The sailors began to slowly approach the port of Gibraltar in the 8th century. During the invasion of the Iberian Peninsula, he landed in Gibraltar and incorporated it into the territory of the Arabs. It was not until the old years that it was recovered by the Spaniards.

During this period, the Strait of Gibraltar was not attached importance to Spain, mainly because the Suez Canal had not yet been opened, and there was only one entry and exit in the entire Mediterranean Sea, which was neither a key route to the Far East and Africa, but the ports on the Mediterranean coast had not yet been fought.

The port was not so large that the fleet jammed the entire port and even the strait, and the soldiers who went ashore could only row to the port by landing boats, Major Ekas was very attentive, but there were too many Ming troops ashore, nearly 100,000 people. With such a huge fleet and so many troops, he had never seen it before, he was speechless, and led Wu Chen to the local garrison's office to go through some formalities, and naturally he had to let people report to the authorities immediately.

The Ming soldiers who landed on the shore were very disciplined. Although the officers did not restrain them and let them move freely, it was not long before the small town not far from the port was filled with groups of sailors, and taverns and restaurants were full of bustling soldiers, and they used full silver coins, which were different from Spanish silver coins, but as long as they were silver, those merchants naturally welcomed them.

In less than a day, the reserves of the whole town were eaten up, not only warehouses, but also taverns, restaurants, and some restaurants even ran out of black bread, so they could only immediately send people to the nearby farmhouse to buy, but the farmhouse had no surplus food, and the big-headed soldiers each got three days off, and the city was too small, and there were many people who went to the rural farmhouse to feel the exotic scenery. For another civilization. The sailors, however, walked with great zeal, looking east and west, tasting the flavor of bread, and watching the bustle outside the cathedral.

This made the local Catholic missionary Amden very happy, and the black-pressed Oriental soldiers outside looked curiously into the church. What does this mean? It means that the Oriental people have a good impression of God, Amden immediately felt that he had a heavy burden on his shoulders, and he must let these Oriental soldiers throw themselves into the arms of God, so that they can also be cared for by the Lord, this is a very sacred cause, Amden said to do it, immediately gathered a few colleagues and some believers, and then cleaned the church, Amden put on a brand new priest's robe, and took a few missionaries from the church to the street, in addition, he recruited a Spaniard, this Spaniard can speak Chinese, Due to the increased demand for trade in the East. Many of Spain's products need to be transported from the East, and translations dealing with Han Chinese are naturally in demand, and some schools in Spain have special courses in Chinese, after all, the job of translating is easy and high-paying, and the supply exceeds the demand. Naturally, there were many people who flocked to the small town to find professional turners, but there was a student who was studying Chinese who happened to be returning home from vacation, and he was soon given a sacred duty by the priest of Armden.

Ah Badeng began to pull people on the street, and the translator explained to the soldiers in Chinese on the side, that the street was full of soldiers, and everyone loved to see the excitement, so many people began to pour into the church, and the small church was crowded, which was really spectacular.

Abiden's heart blossomed, although the inhabitants of the town were devout Catholics. But after all, the population is too small, and the chapel has never been so lively, and the more he realizes that his mission becomes sacred, he can even imagine that in the future, these big soldiers will be a pound. A scene of reverently accepting one's own baptism.

But how do you get these big forks to take an interest in the Lord and learn about God? This cultural difference between the East and the West is not to be underestimated, but his brain is very smart, and he quickly came up with a solution.

After a short period of renovation, the prayer hall became a thug stage, and Armden was very heavy on his body and whispered to the statue of Jesus on the wall of the prayer hall to ask for the Lord's forgiveness, and then, he got up in a big way, under the stage, surrounded by the big head soldiers who came to see the excitement, the big head soldiers love to be lively, and when they saw the appearance of the small stage, they knew what it was estimated to be, and the troupe was about to start. The troupe that still doesn't collect cash, immediately applauded, Westerners don't want to be so simple, you don't need to pay for watching the play, tsk,

After a few moments, several missionaries began to appear, Amden was dressed in a white robe with a garland on his head, and the Spanish, who knew Chinese, explained to the big-headed soldiers in the audience: "This is Jesus Almighty." ”

"Good. The audience applauded.

Abbendon was even more excited, although there are differences between the East and the West, but the Almighty Lord is always popular, looking at the smiling faces in the audience, Armden is determined to perform this part of the Passion of the Christ well.

Then several soldiers playing the role of Jews also came to the forefront, and the soldiers below widened their eyes and began to watch the play seriously.

The man with the umbrella in the form of an official began to preach to Jesus: "Why? What evil has he done? ”

The man playing the soldier on the side grabbed Amden, who was playing God, and said, "Nail him to the frame."

When the man who played the role of an official saw that it would be of no avail, but that he would make a disturbance, he took water and washed his hands in front of the people, saying, "Falsely accroach on the blood of this righteous man." The sin is not with me. Bear it, six. And they all answered, "His blood is upon us and on our children, and Pilate declared Jesus guilty, scourged, and handed him over to be nailed."

was working the stage, and there were Spanish interpretations on the side that were trying to explain to the soldiers below, but when they saw this, many big-headed soldiers wondered, why don't you sing, what is the meaning of singing.

Then the priest, who played the role of a soldier, took "Jesus" to the other corner of the stage, and the official left the stage, and someone undressed him. The soldier who carried it down shouted, wow, wow, the bad old man took off his clothes, he really took off, rare, interesting, how good it would be if he took off as a woman.

Afterwards, someone gave "Jesus, clothed in a scarlet robe; and he made a crown of thorns, and put it on his head; He took a reed and put it in his right hand, knelt before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews! And he spit in his face, and struck him on the head with a reed. When he had finished teasing, he took off his robe, and put on his own clothes, and took him out to nail a frame.

Later, Tsunzawa spoke in Chinese: "When they came out, they found a man named Simon, a man of Cyrene, and forced him to go with him, so that he might carry Jesus' frame on his back.

And when they came to a place called the Places, which means Calvary, the soldiers gave Jesus a drink of wine mixed with bitter gall. He tasted it. He refused to drink. And they nailed him to a shelf, and they divided his clothes, and sat there to watch over him. On his head was placed a pound and a sign with his accusations written on it, saying, "This is Jesus, King of the Jews." At that time two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right hand. One on the left. Those who passed by mocked him and shook their heads, saying, "Save yourself, you who have broken down the temple and built it in three days." If you are the Son of God, come down from the shelf! The chief priests and the elders of the scribes mocked him in the same way. He said, "He saved others, but he couldn't save himself." He is the king of Israel, and now we can come down from the shelf, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God, and if God is pleased with him, He can save him now; For he said, "I am the Son of God." The same way the robber who was crucified with him mocked him

The big-headed soldiers heard it in a fog, and they always felt that this foreigner's drama was too unlevel. You can't sing Kun dialect, you can't sing Jiangnan minor. Come to Jin" when Lige Dang, say that Shandong is a good man Wu Erlang, let's do it.

Then the "Jesus" on the stage cried out with a loud voice, "My God! My God! Why have you forsaken me? The man standing by as a soldier said, "This man is calling out to Eli, the God of Israel!" Another soldier hurried to him, and took a sea velvet and filled it with vinegar, tied it to a reed, and gave it to him to drink. The rest said, "Wait, and see Elijah come and save him from Jesus, and he cried out again, and his breath was broken, and he collapsed on the stage."

Thug "What's going on? Damn, why did you die before you could fight? Someone shouted in dissatisfaction: "He's too fucking fake."

"Old Five. Someone on the other side comforted: thug "Fucking this troupe confiscated your silver, if there is anything to call for, just relieve your boredom."

"Thug" is that many people nodded, thinking that no wonder this troupe doesn't want silver, it turns out that there is no level.

But everyone is lively, no matter how smart the play is, how fake it is, how it is not artistic, but there is one thing that is true, no money.

The missionaries on the stage were also very serious, they didn't know what the audience was thinking, but seeing them in high spirits, it was even more energetic, and the next thing to perform was naturally the scene of nailing the body of Jesus to a shelf, the "soldier" on the stage. He brought a word rack and hammers and wooden nails, and put "the dead Jesus." Hold on, ready to nail up.

All the soldiers stretched their necks, and many people were thinking, could it be that this is not singing, but acrobatics, hehe, acrobatic brothers love to watch, what chest crushing boulders, opening their mouths to swallow swords, walking threads or something are the favorite things of the big-headed soldiers, could it be that this time the performance is a nail man?

Amden, who faked his death, secretly opened his eyes, saw the enthusiastic response from the audience, and thought that it was the spirit of Jesus that infected this group of soldiers, and felt that his idea was good, and he couldn't help but be very relieved.

On the stage, the "soldiers, began to put" Jesus. Helped up, one soldier prepared the wooden nails, and the other raised the hammer. A burst of cheers erupted from the audience: "Nail him, nail the horn."

The soldier threw his hammer head, but after all, it was acting, where was the acrobatic performance, and the hammer shook for a moment, and Amden's hand hung on one end of the word frame, which was nailed.

"Wow, it turns out that this acrobatics is also fake, some people are dissatisfied, originally wanted to watch singing, and then thought it was acrobatics, but after watching it for a long time, he is nothing damn nothing, isn't this a toss? The soldiers left the church in a sneer, leaving behind a group of dumbfounded missionaries and the amateur who was hoping to get a salary. ，

When the Spanish authorities learned of the arrival of the Great Ming Naval Division, they took it very seriously, and soon Madrid sent a large representative of the King to the port of Gibraltar, and the supplies requested by the Great Ming Naval Division were also transported from all over the country.

This time it was Spain who led the team, and the rest of the dukes and counts were a lot, if it weren't for the Spanish king's ill health, I am afraid he would come in person, but such a large lineup is enough to show that the Spaniards attach great importance to the Ming sailors, this time the reason why Atano came, what he did was naturally about the Dutch and Portuguese fleets entering the Mediterranean, you know, the alliance fleet left the port for the first time, I thought it was very safe, after all, the alliance fleet only operates in the Mediterranean, Originally, I was not worried about the Dutch and the Portuguese fleet meeting, but not long ago, a Dutch and Xunzhuya fleet entered the Mediterranean, and the alliance fleet had been a full pound, and there was no news for a month, which made the Spanish authorities worried.

Now the Great Ming Sailor has arrived. The Spanish authorities naturally breathed a sigh of relief, at least, they could let the Daming Naval Division enter the Mediterranean Sea to see the situation, and if the two fleets were still fighting, the Great Ming Naval Division could also help the Alliance fleet.

The alliance fleet is the lifeblood of the Spaniards, in the entire alliance fleet, Spain has invested in the purchase of more than 60 large warships, more than 40 medium-sized warships, and four giant warships newly produced by the Ming Dynasty, plus the guns on the ships and various configurations, a total of more than 6 million taels of silver, these silver are not directly bought by the Spaniards. And to the Daming Royal Bank to borrow, three percent of the interest per year, the interest on the debt, in order to purchase these warships, the Spaniards argued I don't know how many times, and now they finally bought it, but there is no news, can Tano not be in a hurry?

In the government hall of the port of Gibraltar, the Ming Dynasty and the Spanish senior officials gathered together, greeted each other under the introduction of the Zhuan Ze official, this banquet was naturally held by Ah Tano, after a simple greeting, Ah Tano couldn't wait to explain to Liu Er the movements of the Portuguese and Dutch navies.

Liu Er listened carefully for a moment and estimated the time. Xiang Tano said: "It has been a month since the Dutch entered the Mediterranean, and if the Daming Sailor comes out urgently, I am afraid it will be too late."

But. He stopped his words with a look of embarrassment, and asked the commentator to interpret the first half of the sentence first.

"But what? My friend, if there is any difficulty with the water master Hong Daming, Spain is willing to do its best to help you solve it as soon as possible.

Liu Erdao: "There is no difficulty, but in order to curb the power of Portugal, the Ming Dynasty has always hoped to find a good port to stop the permanent fleet of my Ming Naval Division, Spain is the closest to Portugal, yes, His Majesty the Ming Emperor means that it is best to buy a port from your country." ”

Ah Tano breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out to be this matter, but he also made some mistakes, selling ports to allies may be beneficial to Spain in the short term, at least with this fleet stationed, Spain no longer needs to be afraid of the threat of the Portuguese navy, but if it is planned in the long run, it is also a great threat to Spain, he weighed it for a moment and said: "As an ally." Spain is obliged to provide a port for the Daming Sailors to dock and recuperate, and I am afraid that there is no need to buy it

Liu Er said solemnly: "I'm afraid this won't work, you also know that the sailors of the Ming Dynasty are too large, to accommodate such a huge fleet, then there must be a large port, just ask Lord Xiang." Can your country help the Ming Dynasty to build? ”

Liu Er's reason is very sufficient. Daming berthing is by no means a small port can be solved, only a large port, and this kind of port in Europe except for the Dutch has one, Spain is absolutely none, in this case, to build this kind of large port, the Spaniards who fell into a protracted war can not have such financial resources, if the Ming Dynasty spends a huge amount of money to build, unless the ownership of the land is obtained, otherwise it costs such a huge amount of money, is not cheap to the Spaniards.

Ah, Tano, after a brief hesitation. After all, now Spain owes Daming a butt of foreign debt, plus the alliance fleet also needs the Daming Naval Division to enter the Mediterranean Sea to rescue, in the future, the Daming Naval Division can be stationed in a port close to Portugal, and it can also effectively contain Spain's long-cherished enemy, although it may be a threat to the Spaniards in the future. But even if the Ming Dynasty didn't have a port in Spain, with their strong strength, wouldn't it be a threat?

"General, which piece of land would you like to want? ，

Riji's plan succeeded, and he pointed to his feet: "This is it, the port of Gibraltar." ”

The Port of Gibraltar is not a major commercial and military center at present, and the main reason for this is that the Suez Canal has not yet been opened. If the Suez Canal can be dug one day, then the Strait of Gibraltar, like the Suez Canal and the Strait of Malacca, will become a battleground and a center of commerce, but for the current Atanossi, he is not aware of this.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, the younger brother plans to write a new book about the Sino-Japanese War.

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