The sapphires in the pouch are polished, high in texture, and in many styles, in addition to the blue ones, there are also rose-like pink sapphires, and Sri Lanka's unique orange sapphires!

To be honest, the sapphires sold by Gem Song are not as beautiful as their sapphires, and they should be more valuable!

"Do you need gems? My boss still has to be! "An indigenous Chinese is quite stiff and authentic.

The other officers were eager to try, but Hong Xiguan said quietly: "We have no money, we can't afford it!" ”

The man said unrelentingly: "You can go and have a look, it doesn't matter if you don't buy it, if you like it, we can trade." ”

"No, no need, thank you!" However, Hong Xiguan refused.

The man was disappointed, but seeing that the officers were strong and armed, he did not dare to say anything, but stepped aside and looked at them.

Hong Xiguan smiled slightly and said, "If your boss wants to trade, you can come to our warship!" ”

"Okay, I'll tell the boss!" The natives said.

On the way back for Hong Xiguan and the others, Hong Xiguan said: "The other party has been following us for a long time, not wanting to sell us something, but talking to us about things or doing things!" ”

In order to prevent trouble, he returned to the ship and ordered: "The officers and men of all ships will go ashore in batches for sightseeing, shopping, and visiting, and set out collectively, come back collectively, keep up with the team, and do not leave behind!" ”

"Those who do not obey military orders will be engaged in military law!"

Hong Xiguan said that the officers and men who left the ship all handled it in this way.

The Southeastern Army attaches great importance to "seeing the world" and foreign exchanges, and often drives warships to various countries and regions, not necessarily to fight wars, but is also willing to spend money and give funds to officers and men so that they can go ashore to spend money.

But all activities are arranged in an orderly manner and will not get out of control, mainly depending on the degree of friendship with the other party, and establish a set of criteria for judging the best and the worst.

For example, the Southeast Fleet and the Wa Kingdom are so good that they wear the same pants, and the relationship is superior, so the Southeast Army of the Southeast Fleet visiting the Wa Kingdom can stay until midnight, and return before 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, and they can move freely (strange laughter, strange laughter!). ）

All foreign ports, even if they have good relations, and do not return after twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, will be subject to military law.

The military law of the Southeast Province is by no means a joke.

As for Colombo, the relationship is rated as "medium", at most before 9 o'clock in the evening, you have to return to the warship, and you have to do group activities.

As for the "poor" ones, those that belong to the kind where the relations between the two sides are poor, or those that are relatively dangerous, the most they can do is to go around the neighborhood and definitely carry out collective activities, and officers and men are not even allowed to go ashore.

Like the garrison base in Johor, which is equivalent to the base in the country, it is possible to stay overnight.

Now the southeast warships have gone ashore in batches to carry out activities, take collective action, go to eat, visit and shop, and the officers and non-commissioned officers who lead the team have to worry, but fortunately, none of the officers and men want to violate the military discipline.

The Southeast Army has a rich reward, but the punishment is also ruthless, under the order, everyone must be careful, after all, now following the "founding king", everyone wants to go a little farther, and does not want to leak.

The officers and men went ashore one after another, and then returned to the ship, all without any problems.

It is strange that there is something wrong with this, and the officers and non-commissioned officers bring up the spirit of 12 points to supervise, and after three points, the officers and men all restrain their behavior and obey orders.

However, four more people returned!

To be able to go ashore, the happiest are the reporter Yao Wenqi and the naturalist Tao Yuanzao, Yao Wenqi can go ashore to collect style, write travelogues, and publish articles to earn a little money, while Tao Yuanzao can collect animal and plant specimens, which is very useful, unlike eating and sleeping on a warship.

They acted together, followed by two soldiers to protect them.

See the streets, shop, eat local food, and chat with the locals.

They went to Jewel Street and found the legendary "Jewel Song", who was so busy that the officers and soldiers who bought the goods crowded his newly rented big store!

The so-called gold is priceless, the gemstone world is very deep, and the businessmen are also very dark, and ordinary people don't know how much they have been slaughtered.

Gem Song is honest and hospitable, good goods sell at a good price, bad goods sell at a bad price, get the profits they deserve, don't deceive people, and the business is quite good.

He was full of red light, and after doing the original Hong Xiguan's business, he immediately borrowed money from his fellow villagers and purchased a large amount of goods, he passed, he would not be deceived, and rented a new storefront, and all the goods were clearly marked.

As a result, the officers and soldiers who rushed in swept away all the goods in the store!

He kept restocking, and it was almost too late to replenish it.

Tao Yuanzao and Yao Wenqi also went to join in the fun, and bought hundreds of silver dollars of gems!

Soon after leaving Gem Street, they were targeted, and found that someone was following them all along.

Journalists and naturalists are not afraid of things, so they simply don't leave, stop and wait for them to come and ask, "What's the matter?" ”

The two natives stepped forward and showed a small bag and asked, "Do you want gems?" ”

If Hong Xiguan was present, they would recognize the two who had come to sell sapphires before, this time, those two people got their wish, Tao Yuanzao Yao Wenqi dared to take risks, and followed them to see the so-called "beautiful sapphires", which led to the following story.

Tao Yuanzao Yao Wenqi returned to the warship, and brought four guys back with a large number of dried vegetables and dried fruits, two of the guys who delivered the goods were Chinese, and two were indigenous, when Tao Yuanzao Yao Wenqi led the two natives to see Hong Xiguan, he was taken aback, no, they don't look like ordinary guys!

The two of them were not tall, but they were calm, and the first one said: "Hello respected general, my name is Proka, and I am the messenger of King Kandy, His Majesty Supreme Rajasinga II!" After speaking, he showed dry goods, but they were documents.

There was an interpreter on the warship, and he translated his words, and the document was read, explaining: "The document says that he is the messenger of His Majesty the Supreme Rajasinga II, King of Kandy!" ”

Kandy, located in the central region of Sri Lanka, is a Buddhist country, and the current king is none other than Rajasinga II.

"Uh-huh!" Hong Xiguan nodded and asked, "Is there something wrong with them?" ”

Procca didn't rush to say what he meant, and gave a gift first: almost two catties of sapphires!

A bag was spread out, and there were source stones and polished gemstones, which were brilliant, and the breathing of the officers in the cabin increased.

"This is a gift to my country!" The translator said.

"Thank you for the gift!" The interpreter said to Proca: "The general asked if you need anything?" ”

Everyone talked, and soon, the southeastern officers understood that he was here to hug his thighs and beg for a bag/raise!

The Portuguese entered Sri Lanka and angered the Sri Lankans with one move: they fought against Buddhism and spread Catholicism!

Later, the Dutch arrived in Sri Lanka in 1602 AD, and saw Sri Lanka as an important maritime hub, and received help from the Sri Lankans, asking them to expel the Portuguese.

The Dutch agreed, and in 1638 (two years earlier) landed in Trincomalee in southeastern Sri Lanka to fight the Portuguese.

However, the Sri Lankans found that the red haired pan was a raccoon dog, and after receiving the benefits, they did not pay attention to the Sri Lankan people's requests, and also built churches and spread religion.

The Dutch had let the Sri Lankans down, and as for why the Sri Lankans had asked for help from the Southeastern Army?

Because they saw such a big Chinese general, when he met the monks, he gave way to the monks!

And in the city of Colombo, even an ordinary red-haired fan has never done this!