But Alfonso held back in the end. He understood that if Ming Guo's approach really contained a trap, he wouldn't be able to find out if he asked; it was not that he had not tested Wen Di during these days, but he had not been able to get it from Wen Di.
What did he find out? He just asked again: "How many Europeans need to be moved to Egypt?"
"When the Suez Canal is built, all the Tianfang believers in Egypt, except the craftsmen, will be executed one after another." Cao Xing said very cruel words in a calm tone: "The vacated places need to be filled. Egypt originally had a population of millions.
At least one million people need to be filled. Even if some of them are filled by Brahmans who migrate from India, India is further away from Egypt after all, and most of them are still ordinary people. About 600,000 ordinary people need to be moved."
"You want to kill all the Tianfang believers in Egypt? Now I doubt whether Eastern Buddhism and Taoism are the Buddhism and Taoism I know; or, General Cao, you already believe in the Cross and hate the Tianfang believers?" Al Fang
Suo said.
"I don't believe in any religion." Cao Xing said.
"Are atheists so cruel?" Alfonso murmured in a low voice, and then said: "It is impossible to move so many Europeans to Egypt at once. The spread of the Black Death more than fifty years ago greatly reduced the European population.
The labor force is not rich either.”
"There is no rush for this. The Ming Dynasty can first move tens of thousands of Indians to Egypt as farmers and urban coolies. Now all Indians will stay in Egypt. You must ask your soldiers to hand over at least 3,000 women and reward them
Those who work hard for the Indian people." When they drove the Egyptians and Mamluks out of the city and finally eliminated them, the Ming army soldiers and Castilian mercenaries snatched at least 20,000 women, all of whom were relatively young.
beautiful.
"Three thousand people are too many." Alfonso immediately bargained.
"At least three thousand, no less. But the money and food your soldiers have to hand over can be less," Cao Xing said.
"It's a deal." Alfonso agreed immediately. Compared to women who can be bought with money at any time, mercenaries care more about money.
After that, Cao Xing had nothing to discuss with him for the time being, and was about to say a few words to say goodbye to Wen Di when he heard Alfonso say again: "Before the Suez Canal was built and the Europeans were moved to Egypt, Wen Di was still
There is one very important thing that needs to be done, and that is to build a nation."
"Now that all the armies in Egypt who dared to resist have been eliminated, it is time to establish a government. Since local government must be established, a central government must also be established. I generally understand the political system implemented in the Ming Dynasty, but even according to the system of the Ming Dynasty
, and military control cannot be implemented for a long time. Therefore, it is imperative to establish a country." Alfonso said.
In his view, it was very important for Wen Di to formally establish a country and officially become the king of a country. Now Wen Di, as the prince of the Ming Empire and the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, was negotiating with the princes, generals and regimental commanders of the armies of various European countries.
Of course, this is okay, but after all, the name is not justified; especially when the battle is over, it is not appropriate to continue to do this in the name of the commander-in-chief of the army.
Of course, Alfonso was not selfish in making this suggestion. First, after Wen Di became the king of Egypt, he formally proposed marriage to the Kingdom of Aragon, which would shock Europe and show that the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon had a common ground.
It is more beneficial to both countries to have allies that are not only powerful but also capable of intervening in the situation in Europe; secondly, after the country is formally established, military control must be stopped and officials or nobles of all sizes must be appointed to manage the people.
The Ming Dynasty had no plans to move the Han people to live in Egypt, and would gradually put all the local Egyptians to death. It would certainly not appoint them as officials or nobles, but would only appoint Europeans or Indians. If he established a country as soon as possible, he would be able to
Japan arranged for people from the Iberian Peninsula to come to Egypt to serve as officials or nobles. This could not only solve the problem of rewards for meritorious nobles (there was no free land on the Iberian Peninsula, and he was unwilling to canonize land directly under the royal family),
Also establish control over Egypt.
"The war is not over yet. Your Highness Alfonso is wrong about this. However, His Highness should indeed establish a vassal state and establish a country." Cao Xing turned to Wen Di and said: "I will immediately send someone back to the Central Plains to request your Majesty to formally seal the country."
Your Highness is the king of the vassal state."
The reason why he supported Wendi to establish a vassal state was the same as Alfonso's first purpose. He also felt that it would be better for Wendi to propose marriage to Aragon after he officially became the king of a vassal. Of course, according to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, from His Majesty
The will is also essential.
"I should return to the Central Plains once." Hearing this, Wen Di said. Not only was he asking his father for a title, but he was also personally reporting his experiences during this period to his father. At the same time, he was also going back to see his mother. Thinking of this, he recalled that he was
When he was in Beijing, his mother took great care of him, and he could not help but feel longing for his mother in his heart. He almost shed tears, but he managed to hold it back.
"It would be good for His Highness to return to the Central Plains. However, now is not the time. The war must be over and the land of Suez has been brought under the control of the army. Your Highness does not have to worry about being left unattended during the period when he returns to the Central Plains. I can continue
Stay in Egypt for a year and a half, and then return to the Central Plains after His Highness returns to Egypt." Cao Xing said.
"Your Highness Alfonso, I have something to say to Your Highness." He turned to Alfonso again and said.
"whats the matter?"
"I hope Princess Leonor can go to the Central Plains with His Highness." Cao Xing said, "Both the Holy Emperor and Concubine Yun want to see the Princess with their own eyes."
"This." Alfonso hesitated. It was reasonable for Leonor to go to the Ming Dynasty, but the problem was that they were not married yet, so they went to the Central Plains together without any name or distinction. It doesn't sound good. European women in the Middle Ages
Although the status was higher than other places at the same time, it was also subject to great constraints, especially for aristocratic women. Chastity belts were also widely available.
But this is not a big problem after all. Even if something happened to Wen Di and Leonore that shouldn't happen during the trip, it is still a problem of the Ming Empire, and they will never regret their marriage because of it. However, you cannot agree too easily.
"Of course it is okay for Leonor and Wen Di to go to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty to meet him; but in what name does my sister go to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty with Wen Di? In the name of an envoy? All countries in the world, whether it is European countries or Eastern countries, or
Even in the Tianfang country, women have never been used as envoys; and Leonor is only fourteen years old this year, and only fifteen according to the Ming calendar. Even if a woman can be an envoy, it is impossible to send someone of this age.
So, under what name did my sister go to the Ming Dynasty with Wen Di?"
Alfonso looked at Wen Di and Cao Xing, and continued without suing: "I hope Wen Di will propose marriage to the Kingdom of Aragon immediately. After my father agrees, they will be the relationship between fiance and fiancée. It will be reasonable for them to go to the mainland of Ming Dynasty together.
Already."
Cao Xing did not speak, but glanced sideways at Wen Di. When Wen Di saw Cao Xing looking at him, he realized and said, "Don't you want me to propose marriage to Aragon after the vassal is formally sealed?"
"Of course you have to propose marriage as the king of the country of Egypt, whether it is a grand duke or a king." Alfonso said.
"But I am not a king yet, I need to be canonized by my father."
"You can first call yourself king to all the European and Tianfang countries." Alfonso said: "Except for you and a few people such as General Cao, who knows that you have not been officially crowned by the Ming Emperor? Most European countries are not familiar with the Eastern system.
I don’t understand, let alone I don’t know. Anyway, your father will definitely make you the king, so it doesn’t matter if you call yourself king a few months in advance.”
"Is this so?" Wen Di was a little surprised. However, Cao Xing looked normal. Although this kind of advance payment of status was not common, he had seen it before. Moreover, Wen Di was already the confirmed king of Egypt, so doing this
Even if His Majesty finds out, it doesn't matter. But there is still another difficulty. "His Royal Highness Alfonso, in terms of title, there is nothing wrong with doing this. But if you call yourself a king, you need a country name; but your Majesty will probably not use Egypt as the country name.
, will be rewarded with a different national title, what should I do if the two are not the same?" Cao Xing said.
"You can first name the country as the Grand Duchy of Egypt or the Kingdom of Egypt. After Wen Di returns from the Ming Dynasty, if the Ming Emperor names a new country name, then send envoys to various countries to tell them that the country name has been changed. Anyway, European countries
Most of them don’t understand the Ming Dynasty’s system.” Alfang Suo said.
"What do you think, Your Highness?" Cao Xing looked at Wen Di again. Wen Di himself didn't care about whether he had the title of king in advance. Anyway, it was only a few months away. Since Alfonso decided that it should be Leonor.
The prerequisite for going with him to meet his parents-in-law was to agree. So he nodded and agreed to Alfonso's request.
Alfonso then discussed with them the matter of sending envoys to various European countries. According to him, the founding ceremony does not need to be held immediately. Anyway, there are many kings in Europe who have not held a succession ceremony for more than ten years because of poverty.
It is entirely possible that the war is not over yet. However, envoys must be sent. At least all kingdoms and several important grand duchies must send envoys.
Of course Wen Di did not refuse, but he did not bring so many diplomats and could only borrow people from the Kingdom of Castile. However, during these days, Wen Di followed Clavijo to learn about the situation in Europe and knew that the most important things in Europe now
He will send envoys to those countries, such as the Kingdom of France, the Kingdom of Waves, and the king of the Romans who is also the king of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Kingdom of Hungary.
Afterwards, they discussed whether Wen Di should call himself a grand duke or a king. Although Wen Di was sure that he would at least be crowned a county king, he was worried about what would happen if he was not crowned a county king. Alfonso learned about the Ming Prince
After the canonization system, he was given an idea: he could temporarily call himself a Grand Duke, and if the Ming Emperor could confer him the title of King, he would be promoted after his return. Wen Di also agreed.
After discussing all these matters, it was already noon. Several people were tired after talking for so long and stopped discussing business. Wen Di sent his guards to tell the cook to prepare lunch. The three of them sat on chairs similar to the Taishi chair.
They chatted with each other, talking about strange things in Europe or the Ming Dynasty.
While chatting, Alfonso remembered something again and asked: "How do you plan to treat Tata I and the Hashemite family? Will you deport them or other methods?"
"Execute them all!" Wen Di said.
"Execute them all? Are you not afraid that the Tianfang believers in the Tianfang area will go crazy and attack Egypt?" Alfonso asked.
"Not afraid." Wen Di smiled and said: "I'm afraid most Tianfang believers will not know about this matter at all. The only people who can know about this matter are businessmen, pirates and officials and nobles from various countries. Even if businessmen and pirates know about this matter, they will not be afraid."
I am not afraid of avenging their caliph; as for those officials and nobles, even the Ottoman Empire was defeated, how could they lead troops to Egypt to ask for trouble?"
"Moreover, I also promised someone that I would execute all the men of the Hashemite family. As the king of a country, I cannot break my promise."
"Promised to someone? Why did you agree to someone?" Alfonso asked.
"Because this man told me about the tunnels under Cairo City, our army was able to seize Cairo City so easily." Wen Di had no need to hide anything, so he told the truth. Alfonso did not ask any further questions.
At this time, the chef had prepared lunch and the servants served it. Since there were only three of them eating, they didn't pay much attention to etiquette. The three of them sat casually. Cao Xing didn't want to eat with the two of them, but Wen Di wanted to stay.
If you leave him, he can only stay.
Alfonso took a few bites of the food and said with a smile: "Although I have tasted it many times, I am still very surprised by the delicious food of the Ming Dynasty. Compared with the food of the Ming Dynasty, Castile's
Meals are only given to lower nobles."
"Now that the war is about to end, you can also send someone to learn from my chef how to cook Ming Dynasty's food." Wen Di said.
"Then I'd rather be respectful than obey your orders." Alfonso said this in Chinese, causing Wen Di to laugh.
They chatted again while eating. Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Alfonso asked a question he had always wanted to ask. "General Cao, when we just started discussing things this morning, you said the war is not over yet, but in my opinion
Come on, the war is over. Do you call it a war to kill the few soldiers who escaped?"
"No, I don't mean to wipe out these defeated troops, but to deal with the fleeing army." Cao Xing replied.
"Escaped army?" Alfonso did not think for a moment which army he was referring to.
Cao Xing did not answer his question immediately, but just glanced sideways to the east: "At the end of the day, that army should have arrived near the Isthmus of Suez."