My Daming New Empire

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Without the title, the fief cannot be kept, and the family will decline.

Moreover, they will not be afraid that those bastards will grab power, because all power comes from titles, titles, not abilities.

No matter how capable you are, can you defeat the coalition forces of 75 princes and hundreds of thousands of navies?

Chapter 7 Monte

It was already the end of December, but the port of Xihai City, located on Crete in the Mediterranean Sea, welcomed another merchant ship flying the Great Tomorrow and Moon Flag.

More than a dozen customs officers arrived at this huge merchant ship with a cargo capacity of [-] tons in small boats. They first checked the ship's customs clearance documents, then checked the tax payment certificate, and finally counted the seals in the cargo compartment. After the formalities were completed, the ship was introduced into the port of Xihai City.

The ship slowly docked, and the owner, Monte, let out a long sigh of relief, with a smile on his face. "We have to wait for the west wind to stop before leaving. In the past few days, the personnel on the ship can take turns to land and take vacations. The Mongolian side, the personnel are arranged here, you have to make a good statistics."

Monte is a pure Westerner with obvious Westerner features, but he is wearing a typical Ming Dynasty attire, even his hair is long, and he wears a square scarf.

In front of him, there were a few middle-aged men dressed as businessmen, and two young men, with a bit of western features, but more like Ming people.

The older young man replied: "Yes. Father. I will guard the boat for the next few days."

Monte smiled and said: "No, after the ship enters the port, the customs officers will help us keep an eye on it. After a while, you and I will go to the admiral's mansion to meet Xu Zongbing. Meng Zheng, it's your first time in Europe, follow Xiao Go out and hang out, but don't make trouble."

The younger Mengzheng has fair skin, not the dark skin of a sailor who has been on the ship for a long time, and is full of youthful vigor. "Father, can I hoist that Earl overboard?"

Monte smiled and said, "Yes, but I'm afraid there aren't many roads on the island where you can drive."

The Mongolian side glared at his younger brother and warned, "This is the Trade Center of All Nations, and there are people from all over Europe. Although I, Ming people, are superior here, if I provoke the powerful, I will also be in trouble. Be honest with me. !"

There was a hint of embarrassment on Mengzheng's face. When he was in Hulumos, he was curious and lifted the veil of a girl with beautiful big eyes and big food, but caused a lot of trouble. Now, that big food The girl became his concubine.

Before I even married my wife, I already had a concubine. After I go back, I'm afraid that Duan Enquan, Duan Jianguo and his son will definitely beat me up.

"No, I will be honest this time, and I will never cause trouble."

Monte likes this youngest son very much. He is smart since he was a child, has outstanding studies, and looks like a real Daming man.

Moreover, while studying in the Polytechnic Institute, because of his outstanding ball skills, he was appreciated by Duan Renzhi, a famous fighting hero in Ming Dynasty, and was willing to marry his daughter to him.

Although he is now named an honorary nobleman by His Majesty and has the help of his nephew, they will not be discriminated against in Daming, but he has never been able to integrate into the real circle of powerful people in Daming.

He didn't want to think about it in his life, and it was impossible for the eldest son to marry a commoner woman because he had been going to sea with him for a long time.Only this little son is his hope for the future.

It has been 31 years since Monte started sailing in the ninth year of Zhengtong, from being a sailor for Duke Liang's mansion, to being a captain, and then working on his own.

He has been running the European route for more than ten years, and he is very familiar with almost every naval commander, commander, and admiral.

In Daming, he was supported by Duke Liang’s mansion, and he was originally from the Roman Empire, so people on both sides could accept him.

Ordinary Ming merchants would not bother to transport the goods to Rome, but they would sell them here in Crete.

And every time he spends a little more effort and costs a little more to get the trade certificate, he can directly sell the goods to Rome, even Paris, and London.

Therefore, he will naturally make more money than others.

In the 23rd year of Zhengtong, he started to work alone, doing Europa trade, and joined the Information Department at that time.

The Advisory Department doesn't need him to be a spy, as long as he records everything he sees and hears in detail every time he trades, the task is very easy.

But he also gained a lot of convenience because of this, and even got a lower price than others, which made his business bigger and bigger, and became a celebrity on the Europa trade line.

However, for him who wholeheartedly wanted to integrate into Daming, he would rather exchange all his family property for a real title.

Two brand-new Earl cars were hoisted from the ship by a crane. This is his new car this time.

Originally, Earls were not sold to civilians, but this time His Majesty has relaxed the ban. People with military merits and honorary titles can buy earl cars as long as they have money.

For the sake of saving face, he bought two at once, and this time he purposely put them on the boat, preparing to show off his style in Europa.

Here in Europa, not to mention cars, they don't even have the simplest machinery like a steam harvester.Most of them are still relying on horses to transport them, so they don't have the style of Daming's cars.

The car drove out of the port, and near the port was a huge market built by the Ming Navy.

In this market, there are people from almost every country, who have settled here for a long time and conduct transactions.Over time, this market has grown bigger and bigger. Originally, only merchants from Ming Dynasty rented shops, but now, most of the shops are run by Europa people.

They bought Daming's goods here, and then shipped them back to their own country, bought them as retail items, and added some shipping fees to earn some price difference.

Although there are no people from a thousand countries in total, it is called the Trade Center of All Nations by everyone.

Bringing his eldest son Meng Fang to the Admiral's Mansion not far from the port, Meng Fang was sent by Meng Fang to hand over the post.

The concierge here has known Monte and his son for a long time, and warmly welcomed them into the second house and brought them tea. "Originally, the admiral said that as long as you come, you will meet him immediately. But today, unfortunately, Mr. Huang is a guest at the admiral's mansion today. Hard to say."

Monte grabbed two silver dollars in his hand and was about to stuff them into the opponent's hand, but at this moment he froze.Asked: "But Mr. Huang Ting Huang Shenzhi from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

The money was still in Monte's hand, and the concierge didn't pick it up, and it didn't matter if he didn't pick it up. "Exactly! Why does Lord Meng want to see Master Huang?"

Seeing the embarrassment of the other party, Monte quickly stuffed the silver dollar into the other party's hand, clasped his fists and said: "When I came to the West, I met the British government's order in Yingzhou Port, saying that the former Prime Minister and Speaker Huang Qianjiu died of illness. The entire Ming Dynasty lowered its flag at half-mast to express condolences."

The concierge was also taken aback when he heard it, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I'm going to report..."

Yingzhou Port is Daming's port in Southeast Asia, and it is also the most southwestern part of Daming's mainland.

Although many areas in India are fertile, they have too many people. Daming doesn't want those burdens, so he doesn't bother to occupy them.

Without occupation, the telegraph line will not be able to pass through, not to mention the high cost of building a telegraph line, and the high maintenance cost in the later period, so it is also the farthest area in the southwest where telegrams can be received.

Monte didn't wait for a long time before he saw a few middle-aged men striding over quickly. The leader was wearing a green robe and a captain's uniform with fire patterns on both shoulders.

He wears a seven-pronged crown on his head, which clearly shows his identity.

According to the "Three Years of Yongle" system in the "Da Ming Hui Dian", the emperor used twelve-pronged crowns, and the crown prince and prince used nine-pronged crowns.

Princes and sons use eight crowns, eight crowns at the front and back of the board, and eight jade beads of red, white and blue in five colors for each crown.

The king of the county uses seven crowns, seven crowns at the front and back of the board, and seven jade beads of red, white, and blue with multicolored reeling for each crown.

However, in the 12th year of orthodoxy, His Majesty has established diplomatic etiquette, and authorized diplomatic envoys can use five-pronged crowns to increase the momentum of our Ming officials.

The foreign minister and adjutant can use the seven-pronged crown just like the county king.

Meng Meng didn't dare to be negligent, and took the initiative to welcome him out and said, "Your Majesty, Meng Meng, has seen the captain-in-law."

Huang Ting knew about Monte. His father Carl Soli built the first arena in Ming Dynasty, including the current parliament building, prime minister's office, foreign ministry building and a series of buildings, all of which were Carl Soli's handwriting.

Monte's elder brother, Enke, inherited his father's business and is now a well-known architect in the Ministry of Industry, and also participated in the construction of the Wuchang Yangtze River Bridge.

It's just that Meng Meng is not good at martial arts, but he is interested in doing business.

Huang Ting grabbed Monte's arm and said, "There's no need to be polite, this news is... serious!"