Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 516 Ending the trip to Europe
The European voyage of the Ming Dynasty Global Fleet came to an end soon.

In fact, the main event was basically over after the war against Spain, and most of the remaining activities were a little visits and even some trade.To be honest, there really isn't much to buy in European Daming.Because there are not many produced in Europe, and the price is more expensive than that of Daming, and the quality is not as good.

This is already the difference between industrialized countries and pre-modern countries, and there is no way around it.

However, Bai Mingxiu and Yu Chenglong would not leave Da Ming's ship space empty, so they still purchased some things.

The Ming merchant ship has basically become a treasure ship now. After defeating Spain, Bai Mingxiu let the Ming army search for a lot of gold and silver treasures of the Spanish royal family. The output of Spain’s search for American colonies over the years is basically not spent. Let Bai Mingxiu take them away, and filled ten boats full.The Europeans also lacked enough commodities to exchange for more valuable commodities from Ming Dynasty, so in the end they still had to exchange them for gold and silver, so a large number of silver dollars and gold ingots also became the ballast of the Ming Dynasty's global fleet.

A British writer wrote: "There has never been a fleet loaded with so many priceless gold and silver treasures like the Ming Dynasty Global Fleet. A rough estimate of the value of the goods carried by the entire fleet may be as high as 1.1 million Mingliang , This is an absolutely astronomical figure, which is the financial income of some European countries for more than ten years. From the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Caribbean Sea, pirates and even the navies of some countries covet such a fleet of treasure ships, but no one Rushing to attack such a fleet, they prayed to God that a storm would come and destroy some ships, and then they would salvage them, but it is amazing that since the Ming Global Fleet left China in 1664, there has not been a single Ming The ship sank due to misfortune, and the Chinese showed amazing shipbuilding technology and sailing ability that people have never seen in this era. The greatness of this circumnavigation may still be praised by people after several centuries..."

On behalf of the Daming Global Fleet, Yu Chenglong purchased some commodities from European countries that were estimated to not lose money after being sold by Daming, mainly including handicrafts, mechanical clocks, whale oil, natural dyes, etc. The relatively large quantities were coal, iron ore, lead, Mercury and other minerals.

Basically, these goods purchased in Europe will eventually be returned to Daming for sale.Because after passing through the Americas next, it is unlikely to buy any valuable goods.The most is to purchase some tropical crops such as cocoa beans and coffee in Mexico or Brazil.

Bai Mingxiu took the global fleet to visit Bremen and Copenhagen, Denmark one after another, which was basically equivalent to taking people on a tour, and by the way, shook the prestige of Daming.

Instead, in Copenhagen, Bai Mingxiu met the diplomat sent by Sweden and expressed to him his worries about the Western Qing Empire's occupation of Eastern Europe and its march into Northern Europe.It turns out that after Fei Yanggu proclaimed himself emperor after the founding of the country, he made frequent moves in the north.During this period, Tsarist Russia had not occupied St. Petersburg, and had not obtained a Baltic Sea outlet.What Peter the Great wanted to do, Qianlong the Great also wanted to do.

Sweden had just gained some new territory in the war against Poland, but it was still very nervous to face the huge Western Qing Tatars who had successively defeated Tsarist Russia and Poland.The Swedes hope to get help from the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Tatars of the Western Qing Dynasty.

However, Bai Mingxiu fully agreed, expressing Daming's hostility towards Xiqing, but he was very vague about sending troops or taking any other practical actions.By the way, Bai Mingxiu also asked the Swedish diplomats if they would like to purchase some weapons and equipment from Ming Dynasty, which would be very helpful for them to fight against the Western Qing Tatars.

"It seems that we still need to establish an industrial base in Morocco to directly produce industrial products for Europe, especially military products." Bai Mingxiu said to Liang Haisheng and Yu Chenglong with a smile.

The cabinet of the Ming Dynasty Council has made a series of plans for the Moroccan Propaganda Department, including immigrating some Chinese to Morocco. Bai Mingxiu also made plans to dispatch some garrison troops there.

Yu Chenglong said solemnly: "From the perspective of facing the market, it is definitely beneficial for us to build an industrial base in Morocco, but Morocco is so close to Europe, I am afraid it will have a radiation effect on the European travel industry. I wonder if this is what the emperor wants to see. In addition, Moroccan products sell well, so it will squeeze the sales of some of our local products in Ming Dynasty.

Bai Mingxiu smiled and said, "There is no such thing as a horoscope now, besides, Morocco is also the Department of Consolation of Ming Dynasty, and this is also where we Ming people live. After all, Morocco is not big, even if it can have one or two industries, it is not as good as Great Ming is comprehensive. Haha, even in the category of ordnance, it is impossible for Morocco to produce all the equipment.”

Yu Chenglong was a little puzzled, and said: "Ordnance is nothing more than guns, are there many others?"

This time even Liang Haisheng, a layman in the military field, answered with a smile: "Actually, for our Ming Dynasty's army, the military supplies we need to provide are far more than just guns and ammunition, including cans of quilts, clothes, and all kinds of other things. Industry. Furthermore, ordnance is becoming more and more developed now, and all kinds of new weapons are emerging one after another. If you think about it, the things you will use in 20 years will be completely different from what you have now."

Bai Mingxiu couldn't explain to Jackie Chan that after this round-the-world voyage, Ming Dynasty would enter the next era of civilization, and then Bai Mingxiu would just be playing with airplanes, tanks, submarines and aircraft carriers.Even if Morocco produces a little light weapons, it is nothing, let alone something that is completely behind by an era or two.

After the visit to Europe, the Ming Dynasty Global Fleet can be said to have gained a lot.Bai Mingxiu fought for tens of millions of square kilometers of new land for Ming Dynasty, and hammered nails in Europe, paving the way for future intervention in European affairs.And most importantly, Ming's strength has been widely accepted by all countries in the world, and it has been recognized as the world's number one power.

Next, the Global Fleet will visit the Americas, and Bai Mingxiu regards this visit as a trip for Ming to receive the colony.Because from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware in North America to Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas, to Panama, Gran Colombia, Argentina, Chile, and Peru in Central and South America, plus Cuba and Haiti in the Caribbean Island, Puerto Rico, and Daming all have to accept it once.

(End of this chapter)