811 Let’s talk after you’re convinced

Style: Historical Author: Call the skyWords: 3054Update Time: 24/02/20 19:09:56
Sun Chuanting just saw that the new king of Portugal was wearing Confucian clothes, and his first impression was very good.

In addition, Theodosio took the initiative to provide a large amount of food and supplies, which solved his urgent need and made him even more favorable.

Therefore, the meeting between the two parties was conducted in a friendly atmosphere from the beginning.

Especially when Sun Chuanting heard Theodosio's initiative to ascend the throne as king and wanted to be canonized by the imperial envoy of the Ming Dynasty, Sun Chuanting was even more happy.

This shows that the Ming Dynasty has reached places like Europe. This has never happened before.

Therefore, he immediately agreed to Theodosio and immediately reported his request to Nanjing.

Communications from Suez to Nanking were the first priority besides military expeditions. Not only are local governments at all levels responsible, but the troops stationed in various places have special protection. Anyone found damaging phone lines can be killed on the spot. Or if caught, they would be executed in public.

Although it is a slight exaggeration to say that wherever the army strikes, the telephone lines will be extended. However, this exaggeration is also very limited. After all, it is based on the premise that Ming Dynasty maintains communication regardless of the cost.

The war with the Ottoman Empire had ended for more than half a year, and the Ming army's campaign to encircle and suppress the rebel tribes on the Arabian Peninsula had come to an end. Naturally, the phone line reached the city of Suez.

However, the call still cannot be made directly back to Nanjing. There are many places where the line is temporarily unavailable, and the message needs to be manually forwarded to the next call point.

But no matter what, four days could send the news to Nanjing and back again. In these ancient times, it was definitely the fastest speed.

In terms of status, the governor of Sun Chuanting was actually an imperial envoy, an imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who was ordered to oversee local military affairs. Therefore, his status is higher than that of the king of the vassal country.

Just like North Korea in the past, Governor Denglai of the Ming Dynasty was the immediate superior of the King of North Korea and could give orders to North Korea. Of course, North Korea can also send envoys to the capital.

Therefore, before waiting for the court's reply, it was naturally impossible for Sun Chuanting to accompany the king of a vassal country. He had many things to be busy with.

Naturally, Theodosio didn't want to be restrained, so he started walking around the city of Suez.

Although there are still some buildings in Suez that can be seen in the Arab style. However, more of them are oriental Ming style buildings. The shops on the street all have Chinese signs.

Pedestrians on the road also speak Ming Dynasty Mandarin. Even if you can tell at a glance that you are not a native of the Ming Dynasty, you are still speaking in poor Ming Dynasty Mandarin.

Walking on this Suez Street, Theodosio seemed to have returned to the Ming Dynasty, which made him miss the life of studying abroad in the capital of the Ming Dynasty even more.

"I came here once many years ago. The changes here are so great, so prosperous, it even surpasses Paris!" One of his accompanying officials couldn't help but sigh with emotion after following him for a long time.

When Theodosio heard this, he couldn't help but sneered and said, "What the hell is this?"

Speaking of this, he showed a trace of yearning and said: "If you have the opportunity to go to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, you will know what the real prosperity is like! That Paris, haha, is just a small country town in the Ming Dynasty. It’s just a town!”

Upon hearing this, his followers were shocked, and their imagination of the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty immediately made them yearn for it.

Seeing them like this, Theodosio said with emotion: "If I can make Portugal half as prosperous as the Ming Dynasty in my life, my life will be in vain!"

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Three days later, Theodosio received the order and rushed to the governor's office to see Sun Chuanting. There was news from the court.

Theodosio was very excited about this. He knew very well that the Ming Emperor would basically not refuse his request.

Sure enough, in the Governor's Hall, after the first meeting, Governor Sun of the Ming Dynasty, who was rumored to have always had a cold face, as if everyone owed him money, unexpectedly said to him with a rare smile: "The Emperor's feelings for you , I am very happy. Angels have been sent here and they will arrive in about two months."

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Theodosio was overjoyed upon hearing this, and he quickly followed Ming etiquette and saluted in the direction of the Ming Emperor.

Seeing him do this, Sun Chuanting became even more satisfied. After Theodosio finished his salute, he said with a smile: "In addition, Your Majesty has considered that once you are publicly canonized, Portugal will be under great pressure. Therefore, he specially sells you a batch of new gunpowder!"

"New gunpowder?" Theodosio was a little surprised when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed.

Of course he also heard that the muskets and artillery in the Ming army had a farther range than those in the Ottoman army. As far as the guns themselves are concerned, they should all be rifled, with no other tricks. Before, he was still wondering, what was going on?

When he heard this, Theodosio understood that it was because there was a new type of gunpowder!

Now that Ming Dynasty can provide new gunpowder, this is the greatest support for Portugal! It means that Portugal will be stronger than other European countries in terms of military strength.

Subsequently, Sun Chuanting sent Yan Yingyuan to accompany Theodosio to the military battle station outside Suez, and first let him see the different powers of black powder and new gunpowder.

Not only is it triple the power, but the white gunpowder has no residue, which means that the rifled gun does not need to clean the barrel, and the rate of fire can be accelerated a lot.

At the same time, explosives using white gunpowder, such as grenades and explosive packets, also began to officially appear, and they could have practical effects.

All these things made Theodosio overjoyed. Immediately purchase heavily.

But it is a pity that Ming Dynasty said that the production of this white gunpowder is limited, so the amount provided to Portugal is also limited, and the supply is no longer as open as before.

Theodosio felt regretful about this, and he cherished the white gunpowder very much.

"See, if I hadn't strongly advocated fulfilling the duties of our vassal state and asking the Ming Emperor to send angels to consecrate and send so much food and supplies, then this white gunpowder would not have been possible!" Theodore Theo said proudly to his men.

His accompanying officials, after seeing the power of white gunpowder, strongly agreed with his words. Everyone was thankful that the new king had the foresight.

In this way, the Portuguese group returned home with a full load. In addition to white gunpowder and munitions made with white gunpowder, they also purchased many Ming products here. The prices were much more expensive than at home, but the victory was close.

In addition, some Ming merchants also followed Theodosio's ship to Portugal. These are generally large-scale merchants from the Ming Dynasty who went to Portugal to open branches.

Naturally, the movements of their group could not be hidden from spies from other European countries. Therefore, after the envoys from other European countries landed, the relevant news was placed on their desks, which immediately caused their pink eye disease.

In order to get the same benefits as the Portuguese, envoys from European countries who arrived successively, including Spain, France, the Holy Roman Empire, etc., were all respectful to the oriental faces they saw and humbly expressed that they were bringing them Come to negotiate with the most sincere sincerity.

When Sun Chuanting heard the news, how could he not know the probable purpose of these Europeans who only had interests in their eyes?

He was too lazy to deal with them one by one and left them alone. After arriving at several homes, he received them all together.

On this day, in the lobby of the Governor's Office of the Ming Dynasty, a group of envoys from various European countries, wearing different costumes, stood in two rows. Sun Chuanting, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, sat high on the throne and did not have the kind of negotiation between countries that was reciprocal as in later generations.

Of course, various European countries have opinions on this, but now they are looking to Ming Dynasty. They hoped that envoys from other countries would raise objections on this matter, so that they would not offend the Ming Dynasty by mentioning it in passing.

Every messenger's wishful thinking was so loud, and as a result, no one's wishful thinking could be realized. Until Sun Chuanting began to talk condescendingly, no messenger said anything about it. That's it, that's it.

So that later on, all the meetings between Ming Dynasty and other countries were like this.

Of course, by then, there will only be a suzerain country and a vassal country, so there is no problem with such etiquette.

At this time, I saw Sun Chuanting's expressionless cold face again. He said coldly to the Westerners in front of him: "If you want to do business with my Ming Dynasty, you have to follow my Ming Dynasty's rules. If you want to do business with Portugal, Same, then it must be a vassal state of my Ming Dynasty!"

These words were said coldly, but a domineering aura came to him.

When the envoys from various European countries heard this, they were immediately unhappy. In their view, negotiation is just bargaining, there is back and forth. How can your Ming Dynasty be so overbearing?

It concerns the interests of all countries, so naturally some people are dissatisfied and try to bargain.

The so-called bargaining, of course, means talking about how powerful your country is. Your Ming Dynasty cannot look down on us. This condition must be discussed carefully.

Their words made Sun Chuanting annoyed. He immediately stood up and shouted coldly at them: "We in China have an old saying since ancient times. In the whole world, is it the land of the king, and on the shore of the land, is it the ministers of the king. Either surrender. Ming Dynasty, or be destroyed by Ming Dynasty, you choose for yourself!"

Sun Chuanting understood the nature of these Western barbarians. If he didn't really conquer them, he would always have a chance.

The army's re-equipment was already in progress, and the new guns and cannons gave him enough confidence. Instead of fighting with these Western barbarians, it would be much easier to knock them down first.

Instead of wasting words with them, it is better to spend more energy on digging the canal and strive to open it to navigation as soon as possible.