Portugal and the Spaniards found the land of gold? ”

In the Platensa Palace in Greenwich, London, England, the young Henry VIII looked at his attendant with blazing eyes, "Where did you hear this, Lance?" ”

"Your Majesty, it has spread in the public now."

The attendant said respectfully, "But apparently the queen's family doesn't want us to know about this. ”

The young king was silent for a moment, and then said, "I think I should ask the queen, we have been fighting those French for more than a hundred years, and we need to go out and get in touch with that country of gold." ”

As he spoke, he took a sip of wine, his young and handsome face full of confidence, "Spain? Portugal! Oh God, if it weren't for the Hundred Years' War, how would it be their turn to dominate this ocean? It's time to take our glory back! And then give those French a hard blow! ”

"Your Majesty, I think it is necessary to summon the ministers for counsel, for there is now much evidence that the Spanish and the Portuguese have indeed established diplomatic relations with the El Dorado, and that the country has a new name, 'Ming,' and that their Emperor, who is as young as you, is leading his subjects in an ambitious attempt to go to the sea again. The Spaniards occupied a place called Luzon, and I looked at the map, and sooner or later the Ming Dynasty would fight with Spain. ”

"Lance, it looks like you've done your homework."

Henry gave him a look of satisfaction and appreciation. The Hundred Years' War between Britain and France exhausted Britain's vitality, not to mention losing Britain's last stronghold on the European continent and completely turning it into an island country. The wool trade, on which the royal family depends, has also become a moon in the water, a flower in the mirror......

This is something that the British must not bear! But the only good thing was that Britain lost the war, but the blood belonging to the Anglo-Saxons was inspired, and they also went to sea to reap that vast wealth.

The Spaniards were clearly a good target for plunder. There's more reason to rob them now, isn't there?

A smile tugged at the corner of Henry's mouth, and he said to the maid, "I think I should dine with the queen tonight, you go and get ready......"

Looking at the back of the maid leaving, Henry smiled, "Any other interesting facts?" About that country? ”

"Some people say that the Spanish merchant said that His Majesty the Emperor had a wife. Oh, Your Majesty, they don't have the same testimonies as we do. In their power men can have more than one wife......"

"This is really an ideal testimony."

Henry thought of his maid and smiled, "Is there any difference in this woman?" ”

"I heard that she was born poor, but she attracted the attention of the world by writing as a famous woman in Daming, and was sought after and respected by men. Later, she was introduced to the young king, who fell in love with her at first sight and married her. And this king had already had three wives before that. But when the girl, surnamed Jane, became his wife, he never survived any more women, and gave birth to the only heir, the most powerful woman in the Ming Dynasty. ”

"It does sound inspirational, but it looks like a flower. A woman with both talent and beauty is like a tulip that makes people obsessed. ”

Henry took a sip and his gaze deepened, "There are such detailed rumors in the market, it seems that my Spanish relatives have indeed found El Dorado. ”

After speaking, he smiled again, "Let's go and investigate, we British also have something to give to the Ming people, such as driving the Spanish moth out of their door...... And they just have to give us a steady stream of porcelain and silk. ”

Janine did not know that Henry VIII, who was far away in England, was already thinking about the Ming Dynasty. However, he is also a person who has studied world history, and dares to be arrogant to the Spanish people in this way, which is nothing more than knowing that Britain will soon rise.

After the rise of the British navy, the first thing it did was to rob the Spaniards, the Portuguese, and the Dutch......

In short, for many years to come, the Ming Dynasty only needs to sell goods honestly, and history still leaves many opportunities for this suffering nation.

The days passed uneventfully and wonderfully, and the whole Ming Dynasty was like a never-ending engine, whose creativity amazed Pilez, who had once again arrived in the capital.

They had previously given the Ming people some books about the scientific and technological achievements of Europe, the history. And the imagination of these Ming people seems to be a little scary.

For example, the bell of the Forbidden City surprised them. The bell had a pendulum and clockwork, and was apparently an improvement on theirs, which was still driven by weights.

These Akitos are terrible!

Jian Ning couldn't help but feel funny when she listened to Cui Yupu's description.

As early as the third year of the Northern Song Dynasty (1088), Su Song and Han Gonglian created the water transport instrument elephant platform, which has been used in the escapement. However, these Westerners were almost 600 years later than China.

These things were left by our ancestors. Now that the Ming Dynasty is blooming everywhere, and if you want to do the facts, the Confucian merit school has emerged again. Most of these people are dormant in the Ministry of Industry, and they are obsessed with these things on weekdays, and after reading European science books, some of their thinking has been sorted out, and they have to open a small plug-in from time to time, if they still can't make it, it is really stupid.

In fact, these Portuguese have been out for too long, and they don't know that their European hometown has undergone earth-shaking changes, for example, Henlaith of Germany has replaced the hammer with a steel clockwork and created a small mechanical clock with a corona-wheel escapement, so Western countries are still not to be underestimated.

If she could, Janine felt she could encourage the Portuguese to do some human trafficking...... For example, plundering some craftsmen, scientists, inventors from other countries......

Daming is still not systematic enough in this regard, and it is necessary to integrate new blood to stimulate it. Those who want to come to the Ministry of Industry must not want to be compared to the "barbarians", right?

"Niangniang, didn't you see Lord Pi, those eyes are like something, it's ridiculous."

"People call Pilez, not the surname Pi."

Jian Ning shook her head, "Don't underestimate Westerners, they are better than us in this regard." ”

"How is that possible?"

Cui Yupu shook his head again and again, "They don't take a bath, and they say that they will get sick when they take a bath, how can they be so stupid than our Daming?" ”

"But their ships are better than ours, and their seamanship is more advanced than ours, aren't they?"

"This!"

Cui Yupu felt that he had been hit, and he was rarely flattered, and said bluntly: "Then, that's Liu Daxia damn it!" He not only burned the treasure ship drawings, but also the shipbuilding drawings left by the Song Dynasty! My thousand-year-old Dao system in China has been broken by this miscellaneous! ”

Jian Ning sighed, "The old ancestor invented a lot of good things, such as the cocoon car...... We have created iniquity and lost it. So, when can't the Dao system be broken, do the little eunuchs I asked you to find have eyebrows? ”

"Yes!"

Cui Yupu came to the spirit, "Niangniang, I have given you several looks, all of them are smart and literate." ”

"You don't have to threaten people, do you?"

Jian Ning said: "Those who have entered the inner school are all for a future, and they may be the chief eunuch of the celebrant in the future." ”

"Huh."

Cui Yupu said with a smile: "Being able to do things for Niangniang is their future, what is there to be unwilling to do?" With so many positions, who will definitely be able to join the celebrant priest? Even other prisons would not dare to think of it. ”

"Not really."

Aunt Wu also smiled: "It is their blessing to be able to do things for Niangniang." Besides, Niangniang is also teaching them skills, and they will be blessed in the future. ”

"Don't dare to say this outside, or I won't be able to eat and walk around."

Jian Ning smiled: "It's just that they can help me write down the paperwork." ”

"Yes, yes, yes."

Cui Yupu hurriedly said: "Record the paperwork, record the paperwork." ”

"The Mother ......"

The immature voice sounded, Jian Ning looked sideways, saw the foal jumping in, and hurriedly said, "Don't fall." ”

At the age of 2, the foal can already speak a lot of words, and is much older than children of the same age. Jian Ning and Zhengde are not short, Jian Ning takes care of them carefully, and this foal is naturally taller than ordinary children.

It looks like a four- or five-year-old child, if you ignore the saliva that he drips from time to time.

Jian Ning took out an embroidered handkerchief and wiped it for him, sniffed it, and said, "What did the little gluttonous cat eat?" Why didn't I think of bringing some to my mother. ”

"Back to my mother's words......"

The nurse hurriedly said: "The little prince just ate the milk skin, and it was sent by the queen mother." ”

After a pause, he said a little worriedly: "Niangniang, the prince has been 26 months, but he still prefers these dairy products." ”

Jian Ning smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, as long as you eat other things, it doesn't hurt to use some dairy products every day." ”

"Mother, the milk skin is fragrant, and the child smashes love."

"You can't be greedy either, you know?"

Jian Ning nodded on his head and said, "Your cousin and cousin will enter the palace in two days, and then you will give them a little bit of your milk skin to taste, okay?" ”

"It's not good, smash Aiji."

The little guy was very protective of food, with a resolute face, and repeated, "Son smashes love." ”

"Stingy."

She continued to nod his head, "Then the eldest brother and eldest sister won't play with you." ”

"If you don't play, you won't play, and you love it."

Janine was a little sad.

This food-loving character seems to have been inherited from the Queen Mother. The queen mother loves to eat very much, and she eats non-stop every day, looking at her old man's increasingly plump body, Jian Ning is a little worried.

But every time the words came to my lips, I took them back.

The Queen Mother is middle-aged and widowed, and eating is probably the only pleasure in her life, right? Alas, it's better to pull her to exercise in the future.

"You."

Jian Ning shook her head, "It's stupid. If you play well with your cousins and cousins, they will bring you more delicious food, and your uncle's food is also a scenery in the capital. ”

"I've never seen you teach your son like this."

Zhengde's voice came, "He's only so young, you're going to hand him over the way of deceit?" Therefore, you Jiangnan people are all human spirits! Your brother and sister-in-law look stupid, but if I want to say, they are talented! How else could those two little things be so elf? The Queen Mother has deceived them a lot......"