My Daming New Empire

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He thought these were just legends, because both the Turks and the Mongols brought porcelain, tea, and exquisite silk.

Many people like him thought that that country did not exist, and that those things were produced by the Turks or the Mongols.

Although they brought exquisite porcelain and soft silk, they brought war and death at the same time.

No one expects those things anymore, but fears that they will become the target of the Mongols' conquest.

Although Osman III did not experience the threat of the Mongolian people, because Marin was too far away from Mengyuan.But he had heard of the tyranny of the Mongols more than once, and the holy city at that time almost fell into the clutches of the Mongols and the Turks.

But now, he knows that the legend is not fiction, but real.

Osman III warmly entertained the envoy of this country called Daming, and also paid a lot of money to bribe the general manager who served as the translator.

But these generals were all recruited by Daming in Hulumos. They only knew that Ming came from the far east, but they didn't know anything about this Ming.

They also told Osman III a frightening news that the opponent's fleet was not just a few ships, but dozens of ships but thousands of ships.

Although only more than 600 ships came here this time, more than 600 ships were beyond the imagination of Osman III.

Although they, Marin, also have [-] boats, most of them are just fishing boats by the sea.There are less than [-] real warships and cargo ships over [-] tons.

But these officials also told him that the people of Daming have a gentle personality, as long as they are not hostile to Daming, they will not regard him as an enemy.

But as long as they dare to fight against Da Ming, their army will crush the enemy.They told him that just half a year ago, the Timur kingdom that had robbed Baghdad, a fleet of more than 200 ships was wiped out in less than half a day.

So the next day, Osman III led the civil and military ministers in the country to the seaside with fear and fear, and personally came to meet the grandson of His Majesty the Emperor from Ming Dynasty.

It is said that they like to see everyone kneeling before them.

Fortunately, the envoy from Daming also tolerantly allowed them not to kneel, because they were neither enemies nor their own people.

Osman III also entrusted a messenger to tell them that Marin was willing to be Daming's friend.

But what he didn't expect was that the other party just sneered and didn't answer him.But the attitude has already been shown clearly, if he wants to be Daming's friend, he still seems a bit unqualified.

He was still extremely annoyed in his heart that a small messenger dared to despise him as a king.

However, when he saw huge warships appearing in his field of vision one after another at sea, he was really terrified.

With such a powerful strength, he, the little Lord of Marin, seems really not qualified!

With Tong Shi's promise, he dared to wait on the shore in fear, but he couldn't help the trembling of his legs.

And his citizens, when they saw the fleet that could not see the edge at a glance, approaching with the sky covering the sun, they became even more frightened one by one.

It was also because he, the king, was here that those citizens did not flee.

Those northern savages, they always have a ship or two every time they come, they have to harass the coast and rob some goods before they leave.

This Great Ming is so powerful, did they really come with peace?

From early in the morning, they saw the fleet appearing in sight, and soon ships began to dock.

When those people arrived at the pier, they sealed off the place. A few people who watched the excitement didn't want to leave, but they were whipped by them.

But the other party did not wantonly kill, and let everyone know that these people are not cruel.

Osman III also felt a little more at ease, and sent his own guard captain to help those Ming people clear the pier.

Then, the small boats of the Ming people began to measure the water depth around the port.

But the attention of the Marlins was all attracted by the movement on the pier. Those Daming people who had landed in advance unloaded a house as big as a palace from the ship, and after assembling it, they realized that it was a carriage.

With such a large carriage, even Osman III wanted to get closer to have a look, but was stopped by the messenger.They asked the monarch to wait for a while, and when their noble Highness arrived, they would naturally arrange for him to come closer.

Then, they spread a pure wool carpet from Persia on the pier. This is not a felt used by civilians, but a wool carpet that even he is reluctant to use. Now it is like this on the land of the port!

He thought he had read it wrong, and asked the messenger, "Your Excellency, why did you spread the precious carpet on the dirt floor?"

The envoy was Cao Yi, a member of the Ministry of Rites, and Xie Zhenqi was his deputy.Cao Yi didn't want to talk to the stinky Tong Shi, so he always stood by the side pretending to be aloof.

But Xie Zhenqi didn't have such worries, and got along very well with several of his colleagues.So much so that Osman III thought that the young man Xie Zhenqi was the genuine messenger.

Xie Zhenqi smiled self-confidently and said: "Our Royal Highness is the most respected person in the world. No precious thing can set off his greatness. Although the carpet is precious, this specification is in line with His Royal Highness's status. "

Several passers-by translated Xie Zhenqi's words, and Osman III became even more curious about this grandson.

When it was almost noon, the dense fleet finally gathered around the wharf of Anfa Port.They lined up in a fan shape, leaving a huge passage in the middle.

Then, Zhu Zhanji's flagship slowly approached the pier along the channel, but because of the limited water depth of the port, the flagship's draft of more than six meters could not dock.

Zhu Zhanji's huge flagship approached, causing countless people to exclaim.It's just that the huge ship they have never seen before is more than ten times larger than their largest ship.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they couldn't believe that humans could build such a huge ship.

Those Marin guards who were on duty in Mayou knelt down to pray when they saw such a huge ship.In their eyes, this is a miracle.

The flagship's two huge anchors weighing three thousand kilograms were lowered by the winch, stabilizing the hull.Subsequently, under the arrangement of the command staff, more than a dozen flat-bottomed sand boats were inserted one by one to form a pontoon bridge.

All the ships were connected, fixed, and a channel was laid on the deck of the hull.

It took such a lot of effort just to log in, and it also made the Marin people see the dignity of the visitors.

At this time, the royal dragon flag on the flagship slowly descended, and the sound of huge drums sounded. With the sound of the drums on the flagship, all the gongs and drums on the ships rang rhythmically.

When all the gongs and drums sounded on the hundreds of ships in sight, the rhythmic heavy bass made many people feel numb and incontinent.

Almost everyone was asking in their hearts, how powerful is this Ming Dynasty!

The dragon flag was lowered, the Taisun flag was also lowered, and the drum music on the boat stopped.A group of guards with bright armor was divided into four queues, extending on both sides of the road at the pier, and the drums on the pier sounded.

The grandson's guard of honor was finally put out, and Zhu Zhanji, who was wearing a dragon robe and a crown, finally disembarked and appeared in front of everyone.

At this time, Xie Zhenqi asked Tong Shi to tell Osman III that he could go to the pier to meet His Highness the Grandson now.

Osman III was completely numb. At the beginning, he was a little angry at the arrogance of the Ming envoy, but now, he dared not show any dissatisfaction at all.

Such a grandeur was never imagined by a king like him.

The difference is too far, he no longer dares to compare.

He finally saw His Highness the Great Grandson who was known as the most honorable person in the world. Even among the tall Semites, this Highness the Great Grandson looked very tall, and the gap between the orientals who were generally shorter than them was even greater. .

The other party had a beard similar to theirs, but he didn't let the beard grow randomly, but trimmed it neatly, forming a beautiful pattern.

He wore a boat-shaped hat on his head, with nine strings of gemstones hanging from the front and back. This hat alone was worth a fortune.

And from the inside to the outside, his clothes were made of the most exquisite silk, with mighty animals embroidered on them.