Inside the Royal Palace in Toledo, the capital of the Spanish Empire.
"The people of Ming Dynasty really have no food?"
"Are they really strictly restricting food exports?"
Like Torres, Charles V, Perros, Alfred and others also have the same doubts at this moment.
The people of the Ming Dynasty gave them the feeling that the thunder was louder than the raindrops, even though the Ming court repeatedly issued orders strictly prohibiting the export of grain.
It is true that Tianjin Ocean Trading Company cannot buy grain here. No matter how much money they give, they will no longer sell grain.
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But everyone can always easily find some merchants who dare to buy and sell grain, and buy grain from these people. Although it is necessary to buy grain from many merchants, the overall amount can still be purchased as before.
The quantity means that the price is ten times or more than ten times more expensive than before.
"Your Majesty, the Ming Empire is very large. The Golden Continent on the other side of the Atlantic has a large amount of food output, and the Black Earth Province in Eastern Europe also has a large amount of food output."
"As long as there is a price, a large number of people can still obtain food. There are also some grain-producing places in the Ming Dynasty's overseas vassal states and colonies, and the grain output is also large."
"So as long as we give a sufficient price, we can still buy food from the people of Ming Dynasty."
Pelos thought for a while and said to Charles V: "Those businessmen, no matter where they are, are essentially the same. As long as they have enough profits, they dare to do any business."
"Um!"
"It's just that the current price of food is too high. It's more than ten times the price. It's too expensive. The money in our hands has just drained away. If the price of food continues to rise in the future, we won't be able to afford it at all.
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Charles V nodded. He had come into contact with more people from the Ming Dynasty. There is not much difference between the Ming Dynasty and the Europeans. They are essentially the same, especially businessmen. Perhaps the only difference is that the Ming Dynasty businessmen pay more attention to their credibility.
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"Your Majesty, we still need to pay attention to agricultural cultivation. We must grow our own food. We can no longer rely so heavily on food imports. Otherwise, we will have to look at the faces of the Ming Dynasty in the future."
Alfred thought for a while and said.
"We need to pay attention to food cultivation, but now no one is willing to grow food because it is not profitable at all."
Perros nodded and said.
"So I think we should nationalize part of the land and then specialize in growing food to ensure our own food security."
Alfred thought for a while and came up with a solution.
"This is a good approach. We will adopt this approach in our newly expanded and merged provinces in the future, specifically to nationalize some land to establish farms and grow food. This food really cannot rely on imports."
After hearing this, Charles V solemnly nodded in agreement.
This food crisis also made him wake up. In the past, he thought that importing grain from the Ming Dynasty was nothing. The grain of the Ming Dynasty was of good quality and cheap, filling the appetites of Europeans.
Europeans can stop growing grain and specialize in raising sheep and shearing sheep. The benefits will be better, the people will earn more, and they will receive more taxes and have more money to buy arms and weapons to unify Europe.
But this food crisis made him see something clearly. Food is something that we must rely on ourselves, and it is not enough to rely entirely on imports.
"Your Majesty, the movie is about to start."
At this time, the attendant of Charles V came to remind him.
"Let's go and watch this legendary movie together. I don't know if this movie is really as exciting as the people of Ming Dynasty say."
Hearing the words of the attendant, Charles V immediately became energetic.
The films of the Ming Dynasty are now famous all over the world, but they have always been mainly broadcast in the Ming Dynasty. In Europe, only in the past few months have movies been broadcast in Hong Kong.
Many people who have watched the movie are full of praise for this movie and call it the greatest invention of the new era.
This time, a Spanish businessman also spent a lot of money to hire a film screening team from Hong Kong to come to the Spanish capital to screen the film.
For this reason, the Spanish businessman had to pay more than 50,000 Ming Dynasty silver dollars to the film screening team, which was a very large sum of money.
However, this Spanish businessman firmly believes in his vision. He believes that after this movie arrives in Spain, Spanish nobles and wealthy people will definitely spend money to watch it, and he will definitely be able to make back his money.
Thus came the first film screening in the history of the Spanish Empire.
In an open space in the Toledo Palace, night has not yet fallen, but the Spanish nobles who came to watch the movie have already arrived here early.
Each one of them was wearing luxurious clothes, driving a high-end Ming Empire car, wearing gold and jade, and looking very noble, as if they were coming here to attend a grand ball. From their bodies, there was no sense that Spain was going through a great crisis.
famine.
In the huge open space, the electric lights from the Ming Empire have illuminated this place, making it as bright as day. People looked curiously at the busy Ming people. They saw these Ming people setting up a huge white cloth.
I am constantly debugging the projector and preparing for the next movie screening.
"Is this a movie?"
"It seems to be very simple, nothing special."
"Yes, isn't it just a piece of cloth or a light-emitting lamp? Is there anything special about it?"
The nobles gathered together and continued to discuss the movie in front of them.
“Has anyone been to Hong Kong to watch a movie?”
"Ahem, everyone, everyone, I was lucky enough to watch a movie in Hong Kong. What I want to say is, don't rush to comment. It's too late to comment after watching the movie."
"This is a movie that has been rated as the greatest invention. There are a lot of technologies in it, and it is definitely exciting enough. I guarantee that everyone will be better after watching it."
An aristocrat who had gone to Hong Kong to watch the movie was laughing and bragging about the movie to the people around him, pretending to be sophisticated, which made those around him who had not seen the movie feel anxious to death.
Itchy.
Soon, with the arrival of Charles V, the queen, Alfred, Perros and other ministers, the entire venue suddenly became more lively, and the movie started playing after nightfall.
When many Spanish nobles sat down, the movie started to play, and as a Ming Dynasty song sounded, many Spanish nobles suddenly became energetic.
Although they do not understand the meaning of the lyrics, it still does not prevent them from appreciating the tunes from the East. The music played by this unique Eastern instrument makes it seem like they can feel the long history of that great country in the far East.
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Soon, the first Ming Dynasty movie "Huo Qubing Defeat the Huns" began to be broadcast. It was in the original Ming Dynasty Mandarin and had no subtitles.
Basically, these Spaniards can't understand it. Only Alfred, Perlos and others who have studied in the Ming Dynasty and learned the language and writing of the Ming Dynasty can understand it.
However, even if they cannot understand the Ming Dynasty people, it does not prevent these Spaniards from enjoying this excellent Ming Dynasty movie.
This novel way of communication, the movies constantly playing on the screen, also affects the sounds coming out of it and the corresponding soundtracks.
Even if you can't understand the words, you can still understand what is being played in the movie.
"Wow!"
"Is this the Emperor of Heaven?"
When Charles V saw the appearance of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the movie, he saw the tall, sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, the extraordinary heroic Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and then when he saw the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wearing a nine-glazed crown and a dragon robe, he couldn't help but
Alfred, Perlos and others who live right next to you smell it.
"Your Majesty, this is just the emperor of the Han Dynasty as shown in the movie. It is actually similar to the emperor of the Ming Empire now."
Alfred thought for a while and didn't know how to answer, so he could only say that it was almost done.
"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is really well-dressed."
After hearing this, Charles V could only say this after thinking about it.
He felt that it was time for his ministers to design a domineering emperor's clothing. None of his current clothes could highlight his noble status.
"These Ming people are really tall!"
"He is also very handsome, and his eyes are extremely sharp. This is a real man!"
"Yes, yes, these Ming people are so handsome, especially their emperor, generals, and soldiers. All of them look tall, handsome and handsome."
At the scene, many ladies were whispering and looking at the Han army soldiers on the movie screen with bright eyes. These soldiers were all played by soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
These soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have all undergone strict physical examinations. They are all tall and have good facial features. When they put on armor and military uniforms, they naturally look heroic.
When this appeared in the eyes of these Spaniards, it would naturally make them wonder if all Ming people were so tall, handsome and heroic.
Especially when thousands of troops are galloping on the grassland, when soldiers are fighting bravely, with blood all over their bodies and fierce murderous intent, that is the most attractive time, and the easiest time for women to worship and surrender.
When to capture a woman's heart.
Now many Spanish ladies screamed on the spot, wishing they could transform into Ming women and take their children to welcome the Ming soldier husband who returned in triumph on a tall horse.
