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  Chapter 990 986 [The Legacy of the Inca Royal Family]

  Cheng Jingming stayed in the tropical rainforest for more than two months, until the paper he carried with him was filled with words and pictures, and then he left with rubber saplings and fruits.

  If you want to return to China, you have to wait for the trade fleet to come over next year.

   I am not in a hurry to go back to Mexico. I will go to Gracias to live for a while to learn more about the customs and customs of Central America.

   Gracias, the city is the ruling center of Central America, located in the territory of the later Honduras. People often refer to the chief as the governor, and the Chinese translation also has an admiral, but his real name is "Commander-in-Chief of the Guatemala Military Jurisdiction", who directly obeys the governor of New Spain (the capital is in Mexico City).

   When they came, they had already visited once, and the governor (commander-in-chief) also assigned them two guides. This time I went back to thank him. While returning the guide, I made an appointment to visit again next year and promised to bring some brocades to the governor.

  The production of Yunjin brocade is low. In Europe and America, it is often impossible to buy it with money.

  Hearing that next year they would be able to receive brocade, the governor became more enthusiastic and asked them to stay in the city for a while, and specially arranged servants and maids.

  The maids are the ones who can go to bed, and all the Chinese in the expedition team have a share.

  Cheng Jingming, who barely learned Spanish after a meal full of ups and downs, put his arms around the maid and asked, "What's your name?"

   "Irene." The maid replied.

  Cheng Jingming asked: "Looking at your appearance, you don't look like a European or a local aborigine. Are you of mixed race?"

   "Yes, I'm Mestizo." Irene said.

  Mestizo people, also translated as Mestizo and Mastizo, specifically refer to the mixed descendants of Europeans and Native Americans. Similar to "Nyonya" in Southeast Asia, it specifically refers to the mixed descendants of Chinese and Southeast Asian aborigines.

  Cheng Jingming did some research, and then asked, "Are there a lot of mestisos here?"

  Eileen said: "A lot."

  The population composition of Latin America, from most to least, is as follows: Native Americans, European mixed blood, native whites, black slaves, European colonists, Asian immigrants.

  And the social status, from high to low, is as follows: European colonists, native whites, mixed Europeans, Asian immigrants, Native Americans, black slaves.

  Of course, social status is not fixed, even black people can redeem themselves and do business.

  This kind of black man is very rare. First of all, he must be smart and capable, and he must also meet a kind-hearted master. They have accumulated enough ransom money through long-term labor, and after they are free, they serve the original owners in the form of employment. Gradually accumulating family property, after one or two generations, black merchants appeared.

Most of them are brokers, craftsmen, small businessmen, labor intermediaries (black slave distribution), short-distance freight forwarders... Even if such blacks are rich, they will be discriminated against, and they are not allowed to obtain land, but their social status is indeed high. than native Indians, and even higher than many mixed-race Europeans.

  Irene said: "My mother is an indigenous slave, and my father doesn't know who it is. I was a plantation slave since I was a child, and was sold by the master to the governor as a maid."

   This is a Latino mixed-race beauty with a tall and slender figure. She will be able to participate in a beauty pageant after hundreds of years. It's a pity that it is too thin and does not conform to the current European aesthetics, and because it is too tall, it does not conform to the current Chinese aesthetics. If she were shorter and matched with her slender figure, she would be lovely in the eyes of Chinese literati.

  Cheng Jingming was very curious and asked, "Which country and race do you think you are from?"

   Erin replied: "I am Mestizo."

  Cheng Jingming was speechless for a moment.

  As a general term for European-Turkish hybrids, Mestizos are obviously discriminatory. Countless mixed-race children were given such titles, and were even designated as a new race.

  They don't know which country they belong to, they only know that they are Mestizos.

  Stayed in the city for several days, suddenly a guest came to visit.

  The visitor is also of mixed European and soil, but obviously has a higher social status. He is well-dressed and has an elegant manner. He is educated and rich at first glance.

   "My name is Carlos Inca Garcilaso de la Vega." The man took off his hat and held a book in his left hand.

  Expedition leader Wang Lian exchanged a few words with this person, and when he learned that he was a literati, he threw it to Cheng Jingming to receive him.

   Carlos continued to introduce himself: "My grandfather is the great writer Inka."

  Inca is Inca.

  When translating into Chinese, the Inca was deliberately distinguished from the Inca, purely because the writer was so awesome.

  Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, the originator of Latin American literature. His works are must-read books for the leaders of the Latin American independence movement, as well as the theoretical source of the Latin American independence movement, and even have an irreplaceable cohesive effect on the entire Latin American nation. At the same time, Voltaire, Montesquieu and others were also greatly influenced by Inca in their thinking. The theoretical source of liberalism in Europe comes from Yinka's works.

  Inca is also of European-Turkish mixed blood, half of Spanish colonial blood, half of Inca imperial blood.

Inca wrote on the title page of his masterpiece "Royal Commentary": "I dedicate this book to the Indians, Indo-Europeans and native whites in the kingdoms and provinces of the great and extremely rich Peruvian Empire-your brothers and compatriots. and Garcilaso, an Indian from his country."

  When he wrote this passage, the Inca Empire had only been disintegrated for decades, and there were not even a few black slaves.

   This sentence later became the guiding ideology of the Latin American independence movement. In other words, Indians, Indo-European mixed race, native whites, these three kinds of people are all brothers, and the European colonists are the big villains, and the European colonists must be driven away!

  Of course, Inka’s original intention was definitely not the case. He was inclined towards Spain in thought and participated in the suppression of indigenous riots. But it also bears the royal blood of the Inca Empire. He has deep feelings for the history and culture of the Inca and the land of the Inca.

  The book "Royal Review" has a lot of content criticizing colonial atrocities, calling on all walks of life in Europe, especially the king of Spain, to face up to the suffering of the Latin American people and improve the living conditions of the Latin American people.

   This book became popular in Europe twenty or thirty years ago. Countries that don't like Spain support its spread one after another. Those adventurers who want to go to sea to find gold also regard this book as a popular science book. But the real popularity will have to wait for hundreds of years. There have been many interpretations of this book, and ideological emancipators and independence activists regard it as a theoretical weapon.

   "Your Excellency is from Peru, why are you here?" Cheng Jingming asked.

Carlos said: "My grandfather Inca, the noble royal family of the Inca Empire, was exiled because he angered the King of Spain. My father and uncles, although not exiled, were embezzled by the colonists. Their share of the property , there were only 500 copies of the "Royal Review", and then they were scattered all over the place. I was born here, and my current position is the secretary of the Governor's Palace."

  "Royal Review" was published by Inca at its own expense in Spain, and it was almost half sold and half free. Even so, no one cared about it, and could only return to Peru with the remaining 500 books. Unexpectedly, after he died in exile, his works suddenly became popular in Europe.

Carlos handed over an old "Royal Review": "Dear Mr. China, this book is not popular in America, but I hope you can bring it back to China. Let more people read it and let more people read it." Many people know about the colonial atrocities and let more people understand the long and splendid history and culture of the Inca Empire, which is my grandfather's lifelong wish."

   "It's an honor." Cheng Jingming readily accepted.

Carlos began to chatter: "Dear Mr. China, the Spanish bandits robbed the land of the Incas, destroyed our civilization, and said that the Incas were ignorant and barbarians. This is not correct, it is extremely wrong , I hope you don't believe it. We have our own words, we have our own calendar, and we have created brilliant achievements..."

   This guy is probably full of words, and he can't find anyone to talk to at ordinary times. When he meets a Chinese, he immediately talks non-stop.

There are no Asian immigrants in Central America for the time being. Carlos babbled for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Dear Mr. China, you Chinese and we Inca seem to be of the same race. We have the same hair, skin color, and appearance. , This is completely different from the Europeans. I was very surprised when you first entered the city. Do the Chinese and the Incas have a common ancestor?"

  Cheng Jingming glanced at Carlos again. This man obviously has European features. How can he look so similar?

   It can only be said that Carlos considers himself an Incas in terms of spiritual belonging. And he is not an ordinary Inca, he has the blood of the Inca royal family flowing through him!

Cheng Jingming replied using official rhetoric: "Thousands of years ago, there was a Yin-Shang Dynasty in China. After the Yin-Shang Dynasty was defeated, it was said that the royal family took their people and sailed to the sea to the east. In China, if you take a boat to the east, it is America now. Perhaps, you are the royal descendants of the Shang Dynasty in China."

   "Is there such a legend?" Carlos said happily.

  This dude is desperate for recognition. But the Incas had been conquered, and he didn't know where to go out. Whenever he saw a Chinese who looked similar to the Incas, he was like a beggar seeing a rich relative.

Cheng Jingming suddenly had an idea and asked: "If you are curious, you can go to China with me. There are people with such looks there. You can also learn to speak Chinese and write Chinese characters. Maybe you can learn from ancient Chinese books. Find out where the Incas came from."

   "Really? That would be great!"

  Although Carlos is the clerk of the Governor's Office, there are more than one or two such clerks, and he can resign at any time.

  In the next period of time, Carlos came to visit after get off work, told Cheng Jingming about the customs and history of the Incas, and asked Cheng Jingming everything about China.

  When the Chinese expedition left, Carlos also resigned to the governor, and followed them northward, waiting for Li Quan's trade fleet to dock.

  Cheng Jingming has been instilling ideas, saying that China and the Incas have the same ancestor, and Carlos agrees more and more. Because he heard that China defeated the powerful Spain, and the Chinese brothers are so powerful, they must be distant relatives of the Incas.

  (end of this chapter)