Chapter 743 - Give Face
Yes?
Ferdinand was stunned for a moment, his eyes widening slightly, and an incredible expression appeared on his face. If it weren't for Lin Haoran looking at him coldly, he would have thought that he had heard it wrong.
This......
Gaspar was also stunned and looked at Lin Haoran in surprise. Although we know that there is a tradition of prostrations in this country, it is all the etiquette performed by lowly people to noble people, but what does this have to do with them?
I see!
Li Jialiang and others reacted, and the prefect was dissatisfied that these Buddha people did not bow down with him.
The Ming Dynasty has always regarded itself as the superior kingdom of the Celestial Empire, but many people understand in their hearts that the strength of the Franc machine is indeed very strong. Not to mention the ships and cannons of the Francophiles, the bird guns they used alone are far stronger than those of the Ming Dynasty.
It's one thing to just know, but it's another thing to compromise or not.
Lin Haoran is the prefect of Guangzhou and the secretary of Guangdong City, and he is also a prominent Wenkui, so these Panyi naturally need to kneel and worship like ordinary people.
"Bold fanatics, don't you kneel when you see Lord Fuzun?"
Zhang Quansen, the county leader, was the first to react, pointing at Ferdinand and reprimanding loudly.
Not to mention, he had long been strongly dissatisfied with the arrogance of the Franco. Now that Lin Haoran has expressed his position like this, he naturally wants to stand firmly on Lin Haoran's side and let these Fanyi kneel down to the dignified lords of the mansion.
In addition, he has to obediently kneel down to Lord Futai, what is the etiquette of not kneeling in these Fanyi?
"That's right! When you see Lord Fuzun, why don't you kneel! ”
Lai Ka Leung and other officials also reacted, and they echoed it one after another, putting pressure on Ferdinand and other missionaries.
Boom!
The followers of the catchers, the officials, and the guards of the Thousand Households all drew their knives, and it seemed that they could chop the missionaries into meat sauce with a single sound.
This......
Gaspar and other missionaries were suddenly in trouble, and this kneeling was undoubtedly an insult to many of them, but also a low-profile performance, and it was not in line with their philosophy.
Lin Haoran looked at Ferdinand and the others with a calm face, not that he liked how much others knelt down to him, but that he needed this kind of high posture, and he needed to show an attitude.
This mirror is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and he is the supreme governor of this territory, since these people choose to preach here, they must abide by the rules here.
In particular, he knew that the missionaries were very arrogant in their hearts, as evidenced by the letters that were revealed in later generations.
"The Ming soldiers wore armor made of cowhide, their swords were mostly made of crude pig iron, their spears were sharpened bamboo, and the knights from the northern front were armed with spears with iron heads. Their discipline was poor, and thousands of men were often defeated by dozens of pirates......... They were armed with a small number of firearms, which often blew up due to the low level of casting, and they seemed to be helpless about it. There were no cannons on the city of the Ming Dynasty, and it was impossible to organize effective resistance in the face of the Tatar invasion....... In my opinion, any well-trained Europa army of thousands of men can easily conquer the Ming Dynasty. ”
"The beaten prisoners are like a pool of lifeless flesh and blood, dragged back to the prison like sheep by the executioners. And the crowd of onlookers around them showed no mercy, talking to each other, constantly eating and drinking, and picking their teeth, as if the misfortunes of others had nothing to do with themselves, but were merely a feast. There seems to be a pervasive inhuman evil in them, and there is no guilt. But for this group of semi-civilized people, I think the Ming people are like this because no one tells them that it is a sin, a dirty act. ”
From the fact that "any well-trained Europa army of thousands of people can easily conquer the Ming Dynasty" and "this group of semi-civilized people", it can be seen that they are indeed in a posture of superiority.
is also the case, he needs to kill their arrogance even more, at least let them know that he Lin Haoran is not a vegetarian, and Da Ming is a behemoth they can't afford to provoke.
"Don't think! If you don't kneel, you're humiliating me! ”
Ferdinand was a proud man, and he despised the Ming from the bottom of his heart, and he was born into the English aristocracy and was a clergyman in the church.
"Look for death!"
Qiao Yifeng stepped forward quickly, grabbed Ferdinand's neckline, raised his slap and slapped the short and fat British. The force used was naturally not light, and after only three strokes, Ferdinand's mouth was covered with blood.
Syllable! Syllable! Syllable!
Qiao Yifeng was really holding back his anger, Lin Haoran was his God, and now Lin Haoran let him kneel without kneeling, that is, he couldn't get along with him Qiao Yifeng, and scolded while slapping: "Lao Tzu gave you face?" Lao Tzu gave you face? ”
Li Jialiang looked at Qiao Yifeng's actions, and naturally did not stop them, but was happy to kill Qiao Yifeng and set an example. It's just a fan yi, who dares to "disobey" so much, I really don't know how to write the word "death".
The movement here is not small, but it has attracted the attention of many residents.
In a Western-style building next to the council square, on the balcony stood a beautiful blonde girl holding a book.
The girl has an angelic and delicate face, with beautiful brown eyes with youthful confusion, and long eyelashes that look focused and confused in the sunlight.
She was fair-skinned, dressed in a Greek pale blue chiffon dress, with a pearl necklace around her neck, and wavy blonde hair that curled like seaweed over her shoulders.
At this moment, she was looking at the council square suspiciously, taking in everything that had happened.
If Lin Haoran saw her, he would definitely know that this beautiful girl was Mr. Simon's woman, Ruth.
Ruth came to the East with Simon at the end of last year, but she did not choose to continue to Japan with Simon, but chose to stay in Haojing, where she learned the language and culture of the Ming Dynasty.
After learning that a majestic team appeared in the discussion square, she also ran out of the balcony, so that she was pleasantly surprised to see Lin Haoran, a very attractive oriental man, who had just come down from the official sedan chair.
It's just that she was a little puzzled in her heart, and she didn't understand why this oriental man appeared here. By now, she had learned more about the kingdom and had come to understand why this young man had become a high-ranking official in the kingdom.
Unlike her initial assumptions, this man came from a poor background and became an official through his education, which was why the king of the country entrusted him with the task of managing hundreds of thousands of people.
It's just that she still doesn't understand, this oriental man is not supposed to be the highest official in Leizhou Mansion, how could he suddenly appear here?
Then things made her even more confused. But I don't know what the reason is, but the hateful godfather Ferdinand seems to have offended the oriental man, and then he was harshly taught a lesson by a general.
The expressions of the missionaries such as the godfather of Gaspar were very solemn, as if something bad had happened, and they seemed to be very afraid of this oriental man. But in her impression, this oriental man was a suave person.
"Qiao Qianhu, stop fighting!" Gaspar pleaded with Qiao Yifeng, and then compromised with Lin Haoran: "Let's kneel!" We salute the adults! ”