Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1483, The Great Ming’s Winter in Nanyun

Xiji Port in Nanyun Province, to be precise, it should be called Xiji City now.

Because of its unique geographical location, Xiji Port is located on the east coast of the Black Sea and the west of the South Caucasus. It is the westernmost port of Ming Dynasty and the most important window from Ming Dynasty to Europe, West Asia, Arabia and other places.

Therefore, the development of Xiji Port has been extremely rapid in recent years. It used to be a small fishing port, but in just a few years, Yanran has now become one of the largest, most prosperous and lively cities around the Black Sea.

The tea house Yunwu Pavilion next to the port has five floors and stands next to the port. It is one of the most popular places in the entire West Pole City.

Here in Yunwu Pavilion, order a pot of high-quality tea from Daming, some small snacks, a newspaper from Daming, invite friends, read newspapers, chat, and look at the busy Xiji Port from time to time , this Yanran has become the daily life of many respectable people here in Xiji City.

Tea, which originated in Ming Dynasty, quickly became popular as soon as it was introduced to Nanyun Province, and became something that people in Nanyun Province couldn't live without.

At this moment, above the Yunwu Pavilion Tea House, many tea drinkers are drinking tea and chatting.

Li Ge took a sip of hot tea lightly, and immediately, his whole body felt warm, and the coldness in his body seemed to disappear all of a sudden.

Looking out of the window, even in the winter, the West Pole Port is still very busy. From time to time, a large ship will leave the port full of goods from the mainland of Ming Dynasty, and you can also see a ship full of slaves and goods arriving at the port. .

The wharf of the port is extremely busy here. The dock workers and gantry cranes who are loading and unloading goods are so busy that you can see the bean-sized beads of sweat on their bodies in the winter.

Then look at the West Pole City around the port, tall buildings stand tall, with huge signboards hanging on them, and world-famous big firms have set up offices here.

"My favorite is the West Lake Dragon Well Tea!"

Li Ge tasted it carefully, put down the teacup gently, and said to a few friends around him with a smile.

Li Ge was not a Han, but a Georgian. He was originally a businessman, and his previous name was Barlat, but since the South Caucasus region was brought under the rule of the Ming Empire.

Local Georgians and Caucasians have changed their Chinese names and adopted Chinese surnames one after another, and even a large number of people who originally believed in Christianity also converted to Buddhism and Taoism in Ming Dynasty.

Li Ge also followed the trend and changed Daming's surname to a Chinese name. He even learned from Han Chinese in language, clothing, diet and other aspects, and drinking tea gradually became a habit.

"Did you earn a lot from going to Eastern Europe this time?"

Beside Li Ge, Wang Xinming asked with a smile, he is also from Georgia, and he has a good relationship with Li Ge. They are both businessmen, and now they are mainly engaged in commercial trade. Because of the special geographical relationship here, they have followed in just a few years Earn a lot of property in a short period of time.

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay~"

Li Ge smiled and responded vaguely, and then said with emotion: "It's better to live now. Wherever we Ming people go, no one dares to bully us. Unlike before, we didn't dare to go there at all." Do business outside, otherwise I don’t know how I died.”

Li Ge also expressed his feelings. As a native of Nanyun Province, he has always been in business.

In the past, the Kingdom of Georgia was the target of bullying from all quarters, from the Persians to the Mongols, to the Aries Dynasty and the Black Sheep Dynasty, to the Timurid Empire and later the Ottoman Empire.

Almost all surrounding countries and tribes can bully and invade here wantonly, capture Georgians and Caucasians as slaves, and sell them to all over the world.

These businessmen who do business in various places naturally feel the most about this.

Many times, I have worked so hard to accumulate some goods and prepare to sell them in neighboring countries, but in the end, I encounter all kinds of difficulties. Sometimes not only can I not make money, but the goods are lost, and even myself His life was almost lost several times.

Without the support of a powerful country, even if these businessmen have great abilities, they can only make a meager profit on the tip of the knife.

Many times, you have worked hard and made a lot of money, but when you encounter greedy officials from the enemy country who deliberately impose heavy taxes on you, you have nothing to do.

Georgia clearly knows that selling goods from the East to Europe can make a lot of money, but they have never dared to do so because it will touch the interests of the Ottoman Empire. Once the Ottoman Empire finds out, they will definitely die.

The business they can do is to sell some local specialties of Nanyun Province to Persia and the Ottoman Empire, earning very little, and they are always in fear.

But it's different now.

They are now the citizens of the Ming Empire, the subjects of the Son of Ming, and are protected by the powerful Ming Empire.

With the status of a citizen of the Ming Empire, no matter where he goes, no one dares to provoke. The pirates of the Ottoman Empire dare not rob the merchant ships full of goods on the Black Sea, and even the Ottoman Empire has no right to treat the merchants of the Ming Empire. tax.

This time, he assembled a ship of goods and shipped them to Eastern Europe for sale. Although there were adventures along the way and encountered pirates from the Ottoman Empire, he finally returned safely relying on the dragon flag of Ming Dynasty.

Shipping silk, porcelain, sugar, glass products, cloth, etc. from Ming Dynasty to Europe for sale, and then buying white slaves from Eastern Europe, the money he earned from such a simple round trip was more than he had ever earned in his previous business. The unbelievable numbers made a huge profit.

"Yeah, life is better now."

"Looking at the present and looking at the past, I can't believe that we can also live such a good life."

Wang Xinming also nodded solemnly.

The Georgians and Caucasians in the past were a piece of fat that tribes and countries from all over the world could come up to and bite.

The Ottoman Empire, Persians, Mongols, Tatars, in ancient times, even the Genoese in Mediterranean Italy knew that the slaves here were the best slaves.

Men are strong and powerful, and are the best assault fighters on the battlefield. Women are tall, fair-skinned, delicate and beautiful, and are the best bed companions.

There is no strong country. They have been bullied and suffered from all directions since ancient times.

"Good news, good news~"

At this moment, someone excitedly came to the teahouse with the latest Ming Morning Post, and shouted excitedly before the person arrived.

"Good news just came from the capital~"

"His Royal Highness Prince Ming's side concubine Zhu Anna gave birth to a new prince, His Royal Highness, on the eighth day of November!"

"Juana gave birth to a little prince for His Royal Highness!"

The voice seemed very excited, as if his wife had given birth to a son for him.

"Really?"

"Great!"

"Great!"

"What a joyous event!"

As soon as the excited voice fell, the whole teahouse suddenly burst into cheers.

"real!"

When Li Ge heard this, he immediately stood up excitedly.

"Great!"

Wang Xinming also almost jumped up with excitement.

"This is really the most exciting and happiest thing for us in Nanyun Province. Anna is really uplifting and spreading branches and leaves for our Ming royal family!"

Li Ge also shouted excitedly.

"Bang~"

"Bang~"

"Crackling~"

The tea drinkers in the tea house are cheering. In the streets and alleys of Xiji City, as the news spreads rapidly, the happy people took out fireworks and set them off one after another. It was as lively as during the New Year. The whole Xiji City All of a sudden fell into a sea of ​​celebration.

There were newsboys selling newspapers carrying thick newspapers on their backs, shouting excitedly. In a blink of an eye, the newspapers that had just arrived here were sold out, and many local people were holding newspapers, running around excitedly telling each other.

Anna, who went to Beijing to choose a concubine on behalf of the Georgians and Caucasians, lived up to everyone's expectations. Not only was she canonized as a side concubine by the prince, but she also successfully gave birth to a little prince for His Royal Highness the Ming Dynasty.

This news is undoubtedly great news for the locals in the entire Nanyun Province.

This is no longer as simple as the spreading of branches and leaves of the Ming royal family.

It represents that the local Georgians and Caucasians in Nanyun Province are gradually integrated with Ming Dynasty and integrated into an inseparable whole.

It also means that the Son of Heaven regards them as his own people, and even the noble blood of the royal family has been integrated into their Georgian blood.

This little prince, his existence, just proved it.

For Georgians and Caucasians, this is definitely the happiest thing this winter.

The powerful Ming Empire has allowed them to live a good life, and they are eager to truly integrate into the Ming Empire and gain recognition from the highest level of the Ming Empire.

"Today, I will pay for the consumption of everyone in the teahouse ~ Celebrate the birth of the little prince!"

Li Ge shouted happily to everyone in the teahouse.

"Shopkeeper, give each table present a jar of good wine, count me as a treat~"

When a bold person heard this, he also shouted excitedly.

"Haha~"

"Add a pot of good tea to each table, count me as a treat~"

Wang Xinming also said with pride.

"Good news, good news~"

"There is another good news~"

"November [-]th, the [-]st year of Hongzhi, the gold list of the imperial examination was announced this time. Li Nanyun, a talented scholar from our Nanyun Province, ranked first in the second class!"

Everyone cheered and celebrated, full of pride, but at this moment, someone excitedly came to the teahouse and shouted.

"Li Nanyun's first place in the second class is awarded to the Shuji of the Imperial Academy!"

Hearing this news, the people up and down the teahouse suddenly jumped up and cheered again. Li Nanyun is also a native of them. Now he is a Jinshi in high school, and he is still the first in the second class. This is another day for the Georgians and Caucasians in the entire Nanyun Province. Great news.

(End of this chapter)