Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

More Chinese Translations for Chapter 512

Bai Mingxiu's stay in the Kingdom of Italy was not long, and it could be regarded as the end of the entire journey of the Global Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea.Although there is still an important country in the Mediterranean, that is Ottoman Turkey, but Bai Mingxiu can imagine that as soon as Ming's fleet passes by, new conflicts will inevitably break out.After all, Daming had just fought the Turks in Iraq.

However, Bai Mingxiu was still very surprised that Turkey did not directly send troops to take back Iraq. Although there were occasional small armed conflicts, the two sides did not make any major moves.It seems that the conflict between Ottoman and Austria has exhausted Ottoman's energy.

It may also be the same reason, Austria, which lost its important arm, did not take any action against Daming.

The Global Fleet left the Mediterranean, passed through the Gibraltar Proclamation Division, which was already legally its own, then entered the Atlantic Ocean, and went north to the United Kingdom.

It can be said that the British paid extra attention to the arrival of the Ming Dynasty Global Fleet. In fact, everyone's mentality is similar. If one fails to serve properly, causing disputes between the two countries, and even triggering a war, then the crime will be serious.

After all, there are no Europeans who don't know that the power of the Ming Empire is comparable to that of God. It is such a global fleet that can destroy a European country casually.Spain is the best lesson from the past. A country that was once called the hegemon of Europe is now beaten into the mud and lingering.It has almost lost all its colonies, and now it can only slowly accumulate vitality, but it may never become the first-class country in Europe again.

The attitude of the British towards Daming is both admiration and panic, but their king Charles II is very relaxed.At an aristocratic event before the arrival of the Ming Fleet, Charles II even joked when he saw his nobles frowning: "What's the matter, everyone, are you worried about the arrival of the Ming Fleet? Actually, it's nothing Ming people won't attack us anymore, we have a non-aggression pact. And, so what if we break into London, I've been 'traveling' for nine years, and it's not too bad."

Charles II's father, Charles I, was executed by Cromwell during the English Civil War. He also fled for nine years. He always liked to joke about this matter to reflect his optimism.

During the English Republic ruled by the Puritan Cromwell, everything in England followed the Puritan rules. People were not allowed to have any entertainment, singing or watching theatre.So when Charles II returned to London to take the throne, people were very excited.

After that, the British king also indulged in keeping mistresses and various entertainment activities, and people did not have any bad comments on him, but instead called him the "Happy King".

Charles II didn't pay much attention to the visit of the Daming Global Fleet, but his prime minister, Edward Hyde, was very cautious and focused.

Hyde spent a lot of time researching the secret of Ming's success. The more he read, the more he admired this huge eastern country.

When Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, came to visit Prime Minister Hyde, he found that the prime minister had been reading all night.

"Sir, please take care of your body. You are no longer a young lad. England still needs a steady and pious politician at the helm." As an important figure in the Whig Party, the Earl of Shaftesbury will Claren Lord Hyde's most important political ally.

Hyde smiled, rubbed his bloodshot eyes, and said: "These books are all sent by Minister Harvey, and he has worked very hard for him to translate so many things. There are hundreds of books about Ming Dynasty, but we know too few Chinese translations, and the content inside is very difficult, and it may not be able to express the original meaning well for a while.”

The Earl of Shaftesbury asked: "Is there anything interesting?"

Hyde touched a book, as if touching the skin of a beautiful woman, and sighed: "These things are simply treasures. Wisdom from another country can also shine in England. For example, it is said here that Daming is a In an enlightened monarchy, although the power of the emperor is supreme, it is actually their cabinet and their government organization that govern the country. What is even more surprising is that the emperor himself exists more as the first citizen, and the royal family Expenditures are even independent of the national financial system. The national finance does not provide a penny to the emperor. An institution called the Supervisor of Rituals manages the property of the royal family, and also pays taxes to the government, and does not embezzle a penny. No national interest at all, it's just astonishing."

Earl Shaftesbury was also surprised when he heard it. He said: "If our king is allowed to do this, he will probably collapse. He will spend a lot of money to support his lover."

Hyde is an old man with a strong sense of morality. He snorted angrily and said, "It's a shame."

The Earl of Shaftesbury shrugged his shoulders, disapproving. In fact, most of the nobles did not have much opinion on their Happy King.

"On the contrary, my Excellency the Prime Minister, the strength of the Ming Empire should not be as simple as the emperor managing his own wallet. Can you find any secret to make England stronger?"

Hyde said: "On the contrary, I think it seems small that the emperor manages his own wallet, but it actually reflects the consciousness of a country behind it. There is an efficient and strong government in Ming Dynasty, so they can make things easy. It’s done. Of course, I believe there are many other important factors that make this country so strong, but we need to understand them slowly.”

"Then, we need to specifically understand everything about this Eastern Empire, from their politics to their culture. We still have too few talents who can speak Chinese. We need more talents who can understand Chinese to transfer the precious Intellectual wealth brought to England."

Hyde is extraordinarily adamant about this, and he can sense that the UK is in a period of major change.Perhaps Britain does not need to work hard to open up and explore its own path, but can learn from the successful experience of others.

There are still many European countries that hold this idea. Even Austria, which is very wary of Ming Dynasty, is trying to find a way to send Germans to learn Chinese and send merchant ships to Ming Dynasty.In the future, the communication between countries in the world will only become closer.

(End of this chapter)