Chapter XII Signature
Although Charlie had promised to mortgage himself to the Ming Republic before, it was only lip service! Such a clause written in black and white, which is clearly stipulated, once signed, it is not easy to regret it. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In fact, he really wanted to be cheeky and break his promise before. For example, my head was squeezed by the door, and I lost my memory, so I can't remember what I said. Anyway, he thought about it, except for people, anything can be mortgaged.
It's just that these Ming people, with their hearts and minds, thieves, thieves, and spirits, can't be fooled at all!
At this time, the Europeans still paid more attention to the spirit of contract! Although between the great powers, the contract is just a piece of waste paper to tear up. However, when dealing with ordinary citizens, the spirit of contract is infinitely amplified and becomes a person's social moral code.
What's more, the Netherlands is a business-based country and pays the most attention to integrity. In 1596 and 1598, a Dutch captain named Barents was trying to find a way from the north to Asia, passing through a Russian island called Sanwenya, only to be trapped in the frozen sea.
Located within the Arctic Circle, the winters are long and cold, with temperatures often as low as -40 degrees Celsius. During eight months of snow and ice, the captain and his 17 sailors dismantled the deck for fuel and survived by hunting.
During this time, they did an unimaginable thing, that is, they did not touch the goods entrusted to them by others, and among these goods were life-saving clothes and medicines.
Winter turned to spring, and the surviving merchants finally brought the goods back to their destination intact and delivered them to the consignor. And Barents also lost eight experienced sailors. But what he got in exchange was the rules of business that were passed down to future generations.
Later, the Dutch made a lot of publicity about it, and the credibility of the Dutch merchants resounded all over the world. On the other hand, it is also one of the important reasons why the Netherlands became a coachman on the sea.
Of course, the Netherlands is now in decline. But the rules of business that they uphold have always been ingrained in their blood and passed on to future generations.
As a standard Dutchman, Charlie certainly looks to Barents as a role model for his generation, strictly abiding by the spirit of contract and insisting on integrity.
"Your Excellency the President, do we have to sign?" , Charlie swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and asked Yang Chong in a low voice.
"Hehehe--, how is that possible? We are equal in the Ming Republic, pay the most attention to human rights, and respect individual wishes. Although you said before that you would mortgage everyone to us, including yourself, but now you want to regret it, it is not impossible. Yang Chong's face was full of kind and friendly smiles, and he looked very easy to speak.
It's just that Charlie and Yang Chong have dealt with them and know that they are all smiling tigers. Despite their friendly appearance, tigers eat people.
So he was not moved by Yang Chong's words, but asked very bluntly: "Then what are your conditions?" ”。
Yang Chong was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Charlie to be so good. He smiled and said, "Mr. Charlie really likes to joke, how can we have any conditions." It's just that since you have broken your promise, then go back where you came from! ”。
When he said this, Yang Chong's tone was fluttering. But listening to the Dutch people on the other side was like a hammer, striking their hearts.
Without waiting for Charlie to speak, the Dutch sailors behind him couldn't wait. I saw that the Eurasian hybrid named Owen was the first to come out, slam the deed of sale on the table, and signed it.
Brian, the first mate who was loyal to Charlie, immediately scolded angrily: "Damn Owen, how dare you do this, aren't you afraid of violating the spirit of the contract and causing God's wrath?" ”。
But he didn't expect that Owen, who had been silent in front of him before, suddenly broke out and scolded back: "Stupid Brian, your face is as evil as feces!" Who said I violated the spirit of the contract! Didn't the captain say it at the beginning? Mortgage us to the Ming people. What I am doing now is to abide by the integrity of the Dutch people and live up to the spirit of the contract. ”。 Seeing Brian's face as black as charcoal, a very pleasant sense of satisfaction suddenly rose in his heart.
After drifting on the ship for so many years, he has always been disregarded and bullied by his peers because he has yellow blood. In particular, this first mate, Brian, always used his hands and feet against him when he bullied him, invading and violating his body.
In the past, due to his identity, he could only silently endure Brian's harassment. But now, everyone is going to become a Mingguo person, everyone is equal, then I'm afraid of Mao! What's more, he has yellow blood, so he should be closer to the Ming people.
So he said all the most vicious things in his life and used them on Brian. Finally, he added: "Brothers! The captain wants to take us back to the God-cursed ship, will you agree? ”。
"No!" , several sailors replied loudly. Immediately stood up and signed his name on a piece of paper. With the first day of junior high school, there were fifteen, and under their leadership, the sailors signed their names one after another.
In the end, only the black-faced Brian and the white-faced Captain Charlie remained. It looks like the legendary black and white impermanence.
At this time, Brian no longer had the heart to understand Owen's curse on him, and in fact, he didn't dare to do anything to Owen. After all, there were so many guards with weapons standing next to him, he was afraid that if one was not good, he would die himself.
So he walked up to Charlie, leaned down, close to Charlie's ear, and asked dejectedly, "Captain, ---? ”。
Since they speak Spanish, many of you don't understand it. Just like Owen and their quarrel before, everyone here is also listening to the book of heaven. However, they did not stop the Dutch quarrel among themselves, but watched with relish. Those who should drink tea drink tea, and those who should spank and fart should be beaten. Yang Chong also kindly asked the secretary to bring a bag of long-cherished sunflower seeds, give each person a little, and watch the play with melon seeds to pass the time.
Hearing Brian's question, Charlie glanced at the high-ranking officials present. Seeing that they were all calm, I couldn't help but sigh. He said, "Sign it!" We have no choice. ”。
As he spoke, he signed the deed of sale. Seeing this, Brian had no choice but to obey the captain's orders. After all, selling oneself is more valuable than losing one's life. And it is also sold by a state, not a slave subordinate to an individual.
In addition, the Ming Republic also belongs to a member of civilized society, and the rejection in Charlie's heart has also dropped a little. It's just that if he knew that there was no plague on his ship, he would be so angry that he vomited blood.
Throwing down the pen in his hand, the audience immediately burst into applause.
I saw Yang Chong stand up with eight high-ranking officials of the republic and applaud warmly.
I only heard Yang Chong say in a very high tone: "Mr. Charlie, you will be proud of today's choice." ”。 Looking at Yang Chong's radiant gaze, Charlie had a feeling that he should be proud for no reason.