Chapter 5: Paradise Island
The beautiful paradise island of Mauritius is getting closer, and it has a natural harbor, Port Louis, which was first discovered by the Portuguese, and now the Dutch occupy the island as their colony, and there are probably more than 300 soldiers stationed here. The pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info enslaved blacks to grow sugar cane here, then brewed cane sugar and rum, and shipped it all over Europe.
When the ship sailed into this port of Louis, there were a lot of Dutch, the Portuguese were stunned, God, there are such big ships in the world, and the speed of travel reaches twelve knots, it is really unimaginable, for these people who are proud of the sea boats, this is a kind of psychological destruction for them, and at the same time it also stimulates the enterprising spirit of Westerners, they want to build bigger and faster ships, but at the moment it is impossible.
Xiao Lang'er first sent Qian Wanshi to take An Julie to negotiate below, and An Julie learned a little Dutch from her master and acted as a translator.
After finding out the situation, I asked him to understand the local products, trade, and the situation of the various forces, and to send a message to the Dutch governor's palace to send the Ming envoys, we are here to do business, and explain the intention clearly, so as not to cause misunderstanding, and now is not the time to fight with them.
Qian Wanshi went down with Julie and four escorts, and as soon as he got off the ship, some merchants surrounded him, asking to do business and see what the fleet needed? Qian Wanshi said a few words to them and went to the Dutch governor's palace. Those merchants hurriedly went back to prepare, this time the Ming fleet needed one ton of sugar cane, five tons of cane sugar, and fifty barrels of rum, which was a big business, worth more than seven thousand taels of silver. In addition, some guns and ammunition need to be replenished, and if the quality is good, they can be purchased in large quantities, and some arms dealers are happy to prepare.
The Dutch governor of Mauritius, Count Evans, was pleased to receive the envoys from the Ming Dynasty, who welcomed anyone who could bring benefits and prosperity to the island, and hoped to have dinner with him, and then sent a group of soldiers in yellow uniforms to escort him back to port.
Qian Wanshi told Xiao Lang'er some of the situation, and Xiao Lang'er asked the sailors to stay on the island, and now they had to keep it a secret, so as not to discover the secrets on the ship, as well as some treasures found on this trip, so as not to be coveted by the Dutch. Except for some logisticians and quartermasters, who were allowed to go to procure supplies, others were not allowed to enter and leave without permission, and sailors were on duty on board.
Shi Lang took the quartermaster to negotiate with the arms merchants, and Liu Jin's father-in-law presided over the overall situation on the ship, staring at the disobedient sailors. Xiao Lang'er took three beautiful women to the Governor's Palace, saw if there was anything interesting along the way, and bought them and gave them to them.
The island is particularly charming and the location is very important. But the products here are very scarce, except for sugar cane, rum is nothing special, the four of them were walking around the street, suddenly heard the sound of doo, looked down, it turned out that there were some strange big birds in the cage on the ground, with blue-gray feathers, the front end of the beak with hooks, short wings, such a big one must not be able to fly, it is estimated that there are more than forty catties, but its legs are thick, it is yellow, it is estimated to be very able to run, there is a group of curled hairs behind the buttocks, the whole look is very dull, and it is muttering in a huge cage.
In front of it is a tuk tuk tavern with a tuk tuk on the top of the gate, which sells this island specialty, tuk tuk tuk meat, which has a similar feel to chicken. The guy in the shop came out to greet the customer, "Distinguished guests from afar, you must try it when you come here! This is the only one in the world, its meat is particularly tender, it is very sweet to grill, drink rum, and drink with the meat of Duoduo Bird, it is definitely the best delicacy in the world!" and pulled the four of them into the hotel.
They entered the tavern, there were some sailors and merchants drinking and chatting, and it was very amazing to see them come in, looking at the three beauties with their eyes, each beauty has its own taste, of course, there are some girls who accompany the wine in the tavern, with plump breasts *** dressed hotly, compared with the three beauties who just came in, it was unbearable.
The man gave them a secluded spot and immediately brought them a bottle of rum and a plate of roasted toot bird meat, which exuded an intoxicating aroma.
"This island is a paradise on earth, there are delicious foods that you can't eat anywhere, and there are many entertainment venues, it is a paradise of pleasure, so it is called paradise island, you use it slowly!" poured a glass of rum for the four people, and the man turned away with a smile.
Windsor raised her glass. Coquettishly looked at Xiao Lang'er, her royal blue eyes were like the sea, "Come, let's have a drink, have a good celebration, for our common man, cheers!" The three women drank the wine, Rulan and Jiu'er slapped their mouths, this is really spicy and energetic! A gorgeous peach flush appeared on his face, which was even more beautiful.
"Sister Windsor, I really want to hear you continue to talk about your experience, what happened to that man to you last time?" Rulan and Jiu'er asked curiously, one tearing a dodo leg and gnawing greedily. Windsor cut it slowly and methodically with a knife, and then used a knife and fork to feed it into the moist mouth. "Drink first, eat food, and then share my experience!" Windsor glanced at Xiao Lang'er.
Xiao Lang'er thought in his heart, there are still many stories about this woman, last time she said that she went to sea to escape a man's marriage proposal, that man should be very powerful in Spain, and the power of Windsor's home should also flee, which seems extraordinary.
"That's a nobleman, our queen's younger brother, in a ball in the palace, he took a fancy to me, and has been pursuing me, I didn't agree, so I tried all kinds of means to embarrass my family, forced me to marry him, how could I be, but he was a playboy, I didn't like him, he attracted bees and butterflies everywhere, relying on the power of the royal family to do everything, it is said that he recently went to Africa!" Windsor drank and let go and said, and did not hide Xiao Lang'er, Xiao Lang'er is now her dearest person, even if he has more women in the future, she will not care, if there is no emotion in the future, then leave, just find someone to marry, that Harrens is not bad, but it is a little worse.
"I didn't expect Sister Windsor to have such a paragraph, I heard that you still have your first love, can you tell me?" Rulan asked curiously, Jiu'er also looked at Windsor's beautiful blue eyes eagerly, she was so envious of Windsor's big eyes as charming as the sea.
Windsor took a sip of wine, looked at the sea view outside the window, looked at the three of them again, and finally stopped at Xiao Lang'er's eyes, "I'm afraid you'll be jealous, so don't talk about it!" "Sister Windsor is really, she said that she would tell us about it, and she didn't say it halfway, the last time she talked about it was a glimpse in an alley, and they were very sweet to each other, how old are you? Thirteen years old, right? I still remember his name Suez, a good name, it should be very handsome, right?" Rulan asked curiously.
"Yes, I was only thirteen years old at the time, just grown into an adult, childish, that day wearing a light green dress, with a small wreath in the alley, I saw Suez, a silly boy, looked at me stupidly, followed me a long way, my heart was also pounding, a little heartbeat, and then out of the alley, I climbed the stairs, walked along the stairs, the kid was still looking at me stupidly, and then his head hit a fat woman's body, bounced out, causing everyone to laugh, Suez was embarrassed to leave, and every day in the future he would send me a hand-woven garland, he said, put it on my headIt felt like I was like a fairy of oz, as if I had come out of a mythical story, and then we went on daily dates and kissed!"
Windsor glanced at Xiao Lang'er and saw that he was not so annoyed, and continued, "We fished on the banks of the river, chased and fought in the mountains, and we were very happy, it was still the most carefree time, but it passed quickly. I was hoping to go on like this, but then, when Suez's father fell ill and died, he took on the responsibility of the family and went to work as a little sailor on the ship, and I never saw him again, and it is said that he went to the Caribbean!"
Windsor told her story sadly, her eyes were red when Rulan and Jiu'er were moved, and Xiao Lang'er took her hand, "Don't be sad anymore, life is so complicated, and the good things that are left to us will always stay in a corner of our hearts." Windsor's sad eyes looked at him, which made his heart hurt a little, he seemed that Suez was himself, hoping that he could bring Windsor happiness, but he might not be able to replace Suez's place.
In front of such pure love, Xiao Lang'er feels so pale and small, and Windsor's relationship is so sacred, like a very pure glass of water, like spotless snowflakes.
At this moment a hairy hand pressed on his shoulder, and Xiao Lang'er looked back and saw several brown-haired sailors standing in front of them, looking at the three beauties with lewd expressions, and two of them grabbed their dirty hands at their tender white and tall breasts.