In the palace of the Eastern King of Sulu Kingdom, the Eastern King Godara was holding a grand banquet to entertain distinguished guests from the Ming Dynasty.
Like the palace in Luzon, the Dongwang Palace is also very luxurious, with gold, silver, jade, jewelry, pearls, coral, jade, agate, ivory, etc., trying its best to show off its wealth.
In the hall, beauties from the Sulu Kingdom were dancing, accompanied by fine wine and delicious food. Du Mingen and some of the accompanying officials were chatting and laughing happily with Godala, the Eastern King.
"The Marquis is heading south this time. Is he planning to go west all the way to the more distant Tianzhu and Arabian regions just like before?"
Godala smiled and said to Du Mingen.
"Yes, this time, I plan to go all the way to the west. Tianzhu and Arabia are the must-go areas."
Du Mingen nodded and said.
"Then please, Lord Marquis, please stay in our Sulu country for a few more days so that I can fulfill my duties as a landowner."
Godala nodded slightly. It was impossible to say that such a large fleet came specifically to a small country like Sulu. It must have been heading westward just like before.
"Xiao Wang has always wanted to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty like my ancestors. However, the Ming Dynasty and Sulu are thousands of miles apart. The journey is far away and full of dangers. Even though I admire Chinese civilization, I have never had the opportunity to visit the Ming Dynasty in person.
one look."
"Furthermore, my ancestor died of illness in the Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, His Majesty the Ming Dynasty buried him generously. My descendants have never gone to the Ming Dynasty to pay homage. I am really ashamed."
Godara also brought up the relationship between his Dongwang lineage and the Ming Dynasty.
"To sum it up, I have two bloodlines of the Eastern King. One is my bloodline, and the other has stayed in the Ming Dynasty to protect the tombs of our ancestors."
Hearing Godala's words, Du Mingen was also slightly surprised that such a thing happened. He didn't expect that the Dongwang in front of him had such a connection with Daming.
"His Royal Highness the King of the East, nowadays, our Ming Dynasty is developing at a rapid pace. Our Ming Dynasty has a lot of sea ships. In the future, there will be frequent fleets traveling between Nanyang and the Ming Dynasty."
"If Your Highness wants to go to Ming Dynasty, it won't be too troublesome."
"And not long ago, the Luzon Kingdom killed the people of our Ming Dynasty. I also led the army to conquer the Luzon Kingdom. Now, Manila has also come under the jurisdiction of our Ming Dynasty. In the future, it will become an important stronghold of the Ming Dynasty in the Nanyang region. You and I
It’s very convenient to go back and forth.”
Du Mingen thought about it and said with a smile.
His words also made the atmosphere at the scene cool down. When the people in Sulu heard this, they couldn't help but feel stunned.
The Ming Dynasty actually conquered the Luzon Kingdom and occupied Manila. Doesn’t this mean that the Sulu Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty will be directly connected to each other in the future?
"This Manila will belong to the Ming Dynasty from now on?"
Godala was completely frightened. The Ming Dynasty actually conquered the Luzon Kingdom and occupied Manila. Will they use force against the Sulu Kingdom in the future?
Will it occupy the Sulu country?
Ming Dynasty is very powerful.
People who came back from the Ming Dynasty all lamented the power of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was very big, far beyond what these island countries could compare with.
"Yes, Manila will belong to our Ming Dynasty from now on. Even if the king of Luzon, Lagan, loots and kills our Ming people, the following are guilty of treason and treason, and I have already killed him."
"This Manila has also been renamed Crescent City. From now on it will be the land of the Ming Dynasty. It will be very convenient and convenient for you and me to travel between the two countries."
Du Mingen nodded and said, this matter will come here sooner or later, so there is nothing wrong with telling him in advance.
Not only do we need to tell the people of Sulu, but we also need to tell the countries in the entire Nanyang region to let them know one thing, that is, the Ming people are not easy to mess with. Don't provoke the Ming people, otherwise the Luzon Kingdom will suffer.
With Crescent City, the Ming Dynasty can also station a permanent army here in Nanyang to intimidate the entire Nanyang countries. From now on, it will be more polite to the merchants of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, Liu Jin hoped that these people would be rude and find more troubles. Anyway, it would not just be Luzon in the future. He would also need to establish more colonial strongholds. If he didn't find troubles, it would be difficult to make excuses.
“It’s really convenient~ Convenient~”
Godala wiped the sweat from his forehead. This Luzon country was much more powerful than their Sulu country, but it was so vulnerable in front of the powerful Ming Dynasty. Even Lagan was beheaded, and Manila became the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
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The Sulu Kingdom has also offended the Ming Dynasty. From now on, the Ming Dynasty does not need to travel thousands of miles to attack. It can send troops directly from Manila and easily deal with its own Sulu Kingdom.
At the same time, he was also glad in his heart that his Sulu Kingdom had always had a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty, and he did not follow the example of the Luzon Kingdom and kill the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Otherwise, he would know that this time Du Mingen came over not to drink with him, but to fight with him.
"Master Marquis, our Sulu country has not paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty for several years. I wonder if it would be convenient for us to follow the Ming Dynasty's ships to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty?"
After thinking about it, Godala immediately said with a smile.
"Of course it is convenient. There are many merchant ships following us south this time. After selling the goods in your country, they will return to Daming. Your envoys can take their ships to go to Daming together."
Du Mingen looked at Godala with a smile on his face. He was probably very frightened.
Although the Ming Dynasty was powerful and fascinating in the past, it was still too far away for these Southeast Asian regions that were thousands of miles away.
It only exists in books and in various Ming products. Now that Ming has taken Manila and repaired Luzon, Ming's powerful influence has truly radiated here, making them feel the huge influence.
pressure.
No, it immediately means that he is going to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.
"That's great~"
"Xiao Wang has always longed for the Ming Dynasty, and also wanted to go to the Ming Dynasty to see it in person and see its prosperity, but he has never had the opportunity. If there are frequent merchant ships in the future, he will have the opportunity to go to the Ming Dynasty to see it.
Watched it."
Godara immediately smiled happily and said.
"His Royal Highness Dong Wang is interested. I, the Ming Dynasty, welcome His Highness to visit at any time. When you come again, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty also specially asked me to say hello to His Highness, and I also specially brought some gifts."
Du Mingen smiled and nodded, then clapped his hands, and soon someone came in carrying some things.
As is the old rule, you should still give away things that should be given, and many of them are just for publicity.
For example, most of the gifts Du Mingen gave to Dongwang Glinda this time were glass products, such as full-length mirrors, glass tea sets, glass ornaments, glass lamps, etc.
Du Mingen also gave him a complete set of various glass products. These things are not valuable anyway. As long as you understand the method of firing glass, they are not valuable at all.
Du Mingen brought a lot of them with him and planned to send them all the way there. Anyway, whenever he arrived in a country, Du Mingen would give a set of these glass products to the kings of these countries.
It doesn’t cost much, but the effect is absolutely great. More importantly, it can also find new markets for glass products.
This thing is gradually becoming saturated in the Ming Dynasty. The market is only so big, and it is not a skill to defraud the people of the Ming Dynasty. The real skill is to be able to defraud the money of other countries.
They used it as a gift to the kings of these countries. Naturally, the following people would also use it, and they would gradually follow suit. From then on, among the things exported by the Ming Dynasty, this glass product became indispensable.
Yes, and you can exchange it for real money with a little bit of glass. This business is a huge profit no matter how you calculate it.
In addition to glass products, porcelain, silk, and tea are naturally indispensable. However, Du Mingen also sent a lot of new things, such as snow salt, sugar, ordinary cloth, and swords and knives.
This was also arranged by Liu Jin for Du Mingen. Porcelain, tea, and silk were to be sold, but these things produced by the emerging capitalism of the Ming Dynasty were even more to be sold.
Like ordinary cloth, this kind of emphasis.
Now in the northern region, new looms and spinning machines are being rapidly promoted, and many factories are established. When the production capacity explodes, if the woven cloth cannot be sold, it will definitely affect the development of capitalism.
Therefore, Liu Jin is now looking for new ways out, and overseas markets are naturally indispensable.
The same is true for snow salt and snow sugar, especially snow sugar. Its development can promote the development of the colonial economy. The snow sugar here in Ryukyu City is making money. Everyone can see that it is profitable, and we will continue to build more similar ones.
Places like Ryukyu Castle.
This snow candy is expensive, so it is natural to find more buyers. Not only the Ming Dynasty market has started, overseas markets are also essential.
The larger the market, the faster this industry can develop, allowing more businessmen to see profits and invest in it, promoting the development of the colonial economy.
This gift was not given randomly, it was only given by Liu Jin after careful consideration.
As many gifts were carried in, the Sulu people at the scene immediately turned their attention to these gifts, and all of a sudden they focused on various glass products.
In particular, a very large mirror attracted everyone's attention at once. Everyone's eyes looked straight at everything in the mirror, which was very clear.
"What kind of mirror is this?"
“It’s so clear and it can be so big, it’s incredible~”
Godala's eyes widened. He stood up when he looked at the big mirror. When he came to the mirror, he couldn't help but look at it carefully and reached out to touch it.
Du Mingen looked at these people and couldn't help but smile.