What is the use of laying down Gou Er's chess piece, Li Siya hasn't thought about it for a while. But the idle man has the use of the idle man. On Gou Er, she doesn't need much capital, and she won't feel distressed if she loses it.

The following things will depend on "Li Huamei". She was convinced that the Aussie would be tricked by her sister.

As a result of the exchange between Mondstadt and Li Huamei, Li Huamei agreed to go to Lingao to see if there was anything they could cooperate with, and the traversers felt that such a result was acceptable, and as for recruiting her in the future, the traversers thought that it would not be a problem to wait for them to become stronger. As for some perverts who have other ideas in their hearts, and so on.

For his part, he also ended his talks with Gelanzani, and he knew that the Jesuits were eager for a breakthrough in the Chinese mission, and he whetted the appetite of the Jesuit president. A preliminary agreement was reached: the Congregation agreed that the Society of Jesus would send a priest to accompany him back to Lingao; During the time of ascendancy, the priest is free to move freely in the area under the control of the traverser, but is not allowed to preach; The ships of the Society of Jesus in Macau were allowed to sail at any time through the crowd-controlled port of Bopu to deliver letters and personal belongings for the clergyman's use; If necessary, the Jesuits may recall the priests at any time, and the crossing of the congregation shall not be hindered.

In relation to these conditions, the benefits obtained by the Crossing Crowd were much greater: the Jesuits agreed to act as the protectors of the rights and interests of the Crossing Masses in Macao; The Society of Jesus pledged to provide sufficient facilities for the traveller's business activities in Macao, including a permit to open a commercial house in Macao, after further agreement was reached. As an added bonus, the elder not only appreciated the taste but also fell in love with the porcelain vase after tasting the rhubarb liqueur that Wen Deji had so passionately offered to him.

Now the elder grows and wraps it all up. The price negotiated between the two sides was a quarter of a silver peso per bottle, which greatly exceeded Zhang Xin's prior estimates—the power of the double combination of rhubarb and porcelain vases surprised Zhang Xin—and he still didn't believe it when Fa Shilu told him about the Europeans' fascination with rhubarb.

Zhang Xin and Wen Desi are again at the pier in Macau. There are no large-scale shipyards in Macau, only the ability to repair ships, and there are not many European shipbuilders. He was disappointed: he had hoped to recruit some shipwrights who knew the art of European shipbuilding—but now that there was a Jesuit line, it should not be a problem to hire some craftsmen from Europe.

The delegation made a lot of purchases in Macao. Metals that are urgently needed in industry: copper ingots, pig iron and lead. Zhang Xin also bought a large amount of jute, which the merchant said was the most haode Indian goods.

"What's the use of this?" Wang Ruixiang followed them around and saw Ju. However, I spent money to buy a lot of grass-like things, and I felt strange.

"For rope."

"Rope?"

"Yes, for ship cables." Zhang Xin said that jute is the best material for making ship cables. It is light and strong, it is an important shipbuilding material, and it used to be the most important cash crop.

The Indian merchant who sold them jute seemed to be satisfied with the delivery. Yi, took out a gorgeous set of silver hookah from the back room, lit it and invited Zhang Xin to taste it. Zhang Xin sniffed and asked Mendoza, who was in charge of the translation, to say a few more words to the merchant, who moved out a box from behind. When I opened it, it was full of dark brown flatcakes, which looked smooth and soft. It exudes an extremely special smell. Zhang Xin's eyes lit up, he sniffed, pressed it with his finger again, slightly twitched on the tip of his tongue, and immediately spit out his saliva.

"Ask him how much he wants?", he said to Mendoza through Zhou Weisen. I saw Miss Mendoza shaking her head vigorously, babbling something at Zhou Weisen, Zhang Xin waited impatiently:

"Hurry up and ask, what are you muttering?"

Zhou Weisen said it to Mendoza a few more times, and Zuihou finally made a deal: one silver peso for one box.

"Ask him: Is there a local bulk sale?"

Zhou Weisen hesitated for a moment and asked Zhang Xin, "I said Lao Zhang, do you know what this thing is?" ”

"Nonsense, I don't know why I bought it?"

"Do you want to learn from the British, engage in the opium trade, and poison the Chinese nation?"

"Dr. Zhou, don't you know that opium is an important pharmaceutical raw material?"

"Of course I do." "The problem is that you are a commercial agent in Guangzhou, and as soon as I buy opium, I think of things like selling cigarettes in Humen," Zhou said. ”

"Hehe, how can I do this kind of thing to have a son without an asshole." Zhang Xin said, "Ye Yuming has gone to pick up the missionaries of Nalaoshzi, and I will take care of the affairs of the agricultural department." ”

"Kao, do you want to grow opium on the farm? I have a word of advice for you: once Pandora's box is opened, there will be endless troubles. To make medicine, it is enough to buy Indian opium. ”

"It's always dangerous to rely on imports, especially at this stage." Zhang Xin received an answer from the Indians, saying that the demand for opium was not large, and that the goods from India to Macao every year were only two or three hundred boxes, and except for some of them were used by the locals themselves, they were all sold to Guangzhou as medicines. If the traverser is not in high demand, he can trade some alone.

Opium in this era has not yet become a sought-after and lucrative commodity, both as a pastime and as a medicine, and the demand is very small.

After the cargo hold of the Tongji was full, the ship set sail for the return journey. In addition to the cargo, there was also a foreigner with black hair and brown eyes on the ship - Chinese named Lu Ruohua, a Frenchman in his early thirties, who had just arrived in Macao from France. He was chosen because none of the travelers knew Italian, but quite a few of them knew French, which was easy to communicate.

Like all Jesuit missionaries who came to East Asia in those years, Lu learned a specialized trade: astronomy, medicine, engineering, or the arts, just as his peers and successors did, before embarking on his missionary mission. The genius of the Jesuits in the field of mission was that they realized early on that it was not enough for the countries of the East that had centuries or even thousands of years of civilization to impress them with just one Bible.

Lu Ruohua chose to study medicine, and when he read the biography of the founder of the Jesuit Society, Luo Yaola, he knew that people are most susceptible to God's inspiration in the midst of illness.

After getting on the boat, he didn't be quiet for an hour, and immediately looked around for someone to learn Mandarin. Everywhere he could hear his stiff tongue "mud horn", "eat everything", "to the beggar, mud to death", which made Wen Deji upset.

Miss Mendoza, as if she had found the light of her life, put Zhou Weissen aside, greeted the "priest" with warmth, and brought food and water. made Zhou Weisen unhappy. But he had lived abroad for a long time, and knew that most of the Catholics were more religious, and it was inevitable that a priest suddenly appeared in the desert of faith, and that Miss Mendoza was very excited.

"Mr. Wen, I think this Catholicism must be introduced to Hainan this time." Wang Ruixiang found an opportunity to whisper to Wen Desi, "There are no two masters in the country, once these foreign religions are passed on, another core of power will be formed in the minds of the people. Isn't the word of the head of the church more powerful than the government? Don't forget the many lessons of another plane, monotheism is enough. ”

Wen Desi remained silent: "What do you want?" ”

"Above this vast sea—" Wang Ruixiang made a gesture of slashing down.

"It's not going to solve the problem." Wen Deji shook his head, "You underestimate the Liliang of faith too much. If he dares to come with us, he is ready to die, and if he dies one Lu Ruohua, ten Lu Ruohua will come. At that time, they will not come on our boat, but secretly. ”

Wang Ruixiang seemed to understand what he meant and nodded, but he couldn't help but add: "Religion is too lethal." ”

Wen Deji looked at the undulating sea, and sighed for a long time: "I hope that in our lifetime, we have the ability to change the tide of this shijie." ”

At this time, Mondstadt reported that the ship had arrived near Hong Kong.

"Put Lu Ruohua in the cargo hold first, and don't allow him to go on deck." Wendeji gave the order. This order immediately aroused the strong resentment of Miss Mendoza, who was beside her, who, relying on her service to the Crossing Congregation, came to protest against the rough treatment of the clergy.

But Wen Desi was unmoved by this, and directly asked Zhou Weisen to drag his woman back. The place he was going to next was something that must not be known to foreigners at the moment.

Guided by Mondstadt and 21st-century charts, they arrived on another small island in the Wanshan Islands off the mouth of the Pearl River, where they could see lush green and dotted with fishing villages. Comparing the nautical charts and measuring the latitude and longitude, it can be confirmed that this is the Hong Kong Island of the later generations. The shores of Victoria Bay are desolate, not to mention the market, and even the human tracks are rare.

The boat dropped off and landed in the name of replenishing fresh water, with the aim of conducting a basic survey of Hong Kong Island, including topographical, geomorphological and freshwater resource surveys, as well as surveying the water depths of the bays along Victoria Bay to see where it would be appropriate to establish a future transshipment base for goods.

Hong Kong Island covers an area of nearly 81 square kilometers, with a large area, fresh water, forests, and Victoria Bay is known as one of the three deep-water ports of Shijie. As a base, it has great value for both military and commercial use, and has much development potential than the small Macao. When the Portuguese first came to the coast of China, they decided that this was a treasure of feng shui, but they were too eager for quick success, and actually went to occupy Tuen Mun in the New Territories, in a vain attempt to directly control the entry and exit of the Pearl River estuary, but were driven out by the Ming army. Wen Desi knew very well: there was a large camp of the Ming army in Tuen Mun not far from here. If you want to occupy Hong Kong under the nose of the government, it will never be possible without war.