Chapter 1442 The plan for Europe - the request to expel the Venetian messenger and Genoa
Before Alessandro Gordenigo finished speaking, Quijano smiled unkindly. He could guess without listening that Yunxi would definitely not agree to these requests.
After many years of research on the Ming Dynasty (actually, mainly through reading Clavijo's diary), he thought he had a very high level of understanding of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty believed that it was the center of the world, and the Han people were the most civilized people in the world.
All other countries should surrender to the Ming Dynasty, and all people from other countries were barbarians; strict etiquette was also formulated for the diplomacy between the Ming Dynasty and other countries.
The current emperor of the Ming Dynasty is a man with broad vision and curiosity about different civilizations. He may not think that all people from other countries are barbarians, nor does he insist that all countries he interacts with must surrender to the Ming Dynasty, let alone abide by it.
At least he does not adhere to diplomatic etiquette when conducting diplomacy with European countries, but he still has his own insistence, that is, when envoys from other countries communicate with him, they must acquiesce that their country's status is lower than that of Ming Dynasty, and they have the respect for Ming Dynasty.
Respect. When talking with Yunxi, although he was not as humble as the envoys from other eastern countries, he also showed respect for the Ming Dynasty.
To be fair, Yunxi's idea is not exaggerated at all. The Ming Dynasty was the most powerful country in the world at this time, with the world's most powerful navy and army, ruling the world's largest population, and possessing the world's most wealth.
Envoys from other countries have respect for the Ming Dynasty, and it is very normal behavior to be very respectful to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
But Alessandro Gordenigo, the envoy of the merchant country of Venice, may have had direct contact with the Ming Dynasty for the first time, and also because they were under the nose of the Holy See, but the Holy See could not do anything about them. At the same time, maybe
It was because of the businessman's style that he did not show respect for the Ming Dynasty in his words. In this way, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would definitely not be happy. If he is not happy, he may be less likely to agree to these requests.
Of course, the main reason why Jijano decided that Yunxi would not agree was the trade status between Europe and the Ming Dynasty at this time. After five years of trade, everyone has clearly seen that the Ming Dynasty is in a super situation.
, or to put it another way, there is a trade surplus, while Europe is in a trade deficit. The three major products demanded by Europe are silk, porcelain and spices. Among them, silk and porcelain are only produced in the Ming Dynasty. Spices are also within the control of the Ming Dynasty, although they can also be produced through the Ming Dynasty.
The Dashi merchants purchased it, but the price would not be cheaper than that of the Ming merchants, so it was of little significance. This resulted in Europe importing a large amount of goods from the Ming Dynasty every year.
However, the Ming Dynasty's demand for European goods was very small. European bulk commodities had little sales in the Ming Dynasty. Only a few luxury goods and handicrafts could be sold to the Ming Dynasty, but the profits obtained were not enough to make up for the money spent on purchasing Ming Dynasty products.
Moreover, for Europeans, Ming products are almost "rigid needs", but for Ming, European products are just embellishments. This means that Ming's trade surplus is irreversible.
In trade, especially when the trade deficit side cannot threaten the trade surplus side with military means, is it possible for the trade surplus side to agree to the demands of the trade deficit side?
Sure enough, just as Quijano thought, after listening to Alessandro Gordenico's words, Yunxi's face became unsightly and he said in English: "Envoy of Venice, the first two words you said are
I will not agree to your request. As for the establishment of an embassy in Tashkent, although the Qin vassal state is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, just like a duchy conferred by European countries, it can also be established independently without violating the will of the Ming Dynasty.
To carry out diplomacy, you should go to Qin Fan to make this request."
"Also, I want to remind you that the city is not called Tashkent. It was the name when Timur ruled in the past. Its current name is Fenghao. You must not be wrong."
"But, Your Majesty, on the way to the capital of Ming Dynasty, when I passed by Pagoda and Fenghao, I visited the monarch of the Qin vassal. He said that he needed your Majesty's permission. So I came to ask your Majesty for this matter. And
I would like to ask Your Majesty to reconsider the first two requests I made." Alessandro Godenigo added.
"I won't think about it again. Moreover, you are extremely rude to me. Someone will send him out of the palace!" Yunxi changed back to Chinese and ordered.
Claviyo hurriedly translated this sentence into Italian. Alessandro Gordenigo was surprised, and seemed to understand that Ming Dynasty was different from the countries he had been to before. He wanted to say something more, but
At this time, two officials from the Imperial Academy had already come over and stood in front of him, asking him to leave with stiff words. Although Alessandro Gordenico was able to knock these two people down three times, he had no choice but to do so.
He smiled, turned and left.
Niccolò Doria was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe. He didn't quite understand why the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was still talking very kindly to Jijano just now, but suddenly his expression changed, and in a few words he turned Alexander
Dro Gordenico was expelled; but he figured out the Ming Emperor's confidence in doing so, and it suddenly became like this.
He had to be afraid. The Republic of Genoa had now become the dictatorship of the Doria family, and there was no need to worry about the questioning of other members of parliament; but the internal struggle within the family became more intense. If Nicolo Doria could not achieve results in the Ming Dynasty, what would happen after he returned?
Salaries will plummet.
"Dear Your Majesty the Emperor, except for the last request to establish an embassy in Fenghao City, the request just mentioned by Alessandro Gedenigo is not the opinion of our Republic of Genoa. It is his private request to us.
The addition of the Republic of Genoa has nothing to do with me. If I hadn't been worried about being rude in front of His Majesty, I would have pointed out Alessandro Godenigo's mistake immediately." When saying this, Niccolò Dolly
Not only was Ya's attitude very respectful, but he also spoke English that Yunxi could understand.
"Then what do you want from the Republic of Genoa? Apart from setting up an embassy in Fenghao?" Yunxi asked with a sneer.
"We in the Republic of Genoa also hope to negotiate a standard exchange rate with Ming Dynasty as a standard for doing business with Ming merchants. At the same time, we in the Republic of Genoa hope that the Ming government can better protect the legitimate rights of merchants from our country. The local government of Ming Dynasty in Central Asia and
The governments of the Qin and vassal states were all very fair governments, but due to the advantage of the Ming Dynasty merchants in the local area, they often deceived our merchants in trade. I hope the Ming government can further control this." Nicolo Doria said.
"Yes. We can set a standard exchange rate, and I can also order the northwest government and the Qin vassal to control unscrupulous merchants." Yunxi agreed.
"Also, we in the Republic of Genoa also hope that the Ming Dynasty can expand the types of imported goods. For example, slaves. I know that the Ming Dynasty also used slaves, but it refused to import slaves from Europe. I hope that your majesty can liberalize this trade."
