Although it has been a few months, people in Asia are not very optimistic about the future of the royal army, the reason is very simple, the parliamentary army occupies London, the British port of foreign affairs, and there are many other people who are loyal to the royal family, but too many are local ** silk.

In the parliamentary army, who are they, the book says, they are the emerging bourgeois forces that represent the relatively advanced productive forces!

Capitalism fights feudalism, is that not a dozen and one quasi?

Of course, people in this era do not have this kind of ideological awareness, but they have a clear understanding of the difference in strength between the two, and this gap is basically beating their sons.

Without the help of external forces, the royal army is very passive, after all, the parliamentary army in London can easily buy enough supplies from overseas, and just look at the death of Charles I, his son fell to various places, begging everywhere like a beggar king, and the kings of Europe are not interested in him, although he was restored afterwards, but the royal family can only accept the so-called constitutional monarchy, in fact, basically handed over the power to the emerging interest groups, how to look at it are the tears of the times.

These people from the Chinese government army, although nominally to Europe for a visit, but it is indeed undeniable that they have the ability to change the situation of the war, once such a force chooses to support the royal family, then the royal family will have the possibility of turning the tables, and if they support the parliamentary army, the parliamentary army can be very good to stabilize the war situation, after all, a place that has been rumored to be rich for hundreds of years, and finally sent an ambassador to visit, which means countless money and business, which can make the bourgeoisie of the whole of Britain, Even the guys who were originally on the side of the royal family would hug the thighs of the parliamentary army for the sake of money.

Thinking of this, the Smurfs began to worry and slowly asked, "So, Elder Xu, which side of the British side will you support?" ”

If he really provokes a group of people who can have a bad impact on the situation, he would rather not lead them to his own territory.

Xu Hao seemed to notice this different emotion, smiled, and said, "That side doesn't support it either." ”

Xu Hao said: "I said, I'm not interested in the fighting and killing of the upper echelons of yours, it's as boring as watching children fight, this operation is to let the businessmen on both sides, artists and whatever, all have a good exchange, in case of rubbing, rubbing out feelings, it's also a good thing, isn't it, as for the civil war like those children fighting, we still don't want to care." ”

The Smurfs hesitated, but Xu Hao's performance was too awesome, and he really didn't have a place to eat.

This is different from the "barbarians" they have seen on the bloody and tearful navigation routes, China's foreign trade at this time is almost lacking, except for some new things, they don't want to import anything at all, except for John Tang and other clergy who are proficient in natural sciences rely on the ability to make cannons and astronomy, and they have made a difference between the imperial courts, I have to say that at this time Europe does have advanced and leading places, but it is obvious that these elders have nothing to do with their abilities.

He could only look at Xu Hao, who was taking his subordinates to have fun, and said to Enrique: "Sir, I'm afraid you're going to get off the boat halfway." ”

He thought to himself, "Who the hell are these people?" ”

"Who the hell are these people?"

John Farrell arrived in Bohai Bay, but it was also very difficult.

The hydrological and hydrological charts of this era are not detailed, at least for people from Europe, perhaps the Mediterranean coast has been investigated, but once the ship wants to go north from the China Sea, to find the north to reach the Bohai Bay, to find the road to Tianjin, it is not easy, fortunately, under the propaganda of the Presbyterian Church, many large households in the south of the Yangtze River are willing to test the water, to run this sea route from Shanghai to Tianjin.

Of course, for the Presbyterian Church, the best choice for the local internal logistics industry is to hand over to the train, on the one hand, it is efficient, on the other hand, it is control, and the ships running in the canal are not easy to control, and in terms of efficiency, it is also very inefficient.

Following a group of sand boats going north, walking forward slowly, after sailing into the Bohai Bay, the waves gradually become smaller, as an inland sea, the communication between the Bohai Sea and the open sea is small, and the water quality is quite good, at least compared to the 21st century, it is much clearer.

John Farrell went to Macao for some time, full of spices and other goods shipped from the South Seas, ready to make a fortune, of course, that is, hard-earned money, the port of Tianjin is not small, in fact, John looked at those large and small sea ships that could not be seen at a glance, and was amazed.

At this time, because the elders did not look down on the old type of sea boats, but they did not have the ability to build advanced ships on a large scale for fishermen and maritime merchants to use, so in order to promote shipping and shipbuilding, various preferential measures were chosen.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty had always been discriminatory or secretly suspicious of maritime merchants, or all those who begged for a living at sea, but in the era of the Presbyterian Church, it was different, a ship could carry materials almost a hundred times more than ordinary carriages, and before the advent of trains, ships were the overlords of the logistics industry.

Logistics means that you can control all the resources in your territory, just as China is huge, but in the Middle Ages, it has always been impossible to exert its full strength, such as the First Sino-Japanese War, it seems that a big country fights a small country, but Japan mobilized all its resources to fight at that time, and China can only mobilize, is a domestic containment, can only use a small part of the force, and a small part of the Huai Army Beiyang Department has to protect itself! At the same time, if there are no trains, only a little bit of material can be transported, in fact, there are very few forces that actually participate in the war.

Only a fast and convenient logistics industry can make a country a country, and the resources of the whole country can be condensed, otherwise, the materials and manpower on a piece of land cannot support the other parts at all, then it will still become a country.

However, for John, it was really not simple, the port was very large, and even divided into many different areas, but fortunately, there was a guide found in Guangdong, who understood the official dialect of the north, and docked under the command of the pilot who drove the speedboat.

It was noisy on the shore, and John Farrell observed that the ship next to it, unloading, should be bags of grain, using an iron crane, constantly lifting a large basket full of grain bags.

This thing is naturally available in many ports in Europe, but it is also the first time I have seen it in China.

The guide's name is Changshun, who was originally a northern refugee, and after he was exiled to Guangdong, he saved a little money, and heard the news that the north had settled down, and what kind of chaos was the party, the Tartars, it was all over, so he planned to go back to his hometown, and happened to find a way in Macao, trafficking something back to the north, earning enough for this last money, and living in his hometown.

It happened to be a hit with John Farrell, who came to Macau, he was a sincere man, but John didn't need to use any commission, so he occupied a cabin and carried his goods up, which was regarded as replacing the ship fare with labor.

He also worked hard, and went to the port to inquire about the shipping fare to handle the business of entering the port, but after a while, he came back with an uneasy face, and covered his hands.

"What's going on?"

Chang Shun knew Portuguese and immediately replied: "Mr. Hui, the mission is done, that is, they require all the sailors to have it, and they call it a laboratory test." ”

The two words of laboratory test, Changshun did not learn Portuguese pronunciation in Macau, but directly used Chinese, John Farrell asked: "What do you mean, laboratory test?" ”

Changshun raised his hand and said, "I took a needle, pricked it in my finger, and it bleed a little, but it didn't hurt." ”

John Farrell suddenly thought of the treasure of traditional European medicine, bloodletting, which these pagans also learned? But what do phlebotomy and sailors do? The group of them were all very healthy, because the bones were a little weaker, and they had already hung up on the long journey from Europe to India.

"Why? Do you have to do so much. ”

Changshun sighed and said, "You are not allowed to get off the ship without testing, by the way, I asked, now there is no charge in Tianjin Port, and the goods can be traded freely, but they can also be sold to the trading company opened by the elders." ”

John Farrell was a little surprised, the ports of this era basically had to charge all kinds of miscellaneous fees to maintain, but these people refused to charge, but he could also save a lot of money, which was a good thing.

"Okay, but the needle, can't you let a few people go for it?"

He had received guidance in Macau, and knew that doing things here was no different from many places, where money opened the way first, and said, "You can give him some hard-earned money." ”

Changshun shook his head and said, "Otherwise, you go and talk about me, at most I will be the translator." ”

John Farrell looked at Changshun, only felt that his finger was pricked, but there was nothing else, so he was also a little relieved, however, how is it acceptable to allow a group of natives to prick needles in the body of their nobles, but it is not bad to look at it in the past, he has heard many stories, saying that those Chinese emperors, as long as they heard that there are tributes from foreign envoys, only need to offer some tattered skins casually, you can get a large reward, the emperor comes from all directions, the officials get political achievements, and the common people have to spend money to serve a group of foreign adults, In short, everyone has benefited, everyone is happy, everyone is happy.

Of course, John Farrell didn't care about this, Portugal had just been out of Spanish rule for a few years, so he was urgently sent as an inspector to see the king's assets overseas, and by the way, to learn more about the situation.

Originally, after sending the other one, Sir Enrique, back, he planned to continue to visit the American continent, compared with the mess in South America in later generations, at this time the South American plantation business was booming, basically several times more than ten times the profit per year, of course, the best business was the business of exploring silver mines everywhere.

The reason why he went to China was also because he was shocked after seeing the Liaoning, and after inquiring in Macao for many days, he got the news that it should be a ship from the north that belonged to them.

At this time, put on the clothes on his body, straighten his waist, let Changshun lead the way in front, and let a sailor lead the way, and naturally went to the temporary customs.

The pattern of the temporary customs is not small, but the business at this time is really not much, in the early days the elders still do not look down on such a little customs tariff, they are now the most profitable, or the silver and gold on the market to collect, the income from coinage, is already a large amount of the elders' income.

This is also why institutions like the Federal Reserve have made a lot of money, they use the Republic Tongbao to exchange the equivalent of gold and silver, and then they clean and recast the gold and silver, and then quickly turn it into currency and put it on the market.

Due to the advanced technology, exquisite casting, imitation is impossible, therefore, although the profit is meager, but it can't stand the speed, the exchange of the Republic of Tongbao is silver, almost no need to find a way to find a market, you can directly recast.

Therefore, the customs is basically an empty agency, for the time being, quarantine work, and inventory work is the main thing, someone comes, at least to check, what kind of person, from where, a few people at home, a few cows in the field, what kind of goods on the ship.

Don't bring in opium or anything like that, it's good to harm people, so the Presbyterian Council still attaches great importance to the business of customs, of course, at this time, the British have not yet taken India, and they can't sell opium if they want to.

"What's the matter?" The old man seemed to have a bad temper, and the customs that he had said was rich in oil and water had now completely become a cold yamen, he looked at it and said, "That foreigner, has he tested it?" ”

Changshun looked at it, after all, it was the employer, and the employment relationship between the two parties had not ended at this time, he was a kind person, and said: "My lord, this is our shipowner, what he means, is it possible to accommodate this matter, it is not easy for people to come from thousands of miles away." ”

"Fuck you, what kind of people are these, I didn't detain them directly, it's polite enough to do isolation and purification, and it's accommodating."

Changshun's face changed, he looked at John Farrell, and said, "I'm afraid it's difficult." ”

John Farrell said unhurriedly: "Tell him, I am sent to China by the Venerable King João IV of Portugal, Baron John Farrell, I have come to meet your king, if you are disrespectful to me, you are disrespectful to my country, can you bear such a responsibility." ”

Changshun was also stunned, but after thinking about it, he would not be involved in a translator by himself, so he translated truthfully, but he was a little more cunning in the end, and said: "This foreign lord, he said that he was a messenger sent by the king of Portugal to meet the imperial merchants. ”

The man was suddenly amused and said, "It's the messenger again, ******, the last time I was deflated in front of the elders, I want to see how many messengers there are!" ”

(End of chapter)