Some time later, Wen Di sent out soldiers and Indian people to all the villages near the mouth of the Nile River, announcing to them that rulers from the east were coming to rule them. But even if Wen Di didn't send anyone to notify them, they would pass through this
The defeated troops who passed by and plundered the village over the past few days could also know that the ruler had changed. However, Wendi sent people to travel throughout the densely populated areas. What was more important was to determine the location of the village, the number of strong men, and whether it would be forced conscription in the future.
Or it would be much easier to resolve them eventually.
Cao Xing personally led his troops to the Isthmus of Suez, assigned troops to garrison various cities, and at the same time arranged to survey the terrain and prepare for the construction of canals or rail carriages. Here, he received the news that Muhammad I had been killed. Cao Xing
After being surprised, he sent someone to find out whether the matter was true or not, and quickly reported to Wen Di.
When Wen Di learned the news, he was discussing with Alfonso about sending envoys to various countries in the country. Hearing the news, he had not reacted much. Alfonso had already jumped up excitedly. The Ottoman Empire was a Castile country.
One of the two biggest rivals of the Asian kingdom on the Mediterranean coast. After the death of Muhammad I, the Ottoman Empire will most likely fall into civil strife. This means that there will be one less opponent out of thin air, which will be a great good thing for Castile and Aragon.
Fangso almost performed a traditional dance from the Iberian Peninsula.
"I will immediately send someone to verify whether Muhammad I is really dead." After calming down, Alfonso said: "This matter is very important, and we must ensure that the information is correct."
"Well, the Ming Dynasty has just arrived, and there is no other way to investigate except sending troops to follow the Ottoman soldiers. The kingdoms of Castile and Aragon should send detailed operations to the Ottomans." Wen Di didn't care as much as Alfonso, but
Said casually.
Alfonso turned his head and gave some instructions to his followers. The followers had just heard that Muhammad I was dead, and they had already guessed that Alfonso would order them to send an order to the spies installed in the Ottoman Empire to verify this matter.
After hearing his words, she agreed and turned around to leave.
After explaining the matter, Alfonso let out a breath and was about to continue discussing with Wen Di about sending envoys to various countries when he suddenly remembered something and said to him: "I forgot to thank you for something.
Under the treatment of the doctors you sent to Alexandria, my father's condition stabilized. Although he has not fully recovered, he can walk, ride horses, and handle national affairs like a normal person."
"Thank you very much." Alfonso repeated at the end. He had a good relationship with his father, and he sincerely thanked Wen Di.
"Why do you need to say so many words of thanks?" Wen Di smiled and said: "I just sent a doctor to treat His Majesty Ferdinand I, so there is no need to thank me much."
"I have one more request, I hope you can agree to it." After thanking him a few more times, Alfonso added: "From the treatment of my father, we can see that Ming Dynasty's medical skills are indeed more advanced than those in Europe. In order to
In the future, I can also enjoy advanced medical services. I hope you can give these doctors to me. Of course, I know that doctors are not servants and cannot be bought or sold. What I mean is that I hope you will let them serve Castile and Allah.
To serve the royal family. In addition, I also hope to send young people to the Ming Dynasty’s medical school to learn the Ming Dynasty’s medical skills.”
"This." Wen Di did not agree to him immediately. Even the doctors who came to Egypt with him did not mean that they would be his doctors in the future. Some people would return to the capital with him and continue to work at the Imperial Hospital in the future. He could not use them at will.
'Transfer' to Alfonso.
Moreover, there are restrictions on the diffusion of technology. The thirty cannons previously given to Alfonso were not cast with the most advanced technology. Although advanced technology may only improve the shooting accuracy by one-tenth, it cannot be used casually.
Proliferation. Whether medical skills are considered a 'technology' that limits proliferation is not yet certain, and I cannot answer before asking for permission.
"Alfonso, those doctors are the only ones I can get who are skilled in medicine. I can't give them all to you. And they may not be willing to treat others in a strange environment for a long time, where they can't even talk to others. I don't know about this.
I can tell you after talking to them. As for you sending people to the capital to learn medical skills, in the Ming Dynasty, studying medicine is still an apprenticeship system. Although there are schools run by the government, they only teach very simple medical skills. You can send people to study in the Ming Dynasty.
I'm a doctor, but I can't guarantee whether I can become a famous doctor." Wen Di finally answered.
"Then can I send someone to study with these doctors of yours?" Alfonso asked again.
"Yes." Wen Di could only agree. But he thought in his heart: 'If my father does not allow medical skills to be passed on, then he will ask them not to teach advanced medical skills to others.'
After that, they soon finished discussing the matter of sending envoys to conquer the various countries. Wen Di picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Seeing that it was already late, he was about to order the meal to be passed around when he heard Alfonso say again: "Wen Di
, there is one more thing I want to tell you."
"What's the matter?"
"It's about your proposal of marriage to the Kingdom of Aragon." Alfonso said: "Since envoys have been sent to various European countries, it can be assumed that you are already the king of Egypt, no, the Grand Duke. Since you are already the Grand Duke, you can propose to the Kingdom of Aragon.
The Kingdom of Aragon has proposed marriage."
Hearing Alfonso's words, Wen Di was stunned for a moment and did not speak immediately. Alfonso had also mentioned his proposal of marriage before, but it seemed far away to him, and he was very busy at the time, so he didn't think much about it;
Today, Alfonso brought up the matter again and told him to officially propose marriage. He was not busy now. Many thoughts suddenly came to his mind. Of course, most of them just passed by in a flash. In the end, he only had
One thought: 'Is Leonore pretty?'
Wen Di couldn't help but glance at Alfonso again, as if he wanted to infer whether Leonor was beautiful through Alfonso's appearance. Alfonso felt a little baffled and asked: "Why do I think your eyes are so strange? Are you here?"
What are you thinking about?"
"I want to ask you, is Leonor beautiful?" Wen Di asked smoothly, and then realized that he shouldn't ask his brother-in-law this question. But since the words had been spoken and could not be taken back, Wen Di simply broke the pot.
Poshuai stared at Alfonso blankly, waiting for his answer.
Alfonso was also stunned for a moment, then he laughed and stopped laughing for a while. "So you were thinking about this problem. Haha. Don't worry, of course my sister is very beautiful and she won't let you down."
I heard that your Ming Dynasty has a view that daughters look like fathers and sons look like mothers. You will feel relieved after seeing my father." Alfonso said while laughing.
Alfonso is very confident in the appearance of his own sister. A few years ago, the Portuguese Crown Prince Duarte came to the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon. When he saw his sister Leonore, he was so shocked that he wanted to pay his father a fee on the spot.
Dinand I proposed marriage. At that time, Ferdinand I almost married his daughter to him, but he did not agree on the spot because he was hesitant to marry Leonor to King Juan II of the Kingdom of Castile. Later, he did not agree on the spot.
When it was heard that the Ming Emperor proposed to marry Leonor for his prince, Ferdinand I gave up his plan to marry Leonor to Duarte and wanted to marry the Ming prince, while her sister Maria married Juan II.
Not only that, everyone who met Leonore thought she was very beautiful, including envoys from Eastern European countries whose aesthetics were slightly different from those of Iberians. So of course Alfonso was very confident in his sister's appearance.
Wen Di was relieved when he heard that the person who would become his wife was good-looking. Alfonso came over and asked deliberately: "Why, if Leonore is not good-looking, will you break off the engagement, or will there be any problems after marriage?"
Affair?"
"Of course not." Wen Di said immediately.
"Since you don't know how, there's no need to ask about her appearance in advance? Why do you need to ask? In fact, I shouldn't tell you that Leonore is good-looking, so that I can give you a surprise when you propose marriage."
Fang Suo said again.
For a long time after that, Wen Di was wondering what his wife looked like. Although he got a positive answer from Alfonso, he later thought that people in different places might have different aesthetic values, and he began to worry about gains and losses again.
Get up, and it was still the same on the way to Aragon by boat.
In the capital of Aragon, he finally met Leonore, who could already be called his fiancée. After the proposal of marriage was approved by Ferdinand I in person, Ferdinand I called his daughter out and asked him to meet Wen Di.
.
The moment he saw Leonore, Wen Di was actually a little disappointed. Although Leonore was not ugly, he was not very beautiful according to his aesthetic standards. This was a problem for Wen Di, who had grown up among beauties.
Of course Di Lai felt a little disappointed. However, he hid his emotions and did not show them. Ferdinand I and Alfonso did not notice it either.
However, later on on the ship back to the Central Plains, while getting along with Leonore, Wen Di gradually felt that she looked more beautiful, but that was a story for another day.
After proposing the marriage, he went to the capital of Castile to meet Queen Catherine. At first sight, he felt that this queen was a very powerful person, and he made a mental note that this person must be treated seriously. However, Queen Catherine treated him very seriously.
His attitude was very kind and he showed no harsh side at all.
After meeting Queen Catherine, he returned to Egypt to deal with political affairs. At this time, most countries already knew that the powerful Eastern country Ming Dynasty had taken control of Egypt and had conferred a prince as the Grand Duke of the Grand Duchy of Egypt. The kings of various countries immediately sent envoys to come
Cairo, nominally to congratulate Wen Di on becoming the Grand Duke, was actually here to explore Wen Di's future foreign policy. Wen Di brushed off all the envoys' questions.
Of course, there are also envoys from some countries who do not care about the foreign policy of the Grand Duchy of Egypt, but simply congratulate Wen Di on becoming the Grand Duke and that Egypt is no longer the country of Tianfang believers. Faced with such an attitude of the Abyssinian envoys, Wen Di certainly felt that
He felt much more relaxed and was even willing to repay what he had 'borrowed' from Abyssinia.
It was already the beginning of the tenth month of the Ming Dynasty. If he did not return to the Central Plains, he might not be able to return to the capital before the end of the year. Wen Di dealt with all the matters that needed to be dealt with within three days, and discussed with Cao Xing the situation in his absence.
How to deal with the matter for a while, and then led the guards to ride fast horses to Suez, and was escorted by the Indian Ocean Fleet back to the Central Plains. At this time, Leonor had also brought gifts for his future legal father, legal mother and others.
Arriving at Suez, he and Wen Di rushed to the Central Plains.
It was almost winter at this time, and the direction of the wind and ocean current was exactly opposite to that of the fleet. The ship was sailing very slowly. Wen Di was anxious every day and urged Li Jiqian to go faster. Li Jiqian had to order his soldiers to speed up.
No longer worried about safety. However, this made several captains frightened. Under their dissuasion, Li Jiqian had to slow down the ship from time to time. Just like this, Wen Di finally made it before the Chinese New Year and arrived on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month.
