Endless crowds, corpses everywhere, thick blood, desolate smoke of gunpowder, confused the entire port of Calais...... Lan Yong had seen too many lives and deaths, and he didn't even hesitate in the battle of fishing in the sea, but this time he was really frightened.

"Deliver my command, both men and women, mobilize and let no one be lazy. We have to survive three months on our own! Lan Yong wasn't sure if the imperial court's reinforcements would arrive, maybe they would never be able to wait, but it didn't matter.

As a nail in the continent, they would rather die than give up.

At the beginning, the Ming fleet defeated the British navy with the momentum of a fierce man from the sky, and inflicted heavy losses on the French army, and established a stronghold in Calais, ending the Hundred Years War between Britain and France ahead of schedule.

In the initial stage, the nobility of the European continent remained welcoming.

From the hands of the Ming merchants, they could get the silk, porcelain, and countless luxury goods that they most desired, and supply the life of the high-class nobles.

It was a great time.

The ladies dressed themselves in more luxurious fashion than angels with splendid silks and delicate jewelry. They rode in carriages, patrolling the territory, and visiting distant relatives, showing off their clothes and skirts that were more brilliant than the flowers of the stars.

The aristocracy of the whole West was immersed in joy.

In the past, Arab merchants monopolized trade, and they could only afford to be inferior in quality and high prices. Now it's okay, Da Ming has been sent directly to the eyes, and they can happily choose, what a grace this is!

Dressed in Ming silk, drinking oriental tea, and using fine porcelain...... Let the world's largest empire serve, this blessing, that's not a small thing!

The aristocrats of the West were happy for about two or three years, but then things changed...... In fact, the purchase of goods from the Orient caused an outflow of gold and silver, which is not serious.

After all, from ancient times to the present, gold and silver in the West have always been in a state of outflow.

It doesn't make much difference whether it flows to the Ming or to the Arabs.

But another by-product has made the West sit on pins and needles, like a fish in the throat...... A large number of Chinese books began to appear on the land of the West.

Exchanges between the two sides, a collision of civilizations, is almost inevitable.

In fact, more than ten years ago, with the round-the-world voyage of Yu Yanzhao and others, Oriental books and works have been transmitted to the whole world. And Zhu Di and Liu Chun continue to send out readers.

It is difficult to verify the number of taxis who have been driven overseas.

According to conservative estimates, it will not be less than 30,000.

These people exchanged with scholars from all over the country, constantly translating books and disseminating culture...... Nowadays, there are many Oriental classics on the Western market.

In the case of the most famous Tao Te Ching, there are more than ten translations alone.

The number of other Confucian classics is also staggering.

In addition, oriental paintings, sculptures, and handicrafts have also been passed on.

In particular, it is worth mentioning that it has also become popular, and the Three Kingdoms Water Margin has also appeared in Latin versions...... And the Ming army established a printing house in Calais.

The various books they published spread rapidly.

Western scholars were immersed in the sea of Confucianism and Taoism, hungry and thirsty, absorbing the wisdom of the East.

And ordinary people also learned skills from it, such as the strategy of the Three Kingdoms and the generosity of the Water Margin...... It is said that there was a leader of the peasant uprising who studied the model of the Yellow Turban Uprising. Shouting that God is dead, the new emperor should be established.

Although they, like the Yellow Turbans, were jointly killed by the nobles, the shock was still very shocking.

In addition, there is a large group of people, who feel that the society is too depressing, and they actually learned the Water Margin, gathered in the mountains and forests, and did not listen to the orders of the nobles at all.

The place is in chaos, but it can still bear it. But the change in the entire intellectual world is fatal.

And all this change has to start with an expedition...... The Mongols' expedition to the west not only hit the entire West hard, but also brought about a devastating panic. At the same time, it also brought two things, first, it was a completely new technology, which allowed the West to master gunpowder, master a lot of new technology, new technology.

As for the second point, it was a little scary, because the Mongols brought the plague at the same time - the Black Death!

During the time when the Black Death was raging, no one knew how many people died...... According to conservative estimates, one-third of the population also died of the plague.

And in this plague, there is one category of people who have a very high mortality rate, and that is the clergy of the Holy See...... They held the cross, prayed, pleaded...... I hope that the gods will send down their divine power to save the poor lamb...... But their god didn't do anything at all, on the contrary, he took these clergy away and saw God together.

After this plague, people's faith in the gods began to waver, and the power of the Holy See began to collapse...... As prestige faded, new ideas emerged.

The so-called Renaissance and ideological enlightenment in later generations all originated from this...... Overthrowing their dependence on the gods, people began to chase wealth and explore the world...... Therefore, a plague has changed the tide of the whole world, and these invisible little things do have incredible power.

Whoever dares to underestimate the power of the plague will surely taste the bitter wine he has brewed!

At this time, the West had just gotten rid of the entanglement of the Black Death, and people were extremely frightened and empty...... The emergence of the Ming Dynasty inevitably changed the entire history of the West.

First of all, the most intuitive is the strong ship and cannon, exquisite goods, these things all show the strength of the Ming Dynasty.

It is the instinct of almost all people to worship the strong and imitate the advanced. They don't delve into the reasons for this, they simply imitate ...... Therefore, everything from the Ming Dynasty is worthy of praise, especially those with character drawings, which are more valuable.

The same cup, with a character, is more than three times more expensive than flowers, birds, fish and insects......

The pastoral life of the Ming Dynasty, wearing clothes, raising poultry and livestock, buildings, streets and alleys...... All in all, all this fascinates scholars in the West...... Under their pen, the Ming Dynasty became a model of world governance.

In this realm, there is no god who dominates everything, and people believe in their own power to change everything.

Their monarch was a well-trained "philosopher's king", a wise and benevolent, intelligent and decisive. To govern the largest country according to common ideas and common norms.

In this country, it is not the blood that determines the quality of people, but the level of effort.

Even the humblest of people can get an education, and as long as they perform well and pass the assessment, they can become officials.

No nobles, no slaves, no untouchables...... Abundance, well-being, prosperity and stability...... Even women can go out of the house and pursue their own happiness...... Neat, elegant, rich, fulfilling...... If there really is a paradise on earth, it must be the East.

To go from the West to the East is to go from barbarism to civilization, from hell to heaven......

"Very well written! It's much better than the bunch of waste in the Hanlin Academy! ”

Zhu Di grabbed his beard excitedly, stared at the translated Western works, and danced excitedly.

The King of Philosophy!

It's a nice title, very, very good!

He also said that I am the wisest person, very good, very good at sycophants!

Those from the Hanlin Academy and the National History Museum should be allowed to come over, or these Western scholars should be sent back to the Ming Dynasty...... Specially let them write books, tout for the royal family, how well written!

"Bring the wine, such a strange text, when the big white is floating!"

Liu Chun gave Zhu Di a particularly large white eye.

"Emperor Taishang, have you heard a sentence? Calling distance produces beauty, if you get these people to go to Daming, the beauty will be gone! Maybe they will also deeply expose, spicy and sarcastic, wouldn't they be cocooned at that time! ”

Zhu Di smiled contemptuously, "Liu Chun, don't beat around the bush, I understand." You mean I'm actually not very good, I'm a fool, I'm not smart at all, and Da Ming is not what is described here...... What does it matter! ”

Zhu Di sneered, "You are also a little clever!" You don't understand at all, when these people went through a lot of hard work and ran to Daming. In order to maintain the lie, in order to convince those who remain in the West, they have found paradise, they will work harder to propagandize, use more sensual words, praise the Ming Dynasty, and promote the royal one! ”

Zhu Di said, and picked up a copy of Marco Polo's travels and stuffed it to Liu Chun.

Faced with this book, Liu Chun was speechless.

Don't really say it, what Zhu Laosi said is really reasonable!

This very simple trick is still enjoyed hundreds of years later.

Yoo Chun was too lazy to say anything...... The impact brought by the East has completely changed the Western world, those nobles and the servants of God in Rome, they have all united and used all their strength to attack Calais frantically, trying to eliminate the Ming stronghold in the West and pacify the source of chaos.

From now on, as long as you close the door, close the window, and don't listen or hear, the world will be peaceful......

"Emperor Taishang, I do have an idea, wouldn't it be better to simply give up Calais and switch to blockade and sanctions from now on, so that the West will continue to rot like this!"

Yoo Chun made his own suggestion.

Zhu Di sneered and only gave him two words: Dream!

Left to its own devices, who knows if the West will really unite and burst into great power...... The best way to do this is to completely wipe out the West, and then divide them into countless states, which are in conflict with each other and hateful, and continue to kill, so that they can be done once and for all.

What can Yoo Chun say! Although he robbed Zhu Di of a lot of power, in terms of combat troops, Liu Chun still believed in Zhu Di's level.

After two months of sailing preparations, the Ming fleet, a total of 450 ships of various types, 18,000 soldiers, and a huge fleet, appeared in the English Channel.

At the very moment when this flotilla appeared, there was a heated discussion among the entire British upper echelons...... When we are alone and helpless, surrender is the best option!

The most expensive kingdom, the weak Britain, is willing to act as the precursor of the Ming Dynasty and crusade against those ignorant fools!

Britain surrendered!