Chapter 425: The Tavern
Several huge warships approached the port, causing the shock of the port defenders, especially the people on the watchtower of the port saw the unfamiliar flag on the warship, and they immediately sounded the alarm bell of the port in panic, and several warships that had stayed in the port were also busy sailing out of the port to meet the warship with the unfamiliar flag in front.
Looking at the Dutch battleship that hurriedly caught up, Mo Hui, who was already idle and bored all the way, was so excited that he immediately ordered the whole army to fight, and in less than ten minutes, nine warships, including the big treasure ship, immediately opened the cannon door, revealing the black hole of the cannon mouth, which made a person anxious.
The angry Major Naien hurriedly ran over and yelled at Mo Hui: "Mo Dutong, you can't do this, do you want to provoke a war between your two countries?" β
"Major Nairn, you have to make it clear that it is your country and not us who are provoking trouble now!"
As a soldier, Mo Hui was not short of blood, and in the face of Nain's accusation, he just coldly pointed to the ships coming on the opposite side and said, "Please tell me, those ships on the other side are not here to welcome us." β
"Me"
Nairn was speechless for a while, who can blame this, this is the first time your flag has been flying in a Dutch port, and they don't know it.
"Okay, don't be impulsive yet, quickly use the flag language to contact the person on the other side to clear up the misunderstanding." Nain, who was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, had no choice but to say in a pleading tone to Lin Feng on the side.
Lin Feng: "Okay, Deputy Commander Mo, let's contact the warship on the other side, otherwise it will be bad if there is a misunderstanding, and this is also contrary to the reason why the huge people sent me and others here, Major Neon, I think it is better for you to send a signal yourself." β
Lin Feng and Mo Hui were red-faced and white-faced, and Nai En was speechless, so they had to climb onto the hanging basket on the mast in person, take the small flag of the flag bearer, make a cameo appearance as a flag bearer, ask the other party's warship about the intention, and tell his identity.
In the face of the huge battleship and the black hole of the gun, although the Dutch warships that came in a hurry also put on a menacing posture, but they were also beating drums in their hearts when they hurriedly went into battle, and when they saw the signal sent by the other party, the leading officer also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "It turned out to be a fleet from the Eastern Ming Kingdom, no wonder we have never seen this kind of flag." The captain, dressed in a red and blue uniform, breathed a sigh of relief before ordering: "Hurry up and lower the battle flag and raise the flag to greet the distinguished guests, I estimate that our King will soon send an envoy." β
Following the order of the commander, the more than a dozen warships leaving the port quickly changed the battle formation into a welcoming V-shaped formation, and the colorful flags began to be hung on each ship.
"Master Mo, the other party has changed formation!"
On the deck, Mo Hui and the others heard the excited voice of the lookout, and they also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, don't look at Mo Hui's attitude is very tough, but he also knows that after more than half a year of drifting at sea, the sailors are already very tired both physically and mentally, so if it is not a last resort, he is very reluctant to start a war with the Netherlands, a maritime power, from the other party's warship hurriedly leaving the port just now, until the other party can quickly change the formation in a short period of time, Mo Hui knows that the other party is worthy of being a maritime power, The quality of the sailor is really good.
After a short exchange, the two sides who cleared up the misunderstanding slowly sailed towards the dock, and at this time, the well-informed Amsterdam port was already crowded with people watching the excitement, and they already knew that a fleet from the east was approaching the dock, and the news quickly spread to all directions at lightning speed.
"Oh God! These Oriental ships are so fucking big! β
James, who had already hurried to the harbor with his girlfriend, put his arms around Lillian and exclaimed.
"yes, James, it would be cool if you could be first mate on this boat." Lillian exclaimed.
Like this couple, there were many people who were stunned by this fleet from afar, and they looked at this fleet in amazement, marveling at the huge monster that was standing in the middle.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way! The Governor is here! β
As nine huge ships slowly sailed to the dock in turn, guided by a small boat, the governor in Amsterdam, Alexa. Biddle also rushed to hear the news, and was accompanied by more than 200 soldiers of the Dutch Army.
When Governor Alexa arrived at the port, he immediately ordered the soldiers to stand in formation, and the soldiers formed two columns and began to watch the huge ship in front of them slowly approach.
Alexa was very surprised by the fact that his lieutenant next to him, Bert. Colonel Kitson said, "General Bert, I really didn't expect those Easterners to be able to make such a huge battleship, it's incredible. β
Colonel Bert is a middle-aged man with golden curly hair, he can be regarded as an old qualified navy with medium stature, he looked at the ships approaching with critical eyes, and said with a solemn expression: "Yes, I am also surprised by this, just now Colonel Leeds sent a signal that this fleet was an envoy from the far east, I was also taken aback, if they didn't say that the other party's fleet also had a major officer of our country who came with the ship, I'm afraid I can't help but wonder if it's a hoax or not. β
Alexa nodded: "Yes, the fleet from the distant and mysterious East, how fascinating, presumably tomorrow our King will receive our urgent report, right?" β
"It's not our business, let's leave it to His Majesty's headache."
As they spoke, they had already arrived at the largest pier, because the largest battleship of the other party was docked there.
At this moment, everyone on the dock was holding their breath, and the eyes of countless people were fixed there, and slowly, people began to walk down from the deck.
The eyes of the crowd were stunned by the people who came down, and the first one who came down was obviously a civil official, with a delicate crown on his head, and black and red silk robes embroidered with birds and beasts unknown to the whole of Holland, each so mysterious and elegant. The gorgeous hem of the robe is embroidered with various patterns, which are combined into an incomparably harmonious and intricate pattern.
Behind him, however, stood several men who at first glance knew to be military attachΓ©s, dressed in a beautiful suit of armor embroidered with intricate patterns, which at a glance knew must have been carefully crafted by skilled craftsmen, the armor pieces stretched out like fish scales, and on their chests, two round mirror-like pieces of armor reflected harsh reflections.
Governor Alexa gasped: "Dear Colonel Bert, judging by the attire of their officials, their country must be very strong and the culture must be very prosperous, what do you say?" β
Colonel Bert was also a little dazzled: "I guess so, you see that they are all made of silk for their dresses, which is really extravagant." β
At this time, the port of Amsterdam was immersed in crowds, flowers, cheers and salutes, and the port of Amsterdam was immersed in a carnival, Amsterdam had not been wrapped in this enthusiasm for decades, and the brightly patterned Persian carpet was spread all the way to the treads of the ship, until Lin Feng came back to his senses when he was at his feet.
At this time, he saw a tall old man with blond hair walking over accompanied by a middle-aged soldier in a red and blue military uniform, Lin Feng immediately greeted him, and behind him was a translator.
"Welcome, distinguished guests from afar."
As soon as Lin Feng stepped on the dock, he saw the blonde old man striding over, stretching out his hands and hugging him, which startled Lin Feng, fortunately Lin Feng heard from Major Nairn that this was the unique understanding of the Obaros people, so he barely put on a smile and opened his hands.
After the hug, Governor Alexa said some polite words very high-soundingly, and Lin Feng also listened to the translator constantly translate the meaning, and then thanked him very politely.
Major Nain, who had been standing behind Lin Feng, also stood up and said loudly: "Report to Your Excellency the Governor, Major Nayn was ordered to lead the Ming envoy delegation back to China, and the task has been completed, please instruct!" β
"Major Neon, you've worked hard." Alexa nodded with a smile, "Is Governor Puttersman okay?" β
"He's fine, and Governor Putsmann has asked me to bring you his greetings."
"Very well, I will report the credit you have made this time to His Majesty the King."
"Thank you for the compliment!" Although Nain's face was full of solemnity, he secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, who knew that he was demoted because he was not treated by Governor Putsmann.
At this time, Mo Hui and the others also began to get off the boat, and the two sides began to introduce each other one by one.
"This is our Navy Deputy Commander Mo Hui, this is the leader of their caravan, Mr. Kong Lin, this is"
"This is my deputy, Colonel Bert of the Third Detachment of the Fifth Fleet of the Royal Netherlands Navy."
When Governor Alexa introduced Colonel Bert, Lin Feng's eyes made lightning contact with Colonel Bert and then shrank back, soldiers always have an amazing instinct for their peers.
"Hello, I am Mo Hui, deputy commander of the Qingzhou Naval Division of the Ming Kingdom (I am Colonel Bert, commander of the Third Detachment of the Fifth Fleet of the Royal Netherlands Navy)."
Major Nairn translated the words of the two of them separately, and when they had finished listening, they both laughed, full of a taste of sympathy.
Everyone greeted for half an hour, and a group of soldiers walked down the boat, when these soldiers wearing shiny chain mail, wearing iron helmets on their heads, red mandarin duck jackets, and iron mesh combat boots on their feet, carrying miniature rifles on their shoulders, came to the dock in a neat formation, and the atmosphere on the pier reached **.
"Oh my God, these soldiers are so powerful, I think I've been mesmerized by them."
These are the words of certain noblewomen and maidens who cover their mouths.
"It's so strange that the guns on their shoulders don't have arquebuses, what do they use to light gunpowder." It is the military who have these questions.
After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Governor Alexa arranged for them to go to the guest house, but after arriving at the guest house, Lin Feng's good mood as soon as they arrived in your place was ruined by something.
It has to be said that the Obaros in the seventeenth century were still very backward in some aspects, such as some of their habits and the poor state of urban sanitation.
Along the way, Lin Feng and the others saw that the streets were full of animal and human feces, the backyard of the guest house still smelled of urine, and even the bedroom exuded the smell of oil-stained bed sheets, damp duvets, and the pungent smell of the night pot, and the smell of sulfur emanating from the fireplace. People smell of sweat and dirty clothes, bad teeth come out of their mouths, and onion juice comes out of their stomachs.
"Lord Lin, I can't stand it anymore, the smell here is something that people can live in, I'd rather smell the rancid and bloody smell of the dead on the battlefield than smell this kind of smell that can smoke the living to death, otherwise I'd rather go back to the ship to live."
The next day, Mo Hui, whose eyes were black, found Lin Feng to complain to him.
Lin Feng smiled bitterly: "Master Mo, don't be impatient, I heard that their king will come tomorrow, you have to endure for one more day, we will go to The Hague, there are fewer people in The Hague, presumably it will not be as dirty as here." β
"That's good, I don't want to stay here for a day!" Mo Huichang was a little embarrassed and said, "Lord Lin, it's not that I'm squeamish, it's true, it's too dirty here, even the most barren village is cleaner than this." β
"I know." Lin Feng stopped Mo Hui's words, "To be honest, this official can't stand it, but we have a heavy responsibility, what is the hardship of this little bit, and the patience will pass." Oh, by the way, Kong Lin, what about them, are they still in the State Guest House? β
"How can you!" Mo Hui shook his head and said, how can these people still sleep, they went out early in the morning, I guess they went to talk about business.
Lin Feng laughed: "These people, they must be suffocated on the boat, go out to have fun."
Lin Feng was right, now Kong Lin took a few entourages and translators, went shopping all the way, and came to a tavern.
After walking for a long time, one of Kong Lin's entourage said, "Young master, let's go in and have a few drinks, it's really a wife along the way."
"It's dirty, isn't it?"
Kong Lin laughed, "What's not to say, these barbarians are really dirty, from small to big, it can be seen from their streets, it is estimated that it would be good if they can take a bath three times in their lives, so let's go in and have two drinks." β
After saying that, Kong Lin walked into the tavern with three attendants and a translator.
This is a tavern with an exotic flavor, the wine area is less than seventy square meters, in the dim light, there are more than twenty low wooden tables, and dozens of ragged Obaros people are sitting in the tavern, and as soon as Kong Lin and them enter, everyone's eyes fell on them.
A tall, well-looking young woman with freckles on her face approached them, smiled and said a few words in Dutch.
"Young master, what did this girl ask us for?"
"Ask them what they have here?"
"She said there was just ale and some bread."
"Then no one has a McBar!"
Kong Lin and the others asked for a few glasses of ale through the translator, and then came to an empty seat to make it, but as soon as they sat down, Kong Lin felt that he was sitting on a greasy and smooth thing, and without looking, Kong Lin knew that the clothes he had just changed would definitely not be passed on again.
Kong Lin, who had a trace of bitterness on his face, sighed that it was a big mistake and tragedy to come to this place by flying over, but Kong Lin, who was secretly sighing unlucky, did not realize that there were already several pairs of ill-intentioned eyes staring at him around him.
A burly middle-aged man with gray hair and tattered clothes said to his companions: "Hey, Gullis, do you see that these merchants from the East are wearing the finest silks, don't you have any ideas?" β
"Olida, you are crazy, if you move them, I promise you will surely float your corpses on the River Leak this afternoon, they are guests of His Excellency the Governor." One of the companions said in a frightened voice.
"Fart guest, I only know that if I can't get any more money, I may be starved to death tomorrow, and if I don't do a vote when I meet such a Kaizi, even God will not forgive me." Orida's fleshy face squirmed a few times, and his dim eyes were full of greed, and he drank the ale in front of him and cried out loudly, "Lilian, another glass of ale!" β
After a while, the young woman at the bar came to Olida's side with a glass of wine, slapped it on the table, and said angrily: "Olida, this is the last glass, you had better settle the previous account before tonight, otherwise you will not set foot in the door of our tavern again!" β
"Hehe, don't worry, today I will not only be able to settle the debt I owed you before, but I will even have the money to marry you." Olida smiled as she reached for the other man's plump buttocks, a mouthful of yellow-black teeth showing out of her mouth.
"Smack!"
With a crisp sound, Lilian unceremoniously slapped off the other party's salty and wet hands, and Liu Mei shouted: "If you don't want your hand to be cut off by James, you can try to get drunk." β
Lilian's boyfriend James is a celebrity in this area, and there are dozens of sailors under him who are loyal to him, and Olida doesn't dare to raise it too much no matter how bold she is, so she has to smile brightly and honestly go back to where she was, but a hint of resentment flashed in her eyes.
Lillian snorted and twisted her back to the counter.
After retracting her lewd gaze from Lilian's plump buttocks, Olida bowed her head and said, "Brothers, you have also seen that even Lilian, a stinky bitch, looks down on us without money." How's that, let's get a vote! β
Several people next to him looked at each other and nodded silently
(To be continued)