Chapters 234 were dumbfounded and dumbfounded The sea ban of the Ming Dynasty was actually a joke.At first, the influence of the imperial court was still there, and the sailors still had quite good combat effectiveness, and the forbidden sea was really forbidden to the sea.It's just that in the back, it's completely deaf ears, and it's just a strike.Although there were many foreign devils in the Ming Dynasty, mainly in the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, even if these foreign devils could speak a few words of Chinese, most of them had strange tones, or the words did not reach the point.Although this foreign girl is a little embarrassed, her appearance is good, and her attitude is neither arrogant nor humble after seeing Quan Xu.Looking at the attitude of the crowd, it seems to be the entourage of this foreign girl.Fortunately, this foreign girl can speak Chinese, which does not affect communication."
My name is Helena Dandoro, I am from the great Republic of Venice and I am the owner of this fleet!"
Dandoro?
Venice?
Although Quan Xu is not an expert in history, he has seen a lot of it, and remembers that there is a plot in one of them, to the effect that after the Xiongnu were defeated by the Han Dynasty, they began to quickly flee to the west.Around the time of Attila, the Huns, known as the whip of God, began to invade the holy and great Roman Empire, and the whip of God was certainly not blown out.Jackie Chan made a movie about the Roman Empire's army, which was blown to the sky, and was vulnerable to the attack of the Huns' cavalry, in fact, the Roman Empire was really not good at military affairs.Anyone who knows a little about military knowledge knows very well that the Roman legions had 4,000 to 6,000 men each, even in the most glorious period of the Roman Empire, the Rodi Empire established forty-five Roman legions, with a total strength of more than 200,000 troops, nearly 300,000 people.However, the territory of the Roman Empire was about 5 million square kilometers, and with 200,000 or 300,000 troops scattered over such a large area, the local military power was very limited.The result is very obvious.Attila, the king of the Huns, raised the whip of God and relentlessly whipped the European peoples, hundreds of thousands of troops rampaged through the territory of the Eastern Roman Empire, and everywhere they went, urbanization was reduced to powder, tens of thousands of Roman people were either enslaved or filled in the ravines, and the blood from them washed the Apennine Peninsula over and over again.A group of civilians were frightened by the terrible war and fled to an island before the Hun army arrived.After the Xiongnu army retreated, they took root on this island, which did not even have fresh water, and started a sea trade business, starting with salt production and salt sales.Their business grew bigger and bigger, and the island, which had not been suitable for human life, gradually became a bustling metropolis, densely populated, and Venice rose to prominence.By the time of the Crusades, Venice had spread all over the Mediterranean, controlling shipping in the Mediterranean, and whether it was the Crusaders, Byzantium, or the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt, they had to give face.Throughout three centuries, the Crusades, which lasted for more than 200 years, brought great suffering to Europe, but made the Venetians a lot of money, especially the Fourth Crusade, which used the Crusades to capture Constantinople, the first city in Europe, and the wealth obtained is difficult to count.Dandoro, the Venetian governor who single-handedly orchestrated this military campaign, became a super-rich man on a par with Genghis Khan, Bill Gates, Rockefeller and other people who had been richest in thousands of years.In the Middle Ages, which was full of ignorance and poverty, the Italian city-states of Venice, Genoa, Milan, etc., which inherited the essence of ancient Rome, were embedded in the pearls of the Mediterranean, and bloomed with dazzling brilliance in that dark and desperate era.Since Helena Dandoro's surname is Dandoro, it means that she is at least a royal descendant.Although in the Ming Dynasty, the surname Zhu was not necessarily a royal family, but in a small European country like Venice, with a royal surname, they must be royal nobles."
It turned out to be a guest from Venice!"
Quan Xu was very curious about why history did not record the news that the Venetians had come to Daming.In fact, the Ming Dynasty didn't pay attention to these barbarians at all, and they were unified as Franc machine people, or "Hongyi", and they didn't bother to divide which group was Spanish and which group was Dutch?
Quan Xu smiled: "Fleet?
Your ship's?
A fleet of broken ships?
”"No, no!"
Helena Dandoro hurriedly explained: "We set off on fifteen ships, thank God for letting me come to the legendary and rich continent of the East, it's just the damned Dutch we met, they dressed up as pirates" "I have to correct you a little, the Dutch are not dressed up as pirates, they are a bunch of dirty pirates!"
”"That's right, it's a pirate!"
Quan Xu's words made Helena find a resonance, she was very angry and said: "They encountered a damn storm, we extended a helping hand to them, but, they actually attacked us, captured nine of our ships, and sank four, only two of us escaped, three days ago, we sank one ship, and now" Quan Xu was stunned.At this time, they were already in the Bohai Sea, which belonged to their own back garden for the Ming Dynasty, but for the Venetians, it belonged to the unfamiliar sea area.The three-masted galleon of the "Princess Catherine", which had escaped with great difficulty, unfortunately ran aground and sank.Helena stared at Quan Xu, looking at Quan Xu with his guards, this strange catamaran ship, at first glance, was born for battle, the hull was slender and fast, although there were no cannons, it was obvious that there were gun bays distributed on the deck."
Haven't asked Your Excellency for your name?""
Quan Xu, the word Dongsheng!"
Helena began to introduce her entourage to Jeon Wook: "This is the Princess Catherine Aberg I am on, he is a wonderful knight, he has served our Dandolo family for generations, he has participated in many wars with the Turks, and he has sunk fourteen ships of the Turks!"
”Quan Xu checked this Abeg, a tall man who was nearly two meters tall, and his figure was extremely strong, however, he was extremely embarrassed, and his chest seemed to be stabbed by a wooden thorn, and he was still bleeding.He seemed very satisfied with Helena's assessment of him, and held his chest high.Helena then introduced the other attachés, including seven knights, four captains, and two missionaries.Quan Xu also introduced Shen Liangcai, Sanniang, Yang Wan'er and Wang Wei to Helena around him.Qiu Ningyuan has stayed by Mao Yuanyi's side and successfully mixed up with the road of official career, but he did not follow Quan Xu when he went north this time.However, Helena's expression was a little depressed at this time, her fifteen ships were sunk, and there were more than 800 people in the attaché, and there were still more than 20 people left.More crucially, the gold, ivory, and silver she brought with her, as well as spices, saltpeter, and sulfur, sank to the bottom of the sea."
What do you say?
Fifteen ships of gold?
”"How is that possible!"
Helena said: "Princess Catherine is loaded with 30,000 gold coins and 80,000 silver coins, and the other merchant ships are loaded with sulfur and saltpeter that are very popular here, so those ten ships are loaded with high-quality sulfur and saltpeter.There are also spices and ivory, but "speaking unintentionally, listening intentionally."
Jeon Xu instantly became interested.He said to Shen Liangcai: "Let the captain remember the direction, let's come over later!"
”"What are your plans for the future?"
Helena sighed and said, "What else can I do?"
I want to buy a boat to go back!
”"The question is, you don't have any money now, do you?""
yes!""
Honorable Mr.
Quan, can you lend me some money otherwise?"
Helena said a little nervously: "I know, this request is very abrupt!
”Helena removed a necklace from her neck, a gold chain as thick as chopsticks, and a pendant of a sapphire set in gold.A soft and gorgeous strange light reflected everyone's eyes, a crystal clear sapphire bloomed with a dazzling light, this sapphire is as big as a pigeon's egg, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "priceless", no matter how you regard money as dung, you will see it will beat faster, your mouth will be dry, and you can't wait to take it for yourself!"
Sanniang, do you like it?"
Helena said: "This is the only property I have left now, in Venice, it can be worth a thousand gold coins, about 8,000 horse sword silver coins!"
”The Majian silver coin, as well as the Dutch silver coin, was a kind of silver coin that flowed into the Ming Dynasty quite a lot, weighing about 22.5 grams, but most of it was recast, and very few ancient coins remained.Quan Xu smiled: "Do you like a boat like me?"
Manufactured in my own shipyard, it has seven tanks, catamarans, a total of fourteen tanks, even after hitting the reef, as long as no more than one-third, that is, as long as no more than four tanks are flooded, it can be safely sailed!
”"How much does such a ship cost?""
Not expensive, not expensive!"
Quan Xu smiled: "You can buy one of this necklace!"
”In fact, the shipbuilding price in this era was not cheap, the official cost of a 1,000-material sea ship was about 2,200 taels, and the manufacturing price of private shipyards was lower than that of government-run shipyards, about one-third.The wood used by Quanxu is cheap, and it is dried in the shade of a wet wood drying room, so the cost is lower, although it is not sold to Helena multiplied by ten, multiplied by eight, there are still some."
Thank you so much!"
Quan Xu took the necklace with body temperature from Helena and handed it directly to Sanniang.Sanniang was a little nervous: "Xianggong, this is too precious, right?"
”"You don't have to worry about this!"
Quan Xu smiled: "You are all hungry, I invite you to eat!"
”Of course, if you earn six or seven thousand taels of silver, you can't be too stingy with a treat.Quan Xu asked Helena and the others to change into dry clothes, and held a table directly on the deck.Although the meal is not necessarily too rich, but it is canned food, luncheon meat, braised pork, all kinds of vegetables and fruits, a dazzling array of eyes, Helena can see Helena's saliva flowing."
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This is" seafarers, the most lacking thing is actually vitamins, that is, a lot of fruits and vegetables, which Helena is a nobleman, but there is no chance to eat such a hearty meal.Amazed.Struck dumb.