The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 346 Motherland Loves You
Li Xihan and Li Ximing, who were rescued in Japan last time, may have been the happiest during this time.

Because they were allowed to go home to look for their relatives, if their family members were willing to follow them back to Daming to live, the Huang family would take them with them when they returned.

Who doesn't want to?Li Xihan and the others not only returned home in fine clothes, but also brought their family members with them.The relatives thought they were dead long ago, and the family lost a strong laborer who earned a lot of money, and the family situation, which was not well-to-do, naturally went from bad to worse.

Unexpectedly, joy fell from the sky, and the man who went to sea returned home, dressed in bright clothes and looking radiant.

A few even served as military officers of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, these Filipino Han people did not know that most of them were just small banner officers of the Ming army, just small soldiers, not military officers.

Who among the Han people overseas does not yearn for returning to the motherland!And this motherland is a powerful existence.

No one here has questioned, you love your motherland, but does your country love you?
But Huang Sheng can answer this question, love, the motherland loves every citizen.Of course, there are prerequisites for this, and it needs to wait for Huang Sheng to be the master of the motherland.Now I can only announce loudly that the Huang family loves every citizen who is willing to serve the Huang family.

During the five days of trading in the Manila port, Huang Sheng did not do specific things, but held a reception combining Chinese and Western styles every day on the 'Liaodong' to entertain the big businessmen who do business here.

One is to show off their muscles, let them see what is called a strong ship and a sharp gun, and it is best to take it easy when you have some friction with Daming in the future.

The second is to show the level of civilization, music, singing and dancing, food, and the magnificent Han family costumes make Xiyi amazed.

The third is to let Xiyi know that Ming Dynasty can accommodate all cultures, because they will see different interpretations of ballroom dancing popular in European courts here.

These Westerners saw that the musicians of Ming Dynasty actually used Western instruments in their hands, and their performance level was impeccable, and they were all convinced.

The Spanish governor was afraid to come to the Ming flagship to attend the reception at first, but after hearing the introductions of many businessmen and officials who had attended the reception, he decided to bring his wife to visit.

He knew the strength of Daming, and also knew that the level of civilization of Daming might be higher than that of Spain, so he was not worried that Daming would kidnap him without declaring war.

In the friendly atmosphere, the governor was struck by the erudition of the young man Da Ming, and also admired Da Ming's self-confidence.

Because this adult not only does not reject Catholicism, but also understands the doctrine, and reveals that Catholicism can go to Daming to develop believers, missionaries can live in Daming for a long time, and can build magnificent churches.

All the people who came here to participate in the reception were in high spirits. These Christians took spreading the gospel of the Lord as their own duty, and they were very excited to see that they could preach to a country with a population of more than 1 million.

They all came to express their sincere thanks to Mr. Huang, and may the Lord bless Mr. Huang and Daming.

Huang Shengcai wasn't worried that people in Ming Dynasty believed in Catholicism. History has proved that Chinese people don't believe in anything, and neither did Buddha.

Huang Sheng deeply believes that Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism, etc. are all dignified and orthodox religions that have been accumulated for thousands of years. It is a good choice for people to voluntarily believe in religion. After all, they all persuade people to be good.

The Spanish governor said on the spot that he would ask the church to send a large number of missionaries to Daming to preach, and he would consider building several cathedrals. He asked Master Huang for his convenience. He also stated that he would cooperate with Daming to maintain the safety of the route in the future, and could jointly send troops to eliminate pirates if necessary.

This is completely possible. Huang Sheng promised the Spaniards on the spot that they could go to Huangjiawan Island and Daishan Island to build cathedrals first. If they were grand enough, they would consider developing inland. As for fighting piracy, of course it could be considered by the consensus of the two countries.

Huang Sheng is trying to trick the Spaniards to go to his territory to leave a landscape. Many Westerners will come here to settle and work here, which will increase the prosperity of several islands. Why not?

Huang Sheng also made a small request, and the Spanish governor promised to do it on the spot. After the Deming fleet came to Manila Port, it was guaranteed that they would be able to buy back at least 30 shi of rice and corn.

Li Xihan and Li Ximing also completed the task assigned by the head of the family, not only collected the seeds of many crops, but also found people who knew how to plant them.

They recorded the planting methods one by one and prepared to take them back to Huangjiawan Island School to give to the students who study agriculture. Many of their family members also farmed the land. Of course, they will demonstrate when they arrive at Huangjiawan Island.

Manila has been colonized by Spain for nearly a year, and many crops originating in South America have been widely planted here. The Huang family has obtained too many varieties of corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes, several times more than those in Daming.

The Ming fleet returned, and the port of Manila was crowded with people, many overseas Chinese and Westerners came to see them off.

The governor of Spain saw that Ming was able to drive so many warships to Manila, and of course his attitude towards overseas Chinese was much corrected, and he would be even more correct in the future.

Because dozens of missionaries have already boarded Ming's warships to open up new parishes, if he discriminates against overseas Chinese, the Spanish missionaries on Huangjiawan Island and Daishan Island that Mr. Huang mentioned may be in danger.

Overseas Chinese waved the dragon flag and bid farewell to the powerful navy of the motherland with tears in their eyes. Everyone felt proud at this moment. They all cheered when they learned that such a team would come here every year.

When returning to the voyage, the restless Lord Huang led the joint fleet and ran to Feifu, a commercial port established by Portuguese merchants actually controlled by the Quang Nam government established by Nguyen Phuc Yuan of the Hou Le Dynasty in Annan, to demand trade.

It is a blessing that such a huge fleet does not come to rob. The monarch of this small country is also the powerful minister of the Later Le Dynasty of Dai Viet Kingdom, Ruan Fuyuan, how could he dare to fight against each other.

The business delegation of Huang's family was warmly received by Western businessmen headed by Portuguese businessmen, because the ones who came were the gold masters!

The Huang family has no goods to sell, but spends real money to buy goods here.

Because Huang Sheng considered that the fleet only loaded less than one-third of the cargo, which is not cost-effective. He also considered that the Mekong River Delta is a rice-producing area, and the famine in Daming Fujian is going to intensify soon.

There is no food to talk about relief, so Huang Sheng brought the fleet to Feifu Port to buy rice.There is no businessman who doesn't like benefactors who spend money to buy things, so naturally they accompany and serve them carefully.

Huang Sheng bought another 30 shi of white sugar and [-] shi of rice. The price of Annan’s rice was only four and a half cents per shi. The merchants in Annan happily accepted it. This is the birthplace of rice. The ripe yield is high and therefore the price is cheap.

But I can't do it if I want to buy more rice. They don't have such a reserve, so they can only get the goods next year after finalizing the contract.

The 10,000+ catties of copper ingots in the hands of the Portuguese were also purchased at the price of Manila. The Portuguese here sincerely welcomed the arrival of the huge Ming fleet for trade, and the two sides began trade negotiations.

The route is not smooth, the Portuguese here are too eager to get silk, tea, porcelain, cloth and other goods from Ming Dynasty, unfortunately this time all the goods from Ming Dynasty were sold to the Spaniards.

They don't want to be marginalized. They exchange cotton, copper, cane sugar and other materials for Ming's goods at an exchange ratio higher than that of the Spaniards. If they don't have enough, they use gold to settle the settlement.

This is completely possible. The third trade agreement "Faye Treaty" was signed again, and the other party was the Portuguese.

(End of this chapter)