Grisha looked at Qian Wubing with some surprise. What did Qian Wubing mean by the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea? It was difficult for her to match the places described in her native language in her memory, but it was undeniable.
Qian Wubing knew that there was a sea in an extremely remote place to the north of the Ming Dynasty, and it had more than one name.
She was a little hesitant. These days at the Huitong Pavilion, she also tried to ask the Ming officials accompanying them about the name of her empire in the Ming Dynasty and what the Ming people knew about the Holy Roman Empire. To her surprise,
The Ottoman Turkish Empire, which stood between the Holy Roman Empire and the Ming Dynasty, was called Dashi by the Ming Dynasty, and the Holy Roman Empire was called Da Qin by the Ming Dynasty. Officials of the Ming Empire were no strangers to Dashi and Qin.
However, soon after, her blow came. For the Arabs who were called Dashi, because the Ming people had not cut off trade with them for hundreds of years, so the Ming people had some understanding.
As for the Holy Roman Empire, which she was extremely proud of, the people of Ming Dynasty knew almost nothing about her empire except for the name "Da Qin".
No matter how well her wise and powerful father managed the European continent and worked hard to govern, for the officials of the Ming Empire, they didn't even know who the monarch of the "Great Qin" empire they called was. Recently.
It was seven or eight hundred years ago that merchants from the Eastern Empire arrived in Great Qin. It is said that at that time, the Eastern Empire was the center of the world. People from all over the world were proud to come here, and their merchants naturally followed.
These messenger merchants from all over the world have reached out to all parts of the world.
Qian Wubing was young, so it was naturally impossible for him to have been to the Caspian Sea or the Black Sea on his own, but no matter what channel he got these insights from, communicating with such a person who had the same vision as himself would definitely be better than communicating with a stubborn and arrogant person.
It is much easier for the elderly to communicate.
No one told Grisa that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was just a teenager. In her mind, the emperor who controlled such a large empire must be an old man older than her father.
"I don't know where you mean the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea or the Mediterranean Sea, but if you continue to go north, there will indeed be a huge lake and some connected sea areas!" Grisha considered her words:
"We have been passing through Dashi until we reach what you call Daqin. That's where we came from!"
"It's a long way to go!" Qian Wubing was startled for a moment. It seems that the Silk Road didn't go that far. From what Glisha said, it seemed like they came directly from Europe? No wonder they said they walked all the way for two years.
Years long. No, Da Qin is the end point of the Silk Road. Did these Li people come from the Roman Empire?
Damn it! Qian Wubing couldn't help but curse. No wonder these Li people are all blond and blue-eyed. No wonder these Li people admire martial arts and are extremely brave. Damn, they are the descendants of Caesar!
When he looked at Grisha again, Qian Wubing's vision was obviously different. These Li people were amazing. They came here without any ambiguity even though they were thousands of miles away. They were still a tribe that was half army and half civilians.
If a few Roman legions were to come directly, on the grassland, it is estimated that there would be nothing to do except the little Mongolian prince Tumeng.
However, this little girl wants to do business, which is a bit unreliable. Not to mention the small countries along the way, there is also a huge Arab Empire in the middle. Even the silk, porcelain and tea of the Ming Dynasty are good.
Things should be exported to the north, and then transferred directly to the Arabs, and then traveled all the way to Europe. This has been done since the Han and Tang Dynasties. The Central Plains regime acted as a wholesaler, and then wholesaled to the Arabs, and the Arabs then
As a dealer, everyone gets their own benefits.
Does this little girl mean to directly bypass the dealer and find a wholesaler to do business? With such courage and courage, are all Europeans in this era so stupid and bold? Are you a machete for Arabs?
Is it something that looks good?
"Were you born in Da Qin?" Qian Wubing asked tentatively, "Or should I say, the Roman Empire?"
Sure enough, he knew! Grisha was so happy that she immediately said without hesitation, "The Holy Roman Empire of the German nation!"
She stood up gracefully and treated Qian Wubing with the courtesy of a court aristocrat very elegantly: "Carl Grisa Juana has met His Majesty the Ming Dynasty Imperial Guard Zhen Fu, yes, I was born into a great
The Habsburgs of the Holy Roman Empire, my father was the great monarch of the empire, Charlemagne!"
Qian Wubing suddenly stood up, "Wait a minute, aren't you the granddaughter of Elder Lufa? How come your father became Charlemagne again? Ouch, you said you are a princess of the Roman Empire?"
There were footsteps outside, and Qian Ning walked in under the guidance of a steward. Seeing the somewhat strange atmosphere in the room, he was slightly stunned. Then in an instant, he returned to normal and looked at the room intently.
Qian Wubing went to pay homage respectfully.
"Meet the adults!"
"Wait a minute!" At this time, Qian Wubing had no time to talk to Qian Ning. The matter of finding the mastermind behind the palace was not something that could happen in a day or two, but now, the matter of a princess from the Roman Empire suddenly popped up.
, if this is not dealt with immediately, things will get a bit serious.
He waved his hand and said to the people in the room, "You go out and wait, don't let anyone come in!" His expression was so stern that no one in the room dared to delay. In a moment, the room was filled with only
He and Grisha are two.
As a princess from a country far away, no matter how powerful the country is, Qian Wubing doesn't care about it. I won't offend you. You can send an army to destroy me! However, it is clearly agreed that Hua
The return of the foreign tribes, and an imperial princess popping up in the blink of an eye, what's going on?
This really made Grisha meet Zhu Houzhao. Comparing the two, Qian Wubing has been busy eating sand and sunbathing in the northwest these days. It is clearly a large-scale mission, but he is treated as a return.
If the Yi people make such a big mistake and lose face, then they will be thrown to Europe.
It seems that the return of the Yi people has been announced to the world by the imperial court. Isn't the imperial court slapping itself in the mouth? Once this kind of thing comes out, even if Li Feng'er blows pillow wind in Zhu Houzhao's ear, Zhu Houzhao will be embarrassed.
Well, it is definitely impossible for the emperor to make such mistakes and make such a joke. So, Qian Wubing, who is specifically responsible for this matter, may immediately become a scapegoat. I am afraid that he will be labeled as incompetent, ignorant, and confused.
They were sent one after another and it was a joy to send them.
Of course, let’s not talk about his future. I’m afraid he won’t be able to continue his job as a Jinyiwei. Even if Zhu Houzhao is kind, I’m afraid he will be given a casual job with a salary to support him. By then, I’m afraid he will not be able to do anything but work.
The rice bugs stay at home eating and waiting to die, unable to do anything.
Thinking of this, Qian Wubing broke out in a cold sweat. Many of the things he had been puzzled about seemed to have answers at this time. Why were the Mongolians so unfriendly to this Li man? Why had they already arrived in the Ming Dynasty?
, The people of Li have always been facing a formidable enemy, building city walls and appearing ready to defend themselves against incoming attacks. Why are the people of Li so eager to meet the emperor? Why did the delegation to the emperor include such a little girl?
, and the Li Ren elder who led the team had almost no sense of existence.
Also, why did Grisha cling to those Portuguese people? This was a clear intention to drive away her competitors, and it seemed to make sense that Grisha went out of her way to befriend Zhu Yunniang.
What about the princess? The princess can't hang out with a bunch of little kids playing in the mud. Besides, making friends with a noble person like Zhu Yunniang seems to have only advantages and no disadvantages for her to start trade in the Ming Dynasty.
"When you say that you are the princess of the Roman Empire, you are not just talking nonsense, right?" Qian Wubing calmed down for a moment. The top priority was to figure out whether this little girl was deceiving him. He had already been deceived once, and that was
If you are not careful, if you are deceived again, then you are stupid.
"The official credentials, my identity certificate, and the gifts for His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty are all in the embassy!" Grisha smiled. The granddaughter of Lufa, who looked a bit like a doormat, was currently looking at Qian Wubing.
There, I actually felt a bit graceful and luxurious. I don’t know if it was Qian Wubing’s psychological effect.
"Of course, there are also gifts for Your Excellency, they are also there!"
"Please stop calling me Mr. Qian first. I feel awkward hearing it. If you don't mind, just continue to call me Mr. Qian!" Qian Wubing shook his head: "Gifts are not gifts. Let's talk about it later. Since you said so
So sure, there seems to be no problem with this identity. We will know it when we look back. However, I am a little strange. You are a majestic princess of a country. What do you think you are doing hiding among Li people? Is it fun? Since you
If you want to come to our Ming Dynasty for a walk, do it in an honest and fair manner, and pretend to do some trick of naturalizing the Li people. Are you making fun of our Ming Dynasty Empire?"
Qian Wubing said this with a somewhat unkind tone. Grisha should have been the one to instigate such a big mistake, but in the end, it was probably him who took the blame. When he thought of this, he became angry.
Don't hit a single point.
"Are there too many princesses in the Roman Empire and no room left? I know many weak countries. If they send their princesses for diplomacy, they usually cannot defeat the other party. In your country, this is probably called marriage. However, in our Ming Dynasty,
There is another name for this kind of thing, called 'marriage'. Could it be that Princess Grisha, you came here with such an idea?"
"If your Emperor is very handsome, I don't mind becoming his queen!" Grisha smiled slightly: "I have many sisters, but those who dare to cross the dangerous Ottoman Turkish Empire and come all the way here,
But there is only one, and that is me - Carl Grisa Juana. Of course, you will question my motives. I told Mr. Qian very clearly that no one will do anything without reward. If it is what I do,
If I succeed, maybe I will become the first female city lord in the Holy Roman Empire to have her own city-state, and the powerful Habsburg family will become my unbreakable backing in my lifetime!"
"You're so beautiful!" Qian Wubing snorted and said, "Queen, you really treat yourself as a princess. It's so amazing. I also have a Mongolian princess in my house, and she just sits there eating and waiting to die every day."
"As for what Mr. Qian said about hiding among the Li people and coming to Ming Dynasty, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to deceive Mr. Qian. It's just that if I didn't hide my identity, I might not have left the Arab territory.
, I have died countless times. The Arabs are absolutely unwilling to see an imperial princess cross their obstacles and come to the Ming Dynasty. If you are angry about this, I apologize to you!"
"So, the return of the Li people is all lies you made up. They came all the way just to protect you?" Qian Wubing stared, not accepting her apology at all.
It doesn't mean anything.
"No, they are no longer citizens of the Roman Empire, but people of the Ming Empire. You don't have to doubt this, Mr. Qian. Their return is true, and protecting me is just a small task on the way back.
, this is definitely a good deal for their relatives who stayed in the Roman Empire!"
"Huh!" Qian Wubing snorted, and his expression softened slightly. If this was the case, it wouldn't be a big problem. Otherwise, he would have to consider whether to ask Grisha to shut up and talk to him quietly.
Ajilina, the one who works every day in the family, went to be a companion. One princess was raised, and two princesses were also raised. Anyway, there were too many lice and it didn't itch, so she couldn't be allowed to meet Zhu Houzhao and talk nonsense.
"It seems that Mr. Qian has accepted my apology. Can we continue our previous discussion? Mr. Qian, what do you think of my proposal?" Grisha felt that even the most eloquent person under her father
Here, the Prime Minister may not be able to speak better than herself. She has long seen that for people like Qian Wubing, it is best to tell the truth honestly. Maybe, a casual lie will be enough.
Although the things Qian Wubing did in his official position sounded a bit scary, he still seemed to be a very kind person.
"What plan!" Qian Wubing said angrily. He picked up the tea cup on the table and drank it all in one gulp. This shock would probably be too much for the well-connected college students in the cabinet. His
His moral conduct is much worse than that of those old foxes.
"Of course it's the Royal Merchant!" Grisha said anxiously, and after talking for a long time, the most important thing seemed to have been forgotten by the person in front of her. He didn't play like this!
Qian Wubing looked at her eager face and pondered for a moment: "It seems that you really care about this matter, but to be honest, I don't see what benefit we have from this matter. Besides, you want to do business.
No one is stopping you in the Ming Dynasty, why do you have to be an imperial merchant? Do you still expect our court to send troops to help you open this trade route?"
He laughed teasingly: "A lot of people are going to die!"
Grisha choked for a moment. What Qian Wubing said made sense. The problem was that she had only thought about this matter from her own perspective and had never thought of this. This was the most important gold business in her mind.
Road, to the Ming Dynasty, it really doesn't matter. Who you do business with is not business. In the hearts of the people of the Ming Dynasty, there is probably not much difference between the Arabs and the Romans!
"So, if you want to do business, go ahead and buy the silk, porcelain, tea, etc. you want. As long as you have enough money, you can buy enough. As for how you transport it back, that's your own business!"
Qian Wubing paused for a moment, feeling that he could end the conversation with this silly and bold princess who took things for granted: "You said it yourself, the Li people are now my people in the Ming Dynasty, so you should not take any chances with them. I am
Li people's ambassador, you can't pass my test! So be it, Princess Grisha, I will find time to report your matter to our Emperor. You should eat and drink when you are in the Ming Dynasty.
It’s time to play, you’re welcome, if you want to go back anytime, just say it, and our Ming Dynasty will send you a polite gift to leave the country!”
Grisha bit her lip and her expression became a little gloomy. Qian Wubing's words broke her illusions without mercy. She thought of all this too simply.
Without official cooperation, just her and her guards, let alone transporting goods, even whether they can go back is unknown. Without enough rewards, who would be willing to go to war, just like herself, without Charlemagne
With the promise made, will she come to the East with a narrow escape? Even though the mother who loves her most has died, she is still the daughter of Charlemagne and can still live her whole life without any worries.
"Two people from outside come in!" Qian Wubing shouted to the outside: "Send Grisha back to the hall, and then go and report to the Muda people and ask the Muda people to send some brothers to protect Grisha and others.
Safety!"
"Wait a minute!" Grisha shouted to Xu Qian who had just come in. Xu Qian was so frightened that she hurriedly retracted her foot that had just stepped into the door.
"I learned court dancing when I was five years old. Until now, I practice every day. My body is as flexible as a snake. I learned painting and flower arrangement when I was six years old. The poems I created were sung by bards along the Rhine River. In my life
Country, when people think of my name, they often think of another word - elegance! My mother is a Spanish princess, and I inherited her bloodline. When I grow up, even if I am not as beautiful as my mother, I will definitely be thousands of miles away.
Choose a beautiful woman. After I was ten years old, I began to learn riding, swordsmanship, and how to command the army. Among the royal children who accompanied my father on the expedition, I was the only one who was a girl, because my father promised me that as long as I
I can bring wealth to the empire, and I will have my own city-state! So I am no amateur in commanding the warriors to fight!"
Grisha lowered her eyes and finished speaking word by word, then suddenly raised her head and stared into Qian Wubing's eyes: "My identity is no worse than that Zhu Yunniang who loves you deeply, and my appearance is enough to
I'm proud..."
Her blue eyes blinked, and she seemed to have made a lot of determination: "If you help me persuade your emperor to open this trade route, I will marry you!"