Sekra became the first Portuguese in history to visit the Far East by sea, and the first European to visit the Far East by sea.

The process was not pleasant, not because of the failure to achieve the purpose of exchange and trade, but because of the fact that from one world to another, one saw something completely unimaginable.

There was no curiosity in Sekra's heart, no excitement of arriving in a new sea, only deep fear.

He wrote in his diary: "In the middle of May 1509, when I had reached a trade agreement in Malacca, I was summoned by the king of Eastern Qin. At first, I thought it was going to be a very memorable trip, and it was, but hell, I didn't have the slightest excitement or curiosity......

"After setting off, I saw the huge ships of the Eastern Qin people, and I heard that the Eastern Qin people have dozens of ships like this, and these ships are extremely beautiful, and they look so powerful. I can guarantee that if the Eastern Qin people sailed dozens of such ships into Europe, the navies of all countries would be eclipsed......

"We arrived at a port called Salt Harbor, which was very large, and we were pulled by a ship that had no sails but could move, and we landed steadily, and the ship was emitting black smoke, which scared me very much, and similar scenes abound in the harbor, as if there was this black smoke everywhere......

"It's very orderly in the port, damn it, I don't know why, they have so many high-rise buildings, their streets are so clean, the city is so uniform, the roads are so smooth, everything feels unreal. The workers in their harbor, well-dressed, with a healthy look on their faces, were of a sturdy physique, and looked stronger than the knights of Europe......

"I was amazed that there were no beggars, no filthy excrement. Their men like to wear short corseted clothes with simple short hair, and women also like to wear short clothes, and their complexion looks very healthy and they have dark eyes, like the nobles of ancient Rome......

"They seemed to look down on us, some looked at us with mockery, pointed at our appearance, even the officials, with this look, and even told us to do the so-called sterilization, and they made sure that we were washed before we were allowed to meet their king......

"They love the color red, the flag that symbolizes their country is red, and there are slogans written on the streets on red paper. But even so, they couldn't stand my reddish hair......

"I took the train, and that's how the translation translated, and I think the black smoke was caused by the fire inside. From the initial fear, to the time the train started, I felt that it was more enjoyable than riding a horse, and their windows were inlaid with transparent plate glass, which was the only thing I was familiar with. I was also amazed by the scene outside the car window.........

"I can guarantee that anyone who goes around the Eastern Qin Dynasty will be shocked by the fantastic scenery above, and compared to the Eastern Qin, the knowledge that the French are proud of, the wealth that the Venetian merchants are proud of, and the art that the Italians are proud of, will be instantly dimmed! My God! What a rich, bustling, and amazing land it is...... Dongqin is invincible! You can't be an enemy!"

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Upon arrival in Meaux, the Portuguese mission was no longer tempered at all.

What they saw and heard along the way made them a little numb, just like a group of monkeys, suddenly seeing humans make fire, this fear and shock will make the monkeys croak in fright.

Opodra was even more in a trance, and he, a devout preacher, was once convinced that he had come to hell. He kept praying in his heart, praying that God would appear so that his lost soul could return.

Ashin summoned them first, informed them of the etiquette, and asked them to disinfect again.

"These guys are really ugly, uglier than Indians and Arabs, you look at them, all of them with red hair and blue eyes, noses like eagle hooks, and fierce faces. And there is still a smell all over the body, no wonder the king ordered them to disinfect it several times, it seems that the king is really prescient!"

"Yes! I've never seen such an ugly person when I've grown up so big, and it seems that what the king said is that the non-Chinese Zhong people are ignorant and dirty, and they can't be in the company of the civilized world!"

"When I think about dealing with these people in the future, I don't want to be a cadre in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs......

The officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented openly, as if they were watching a flock of rare birds.

Both Sekra and Opodra hung their heads, they had low self-esteem, which stemmed from their genes.

Ashin also joked with great interest, he had heard the king talk before, saying that it was a woman in the land of Taixi, all of whom were white-skinned, and when they were young, their skin was like condensed fat, and they looked exotic.

But looking at it today, he really wants to ask, the woman in the land of Tessie, in the face of the Tessie man, can really untie her clothes?

"Several noble envoys, our monarch has graciously allowed to summon you, during this period, you will live in the guest house first, and do not go out at will, otherwise the government will not be responsible for the onlookers!" Ashin instructed.

The translator first writes down the words, then translates them into Hindi, and then another translator translates the Hindi into Latin.

Latin is actually an official language of the original Rome, which is widely distributed in Europe, and basically as long as a scholar understands Latin.

Many European languages in later generations were created by borrowing the roots of Latin, so the languages of many countries have some interoperability.

Opodra knew Latin, and hurriedly replied, "We will obey your country's arrangement!"

Ashin smiled faintly: "For the Gentiles, our lord asks for a kneeling salute! You are from the land of Taixi, and you don't belong to my Chinese civilization circle, so you have to study hard, don't break the etiquette when the time comes!"

"We understand!"

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The Portuguese mission was accompanied by reports from Malacca.

Through his friendship with Indian and Arab merchants, the Governor of Malacca gathered a lot of information about this group.

Yan Zheng didn't immediately summon this group of Taixi people, just to have some understanding first.

After reading the materials, he confirmed that this group of people should be the Portuguese, that is, the historical Francos.

At this moment they had defeated the Egyptian navy, and this naval battle was the famous Battle of Diu in history.

Not only did Portugal win a resounding victory, but for the first time, they also used battle line tactics.

As a result of this naval battle, Portugal completely controlled the sea power in the Indian Ocean and began to monopolize the spice trade.

The decline of the Middle Eastern countries began, and the X-religion also shrank, and even the entire X-religion region in India was converted for more than a century.

Now the Portuguese fleet in India has at least 20 warships, and they have also established a colonial regime in India, controlling several ports.

"The Portuguese in India, although they have not yet become a big climate, but they have already been able to divide one side! It's just that from the point of view of sea power, it has a bit of deterrent power in the Indian Ocean! What do you think is going to do with the Portuguese?" Yan Zheng asked.

Ah Ku and Ah Xin sat on the side, and when they heard this, they looked at each other, and they both saw that they didn't know each other very well.

"Although the Portuguese are active in the Indian Ocean, at present, it has not affected our interests, so in my opinion, we might as well establish trade relations and conclude an agreement!"

"Ah Ku also sees it that way?"

Ah Ku hesitated and said, "The Portuguese still have some naval strength! Let's occupy Malacca, and the future power will definitely enter the Indian Ocean! We might as well draw a line with him as soon as he stands still, and at least in the Indian states, we must not be left behind!"

Yan Zheng smiled faintly: "What you said makes sense, the Portuguese can indeed be good collaborators, but in the interests of India, we really can't be left behind!"

What the Portuguese pursued was only to trade in the East, and spices, and in this respect, we had an absolute monopoly position. This is our reliance, and with this reliance, many things can be accomplished!"

"What are you going to do?"

"It's very simple, I, Dongqin, want to have equal interests in India! The treaties signed by Portugal with the Indian states, we all want to have equal interests, and we all want the privileges they have in India! And they are not allowed to establish a stronghold in the East Indies, otherwise it will be regarded as a provocation to our Eastern Qin!"

"Balance of interests?" Ashin pondered for a moment and smiled, "In this way, won't the Portuguese become our thugs? Once this clause is reached, and the Portuguese get there, we can follow the interests there!"

Yan Zheng nodded and said, "So right now, our cooperation with Portugal is greater than competition, they come from afar, no matter how big the threat is, it is far away!" On the contrary, they are in the Indian Ocean and Africa, have been operating for decades, and many of the strongholds are ready-made. This is very important to us! Tessie's market is just as important!"

"As soon as the Portuguese came, the East and the West really became one!"

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