I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 474 Inca Empire
The significance of actively acquiring gold and silver from the Americas is not only to promote the economic development of the Ming Dynasty, but also to curb the development of the West.

Not only did the Ming Dynasty need gold and silver from the Americas, but Europe also needed gold and silver from the Americas.

The gold and silver discovered in the New World after the great geographical discoveries not only promoted the development of the Ming Dynasty, but also promoted the development of Europe.

Zhu Houxuan's vision has jumped out of the corner of the Ming Dynasty and started to focus on the world. Moreover, with the current national strength and technical level of the Ming Dynasty, it can already act as a chess player in the world, so Zhu Houxuan is already planning to use some means to trip up the Europeans.
The expansion into Southeast Asia was just the beginning, but the location of Southeast Asia meant that it would not have much impact on Europe. After all, the biggest impact might be that spices would become more expensive.

But it is different in America. Making some forward-looking arrangements in America will really poke the lungs of Europeans.
Therefore, Zhu Houxuan needed to establish contact with the largest country in the Americas, establish trade relations, and cultivate the Inca Empire to become the agent of the Ming Dynasty in the Americas. On the one hand, he could obtain gold and silver from the Americas through trade, and on the other hand, he could let the Incas resist the expansion of the Europeans.
Where was the largest silver mine in the Americas during this era? In the Inca Empire.

Historically, after the discovery of the Potosi silver mine in Peru and Bolivia, within just a few years, the silver produced by this so-called most abundant silver mine in the world exceeded more than half of the world's silver production at that time.

In addition to Potosí, silver mines such as Zacatecas and Guadalajara in Mexico and some famous gold mines were also put into operation. A large amount of low-cost American precious metals began to flow into Spain in the 16th century.

Afterwards, these gold and silver wealth were infused into the "veins" of major European countries through multiple channels such as international trade, finance or smuggling, pirate plunder and war reparations. The fresh "blood" made Europe's pulse begin to beat strongly.

This gold and silver greatly promoted the Industrial Revolution in Europe.

Therefore, Zhu Houxuan wanted to fight for gold and silver in America in order to curb this process. After all, every extra point that Ming Dynasty got, Europe would get one less point.
Zhu Houxuan also thought about coming to America a few years earlier to help the Aztecs resist the Spanish invasion, but in the end he felt that it was a bit unrealistic.
After all, the conditions for long-distance voyages were not mature enough a few years ago. In fact, even if they were mature, he would not be able to send enough people to America. Without sufficient manpower, he would not be able to fight against the Spaniards. After all, the Spaniards had now established a stable colony in Cuba in the Caribbean and could send an army of thousands of people to attack the Aztec Empire.

Moreover, the size of the Aztec Empire was still a bit small, so in the end Zhu Houxuan turned his attention to the last American civilization - the Inca Empire.

The expedition fleet had a smooth contact with the Inca Empire, because the Spanish had already discovered the Inca Empire when they invaded the Aztec Empire, and they also had some contact with the Inca Empire.
These contacts left an extremely bad impression on the Incas, because the Spaniards of this era were committing all kinds of evil in America, not much better than the Japanese invaders entering the village, with burning, killing and looting everywhere.
After conquering the Aztecs, the Spanish did not know how to govern and only knew how to rob. They robbed this tribe today, robbed that tribe tomorrow, and robbed almost every tribe in three years.

So when the Ming people appeared, they were welcomed by the Incas.

These foreign races drove big ships and had weapons that would emit smoke and make loud noises, but they were more approachable because they also had yellow skin and black hair (Note: The physical features of the Incas are very similar to those of the Tibetans. The physical features of the Mayans are more like those of the southern Chinese ethnic minorities. The physical features of the Zuni are somewhat similar to those of the Han Chinese. The Yanomi people are more like Southeast Asians.)
The emperor of the Inca Empire soon ordered a summons for the Ming envoys.

Chen Lang led fifty people to the Inca Empire's capital, Cusco, to meet the Inca Emperor, bringing with them gifts that had been prepared long ago. Wu Liangchen and the rest of the people stayed on the ship, which was also planned before the voyage. If anything happened to Chen Lang, Wu Liangchen would leave with the rest of the people.

Chen Lang and his team quickly arrived at the capital and presented rare gifts to the emperor and empress.

The emperor received a steel sword, sharper and stronger than a bronze sword, and a suit of beautifully decorated mail, along with fifty more suits of mail and swords for his guards.

In fact, the overall development level of the Inca Empire was similar to that of China during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and it was still in the slavery period.

They used copper to make knives, but not to make armor. They didn't know much about metals, and metal was often only used in works of art and tableware for the nobility. They didn't wear leather armor, and Inca warriors generally wore cloth.

This was also one of the important reasons why the Inca Empire could not resist the Spaniards, who numbered less than two hundred people. Even if the Inca soldiers launched a fierce attack on the Spanish soldiers, they would often be blocked by the metal armor and steel helmets of the Spanish soldiers. On the contrary, the Inca soldiers who were only wearing cloth often could not resist the spears and swords in the hands of the Spanish soldiers.

In addition, there were many reasons why the Incas had never seen horses, so they were very frightened when they saw the Spanish cavalry.

The emperor was very shocked and satisfied after receiving the gifts from Chen Lang. The nobles of the Inca Empire were also very shocked. They quickly realized the significance of these gifts and were amazed at the generosity of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to weapons and armor, another major export product of the Ming Dynasty was porcelain.

The Inca Empire still uses pottery today and simply cannot resist the charm of porcelain.

The queens received two dresses, cool to the touch and smooth as grease, in addition to ten rolls of silk and fifty rolls of cotton in various colors and patterns, using all the printing and dyeing techniques of the Royal Group.

(Note: The title of the emperor is Inca, and the title of the queen is Mama. For example, the two current queens are called Mama Pirku Huaku and Mama Lava Ocllo. Moreover, both queens are sisters of the king.)
Although they couldn't communicate in the same language, Chen Lang could still clearly sense the surprise and shock of everyone. The technology contained in these gifts was simply Zenithal technology for the Incas, so they quickly developed a great liking for the Ming Dynasty, a country thousands of miles away.
These most common commodities in the Ming Dynasty also set off a trend in Cusco.
(End of this chapter)