Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 219 The Mysterious Power from the East

All kinds of alchemy and wizards have exhausted almost all their brainpower, and they have not figured this out.

In fact, the most critical problem is that European thermal furnace technology has always been very thin, and their furnace temperature is far below the standard for firing porcelain. Therefore, no matter how many times the craftsmen and alchemists experiment repeatedly, it is impossible to make oriental porcelain. .

This phenomenon did not until England in the eighteenth century burned European porcelain with cow bone powder, that they could see the way to make porcelain.

In the eyes of Pietro, a Venetian in the [-]th century, the teacup for drinking water in front of him is a priceless treasure.

He even once suspected that this treasure was used by Zhu Han to test his character.

So he confidently took this teacup and went out to ask the translator, wanting to prove his noble character.

But the translator of Daming, who was born in Nanyang, told Pietro that this was just a cup for him to drink with a foolish expression.

After Pietro heard the news, he burst into tears with excitement.

Holding the teacup in his hands, he went back to his cabin and carefully wrapped the teacup with the cotton cloth on the bed, lest the porcelain might get lost in the rough sea.

I have to say that Pietro has a good eye. Although these water cups on Zhu Han's battleship are only used for drinking water, they are exquisite in workmanship. They are all made from high-quality official kilns in Jingdezhen, even if they are sold in Daming. This teacup can also be sold for a tael of silver.

In addition to this teacup, many other items in the cabin were also regarded by Pietro as extremely precious treasures.

For example, a palm-sized glass mirror placed on the head of the bed surprised Pietro once again. Such a flat glass mirror had not yet been invented in Europe at this time.

And on Daming's ships, almost every room has such a mirror.

This shows that Daming's technology is not only proficient, but also able to reduce the cost to an astonishing level.

Otherwise, there is no need to install very expensive glass mirrors at all on rough seas.

Besides.

Pietro also found two jars in the locker in the cabin.

One jar contained white crystals and one jar contained black pellets.

Those black particles are tea leaves, and Pietro only needs to smell it lightly to know.

These tea leaves smell fragrant, and although there is only a small jar, they can be easily sold for a gold coin in Venice.

As for what was in the other jar, Pietro couldn't smell it after smelling it for a long time.

Driven by curiosity, Pietro made up his mind and took a sip.

Almost instantly.

A pleasant sweetness rushes straight from the tip of the tongue to the brain.

"What is this?"

Pedro couldn't believe it at first.

These turned out to be sugar! ?
You must know that sugar cane cannot be grown in Europe, and the sugar beets commonly grown are not the selected varieties for sugar production in modern society. Therefore, if Europeans want to eat a bite of sugar, they must exchange it with Arab merchants for real money.

Even at such a high price, the sugar that Europeans buy is often something with a lot of impurities.

And Zhu Han had already led Daming on the road of producing pure white sugar.

The white granulated sugar produced by Daming not only has a pure taste, but also has no trace of impurities. It really looks like pure white snowflakes.

The bite of white sugar that Pietro ate instantly made him understand what a miraculous existence Daming is.

He is just a small official who was promoted from a slave, but he actually enjoys an independent cabin, exclusive precious porcelain, oriental magic leaves, and white sugar that is as white as snow.

This is just the treatment of an ordinary Ming official, and Pietro couldn't believe what a luxurious life that honorable Prince of Ming would enjoy.

In fact, Pietro didn't know.

Zhu Han's real life at this time is so simple and unpretentious, but also boring.

Daming's fleet is sailing at sea. Although there are abundant canned fruits and vegetables, these things will make people feel sick after eating them for a long time.

Even if Zhu Han is the highest ranking Prince of Ming Dynasty, there is no other better choice in this boundless ocean.

What made Zhu Han even more boring was that there were no women on this ship.

Needless to say, this is also impossible.

There are at least hundreds of men on each ship, and all of them are men of the right age.

If there is a woman on the boat, it will cause a lot of jealousy and jealousy, and the whole boat will not be able to survive.

In this case, Zhu Hanzhu only hoped to reach the destination as soon as possible.

The Tianzhu area where Duan Gong is located belongs to the Bengal area closest to Yunnan. Although the Tianzhu natives there are generally dark, the local upper-class nobles still have some fair-skinned high-caste existence.

After such a long time of patience, Zhu Han can't wait to experience the Indian style.

at this time.

Zhu Han's fleet suddenly got an important message from a passing merchant ship.

"What? Duan Gong is retreating steadily, and there is only one new Dali City left?!"

After Zhu Han got the news, he couldn't help being a little surprised.

Duan Gong led the remnants of the defeated generals to cut melons and vegetables all the way, killing those Tianzhu troops like bereaved dogs.

Why did Duan Gong become so passive after such a short time! ?

After some more questioning, Zhu Han finally found out that the Delhi Sultanate had launched an attack on Duan Gong almost with all its strength.

The Delhi Sultanate not only mobilized 2 troops, but also hired more than [-] Tianfang cavalry from the river area to fight.

The person who commanded these mercenaries taught by Tianfang turned out to be the famous lame Timur in history.

Only then did Zhu Han understand.

No wonder Duan Gong retreated all the way, leaving only a new Dali city.

Lame Timur, after all, is a fierce man who has left a great reputation in history.

Now Duan Gong not only does not have the advantage in numbers, but also may not be the opponent of the lame Tiemuer in commanding troops.

Duan Gong's current situation is somewhat critical.

Zhu Han immediately ordered that the fleet move forward at full speed.

He absolutely cannot tolerate the loss of Duan Gong, the springboard to enter the Tianzhu Continent.

Daming's fleet immediately moved into action.

Dozens of large and small warships and merchant ships sailed out of the moored coast in an orderly manner.

The warships one by one are like castles moving on the sea.

Pietro stood on the deck, once again he was shocked by everything in front of him.

He was a slave before, so he could only stay on the bottom deck and didn't know anything about the situation outside.

A few days ago, while repairing two damaged warships, Pietro saw some of the situation of the Ming Fleet.

but.

What I saw at that time was far less real and shocking than what I saw now.

After two days of sailing, Pietro finally recovered from the countless shocks.

The two translators assigned to him by Zhu Han taught and learned from Pietro.

I have to say that Pietro is really a language genius.

In just a few days of hard work, he got some tips on learning the Mandarin of Ming Dynasty.

In order to exercise my writing ability, but also to record my magical experience.

Pietro specifically asked Zhu Han for some ink pens and paper.

"What do you want those things for?" Zhu Han asked with some doubts.

In Daming's fleet, in order to prevent people with ulterior motives from recording the route along the way, no one except the clerk and the captain can record the log documents at will.

After all, in this day and age, an unimpeded sea route is a source of wealth.

"I won't record the relevant voyages, I just want to record some knowledge, and hope that one day when I return to Venice, I can let my friends know what the Eastern Ming Dynasty looks like!" Pietro said.

"Okay, then I will agree to your request." Zhu Han smiled and agreed to Bidro's request.

The sea routes sailed by the Ming Fleet are completely unfamiliar to Europeans.

Even if Pietro recorded detailed logbooks and coordinates, it would be of no use to the Venetians at all.

What's more, this sea route is a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, and no external forces can make trouble.

After getting Zhu Han's permission, Peter recorded what he saw and heard about Daming on the boat every day.

Through the mouths of the two translators he partnered with, Pedro knew what kind of country the Oriental Ming Dynasty was.

Both the Venetians and Genoese in Europe had considerable trade with the Golden Horde, so they all knew that the people who ruled the East were Mongols who were of the same line as the Golden Horde.

Pietro originally thought that the Ming Dynasty was a dynasty established by the Mongols.

But after these days of understanding, Pedro discovered that the Ming Dynasty had only been established for a few years.

The Mongol Empire, which originally ruled the East, had already collapsed under the attack of the Ming Dynasty.

And today's Ming Dynasty is still fighting everywhere.

Pietro's heart was immediately shocked again.

The Mongols 100 years ago shocked the Europeans a lot. They occupied a vast land and once monopolized all the trade routes leading to the East.

And now.

In the east where the Mongols once rose, another more powerful Ming Dynasty was born.

This Ming Dynasty is not only invincible on land, but also invincible.

Even more terrifying.

Pedro, a young nobleman from Venice, was already completely in awe of the military strength displayed by the Ming Dynasty on the ocean.

Pietro faintly felt in his heart that the pace and strength of the future expansion of the Ming Dynasty might exceed that of the Mongols.

The Mongols were simply brutal conquerors.

After so many days of understanding, Pietro clearly realized that Daming was not only a conqueror, but also a creator who created the world.

No matter who becomes Daming's enemy, not only will he be conquered physically, but he will also be conquered spiritually.

Anyway, Pietro felt that he was a devout Catholic, but after seeing those precious porcelains, magical oriental leaves and sweet sugar, Pietro felt that the heaven depicted by Jesus might not be above the blue sky and white clouds, but In this Eastern Daming.

For the once devout Pietro, this was simply a spiritual fall.

How could the kingdom promised by the gods live in a heathen?
But such a bizarre inner change happened to Pietro, a devout Catholic.

So Pietro kept recording and describing everything he heard about Daming in his daily diary.

His diary is not only for himself, but also for friends who return to Venice in the future, and even for God.

He wants to let God know that his idea that Ming Dynasty is a heaven on earth is not degenerate, but just an objective judgment.

Pietro Roledan's curiosity allowed him to give full play to his language talent in communicating with the crew.

In a few days, Pietro, a curly-haired color-eyed man, mingled with the soldiers of the Ming army on board.

In the process of communicating with these Ming soldiers of different backgrounds, Pietro learned more details about the mysterious country of Ming.

"The Journey of Roredin, Seventh Day of the Sea Voyage.

In the past two days, I have encountered headwinds at sea, and the sailing speed is not fast. The sailing speed that His Royal Highness Prince Daming wanted has not been achieved, but I discovered a very miraculous phenomenon. It turned out to be more than twice the size of our Venetian ships. I really don't understand how their magical sails and rigging can play such a magical role? "

"Seventh day of sailing, afternoon.

With the help of two translators, I finally learned a gambling game that the soldiers of the Ming army liked to play. Although I would lose badly every time, the fun in it made me unable to extricate myself. After getting the last copper on my body, other people will help me leave the gaming table. Just after leaving the gaming table, I discovered another miraculous phenomenon, that is, these orientals are obviously not religious, but in their mouths, But they often worship the gods of various religions, whether it is the Buddha, the Taishang Laojun, the true god, the sea god, or even fox monsters, they will become the objects of prayer when they pray for luck at the gambling table!However, these oriental people's respect for the gods is often fleeting. As long as the gods can't let them get what they want, they will directly greet the mother of the gods in the next sentence. Poor, it is so pitiful!I am not saying that these orientals are pitiful, but that the gods who are these orientals are pitiful. For orientals, the gods are not sacred and inviolable, but more like a transactional relationship. They convey piety to the gods, and the gods must Give them the results they want, otherwise these people will yell that the gods are blind and deaf in a second, and hope that one day God can let these orientals know what true faith is! "

"The Travels of Roredin, Eighth Day of the Sea Voyage.

This morning, during the conversation with these soldiers of the Ming Army, I felt that yesterday’s record was seriously wrong. It’s not that these Orientals have no beliefs, but the gods they believe in are not God, nor are they immortals. The gods they believe in Is their ancestors!During the conversation with them, I heard many myths and stories about their ancestors. The ancestors of these oriental people also experienced a great flood, but they did not build any Noah’s Ark to save those survivors, but dug mountains and rivers to save the flood. After dredging to the sea, the person who led them to control the water became an ancient god and a well-known emperor named "Yu".

Almost all of these soldiers knew how brilliant and great their ancestors were. During the conversation with them, I knew that their ancestors were all once a certain emperor, or someone in power equivalent to a cardinal.

(End of this chapter)