() After arriving on the Dutch merchant ship, Du Fei understood why these Dutch people were rich. These Dutch people took the initiative to hire him, of course not because of his three-legged cat's sailing skills, but because of his ability to understand the languages of various countries. Du Fei was
They hired them as translators and guards. Taidin, who was hired as a package, was not so lucky because he could only speak English and a little bit of Dutch, so he could only work as an ordinary sailor.
When Du Fei negotiated the price with the Dutch, he deliberately kept the price very low, so the Dutch were very happy and gave him very generous treatment on the ship. Not only were there small single rooms, but there were also specially made
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"Mr. Du, you are proficient in many languages. It is a great honor to hire such an excellent language master like you!" Captain Van Rooney also knows some languages from various countries, but it is only superficial. He wants to test this self-proclaimed language master.
The yellow-skinned boy who knew the languages of all countries was stunned by the language he spoke fluently.
"He actually knows the slang of various countries! What a genius!" Captain Van Rooney marveled in his heart while squinting at his son - Van Hoos, who only knows how to shout and kill all day long and fill his stomach with strong liquor.
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After seeing off the enthusiastic Captain Van Rooney, before Du Fei could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard someone knocking gently on his cabin.
It turned out that this unlucky guy, Taiding, was here. As a British officer, he could only wipe the deck with the sailors every day. His head and face were all messed up, and he was in a mess.
There is absolutely no trace of the high-spirited and suave look he had before.
"I'm so unlucky!" Taiding said angrily: "These Dutch guys are so powerful! They have no vision at all! How could such an outstanding talent like me use me as a coolie?"
"Hey, have you eaten?" Du Fei knew that these Dutch people would not give Taiding any good treatment, so he asked the kitchen for more food and wine. When he handed the big and small bags to Taiding, he originally
Taiding, who just wanted to complain and chat with him, was very excited: "Hey! Man! You are so interesting! I will never forget you!"
"What are you doing standing here? Go back to your post!" At this time, a rough voice came from outside the cabin. It was Van Singer, the first mate of the Dutch merchant ship. Taiding immediately disappeared from the front of the cabin.
"That guy looks like he's not having an easy life," Mo Qilin, who was under the bed, popped his head out and licked his mouthful of oil and said, "Compared to that, my life is pretty good."
Du Fei became anxious when he saw his appearance: "Why did you take off your hood again? Didn't I tell you? Don't show your true face unless you have to! We finally got into this Dutch merchant ship.
Don’t mess this up!”
"I don't want to either!" Mo Qilin said aggrievedly: "But this hood is too suffocating! It's actually covered with a layer of dog skin! You can imagine it! But do you know how uncomfortable it is to wear this thing? Mine
My face was so suffocated that I had blisters one after another!”
"I'll say it again, if I see you taking off your hood again, then I will..."
"I know! Then stew me! Damn it!" After saying this, Mo Qilin ate the whole roast goose that Du Fei threw to him, and then got back under the bed.
This Dutch merchant ship is called the Van Rooney. Yes, it is unimaginable to use the name of the captain as the name of the ship. This kind of thing is not uncommon in the Netherlands.
The Dutch pay attention to pragmatism, simplicity and integrity. Unlike the politeness of the British and the enthusiasm of the French, they are a group of natural adventurers and industrialists.
Captain Van Rooney was not born a sailor, he actually became a monk halfway. He was a dentist before he was 30 years old. Due to a drunken surgery, five of the wrong healthy teeth of a patient were extracted.
His reputation in that circle was so bad that he had to use all his savings to sell a ship and use it to transport goods by sea. He was lucky enough to catch up with a period of relative peace and stability, and not only paid back the huge amount of compensation due to the accident.
He paid compensation and joined the ranks of the rich, becoming a new rich man.
But the good times didn't last long. Just when his career was making great progress and he purchased four new ships to prepare for a big fight, pirates began to break out in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Two of his four ships were robbed by pirates, and two of his ships were robbed by pirates.
One ship was involved in a naval battle and was reduced to ashes under the fire of its own country's warships and the British Royal Navy.
This incident caused him to lose all the money he had earned from sea transportation over the years. He only had this oldest merchant ship left, which was also the first ship he bought. God seemed to have a different fate with him.
It's a big joke. After turning around in a circle, he seemed to be back to the starting point.
The batch of goods he received this time was "urgent". This kind of goods has a time limit. After the time has passed, it will be delivered to the destination, which is of no use. The owner of the goods can only be compensated double the loss according to the contract.
However, the profit from this kind of work is extremely rich, and the freight is usually three times more expensive than ordinary goods of the same weight and type. These things are usually supplies that are in urgent need in a certain place, or fresh goods that are not easy to store for a long time.
After dinner, Captain Van Rooney summoned the first mate and some important members of the ship to discuss whether to stick to the original route.
The reason he did this was that it was said that a Dutch merchant ship was attacked by the British on the other side of the canal. Although the British officially claimed that it was a pirate, in the words of the Dutch: Who knows?
Since wars at sea would break out every once in a while, which greatly affected the trade of various countries, they signed an agreement together, that is, under no circumstances can warships of various countries attack unarmed merchant ships, even those of the enemy.
In order to make this agreement more effective, they specially invited Catholic Cardinal Okheba as the witness, and the monarchs of various countries swore to abide by this agreement with their rings.
But sometimes this agreement doesn't work very well. Sometimes the soldiers whose eyes are bloodshot are not so calm. Although under normal circumstances, warships will not do such dirty things, but when supplies are in short supply, or when
When the officers and soldiers of warships got into sexual fights, merchant ships were sometimes sunk.
This incident directly caused Van Rooney to change his original intention of taking a risk, because this ship was his last property. All his savings over the years were used to buy those ships, and he is still missing because of the loss of the ship.
The cargo owner owed a large amount of money. If his ship had another accident, he would have no choice but to declare bankruptcy.
"Gentlemen," Van Rooney said with a face like a piece of pig liver: "I believe you already know what happened to our compatriot 'Sun' in the middle section of the canal. I originally wanted to take a risk and deliver the goods quickly, but look
It seems that the original plan is obviously not very realistic. I suggest that we change the route, bypass Africa, or pass through the pole..."
Before he finished speaking, the first mate Reizes sneered and said: "My captain, your suggestion is really wise! You mean that we should not take shortcuts and go around the damn
Half the world? Go to the poles? Do you know what the temperature is in the poles now? Do you know how many merchant ships want to take a shortcut from the poles and get stuck on the ice?"
This Lei Zeming is half Swiss. He is one of the shareholders of this ship. Of course, this shareholder's shares are part of the compensation paid for Van Rooney.
Van Rooney also gave in to this guy, because after all, he was not his employee. He could be scolded if he didn't like him, and fired if he said he was fired.
But Van Rooney's son Van Hos couldn't swallow this breath. He said in a sinister manner: "Yes! According to the opinion of our wisest mate, we should be happiest if we die under the gunfire of those British!"
Of course Du Fei also participated in the meeting, but he was not interested in the internal fighting among these Dutch people at all. He had only one main purpose of attending the meeting, and that was to prevent them from changing their course!
You must know that the main forces of the besieged British Royal Navy are not fish in the sea. They have no worries about food and clothing. They have to eat and drink every day. In order to suddenly, they are still consuming medicine, just in case
If the news was sent too late, even if the reinforcements arrived, they would only be able to collect the bodies for them.
"Captain, there should be nothing wrong with me, but I feel that going to the Pole is as dangerous as crossing a canal. If we take a detour, it will be difficult to deliver the goods in time! This will greatly reduce our credibility.
." Du Fei remembered that Taiding once said to him that the most important thing for the Dutch is credibility, so he did not say any other nonsense and directly elevated the waterway issue to the credibility of the Dutch.
When Lei Zeming saw someone helping him, he suddenly became energetic: "Look! I'm not the only one who thinks so! I've said it all! Since we are Dutch, and since we accepted the entrustment from our guests, for the sake of our Dutch people,
Credibility! So what if there is danger?"
"Stop talking about us Dutch. A bastard, you still have the nerve to call yourself Dutch? You're laughing to death!" Van Rooney's son Van Hoos seemed to have drunk too much today, and he had no room for words.
Leave it to the other party.
After hearing this, Lei Zeming picked up a chair and hit Van Hoss without saying a word. Du Fei could have stopped him, but he deliberately pretended to be slow to react, causing Van Hoss to be hit with a stool.
The face is bloody.
"Stop!" Van Rooney, who had always had a mild temper, finally got angry, but it was directed at his son: "You bastard! How can you say such polite words to your elders?! Get back to the house!"
Vanhos covered his bleeding head, rolled his eyes at his father, and walked away angrily.
"Lei, don't be angry. He is a child and you are an elder. Don't be the same as him!" After Van Rooney's kind words, Lei Zeming lost his temper. After all, he handled matters impartially, which made him unhappy.
Make good choices.
"Yes, we are all in the same boat. There is an old saying in China: peace brings wealth." Du Fei had already decided on the matter, and he quickly followed suit to smooth things over.
In the end, under the insistence of everyone, Van Rooney decided to give up the idea of changing the route and continue sailing as planned.
Du Fei breathed a sigh of relief, but he knew that even so, the journey this time would not be smooth sailing.