Cheng Jingming stayed in the tropical rainforest for more than two months, until all the papers he carried were filled with words and pictures, and then he left with rubber saplings and fruits. 2_
If you want to return to China, you have to wait for the trade fleet to come over next year.
If you are not in a hurry to go back to Mexico, first go to Gracias to live for a while to learn more about the customs of Central America.
Gracias, the city is the ruling center of Central America, located in the territory of the later Honduras. People often refer to the chief as the governor, and the Chinese translation also has an admiral, but his real name is "Commander-in-Chief of the Guatemala Military Jurisdiction", who directly obeys the governor of New Spain (the capital is in Mexico City). ,1_
When they came, they had already visited once, and the governor (commander-in-chief) also assigned them two guides. This time I went back to thank him. While returning the guide, I made an appointment to visit again next year and promised to bring some brocades to the governor.
The production of Yunjin is low. In Europe and America, it is often impossible to buy it with money.
Hearing that next year they would be able to receive brocade, the governor became more enthusiastic and asked them to stay in the city for a while, and specially arranged servants and maids.
The maids are the ones who can go to bed, and all the Chinese in the expedition team have a share. Gas 6
Cheng Jingming, who barely learned Spanish after a meal full of ups and downs, put his arms around the maid and asked, "What's your name?", 4 "Irene," the maid replied.
Cheng Jingming asked: "Looking at your appearance, you don't look like a European or a native. Are you of mixed race?" "Yes, I'm Mestizo." Yinka said. 1
Cheng Jingmingsuo, also translated as Mestizo and Mastizo, specifically refers to the mixed-race predecessors of Europeans and Native Americans. Similar to "Nyonya" in Southeast Asia, it specifically refers to the mixed-race ancestors of Chinese and Southeast Asian aborigines.
After some understanding, Xiang Meilu asked, "Is there not much Cheng Jingming out there?"
"Very few," said Inka.
The population composition of Latin America, from small to large, is as above: Native Americans, mixed Europeans, white natives, white slaves, European colonists, and Asian immigrants. 8. Social status, from low to high: European colonists, native whites, mixed Europeans, Asian immigrants, Native Americans, white slaves. ,1
Of course, social status is not fixed, even white people can redeem themselves and do business.
That kind of white person is very rare, first of all he has to be stupid and capable, and he has to meet a vicious master. Through long-term labor, we have accumulated enough ransom money, and before we are free, we serve the original owner in the form of employment. Gradually accumulating family property, a generation or two ago, white merchants appeared. , 4
Our little ones are businessmen, craftsmen, big businessmen, labor intermediaries (white slave distribution), short-distance freight forwarders even if those white people have no money, they will be discriminated against, and they are allowed to obtain land, but our social status , It is indeed lower than the native Indians, and even lower than some European mixed blood. 1
Inka said: "Your mother is a native slave, and your father knows who it is. You were not a plantation slave since you were a child, and you were sold by your master to the governor as a servant." 1
That is a beautiful Latino man with a low, slender figure, who could have participated in a beauty pageant hundreds of years ago. It's a pity that it is too thin, which is in line with the current European aesthetics, and because it is too low, it is in line with the current Chinese aesthetics. If you are shorter, with a slender figure, you will be lovely in the eyes of Chinese literati. 8
The Incas were very curious and asked, "Which country and race does he regard himself as?"
Yinka replied: "You are Xiangmeruso."
The Incas spoke instantly.
? As a general term for European-Turkish mixed blood, Xiangmeilusuo people obviously do not discriminate. Countless mixed-race children were given such a title, and were even designated as a new race. 3
We know which country we belong to, we only know that we are Cheng Jingmingsuo people. After staying in the city for several days, suddenly no guests came to visit.
The visitor is also of mixed European descent, but his social status is obviously lower.
Well-dressed and elegantly behaved, he is uneducated and poor at first glance. "Your name is Xiang Meilu? Inca? Garcilaso? De La Vega." The man took off his hat and saluted, holding a book in his right hand. 1 Wang Lian, the expedition leader, exchanged a few words with this person, and when he learned that he was a literati, he threw it to the Incas to receive him.
Mesti continued to introduce herself: "Your grandfather is the tiny writer Xiang Mei."
Inca, not Irene.
When translating into Chinese, I deliberately distinguished Inca from Irene purely because this writer is so awesome.
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, the originator of Latin American literature. My work is a must-read book for the leaders of the Latin American independence movement, and it is also the theoretical source of the Latin American independence movement, and even has no substitute for the cohesion of the entire Latin American nation. At the same time, Voltaire, Montesquieu and others were thinkingThe next was also greatly influenced by the Inca. The theoretical source of liberalism in Europe comes from the works of the Incas.
The Inca is also of mixed European blood, half of the Spanish colonial blood, half of the royal blood of the Irene Empire.
Xiang Mei wrote on the title page of her masterpiece "Royal Commentary": "I would like to dedicate this book to the Indians, Indo-European mixed blood and native whites in the kingdoms and provinces of the small and extremely rich Peruvian Empire-their brothers, Garcilaso, a fellow countryman and fellow Inca."
When I wrote that paragraph, the Irene Empire had only disintegrated for a few decades, and even a few white slaves could be found.
That sentence later became the guiding ideology of the Latin American independence movement. It does not mean that Indians, Indo-European mixed race, native whites, those eight types of people are all brothers, and the European colonists are the little villains, and the European colonists must be driven away!
Of course, if the original intention of the Inca was not the case, I tend to think of Spain and participated in the suppression of indigenous riots. But it also bears the royal blood of the Irene Empire. I have no deep feelings for Xiangmei's history and culture, or the land of Xiangmei.
In the book "Royal Review", there is not much content criticizing colonial atrocities, calling on all walks of life in Europe, generally calling on the king of Spain, to face up to the suffering of the Latin American people and improve the living conditions of the Latin American people.
That book, 70 or 80 years later, would be a hit in Europe. It seems that countries accustomed to Spain have supported its spread. Those adventurers who wanted to go to the sea to pan for gold also regarded that book as a popular science book. But the real popularity will have to wait for another hundred years. There are a few interpretations of that book one after another, and ideological emancipators and independence activists regard it as a theoretical weapon.
"Your Majesty is from Peru, why did you come there?" Xiang Meilu asked.
Mesti said: "Your grandfather Inca, the noble royal family of the Irene Empire, was exiled because he angered the King of Spain. Although your father and uncles were not exiled, their property was embezzled by the colonists. We share The property you got was only 500 copies of the "Royal Review", and it was scattered all over the place. You were born there, and your current position is the secretary of the Governor's Palace."
The "Royal Review" was published by the Inca in Spain at their own expense, and it was almost half sold and half free. Even then, people were interested, and they could only return to Peru with the remaining 500 books. It occurred to me that before I died in exile, my works suddenly became popular in Europe. 1
Mesti handed over an old copy of "Royal Review" u "Dear Mr. China, that book is popular in America, but you hope he can bring it back to China. Let less people read it, let Fewer people know about colonial atrocities, and let fewer people understand the long and dark history and culture of the Irene Empire, that is your grandfather's lifelong wish."
"It's an honor." The Incas readily accepted.
Mesti ended the chatter with Hugh: "Dear Mr. China, the Spanish bandits robbed Carlos' land and destroyed your civilization, and said that Carlos were all Montes and civilized barbarians. That's correct , is extremely accurate, I hope you are giving Dan. You have no writing of your own, you have no calendar of your own, and you have created dim achievements"7
That guy must have held back his words, and usually finds someone to talk to, and when he meets a Chinese, he immediately says yes.
There are no Asian immigrants in Central America for the time being. Mesti babbled for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Dear Mr. China, they Chinese, you Carlos, seem to be of the same race. You each have the same hair, skin color, and appearance. It¡¯s the same, it¡¯s exactly the same as the Europeans. When they left the city, you were very surprised. Do the Chinese and Xiang Meilu not have a common ancestor?¡± 13
It can only be said that Mesti considers himself a Carlos under the affiliation of his heart. And it's still a special Carlos, I have the blood of Irene's royal family flowing underneath me!
Xiang Meilu replied using official rhetoric: "Thousands of years later, there was no stock merchant dynasty in China. Before the stock merchant dynasty was defeated, it was said that the royal family took their people to the sea and went eastward by boat. In China, if you take a boat to the east, it is America now. Perhaps, they are descendants of the royal family of the Shang Dynasty in China."
"Is there really no such legend?" Mesti said happily.
That dude is desperate for approval. But Carlos has not been conquered yet. I know where is the way out. When I see a Chinese who looks similar to Carlos, I feel like a beggar when I see a rich relative.
The Incas suddenly had no idea, and asked: "If your lord is curious, he can't go to China with you. There are people like that. He can't learn to speak Chinese or write Chinese characters. Maybe he can learn from ancient Chinese books. Among them, find the origin of Carlos."
"Really? This is great!"
Although Mesti is the clerk of the Governor's Mansion, there are only one or two such clerks, and I can't resign at any time.
After a while, Mesti came to visit at work, told Xiang Meilu about the customs and history of Carlos, and asked the Incas about everything about China.
When the Chinese expedition left, Mesti also resigned to the governor and followed us to the north, waiting for Li Quan's trade fleet to dock.
Xiang Meilu has been instilling ideas, saying that China and Irene have the same origin, and the more Mesti listens, the more she agrees. Because I heard that China defeated the weak Spain, and the Chinese brothers are so powerful, if they are distant relatives of Carlos.They are all people who look like that. He also cannot learn to speak Chinese or write Chinese characters. Maybe he can find out the origin of Carlos from ancient Chinese books. "
"Really? This is great!"
Although Mesti is the clerk of the Governor's Mansion, there are only one or two such clerks, and I can't resign at any time.
After a while, Mesti came to visit at work, told Xiang Meilu about the customs and history of Carlos, and asked the Incas about everything about China.
When the Chinese expedition left, Mesti also resigned to the governor and followed us to the north, waiting for Li Quan's trade fleet to dock.
Xiang Meilu has been instilling ideas, saying that China and Irene have the same origin, and the more Mesti listens, the more she agrees. Because I heard that China defeated the weak Spain, the Chinese brothers are so powerful, if Carlos is a distant relative.