Chapter 349 Extra Story: We Have No Shortage of Princesses
Chapter 349 Extra: We don’t lack princesses
Author: History turns to ashes
Chapter 349 Extra: We don’t lack princesses
"Constantinople! Still a princess!"
Xu Jingchang was shocked, this was the famous Princess in Purple!
As we all know, in Europe, the title of emperor has something to do with Rome.
For example, the first Rome, the second Rome, the Eastern Rome... It seems that a few decades later, Constantinople fell, and the princess married the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and then there was a tsar, and the original meaning of the tsar was also the emperor of the Romans, so
It is the so-called Third Rome.
Then there is that thing that is neither sacred, nor Roman, nor imperial... The king of the country is also called the emperor.
As for taking the emperor, it also forced Habsburg to give up the Holy Roman Emperor and crown him the emperor himself.
The only exception was the British... In order not to suffer any disadvantages in dealing with other countries, they looked around and found that they couldn't get any of the crowns in Europe, so they simply crowned themselves the emperor of India.
The Roman Empire had a Mediterranean lake, and we also have a larger lake... the Indian Ocean!
Therefore, with India’s leading talents, the sun will never set. Without India, it will be a kingdom, and no one can survive except the Weeping Kingdom.
If the Princess in Purple had been brought to the Ming Dynasty in advance a few decades before the loss of Constantinople, the Ming Dynasty would also have a strong claim.
The crown of the emperor of the Roman Empire could also be retained in the Ming Dynasty.
The value of this thing is immeasurable!
Although this bastard in my family is unreliable, he never forgets to bring back some good things, and he has a promising future.
Thinking of this, Xu Jingchang couldn't help but said: "Since you are a princess, you have to take good care of her. Especially remind your mother that it is not easy for her to come from afar. She must take into account food, clothing, housing, transportation, and daily life. No matter what the requirements are, do your best.
satisfy."
Hearing what his father said, Xu Xianzhong suddenly widened his eyes and looked at his father warily, "Are you always up to something?"
Xu Jingchang looked at him and frowned, "What the hell is your idea? A friend comes from afar and you don't even know how to treat the guests?"
Xu Xianzhong shook his head even more, "That's not right. Didn't you say that a friend came from afar, whipped dozens of times, and drove him away to another house?" The boy came close to Xu Jingchang's ear and whispered in a low voice: "Tell me the truth, right?
I covet her and want to be my aunt!"
"You fart!"
Xu Jingchang raised his foot and gave Xu Xianzhong a hard blow.
This bastard is really neither old nor young. Although your father has many hobbies, he has never had a reputation for being lecherous. Moreover, this little princess is obviously not as old as you.
Even if you have evil intentions, you were the one who beat me. After all, you got it back.
How can you press it on my head?
You rebellious and unfilial son!
Xu Jingchang was furious, but Xu Xianzhong spoke plausibly, "Dad, let me ask you something. How many princesses do we have in Yingtian?"
"How many? In the clan, there are only a few left by Emperor Taizu. The Emperor Taizu doesn't have many princesses, but His Majesty is quite capable of having children. There are about ten of them."
Xu Xianzhong said: "I'm talking about foreign countries."
"Overseas? How do I know!"
Xu Xianzhong stretched out his palm and shook it at Xu Jingchang.
"There are five?" Xu Jingchang said casually.
"It's five hundred!"
"So many?" Xu Jingchang was also taken aback. At present, the Ming Dynasty and all the countries came to visit, and there were quite a lot of foreign guests, but to what extent, Xu Jingchang was not sure.
But no matter what, there can't be hundreds of princesses. Aren't you talking nonsense?
"Dad, please listen to me and let me do the math for you... The Ryukyu royal family has moved here. There are seventeen children studying in Beijing alone, including five women, twenty of the Annan clan, and eight women. There are also some in North Korea.
More than a dozen... Let’s talk about the Japanese country, they have princes all over the country, and if you include the women of these princes, there are hundreds of them in the Japanese country alone!”
After hearing what his son said, Xu Jingchang seemed to have remembered it.
This matter was still a national policy of his.
Because as the Ming Dynasty continued to use troops, many small tribes surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.
At this time, you need to have an expression... Someone said that according to the rules of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, you need to send a proton to show your surrender. If you break your promise, you will kill your precious son first.
Before Qin Shihuang succeeded to the throne, he had been used as a hostage, which was very sad.
Some people also put forward the opposite suggestion. In the Tang Dynasty, there were also cases of princesses marrying outside the country, turning the leader of the other party into the son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty. With this level of in-law relationship, peace could be guaranteed.
When Xu Jingchang was the general envoy, he severely criticized these two views.
The theory of protons turned the Ming Dynasty into the Liangshan Mountains. It was too patternless.
As for the princess marrying outside, she still treats national affairs as family trivial matters, which is completely unreliable.
The plan Xu Jingchang came up with was to submit to tribal countries and send descendants of clan nobles to study in the Ming Dynasty. There was a special stipulation that women must come over.
This point has really caused a lot of controversy. Boys are useful, but women can also be used as hostages to influence national policy?
Isn't it too whimsical?
Xu Jingchang sneered at this. His short-sighted eyes could only see this distance.
Recruiting women to study is not easy.
In today's Ming Dynasty, due to the development of textile, garment and other industries, many women are working... Women's schools have also emerged, and the number of students enrolling is increasing every year.
This formed a completely different atmosphere. In the Ming Dynasty, women could study, do business, and even serve as officials. Every holiday, the streets were full of girls in beautiful flowers.
This makes many barbarian countries unable to even think about it.
Although the status of women in various Mongolian tribes is also quite high, in the final analysis, it is due to the lack of labor force, women are used as men, and men are used as livestock...
It's something like the Ming Dynasty that I wouldn't even dare to dream about.
Therefore, those women who came to study in Ming Dynasty completely broadened their horizons and increased their knowledge.
Most of them depended on Ming Dynasty and were reluctant to go back.
And those who went back were equivalent to bringing back the splendor of the Ming Dynasty.
Any princess or noble daughter is the best fashion indicator. When they wear the clothes of the Ming Dynasty, wear the treasures from the Ming Dynasty, speak in the Ming Dynasty accent, are proficient in tea ceremony, music, and can sing ditties, they immediately become popular among the local people.
of pursuit.
If you can read the Analects of Confucius, know historical records, and can tell Chinese anecdotes and history, you will be like a living god.
Even the courtiers who looked at Xu Jingchang's discomfort had to admit that Ding Guogong was too clever.
The trade volume between a place and the Ming Dynasty is directly proportional to the number of returned overseas students... Basically, the more people go back, the more thoroughly they study, the more hungry they are for the Ming Dynasty's goods, and the smoother the trade between the two sides.
In turn, for these princes and noble ladies who returned from studying in the Ming Dynasty, their personal connections in the Ming Dynasty also became their capital.
With this, after returning home, his status skyrocketed and his status improved rapidly.
Wealth, status, and even authority are increasing rapidly.
Even Zhu Di could see the benefits in this.
So he got a preparatory course in Tianzhu.
Specially recruiting international students from Tianzhu.
Moreover, Zhu Di was very considerate and left 30% of the quota for lower castes.
This 30% quota is not just that low castes only account for 30%... but after deducting 30%, the remaining 70% is a fair examination, and low castes can also participate.
Although it is difficult for the poor people of lower castes to compete with the upper class... there are enough of them, and history also tells us that as long as the number reaches a certain level, there will always be a few heaven-defying gods.
Therefore, in Tianzhu, taking the preparatory course for studying in the Ming Dynasty has become the craziest exam. Everyone racks their brains and tries their best just to compete for less than one thousandth of the place.
It's smoking!
This is the reason why the princess of Eastern Rome wanted to find a tutor.
It won’t work if you don’t work hard!
After Xu Jingchang figured out these things, he had to sigh that the current Ming Dynasty really looked like the coming of all nations.
"You kid, listen carefully, teach me carefully and pay more attention to me. It's best for this foreign princess to like you!" Xu Jingchang taught his son earnestly.
Xu Xianzhong rolled his eyelids and said helplessly: "You don't have any more tricks, do you?"
Xu Jingchang's face sank, "Please show some respect to me. I am doing this for your own good as a father. If we can really get married, our descendants of the Xu family will have the right to inherit the Roman Empire. One day, we will be able to return to the Roman Empire again."
It is also a good thing for Rome to be glorious and dominate the West."
Xu Xianzhong thought about it seriously, "I understand, you don't want to take over the old Zhu family and are planning to find another way, right?"
Xu Jingchang spread his hands and said, "I don't care anyway, it mainly depends on what you think."
