I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

As soon as the news about the vaccinia agency agreement between Zhu Youxiao and the Dutch East India Mission came out, it really gave Ye Xianggao and others a surprise.

Although they knew the value of cowpox, they never imagined that this thing, which was almost free in the Ming Dynasty, would be so valuable to Westerners.

There is also a share of 500 million taels, so Hongmao Yi's money is too profitable.

So they were afraid that the Dutch envoy Desheng would go back on his word, so they asked the Foreign Affairs Department of the Ministry of Rites to sort out the documents and sign the agreement overnight to implement the matter.

And Desheng also secretly felt that he had gotten a big deal. The power of smallpox was really terrifying. Once this secret recipe was spread, everyone in the world who was threatened by smallpox would flock to it.

And if the Dutch East India Company mastered this secret recipe for preventing smallpox, the profits would be absolutely unimaginable.

What's more, the relationship with Daming has been improved and [-]% of the trade share has been booked in advance. It is really a good business with huge profits.

Thinking of this, I can't wait to return to Batavia and tell Governor Cohen the good news.

So with both parties happy, Ming Dynasty quickly signed an agreement with the Dutch side to finalize the matter.

However, when Desheng came to Ming Dynasty this time, he only brought more than 200 million taels as ransom and compensation for prisoners of war, and the remaining deposit has not yet been paid.But he promised that as soon as he returned to Batavia, the deposit for the secret recipe for smallpox would be delivered without delay.

Of course it doesn't matter to Daming. After all, the money is paid with one hand and the goods are delivered with the other hand. There is no rush at all.

After the agreement with the Netherlands was finalized, the Spanish Governor of Manila soon sent an envoy to Daming. This visit was to discuss the purchase of arms and finalize the trade agreement.

But as soon as they arrived, they knew that the Netherlands had arrived in Ming Dynasty first, and also used 500 million taels to obtain the secret recipe for smallpox.

But not only were they not in a hurry, they secretly cursed the Dutch for being such fools for actually paying so much money to win over Ming.

Therefore, they did not care and directly followed the instructions of the King of Spain to sign an arms order of 250 million taels with Ming Dynasty and delivered the first batch of 100 million taels as a deposit. The delivery was completed by Ming Dynasty in three years.

Later, in order to facilitate communication, Spain also requested to send an ambassador to the capital next year to facilitate future diplomacy between the two countries.

Many people originally opposed this matter, but they were short-tongued and soft-handed. In the end, Zhu Youxiao overcame all objections and agreed to the request.

And with these two things completed, Zhu Youxiao also breathed a sigh of relief.

With these two transactions, it means that Ming Dynasty has established contact with the largest colonial empire and maritime power in the world. It can also be said that it means that Ming Dynasty has officially begun to integrate into the world's political and economic disputes.

As the matter slowly fermented, after hearing that Hongmao Yi and Fo Langji came to envoy and gave so much money to Ming Dynasty, the interest of private merchants and people in Southeast Asia, Europe and other countries immediately increased.

Coupled with the deliberate publicity of Zhu Youxiao and Daming Trading Company in recent years, more and more people are not so resistant to Europeans and even Western learning. They either want to go overseas to Nanyang to work hard, or go to the Tongwen Hall of the Capital to read Western learning. Works to understand conditions in Europe and even the New World.

It can be said that learning Western learning and understanding the world outside the Ming Dynasty has gradually become a new trend among people in the Zhili people in the north and south, and is becoming more and more popular.

And in this atmosphere, the third year of the Great Tomorrow gradually passed.This year was the first year since Zhu Youxiao came to the throne that there was no major war. Except for a small number of troops in Liaodong and North Korea, the entire Ming Dynasty was exceptionally peaceful.

What's even more commendable is that despite the severe drought in the northwest, Liaodong, Shandong and other places finally ushered in a bumper harvest. Coupled with the good weather in Jiangnan and other places, Zhu Youxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

In February of the fourth year of Tianqi, in the Forbidden City, Kunning Palace.

"Your Majesty, this is the pear soup made by my concubine. It has been a dry winter recently. This soup moistens the throat and clears the spleen. It is very effective. You can try some."

While holding Zhu Ciran in his arms, Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Yan and said with a smile:

"The queen is still considerate. This kind of soup is the best thing to drink in winter."

Zhang Yan smiled when she heard this, then waved her hand and saw a delicate woman walking over with a cup of soup.Seeing his delicate and lovely appearance, Zhu Youxiao felt that he had never seen him before.

"How come I haven't seen this palace maid before, but she is new?"

Zhang Yan saw the emperor like this, smiled slightly, and then said:

"Your Majesty, this is sent by Wei Zhongxian. It is said that she is the daughter of Mongolian Taiji in Liaodong. She and her sister were captured by Chen Liangbi in Liaodong. Chen Liangbi originally wanted to offer it to His Majesty, so he handed it over to Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian did not dare to make the decision. I told my concubine about this, and she thought these two people looked very pleasant, so she asked them to stay in Kunning Palace to serve."

"Chen Liangbi is quite clever, but he still beats the bush on this kind of thing. Let's see what I say about him in the future."

When Zhang Yan said this, Zhu Youxiao became interested instantly, so he looked at the palace maid and asked with interest:
"Which tribe in Mongolia are you from? How were you captured by Chen Liangbi?"

It was also the first time that the palace maid met the emperor. Seeing Zhu Youxiao asking such a question, she was so frightened that she became incoherent. She quickly knelt down and said:
"Your Majesty, we are from the Horqin Tribe of Mongolia, the daughter of the bandit leader Zaisang. Last year, there was a chaos in the Horqin Tribe, and Badali plundered us to Liaoyang. We were eventually displaced, first taken in by Lord He Shixian, and then taken in by Lord Chen Liangbi. , and finally arrived at the palace and was accepted by the Queen."

Zaisang's daughter?
When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he immediately understood why they were here. Badali must have wanted to bribe He Shixian for his own status. He Shixian must have given it to Chen Liangbi for self-protection because of the killing of prisoners last year. Went to the palace.

When he thought of this reason, Zhu Youxiao immediately felt relieved.But their origins are also very interesting, they are actually Zaisang's daughters.Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao didn't know what he was thinking of. He was slightly stunned, then looked at the palace maid and asked eagerly:

"Then what's your name? Mongolian name."

"Your Majesty, my servant's name is Borzigit Hailanzhu, and my sister's name is Borzigit Bumubutai."

Only then did Zhu Youxiao suddenly realize, secretly thinking that he had guessed correctly, these two were Huang Taiji's concubines in his previous life, the famous Hai Lanzhu and Dayu'er.

In particular, Hai Lanzhu's sister Bumu Butai is even more famous. Anyone who has watched Qing operas in his previous life must have heard of this person.

She is the famous Xiaozhuang.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but laugh after he figured it out. He never thought that these two people would appear in the palace in the end. This was really a joke played on him by history. (End of chapter)