Compared with the Western Yi who let a bunch of idlers watch the excitement of Xu Guangqi and these Eastern visitors, the countries in the East that have been baptized by Chinese civilization are different - on the eighth day of September in the twelfth year of Wanli, outside the Guanghua Gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, there was a big guard of honor to welcome them There were no idle people waiting at the scene of the envoys from the Great Kingdom, but only a solemn, grand and solemn scene.
Gyeongbokgung Palace got its name from the word "Gyeongbok" in "The Gentleman will live forever in Gyeongbok" in "The Book of Songs". As a vassal palace, its area and regulations strictly follow the vassal relationship with the suzerain country of the Ming Dynasty. It is a prince's palace regulated by the prince and built according to the system of royal palaces in the Ming Dynasty. All buildings are painted in blue to distinguish them from the yellow of Chinese imperial palaces.
Jia Sanjin, the imperial envoy who frequently visited the Forbidden City and was awarded the title of Censor of Youdu, looked up at the walls of Gyeongbokgung Palace under the Guanghua Gate and felt that they were not much higher than the walls of his own house. When he saw the civil and military officials of Li Chao Manchu, who were bowing and standing outside the palace gate, a sense of secret joy arose spontaneously. Because he got a face that the imperial envoys had never received before - bowing beside him was the "Prime Minister" of the Li Dynasty, Liu Chenglong, who led the political affairs.
North Korea also has an yamen similar to the Ministry of Rites, but the vassal cannot be called a department, but can only be called Cao. The Li Cao judge is the second grade. At this time, he is not qualified to accompany Jia Sanjin, because Jia Sanjin’s visit this time is not important to King Li He and For North Korea as a whole, it is of great significance.
In order to solve the "crisis" that occurred in the Ming Dynasty that was not an economic crisis, Zhu Yijun issued a decree requesting North Korea to exempt all tariffs on goods imported from the Ming Dynasty - to be honest, this was a bit bullying of honest people.
Not to mention that Li Chao had already raised Daming as his biological father, and not to mention the pile of beauties who were sent to Zhu Yijun. Just looking at Li Hao's attitude towards Zhu Yijun, he had no choice.
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Perez was speechless in the face of this humorless joke. He thought that the Marquis had a bad taste for his little friend Felipe II, as if he could always get endless pleasure from Felipe II's poor economic situation. .
He had no choice but to change the subject and said: "I think that on the east-west route, there are only His Majesty's sailing ships - if His Majesty is willing, it is feasible to collect taxes in any port he wants."
The Marquis of Denia stopped laughing, and his face became serious: "You may be right, Mr. Perez, but Seris can choose not to trade with us. What can you do with it? After all, arriving at Seris Members of the papal mission in Lys, without exception, all say that Siris has no need for Europa’s goods and that they are much richer than us.”
"If we only rely on daily consumables such as spices, we won't be able to draw many ducats, and the king already owes 2.8 million."
Perez opened his mouth to refute the Marquis of Denia, but the Marquis interrupted him and said: "They are starting to disembark. It's our turn."
With a burst of noise, the first large sailing ship carrying the head of the Ming Dynasty Mission docked at the pier. A long pedal covered with red carpet connected the deck and the pier. The Ming Dynasty Mission finally showed up.
The first to appear were two rows of imperial guards standing on the deck, holding embroidered spring knives and wearing ceremonial armor. The phoenix-winged helmet, the round golden shield on the chest, the head of a tiger at the waist, and the red inverted triangle "hanging fish" skirt inserted between the leg skirts, make these six-foot-tall men shine in the autumn sun and look majestic.
After they got off the boat, they formed two columns on the dock. Then came Xu Guangqi and members of the mission holding a dragon festival. Everyone at the dock saw Xu Guangqi, the leader, wearing a seven-beam Jinxian crown, a golden Diao Chan cage, a red python robe, a leather belt and a ribbon. The dragon joint in his hand is entirely made of gold, with the dragon's head at the top, two silk sash hanging from it, and three clusters of yak tails hanging down - the twenty-five-year-old Earl stood on the deck holding the scepter and appeared, looking around, He has the calm demeanor of the great Chinese nation.
The appearance of the Ming Dynasty honor guard and members of the envoy made the entire dock suddenly quiet. The gentlemen in stockings and bloomer trousers and the women in tight tops and bell-shaped skirts invariably closed their mouths and stared at them with jealous eyes.
Not to mention the blind Xu Guangqi and his entourage, just when the honor guards were in action, people could also see that the trousers under their battle skirts were all smooth and shining with unique luster. And even the poor people watching the excitement on the pier know that it is a luxury product that can only be worn on women's skirts and hat brims to enhance the quality of the entire clothing, silk!
"Serys! Sires!" Suddenly, a loud shout broke the silence, and everyone at the dock shouted "Serys" in unison, leaving Xu Guangqi standing there in confusion, not knowing what kind of ceremony this was. Liu Chengxi, the personal guard who was following him, saw him stop and quickly stopped too. Everyone in the delegation also stopped.
Cardinal Luo Mingjian, who was standing behind the mission, saw that Xu Guangqi was confused and quickly separated from the people in front, walked to Xu Guangqi and said: "Your Excellency, this is the residents of Lisbon expressing their welcome to your arrival. You don't need to pay attention to this. .....I think this kind of welcome ceremony is a little...that strange compared to the grand ceremony of our court. Please continue walking, I think the person standing opposite you should be the Marquis of Denia Your Excellency and Mr. Perez, the King’s envoy.”
Xu Guangqi calmed down and held the dragon joint in his hand tighter. He no longer looked at the strangely dressed onlookers around him. Under the protection of his entourage, he officially took the first step in the exchange between the two civilizations.
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