"Your Highness, this is a Franchi businessman named Chabotai Alvarez, and the other two are his deputies."
Xia Yuanji took the lead in introducing Zhu Yunxi.
But the Spanish businessman named Sabotea Alvarez shook his head, and then looked at Zhu Yunxi with a smile on his face: "Your Highness, the Imperial Grandson of the Ming Dynasty Supervisor, I actually have a Central Plains name."
Zhu Yunxi looked curious and said, "Oh? What's the name?"
Chabotai Alvarez said: "Your Highness, my name in the Central Plains is Fan Chong."
Xia Yuanji on the side was slightly stunned.
Zhu Yunxi was also a little surprised, and then he understood immediately.
Then he joked: "I didn't expect that you also know the founder of Shang Dao in the Central Plains. It's just that I still need to learn more about the Central Plains writing."
A bit of banter.
Xia Yuanji, who didn't understand it at first, finally understood it now.
This businessman from Folangji actually knew Fan Li, so he took Fan Li's name.
only……
These Yi people are really unruly and have even changed their family names and surnames.
Fan Chong said with a smile: "There are many saints in the Ming Dynasty. The land is vast and rich in resources. We conquered the ocean and defeated the huge waves to arrive in the Ming Dynasty. We heard about the figures in the history of the Central Plains. Fan Li's deeds inspired us."
Zhu Yunxi hummed and said, "Then you should give someone the surname Shen. He is the biggest businessman since the founding of the Ming Dynasty."
Fan Chong immediately bowed and whispered: "Shen Wansan is stupid, he is already dead."
Zhu Yunxi paused when he heard the sound.
Shen Wansan was sent to Yunnan in the sixth year of Hongwu. In the past twenty years, little has been heard about him.
Unexpectedly, this Fan Chong from Fo Langji was also familiar with Shen Wansan.
Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but lower his eyes slightly: "I wonder what you want to donate?"
However, Fan Chong puffed up his chest and said with a smile: "We heard that His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson is willing to reward tens of thousands of gold and even the title of Marquis and Earl of the Ming Dynasty for the bounty."
When he said these words, Fan Chong's face was full of hospitality and smile.
He was bargaining.
Xia Yuanji immediately said in a deep voice from the side: "I have already written a letter to offer a reward. Anyone who offers it will be rewarded, but it is not something you can hear."
Fan Chong bowed down again, faced Zhu Yunxi and said: "The Ming Dynasty is great, and the Emperor Sun is kind. We came to the Ming Dynasty from the distant Spain. I heard that the Ming Dynasty was offering a reward, so naturally we were willing to donate it. "
After a test, Fan Chong turned to look at a follower beside him.
The man immediately took out a cloth bag from his arms, and then took out a red but shriveled thing from the cloth bag.
When he first saw him, Zhu Yunxi raised his eyebrows.
Xia Yuanji also took a second look. Isn't this the pepper that Taisun originally drew on the paper?
Fan Chong has already explained: "We found this thing on the way to the Ming Dynasty. According to the reward offered by the Ming Dynasty, this thing seems to be called pepper?"
"When we found the pepper, it was growing on the ground and the fruit was extremely bright. We wanted to take it back to Spain and plant it in the garden for viewing."
….
"We lost several of our best sailors for this."
Probably because not long after he first entered the Ming Dynasty, Fan Chong spoke intermittently in Mandarin, with a few Spanish sentences popping out from time to time.
But everyone can still hear that they want to get a big reward.
Zhu Yunxi gave Xia Yuanji a look, and the other party took the cloth bag from Fan Chong's entourage and sent it to Zhu Yunxi.
Opening the cloth bag, Zhu Yunxi saw several different kinds of chili peppers in the bag.
There are slender red peppers, fatter green peppers, and more of an oval, shriveled red pepper with some orange.
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Zhu Yunxi took a red pepper, broke open the shriveled flesh outside, took out a pepper seed and put it in his mouth.
At this time, Fan Chong immediately reminded: "The seeds of these fruits are poisonous. If eaten, it will be very painful in the stomach and will also cause fever."
Zhu Yunxi turned a deaf ear and just rejected the pepper seeds carefully.
A familiar hot feeling instantly spread in the mouth as the pepper seeds were broken, and the stomach that had been fed by Mu Caiyun before leaving the palace suddenly began to feel hungry again.
Zhu Yunxi took a sip of tea and couldn't help but raise his head and look at Fan Chong deeply.
Then he whispered: "The best sailors? Aren't they in what is now Portugal and France? On land, your Ottoman and Roman countries are not weak. I heard that they have been at war with Byzantium?"
Xia Yuanji's eyes gradually became curious, and he tilted his head to look at the emperor's grandson. He didn't know that the emperor's grandson was so familiar with the land of Europa.
Fan Chong was also shocked.
This young crown prince in the Far East country actually knows the situation in Europe so well.
Zhu Yunxi, however, took a sip of tea and continued quietly: "If you can be more sincere, I don't think England will replace Spain."
"English?" Fan Chongdi grunted, then smiled: "They don't have any advantage on the ocean."
Zhu Yunxi smiled, took the topic, and said, "Do you have anything more to offer?"
"Your Royal Highness, the Imperial Grandson, we can only offer pepper, a plant that the Ming Dynasty has offered a bounty for," Fan Chong said truthfully.
Zhu Yunxi frowned. Chili peppers can only improve the taste of the people in the Central Plains and make life more flavorful, but it cannot solve the problem of yield per acre in the Central Plains.
He turned to look at Xia Yuanji: "Where is their fleet docked?"
"It's parked at Longwan Pier." Xia Yuanji immediately said, and then asked, "Your Highness, are you going to take a look?"
Zhu Yunxi nodded. When he returned to Beijing a few days ago, he didn't see any of these Spanish ships at Longwan Pier. It seems that he was driven away from Longwan Pier by the court that day so that he could dock and disembark.
Fan Chong had been observing the situation, and when he saw that the Ming Dynasty’s Emperor Taisun wanted to see the Spanish ship, he immediately said, “It is our honor to have His Majesty the Ming Dynasty’s Emperor Taisun board the Spanish ship.”
Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly and glanced at Xia Yuanji.
….
Typical white-skinned remarks.
In a short time, Zhu Yunxi, escorted by a group of royal guards and cavalry, appeared at Longwan Pier outside Jinchuan Gate outside Yingtian City.
The entire long river bank belongs to the scope of Longwan Pier.
Ships are docked right next to the pier, and there are some anchored ships docked in the deep water further away, waiting to dock at the pier.
While walking towards his merchant ship.
Fan Chong looked eagerly at the Ming Dynasty treasure ships and various warships and merchant ships docked in the water, with strong desire in his eyes.
Zhu Yunxi smiled the whole time and remained silent.
Fan Chong gushed: "The shipbuilding industry of the Ming Dynasty is the most advanced in the world. If we in Spain can have such warships, the entire European ocean will belong to us."
The treasure ship is more than 100 meters long and 40 meters wide. It carries nine masts and twelve sails. The anchor alone weighs thousands of kilograms. The thick hull and the black holes of the gun ports all attract Fan Chong's attention. Notice.
No country in Europe can build such a giant ship.
A large ship with a load capacity of 5,000 materials and a displacement of several thousand tons is the pinnacle of the world's shipbuilding industry.
After all, nine-masted treasure ships are a minority. Even in today's Ming Dynasty Navy, they are often used as the flagships of naval commanders and leading generals.
There are even more blessing ships that can hold 2,500 materials and displace about 1,000 tons.
and various smaller warships and grain ships with displacements of hundreds of tons.
Along the way, even though it was not the first time that Fan Chong had seen Ming Dynasty's shipbuilding craftsmanship at close range, he was still sighing one after another.
Zhu Yunxi, on the other hand, was filled with happiness and turned to look at Xia Yuanji: "I ordered Longjiang Shipyard to draw many shipbuilding plans and seal them in the palace, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, etc."
Xia Yuanji nodded, looked at Fan Chong who was walking at the front due to excitement, and whispered: "When the Yi people enter the capital, they are followed secretly by the Jin Yiwei. They can't get close to places like the Longjiang Shipyard."
My grandson is good at everything.
It seems that there has always been a strong contempt and vigilance towards people outside the Central Plains.
Xia Yuanji and Xie Jin were well aware of this.
But Xia Yuanji also agreed that since the Ming Dynasty's treasure ships and lucky ships were widely loved by the barbarians, the Ming Dynasty should keep the secret of shipbuilding well.
"Your Majesty the Crown Prince, this is my Carrick Ship of Fortune."
Finally, at the edge of Longwan Pier, there was a docking place for barbarian merchant ships. Facing the docking place of European merchant ships, Fan Chong finally showed a rare hint of pride.
Walking past the Ming Dynasty treasure ships with a displacement of thousands of tons and a length of hundreds of meters, these merchant ships were like a small hill under Mount Tai.
The Fortune Carrick ship pointed at by Fan Chong is the highest mountain in this hilly area.
The three-masted and four-sailed Carrick ship, with a large square sail on the main mast and a triangular sail on the mizzen mast, is enough to be called the pinnacle of Spanish shipbuilding industry today.
With just one glance, Zhu Yunxi had some more guesses about Fan Chong's identity in Spain.
The emperor's grandson wants to inspect the Flemish merchant ship coming from afar.
….
The accompanying Jin Yiwei didn't wait for Zhu Yunxi to board the ship, and they rushed to the Fortune like wolves and tigers.
Nowadays, most of the sailors of the Fortune have gone ashore and are staying in Yingtian City. There are only a few sailors on the ship, and they watch in panic as the Ming Dynasty's Jin Yiwei rushes onto the ship.
Fortunately, the captain followed and boarded the ship.
"Spanish shipbuilding is very good."
Zhu Yunxi strolled on the deck of the Fortune and praised him with both salt and humiliation.
Fan Chong followed: "In front of the Ming Dynasty, Spain is nothing."
Zhu Yunxi added: "I heard that there are several philosophers in Europe. Their ideas are very popular, and the Ming Dynasty hopes to get their knowledge."
Fan Chong stopped and looked at the grandson of the Ming Dynasty Emperor who was walking in front and entered the back cabin with twinkling eyes.
Then he immediately followed: "As long as the sailors of the Fortune can make money, I can take them to the Ming Dynasty next time. At that time, I will bring the books of philosophers to His Royal Highness the Emperor. .”
Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly. The white cabin always had a rancid smell of wheat germ and various odors mixed together.
When he came out of the cabin, he was already on the deck aisle at the back.
"Your Excellency is offering chili peppers this time. The Ming Dynasty insists that every meritorious service will be rewarded. A hundred taels will be sent to you." Zhu Yunxi tapped his fingers on the railing in front of him and looked at the fishing boats on the river in the distance: "The Ming Dynasty will also grant you the official position of the Ming Dynasty. , allowing you to do business in Ming Dynasty more conveniently, the 50% tax rate will also be reduced to 30%. This is the same tax rate as most merchants in Ming Dynasty. "
Xia Yuanji, who was following behind, raised his eyebrows.
His Highness actually lowered the tax rate of this Folangji merchant and also granted him an official position in the Ming Dynasty.
When Fan Chong came to Yingtian City, he had already fully understood the etiquette and rules of the Ming Dynasty.
Immediately he knelt down and worshiped on the ground.
"Thank you to His Majesty the Great Grandson of the Ming Dynasty for this gift."
Zhu Yunxi kept knocking on the railing: "The Ming Dynasty's European Supervisory Envoy will receive the eighth rank and be given a scepter. When the European Supervisor returns to China this time, the Ming Dynasty will also send a treasure fleet to accompany him to protect the European Supervisor next time. Come to Daming."
Fan Chong didn't know whether the Ming Dynasty had such an official position as European Supervisor, but he went ashore
Later, an eighth-grade official could make countless people in the Ming Dynasty listen to their orders.
He felt that this reward seemed to be more important than the reduction of his tax rate to 30% in Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, it seems that the Ming Dynasty will send their treasure ships hundreds of meters long and thousands of tons of displacement to escort themselves back home.
When he returned to Spain with the Ming Dynasty's treasure ship...
Fan Chong felt a surge of excitement in his heart.
If Spain could seize those treasure ships...
No!
Even if Spain could occupy it, it would be impossible to create it.
Let yourself continue to be valued in the Ming Dynasty and improve your status in Spain. This is what you should do.
Bang bang bang.
Fan Chong imitated the appearance of the Ming people and knocked his forehead heavily on the deck.
Zhu Yunxi smiled silently: "Supervisor Ou, please come."
European Supervisor...
European girl doing it?
Zhu Yunxi felt happy, and suddenly felt that he would be deducted from the official position he had obtained.
….
Fan Chong stood up.
Although Xia Yuanji on the side had a lot of doubts in his heart, he still cooperated with his grandson, facing Fan Chong and cupping his hands and saying: "Congratulations to Ambassador Ou for joining our court."
Fan Chong cupped his hands with a smile on his face: "You're welcome."
Zhu Yunxi walked towards the stern of the ship and said: "I hope that after completing the transaction this time, the European Supervisory Envoy can return to China as soon as possible and translate the books of Western philosophers into Chinese languages. I also hope that the European Supervisory Envoy can lobby the Spanish ruler. Ming Dynasty hopes that I can get a piece of land by the sea and send Ming Dynasty silk, porcelain and all goods to Spain."
Xia Yuanji opened his mouth and looked at the emperor's grandson who said this with some surprise.
The former grandson had just asked the Ming Dynasty not to give away even an inch of land to foreigners, and now he hoped to obtain land from Fo Langji.
Is it possible to reach such a far place?
What's the use of getting there?
Fan Chong also hesitated at this time: "The Lord..."
Zhu Yunxi said directly: "The Ming Dynasty will provide more convenience to the first country to establish relations with us. If possible, the Ming Dynasty hopes to support Spain in possessing the entire West after possessing the East."
At this time, the idea of unification was still popular throughout Europe.
The greatness of the Holy Roman Empire still belongs to the dream of old European white-skinned people.
Everyone wants to wear the crown of the European Communist Party and be crowned the European Emperor.
Fan Chong immediately said in a loud voice without thinking, "I... your Majesty... I will obey the order of Your Highness the Imperial Grandson. After returning to the country, I will fulfill His Highness the Imperial Grandson's wish."
Zhu Yunxi smiled and nodded.
Facing the cool and gentle breeze, the clear river water is rolling in front of the boat.
Suddenly.
Zhu Yunxi was shocked all over, and his heart was greatly moved.
He carefully hid his hands under his sleeves, but he couldn't stop trembling.
Xia Yuanji clearly noticed this change in his grandson, crossed Fan Chong and came behind Zhu Yunxi, blocked his grandson with his own body, and then whispered: "Your Highness?"
Zhu Yunxi turned a deaf ear and stepped forward to a rope at the stern of the boat.
I saw a circle of vine branches surrounding the rope, with reddish-purple twigs opening up pieces of reddish-purple and green leaves.
On the deck under the vine branch is an oak barrel with holes. The barrel is filled with soil. The fertile soil supports the strong growth of the vine branch.
sweet potato!
This is sweet potato!
Even if he doesn't have to open the oak barrel, Zhu Yunxi, who has been eating sweet potatoes since he was a child and growing up with stinky farts, will never mistake this thing.
Seeing Sweet Potato in Daming Dynasty made Zhu Yunxi seem to see a peerless beauty with a round and round figure, standing in front of him, swaying and exuding countless charm.
He suppressed the shock and surprise in his heart and reacted to the
Fan Chong walked over and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the European Supervisor would be so leisurely and relaxed on the Fortune, cultivating green plants."
Fan Chong glanced at the sweet potato vine and said with a smile: "This is what the sailors found on the beach of an island before crossing the Storm Strait. The fruit under the soil is very sweet, but the branches and leaves that grow out are even more interesting to the sailors. Love it. After all, there is always a shortage of vegetables on the ship."
Zhu Yunxi nodded and said, "It's quite wild. Is this the only one on the Fortune?"
Fan Chong didn't know why the noble grandson of the Ming Dynasty would be interested in such a plant that only provided them with a source of vegetables. He could only say softly: "It turns out there are several plants, but they are all withered and the fruits are all gone." rot, only this one has been growing well."
What a waste!
These idiots are always wasting the gifts this world has given them.
At this time, Fan Chong's eyes lit up: "Your Highness, Your Highness the Grandson of the Emperor, I think about it, the fruit of this thing is very similar to the thing called sweet potato that Your Highness is offering a reward for."
At this time, Xia Yuanji's heart skipped a beat.
The text of the reward offered by the imperial court only described the shape of those plants.
But in the hand-drawn drawing I saw from Taisun, I could clearly see that the sweet potato had an emphasis on it.
It can produce dozens of stones per acre!
I have to grab this thing...get it!
No matter true or false!
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