"It's good luck, you can survive so many deaths..."

Despite the slight contempt in his eyes, the Frenchman in uniform still handed over a backpack to Yan Shao without the slightest embarrassment, and Yan Shao took back what belonged to 'himself' from the other party's hand while smiling bitterly...

"Xie Lu Xie..."

Retrieving his things, Yan Shao thanked him in broken English, and in the face of Yan Shao's thanks, the Frenchman didn't answer, but just raised his voice behind Yan Shao.

"Next!"

Scratching his head, after leaving the window, Yan Shao walked outside.

Yan Shao is a traverser, there is no doubt about that, but as a traverser, Yan Shao's luck is not very good. Even if other traversers can't cross to the rich house, at least they won't have any worries about their lives, but Yan Shao was shipwrecked not long after crossing into this world...

That's right, shipwrecked ...

Yan Shao, who crossed over to a cruise ship, had just been woken up from the deck by seafarers when he encountered such an unfortunate thing as a boiler explosion. The result can be imagined, after Yan Shao finally squeezed into the lifeboat, the cruise ship sank to the bottom of the sea faster than the Titanic...

In fact, shipwrecks are not very uncommon, even in the 21st century, shipwrecks still occur from time to time, but most of them are reefs or ship collisions, accidents such as boiler explosions are relatively rare, and in Yan Shao's memory this kind of shipwreck is only on April 28, 1865, the Sultana incident that occurred on the Mississippi River.

Strictly speaking, the Sultana incident should not be considered a shipwreck, but a river shipwreck or a shipwreck, after all, it happened in the Mississippi River.

Although the incident occurred in Mississippi Hanoi, the consequences of the accident were quite serious, according to statistics, the number of passengers killed at that time reached 1,547 to 1,700, which is no less than the casualties of a small war...

It's the same with this shipwreck, if it weren't for the fact that the number of lifeboats was enough, and Yan Shao was tall and tall in this era, I'm afraid he wouldn't have had the opportunity to squeeze into the lifeboat—————— there is no 'women and children first' priority principle in this era, there has been a survey in later generations, and the results show that there is no such thing as women and children going first, and the highest escape rate in previous shipwrecks is usually the crew, followed by male passengers, as for the things on the movie Titanic, it can only be regarded as an artistic process...

Squeezing into the lifeboat is only the first step, what really matters is being rescued. Fortunately, not long after the shipwreck, a ship that received a distress signal rushed to the rescue, because the rescue was timely, and in the end, the death toll of the shipwreck was only a few hundred—————— although the entire cruise ship was only nearly a thousand.

Most of these people were trapped at the bottom of the ship by the seawater that poured into the cabin when the boiler exploded, and Yan Shao, who crossed directly into the deck, was quite lucky compared to them.

After being rescued by the ship, Yan Shao and the survivors on the cruise ship were sent to the nearest French port, Marseille. This was also the destination of the cruise ship, but it was only delayed for a few days because of the shipwreck.

After arriving in Marseille, people from the French government also questioned Yan Shao and these people. While on the lifeboat, Yan Shao had already asked many things about the survivors who were in the same boat in his broken English, and understood that he was now in the Mediterranean Sea in 1903. So when the French government questioned him, Yan Shao lied that the documents had sunk into the Mediterranean Sea with the ship, and the French did not suspect it, after all, no one would have thought that the survivor of a shipwreck would actually be a smuggler, and he was smuggled in 2013...

There was also racial discrimination in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century, but perhaps because Yan Shao was a survivor, he was not embarrassed in the process of questioning, but that's all...

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"I'm not familiar with life, and even I have language problems, but with these, it's enough for me to live for a while..."

looked at the things that belonged to 'himself' in the backpack, and Yan Shao's face looked much better.

Of course, the backpack and its contents did not belong to him, and it was unlikely that he would have crossed with them, in fact, these were some items that were lost by some passengers in the process of fleeing. Most of them are worthless, but a few pounds and a few francs are by no means a small amount of money, and according to the exchange rate at this time, 1 pound is about 10.5 silver dollars, 1 silver dollar is equivalent to more than 2 francs, that is to say, 1 pound is equivalent to more than 20 francs, and the salary of the new army of the Qing Dynasty at that time was only 7 silver dollars a month, not including meals.

And the pounds and francs in the backpack add up, which is almost equivalent to a hundred silver dollars, even if the price of Marseille is relatively high, it is enough for Yan Shao to live without food and clothing for a while, and it is quite easy...

"In France in 1903, in any case, the top priority is to find a place to live first, and then think about the rest when you find a place to live..."

Although Paris is the largest city and capital of France, Marseille is the second largest city and the largest port in France, and there are no airplanes in this era, and people from many countries arrive here by boat before entering France, so the city is also very prosperous. It's just that it's not very easy to find a place to stay, because even Yan Shao, who is very lame in English, doesn't know French at all, and the front desk of the hotel doesn't understand what Yan Shao is saying at all when the language barrier is not clear.

Fortunately, Marseille is the second largest city in France after all, and there are some hotels in the city that specialize in accepting foreigners, so Yan Shao found a place to live in the end. Seeing a yellow man walk into the hotel, a middle-aged woman at the front desk seemed to be taken aback. However, this middle-aged woman in her 40s had a very professional attitude, and her expression quickly returned to normal.

After asking for an ordinary standard room from the front desk, Yan Shao, who had been tossing at sea for a few days, fell directly on the bed, and at the same time thought about the rest of the matter.

A few pounds plus a few francs, although not a lot of money for a truly rich man, is enough money to live for a while even in a big city like Marseille. However, even so, Yan Shao did not dare to waste it at all, and the reason was very simple, if he traveled to China during the Qing Dynasty, although it was not a good idea to live under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, at least he did not have to worry about the language.

If you travel to the United States, although the racial discrimination in the United States is quite serious, at least there is a Chinatown there. However, he traveled to France, of course, this does not mean that there is no Chinatown in France, but there is no one now.

Historically, a large number of Chinese appeared in France after the end of the First World War. During the First World War, more than 140,000 Chinese workers participated in the war between the Entente and the Allies in France, during which nearly 10,000 people lost their lives, after the end of the First World War, some Chinese workers stayed in France, and France's Chinatown appeared at this time, the most famous of which was the 13th arrondissement of Paris, and it was only 1903 at the moment, and there were more than ten years before the First World War.

In other words, Yan Shao couldn't find help from local Chinese.

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After drifting on the sea for a while, and delaying at the customs for a while, although Yan Shao was strong and strong, he also felt very tired, so he fell asleep after lying on the bed for a short time. By the time he came to his senses, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

Although he was still a little dizzy, Yan Shao still went out for a spin twice, filling his stomach by the way, and when he returned to the hotel, he began to continue to think about his way out.

"Anyway, find a way out as soon as possible..."

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Yan Shao thought so...

For Yan Shao, the most important thing at present is to find a way out, after all, money will always run out, but the problem is that what he learned in school has been returned to the teacher many years ago, and the school cannot teach him how to survive in the early 20th century.

"This is a port city, go to the docks and work as a porter? I can eat with a mouthful, but only with a mouthful, and who would find a porter who doesn't know French..."

"Be a Chinese teacher? Maybe this will be an idea in a hundred years, but who will learn Chinese now..."

"Being a soldier? In France, I guess only the Foreign Legion would want me, but like a porter, who would want a soldier who doesn't speak the language? ”

"I can't do anything else, what the hell should I do..."

Yan Shao scratched his head, his face was already wrinkled.

If he had traveled hundreds of years earlier, he might have been able to get a glass or a mirror or something—————— even though he didn't know how to make these two things.

It is already the twentieth century, and the things that Yan Shao can understand the principle have basically been invented, and the rest that have not been invented are estimated to be incomprehensible with his wisdom.

"Why didn't I travel hundreds of years earlier..."

Thinking so, Yan Shao picked up a newspaper from the table.

In this era, there are no entertainment programs, not to mention computers, television, the Internet, and even radio broadcasts only appeared after 3 years, in such a country where people are not familiar with the place and even the language is different, it is impossible for Yan Shao to go to those French people to play cards, so reading the newspaper has become Yan Shao's only pastime.

Fortunately, although Yan Shao's English is lame, it is still no problem to read, and English is more or less a common language in this world, even in France, which is proud of its own language, there are also English newspapers, so you don't have to worry about not being able to read it.

It should be said that 1903 was a year of peace, and nothing major happened until then, although in this year the Wright brothers completed the first flight in human history, but it was the end of the year, that is, in December, and now it is the beginning of the year, so this matter has not happened, plus the communication of this era has always been a little inconvenient, so the newspapers have not reported any major events, almost all of them are some trivial things in Marseille and the surrounding areas, despite this, Yan Shao, who has no other entertainment programs, still watches it with relish.

And then...

After turning to the last page, looking at the content above, Yan Shao, who had already seen almost the same, suddenly brightened his eyes, because he had already thought of a way out.

"If it works, this is a way out..."