The Head of the Ming Dynasty Spared His Life

The inquisitor understood, but said with embarrassment: "Five thousand louis? Isn't that too much?"

The Pope also pondered for a while, feeling that a lunatic would really have no conscience to sell such a high price, even if he cheated Daming, he would not be so ruthless, so he had to change his words: "Five thousand is not enough, it is four thousand, but it cannot be lower than three thousand gold louis!"

The so-called three thousand gold louis is equivalent to 3 taels of silver in Ming Dynasty.

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(Yan Song: You sell it too expensive! Shakespeare sells it for [-] silver? I can’t even afford tea eggs~~ (squinting smile))

The Pope's wishful thinking was very loud. Shakespeare was Elizabeth's favorite. If he was burned to death, he would definitely offend Elizabeth and England severely.Although both sides are tearing their faces, the Pope doesn't want to give up.Simply sell Shakespeare to Daming, and earn two lucrative incomes once in a while.In addition to selling Shakespeare's gold louis, it can also be exchanged for silk and tea from Daming on the spot. After transporting it back to Europe, it will be more than ten times the profit!

In this way, a Shakespeare can be exchanged for 3 or more louis d'or!

This is an astronomical figure for the Pope.

You know, Spain occupies the entire Americas, and receives income from the Americas every year, but only 200 million gold louis.

If you sell it personally, you can exchange it for 3 yuan, which is already very valuable and very valuable.

The more the Pope thought about it, the happier he became, and he waved his hand and said, "Okay, quickly ship this Shakespeare and send it to Daming! Daming is really a fool with a lot of money. With a prodigal prime minister like Yan Song who trades silver for lunatics, how can Daming not?" Decline? Hahahaha!"

As a result, in the literary works of later generations, there appeared scenes where countless Western writers scolded endlessly.

The great writer Shakespeare, who is well-known in later generations, was loaded on a slave ship controlled by Spain and transported from Rome to Ming Dynasty.

He will be drifting at sea for six months, but will eventually reach Daming.

This is called by Western writers: "The darkest day in the history of Western literature."

The "Paul IV", who thought he was smart, was later nicknamed by the West: "Short-sighted Paul" and "Sell West Paul", because Paul sold Shakespeare cheaply to Daming.

After we looked at Pope Paul in the West, Philip II of Spain, and Queen Elizabeth of England, we turned our attention to South Asia.

In South Asia, there stands an empire that is slightly smaller than Ming and Spain at this time, but still extremely powerful.

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Chapter 577 Competition in the Great Era - Mughal Empire [1]

In the 16th century, in addition to Spain's dominance across the world, Britain was about to defeat Spain to become an empire on which the sun never sets, the Holy See continued to rule Europe, and the Ming Dynasty was rising... at the same time.

At this time, on the Indian peninsula, a powerful empire was ruling India.

Mughal Empire.

The Mughal Empire was a feudal autocratic dynasty established in India by Babur, a descendant of the Turkic Mongolian Timur.They went south from Central Asia, conquered India, and established the Mughal Empire.

In the heyday of the empire, the territory covered almost the entire South Asian subcontinent and Afghanistan and other places.The superstructure of the Mughal Empire was Muslim, while the foundation was Hinduism. Persian was the language of the court, public affairs, diplomacy, literature and high society.

The territorial area of ​​the Mughal Empire is 450 million "seven thirty" square kilometers, which is equivalent to more than half of the territory of Ming Dynasty, but its population has reached more than [-] million, which is almost the same as that of Ming Dynasty, or even surpassed.

The Mughal Empire at this time can be said to be no weaker than Ming Dynasty, and even stronger than Ming Dynasty in terms of centralization.

At this time, in Delhi, the capital of the Mughal Empire, the ruler of this great empire was Emperor Akbar!

Mughal Empire, Delhi, Royal Palace.

Incense wafts in the air, countless women in tulle and with bumps, singing and dancing, standing or lying down, some talking softly between the exquisite marble pillars and pearl curtains, looking expectantly at the On the highest throne, a man with an indifferent expression overlooking everything.

Emperor Akbar!

Akbar the Great was the third emperor of the Mughal Empire in India and a famous political and religious reformer.Full name Abu Urfat Jalaldine Muhammad Akbar (Why is it so long??)

He was born in the village of Omargud in Sindh, the eldest son of Humayun, the second Mughal emperor.In the history of Islamic development, Akbar the Great is as famous as Abbas the Great in Persia and Suleiman the Great in Ottoman.

He is considered the true founder and greatest emperor of the Mughal Empire.Compared with his previous monarchs, the culture and art of the Mughal Empire reached its peak during his reign, and he is a well-deserved generation of Mingjun.

During his 43-year reign, the Mughal Empire tripled in size and wealth.

In 1567, Akbar attacked the Kingdom of Mewar and took it in 4 months, slaughtered 3 people, and took down the big bronze drum as the symbol of the kingdom and the candelabra on the seat of the goddess as his own spoils.Akbar used force and gentle means to unify North India in 15 years.He spent another 16 years expanding his territory to the far northwest.In the end, it took him another three years to pacify several kingdoms in the south, thus establishing a powerful Mughal Empire.

But these brilliant achievements still cannot satisfy Akbar's ambition.

His ambitions as a great emperor, after annexing several countries in North India and the Deccan Plateau, not only were not satisfied, but made him even more ambitious.

But at this time, the power of the Mughal Empire had reached the front line of the Himalayas.

The South Asian subcontinent was ruled by the Mughal Empire, and Emperor Akbar had no rivals to match.

The hero is lonely, so why not the emperor?

"Boring, really boring." The impatient eyes of Emperor Akbar lingered on many court ladies and favorites who were looking forward to pleasing him, and finally got angry: "Get out! Get out!"

The maids and courtiers panicked and fled out in a hurry.

Emperor Akbar was definitely not a good-tempered one.

He was still angry, and smashed things everywhere in the palace, and many priceless rare treasures were smashed to pieces by him in an instant.

In the imperial palace in Delhi, there was a mess, only the panting of Akbar the Great like an angry lion could be heard.

"I don't know what troubled Emperor Akbar?"

An unhurried voice sounded.

Emperor Akbar turned his head away, but his face looked better.

Because the person who came was the only one he would not vent his anger on.