1876 Galle's Travels
Xiao Letian was standing next to Zaichun, who was dressed in casual clothes and ready to go ashore to play together, as soon as he heard that there was a quarrel, the child's heart immediately came up, and he rushed up without waiting for Xiao Letian to speak. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"What's going on......?
The surrounding cooks saw that it was His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom, and they didn't dare to slack off, so they hurriedly bowed down and kowtowed, "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"
The cooks are all national players invited by Xiao Letian from Jiangnan and other places, and a few are famous chefs from Fusang, plus a few local chefs from Ryukyu, their awe of imperial power is still very strong, and they are so frightened that they don't dare to raise their heads when they kneel on the ground when they see Emperor Tongzhi.
A British captain on the opposite side was also stupid, and when he knew that the opposite side was His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom, he immediately stood up and saluted, and he didn't even dare to blink his eyes.
The busiest person in the fleet supply is the Minister of Internal Affairs Jin Sanshun, who is in charge of the data of the material consumption of the entire fleet, and all the purchase orders and personnel rotation work are pressed on his shoulders.
As soon as His Majesty came over, Jin Sanshun hurriedly laughed and said, "Let Your Majesty laugh, it's really that these British people are too rigid, so you know that you will work according to the flow chart, let them add a ship to transport personnel, they just don't do it......"
It turned out that the root of the problem was still in Xiao Letian's entourage.
Xiao Letian is very aware of the historical positioning of this visit to Europe, this is the first king-level state visit to Asia and Europe in thousands of years, taking the opportunity to work with Prussia in France is one of the tasks, and at the same time, the promotion of oriental culture is also the most important task.
Therefore, in this expedition, there are not only soldiers but also a large number of entourage, such as China's top chefs, folk artists, jugglers, beautiful singers and bands...... Even precious gifts from the East pulled a whole boat.
The soldiers have received strict military training, they have the spirit of hardship and hard work, and they can withstand the long life at sea, but these entourages can't stand it.
This group of chefs, in particular, was so good at their craft that all the British officers ate it like gluttonous cats, and the most exaggerated party of fifteen people ate fourteen portions of rotten fish fillets, and the tired chef in charge of the spoon almost stuck out his tongue.
Nearly a quarter of the more than 100 cooks fell ill from seasickness and heat stroke, and now they are finally going crazy when they see the group of people on land.
Jin Sanshun was in charge of these cooks, and he didn't dare to offend these masters who were in charge of everyone's rice bowls, so he had to agree to everyone's request to allow them to go ashore to rest for two days.
However, the Zhiyuan did not moor on the trestle but anchored in the open sea, and if you want to go ashore, you need a ferry boat to ferry, but the British are too stubborn, they just don't provide this boat, and this group of people quarrels when they come and go.
"Your Majesty, you give us a comment, they say they are welcoming us, but they don't give us a ferry, so many boats on the sea can't get out? Don't you look down on us Chinese......
"That's it, these days just eat us, you officers almost came to us to solve the problem, and the food every day has become fat pigs, this is not recognized by people, can we feed our good meals to the dogs?"
After scolding, the British captain couldn't understand it, anyway, he knew that it was not a good word, and he said indignantly, "No, no, no...... We have to go according to plan, such a large fleet, the task of replenishment is too difficult! we can't break the rhythm......"
"Any ship is precious, and we must guarantee the supply of your more than forty warships within three days...... What can I do!"
A group of people scolded in Chinese, and one person used English to distinguish them, and the whole scene was a mess of chickens and ducks arguing.
Jae-chun was also confused, seeing that both sides actually made sense, what should be done? You can't help but pity your own people, and you can't say that the British are wrong with the supplies, scratching your head, Jae-chun can't say one, two, three.
Only Xiao Letian looked at the scene in front of him with a smile, and he had mixed feelings in his heart: "Okay! A group of cooks from the Great Qing Dynasty just took a turn on the sea and looked at the customs of dozens of small countries, and they dared to argue with the British!"
"When I think back to the time when I was in China, the people were so frightened when they saw foreigners, even the officials were afraid and at a loss, where the foreigners seemed to have become super-nationals, and even the official eunuchs had to be careful......
"But now, a group of cooks are so bold that they can reason with the British captain, and even dare to scold two bastard......s!
"Why is this happening? It is not because of yesterday's cannon, it is precisely because all the Chinese saw that cannon with their own eyes, the cannon that tore apart the enemy's painted skin, that a nail was driven in the waist pole of the Chinese, and this is the confidence!"
Thinking of this, Xiao Letian smiled and stepped forward to relieve the siege, "Okay, don't be embarrassed by the British, they have given everything they have for our supplies, everyone will come on board with me, and the Adventure King will take us ashore at Galle Castle!"
"Führer Xie! Führer Xie......" The chefs who were still noisy just now immediately burst into laughter, and the captain was also relieved, and saluted Xiao Letian gratefully.
Three days off is a rare one, and everyone knows that the next place to rest after another is somewhere in the Mediterranean.
There are countless people looking for Jin Sanshun to pull a relationship these days, who made Jin Sanshun the Minister of Internal Affairs, and all leave forms have to be signed by him to take effect.
The soldiers who got the holiday waited for the arrival of the ferry with a smile on their faces, and those who did not get the vacation did not have to be sad, at least three times the military salary for the three days on duty was not bad.
When the Adventure King landed on Sri Lankan soil, the first soldiers on leave had already begun to disembark.
The exotic scenery has attracted everyone as soon as it comes ashore, with blue skies and blue seas, reefs and beaches, and cliffs tens of meters high, stone lighthouses built by the Portuguese 500 years ago are still in use, and the fortified stone fort of Galle is on a high ground, and the shore fire cannons are vigilantly aimed at the sea.
Thick greenery is everywhere, seabirds hover in the sky, and the air is filled with the sweet aroma of fruit and the unique taste of Sri Lankan specialty citronella oil.
Jae-chun and Sang-tae stared at everything in front of them with wide eyes, especially the two big-shouldered and round-waisted guards behind Sang-tae who carried a camera and a tripod for him.
Just as the group was strolling through the streets of Galle, the wharf not far away suddenly erupted with a roar and a tsunami, and they saw that thousands of local people were besieging the Chinese army that had just landed.
"Oh no, master, look, our brother is besieged by the local people!" what should we do......" Jae-chun shouted.