The Rise of the European Emperor

Due to the strict household registration management system in the Ming Dynasty, there was very little population movement. Generally speaking, only scholars and businessmen have the opportunity to go to other places frequently. Therefore, ordinary people are very stupid and have never seen anything in the world.

Although it is said that the people of Daming in the capital city have seen the most of the world, they are not like later generations who can see foreigners casually on the street.

The foreigners that people in the capital generally see come to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. However, most of the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty were countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia. They were either East Asian yellow people who were similar to Han people, or Southeast Asian Malays who were tanned. There are actually relatively few Caucasians like Marin.

Although there were also Central Asian nomads who came to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, they were also of Caucasian race. However, due to the endless wars in the Western Regions, the way to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty is very dangerous. Therefore, there were very few Caucasians who came to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. Pure white Germanic races like Marin are even rarer, which is why some people think that Marin's "pale skin is weak" jokes.

In fact, Europeans in this era were not very white. The main reason is that Europeans in this era don't like to take a bath...

Although there are few strange flowers like Louis XIV who only took 7 baths in 72 years, it is common for them not to take a bath for several years. Therefore, most Europeans are covered with a thick layer of dirt, similar to beggars in TV dramas, and naturally look darker. Obviously a sensible person, but dirty like a black man...

But the Beihai Kingdom is obviously a different species, and the traveler Marin obviously can't stand the bad habit of not taking a bath. Therefore, Marin once set a rule that he was not allowed to appear in the court without taking a bath. Then, the entire Beihai country followed suit and began to get used to taking a bath.

Therefore, Marin and his thousand men perfectly restored the fair skin of the Caucasians. People of Daming who have never seen the market, at first glance, thought it was sick and pale.

In addition to discussing Marin's "weakness and kidney deficiency", some people talked about Marin's curly blond hair:

"Look, these ghosts are really pitiful. Not only are their faces pale, but their hair is curled up with withered yellow. It's obvious that they don't eat well. Hey, I, the people of Ming Dynasty, are happy..."

Yes, the natural curly blond hair is regarded as the yellow hair of the yellow race caused by malnutrition...

Moreover, these Ming Dynasty people discussed quite loudly, and they were not afraid that Marin would hear them. Because, they thought that a ghost like Marin couldn't understand the official language of Ming Dynasty...

Marin has 10,000 MMPs to say in his heart, and if he listens to it any more, he will probably vomit blood from anger. Originally, he thought he was handsome, and it was true. As a result, in the eyes of the people in the capital of Ming Dynasty, I became a "unlucky ghost" with "weak kidney deficiency" and "malnutrition"...

So, Marin decided to suppress these remarks that made him vomit blood. He turned back abruptly and ordered loudly:

"Soldiers, come, let's sing "Our Beloved Lady" together!"

The boss has an order, and the soldiers will naturally execute it:

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang..." The familiar prelude sounded, and then, a thousand soldiers sang loudly in unison, with neat and clear voices:

"Our dear lady,

in the cold,

Leave us poor mercenaries overnight,

Like a warm sun!

Don't let us freeze to death,

Stay in a comfortable hotel;

We come with purses full,

And left empty;

that drumbeat,

that drumbeat,

alarm! alarm! alarm!

Hi, la la la la la, la la la!

Get ready and go!

Mercenaries, let's go!

..."

...

Although there were not as many people as the crowd of Daming people watching, the soldiers were all strong men with a strong voice, loud and neat. Therefore, the song sung by a thousand people overwhelmed the tens of thousands of Ming people who were watching, and shocked the audience.

Just in time, Huang Qinghe, the chief guest officer of the Ministry of Rites (the chief officer of the host and guest department, who is equivalent to the director of later generations, responsible for the reception of foreign guests), and Fang Yong, the commander of the Jinwu left guard who is in charge of monitoring the twenty-six guards of the pro-army of Marin's soldiers, came Welcome to Marlin and his party. At the same time, Fang Yong also brought two thousand Jinwu left guard soldiers with distinctive armor. Their task, on the one hand, is to prevent Marin's soldiers and horses from making trouble in the capital. At the same time, it also means to suppress the opponent through the military majesty.

The left and right Jinwu Guards are the top-ranked troops among the twenty-six guards of the Ming Dynasty's pro-army. When the emperor is on tour, the soldiers of the Jinwu Guards must accompany him for protection.

Therefore, most of Jinwuwei's men and horses are physically strong, unlike the local guards who have many old, weak, sick and disabled. Moreover, because it is the most important pro-military guard, the armor of the Jinwu Guard is well distributed, and it can be said that the armor is distinctive. After all, when the emperor was on tour, he still relied on them to support the scene.

Unlike many soldiers of the Tianjin Guard who wear linen clothes, most of the officers of the Jinwu Guard wear silk because they are the face of the imperial court. Even ordinary soldiers, at least in cotton clothes, look very classy. As for the armor or something, not to mention, it is given priority. The Jinwu Guard uses the remaining second-hand armor, and the local guards can treat it as a treasure...

Fang Yong brought two thousand Jinwu Guards officers and soldiers to the vicinity of Yongding Gate, the south gate of the capital, to meet Ma Lin and his party. But from the looks of it, the soldiers of Jinwu Zuowei really look good. After all, the Jinwu Guards don't have the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, and all of them have distinctive armor.

However, as soon as they arrived near Yongding Gate, they saw Marin's thousand guards singing "Our Beloved Lady" and walking towards them with uniform steps...

Huang Qinghe, the host and guest secretary of the Ministry of Rites, didn't think anything, but was curious about what these fan soldiers were singing. But beside him, Fang Yong, the commander of Jin Wu's left guard, his face tightened, and he subconsciously put his hand on the handle of the knife...

"Elite!" This was Fang Yong's first reaction.

I saw a thousand soldiers coming towards me, all of them were over seven feet tall (over 1.7 meters), and all of them were high-spirited. In terms of mental outlook, it surpassed the two thousand Jinwu left guard soldiers brought by him.

Moreover, this thousand horses, whether walking or singing, are extremely in step, which is too scary.

As the guard of honor of the Ming Dynasty, the Jinwu Guard's queue is probably the most beautiful in the Ming Dynasty. At the very least, the Jinwu Guard marched at a relatively consistent pace, and the queue was relatively orderly.

However, during the march, the soldiers of the Jinwu Guard need to concentrate in order to walk out of a more consistent pace. And while walking in a consistent pace, there can be no distractions. Once distracted to do other things, the formation will be scattered.

However, when thousands of soldiers marched in front of them, they not only marched in unison, but also sang extremely neatly at the same time, which even Jin Wuwei could not do. The Jinwu Guard could sing neatly, but they had to stop. Otherwise, the formation cannot guarantee a high degree of consistency. Or, when moving at a slower speed, the Jinwu Guard can also sing in unison. After all, they are the guard of honor.

But like the group of Fanbing in front of us, those who stride forward and sing in unison without distraction are obviously better than Jin Wuwei.

And the only thing that the Jinwu Guard can do better than the opponent is that the armor is more distinctive...

In fact, Marin's guards now wear short-sleeved shirts just to keep cool. But in the eyes of the ancients, it does seem a bit shabby. After all, in the eyes of the people of the Ming Dynasty, the army must have armor, otherwise, it would be too poor...

...

After the rendezvous of the two armies, the soldiers and horses of Tianjin Wei completed their mission, and soon left Yongding Gate and returned to Tianjin Wei. And Marin's thousand guards, after joining the Ming army of Jinwu Zuowei, the two sides walked on the street, one left and one right. Afterwards, Marin's guards continued to sing "Our Beloved Lady" loudly and magnificently.

On the other hand, looking at the Ming army of the left guard of Jinwu, the soldiers squinted and peeked at the group of soldiers beside them...

"Being compared..." Fang Yong shook his head bitterly. Fortunately, laymen can't see it, otherwise, I must be unlucky. Obviously, in terms of discipline and momentum, the left guard of Jinwu has been compared by the opponent...

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