East Factory Governor

Chapter 822 Foreigners Coming to Beijing
Yan Hui and his party stayed in Qin Shuhuai's place for three full days, Qin Shuhuai was also rarely happy, and entertained him with good wine and food every day.

During this period, Lao Dao, Qiu Dali, Meng Wei, Meng Hu, Lai San'er, Li Daliang, Li Jingting and other people who had fought side by side with the Demon Cult also came.

On the fourth day, Yan Hui and his party finally came to bid farewell, saying that they were going back to Guangmingding.

Qin Shuhuai felt a little empty in his heart.

This farewell, I am afraid that we will never see each other again.

So he simply took Lai San'er and sent them ten miles away.

After saying goodbye again, Yan Huizhi rode a few tens of meters away, turned around suddenly, and said to Qin Shuhuai, "Brother Qin, how about we get together every other year? Although Kunlun is far away, we should meet every two years. Difficult."

"Two years..." Qin Shuhuai murmured, momentarily at a loss for words.

Yan Huizhi smiled and said, "Is it more than two years? Oh yes, if brother Qin gets Lin Zi when he is happy, that's another matter. Even if it's less than two years, I will come to congratulate him."

Qin Shuhuai forced a smile and said, "Two years, then two years."

Wu Lie continued, "The leader of Qin seems to think that two years is too long, haha, if there is nothing wrong, then let us go to Kunlun now. Although we don't have the delicious food and wine like the Duke's Mansion, we also have the same food and drink as the Middle Earth. The common Roasted Lamb Roasted Beef Wine, I'm not afraid to lose you!"

Buer Sanren immediately laughed and said, "Haha, what Banner Wu said is true! Mr. Anguo Gongan, the world is safe now, what's the big deal for you? Why don't you follow us to Kunlun, and go to Guangming to hold on for a while? It's more comfortable!"

Yan Huizhi said again, "Yes, brother Qin, what do you think?"

Qin Shuhuai's heart was a little moved by what he said.

Kunlun, the Western Regions, and exotic scenery are indeed interesting.

It took several months to go back and forth, but it happened to come back just in time for the Wanbang Grand Ceremony.

But... After returning, even if there is no time to say goodbye.

Thinking of Chen Qing'er, Qin Shuhuai smiled slightly, and said, "I appreciate the thoughts of all good friends. However, I'm afraid it will be very inconvenient during these days. If I have free time in the future, I will definitely go to disturb you."

Yan Huizhi smiled and said, "Brother Qin is willing to come here, we can't ask for it, why bother? If that's the case, then let's just say goodbye!"

Turning around, Yan Huizhi rode away.

Wu Lie, Bu Er and others also rode away.

People from the rivers and lakes come and go quickly.

....
When Qin Shuhuai returned to the Duke's Mansion, he saw Chen Qing'er was sewing a robe.

She couldn't help going up with a smile and said, "Qing'er, why are you so ingenious?"

"Go, come and coax me with sweet words." Chen Qing'er smiled coquettishly, and asked again, "Have all your good friends left?"

"gone."

"Are there any friends coming?"

"For the time being, it's gone."

"Are you still going out to meet friends recently?"

"No."

Chen Qing'er raised her head and said seriously, "If you want to go out, I will go with you too. You spend more time with your good friends than with me. In the past, you had no choice but to go to war, but now..."

Qin Shuhuai hugged Chen Qing'er gently, and said, "Now, I will accompany you every day, not going anywhere."

"You must keep your word, you are the leader of the martial arts, you are also An Guogong, a scholar!"

"With you, I have only one identity, your husband."

"Oh, come to tease me again. But I'm going to do it again, you bastard..."

……

In June of the ninth year of Chongzhen.

The people in the imperial city noticed that there are more and more Fanyi with blond hair and blue eyes these days.

Oh no, you can't be called Fanyi, Li Zheng just came here and went door-to-door and said that it's impolite to call someone Fanyi, you have to say a foreigner.

We are dignified and dignified, a country of etiquette, we must not lose our etiquette, right?
I heard that these foreigners not only don't like to drink blood like we think, but also invented a lot of ingenious and obscene skills, which are very novel, and some things are more powerful than ours.

Believe it or not, Lord An Guogong said this first.

An Guogong also said that we let these foreigners come in, that is to see if they have any good things that we don't have, or if there is anything better than us, we are not ashamed to ask, learn from others with an open mind, and we will always be better than others powerful.

Look, what kind of mind does An Guogong have?At this level, people don't take credit for their pride, but keep their eyes on other people's strengths, so why should we be arrogant?
By the way, the imperial court seems to have issued a notice a few days ago, saying that those who learn foreign skills will be rewarded as long as they learn useful skills, and even those who have acquired particularly good "long skills" can even be officials. ?

Tsk, this is a bit wrong.

No matter how "long" a foreign country's long skill is, it's just a clever skill, can it be compared with our Ming's?

If they are really stronger than our Daming, do they still need to travel thousands of miles to worship?

Forgot how our An Guogong led the fleet to chase these foreigners on the ocean?

It is right to learn some gadgets and crafts from him, but you said that you can become an official after learning those gadgets?
That would be unfair to our Ming students who study hard on the sage books!
No, a few days ago, there were quite a few old scholars who brought their students to the Beijing Academy to make a fuss. I heard that it was a gentleman from Liu Shi Academy who took the lead.

Well, for us ordinary people, these are just things to talk about, and it's none of our business how to deal with it.After all, with the emperor and Duke An around, what are we afraid of?

In any case, it is true that Gentiles can be seen everywhere on the streets of the capital.

When these foreigners entered the city, they almost all brought cartloads of things. The carts were full of rare gadgets that were not found in Middle-earth. Some were very interesting, some were very practical, and some were delicious. When I reported to Lusi, many things were snapped up by the people in the city. These foreigners were so happy that they smiled, and even said "good good, three-calorie oil, three-calorie oil", it was very interesting.

However, there was always one car that they refused to sell. It was said that it was a tribute to the emperor.

In other words, the people of Honglu Temple have been so busy these two days that their faces have turned pale.

The Wanbang Ceremony is scheduled for June 50th, and there are still ten days to go, but so far, more than [-] nations, large and small, have come to report.

There are at least 100 people coming to a country. These 100 people have to arrange good accommodation and transportation, and also register and keep the tribute they brought. This is an astonishingly heavy workload.

More than 100 people are still relatively small, and the largest is North Korea, which sent a huge mission of more than 600 people! There are more than 600 people. I don't know whether these guys are here to pay tribute, or to occupy our capital!

What's more, if you come, come here, why do you bring so many things?What deer antler, mink fur, gold, coral, and sea cucumbers are loaded into the whole truck, which is a full [-] truckloads!
Do you know how long it takes to sort through the thirty carts?

What made the officials of Honglu Temple even more annoyed and funny was that when chatting with the North Korean envoy, they learned that it took them two full years to collect these things with all the power of the whole country. Hollowed out!

What do you say this is a picture?Daming doesn't want anything, and we didn't force you, just treat you to a meal, do we need to move all our family assets here?It makes us all feel a little embarrassed, doesn't it?

There was a small official from Honglu Temple who turned a corner and said what he meant. Unexpectedly, when he said this, the envoy would be disgraced at that time.

Righteously said, "The Grand Ceremony of the Ten Thousand Nations is a grand event of the Heavenly Dynasty. As subjects, how dare we not give it our all? Besides, I am blessed by the Heavenly Dynasty and can enjoy peace and happiness. If I do not repay this kindness and virtue with the whole country, it is not ungrateful." ?Our country is known as "Little China", and it is in line with the ritual system of the Celestial Dynasty. If the sincerity of this grand ceremony is not as good as that of the overseas barbarians, what face will we have in the future?"

The little official who said this was speechless, so he was compensated on the spot.

Apart from North Korea, Dongying, which hadn't come to pay tribute for a long time, turned out to be quite generous this time.It is said that the Wa Kingdom is now discussing the restoration of the similar practice of "sending Tang envoys" in the past, sending people to pay tribute to us on a regular basis, and enter our academy to learn Ming culture.However, the Duke of the country vetoed it, saying that it is not possible within 100 years, and we will talk about it after 100 years.

That's right, the people of the Japanese country can figure it out!What did he do when he was fighting with our Daming?Now you see that you can't do us well, so you want to learn from us?There are no doors!
In addition to the countries in the east, more people came from the west this time. Many people in Honglu Temple have never heard of such names as Yingguili, Balangis, and Wusige. What culture, but the things they brought are rare, and they have become popular items in the city today. If you don't buy some Western things these days, you will be ashamed to chat with people when you go out.

……

Around June [-], envoys from various countries basically arrived.

According to the statistics of Honglu Temple, the total number of states that came to participate in the Wanbang Ceremony has reached 79, and many of them have never said hello before. .

Don't welcome them, they come with generous gifts, we are a country of etiquette, we can't throw people out, can we?
But welcome, the number of people far exceeds expectations, the city simply cannot accommodate them!
The envoys from various countries who came to pay tribute this time, plus the nobles and businessmen who came with the mission, add up to twenty to thirty thousand!

Now all the inns in the capital are full, no matter how remote corners, as long as you can find a room, you win!
These days, the business of restaurants, gambling stalls, inns, and brothels is very good. Not only are they open [-]/[-], but the prices are so high. In this way, there are still foreigners queuing up, and those bosses are so happy that they laugh all day long. Out of sight.

As the Great Ceremony of Nations draws closer, the main streets of the capital city are decorated with lights and festoons.

This is not the intention of the imperial court, because the number of countries that came to pay tribute far exceeded expectations, and the imperial court's budget for this grand ceremony has long been exceeded. Chongzhen is thinking about "seeking sponsorship" in various ways, and he can't wait to go out with Qin Shuhuai to blackmail some things temporarily. Money, how can there be spare money to dress up the entire capital on a large scale?

These are all made by the people spontaneously pooling money.

why?Isn't the prosperity of the imperial court the prosperity of our common people?Now that so many foreigners come to visit, why don't we dress up properly?How much are some colored strips, lanterns, and red blankets worth?Everyone, if you have ten pennies and I have half a penny, don’t you just get it together?What's more, those bosses who opened shops in the workshop are all patted on their chests and want to make big money. When will ordinary people pay big money?
……

In the past few days, Martin, who was returned from Britain to Lebanon, has never stopped.This strange and mysterious country seemed to have opened the door to a new world for him. For the first time in his life, he discovered that there is such a prosperous place in this world!
It turns out that the world is more beautiful at night than during the day!Look, at night, there are beautiful lanterns of different shapes everywhere, people don't have to hide at home, but can come out to hang out casually!As long as you have money, you can go to the Lantern Market, where there are countless exquisite and elegant oriental products for you to choose from, and there are all kinds of food that make people drool!OMG, I can't describe how delicious the food is here!I'm starting to hate Kentish rye bread by comparison!

Except for the Lantern Market, no matter how late it is, you can find pubs to drink, and even go to casinos and brothels to have fun, which is unimaginable in your own country!
Martin has decided that his goal in this life is to stay here!

But before that, he still had to go back to Britain to return to Liberia a few times.

why?Because I have to hurry to buy it!

This time, the carriage of goods he brought was sold out on the third day after entering the city!
hell!God knows how rich these Orientals are!Those goods have tripled the price, but they are still sold out.

Yes!This seems to be a "robbery", a group of people gathered around, no counter-offer at all!Fortunately, the people here are so kind, and there is no shortage of money that should be given!If this happened in Europe, I'm pretty sure all the savages would take it and run, except for a few gentlemen who would pay the price!
Now Martin believes it, why is there such a legend in Europe - there is an ancient country in the far east, where gold is everywhere!
There's gold everywhere!The people here are so kind!The buildings and scenery here are unforgettable!The air here seems to be filled with the sweetness of freedom!
Martin decided that if he spends five years desperately trying to sell goods, as long as he comes back five or six times, he will definitely be able to save enough money for the rest of his life!

At that time, he will stay here, buy a big house, and never go back to Kent, where there is only rye bread, a curfew after eight o'clock in the evening, and even drinking in secret!

There are many Westerners who hold the same attitude as Martin, and even some of them are gentlemen who have already won titles in their own countries.In the past few days, many residents in the capital have noticed that there are always some blue-eyed, blond-haired people who come to inquire about the price of the houses here and whether foreigners can buy them.

Indeed, compared with Europe in this era, the capital of Daming is definitely like a paradise.

Especially in the past few years, Chongzhen has attached great importance to infrastructure construction, and the capital city, as the facade of the empire, naturally focuses on building it.The horse trails here are wide and wide, and all the old buildings have been demolished and rebuilt. In just a few years, the area has expanded by half compared to the history, and the inside is cleaner, tidy, orderly, and complete supporting facilities. Anyone who comes here will like it. .

Compared with Europe in this period, the era of great exploration has just come to an end, and the global colonial deployment has just begun. Most countries have not yet completed their primitive accumulation through plunder. countries like Spain.

In fact, many so-called "countries" in Europe at this time are nothing more than a few castles and some dilapidated farms. The most prosperous place may be as big as a county in Daming, and the living standard is extremely low.For example, in Britain at this time, most people were still wearing animal skins and linen, and even the dinner plates were made of wood. How could it be compared with the capital of the Ming Dynasty?
(End of this chapter)