Chapter 793 Little Blacksmith

Jose Luis never thought that a humble person like himself would one day be kidnapped. He originally thought that this kind of thing could only happen to rich people who wear gold and silver. Jose's father

He is a Basque, his mother is an Italian immigrant, and there has been no prominent person for eight generations. The blacksmith skill he relies on for a living was also inherited from his father, but there is nothing else.

He could inherit the things. The family's blacksmith shop had long been given to his two brothers by his father, and he had no share in it. His only way out was to leave home and set up another business when he became an adult.

When he was twenty years old, Jose left his hometown with fifty silver coins given by his father and applied for recruitment activities for the Far East colonies. The eloquent immigration officer described the far East as a world full of gold. The immigrants arrived

All you need to do there is to bend down and pick the gold coins one by one into your pocket. As long as you stay in the Far East for three to five years, everyone can become a big landowner, own their own plantation, private mansion,

Hordes of slaves and endless gold.

With the best wish to make a fortune, Jose packed into a dilapidated immigration ship and headed for the Far East. During the half-year migration journey, he spent most of the time in a state of insufficient supplies and poor living conditions.

About one-fifth of the people failed to make it to the finish line because of various diseases and died on the way. Jose was undoubtedly the lucky one. Although he suffered a lot along the way, he was still free of illness in the end.

We arrived at our destination, Manila, Luzon Island without any disaster.

In 1571, the Spanish colonist Legaspi landed there and built a castle and a fort, which became the prototype of Manila City. After nearly sixty years of development and construction, Manila City can be regarded as one of the largest seaports in the South China Sea.

It is one of the cities and the political and economic center of Spain in the Far East. Its prosperity is even as prosperous as some ports in mainland Spain.

However, Jose soon discovered that this place was not as beautiful as the immigration officer said during the recruitment. There was not gold everywhere, and it was not easy to become a big landowner. Most of the people who can make big money in Manila have it.

With his prominent status and background, low-class people like him can only continue to live the lives of low-class people, which is not fundamentally different from what they were back home.

Fortunately, Jose still had a skill at his side. He used the settlement money he brought to open a blacksmith shop, intending to take root in this place and slowly spread his branches. However, his luck may have run out at this point.

Months later, he was sentenced to exile for causing drunken riots and injuring a nobleman. The year was 1626, and the Spanish fleet had just established a stronghold in Jilong Port in the north of Taiwan Island, namely San Salvador.

), and ignored the island's indigenous people, the immigrant territory of Shibazhi and the Dutch in Damuan Port, unilaterally declared ownership of the island. And the unlucky Jose was exiled here, using his blacksmith skills

Assist the first batch of immigrants to open up land.

Jose must be grateful for the blacksmith skills he learned from his father, which saved him from being treated as a criminal during his stay in Jilong Port. As the only professional blacksmith in Jilong Port, he was even allowed to recruit four

apprentices in order to be able to complete numerous orders from local garrisons and immigrants in a timely manner. Due to the scarcity of local blacksmith resources, Jose's life gradually improved, and he could also hand over the work to several apprentices when he was not so busy.

Reason, I went to the tavern and spent half a day to kill time.

People who are engaged in heavy physical labor often like to drink, and Jose is no exception. However, the quality of the wine sold in the local market in Jilonggang is really poor, and drinking two or three ounces is simply not enough, so every time Jose drinks it

He couldn't stop and kept drinking until he broke into pieces. But this time it seemed that something really happened to him while drinking. He couldn't even remember what happened after he staggered out of the tavern. He only remembered that he seemed to have gone to the harbor pier, and then

When he woke up, he was already a dead dog tied in a sack.

After Jose gradually regained his consciousness, he knew that he must not have been arrested by the security forces in the city, because everyone in the security forces knew him, and it was impossible for them to make such an exaggerated joke on him just because he was drunk. And he could.

From the environment he was in, he felt that he was on a ship in the sea. It was obvious that he had been put on the ship and taken away from Jilong Port. Apart from kidnapping, Jose could not think of any other reasons for a while.

Jose is not a person who is afraid of death, but he thinks that he probably doesn't have much chance of escaping because he simply can't come up with the money to redeem himself. His income in the past few years in El Salvador City,

More than half of it was spent on building a small house for themselves, and the rest was basically spent on getting drunk in taverns. There was really not much savings. If the kidnappers wanted to extort a fortune from themselves, it would probably make them very angry.

If you are disappointed, maybe being thrown into the sea and fed to the fish will be your final outcome.

Jose originally wanted to listen to the people on the boat talking to judge his situation, but during the voyage of more than a day, he didn't even hear a word. Someone entered the cabin to check his physical condition during the voyage.

, fed him some water, but the blindfolded Jose couldn't see the other person's face at all. He tried to ask a few questions in Spanish, but got no response at all.

Before Jose's nervous breakdown, he was finally carried out of the cabin. However, no one untied his restraints, but was directly stuffed into a carriage. After a not too long journey, he knew

He was transferred to a certain courtyard, and he had a preliminary prediction of his situation. Because he heard the suspected gatekeeper asking the coachman about the passengers in the car, but he spoke in Chinese, which proved that the people here should be Han people.

The territory under his jurisdiction. Jose's first reaction was that he had arrived in Fuzhou - the Daming Seaport closest to Jilong Port.

Jose didn't quite understand the purpose of these people kidnapping him to Fuzhou. After spending some time in anxiety, he was lifted up again and moved into a certain room. Then someone removed the sack from his body.

and restraints, and finally removed the black cloth covering his eyes.

After adapting to the brightness of the surrounding environment, Jose quickly looked at the place he was in. It was a small office with bookcases on both sides of the wall. There was a huge book desk in front of him, and there was a seat behind him.

There were three Orientals at the two stations. The person sitting there looked very much like Akito from the facial features, but his clothing was very different from the Akito that Jose had seen.

Jose's attention was quickly attracted by the man standing next to him, because he also recognized this man, the Ming Shang Jin boss who came to El Salvador every few months to do business. This boss Jin was very warm and hospitable.

, Jose remembered that at least twice when he met Mr. Jin in a tavern, he took the initiative to buy drinks and treat him. In the past few years of staying in El Salvador, Jose rarely felt such friendly behavior from Akito. He

I know that the main reason why these Ming people are willing to sail to El Salvador to trade is for the sake of money. However, Western colonists like myself all look like evil ghosts in the eyes of the other party, so they are afraid to avoid them at all.

He would not take the initiative to contact him, so he had a very deep impression on Boss Jin.

But as far as Jose knows, this boss Jin is just a legal businessman dealing in medicinal materials and timber in Fuzhou, and he saw him outside El Salvador two days ago... Wait, he brought him here from El Salvador.

Man, could it be him?

But looking at where Boss Jin was standing, it seemed that the person sitting in the middle was the real owner. Jose looked at this person again, and happened to bump into the other person's eyes that were also scanning him, like a lion scanning.

Like his own prey. Jose's heart trembled. He could feel the majesty of a superior person in the other person's eyes, just like he usually saw Mr. Alcarazo who guarded the city of Salvador.

"Chief, this is the blacksmith Jose that I was talking about." Jin Ming bowed and whispered in Qian Tiandun's ear.

Qian Tiandun nodded and said, "You can speak a little Spanish, right?"

Jin Ming responded: "My humble position is just because of my responsibilities, I have learned a little bit, understand a little bit, understand a little bit."

"Very good, then you are responsible for translating. You can clearly tell him where this is, who we are, and why he is here." After Qian Tiandun finished speaking, he leaned gently on the back of the chair and spoke in a kind of way.

Take a relaxed stance to see Jose's reaction.

After listening to Jin Ming's translation, Jose was confused. It wasn't that he couldn't understand the Spanish with a strong accent, but that he really didn't understand why the business boss Jin kidnapped him and came to Penghu to meet the Haihan people.

.But before answering the other party’s question, he wanted to seek some benefits for himself first.

"Can you give me some food and water? I haven't eaten for a long time..." As soon as Jose opened his mouth, the weak voice he made frightened even him. He spent nearly thirty hours after waking up from alcohol.

He was in a state of extreme mental stress for the whole time, and only took in a small amount of water. Although he was tied up in the cabin without moving, the physical exertion was very high.

After hearing this, Qian Tiandun nodded and said, "Let the kitchen bring up some hot food quickly. We will also have breakfast together."

He already had the man in hand, and Qian Tiandun was not in a hurry to interrogate Jose at this moment. He could also see that the Spanish blacksmith was in a very bad mental state. If he continued to torment him, this guy might die later.

About to faint.

Breakfast for four people was quickly delivered from the kitchen, and Qian Tiandun did not shy away from it, so he asked Du Rong and Jin Ming to sit down on his left and right sides to eat together. Of course, the treatment of the blacksmith Jose was not so good.

He sat on the pony in a half-crouched position to eat. However, Jose obviously no longer cared about details such as whether the posture was comfortable. He swept away the soy milk and fried dough sticks in front of him with a whirlwind, and finally put his fingers into his mouth and put his hand

It was so oily and smelly that it sucked it all off. It looked like he was really hungry.

Jose noticed that the three people opposite him were eating the same food as him. He wanted to stand up and get closer, but two sturdy men behind him immediately pushed him back onto the maza, forcing him to give up the idea.

After the three of them finished breakfast leisurely, they continued to question Jose. Jin Ming had already made a list of questions on the way to Penghu, some of which were simple questions that were easy to answer, and some of which were more complicated.

It was a secret that Han had always been interested in. Qian Tiandun praised it after reading it and asked him to question Jose according to his own ideas.

Jin Ming's first question was for Jose to introduce his personal situation. At the end, Jin Ming emphasized: "As long as you answer our questions honestly, I can guarantee your life safety."

Although Jose is a small person in the market, he is not stupid. The implication of Jin Ming's words is that if he is dishonest, his life will be in danger. He does not think that he has any secrets that need to be kept, so he immediately becomes honest.

Answer: "My name is José Luis, I am from the Basque Country. I am twenty-seven years old. I am a blacksmith. I came to Salvador City, Formosa from Manila six years ago. I have a blacksmith shop in the city.

I have a shop and four apprentices, and I don’t have a married family, nor do I have any other family members. My biggest hobby is to go to the pub for a drink after work...Also, Boss Jin, why did you bring me here? If you are discovered by the security forces, you will

I will never have the opportunity to set foot in El Salvador to do business again.”

Jin Ming would not answer his questions without permission, but first translated everything he said to Qian Tiandun. After listening, Qian Tiandun asked: "Is this guy easy to cheat?"

Jin Ming shook his head and said: "This guy is not stupid. I have invited him to drink several times in my humble position, trying to get some valuable information from him, but it has not worked."

"Then there's no need to talk in circles with him. Just follow the pace of your security department." After hearing Jin Ming's explanation, Qian Tiandun was no longer interested in setting a trap for Jose. What's more, the language barrier between the two parties made Qian Tiandun's thoughts unclear.

, Jin Ming may not be able to accurately translate it into Spanish and convey it to Jose.

Jin Ming nodded understandingly and said to Jose: "You probably don't realize your situation. Let me say it again, you are now a prisoner of Haihan, and we need to get some valuable information from you. If you can't prove it,

Your own value, then we can only give up on you."

"If I can't give you a satisfactory answer, will you let me leave here?" Jose asked with a hint of luck.

"Probably not." Jin Ming responded expressionlessly: "If you have no intelligence value, you are a useless burden to us. In order not to affect the peace between Haihan and Spain, we can only secretly send you

Execution. But if you can help, then we can keep your life and arrange for you to live anonymously somewhere else."
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