When Xiong proposed another condition to Hyde in London, Newton, who had hoped for the British navy's rescue, experienced a change from hell to heaven. Although he was sold as slaves to Moore by the convicts, the treatment he received, either on the ship or in Morocco, was not as terrible as he had feared.

But the thought of his condition changing from a scholar to a pitiful slave at all times grieved. He was especially embarrassed when the slave market was inspected, but fortunately he was soon bought—by the Oriental, and even by the Oriental, at his behest with Catherine.

When he arrived on the ship, Newton found that there were people he knew on the ship, such as Hooke and others, although they were not friends, but they were all scholars, and then he knew that he was actually bought as a servant to serve Hooke and others, but thanks to Hooke's introduction, Newton's identity changed, and he was no longer a servant, but became a scholar again.

Of course, it was impossible for him to return to England, because the ship would return to Daming as planned, and he could only go to Daming with the ship, and for Newton, who had just left hell, he almost unthinkingly agreed, which was better than being a slave, and what made him even more happy was that Catherine would also go to Daming with him.

Of course, when Newton, who had enjoyed his freedom again, was having academic discussions with the scholars on the ship, and was sometimes surprised by the abundance of books on this ship, Zhang Liqiang, who was the initiator, was standing on the deck of the French merchant ship "Fairly" and bathing in the bright sunshine. Occasionally, he would turn his gaze to Newton, and of all scholars, he was the only one who obtained it by special means.

Let's hope it's worth the money!

As for Newton, who was also enjoying the bright sunshine on the Atlantic, he did not know that anyone was questioning his worth, and at this time, he was in the bow of the ship, chatting with Catherine.

"Isaac, perhaps, we can leave, I asked Captain Louis, and he told me that when the ship arrives at the Cape of Good Hope, the passengers on board will change to the Ming ship, and they will return to France, and we can leave with them."

Catherine looked at Newton and whispered. For her, as a woman, sailing was not a beautiful experience.

"Oh, I've heard about it, but, but you know it."

Newton said slowly, even reluctantly.

"But I can't leave, there's no way around it!"

"How could you not? When the time comes, we can take their boat directly and go back to England, and you can go back to Cambridge again. ”

"No, don't you know? I, I and you, even their slaves, and now they treat us well, and, it doesn't mean that we have it, I think, I think maybe by the Ming Dynasty, I can get a salary, and then redeem our freedom, I think, this, this is our only choice......"

Newton's words stuttered a little, and even his tone was a little fluctuating, because he knew that as early as after learning that he was a scholar, that Mr. Zhang had already told him that he was free, because His Majesty the Emperor would never let a scholar be a slave, of course, this required some formalities to be fulfilled in the Ming Dynasty.

However, out of selfishness, he did not tell Catherine that maybe in England, she was already married, but in Daming, perhaps...... She can be his, at least a lover.

"What? Why? ”

Catherine was taken aback.

"No, I don't want to be a slave, my God, I saw there that they would even make women strip naked and examine women's bodies like animals, would they do the same!"

"Catherine, believe me, none of this is going to happen!"

Newton said as he looked at the frightened Catherine.

"I'm a very important scholar to them, so they will never hurt you, I, I tell them, you, you're my fiancée."

"What!"

Catherine looked at Newton in surprise.

"Why do you say that, you should know, know ......"

Catherine's tone seemed a little hurried, but she didn't know what to say, she just looked at the other party, and her voice seemed a little uncertain.

"You know I've always thought about you and never forgotten you......"

In the face of Catherine, the only woman who made his heart move, Newton showed his heart in a rare way.

"But, but I ......"

Although she wants to say that she is married, the recent period of shared hardships has made Catherine feel moved by this man, and she is a little hesitant and expectant in the face of the emotions he revealed.

"I never thought about it. Will say these words, but ......"

Newton looked at Catherine and said seriously.

"If I don't say it, maybe I won't have a chance again."

"No, Isaac, in the future, there will be a chance ...... in the future"

Where are the opportunities for the future?

Although Newton hadn't figured it out yet, Catherine's blushing face made him immediately realize that Catherine was no longer insisting on leaving.

Perhaps, going to Daming is also a good choice.

Going to Daming is indeed a good choice, especially when they came to the Cape of Good Hope, when it was occupied by Daming last year, this port town renamed "Xiping" only had a few hundred people, but now it is a port city with almost 10,000 people, and now Xiping is even the fastest growing colony in Daming.

Compared with Nanyang, the climate of Xiping is more suitable for the Chinese people, more suitable for agriculture, in less than a year, the city has been reclaimed hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland and large pastures, exiles from all over the country, quickly settled here, and Xiping City is not much different from the city in China, compared to the European cities in the smelly sky, everything here is neat, the air is even filled with a faint fragrance of flowers, and even in their opinion, this is not so much a city, but a garden.

When Newton, Hooke and others were shocked by the beautiful environment of Xiping City, they were also full of expectations for the place called "the country of saints" by European scholars. After resting in Tianya City for a few days, they were full of anticipation and transferred to a Ming merchant ship, heading to Daming, compared to the slowness of European merchant ships, the speed of this fast sailing ship is extremely fast, but even so, the passengers on the ship are still looking forward to arriving in Daming as soon as possible, so that they can see the style of the "country of saints" as soon as possible.

Perhaps feeling the expectations of the European scholars on board, Haotian also took great care of these distant guests. After the ship left the port of Xiping and entered the Indian Ocean, it did not encounter wind and waves, and arrived safely all the way to Tianya City, that is, the Dutch colony of Galle in Ceylon. After a little supply from Galle, he entered the Strait of Malacca smoothly, and it was from here that he entered the world of the Ming Dynasty.

When the merchant ship sailed in the strait, Zhang Liqiang looked at the lush rainforest on the shore, and his face couldn't help but smile, and when he looked at the coastline, his eyes revealed the wanderer's desire to go home.

In fact, it was not only him, when the distant harbor became clearer and clearer on the horizon, the sailors on the ship were all cheering for homecoming, and some young sailors even rushed to the bow boom and let out an excited shout. The shouts of the sailors alarmed the European scholars who were already discussing scholarship in the cabin. They had been learning Chinese along the way, and they could hear their shouts.

"It's time for Daming!"

These scholars, who had been looking forward to the Celestial Empire, poured onto the deck from their cabins to witness the moment with the sailors.

"Mr. Zhang, this is the Nantianmen in front of you, right?"

Looking at the harbor dotted with white sails ahead, Newton asked, his face flushed with excitement.

"Yes, Mr. Newton, we have finally returned to the Nantianmen of the Ming Dynasty. You see, there is the Nanhaiguan Lighthouse in Daming, and this is the first city we came to Daming! ”

Zhang Liqiang's tone seemed very calm, but he was a little excited in his calmness. South Customs is the largest customs in Daming, and for many people who sail far, the lighthouse of South Customs is a sign, a sign of returning to their hometown.

"Oh, so we're here now?"

Hook, who was standing aside, asked in stiff Chinese. In fact, from the cheers of those sailors, you can guess it, not to mention, through the learning along the way, Hook can already speak in simple Chinese, and naturally you can hear why they are excited.

"Well, Mr. Hook, you see, Nantianmen is the seat of the Nanyang Xuanwei Division, and it is also the seat of the Ming Dynasty. After leaving here, the merchant ships could sail directly north, and then enter the Yellow River to reach Zhongdu directly. All the sea areas and the land near the sea area along the way from here to the north are the land of my Ming Dynasty, and the whole world is not the land of the king, which refers to this land......"

Zhang Liqiang directly and selectively ignored the Spaniards in the Philippines, in his opinion, Nantianmen is the Nantianmen of the Ming Dynasty, and after the Nantianmen, it is the Ming Dynasty, as for the princely states of the Nanyang, of course, it is also the land of the Ming Dynasty. He turned around with a smile and said solemnly to the Europeans on the boat.

"Gentlemen, welcome to Daming!"

Finally come to Daming!

Although it was not known how far north they would be to reach the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Newton, like everyone else, was full of anticipation for the rest of the journey, and they were even more eager to reach the capital and reach the Ming than the sailors on the ship. Arrive at the legendary "Land of Saints".

"Catherine, we'll be there soon!"

Looking back at Catherine, Newton said expectantly.

They all call the Ming Dynasty the "Kingdom of Heaven", guess what the Kingdom of Heaven is like? ”

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