After a conversation with Claviyo, Yoon-hee finally figured out what kind of country this Castile was. But he immediately raised another doubt: "As far as I know, people in a country like the Iberian Peninsula near the Mediterranean Sea should have black hair and eyes, but your hair is brownish-yellow, Guihano's hair is brown, your eyes are light blue, Guihano's eyes are dark blue, why is that?" ”

"Your Majesty, my mother is from England and my grandmother is from Switzerland, so my hair and eyes are not the same color as those of the average Castilian. The same is true of Quihano. After three or four times of stimulation, no matter what kind of knowledge Yunxi showed about Europe, Claviyo would not be surprised, and replied calmly.

After that, Yoon-hee asked about the situation in Europe. Although he can't reach Europe yet, it's better to listen.

"Your Majesty, now France is at war with England. This war has been going on for many years ,......; The situation in Central Europe was similarly chaotic, with the Habsburgs, who controlled Austria, always wanting to be crowned King of Germany and even Emperor of the Roman Empire, even more so after King Wenceslas IV of Bohemia was deposed of the title of King of Germany four years earlier. ……； Eastern Europe is relatively stable. But only relatively. Twenty years ago, King Jadwiga of Poland married King Władysław II of the Kingdom of Lithuania, the two countries established a federation, suppressed the Hungarian and Livonian Knights, and competed with the Golden Horde to the east. ……”

Yun Xi listened to this passage painfully. Many of the proper nouns he did not understand, such as 'Wenceslas IV', he could only roughly understand that it was a personal name, and the grammar and pronunciation of ancient and modern English were also different, so he had to stop often and ask Claviyo to use a few words in Khorezm, and Fu An would translate them to him.

Kraviyo said something about the rest of Europe, turning back to his country: "We now occupy a large island called Sicily in the Mediterranean, and push east into Anatolia to fight the Ottomans at sea. ”

"Although the Ottoman state was divided into four by Timur and temporarily lost the strength to continue the offensive to the west, it was unwilling to give up the existing places and actively held on while waging a civil war."

“…… Our country also has two allies at sea, Venice and Genoa, Your Majesty, Venice is the homeland of Marco Polo. These two countries ......" Claviyo wanted to continue, but at this moment, he was suddenly interrupted by Yun Xi: "What did you just say, Venice and Genoa?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The expression on Yun Hee's face was cloudy. He didn't have any idea of summoning these Western countries today, and his hand couldn't reach that far for the time being; But Claviyo's mention of Venice and Genoa awakened some of the memories that had been dormant in his mind, and he suddenly realized that the messenger of Castile would be rewarded today.

After that, Yunxi picked up a pen and paper and began to write something, muttering a few words from time to time, but not talking to anyone else. Fu An and the others saw that His Majesty understood what he was thinking about so clearly, and they didn't dare to speak; Seeing this, Claviyo and Gihano did not dare to speak, and the people in the room stood silently.

After a while, Yun Xi came back to his senses, put down the pen and paper in his hand, and raised his head to face Claviyo.

"I heard Fu An say that because your homeland is hostile to the Ottoman state, you two sent an envoy to Samarkand to unite with Timur to deal with the Ottomans. I also know that you think the best outcome of this war is that the Ming will be defeated at Yiwu and retreat east of Jiayu Pass, while Timur will give up and continue the eastward crusade against the Ming. ”

"But this is only from a military and political point of view, from an economic point of view, don't you think that the defeat of Samarkand by the Ming Dynasty is a better result?"

"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" Claviyo asked.

"The Ming Dynasty defeated Samarkand, and established friendly relations with the White Horde and the Blue Horde, as well as with the Golden Horde, don't you realize that a trade route has been opened?" Yoon-hee said to the two of them in seductive language.

"A trade route, Your Majesty refers to the trade route from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty to the Black Sea through the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, Yili Jiangli, the Blue Horde, the Caspian Sea, and the Golden Horde?" As he spoke, Claviyo's breath became rapid. Not only him, but Gihano's breathing became rapid.

It is very profitable to traffic goods from the East to the West. Even in the early days of the opening of the new shipping routes, a complete piece of porcelain was shipped from Canton to Europe for almost the same weight of gold; Before the opening of the new route, due to transportation difficulties, the price was more expensive, and there was more than 100 times the net profit after one trip!

And the trade route described by the Ming Emperor in front of him is feasible. First of all, after the war, the tentacles of the Ming Dynasty would at least extend to the Syr Darya Valley, bordering the Blue Horde and the White Horde, and as long as the consent of these two khanates and the Golden Horde was obtained, this trade route would be open. And the Golden Horde did not dare to offend Venice and Genoa, and the blue and white khanates did not dare to offend the Ming Dynasty, and this trade route must be opened.

At the same time, after leaving the territory of the Ming Dynasty, you will almost reach the Aral Sea, which is not far from the Caspian Sea, and you only need to walk a short distance by land. Crossing the Caspian Sea is the Caucasus, and it looks like a long overland journey. But there are also rivers here, and the Volga flows into the Caspian Sea. At the same time, the distance of the Dnieper from the Volga is also close, but it flows into the Sea of Azov, which in turn is part of the Black Sea. Therefore, to the west of the Caspian Sea, it is only necessary to take a short land route between the Volga and the Dnieper, and the rest is all waterways. This means that the cost of this trade route can also be reduced!

The cost is not high, and the road is guaranteed to be passable, how can you not make money by doing business through this trade route!

At the same time, Yunxi provided another means of transportation to further reduce costs. "Do you two know the railroad carriage that our Ming Dynasty is using now?"

"Your Majesty, we know. We have already heard that it was with this means of transportation that the Ming Dynasty was able to transport large numbers of troops and weapons to Yiwu in a short period of time. Claviyo said with envy. Although they have analyzed and understood, they know that the maintenance cost of this means of transportation is not low, whether it is wooden rails or iron sheets, they still envy the huge convenience of transportation.

"I have decided to let the attachés you bring with you learn how to make rails and special carriages, and in the future between the Aral Sea and the Caspian Sea, and between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea (he forgot the Volga and Dnieper) to make transportation easier."

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor!" Claviyo said excitedly. Originally, after leaving the Ming control area, most of them were waterways, and with the addition of railroad carriages, the cost was lower.

Yun Xi said in a demagogic tone: "There are many waterways on this road, and there are railroad carriages, and the cost of this trade route will not be much higher than the cost of taking the sea route from the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty to Tianfang, and then through the Dashi Peninsula to the Mediterranean Sea." ”

"Moreover, half of this trade route is in the hands of you Europeans, and the trade route by sea is entirely in the hands of the Great Cannibals."

"Therefore, I hope that when you return, you will report this trade route to your king, and persuade him to open the road west of the Caspian Sea, and the Ming Dynasty will be in charge of the road east of the Caspian Sea."

"Your Majesty the Emperor rest assured, we will definitely report this matter to our king when we go back, and he will definitely be willing to open up this trade route!" In fact, where do you still use him to bewitch? How could they not report such a lucrative trade route to Enrique II?

And as long as the Europeans knew the news, even if Enrique II was unwilling to get through, the Venetians and Genoese would fight desperately to get through. Claviyo had no doubt that they would even seize colonies and establish ports on the Caspian coast in the future, in order to control this trade route flowing with gold!

"Okay." Yun Xi smiled and said, "It just so happens that I am going to send an envoy to the Golden Horde, so you should go with me." ”

"This," Claviyo hesitated slightly. He also wanted to go to the Central Plains to have a look, and he didn't want to go back; But Gijuano had already spoken up: "Your Majesty, I will immediately lead part of our delegation from the Kingdom of Castile to the Golden Horde with your envoys. ”

"Alonso, aren't you going to take a look at the Ming Kingdom's homeland?" Claviyo asked.

"Go to the mainland of Mingguo to see how important it is to make money!" Gijuano said in Castile: "Buy some Ming goods from Yiwu to go to the Golden Horde, and then return to Europe, you don't need to go back to Castile, you can sell them in Constantinople for dozens of times the price!" If you continue west, the price will be higher! ”

"Although I am a viscount and have inherited the title, I don't have much money, otherwise I wouldn't be willing to go to the East. Seizing this opportunity, my family fortune is enough to multiply dozens of times, and if I marry the daughter of an earl and marquis, I may be able to raise my title by one level. Even if I was lucky, I would marry a countess and a marquis, and I would die without regrets. ”

"And I may have the opportunity to come to Daming in the future, so I'm not in a hurry at this time."

As he spoke, he turned his head and begged Yun Xi again, "Your Majesty, I hope you will allow me to buy Da Ming's goods in Yiwu City. ”

"Of course you can." Yun Hee smiled and agreed.

After listening to Gihano's words, Claviyo still said: "Your Majesty, I hope to be able to go to the territory of the Ming Dynasty to have a look, and I will not follow the envoy you sent to the Golden Horde, please ask Your Majesty's permission." ”

"Yes." Yun Hee was a little curious about his decision: "I was able to refuse the temptation to make a lot of money." But I agreed.

In fact, Claviyo hesitated for a long time, but he finally decided to give up this opportunity to make money. Of course, in addition to the fact that he really wanted to go to the Central Plains to have a look, the other reason was that he didn't have much money in his hands, and even if he purchased from Yiwu, he couldn't buy much, and he didn't make much money when he went back.

And he always felt that he could get a better opportunity in the Central Plains than he did now. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty had a great surprise about Europe, and even spoke English, but he didn't have a bigger surprise after he went to the Central Plains?