Another important event worth paying attention to in the fifth year of Longwu was that the first overseas shop and the first overseas restaurant in Daqin were opened in Genoa, the capital of Genoa.

This shop and this restaurant are managed and operated by people in the imperial village controlled by Xiao Ruxun. The shops mainly sell Chinese porcelain, silk tea, iron pots and spoons, as well as a series of artworks, etc., and things that Europe does not have.

The restaurant is dedicated to people's food and drink, and also sells wine, and they sell Chinese brewed liquor.

The successful opening of these two stores triggered the entire European continent. Although it was discussed since the 25th year of Wanli that it would open a store directly run by Daqin overseas, it had no time since then. After Xiao Ruxun became the emperor, she became busier and lacked energy.

It was not until the third year of Longwu that Xiao Ruxun put on the agenda. After discussing with the Governor of Genoa, the Governor of Genoa granted a piece of land for Daqin in the most prosperous area of ​​Genoa City, allowing Daqin to establish shops and restaurants.

Full support, give the green light, and even personally send workers to help with the construction.

Then, in the second half of the fourth year of Longwu, in 1602 AD, a shop full of Chinese classical style and a Chinese restaurant rose from the ground, taking the high-end aristocratic route.

The ones sold in it are not affordable to ordinary people. Those who come to shop and eat are counted as one, and they are all well-known figures.

Of course, the Spaniards refused to enter.

The first store for the Chinese to operate and sell goods and food directly in Genoa was opened in Genoa and the Governor of Genoa won the favorable conditions than the French.

Originally, King Henry IV of France was looking forward to the first Chinese shop and restaurant opening in Paris, the capital of France, but this achievement was taken away by the Governor of Genoa.

Genoa immediately became the most talkative city in the entire Europa continent, for no other reason, just for a group of Chinese people to open shops of Chinese goods and restaurants selling Chinese food.

In the past period of time, China has not stopped since the official representative of China came to Europe for the first time to contact Genoa seven years ago.

Under the promotion of the Governor of Genoa, there is still a growing trend.

Originally, at the request of the Governor of Genoa, Chen Long kept the two chefs before leaving, saying that they would stay for three years and give the two people a salary of 500 taels of silver. Such a huge sum of money instantly broke through the psychological defense of the two chefs, and they decided to stay.

Then he became the personal chef of the Governor of Genoa.

The Governor of Genoa suddenly became the most respectable person in Europe because he had two Chinese chefs serving him privately.

Although some nobles were very jealous of such fame and treatment and wanted to have something to do with the Chinese authorities, the Governor of Genoa strictly guarded against this. It was not to hold important banquets or entertain important distinguished guests, and no one could eat Chinese food.

Over the years, the Governor of Genoa completely learned to eat with chopsticks and became obsessed with eating rice.

These are all rice grown from Myanmar, and are not wheat produced in Europe. They are expensive. The Governor of Genoa eats this as a staple food. Later, he sent people to grow it himself, and his eating habits have basically been completely Chinese.

The same is true for his family. When we hold a grand banquet and entertain guests, except for some traditional and meaningful European food, they are basically Chinese.

The two chefs were both refugees in Central Plains and worked in big restaurants in China. They were also carefully selected as chefs on the boat. They were excellent chefs selected by Xiao Ruxun, who did not want the crew to endure hardships.

They have excellent skills. The Governor of Genoa spared no expense to get authentic seasonings and some ingredients from China. They also showed their skills and led to the trend of Genoa's Chinese cuisine.

Not only that, the vanity of the Governor of Genoa was greatly satisfied, but it was still not enough, and he had to get more, so he hired a Chinese scholar to teach him Chinese living customs and etiquette.

The scholar's surname is Chen Zurong. In fact, one of the poor scholars who Xiao Ruxun recruited from all over the Central Plains earlier, who could not live a life. He went to Myanmar to teach children to read and recognize words.

Later, because he was good-looking and honest and willing to work hard, he was summoned to the army for business. After the request from the Governor of Genoa was passed on, Xiao Ruxun recruited people from among these scholars who were willing to go to the ocean. Chen Zurong accepted the recruitment because he had no relatives to care about.

Then he went to the ocean and came to the Governor of Genoa. While teaching the Governor of Genoa some traditional Chinese customs and telling some Chinese etiquette norms, he also learned foreign languages ​​and learned the local folk customs of Genoa with the help of a missionary.

Since then, the Governor of Genoa has become fanatical about Chinese culture and customs, and has spared no expense to build a "Chinese house" in his mansion, a duplex room with both study and bedroom.

All the furniture and even arrangements inside are in Chinese style. They were customized in Nanjing after the founding of the Qin Dynasty and then transported back to Genoa, and completed the decoration under Chen Zurong's personal instructions.

He stays there for at least one week every month, and only the noblest and closest guests will be taken to this Chinese house by him to visit, or even stay overnight.

Everyone who lived there was amazed. After they came out, they all praised how gorgeous and quiet it was and how elegant and noble the Chinese life was. Most of the upper class in Europe knew that the Governor of Genoa had an authentic Chinese house, which was quite longing for.

In addition, in order to show off and satisfy his vanity, he also learned Chinese dining methods and etiquette under the guidance of Chen Zurong, so he asked Chen Zurong to set up a Chinese-style banquet hall according to the Chinese banquet model, which was specifically responsible for hosting banquets and entertaining friends.

As soon as this news came out, rich people in Genoa flocked to it.

At first, the nobles and rich people who attended the banquet held by the Governor of Genoa were depressed.

Because in order to show that he has a good relationship with the Chinese, understand Chinese culture, and is a civilized person, of course, he mainly wants to show off, so he basically replaced all tableware with Chinese style chopsticks, spoons and bowls, and the dining tables and chairs are all Chinese style.

The master sat on the platform directly above, overlooking the two columns of separate tables and chairs sorted by their identities, and then his servant changed into Chinese servant's clothes.

In the Chinese way, I served the guests with a big red wooden pallet, squatted on the side of the table, and served them one after another with plates of cold and hot dishes, with a gentle step and a smile on my face.
Chapter completed!