ww.x.om The pubs on the commercial street are run by cooperatives, but the commercial street itself is open. Under the slogan of "opening the door to find business opportunities", the commercial street has always been the most important business project of the Ministry of Colonization and Trade.
During the day, the street door is open: fishermen, businessmen, sailors, natives...all can go to the commercial street to shop and consume. It is a place with complex flow of people.
Xu Xu immediately called the company commander of the service company and asked him to conduct a detailed investigation of the interpersonal relationships around Zhang Qianniu, to investigate what strange behavior he had recently, what he said, where he often went, and who he interacted with in the local area.
They had close interactions with each other. He took a few of them to the commercial street.
There are not many places selling alcohol on the commercial street. There are only two small hotels, three or four tea and rice stalls, and a store run by a cooperative. It didn’t take much effort for Xuexian to find out that Zhang Qianniu had been in a small hotel that afternoon.
Drinking. During this period, I had several groups of drinking buddies.
This small hotel is privately owned. The owner moved from Beigang and rented a shop from the Kaohsiung City Government to open a hotel and sell food. The wine is rum and fruit wine purchased from the cooperative store here, mixed with
The water is then sold to customers, and of course, the price is very cheap, as much as one-third of the price of a hotel opened by the cooperative.
In addition to being cheap, the other attractive feature of this small hotel is the oyster omelette. The owner set up a stove at the entrance of the store and sells it fresh every day. The business is very hot and attracts a large number of customers. Even every time
When Dutch ships arrive at the port, sailors from Southeast Asia and Europe come to eat this.
The wine was cheap and the food was delicious, so the hotel had a lot of customers. As soon as Quan saw the busy scene - tables were placed all the way to the street - he knew that this investigation would not be easy.
He showed his ID and quickly confirmed from the clerk that Zhang Qianniu had indeed been here: he was a regular visitor here. According to the clerk's recollection, this navy man liked to drink with people and would drink with anyone, no matter who he was.
Are they immigrants from southern Fujian, native Taiwanese, or foreign sailors?
As for who his drinking buddies were, the guy couldn't remember. People came and went in the commercial street, and ships came in and out every day. Except for a few people who often came here, it was impossible for him to recognize everyone.
Xu Xu was slightly disappointed. He knew that at this stage of the case, the most laborious and boring "investigation" stage would begin. To put it simply, find out everyone related to Zhang Qianniu and investigate their backgrounds and cases one by one.
Post the day’s activities.
The commercial street was particularly lively in the dusk. Sailors of all colors, soldiers from the army and navy, merchants from Beigang and the mainland, fishermen, residents of indigenous tribes, prostitutes from the Japanese village...were shuttling through the streets and alleys.
Vestry and Priest Dermot accompanied Crédia and Zhong Xiaoying as they strolled along the streets of the port. Although the commercial streets were not prosperous, they had a much more commercial atmosphere than those in Relandia. Zhong Xiaoying
Take Credia to visit the Kaohsiung branch of a cooperative that is popular among women.
The Kaohsiung branch was personally captured by Li Mei, with the purpose of attracting small traders from the coast of Fujian to Kaohsiung. The Kaohsiung branch is also responsible for the import and export trade with the Dutch, so it is quite large: a two-story building, an overhanging eaves, and large glass
The display window has a dazzling array of "Australian products". The middle-aged waitresses wearing blue cloth Hanfu-style dresses opened their voices and solicited customers with a southern and northern accent. Of course, there are also a few North Korean security forces holding big sticks and wearing big hats.
.Expat sailors and local natives often cause trouble in the local area because of drunkenness.
Zhong Xiaoying took Credia to the cooperative to pick out some clothing materials as gifts - in one week it will be the day when the Boncourt siblings will return to their senior posts.
Cretia did not choose silk, which can be bought in the big houses. She chose high-thread-count cotton and linen blended clothing shipped from Lingao. This high-end clothing spun by the Lingao Textile Factory was originally only for senators and Some naturalized people are now starting to supply the market on a small scale. Because the material is crisp, breathable and sweat-absorbent, it is very popular.
The cotton and linen knitted socks produced by the clothing factory also aroused her great interest. In fact, she wanted to buy many things in this store, but Boncourt worked in a company known for its stingy and ruthless treatment of employees. Although he was in a high position, his income was not high - of course he used his position to make some smuggled goods to make a little fortune, but after all, it was something off the table. As his daughter, she had very little money on hand, so she had to pick up a I looked at the price, calculated for a long time, and reluctantly put it down. After repeated tossing, Zhong Xiaoying also enthusiastically followed to help with the consultation. The two women started looking at it from the first floor, and an hour had passed since they reached the second floor.
Westley was very interested at first, but after a long time it became boring. In order to avoid "the temptation of the world", the priest Dermot never wandered around in the store, so the two of them sat in the rest area along the street on the first floor. The rest area is next to the large glass display window, and you can clearly see the scenery on the street. There are some rattan tables and chairs, and a few green potted plants. In addition to allowing people to rest, they also sell some cold drinks and tea. But in general The people rarely paid any attention to it, and it was empty inside.
Priest Dermot is also a well-known figure in Kaohsiung - especially because he also painted several decorative oil paintings for the cooperative. In order to keep his "soul pure", he refused to receive payment. The Bathroom Cooperative listed him as After being added to the VIP list, the waiter brought him two cups of iced black tea as soon as he sat down.
Priest Dermot once struggled with whether iced black tea was an "enjoyment that tempts the flesh." However, other priests had no hesitation about this, and he could not find any relevant papal injunctions - black tea was not considered popular at the time. The world is a unique product of Lingao, and the Pope has no way to express his opinion.
Whether you are in Lingao or Kaohsiung, sitting down and drinking a cold drink with a slightly sweet aftertaste and a bitter taste is indeed refreshing.
The two of them drank cold and slightly sweet black tea, and Vestry began to talk excitedly about the various stories he and Dr. Zhong had installed together over the past few days. The various appliances and parts on the big clock gave him endless reverie.
"It's really unbelievable!" Westley drank a big gulp of black tea and kept talking about his feelings. The priest kept a humble smile and listened carefully. Until Westley came to an end, Only then did he warn young people in a persuasive tone not to be deceived by all kinds of novel things, but to sincerely serve God.
Just as they were talking about this religious sermon, Zhong Xiaoying and Crete came over with red faces and sweating, carrying several large and small straw bags. Zhong Xiaoying asked and sent iced black tea. The woman talked more when she came, Crete. Ya excitedly displayed the various "Australian goods" purchased here.
Westri was not very interested in these Australian products. During the days at the clock tower construction site, he became more and more admiring of Australian science. He felt that he had discovered a whole new world. He and Huygens were chatting a few days ago.
At that time, I discovered that Mr. Huygens also had this view. For this reason, Mr. Huygens wrote several poems to express his feelings.
"Sister, I feel a little regretful about leaving here." Westley said, "I really want to continue studying with Dr. Zhong here. I heard that he will go to the savage territory to inspect the territory soon..."
When Cretia heard that he wanted to go to the "land of the savages" again, she couldn't help but think of the past when Vestry slipped out of the city alone into the wilderness for "investigation" in Batavia and was almost eaten by a crocodile.
She quickly followed the temptation: "Haven't you wanted to go to Japan for a long time? We will go to Japan right after we get to Da Yuan."
As soon as Vestri thought about preparing to go to Japan, he stopped mentioning the idea of staying in Kaohsiung. He turned to Zhong Xiaoying:
"Ms. Zhong, is there a university in Lingao?"
"University?" Zhong Xiaoying was stunned for a moment. She knew what a university was - Zhong Lishi had told her about it. Of course there was no university in Lingao, but she couldn't lose her prestige in front of foreigners. She immediately said: "Yes.
, there are several universities in Lingao."
This was too much of a boast, and Vestry didn't believe it either. Zhong Xiaoying had no choice but to brag: "My father is a professor at Taibaek University. Taibaek University specializes in teaching astronomy, timing and mechanics. There is also Deoksik University,
There are majors in law, literature and art, and shipbuilding; there are also Niaoren Medical University and Nanhai Agricultural University..."
She had an idea and casually made up a few universities using the names of senators. She said it with nose and eyes, which made Vestri a little confused. But in Europe, universities are definitely rare things. There are relatively many universities in the Netherlands, but one
It's already great to have one university or "prestigious school" in a city, let alone several universities in one city - it's simply unheard of.
Zhong Xiaoying was talking nonsense when she suddenly saw a priest sitting next to her and thought to herself, "No, I have to reveal my secret!" This John Dermot came from Lingao. He quickly added: "But these universities only accept the Senate.
He is the most loyal and reliable naturalized citizen, and outsiders generally don’t know about it.” He glared at the poor priest fiercely and swallowed the words of Dermot, an honest priest.
Westri didn't notice the change in Zhong Xiaoying's expression at this moment. Hearing that these universities "only accept the most loyal and reliable naturalized citizens of the Senate", he couldn't help but look disappointed.
“So you don’t accept foreign students?”
Zhong Xiaoying thought to herself that you are trying to force me to death. This university doesn’t even have one, so how can there be any international students? But she said calmly: “I don’t know about this. It will have to be decided at a meeting of the Senate. But even if you want to study abroad,
, this level of Chinese is too poor - there is no need to teach in German there.”
"It doesn't matter, I can learn it." Westley immediately expressed his opinion, "You see, I have learned a lot of Chinese these days. I am not bragging. Learning languages is our strong point."
ps: The so-called "prestigious school" refers to a type of university in the Netherlands at that time. In the Netherlands at that time, because the universities established earlier monopolized the title of "university", those established later could only be called "prestigious schools".
In the 17th century, Dutch universities were relatively famous, mainly because they were less disturbed by religion.