Zhu Jinsong looked at Zeng Cheng in confusion.

It was impossible for Zeng Cheng not to know that this was a condition that he simply could not agree to.

Emperor of Ming Dynasty and Prince of Portugal?

Isn’t this riding on a horse a fool’s errand?

Li Erfeng can accept titles such as Tian Khan, because Tian Khan is a title, which represents the surrender of the Turkic tribes to the Tang Dynasty. You want him to serve as the Khan of a certain Turkic tribe? That is an insult!

In the same way, Maria I could also give Zhu Jinsong the title of Lord of the World and King of Kings, but it is absolutely impossible for Zhu Jinsong to concurrently serve as the Prince of Portugal.

Especially from the perspective of Zhu Jinsong, who is relatively naive (crab!), even if the emperor of the Central Plains Tangkou also served as the emperor of the Roman Empire in its heyday, he still thought it was a bargain!

As the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, Zeng Cheng could not be unaware of the twists and turns involved.

Seeing that Zhu Jinsong's face was turning dark, Zeng Cheng even sped up his speech: "It's just that for the sake of Ming Dynasty's face and His Majesty's face, I would like to ask Your Majesty to designate a marriage to His Highness the King of Qin or His Highness the King of Jin.

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Hearing what Zeng Cheng said, Liu Huaiwen, who had been hesitant just now, also bowed and said: "For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, I would like to ask your majesty to propose a marriage to His Highness the King of Qin or His Highness the King of Jin!"

Zhu Erdan and Zhu Sanshun were immediately confused - you Zengfutai, didn't you just persuade the emperor's brother to agree to a marriage? This is what co-authoring is like? And Uncle Huaiwen, are you speaking in human language?

?What does it mean to consider for Ming Dynasty? It is simply to consider for Ming Dynasty’s treasury!

When they thought that they would be accused of marrying a completely unknown Rakshasa girl with red hair and blue eyes, Zhu Erdan and Zhu Sanshun panicked. Zhu Erdan even stood up with a cry and shouted: "Brother!"

In the panic, not only did he forget to call the emperor brother, but his voice even trembled a little.

Zhu Jinsong ignored the panicked Zhu Erdan and Zhu Sanshun and said: "This is absolutely impossible, neither me nor the two of them."

Zhu Erdan and Zhu Sanshun were immediately relieved, especially Zhu Erdan, who even felt like he had escaped.

But for Zeng Cheng and other big bosses, Zhu Jinsong's decision was like a bolt from the blue, which immediately stunned everyone.

It is true that Emperor Zhu Jinsong of the Ming Dynasty had a brotherly love for the King of Qin and the King of Jin. However, Zeng Cheng and others would never believe that a territory as large as Portugal could be given up because of brotherly love.

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For the sake of the Sauron tribe in Liaodong, His Majesty and the old man can even sell themselves, let alone His Highness the King of Qin and the King of Jin.

In fact, Zhu Jinsong was also very distressed.

If it were France or England, or any other relatively normal country, Zhu Jinsong would sell Zhu Erdan and Zhu Sanshun without any ceremony.

The problem is the Portuguese royal family, it's not very normal.

Just when everyone was confused, Zhu Jinsong continued: "The husband of Queen Maria I of Portugal is her biological uncle, Pedro III, and his son José Francisco married his aunt.

That is Maria I’s sister, Princess Maria Benedita of Portugal.”

Zeng Cheng and other big guys immediately stopped trying to persuade him.

Animals can pursue pure blood, but humans cannot. Humans are not animals, and they cannot be the same as animals, because this is not only a matter of wheel alignment, but also involves the issue of bloodline inheritance.

The Portuguese royal family has become such a mess. If the Ming Dynasty wanted to let the majestic Prince of the Ming Dynasty marry the daughter of Maria I just for the sake of a mere province?

Even under the banner of sacrificing for the country, Emperor Zhu Jinsong of the Ming Dynasty will still be nailed to the pillar of shame in history, and Zeng Cheng and other civil and military ministers will also be infamous for thousands of years!

Ming Dynasty cannot afford to lose this person!

After secretly feeling sorry for himself, Zeng Cheng simply coughed, looked at Liang Chen and said: "Shilang Liang can ask Pierre if there is any prince, county prince, etc. of the right age in France. Anyway, we

Ming Dynasty and France are allies."

Liang Chen glanced at Zeng Cheng imperceptibly, and couldn't help scolding Zeng Cheng for being a shameless man - this kind of suggestion should be made by our Honglu Temple!

But when Liang Chen secretly slandered, Zhu Jinsong continued: "The grain purchase plan can start now."

Then, Liang Chen went to Piano to discuss it, saying that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was already married, and it would not be appropriate to marry a Portuguese princess. Moreover, the two princes of the Ming Dynasty, King Qin and King Jin, were also engaged.

So I can only say sorry to Portugal.

Of course, in order to show Ming's sincerity, Ming could act as a matchmaker between Portugal and France, so that Portugal and France could form a marriage.

Based on the alliance between the Ming Dynasty and France, once Portugal and France become related by marriage, it means that Portugal and the Ming Dynasty are also allies.

Piano felt that this matter was not in vain.

Letting Her Royal Highness the Princess of Portugal act as a mistress for someone else is a matter that is easy to talk about but not easy to hear - although there is no concept of a mistress in Portugal.

If you can hook up with France, it seems more suitable than hooking up with Daming?

At the same time, Liang Chen made an appointment with Pierre and Piano for tea, saying that Ming Dynasty needed to order a large number of crops from the entire Europe through France and Portugal, and hoped that Pierre and Piano could facilitate this.

Pierre and Piano were a little confused.

Neither of them are fools who know nothing about the Ming Dynasty. Of course they know how terrifying the Ming Dynasty's grain reserves are - in addition to the Ming Dynasty's treasury, every state capital of the Ming Dynasty has a grain storage warehouse, and every county has a Changping granary.

There will also be reserve warehouses in the countryside, and Ming Dynasty will reserve a considerable amount of grain every year.

According to Pierre's calculations, the grain currently stored in the Ming Dynasty is enough to feed everyone in the Ming Dynasty for a year.

This is definitely an astonishing number.

On the surface, there does not seem to be a lot of food for everyone to use for a year, but don't forget, this is under normal circumstances. If the wartime rationing system is implemented, then this food should be enough for the people of the Ming Dynasty to eat for one and a half or even two years.

Years or so.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty had a population of 300 million. The fact that 300 million people could eat for a year even if they were not engaged in production is enough to prove how amazing the Ming Dynasty's food reserves were.

Let’s put it this way, if these grains were placed in Europa, it would probably be enough to feed everyone in Europa for a year or even two years!

With so much food stored and Ming itself considered a major agricultural country, why would Ming place a large order with Europa?

In this regard, Liang Chen gave his own explanation: "It is true that the Ming Dynasty did have a certain amount of grain reserves, but these grain reserves were simply not enough for the Ming Dynasty because there were too many people in the Ming Dynasty and the population was growing rapidly.

It was also very fast, so I had to place an order with Europa.”

"And what Ming Dynasty needs is not just food, but also cotton, wool, down and other messy things."

Calculating based on current needs, the entire year's crop production in Europa can only be considered a fraction of this order. If nothing unexpected happens, all the land in Europa will be planted with crops.

It will also take decades to complete this order.

Of course, as an ally of France, the Ming Dynasty will also provide some necessary help to France and Portugal, such as sending agricultural experts to Europe to guide planting, such as exporting some advanced agricultural tools, tools and other things to Europe.

Moreover, based on the principle of not treating allies badly and making money together, Ming Dynasty hoped that France and Portugal would act as middlemen.

Such a large order passed through France and Portugal... Pierre and Piano seemed to see the scene of the French and Portuguese treasuries being filled with silver coins.

As for whether the Ming Dynasty really needed so much food, whether it could afford it, or whether it had other plans, Pierre and Piano were not very concerned.

In other words, there is really nothing worth caring about, because compared with the Ming Dynasty, the poor place in Europe is simply a remote country. Where is there anything worthy of the Ming Dynasty's plot?

What bad thoughts could Daming have?

After the two responded, Liang Chen said that Ming Dynasty was ready to open embassies and consulates in France and Portugal, and send resident ambassadors and resident consuls. France and Portugal were also welcome to establish embassies and consulates in Ming Dynasty, and hoped that they would cooperate with each other.

cooperation can be further strengthened.

Before Pierre and Piano could recover from the almost astronomical order just now, they were shocked and confused again by Liang Chen's proposal. The two of them even felt that their brains were not enough.

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What does the embassy do? What does the consulate do?

When Liang Chen briefly explained to Pierre and Piano the differences between embassies and consulates, as well as a lot of concepts such as passports, visas, visa exemptions, and visas on arrival, Pierre and Piano almost

Laughing like crazy.

Sending ambassadors and consuls to each other?

Visa? Visa-free?

What a good thing!

This means that the exchanges between France, Portugal and the Ming Dynasty will no longer be limited to high-ranking nobles and overseas students. Ordinary businessmen can also communicate with each other by applying for visas, which also means more opportunities and more wealth -

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Which country is the richest in the world? It’s Ming Dynasty! Which country has the richest citizens in the world? Of course it’s Ming Dynasty!

Poor French and Portuguese civilians can come to Ming Dynasty to make money by applying for visas, and wealthy people of Ming Dynasty can also apply for visas to spend money in France and Portugal...

Whether it’s money earned or money spent, wouldn’t the French and Portuguese treasuries receive more taxes?

When he thought of the white silver coins, Pierre couldn't help but take the lead in expressing his opinion: "I have to admit, this is simply a genius idea!"

"France hopes to become the first friendly country to exchange ambassadors and consuls with Ming Dynasty."

"In order to express France's sincerity, the French government will set aside a piece of land near the Palace of Versailles in Paris for the construction of the Ming Dynasty's embassy and consulate in France."

"Any citizen of the Ming Dynasty, as long as they hold a passport issued by the Ming Dynasty government, can go directly to France without visa procedures, and have exactly the same rights as French citizens."

Piano had similar ideas to Pierre, and even went one step further than Pierre: "Portugal also exempted Ming people from visas, and at the same time provided Ming businessmen with a half-price tax rate. Of course, France is the same, and it also implements visa exemption.

Half price tax rate.”

After getting the two people's promises, Liang Chen felt relieved and said with a smile: "In that case, the matter is almost settled. Ming Dynasty will also arrange the embassy and consulates and send troops.

Keep it safe."

"Furthermore, the Ming Dynasty's embassies and consulates in France and Portugal will also send small-scale armies for protection - you can rest assured that each small-scale army will not exceed thirty people and only hold firecrackers.
To be continued...