Chapter 335： Fucked lame (middle)

In Europe, because of Marco Polo's "Marco Polo's Travels", "Marco Polo's Travels" mentioned that most of the palace walls, walls and ceilings are covered with gold and silver, Japan has countless gold for building houses, India is everywhere gold……

Therefore, European talents are so eager to go to the East. However, Marin had long regarded the East as his own reserve. So, Marin decided to break the European fantasy first. He told Ferdinand II:

"Your Majesty, the descriptions in" Marco Polo's Travels "are all made up blindly ..." Marin poured cold water on Ferdinand II as soon as he came up.

"Why?" Ferdinand II asked somewhat reluctantly.

"So, Your Majesty, your fleet has also been to Calicut in India. Has your fleet commander reported that India is gold everywhere?" Marin asked.

"This ..." Ferdinand II was silent immediately. Obviously, he has heard reports about India. Wealthy there is not false, but it has not reached the level of gold everywhere.

"So, is it false that the walls of the China Palace are covered with gold?"

"Of course it is fake! In fact, most of China's palace walls are painted with red paint, which is called the 'red wall courtyard.' Even the main hall, only the emperor's throne is pure gold. The decoration of the palace, Most of them use copper ... In fact, China is a country in short supply of gold and silver ... "Marin told Ferdinand II the cruel reality. Moreover, he really didn't lie ... There was a shortage of gold and silver in the Ming Dynasty, and even copper was in short supply ...

It does not mean that the total amount of gold, silver and copper in the DPRK is small, but that it cannot keep up with the needs of society. After all, the Ming Dynasty had a large population, and on average, the amount of gold and silver held by each person was very small.

"Then Japan uses gold to build houses ..."

"It's just a matter of p. Japan is an island country. There are so few supplies, how can there be capital to build a house with gold? Even their kings are not so extravagant! My teacher has been to Japan in person. The houses over there are basically wooden. There is no golden house at all. Even the palace of the king of Japan is made of wood. ”Marin said vowedly.

However, he did not talk nonsense that Japanese houses were indeed wooden in this era. However, there is indeed a lot of gold and silver reserves in Japan ... Of course, Marin will never say this.

"Marco Polo is lying to us?" Ferdinand II couldn't believe it.

"Your Majesty, wake up, Marco Polo is just a crappy little businessman. If he really had so much gold in China, India and Japan when he went to the East, why didn't he come back with a lot of gold and become a rich man? If it was full The ground is all gold. He picked up points and made a fortune. However, he didn't make a fortune and ended up in poverty. Obviously, he was a liar! "

Ferdinand II thought, really. If the East is full of gold as described in "Marco Polo Travels", Marco Polo has been in China for more than ten years, just picking up some gold from the ground and bringing it back, he can also make a fortune. However, Marco Polo apparently did not make a fortune, and finally got into prison. So, Marin's words make sense ...

"So, is Huaxia as prosperous as Marco Polo described it?" Ferdinand II asked unswervingly.

"This is true. China is a unified and powerful dynasty with a population of more than 100 million people. The people there are stable and prosperous, and there is plenty of food."

"Then ... Can Spain ... can colonize there?" Ferdinand II eagerly asked.

"Your Majesty, this dynasty is a unified and powerful dynasty. Its army totals more than one million. One war can mobilize 500,000 troops. Your majesty, can your army fight?" Marin asked in amusement.

"Maybe their civilization is low, and their military weapons are backward?" Ferdinand II did not give up.

"So tell you that, the Mongolian cavalry back then swept across Europe. Do you know this?"

Ferdinand II nodded, the Mongolian cavalry swept across Europe, but left a terrible impression in the hearts of Europeans.

"The Mongolian Empire has hundreds of thousands of powerful cavalry, but it is this Mongolian Empire that was wiped out by the current Huaxia Ming Empire. Do you think that your tens of thousands of troops are more powerful than the hundreds of thousands of Mongolian cavalry?

Ferdinand II was suddenly silent ...

After a while, Ferdinand II asked again unabashedly:

"What about we trade with them?" Apparently, Ferdinand II no longer dreamed of conquering China.

"It won't work!" Marin said vowedly.

"Why?" Ferdinand II felt very strange, wasn't trade between countries normal? He began to suspect that Marin had really deceived him.

"This is the case. The Daming Empire of China is very proud. They think that except for China, people in other places are uncivilized barbarians ..."

"What? It really doesn't make sense!" Ferdinand II was angry, how could a civilized European be barbarous?

"So, their country does not despise copper barbarism. There is only one way to trade with them ..."

"What way?" Ferdinand II asked in coordination.

"That is, swear allegiance to their emperor and pay tribute to their emperor. Become a servant of their emperor, and then they will allow you to pay tribute once a year, and then, like the poor ghost who fights to eat , Reward something for you ... "Then, Marin also explained in detail what is called three knees and nine worship ...

"It really doesn't make sense!" Ferdinand II was furious ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Thinking of him as a powerful European king, even if he met the pope, he didn't have to bow down and bow at most.

"Aren't you lying to me?" Ferdinand II asked suspiciously.

"Of course, I can swear in the name of God, all I said is true. If there is a lie, go to **** after death!" Marin said with a vow.

He did not lie, the Ming Dynasty was indeed so arrogant. The Portuguese tried their best to fail to establish trade relations with Daming. Later, they still bribed local officials in Guangdong before they found a foothold in Macau and secretly traded.

In fact, if the Portuguese were able to bribe the emperors and emperors of the Ming dynasty, they would still have a chance to establish trade relations. Unfortunately, the Portuguese do not know the situation of the Ming Dynasty.

If they knew that Emperor Zhengde liked strange things, they could offer a few Western things, and they might be approved. It ’s just that they do n’t know. Moreover, the local officials of the Ming Dynasty would not tell the Portuguese about the absurdity of their emperor.

After all, family ugliness cannot be exaggerated.

But Marin knew everything about it, not to mention the Emperor Zhengde himself. As long as the eight tigers under Zhengde are bribed, this can be done. Of course, the sequelae is that after the fall of the "Eight Tigers", those civil servants may repent.

However, as long as Marin does a good job in the perfume trade, so that the concubines and ladies of the capital can't live without Marin's perfume, then the trade cannot stop. Unless, those civil servants want restlessness ... 8)