That's okay, no culture is despised at most, but if the Celestial Empire is unhappy, it will get into trouble......

In short, for various reasons, people who can know Chinese characters are more popular in the Nanyang area, just like in the old world, if you are proficient in English, you can find a job.

Therefore, Zhu Beiguo knew very well that when dealing with the upper echelons of these Nanyang countries, it was best to be able to speak some Chinese and write a hand of Chinese characters, especially if someone could talk to the king or princes about the Confucian classics, talk about the subset of classics and scriptures, and so on, he would be more or less looked down upon by the nobles of these countries.

Because of this, the shrewd and capable Chinese maritime merchants are extremely familiar with this way, and Xue Laixiang was born in a maritime merchant family, so he is naturally familiar with this.

For Zhu Beiguo and them, fortunately, Xue Laixiang is here, and all the things negotiated have become much easier, he is originally from a big family, and he is the standard for the children of rich families in this era, Xue Laixiang is the eldest man of the family, of course, he will not be an exception.

And that's exactly what happened.

When writing the letter last night, Xue Laixiang not only expressed surprise at the glass inkwell handed over to him by Zhu Beiguo, but also complained a few words about the quality of the sheep's brush, he said that this is too inferior and not easy to use, I am afraid that it will affect the writing and delay your big brother Zhu's affairs.

However, Zhu Beiguo didn't mind, explaining that the conditions on the ship were limited, and you would just be able to do it, and the onlookers here naturally had nothing to say, and said in their hearts that this brush was still not easy to find from the supermarket supplies, and the things in the stationery counter for primary school students, of course, were not much better......

However, although the brush is not easy to use, but the pen of Xue Laixiang is a regular script with rules and regulations, which makes the onlookers admire the melon-eating crowd.

However, among the praise from everyone, it seemed that only Zhu Beiguo praised the point, and in front of everyone, he nodded very forcefully and said that Brother Xue's regular script has the style of Zhao Mengfu.

Xue Laixiang was overjoyed when he heard this, and even said that he didn't dare to be it, and then said with a ashamed face that he was stubborn in his early years, and he was quite disappointed by the teachings of his teacher, but the master was indeed a master of Zhao Ti calligraphy, and he just learned a little bit of skin, so this time it was Zhu Beiguo's turn to be ashamed, and he said that he even guessed with a hazy heart, and actually let himself say it right!

But no matter what, Dr. Zhu was still a little complacent at this time, and after listening to Xue Laixiang's self-humility, he also smiled and nodded slightly, no matter what, it can be seen that Brother Xue still put a lot of effort into this word, Xue Laixiang responded that he was beaten by the bamboo board of the family teacher back then, and he couldn't do it if he didn't practice......

So Zhu Beiguo also nodded and said, sure enough, the strict master is a high apprentice, in short, his face still shows a thoughtful and unfathomable look, and he said in his heart In short, this forced character is right.

For everyone to praise their calligraphy of the car thing, Xue Laixiang is indeed a little embarrassed, he knows that his regular script is just an entry, but actually caused the people around to praise, Xue Laixiang thinks that this is the politeness of everyone to him, is a friendly show of goodwill, the heart said that he is a person in distress, can have such treatment, this heart is warm......

Time: On the afternoon of July 5, 1657.

Location: The main hall of the Sulu Palace.

"Admiral Gu Jin of the Australian Federal Combined Fleet to His Majesty the King of Sulu:

Xue Laixiang, a citizen of our country, complained to the Governor the day before yesterday that six days ago, Xue was sailing peacefully on the sea and encountered the fleet of the Sulu State, but he was raided for no reason and plundered the ships and sailors' property.

Xue Laixiang, a Chinese businessman, is a legitimate businessman, and he has nowhere to tell if he encounters this difficulty for no reason, although he is lucky to get rid of it now, but he has lost all his money and money, and he is alone in a foreign land, and there is no hope of returning to his hometown.

If you want to come to the other side of the sea, go back and forth to Eli City, and what you do will also help the country, why should you be poisoned by this?!

The country of Char Sulu has always been a combination of officials and bandits, rampant on the sea, robbing business travelers, and harming people's lives.

If so, then heaven will not tolerate it!

In view of this, the Governor hereby writes with a note to the State:

Immediately return the cargo of Xue Laixiang's vessel, as well as its crew and family members, as well as the same; compensate and compensate for the casualties of this difficulty, and the second is also; Immediately release the Han slaves and maids in the country and hand them over to our Australian Commonwealth for placement, and the third is also; punish the perpetrators of the robbery and impose a fine; Fourth, too!

These four conditions are indispensable, otherwise you will bear the consequences!

In addition, the Governor hereby advises you not to be obsessed with luck and do things that pass the buck! If this is the case, when our Australian Federation is mighty, you and a handful of small countries will definitely burn the jade, and it will be too late to regret it.

Don't say that we are unpredictable! This photo, Admiral of the Combined Fleet of the Australian Federation: Gu Jin.

July 5, 1657 A.D. ”

This half-literate article is basically the colloquial style of this era, and it makes things very clear: we are here to ask for money, and if we don't give it, we will beat you until you honestly agree to the above four conditions!

On this day in early July 1657, which was heavily recorded in the history books of the later Sulu Kingdom, two major events occurred on this day: the first was the arrival of two Australian iron ships, one large and one small, and the sea inspection ship of Prime Minister Suhabidatu was sunk and one escaped and disappeared. The second big thing is that Prime Minister Suhabi's subordinate captain and his soldiers actually returned alive from the magical iron ship! He also carried a letter from the Commonwealth of Australia.

Despite their embarrassment, they boarded the dock pier in a drenched and soaked garment, and hurried through the empty and messy dock square without stopping, trotting all the way to open the closed north gate of Holo.

As soon as the men entered the gates, the heavy gates were closed, and then a large group of soldiers climbed the walls, and then the whole city of Holo fell into a certain silence and unease......

At this time, people in both the inner and outer cities felt a serious sense of unease, and the cause of unease was not only the "devil's ship" anchored in the sea, but also the tense atmosphere that hung over the city.

All the gates were closed, and the gun emplacements on the upper floor of the city gates were also full of heavily armed soldiers, the bronze cannons had been stripped of their cannon clothes, and all kinds of bed crossbows, strong bows, and flint logs were also placed at the head of the city near the sea, and the soldiers kept cruising on the city walls with serious expressions, as if they were facing a great enemy.

However, what disturbed the citizens the most was the silence of the palace and the Prime Minister's Mansion, which did not come out of any useful news, and for the whole day that followed, until the sun set, nothing came out except for a large group of nobles who were in and out of the palace and the Prime Minister's Mansion of Lord Suharbi, who were very busy for a while.

There was no notice from the people, nor an edict from the king or the prime minister, and although it was normal at first glance in the market, people could tell from the faces of the nobles and servants who entered and exited the nobles' mansions that the adults of Sulu must have encountered something serious this time.

So, in the face of the empty dock, the strange atmosphere that shrouded the whole city, and the strange ship on the surface of the sea that was also silent, finally made many citizens feel that the situation was not good, and some keen people had begun to pack up and plan to find an opportunity to escape from the city gate quietly.

After releasing all the prisoners delivering the letter to the dock, the Pride did not stop long, but quickly reversed and retreated to the sea 300 meters away from the pier and anchored.

Because Li Sanduo believes that those bronze cannons erected on the city wall of Holo City are somewhat of a threat, although Zhu Beiguo said that the maximum range of those bronze cannons is less than one mile, that is to say, the distance of less than five hundred meters, and the effective range and accuracy are even more unbearable, and the distance between the wall of Holo City and the dock is also about one mile, obviously, as long as they do not land, the bronze cannons at the head of the city will not be able to threaten themselves.

But Li Sanduo thinks that everything is afraid of a case, it is better to be cautious and cautious, be careful to sail a ship for ten thousand years, in case one of the other party's bronze cannons is put on the foot, and the head is unexpectedly accurate, and a small iron ball flies, hitting a person will definitely kill someone.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, Li Sanduo still let the Pride retreat by 300 meters to ensure absolute safety.