Benson actually didn’t have much hope in meeting the controller of this empire and delivering the commander’s personal letter. It took nearly two months of journey from the seaside to the capital of this empire.
, the vastness of this empire far exceeded his imagination, and it was obvious that the people in this empire were not the backward and ignorant natives of any place their fleet had encountered in the past. From contempt, to looking up to them, he continued to look up to them.
They were adjusting their mentality, but what had not changed much was the indifferent, distant, and even condescending attitude of the Ming Empire officials who came into contact with them.
Perhaps, this mission was the most difficult mission in his life. He felt a little depressed. Being detained here with a very gentle attitude and losing his freedom meant what it meant. He simply did not dare to go there.
Think about it.
There was a sound of footsteps and the clash of weapons outside. The sailors sitting and lying around in the yard jumped up like frightened birds, looking at their captain with frightened eyes.
A group of royal guards poured in. Behind them, Qian Wubing showed his figure calmly with his hands behind his back.
Seeing the official of the post house carefully standing behind Qian Wubing, Benson stood up straight unconsciously. He regretted not wearing his uniform today. The official in front of him was obviously
Senior officials of the Ming Dynasty, thank God that you have finally heard the prayers of your believers and want to rescue your believers from the sea of suffering!
"Liu Er!" The post official shouted loudly to the crowd of sailors, and then looked at Qian Wubing.
"My lord, my lord!" A short man dressed as a Ming Dynasty man came out from the crowd of sailors and responded flatteringly: "My lord, the little one is here!"
The post official glanced at him without saying a word. When he turned to Qian Wubing, the smile on his face was almost the same as Liu Er's smile: "Sir, his name is Liu Er. These are the things he said.
The Portuguese brought their own interpreter. If you have any orders, just give them to him!"
"Don't we have an interpreter at the Tongwen Library?" Qian Wubing asked calmly.
"This, this really doesn't exist. These Portuguese countries are too far away from our Ming Dynasty. It's really hard to find someone who understands their language!"
Qian Wubing nodded and looked at Liu Er in front of him. This man was thin and dark-skinned. His tone was more like a translator than a fisherman on the seaside. He didn't know what chance or coincidence allowed him to learn some basic skills.
of Portuguese.
"Liu Er, where are these people from?"
Liu Er whispered a few words to Benson, who immediately straightened his chest and said loudly: "Captain Benson Andorra of the Portuguese Imperial Navy, I would like to say hello to you!"
Qian Wubing glanced at the other person, he looked very energetic, with such a loud voice.
"Sir, Captain Benson said that he is a lieutenant of the Portuguese Navy! He is sending greetings to you!" Liu Er translated in a low voice, and then added a flattering sentence, "In their fleet, this lieutenant is the captain!"
"
Isn't this a navy man? Qian Wubing looked at the sailors in the yard who looked more like pirates than navy, and couldn't help but laugh a little. Except for the captain who seemed to be the same thing, they were just a bunch of mobs.
Liu Er laughed when he saw Qian Wubing, so he became even more attentive: "Captain Benson used to have his own big ship, but it seems that it was sunk by the wind before it reached the border of our Ming Dynasty. All the other people are his
His subordinates!"
The officials of the post house brought a chair to Qian Wubing, and Qian Wubing sat down without any ceremony.
"Where is their fleet? Why did they come to our Ming Dynasty? Don't give me any pretense of paying tribute. They must be qualified to pay tribute?" Qian Wubing glanced at Benson and opened his mouth.
Asked, in fact, what he wanted to ask more was, "Where is their fleet?"
It must have taken a lot of effort for these Portuguese people to find the Ming Dynasty! Three or two small broken ships can't cross this vast sea. Haven't you heard that all these ships were sunk by wind and waves? As for the strength of the Portuguese fleet,
Qian Wubing really didn't know much about it, but he could guess from Grisha's fear that he might not take these Portuguese people seriously when they came ashore, but if they were at sea, they would really
It's hard to tell. Thinking about his own fleet, he must find out this clearly.
Liu Erjili translated towards Benson, and then Benson came over. After a while, Qian Wubing finally got a little understanding of these Portuguese people. He felt relieved that their purpose of coming was the same as before.
Just guessing, there really isn't much difference.
The name of the Portuguese naval fleet sounds very bluffing. Their fleet is indeed very powerful. There are hundreds of sailing ships equipped with artillery. In this era, they are already a giant on the sea. It is a pity that they were sent
The so-called "Portuguese" naval fleet heading to the Far East is not a serious naval fleet at all. Except for a few naval officers, most of this fleet is composed of mercenaries, adventurers, gamblers, villains, and even
Composed of criminals, they are more like an adventure fleet with an official background, or a colonial fleet.
Every ship can basically be regarded as the private property of the captain, and the only ships controlled by serious naval officers are the assets of the Portuguese Navy. This fleet is heading towards the Eastern New World,
Everyone's biggest wish is to return to Portugal alive with countless wealth and become a rich man. Even Benson, a naval officer, never hides his ideal.
Of course, now his ideals have suffered a huge blow. The fleet abandoned them in the Ming Dynasty and headed towards India. According to Benson's understanding, the commander threw him, the captain and sailor who lost the ship, into the Ming Dynasty.
He must have this idea: If he can establish trade relations with the Ming Empire here, or get a trade license, it will be great. If he can get a place where the fleet can dock for supplies and avoid the wind and waves, then
Even better. Of course, even if they can't get it, it doesn't matter. They have already established their own colony in India, and it still won't affect their plans to make a fortune.
However, if it is the latter, Benson may be in a bit of a tragedy. How can a captain be called a captain without a ship? Without a ship, no matter how much precious treasures he collects, such as spices and silk, how can he use them?
These were shipped back to Portugal.
After Qian Wubing understood all this, he started to care about it. He coughed lightly and said coldly to Liu Er:
"You tell them that they have two choices at the moment. The first is to offend the distinguished guests of the Ming Dynasty. According to the request of the distinguished guests, the leader will cut off his hands, and the rest will be expelled from the capital. The second is to obscenely gather the crowd in the most virtuous place in the capital.
Fighting, not abiding by the laws and disciplines of our Ming Dynasty, and having really bad conduct, how can such a person be qualified to see Tianyan? There is still some open space in my Jinyiwei Nanya Tianlao, so they can all go in and live there together for thirty or fifty years. You
Ask them which one they choose?"
Benson actually didn’t have much hope in meeting the controller of this empire and delivering the commander’s personal letter. It took nearly two months of journey from the seaside to the capital of this empire.
, the vastness of this empire far exceeded his imagination, and it was obvious that the people in this empire were not the backward and ignorant natives of any place their fleet had encountered in the past. From contempt, to looking up to them, he continued to look up to them.
They were adjusting their mentality, but what had not changed much was the indifferent, distant, and even condescending attitude of the Ming Empire officials who came into contact with them.
Perhaps, this mission was the most difficult mission in his life. He felt a little depressed. Being detained here with a very gentle attitude and losing his freedom meant what it meant. He simply did not dare to go there.
Think about it.
There was a sound of footsteps and the clash of weapons outside. The sailors sitting and lying around in the yard jumped up like frightened birds, looking at their captain with frightened eyes.
A group of royal guards poured in. Behind them, Qian Wubing showed his figure calmly with his hands behind his back.
Seeing the official of the post house carefully standing behind Qian Wubing, Benson stood up straight unconsciously. He regretted not wearing his uniform today. The official in front of him was obviously
Senior officials of the Ming Dynasty, thank God that you have finally heard the prayers of your believers and want to rescue your believers from the sea of suffering!
"Liu Er!" The post official shouted loudly to the crowd of sailors, and then looked at Qian Wubing.
"My lord, my lord!" A short man dressed as a Ming Dynasty man came out from the crowd of sailors and responded flatteringly: "My lord, the little one is here!"
The post official glanced at him without saying a word. When he turned to Qian Wubing, the smile on his face was almost the same as Liu Er's smile: "Sir, his name is Liu Er. These are the things he said.
The Portuguese brought their own interpreter. If you have any orders, just give them to him!"
"Don't we have an interpreter at the Tongwen Library?" Qian Wubing asked calmly.
"This, this really doesn't exist. These Portuguese countries are too far away from our Ming Dynasty. It's really hard to find someone who understands their language!"
Qian Wubing nodded and looked at Liu Er in front of him. This man was thin and dark-skinned. His tone was more like a translator than a fisherman on the seaside. He didn't know what chance or coincidence allowed him to learn some basic skills.
of Portuguese.
"Liu Er, where are these people from?"
Liu Er whispered a few words to Benson, who immediately straightened his chest and said loudly: "Captain Benson Andorra of the Portuguese Imperial Navy, I would like to say hello to you!"
Qian Wubing glanced at the other person, he looked very energetic, with such a loud voice.
"Sir, Captain Benson said that he is a lieutenant of the Portuguese Navy! He is sending greetings to you!" Liu Er translated in a low voice, and then added a flattering sentence, "In their fleet, this lieutenant is the captain!"
"
Isn't this a navy man? Qian Wubing looked at the sailors in the yard who looked more like pirates than navy, and couldn't help but laugh a little. Except for the captain who seemed to be the same thing, they were just a bunch of mobs.
Liu Er laughed when he saw Qian Wubing, so he became even more attentive: "Captain Benson used to have his own big ship, but it seems that it was sunk by the wind before it reached the border of our Ming Dynasty. All the other people are his
His subordinates!"
The officials of the post house brought a chair to Qian Wubing, and Qian Wubing sat down without any ceremony.
"Where is their fleet? Why did they come to our Ming Dynasty? Don't give me any pretense of paying tribute. They must be qualified to pay tribute?" Qian Wubing glanced at Benson and opened his mouth.
Asked, in fact, what he wanted to ask more was, "Where is their fleet?"
It must have taken a lot of effort for these Portuguese people to find the Ming Dynasty! Three or two small broken ships can't cross this vast sea. Haven't you heard that all these ships were sunk by wind and waves? As for the strength of the Portuguese fleet,
Qian Wubing really didn't know much about it, but he could guess from Grisha's fear that he might not take these Portuguese people seriously when they came ashore, but if they were at sea, they would really
It's hard to tell. Thinking about his own fleet, he must find out this clearly.
Liu Erjili translated towards Benson, and then Benson came over. After a while, Qian Wubing finally got a little understanding of these Portuguese people. He felt relieved that their purpose of coming was the same as before.
Just guessing, there really isn't much difference.
The name of the Portuguese naval fleet sounds very bluffing. Their fleet is indeed very powerful. There are hundreds of sailing ships equipped with artillery. In this era, they are already a giant on the sea. It is a pity that they were sent
The so-called "Portuguese" naval fleet heading to the Far East is not a serious naval fleet at all. Except for a few naval officers, most of this fleet is composed of mercenaries, adventurers, gamblers, villains, and even
Composed of criminals, they are more like an adventure fleet with an official background, or a colonial fleet.
Every ship can basically be regarded as the private property of the captain, and the only ships controlled by serious naval officers are the assets of the Portuguese Navy. This fleet is heading towards the Eastern New World,
Everyone's biggest wish is to return to Portugal alive with countless wealth and become a rich man. Even Benson, a naval officer, never hides his ideal.
Of course, now his ideals have suffered a huge blow. The fleet abandoned them in the Ming Dynasty and headed towards India. According to Benson's understanding, the commander threw him, the captain and sailor who lost the ship, into the Ming Dynasty.
He must have this idea: If he can establish trade relations with the Ming Empire here, or get a trade license, it will be great. If he can get a place where the fleet can dock for supplies and avoid the wind and waves, then
Even better. Of course, even if they can't get it, it doesn't matter. They have already established their own colony in India, and it still won't affect their plans to make a fortune.
However, if it is the latter, Benson may be in a bit of a tragedy. How can a captain be called a captain without a ship? Without a ship, no matter how much precious treasures he collects, such as spices and silk, how can he use them?
These were shipped back to Portugal.
After Qian Wubing understood all this, he started to care about it. He coughed lightly and said coldly to Liu Er:
"You tell them that they have two choices at the moment. The first is to offend the distinguished guests of the Ming Dynasty. According to the request of the distinguished guests, the leader will cut off his hands, and the rest will be expelled from the capital. The second is to obscenely gather the crowd in the most virtuous place in the capital.
Fighting, not abiding by the laws and disciplines of our Ming Dynasty, and having really bad conduct, how can such a person be qualified to see Tianyan? There is still some open space in my Jinyiwei Nanya Tianlao, so they can all go in and live there together for thirty or fifty years. You