Our king hopes that the Ming court will recognize our legitimate status in Manraka. ”

Pillegi said confidently: "Your Majesty, Spain is a shameless country, and their subjects are immoral!" They are beasts, uncivilized people! Enslaved in the Philippines with that poor group of natives! Your Majesty, they have no morals! And question the land that we legally occupy in Manraka! ”

Zhengde asked, "Where is the Philippines?" ”

The translator hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it is Luzon." ”

The Spaniards occupied Luzon?

Zhengde's face turned cold, and he looked at Pillaish in front of him and sneered, "Legal occupation? If I remember correctly, Manraka is not a terra nullius, and Manraka has a tributary relationship with my country, but it is a subject country of my Ming Dynasty, so your country is so moral, right? ”

As soon as these words came out, the entire court was discussed.

The favor of this group of red-haired ghosts has dropped to below zero. Sure enough, as written in Concubine Mu's book, this group of people is greedy, cruel and unkind, and cannot be treated with courtesy. Maybe the Three Treasure Eunuchs really can't suffer at the hands of these people.

Li Dongyang coughed suddenly, and the discussion in the court stopped, and they all looked at Li Dongyang. To be honest, although Jiao Fang is still in the court, his power cannot be compared with the past. Li Dongyang faintly has the style of the first assistant. It's just that Jiao Fang is also smart, he doesn't fight with these people, he just hugs the thighs of the Son of Heaven, which can be regarded as restraining the "clear streams" in the court, and there is a delicate balance.

His cough naturally attracted all the attention, and the court was quiet for a while.

"Aiqing is not feeling well?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your care. The old minister is old and old, the weather is hot, it seems to be on fire, and the chest is tight, and he asks His Majesty to allow the old minister to rest temporarily. ”

As he spoke, he raised his head and glanced at Zhengde. Zhengde understood and said: "In this way, let's rest the dynasty first." ”

After that, he said to Pillay with a kind face: "Envoy, we Ming people are used to talking at the dinner table, so let's take a break for now and talk about this issue at dinner." ”

Pilleizi also sensed that the atmosphere was wrong, and responded "yes" again and again, and then followed a small eunuch out of the Fengtian Temple.

He looked at this splendid palace and couldn't help but sigh, "The strength of the Ming Kingdom is far beyond imagination. This palace alone is more gorgeous than the king's most splendid palace. ”

The Fire Warrior Yasan smiled slightly: "I heard that there are 9,999 houses in the Forbidden City, otherwise how can you deserve the prestige of the kingdom?" ”

Yasan the Fire is a Nanyang Chinese living in the kingdom of Manraka. At the beginning of the 16th century, after the Portuguese annexed Manchuria, they were eager to trade with China, and it was only natural that this illustrative overseas Chinese would follow Pillay into Beijing.

It's just that no one knows what the real name of the fire Yasan is, and he is also the name on the report. I think that this person is not a Ming person who lived in the Song Dynasty, but a Ming person who escaped in the Ming Dynasty, so he should hide his real name and pretend to be a Chinese who lives in Manraka.

Pilleigh whispered, "Do the officials here like the coastal officials?" ”

The Fire Man Yasan said in a low voice: "After Liu Jin fell, the court was much more upright. But money, I don't think anyone would like it. What do you say? Mr. Pilleg. ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, understanding.

Out of the palace gate, the two claimed to go around the capital. This is also a reasonable request, after all, I have already met the Son of Heaven, and I can indeed go around the capital.

So, after the official in charge of the matter explained it in detail, he went with the envoys. Just waited for the people to leave, and several people appeared behind the official again, clasped their fists and said, "My lord, do you want to follow?" ”

"Your Majesty has a decree, follow it secretly, don't let it find traces."

"Yes! My lord! We will wait for plainclothes to travel, and we will not disgrace the mission of Jinyiwei. ”

Several people quickly dissipated into the crowd, and the young official looked at the distant backs of Pillayzi and the others, and the corners of his mouth showed a hint of contempt.

Even the barbarians dare to take advantage of my Celestial Empire's great powers, hum! Let's see how cunning you are!

Pillae didn't know that he and the others had let Jinyiwei monitor him, and he only felt that this capital was really big, so lively, much more lively than Guangzhou. It's just that the people here seem to be a little unfriendly, pointing at them without saying anything, and some people directly call them red-haired ghosts.

Don't you talk about the state of etiquette? Pillay was in tears. However, after seeing the silk and porcelain on the market, he completely forgot about these pains.

The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, and the customs of the north and south are different, and the presentation of art is also different. The porcelain in the capital is more revealing a trend of opening and closing, and even the silk embroidery is different from that in the south. The embroidery in the south is gentle, and the embroidery in the north is gorgeous and brighter, which is obviously more in line with the aesthetics of the Europeans at that time.

He went into the shops, eager to pack them all back. Thinking about the use of six big boats this time, I was so excited that I couldn't do it.

The six big ships were all parked at the port of Tianjin, and after the tribute to the Son of Heaven was emptied, the cabins were all empty. How much porcelain and silk tea does this have to hold?!

As for the silver......

Hehe, they've made a lot of preparations for this trade. Now that there is Manraga as a transit station and the Pacific shipping lane, are you still afraid that there will be no money to pay?

While strolling, Yasan, the fire-rusher, whispered: "Yasan, do you know that Bai Xiaosheng? It is the wife of His Majesty the Emperor. ”

"Oh...... Mr. Pilleith, you have misunderstood. The Ming Dynasty is different from Western countries, it is a system of multiple concubines, and the Bai Xiaosheng, that is, the current Concubine Mu, is not the wife of the Son of Heaven, but can only be regarded as a concubine. However, she is the only one who gave birth to a prince for the Son of Heaven, and she is favored by the Son of Heaven and has a very respected status. ”

"It's incredible."

Piledham looked envious, "It's funny that women in this country allow their husbands to have so many women." ”

Yasan the Fire was disdainful in his heart.

Aren't you ghosts also keeping mistresses outside? Have not your wives also acquiesced? Hypocrite!

"I heard that Mrs. Mu ......"

"I'll correct it."

"That lady is not surnamed Mu, Mu is her title, her surname is Jane, so you should call her Mrs. Jane or Miss Jane." ”

"Okay......"

Pillayzi said with a headache: "I don't know what you call them. ”

After a pause, he said: "Anyway, according to what you say, this lady has a very respectable status and has a great reputation among the people, if you look for her to do something, isn't it?" ”

"Her brother is Dinganber, but I don't think you have much of a chance to take advantage of her. You don't know, this lady is very upright, Liu Jin, do you know? He was a eunuch, but he had great power, and he was finally brought down by this one. This mother is very powerful, not easy to get along with. Every day, there are many people waiting in line in front of her mother's brother's door, but they are all beaten away, she is not a greedy person. ”

"...... like this"

Pilleitz was a little disappointed, but then said with some expectation: "I have heard that she is very talented, and has written many books, and has spread far and wide, and it would be nice if such a noble and talented lady could meet her." ”

Yasan the Fire was almost stupefied.

The concubine of Daming Palace is also something you can see?

"My Ming lady's dependents are not allowed to see outsiders, let alone the palace concubine."

Pillay was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said with frustration: "I should have brought my daughter if I knew it." ”

Your illegitimate daughter with an indigenous girl?

Yasan the Fire was almost stupefied again.

Such a lowly thing also wants to see Concubine Mu? What a noble person is Concubine Mu?!

Even if he has been overseas for many years, he knows that she has a good reputation? Along the way, he came by reading her books, and naturally knew what kind of status this person had in Daming. Not to mention the emperor's favor, her reputation is very good, and everyone thinks that she is the key to bringing down Liu Jin.

is not afraid of power, has a clean breeze on his sleeves, and is the flesh of the heart of the Son of Heaven, how can you, a barbarian illegitimate daughter, deserve to see her?

"I want to ......"

Yasan said tactfully: "Sir, Concubine Mu is not so easy to see. After all, the palace rules of the Ming Dynasty are quite strict. Unless your daughter is also a nobleman. ”

With that said, Pilleigh understood.

The aristocracy only played with the nobility, and this was the same as in Europe. Thinking of this, I was melancholy, "Then should I let my daughter who is far away from home come?" ”

“……”

Not to mention how Pillay was melancholy here, and after Zhengde and the others dispersed, they summoned Li Dongyang and others, Zhang Yong also took the opportunity to say: "Emperor, Niangniang said that this thing is not out of the cold ice at all, it is glass beads, which are similar to our glass, and they are burned." ”

Li Dongyang was stunned, "How could Concubine Mu know this?" ”

"Mr. Xiya doesn't know."

Zhang Yongdao: "Niangniang was born in the south of the Yangtze River, there are many families there who go to sea privately, this glass bead has poured into the market, and a book friend of her old man gave it to her." She also said that these qualities are bad and not transparent, and the really good ones are really as transparent as water, and said that we can also burn them ourselves. It is nothing more than some quartz stone, feldspar, and soda ash fired together. ”

Zhengde became interested, "Oh? It seems that these Franco-robot people are indeed very cunning! Hehe, but rare is expensive, and it's rare to come to this glass bead, so they came to offer it, right? Ask the Ministry of Industry to study and study, and if it can be burned, we will make cups and plates and sell them to them. ”

Li Dongyang, Yang Ting, and the wind were messy.

How did their majesty become a profiteer? But when I think about the profits of soap, I suddenly feel that it makes sense. If Daming has no money in the past two years, I don't know what to do. Anyway, if Your Majesty can go up to the court quietly, they will be satisfied. Others, if you want to toss, toss!

Thinking of this, the two couldn't help but look at Jiao Fang. I thought to myself: Don't come out with a second traitor!

"Your Majesty, Manraka guards the Western shipping lane, and Manlaga is friendly with my Ming Dynasty, so I must not respond to the Francophiles, otherwise I may be restricted from going to the West again."

Yang Tinghe suddenly said: "Recently, the minister repeatedly opened the Western Ocean written by Concubine Mu, and only then did he find that there were many hidden meanings in it. Thinking of the Great Qin Empire she wrote again, it suddenly became enlightened! This Manragavan can't let it out! ”