Prince of Chaos

"Your Excellency, taste this."

Clement VIII strongly recommended the coffee he had blessed.

Chen Zhenlong looked at the dark cup of drink in front of him, a little curious and a little resistant.

However, facing the enthusiasm of Clement VIII, Chen Zhenlong still picked up the coffee in front of him and took a sip carefully.

In an instant, a very bitter taste filled Chen Zhenlong's mouth, how could this thing taste as bitter as medicine.

However, Chen Zhenlong is not a person without knowledge and concentration. He slowly drank the uncomfortable coffee in his mouth, and then looked at Clement VIII with a smile.

Clement VIII thought that Chen Zhenlong also liked coffee, so he said excitedly: "Your Excellency, the coffee you just drank was blessed by God. It is more refreshing than oriental tea, and after drinking it, the taste in your mouth The sweetness is also strong.”

After all, Clement VIII took a sip of coffee with great satisfaction.

Chen Zhenlong listened to Matteo Ricci's translation and looked at Clement VIII's satisfied expression. He finally forgot the bitter taste of coffee, and then began to sip the sweet aftertaste of coffee.

This time, Chen Zhenlong also finally discovered the beauty of this thing, it really is like what Clement VIII said, it refreshes your mind and makes you feel happy.

Taste it slowly, and you will indeed have a different enjoyment from tea.

Immediately, Chen Zhenlong also suddenly realized a problem, that is, what is the yield of this kind of tea called coffee, and what is its influence in Taixi?

Chen Zhenlong asked casually with three points: "Your Excellency, when did this tea and coffee become popular in Taixi?"

Clement VIII smiled and said, "It's been hundreds of years. It's just that it was blessed by me recently. The original coffee was in the hands of pagans, and now we have it too."

After hearing this, Chen Zhenlong was startled, the question seemed a bit unexpected.

Chen Zhenlong naturally knew who the heretics Clement VIII was talking about were the Persian monks who were doing things west of the Western Regions.

Chen Zhenlong has also heard about the style of these Persian monks.

After half his life wandering at sea, he also did business with Persian monks.

It's just that what these Persian monks are new to is not the true Buddha but Allah.Moreover, they broke the precept to marry daughters-in-law, and one person could marry several.

Of course, these Chen Zhenlongs are not surprised. He himself is from Fujian and is close to Southeast Asian countries. Over the years, he has also done business in Siam (), Luzon (Philippines) and Sumatra (Malaysia) at sea.

People in these places also believe in Buddhism, and they also marry wives and have children, so Chen Zhenlong is not surprised by such things.

But he was amazed that the Persian monks had such a miraculous tea as coffee.

If coffee is popularized, the impact on Daming's tea will not be so great.

Therefore, Chen Zhenlong also kept an eye on this, he wanted to see the attitude of Thai and Western people towards coffee.

Chen Zhenlong said: "Your Excellency the Pope, how did you get coffee from those heretics?"

Hearing Chen Zhenlong's question, Clement VIII became energetic.

He wanted to talk about it so much.

After all, coffee has been popular in Taixi's underground world for hundreds of years, and only he valued coffee and justified the name of coffee.

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Therefore, Clement VIII is quite familiar with the history of coffee.

Clement VIII said: "Coffee was discovered by those pagans a long time ago, but these pagans did not understand how to appreciate it, and regarded coffee as a devil fruit. They did not allow their believers to eat it, so they wanted to use coffee Come to tempt us to fall."

"As a result, the wishful thinking of the pagans came to nothing. God doesn't think coffee is a devil fruit. It just looks scary. In fact, it can make us more clear-headed and more energetic to serve God."

"So, under my prayer, God told me the truth. Coffee is not a devil fruit. Coffee belongs to God."

"After receiving God's guidance, I held a grand blessing ceremony for coffee. From then on, coffee in the Taixi world has become God's food. Before we enjoy it, we will pray to God and thank God for his gift. Finally , we enjoyed this delicious and mellow coffee.”

Hearing what Clement VIII said, Chen Zhenlong understood the origin of this coffee.

It turned out that this drink was discovered by Persian monks hundreds of years ago. However, out of fear of the appearance of coffee beans, Persian monks thought it was a devil fruit.

Therefore, I wanted to use this fruit to corrupt Tessie. As a result, the current Pope of Tessie made a plan to rectify the name of coffee, saying it is a thing of God.

This wave of operations can be described as a stroke of genius!
Chen Zhenlong couldn't help but want to give Clement VIII a thumbs up!

However, Chen Zhenlong did not fully believe what Clement VIII said.

Because in the ensuing investigation, Chen Zhenlong found that the Persian monks and Taixi monks thought they had fought over coffee.

Although both parties once thought that coffee was a devil fruit, as the efficacy of coffee became more and more obvious, they liked it more and more.

Whether it is a Persian monk or a Tessian monk, their attitude towards coffee has changed.

That is because the Persian monks controlled the coffee, so the two groups of monks started the war.

It can be seen from this that in the face of interests, the gods will also change their positions.

The devil fruit at the beginning turned out to be a treasure that compares to gold in the end!

So, in the following days, after Chen Zhenlong's continuous understanding, he finally understood the status of coffee in the hearts of Thais.

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There are cafes selling coffee everywhere in the city of Rome, which are similar to the restaurants and teahouses everywhere in Ming Dynasty.

After seeing this situation, Chen Zhenlong knew that he seemed to have grasped a huge secret. As long as he can bring this secret back to Daming, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely attach great importance to it!
Therefore, during this period of time, in addition to attending various banquets and collecting Thai and Western books with Clement VIII and other Roman nobles, what Chen Zhenlong did most was to buy coffee, learn about coffee making and other skills.

However, these are also incidental.

There is another more important thing, that is to recruit Taixi craftsmen and wise men, and follow him to Daming, which is another focus of this trip.

After all, this matter was specifically ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Therefore, during this period of time, Chen Zhenlong also exchanged a lot of news about the wise men with the nobles in Rome.

When Chen Zhenlong knew that a well-known wise man was imprisoned in the Inquisition of Pope Clement VIII, Chen Zhenlong also wanted to get along with Clement VIII's important person.

But as soon as he considered that this person was Taixi's "imperial prisoner", Chen Zhenlong felt a little headache.

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