The surprise of European royalty and representatives of Southeast Asia is far from over.

The capital of the Ming Dynasty brought them a real shock.

From the moment they entered the capital, the eyes of these overseas people could not be used, originally from Tianjin to the capital, along the way is ten days, they feel that the territory of the Ming Dynasty is very vast, but the accompanying officials of the Ministry of Rites told these people that this is just a province of the Ming Dynasty, there are more than ten similar provinces, and some places are bigger than here.

The words of the officials of the Ministry of Rites made some people not believe it and thought it was an exaggeration, but when they entered the capital of Daming, everyone felt that what the officials of the Ministry of Rites said was true.

Such a huge city, not to mention the representatives of Southeast Asian countries, even the representatives of European royal families have never seen it, what is even more commendable is that the capital of the Ming Dynasty is unusually prosperous and rich.

Neither Europe nor Southeast Asia could have had such a huge and rich city.

The building specifications of the capital city of Daming are very standardized, the streets of the size are very neat, and it is also very orderly, each street has a unique name, so that people can remember that there are many carriages in the capital, and these carriages can take people who come to the capital for the first time to various places.

After the Spring Festival, the emperor and the imperial court began to require the renovation of roads and ditches, the Grand Canal dredging project is nearing the end, Cao Yun has long been prosperous, not only Cao Yun, countless goods through the Grand Canal, transported to the north and south, to promote the development of commerce, the roads in the north and the south of the road repair and the repair of the roads and houses in the capital, is the main concern of the Ministry of Industry.

About the repair of roads and houses in the capital, this is the emperor personally to the Ministry of Works, the capital is the face of the Ming Dynasty, with the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, a large number of people from all over the world will come to the capital. Their impression of the Ming Dynasty and their worship of the Ming Dynasty are often reflected in their observations of the capital.

The Ministry of Industry has invested great energy in repairing the entire capital, including the roads in Beizhili.

The imperial court abolished forced labor, and all roads and ditches were renovated. It is this method of recruiting people to work and pay for the work, so that the progress of all the projects is very smooth, and a large number of people participate in the renovation of roads and ditches and the repair of the capital, and the local government and the Ministry of Industry do not need to worry about whether there are enough personnel.

The renovation of the capital lasted for more than half a year, and it was not completely completed until the end of September, after the repair project was completed. The first guests were European royalty and Southeast Asian guests.

The repair of the road in the capital is very exquisite, almost all of them are Huagang rocks, and after careful polishing, paved on the ground looks very neat, both sides of the road are generally designed by the Ministry of Engineering Flower Stand, which is planted with a lot of flowers and plants, including all kinds of different flowers and trees that will bloom in spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Trees have been planted on both sides of some roads. The perimeter of the lake is mostly planted with willow trees, and most of the other places are planted with poplar trees.

Large and small shops in the capital. It was also repaired in accordance with the requirements put forward by the imperial court, of course, the imperial court's requirements for merchants were not so strict, and the focus was on solving the problem of dirtiness.

The emperor's concern for the renovation of the roads in the capital and the repair of the city was to the extent that everything was very detailed, and the most impressive thing for the cabinet ministers was that the emperor asked that no littering should be done in the capital. All the officials and ordinary people living in the capital, as well as those who come to the capital from other places, must abide by this rule, otherwise they will be investigated and punished by the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses.

The capital is also a completely new, clean and tidy and rich capital. It made the people feel comfortable, and it shocked the overseas people from Europe and Southeast Asia who entered the capital.

The Ministry of Rites will arrange many overseas guests to live in the post station, more than 1,000 people came this time, unless it is a post station, the rest of the place can not be arranged, as for the three princesses of Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands, they are also arranged to live in the post station, but they are all separate courtyards, the conditions are better than others.

After entering the post station to live, these overseas people believe that the Ming court's jurisdiction over them must be very strict, no matter what, this is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and there must be many rules, including that they can't easily leave the post station.

However, to everyone's surprise, the officials of the Ministry of Rites told everyone that the emperor would approach you in the Forbidden City three days later, and during these three days, everyone could move freely and go to all parts of the capital to see, but the Forbidden City and the official seat were not allowed to enter, and there were no restrictions on the rest of the place.

Representatives of the royal family of Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands, is the most noble among the representatives of the European royal family, the representative of the Spanish royal family, the king's younger brother once expressed his feelings on the road, this time into the capital, but also he first warned everyone that all actions need to be careful, in his impression, Europe is not so free, the distinction between inferior and superior people is very strict, if the inferior people violate the authority of the superior people, waiting for the situation of the severed head, in the face of such a rich Ming Dynasty, He also thinks there must be a lot of rules here.

When the Ministry of Rites officials told everyone that they could walk around the capital, they thought they had misheard.

Led by the representative of the Spanish royal family and the younger brother of the king, the group decided to go out for a walk after dinner.

The process of eating also surprised many overseas people, especially the representatives of the European royal family, although they are representatives of the royal family, in Europe and the top existence, but in terms of eating, they really do not pay much attention to it, come to the capital to taste the food of the Ming Dynasty, so that they feel that the tongue is not enough, the stomach is not big enough.

The emergence of Daming cuisine also needs to thank the emperor, before this Daming restaurant and inn did not have any stir-fried dishes, and the emperor invented stir-frying, and they are all stir-fried in an iron pot, this kind of fried dishes, and the taste of boiled, steamed and fried dishes is very different, and can be fried more delicious, and the time is much faster.

The stir-fried dishes created by the emperor were popular in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty in a short period of time, and even stir-fried dishes appeared in the Qing Dynasty.

These overseas people began to wander around the capital of Daming.

Of course, they will not wander around the Daming capital without doing anything, they need to know a lot of things from the Daming capital.

However, what many overseas people did not expect is that the capital of Daming is too big, divided into the inner city and the outer city, don't think about being able to go all over the capital in one day, when three days have passed, many overseas people have not completely traveled through the capital of Daming, until they talk to those people in the capital who are also from overseas, only to understand not to say three days, even if it takes ten days, do not expect to walk all over the entire Daming capital with both feet.

There is a special group of people in the capital of Daming, these people can speak European words, these people include a lot of people from overseas, there are also Han people from the Ming Dynasty, which makes many overseas people feel convenient, they contact these people every day, go around to see, listen to the relevant introduction.

Tea, silk, porcelain, and other things that are very rare and expensive in Europe can be seen everywhere here, and even some night pearls and horses from overseas can also be seen here.

The three-day wandering made many European royal representatives feel extremely profound, and even made representatives from all over Southeast Asia bow and worship, the Ming Dynasty is a truly invincible dynasty in their eyes.

There are a lot of overseas people in the capital, these people are either doing business in the capital, or studying here, or doing things here, the Ming court is very open, do not reject people from overseas, as long as you are really capable, you can live here.

From the mouths of these overseas people, many representatives of the royal family really know that the Ming Dynasty is very large, hundreds or even thousands of times the area of Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands.

Representatives of the European royal family appreciated the prosperity of the Daming Jingcheng Restaurant, and also saw the versatility of the Qinglou women.

Three days have passed, and the representatives of the European royal family have written down their own feelings, as well as their understanding of the Ming Dynasty, these things they are going to bring back, so that their royal family can refer to them, and the representatives from all over Southeast Asia are much more pragmatic, and they have decided to obey the leadership of the Ming Dynasty, and they must also be protected by the Ming Dynasty.

Although their feelings are different, they have one thing to understand, that is, the Ming Dynasty is the richest and most powerful dynasty, don't think about going against the Ming Dynasty, no matter how far away you are from the Ming Dynasty.

This time to meet the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty also made many overseas people pay special attention.

The only difference is that the three princesses, they came to Daming, to marry the Emperor Daming, and since then they have been far away from their hometowns and come to a completely unfamiliar place with a bright future, which is by no means a good thing, so their spirits are not very good along the way.

However, after entering the Ming Dynasty, the expressions of the three of them slowly changed, and they saw the wealth of the Ming Dynasty along the way, and after coming to the capital, they contacted for a few days to hang out in the capital, which made them realize that they came to the richest place, which is by no means comparable to Europe, to be able to live in such a rich place, and the status is respected, it is not a bad thing for them, as for the longing for their hometown, it is unavoidable, but there are often many people from their hometown, There are many people who live in the capital of Daming and become authentic Daming people.

The three princesses learned from the mouths of the officials of the Ministry of Rites that somewhere in the Ministry of Households, there were hundreds of overseas people doing things, and the overseas people in the Daming Royal Bank could not be counted in detail.

There are actually overseas people who are officials in the Ming court, and a strange feeling spreads in the hearts of the three princesses. (To be continued.) )