Transmigrated into the body of Zhu Yunteng, the grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, he is unwilling to accept a tragic fate for himself and begins to find ways to build power and prepare for rebellion.
<...Zhu Yunwen thought about it and found it made sense, so he nodded and said:
"Let her in."
Soon a young and beautiful woman dressed in silk walked in. She looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old, with a few moles on her face.
After entering, he placed one hand across his chest, bowed to Zhu Yunwen, and said:
"Princess of the Women's Kingdom greets His Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yunwen nodded in return, a gesture befitting a great power.
As the grandson of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunwen's status was naturally different from that of the princesses and princes of these small countries.
The princesses and princes of these small countries all understood that they had to be slightly humbler in front of Zhu Yunwen.
At this moment, Zhu Yunwen spoke:
"Princess of the Women's Kingdom, what brings you to see me?"
The princess of the Women's Kingdom immediately spoke up:
"Your Highness, my Daughter Kingdom has long heard of the Great Ming Dynasty in the East. It is a powerful and prosperous nation with its people living in peace and contentment. It is one of the countries that my Daughter Kingdom greatly admires."
"It is truly an honor to have the opportunity to meet the Grandson of the Ming Dynasty at this gathering of princes from various Western countries."
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said:
"There's no need for formalities. You came to see me not just for these polite words, was there?"
The princess of the Women's Kingdom blushed slightly before continuing:
"This gathering of princes from various countries is actually aimed at securing some benefits for each country and establishing cooperative trade and other beneficial transactions with each other."
Therefore, my Women's Kingdom also wishes to establish some cooperation with the Ming Dynasty in these areas, as long as the Ming Dynasty does not mind.
Zhu Yunwen sat down in a chair and then gestured for the princess of the Women's Kingdom to sit down as well.
After the princess of the Women's Kingdom sat down, Zhu Yunwen spoke again:
"Putting everything else aside, just talking about trade cooperation, my Great Ming is naturally willing to establish such cooperation and relationships with all countries."
So I'm also very curious, what kind of specialties does the Kingdom of Women possess? Tell me about them. If it's indeed possible, then cooperation is only a matter of time.
Upon hearing this, the princess of the Women's Kingdom immediately spoke excitedly:
"Our Kingdom of Women is rich in all kinds of silks, satins and knitted items. There are also women's embroidery and other things that are very distinctive of our Kingdom of Women."
In our Kingdom of Women, these clothing-related items have already reached a very high level of development.
"If His Highness the Crown Prince were willing to visit our Kingdom of Women, I'm sure he would be very interested in our knitwear industry."
After hearing this, Zhu Yunwen gave a helpless wry smile. But then he thought about it again. The famous things about the Women's Kingdom were related to things that girls were good at, so it didn't seem strange.
However, it seems that the Ming Dynasty has no shortage of clothing, including knitting needlework and various silks and satins.
Seeing the atmosphere suddenly become awkward, the princess of the Women's Kingdom realized that what she had said had absolutely no appeal to Zhu Yunwen.
So she couldn't help but cough, and then, very shyly, said:
"Besides these things, our Kingdom of Women also has some other specialties, such as many kinds of pastries, which we make very well."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said:
"That's not bad. The food is quite unique, but is there anything else?"
Zhu Yunwen asked again, and the princess of the Women's Kingdom thought carefully for a while before saying:
"By the way, we also have a lot of jewelry, and the gold and silver jewelry is also very exquisite."
Zhu Yunwen rubbed his forehead, thinking that it seemed that cooperation could indeed be established, but there weren't many things that could be cooperated on.
Moreover, it seems that the benefits to both sides are not very significant.
However, considering that the Kingdom of Women is not a large country, perhaps such transactions of interest are very important to them.
Thinking about it this way, Zhu Yunwen didn't find it strange. Besides, cooperating with them could also have some mutually beneficial effects.
So Zhu Yunwen said:
“That sounds pretty good. Well then, if there’s an opportunity, I’ll go to the Kingdom of Women. We can definitely open up a trade route so that the two countries can have a trade route.”
Although the Ming Dynasty could only buy limited items from the Kingdom of Women, it did not mean that the Ming Dynasty could only export limited items to the Kingdom of Women.
That's also an option; you could make some money from the Kingdom of Women.
And so, the two sides had a conversation, and the princess of the Women's Kingdom was very happy.
I believe that cooperating with a great power like the Ming Dynasty would lead to a bright future.
Zhu Yunwen, on the other hand, felt that he was really busy all day long.
They had just arrived in Baoxiang Kingdom to attend a gathering of princes from various countries, and before the trip was even over, another itinerary was arranged, requiring them to visit the Women's Kingdom as well.
However, for the sake of national development, the economic and trade development of the Ming Dynasty, and the opportunity for the people to earn money through more channels, such sacrifices seem worthwhile.
Moreover, Zhu Yunwen was well aware that it was indeed necessary to engage in trade with other countries.
Closing the country off from the world is not a good thing.
Many things from the Ming Dynasty can indeed be exported to other countries, thereby gaining more profits.