Chapter 390: Golf
"Stopped! The ship of the Spaniards stopped! "Since the officers and men of the new army saw that the Spanish fleet stopped advancing, they immediately cheered in unison, although they had made up their minds to fight to the death, but the difference in strength between the two sides was so huge, this battle was naturally the best not to fight, and now the other side stopped advancing, which was equivalent to taking the initiative to show weakness, and naturally wanted to cheer for victory!
Guo Zhiyuan also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, if you look closely, you will find that his back is already sweaty, don't look at him has been full of confidence, in fact, he has no bottom in his heart, he doesn't want to start a war with the Spaniards now, but he can't be instigated, he can only bet that the Spaniards will not go to war, if he wins the bet, he can win the initiative, and if he loses, he may put the Dongfan Navy that was finally formed into it, and return to the liberation overnight, fortunately he won the bet!
After some negotiations, the Spaniards finally reluctantly accepted Guo Zhiyuan's proposal to allow them to bring three warships into Dongfan, while the other warships continued to stay outside the waters of Dongfan, and Guo Zhiyuan would send people to send them the necessary supplies and supplies.
Acuña and the others took three warships to dock at the Beigang Wharf, the capital of Dongfan, under the guidance and monitoring of the Dongfan fleet, Guo Zhiyuan saw Acuña and immediately took the initiative to step forward and stroke his chest, with a smile on his face: "Your Excellency the Governor of Acunia, we haven't seen each other for a long time, welcome to Dongfan, your arrival makes Dongbo flourish, I feel very honored!" ……”
When he first came to Dongfan, he suffered a dumb loss, and Acuña, who had always been arrogant, felt that the smile on Guo Zhiyuan's face was a mockery of him, and snorted coldly angrily: "It's the first time I've heard of using cannons to welcome guests from afar, don't you think it's hypocritical?" ……”
Guo Zhiyuan shrugged his shoulders and sneered: "I haven't heard of going to other people's homes with fleets and cannons, we have a saying in China, friends come with good wine, tigers and wolves come with muskets, and my reception of His Excellency the Governor is completely executed by His Excellency the Governor himself......"
As soon as the two met, they slammed each other into each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and Felisa on the side hurriedly rounded the field and said with a smile: "It's all a misunderstanding, Guo, didn't you say that we will always be friends?" Now that I have come to your territory, how are you going to entertain me, who is the master! ……”
Felisa is even more beautiful than the last time Guo Zhiyuan saw her in Manila, that kind of mature charm is simply irresistible, Guo Zhiyuan didn't dare to look at her squarely, for fear that he would not be able to resist the temptation. Confused and made a mistake, he actually didn't want to tear his face with Acuña now, after all, he also pointed to making money by doing sea trade business with the Spaniards, and hurriedly borrowed the slope to get off the donkey and said: "Miss Felisa, of course you are my eternal friend, I will entertain you with the highest courtesy......"
Guo Zhiyuan did give enough face to the Spaniards, personally as a guide to take them to visit Dongfu, the prosperity of Dongfan really surprised Acuña and others, you must know that they have been operating in Manila for many years, but the degree of prosperity is not as good as Dongfan, which has only been established for a few years, they are even more vigilant, this Guo Zhiyuan is really terrible, can make a desert island so prosperous in just a few years, if he continues to develop, will there be a place for them in the East in the future?
In particular, they noticed that Guo Zhiyuan's prestige in Dongfan was quite high, and he would be cheered by the people wherever he went, and the people who could do this were generally ambitious people, because as long as such a person said a word, countless people would be willing to fight for him, as long as he beckoned, he could form an army that was not afraid of death, such a person is not terrible, who is terrible?
Only Felisa's focus is not on this, when she met Guo Zhiyuan in Manila, Guo Zhiyuan was just a small messenger, with only dozens of people, not seen for a few years, but Guo Zhiyuan has become the overlord of the male side, with tens of thousands of tigers under him, responding to every call, looking forward to self-pride, and saying that power is the best spring for men. Medicine, when she was in Manila, Felisa only had a slight impression of Guo Zhiyuan, but at this time, he was a little intoxicated, and most of the time she was tied to him like silk.
Acuña originally wanted to negotiate with Guo Zhiyuan on the matter of maritime trade, forcing Guo Zhiyuan to lower the monopoly price, but Guo Zhiyuan did not give him a chance to speak, and arranged the itinerary to the full, and finally Guo Zhiyuan took them to a wide green meadow, asked the entourage to bring a few iron rods with elbows, and took out a small white ball the size of an egg, and said with a smile: "Everyone who has crossed the sea to Dongfan, must have been sitting on the boat for a long time, and also has some back pain, why don't we come to play golf together for recreation?" ……”
Guo Zhiyuan got the golf ball out not because Dongfan was a little floating and began to lose his mind when he developed it, but because he found that the generals of the New Army were all big and coarse, brave and delicate and lacking, and the civilian staff under him had been lacking in exercise for a long time and were weak, so he wanted to find a way to exercise and make up for the shortcomings of his subordinates.
Golf swept the West in later generations, becoming synonymous with aristocratic sports, almost all aristocrats will let their children receive golf training from an early age, which shows the charm of this sport, this sport can not only achieve the purpose of strengthening the body, but also very test your control of the strength of the ball and the accuracy of the vision, but also can be relaxed in a beautiful environment.
Most people may think that golf first originated in Europe, but in fact, as early as the Yuan Dynasty, there was a game similar to golf in China, this sport is called "hammering pills", and the book "Hammering Pills" records in detail the hitting methods and game rules of "hammering pills".
Now the backbone of Guo Zhiyuan's team has fallen in love with this sport, and even Zhao Shizhen, who is obsessed with firearms, will play from time to time, because since they played golf, not only their bodies have improved, but their thinking has also felt a lot more active.
Even the backbone of Guo Zhiyuan's team was fascinated by golf, not to mention the Spaniards, after Guo Zhiyuan told the rules and demonstrated them a few times, they quickly became addicted to playing, Acuña began to think about negotiations, but after playing for a while, he felt that he couldn't stop, and left the negotiations behind, and discussed with Miguel that he would also get such a golf course after returning to Manila, so that he could play every day.
(PS: Golf has not been promoted in China, I personally feel very regrettable, this is not only a matter of cultural differences, why are Chinese always rich for three generations?) Why do Western aristocrats want their children to be educated in golf from an early age? This is a question worth thinking about and discussing, interested readers can add my WeChat 15273688048 to talk about it together. )