My Daming New Empire

Zhu Zhanji did not want to translate at this time, but said directly in Spanish: "In the eyes of Ming Dynasty, the Holy Roman Empire is just a bloated pig, the Pope is just a cunning fox, and Osman is just a lame villain. Wolf, the Eastern Roman Empire is a dying fish. In your 2000-year history, apart from the earliest Roman Empire, there is no respectable opponent for Ming in Europe today."

Hearing Zhu Zhanji say these words without looking back, Giovanni and his son looked at him holding the guardrail and the back of the surrounding fields, and they both had the urge to push him down regardless of their own safety.

But they dare not, Zhu Zhanji's figure is too burly, and the combination of their father and son may not be the opponent of the other party.What's more, there are so many warriors around him, each of them is staring at them.

Giovanni took a deep breath and asked, "Honorable Highness, since Europe is not worth mentioning in your Ming's eyes, why do you come to Europe now, besides trade, you also want to meddle in European politics? "

Zhu Zhanji still didn't look back, and said: "Because Daming wants to establish a rule around the world, no matter who you are, no matter whether you are weak or strong, you must act according to the rules of Daming."

Zhu Zhanji turned his head, glanced at the father and son, and then said: "You are indeed very weak now, but society is gradually developing, and the law of the jungle and the law of the jungle that you currently practice are not It conforms to the laws of this world. In the past 2000 years, you have been fighting endlessly, which is not conducive to the development of the entire society, so Daming wants to change all this."

There are some differences between Zhu Zhanji's many words and the current words, but it does not affect their understanding of Zhu Zhanji's words.But they could understand every sentence of Zhu Zhanji's words, but they still couldn't understand what Zhu Zhanji meant.

The law of the jungle, the law of the jungle, society, law, development, these words have always been there.But being connected together gave the Medici father and son an unfathomable feeling.

It seems that these are the development trends of the whole world, and these are far more profound than the set of laws currently followed by European countries.

Giovanni boldly asked: "Honorable Highness, Daming is from the far east. Do you have the ability to make the European countries submit? And what means will you use to make the European countries submit?"

"Benefits, etiquette, morality, culture..." Zhu Zhanji had an incomprehensible smile on his face. "If these are not enough, then there is still war... Da Ming will use all methods for one purpose, and that is the rules!"

"A rule that is in line with Daming's interests, or a rule that is in line with the interests of everyone?"

Zhu Zhanji laughed, and said with great interest: "You are a smart person..."

He didn't answer Giovanne's words directly, and he didn't bother to answer, but said again: "A hundred years ago, there were about 100 million people in Europe, but now, there are only about 500 million people left. But you Do you know how many people I have in Daming?"

The Medici father and son were of course very curious about this issue. This great Ming suddenly appeared, and then showed great power, advanced civilization, and affluent normal life.

Their warships cannot be manufactured in Europe, their weapons are more advanced, and there are countless silks, porcelain, tea, spices, and gold and silver.

These have had a great impact on European countries, but these are directly visible to their eyes, and no one knows how powerful this Great Ming is.

Even those merchants who have been to the east can't tell clearly about the strength of Daming. They have never really been to Daming, and everything is just hearsay.

The mysterious Ming Dynasty shocked everyone, but everything was just an appearance.

Without waiting for them to reply, Zhu Zhanji said again: "The Mongolian Yuan people who once attacked Hungary are also a branch of our oriental civilization, but now, they have been driven by my Ming Dynasty to the desert in the west of Ming Dynasty. The direct population of my Ming Dynasty is now There are 6000 million people, and within the sphere of influence of my Ming Dynasty, the total population has reached more than [-] million people.

Although you have fifteen million people in Europe, you are not even one-tenth of us.Our land is dozens of times that of yours, and our population is dozens of times that of yours. If it weren't for your trade interests, I, Ming, have no interest in your Europe at all.In order to expand trade, so you can no longer engage in unnecessary wars, the saved military expenses can be exchanged for soft silk, cloth, tea, and spices.If you can make your people's lives better without going through war, why bother with war? "

All of this subverted the outlook on life, values, and the world of the Medici father and son. Although Zhu Zhanji's words were simple, they let them appreciate a corner of a huge empire.

They didn't have much choice in the first place, everything was just trying to hold on.At this time, Giovanni took a deep breath, knelt down on one knee, and put his hands on his chest.

"Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici has since been willing to submit to His Highness and become the agent of the Ming Empire in Europe. Everything is in the interests of Ming, and the glory of His Highness is the greatest honor of our family. "

After he finished reading the oath, he bent down, kissed Zhu Zhanji's boots with his own lips, and kissed the edge of Zhu Zhanji's boots.

Zhu Zhanji waited for him to kiss him before holding his arm and said, "As long as the Medici family is loyal to Daming, I will make your family one of the most powerful forces in Europe."

If Ming wants to control Europe, it is not enough to rely on his own strength alone. There will always be natural barriers between different races in the process of contact.

Daming needs an agent, and this agent can't be too weak, and of course it can't be too strong.

Like the king of a country, even if they seek refuge with Ming Dynasty, it is only a mutual cooperative relationship at most, and it is difficult to continue this kind of relationship.

But the Medici were different.This family has been developing very well in the next few hundred years, which shows that most of their descendants are relatively accomplished and trustworthy.

And Florence is not a peaceful corner. They are located in the middle of the Holy Roman Empire and the Papal State, and the north and south are stronger than them.

As long as they become the puppets of Daming, they have no other choice but to go all the way to the dark.

Otherwise, without Da Ming's support, they would definitely be the first targets of the two major forces' revenge.

Coming down from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, other people didn't know that their biggest force, the Medici family, had already taken refuge in Daming.

Today's people still want to get closer to Daming's commercial representatives and get more goods.

Zhu Zhanji stayed in Pisa for five days. During these five days, the merchants in Florence and Pisa reached countless cooperations with Daming, and the trade volume even exceeded that of France, which is now damaged.

Among them, the Medici family is of course the largest trading party. The total amount of their trade with Daming exceeds three tons of gold.But almost one-third of them are all supported by Daming.

With this backing, they will be able to use these goods to build ever larger armies and form a local force that cannot be ignored.

In addition to the trade on the surface, there are more unknowns about the cooperation between Daming and the Medici family, including the major power lines of the Papal State that they provided to Daming.

As a coward, those large powers in the Papal State are clear about which ones are worth winning over and which ones are hostile to Ming Dynasty.

They even gave detailed information about which forces wanted to attack Zhu Zhanji.

In addition, Cosimo will also join the negotiating mission between Daming and Venice, conduct trade negotiations with each other, and participate in the purchase negotiations of Crete.

Crete is not stable under the control of the Venetians. Although they are still more powerful than the Ottomans, the country is too small and their overall strength is far behind.

In the past time, they have been struggling to face the threat of the Ottomans, several times want to give up this crossroads of the Mediterranean.

Daming is now only buying a part of the ownership of the island, which is actually more beneficial to the Venetians, because with the defense of an extra Ming fleet, their rule over the island is more stable.

But they are all businessmen, even though it is very difficult for them to maintain here, they are not willing to give it to Daming for nothing, and want to sell it at a high price.

Although Daming was rich, he could exchange a part of the island with a little more goods.But since it's about business, there must be a standard, and you can't be taken advantage of.

Before Zhu Zhanji arrived in Venice, the negotiations were still going on with difficulty and little progress was made.

The Medicis got involved, and they were able to go directly to Venice to find out where the bottom line of the Venetians was, so it was more convenient than Ming people of different races.

In addition to these, Da Ming can also use them to go to European countries to conduct intelligence investigations, which is more effective than Daming's own dispatching.

But at this stage, their main energy is still on the intelligence investigation of the Papal State.Since some of them want to deal with Zhu Zhanji, then Daming must deal the heaviest blow.

But in fact, although all the generals of the Ming Dynasty were filled with righteous indignation at the fact that some forces in the Papal State wanted to attack him, Zhu Zhanji himself didn't care.

Because life in the Papal State is not easy at all.

First of all, within the Papal State, Archbishop de Blasio of Perugia and Ontoria was ambitious and often used force to deter the current Pope Martin V in order to gain more power.

However, Martin V was born in the Colonna family in Rome. After Martin V became Pope, this family became the most powerful family in Rome and monopolized many secular privileges.

The dominance of the Colonna family has caused dissatisfaction among many bishops. The Papacy is only so big, and the Colonna family is too powerful. Naturally, it is the power of other families that invades.

The alliance of many families headed by Archbishop Eugene is the biggest enemy of the Colonna family.

Zhu Zhanji is not very clear about the history of Europe. If he knew, he would know that Archbishop Eugene would become the successor pope in the future.

The entire Pope's country is full of smog, and the upper class is extremely extravagant. Everyone has multiple mistresses, overtly or secretly, and there are countless nuns in the Holy See for the enjoyment of these big men.

They also used their power to do business without capital, and seized fertile land, without caring about the lives of the people at all.