Is this a wonderful Western boy Ming Wanderings?

Even Zhang Shou, who claims to be well-informed, can't help but be a little sluggish at this moment. You must know that the Daming sea ships in this year, because there is no forbidden sea, so the maritime trade after the Song and Yuan dynasties has been more developed, but at the same time, sea ships are more risky than land, and the armed forces on board are particularly important.

Therefore, in the offshore dart ship business of Shunhe Dart Bureau, some people are willing to invest a lot of money. And Cao Wu is also very keen, he actually plans to conduct practical training at sea first, and even plans to train artillery battles and broadside battles or something...... As for how the artillery came to be and who was the head of the broadside battle, it goes without saying.

Therefore, he didn't have to guess at this time to know what kind of famous the so-called merchant ship Chen Yongshou said. Nine times out of ten, it's the emperor's ship, right? If you don't have enough combat power and confidence, how can you be so arrogant on other people's territory?

Even if it is not the main warship, can it be dealt with by the aristocratic private soldiers of any port city in Europe? Europe in these years was not the European countries that later generations would refer to, and even the Age of Discovery had not yet begun. And as far as he knows, the multinational coalition organized decades ago was beaten by a rising empire, and it is still licking its wounds.

Of course, when he was in the Ordnance Bureau before, he also heard from Zhang Kang that the personnel with the shadow of some intelligence agencies were operating in the western area. It is said that many of them are the people of the Fan State who were collected during the period of Emperor Taizu, and now they are loyal or not, although they do not know, but now nearly a hundred years have passed, but they have also thrived, like a fish in water, it is said that although there was no founding emperor, there was also a certain country of power......

If the only thing that was prevalent in Europe during the age of Sail was the richness and gold of the East, then the power of the East is still prevalent there. As for the news...... Of course, it was all spread by these people from Fanbang at the beginning, and after so many years, it has long been unseemly to spread falsehood!

As for whether it is because of the butterfly effect of these people's activities, a large empire that has historically been on the continent of West Asia is now unable to control the sea routes and trade as it did in history, but is often caught in internal strife for the throne, he does not know.

But Zhang Shou knew very well that even if that great empire rose like history, with the Renaissance and the Great Voyage, the rapid development of various science and technology, and the deepening of colonization and missionary progress, those small Western countries that were once disdained by the Easterners were about to stage a textbook victory of ants swallowing elephants, driving one big country after another from the stage of history.

If you only think about relying on the advantages of numbers and cold weapons, and think that the strong military foundation in the past can continue to dominate for a while, then the once vast empires will taste the bitter fruit. Big is not an advantage, a large population is not an advantage, once the concept is backward and the civilization is backward, it is possible to reduce from a hunter to a fat sheep.

From west to east, no one of the great empires was spared. And there is only one who has been truly reborn after the catastrophe.

Of course, it's a bit early to say this, so Zhang Shou sighed in his mind, and then couldn't help but be curious about the foreign boy Chen Yongshou mentioned. It's just that when Chen Yongshou mentioned that people know words, he didn't think so.

Regardless of whether the person is from French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, etc., it is still possible to be proficient in this Chinese and even a variety of foreign Chinese languages. But a bastard who understands Latin? This seems like a bit of! is either a serious aristocrat, obviously not, or a graduate of a seminary, but the age of the young man in Chen Yongshou's mouth is unlikely.

Therefore, he smiled and said, "This young man is in Guangzhou now, right?" After the people of Fanbang did not report it, they should not be allowed to enter Beijing, and if he enters Beijing, it should be at least after the Chinese New Year. ”

"No, he happened to be in Beijing." Chen Yongshou couldn't help but glance at the people around him as he spoke, thinking that his pretense just now seemed to be a little too much, but thinking that the matter had already been reported by the Guangzhou City Bosi, and the spread of it was at most that some guys who didn't eat the ancient would be verbose, so he left it behind.

"The captain didn't throw the boy in the sea, because he had made a fuss in that city, and he had alarmed the town hall and the church. Although there were some merchant ships to and from the West in the past, after all, there were too many national cities there, so the ships of the Ming Dynasty had not been to that city for a long time. For this purpose, the mayor and bishop there wrote a letter to the shipowner. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately looked at each other, and Zhang Shou smiled dumbly: "Is it a letter from Fanbang?" That's how the captain brought it back? Gonggong Chen just said that these translators in Guangzhou or Beijing have limited skills, so they can understand the letters they brought back? Even if you can understand it, will those old-fashioned bosses in the DPRK and China criticize this for being child's play? ”

"Do they think that the mayor of the district, or the so-called bishop, is qualified to write a letter to Daming? It's not a national letter! ”

When Zhang Shou said this, he was very careful, and no one could hear the ridicule in his words. As a result, the so-called Celestial Empire in history is reversed, the sea ban is intensifying, from the emperor to the scholars, the front should not be arrogant when arrogant, and the back should not be cowardly when it is cowardly, so the sick tiger has become a fat sheep.

Of course, Chen Yongshou didn't understand what Zhang Shou meant, but he answered seriously about Zhang Shou's superficial question: "Naturally, that letter was not sent to the emperor and the imperial court, but the mayor and the church over there heard that the owner of the fleet was an earl in the far east, so they sent such a letter. ”

"But of course the captain won't be so big, after all, whether it's buying books, taking in a young man from Fanbang, or sending letters, although they are all within his authority, but after returning to Guangzhou, of course, he reported to the master's family, that is, Wei Nanbo, as soon as possible. Wei Nanbo didn't dare to be sloppy, and played the emperor. So, the two letters from the boy and the mayor and the church were sent together. ”

Zhang Shou heard this.

Weinan Bo Zhang Kang is really a man who betrays the pot, before the Xinglong Tea Society was called his industry, but now it is good, there is an extra boat under his name...... No, it should be a caravan cruising outside, "making money with harmony"! Such a good white glove in front of the stage, holding the tool on behalf of the person, who do you say the emperor does not support him?

The others suddenly realized, and Zhang Da slapped him hard and said: "No wonder my father has always said that this guy Wei Nanbo is just that little Zhuangzi and that little bit of money, but he is simply arrogant and lascivious, squandering money like dirt, and daring to love his money is like this!" No, when I get back, I'll tell my dad and let him go west with a whole fleet to do business!" ”

Ji Jiu smiled and said, "Do you think the maritime business is so easy to do?" You have to have the best captain, the best sailors, and the most accurate charts, otherwise you get lost at sea, it's not like being on land, ready to feed the fish. ”

Seeing that Zhang Da was glaring at him, Ji Jiu squeezed his eyes: "Your Zhang family has three lords, and the three of you are doing this business together, which is much better than doing it alone." Besides, are you sure that Wei Nanbo is really only one person? ”

Chen Yongshou didn't know that the emperor had already told Zhu Ying some truths, and Zhu Ying had quietly told Zhang Shou, so he would make up stories there just now. At this time, he found that Ji Jiu had already guessed that there was someone behind Wei Nanbo, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and quickly rounded up two sentences.

"Of course, there are other shareholders in that fleet, and there is not only one Wei Nanbo, but Wei Nanbo is bold and invests the most...... Ahem, since that Fanbang boy happened to be there, and he also reported to the emperor at this time, why don't you bring people to the public school? If he knew the words in these books, it would be best, if he didn't, then this kid who entered the country privately would be of little use. ”

For such a small country that is far away in the sky, beyond the reach of the whip, and not extremely rich, the Ming Dynasty does not have much interest in understanding, and this is not the Taizu period. Rather than keep the useless guys, it is better to throw them in some mine, or ......

Chen Yongshou turned around in his heart and dispelled a certain thought. It seems that the emperor may not be interested in adding a young chamberlain with blonde hair and snowy skin to the palace...... This son of heaven has never been as good as Long Yang! That kid and the Ming people are different from head to toe, unless the taste is special, who wants it!

Zhang Shou doesn't have to guess to know what will happen if the young man really proves that he didn't use two words. Seeing that everyone else around him was gossiping, he pondered for a moment and then asked with interest: "I have been fortunate enough to go to the Ordnance Bureau, and I have also seen the ball instrument made by Emperor Taizu Mengtian, and I know some place names. This time, that Fanbang boy, which city is he in? ”

"It seems to be...... What is Florence called? After saying these four words, Chen Yongshou suddenly frowned again, and said uncertainly, "No, no, the city where the young man was born is Florence, but the port where the ship was berthed at that time was not this, it seems to be ...... What pizza? Ahem, the names of these cities are so hard to pronounce that my tongue feels like it's knotted. ”

He shook his head as he spoke: "Just these words, thanks to Emperor Taizu who drew the name of the map early, otherwise future generations really don't know how to call it when they get there...... It is said that in the small countries to the west, often one city is a country, and then the other cities are occupied. If you let those people in Fanbang directly say the name of their country, it will be like a book from heaven. ”

Others were either amazed that a city is a country, or amazed that Emperor Taizu was talented and wise, and actually drew a map of these distant small countries early, or they were puzzled by the strange names of these small countries, and Zhang Shou ...... Hearing this reasonable Florence and Pisa, he couldn't help but take a soft breath.

He is far less proficient in foreign history than Emperor Taizu, and his foreign map skills have also reached full value, but he still vaguely remembers that in this era, the once glorious Republic of Pisa seems to have collapsed, and even the entire city of Pisa has been packaged and sold to the Republic of Florence. And the Medici family should be in Florence today......

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Shou said: "Since this is the case, bring that little guy who is too bold!" ”

With Zhang Shou's words, Chen Yongshou was immediately relieved. The emperor couldn't find an excuse to promote Zhang Shou, so he came up with such a solution.

And if there are not so many kinds of graphics in those arithmetic books, and the captains who know a lot of astronomical and astronomical phenomena but don't know that kind of Fanbang script, how can they judge that they are not arithmetic books, but also books related to astronomical stars?

And if you can't recognize it as an arithmetic book, how can the captain exchange three cloud brocades so easily? Isn't it because the emperor plans to use these as congratulatory gifts because Ge Yong is about to celebrate his eightieth birthday? Although it is not a real tribute, the value is actually not particularly valuable, but if he wants to pay for the three cloud brocades because he is blind, the private message sent to him by the captain also claims to be very distressing.

As for the kind of writing that is written, what if that Fanbang boy really can't translate it, then he naturally won't keep it for dinner, and the emperor's plan to take the opportunity to promote people has failed, so he can't help it.

As for the possibility of a certain Fanbang boy fooling Zhang Shou in the future, Chen Yongshou never thought about it at all. Don't look at Zhang Shou's young age...... That vision is simply extremely poisonous, even if it is an arithmetic book in Fanbang characters, that is also the field that Zhang Shou is good at.

So, after Chen Yongshou agreed, he went fast and came back quickly.

However, although the students of Banshan Hall and Jiuzhang Hall were all very interested in the Fanbang boy mentioned by Chen Yongshou, Zhang Shou didn't want to let this group of guys watch foreign friends, so he had already sent the students of Banshan Hall to discuss their topics, and let the students of Jiuzhang Hall go to fight their questions, and he himself met people in the school hall.

Rao has seen countless foreign friends in later generations, including foreign teenagers and children—after all, going abroad is a very simple thing for later generations—but at this moment, seeing a blonde, blue-eyed, and white-skinned teenager wearing a robe and a turban, he still can't help but feel a sense of time and space disorder.

Especially when the other party walked in front of him and arched his hand decently, he felt even more ridiculous. However, when he looked closely, he sensed that something was not quite right. On closer inspection, he immediately saw that there was a problem!

People in this age may not have such a profound experience, but as a person who has received foreign exchange day trip students in his class when he was a teenager, Zhang Shou feels that this kid is not the right age.

Caucasians and yellows are not the same, precocious and premature, and generally women are more pronounced than men. But right now, this teenager ...... Chinese who have seen foreign children, but have not asked them much about their age, may think that people are fifteen or sixteen years old, but in his opinion, this foreign bear child who eats and drinks well and develops well will definitely not exceed thirteen years old, maybe even younger!

Although I really want to use English to say howoldareyou, considering that he was born in Florence, an Italian city-state, and England in this year is actually a rural place, Zhang Shou still held back his bad taste, so he took the time to return the salute: "What's your name?" How old is this year? ”

This is a pure test of the daily conversation level of Chinese. And what he heard turned out to be a straightforward Beijing dialect: "This adult, I am fifteen years old this year, and I have two names, one is the name of Florence, and the other is the name I gave after I arrived in the Ming Dynasty." In the name of Florence, I don't think you will be interested, and here I have given myself a name......"

"My name is David Wu!"