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Roasted sweet potatoes and baby corn are eaten occasionally, and they are absolutely delicious. But if people have been eating sweet potatoes and cornmeal since childhood, then there is nothing delicious about this thing, and the whole country grows corn and sweet potatoes, and then it is a very luxurious thing to eat rice and flour.

The ladies of the Shen family came into contact with sweet potatoes and corn for the first time, and they saw the harvest with their own eyes under their hard work, and they tasted particularly sweet.

Shen Xi arranged for people to put the harvested corn and sweet potatoes together, all of them were used as seeds to expand the planting range in the coming year, this year there are many snakes, insects, rats and ants, Shen Xi assigned a special person to keep them, sweet potatoes are dug in the cellar for storage, and the corn is dried and put into the granary, and it is necessary to take it out from time to time to dry on weekdays to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

In terms of experimental fields, Shen Xi had to make arrangements in advance, where to plant next, how many people to plant, how many people need to participate, and how to solve pests and diseases, all of which need to be planned before the year, because his first task after the beginning of spring is to go to Pingwei, and he has no time to stay in Guangzhou Mansion to take care of new crops.

In order to reassure Xie Qian, who advocated the introduction of sweet potatoes and corn at the beginning, Shen Xi's first thing after the corn was dried was to allocate some corn and sweet potato seeds, and then write out the specific planting method, and send them to the capital with an expedited horse of 800 miles, so that Xie Qian could try to plant them in the north.

Guangzhou Prefecture is located in Lingnan, which belongs to a warm and rainy subtropical climate, while the surrounding area of Beijing is an arid temperate monsoon climate zone in the north, and there are many differences between the north of the Huai River and the south of the Huai River in terms of geography and planted crops, and it is now necessary to prove that these two new crops are suitable for planting in the south and north.

Seeing the end of the year, the Guangzhou Mansion was not as lively and noisy as usual, because the merchant ships had exposed the news...... The fleet of the Franc machine man is stationed in the sea off the mouth of the Pearl River, and it may be killed outside Guangzhou at any time, and the people in the city are panicking.

All kinds of rumors are prevalent outside, today it is said that the Franc machine man has been withdrawn, and tomorrow it is said that the Franc machine man has landed on the coast of Shunde and Panyu, and it will hit the city of Guangzhou in a few days, and will launch an attack at any time.

Most of the people had never seen the Franc Man, and they didn't know where the Franc Kingdom was, how many people there were, and how many soldiers there were, and guarding against the Franc Man was like guarding against the murderous Tatars and Warats on the nine sides, but they didn't know that the total number of soldiers under Almeida's command was only a thousand, and most of them stayed in Manchurian, Boni, Luzon and other colonies, and the number of soldiers available to Almeida was less than 500, half of which were slave soldiers taken from the islands of the South Seas.

Guangdong Cheng announced that the political envoy made a fuss, didn't you Shen Xi offend the Francophone people, caused a conflict with the foreign domain, and was about to cause a war? I will take advantage of the situation to accuse you of the three major sins with the court!

This is also the last time that Zhang Yuan should take advantage of the new political envoy Zuo Bu to take up his post in Guangzhou, and use the political resources at hand to make trouble for Shen Xi.

Shen Xi did not mess up at this time, while dispatching troops and horses to guard against the attack of the Franc machine, and at the same time ordered the Fujian Metropolitan Division Yamen to dispatch troops to rush to the coastal guards at any time, but there was no report of the Franc machine man for several days.

Finally, on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the Franc Jiren sent an envoy to Guangzhou City, expressing his willingness to negotiate peace with the Governor Yamen, much to the disappointment of those who were waiting to see Shen Xi's jokes.

On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, after receiving Shen Xi's reply, Almeida personally brought five retinues into the city and went to Shen Xi's governor's yamen to negotiate.

Shen Xi specially sent people to record the content of the peace talks, and at the same time took the initiative to invite people from the Third Division of Guangdong and the Yamen of the Guangzhou Prefect to come and observe, so as not to be said that he had signed an unequal treaty with the Franc Man, and would lose his power and humiliate the country.

As soon as Almeida came up, he protested at Shen Xi with righteous words, even if the others could not understand the language of the Franco, they also knew that the envoys of the vassal state were very angry, and the consequences were very serious.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty have always been ruthless to their own people, and they grovel to the foreign vassals, and they also show the demeanor of the Celestial Empire.

Shen Xi responded very simply, you say yours, I listen to mine, although I don't understand what you say, but I respect your right to speak, and after listening to it, when you fart.

"What did he say?" When Almeida finally finished her tirade, Shen Xi looked curiously at the translator next to her.

The interpreter hesitated: "My lord, he ...... He said that we were very clear and untrustworthy. ”

Shen Xi frowned and said, "It's over?" ”

The translator thought for a moment and nodded.

Shen Xi was speechless: "This Franc machine is interesting, talking for so long, its practical words 'words without faith' can be summed up, or my Ming language is more concise." ”

Next to him, the political envoy Si Zuo participated in politics Lian Hong said: "Lord Shen, let's get down to business first, the Francophile has proposed that we don't believe in what we say, how do you think we should deal with it?" ”

"What to deal with? Da Ming has always been about rules, how can he say without faith? Didn't the official explain it to him before? ”

Shen Xi sat down, with a dignified face, the officials of the Third Division, the Prefect's Yamen and the City Department were a little worried when they saw it, and the Franc Machine over there was still full of righteous indignation, but Shen Xi was calm and relaxed, and he didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.

Many people want to remind Shen Xi that diplomatic negotiations are reasonable, well-founded and responsible, launching a fierce attack on the loopholes between the other party's words, and seeking benefits for the imperial court as much as possible, where are you so high-minded?

Shen Xi suddenly asked, "Mr. Almeida, have you eaten?" ”

When the translator translated Shen Xi's words, Almeida looked confused...... I negotiated with you about the detention of goods and hostages, but you asked me if I had eaten?

However, Almeida was a very strict person, and replied with a straight face, and the translator said to Shen Xi: "My lord, the Francois said that he had eaten." ”

The people from the three divisions and yamen at the negotiation table were a little unable to sit still, Shen Xi's questions were not boundary, and the Franco machine man would actually answer such a nonsensical question?

Shen Xi said: "Since Mr. Almeida has eaten, he will rest in the city for one night, and he will go out of the city early after the city gate is opened tomorrow, and the official will not send it." ”

Almeida couldn't help but stare dryly when she heard the translator's words, and hurriedly asked what Shen Xi meant? Called yourself to the city, didn't even negotiate, and let me go?

Shen Xiyi said sternly: "The most important thing in negotiation is mutual benefit and reciprocity, in other words, each takes what he needs. Previously, the official had conveyed the content of the negotiations in the form of a letter, and the letter had made the official's intention very clear, to release the person, everything was discussed, and if the person was not released, then there was nothing to talk about! ”

Lian Hong came over and reminded: "Lord Shen, as far as the lower officials know, this Tang Jieyuan is a guilty body, insignificant, even if the Buddha Lang machine releases people, he should not return the seized hostages and goods so easily, otherwise where is my majesty?" ”

The political envoys are really a group of old treacherous and cunning people!

Shen Xi pursed his mouth, you secretly complained to the imperial court that I had a bad relationship with the Francophile, affecting the image of the kingdom of the Great Tomorrow Dynasty, causing a dispute between the two countries and causing a war, but behind the scenes, you instigated me to go to war with the Francophile, this is clearly afraid that I will make peace with the Francophile, and you will be pursued by the imperial court.

"This official has his own measure, and there is no need to even mention the participation in politics." Shen Xi said coldly.

On this occasion, it was inconvenient for Zhang Yuan to come in person, so he sent Zuo Zuo to participate in politics and Lian Hong.

Shen Xi is the third grade, and Lian Hong is from the third grade, so he can also put some pressure on Shen Xi, so that Shen Xi can go in the direction designed by the political envoy, and finally get into trouble and step down.

Shen Xi's previous attitude towards the Franc machine man was extremely tough, but when he saw the Franc machine man, he became a "face melon", and the condition put forward was only to let the Franc machine man return Tang Yin, and return the people and goods seized by Shangchuan Island. Lian Hong couldn't help but think: "This kid won't be afraid of the Francophile and want to compromise, right?" ”

The political envoy Si Yamen originally wanted to instigate the contradiction between Shen Xi and Almeida, so that the war between the two countries would inevitably occur...... In the eyes of the officials of the Political Envoy Department, the Franco-Rang people hesitated for so long at the mouth of the Pearl River, thinking that their strength was not enough, and the place should not suffer much loss after the battle, but it would make Shen Xi fall behind.

At present, Shen Xi does not play cards according to the routine, Lian Hong is a little worried, he hurriedly gave the translator of the city department a look, and there is a second plan if he can't do it......

Didn't you Shen Xi talk to Francophone through a translator? As long as you let the translator misinterpret your meaning, let the Franc machine think that there is nothing to talk about on both sides, and it is better to let the Franc machine think that you are scolding, then this negotiation will end here today, and you will go back and wait for the war.

Almeida said a word, and the translator conveyed: "My lord, the Francois said that he would not let people go!" ”

Shen Xi muttered, I put forward the condition now, if you release Tang Yin, I will return the goods and people, and you Almeida will not release people with such generous conditions?

With doubts in his heart, Shen Xi said: "Then tell him, please leave the city early tomorrow!" ”

The translator smiled and nodded, turned his head and said a word to the Franco, Almeida's face changed immediately, he stood up and glared at Shen Xi, his face was a little shocked and frightened, and his expression seemed to be saying...... I came to negotiate with you with good intentions, and you want to kill us all?

The five entourages behind Almeida directly drew out their sabers, and the Ming soldiers present also showed their sabers, and the scene was tense for a while.

Lian Hong was still pretending to be a good person, so he hurriedly got up: "Lord Shen, Mr. Almeida, business is not benevolent, but you can't hurt the peace." ”

At this moment, Shen Xi suddenly asked in English: "Who can understand English?" ”

Almeida was stunned for a moment, and he glanced at an attendant behind him, who came out and politely replied in English, "I can." ”

Shen Xi and Francophone began to talk about "bird language", the scene was quiet again, everyone was watching the translation of the city, but unfortunately the translator also knew nothing about Franco, but in the early years, he followed the merchant ship to the Arabian region, where he learned a piece of Portuguese from others, but he didn't know anything about English.

At this time, shortly after the end of the War of the Roses in England, Henry VII began the reign of the Duoduo dynasty, capitalism began to sprout, and the enclosure movement of sheep eating people was taking place, but generally speaking, Britain had little influence in Europe, and only people in neighboring countries would be proficient in English, so it was normal for the translators of the city to not know.

There is someone on the other side who can speak English, Shen Xi's question is much simpler, and when the question is clear, the translator said that he wants to kill all the Franc machine people, Shen Xi couldn't help but look at the translator coldly, the translator already felt a chill down his back, Shen Xi glanced at Lian Hong again, Lian Hong turned his head away, avoiding Shen Xi's sight.

It's hard to prevent it!

If it weren't for the fact that someone in the Franc team could speak English, wouldn't they have fallen into your trap?

Shen Xi explained the meaning in English, he just asked the Francophone to return Tang Yin, and then he would return all the seized goods and detained people.

Almeida and a few interpreters breathed a sigh of relief and sat down again, the people from the third division and the prefect's yamen didn't understand, they were going to fight and kill just now, why did they say a few words of bird language, and sat down with the harmony to discuss again?

Almeida was about to say something, but Shen Xi raised his hand to stop him.

Shen Xi pointed to the self-feeling translator: "People are dragged out and beaten with fifty military sticks!" ”

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