Chapter 150 True ** Silk, Pure

When I went to the East, it wasn't going well.

On the way, we encountered attacks from the indigenous people of the African continent and warriors on elephants in India. As a result, we lost a lot of manpower, but in our hearts, we have always been full of yearning for that country covered with gold, and it is this thought that keeps us going.

Then, we arrived in the east, the country called 'Ming'.

At this moment, Zhu Bert had already met Zhao Hongyu under the leadership of Wang Shan. In front of Zhao Hongyu, and Jubert also used his strange tone to tell his 'Oriental Travels' again.

To be able to meet the 'lord' of the Manhattan area, the young majesty of the Song Empire, Jubert was still quite excited.

Because before coming to see Zhao Hongyu, Zhang Tie specially instructed Zhu Bert. Tell him that if he makes his Highness happy, then the trade agreement will not be a problem.

And it's not good, in terms of the quota of goods, he can still get a lot of increases.

Everything depends on the meaning of His Highness.

(Note: Thank you for reminding me that Zhao Hongyu's identity is 'Prince of the Song Empire', so he is called 'His Royal Highness' instead of 'His Majesty', and then corrected it.) ）

Therefore, Zhu Burt can't wait to do his best to hope that Zhao Hongyu can be coaxed to be happy.

Zhao Hongyu looked at Jubert in front of him, and he felt that Jubert's tone was very joyful.

In the southern part of the Ming Empire, we landed in a place that we had taken on as a 'trench'. But everything is not as good as we imagined, and people are not very kind to us everywhere.

When he said this, Jubert's face was full of bitterness.

Zhao Hongyu and Wang Shan glanced at each other quickly, and they both saw a smile in each other's eyes.

We arrived there with great expectations, but we were disappointed that the trade could not take place. And because we couldn't carry out trade normally, we sat down for two whole years, and everyone spent all their savings, and almost starved to death there.

Looking back on the past, Jubert is really embarrassed.

"Why can't you start trading? This is a little strange, it stands to reason that you and the Ming Empire should be able to carry out trade, right? ”

Zhao Hongyu asked his question with some confusion.

Although Zhao Hongyu is from the 21st century, he has also learned some historical knowledge. But the historical knowledge is quite general, and it is impossible to be so detailed.

In the history books, or in other history books, the Dutch trade in the East is only a general statement, and some details are not so clear.

Therefore, how could Zhao Hongyu know so much.

It is precisely because of this relationship that Zhao Hongyu has a strong interest in this issue.

After all, in many people's minds, in this era of great voyages, it was the Dutch who rose after Spain was lonely.

The famous sea coachman, this title is not for nothing.

According to the xìng style of the Europeans, when the Dutch did not allow them to trade in the Ming Empire, did they Dutch put up with it?

When Jubert heard this, he smiled bitterly and replied, "Your Highness, you don't know anything. In the eyes of those officials of the Ming Empire, we are actually all foreign countries, and they look down on us very much. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty has a policy of banning the sea, and does not support maritime trade at all. He said why.

Zhao Hongyu silently bowed his head and motioned for Jubert to continue.

After receiving encouragement, Jubert continued: "Because of the language, we didn't know much about it at the beginning, and these were all things that we slowly learned later. "And in the past two years, our crew members have been punished by the Ming Empire for violating the laws of Ming, which makes us feel even more desperate."

Zhao Hongyu snickered in his heart, he really felt funny for the Europeans of this era.

But when Zhao Hongyu thought of the afterlife, he sighed in his heart.

If it weren't for the wild boar skin, China would not have been able to rise.

"So, you all have to abide by the laws of the Ming Empire?" , Zhao Hongyu asked deliberately.

Jubert nodded, with a serious expression: "Of course, the Ming Empire is very powerful. It is very unwise that we cannot treat the Ming Kingdom with a policy towards the natives. "We have also suffered a lot in the trench realm, but if we violate the laws of the Ming Kingdom, the Ming Dynasty will show no mercy to us."

Then, Jubert told Zhao Hongyu what happened to them in the trench.

Even if these things are very shady, he didn't hide it when he said it.

The reason is very simple, because Jubert saw that Zhao Hongyu was very interested in these things, so he began to do what he liked.

Although the Europeans are more earthy at this time, they are not fools.

Especially Joubert, who has been in the East for more than ten years, he understands the thinking of Oriental people.

He knows very well that as long as he is happy with this majesty, then there is a great possibility that the trade agreement will be signed with him.

As for face or anything, none of that matters.

The sailors drank in the trench without paying, and were arrested by the local county magistrate, who took off their pants in public and slapped them with white buttocks.

went to the Qinglou to solve their physiological needs, and the bustard of the Ming Kingdom 'bullied' people, and all they found were the kind of women who were very garbage to entertain them, and when they checked out, they had to pay sky-high fees.

But if you dare to complain, what awaits them is spanking and squatting.

The class room in the Ming Dynasty was very terrifying, and after entering, in addition to being abused by the officials, he was also bullied by those 'perverts' in prison.

All kinds of chrysanthemums open, wither, wither......

If Jubert could write a novel, he would have written a story called 'The Song of the Black Prison', about what happened to the sailors in the Ming Kingdom.

In the early days, the Dutch were played miserably by the Ming people in the trenches.

What Zhu Bert said was full of tears, and Zhao Hongyu, Wang Shan and Zhang Tie who watched it wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and it was very uncomfortable.

"Then you guys survived the last day, didn't you?"

couldn't help it, Zhao Hongyu could only interrupt Jubert, who was caught in dark memories, and changed the topic.

"God forbid! Yes, we survived. Jubert raised his right hand in front of him and drew a cross.

Zhao Hongyu twisted his buttocks to make himself sit more comfortably, and asked, "Since this is such a situation, how did you finally persuade the Ming Empire to start trading with you?" War? ”

Jubert shook his head: "We have started a war, but I now think it was the most idiotic decision, because that war cost us a lot, because the Ming Empire was too strong. ”

Then, Jubert told Zhao Hongyu about the war between them and the Ming Kingdom, as well as the process.

It was the third year of their arrival in the trench, and the Dutch sent five ships to the trench. In order to open up the situation as soon as possible, a major named Fakesquid took the initiative to attack Fuzhou in the Ming Empire.

Originally, everyone thought that they could make a fortune, but what they didn't expect was that. Before they could reach Fuzhou, they encountered a pirate fleet of thousands of ships, large and small.

As for the results, do you need to talk about that...... The Dutch, of course, were in tragedy.

Five Dutch ships eventually became the spoils of the pirates, and all the Dutch who dared to resist were slaughtered. The rest of the people also joined the pirates, after all, it was all about survival.

And it was in that battle that the Falk squid was killed by the other party.

At that time, Joubert was also forced to join the pirates.

"Oh, you guys ended up joining the pirates, huh? But does joining the pirates have anything to do with your trade? Zhao Hongyu continued to ask.

"Of course there is, Your Highness, listen to me slowly." After a little explanation, Jubert continued: "The pirate we followed at that time was called Li Dan, who was the biggest overlord of the sea at that time, and it was through him that we understood how to trade in the East. ”

With Jubert's narration, Zhao Hongyu also slowly understood the situation along the coast of Daming at this time.

Li Dan, the sea king who was first followed by Jubert, was attacked by another group of pirates, Zheng Zhilong. This guy named Zheng Zhilong united with another pirate Li Xiang, and after defeating Li Dan, the two sides began to fight again.

It was precisely because of the fall of Li Dan that Jubert and the others left their pirate career.

Among the rìzi who joined the pirates, the children or agents of some officials in the coastal provinces sold goods to Dongying through their own sea ships, or cooperated with the pirate Li Dan.

The Dutch really saw these things.

After the fall of Li Dan, the Dutch also found the children of those agents or eunuchs through their connections, and cooperated with them.

Started a semi-smuggling trade.

And some goods of the Dutch can also make a lot of money in Daming. It was under this premise that they hit it off and cooperated, and the Dutch finally saw hope.

Of course, if the Dutch wanted to trade in the Ming Empire, they had to pay some protection fees. At the earliest, the protection fee was given to Li Xiang, but when Jubert returned to Europe, the protection fee had already begun to be given to Zheng Zhilong.

Strictly speaking, the Europeans at this time were not happy in the East, and even very low.

Don't say that those Ming Dynasty officials are officials, even pirates don't take their eyelids to them.

This would have been unthinkable in the Hereafter.

Zhao Hongyu snickered in his heart while listening.

Wang Shan and Zhang Tie are the same, they think that the Europeans of this era are really ** is not wrong at all, and Da Ming is rich and handsome.

In front of the Ming people, whether it is the Spanish or the Dutch, it is not okay to be aggrieved.

Decades later, after the British defeated the Dutch and completely rose on the sea, the Ming Dynasty had already perished. In its place was the ignorant boar skin, which allowed the British to pick up the cheap.

Today's European countries are actually real silk, or pure! (To be continued.)