The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 800 Magic and bumpkins (begging for a monthly pass)
In the Bay of Biscay, the Ming Pacific Fleet scuttled the seriously injured enemy ships, and the captured warships were towed to the port of La Rochelle.

They waited there for three days, and then burned seven of the warships in front of countless Frenchmen.In fact, these warships are fairly well-made, and if they can be driven back to Daming, they can continue to serve.

However, Zhu Linming knows that defeating the confidence of the Westerners is a thousand times more important than defeating their combined fleet.Once the former collapses, there is no need to repair it for dozens or hundreds of years, while the latter can be rebuilt in a few years as long as it is willing to invest money.

Seven huge warships burned outside the port for a whole day and night.The pride of these Hollanders and Frenchmen gradually turned to ashes in the raging fire, and their self-confidence completely dissipated with the fire, replaced by infinite fear and respect for the mysterious Eastern Empire.

Twenty days later, the consul of Helan and the representative of the King of France boarded the Hangzhou.Ezebalia, Francier, England and the Holy Roman Empire were also invited and sent envoys.

Here, Zheng Chenggong signed the "Bay of Biscay Agreement" with He and France on behalf of the Son of Heaven.

According to the agreement, Helan handed over all the colonies in Southeast Asia and the Indian Peninsula to Ming Dynasty, and paid Ming Dynasty a war indemnity equivalent to 200 million taels of silver.France stopped its support for the principalities in the Holy Roman Empire, withdrew from the Gulf of Guinea in Africa, and paid Ming Dynasty a war reparation equivalent to 150 million taels of silver.

It's not that Zhu Linmei wants to spare these two countries lightly, but they still need them to contain the shit stick of Britain for the time being, so it's not appropriate to make them too hurt.

As for Spain and Portugal, since there is no direct evidence of their participation in the war for the time being, they only reiterated the previous trade agreements signed with them, and did not pursue too much.After all, the trade agreement itself was already quite beneficial to Daming.

Over the next hundred years, the European countries launched several challenges to the Eastern Empire for sea power, but they still failed to shake the overwhelming advantage of Ming Dynasty in the sea, but that is a later story.

……

Time flies, white horses pass by.

Suddenly, it has been the 19th year of Hanxing.

In March of Yangchun, the climate is pleasant.

The huge steel behemoth spewed out a puff of white smoke, then let out an extremely long roar, and finally calmed down.

Emmanuel touched the seat of the train reluctantly, and finally walked out of the car door under the urging of the accompanying special envoy Mansdorf.

At the station, seven or eight hundred Ming soldiers in straight dark green military uniforms stood on both sides, their eyes fixed on each other, and the rifles behind them shone with dazzling light.

Emmanuel looked at the huge "guard of honor" in surprise, and carefully asked the officials from the Ministry of Rites who came to pick him up, "Well, is this here to welcome me?"

The latter smiled kindly, and stretched out his hand to signal him to go through the side passage, "Your Excellency, it is His Highness the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty who is returning to the capital tonight. Not long ago, His Highness was assassinated in the country of Wa, so the emperor raised [-] forbidden troops to enforce martial law at the station. But there is no need to be nervous.”

Emanuel rubbed his nose in embarrassment, looked back at a train that was slowly starting, and was immediately deeply shocked by the thrilling great mechanical power, and his steps slowed down.

Mansdorf coughed dryly, and asked the official of the Ministry of Rites as if concerned, "There will be an assassin! I wonder if His Royal Highness is injured?"

Emmanuel also came to his senses, explaining to himself that the crown prince is his future "big uncle". Why did he forget to express it just now, and hurriedly said: "Yes, how is your Highness?"

"Ah, His Majesty's auspicious person has his own appearance, and he is unscathed."

The two Bavarian nobles immediately touched their chests and nodded, "That's good, that's good."

The officials from the Ministry of Rituals arranged for them to board a four-wheeled carriage, which was imported from Bavaria a lot. Emmanuel didn't find it novel, but looked at both sides of the road through the window glass.

There is a lot of traffic along the street, the shops are dense, and there are all kinds of rare things. The pedestrians on the street are well-dressed, chatting and laughing. This level of prosperity is far inferior to that of Paris.

His eyes fell on the glass window next to a clothing store with a very elegant appearance. Inside there was a dark blue train, obviously made of silk, elegant in style and graceful.

He immediately told Mansdorf: "Write down the name of this shop, and buy that blue long coat for me tomorrow."

"Okay, my lord duke."

Nanjing Railway Station is still some distance away from the Libu Post House. After walking on the flat asphalt road for a while, the sky gradually darkened.

Emanuel saw two people holding a long pole with a flaming flame, setting the "bare tree trunks" standing by the road on fire.Immediately, flames burst out from the glass enclosures at the top of those "trunks", illuminating the surroundings like daylight.

The two walked all the way, and countless lights lit up on both sides of the street, and the night was swept away, as if someone used magic to call back the day.

"It's really beautiful!" Emmanuel exclaimed, pointing at the street lamps on the side of the street, looking like a bumpkin entering the city, "How did this happen? It's a miracle!"

When Mansdorf came to do some homework, he coughed softly and said, "Your Excellency, these things are called 'gas lamps'. Each lamp is connected to a gas storage tank somewhere with a hollow copper tube. Lead a combustible gas to the lamp head, and as long as the fire is lit, it can continue to burn."

Emmanuel realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly sat up and straightened his body, but couldn't suppress his curiosity, and asked in a low voice, "Aren't those copper pipes leaking air?"

"This……"

The official from the Ministry of Rites smiled and explained to him: "The pipes are sealed with rubber, and there will be special inspections every ten days, so there will be no air leakage."

"So that's the case." The Duke of Bavaria opened his mouth half-opened and nodded.For such a high-tech product as rubber, Shinra can only import a small amount of it, and it is extremely expensive. Who knows that Mingguo actually uses it for street lights all over the street!

That night.

The Ministry of Rites is a dedicated building for foreign envoys.

Special Envoy Mansdorf knocked lightly on the door, and when he heard the voice of "Come in", he pushed the door open and entered.

"My lord duke, this is the dress I will wear tomorrow..." He asked the servant behind him to pick up a set of Hanfu, but saw that Emmanuel was still in a small room next to him, concentrating on playing with the faucet.

"This thing is amazing," Emanuel couldn't stop admiring, "Water comes out as soon as you twist it. It has been flowing for at least half an hour just now. Is it connected to the nearby river?"

"Well, my lord, it's not a river, but a water storage tank. I saw a huge water tank on their roof, and I think the water comes from there." Mansdorf coughed dryly and said, "That , rather than playing in the water, should you prepare more for courting?"

(End of this chapter)