A Trading Base

    The Portuguese are coming more and more every day. They arrived at Guangzhou. The Europeans just started their exploration of the world as some have said. The Portuguese were the ones who first sailed down the coast of Africa and started routes to the South China coast.
    It was illegal to trade with the Chinese but it wasn't hard to take a bribe. It wasn't long before a "rule" was broken. Porcelain became has become very popular now by potters for white clay. Traders are using the grand canal to ship porcelan down the river. It has even been named over China. It won't be long until the whole world is filled with "China."