This letter of national letter was written by Malin, which also made Malin very worried for a while. First of all, Malin needed to change many of his previous habits before writing this letter of national letter.

For example, whether in later generations or in Europe today, the writing format is from left to right, from top to bottom. However, in the Ming Dynasty, it was from top to bottom, and then from right to left.

Therefore, in order to adapt to this format, Marin wasted a lot of paper. Finally, in order to make his characters in place, Marin simply typed a grid to regulate his Chinese characters.

In addition, the ancient Chinese people were not used to reading small hard pens. So Marin made a brush to write this letter. Poor Marin's brush calligraphy was very poor, and it was still at the level of "writing big characters" by primary school students. His brush calligraphy was barely square, probably the same level as the Confucian children of the Ming Dynasty.

Also, Malin doesn't remember the traditional Chinese characters for many characters. Therefore, if you can remember the traditional Chinese characters, Malin uses traditional Chinese characters. If you can't remember them, you can directly use simplified Chinese characters instead. Anyway, there were no simplified Chinese characters in the Ming Dynasty. However, in the Ming Dynasty, simplified Chinese characters were called "vulgar characters", and literati disdained to use them, and generally used them by accountants and others. However, they were not elegant.

But no matter what, Malin's current identity is a king of a "Fan Country". It is necessary to not understand Chinese characters. Being able to write some vulgar characters is already a surprise. If this is exaggerated, it can also prove that "the Ming Dynasty ethics and morals are powerful and even the monarchs of a foreign country can write Chinese characters"... Anyway, it is enough to use it to make a comeback...

The letter of nationality is not sealed, and Ding Haishan, as the Guangzhou Maritime Commander, is responsible for tribute affairs. Although he is only a small official from the fifth rank, the letter of nationality commander is the "relevant department" responsible for tribute. Therefore, the letter of nationality is also qualified to preview the letter of nationality.

When he opened the tribute book, Ding Haishan was surprised to find that the tribute book was divided into two parts, one was written in foreign languages ​​and the other was written in Chinese characters... I saw that the Chinese version of the tribute book read:

"Marin, Feng Hoffman, the great duke of the Great Duchy of Beihai in the west, respectfully invites His Majesty the most powerful and prosperous Emperor of the Ming Empire..."

The first sentence of the horse was very loudly photographed. From the beginning, it pointed out that the Ming Dynasty was the "strongest and most prosperous country in the world", which made Ding Haishan, an official of the Ming Dynasty, look very comfortable.

"I (I have not obtained the qualification to pay tribute, so I am not good at claiming to be a minister, but I am not a commoner, nor can I call myself a chaotic person. Therefore, I call myself) Although I live in the land of Taixi, 20,000 miles west of the Ming Dynasty, with a small country and a small people, I have long heard that there is a strong empire called the Ming Dynasty in the extreme east. There is a strong country, a prosperous people, a wise monarch, and a virtuous minister... (One thousand words are omitted below)"

"Therefore, I have long been intentional about sending people to the Ming Dynasty to worship the Emperor, but the 20,000 miles of land between the Great Duchy of Beihai and the Ming Dynasty was blocked by the fierce and barbaric Tatars and Turks (Turkey). On the 20,000 miles of land, there were yellow sand everywhere, and hundreds of thousands of cruel Tatar cavalry and Turkic cavalry... Therefore, the wish to worship the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and bathe in the holy grace has not been realized..."

"Fortunately, there are sailors under my command who came up with the idea of ​​detour from the sea to the Ming Dynasty. For this reason, after decades of hard work, after being engulfed dozens of ships by the sea, my ships struggled to find a route from the sea to the Ming Dynasty... After taking this route, the total itinerary was 50,000 miles (after calculations, if you go around the Cape of Good Hope, it is indeed 25,854 kilometers to go to the Strait of Malacca, London to Guangzhou, about 51,700 miles, and after opening the Suez Canal, there are 18,000 kilometers). Fortunately, I finally found the Ming Dynasty in the Celestial Empire that I have admired for a long time..."

...

After reading this, Ding Haishan was amazed and couldn't help asking:

"Is it really 50,000 miles away from your country to the Ming Dynasty?"

Conte and Sconda nodded one after another and said:

"It's true. Our ship sailed on the sea for nearly a year before reaching Guangzhou. Along the way, it was a huge danger..."

After saying that, Kong Tai also opened a map for Ding Haishan to see. On the map, he drew outlines of the European and African continents, as well as their routes...

Ding Haishan continues to read the tribute book:

"The land of Taixi is extremely bitter and cold, and the land is barren. Rice cannot be grown there, and even wheat is difficult to grow. Therefore, although it is the lord of a country, it can only chew black bread with burnt and bitter taste every day. Only during the festival can you eat white bread made of wheat..."

Seeing this, Ding Haishan was extremely surprised again:

"You king usually eats black noodles? Doesn't your country have any wheat?"

Kongtai and Sconda shook their heads together... They didn't lie. The North Sea Grand Principality has a high latitude and is really not suitable for growing wheat. Therefore, wheat bread is really rare in the North Sea Grand Principality.

Ding Haishan sighed - Damn, this country is so poor... Another poor guy came to fight Qiufeng...

Then, he continued to read the tribute book:

"In the land of Taixi, there are no mulberry silkworms, and cotton cannot be grown. Therefore, our country's subjects, not to mention silk, cannot even wear cotton cloth... Only a few nobles of inferior people can wear silk robes purchased at high prices from Dashi merchants (Arab merchants)..."

"In my North Sea Duchy of China, those who can wear silk robes are all rich and powerful people. Ordinary people can only wear linen clothes or wool clothes with a smell of smell..."

"But I heard that in the Ming Dynasty, even small landlords in the countryside could wear silk, and their daily living expenses were far more expensive than those of our country's nobles..."

"Therefore, I am very yearning for the extremely prosperous Ming Dynasty. If it weren't for the dangers on the sea, I would encounter a storm and cause the ship to be destroyed and people were killed. I am all wanting to go to the Ming Dynasty to pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. By the way, take a look at the Ming Dynasty, the most prosperous country in the world..."

"Now, Baron Columbus is sent to the court to join all members of the mission to risk his life to find a way to the Ming Dynasty. If you are lucky enough to meet the people from the Supreme Kingdom, please convey your request to the court to pay tribute to His Majesty the Emperor..."

"The country's products are not rich, but the military is excellent, especially the firearms, which are unparalleled in the world. Therefore, we presented 40 bronze cannons of Franchise and 500 excellent muskets with a range of over 100 steps to the court as a tribute..."

...

At the beginning, Ding Haishan was quite proud to read this tribute book. But after reading the last paragraph, Ding Haishan was unhappy. He asked Kong Tai with a stern face:

"How dare you, such a small country, compete with our Ming Dynasty for the benefits of firearms?"

Kong Tai had long expected that the Ming officials would be dissatisfied. He was prepared and bowed down and said:

"If you don't believe it, you can come to Guangzhou's firearm experts and you'll know it just by giving it a try!"

"Okay, I'll stay in the Maritime Office first. I'll ask the governor for instructions..." After saying that, Ding Haishan took the tribute letter to the Guangdong governor to report...
Chapter completed!