readx; After being held all night long, Zhu Youzhen, Li Zhenyan and Charlie were released from the cabin. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Zhu Youzhen still didn't know why, thinking that the Dutch had a good heart and wanted to release him from prison. Charlie smiled bitterly: "It's time for us to work!" ”

It turned out that according to European rules, the three of them had been captured and became slaves of the Dutch, and had to do heavy labor. The work assigned to them was to bring breakfast to all the people on board, from the captain to the captive Ryukyuan, and together there were two or three hundred. The three of them need to deliver all their breakfast to the designated location within the stipulated time, which is not easy to say.

Of course, because Zhu Youzhen could speak English, in the eyes of the Dutch, he was already superior to the other captives, like Charlie. The treatment of the Ryukyuan people was even more miserable, like canned sardines, stuffed into a cramped, stuffy bilge, and they were not even allowed to urinate or urinate.

The voyage from Ryukyu to Oriyu Island was only a few hundred miles, and the Spanish galleon named "Delfzaire" was so fast that after only two days of sailing, more than 20 Ryukyuan people had already been killed by extreme heat and infectious diseases. The Dutch, on the other hand, showed no mercy and simply dragged the body out of the cabin and threw it directly into the sea.

And the breakfast eaten by these Ryukyuan people can still be called "rice"? It's just a rancid cold soup that is so rare that you can look in the mirror, and half a slice of moldy black bread! But despite this kind of food, those Ryukyuan people still rushed up to fight for it like crazy when they saw Zhu Youzhen sending it, and they ate it all in an instant. Zhu Youzhen sighed secretly in his heart, it can be seen that these people have been hungry for at least two or three days!

The Dutch were treated differently entirely. Captain Pete and several naval officers, dressed in neat and spotless navy uniforms, sat in the spacious, brightly lit dining room, holding delicate knives and forks, enjoying delicious cheese and grilled fish, and frequently raising their glasses to take a sip of brandy. There was also a violinist accompanying him, and the elegance of the atmosphere made Zhu Youzhen have the illusion of a high-end Western restaurant. And underneath this restaurant is the bilge where the Ryukyuan people are imprisoned like purgatory!

As for the other Dutch sailors, although not as extravagant as the officer's breakfast, it was also hearty and delicious. However, these people can't eat in the restaurant, but all eat at their respective posts. And they also gobble it up, finish it in three clicks and two clicks, and then devote themselves to their work with a focused expression.

In particular, the sailor who was in charge of watching from the top of the mast actually brought bread to it, and watched while eating, and Zhu Youzhen was also moved by his serious attitude. In fact, at this time, the sea was calm, and there was nothing worth paying attention to as far as the eye could see.

At this time, Charlie couldn't help but whisper: "This is the Dutch, they work meticulously, no wonder they can dominate the sea!" The stupid members of parliament looked down on the Dutch and feared only the Spaniards. What do Spaniards have? They are lazy by nature and waste a lot of their time drinking and having fun. Don't look at the colonies they have the most now, they will eventually be snatched away little by little! ”

Zhu Youzhen's heart moved when he heard this, and secretly thought that this kind of insight is not what ordinary people should have, maybe this Charlie is also a British nobleman. So he pretended to be chatting with Charlie, but in fact he was cleverly talking to him in order to understand the current situation of the Western powers.

Charlie did not shy away from it, and said eloquently: "Europe is very chaotic now, and it is no longer the era when Spain and Portugal were the two dominant countries a hundred years ago. Since King Philip II of Spain concurrently served as King of Portugal by blood, Portugal has actually been annexed by Spain, and its strength has become weaker and weaker, and it is hardly worth mentioning.

"Philip II was indeed a great monarch. Unfortunately, however, he met an even greater opponent, our King Elizabeth of England. In 1588, our navy annihilated the Spanish Armada in one fell swoop, and Spain went downhill from then on. Although they still have the largest army in all of Europe, and the largest number of warships, they are tactically backward, morale is low, and it is only a matter of time before they are completely defeated.

"Especially their current king, Philip IV, who is still living in the dreams of the glory of the past, is arrogantly proclaimed 'King of the Earth'. Hehe, I've never had him in my eyes! However, his sister Maria? Princess Anna is so beautiful... It's a pity she's a Catholic! ”

Zhu Youzhen listened carefully, and felt more and more that this Charlie might have a great background. Think about it, if he is just an ordinary person, how can he not take the king of a country seriously? And from what he said, it seemed that he had met the princess Anna. Although European princesses are not locked in the deep palace like the princesses of the Ming Dynasty, they only go in and out of high society. Charlie can see her, and he must also have a prominent background.

However, it seems that Charlie does not want to reveal his identity, Zhu Youzhen is right when he thinks about it, Charlie is a Dutch prisoner of war after all, if the Dutch know, there will definitely be no good fruit to eat. However, he was still very curious about Charlie, so he asked sideways: "Charlie, then your home country England must be very strong now, right?" ”

Charlie sighed softly when he heard this, and said a little depressedly: "After defeating the Spanish Navy, our country originally had the hope of replacing Spain's hegemon. In particular, after Elizabeth's death without an heir, King James of Scotland ascended the throne, which is now my king. How wonderful it is that England and Scotland will be united, and that Britain is about to conquer the world!

"But those congressmen are going to go against me. Not only did they want to limit the power of our king with charters and laws, but they also encouraged merchants to refuse to pay taxes, which led to a shortage of military spending on our country and a decline in naval strength, which gave the Dutch an opportunity! Now that our king has launched a war against the Netherlands, these parliamentarians have gone against the grain, and even secretly colluded with the Dutch in a vain attempt to overthrow our king, which is really hateful! ”

Zhu Youzhen listened quietly, but he was very disapproving. As soon as Charlie said this, he also remembered that he had said in his high school history class that a bourgeois revolution would soon take place in England and overthrow the rule of the king.

But Britain is not a good thing for China. Whether it is the feudal monarch who advocates the "divine right of king" or the bourgeoisie who flaunts "freedom, equality and fraternity", their essence is the same, that is, they are frantically expanding abroad, and relying on the conquest and exploitation of other countries to satisfy their own interests.

Not to mention anything else, the two opium wars that led to China's degeneration into a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society were not all initiated by Britain! Charlie was British, and he certainly wanted Britain to "conquer the world"; But Zhu Youzhen couldn't help sneering in his heart, secretly thinking that the more chaotic your British island is, the better, it is best to have a human brain out of a dog's brain, and you will never care about invading other countries!