664 [Da Ming gave the King of Portugal the golden seal]
West of the city, Xianyifang.
The house of the missionary Ke Yudao was not far from the Yamen of Taichang Temple. When Wang Yuan and Zhang Yong joined forces to overthrow Jiang Bin, many of Jiang Bin's party members also had their houses confiscated, and one of their houses was given to Ke Yudao.
As Zhu Houzhao's Latin teacher, although Ke Yudao had a low official position, his family was definitely wealthy. This house alone was worth his money. In the past, the emperor often rewarded him privately.
Therefore, in Ke Yudao's heart, Zhu Houzhao is really a wise king through the ages. On the one hand, out of personal feelings, he received many favors from Zhengde; on the other hand, out of horizontal comparison, comparing Zhengde with European monarchs, their talents and moral character can be said
Perfect.
"Is there really no other way?" Nuno da Cunha asked.
Ke Yudao shook his head and said, "No."
Nuno da Cunha was silent for a moment and suddenly said: "I agree to the conditions of the Chinese Prime Minister!"
Ke Yudao stood up with a smile: "Then follow me to see the king."
What conditions did Wang Yuan put forward?
Portugal surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, because only when Portugal became a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, the Portuguese and Indian Governor-General was qualified to be received by Honglu Temple and to meet the Ming Emperor and his chief minister!
Nuno da Cunha planned to muddle through and agree to the conditions as the governor of Portugal and India. He would live there for a few years before talking about anything else. Anyway, the Portuguese king would not know about it. As for any diplomatic disputes in the future, that would have nothing to do with Nuno da Cunha.
What happened to Nia? He must have made enough money and returned to Lisbon. He refused to admit it and said that Ming Dynasty forged documents.
On that day, the Portuguese-Indian envoys moved into the house arranged by Honglu Temple. A few days later, after learning the etiquette, Nuno da Cunha finally met Zhu Zaiyi.
Since you agreed to pretend to be a grandson, you should just pretend to be a grandson to the end. Nuno da Cunha kowtows for a long time, almost prostrating himself, and shouts: "The envoy of the small country Portugal, please pay homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor!"
"Pingshen." Zhu Zaiyi was very happy. There was a globe on his table.
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor!" Nuno da Cunha climbed up carefully.
Zhu Zaiyi asked: "The King of Portugal is really willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty?"
Nuno da Cunha said: "This is absolutely true. From the king to the nobles to the common people in Portugal, everyone admires the glory of the heavenly kingdom."
Zhu Zaiyi asked again: "Where is your credentials?"
Nuno da Cunha immediately presented his credentials, which were improvised. He imitated the signature of the King of Portugal and stamped a random coat of arms of his own family.
The letter of credence was very formal and was written entirely in Latin. Zhu Zaiyi picked it up and read it carefully. This little emperor actually knew Latin!
Zhu Zaijun smiled and said: "Very good, I will agree to Portugal becoming a vassal of the Ming Dynasty." He said to the eunuch accompanying him, "Instruct the cabinet and imperial office to draft the edict for the vassal state. Then let the Ministry of Rites make the king of Portugal.
Gold Seal.”
"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor!"
Nuno da Cunha was very excited and asked: "What about the trade between the two countries..."
Zhu Zaiyi said: "Go and discuss with Taifu (Wang Yuan) in detail."
At noon that day, the emperor gave him a private banquet, and Nuno da Cunha was taken to Wenyuan Pavilion to see Wang Yuan in the afternoon.
The lion of Nuno da Cunha opened his mouth and said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, I hope that the Ming and Portuguese fleets will use Goa, India as the boundary. The Ming merchant ships can only reach Goa in the west, and the waterway west of Goa belongs to Portugal."
"Do not believe!"
Wang Yuan turned the globe with his hands, suddenly pressed it to stop, pointed at the Strait of Hormuz and said: "The merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty can get here."
Nuno da Cunha secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then shook his head, pointed to the Gulf of Kutch (the northwest bay of India) and said: "Take this bay as the boundary."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Your Excellency, Governor, you must make one thing clear. I am not negotiating with you now, but issuing an order to you. As the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, I am issuing an order to the Governor-General of India in Portugal!"
"Okay then," Nuno da Cunha continued to act, "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we must make it clear that Hormuz is the boundary between the two sides. The merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty can neither go further west nor south. Those
The waterway will henceforth belong to Portugal."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Of course."
In fact, setting the limit of power between the two countries in the Strait of Hormuz did not exceed Nuno da Cunha's bottom line. His bottom line was that the Ming merchant ships could not go to the Ottoman Empire, and there were still people across the Strait of Hormuz.
It's some distance away.
The Port of Hormuz is a colonial port of Portugal. The Ming Dynasty merchant ships brought cargo here, and Portugal could safely act as a second-tier merchant.
With Hormuz stuck, Ming merchant ships could not enter the Persian Gulf, and they could not go south into the Gulf of Aden, thus cutting off Ming merchants from the Ottomans. Of course, Ming merchants could choose to sell their goods to Persia, which would cause a loss in trade for Portugal.
Acceptable.
First of all, Persia was blocked by the Ottoman Empire. Even if Ming products could be purchased, they could not be shipped to Europe for sale.
Secondly, Persia was Portugal's natural ally, and the two sides united against the Ottoman Empire.
If Persia develops through sea trade, it will be able to weaken the Ottomans. If the two countries can play tricks on each other, the Portuguese monarchs and ministers will definitely wake up laughing from their sleep.
Wang Yuan asked people to draft the "Hormuz Agreement", which was written in Chinese and Latin. Wang Yuan signed it on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, and Nuno da Cunha signed it on behalf of Portugal.
After the agreement was completed, Nuno da Cunha was ecstatic, and then was stunned by Wang Yuan's words.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "The Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and it is not polite to come or go. The two countries are now suzerains and vassals. Since Portugal has sent an envoy, the Ming Dynasty should also send an envoy. I will choose an envoy.
Taking the edict and the Portuguese gold seal with me, I will go to your country in person to announce the edict and grant the seal."
Nuno da Cunha was so frightened that he sweated all over and said bravely: "The journey from China to Portugal is long and dangerous. Why don't you just give me the edict and the gold seal, and I will take it back to the king."
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Wang Yuan suddenly put away his smile and said with a serious expression: "How can a major diplomatic matter be a piece of cake? Is it possible that you handed over fake credentials this time and the King of Portugal didn't know about it at all?"
Nuno da Cunha was horrified and embarrassed: "How is that possible? I...I just..."
“It’s okay if you don’t,” Wang Yuan interrupted, “That’s it!”
Nuno da Cunha left Wenyuan Pavilion in despair, not knowing how to face the future situation. The King of Portugal, who received the edict and the golden seal in a daze, and became the king of the Ming Dynasty in a daze, probably wanted to go to Goa, India, and strangle him to death.
Bar.
Wang Yuan returned home in a happy mood and asked his maid to bring his eldest granddaughter.
"Grandpa, grandpa!"
Wang Ce's daughter is already two years old. She was born with a beautiful face. Her maiden name is "Wang Ran" and her nickname is "Feng Tuan'er".
"Eh!"
Wang Yuan smoothly lifted his granddaughter and put it on his neck to ride the horse. He was just forty years old this year, but he was already a grandfather. His eldest granddaughter was even two years old.
Wang Ce did not come back from Luzon and took his wife Luo Shi with him. His daughter Wang Ran was young and could not bear to travel long distances. She is currently in the care of Song Ling'er and plans to send her to Luzon to reunite with her parents in a few years.
In addition, Wang Su and the princess's son is already three months old.
Today is the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month.
Wang Yuan teased his granddaughter for a while, and then the whole family reunited for the New Year's Eve dinner. The whole family was very lively.
The principal wives are Song Linger, Huang E, and the concubines are Xia Chan, Xiangxiang, Qiyun, Anna, and Kong Fu.
In addition to the second son Wang Su, who brought his wife and children home for dinner, there were also six sons: Wang Che, Wang Qi, Wang Ji, Wang Zheng, Wang Mao, Wang Jian, Wang Lan, Wang Shang, Wang Jin, and Wang Jisi.
There are two daughters. They also have adopted Wang Hui, adopted son Wang Fang (Ma Fang), and Yin Bingheng, a close disciple from Shandong.
In terms of biological children, Wang Yuan has eight sons and four daughters. Currently, both Qiyun and Anna are pregnant.
Wang Yuan had so many wives and four concubines, so it’s no wonder that the Ming Dynasty’s clan multiplied too quickly. Princes and princes could not take the imperial examinations or serve as officials. They had to report even when they left the city, so only the love between men and women was left.
, doesn’t having sex all day just lead to litter after litter?
After a banquet, Wang Yuan called his adopted son over: "Fang'er will be seventeen next year, what are your plans?"
In another time and space, Wang Fang (Ma Fang) was the most powerful general in the North, and was known as "no braver than Ma Fang". He was robbed as a slave by the Mongols when he was a child, and was adopted by Wang Yuan during the Battle of Hetao. Now he has passed away.
A few years ago: "Father, if I can't learn the Four Books and Five Classics, I will definitely fail the imperial examination. I can't learn physics either. I can only know some common sense of physics. I am only good at bow and horse. I also study military books diligently. I hope I can go to the border town."
Experience.”
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Which border town should we go to? Let's talk about the three towns of Mongolia, Hetao, Jining and Daning. Mongolia does not dare to go south to herd horses. Instead, the Ming Dynasty border generals often bring their knights out to sweep the borders.
A small Mongolian tribe on the line. If you go to the Northland, what is your use?"
Wang Fang sincerely admired him and said: "This is all my father's fault, and the child admires it very much. But if you don't go to the border town, where can the child show off his skills?"
Wang Yuan asked: "Can you raise horses?"
Wang Fang replied: "I have been a slave in Mongolia for several years, so I naturally know how to raise horses."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Would you like to go to Tianzhu?"
"Tianzhu?" Wang Fang was puzzled.
Wang Yuan explained: "I have an agreement with the emperor. After the reform is successful, my family will move overseas to avoid conflicts between the emperor and his ministers. At that time, your majesty will make me the king of Tianzhu. I want you to go to Tianzhu in advance to raise horses. Take up a large area.
In the pasture, raise at least 10,000 war horses. There are many countries in Tianzhu. If you go there, you will have to fight. From now on, you will be the general of Tianzhu."
Wang Fang couldn't keep up with the train of thought and subconsciously asked: "How big is Tianzhu?"
Wang Yuan said: "If you don't count the Western Regions, Nurgandusi, Uzang and Qinghai, the territory of Tianzhu is larger than that of the Ming Dynasty."
"So big?" Wang Fang was shocked.
Wang Yuan said: "The situation in Tianzhu is like the Warring States Period, split into countless states, and we have to pacify them one by one. Do you want to be the founding general, with the cavalry trained by yourself, to conquer a territory larger than the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty?
?”
Wang Fang suddenly knelt down: "Exactly what the child wishes!"
Wang Yuan said: "Then you go with Mrs. An (Anna)'s father. He temporarily has 100,000 acres of land for growing food. I will buy 300,000 acres of pasture for you, and send some family members to help you farm it.
Li, you will also find some horse farmers and Yuanma temple officials to follow you, and then ask maritime merchants to buy good horses from various countries to breed. You will train your troops while raising horses. You will first train a thousand cavalry, and you can use the nobles of Ananda to train. As for the
Soldiers, I will exile and immigrate a group of them, including many military attachés of the Ming Dynasty, so you can use them under your control."
Wang Fang said confidently: "My child will definitely not let his father down."