Chapter 316: Mei Qian and the Smurfs
Basically, at this time, Europe has not received any news, and the delegation from the legendary rich China is about to arrive in Europe, and the elders just need a guide and introducer, otherwise they will rush over without knowing each other, ?8? ???? ?.? U?8?XS`COM
The Jesuits sent two priests at once, who were not very old, and at least they climbed onto the boat along the rope and were quite vigorous, better than the merchants from Guangdong and Fujian who passed with them.
However, Xu Hao thought about it and was relieved, even if these merchants could endure hardships even if they traveled south and north, and even ate mostly on the water, in the end, they were also free from the wave of manual labor, and these two young priests climbed out of how many people, these tens of thousands of miles of sea routes were enough to eliminate those who were slightly weaker.
In order to get along for a while, and at the same time, whether his career in Europe is successful or not, these two missionaries are very important, Xu Hao still took time to come to the deck to receive a few people. The Liaoning passenger and cargo ship is nearly 200 meters long, which is certainly higher than any high-rise building of this era, and other ships passing by it are almost the gap between giants and dwarfs.
The people who climbed aboard such a great ship must have had countless curiosities and longings, but the missionary who was the leader seemed to be in good spirits, and spoke fluently, "This gentleman, it is so incredible, that you should build such a large warship?" ”
Xu Hao smiled and said, "Theoretically, this ship is unarmed, this is just a general commuter ship of the Presbyterian Church. ”
Of course, Xu Hao glanced at the high-speed rifle that was now shrinking in his captain's room at the top of the ship, that thing was almost invincible when dealing with the warships of this era and conducting various naval battles, of course, if it was dozens of high warships rushing from all directions at the same time, what heavy artillery plus deadly hand-to-hand combat, it was estimated that one gun would not be able to defeat so many enemies.
The missionary was shocked, although he didn't know who Xu Hao was, but this dress was obviously different from other Chinese sailors, this military trouser was short, it looked like the appearance of a Nordic soldier, and this look was not like a civilian, and he also flattered: "Are you the person in charge of this trip to the imperial court, my name is Mei Qian, this is my parishioner, Lan Jingling, we will provide you with guide services for this trip." ”
Xu Hao scratched his head and said, "I thought the Jesuits would send older people over, well, nothing." ”
Of course, Xu Hao just thought about it simply, if the person who led the way had a higher status and was more familiar, wouldn't he also be smoother in Europe, and wouldn't the young priest also be a typical example of a hairless person who does things unfavorably. ?? U?8????.? U?8XS`COM
Although he is still a young man, Xu Hao's age discrimination is also quite serious.
Mei Qianzhi also felt this thought, and immediately said: "I am not young this year, and I just returned to the Holy See two years ago to report on my work, this trip can also help you, and when you go to Europe, I can also help you introduce bishops and others." ”
Xu Hao's eyes rolled, he didn't have so much heart to make friends with these bishops, but this has no money to count, well, when Lao Guang taught Chinese, it must be bad enough, since he went back to Europe, it means that he is also very valued, and he must not delay his trip.
"Well, we've got separate cabins for the two of you, which isn't comparable to the housing on the shore, but it should be pretty good."
The two missionaries were grateful to get on the ship, but they were not going to rest, once they came up, one was taken to the cabin, and the other was entangled around Xu Hao, but they had the idea to take this ship, as well as these friends from the north, to have a good exchange, after receiving the urgent letter, Tang Ruowang, they were trying to study how to incorporate this mysterious and powerful figure into their faith.
Of course, Xu Hao still has to make a show, and he still has to receive the people from Guangdong and Fujian who are ready to go to Europe to participate in the grand event.
Two Guangdong businessmen, two Fujian businessmen, Chen Tai and Huang Gui are Cantonese, while Lin Youtian and Chen Lizi are Fujianese, Xu Hao has been in the army, and knows that this Chen Huanglin is a big surname on the southern coast, so he doesn't care, but these four guys also brought servants, and there are actually more than a dozen of them, especially their big bags and small bags, obviously treating this operation as a business trip, well, this is also the presbytery's own action positioning.
"You give me a little care, this is a good Longjing tea, waiting to be sold for money!"
However, Chen Tai was very clever, seeing Xu Hao's poor face, he immediately leaned over, kowtowed skillfully with the other three, and flattered: "This adult, everything is entrusted to you, hard work, I don't know if I can rest in Guangdong for a few days, and let me wait to wash the dust for the adults and enjoy the scenery of Lingnan." ”
Xu Hao's nose is about to jump, still staying in China? Aren't you afraid of being chased by Zhong Jiajia for thousands of miles and blocked in the house and killed, of course, you still have to remain calm on your face, and said: "Government official affairs are important, if you don't want to leave, leave with your group of servants!" This is a diplomatic matter, not a monkey! ”
He thought of the group of all kinds of literati, still humming and chirping in the cabin, so he couldn't get angry, in terms of spirit and enterprising, these guys are really too far behind, people Europeans lack resources, but they use glass balls in Africa to exchange slaves, exchange resources, and transport them to the Americas for development, and then transport the output of the plantations produced by black slaves back to Europe on the American side, and create a three-hundred-year prosperous era belonging to the white people!
And in China, the gap is too big, under the long-term self-restraint, even the instinct to do business has almost degraded, for a long time, not to mention the fight out of Asia, in Southeast Asia is the business is losing and retreating, the three traditional plains of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, which could have given birth to three rare economic belts, have also become a bubble, this trip to Europe could have been a great long insight, but these people are putting their minds on doing these small things!
Seeing that Xu Hao was so dissatisfied, Chen Tai was also a little uneasy, and immediately said: "My lord, the small ones are not like this, not so, these villagers are not my servants, they are all fellow villagers, fellow villagers, and they will go to Na Europa to see what they have to make a fortune." ?? U 8 Small says???.? U?8 X?S`COM”
Xu Hao said frantically: "Have you ever seen a diplomat from a country who is planning to do business!" No! They! ”
Even in the early 20th century, the post of ambassador of a country like the United States was bought, and the price was clearly marked according to the size of the financial resources of the corresponding country.
He was relieved, thought for a while, and said: "Okay, this time it's also a matter of waiting for me, the departure is too urgent, you are not prepared, these things are all put away, this is an ocean-going vessel!" ”
Chen Tai saw that this adult's attitude changed so quickly, although it was strange, but he was also glad that he no longer embarrassed himself, they didn't understand the temper of the adult from the north, and they didn't have a good relationship in advance, and they all plucked up their temper and wanted to go and see.
Due to the lack of dislocation thinking, for China in this era, the local has developed to the extreme of the Middle Ages, and there are more and more foreign foreigners with all kinds of new gadgets, and people who are willing to go out to see at this time are actually quite enterprising, of course, Xu Hao still did not see through, in fact, the Chinese businessmen of this era do not lack "enterprising", compared to the eight emperors of Shanxi who betrayed the country and got rich, Jiangnan merchants can control the Donglin Party to prevent tax collection, cover their smuggling business, and do not pay salt tax, and in this era, Whether it is Fujian or Guangdong, there are many characters who suddenly become pirates and suddenly become maritime merchants.
Although he is angry, Xu Hao doesn't want to waste time in the South China Sea, whether it is to arouse the suspicions of several overseas forces, or to avoid someone, it is already autumn at this time, according to his thoughts, it is best to arrive in Europe as soon as possible, and after visiting those cities separately, find a safer city to spend the winter and recuperate.
Although Chen Tai still sighed a lot, and even the local officials wanted to invite him to entertain him, Xu Hao's heart couldn't stop it.
Urgently arranged the people, stayed in the cabin most of the time, and stipulated many places that were not allowed to enter, and those places were also locked, Xu Hao put the two missionaries in one room, and the other recruits, scholars, craftsmen, etc., who were good at all kinds of things, all kinds of talents like Zheng He when he went to the West, were also prepared and set sail.
Only need to notify the imperial capital, the ship can go south, because of the automatic navigation, Xu Hao simply didn't care about anything, standing in the captain's room at the top, watching the mainland gradually disappear in front of his eyes, his heart rose and fell.
This is really a departure from home, the previous voyages were all on a spaceship like a house, so no one cared about anything, but now, it's all different.
After reading the information about the war in Europe that the people in the imperial capital had sorted out and sent, Xu Hao sighed, this earth has not been peaceful enough recently.
Put down your things and watch the ship move very fast, although it can be converted to a manual position, but it is better to leave it to the imperial capital, but it is time to appease your subordinates.
The ship is big enough, the warehouse is not small, in order to make the voyage of these dozens of days smooth, at least not to make a contagion, the ship's food and drink are well stocked, and there are bathhouses to bathe in chronological order, as for all kinds of simple diseases, there are also enough medicines to treat, in short, everything is well stocked and perfect.
Thinking of this, Xu Hao simply went to appease the family, first of all, those soldiers, the team of thirty people, are carefully selected men, it can be said that after arriving in Europe, the safety of the ship, as well as the safety of Xu Hao himself, the first line of defense, depends on them, and before the time to call the spaceship rescue, they need their protection.
Xu Hao didn't do anything in the past, just cheering for homely things, saying something, and it can be regarded as his own learning to engage in relationship techniques, people are all veterans trained in Tangshan back then, this time after finishing things, they are all characters who can be promoted to a petty official when they go back, although they don't understand the purpose of going out thousands of miles, they will not be an obstacle.
Li Xiangqian thought about it and understood that in this era, China had been completely defeated in the ideological world, so that hundreds of years later, during the Republic of China, those masters obviously went abroad to get a diploma, and they didn't have any real level of skills, but they could deceive people everywhere by translating back those things that had already been formed in Europe and the United States, and even in the 21st century in the later generations, it became a big thing, which was simply ridiculous, so he gave up the idea of exporting anything gentle and frugal to Europe. In fact, the people who preach the thinking of gentleness and frugality are basically fierce and vicious, and the more they tell you to be gentle and frugal, you should stay away from him, so as to prevent the thunder from hurting you when he kills him.
Even if these priests persuaded Xu Hao to believe in the gospel without a few words, he was completely ignorant, at this time he was more concerned about the situation in Europe, according to Mei Qiangen, the form of Europe is very good, not a small good, those who have turned their backs on God and believed in what Martin Luther Sect are now in chaos, and the news from Europe, whether it is Britain or Northern Europe, will soon be spread in Europe.
If it weren't for Xu Hao's fact that he had been to the United Emirate of Franstein to do business, he would have been deceived by this guy.
Of course, from many details, I still asked a lot of things, this Mei Qian is blonde and blue-eyed, and he is also a handsome white guy, he himself is a Dutch nobleman, but he went to Rome to serve God, more than ten years ago, at the age of eighteen, he got a degree in theology, so he was assigned to carry out missionary activities, three years ago was assigned to go back to report, it took a year, two years ago to come back, originally after this voyage, did not plan or return to Europe, did not expect to catch Xu Hao's east wind.
Xu Hao said lightly: "It doesn't matter, the traffic will be very convenient in the future, and you can get to the place within two months." ”
Mei Qianzhi can be said to be full of ** to Xu Hao, oh no, it is the idea of friendship, but people in their early thirties, there is always curiosity, and asked: "This lord, why is your ship so fast, I just tried it with the hand measurement method, and it actually has a speed of more than 20 knots, which is simply amazing." ”
Xu Hao was not surprised by this, he still kept it, for fear that the speed of the ship would be too fast and the consumption would be too great, but he said: "Oh, hand speed measurement, what kind of measurement method is it?" ”
Mei Qianzhi was suddenly overjoyed, and it was a happy event to be able to teach this person European knowledge, so he walked to the ventilation port of the room, pointed to the clouds outside, and gestured.
Xu Hao looked at his fingers and roughly knew that this was a simple and fast ranging, similar to the eye-jumping method that artillerymen liked to use, and it was something that soldiers would inevitably learn.
Unexpectedly, even any missionary understands this thing, and in this era, the curiosity of Europeans about science really supports their ambitions.
Compared with the Jiangnan scholars who are intoxicated, even Xu Hao, who doesn't know too much about government affairs, can't help but sigh for the rise and fall.
Europe, here.