In the trench, a group of Portuguese musketeers and halberders on the dock, their leggings firmly tied to their bloomers, were in good spirits, and Captain Ricardo deliberately changed into a military dress that he wore only for Christmas, and the two rows of brass buttons on his chest were shiny.

The deputy commander-in-chief of the Guangdong assistant guard also sent a battalion of elite soldiers, although the people were darker and thinner than the foreign soldiers, but the spirit of fierceness was still excessive, the mandarin duck battle jackets were neatly packed, and the Franc machine, the tiger squat cannon and the hundred tigers rushed to fly rockets in a row, and even the drummers were ready.

Originally, Qi Shuai has been in Jizhen for a long time, and the Guangdong side guesses that he will probably not come to take office, but this etiquette is absolutely indispensable, in case Qi Shuai comes over again, where will the brothers' faces go?

It was early summer, and the trench was located in the south, and the weather was already hot and humid before noon, Rob wiped the sweat from the corners of his forehead with his sleeve, and muttered: "The weather in the trench reminds me of my hometown in Europe, the ever-sunny Lisbon, but compared to Goa, India, this weather is already refreshing and pleasant, Mr. Priest, do you say?" ”

Beside him was a priest with blue eyes, pale yellow hair, and a high nose, looking at the sea in the distance, and absentmindedly responded: "I think so, bad India, not only is the weather bad, but compared to civilized China, it is simply a group of ignorant and backward barbarians. I have traveled thousands of miles to China to spread the gospel of the Lord to this mighty eastern nation......"

"Priest Leach is a pious and courageous shepherd," Rob said respectfully.

Wawe was not interested in the topic of the two, but the weather was indeed hot, he took out a silk embroidered handkerchief from his arms, and was about to wipe the sweat, but after thinking about it, he didn't wipe it, and politely handed it to the wise jade beside him: "Galaxia, well, the handkerchief has just been washed, you see, the weather is too hot, isn't it?" It is not a gentleman's act to let such a beautiful and noble lady wait on the dock in the scorching sun. ”

"I'm here myself," Wise Tamako smiled gently, took the handkerchief from the nervous Wawe, and whispered to herself, "That naughty little villain......"

She took my handkerchief! Vawe was almost struck down by a huge surprise, and little stars of happiness twinkled in his eyes.

But after waiting for a long time, I didn't see Wise Yuzi wiping sweat with a handkerchief, Wawe was depressed and secretly looked, only to find that Yuren's expression was quiet and elegant, and his delicate skin was refreshing and refreshing, and there was not a drop of sweat at all.

"Thank you for your attention!" Wise Tamako took the handkerchief for a moment before returning it to Vawe.

The poor Portuguese let out a long sigh, it turned out that they were just taking care of their own face, and did not directly refuse......

Suddenly, Wise Yuzi's warm eyes flashed with joy, and her smile became more and more warm and lovely, and where the sea and sky met as far as her eyes could see, a sail shadow was faintly visible.

Coming and going, Ricardo drew his sword and played a trick on his chest, the Portuguese soldiers raised their weapons in unison, and the battalion officer who led the Ming army raised his resume, and the drummer behind him palmed the general's order.

The ship gradually approached, slowly approaching the shore, the sailors dropped their sails, threw the cable, a gangway stretched to the trestle, Qin Lin Shi Ran led the crowd down.

Seeing Wise Yuzi from a distance surrounded by Vawe and a group of Portuguese ladies, Qin Lin breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that this diplomatic genius has not been abducted, and it is estimated that it is unlikely that he will be abducted in the future; Akechi Tamako also smiled at him, like a gentle sister who waits for her naughty brother to return every evening.

The scene of these two "eyebrows and eyebrows" was looked at by the white frost Hua on Qin Lin's side, she would be mistaken, and her cold face was suddenly covered with a layer of frost: Hmph, this guy Qin Lin is really greedy and lustful and incorrigible, and the parrot of the golden demon should have been brought here, so that he could remind him at any time...... Hey, this sect leader is not him, what are you doing with all this?

The attitude of the Portuguese towards Qin Lin and his party was particularly enthusiastic, and many ladies and ladies waved flowers to warmly welcome the heroes who drove away the Spanish villains.

"Oh my God, there are so many red-haired ghosts!" Qi Qin and Cui Ruping supported each other, and suddenly saw many foreigners, they only felt panicked and their legs were weak, and they followed closely behind Qin Lin, not daring to leave a single step.

Qin Lin walked through the crowd with a smile, and Wise Yuzi greeted her, and Qin Lin saw a fresh face beside her, so he cast an inquiring gaze.

"Qin Jun, Priest Leach, let me introduce you," Wise Yuzi smiled and stretched out her palm: "This Mario? Priest Leach, a Jesuit missionary to China and a faithful servant of God, had just arrived in China from Goa, India; As for the glorious deeds of General Qin, I have mentioned it to Mr. Priest many times, and I reiterate once again that Qin Jun is a very brave gentleman. ”

Qin Lin has never been very interested in missionaries, but he believed that Wise Yuzi would not introduce irrelevant people to him, so he stretched out his hand and shook Leach's hand, and said without being arrogant or humble: "Mr. Priest, welcome to China, unlike Europe and the Middle East, we are a country of freedom of belief, Buddhism, Taoism and Islam can spread freely, and your Christianity is no exception. ”

Bai Shuanghua rolled her eyes at Qin Lin helplessly, as far as our White Lotus Sect can't ......

Leach was taken aback, but he did not expect Qin Lin to be so familiar with the situation in Europe and the Middle East, which was very rare among Chinese of the same era, and even subverted some of his previous impressions.

"May the glory of God shine on this land," Leach replied in a strange Chinese accent, and at the same time drew a cross on his chest very reverently, and was about to continue his conversation with Qin Lin, when he saw that the general had turned to speak to Wise Yuzi.

Qin Lin called out the two cowering widows and introduced them to Wise Yuzi, saying that the two of them originally wanted to become nuns, but the nunnery in Qiongzhou refused to take them in, and I think being a nun is similar to being a nun, so I just brought it here and be a companion with you.

"Ah, that's right, Qin Jun is too thoughtful!" Wise Yuzi was very happy and talked with Qi Qin and Cui Ruping.

The two widows had already been frightened by the large group of "ghosts" who were not ghosts, and suddenly saw that Wise Yuzi looked the same as the Chinese, and her demeanor was kind and gentle, and immediately pulled her tightly, like a life-saving straw.

Leach next to him heard their conversation, and immediately looked at the thief, as if he had picked up a treasure, and took out a Bible out of nowhere, held it in his hand, and stammered: "Haha, two, there are two just arrived in China, you and you are all my ......"

Damn, this foreign monk is too anxious, right? Niu vigorously rolled up his sleeves and prepared to beat him.

Unexpectedly, Priest Leach said according to the Bible: "...... These are the believers I am going to baptize myself, God, wonderful, may the Lord bless you! ”

Hey, it turned out that Leach was a fanatic who went to China to preach, and as soon as he arrived, two of them were willing to join the church, and he was very happy.

Qi Qin's and Cui Ruping were so frightened by this yellow-haired ghost that their faces turned pale, and they shrank behind Wise Yuzi, not appreciating the "blessing" at all, and the two of them also muttered quietly, Miss Yuzi's appearance is exactly the same as Guanyin made of white porcelain, but also like a person who cultivates with hair, this foreign monk has a hooked nose, blue eyes and yellow hair, where does he look like a monk, it is clearly a Yaksha!

Leach was happy for a while, then suddenly stopped and bowed to Qin Lin: "General Qin, you are a great knight, you have saved Lady Garasia, Rob, Wawe and many other Christians, and sent us two sisters who yearn for the glory of God, for the sake of gratitude, I have decided to give you a precious gift." ”

Gifts, I like it the most, Qin Lin hehe Zhile.

Bai Shuanghua pouted disdainfully, secretly saying that Westerners just like to blow the atmosphere, we Chinese gifts are very modest, no matter how valuable it is, it is said to be a small gift, but this foreigner boasts that the gift is precious, I don't know what kind of rare thing it is?

Everyone followed Leach to the church, he took out a sheepskin box from his luggage and handed it to Qin Lin: "I heard Garasia mention, you are not only a brave general, but also a miraculous doctor, so you should be able to use this gift." ”

Qin Lin's face turned red, and the doctor could talk about it, but Lao Tzu was fiddling with the dead, and the fat man behind him was an authentic medical hall apprentice.

The sheepskin box was very delicate, with dark patterns, and the lock was still made of silver, Qin Lin opened the lid of the box, only to see that it contained some brown bark and seeds with quite small grains, he didn't know it, so he glanced at Lu Yuanzhi.

The fat man scratched his scalp, "It's strange, I studied medicine more than medicine, but I don't know what this thing is." ”

"It's called ** chicken big," Leach said in a serious way.

**Big? I'm poof~~ Everyone sprayed wildly, Qin Lin's smile was particularly strange, Wise Yuzi and Bai Shuanghua were both red-faced, and they knew that this name was an aphrodisiac as soon as they heard it!

Lu Yuanzhi and Niu Dali laughed even more, and said in their hearts that our Chief Qin just needs this medicine, and foreigners are also knowledgeable.

Leach blinked his blue eyes, wondering why these people suddenly laughed, and explained: "This is a medicinal herb that has just been discovered in the New World, and it has a very good cure for cold and fever, and the Spaniards keep it a top secret, but you also know that there are no secrets in front of the Jesuits. ”

There will always be devout believers who give their secrets to the priest when they pray......

Others were still laughing, but Qin Lin's face became solemn, and he secretly thought to himself: Cold fever, that is malaria, ** big ......

"Priest Leach, you should be talking about Cinchona!" Qin Lin asked.

"Or so to speak, the pronunciation is pretty much the same," Leach nodded.

Qin Lin took a long breath and carefully closed the lid, and the sheepskin box suddenly became precious.

Leach had just learned Chinese, and there were many places where he hadn't yet learned it, and it was a new species, so there was no standard transliterated name, so it was a joke.

Cinchona is a plant in the Americas, its seeds, leaves and bark have curative effects on malaria, especially the bark has a very good curative effect, and the quinine extracted is called cinchona cream in another name.

Qin Lin had treated malaria with Artemisia annua in the hospital very early, and if Artemisia annua and cinchona were administered together, the effect of preventing and treating malaria would definitely be a miracle in the same era! From now on, the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia will no longer be an untouchable place for the Central Plains peoples......

Baby! Qin Lin was holding the sheepskin box, his eyes shining.

"Why, is this herb precious?" Bai Shuanghua asked him quietly with a sound transmission, and frowned again, it didn't seem to have much weight.

Qin Lin smiled dryly, the amount is indeed not much, but there are at least one or two hundred seeds here, we can plant them in large quantities.

The cinchona tree grows in a tropical and subtropical environment, and it can be planted in Liangguang and Qiongzhou, but after Qin Lin considered the pros and cons, he decided to bring half of the seeds to Jin Yingji, so that she could plant them in southern Taiwan, and the other half sent someone to secretly bring them to Yunnan.

Missionaries often have to go deep into the wilderness, so Leach brought a lot of cinchona, which was used to prevent malaria, but when he arrived at the trench, he saw that southern China was highly developed, even surpassing Europe in some aspects, and it was not a wild and backward primitive area, and there would not be too many opportunities to contract malaria, so he kept a little for his own use, most of which was given to Qin Lin, in exchange for the general's favor towards the Jesuits.

After dealing with the matter of cinchona, Qin Lin quietly pulled the wise jade: "Introduce me to Father Leach, is it just for the cinchona in his hand?" ”

Wise Tamako shook her head, "I didn't know he had this medicinal herb, but I knew that in addition to his status as a Jesuit priest, he was also a very famous scholar in Rome, and I talked to him and found that he was very proficient in mathematics, astronomy, navigation, and smelting. ”

What kind of big Buddha is this, why haven't you heard of his old man's name? Qin Lin picked his scalp and took the initiative to talk to Priest Leach, tentatively revealing the intention of solicitation.

Leach shook his head like a rattle, "No, no, no, I have sworn to dedicate my whole body and soul to my Father in heaven, so I cannot serve you, and it is the supreme responsibility of a Jesuit priest to spread the gospel as much as possible and let the glory of the Lord shine on this eastern land." ”

Damn, fanatic! Qin Lin pursed his lips.

Rob and several Portuguese ladies and ladies were so moved that they drew a cross on their chests, saying that Priest Leach was worthy of being a faithful servant of the Father.

Leach looked at Qin Lin and seemed a little unhappy, his blue eyes blinked, and he smiled: "Oh, by the way, this way, can you ask General Qin to choose a Chinese name for me?" They all said that they should follow the customs of the locals and do things according to the customs of the East. ”

"What name do you want, Robinson, Patten, or Wesley?" Qin Lin was happy to deal with it.

Leach sneered, "It's still the same phone, my name is Mario?" Leach, Chinese put the surname in front, then the homonym is Matteo Ricci, but I heard that Chinese likes to use auspicious words such as blessing, virtue and wealth when choosing a name......"

Qin Lin's throat suddenly seemed to choke, and he looked at this priest in a daze, and only exhaled after a while: "Dude, my brother is still called Matteo Ricci, don't change your name." ”