According to Zhu Youxiao's instructions.Next, Shen Shoujiao and Zhu Yujian will also serve as his plenipotentiaries to visit European countries.The purpose of the visit was to publicize national prestige, to promote Sinicization, to open up markets and train compradors, and to win over and attract European intellectuals.The first European country that Shen Shoujiao and Zhu Yujian visited was France.France already knew about the arrival of the Holy Emperor's fleet in Europe.However, Europe is now at the end of the Thirty Years' War.Right now, France is in the midst of a fierce war with the Holy Roman Empire.France naturally did not have the energy to provoke the Ming Empire, nor did it dare to offend the Ming Empire.Moreover, France and Spain have always had contradictions, and they were hostile to each other during the Thirty Years' War in Europe.Therefore, France was not disgusted by the Ming Empire's conquest of Spain.And France now holds the real power, which is equivalent to the prime minister's Mazarin.Because Louis XIV was the king of the Bourbon dynasty of France at the time, he was still very young.Naturally, Ma Zaran did not refuse Shen Shoujiao and Zhu Yujian's invitation to visit the country, and sent officials to the port of Marseille to greet them.Shen Shouyao and Zhu Yujian also embarked on a trip to France around October of the twenty-seventh year of the Apocalypse.Like the Portuguese and Spaniards, when Shen Shoujiao and Zhu Yujian appeared in the port of Marseille with the Holy Emperor's fleet, the French were also dumbfounded when they saw the steam warships of the Ming Empire."
Oh my God!
Their warships are actually made of iron!
It's also very big!
”"Is this the man from the legendary gold-rich China, whose costumes are indeed gorgeous and elegant, like angels?
They are all so tall and strong!
”"Their muskets seem to be very advanced, and they actually have blades in front of them!"
The French gathered in the area of the port of Marseille and after seeing the Chinese, they all started to talk.In this era, under the influence of Marco Polo, and at this time in history, the West has not completely surpassed the East, and even before the emergence of the steam industrial revolution, China is still the representative of the world's advanced productive forces.Therefore, Europeans in this era still have great respect and yearning for China.At this time, when the envoy of the Ming Empire arrived, the military strength and temperament he showed did not disappoint these French.These French people couldn't stop sighing because of this.The visit to France was a Ming visit, not a military operation, and Shen Shoujiao and Zhu Yujian did not bring the soldiers and horses of the vassal state, but only brought their own soldiers and horses to visit.Therefore, the French will think that the Oriental people are particularly tall.If the French had seen the Japanese soldiers, they would not have thought that the Orientals were particularly tall."
Distinguished guests from China, welcome to you!
I am Tirenne, the Special Envoy sent by His Majesty the King to meet you. ”The French nobleman Tirrene said with a smile when he saw Shen Shoujiao and Zhu Yujian, and then he wanted to kiss Shen Shoujiao and Zhu Yujian.Shen Shouyao and Zhu Yujian were greatly embarrassed by this, and couldn't help but take a step back.Seeing this, Tirrena couldn't help but be stunned, so she had to keep smiling and asked, "You can't accept our etiquette?"
”"Xiyi's gift, it's really strange!"
Zhu Yujian couldn't help but scold, and then made a Han salute with his hands stacked in front of him.Shen Shouyao also followed back.Tirrena naturally learned one such oriental etiquette.This had something to do with the fact that he knew that these people from the East had only recently destroyed the huge Spanish Empire in just half a month.People worship the strong.In addition, Tirrena couldn't help but find out because of the Han family etiquette of Shen Shouyao and Zhu Yujian that these Chinese from the powerful East seem to contain a kind of humility and atmosphere in the ceremony, between the open arms, like the sea and all rivers, the mind is all directions, when bowing down, as if there is a tiger in the heart, sniffing roses.For a moment, Tirene became very interested in these nobles from the East."
My country of China, it can be said that there are nobles, it can also be said that there are no nobles, the four people are compatriots, their respect is in virtue, and the value is in merit, the royal family needs to accept civilian women, the husband should have the ambition of the world, there is a saying, so that the prince will have a kind of Xiangning, when the world is in trouble, they should be responsible!"
At the banquet where Tyrena entertained Shen Shoujiao and Zhu Yujian, Intierena took the initiative to ask Shen Shoujiao and Zhu Yujian, and Zhu Yujian first answered according to the mainstream thinking of the Ming Dynasty about the Chinese aristocracy.Tirrena was very shocked when he heard this, but because the nobles of Europe paid attention to blood, he didn't expect that Daming didn't pay attention to blood.Therefore, he lost interest in learning more about Zhonghua Ming, and hurriedly changed the topic.However, in the following military performances, Tirrena showed great interest in the steel smoothbore guns and firing pistols of the Ming Dynasty.Because the French artillery and firearms of this era were not as good as the Ming Dynasty.You must know that in terms of artillery alone, the Napoleonic cannons in the Napoleonic period in history were still bronze cannons.And now, the Ming has used rifled guns.It was only because Zhu Youxiao did not want to sell the most advanced weapons to the West, so the artillery and muskets brought by Shen Shouyao and Zhu Yu were not the most advanced weapons of the Ming Dynasty."
We should introduce their more advanced technology, their artillery and muskets, which may be better able to help us defeat the armies of the Holy Roman Empire."
Therefore, Tirrena suggested this to Ma Zaran after meeting Zhang Shoujiao and Zhu Yujian.Mazaran then asked, "What about their political peace?"
”"Oops!""
Their nobility doesn't seem to pay attention to the purity of blood, and even their queens are from commoners!""
Even listen to them, any of them commoners, a few generations or more than a dozen generations are also considered nobles, but for them, they agree that becoming a prince has nothing to do with the blood of the noble, they also say that the gentleman's Ze, the fifth generation and beheaded, but also said that yin and yang alternate, rise and fall, such remarks are contrary to us!
Nor is it conducive to our discipline of our own civilians. ”Tirrena replied."
If it is reasonable, then only talk to them about buying and selling, and strictly forbid them to propagate their own teachings."
Mazaran replied."
Gotta go to Holland, these French seem to be only interested in our artillery and muskets."
Zhu Yujian also said to Shen Shouyao after staying in France for a long time, and said: "In addition, I have inquired and learned that in the list of foreign ministers whom His Majesty named to be invited away, the one named Descartes is living in the Netherlands. ”"Before you go, you have to take Pascal and Fermat away!
These people are also named by His Majesty!
”Shen Shouyao replied.Zhu Yujian nodded: "When the time comes, tell their king that they must cooperate with us to take these people away, otherwise we will not agree to sell guns to them!"
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