"I hope that the Great Song Dynasty will allow us to enter and leave Niutou Port freely, instead of every time our people enter and exit, they need to be strictly inspected by the imperial court, and even their clothes must be taken off, which is simply a huge insult to us!" Pascal II thought about it for a long time, and finally made his request.

Their village is next to the bustling Niutou Port, and they would not have fallen into such a difficult situation anyway, after all, even if they go to the dock to carry a big bag, at least they can have a good meal, but in the eyes of the port officials, they are a group of prisoners, so they not only have to apply in advance to enter the port, but also have to go through strict inspections, and they have to toss for a few days each time before they can be allowed to enter, so generally if there is no particularly important matter, they are not willing to go to Niutou Port at all, This has also led to a shortage of basic living goods, and the living conditions are naturally extremely poor, almost similar to the local natives.

Hearing this request of Pascal II, Zhao Yan thought about it for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "Yes, this request is not excessive, I can agree to you now, and even you can go to Niutou Port with me now, and then I will personally explain to the officials of the port, so that they can regard you as ordinary people, but you don't have the luxury of expecting any preferential treatment that the port will give you, if you want to live a better life, you need to work hard yourself!" ”

The reason why Zhao Yan agreed to Pascal II's request was that in addition to showing mercy to them, he actually had another plan, because after he came to the prison village, he found that Pascal II and these people did not give up their faith, and even showed more piety, because the harsh living environment made them need a spiritual support, but when they were able to enter and leave the port freely, and after contacting the Song people in the port, the improvement of the living environment was certain. In addition, they will also be unconsciously influenced by the Song people, and it is difficult to say whether they will be able to maintain such a pious belief at that time, after all, the assimilation of the Central Plains civilization is very strong.

Pascal II was also very excited when he heard that Zhao Yan was willing to take him back to the port now to release the shackles that were pressing on them, and immediately nodded in agreement, and after explaining to the people in the village. Immediately accompanied Zhao Yan out of the prison village and rushed to Niutougang, the sooner this matter was settled, the sooner he would be able to put his mind at ease.

Lifting the ban on Pascal II was too simple for Zhao Yan, and he rushed to Niutou Port with Pascal II, and on the way, perhaps because of the reason why Yuan spoke for them before, Pascal II was very grateful to him, and took the initiative to talk to Yuan on the way, which also gave Yuan the opportunity to ask him more about Catholicism. Pascal II patiently answered this.

After returning to the port, Zhao Yan immediately summoned the local officials over, and then announced in front of Pascal II that they could come and go freely! For Zhao Yan's order, the port officials naturally carried it out immediately, after all, the order to exile Pascal II was issued by Zhao Jia, and now Zhao Yan, who is his father, naturally has the power to change his order.

In the next few days, Zhao Yan's fleet did not leave Niutou Port immediately, because it was the most important port in Europe. After leaving this port, they will not find another port to rest for a long time. So he needed to stay here for a few more days, and Yuan also took advantage of this opportunity, as well as the good karma he had formed by helping Pascal II and them to speak, and ran to the prison village every day, and each time he brought some small gifts to the children and old people in the village, which also made him more popular. At the same time, it also allowed Yuan to learn more about Catholicism.

It's a pity that Pascal II didn't know that Yuan was actually preparing for European missionary work, in other words, it was actually to go to Europe and grab territory with Catholicism, and sometimes Zhao Yan was also thinking that if he told Pascal II about Yuan's purpose. I'm afraid that Yuan will immediately be listed as the most undesirable person in the prison village.

A few days later, Zhao Yan's fleet finally slowly left Niutou Harbor, crossed the strait between Niudao and Africa, and sailed to the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa after a period of sailing.

It is precisely because of the danger of the Cape of Good Hope, so Zhao Yan and they have already made sufficient preparations, first, in the past few years, the sea ships of the Great Song Dynasty have already felt the sea conditions of the Cape of Good Hope very clearly, as long as they drive carefully, and do not encounter the legendary murderous waves, there will generally be no danger, and secondly, their steamships are fast and stable, and can withstand great wind and waves.

But even so, Zhao Yan's fleet still encountered some twists and turns when passing through the Cape of Good Hope, because the strong wind and waves caused some ships to deviate from the course, and they were almost overturned by the wind and waves, but fortunately they finally survived, but this also made Zhao Yan and them break out in a cold sweat.

After finally passing the Cape of Good Hope, Zhao Yan and their fleet finally came to the west coast of Africa, and also reached the Atlantic, along the west coast of Africa all the way north, after nearly ten days of sailing, they arrived at another supply port, this port is located near the Gulf of Guinea in the later generations, when Zhao Jia and they went to Europe for the first time, they found this natural excellent port, and later after the efforts of the Great Song Dynasty, they finally built a supplementary port here, and the name of this port is very interesting, called Pioneer Port, Because it is the last port before reaching Europe, if the route from the Great Song Dynasty to Europe is compared to a large army, then this port is the vanguard of the army, so it is named after it, and it can also be seen from this point that the person who named this port must have been from the army.

The scale of the pioneer port is not large, about half smaller than the Niutou port, and the population is relatively small, after all, there are not only the Song people in the Niutou port, but there are also many Tianzhuhe, Persians, etc., but most of the people here in the pioneer port are Han people, and they are mainly the army stationed here, and there are very few people who really settle here.

Zhao Yan and they rested in the pioneer port for a few days, and finally set off again, this time after a period of sailing, finally came to Europe, and arrived at the gateway of the Mediterranean Strait of Gibraltar, the port here has long been controlled by Zhao Jia, so Zhao Yan and they entered the Mediterranean Sea very smoothly, and after enjoying the charming scenery of the Mediterranean Sea along the way, the fleet finally arrived at the port of Civitavecchia near the city of Rome, and Zhao Jia had been waiting here for a long time. (To be continued.) )