Zheng Tingqiu's subordinates waited until he finished venting before he whispered: "Leader, that's not a Franco, it's a Hongmaoyi interpreter, and it looks like he's still a nobleman." By the way, it was disembarked from the ship called the Vostok. ”

"English red-haired?" Zheng Tingqiu suddenly woke up half of his eyes and asked, "What is he going to do?" ”

In the early seventeenth century, when the Dutch East Indy Company dealt with the Ming Dynasty, their clothes were mostly red, and there were red accessories on their hats, so the Ming called them red hair. And the British rarely go in and out of the East, and even if they do, they will be mistaken for the Dutch, until the Weddell fleet incident, the Portuguese were worried that the British would rob the business, and deliberately said that they were Dutch, and successfully deceived the imperial court, but in the circle of the Pearl River estuary, the red hair refers to the British and Dutch.

And Zheng Tingqiu saw the foreign ship that docked yesterday, and the foreign text behind it was English, so he knew that the visitor was English Red Hair.

(The English name appeared in the mid-to-late 17th century, and the details are not verifiable.)

The subordinate said, "I said I was buying some strong piglets." ”

"Then let him in." Zheng Tingqiu was immediately interested, and he was now worried that the piglets in his hands were not marketable.

"I just came to the interpreter, said I had an appointment to meet you, and left. I chose the Chase Warehouse, said you set a time, and they went to the appointment. The subordinate said.

Zheng Tingqiu nodded slightly: "This English red hair knows some rules, that is, tomorrow morning, you go to a foreign ship and send some melons and vegetables by the way." ”

The subordinates wanted to leave, but were stopped by Zheng Tingqiu: "Don't go, send your face to go, you can't let those bastards come to steal business." ”

The Chase Warehouse was originally a place to put goods, the reason why Hong Kong Island got its name is that spices are imported into Guangdong from here, and it is very remote on weekdays, far less prosperous than Neilingding Island, but at this time Neilingding Island has been destroyed, and Lin Cha, the chief soldier of Guangdong, is a black-hearted, extremely greedy for money, even if it is a pirate with four surnames, he keeps a distance from it, and he does not dare to go back in a short time.

Li Zhaoji came here with a group of seven or eight people from the wharf, but the road was just a few hundred meters, but it took more than a quarter of an hour, mainly because there were too many people on the road, and they were all hawkers selling vegetable goods.

The main body of this warehouse is made of stone, with lime and glutinous rice milk as the binder, which is very magnificent, but at this time, so many pirates and seafarers have poured in, and this place has become an inn and a liquor store, but the name has not been changed.

Mr. Lee, in a light robe and a scarf on his head, appeared to be a well-to-do businessman, while he followed a reddened white man with tanned skin.

This man looked to be in his thirties, but in fact he was in his early twenties, and he was Mark the sailor of the Vostok, and he was the only Englishman who was willing to follow Lee Siu Ki and did not exchange prisoners. He did not participate in the prisoner exchange, not that he admired Li Zhaoji's benevolence, but when Li Zhaoji launched a riot and rebellion, and took control of the Vostok, he killed several Britons, and Mark, who was humiliated and tortured on weekdays, also participated in this process, and he was worried about retaliation, so he followed Li Zhaoji.

At this time, Mark was dressed in a baroque style, with a straight chest line, a wheel-like pleated collar, and a multi-sheet tight tunic, and the trousers were fat and pleated, typical bloomers.

This costume was found from the captain's room of the Vostok, and Li Zhaoji didn't know whether it was a British aristocratic rich costume or a European costume, so put it on Mark, with his yellow hair, blue eyes and big nose, he could pretend to be a British businessman, anyway, there must be no one here who understands English, and Li Zhaoji, the translator, has the final say.

"Mark, when you arrive, put on a condescending posture ........" Li Zhaoji said to Mark in English that letting a lowly sailor pretend to be a rich man is really a duck on the shelf, but Mark can only reluctantly make it difficult.

In order to convince the people on the island of Hong Kong that the Vostol was a British ship, Lee first moored the ship at the most remote berth, and no one could disembark, and also hung the British ship, restored the English name, and more importantly, not only Mark dressed up, but also the rest of the Chinese crew.

It's just that it's a bit difficult. Without a suitable hair dye, let alone making the eyes blue, even if these two things were done, the tall nose and erect cheekbones would not be possible, and in desperation, Li Zhaoji asked a group of crew members to wipe the ash on the bare skin with the bottom of the pot to pretend to be black, and only let the most reliable group of people remain as they are, going in and out of the Dongfang.

Anyway, the people here don't know about Britain at all, and they don't even know that the British are all white.

"BOSS, I haven't done this job, how can I be on top." Mark was a little nervous.

Li Zhaoji thought for a while and said, "You do this, aim your nostrils at his eyes and hold it." ”

People always describe arrogant people looking at people through their nostrils, and this time they used this trick to pretend to be arrogant.

"Okay, nostrils to his eyes, nostrils to his eyes........" Mark kept repeating this sentence, and under the secret push of Li Zhaoji, he took the lead in entering the Chase warehouse.

On the only second floor of the warehouse, the two sides met, and after the meeting, Li Zhaoji introduced Mark as an interpreter, but found that Mark was really uncomfortable. The reason is very simple, the British in the seventeenth century were not tall, and Mark was a little more than 1.6 meters, but Zheng Tingqiu was a tall man, a head taller than Mark, Mark pointed his nostrils to his eyes, his head was too high, and the whole person had a strange posture.

"Mark, lower a little and keep your eyes on his nostrils." Li Zhaoji didn't want to show his stuffing, so he reminded in English.

After Mark adjusted slightly, the group took their seats.

Mark's performance is full of loopholes, but Li Zhaoji is not panicked at all, when Mark shows his awe of Li Zhaoji, Li Zhaoji uses British etiquette to prevaricate, when Mark is a little afraid, Li Zhaoji directly reminds him to cheer up in English, Li Zhaoji directly communicates with Mark in English, Zheng Tingqiu can't understand at all.

"Brother Li, you are really capable, just with this fluent foreign language, you can mix very well......." Zheng Tingqiu is a person who can do business, and he still shows some respect for the people who come.

Li Zhaoji waved his hand to let the people behind him retreat, Zheng Tingqiu was surprised, Li Zhaoji said: "On the Dongfang, I am the only one who can speak English, without these people, it is not convenient for us to speak." ”

"But is this foreigner willing?" Zheng Tingqiu asked.

Li Zhaoji smiled: "I said this is what you mean, your rules." ”

Zheng Tingqiu was stunned at first, and then saw Li Zhaoji winking at him, and immediately understood, and said in his heart, he could completely buy the Li Zhaoji in front of him and let Yangyi buy piglets at a high price.

Li Zhaoji looked at Mark with a smile and said, "Mark, smile at the person in front of you." ”

Mark immediately grinned, and Li Zhaoji commanded again, "Nod again." ”

Mark immediately complied, and Li Zhaoji pretended to whisper in Mark's ear, and said, "Laugh again, laugh more heartily." ”

"Hey.......hey."

"Laugh again, laugh again."

"Hahaha........" Mark did everything according to Li Zhaoji's instructions, and the second monk Zheng Tingqiu was confused. Seeing that the two stopped talking, Zheng Tingqiu asked: "Brother Li, what are you talking to this foreigner, he is so happy?" ”

Li Zhaoji said: "Leader Zheng, let me tell him, in this Hong Kong, you are the biggest leader, and the rest of the forces are small fish and shrimp. If you want to buy piglets, in terms of quality and quantity, you are right to find you, and it is useless to find others. Mr. Mark was in dire need of piglets, so he was very happy. ”

"Oh, brother is so polite, this business, thanks to you." Zheng Tingqiu felt more and more pleasing to the eyes of Li Zhaoji, and the subordinates behind him laughed when they saw Li Zhaoji playing foreigners.

Lee immediately said to Mark in English: "Mark, talk to me. ”

"Say what? BOSS！ Mark was suspicious.

"Say whatever you want." Lee Siu Kee said.

Mark didn't know what to say, but Li Zhaoji immediately said: "Memorize the Bible, memorize more, and be ruthless." ”

Mark immediately recited, and it wasn't until he was interrupted by Li Zhaoji that Zheng Tingqiu had a chance to interject and said, "Brother, what are you talking about?" ”

"He doubted me and asked me what your men were laughing at."

Zheng Tingqiu immediately became angry, and ordered his subordinates: "Get out, it almost ruined Lao Tzu's business." ”

The rest of the people retreated, leaving only Li Zhaoji and the three of them. Zheng Tingqiu smiled and said to Li Zhaoji: "Brother, there is no one else now, let's open up, you help me facilitate this business, and I will give it to you..... Here you go, one percent, one percent rebate, how! ”

Seeing Zheng Tingqiu gritting his teeth, Li Zhaoji said: "The leader is so bold, the younger brother will talk about the rest, but the younger brother's is not." Moreover, in front of this foreign devil, we will not fight, and it will be one. ”

"Good brother, let's talk about what kind of piglets this foreigner wants, how much he wants, and what price he gives." Zheng Tingqiu chose to go straight to the point and no longer engage in twists and turns.

"I wonder how many piglets you have, Chief?"

As soon as he heard this, Zheng Tingqiu's eyes lit up, and he said in his heart that if he heard the meaning of this, there would be no fewer piglets for this foreigner, and he immediately said: "I have almost seven hundred piglets in my hands, but there are no young and beautiful women." If this foreigner wants a lot, it will be easy to do, and the other three families have it, and I can buy it for him, anyway, he will pay for it. ”

Li Zhaoji nodded and said, "Chief, do you know why this Mr. Mark came alone?" ”

"This ...... Not very clear. Zheng Tingqiu also wondered, foreigners doing business at the mouth of the Pearl River, every time they go in and out, they are hugged by each other, or servants and guards, like Li Zhaoji, a few Ming people guarding this foreigner in and out, I really haven't seen it.

Li Zhaoji said: "Leader, I will listen to you, you don't have to tell others. This Mr. Mark is not an English red hair, don't look at him speaking English, in fact, he is a real red hair. ”

The real red hair naturally refers to the Dutch, Zheng Tingqiu nodded slightly. Although they are all foreigners, but the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the foreigners of various countries is also different, among the foreigners who come and go along the coast of the Ming Dynasty, the Portuguese are the most common, there is almost no obstacle to the exchanges, the English people can also come, but only the Dutch red hair can not be.

The Dutch came to the coast of China decades ago and were constantly in conflict with the Ming court, as evidenced by the famous Battle of Liaoluo Bay.

But there was more than one war between the Ming and the Dutch, and before that the Dutch had fought five or six times in Macao, only to be repulsed by the Portuguese each time. Not to mention, Weddell's fleet came to China to trade, and the Portuguese made it bad, just slandering the British as Dutch, that is, letting the Ming choose to conflict with them, it is enough to prove that the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Dutch was bad.