In the reception room of Ningguo Royal Merchant House on Xihai Island.
"Mr. Moses, if you slaves from the Ottoman Empire are willing to sell them to our Ningguo Royal Trading Company, we will not only offer the highest price, but we in Ningguo can also provide a lot of support in other aspects."
Liu Yangzheng looked at the Jewish businessman in front of him. Moses was one of the businessmen who was responsible for handling slaves captured during the war for the Ottoman Sultan. Almost all slaves sold to the Mediterranean by the Ottoman Empire had to pass through his hands.
Therefore, he is now also the VIP of the major trading houses and merchants here on Xihai Island. Everyone wants to get more slaves from him, and naturally Liu Yangzheng does the same.
Moses looked at Liu Yangzheng. With more and more contact with Daming, everyone's understanding of Daming became deeper and deeper.
The Ming Dynasty was an extremely large empire, owning a vast territory. In addition, the Ming Dynasty also had a large number of vassal states, colonies and some vassal states.
Among them, the vassal states were established by the top nobles of the Ming Dynasty and princes with the royal blood of the Ming Dynasty. The most famous among them was the Ning Kingdom established by Prince Ning of the Ming Dynasty.
"Master Prime Minister, your Ming Dynasty tea is better."
Moses took a sip of the fragrant tea, tasted it carefully, and couldn't help but nod.
Tea is also a thing that has spread rapidly around the world with the arrival of the Ming Dynasty. Europe, the Middle East, the Ottoman Empire, and Persia have now become popular to drink tea, be able to taste tea, and be able to afford tea. This is status and status.
Symbol of recuperation.
"If Mr. Moses likes it, I will give you a few hundred kilograms. We in Ningguo have also begun to plant tea in Tianzhu and East Africa. In a few years, tea will not need to be transported from Daming."
Liu Yangzheng smiled and said.
"Thank you, Prime Minister~"
Moses smiled and thanked him, then thought for a moment and said, "The most I can give you is two thousand slaves per day. If it's more, there's nothing I can do."
"You must also know that here, there are many trading houses with unimaginable influence and power. Even the Sultan of our Ottoman Empire is not willing to offend them, because it is very likely to affect our Ottoman Empire.
The relationship with Ming Dynasty."
"Mr. Moses, two thousand is too little. We really can't give more."
"Although the owners behind many trading houses have great influence, this is just business and will not affect the relationship between your country and the Ming Dynasty."
"On the contrary, if you are willing to sell more slaves to us, you will gain the friendship of our Ning country. Although our Ning country's current strength is very average, our Ning country's development is extremely rapid."
When Liu Yangzheng heard this, he immediately frowned in dissatisfaction.
He personally came forward, but the other party was only willing to give two thousand slaves, which made him not satisfied. His intention was to eat them all.
"Master Prime Minister, if you want more slaves, it's not impossible, but there are conditions."
When Moses heard this, he immediately smiled and spoke in a lower voice.
"Whatever the conditions are, just tell me."
When Liu Yangzheng heard this, he quickly said.
"We in the Ottoman Empire want to obtain some Ming Dynasty artillery, muskets and artillery shells, especially the explosive shells. I wonder if you have any way, if you can help."
"I can make the decision to sell all the slaves to you, and I can give you a discount on the price."
"Of course, if you can sell the technology to us, you can do it on whatever terms you want."
Moses thought for a while and whispered.
"Mr. Moses, I'm really sorry, we really can't do this."
"According to the Ming Dynasty's vassal and colonial laws, our vassal states and colonies are not allowed to produce weapons and equipment privately. All weapons and equipment need to be purchased from the Miyun Arsenal established by the Ming Dynasty."
"As for technology, it's even worse. All technology is in the hands of Miyun Arsenal. We have no way to obtain it, and we can't sell it to you."
When Liu Yangzheng heard this, he immediately shook his head.
Are you kidding, these things are the key to the strong military power of the Ming Dynasty. The control of the Ming Dynasty court is extremely strict, even the weapons and equipment that they can purchase have many restrictions.
"Is there really no way?"
"Slaves are not a problem. Our Ottoman Empire in Europe can capture tens of thousands of slaves every day."
When Moses heard this, he felt helpless.
This wasn't the first time he asked about this.
The Ottoman Empire was given a hard lesson by the Ming Dynasty. The Ottoman Empire quickly realized the importance of weapons and equipment. They also conducted research on the Ming Dynasty's powerful artillery and musket technology, hoping to create equally advanced and powerful artillery.
, the musket came out.
However, it is obvious that this kind of thing cannot be created just by thinking, so they are trying to obtain Ming Dynasty's advanced technology through various methods.
He asked many trading houses and businessmen, but everyone gave the same answer, that is, there was no way.
In this regard, Ming Dynasty's control was extremely strict. Only the Ming Dynasty Ocean Trading Company had the qualifications to sell weapons and equipment to foreign countries, but they were now unwilling to sell these things to the Ottoman Empire.
"There's really no way."
Liu Yangzheng shook his head and said.
Although he really wanted the slaves in his hands, for Ning Guo, besides making money, there were more important things. Ning Guo did not dare to be punished by the Ming Dynasty court for such things.
Although Emperor Hongzhi always took good care of his royal family members, when many vassal states encountered problems, the Ming court was also willing to help.
But when it comes to issues of principle, Emperor Hongzhi also knew very well what to do.
Once the court was angered by such a thing, Emperor Hongzhi could directly eliminate King Ning's Ning Kingdom with a single order, and the slaves of these years would have been in vain.
After hearing Liu Yangzheng's words, Moses immediately fell silent, thought carefully for a while and said, "You must also know that I am a Jew."
"Actually, I used to be a Spanish Jew. Later, due to the rejection of Jews in Europe, we Jews were forced to leave our previous homeland, and I ended up living in the Ottoman Empire."
"I was lucky enough to be able to leave Europe and be re-employed by the Sultan in the Ottoman Empire. However, there are still a large number of Jews in various European countries who are suffering and oppressed."
"If you, Ningguo, are willing to help us Jews, I will also be willing to sell you more slaves and give you preferential prices."
When he said this, Moses' voice lowered.
As the person in charge, he had great autonomy. The slaves could be sold to anyone, as long as the specified amount of money was given to the Sultan.
Now slaves are very popular among the Ming people, and they also want to use this to benefit their own Jews.
"How do you want me to help you?"
When Liu Yangzheng heard this, he thought about it and asked.
"I hope that your country, Ning, can accept some of our Jewish immigrants, give them the treatment of legal citizens, and enjoy the rights of Ming citizens."
Moses thought for a while and said.
"There is no problem in accepting some Jews. Our country of Ning is vast and sparsely populated, and when we need people, I can make the decision to accept some Jews to immigrate to our country of Ning, and I can also give you Jews the identity and status of citizens of Ning."
"As long as you abide by the laws and regulations of our country, we can give you everything that legal citizens enjoy."
"However, we in Ningguo cannot make the decision here in Ming Dynasty, because Ming Dynasty has extremely strict control over immigration."
Liu Yangzheng thought about it carefully and said.
He also knew that the reputation of Jews in Europe was not very good, but it didn't matter.
Now Ningguo needs people, and the best people are of course the Ming people from the Ming Dynasty. Next, some people are from Japan and Korea. No matter how bad it is, it is okay to bring some tribesmen from the Ming Dynasty. Even slaves are in great need here in Ningguo.
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These Jews are good at business, and many of them have good craftsmanship, brewing, blacksmithing, tailoring, doctors, etc., which is also very helpful to Ningguo.
"Great~"
Hearing Liu Yangzheng's words, Moses immediately laughed happily.
It is acceptable not to become a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. It is also good to be a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. At least you can live in the Ming Dynasty.
"I heard that your country in Ning has rewards for immigrants. Each immigrant can be rewarded with hundreds of acres of land. I wonder if we Jews can also receive this reward?"
Then he thought about it and asked again. It was obvious that he had inquired very clearly about this in advance, and even knew the vassal country's immigration policy.
"I'm afraid this won't work. Our immigration policy is mainly aimed at us Ming people. Except for people from Ming Dynasty, no one enjoys this policy. However, we are friends. I can make the decision and give you a small amount of land. This way you, the Jews, can be guaranteed
basic life.”
Liu Yangzheng immediately shook his head slightly, thought for a while and then added.
Land is not valuable to Ningguo. There is a lot of land in Tianzhu and East Africa, and a lot of fertile land is uncultivated. It is nothing to give a little to the Jews.
"Thank you very much."
"I can sell half of the quantity to you, and the price will be slightly lower according to the market conditions."
Moses quickly thanked him and felt relieved in his heart, finally finding a way out for the Jews.
The Jews are very sad. They have no country of their own. They wander around and are scattered all over the world. Now they have branched out to immigrate to the Ming Dynasty. This is also for the future of the Jews. It is safer to put the eggs in different baskets.
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What's more, Ming Dynasty is the most powerful country, and the Jews have wanted to enter Ming Dynasty for a long time.