Hannah looked at the goods on the shelves with some hesitation, it was a high-grade woolen horse from the United Kingdom, priced at 8 yuan. And she only had 12 yuan in her pocket after selling the pig, which was too expensive, she sighed.

"Fabian, wool is too expensive, I wanted to buy it for you to make a dress. Your previous clothes were too shabby, and you were going to Dingyuan Fort for training in the afternoon, if you didn't have new clothes, would you be ridiculed by people in other villages? Hannah looked at Fabian Klingman apologetically, worried.

"It's okay, dear." Fabian kissed his wife and said, "Mr. Ge said that uniforms will be distributed uniforms when I go to the training camp. Don't worry about me, everyone wears the same clothes. ”

"Mr. Ge is a decent person in the village, and he must have no problem saying this." Hannah was a little happy, "Miss Adele said that you can get a dime for five days of training, and this training camp will last until April before the wheat is planted, and you will get more than a penny by then." ”

"Next month, I will take all the potatoes that I can't eat at home to Dingyuanbao and sell them, which can be sold for almost 20 yuan, and the money I get will be used to redeem the land, which must be done before the potatoes are sown in April. Money is spent where it matters, understand, dear. Fabian said dotingly pinching Hannah's nose.

"Fabian, did you go to the training camp this time because of the Spaniards? Yesterday Miss Adele told us at dinner that the Spaniards would come and rob us of our grain and livestock this year. Because they are at war with the Dutch and many other countries, they have no money to spend, so they are coming to rob us, is it true? Hannah asked suddenly, with some concern.

There are some things that the Executive Committee did not hide from these low-level peasants, after all, they are not fools, and they are keenly aware of the undercurrents hidden under the calm waters of Tatangang and Dingyuan Fort in recent times. Therefore, it is better to guide public opinion in our own way, strengthen propaganda, and first confirm the bandit face of the Spaniards in their minds, so as to arouse their courage to hate the same enemy.

Fabian's face suddenly turned a little unpleasant. "This swarm of moths! They will be punished! ”

Although he was a little depressed, Fabian still accompanied his wife to select goods in the supply and marketing cooperative. The shelves are now more and more abundant, and Hannah's eyes are constantly wandering among cane sugar, dried fruits, cheese, and cured meats. Fabian fixed his eyes on a few bottles of spirits on the shelves, and was about to ask the salesman the price, when there was a noise at the door, and a group of teenagers and half-sized men rushed in.

The tall boy at the head slapped ten one-dollar coins on the counter, and looked proudly at the surprised clerk and customers with his chin slightly raised. "Buy wine! Buy wine! Bought them all! The teenagers in the back put their faces up and clamored for wine.

The clerk was a little surprised, but quickly regained his composure: "There is only one kind of spirit, which costs 2 yuan per bottle, are you sure you want to buy it?" ”

The young man's expression struggled for a moment, and he seemed to feel quite painful about the money being spent like this, but he quickly pretended to be bold and said, "I bought them all, 5 bottles!" The teenagers behind him burst into cheers.

"No, Tess, you can't sell it to him!" The clerk was about to take the wine when a middle-aged man next to him walked over.

"Mr. Storekeeper." Tess bowed slightly.

"Given, you bad boy. Where did you get the money? The middle-aged man took the ten yuan in his hand, glanced at Ji Wen, and said, "Ten yuan." Your monthly allowance is only 5 dimes, when did you make such a large amount of money? ”

"It was Mr. Principal who rewarded me for answering his questions." Givens replied proudly.

"Hehehe," the middle-aged store manager laughed, "That's good." Does your father know about this? ”

When Ji Wen heard this, his momentum was immediately frustrated, but he quickly became tough again: "I don't have to report everything to my father. I'm a soldier now, a soldier of the Navy's frigate USS East Coast Eagle, and maybe you'll have to call me Mr. Given. ”

"Mr. Given... Mr. Given—" A group of teenagers behind him clamored.

The middle-aged man glared at them: "I became a sailor at the age of sixteen, I have followed many famous captains, I have even been to the East, have you little bastards ever been on the battlefield?" Have you ever killed someone? Hurry home, alcohol cannot be sold to minors. ”

"I'll prove my bravery." Given's chin lifted proudly, "I'll shoot the Spaniards all to the bottom of the sea when they come." Also, you can't sell alcohol to minors, when is this a rule? ”

"Just now, right now!" A majestic voice sounded behind him: "The rules I made, the Navy does not need drunks. ”

Jiwen's body stiffened, and the teenagers around him also trembled, and one by one lowered their heads and wanted to go straight under the table.

"School... Mr. Principal. Given's face turned around with a sad face, "I... I'm just coming... Just take a look. ”

Lu Ming saw that after the children paid the money in the finance room in the morning, he called his friends and rushed out of the gang happily, and vaguely heard them talking about drinking or something, so he knew where these children were going, so he quietly followed, and sure enough, he caught this group of teenagers who wanted to buy wine and drink in the supply and marketing cooperative.

Truth be told, underage drinking is a common occurrence in this day and age (if he can afford it). However, Lu Ming is a person in the 21st century after all, and in his stereotyped thinking, underage drinking is absolutely taboo and absolutely intolerable. "Given, your vacation has been canceled. Now get me back to school and get some workouts, quick! ”

Fabian grinned as he watched the dejected teenagers, while his wife, Hannah, muttered "rude Irishman."

At this moment, there was a sudden noise in the street, and many people were shouting. The policemen, who were pacing slowly with their hands behind their backs, immediately became nervous, and they drew their short sticks from their waists and squeezed towards the crowd.

"There's a Spanish ship on the docks!" Someone was shouting. The sensational news immediately spread among the crowd as quickly as possible.

Soon, more and more detailed news came. "There weren't many Spanish boats on the dock." "They came down with a couple of officers." "The Spaniards are very arrogant." "Their officers were received."

At this time, no one in the supply and marketing cooperatives had the heart to continue shopping, and many people were anxiously searching for news. Lu Ming also had a solemn expression, grabbed a group of students by the neck and drove them back to the school, and then immediately rushed to the Admiralty to inquire about the news.

It took me ten minutes to get to the Admiralty office, but I saw that there were not many people in the office. Everyone was lying on the railing at the staircase and looking down at something, Lu Ming looked over curiously, only to find that there were several Spaniards in dresses, and the members of the executive committee were standing opposite them.

"God bless the king of the Romans; Supreme Armed Commander-in-Chief of the Catholics; Master of the Knights of the Golden Fleece; Tuscan conservators; arbitrator in Italy; The Most Holy Jazz; co-kings of the Indian Ocean islands and continental Europe; The Count of Barcelona; King of Jerusalem; Ruler of Portugal; León, Toledo, Valencia, Aragon, Two Sicilies, Granada, Andalusia...... (N omitted); Lord of the West Indies; and protectors of all Spanish vassals; The great Philip IV sent his most loyal minister, the nobleman of the upper class, the pious Catholic, the elegant Alfonso Bianca de Santis Romero, to the Tatar chieftain ......"

"What is this guy talking about?" Even Ma Ganzu, who had the best patience, was a little impatient and quietly asked Gao Mo.

"Well, the first big paragraph is the title of King of Spain, most of it is nonsense, at the moment... I haven't gotten to the point yet. Gao Mo was a little embarrassed.

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"The Tatars illegally occupied the eastern bank of La Plata, under the authority of the Viceroy of Peru appointed by His Majesty Philip IV the Great, in violation of the trade laws of the Kingdom of Spain. His Excellency the Merciful Inspector General Romero granted the Tatars free to leave after paying the tax arrears of 1 million pesos for the years since 1630. The Spaniards at last finished reading the lengthy letter and handed it to the Foreign Councillor who had received them, Gaumo.

Gao Mo had expected the Spaniards to come to find fault, but he didn't expect them to have such a big appetite, 1 million pesos, hehe, what a big breath. The briefing of the Spaniard's request and the rest of the Executive Committee led to fierce opposition from the majority of the Commissioners.

"How can you bear to be blackmailed to the head?" "When we're three-year-olds, we collect the money with one hand and then go to war with the other." "There is no money, Lao Tzu does not agree, if you want to fight, you will fight." "Tell him that we have a lot of money, and let him get it himself."

Not surprised by the reaction, Gaumore then formally denied his request to the envoy of the Spanish Inspector General.

The Spanish envoy was not surprised, he immediately took another envelope from his bosom, handed it into Gaumo's hand, and said: "In accordance with the principle of neutral belligerents, you will have six hours to prepare before the Governor of Peru of the Kingdom of Spain takes all necessary action against you. After saying that, he didn't wait for a response, and walked straight out of the city with his entourage.

Rub, this... Is this a war? Declared war? Everyone thought a little confused for a while.

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