Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1373, the hesitant Alexei
In Alexei's castle in Moscow, Alexei was looking at a map and fell into a sluggish state.

It has been almost half a month since I returned to Moscow, and everything is going very smoothly.

He became a legend on the side of the Moscow Principality, a legend among the Slavs.

He was trafficked to the Ming Empire, and not only regained his freedom in the end, but also received a lot of rewards for his military industry. The land he owns on the Tianzhu side of Ningguo is very vast. Putting it here in the Principality of Moscow, it is a proper place. Great noble.

The story of him and Andrey became the most talked about thing among Moscow nobles.

During this period of time, he has not been idle almost every day. Every day, he is invited to a banquet, tells about Daming over and over again, and is also asked about some things about Daming over and over again.

He and Andrei's family, Vasily III directly arranged for people to search for and received them here in Moscow, and soon the family was reunited.

"Do you want to go back?"

Alexei looked very hesitant.

Because of his experience in Ming Dynasty, coupled with his brave battles, Vasily III extended an invitation to Alexei, and very solemnly hoped that he could stay.

He also promised Alexei that as long as he is willing to stay, he will be named a great nobleman and given a lot of rewards, and he will also make Alexei an important military general and lead the formation of a powerful army Come to defend the Slavic homeland.

In the words of Vasily III, now the Principality of Moscow needs a hero like Alexei to defend its homeland.

Vasily III's retention made Alexei hesitant. To be honest, he really wanted to stay and would not go back.

Because there are his relatives and friends here, and everything he is familiar with, and Vasily III has promised a lot of things, and he also feels that he can do well here with his own talents.

The Principality of Moscow is in troubled times again, and the Slavs need to unite to tide over the difficult time. His wife, children, and parents also hope that Alexei can stay.

For them, not to mention the long journey to the distant Ming Dynasty, they may not be able to get used to life here in Daming in the future. On the contrary, they are already used to everything here in the Duchy of Moscow, and they are nobles, and their lives are still very good. not bad.

All this made Alexei hesitate.

But everything on the side of the Principality of Moscow prevented him from really making up his mind to come.

Compared with the powerful Ming Empire, the Principality of Moscow is small, weak, and extremely turbulent. The Tatars come to plunder from time to time. Now there are more Kazakhs suffering from hunger and cold in the east, and Poles and Lithuanians in the west. It is also non-stop.

In such a turbulent situation, even the nobles of the Principality of Moscow could not live a peaceful life.

What's more, along the way, Alexei really felt the strength of the Ming Empire. As a citizen of Ning Kingdom, he could enjoy the respect and treatment that the Slavs could not enjoy at all.

Slavs are synonymous with slaves all over the world.

Whether it is the Tatars, the Ottomans, or the countries along the Mediterranean Sea, everyone regards the Slavs as slaves, a synonym for lowliness, and even always regards the Slavs as a barbarian nation.

In comparison, no matter where the Ming people are, they are synonymous with strength, civilization, wealth, gentleman, etc., and they are guests wherever they go.

"Do you want to go back?"

Alexei hesitated, seeing that it was almost time to return.

"Dear~"

A voice came from behind, and someone hugged Alexei from behind, with a face full of happiness.

This is Alexei's wife Popova.

"Are you thinking of going back to the Ming Empire?"

Seeing Alexei's hesitation, Popova knew that he definitely wanted to go back to Daming.

"Yes~"

"Here in Ningguo, I have thousands of acres of land, which can be planted all year round. I also have a large manor with a large number of cattle, sheep, horses, and hundreds of slaves."

"Where it is warm all year round, unlike here, it is terribly cold in winter, and there are beautiful beaches, and you can travel around the world."

"Do you want to go back with me?"

Alexei nodded with a smile, and described everything on Ningguo's side to Popova.

"I don't want to go to such a distant place. Isn't it good to live here?"

Popova shook her head very straightforwardly and said that she didn't want to leave here, she lived very comfortably here, and she didn't want to leave at all.

"It's not bad here, but you don't know the benefits of being a citizen of a powerful country. No matter where you go, no one will dare to mess with you."

"What's more, the Principality of Moscow is in turmoil, and the Tatars often plunder the city of Moscow, if Moscow is captured by the Tatars that day."

Alexei's efforts to persuade Popova were actually persuading himself.

"Alexey, it is precisely because of this that we need to stay here even more. You are a warrior and have served in the Ming army. If you can stay, we will be more confident in defeating the Tatars. .”

"As long as we Slavs are united, we will make Moscow great."

Popova hugged Alexei, she was not willing to leave Alexei, nor was she willing to leave here.

She is not very looking forward to living in Ningguo, because here, as a nobleman, she has already lived a good enough life.

"Okay, let me think about it~"

Alexei hesitated, not knowing what to do.

Looking outside the castle, it seemed that autumn was coming soon, the sky was filled with dark clouds, and gusts of cold wind blew, making people unable to help wrapping their clothes tightly.

If it was Ningguo, it would still be very hot at this moment.

……

On the other side, in a village in Stupinski.

Andre's family is packing their things and preparing to return to Ningguo.

Unlike Alexei, the Andre family had no intention of staying here from the very beginning. The whole family and even some people in the village planned to go to Ningguo with Andre.

They are the lowest level of serfs, living the most difficult life and life, working continuously throughout the year, eating unpalatable bran and horse bread, wearing extremely shabby clothes, and living in very shabby houses.

More importantly, as serfs, they did not have any human rights. They were the private property of the slave owners, and they could even be bought and sold. If they were not satisfied, they could be punished at will.

So for this place, they didn't have any nostalgia at all. Being able to follow Andre to Ningguo to live a brand new life made Andre's family very excited and looked forward to leaving soon.

"I don't need any of these things, they are available in Daming, and they are much better than this."

Andre looked at his wife packing some tattered things into the suitcase, and said with disgust.

For Andre, who was born as a serf, the most valuable things in his home were just a few tattered farm tools, kitchen utensils and clothes. In the eyes of Andre now, these things were not worth taking to Ningguo at all.

But for Andre's family, they are reluctant to discard everything. Every piece of clothing, even if it is rotten, cannot be discarded. Not willing to throw away, must bring all of them.

"However, these are good things, it would be a pity not to take them with you."

Andre's wife was still reluctant, and kept packing up everything she felt necessary to bring.

"Don't take it with you. This trip to Ningguo is tens of thousands of miles away. It's extremely inconvenient to carry these tattered things, and it's not worth a lot of money. Just sell them at that time."

"Give them all away, give them all away."

Andre shook his head helplessly.

"What a wonderful thing, just give it away like this?"

Andre's wife, Sophia, was extremely reluctant to part with them. These were the property that was saved after a lot of hard work, and some of them were even passed down from generation to generation. Serfs were very miserable, and it was very, very difficult to save something. .

"Giving it away, our family is no longer a serf, our family is from Daming, and here in Ningguo, there is land and money. Bringing these things over will only make people laugh at us."

Andre threw all the things his wife had worked so hard to pack on the ground, with a look of hatred for iron.

"Andre, if you don't want these things, give them to us?"

A large number of watching villagers gathered around, all with red eyes, looking at Andre's family, looking at Andre's carriage and horses, looking at the luxurious clothes on Andre's body, as for the children They looked at the beef jerky and raisin snacks on Andre's children's mouths one by one, and they were extremely envious.

"If you want, you can take it~"

Andre said very generously, looking not far away, relatives of his wife's family, relatives of his own family, etc. have already packed their big and small bags, and they are struggling to carry these things to his place.

They all brought their families with them, with smiles on their faces, and they all looked impatient, wishing they could fly to Daming right now.

Hearing Andre's words, the surrounding villagers rushed to Andre's house immediately, and in a blink of an eye, they cleaned up all the things in Andre's house, even a meal No bowls were left.

Andre's wife looked at this scene, her whole heart ached, and she wanted to stop it, but when she looked at Andre again, she couldn't say anything, so she could only put a box in her hand to death. He held it in his arms, and there were a few better clothes inside.

"Everyone, we are leaving. If there is a destiny in the future, if you go to Daming, you can come to Ningguo to find us."

Andre rode on the horse, said goodbye to the familiar people around him, and then left without looking back.

　Something was delayed in the morning, and the update was late~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)