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A few days later, a small dinner was held at the Governor's residence.

After seeing the Yankees' unreasonable "cleanliness" style, Governor Garcia ordered all his servants and slaves to clean the inside and outside of the mansion very carefully, several days in advance.

The weeds around the mansion were built by Garcia to the same length as the slaves, and then small trees were dug up from the nearby hillside to create what Americans call "natural freshness."

Then he bought perfume at a high price from the local merchants passing by, and scattered it all from the gate of the official residence to the banquet hall. Such a loser's behavior made the corners of the governor's wife twitch.

Governor García, who has several plantation industries in Brazil, earns only a few thousand Spanish silver dollars a year, and this one-night banquet preparation cost 1,500 Spanish silver dollars!

While Governor Garcia was making the final checks before the dinner began, on the other side of the port, in the "Huamei Business Hall", several young people were also preparing to go out.

Men are okay to say, several seasons of formal wear are ready-made, but three ladies are more troublesome.

Baron Moreira Lopez immediately collected a large number of gifts from local merchants after afternoon tea, and then sent them to the American Trade Center, naming them to "the honorable Miss Yang Wenwen, Deputy Secretary of Commerce of the American Republic", and said that more considerate gifts would be delivered in Lisbon in person.

A few small bottles of perfume, English velvets, Dutch woollen prints, and a large pile of fine silk from Lyon, France, Baron Moreira Lopez spent all the money he had brought from Lisbon almost in an afternoon, and he had collected the few precious goods in the hands of the merchants of Heroes Port.

When Yuan Xinyi and Xia Qiuyu saw this, they both shouted that it was unfair, especially when Yang Wenwen triumphantly added oil and vinegar to the appearance of the hillbilly baron, the three women unanimously decided to give these Portuguese some more good looks.

Regardless of how much this slogan is insincere, from the night of receiving the gift, the grass stage team with Yang Wenwen as the chief tailor, Yuan Xinyi as the costume designer, and Xia Qiuyu as the art director was announced, and then servants were sent to find the best tailors in the port of heroes, and several of them are said to have made dresses for the nobles of Lisbon.

The three of them confused the poor Portuguese tailors with inarticulate and unprofessional methods and extremely abstract clothing design drafts, and then Yang Wenwen could only cut the main parts of the clothing according to the drawings before letting the Portuguese tailors deal with the other details.

The reward of 100 Spanish silver coins per person drove the Portuguese tailors straight crazy, and in just two days, several Victorian-style court dresses imbued with many 21st-century artistic details unmatched by the era were unmatched.

When the tailors finished their work, they gasped in unison, and they even worried that such a work of art would bring them some disaster in the future. Because they can hardly understand and apply these oriental design concepts on their own.

Looking at the entire European aristocracy, the clothing aesthetics derived from the Renaissance are still at a very low level, and the understanding of the level of tailoring, color matching, decorative parts, and the proportion of human curves is completely messy. The noble aristocrats wore clothes that were basically for the purpose of showing off their wealth. All the things they thought were beautiful were stacked on top of a set of tight body clothes.

Among the three ladies, the eldest Yang Wenwen is naturally a noble royal sister from head to toe, Yuan Xinyi, who is in the middle, chooses a beautiful and quiet ladylike style, and the youngest Xia Qiuyu is a delicate and elegant princess dress. To put it bluntly, even in the 21st century, the three of them dressed like this will definitely attract bees and butterflies, not to mention those Portuguese sullen men in the 17th century?

The high power of the European Church made 17th-century women afraid to go beyond the thunder pond in terms of clothing, and of course why such an ancient aesthetic as bare breasts prevailed is another matter. In order not to be caught, the costumes of the three were conservatively designed, at least on the shoulders.

Dressing and detailing, tossing from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., the three ladies finished putting the final tiara in order, and the six men were already sitting in the living room drowsy.

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The spacious residence of the Azorean governor's palace was filled with local elites except for the vacant seats on either side of the main seat.

Of course, the Azores under the Azorean Governor would not have any real face, and in order to fill the number, minor officials, including the dock tax officer, were present with their families, including several Portuguese merchants who had been in the Azores for a long time and had the backing of the local aristocracy.

The servant entered the banquet hall and muttered a few more words in the Governor's ear with a strange expression, and then the Governor quickly raised his hand to stop the already impatient whispers waiting at the banquet table.

After a short time, the butler walked into the banquet hall with a group of nine people from the "American Mission".

"Oh...... My God......"

"They are the Americans, as the Governor said?"

"Jesus...... Madonna...... It's incredible! ”

"This is the most luxurious person I've ever met!"

All kinds of amazement and all kinds of greedy eyes appeared on the face of every Portuguese man, and the ladies and ladies were silent with uncertain expressions.

The American dignitaries in front of them were all tall (at least in their eyes), elegantly dressed or luxurious or steady, the men handsome and free, and the women even more glamorous.

"I'm really sorry, everyone, the coachman is not very familiar with the streets, so ......" Su Zining walked up to Governor Garcia, apologized, and then nodded slightly to everyone present as a salute.

"Miss Yang Wenwen!" Baron Moreira Lopez, who had smeared an unknown amount of hair oil, rushed to Yang Wenwen's side in almost a few steps, and then pulled out a chair for the other party, with a happy smile on his pale face, "You are so beautiful today, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen!" ”

"Oh, thank you, Baron Moreira is also in good spirits today." Yang Wenwen was not humble, and sat down gently under the jealous gaze of all Portuguese women.

When everyone was seated, Governor Garcia began to introduce the American guests whom even he himself did not fully recognize, because he had not been able to find the most suitable way to remember them because of the dignitaries who belonged to the faces of the Oriental peoples.

"Councilor Sue."

"Councilor Yan."

Su Zining and Yan Xiaosong's pretense is the most sufficient, and they should be recognized by all the Portuguese at a glance as the highest figures in this mission.

"Lieutenant Zhou."

Seeing that everyone's eyes swept over, I knew that I had introduced myself. Zhou Kemin, who was dressed in a straight military uniform, stood up, "clicked", closed the heels of his legs, and then nodded lightly in salute.

"Congratulations, Lieutenant."

There was another "click", and the maids who were secretly looking in the corridor let out a small scream of excitement.

After the introduction of the male guests, when the female guests were introduced, out of politeness, Su Zining or Yan Xiaosong should be introduced, and the eyes of the Portuguese masters were all straight in this process.

"Miss Yuan, the interpreter of this delegation is proficient in various European Chinese dialects, hmm...... Miss Yuen's father is a veteran member of the National Assembly......"

Except for Yang Wenwen, who had been introduced by Yan Xiaosong once, the young man's mouth full of running trains was even more out of control at this time, and the Portuguese at the scene let out a low exclamation.

"Miss Xia, the health expert of this delegation, she will give valuable advice on the health of all members of the delegation...... Miss Xia's father is His Excellency the Speaker of the National Assembly! ”

Yes, this is even more scary, if Yuan Xinyi's spelling father is just Yan Xiaosong's casual nonsense, then Chairman Liu Lao has directly become the cheap father of nurse Xia Qiuyu this time!

The banquet hall erupted in louder exclamations than before, and many Portuguese had to stand up and bow to the dazed-looking nurses. Even Governor Garcia and his wife couldn't help but stand up.

You must know that in the 17th century, even in the so-called non-monarchy countries such as parliament or parliament, the members of the parliament were definitely qualified by traditional aristocratic families, except for the Netherlands and England, the Republic of Venice, which had a more standardized parliamentary system, and its parliamentary members were all composed of the great nobles in the history of Venice.

"Your sister's ...... I finally know your thick-skinned Cheng Dù now, and you can't penetrate a 24-pound shell at a distance of 50 yards......" After Yan Xiaosong sat down, Zhu Xiaoli, a retired special soldier on the side, finally couldn't help muttering.

"If you let Su Zining introduce it, the grade will not be lower than mine......" Yan Xiaosong's face did not change his color and his heart did not beat, a typical attitude of fooling the dead and not paying for his life.

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A "March of American Aristocracy" that short-circuited everyone's minds lasted until after 21 p.m. After the banquet, Governor Garcia and Baron Moreira Peroz also specially talked with Su Zining and Yan Xiaosong in a small living room for more than 1 hour.

When I got back to the villa, it was almost 23 o'clock in the evening. As soon as they entered the door, the three ladies rushed to their respective rooms. The smell of the Portuguese men at the banquet, combined with the smell of the strong spices in the dishes, made them have no appetite for food at all, and the three of them ended the dinner almost on an empty stomach and with a strange smell.

The men, on the other hand, were gathered together by Su Zining to sort out all the gains or questions that had been raised up to today after arriving in Herosmana Port.

"The French and Dutch businessmen have already negotiated with each other, and they will immediately return to their respective chambers of commerce to collect supplies for us. The French wanted all trade to take place in the port of Nantes, while the Dutch insisted that he would have a monopoly on trade throughout the Northern Netherlands. For the French, I conceded five percent to let them put the trading center in Porto Heroísmo in the Azores, but we still have the priority initiative in the annual price agreement adjustment; I didn't agree to the Dutchman's request, and I didn't think the Chamber of Commerce behind this person was very reliable, so I only agreed to give them three years of monopoly trade rights for fur products. ”

Ren Changle took out his notebook and told the progress of his work page by page.

"Local Portuguese businessman was relaxed there. However, many of their cargo channels are not very stable and may need to contact more suppliers or chambers of commerce to join, so they want us to ensure that the annual price agreement does not fluctuate by more than five percent to ensure that their long-term suppliers do not drop out halfway. I have agreed to these terms and paid the deposit in advance, hehe. ”

Huo Qian, who served as Ren Changle's deputy, also quickly took out a few pieces of paper, and the progress was good, even the contract was completed, and the guarantor of the contract was Governor Garcia.

"We recruited 12 men from near the port, of whom 6 were freelancers, all Portuguese, and 4 indentured servants, but all of them were apprentice carpenters or blacksmiths, and finally 2 women, 18 years old and 21 years old, dancers in bars, Spaniards, local bankrupt peasants, who were also indentured servants. I have checked all the bodies, and there are no malignant infectious diseases. ”

The ship's doctor, Lao Zhao, smiled and pointed to the direction of Xia Qiuyu's room with his hand, and lowered his voice: "The child is still very responsive to this matter, I have said a lot of big truths, but she just doesn't accept it." ”

"There's no way, there are too many single men in the Manhattan settlement, and certain industries are necessary......" Su Zi was silent for a while, and nodded understandingly.

"Okay, let's finally talk about the progress of me and Yan Xiaosong." Su Zining made a gesture, and then lowered his voice, "Governor Garcia is still unclear about our true strength, and we are only limited to discussing trade-related matters, but I especially emphasize the huge influence of the Spaniards in Portugal, and I hope that we can come up with something more convincing in exchange, so that he can guarantee that he can persuade the Duke of Bragança to use the strength of the entire old Portuguese nobility to help us." ”

"Something more convincing?" Ren Changle was a little puzzled, "Since they don't agree with us very much, why are they in such a hurry to win us over?" ”

"They wanted to prevent the Spaniards from cutting in, and also in order to get as much outside power as possible to use. But we need so much more than they want, so they need us to come up with something reciprocal. For example......" Yan Xiaosong smiled and pointed at Zhou Kemin, "For example, military support, they now think that we must be a militarily strong country." Although Portugal had many overseas colonies, it was a small country with a small population, and the Spanish aristocracy used a variety of means such as marriage and garrisons to quickly control the infiltration of Portugal itself. ”

"It's not all...... Although Theodosio II, the current Duke of Bragança, is revered by the Portuguese Noble Federation as the leader of the revival of the Kingdom of Portugal, he himself is not a bold leader, not only the Spaniards are very close, but even he himself is suspicious all day long, because his wife is a Spaniard. Su Zining hurriedly added, "Governor Garcia was seduced by us this time, so Theodosio II, who doesn't know the situation, will definitely not rashly accept our request." For this reason, I played the role of a magic stick on one occasion, and I said that King Philip of Spain was expected to die soon because of his corrupt life, and that Spain would fall into a slump for a long time, and Theodosio II could boldly make some preparations in advance. Historically, this king would have hung up on the 31st of this month, if no other travelers had come. ”

"Really? When did Portugal succeed in recovering the country in history? Zhu Xiaoli suddenly asked.

"1640, 19 years later." Su Zining spread his hands and looked helpless, "And it wasn't Theodosio II who achieved it, but his son João IV." Theoretically, even if we don't cut in, Portugal will still find an opportunity. ”

"So since it's so troublesome...... Aren't we just looking for raw material suppliers and product dumping markets anyway, and we can use the French, Dutch, English, and even Swedes, so why just stare at them? You just said you want to convince them to exchange with us? What is the meaning? Lao Zhao touched his chin, very puzzled that Su Zining and Yan Xiaosong had been working the Portuguese blindly these days.

Not only Lao Zhao, but everyone else also turned their attention to the two "foxes" - Su Zining and Yan Xiaosong. The latter glanced at each other, and his expression became extremely serious at the same time.

After staying for a while, Yan Xiaosong made a gesture of invitation and left the right to speak to Su Zining.

"For the colonies of Portugal! Or to be more precise, using their colonies in South America, West Africa, East Africa, India and Southeast Asia, as well as their strong ocean shipping capacity, as a springboard for our immigration from the Ming Dynasty, this is an irreplaceable convenience in this era! ”

Su Zining stood up, pushed open the window, and quietly looked at the night sky in the east, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Except for Yan Xiaosong's calm expression, almost everyone present was taken aback. In their view, Manhattan is currently functioning well, and as long as there are enough raw material import channels and product dumping markets, and with the human resources of the Indians, they can live an extremely nourishing life in North America.

"How long can we stay this safe? Decade? Twenty years? Or a hundred years? Yan Xiaosong said in a deep voice, his expression becoming more and more stern, "When the Europeans get through this most difficult decades, they will flood into North America like locusts. Manhattan has only a few of its own people, excluding the old and the young, less than 400, and ten or twenty years later, when we are all old, how can we protect ourselves and our descendants? Do you expect the Indians who can't even build wheeled cars? ”

Everyone was silent, not because they hadn't thought about these problems, but because they subconsciously always thought that someone would solve them, and they just had to do it.

In their lives, they have never been so serious about being responsible for a team of more than 10 people, and even this trip to Europe is estimated to be a mentality that is far more lively than fulfilling their duties.

Now, they are actually participating in a big event that is laid out for the future of the entire Manhattan community, and even the lives of their descendants, and such a big thing is decided in such a small room.

In the past, they thought that Su Zining was erudite and had a poisonous tongue, and Yan Xiaosong was optimistic and enthusiastic, and he was cunning, but it was at this time that they found out where the gap between themselves and others was.

"Brother Su, is it that you and Brother Yan have already discussed......" Zhou Kemin suddenly stood up, his eyes lit up, "Do you know that Elder Liu and the chief?" ”

The chief in Zhou Kemin's mouth refers to Zheng Quan.

"No, they don't know now. But sooner or later they will think of it. Su Zining turned around with a mysterious smile, "Don't worry, this is just a preliminary plan between me and Yan Xiaosong, if it really doesn't work, let's take one step at a time." ”

"Starting tomorrow, things will be harder and harder to do, and even unexpected things will happen...... Now that we have purchased the first supplies in the Azores to fill the Mayflower and Santa Maria, you can return to Manhattan with you at any time. Yan Xiaosong looked down at the map on the desktop, his face calm.

Several people looked at each other, their expressions different.

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When Yan Xiaosong returned to the room, it was already past 1 o'clock in the morning.

The meeting just now finally ended in silence, except for Su Zining, no one gave a positive answer, and Yan Xiaosong was the first to leave the room as if he had known the result.

The room was lit, a few candles were still struggling to shake the flames, and more candle remnants had piled up on the candlesticks.

Spanish lieutenant girl, Caterina was waiting in the room. The girl did not attend the banquet at the Doge's Palace last night, but stayed in the merchant hall under the watchful eye of the three "German devils".

Katarina, who was dressed in a maid's dress, seemed to have been sitting for a long time, but when she saw Yan Xiaosong coming in, she hurriedly greeted her, carefully untied the other party's suit jacket, checked the shoulders under the other party's shirt, and then brought hot water from the outside.

"It's almost ready, don't worry." Yan Xiaosong made a smile, thinking that the other party had been taking good care of him during this time, he was a little moved.

"You swear to God that everything you are doing is just!" Caterina changed the medicine for Yan Xiaosong, suddenly raised up, and looked at the eyes of the Dongfang youth, as if she was about to grab something out of it.

"I have no thoughts of blaspheming God in your hearts, but I can swear from my heart that I am selfless, for my fellow man." Yan Xiaosong thought for a moment and said slowly.

"But this place belongs to the rule of the King of Spain!" Caterina jumped up like a baby lioness who had suddenly been stimulated, clasped her hands, and became the Spanish lieutenant on the battleship again, "I know that you are in contact with those bold Portuguese, and that you are desecrating the sacred crown of His Majesty King Philip of the Kingdom of Spain!" The Portuguese will not succeed, they will be hanged, and so will you! ”

"But the Portuguese don't think so...... The succession game of these kings and nobles has always been the strong who make the rules, the English, the French, the Austrians, without exception. Yan Xiaosong gestured and put his palm on his neck, "England and France, for the crown of the king of France, have fought for more than a hundred years, they have always been happy to lose their heads and not lose the crown, why are the Portuguese afraid of death?" ”

"So you intend to join in, just to take away the dignity of the Kingdom of Spain!" The Spanish lieutenant reached her peak of literary youth, and the aura of a defender covered her body.

"No, we just want to live a stable and happy life, and we need the Portuguese to serve us." Yan Xiaosong stood up and hesitated, but still pressed the shoulders of the Spanish girl with both hands, "As for whether the Portuguese can get their future, I don't really care. ”

"Really...... You're just taking advantage of their ambitions, aren't you? Caterina looked at the tall young man with tears in her eyes, her shoulders trembling, "Then you swear to God, if the Kingdom of Spain does not do anything against you, your country will not get involved!" ”

"Good! I swear! ”

Yan Xiaosong's mind turned slightly, and he smiled, but his tone was very serious.

"You're the bravest man I've ever met...... Brave people are trustworthy ......"

Caterina suddenly blushed, and her body threw herself into Yan Xiaosong's arms, soaking tears into the young man's chest shirt, and then laughing.

Yan Xiaosong was stunned for a moment, his body stiffened and he didn't dare to move, and his heart was bitter for a while.

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