China Street!

There was a Chinese street in Mexico in the 17th century!

This is too carefree.

Zhu Guoqiang looked at the old man in front of him in surprise and asked.

"China Street? Where do you all live?"

"Yes, sir."

Wang Mingkun replied.

"When the earliest families lived in the Emperor Shenzong, there were also Japanese and Annan people. However, the Spanish called them "Ming people". If they included the wife and children they married, there were nearly 10,000 Ming people there!"

What!

Nearly 10,000 people!

Zhu Guoqiang couldn't help but widen his eyes.

In Mexico in 1650, there were tens of thousands of Ming people living in it.

This is too incredible.

Zhu Guoqiang did not know that as early as the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, groups of Chinese people had already arrived in the Americas and formed the earliest American Chinese community.

In the first year of Longqing, that is, in 1567, Emperor Longqing announced the lifting of the sea ban and allowing private sea ships in Yuegang, Fujian and other places to go to sea. From then on, private merchant ships heading to Southeast Asia and South Asia are no longer regarded as pirates.

It was exactly two years before the Longqing switch, in 1565, the Spanish established the Governor's Office in Cebu, Philippines. In the second year, they met the Ming merchants who suffered a shipwreck. So the two countries met unexpectedly. The Ming merchants found that the Spanish had silver in their hands, and the Spanish discovered that these Ming merchants had the goods they had dreamed of.

At that time, the Spanish could hardly stay in Cebu. After all, the products here were barren at that time and there was no commodity for transportation. The arrival of the Ming Dynasty's maritime merchants changed everything. The Spanish had a large amount of silver in their hands, so the Ming Dynasty maritime merchants transported ships of goods for silver.

Ocean navigation is a very dangerous thing. It takes more than ten days for the Ming Dynasty sea ships to go from Yue Port to Manila. However, the Spanish need to cross the Pacific Ocean to transport the Ming Dynasty cargo to the New Spain Governor's District, which later became Mexico. Every June-July, Spanish sailboats filled with Chinese cargo set sail from Manila and head to the port of Acapulco, Mexico. On the day of departure, all churches in Manila pray together. Because when the sailing ships can arrive is completely metaphysical.

If everything goes well, the boat can reach Mexico in about three months. If it encounters wind and waves, it may take more than six months, and this is the case when the ship has not crashed.

It is precisely because the sailing across the Pacific Ocean is full of dangers that no matter how the Spanish officials persuaded them, there were not many Spanish people willing to come to Manila. Even to this day, there are only one or two thousand Spanish people in Manila, while there are tens of thousands of Ming immigrants outside the city.

The Pacific sailing route was the foundation for the construction of Manila. The Spaniards, who lacked sailors, thought of letting the Ming sailors control Spanish sailing ships to cross the Pacific Ocean and maintain this crucial trade route.

It was from that time that in the past 70 years, tens of thousands of Ming people have arrived in Mexico along this sea route. Of course, not all Ming people, but also Filipinos, Japanese, Annan people, etc., but Spain collectively calls them "Chinese".

However, because ocean sailing is full of dangers, most of them did not choose to "return to their roots", but stayed in the Americas, where they reproduced and eventually integrated into the local area.

"...The market stalls we operate are around Mayor Square. Mayor Square is the central square of the city. Adults don't know that although it is called "Balian District", we Ming people do all kinds of business there. Even those Spanish people are not as good as us in business, let alone natives."

Wang Mingkun said proudly.

The reason they chose to stay in New Spain was because they had more opportunities. Whether doing business or working, the Spanish could not compete with them, so that in the 1620s, a Dominican monk lamented: "Every year, Chinese who converted to Christianity came over and overwhelmed the Spanish in that line."

A hundred years later, when the British pirate George Anson invaded western Mexico, a mixed-race army of Chinese and Westerners made great contributions to defending the city, which was recorded in local history.

The Chinese held muskets and cold weapons to defend against the robbery of British pirates in Spanish ports!

There is enough fantasy!

But this is history!

History means that the Ming people arrived in America as early as the end of the 16th century and lived there. All this happened in history.

Later generations find it incredible to see it, but now people are even more dumbfounded and can't speak for a moment.

Zhu Guoqiang asked.

"So, there are indeed many wise people there?"

Wang Mingkun replied.

"At least tens of thousands of people. Including their children and families, it will cost at least 30,000 to 40,000 people!"

This is really a lot!

You know, at this time, there were not so many people in the British Virginia colonies!

This is simply a miracle!

"Since you all have settled down there, why should you come back?"

Looking at these people on the boat, they are all Ming people... many of them are descendants of Ming people.

"Return to the words of the Lord, the leaves are back to their roots. The grass people have been going to sea for thirty-five years. During these thirty-five years, they have been talking about the Ming Dynasty and their parents and brothers. If they can meet them in their lives, they will be willing to die."

When talking, Wang Mingkun couldn't help but shed tears. The old man beside him was covered in tears, and the middle-aged man next to him said.

"Sir, Ye Luo returned to his roots. When my father passed away, he was talking about going home. He did not allow Caomin to bury him in Acapulco and asked the villain to take his ashes back to his hometown for burial. A few years ago, he learned that the war in the Ming Dynasty had ended, the Holy Emperor was in power, and the country was peaceful and peaceful. Therefore, Caomin raised money with everyone to buy a boat and return to the Ming Dynasty. He begged the elders to pity the suffering of our elders and our elders, and allowed us to get off the boat and return to our hometown and bury our father and elders!"

Although the middle-aged man's words were a bit stiff, he had a lot of etiquette. After the words were finished, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed. Seeing this, others kowtowed and begged.

"I'd like to pity my elders for dying in a foreign land, and allow me to get off the boat and return home and bury my father and elders!"

For a moment, there were prayers on the boat. Although many of them were not fluent in Chinese, and half of them were wearing European clothes, Zhu Guoqiang was inexplicably moved when facing the people who were kneeling together.

No matter what, they are all wise people!

More importantly, their appearance gave Zhu Guoqiang another opportunity to enter the Americas.

oops!

We're late!

It’s not coming, it’s going... Fortunately, although the official has gone late, the people have already gone!

Now, everything is coming in a hurry!

Thinking of this in his heart, Zhu Guoqiang ordered the guards beside him.

"He Hongyong, please use my waist card to go to the Qingjiangpu Customs Office to inform them and let them get ashore. If they ask, they will say that it was me. The Ming Dynasty's navigation order prohibits Westerners, not Ming people themselves! If everyone is back home, how can you not let them go home!"

What!

Wang Mingkun, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head in surprise and said excitedly.

"Sir... Thank you, sir. I will return to my hometown and I will definitely set up a tablet of immortality for you and pray for you day and night."

Thinking about the lustful eyes of the adults when they looked at Anna and the sisters before, Wang Mingkun still said.

"The adults are really unable to repay our great kindness. If the adopted daughters do not dislike them, they will take them back to the house as a commander. Anna and Jessica, come and pay homage to the adults."

Anna and Jessica were his adopted daughters, and they were in their prime. It was their blessing to be able to serve the adults now.

"The grass-given people pay homage to the Lord."

Looking at the two pretty girls who were full of Latin style and wildness who were kneeling in front of him, Zhu Guoqiang, who had long been eyeing others, would refuse.

In fact, no man would refuse such a good thing. The Ming Dynasty may not have Xia Yuhe on the banks of the Ming Lake, but there must be long legs from Mexico.

"Brother Wang is intent!"

Zhu Guoqiang said with a smile.

"I will accept their sisters and will definitely treat them well in the future!"

After saying that, Zhu Guoqiang smiled again.

"In addition, I have an uninvited request."
Chapter completed!