Over the next few days, the princes and princesses from various countries were received by court officials who explained the advanced aspects of the Ming Dynasty to them and took them to visit its agricultural and manufacturing industries, entertainment facilities, and so on.
These things once again opened the eyes of the princes and princesses from various countries.
Especially when they saw that the Ming Dynasty had many factories responsible for the specialized production of a range of things, such as coal for heating, bicycles, toilet water, and cement.
They then realized just how terrifying and awe-inspiring such a sophisticated system truly was.
This also made them realize how much price and hardship they would have to pay to follow the same path as the Ming Dynasty, but no matter what, all such sacrifices would definitely be worthwhile.
After all, no progress comes without effort; all they have to do is study hard and follow the path that the Ming Dynasty has paved for them.
After all, the Ming Dynasty has already paved the way for this prosperous and bright future. The leaders of other countries only need to follow suit and learn from others' examples.
They could even pay some price to introduce technology from the Ming Dynasty, which would allow them to develop their respective countries' industries.
This was absolutely beneficial and without any harm. Thinking this way, the princes and princesses of various countries admired the Ming Dynasty even more.
After spending a few days in the Ming Dynasty, the princes and princesses from various countries wrote letters to their respective kings, describing the Ming Dynasty as they had seen it and how powerful it truly was.
Their purpose was to obtain authorization from their respective kings.
Since this has already happened, if we can reach a cooperation agreement, it will naturally save us a lot of trouble.
In addition, we should report the situation of the Ming Dynasty to the kings of their respective countries, so that they can have an understanding and assessment of the Ming Dynasty.
And so, many more days passed, and these princes and princesses were enjoying themselves in the Ming Dynasty so much that they were almost reluctant to leave.
After receiving the letter, the kings of their respective countries made decisions after careful consideration before sending them back in the form of a letter.
After receiving messages from their respective kings, the princes and princesses from various countries began to discuss cooperative projects with the ministers of the Ming Dynasty.
So far, all they've been able to import are things from the Ming Dynasty.
For example, spending money to buy bicycles, tricycles, cement, floral water, and various food seeds from the Ming Dynasty.
Sweet potatoes, potatoes, peppers, and other similar foods are particularly important.
It is also an important item to buy glasses nowadays.
Because sweet potato and potato seeds don't require much technical expertise, officials in the Ming Dynasty set relatively high prices for them.
The seeds for these items would be expensive, but in order to enrich the food supplies of their respective countries, the princes gritted their teeth and agreed, and signed the agreement.
In addition, they also placed a large number of orders for bicycles, cement spray, and other similar products.
These things don't look like seeds.
After buying and planting the seeds, you can get more seeds.
But bicycles, toilet water, cement—these are things that, even if you buy them, you use them and they're gone. You can't just buy them and immediately manufacture them yourself.
After all, these core technologies were all in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.
Even if they wanted to explore and research it on their own, it probably wouldn't be an easy task.
So in the following period, princes and princesses from various countries, under the authorization of their kings, signed many contracts with the Ming Dynasty, bringing a huge number of orders to the Ming Dynasty.
Some of these orders are huge, which will not only bring considerable fiscal revenue to the Ming Dynasty, but also generate substantial income for its people.
After all, once an order is placed, these things need to be made, and the production of these things requires the people of the Ming Dynasty to do it.
They have jobs and businesses to do, and they can make money from them. This is the benefit and economy brought by their appearance.
In addition to securing these orders, the princes and princesses of those countries also expressed to the Ming Dynasty that their kings very much wanted to recognize the Ming Dynasty as their suzerain state.
This is an initiative; they want to curry favor with the Ming Dynasty and become its vassal state.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy to learn of this.
Isn't what he wanted to achieve the scene of the Ming Dynasty being paid tribute by all nations?
Once these countries became vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, they would naturally have to come and pay homage to the Ming Dynasty every year, thus creating a scene of all nations coming to pay tribute.
In the past, the countries that recognized the Ming Dynasty as their suzerain state were basically a few countries near the Ming Dynasty.
They were also under pressure and refused to acknowledge the Ming Dynasty as their master. They had no choice; otherwise, they might be attacked by the Ming Dynasty.
By acknowledging the Ming Dynasty as their master, they could not only avoid being attacked by the Ming Dynasty, but also have the Ming Dynasty stand up for them when they were attacked by others.
Why not do it?
The western region is somewhat far from the Ming Dynasty, so logically, even if they were unwilling to submit, the Ming Dynasty would not cause them trouble without a reason.
After all, they were too far apart, but now that they were willing to take the initiative to cling to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally happy to accept.
As for why these countries wanted to curry favor with the Ming Dynasty, the answer is actually quite simple.
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