open sea

Chapter 1361
It's not that Chen Mu didn't like the Changsheng kiln treasures sent by Zou Yuanbiao, he liked them so much that he couldn't bear to cover the boxes if he liked them.

But it's funny, he would rather sell it to Spain at a high price than keep this set for his own use.

He can wait for Changsheng Guanyao to deliver the second set and then use it for himself.

Of course, this is just his current thinking, because he doesn't have a second set in his hand. Once he has one, he may want to sell the second set to a Roman priest and use the third set himself.

With the third set, Catherine of Valois and Ferdinand of Medici must be able to compete, and Chen Mu will also withdraw voluntarily.

Like a miser, the Minister of the East spent half a day drawing with a charcoal pencil on the second floor of the yamen, describing the Spanish King Philip, the Roman priest Gregory the Thirteenth, the French Queen Mother Catherine of the Medici, and the Florentine feudal lord Ferdinand who enjoyed the power of the European continent. All the characters in the first echelon of wealth are arranged.

Followed by the second echelon, including the three bishops and four feudal lords who have the right to compete for Caesar in Rome, the Duke of Palma and the Duke of Alva in Spain, as long as he can be named, they all plan to sell a share.

Taking advantage of the rainy day, Yang Tingxiang planned the production capacity of dozens of newly built workshops around Mocheng, and the output of military and military immigrants to reclaim and farmland. He came down from upstairs to see Chen Mufu's desk sketching. Scratch paper was flying all over the floor, and he couldn't help asking. : "What is the handsome?"

"Calculate how much Fei Lao Er has."

For a moment, Yang Tingxiang's expression became extremely complicated, and he stuttered: "We, have our spies already understood Spain so deeply?"

"of course not."

Chen Mu put down his pen and said: "His income is not easy to calculate, but it is easy to calculate his income from our trade, and he will make a difference."

"Pricing of cloisonne from Changsheng official kiln is very important in Europe. It can be unaffordable for most people, but if even Philip can't afford it, it's not good. We must figure out a price that can be accepted by him and hurts." .”

The nobles in Europe are still very rich, especially like to compare, and they don’t have much to compare with, so they keep a painter, get a few fur coats, set their hats with gems, and wear eight rings on their hands to show their wealth.

In this regard, the Eastern Military Government has indeed created new means for them to show off their wealth.

Others don’t mention it, but for King Philip of Spain alone, all the tables in Lisbon’s royal palace are cups, plates, bottles and dishes from Jingde official kiln. There are also blue and white flowers directly made by craftsmen from Chen Mu's handwriting.

The knives, spoons, forks, and chopsticks are all stamped with the Beiyang seal of the Ming Empire, a total of twenty sets, the only one in the world.

Even the long tables and chairs for the banquet were sent by Acosta across the sea. They were made of cedar wood by master Japanese craftsmen. Philip liked them the most. Because of this set of tables, chairs and tableware, Philip returned to Madrid from Lisbon last year. The itinerary was delayed for two full months.

Because the table was too heavy and unlucky, he ordered someone to build a large carriage in Portugal, and took it with him wherever he went.

How do you say that?Wealth and honor do not return to their hometowns, like walking in brocade clothes at night.

Those ordinary guests are not allowed to use the tableware. Only the little kings around and the big feudal lords in the country will take it out when they go to the court to pay a visit. What is showing off wealth to Philip?

Showing off your wealth means that you walk into my palace in high-quality silk clothes decorated with mink fur bought by the England Moscow Company from Moscow, but what is the use of this?
Even if I only wear a loose brocade gown with dark patterns, it is better than you, because I don’t know how many nobles in Europe wear the same fur clothes as you, and mine is the same style as the Minister of the East, Chen Mu, except that it has no patch , the same man that even the garment makers use.

Do you want one too?Sorry, this garment maker is at the gate of the Chen family's mansion outside Donghua Gate in Beijing. The handicraft is made by Emperor Muzong of the Ming Dynasty who personally entrusted Yuan's tailoring. He made all the official uniforms of the Marshal Dongyang. You can't go there.

Let's eat.

Don't you feel timid after eating?These are called chopsticks, do you know how to use them, brother?
Can't even use chopsticks?Well, pick up your knife and eat, Dongyang rice is delicious, be careful not to cut your mouth with the knife.

It doesn't matter who enters the second master Fei's palace, as long as he eats, he has to be short.

This became Philip's specialty in disturbing the other party's mind during the negotiation process.

After all, grandpa came here as a grandson. He had experienced these stimuli when he and Li Dan had dinner in the past, and the sour mental journey was very clear.

Therefore, Chen Mu firmly believes that Ming Dynasty is committed to improving the quality of life of Europeans, which is indeed true.

As the largest distributor of Ming products in Europe, Philip would do anything for money. His trading network of porcelain, silk, and pastoral tobacco has extended along the vast territory of the Habsburg family to Prague in Bohemia.

The most fashionable and luxurious east wind has blown to Poland. As a symbol of the friendship between the two countries, Philip of Spain sent fourteen bolts of bright-weave silk to the king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Stefan Bathory.

In the battle where Stefan Batori led his army into the hinterland of the Principality of Moscow, the siege of Pskov, which beat Ivan the Terrible to the point of staring, raised red flags woven with bright-weave satin outside the city. White Fang Banner.

The only regret is that in the chaotic environment when the army withdrew, a set of porcelain gift boxes signed by Chen Mu that Philip gave to Stefan Bathory was lost.

Now not only Chen Mu wants to talk to Philip about the next bigger deal, but Philip also wants to talk to Chen Mu, which is related to the Polish king Stefan Bathory.

In the war between Poland and the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Crimean Khanate joined the war as an ally and won a big victory.

Although the Crimean Khanate is a vassal of the Ottomans, they have always regarded themselves as the orthodox descendants of the Golden Horde, and there are also descendants of the Han generals who conquered the West during the Yuan Dynasty.

The gift box that Chen Mu sold to Philip and was forwarded by Philip was obtained by the Crimean Khanate after the war. The Chinese characters on it made people feel familiar, and they immediately learned the latest news of Ming Dynasty.

Unable to safely pass through the lands of many Catholic countries, a tribal chief of Shandong origin sent people into Spain together with the Polish emissary in return, hoping to re-establish contact with the Central Plains.

Their Great Khan urgently needs to establish contact with Ming Dynasty. Firstly, the north has been facing the threat of the Principality of Moscow, and secondly, the momentum of Ming Dynasty is already too large.

Previously, their envoys living in Ottoman got news of the Western Army from the Arabian Sea, and now they got news of the Eastern Army from Spain—they were very afraid that there would be another Beiyang Army in Ming Dynasty, and they didn’t know when they would kill them from behind. come out.

Instead of going to war when they meet on a narrow road, it is better to have some friendly exchanges earlier, they need support.

(End of this chapter)