"There's the Bay of Biscay ahead, and it's windy and rough, and I need to keep the boat safe." Hong Tao resolutely did not want to go down, and the reason was very good. He really didn't expect the emperor to be so keen on medicine, he knew that he shouldn't have said anything about dissection, when he came up to eat, his whole body smelled of death, and there were even unknown pieces on his beard, it was disgusting!

As for what to do after talking about the Bay of Biscay, Hong Tao has already thought about it, after the Bay of Biscay is the English Channel, where the wind and waves are not particularly strong, but the rain and fog are heavy, and he still needs to be an experienced captain of his own. After leaving the strait, it is the North Sea with strong winds and waves, and there is no calm in the north, and it is reasonable that I can drag it all the way to the Arctic Ocean.

In the thirteenth century, the Bay of Biscay was very deserted, and the port of La Coruña, Spain's largest naval base during the Age of Discovery, was now just a small town, with two shipyards, but it was still built as a single-sloop, round-headed Kirk ship with a small displacement of more than 100 tons. But Hong Tao found something here that interested him, a woolen blanket. Sailors who sailed ashore in dinghies brought back two local textiles, including woollen blankets. This thing is very good for use on the ship, it can keep warm and cold, it is covered when it is unfolded, and it is a thick coat on the body. It is also very easy to store, and the texture is also strong, which can really be described as a forbidden thing to kick and kick, forbidden to pull and drag, a must-have for home travel. It's a pity that the population of the Great Song Dynasty is too large to raise sheep in a large area, so don't think about blanket weaving, or bring it back from the import points of Britain and France.

"William, come up and help me see if there's a war going on here. How could there be so many sailing ships of the English royal family. "When the Golden River went deep into the Bay of Biscay. When sailing north along what would become the west coast of France. Hong Tao found another interesting thing. There are many boats flying the lion flag in this area, and the closer you get to the later port of Bordeaux, the more you go.

According to Hong Tao's thinking, England and France are feuding in history, just like the Yuan Dynasty and the Great Song Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, they have to fight when they meet. And he loves to watch others fight the most, and prefers to pull a loose hand, if it is really the British and the French who are fighting, then he is ready to help a group of French. He naturally hated the British. There is no other reason, just because peers are enemies. Britain is also a big-stirring stick, and this island country, like Japan, is extremely unwilling to see the reunification of the mainland countries, so it is hard to toss in Europe, and the more scattered the mainland countries are, the happier it is.

In fact, this is the need of other people's countries, and it is in line with other people's national conditions. But Hong Tao doesn't think so, he thinks that if he comes, then there can only be one-stirring stick in the world, and two sticks are stirring in the same dung pit. If it is impossible to achieve unity in the pace, it will often collide. No one is happy. So he felt that he should break the stick of the British, and it was enough to keep only his own, and the dung was all my house!!

"Where have we been?" At this time, Friedrich II was holding up the skeleton of a human foot, which was so clean that Hong Tao felt that it was much higher than his own level of gnawing pig's trotters, but he planned not to eat pig's trotters again.

"Probably to the sea of Bordeaux, this is where ......" Because the map of Europe in the thirteenth century was very different from that of later generations, Hong Tao and the current Europeans had to bring local maps to compare with the maps they drew when talking about geography, including Karl.

"This is the domain of the Duchy of Aquitaine, which itself belongs to John the Soft Sword of England...... Oh no, it's his son Soft-Footed Henry, Henry III. Friedrich II was addicted to drawing, casually glanced at the map in Hong Tao's hand, and gave an answer that made Hong Tao even more confused while sketching his big toe, another Henry III, can you not be so lazy in naming it!

"Come on, come on...... It's time for you to rest for a while, go to the deck to get some air, and drink some tea, the good tea of the Great Song Empire, your favorite! In order to solve the mystery in his heart, Hong Tao could only use force and forcibly pulled Friedrich II out of the cabin. In his hands, this emperor is like a chicken, and there is no room to fight back.

"It's the Plantagenet family's ship, this is their territory, why can't you come?" The emperor is already a little accustomed to Hong Tao's habit of using his hands and feet, and on Hong Tao's battleship, he, the emperor, has no influence, and it is impossible to be anxious, so he can only accept it. However, the emperor still likes the good tea made by Hong Tao, for the sake of the tea, he reluctantly picked up the binoculars and glanced at the sea a few times, and the answer is still that.

"Isn't this France, England on the other side of the Channel!" Hong Tao felt that the emperor might have been in the bilge for too long and had lost his sense of direction, so he quickly pointed to the map and reiterated the current location and course of the Jinhe.

"The Kingdom of France is also here, and it is further north, and here is Brittany, and here is the Duchy of Aquitaine, and there should be Gascony here, all of which are the territories of the Kingdom of England. Well, if I can eat kebabs at noon, I can tell you the story of England and France, ten skewers each...... No, fifteen strings! Add more spice! "Friedrich II was very fond of not only Oriental beauties and corpses, but also the oriental cuisine grilled by Hongtao, all kinds of skewers and grilled fish. Ever since Hong Tao had roasted him once on the boat, he had fallen in love with this kind of food, and he had to order almost every meal, but unfortunately Hong Tao would not satisfy him for the most part. Because Hong Tao is too lazy, the kebabs are too troublesome, and he has to do it himself, this emperor has too many problems, he only eats Hong Tao's own roast, and he doesn't eat the sailor's roast.

"In the future, it is best to change your clothes and wash your hands when you eat, your body now smells like a dead person, which affects your appetite very much!" Hong Tao didn't dare to catch the telescope with his hand, but pinched it with his fingers and threw it to the navigator, it was full of human oil, it was so disgusting that it had to be washed N times with soap.

Friedrich II is actually a person who loves cleanliness, and since he saw Hong Tao's soap, he stipulated that this kind of thing was for the exclusive use of the imperial palace and was not allowed to be bought and sold at will, which also cut off Hong Tao's financial route. However, he was a very strange person, and he didn't like the smell of soap, but he liked the smell of raw oil in soap, so soap became an item that could be used by civilians. Jiang Zhu intended to be in the small shop in the hot \ Na \ Yacheng lane, the price of soap is five times that of soap, in Luo Youde's words, the emperors of the Great Qin Empire are all ***, barbarians!

"The current ruler of the Kingdom of France is Louis IX, who is a good king, but not good enough compared to his ancestor Emperor Charlemagne. If you want to understand the history of this continent, it is best to read Einhard's "Charlemagne". He was a courtier of the emperor and followed the emperor for many years, and he wrote about the emperor not only in praise but also in criticism, which I admired. After washing his hands and changing his clothes, Friedrich II finally ate his beloved skewers, drank rum and began to popularize the history of Europe to Hong Tao.

"William, tell me about it, I really can't read those books, although I can speak a little Latin, but I can't read them! I don't have your talent. Hong Tao tried to read the treasured books in the palace, but he gave up after several attempts, and the Latin writing of this era was as brilliant as the petals of a flower, and he really couldn't read it.

"My Chinese ......" The emperor began to show off his linguistic talent again, and always had to show off in front of Hong Tao, in this respect he was very similar to Hong Tao, always liked to see others depressed.

"Stop! Don't talk about your Chinese level, just talk about Charlemagne, otherwise I won't have the strength to barbecue! But Hong Tao's thickness of face is incomparable to that of the emperor, and he generally does not give others a chance to show off.

"Mr. Hong, you know, you are very ungentlemanly!" Friedrich II protested.

"Come on, remove this meat, I'm full......" Hong Tao resisted the emperor's attack with his cheek.

"Charlemagne founded a large empire that included present-day France, Germany, and central Italy, bordering the Slavs to the east, and was called Emperor of the Romans at the time. He was a very restrained emperor, never drank more than three pints, fought valiantly, and prescribed the mode of writing that we currently have, which is the kind of pattern you see, called Carolingian handwriting. When Friedrich II saw that the skewers were missing, he stopped protesting, took a sip of rum, and put the fingers of the dead man whom he had been fiddling with for days in his mouth.

"I wonder if his empire has been divided up by his sons?" Hong Tao was so sick to his stomach that he simply stopped eating it and shifted his attention to the story.

"Hey, hey, no, Charlemagne outlived most of his sons, and only Louie eventually got all of his inheritance." Seeing that Hong Tao guessed wrong, the emperor was very happy, this was the only chance he could get to crush with Hong Tao, Hong Tao's knowledge was very scattered in European history.

"It seems that living a long time is also an advantage...... And then what? It's a pity that Hong Tao doesn't feel that there is any shame in not understanding.

Louis had four sons, and he intended to divide the empire among the eldest sons, leaving the remaining three sons only to a few small fiefdoms, as was the tradition of the Franks. Unfortunately, his sons were unwilling, so they united and defeated him, captured him, and had to abdicate. At this time, the empire was divided into three states, the eldest son Lothair inherited the title of emperor and Middle Francia, the second son Louis Germania inherited East Francia, the fourth son Charles the Bald inherited West Francia, and the third son died...... Another skewer of squid, and your barbecue skills can be used as a court cook. Talking didn't affect the speed of the emperor's eating, he didn't chew much and swallowed, Hong Tao couldn't bake it alone for him to eat.

(To be continued.) )