Chapter 1217 Magnificent Works
Innocent X was a cunning and worldly pope. His words were clear and he expressed enough sincerity to Zhu Youjian, but he had no promise.
Zhu Youjian looked at Innocent X, and was in a daze as if he had seen his good brother. He always couldn't see through it. He felt different in his heart. He was talking and laughing with you on the surface, but his true emotions were not revealed at all.
However, Innocent X was not his younger brother. He disagreed with the moves and quietly revealed some of the Ming Dynasty's ideas. As for whether the Holy See will take action or not, or how it will take action, Zhu Youjian didn't care.
If the Holy See wants to preach in the East, the Ming Dynasty must pass this level, and there will even more places that require the Ming Dynasty in the future. The Holy See needs the friendly relations of the Ming Dynasty.
On the contrary, in Zhu Youjian's view, the Ming Dynasty did not need to have any relationship with this inexplicable Holy See, so he was particularly tough. Facing the experienced Innocent X, he did not give any verbal benefits, but there were many conditions.
Innocent Ten smiled and kind and harmonious. He had a great conversation with Zhu Youjian, and he had no accurate words at all, and it was all fake.
After the banquet, Maidalcini sent Zhu Youjian away, returned to the Pope's bedroom, and sneered: "Your Majesty, what are these wise men doing? What are their purpose?"
Zhu Youjian only casually mentioned a small condition to make the Holy See more friendly to the Ming people at the dinner table, and the rest were gone, all nonsense.
This seems to Maidarzini, too weird.
Innocent X looked at the scriptures on the table in front of her and said in a peaceful and indifferent tone: "The sun in the East is the same as us, we are bathed in the brilliance of God, and the East is no exception. There is no place in the world where the light of God cannot shine..."
Maidarzini immediately understood and said respectfully: "It is Your Majesty, I will respect your will and talk to the Ming people again."
Innocent X did not speak, and looked at the scriptures quietly. A ray of sunlight shone in and shone on Innocent X, golden light shining like the Son of God bathed in the holy light.
Maidalzini became more and more respectful and quietly stepped back.
Zhu Youjian returned to their small building, recalled the conversation with Innocent X, and said lightly: "The Pope seems very polite, but there is no word of accuracy. Our purpose is difficult to achieve."
Feng Zhu looked at the tea in front of him and shook his head secretly. The tea sold to Europe before the Ming Dynasty was very bad. I don’t know if it was intentional or if it really felt good.
Feng Zhu knew very well that Zhu Xu wanted to establish another sect in the East, to compete with European Christianity, and to curb their infiltration and invasion.
Listening to Zhu Youjian's words, he said, "Prince, no matter what, the Holy See's hand cannot reach my Ming Dynasty. There is a theology on the side of the Zhengyuan that is specifically used to study these teachings of the European church. What we have to do is to complete the tasks assigned by the emperor. We don't have to worry about the rest, and we don't need to worry too much."
Zhu Youjian listened to Feng Zhu's vague meaning and did not respond, saying, "How is the negotiation with the Netherlands?"
This time, it was Li Yizao who responded and said, "Prince, it was smoother than imagined. Maynard not only wanted to trade directly with our Ming Dynasty, but also hoped to cooperate and communicate with each other around the world. Depending on the situation, he was quite anxious. His father-in-law has already bid 10 million taels of silver to order grain, and will also sell it to 50 large and small warships of the Netherlands, thousands of artillery, other porcelain, tea, spices, etc. Next year alone, it is expected to bring 20 million silver income to the treasury!"
Zhu Youjian was not concerned about other things and was extremely fond of food. He couldn't help but say happily: "This is at least 30 million stones, okay! By the way, what did that Frank say, and England, the Roman Empire, Germany? Did the Ottoman reply?"
Feng Zhu looked at Zhu Youjian's excited expression and said, "Your Majesty, don't be anxious, Rong Numa said slowly. Frank is very interested in our fleet and hopes to buy it for two million silver. The others are lacking in interest. England has ambiguous attitude and no accurate letters. This is even more so in the Roman Empire. They are still in the melee of division and have no one sent to us. The messengers on the Ottoman side have not come ashore at all. They are too violent and have the habit of killing envoys. Others are basically the same as rocks and seas..."
The emergence of the Ming fleet was quite abrupt. Unlike the dilemma of financial and national strength that Spain faced, the Holy See was eager to preach in the East, Frank, England and others without any desire for the Ming Dynasty, and had a bad relationship with Spain. Since the Ming Dynasty formed an alliance with Spain, it was indirectly their enemy and naturally had no good feelings.
As for the Roman Empire in Germany, the Ottoman Empire ignored the Ming Dynasty even more, and it was completely incompatible with each other.
Zhu Youjian felt a little disappointed, but then he said excitedly: "The State Administration of China earns only tens of millions of stones a year, and now there are 30 million stones. The court and the people can breathe a sigh of relief. This trip has not come in vain..."
Feng Zhu looked at Zhu Youjian and smiled without saying a word. These were just direct purchases. Other trades could also bring tens of millions of taels of silver to the treasury.
What a terrible thing this is to spend 30 million yuan per year and still have a surplus of tens of millions. This has exceeded the fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty in previous years and is enough to support the Ming Dynasty!
How far-sighted the emperor is, with a high perspective and a high mountain to admire!
Feng Zhu's heart suddenly showed countless praises, and his eyes became more respectful and respectful.
Zhu Youjian was suddenly stunned and looked at Feng Zhu and said, "What do you mean is that we can go back?"
If other things make no sense, then their trip to Rome can be terminated and then they can set off and return.
It's almost December now, he's almost two years away from Beijing. He really misses home and misses every flower and grass of the Ming Dynasty.
Feng Zhu thought about it in his heart, but did not reply immediately.
According to the plan, all European countries have to go there, but in reality, there are huge risks. If they go to England and they have an ambush, maybe the Ming Dynasty fleet will be the second in the Invincible Fleet.
The Ottoman Empire and Russia are even more dangerous. Their minds are even more south, and they are synonymous with "violence" in Europe.
After calculating this, it seems that there is no need to continue to stay. As long as the trouble of the Holy See is solved, you can return to Beijing.
Li Yizao looked at the two of them with a moving look and reminded: "Prince, father-in-law, we still have a lot of things to do, so we can't just hurry back."
Zhu Youjian knew that Li Yizao was walking around, collecting information on all aspects of European culture, technology, military, etc. They wanted to compile a masterpiece, write to the court, and write to the Qianqing Palace.
Chapter completed!