Although Nils reported the quota of six people last time, only four people finally passed the etiquette assessment of Honglu Temple.

Fortunately, among these four people, there is also a translator who understands the Ming dialect.

The four people, led by Nils, will go to the Forbidden City today to officially meet Jiajing!

Early in the morning, Niels and others, under the guidance of the officials of the host and guest division, went to the Forbidden City from the same hall.

Although they had done a good job of psychological construction before this, they were still extremely shocked by what they saw.

The first thing that catches your eye is the towering and majestic Noon Gate, led by the officials of the main and guest divisions, they enter the Forbidden City through the gate on the left.

After entering the noon gate, the main halls are mainly yellow, and the surrounding buildings are all showing the noble atmosphere.

The roofs were covered with glazed tiles of various colors, and in addition to that, at the ends of some temples, there were glazed kissing beasts, which swallowed the ridges steadily and powerfully.

The front of the palace is the white jade Yong road, the back of the palace is tortuous and tactful, the magnificent palace is solemn and magnificent, the yellow bricks in the palace are paved with the ground, the painted decorative walls, the ground is covered with neat stone slabs, from time to time there are neatly arranged, the fully armed forbidden soldiers pass by.

"Oh my God, this must be where God lives!"

I saw Nils reluctantly retract his gaze from the surrounding palaces, and said with emotion.

Since at this time, it happened to be the time of the upper value, therefore, from time to time, officials passed by.

When they saw Niels and his party following behind the officials of the host and guest division, they couldn't help but have a look of curiosity on their faces.

But after only observing for a moment, they withdrew their gaze, after all, it was not uncommon for foreign envoys to visit.

Under the leadership of the officials of the host and guest division, Niels and his party of four finally arrived at the destination of this time-Qianqing Palace.

Looking at the Qianqing Palace, which was close at hand, and the magnificent atmosphere, Nils's heart couldn't help but flash a sense of expectation.

After all the hardships and dangers, I was finally able to meet the supreme ruler of this powerful empire!

"I wonder what the palace looks like?"

Just as Nils was still in reverie, he saw the official of the main and guest division, who was leading everyone in front, suddenly paused, turned around, and commanded.

"You're going to meet our Emperor Majesty later, and you must remember the etiquette that was taught to you before!"

The words of the host and guest officials, after being translated, reached Niels's ears word for word.

When Nils heard this, he bowed slightly to the official of the main and guest division, and reassured him.

"Respected officials of the Ming Kingdom, we know what to do next!"

After listening to the translated words, the official of the host and guest department couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

For him, as long as the next four Niels and his party can follow the process agreed upon earlier after entering the Qianqing Palace, then the task of his trip can be regarded as honorably completed.

Shortly after that, only a shrill voice was heard.

"Xuan, the Rakshasa mission is here!"

When the official of the main and guest division heard this, he quickly turned around and commanded the four of Nils and his party in a deep voice.

"Come in with me!"

"Hmm."

After that, Niels and his entourage, under the leadership of the officials of the host and guest department, stepped on the stairs of the Qianqing Palace step by step.

Although they were curious about the scenery around them, they still followed the etiquette taught to them by the officials of Honglu Temple earlier, not to look around, to look left and right.

Under the leadership of the officials of the host and guest division, several people entered the Qianqing Palace.

In today's Qianqing Palace, in addition to Jiajing, all five members of the cabinet have arrived, and at this moment, the five of them are sitting not far from Jiajing.

After all, today's meeting is not more than usual, in addition to the audience, the two sides will also take this opportunity to discuss the development of long-term trade, if it can be negotiated, the treasury will have a large amount of money!

Therefore, it is not important for everyone to ignore it.

After Nils entered the Qianqing Palace, his eyes were quickly attracted by Jiajing sitting on the dragon chair, Jiajing at this moment, dressed in a yellow dragon robe sitting on the dragon chair, on his body, there was a momentum of looking at the world.

"Presumably, the one sitting on the chair carved out of pure gold is what those officials call His Majesty the Emperor, right?"

After a moment of amazement, Nils quickly came back to his senses and led the others to salute respectfully using the etiquette taught to him by the officials of the Honglu Temple earlier.

"The envoy of the Kingdom of Spain, Niels. Rosen, I have seen His Majesty the Supreme Emperor of the Ming Dynasty! ”

Nils's words were not spoken in Spanish, but in the half-baked words of the Ming officials.

Recently, in addition to following the officials of Honglu Temple in the Huitong Hall and learning the corresponding etiquette, Nils has been practicing the pronunciation of this sentence hard.

When Jiajing heard this, he smiled, immediately waved his hand, and commanded.

"As the emperor of the Ming Empire, I welcome you!"

After that, I saw Nils. Rosen turned his gaze to Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair at the moment, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, we did not come empty-handed this time, but brought many gifts!"

Nils's words fell, and soon an official stepped forward and handed the corresponding list of gifts to Jiajing, who only glanced at it slightly after taking the list from Lu Fang's hand, and then withdrew his gaze.

After that, Nils paused for a moment, and then continued to add.

"In addition to these official gifts, I'm Niels. Rosen, I also want to give you the supreme Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the name of a private person, a gift! ”

"Well, bring it up!"

After listening to the translation of the official in charge of the translation on the side, Jiajing nodded and commanded.

Although Jiajing had known for a long time, this man named Nils. Rosen's Spanish envoy would give him a gift, but that didn't prevent him from having a curious expression on his face.

Soon, Nils. The flintlock pistol that Rosen gave in his personal name was sent to Jiajing.

Jiajing nodded after carefully examining the small and delicate flintlock pistol in the tray, and then spoke.

"Well, yes, I love this gift!"

Jiajing's words, after being translated, fell word for word into Niels. In Rosen's ears.

Just as he was extremely glad about this, Jiajing's voice sounded in his ears again.

"Come, give a seat to the messenger!"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, a eunuch soon stepped forward and prepared a seat for Niels and his party.

Seeing this, Nils and the others sat down on their chairs one after another after thanking Jiajing.

Until this moment, they had not forgotten the etiquette that the officials of Honglu Temple had taught them earlier, and at this time, they were sitting on their chairs, not daring to make any movements.

Immediately, I saw Jiajing sweep his gaze from Nils and his group of four people one by one, and then asked.

"I heard that the purpose of your visit to my Ming Dynasty is to carry out long-term trade with my Ming Dynasty and buy silk, tea, porcelain and other items produced by my Ming Dynasty, is it true?"

Jiajing's words, after being translated, soon reached Niels's ears word for word.

Immediately, Nils and the other three got up from their seats, leaned down, and reported respectfully.

"Yes, His Majesty the Supreme Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, we have been ordered by the Spanish royal family to carry out long-term trade with you this time!"

The cabinet members who were sitting not far from Jiajing, after listening to the translation, couldn't help but feel refreshed, and their eyes became enthusiastic when they looked at those envoys, after all, this is white silver!

After listening to Niels's reply, Jiajing nodded, and immediately glanced at Yan Song on the side, and the latter quickly understood, and immediately stood up and asked.

"The old man is Yan Song, the first assistant of the Ming Cabinet, since you are here to start long-term trade with my Ming Dynasty, let me ask, how much silk, tea, and porcelain do you plan to buy from my Ming Dynasty?"

Yan Song's words, after being translated by the companion who knew the official dialect of the Ming Dynasty on the side, reached Niels's ears word for word.

Nils did not rush to reply, but only gave an answer after a long discussion with his companion.

"The royal family of our Kingdom of Spain is very rich, therefore, we are willing to pay the highest price to buy silk, tea, porcelain and other items produced in your country, our Kingdom of Spain, hope to become friends with you!"

Except for Yan Song, after listening to Niels's words, a strange expression couldn't help but flash on their faces, and they thought so in their hearts.

"It seems that Your Majesty was right earlier, the country of Spain has accumulated countless wealth through wanton plundering and massacring natives, and by mining local gold and silver!"

After listening to the words retold by the translator, Yan Song nodded and responded without thinking.

"This is natural, as long as the long-term trade between the two sides can be reached, then our two countries are naturally friends, let's say, how much silver are you willing to pay?"

Seeing that Yan Song was so unrelenting on this topic, the smile on his face froze, and he muttered for a long time before he spoke.

"If calculated according to the price of your country, the silk currently produced in your country can be sold for thirteen taels of silver a horse in Europe, three taels of silver for tea bricks, and three taels of silver for tea bricks, and the price of porcelain is even higher, and even hundreds of taels of silver have reached in some places!"

"You only need to send ships to our Spanish Kingdom on a regular basis to transport silk, tea, porcelain and other items, and every time you send a shipload of silk, tea, and porcelain, our Spanish Kingdom will give you a good reward!"

After listening to the retellings of the translators on the side, Yan Song reluctantly agreed with the price quoted by Niels, and according to his understanding, the price quoted by Nils was not far from the actual price.

After that, I saw Xu Jie stand up and ask after him.

"How are you going to pay the money, in your country's currency, or in gold and silver?"

Xu Jie's words, after being retold by the translator, soon reached Niels's ears word for word, and he was stunned for a moment before replying.

"Of course it's gold and silver, our Kingdom of Spain, the last thing we lack is gold and silver!"

Nils dared to say this, naturally he had the confidence to have a steady stream of gold and silver shipped back to Spain from overseas after Spain colonized Africa and the Americas.

In the fifteen years of 1545~1560 AD, the Spanish navy brought back 5,500 kilograms of gold and 246,000 kilograms of silver from overseas.

The Spanish royal family, as a result, has become the richest royal family in all of Europe!

And this is rich, naturally you have to pursue enjoyment, so the silk, tea, porcelain and other luxury goods produced by the Ming Dynasty have also entered the eyes of the Spanish royal family.

In the eyes of the Spanish royal family, only this kind of luxury produced by the Far East can match the identity of the royal family of the empire on which the sun never sets!

Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, couldn't help but have a smile on his face when he saw that the two sides had reached an agreement on the matter of starting long-term trade.

Next, it is foreseeable that the large amount of gold and silver plundered by Spain from Africa and the Americas will eventually flow into the pockets of the Ming Dynasty in disguise through the trade between the two sides!

Seeing that the long-term trade between the two sides has been roughly finalized, Nils can't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Because most of the tasks of his trip have been completed, as for bargaining, it will be a show that will come after a while.

After this, I saw Nils look at Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair at this moment, and only after hesitating for a long time did he say in a deep voice.

"His Majesty the Supreme Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I have a question I want to ask you, I hope you can give an answer!"

At this moment, Jiajing was in a good mood, and he didn't care about his transgressive behavior, only to see him wave his hand and command.

"If you have any questions, just ask them!"

Hearing this, Nils organized the language in his mind before he asked the question that had been haunting his mind for a long time.

"Actually, I encountered a powerful fleet flying your country's flag at sea, and there was a little friction between the two sides due to a misunderstanding, I would like to ask what is the purpose of your sending this fleet?"

After listening to the translated words, Jiajing's whole person seemed quite excited, and immediately asked.

"What did you say, you met the fleet sent by my Daming to sail around the world, where did you meet it?"

After listening to his companion's translation, Nils also understood what Jiajing meant, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"It turns out that the incomparably powerful fleet is for a round-the-world voyage!"

After figuring out what he had been wondering about, he saw Nils gather his mind and respond respectfully.

"Your Majesty the Supreme Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I was near Tianzhu and encountered this fleet!"

(End of chapter)