Ming Dynasty: Pick up attributes from the battlefield to create the Ming Dynasty

The next day.

The Fengtian Hall was quite lively in the early morning.

It can be said that all nations came to pay tribute.

Envoys from France, England, Persia, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, India, and other countries gathered here.

There were as many as several dozen people.

Looking around, the appearances of these foreign envoys were not entirely the same as those of the Han people from the Central Plains.

These envoys were almost all blond and blue-eyed, and all of them had long hair.

In addition, the clothes they wore were also very different.

When the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty saw the arrival of these foreign envoys, they all began to complain.

"I never imagined that there were so many countries in this world that my Great Ming was unaware of."

“These envoys from foreign countries are like uncivilized people, with unkempt beards and unkempt appearances, which is really inappropriate.”

"Moreover, some of these envoys even had red hair. Indeed, the world is full of wonders."

"Today has truly broadened my horizons; this is the first time I have ever seen so many foreign envoys."

"Hmph, these envoys have come to my Great Ming with ill intentions!"

"They don't stand properly, they don't sit properly, no wonder they're a barbarian country!"

"Those eyes, that hair, they're practically demonic!"

……

Obviously.

When the officials of the Ming Dynasty saw so many foreign envoys arrive, they couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

In fact, quite a few officials showed disdain for these foreign envoys.

I have a strong aversion to these blond-haired, blue-eyed people!

At this time.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Ying, three generations of the Zhu family, slowly entered the Fengtian Hall.

Upon seeing this, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty naturally bowed in respect.

now.

Upon witnessing this scene, these foreign envoys also followed suit, kneeling and bowing in unison with the surrounding Ming officials.

However, the kneeling gestures of these foreign envoys were awkward and quite embarrassing.

Upon seeing this, some Ming Dynasty officials let out a series of cold laughs.

In the main hall, after Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Ying took their seats, Zhu Yuanzhang told everyone to rise. Then...

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the foreign envoys in the hall. To be honest, like most Ming Dynasty officials, this was the first time he had ever seen so many people of different ethnicities.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was quite resistant to these envoys who were dressed in strange clothes and had blond hair and blue eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang coldly said to them, "You should all introduce yourselves."

"Where did they all come from?"

As Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking.

The French envoy spoke first: "Your Majesty, I have been sent by the King of France to establish friendly relations with your country!"

Although the French envoy spoke Chinese, his pronunciation was unclear, making it sound quite awkward.

Moreover, his accent was quite heavy, which made it impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to understand him.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said:

What kind of gibberish are you speaking?!

"You've made our Han language sound so awful!"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, the French envoy panicked.

He spoke as clearly as possible: "Your Majesty, your language is too difficult to learn. I am very sorry and ask for your forgiveness."

Although the envoy tried his best to explain, his explanation was still quite clumsy.

This caused the Ming Dynasty officials to burst into laughter.

When the French envoy saw the Ming official mocking him, he immediately blushed, but he couldn't retaliate, so he spoke a lot in his own language.

Zhu Ying, seated in his honored seat, muttered under his breath after hearing the French envoy's gibberish: "Hmph, these barbarians' gibberish is absolutely awful to hear."

"Sooner or later, I will make sure that all these countries learn authentic Chinese."

After hearing what Zhu Ying said, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly and said, "That's natural."

"In the future, Chinese will become a universal language."

The conversation between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying was conducted in very low voices, so naturally the foreign envoys did not hear it.

but.

Even if they heard it, they didn't quite understand what it meant.

"We can't understand your gibberish, so hurry up and send someone who speaks fluently to communicate with us!"

Zhu Yuanzhang gradually lost patience with these foreign envoys.

Fortunately.

These foreign envoys were well-prepared for their arrival. There were chief envoys and deputy envoys, with the chief envoy being a high-ranking official responsible for communicating directly with the Ming emperor.

As for the deputy envoy, he was relatively proficient in Chinese.

Therefore, in the following period, the chief envoy spoke, while the deputy envoy translated.

"Your Majesty, we come from the far west, and our country is called France."

"It's a beautiful country!"

After the deputy envoy translated, Zhu Yuanzhang basically understood.

"France? How far is your country from our Great Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang pressed for an answer, quite curious.

The French deputy envoy immediately translated, "Your Majesty, France is very, very far away from the Ming Empire."

"It took us a very long time to get here!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, clearly indicating that he had no interest in France.

"The next country."

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, an envoy from England reported to his family.

"Your Majesty the Great Ming Dynasty, I am an envoy from England, and my name is Charles."

"Our country is an island nation, and the people mainly rely on fishing."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he sneered, "Island nation? Fishing, isn't that similar to the Japanese islands?"

"It seems that these Western Regions countries are not particularly special."

after that.

Envoys from other countries also announced the names of their respective countries.

After one lap.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to waste time with these foreign envoys, so he directly asked them their purpose.

"You foreign envoys have traveled thousands of miles to visit our Great Ming Dynasty, are you here to submit to our Ming Dynasty and pay tribute?"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, the envoys immediately explained the purpose of their visit to him.

"Your Majesty, the purpose of our visit is to establish trade relations with your country."

“England possesses many treasures that the Ming Dynasty does not have; we can exchange them.”

"Furthermore, England also hopes to establish diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty and exchange credentials!"

The English envoy spoke first.

Zhu Yuanzhang replied in an icy tone, "Anything else?"

The English envoy quickly added, "Furthermore, England also hopes to purchase firearms from your country, and we are offering a very attractive price."

Just after the English envoy finished speaking, the French envoy immediately chimed in, "France also wishes to purchase firearms from the Ming Empire. Please name a price, Your Majesty; France will agree to any price."

Then.

Envoys from other Western Regions countries also expressed their desire to purchase firearms.

Obviously.

Since the Ming Dynasty embarked on a large-scale expansion abroad last year, the fact that the Ming Dynasty was a major producer of firearms has also spread to Western countries.

That's why these Western countries traveled thousands of miles to send envoys to the Ming Dynasty.

And this moment.

After hearing the purpose of these foreign envoys, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the dragon throne, sneered again.

"firearm?"

"What kind of firearm?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked coldly.

The English envoy spoke first: "Your Majesty, we wish to purchase cannons capable of firing projectiles, as well as muskets!"

“Our country does not have such weapons. If you are willing, England is willing to purchase them at a high price.”

After the English envoy explained his purpose, the civil and military officials in the hall, like Zhu Yuanzhang, all revealed cold smiles.

Some Ming Dynasty officials were even complaining in hushed tones.

"These foreign countries are quite interesting. They actually want to buy cannons from my Great Ming Dynasty. Don't they know that these are not for sale?"

"Exactly! These foreigners are so naive! These weapons are the foundation of the Great Ming Dynasty, how could we possibly sell them!"

"A bunch of idiots, their brains are probably filled with mush!"

"If we sell firearms to these countries, what will our Great Ming Dynasty use?"

It was obvious that the officials of the Ming Dynasty loathed these envoys from the bottom of their hearts.

And this moment.

At this moment, Zhu Ying finally spoke.

He addressed the numerous foreign envoys in the hall with a blank expression, saying, "If your country wishes to trade with my Great Ming, then we can discuss it."

"If you want to buy firearms from my Great Ming Dynasty, that's not impossible."

"If the price is right, we can sell you Ming Dynasty firearms."

no doubt.

When Zhu Ying finished speaking, all the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty in the hall were shocked.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty were well aware of just how powerful these firearms were.

If the Ming Dynasty were to actually sell these firearms to these foreign nations, their military strength would be greatly enhanced.

The Ming Dynasty had absolutely no reason to agree!

Compared to the astonishment of the Ming Dynasty officials, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao remained remarkably calm.

He even occasionally let out a slight smile.

now.

When these foreign envoys heard that Zhu Ying had agreed to sell firearms, their eyes lit up.

All the envoys looked incredibly excited.

The English envoy immediately spoke up, "Excellent! Your Highness, please name your price!"

"No matter the price, England will buy it!"

At this moment, envoys from France, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and Persia also stepped forward.

They all chimed in, expressing their desire to buy firearms to Zhu Ying.

"France is also willing to spend a lot of money to buy it, so please give France priority in selling it to us!"

"The Grand Duchy of Moscow has long admired the Ming Empire, and we are willing to pay a higher price to have priority in acquiring firearms!"

"No matter what price other countries offer, my Persian Kingdom will pay double the price to buy it. Please supply the goods to my Persian Kingdom first!"

In a short time.

The envoys from these countries began to argue and even inflate the price of firearms.

The reason for this situation was that the envoys from these countries were well aware of the power of the Ming Dynasty's firearms.

Whoever acquires Ming Dynasty firearms first will see a significant boost in their military strength, and will then be able to attack neighboring countries.

and so.

These Western envoys all longed to be the first to possess firearms from the Ming Dynasty.

The reactions of these foreign envoys were exactly what Zhu Ying had expected.

Zhu Ying was well aware that England, France, and the Grand Duchy of Moscow all shared a deep historical connection.

If the Ming Dynasty were to express its willingness to sell firearms, these countries would surely fight to the death over them.

This would also increase the price of Ming Dynasty firearms.

and.

These foreign states, after receiving firearms from the Ming Dynasty, will certainly engage in war with each other.

For the Ming Dynasty, this would naturally be a way to reap the benefits without lifting a finger.

Of course.

Zhu Ying naturally wouldn't sell them the most advanced firearms of the Ming Dynasty, but rather the firearms that the Ming Dynasty had previously phased out.

The quality of these firearms varied, and ordinary solid cannonballs could also be sold to these foreigners.

Although they were old firearms discarded by the Ming Dynasty, they were still treasures to these Western countries.

Therefore, Zhu Ying could make a fortune using these old weapons, and once these countries acquired firearms, internal strife would inevitably erupt.

This can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

The Ming Dynasty's territory is still far from reaching the west. It's better to let these western countries fight amongst themselves for a while. When the Ming Dynasty expands to the west, it will be able to easily destroy them.

"The firearms of the Ming Dynasty are treasures of the Celestial Empire, with tremendous power. If you wish to purchase them, you will naturally have to pay a high price."

"The Ming Dynasty will naturally prioritize selling its firearms to the country that offers the highest price."

As soon as Zhu Ying finished speaking, the foreign envoys became excited again and expressed their requests to Zhu Ying to purchase firearms. Some envoys even offered exorbitant prices to buy them!

Upon seeing the envoys' reactions, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao immediately understood Zhu Ying's intention.

"Since Xiong Ying has agreed, then we also agree to sell firearms to these foreign countries."

Zhu Yuanzhang continued speaking to the foreign envoys: "The Ming Dynasty will give priority to those who offer the highest price. In addition, the Ming Dynasty will personally transport the treasure ships to your country."

"However, we need to pay a certain amount of transportation fees to the Ming Dynasty."

"Of course, if you want to transport these firearms yourselves, that's fine too."

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, these foreign envoys all expressed their willingness to pay the Ming Dynasty for transportation costs.

after all.

These envoys were accompanied by only a dozen or so people, and it was almost impossible for them to transport firearms to their respective countries.

Zhu Ying smiled slightly after hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Clearly, Zhu Ying also greatly admired Lao Zhu's ability to make money.

After seeing that the envoys all agreed, Zhu Yuanzhang began to explain the matter of selling firearms.

"Liu Jing".

Upon hearing Zhu Yuanzhang call his name, Liu Jing, who was the Minister of Rites, immediately stepped forward from among the officials.

"Wei Chen is here."

"I'll leave this matter to you to discuss with these envoys. You need to clarify the purchase of firearms and the opening of trade with them."

"Wei Chen obeys!"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Liu Jing immediately accepted the order.

...(End of this chapter)