Domineering Daming
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Hearing this, the finance official cheered up, and said: "Yes, and there may be more, the Ming people refused our trade before, but their raw silk, tea, porcelain, silk, and spices that have been mastered by them, etc. These are all huge profits, as long as they are done well, it is not difficult to break through [-] million, plus their food, perhaps, our finances will be greatly improved!"
Philip IV's eyes brightened, and he silently converted. 8000 million pesos is almost 5000 million silver. If it exceeds 8000 million, there may be [-] to [-] million taels of silver. This is a huge sum of money!
"It seems that we need to have a better talk with Ming people." Philip IV sat up straight and said firmly.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, if Philip IV did nothing or did something dangerous, it would be a disaster for Spain.
However, Philip IV made a decision, which meant that they had more contact with the envoys of the Ming Dynasty and more things to do.
On the other side, Zhu Youjian, Feng Zhu and others also gathered together, and everyone was a little more relaxed.They have already determined that Spain will not tear themselves apart with Ming, and some of their established plans may be able to be realized.
Zhu Youjian was even happier. The 2000 million shi of grain per year would greatly ease the domestic crisis of the Ming Dynasty and allow countless refugees to survive.
As for silver, there was no shortage of silver in the Ming Dynasty, and most of the inflation in the Ming Dynasty was due to too much and too fast inflow of silver from outside.
With the replacement of the Ming Dynasty currency, the cash in the royal bank has approached [-] million yuan, not including Zhu Xu's internal money, and there is also the unpredictable private Tibetan silver.
Li Yizao and others have conducted research, and the ratio of gold to silver in Europe is about one to three, while that in Ming Dynasty is as high as one to fifteen!
What a terrible ratio this is, if you arbitrage from it, it's quite scary!
Fortunately, the legal currency of the Ming Dynasty is no longer silver, and the inflow and outflow of silver is strictly controlled, otherwise it will be used by those who want to, and it is unknown how much it will be lost.
"Perhaps, I can test their attitude towards the United Navy tomorrow?" Zheng Zhilong looked at the crowd and said thoughtfully.
Naturally, Europe does not have the conditions to form a joint navy, but it is needed outside of Europe, and the only one who can lead this navy is Ming!
"I think we can talk about the matter of 'maritime mutual assistance and benefit sharing'. Spain needs my Ming's protection, at least non-aggression..." Obai said.
The biggest threat Spain faces overseas is pirates. In fact, these so-called "pirates" are either England, or the Netherlands, which has not yet become independent, or the Frankish Kingdom. They support or secretly play the role of sea lanes. The edicts are wandering around, America, Asia, Europe, and Africa are everywhere, and the treasure ships lost by Spain every year are countless.
Feng Zhu looked at the crowd, remained silent for a moment, and said: "The first condition is to reach a trade treaty with European countries, as long as it is reached, we can directly trade with these merchants, obtain everything that Ming needs, and formulate our rules at the same time. "
Among this group of people, Feng Zhu knew Zhu Xu's intentions the most. He still remembered what Zhu Xu had told him before he arrived.
"It is not the army, money, or weapons that rule the world, but the system and the rules. It is inevitable that the advanced rules will eliminate the old ones, and no one can stop them. What we have to do is to build new, powerful, Firm rules that are beneficial to us, these rules will firmly lock up the latecomers, they have no right to speak, unable to change, struggling in the general environment, in vain..."
The meaning of Feng Zhu's words is very simple. Before the Europeans react, they should do things first. When they wake up, they can't change anything.
Trade rules are naturally the most important one. In this era of great changes in the world environment, whoever sees farther and walks faster will be able to control the world!
Zheng Zhilong, Aobai would rather be able to control the military power, especially the joint fleet, so that they can rule over the European countries and make them dare not act rashly.
Zhu Youjian didn't like these things, he cared more about the situation in the country, listening to a few people's words, he was silent.
Seeing that the few people were silent, Feng Zhu said, "Let's not open our mouths tomorrow. I will ask Li Yizao to test it out through cultural exchanges. By the way, my lord, when I chat with the king tomorrow, I accidentally said, do you plan to talk to the king?" Go to the Papal State to see the Pope and see his face."
The Pope's influence in Europe is naturally still huge. The kings and lords of various countries still have the priesthood first, and then the secularism, even the king of Spain.
"Hmm." Zhu Youjian nodded nonchalantly. He knew that the other main purpose of this trip was to establish a relationship with the Pope, the Church, and would do many things that the kings could not do.
Now that the matter was settled, Feng Zhu said: "We can't hang ourselves from a tree, not only the Papal State, Frank, the Netherlands, England, the Roman Empire, but also the Ottoman side, we all have to find a way to get in touch. .”
Everyone nodded secretly, they did not come to Europe for Spain.
Daming has many things that can be sold, such as tea, raw silk, silk, porcelain, etc. If they can be sold, the court's finances will definitely be greatly improved, and the food exchanged will greatly increase the court's ability to deal with disasters.
Several people got together and discussed for a long time before returning to their rooms to rest.
"Dear Zhu, let me show you around our Lisbon, which will definitely open your eyes."
In the early morning of the next day, Philip IV enthusiastically took Zhu Youjian to wander the streets of Lisbon, introduced him to this historic city, and talked endlessly about the glorious deeds that happened here.
Zhu Youjian kept smiling, but there was no smile in his heart.The buildings here are generally small, and the whole city is very small, which looks quite "stingy", without any trace of majesty and grandeur.
"Zhu, I heard that your capital is much larger than this one. Is it true?" Queen Elizabeth, who was also in the carriage, asked Zhu Youjian with a smile, as if they were familiar with each other.
Zhu Youjian cherished words like gold, and said, "Yes."
Philip IV had many ideas in his mind, and asked casually: "I heard that your population is larger than that of the whole of Europe, and your country is larger than that of the whole of Europe. Is it true?"
Zhu Youjian smiled, responded calmly, and said, "It's a little exaggerated."
Listening to Zhu Youjian's words, Philip IV kept his expression unchanged, and said, "Then, you have so many people and land, why do you need to buy so much food?"
Zhu Youjian had been prepared for a long time, and said: "One is to eliminate the misunderstanding with your country, and the other is to better develop the relationship between the two countries. In our opinion, such a large-scale trade can effectively curb your country. The danger of hostilities between the two countries."
Philip IV naturally didn't take such an excuse seriously, but he didn't delve into it. He suddenly changed the subject and said, "Your country's fleet looks very strong. Do you have many ships like this?"
Zhu Youjian did not expect that Philip IV would suddenly transfer here, but he looked as usual, and said: "My shipbuilding in Ming Dynasty has always been rigorous. There are only two main battleships like Hongwu, but there are as many as a thousand ships, such as medium ships and small ships. ship."
Philip IV frowned, blinked, and did not speak immediately.
He didn't know much about the Ming Dynasty. He only knew that they suffered a disastrous defeat in the South China Sea. They were powerless to fight back and lost a lot of territory.
Thinking about the fleets I saw at the port that day, and anticipating the possible strength of Daming, the friendship in my heart became more firm.
After a while, Philip IV smiled and said, "I heard that your country's artillery has a range of 5000 meters. Is this true?"
The range of the best firearms in Europe is only 3000 meters. Don't underestimate the 2000 meters. In a battle, whether it is a sea battle or a land battle, it is a key to victory!
Zhu Youjian thought for a while, and said: "The best can indeed be done, but not many, some joints cannot be opened, and mass production cannot be achieved."
Philip IV looked at Zhu Youjian from the corner of his eye, saw his hesitation, and couldn't help saying with emotion, "I really envy you. In the far east, there are no enemies around..."
In his view, the Ming Dynasty had no powerful enemies in the east, did not fall into a bitter battle, and was the only one who respected itself. What a beautiful picture that would be.
And his Spain, almost surrounded by enemies, fought every year, and almost never heard of it.The Ottomans, the Roman Empire, the Franks, and the flea-like annoying England, the Netherlands, etc.
Zhu Youjian already had some understanding of Spain. Hearing Philip IV's seemingly true and false emotions, looking at the scenery outside, he said in a tone that suddenly came to mind: "Your Majesty, before I came here, His Majesty Qianding You must ask me to visit His Majesty the Pope, I don't know, can you arrange it for me?"
Philip IV frowned, then smiled and said, "Of course, the Papal State is not far from us. I will arrange it for you. Don't worry, Zhu."
Zhu Youxu said politely: "Then thank Your Majesty."
After saying this, both of them turned their heads to look outside the carriage, and did not speak again.Elizabeth blinked, looked at Philip IV, and then at Zhu Youjian, with a weird face.
Philip IV was obviously very wary of the Ming Dynasty. Whether it was the Philippine affairs or the huge fleet that had drifted thousands of miles in the open sea for more than a year, it made him uneasy. indefinite.
Zhu Youjian didn't speak, because he saw through some things.
Philip IV had previously said that he would take him to Madrid, but now he said nothing. When he talked about visiting the Pope in the Papal State, Philip IV obviously paused and hesitated.
This shows that Philip IV deliberately controlled them and did not want them to get out of control.
Zhu Youjian was also a person who had experienced great storms, and he guessed some of Philip IV's thoughts in a blink of an eye, but his face was calm as usual, and he asked some things from time to time.
Philip IV was in high spirits and was willing to introduce. The two chatted eagerly.
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