Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 705, Spain
When Liu Jin and Zhang Mao commanded the Ming army to conquer Annan and Champa, on the other half of the world, on the sea in Cadiz, Spain, two Spanish sailing ships were slowly approaching the port.

"Great Kingdom of Castile, I'm back!"

On the deck of the Santa Maria, Corster looked at the port of Cadiz in front of him, and he couldn't help roaring.

He was so excited.

Every flight to the Americas is full of endless dangers, and it is very likely that they will never return. Being able to come back is something to be happy about.

Especially this time, they finally got in touch with the people of Daming in the far east. He used all the wealth he gained in the Americas to buy silk, porcelain, and glass mirrors from Daming. It can make him rich overnight.

Wealth is his favorite.

"Finally in Spain?"

Jiang Liang looked at the excited Korster beside him, and then at the increasingly clear port city in front of him, he was also slightly excited.

He became the first Daming person to come to Spain.

Things have to start a few months ago, when Carlster met Tian Erniu and others in Penglai Port. After the first encounter between the two parties, Spain on Hispaniola Island and Cuba Island in the Americas were all excited. If crazy, they went to Penglai Island one after another to contact the Ming people here.

They used the gold and silver in their hands to almost buy all the silk, porcelain, mirrors, etc. in the hands of the Ming people here on Penglai Island.

Then they immediately sent two ships back to Spain, trying to bring the good news back.

Since Columbus opened up the American route, the place they most wanted to reach was the far east. They wanted to find Daming, so as to obtain the silk, porcelain and spices of the Ming people.

However, the American route has been opened for ten years, and they have never reached the far east, and they have not met the Ming people.

Now, they finally have the news of the distant and rich country, which makes them very excited, and they can't wait to pass the news back to Spain immediately.

In order to let more people believe that they have found Daming and are in contact with the distant and rich country, Karst also sent an invitation to Tian Erniu, inviting Tian Erniu to send some people to follow them to Europe, to Spain.

After thinking over and over again, Tian Erniu decided to respond to Karlster's invitation, so he sent a team of [-] people headed by Jiang Liang and Zhao Houzi to follow Karlster to Europe.

This is a careful consideration after careful consideration.

Europeans open up new routes and want to go to the East. On Daming's side, many commercial firms headed by Tianjin Ocean Trading Co., Ltd. also want to go to Europe, because according to Liu Jin's description, Daming's porcelain and silk can be sold in Europe. equivalent to gold.

If you can go to Europe, it means that you can open a door to wealth, and you can exchange boats of porcelain and silk for boats of gold and silver.

Of course, following Carlster to Europe, you can also know how far the Golden Continent is from Europe. At the same time, you can prove that the earth is indeed a sphere, and you can reach the same place no matter from the east or the west.

Now it just so happens that Karlster invites him to go to Europe, which is naturally the best, and by the way, he can also learn the sailing skills of Europeans.

After arriving in Europe, you can also understand the situation in Europe and provide a basis for Ming's subsequent decision-making.

The two sides hit it off, so Jiang Liang and Zhao Houzi followed Carlster's fleet to Europe. After 63 days of sailing, they finally arrived in Cadiz, Spain.

"After 63 days, I finally arrived in Europe."

Beside Jiang Liang, Zhao Houzi also looked at the exotic city in front of him.

At the beginning of the 16th century, the port of Cadiz began to prosper with the discovery of America.

Except that Columbus set off from Puerto Barros for the first time to the Americas, the next three trips to the Americas all started from here. The entire Port of Cadiz also prospered rapidly with the opening of the American and African routes.

The shipbuilding industry, fishing industry, and slave trade are prevalent, making this port city faintly comparable to Lisbon in Portugal.

At this time, in the port of Cadiz, ships of all sizes are moored in the port, which is very busy.

"Haha, I'm back~ I'm back~"

The St. Mary hadn't completely berthed yet, and some of the sailors on Korste couldn't help shouting excitedly at the people in the port, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the port.

"The Saint Mary is back~"

"Karster, the down-and-out nobleman, is back~"

"I don't know how much gold and silver they brought back this time~"

"Why is there a group of very strange people on this ship?"

In the port of Cadiz, a large number of people gathered here, gathered at the pier where the Santa Mary was moored, and their eyes were fixed on the Santa Mary.

Since Columbus opened up the American route in 1492, the new continent of America has become synonymous with wealth. Many people who went to America became rich overnight, which made every ship returning from America the focus of everyone's attention.

But soon, everyone also focused their attention on Jiang Liang and Zhao Houzi on the deck. Jiang Liang and Zhao Houzi's looks, clothes, and appearance were completely different from them, as if they stood out from the crowd. became everyone's focus.

The Spaniards in the port looked at Jiang Liang, Zhao Houzi and the others, and Zhao Houzi and Jiang Liang also looked at the Spaniards in the port.

The Spaniards in this era were not yet rich, and most of the people in the port were civilians. The clothes they wore were mainly black and gray robes, and only some women wore white skirts.

At the same time, all the men have thick beards. Because of lack of care, they feel messy and very dirty.

"Blue eyes, high nose bridge, blond curly hair, he is exactly the same as the European described by Mr. Liu."

Zhao Houzi looked carefully at each Spanish, then smiled and talked to Jiang Liang beside him.

"Karst, who are these people?"

The Spaniards in the port looked at Zhao Houzi, Jiang Liang and others very curiously.

At this moment, Jiang Liang and Zhao Houzi were wearing Daming's silk and satin, with short hair and clean shaved beards. They were different from anyone they had ever seen before.

"Gentlemen and ladies, please allow me to introduce you grandly. They are the Daming people from the far east that we have been looking for for a long time."

Karst looked at the anxious eyes around him, smiled, and then introduced Zhao Houzi and Jiang Liang very loudly to the Spaniards present.

"These two are Mr. Zhao and Mr. Jiang from Tianjin Ocean Trading Co., Ltd. under the command of Liu Jin, a great aristocrat in the far east!"

Carster pointed to Zhao Houzi and Jiang Liang, and introduced their identities to everyone.

In Europe in this era, the most important thing is status. Aristocrats are nobles, and commoners are commoners. Therefore, when introducing Zhao Houzi and Jiang Liang, they also emphasized that the next two people are under the command of Liu Jin, the great oriental nobleman.

"what?"

"Are they Daming people from the far east?"

In the port, all the Spaniards who heard Karlster's introduction couldn't help their heads buzzing for a moment. These people in front of them turned out to be Daming people, and they turned out to be Daming people from a distant and rich country.

All of a sudden, Spain in the port looked at Zhao Houzi and Jiang Liang with extremely fiery eyes.

They finally got in touch with the Daming people from the far eastern country.

"Is the earth really a sphere?"

"Going all the way to the west can really reach the far east?"

Then everyone's heads were buzzing.

People have always believed in the saying that the sky is round and the earth is round, thinking that their place is the center of the world, but with the rise of the Renaissance movement, more and more evidence began to prove that the world they live in is a sphere.

But this has never been confirmed.

Columbus, who believed that the earth was a sphere, chose to sail westward. He believed that if the earth was a sphere, he could reach the far east by going west.

For this reason, he got the support of the Queen of Spain, and he has already carried out three voyages, but he has never found the Daming people, and he has never made contact with the rich country in the far east.

This makes many people doubt whether they can reach the far eastern country all the way west.

But now, Carlster unexpectedly brought back a group of Daming people, which is tantamount to a blockbuster, which exploded in the port of Cadiz in an instant.

The news also spread rapidly at the fastest speed in the first time. More and more people gathered here at the port. Everyone wanted to come and see these Ming people, and see if they were the same as those described by Marco Polo. Like the rich eastern countries.

The wharf where the St. Mary was moored was completely surrounded. They looked at Zhao Houzi and Jiang Liang with eyes shining brightly. They wished they could study it closely.

"Hello everyone~"

"My name is Zhao Houzi. I come from the distant Ming Empire in the east. I am very happy to be able to come to the great Spain."

Zhao Houzi looked at the eyes in the port, smiled and waved his hands, and then greeted the people in the port in broken Spanish.

"God~"

"He can speak Spanish~"

"Is the clothes he wears made of silk?"

"Mr. Zhao, welcome to Spain~"

"Oh~"

"Ow~"

Immediately, the Spaniards in the entire port couldn't help cheering, the men waved their hats, and the Spanish women were so excited that they couldn't breathe.

　If the Ming Dynasty also embarked on the road of colonization, the encounter between the East and the West must be very interesting~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)