After everyone arrived in Guangzhou, Bi Fangji poked his head to look at the lively street scene of Daming, and sighed excitedly: "How amazing, I have traveled to Guangzhou when I first arrived in Daming, there was no special analogy before, and now I see that this place is really very similar to Genoa."

Genoa was one of the most commercially and maritime cities in Italy at this time.

Although he was temporarily overwhelmed in the competition with the Venetians, with the rise of the Ace Duck in the west of Italy and the long-term hostility of the Ottomans in the east, he was still optimistic about Genoa in terms of potential.

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Hearing him say that Guangzhou is like Genoa, Wang Hongyu also began to make an analogy: "Interesting, Genoa is Italy's trade from the south to the west, and Guangzhou is also convenient for trade to the south and west." In this way, Daming also has a group of merchants, a bit like Venice. ”

"Like Venice ......" Bi Fangji began to think, following Wang Hongyu's train of thought, as if Venice was doing business to the south and east, so as to correspond to the Ming Dynasty......

"Zhejiang businessman?"

"Haha, that's a good guess. Zhejiang merchants are the places where merchants go to sea to do business the most outside Fujian and Guangdong. From Zhejiang to the south to the South Seas, and to the east to the Ryukyus, the Wa Kingdom and Korea, it was an important trade route for China for hundreds of years. ”

Wang Hongyu's analogy made Bi Fangji, Jinnige and others agree with it.

Even Long Huamin was shocked in his heart, the Ming Dynasty and the dynasties in history in the east of Eurasia are somewhat similar to the Roman Empire and the Frankish Empire, if those great empires in Europe have not perished, will they be like the Ming Dynasty?

"Mr. Long?"

Everyone found that Long Huamin's face was a little wrong, and he was serious for a while and smiled secretly, which was very different from his usual decent temperament.

Jinnige knew that Long Huamin's position on Daming was a little different from his own, and at this time he took out a bottle of garlic sauce from Yunyang from his bag:

"Long Huamin, do you still think that Mr. Tolkien is not our friend? You taste this sauce......"

He directly opened the garlic sauce and dug a spoonful of it for Long Huamin with a delicate small spoon.

Long Huamin resisted a little, and ate garlic sauce directly, instead of with meat or bread, how could he eat like this.

He was reluctant, but when he saw Kinnige's smiling face, he took it anyway.

The sauce is a little salty in the mouth, but it is delicious, and soon the garlic is refreshing.

After Long Huamin finished eating, he wiped his mouth: "Your Excellency wants to say, can this can be given to us for the military?" Or sail far away to reserve some? Tolkien has said this many times, and of course you should buy it. ”

Kinney smiled mysteriously, as if Dumbledore were looking at a new student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

"Of course you're right, but there's more to me than that."

Wang Hongyu had been watching, and probably guessed what Jinnige wanted to express, so he smiled slightly and walked away a few steps to let them talk.

Long Huamin watched Wang Hongyu walk away a few steps, let down his guard a little, thought about it, and then replied a little boringly: "It won't be the taste, right?" Salty at the beginning, it means that the cooperation will be bitter at the beginning, but it will be delicious later, that is, the cooperation will get better and better? ”

"Hahaha, this is the first layer, but I believe that Mr. Long can think of more than this layer."

This......

Long Huamin suddenly became a little more serious, thinking carefully about the details, but he still frowned because he couldn't think of it.

"When you encounter something, especially if it is different from what you expected, you will have the idea of resistance." Jinnige's eyes were calm and wise, and he patiently nodded to Long Huamin.

Seeing Long Huamin's expression a little surprised, he continued: "Tasting food is an ordinary thing, but because it's not your idea, you will be resistant at first. When you see that it's me, an old friend, you know that there is no malice, so you accept it. ”

Speaking of this, he pointed to the ground under his feet: "Daming and even Huaxia are a little distant and unfamiliar to us, and in the face of this kind of resistance that is different from expectations, your resistance has overcome acceptance."

Although his tone was very gentle, Long Huamin still felt shocked and guilty.

It is the strangeness and resistance that make him take a more conservative attitude towards Daming than Matteo Ricci before.

"Tolkien has built trust with us, he is very familiar with Europe and the world, and some of his insights are insightful, and he has eliminated the strangeness of each other at once...... It's as simple as that. ”

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Long Huamin's heart fluctuated, and now he knows that he has completely lagged behind this year, and the past ten years have delayed a great opportunity to deepen cooperation.

From now on, it is necessary to promote relations between the Ming and Rome.

Let the two sides communicate and interact in all aspects from trade to politics, from military to science and technology.

It just so happens that I can rely on my advantage of coming to East Asia earlier and with more seniority to play a more role.

After the discussion, everyone continued to visit the lively Guangzhou market and saw some fruits from the tropical regions of Southeast Asia. Foreigners who like sweets immediately bought some, especially pineapples, and carried a basket away.

Wang Hongyu communicated with Jinnige to expand trade.

Although the distance between East Asia and Western Europe is long, Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Africa in the middle of the two are many shipping routes and trade exchanges. However, there are not many types of goods, and the demand is insufficient in various places along the way.

If the Ming Dynasty can exert its strength, further enrich the trade goods, and also import many cheap goods, these maritime trade routes will be further prosperous.

Wang Hongyu has this intention, and it is inevitable to increase the purchase of grain, fruits, timber, and rubber.

At this time, the matter of industrial upgrading is a dimensionality reduction blow for Europe, including the Netherlands, the first capitalist country, so it is natural to keep it secret.

The expansion of commerce and trade is easy to negotiate, and academic exchanges have already begun, but political and military cooperation needs to be further implemented.

Jinnige took the initiative to find Wang Hongyu to exchange what had just happened and the next political and military cooperation:

"Mr. Tolkien, this analogy today is very interesting, and it helps us to break down barriers and increase understanding and trust with each other."

"Haha, in fact, I'm thinking about how to introduce each other to the people on both sides in a popular way. In fact, if China has always been the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the contention of a hundred schools, and the disputes of the nations, and the Han, Tang, Song and Ming dynasties were relatively short, it would be more similar to Europe. ”

"Hmm...... Wonderful, it's quite possible. Kinney Court felt that this assumption made a lot of sense.

Wang Hongyu continued: "Therefore, the introduction of Europe to East Asia can be said to be the result of the long-term Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In turn, for European propaganda, it can also be said that East Asia is a form that has been maintained for a long time by empires such as Alexander, Rome, and Charlemagne. ”

After listening to Wang Hongyu's analogy, Jinnige's eyes were full of amazement and admiration.

Indeed, such a comparison makes it easy to understand each other.