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"Nine clans" refers to relatives in general. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 However, the "nine tribes" refer to different theories, each with its own social and political background, and each meets the needs of the ruler in different aspects. One is said to be from the great-grandfather to the great-great-grandson, that is, the great-grandson, great-grandson, grandson, son, body, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-grandfather; One is the fourth father, the third mother, and the second wife, and the fourth father's family refers to the son of the aunt (the aunt's child), the sister's son (nephew), the daughter's son (grandson), and the same family (parents, brothers, sisters, children); The third maternal family refers to the mother's father (maternal grandfather), the mother's mother (maternal grandmother), and the mother and son (maternal uncle); The second wife refers to the father-in-law and mother-in-law.

The emergence of the term "nine ethnic groups" has a lot to do with the criminal law system of feudal society. The feudal society implements the cruel Zhulian Law, and if one person violates the law, especially if he commits a big * law, he will often be exterminated by the "Nine Clans", that is, the "Zhulian Nine Clans". With the changes of the times, the meaning of "nine tribes" has changed a lot today, and the meaning of their relatives has faded out and has become a generic term for all people related to them.

Shen Li and his pig teammates committed a felony of the Zhulian Nine Clan, which could not be pardoned, and Wanli was angry and sick, and ordinary persuasion had no effect. But because there are hundreds of officials involved, plus their nine clans, there are more than 10,000, and it is really impossible to kill them. And Liaoning's request, although it is a great insult to treat scholars as goods, but only in this way will Wanli listen to it, and only then will it accept it, so as to save the lives of these people. Exchange these mortal people for tens of thousands of taels of silver for goods and grain, and Wanli will definitely accept it. Therefore, although the Qingliu people felt insulted, they still had to accept it in the end and owed Liaoning face.

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Negotiations with the Grand Duchy of Hetuara were lackluster, and what we didn't expect was that the other side knew us very well. Prime Minister Lee and Vice Minister Kim were directly involved in the meeting, and Lord Shi could only wait on the side. During the negotiations, we learned that the official name of the Grand Duchy of Hetuara was "Liaoning Guardianship Chengxuan Political Envoy Division", which is difficult to understand in the Chinese language, but we can simply call it "liaoning".

The two adults directly admitted that it was the warships of the East China Sea Fleet that sank the "Flying Dutchman". They claimed that because the Flying Dutchman had attacked the village of Formosa and looted the villagers' property, the warship of the Tokai Governor's Palace, which had rushed to the scene after hearing the news, had been sunk in the ensuing clashes. To add up, Formosa Island is known as "Dayuan" in the Ming Kingdom, and is governed by the Viceroy of the East China Sea under the auspices of the Grand Duchy of Hetuala, and it is not a wild and ownerless place as we imagined.

Due to the large number of sharks in the area of the accident, the warships of the Governor's Office in the East China Sea could not rescue them, and all the members of the expedition were unfortunately killed in the belly of the fish (the Dutch who remained in the pit were ignored). ）。 After the sharks left, the warships of the Tokai Governor's Office learned that they were Dutch ships from the salvaged items. Therefore, the Liaoning side can return the salvaged items belonging to the "Flying Dutchman", but because the "Flying Dutchman" violated the law first and resisted violently, the Liaoning side will definitely not apologize for sinking the "Flying Dutchman", let alone compensate.

However, the two lords did not refuse to establish diplomatic relations and trade with the Netherlands, and promised the Dutch East India Company to establish an office in Dalian; 12 ports, including Dalian, Uiju, Jeju, Busan, Tsushima, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Osaka, Edo, Sendai, Shuri, and Keelung, were opened to trade with the East India Company; In open ports, Dutch people can do business, live in and enjoy the same treatment as nationals, except for political rights; Our request to build a fort was denied, and it was also stipulated that ships allowed to enter the waters of the East China Sea must not be loaded with more than 8 guns, the caliber must be less than 2 "inches", and our personnel are not allowed to carry firearms ashore, and if they violate, it is equivalent to a declaration of war. This "inch" is the length unit of Liaoning, which is equivalent to our inch (inch comes from Dutch).

However, this is only an exchange chip offered by Liaoning, and we must come up with sufficient conditions before Liaoning will finalize and sign the agreement. Moreover, the two lords emphasized that the agreement was signed by the Dutch East India Company and the East China Sea Governor's Palace, and did not represent the Dutch United Provincial Republic and the Ming Empire.

We must rush back to Batavia as soon as possible and report to the board of directors of the company. Since the boat we were on had already gone back to the trench mirror, the two adults decided to send a boat to take us back. Let's wait a few days and then the boat will be ready to go, and we can also go around and visit.

At the end of the consultation, the Grand Duke of Hetuala, Nuer Hachi King, hosted a banquet for us, and Father Matteo Ricci and his colleagues were invited. We thought that the food prepared by Ms. Zheng for us was already the most delicious food in the world, but we didn't expect the dishes cooked by Mrs. Schumacher herself to be even more delicious! It's a pity that we don't know the Chinese language, so we can't understand it in detail, but we only know that everything is delicious, and we constantly stimulate our tongue with different feelings.

The singing and dancing performed at the banquet was also exciting! The scenery is exquisite, the stage mechanism is complex, the actors' costumes and makeup are gorgeous, and the group dance is orderly, which is refreshing. Although we couldn't understand the language of the dancers, that didn't stop us from enjoying the beautiful singing and dancing. We were also told that these dancers had performed in front of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and his family, and that they were highly appreciated, and that they were now full of glory and wealth, ready to go back to Dongying.

In the next few days, Father Ricci had arranged for us to go around, but we refused: it would be a great loss to come here and get more valuables to go back! Of course, we can take the opportunity to learn more about the situation in Liaoning in all aspects.

In the end, we were only halfway done, and it was the buying part. The escorts sent by Liaoning followed us closely and forbade us to approach the inner city, as well as other government agencies, military installations, schools, and factories (the Dutch did not yet have the concept of scientific research institutions, and if they knew that Liaoning had specialized research institutions, they would have tried their best to visit them.) ）。

But we can also know a lot from the goods we buy: all kinds of metal tools, textiles, ceramics, glassware, tea, "meat porcelain heads" and so on. "Meat porcelain head" is a type of meat that is packed in a ceramic jar that, according to Father Matteo Ricci, can be stored for up to six months. The most satisfying thing for me is that I bought a pair of "presbyopia eyes"! After I turned 40, I began to blur the books and periodicals that I was looking at, and I had to distance myself to see them clearly, which was very inconvenient. And when I put on my "presbyopia eyes", I can see things in the near distance clearly. I'm going to take these things back and let the professionals study them.

Two days later, in the afternoon, the Liaoning government informed us to leave tomorrow.

When we arrived at a dedicated port with a dozen suitcases of luggage, we were stunned by what we saw! This is a military port, which is lined with more than a dozen warships, real warships. The three largest of these are estimated to be close to a thousand tons! (The Netherlands must have used the unit of weight "ton" in the 16th century.) And compared to the largest battleships of the Spaniards, it is not lagging behind! (When Spain formed the Armada in 1588, Spain acquired three galleons of more than 1,000 tons and eight galleons of about 800 tons.) ）

The Liaoning people are crazy and even sent a powerful fleet to send us back to Batavia! The battleships "Ao Lie (Eight Heavenly Dragons)" and "Good Fortune Dragon Girl", the "Black Pearl" fast gunboats, the "Ran Yi" and "Spinning Turtle" gunboats, the "Beaver" and "Sea Cat" transport ships, and the "Fish Wolf" liaison ships, there are eight of them! Definitely on purpose! Definitely a demonstration! Definitely a show-off!

The words in our hearts could not be spoken, and we embarked on the journey home.

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"Sizhong, are you sure you heard me right?!" "Fourth uncle, I definitely heard you right! Those scholars actually prepared a military admonition to force the emperor to abdicate and give way to the eldest prince! We really need to contact them immediately! ”……