Portugal's current colony in India cannot be regarded as a colony, but should be a trading post to be precise.

They have not yet established effective rule, and although they have established themselves in the three places of Cochin, Quilon and Cannanoor, they do not have absolute control over them.

It also had a tax-lease relationship with these Indian states, similar to what was later done in Macao.

The real establishment of colonial rule was after Zhengde's five years of conquering Goa.

The whole process is also extremely dramatic, and Goa-Goa, south of Mumbai, is a relatively wealthy maritime trade port.

However, since the decline of the country of Vegayanaga, Goa has been in a state of ownerlessness for a long time, and after the Portuguese occupied this place, they were immediately ecstatic and began to build with peace of mind.

Not only the establishment of shipyards, but also the establishment of mints, which made Portuguese silver coins popular in the Far East at that time.

Compared with the later colonizers, Portugal is indeed an alternative, not only inclined to compromise, but also more moderate in policy, revealing the wisdom of spending money to avoid disasters, as long as it can trade, it can even kneel directly.

In history, Portugal almost relied on bribery all the way to successfully reach a trade treaty with Emperor Zhengde, but Zhu Houzhao was too fast!

But they still stayed steadily in Haojingao, and were extremely deferential to the Ming court and later the Qing court, and at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Portugal also sent instructors to train artillery for the Ming Dynasty.

At this moment, the governor of Albuquerque was in Cochin, and when he heard that the Eastern Qin delegation representing China was coming, he immediately came to the dock to greet him.

He was very happy when he received Sekera's letter before, and he was even more excited about their agreement on a trade in Malacca.

This shows that Eastern Qin is not as difficult to deal with as other countries, and what is even more rare is that the Eastern Qin people turned out to be Chinese and could get all the goods they wanted, which made the governor attach more importance to the relationship with Eastern Qin.

"Distinguished Ambassador, welcome to your visit, I am the Portuguese Viceroy of India, Albuquerque!"

Ashin looked at the situation on the dock and replied: "I am the special envoy of the monarch of the Chinese country, and I am ordered by the monarch to visit the Portuguese Viceroyalty of India!"

"This is our gift to the Governor!"

The accompanying cadres in the back took a wooden box, slowly opened it, and handed it to Albuquerque.

This is a piece of painted porcelain from the Eastern Qin Dynasty, somewhat similar to European enamel color.

Enamel originated in the fifteenth century as a method of painting.

The blueprint of this painting of the Eastern Qin Dynasty refers to the cloisonne of the Ming Dynasty, but with the blessing of capital and innovation, a porcelain factory worker had the whim to pinch copper wire on the copper tire, and then fill it with red, yellow, blue, green, white and other color glazes.

The fired porcelain is graceful and luxurious, and compared with other porcelain varieties, it adds a more elegant style, and is more exquisite than cloisonné.

Albuquer's heart beat when she saw this porcelain, this porcelain was so beautiful that any work of art in front of her would be eclipsed.

In addition to being happy, he began to worry about what gift to give in return.

He hurriedly thanked: "Thank you for your kindness, I like this gift very much!"

"If you like it! We still have a lot of good things in Dongqin, as long as the trade is opened, it will continue to flow into Portugal in the future. Ashin smiled contemptuously, but he didn't know that now in Eastern Qin, people with a little wealth use squatting toilets made of ceramics.

"This is a gift to the king of your country, named Yunjin!" Ashin asked someone to bring a fine lacquerware, and a cloud brocade was placed in it.

This thing is woven by the technology of the Ming Dynasty, and it is called Hualou! It is the world's first jacquard machine with a total of 1,924 parts.

There are also 3,000 nails in the broken ship, and the people of the Ming Dynasty really have no shortage of awesome technology, but Yunjin has always been a royal thing.

Dragon robes and phoenix clothes are all sewn with cloud brocade, and the clothes involving the royal family are also cloud brocade.

If the people want to buy a flower building, they must use a lot of relationships, and they have a flower building, and they dare not wear it blatantly when they weave cloud brocade.

Although several customs are responsible for commerce and trade, they are also in Daming to collect books and spy on intelligence, and after learning that there is such an artifact as Hualou, Yan Zheng got two through King Ning.

At present, the craftsmen of Dongqin have been able to copy, and they can also borrow part of the steam engine power in terms of power, but they are still at a loss for the entire pattern weaving process that they are responsible for, and they must be completed by manpower.

The cloud brocade given to the King of Portugal was the finished product woven during the experiment.

As Yunjin was unfolded by two people, the non-Huaxia people present were all dumbfounded.

Sekla's mouth opened wide, he was confident that he had seen all the good things in Dong Qin, but at this moment, he was still deeply shocked by Yun Jin.

This beauty is indescribable, the patterns on it are natural, it looks so soft, and it is so gorgeous, all the colors are darkened in front of this cloud brocade.

Albuquerque swallowed his saliva and said, "For such a valuable gift, I thank your country for your country's well-being on behalf of His Majesty the King!"

Ashin smiled and said, "We still have a lot of good things in Huaxia, as long as we have a long-term friendship, Yunjin can also be used for trade!"

Albuquerque bowed and said, "I will definitely cherish my friendship with your country!"

After a few more polite words, Albuquerque enthusiastically led the Eastern Qin delegation to the governor's palace to stay.

The Eastern Qin fleet was half in the open sea, half docked in the harbor, and the gun window was not closed, and the Qin Huang was silently watching everything on the shore.

Albuquerque is now very embarrassed, one is thinking about the return gift, the other is afraid of the strength of Dong Qin, and he is afraid that he will not be able to trade with Dong Qin, and the fool can see that Dong Qin has everything that a merchant wants.

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"What do you think of Dongqin when you go to Dongqin this time?"

As soon as the banquet was set up to entertain the Eastern Qin mission, Albuquerque hurriedly summoned Sekra and Opodra.

Sekra said with a look of surprise: "Your Excellency, we have been in Eastern Qin for several days, this is a great country, with a vast territory, rich people, and a fleet that has always been strong!"

You also see, how big their ships are, and ships like this, I heard that there are dozens of them! Their army is just as elite and has a hundred times more powerful firearms than we do, and I have seen with my own eyes that they can hit targets within two hundred paces, and their muskets do not use arquebuses!

The caliber of their cannon is even thicker than my body, and a shell weighs dozens of pounds! And also...... In their cities, in their ports, there were tall chimneys everywhere, and black smoke was constantly rising, and they said that was the source of power! They have boats that can move without wind and with only black smoke, and they have long trains that can run with black smoke......

In short, these days in Dongqin, I was like a child, full of things that amazed me everywhere! Such a country, Lord Governor, cannot be defeated, let alone blasphemed, or God will be wrathful! ”

Albuquerque was a little confused, then looked at Opodra and asked, "You also saw this?"

"I swear to God, these are what I have seen with my own eyes, and Dongqin is the closest place to God!" Opodra prayed.

"So, after Eastern Qin occupies Malacca, it is really difficult for us to take another step east?" Albuquerque sighed.

"Your Excellency the Governor, isn't the purpose of our coming to the East precisely for trade? As long as we can trade in Malacca, we can make a lot of money! Sekra said, and asked the servants to bring some boxes.

"Look, Governor, this is something that can be bought in Malacca, have you ever seen sugar as white as snow? Have you ever seen so much fine porcelain? Have you ever seen such a light silk? And the mirror, such a big and bright mirror. Kerosene lamps, kerosene lamps that are a hundred times brighter than candles! ”

Opodra smiled: "The trade in Malacca is enough for us to earn hundreds of times the profits, as long as we can monopolize it, this is a more profitable trade than spices!"

Albuquerque was silent, as a reasonably qualified governor, he naturally saw a huge business opportunity.

Portugal will not have more than 20 ships coming here every year, and it is not very profitable to transport back sugar.

They usually ship back spices, but if they have these good things from Dongqin, they are destined to increase profits by another level.

And buying sugar from Malacca and selling it to India and Arabia is also a good business, and their fleet stationed in India can be fed by this business.

"Lord Governor, there's one more deal that will allow us to make a lot of money!" Sekra pulled out a form.

Albuquerque took it and looked at it, and his eyes lit up instantly.

"The people of Eastern Qin also want a population?"

"That's right! And the number of women determines how many precious goods we can get every time we trade! The price of the women given by Dong Qin is also higher, as long as they are not too old, they are willing to accept them! Labor is the same, but the price is different! ”

Albuquerque carefully flipped through the pages, and the prices were different for people in different regions. The price of a Tessie woman is three times more expensive.

He immediately had a plan in mind, and even conceived a trade route, buying sugar from Eastern Qin, then exchanging people from India and Arabia, and then selling it to Malacca.

The fleet back to Lisbon can also depart from Europe, full of women, as long as it arrives in Malacca, then it is also a profit.

"It looks like we have to make a choice! As long as we look at the fleet of Eastern Qin, we should understand that the Far East is no longer a safe water! Since we can have a deep business relationship with them, then we should make some concessions! What are the general requirements of Dong Qin this time? ”

Sekra said indifferently: "They only demand that we must respect the order they have established in the South Seas, their sovereignty in the South Seas. We trade with them, and we obey their weights and measures and trade laws. At the same time, they demand that the interests in India be equalized, that is, the privileges that we enjoy in India, that they want to enjoy them in reciprocity, and that the pace of our expansion will not allow us to cross the island of Ceylon! ”

Albuquerque's brow furrowed.

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