Li Siya hadn't thought about the use of laying the chess piece Gou Er for a while. But idle pieces have their own uses. She didn't need much capital on Gou Er, and she wouldn't feel bad if she lost it.
The next thing depends on "Li Huamei". She firmly believes that Australians will be fooled by her sister.
The result of the exchange between Mond and others and Li Huamei was that Li Huamei agreed to go to Lingao to see if there was anything that the two sides could cooperate with. The time-travelers felt that this result was acceptable. As for recruiting her in the future, the time-travelers thought that they would wait until
Naturally, it won't be a problem if you are powerful. As for some perverts, there are other ideas in their minds.
Wen Desi also ended his talks with Gelanzani. Wen Desi was well aware of the Jesuits' desire to achieve a breakthrough in missionary work in China, and whetted the appetite of the Jesuit president. The two sides reached a preliminary agreement:
The Traversers agreed that the Jesuits would send a priest to accompany them back to Lingao; during the Lingao period, the priest could move freely in the areas controlled by the Traversers, but he was not allowed to preach; the ships of the Macau Jesuits could sail into the ports controlled by the Traversers at any time.
Shop port, deliver letters and provide personal belongings for the priest; if necessary, the Jesuits can recall the priest at any time, and the traveling public cannot stop them.
Compared with these conditions, the benefits obtained by the Travelers are much greater: the Society of Jesus agrees to serve as the protector of the rights and interests of the Travelers in Macau; the Society of Jesus guarantees that after the two parties reach a further agreement, it will provide services for the Travelers’ business activities in Macau.
Sufficient convenience - including a license to open a business in Macau. An additional bonus was that after tasting the rhubarb liqueur that Wen Desi enthusiastically dedicated to him, the president not only praised the taste, but also couldn't put it down on the porcelain bottle.
At present, the president has purchased all the rhubarb liqueur in stock, and the price agreed upon by both parties is a quarter of a silver peso per bottle, which greatly exceeds Zhang Xin's previous estimate - the dual combination of rhubarb and porcelain bottles.
The power that came out surprised Zhang Xin - he didn't believe it when Fa Shilu told him about Europeans' fascination with rhubarb.
Zhang Xin and Wen Desi once again had some activities near the docks in Macau. Macau does not have a large-scale shipyard, but only has the ability to repair ships. There are not many European shipwrights. Wen Desi was disappointed: he originally expected to recruit some from here.
Shipwrights who understand European shipbuilding techniques - but now that we have the Jesuit line, it shouldn't be a problem to hire some craftsmen from Europe.
In Macau, the delegation purchased many metal materials urgently needed for industry: copper ingots, pig iron and lead. Zhang Xin also bought a large amount of jute, which the businessman said was the best Indian product.
"What's the use of this?" Wang Ruixiang followed them around and was surprised to see that they actually spent money to buy a lot of grass-like things.
"For making rope."
"rope?"
"Yes, for making ship cables." Zhang Xin said that jute is the best material for making ship cables. It is light and strong. It is an important shipbuilding material and was the most important economic crop in the past.
The Indian businessman who sold them jute seemed to be very satisfied with the deal. He took out a set of gorgeous silver hookahs from the back room, lit them and asked Zhang Xin to taste them. Zhang Xin took a sniff, and asked Mendoza, who was in charge of translating, to talk to the businessman again.
After saying a few words, the businessman took out a box from the back. When he opened it, he found that it was full of dark brown flat cakes, which looked smooth and soft. They exuded a very special smell. Zhang Xin's eyes lit up and he sniffed.
He sniffed it, pressed it with his finger, licked it slightly on the tip of his tongue, and immediately spit it out.
"Ask him how much it costs?" He said to Mendoza through Zhou Weisen. Miss Mendoza shook her head and said something to Zhou Weisen. Zhang Xin waited impatiently:
"Quickly ask, what are you muttering about?"
Zhou Weisen told Mendoza several more times before finally reaching a deal: one silver peso per box.
"Ask him: Are there any local bulk sales?"
Zhou Weisen hesitated for a moment and asked Zhang Xin: "I said Lao Zhang, do you know what this is?"
"Nonsense, I wonder why I bought it?"
"Do you want to imitate the British, engage in opium trade, and poison the Chinese nation?"
"Dr. Zhou, don't you know that opium is an important pharmaceutical raw material?"
"Of course I know this." Zhou Weisen said, "The problem is that you are a commercial agent in Guangzhou. When you buy opium, I think of things like Humen's cigarette destruction."
"Hey, how can I do such a thing as giving birth to a son without an asshole?" Zhang Xin said, "Ye Yuming went to pick up the missionary Naoshizi, so I will take care of the agricultural department."
"Damn, do you want to grow opium on the farm? I have to advise you on this: once Pandora's box is opened, there will be endless troubles. If you want to make medicine, buying Indian opium is enough."
"Dependence on imports is always a dangerous thing, especially at this stage." Zhang Xin got an answer from the Indians, saying that the demand for opium was not large, and the goods from India to Macau each year were only two to three hundred boxes, except for some of them.
Except for local people's own use, they are all sold to Guangzhou as medicine. If the demand of the travelers is not large, they can traffic some separately.
In this era, opium had not yet become a sought-after commodity with huge profits like in later generations. Whether it was used as a recreational product or as a medicine, the demand was very small.
After all the cargo holds of the Tongji were filled, the ship set sail for its return journey. In addition to the cargo, there was also a foreigner with black hair and brown eyes on board - his Chinese name was Lu Ruohua, a southern French native in his early thirties, who had just returned from France.
I came to Macau not long ago. The reason why I chose him is because none of the travelers understand Italian, but quite a few understand French, which makes communication easier.
Lu Ruohua, like all the Jesuit missionaries who came to East Asia to preach, would learn a specialized skill before starting his missionary mission: astronomy, medicine, engineering technology or art, just like his peers and descendants. The Jesuits
The brilliance in the field of missionary work is to realize very early that for those countries in the East that have had civilizations for hundreds or even thousands of years, it is not enough to impress them with just a Bible.
Lu Ruohua chose to study medicine. When he read the biography of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, he knew that people are most susceptible to God's inspiration when they are in pain.
He had not been quiet for an hour after boarding the ship. He immediately looked for someone to learn Mandarin. Everyone had nothing to do and also used this foreigner to entertain themselves. His stiff tongue could be heard everywhere.
The voices of "Eat every meal" and "I'll do whatever I want to do to beggars" made Wen Desi very upset.
Miss Mendoza, as if she had found the light in her life, left Zhou Weisen aside, greeted the "Father" and gave him food and water. This made Zhou Weisen feel unhappy. But he had lived abroad for a long time and knew that Catholics
Most of us have strong religious sentiments. When a priest suddenly comes to the desert of faith, it is inevitable that Miss Mendoza will be extremely excited.
"Mr. Wen, I think this Catholicism must be introduced to Hainan this time." Wang Ruixiang found an opportunity to whisper to Wen Desi, "There are no two masters in the country. Once these foreign religions are introduced, in the minds of the people,
Another core of power will be formed. Isn't the leader's words more powerful than the government? Don't forget the many lessons from another time and space. The monotheistic religion is terrible."
Wen Desi remained calm: "What do you want?"
"Above this vast sea——" Wang Ruixiang made a downward slashing gesture.
"This won't solve the problem." Wen Desi shook his head, "You underestimate the power of faith. If he dares to come with us, he is ready to die. If one Lu Ruohua dies, ten more Lu Ruohua will come. At that time
, they won’t come on our boat, but will come secretly.”
Wang Ruixiang seemed to understand what he meant and nodded, but he couldn't help but add: "Religion is too lethal."
Wen Desi looked at the undulating sea surface and sighed for a long time: "I hope that in our lifetime, we will have the ability to change the trend of the world."
At this time, Mond came to report that the ship had arrived near Hong Kong.
"Lock Lu Ruohua into the cargo hold first and not allow him to go on the deck." Wen Desi gave the order. This order immediately aroused strong dissatisfaction from Miss Mendoza who was beside him - relying on her own merits in serving the time travellers, she
came to protest against the harsh treatment of the clergy.
But Wen Desi was unmoved by this and directly asked Zhou Weisen to drag his woman back. The place where he was going next was definitely not allowed to be known to foreigners at the moment.
Guided by Mond and the 21st century nautical chart, they arrived at another small island in the Wanshan Islands off the Pearl River Estuary on their way back. Viewed from the boat, the islands were lush and green, dotted with fishing villages of various sizes.
Comparing the nautical charts and measured longitude and latitude, we can confirm that this is the Hong Kong Island in later generations. The coast of Victoria Bay is full of desolation. Not to mention the market, even human traces are rare.
The boat lowered the small boat and landed in the name of replenishing fresh water. Their purpose was to conduct a basic survey of Hong Kong Island, including a survey of topography, landforms and fresh water resources, and also to measure the water depth of the bays along the coast of Victoria Bay.
See where it is suitable to establish a future commodity transshipment base.
Hong Kong Island covers an area of nearly 81 square kilometers. It is large, has fresh water, and has forests. Victoria Bay is also known as one of the three largest deep-water ports in the world. As a base, it has great value for both military and commercial purposes, and is even more valuable than the small Macau.
There are many potentials for development. When the Portuguese first came to the coast of China, they identified it as a geomantic treasure land. However, they were too eager for quick success and went so far as to occupy Tuen Mun in the New Territories in an attempt to directly control the access to the Pearl River Estuary. As a result, they were exposed
The army drove out. Wen Desi knew very well: there was a Ming army camp not far from here in Tuen Mun. The Chuan people wanted to occupy Hong Kong under the eyes of the government, and it was absolutely impossible without a war.