My Daming New Empire

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We believe in religion because religion points out the destination for our spirit.Shinrikyo can now become the state religion of Ming Dynasty because Shinrikyo allows us to enrich ourselves through learning and improve our lives and destiny.

But the beliefs in Europe are ignorant. They just believe blindly, and they are even forced to believe. This kind of belief will only bring them exploitation and oppression, and they will not be able to change their lives at all.

Do you know about tithes?Religion also needs to be taxed. What kind of faith do you think this is?This is even more domineering than the nobles of our Ming Dynasty.

If you want to change the situation of Europeans and lead them to live a happy life, you must first let everyone understand that religious beliefs are vain, and the only one who can really be relied on is yourself. "

Even though he said this, Meng Zheng didn't believe Zhang Han could do it at all.Only when you come to Europe can you know how cruel the exploitation and oppression of people by religion is.

Who has the ability to change all this?No one else can do it except His Majesty the Emperor.

His Majesty the Emperor can kill everyone, but it takes several generations of continuous efforts to make the people wake up.

This is a thankless behavior, so Daming will not do it.

Only when Europeans are always ignorant can Ming be able to exploit them more conveniently.

But Zhang Han took it seriously when he heard this. He wanted to be an envoy to introduce the advanced culture of Ming Dynasty to Europe and make Europeans smarter.

Although this idea is a bit naive, Zhang Han has been immersed in this fantasy.Even at the banquet, he kept thinking about how he should proceed and how to carry out his plan.

With the blood of the East and the West flowing on his body, he believes that he has this responsibility and obligation.

Many Europeans are actually very interested in the legitimate son of the duke's mansion, but his desolate expression makes everyone discouraged, for fear of hitting a snag.

But Meng Zheng was very popular at the banquet. The football he brought, the football field under construction, and the various high-end entertainment items he brought from Daming were all hot topics.

The two brothers of the Medici family, Lorenzo and younger brother Giuliano, were very excited when they learned that they were going to study in Daming.The two of them and Ludovico, the second son of the Sforza family, were originally classmates in the Daming School on Crete, and now they can go to Daming together, so the three of them automatically gather together now.

They kept chatting with several young people in Daming, wanting to know more about Daming.

The amiable and amiable Meng Zheng was a favorite of the three of them, as long as his side was free, the few of them would surround him.

Their status is distinguished, and they will be the heirs of the Duchy of Milan and Florence in the future. Meng Zheng also has a heart to win over, chatting with them and bragging, and boasting Daming so much that they all want to go there immediately.

At this time, a waitress came to the front yard and found several children. "His Highness Ludovico, His Highness Lorenzo, His Highness Giuliano, and His Royal Highness Princess Daming want to see you three, please come with me."

At this time, Ludovico pulled up a handsome young man beside him, and said, "Leonardo, come with us to meet Her Majesty the Princess. You can also play the lyre and sing to Her Majesty, as a gift from us. A gift from Her Majesty the Princess."

The handsome young man immediately looked at the waitress with excitement. "Can I go too?"

The waitress hesitated for a moment, it was beyond her ability to handle it.Meng Zheng saw that the child was about the same size as Giuliano and Ludovico, only eleven or twelve years old, not yet an adult.

Such a child is sensible and does not need to be as alert as an adult.Hearing that he can play the lyre and sing, Meng Zheng said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Princess Yongheng already likes temperament, and she will like this gift."

Hearing what Meng Zheng said, the waitress said: "Then I will send someone to fetch a lyre immediately."

The right courtyard of Sforza is now dominated by a large group of women from all over the world. Yong Heng was a little tired of this kind of entertainment after a while.

When the four beautiful children were brought in, she became more interested and sat up straight.

The four children can speak Daming, and they greeted Yongheng in Daming dialect, and they also performed Daming's long salute. "Lorenzo de' Medici, Giuliano de' Medici, Ludovico Sforza, see Her Royal Highness."

Leonardo, who came with them, was a little unaccustomed to being surrounded by people, and didn't keep up with the rhythm of the other three. He only realized it after they saluted, and quickly greeted him with a long bow: "Leonardo Dupier Luo Da Vinci pays his respects to Her Royal Highness Princess Daming."

His reserved appearance caused a group of women to cover their mouths with fans and laugh. If they were adults, they would not be so presumptuous, but facing the four children, their motherly love was aroused.

Only Yongheng didn't smile, she asked in surprise: "What did you say your name is?"

Facing Yong Heng's question, Leonardo said in a trembling voice, "Leonardo Di Piero da Vinci."

Yongheng nodded calmly, but his heart was full of excitement.Finally, she met a name that her father had mentioned. Although many Europeans have the same name, every person with the same name she meets is worthy of attention. "

Seeing Yongheng's question, Contesina said with a smile: "This Leonardo's father is our family's lawyer, and now he is serving as the legal representative of the trade between Florence and Ming Dynasty in Crete. Little Leonardo has been smart since he was a child. Smart, taught himself the lyre, and sings very well. So my husband liked him very much and made him Lorenzo's playmate. Your Royal Highness, they brought the lyre, obviously wanting to perform for Her Royal Highness. "

Yong Heng smiled and nodded and said: "I also like Leonardo very much. If possible, let him go to Daming to go to school with Lorenzo and the others."

Contesina hesitated for a moment and said, "He's just an illegitimate child. I don't know if his father and stepmother are willing to bear his tuition..."

Yongheng waved his hand and smiled, "It's not a problem at all...Leonardo, you sing a song for me, and I will bear the tuition and living expenses for you to go to Daming to go to school. Would you like to?"

Among the four children, Ludovico was the happiest. He couldn't help laughing happily, and tugged at the corner of Leonardo's clothes.

Only then did Leonardo react from the surprise, and quickly bowed and said, "I am willing!"

(Da Vinci, one of the three masters of the Renaissance, and the father of Mona Lisa, will soon become a middle school student in Daming, hahaha...)

Chapter 24 Guidance

The environment of the Sforzesco Castle is beautiful, but the room is gloomy and the height is too low, and there is a feeling of depression living in it.

It rained again at night, Yongheng didn't sleep well at night, and woke up before dawn.

Europe didn’t have the electric lights of the Ming Dynasty, and they didn’t even have electricity. There were a few torches lighting up under the eaves of the courtyard, illuminating the wet courtyard.

Seeing Yongheng get up, the maids greeted her and wanted to help her get dressed.

Yong Heng waved his hand, and asked them to boil water and make a cup of coffee for him, and he put on his pajamas and nestled in the comfortable sofa by the window.

On this summer night in a foreign country, she thought of her happy life in the palace when she was a child.Thinking of the mother and concubine who had been strong all her life, she had calculated all her life, but lost to fate.

Since he was sensible, his father has always created a detached and equal environment for all their children.

Transcendence is relative to other people, as the children of the father, the princes and princesses of the empire, they are more noble than anyone else.

Equality is between children. Regardless of whether the mother and concubine are queens or ordinary concubines, the father and emperor treat them equally and only treat them as his own children.

But even so, they knew from an early age that class and hierarchy existed forever.

Queens, the children of imperial concubines, always have a higher status than others.Even if there is a conflict between sisters and brothers, and the mother and concubine have a low status, they must always apologize first.

Her mother and concubine are the first of the eight concubines in the harem, second only to the empress and the four concubines.In addition, her mother and concubine are strong and help His Majesty manage the foreign beauties in the harem, so she has not suffered too much grievance since she was a child.

But she is still envious of a few of the sisters, they are not the children born to the Queen and Concubine Hu, but the sisters under the names of Concubine Ma and Concubine Lan.

Concubine Ma's family is rich and wealthy. When every adult prince divides the mansion, the Ma family will provide a lot of manpower and material support.And when each princess gets married, she will also share a huge amount of family property.

Although the royal father has greatly improved the treatment of the princes and their princesses, and everyone can get a fortune that can't be spent in a lifetime when they get married, the Ma family's generosity can still be envied by everyone.

As for Concubine Lan, she is an existence in the harem that even the empress envies.She stands apart from others, even though she is a noble concubine, she has a high reputation in the entire Ming Dynasty.

The queen has regarded her as an enemy all her life, but she never seems to take the queen seriously, and even more so, she has never coveted that unique position in the slightest.

Even Concubine Lan's children were entrusted to remote places, and their daughters were married to ordinary nobles.

When they grew up a bit, they stopped private education and began to study in universities. At this time, they could feel even more what a great existence Concubine Lan, the Holy Mother of the Truth Church, was.

She is no longer a human being, and her contribution is greater than even the gods.