In 1475 in the Western calendar, the twenty-sixth year of Ming Jingtai.

Milan Street can only be described as dirty and messy, filled with a stench, cockroaches, rats everywhere, and everywhere, all over the street.

Europa has no toilets, can only excrete everywhere, walking on the street, you can always see people taking off their pants, squatting on the ground to start.

Excretion tax is also collected.

Leonardo da Vinci was lying on the street, looted by passers-by, leaving only a pair of bottoms, like a wanderer, when he was taken into the alley by two strong men, intending to have a deep conversation.

Leonardo da Vinci woke up and drove away the aggressor to preserve the last bit of dignity.

But he sat on the ground and wept.

How did the human heart become like this?

He had the impression that Milan was a paradise-like country, although the nobles were arrogant and lascivious, but the people were still kind, and people yearned for a better life.

How did you become a thief, a robber, and a special lover?

Although he is also a lover of this, he does not like to marizen.

Tired of crying, he stole a piece of clothing from a hanger, returned to his residence, and after treating his wounds, he drew a picture of what had happened today.

But in the painting, he embellishes himself, portrays himself as a savior-like figure, and influences several thieves.

I didn't go out for a few days, concentrating on painting a picture.

Until the Duke asked him to paint the noblewoman, he saw that the noblewoman was dressed in silk and satin, and her bloated figure was holding an umbrella, which ruined the oriental beauty cleanly.

Milan is in the Italian boot tube, next to Switzerland and France, is an important stop for Daming's exports, especially the Milan aristocracy is extremely luxurious, Daming signed a large number of orders with them, specifically for them to customize goods.

Therefore, in the Milan court, you can see Ming goods everywhere, and the gold, diamond and gemstone necklaces worn by the noble ladies are specially customized by Daming Lang Yuxuan for the Duke of Milan.

Lane Yuxuan is a state-owned enterprise of the Ming Dynasty, built in Jingtai 24 years, making high-end jewelry, specializing in providing high-end customized services for the world's aristocracy.

There are also the crown on the lady's head, the rings and bracelets on the hands, the gemstone belt on the waist, and the diamond leather boots, all of which are high-end customized products of Lang Yuxuan.

The workmanship is first-class, the style is novel, and the focus is to meet the lady's heart.

The only downside is that the cost is extremely high.

This set of jewels is worth 700,000 silver coins, but it is to be settled in gold.

But don't think that the Duke of Milan is a fool, just this set of jewels, in Europa, can be doubled, he is in his hands, the more he wears it, the more valuable it is.

Because the customized product is unique, Lang Yuxuan is not allowed to produce the second set, which is a contract.

Therefore, today Da Vinci was invited to paint to advertise this set of jewelry.

This set of jewelry, Lang Yuxuan also earned 200,000 yuan, and he needed to be escorted by the fleet back and forth, and after Ottoman, Osman took 10% of the handling fee.

If you want to make Yuxuan have a good reputation, you have to have a high collection value, so you can earn less, and you can't cheat Yuxuan, word of mouth is the most important.

Leonardo da Vinci painted seriously, and sighed in his heart.

Daming is really good at doing business, Milan craftsmen can also make such jewelry, but they can't enter the vision of nobles, foreign monks are good at chanting, Daming gives high-end customization, they flock to it.

Moreover, the entire Europa aristocracy is coveting this set of jewels of the Duke of Milan, and many royal families have paid high prices to buy it.

Thinking of the days when he met Chen Jiayou, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he was happy and happy during that time.

He and Chen Jiayou talked about Dante's Divine Comedy for a long time, and the envoys of the Ming Dynasty actually had very deep insights into the poetry of the Italian poet Dante.

He even said that the Ming people had a poetry club that specialized in Dante's poetry.

The most ridiculous thing is that not many people in Italy have studied the birthplace of poetry, right?

He thought that Chen Jiayou was the most knowledgeable person in the Ming Dynasty, but Chen Jiayou smiled and said that he was just an ordinary jinshi, and there were millions of jinshi like him in the Ming Dynasty, and there were hundreds of thousands of people who were stronger than him, and it was difficult for him to be a prefect in Daming, and there were hundreds of prefects in Daming.

He thought it was bragging, but when he was shocked by the Ming Dynasty commodities again and again, he became very interested in that mysterious civilization, and really wanted to go across the ocean to see it.

Now there are many books about the travels of the Ming Dynasty in Europa, because of the good sales, the writers will make them in batches, describing the Ming Dynasty as a rich treasure land, which has aroused the interest of many Europa people.

Of course, this does not rule out that Da Ming did it.

Unfortunately, Chen Jiayou has already left Italy for a visit to Eastern Europe.

Chen Jiayou told him that in a year's time, he would return to Milan, and that he would be invited again, and if he thought about it, he could go to Daming with the mission.

Daming is an open country, if you don't like Daming, Daming will send a ship to see you off.

There, everything is free, and as long as you are talented, the emperor will promote you to shine in a useful position and realize your ideals.

You don't have to worry that Daming doesn't have your place, Daming is huge, twice as big as the whole of Europa, and your little Milan is just a small village in Daming.

It made him unbelievable.

For a long time, he painted the noblewoman and gained a new understanding of the jewelry.

It was a Persian who created this set of jewels, and that Persian was also working for Yuxuan.

I heard that Daming has two top jewelry forgers, one is Lang Yuxuan and the other is called Yunshuizhai, the latter is the emperor's property.

Lang Yuxuan takes the parity route, Yunshuizhai takes the highest-end route, the customization fee is the most expensive, and does not accept small orders.

So far, there are no products in Europa.

The Ming Emperor was like the great Genghis Khan, broad-minded and eclectic in the use of talents, and many Persian and Jewish merchants were working for the emperor.

Unbeknownst to him, the Jews were expelled by the Ming Dynasty, the men were driven out, and the women were forcibly left behind and married to the Ming people.

As for how they still maintain the purity of the race, the emperor doesn't know, anyway, even the girl is left.

The treasures accumulated by the Jews for thousands of years were taken away by the Ming Emperor, and they left the Ming Dynasty and went to India like lost dogs.

Anyway, they're used to wandering.

Also accustomed to doves occupying magpie nests.

And Chen Jiayou, with gifts, traveled long distances to visit every country in Europa, no matter how big or small, he gave gifts and conducted friendly negotiations.

The end point is the Kingdom of Lithuania, the largest country in Eastern Europe, and after visiting Kiev, he is about to return.

Because the relationship between the Ming and the Ottomans became increasingly cold, he feared that if he did not go back, the Ottomans would close the shipping route and make it impossible for him to return to the Mediterranean.

The fleet sailed back from the Black Sea, from Istanbul to the Aegean Sea, through the Ottoman Empire, back to Rome, where it visited the Pope and then came to Milan for the second time.

Invite Leonardo da Vinci to Daming.

On the Ming fleet, there are envoys from various countries, as well as some talents from various countries who are willing to go to the East, followed by gifts from various countries to the Ming Dynasty.

Today is the July of the twenty-seventh year of Jingtai.

In order to facilitate his operations in Europa, Chen Jiayou made three pilgrimages to the Pope and asked the Pope to preach in the Ming Dynasty.

Only then was the passage in Europa smoothly, and the Pope of Rome had a very good impression of Chen Jiayou, and Chen Jiayou also converted to the Lord.

Along the way, he visited and invited various countries to come to Daming, and trade with Daming, and at the same time recruit talents.

Astronomy, mathematics, literature, medicine, painting, music, all kinds of talents.

But he still remembers Leonardo da Vinci, who is the most powerful talent in his memory, and the only one who is excited.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to delay the trip and came to Milan for the second time to visit the thatched house.

Da Vinci saw Chen Jiayou again, very embarrassed, this year, Ming goods in Milan significantly reduced, because Ming and Ottoman were at odds, Ottoman closed the transit channel, not allowed Ming goods to enter Europa.

Milan was extremely dissatisfied with the Ottoman domineering behavior.

He sensed that war was approaching.

And the Ming mission was able to successfully pass through the hostile Ottoman Empire, which made him impressed by Chen Jiayou's ability.

When Chen Jiayou left Beijing, he knew that the emperor would not allow the Ottomans to monopolize the trade between China and the West, and that the king of Chu would divide it in North Africa in order to open up the trade between China and the West.

So he had been prepared for a long time, and when he first arrived, he bribed many high-ranking Ottoman officials, so that the mission could pass smoothly.

"This war, Daming has been preparing for ten years, and it will not be defeated." Chen Jiayou and Leonardo da Vinci talked about this war, full of confidence.

"Da, after this battle, you will see the strength of Da Ming."

"The Ming Dynasty has never been defeated in wars."

"The mighty Warat Tatars, who were ten times more difficult to deal with than the Ottoman Empire, were still defeated by His Majesty the Wise Emperor."

"And the Ottoman Empire is nothing more than a country established by the descendants of the Turks who were defeated by our Tang Dynasty."

"The Turks are defeated by our Han people!"

Chen Jiayou has great confidence in this war, because the Ming cannot be defeated and is not allowed to lose.

"Da, I know you're reluctant to leave your hometown."

"But after the Ming forces entered North Africa, they mastered the key road of east-west exchanges, so that you can come back when you want."

"I can guarantee that you will be reused in Daming."

"I can take you with the people you want to bring, and let them hold official positions, and your family can enjoy a better life in Daming."

Chen Jiayou issued a sincere invitation: "I returned to Milan from Lithuania for you, otherwise I would have been in Lisbon, Portugal at this moment." ”

"With my recommendation, you can directly meet His Majesty the Celestial Empire, Your Majesty's broad-mindedness is something you have never seen before."

"Everything in Daming is something you dare not imagine."

"You see Milan's Daming goods, but it's just the tip of the iceberg, and even tell you unceremoniously, those are not rare for us to eat, not rare to use, Daming goods in the country is the best."

"I can only give you one last day to think about it, if you don't want to, I'll go back to Daming."

Chen Jiayou sincerely hopes that Leonardo da Vinci can return to Daming with him.

When he came, there were 5,000 people in the mission, and when he went back, there were as many as 17,000 people, and there were nearly 3,000 talents from all over the world, who were willing to go to Daming to serve.

The others were envoys from various countries, with gifts and escorts to the Ming Dynasty.

"Don't think about it, I'll go to Daming with you to have a look, if I'm not used to Daming, please allow me to leave freely." Leonardo da Vinci was moved by Chen Jiayou's sincerity, and he really wanted to go to a bigger empire and seek more power.

The fleet set sail for Lisbon, Portugal.

When he met the Portuguese royal family, he knew that the war between the Ming and the Ottomans had begun, and the main battlefield was Cairo.

Chen Jiayou's heart was tight, but he heard that Holy Rome, Spain, France, and England had all joined the war, and the five-nation alliance sent millions of troops to attack the Ottoman Empire.

Even, Portugal and Italy, the Netherlands, and the Kingdom of Hungary were ready to enter the war at any time to divide the Ottoman Empire.

This Ottoman, who stands in the way of everyone's wealth, is really annoying.

In the past year, Daming products have not been able to enter Europa, causing the prices of various commodities in Europa to skyrocket, and the royal families of various countries are also losing money.

Their interests in the Ming Dynasty were also damaged, especially the slavery industry and the ship industry, which suffered the most.

At this moment, Chen Jiayou returned to his heart like an arrow and wanted to go to Cairo to participate in the war immediately.

But he knew very well that he was an envoy, and the focus was on bringing the mission back to his country, rather than rushing into battle.

The mission paid a lot of money to hire a Portuguese fleet to escort the mission to Madagascar, and then it was escorted by the Great Ming Marine.

When you enter Datang Yang, you will be home.

Portugal doesn't dare to play tricks, if you dare to play tricks, the Ming Dynasty will dare to play you to death, unless you never want oriental interests.

And with the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty at loggerheads, Portugal made a lot of money, and they controlled the trade of the Ming Dynasty.

They are the last thing they want the war to end.

Now.

Zhu Jianshen personally took charge of the troops, Guo Deng was the deputy marshal, Zhou Xi and Liu Ning were the generals, commanding the 320,000 Ming army and fighting in Cairo.

The most odious thing is that the British and French allied forces, waiting to pick peaches, did not attack the Ottoman mainland at all, but watched the excitement outside Cairo.

Zhu Jianshen's face was cold, this was the first time he was in charge of a heavy army, and he was fighting across the great empires of Asia, Europe and Africa, but he didn't panic at all, he would return to China if he was defeated, and then change a fief.

In Africa for nearly four years, Guo Deng was familiar with the fighting methods of the Ottoman Empire, and specially bought a group of Ottoman prisoners of war, who were full of resentment against the Ottomans, as servants.

The Ming Dynasty fought wars, which is the way the Mongols played.

Ming Rensheng was sharp-armed with firearms, and incendiary bombs were thrown into the city as if they didn't want money, and then slaughtered unscrupulously.

But this set works in the frontier.

It doesn't work to open Cairo, Cairo is a city built on the desert, and it is not Ottoman itself, it is Egyptian territory.

Egypt was destroyed by the Ottomans, and a lot of slaves were sold to the Ming Dynasty, except for the pyramids, which were too big to sell, and the others were packaged and sold to the Ming Dynasty.

The Ottomans didn't care about the casualties of the local population, they simply withdrew from the city, formed a servant army, and engaged in field battles with the Ming.

uses the same style of play as Da Ming, and these people are also our slaves anyway.

Da Ming couldn't beat it.

Gauden was in a stalemate in Cairo for 91 days, and had to withdraw from Cairo, set fire to it along the way, save the way out, and trek hundreds of kilometers into the desert before boarding a ship at the port and returning to Djibouti.

When the Four-Nation Coalition saw that the Ming army had withdrawn, they also wanted to withdraw.

Ottoman is a flat-headed brother, how can he tolerate these countries to see the excitement, and immediately send troops to attack the four-nation coalition army, and the four-nation alliance army is stealing chickens and rice.

Entangled with the Ottoman Empire, and constantly sent people to send messages to invite the Ming army to join the war.

Zhu Jianshen discussed with Guo Deng, after all, this is Europa's territory, if you don't believe it, you won't be able to gain a foothold in the future, you have to look at the long run.

I can only grit my teeth and go north to join the warband.

The Ming army was defeated first, and then crossed thousands of miles to participate in the second battle, landed by ship, crossed the desert, and exhausted the army, resulting in heavy casualties.

Zhu Jianshen gritted his teeth and filled it with human life.

After 37 days of fierce fighting, the Ottoman army was finally defeated, and the city of Cairo changed hands.

When the four countries saw the victory in the war, they immediately seized the territory of Egypt and refused to pursue the Ottomans, and the Ming army was unable to pursue them.

"It's all a bunch of stupid pigs!"

Zhu Jianshen was furious: "How can this king unite with such a group of stupid pigs!" If you don't die, you will suffer from it! Don't you understand such a simple truth? ”

"Just staring at this bit of bullshit interests in front of you, it's all desert, if you want this broken territory to have a fart!"

Zhu Jianshen was angry.

Don't look at the map, the Ming can return to the Red Sea, the Ottomans can't cross the Red Sea, because the Suez Canal has not been opened.

The Mediterranean, on the other hand, was not the same, where the Ottomans could attack the coastal states at will.

Guo Deng's face was gloomy and ugly: "Our army can't stand it, and several formations have collapsed, if it weren't for the enough rewards, it would have collapsed long ago." ”

"What's more, if we lose too much, the countries of Europa will definitely eat away at our territory."

"This bunch of rat-eyed waste!"

Zhu Jianshen gritted his teeth and said, "Let's withdraw!" ”

"Withdraw?"

Guo Deng resolutely shook his head: "Cairo was built by our hard work, this is an oasis, and it is okay to build the capital here." ”

"It must not be withdrawn, once it is withdrawn, how will the army generals be brought with them? The blood of the brothers has been shed here, two great battles, 60,000 dead and wounded! ”

Guo Denghu had tears in his eyes: "They are all good men of the Ming Dynasty, and they are heroes with one as ten!" ”

"Sixty thousand! Lao Tzu has never fought this kind of! Sixty thousand! ”

"Can't withdraw, withdraw, I'm sorry brothers!"

This battle, which took four months, and how difficult it was to fight, he knew too well.

In the later stage, the supplies could not be transported, and they relied on eating dried noodles and dried meat for ten days, and how many heroes suffocated to death!

"Does this king want to give up?"

Zhu Jianshen's tone was sad: "But if you don't give up, can we hold on?" Sixty thousand people have already died, and there can be no more losses! ”

"Go, give the benefits to other countries, let them withstand the Ottoman counterattack."

"Let's rest and recuperate first, and when we are well, we will come back and take Cairo back!" The blood of the brothers will not be shed in vain! ”

Guo Deng is almost sixty years old, he has fought a lifetime of battles, this battle is the most flamboyant, if it were not for the delay of the coalition army, and forced the Ming Dynasty to send troops for the second time, it would be impossible to lose so much.

Even in the later stage of the fight, if the countries gave the Ming a little supply, the Ming army would not be miserable like this, and drinking water was a problem.

The results of the key battle were all won by the Ming army, and they just stood there waiting to pick peaches, this bunch of garbage!

But Zhu Jianshen was right, if the Ming army was nailed to Cairo, then it would be the target of the Ottoman Empire, and all the anger would be borne by the Ming Dynasty.

Returning to the Red Sea, the Ottomans had no choice, because the other side was also a desert, and it was dangerous to march in the desert, but it was not impossible to overcome.

The point is that before the war, the Ming Dynasty killed the Ottoman fleet on the Red Sea and burned the Arab ports.

It takes time to rebuild, but the Ottomans just didn't have time.

So, withdraw and give the main battlefield to the Europa countries, and let them taste the Ottoman bullets.

"Withdraw!" Guo Deng wiped away his tears: "Take all the brothers and go back to Jizhou (Djibouti)!" ”

The Ming army achieved a great victory, but one by one they were depressed and withdrew their troops from Cairo.

There was no benefit, but 60,000 people died, and the morale of the army was shaken.

Returning to Djibouti, on Djibouti, a heroic monument was erected, and the 60,000 people who fought this battle were buried.

It can be regarded as saving the morale of the army.

Sure enough, as soon as the Ming army withdrew, the Four-Nation Coalition Army started fighting in Cairo, all wanting to occupy Cairo, all wanting to take advantage of it, and not wanting to pay.

Italy, which had been watching and waiting for an opportunity, was the first to send troops to seize Cairo.

Instead, Cairo has become a meat mill.

All are grabbing, all wanting.

The reason why Daming retreated so far is because it is all desert and wasteland, and it is useless to ask for it, occupying Djibouti and occupying the entire bay, and the ship can go north at any time and take away Cairo.

Zhu Jianshen ordered that all armies rest and recuperate and recruit new recruits.

This year is the twenty-eighth year of Jingtai, and the Ming Dynasty has sent a total of 1.07 million people, from all walks of life, with the most doctors, but the total population of the Chu Dynasty is only 840,000, and everyone else died because they did not adapt to the climate.

The center gave Chu Zongguo two million a year for military expenditure, and established an ordnance factory on the Gulf of Aden, so that Chu Zongguo was self-sufficient in armament.

Nowadays, all walks of life have been established.

Throughout the Red Sea and along the Gulf of Aden, you can see the life trajectory of the Ming people, there is almost no difference between here and China, the only difference is that there are few Ming women, only about 200,000.

However, there are many white women, and there are about a million white women, all of whom are bought from various countries.

Zhu Jianshen's family hasn't sent it yet.

Because it was not safe, he wanted to wait for his eldest son to grow up before coming over, his eldest son was called Zhu Youjiao, which was the name given by the emperor himself, and named him as the prince of Chu.

is now studying with the prince in Beijing, but it's a pity that Zhu Youzhu is not his favorite Wan Shisheng.

Although Wan's side concubine, the emperor was entitled, she was pregnant, but the first child was not saved.

When he left Beijing, Wan became pregnant again, received a letter, and was a son, the fourth in line.

He also has four sons.

In fact, there is another factor for him not to take over, that is, to be a hostage in Beijing, so that the emperor can rest assured, which is more beneficial to him.

The emperor was relieved that he would be able to continue to support his kingdom.

He has served the emperor for so many years, and he knows the emperor's character too well, and the emperor wants profits, and he has a bad relationship with the Ottomans, because the Osmans are too greedy.

So support him Zhu Jianshen and let him build the Chu Sect here.

Zhu Jianshen also had to repay the favor, so that the emperor could rest assured, and let the emperor teach his son, so that Chu Zongguo would not break away from the Ming Dynasty.

Sure enough, as Zhu Jianshen expected, the Ottoman Empire was humiliated, and immediately sent troops to recapture Cairo and fought bloody battles with other countries.

Several defeats were lost, and the entire Cairo vicinity was in ruins for dozens of kilometers.

In the end, the Ottomans won a crushing victory, with huge losses and no Mao to catch.

As soon as the allied forces withdrew, the Ming Dynasty turned around and came again, defeated the Ottoman soldiers, and occupied Cairo again.

Then, instead of building Cairo, the Ming army scattered cavalry, along the Nile, looting everywhere and burning the city everywhere.

When the Ottoman Empire made a comeback, tens of millions of refugees along the entire Nile River were waiting to be fed.

The Ming army withdrew to Djibouti.

The Ottoman expedition to Djibouti was unrealistic, and at this time the Suez Canal was not opened, and it was impossible to cross the desert.

Osman could only blow up his lungs in anger.

Then he spread his anger on Italy, because Italy was the closest to him and the place he coveted the most, and simply swallowed Italy.

Zhu Jianshen sent envoys to contact the Mediterranean countries, and once again raised the coalition army to attack the Ottomans, this time Zhu Jianshen promised heavy benefits.

Meanwhile.

Tan Ka Yau is docking in Malacca at the moment.

Five years after leaving the Ming Dynasty, when I left, Malacca Province was not open to the outside world, and now Malacca is full of Ming people, exactly the same as the mainland.

There are some people who have very white skin and blue eyes, like mixed-race children, but they all speak Chinese and proudly say that they are Mingren.

"See, this is the Malacca Province of Daming."

Chen Jiayou introduced to the envoys of various countries: "Here is tens of thousands of miles away from Beijing. ”

The envoys were not surprised, after leaving Madagascar, the purpose was the Ming ship, Chen Jiayou said, the entire Tang Ocean, is the Ming Dynasty's maritime frontier.

He pointed to the territory on the shore and said which province of Daming.

Arriving in Malacca, the fleet rested for three days, replaced with new ships, and set sail.

"This is the Jiaozhi of the Ming Dynasty, and the other side is the Borneo of the Ming Dynasty."

"The Borneo of the Ming Dynasty is 770,000 square kilometers, which is larger than your Holy Roman Empire."

"And this, these are just the three provinces of Daming."

"There are forty provinces like this."

Chen Jiayou was full of pride and pointed to this ocean: "This is the inland sea of the Ming Dynasty, which used to be called the South China Sea, and Your Majesty changed its name to Yanhai, because the Ming people are the descendants of Yan and Huang, and there is the Yellow Sea in the east." ”

"That island is Qiongzhou Mansion, a mansion of Daming, which is bigger than your kingdom."

"Such a vast sea is the inland sea of the Ming Dynasty, much larger than your Mediterranean Sea, and there are four major inland seas in the Ming Dynasty, the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the Yan Sea."

"We don't land in Guangzhou, we go to Tianjin and go directly to Beijing."

"The Ming Dynasty is so big, a person will never be able to complete the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty in his life."

"The Ming Dynasty is 15,000 miles from north to south, and from west to east, there are 5,000 miles."

Chen Jiayou looked excited, after five years of absence, he could feel that Daming was more prosperous than before, and the ships came and went intensively.

After entering the sea of fire, head all the way north.

"See? We are walking on the Ming Inland Sea, and we are all in the land of Daming along the way! ”

Enter the Yellow Sea.

"On the opposite side is the Ming Dynasty's North Korea, here is Jiangsu, and to the north is Shandong."

"On the other side is the Wa State, which is a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, although it is a country, it is actually a province of the Ming Dynasty."

"Let's get off the boat in the Bohai Sea and go directly to Beizhili."

Jingtai 28th year, October.

Chen Jiayou led the fleet to disembark in Tianjin.

Although in winter, the port of Tianjin is even busier, because many of the ships that go out of the port to fish have to return to sail, and there are some ships that are transported from the north to the south to finish the last shipment.

"Is this the Ming Dynasty?"

Leonardo da Vinci had just landed on the ground, and his sights were the towering Drum Tower.

Then there is the incomparably majestic city of Tianjin.

He clearly remembered that starting from the territory of the Ming Dynasty mentioned by Chen Jiayou, it took 47 days to reach the landing, and the ocean distance of the Ming Dynasty could be calculated according to the speed of the ship.

Really want to marvel at the greatness of the Ming Dynasty.

The supply islands along the way are all planted with dragon flags, which shows that the Ming Dynasty is actually in control.

He had visited several small islands, about the size of Milan, but they were very desolate, and it was clear that the Ming did not pay attention to construction.

However, after landing in Tianjin, the goal was all people.

The huge dock, as far as the eye can see, is full of busy dock workers, countless goods, loaded on the dock.

At this moment, you can feel the power of Daming.

The mission will rest in Tianjin for three days and then enter Beijing by horse-drawn carriage.

These Europa envoys were not as dirty as the Indians, but they were still shocked when they walked on the asphalt road.

Chen Jiayou told them: "Forty provinces in the Ming Dynasty have all opened this kind of road, which is called asphalt road, which was first discovered by the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Every province in Daming is bigger than your empire, and the Tianjin you see is just a city, which is called a county seat in Daming."

"A prefecture will be composed of more than a dozen county seats."

Jingshi and Tianjin are about to be connected, and there are shouts and sales along the way, and there are businesses everywhere, and they are prosperous to the extreme.

You can even see a couple of women walking down the street.

The carriage went straight from Tianjin to Jingshi, and only stopped at the time of eating, ate at the restaurant, and let the mission order its own food.

Then he sang and danced to the fullest, experienced the enthusiasm of the Ming girl, and then went on the road after resting.

They didn't know that they were served by Indian women and Japanese women.

From Tianjin to Jingshi, I walked for 12 days, and I enjoyed a lot of beautiful scenery along the way.

Leonardo da Vinci only saw the ultimate prosperity.

There are no words to describe the prosperity, and in the restaurant, there are not all shouting and complaining, some are talking about business, some are talking about poetry, and there are bursts of laughter from time to time.

He also talked to some literati, and they all read the works of Dueuropa, and they read so deeply that many of them could recite a few lines of poetry.

It's just strange that they say the author, and he doesn't know.

October 27.

The mighty mission finally arrived in Beijing.

The huge Jingshi made everyone prohibitive, and the people of the Roman Pope knelt on the ground, chanting words in their mouths.

Not to mention the mission, Chen Jiayou was also taken aback, this Jingshi seemed to be much larger than when he left.

Even, the whole of Gyeonggi is a city, built along the road.

Jingshi is no longer a city, but a huge city, spread throughout Gyeonggi, with a population of more than seven million, but it is not the first city in the Ming Dynasty, and it is ranked fifth.

"Is this the Jingshi of the Ming Dynasty?"

The emissaries of the Holy Roman Empire were stunned, and even among their books, the greatest was Rome.

But compared with today's Beijing, Rome is too much different.

It was the most majestic city they had ever seen.

And the biggest impression is that it is big.

Then it's clean, there's no smell everywhere, there's everywhere.

After entering Beijing, it took three hours to arrive at the Forbidden City by horse-drawn carriage.

They knew that this was the place where the Ming Emperor worked and lived, and standing at the foot of the Forbidden City, a magnificent sense of oppression came to their faces, and they were so oppressed by the imperial city that they couldn't breathe.

Honglu Temple officials, the residence of the settlement mission.

The Qin Heavenly Supervisor will choose the auspicious time and enter the palace to meet him.

And Chen Jiayou, after washing, entered the palace to meet the emperor.

Walking through the familiar palace corridor, Chen Jiayou was both happy and proud, but also with a trace of nervousness, and his hometown timidity was restored to the extreme.

The emperor waited at the gate of the Heart Cultivation Palace: "Coming back?" ”

"Your Majesty!" Chen Jiayou burst into tears in an instant, and fell on the steps, tears raining down.

"Get up, go into the temple and speak!"

Zhu Qiyu pushed open the door and helped him up: "It's been more than five years, and you're finally back!" ”

"I received the news from Liang Xuan, and I was looking forward to it, and I finally looked forward to you back."

Entering the main hall, Chen Jiayou saw more than a dozen figures, all of them had their own desks, like schools.

"All my sons."

Zhu Qiyu pointed at Chen Jiayou: "He is Chen Jiayou, who has been on an envoy for five years, do you still have an impression?" ”

"The sons and the others are not impressed." The princes are sincere.

Now the emperor has seventeen adult sons, all of whom handle government affairs in the Palace of Raising the Heart, and several older ones have already helped the emperor share government affairs.

The emperor is fifty years old this year, and his energy is not as good as before, so he gradually delegated power, only grasped the big things, and handed over the small things to the princes.

In this way, he will be able to live like a turtle with ease.

"Well, this is a man of great merit."

Zhu Qiyu sat on the soft collapse: "Sit, tell me what I have seen and heard over the years." ”

Chen Jiayou presented a book: "This is a travelogue written by Wechen, it is what Wechen has seen and heard along the way, please read it Your Majesty." ”

"Prince, put it away, and you can give me a memory when you are free."

Chen Jiayou thought that the emperor had an eye disease, so he carefully looked at the emperor and found that the emperor had hardly changed from five years ago, and he did not see aging.

"I'm old, and the hospital says I shouldn't overwork."

"Besides, my sons have grown up, and it's time for me to share government affairs."

"To learn government affairs, you can't learn just by listening, you still have to put it into practice, read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles."

Zhu Qiyu is not greedy for power, but wants long-term hegemony.

Then you have to learn to let go.

Leave the small things to the princes to deal with, he is happy to be idle, the big things are in his hands, and the authority will not be reduced.

Empress Dowager Sun died in the twenty-seventh year of Jingtai, and Empress Tang was not in good health in the past two years, but the concubine was in the best health.

This is all about the concubine who persuaded him, telling him how to maintain his health, and the secret is to let go.

The emperor also tried to put it down.

"Leonardo da Vinci, you say?" Zhu Qiyu frowned, didn't this guy draw eggs? There is no shortage of painters in Daming!

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Leonardo da Vinci is an all-rounder, and he is a genius who is rare in a hundred years.

"Ancestors blessed, let Weichen recruit Da Vinci."

"Weichen, please meet him, he will definitely give you a huge surprise, but talented people have quirks, please meet him with the etiquette of a martial marquis."

Chen Jiayou's words were earnest.

"Zhuge Wuhou's etiquette? Let Your Majesty look at the thatched house three times? ”

Zhu Jianqi spoke: "Lord Chen, you are too mysterious, right?" Is this Xiyi comparable to Zhuge Liang? ”

"Prince, it's time to change your mind of despising foreigners."

Zhu Qiyu spoke: "You have also read the history of Europa, the history of Alexander's attack on Great Qin, you have also read it, why are you still questioning Europa?" ”

"Besides, how many Europa people in the DPRK and China work in the Ming Dynasty? Aren't they talented, don't you know? ”

"You, don't despise the heroes of the world, sit in the well and watch the sky."

"Father's lesson." Zhu Jianqi was a little unconvinced.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Chen Jiayou: "If you can value him so much, this person must be a great talent, and I can trust your vision." ”

"The elite you brought back from India must have a thousand people, and they are really capable people."

"You can see pearls, I can trust you very much."

Chen Jiayou knew that as long as he recommended it, the emperor would definitely reuse it.

He glanced at the prince again.

If the crown prince was in power, the Ming Dynasty would not have such a grand occasion, fortunately, His Majesty is still healthy, and he can still send Europa again for the rest of his life.

If the crown prince succeeds to the throne, I am afraid that he will have to go back to his original trajectory, alas.

"Fourth, you go to see Leonardo da Vinci in person."

Zhu Jianyu glanced at the prince and happily accepted the holy decree.

"Chen Qing, according to what you say, Europa will definitely become a problem for Daming's henchmen." After listening to Chen Jiayou, Zhu Qiyu sighed.

"Your Majesty, Weichen will never dare to be alarmist."

"The countries of Europa, which seem to be small, are actually capable people all over the people."

"As long as a powerful monarch is replaced, the countries of Europa will erupt with terrifying explosive power."

Chen Jiayou said seriously: "Wechen has explored the reason, which is the accumulation of Europa's technology for hundreds of years, which has led to the vitality of the people. ”

"It's just that it is the stubborn aristocratic class that is now in power, just like the old nobles of the Qin Dynasty, who took power, which eventually led to the death of Great Qin II."

"And the Han Dynasty is so brilliant, which is directly related to the foundation of the Great Qin."

"Therefore, Wechen believes that Europa is in the Huhai ruling stage, and once an uprising breaks out, then a strong man will be born."

"Da Ming has to guard against it."

This statement is similar to what Zhu Qiyu guessed.

The Industrial Revolution was not achieved overnight, but the huge explosive power generated by Europa's 300 years of technological accumulation.

Then came the Industrial Revolution, the Renaissance, and then the Second Industrial Revolution.

What is lacking is a kick in the door, and what is lacking is primitive accumulation, so the industrial revolution will push the countries of Europa to seize colonies and complete primitive accumulation.

In the seventeen years since the opening of the Ming Dynasty, the primitive accumulation is stronger than that of Europa.

However, the industrial revolution was not born, and even the industrial development became slower and slower, and the bottleneck was reached, that is, there was a lack of technological accumulation and a serious shortage of technical talents.

Therefore, in the twenty-sixth year of Zhu Qiyu's reign in Jingtai, he put forward a plan to recruit Xiyi talents into the Ming Dynasty.

But it was interrupted by Ottoman.

Osman and Daming had a bad relationship, forcing Daming to fight with him, Zhu Jianshen was capable, and Zhu Qiyu was sure that he would win Osman in the end.

But this process, I'm afraid, will take several years.

It's useless to be in a hurry.

This time, Chen Jiayou brought back these talents, which is a good supplement to Daming.

"Write your analysis into a recital, and present it to the court tomorrow morning, so that the ministers can discuss it."

As he spoke.

A eunuch hurriedly came to report: "Emperor, Geng Shangshu has passed away." ”

Zhu Qiyu was slightly stunned, Geng Jiuchou had the disease of wind dizziness, and Cao Cao had a disease, and he had often been sick in the past few years, and he couldn't sleep for a few days when he was sick, and it was better to be alive than dead.

The surgeon suggested a craniotomy, and when Geng Jiuchou was in unbearable pain, he agreed, and then regretted it.

Zhu Qiyu was not allowed to test the heavy ministers.

This kind of surgery must be done under sterile conditions, and Daming does not have this condition.

"It's better to go, so as not to suffer from this disease."

Zhu Qiyu sighed, Gong Yongji, Mao Sheng, and Mao Zhong passed away one after another last year, and this year Zhang Gu, Xu Gui, and Xuan Hui are gone, and now Geng Jiuchou has also gone, and there are really few old ministers in the court.

The saddest thing is Xuan Hui, Xuan Hui should have entered the cabinet department, but his health was too poor, he was just a Shangshu, and he didn't have the energy to really serve as a Shangshu, and he lingered on the sickbed for more than ten years, and finally went.

"Grant Geng Jiuchou as the Taifu, a scholar of the Huagai Palace, a first-class pillar country, and make the local Geng Jiuchou serve as an official, build a temple to worship, write his exploits, and let future generations remember, Jingshi picks a street and names it after Geng Jiuchou."

Zhu Qiyu was in a sad mood: "Xiang Zhong was transferred to the head of the household department, and Ma Jin was transferred to be the secretary of the criminal department." ”

"Emperor, Dali Temple Siqing is also seriously ill, is it also ......" Feng Xiao reminded.

Zhou Xuan's health has been very poor in recent years, and he has long been unable to serve as the secretary of Dali Temple, but the emperor remembered his merits and couldn't bear to let him return to his hometown for the elderly, so he set up five Shaoqing to share the duties of Dali Temple.

"Transfer Zhang Fuhua back to Beijing and serve as the secretary of Dali Temple."

originally wanted to transfer Ma Wensheng back to Beijing, but there was always a rebellion in Borneo, so he transferred Ma Wensheng to Borneo as the governor last year.

"Chen Qing, I'm not in the mood to talk about it today."

"The old ministers who followed me abandoned me one after another, and I felt uncomfortable."

Zhu Qiyu said sadly: "Those old ministers in the past, one after another, are gone. ”

"Every morning, I can see people asking for leave and not coming, and in a few years, they will all be newcomers."

"Please mourn Your Majesty." Chen Jiayou advised.

"Please mourn my father's day." The sons knelt on the ground.

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Go ahead, let me sit alone." ”

He's not young anymore, he's fifty!

The old courtiers who had made great achievements with him were gone, and he was a little worried, maybe once he closed his eyes, he wouldn't be able to open them tomorrow.

To develop medical skills, be fast!

Grief is fake, fear of death is real......

(End of chapter)