear body transitions in harmony to a narrow round tail, harmoniously blending with the graceful bow shape; The sail area is very large, the use of 4 masts fully equipped with sails, with a high mast, its height reaches 3/4 of the length of the ship, there are also moon sails and support sails on the top mast sails, there are also outstretched sail booms on both sides of the ship, called wing sails, can hang wing sails, and the transverse extension area of the sail is larger.

The warships of Liaoning were very fast, only half a sail was raised, and they were already able to patrol around the fleet. There were about 20 guns on board, and there were some canvas-covered objects on the deck, I don't know what they were.

In order to be able to better carry out my duties, I humbly ask Father Gaemex for advice. Father Gomez did not hide anything and told me everything he knew.

The Grand Duke of Hetuala, whose name was "Nuerhachi Kim", was the prince of the Silla Dynasty of the Xian Kingdom (unified propaganda caliber of Liaoning. After the death of the country, he re-established his own country. Oh, what an inspirational story.

The prime minister of the Grand Duchy of Hetuara was the Marquis of Ferra "Sicheng Li", a seres (Seris, the ancient Western name for China. The royal descendants of the former Tang dynasty (boasting, continuing to boast. A very wise, but offensive-looking young man. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance is the Count of Pyongyang, Jeongho Kim, who is also a descendant of the royal family of the Silla Dynasty. These two adults knew a lot of knowledge, and they could not associate with the Seres according to what the people of Europa knew about them.

The capital of the Grand Duchy of Hetuara is Hetuala, but the largest city is Dalian - a huge port and the destination of our shipping routes. The Grand Duchy of Hetuara has a well-established political apparatus, with a noble council, a responsible cabinet, and an independent court, much like ours.

Fr. Gaulmez also admired their medical institutions, which we were able to cure many diseases that we thought were incurable. Honorable Lord Luo Mingjian (michele_ruggleri, has returned to the Vatican to report on his work. They have healed all the old afflictions. Liaoning has also set up a medical school, and only those who have studied medicine in a unified way can be listed to practice medicine, and they also have the status of officials.

The Grand Duchy of Hetuara was very expansive, conquering not only the Chaoxian Kingdom and the Dongying Kingdom, but also the Ryukyu Kingdom and several Mongol khanates, occupying a lot of land.

In Liaoning, there are many ethnic groups and religions, including Han Chinese, Jurchens, Mongols, Chao Xian, Dongying people, newly arrived Portuguese and some others, Buddhism, Taoism, Shintoism, Shinrikyo, Shamanism, Jesus and some unnamed religions.

There are many big cities in Liaoning, in addition to Hetuala, Feiala, and Dalian, there are also Deck City, Gule City, Fushun, Liaoyang, Yizhou, Tieling, Beduna, Nuergan, Luojin, Changchun, and so on.

The social situation of the Grand Duchy of Hetuara was unique, with a large number of slaves, free peasants, land-dividing aristocrats, and many artisans working in huge workshops.

Liaoning's technical level is very high. The "holy porcelain" that is now sold in Southeast Asia is actually produced in Liaoning, which was originally called "spirit porcelain". A large number of tweed fabrics and glass mirrors are now shipped back to Europa for sale (Venice has not yet invented glass mirrors). ), also produced in Liaoning. Together with glass products and ordinary ceramics, the East Asian market is completely flooded. As he spoke, Father Gaulmez showed me the tweed coat he was wearing, which was very warm.

Fr. Gomax warned us that there are many things in Liaoning that we cannot imagine, and that we must remain gentlemen. For example, women in Liaoning have a high degree of independence in society, not only a large number of female officials, but also many women who come out to do business or work in workshops. It's not like Europa, or anywhere else in Asia.

Fr. Gaulmez also warned us to exchange Liaoning's currency as soon as possible after arriving in Liaoning. He showed us a few fine gold and silver coins. The copper coins used in Liaoning were those of the Ming Empire, but in order to facilitate transactions, they issued uniform gold and silver coins.

The obverse of the gold and silver coins is a dragon pattern, the reverse of the gold coin is a peony flower, and the reverse of the silver coin is an orchid. Gold and silver coins have serrated sides and cannot be scraped for the purpose of stealing gold and silver. Moreover, Liaoning stipulates that damaged gold and silver coins can only be recovered as miscellaneous gold and silver. Although Liaoning's gold and silver coins were fortified with some other elements, they were widely accepted within the jurisdiction of the "East China Sea Governor's Palace" because of their ease of carrying and use.

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Time passed in conversation, and when we arrived in Dalian 3 days later, I thought I had learned a lot about Liaoning and could deal with each other. But reality has given us a harsh mockery.