Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Chapter 610 Enlightenment Movement
  They thought it was right, since they didn’t really like the smell of cigarettes anyway.

Then stop asking and go dance now.

The banquet came to an end quickly.

In order to promote cigarettes, Adelaide led a group of Western aristocrats to smoke and chat. Zhu Xuan was even worried that they would have smoking problems if they suddenly smoked too much.

But he didn't care about this. After it was over, he said goodbye to Adelaide and returned to his company.

Back at the company, Zhu Xuan had to take a shower to wash away the cigarette smell.

The three young daughters-in-law thought the second-hand smoke was too annoying, so they also went to take a bath, dance together, and even let a special Western band play for them.

Zhu Xuan boldly thought about getting a gramophone to play with.

I don’t know if the experts in the Science Pavilion can make a gramophone now.

After playing around for a while, the three little wives were still satisfied, but also a little tired. They lay down on the soft couch, their pretty faces slightly red.

"Brother, I just discovered that the West is also a bit fun."

Xu Miaojin said softly.

Mu Yuanjun agreed: "The West is not bad at all."

After hearing this, Zhu Xuan smiled slightly and said, "As long as you like to play. After we go back, Grandpa Huang will probably arrange for us to get married."

When they heard that they could get married, their pretty faces turned red and their expressions were a little unnatural.

This is unnatural, just shy.

Of course they would be happy to get married to Zhu Xuan.

Zhu Xuan accompanied them and chatted for a while, and it was night.

Noon the next day.

Adelaide finally came again and said with a smile: "Your Highness, how many cigarettes and lighters did you bring? I want them all, no matter how high the price is, it doesn't matter."

From this point of view, those nobles have begun to buy cigarettes, especially lighters.

No matter if they are buying cigarettes at this time, they are deliberately trying to please Adelaide, or they really want to buy cigarettes, but as long as their reputation is known, everything else will not be a problem.

"Zheng He, take Adelaide to pick up the goods."

"But I will leave a container of goods and send it to Bishop Turner."

"Hopefully Adelaide can understand."

Zhu Xuan smiled.

Adelaide nodded and said: "Of course I understand. Our business is long-term cooperation. It doesn't matter if the goods are less this time. When His Highness's fleet comes next time, we will definitely be indispensable."

This is not the first time they have cooperated, and Adelaide is very aware of Zhu Xuan's way of cooperation.

First, use some goods to open up the market and cause a trend. Then the next batch of goods can come in in large quantities and flood the market, pushing this trend to its peak.

Westerners like Daming's goods very much. Every time there is a new product, it can cause a trend.

"Your Highness, when are you going to church?"

Adelaide asked.

"Tomorrow!"

Zhu Xuan said.

I want to take a trip here as soon as possible, return to Guangzhou as soon as possible, and deal with the follow-up matters so that I can wish Grandpa Huang a birthday.

Adelaide said: "I may not have time to accompany Your Highness."

Zhu Xuan shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter."

He can just go by himself.

After sending Adelaide away, Ji Wenjing came out and praised: "Your Highness makes cigarettes, which is indeed a good thing to make money. I have a hunch that as long as you smoke too much, you will become dependent and want to give up." It’s not easy, right?”

There was a lit cigarette on his finger.

As soon as he finished speaking, he took a pleasant sip.

Zhu Xuan felt that Ji Wenjing was really powerful and could understand many things at a glance.

He has not mentioned it to anyone that cigarettes can cause dependence, but Ji Wenjing saw through it and said with a smile: "Since Mr. Ji knows that cigarettes can cause dependence, he should stop smoking."

Ji Wenjing waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, just one or two! His Highness has made Westerners dependent. In the future, he will sell a large number of cigarettes to the West. Even if the profit is low, he can make a lot of money by making small profits but quick turnover." He extinguished it and said in admiration: "Your Highness's idea of ​​doing business is far beyond my understanding. I admire Your Highness!"

"Mr. Ji deserves the award!"

Zhu Xuan's actions are still small tricks after all.

However, cigarettes are indeed very profitable, and it is not a very bad behavior. It doesn't matter if Westerners smoke, as long as they can make money.

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the next day.

Zhu Xuan got on the boat again and sailed to the Mediterranean Sea.

Arrive at the Apennine Peninsula and land at the port here.

The local people are also familiar with large ships. They have seen many large ships. In the past, Zheng He sailed many times in the Mediterranean.

"Your Highness!"

Turner came to the pier to greet Zhu Xuan. When he saw Zhu Xuan, he warmly gave him a hug and said, "I didn't expect His Highness to come in person again this year."

Zhu Xuan said: "This is my last time coming to the West. I won't be able to come even if I want to in the future."

Turner can also understand why Zhu Xuan said that.

Next, he will become the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and he must not come back casually.

"It's an honor for Your Highness to come to me. Please come in!"

Turner led the way, leading Zhu Xuan and others into the city.

Yan Guan led the Jinyi Guards and soldiers from the Guards Battalion to follow him and escort him into the city.

But when they arrived in the city, Zhu Xuan saw a strange scene.

I saw that the streets here and the walls of the houses were covered with various posters, all written in Latin. The content was probably to deny the divine right, deny the church, and deny indulgences.

There are also some Renaissance sentences.

It also uses some writings by philosophers and scientists from the ancient Greek period.

In addition to these posters, Zhu Xuan walked for a while and saw a group of people marching, promoting science, opposing theocracy, not believing in the church, and shouting for ideological enlightenment.

They were preaching new ideas to resist the church.

Xu Miaojin and the others were surprised when they saw the people marching suddenly.

The Jin Yiwei immediately increased their vigilance and opened the safety of their rifles. As long as those marchers dared to rush over, they would immediately fight back.

However, those people did not do so.

They just marched, advertised their stuff, and quickly passed by the front.

"Bishop Turner, what's going on?"

Zhu Xuan asked pretending not to understand.

But it can be seen that the Enlightenment is coming again.

Indulgences have cut so many leeks, and some leeks have begun to wake up and realize that indulgences are not a good thing. The existence of indulgences only keeps harvesting them.

So we must oppose and resist.

It seems that there are quite a few people who are awakened now.

Turner said helplessly: "They are all resisting indulgences and resisting our church. Now it is getting more and more serious. Many cities have begun to do this. We are trying to find a solution, but we can't solve it for the time being."

Sure enough.

"Forget it, don't talk about this."

Turner said: "Let His Highness see the joke, let's go to the church first."

Ji Wenjing learned a lot of Latin. After listening to Turner's words, he could roughly judge what he was talking about. He couldn't help but laugh: "Opposing theocracy, the people here are quite interesting!"

In the West, you can still play like this.

Zhu Xuan said: "You bastard, you have to be careful, otherwise the people here will turn against you."

Ji Wenjing laughed heartily when he heard this.

(End of this chapter)