Renroz could swear that the last time he came to Naha Port, the Naha Port he saw and the Naha Port in front of him were definitely two different places.
Although he was not the captain of the Tribute last time, but only the second officer of another ship.
However, in the Naha Port that he saw at that time, there were only a few ships that came from nowhere. They were in tatters and seemed to be falling apart at any time. And in the port, the only people he could see were those
The guys who seemed to be no taller than monkeys were Japanese people. He had seen those guys before. However, in such a run-down place, the price of fresh water and food here was even higher than that of Manlajia.
The greed of the Japanese people is very impressive.
The captain was so angry that he swore he would never come to this place again in his life.
He also felt that he would never have the chance to visit this place again in his life. Even if he wanted to go to Nagasaki in the Japanese country, it would be there directly from Dongyi. He would not need to stop here for supplies, but would have to go further to Luzon or Manchuria.
There are plenty of places to stop for supplies in Lajia, Siam, Champa, and Chenla.
But today, he had to come here. Who knew that Naha Port would give him such a surprise.
There are more than a dozen ships docked in the port, large and small, not too many, but not too few. Among them, there seem to be quite a few Ming people's ships, as well as those disgusting little dwarfs on the dock.
They disappeared, and even the patrolling soldiers turned into energetic Ming people.
Huh? People from Ming Dynasty?
He suddenly realized why there were people from the Ming Dynasty here, and after his reminder, his first officer Allen also confirmed the flag outside - yes, the flag flying outside was the flag of the Ming Dynasty.
Even after receiving permission to dock in the port, Lorenz did not disembark immediately. Instead, he sent his boatswain to inquire about the situation and pay the entry fee.
As long as the entry fee is paid and the permission to berth is obtained, the ship in the port will be protected by the force of the port. This is a matter of course in Lenroz's understanding.
In fact, this is indeed in line with the rules in most places in the world.
He just hoped that the Ming people who seemed to have occupied this place would not be as greedy as those dwarfs from the Japanese country. The Praise of Praise really could not afford to add insult to injury.
The boatswain went down, and then the boatswain came back, and brought back several Ming officers and soldiers.
"I just told them that our ship is equipped with several retired navy cannons for self-defense, so they have to come up and check it out!" the boatswain said with shame, feeling that he had failed the captain's expectations.
Renroz dismissed the bosun without a care and looked at the officer in front of him. If an armed merchant ship entered the port and wanted to cause damage, it would cause much greater harm than an external enemy. The manager of this port could realize this.
This shows that they are not just a bunch of people.
"The Ming Dynasty Overseas Town Fusi Ryukyu Comfort Envoy Si Baihu Chen Song!"
"Captain Len Rhodes of the Dutch East India Company's Salute!"
With the translator among them, communication with the Ming people was basically no problem. Lenrozi noticed very keenly that the Ming people's translators seemed... very professional.
"According to the port management regulations of our Comfort Division, all ships entering the port, except for the armed forces of our Comfort Division, must report all their weapons and disarm them. During their stay in the port, they must be supervised by our personnel.
These weapons will be used until the ship leaves. Please understand and cooperate with Captain Lenroz!"
The officers of the Ming Dynasty were neither humble nor arrogant, and they seemed to be somewhat different from the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in Lenrozi's impression, but in what exactly were the differences, Lenrozi could not tell at the moment.
"Of course, of course, the Praise of Merit has always abided by laws and regulations. Since it enters the port to accept your protection, of course it will follow your rules!"
"Then there will be no problem between us!"
The officer named Chen Song waved his hand, and the soldiers he brought began to leave, checking and registering the weapons on the ship. Under the order of Lenroz, the crew of the Salute cooperated very well.
In fact, without being reminded, the crew of the Zan also discovered that in the port, in addition to the port forts they saw and did not see, there were two Ming ships about the same size as them not far from where they were anchored.
, and also turned the ship slightly sideways towards them.
This is not a friendly signal. No one can guarantee that if they do not cooperate, the gun ports on both sides of the two ships will be opened in the next moment. At such a distance, the Praise of Praise will
But there was no chance to fight back.
"If, I mean, unknown armed forces attack us, we are protected by the port, right?"
Lenroz wanted to ask the Ming officer in front of him for as much information as possible. The Ming officer raised his head and looked at him in astonishment: "Unidentified armed forces attacked us. This kind of thing has not happened for several months! You know
Want to order something?”
"Such a thing really happens!" Lenroz became nervous.
"Yes, last time the Japanese fleet attacked us and the whole army was destroyed!" The officer chuckled: "I didn't catch up with this battle, and I regret it. If such a good thing really happened, I would be extremely happy!"
"Japanese?" Lenrozi's face became very exciting. He suddenly seemed to realize something: "Is this now the jurisdiction of the Ming Empire? You defeated the Japanese and occupied this place?"
"No, no, no!" the officer shook his head: "The Ryukyu Kingdom has always been a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Our Ming Dynasty Overseas Consolation and Comfort Department is stationed here at the request of the Ryukyu Kingdom to protect the safety of Ryukyu. Of course, we also
Protect the safety of the merchant ships passing by here!"
Lenroz was about to say something when he heard a commotion outside, and the first mate Allen ran in from the outside in panic.
"Captain, captain, galenic ship... Portuguese!"
He stood up and was suddenly stunned. His first mate did not need to say anything about the scene in front of him. The Galenic sailing ship, which made him somewhat breathless, was slowly sailing under the escort of two armed merchant ships.
Sail into the port.
"That's a Portuguese warship. How could you let them enter the port..." Lenrozi turned his head, his face livid: "General Chen, you promised to protect us! If they attack us, I hope you will honor your promise.
Promise of!"
"Portuguese warship!?"
The young Ming officer looked back and shook his head with a smile: "No, no, no, you misunderstood. That is the warship of my Ming Dynasty Overseas Pressure Division and Ryukyu Comfort Envoy Division. Didn't you see the Ming Dynasty flag hanging on the ship?
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"But this is Galen's sailboat..." Lorenz didn't know what to say anymore. He just felt that his eyes were dark and his heart hurt.
"It's very beautiful, isn't it!" The young Ming Dynasty officer smiled slightly and said, "I think it's very beautiful too!"