"I see~ I asked you why you can't see any language or writing other than Ming Dynasty characters in the streets of Chixia City. It turns out that everyone is trying to obtain a higher level of status."
After listening carefully, Simon suddenly understood.
"That's naturally the case~"
"What's more, the origins of the people in Chixia City are extremely complex. They come from almost all over the world. There are Slavs, Poles, and Hungarians from Eastern Europe, as well as Italians, French, and Portuguese from Western Europe.
There are also Arabs, Turks, and Persians who came from the Middle East.”
"There are also Tianzhu people who came from Tianzhu, Nanyang people who came from Nanyang, Ming people who immigrated from the Ming Dynasty, Koreans who immigrated from vassal countries, Japanese people, etc."
"Everyone comes from different places and originally spoke different languages. It was difficult to communicate with each other, so they naturally chose to use Ming dialect and Ming characters to communicate."
There was nothing in the restaurant for the time being, and Jack Chen was chatting with Simon.
“Isn’t this Chixia City Jewish?”
Simon thought for a while and asked strangely.
No matter where this Jew goes, he is a businessman and a wealthy person. This is true in all European countries. Moreover, there are tens of thousands of Jews here in Chixia City, which is a lot of people, but he has not seen any Jewish property.
Churches and the like, when Jack Chen talked about it, he didn’t mention the Jews.
"Yes, yes, there are many Jews in Chixia City. They seem to be gathered in a small town called Sepfat."
Jack Chen thought for a while and said.
"Safati town?"
"Are there not some shops started by Jews in Chixia City?"
Simon felt very strange and asked again.
"There are some of them, I guess. I'm not very familiar with them either. Chixia City is so big and there are a lot of various shops."
Jack Chen thought for a while and said.
When Simon heard this, he immediately frowned.
Could it be that the rulers of Ningguo did not allow Jews to do business, or that they deliberately imposed heavy taxes on the Jews, so the Jews had a very difficult life here.
According to the practice in Europe, there must be a large number of Jews doing business in a city, and many of them are very large. Just say it casually, everyone knows it.
But here, he didn't know about Jewish shops, which was unusual.
We had a wonderful meal in the restaurant. The food of the Ming Dynasty is indeed delicious, but the chili pepper is a bit unbearable. But Chen Jack said that the people of the Ming Dynasty like to eat spicy food, so everyone here in Chixia City eats spicy food, and
For people who go to sea, the sea is very humid, so eating more spicy food can help relieve the moisture.
Even if it was Simon's first time to eat spicy food, even if it was spicy, he still had to eat it. When he came to Daming, he still had a lot to learn.
After eating, Simon and his entourage continued to look for a shop started by the Jews in Chixia City.
However, he failed in the end. All the shops had big Chinese characters and signboards, and no other words or signs could be seen at all.
He tried to go to the bank to ask if the bank owner was Jewish, but was laughed at so much that his teeth almost fell out.
This made Simon even more confused. You must know that in Europe, the business that Jews often did was loan sharking. In fact, it was similar to the money shops and banks in the Ming Dynasty.
It's just that now most of the Ming Dynasty's money houses have been replaced by banks, but those who can afford to open a bank are the top figures in the Ming Dynasty, Prince Ning.
For example, the First Bank of the Ming Dynasty here in Chixia City is the property of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and many powerful people. There is also the Bank of Ningguo, which is the property of King Ning. Apart from this, other people cannot open a bank at all, because you
The funds are simply not enough, and no one trusts you.
Who is this Jew?
None of the Ming people here know anything about Jews.:.
There are so many people from all over the world in Chixia City, including Slavs, Arabs, Poles, Persians, etc. Everyone only knows that these people are basically slaves. Only a few people who fought for King Ning are now free.
citizen.
Are you telling us what Jews you are talking about and whether the boss of this bank is a Jew? Aren't you going to laugh to death?
Simon walked out of the bank gate and looked at the magnificent bank in front of him. He felt that such an industry was consistent with his Jewish identity, but until now, he had not found even a Jewish store.
"This Ningguo is really disappointing~"
"I originally thought that we Jews could get fair treatment here in Ningguo, but now it seems that we must have been targeted, levied heavy taxes, or restricted from engaging in business and other activities."
Simon was very disappointed.
In his opinion, with the business capabilities of the Jews, even in the cracks in Europe, the Jews can become rich, but here in Ningguo, there is not even a trace of business.
He thought of the many restrictions and measures against Jews in Europe, so he naturally placed them all here in Ningguo.
He didn't know that the Ming people actually didn't bother to introduce any policies against the Jews, or to impose heavy taxes on the Jews.
In the eyes of the Ming people, there is no difference at all between the Jews and Slavs, Persians, Arabs, etc. They are all white slaves. Even if they are not slaves, in this Ning country, they are still the world of the Ming people, not to mention even you
So what if the Jews have some money?
The Ming Dynasty is different from Europeans. Since ancient times, people have focused on getting rich through hard work, rather than plundering other people's wealth. I will envy you if you have money, but I will not take it against you. I will only work hard to make money to make myself better.
rich.
This is the first time Simon has come to Ningguo, and he is naturally unfamiliar with all this. He naturally thinks that targeted policies have been introduced, which is why the Jews here cannot be the same as in Europe.
He even believed that the policies here were harsher than those in Europe, and the Ming people were more greedy. Otherwise, with the ability of the Jews, this would never happen.
Simon was very disappointed.
Letters sent back from the Jews here said that the Jews here lived a peaceful and peaceful life and were not treated any differently.
He was very excited when he came, feeling that as long as there was no differential treatment, the Jews would definitely have great potential in Ning, and even within the system of the powerful Ming Dynasty, the Jews would definitely be able to rise rapidly.
He came to Ningguo with unlimited expectations, but what he saw in Chixia City made him disappointed and felt extremely disappointed.
He even wanted to go back to Europe right away.
Ningguo was even inferior to the Ottoman Empire. In the Ottoman Empire, Jews could become important financial ministers and manage the finances of the Ottoman Sultan.
But here in Ningguo, we can't even see a Jewish store, which is so disappointing.
They also talk about freedom of belief. If there is freedom of belief, why can’t we see any churches?
There is no doubt that Ningguo is a country without any freedom at all. Everyone has to follow the Ming Dynasty's set of things, even the Jews, and must give up many traditions.
But he finally decided to visit the small town of Sepfat.
He's already here, and it won't take more than one day or two days to go back. What's more, he also wants to find these local Jews and ask them personally to find out the situation.
Did Ningguo specifically introduce policies and systems targeting Jews? Otherwise, Jews would never act like this.
If possible, I would have to rescue the compatriots here and rescue them from the dire straits of Ning Country. Such excess is really terrible.
Also the caste system, this Ming Dynasty people are born noble?
Are other people inherently inferior to them? Providing you with the fastest update of Ming Zhenhai King, Chapter 1591, a huge disappointment to read for free.:.
