The emissaries of Europe arrived, not alone, but as a team.

The main envoys led by the Kingdom of Portugal, including the Kingdom of Castile, the Kingdom of Aragon, and the Kingdom of Granada, were mainly European countries on the Iberian Peninsula. They were there because the Ming Mediterranean Fleet had blocked the entire Mediterranean Sea, from Gibraltar to the newly opened Suez Canal.

"The Mediterranean Sea is already the bathtub of the Ming Dynasty." The envoy of the kingdom of Castille reluctantly admitted this fact, because the strong artillery fire of the battleship swept away all his unwillingness. They used many nominal, unofficial names to organize fleets, hoping to smuggle in, to break through the blockade of the Ming fleet.

But the gap between rifled guns and tonnage made all attempts come to naught.

It is impossible to build rifled guns, and smoothbore guns that are a few hundred meters away, and the probability of hitting the moon and hitting the target is not much different, and it is not possible to learn battle line tactics to close the gap; If you can't build a big ship, if you don't have tonnage, there won't be so many gun positions on the ship, and whether it's the projectiles projected by the unit or the defense capability to withstand blows, it's also an irreparable gap.

In addition, it is Huang Xiaoyang who is in charge of the Mediterranean Fleet, an old pirate, who is not a governor from Jinshi!

This is not Wan'an, you must know that under the teaching of Ding Yi, Huang Xiaoyang has a practical and theoretical approach to naval warfare, that is, in terms of tactical literacy, what advantage can Western Europe take advantage of? What's more, there is an irreparable hard distance on the hardware!

So it was not the emissary of the Kingdom of Castile, the predecessor of Spain, who was obedient, but he had to admit it.

"We need resources from North Africa, the Americas, and we are willing to fight under the leadership of Poseidon. We can negotiate the distribution of benefits until we reach a process that everyone is happy with. "Emissary of the Kingdom of Granada. Further, they have given up on temptation.

And the emissary of the Kingdom of Portugal. It seems that there is more resentment: "Majesty! The Great Majesty! Prince Henry, our Prince of Navigation, is loyal to you until the last moment of his life! The priest who listened to his dying prayer can testify that even when he returned to Portugal, even when he received the grace of the Lord, he was still asking the clerk to record the Ming Metropolitan Governor's Palace. Next, the opening of the second batch of nautical schools progressed; There is also an extension plan for the nautical plan! Portugal has given its son to you, and Portugal should not be treated as such, Your Majesty! ”

He was excited, because Prince Henry should probably be the messenger's uncle.

This made Cao Jixiang frown when he heard this, but Dante stopped Cao Jixiang with a wave of his hand, got up from his chair, and picked up a cup of tea. To the emissary of the Kingdom of Portugal, he said, "Prince Henry, my loyal friend. Then he spilled the cup of tea on the ground in front of him. Because Prince Henry really didn't have to say that the nautical career was well promoted with his help. The seafaring fleets of the two Guangxi people are no longer a few that can sail to Java. As for the sea routes of the Wa Kingdom and Korea. and they flourished even more.

What others say, let's not mention it. Ding Yi himself knows very well. This is absolutely nine out of ten thanks to the Prince of Navigation, his only role. It is just to hire Prince Henry to Daming, and then provide a platform for others to display. The sea power of the Ming Dynasty was able to develop so rapidly before these seven or eight years, and the credit of the Prince of Navigation must not be erased.

"Portugal will be rewarded, and I will never treat my faithful friends badly." After receiving Ding Yi's promise, the envoy of the Kingdom of Portugal retreated very wisely. This was the fundamental purpose of the Portuguese mission to come to China to meet Ding Yi.

Ding Yi said to these envoys very gently, for those who are willing to submit, he no longer needs to show his iron blood and majesty: "Whether it is the Mediterranean Fleet or the Suez Canal Yamen, which is aimed at maintaining security on the sea route, you can calmly think about it, after paying those taxes, will you still encounter the many pirates and plunders in the past?" ”

The Portuguese envoy bowed down and said: "Portugal has never denied the contribution of the Ming Mediterranean Fleet to peace on the sea routes. ”

The envoys of several other countries, whether they wanted to or not, could only do at this time.

"If there is no Mediterranean Fleet, I believe that there will be many more pirates on the sea routes, my friends, if there are pirates, then it will not only be to collect taxes, but to kill people and plunder ships. If you want, I can get the Mediterranean Fleet to pull back. ”

"No, no! We have no such intention, and Castille is equally grateful to the Ming for his efforts to ensure the safety of the sea routes! ”

And the emissary of the Kingdom of Granada was more direct: "Your Majesty, we know very well that Poseidon's hegemony at sea cannot be provoked!" What we are asking is that we will be allowed to join in the development of the New World. ”

The main purpose of their visit was to hope that the Ming would lift the blockade and allow them to follow the Ming fleet to develop and conquer Africa and the Americas.

"It's not non-negotiable." Ding Yi said with a smile. Africa and the Americas are so big, neither the Ming Dynasty nor Ding Yi's new Roman Empire, which still has a name only, could not swallow such a large area of land.

The Portuguese, on the other hand, were more daring, hoping that Portuguese ships would receive a relatively low tariff on the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal, which were controlled by the Ming Mediterranean Fleet.

"For the sake of the Prince of Navigation, he deserves to be remembered, Your Majesty!" Westerners do not think that just because they are in the annals of history is enough, and they are more willing to convert this commemoration into a preferential tax rate if they think it is possible.

Ding nodded and said to the Portuguese envoy: "I will consider your proposal, for the deceased Prince Henry, I personally express that he is indeed worthy of being remembered." If, after the approval of the Governor of the Four Seas, the proposal cannot be approved, I will set up a nautical fund in Portugal in my own name, and give a certain reward to the voyager every year in honor of this friend. ”

He has never treated his subordinates badly, which is the fundamental reason why Ding Yi can get a lot of popularity in Europe.

And this time, the envoys of Castille and Aragon looked at the Portuguese with envy. Because this rumor was once again confirmed: Poseidon in the East does not forget all those who are loyal to him, whether they are still alive or not.

The situation in Western Europe is different from that of China, especially in this era, they have many characters such as broken nobles, otherwise, how did the great voyage in history come about? It is that many people have been forced to go to the sea to find a way to make their fortune, despite the risk of being buried in the belly of the fish, despite the impermanent wind and waves.

And for these people, Ding Yi became their idol.

They were willing to pay a qiē to gain wealth, and there was no doubt that Ding Yi, who served as a good servant, was a commander worthy of allegiance and follow.

"You don't have to be in a hurry, you can stay for a few days, and then come back to the West with me, and we will have enough time to discuss slowly how to explore Africa and the Americas together."

At this point, even if the reception came to an end, Cao Jixiang coughed lightly, and after the envoys of various countries landed on one knee and saluted Ding, they retreated under the leadership of Cao Jixiang.

And Liu Ji, who was signaled by Ding, also went out and said to the envoys: "When you come to open up the New World, do you have a charter?" If so, let's start talking about the general direction now. "It's impossible for Ding Yi to take care of all these trivial tasks.

Even, it is impossible for Liu Ji to devote himself to these practices.

It was Qian Chujiu who had specific consultations with the envoys of various countries.

Even his most beloved British father-in-law, who thinks that this guy is useless, Qian Chujiu, in Liu Ji's hands, seems to have found the direction of his life. Liu Ji also seems to be very trusting of Qian Chujiu, and constantly gives him some affairs to deal with, and for the time being, the effect is not bad.

"Will the ninth year of the first month say something?" Before Qian Chujiu went to contact the envoys of various countries, Ding Yi heard that Liu Ji was going to assign him this matter to do, so he specially called Qian Chujiu to come over and inquire. Ding is really afraid that Qian Chujiu will mess things up, "Of course, if you can't understand the words, you can also have an interpreter, but as a diplomat, it's better to be able to speak a foreign language." ”

Qian Chujiu always said in Greek: "Yes, if you can understand and understand dialects, you will not be mistaken by translation." "Changed to Portuguese again." However, the Ming ship is strong and sharp, and it is expected that there should be no one who dares to insult! He changed his English again, "The child has been an old man before, and his ambition in life is to hunt all the beauties of the world, but he dare not learn this language." Fang just changed the official words of the Ming Dynasty, "Otherwise, wouldn't it be a cow chewing peonies?" ”

My life's desire is to hunt for beauty, so I learned a foreign language for this reason, and this reason should be sincere and touching.

I don't know whether to praise him for the unity of knowledge and action, and to do well in his body and strength, or to scold him for having no ambitions?

Everyone who heard it for a while was overwhelmed, and Ding Yi couldn't help laughing, laughing so much that his stomach hurt.

For a while, the atmosphere in the room was much more relaxed.

Ding Yi looked at Qian Chujiu who wanted to say it but didn't dare to say it, so he asked him: "If you have something, just say it." ”

"Boss, can you change the story? Even if you wish, it's indecent! When Qian Chujiu saw Ding Yi, he always felt like he was about to cry, and when he saw Ding Yi laughing happily, he plucked up his courage and said flatteringly, "The child will definitely be able to handle this diplomatic matter!" It's just that the diplomat listens, like meat slaughter, begging the boss to change his name! ”

Ding Yi didn't understand, what's indecent about diplomats? (To be continued......) R1292