Janis came over with a charming smile on his face: "Sir, you are truly the angel I taught you. I praise you."
Qin Song said impatiently: "Stop flattering me! I'm here to ask, if you dare to talk and deceive me, I will chop you both into pieces and feed them to the fish. Do you understand?"
"understand!"
"Brother Mingliang, how is your Yi language?"
Jiang Mingliang said: "It's acceptable."
Qin Song nodded: "Brother Mingliang, help me listen."
"yes."
Janis is an Englishman, thirty years old, quite handsome. He mingled among ladies in London. Later, he was found wearing a hat for Earl Smith. He hurriedly escaped on an ocean-going ship. On the way, because of his eloquence, he soon He got acquainted with a group of missionaries on the same ship. When he learned that these missionaries were going to the legendary land of gold, Janis changed his mind!
Don't bully young people into poverty. Thirty years will be to the east of the river, thirty years to the west of the river!
This sentence probably reflects his mental journey at that time.
At that time, "Marco Polo's Travels" had been circulating in the West for more than two hundred years. The China described in the book was the richest and most powerful country in the world. In the book, the Chinese people wore luxurious silks and used exquisite Porcelain, rich products, gold and silver everywhere.
Of course, many of these are praises from Marco Polo. For example, when some Chinese people return from traveling to a certain country, he will try his best to beautify his trip.
After this book spread in Europe, it was translated into dozens of languages, became widely circulated, and inspired explorers to head east.
It also created the Oriental complex in Europe for centuries.
Countless navigators traveled across the ocean to explore the golden country in Marco Polo's book.
In this process, Africa, America, Australia, etc. were all accidentally discovered.
After arriving in India, the Europeans thought they had arrived in China.
As the Ming Dynasty grew stronger, Zheng He made seven voyages to the West, further promoting exchanges between the East and the West.
Before that, as early as the Western Han Dynasty, the Arabs exported gorgeous silk from China to Europe through the Silk Road.
When Caesar, the consul of the ancient Roman Empire, appeared for the first time wearing gorgeous Chinese silk, he caused a sensation.
Everyone was proud to wear Chinese silk, and Caesar also issued a special order prohibiting civilians from wearing silk.
At that time, silk sold for as much as 12 taels of gold per pound (453 grams), which shows people's obsession at that time.
Of course, during the Han Dynasty, Chinese silk craftsmanship had reached an extremely high level.
The total weight of the plain yarn Zen clothes unearthed from Mawangdui in the Han Dynasty is only 49 grams. When folded, it is only as big as a stamp...
During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, the Portuguese occupied Malacca, opening up their road to China, and it became the center of East-West trade.
In the ninth year of Zhengde (1514), Portugal officially entered China and set foot in Guangzhou.
Since a large amount of Chinese silk and porcelain were brought to the West, a large number of Chinese civilization books were also brought, promoting the European Renaissance.
These early navigators became rich as a result, further stimulating ocean adventure activities, and other countries also joined in, and the world officially entered the colonial era.
…
Back to business.
Johnny arrived in China in the spring of the third year of Tianqi. He went to the capital with the missionaries. He was good at working in camps. During the missionary process, he not only learned Chinese, but also served as a translator in the church. The books he translated, Because of its clear expression, it is very popular among Europeans.
Janis also received a lot of income.
Because of his work, he met many down-and-out scholars, and for a small reward, he could ask these people to help him collect books.
It was precisely because of this that he was keenly aware that something was wrong with the recent limelight and ran away in advance.
Little did he know that one of the scholars he entrusted was a member of Kong Mingliang's tribe.
Kong Mingliang's clan was a spy during the Wu Changchun period, and he was also a branch of the Kong family in Shandong. However, his rank was too low, and Wu Changchun had no intention of exposing him.
After Qin Song received this line, Kong Mingliang also followed this line to get acquainted with Qin Song, and naturally became Qin Song's number one staff member.
After Qin Song learned about Johnny's situation, he happened to need such a person to help him take away Bob, so Johnny was captured by Qin Song.
After Bob came in, he was really overjoyed to see Janis.
"hello!"
"Who are you? Where are you?"
Bob exclaimed excitedly.
"Shut up!"
Qin Song slapped him again!
Bob was a private first class in the U.S. Army and served for more than four years before being discharged.
He is tall, powerful, and good at fighting. If he hadn't suffered a lot during these years in the Dahuangzhuang army, plus he was very poorly fed and often didn't have enough to eat, he would never be so honest at the moment.
"I'll ask the question, and you'll answer it. If you dare to talk more, watch your skin carefully!"
"Why are you in Dahuang Village?"
Kong Mingliang asked this simple sentence.
"have no idea."
Kong Mingliang translated.
Qin Song asked: "Do you have a grudge against Huang Xiao?"
Bob asked: "Who is Huang Xiao?"
Kong Mingliang took out a new five-yuan coin and pointed at Huang Xiao's picture.
Bob shouted: "Farke, that's him! He's a robber! He's the devil!"
Qin Song asked: "What did he steal from you?"
"Money! A lot of money!" Bob shouted angrily.
Qin Song was stunned for a moment. How did Huang Xiao capture Dahuang Village after he robbed the foreigner's money?
This guy's money is gone, and he is a waste now?
"Talk about it."
Bob chirped.
He was very emotional. He had been holding this bizarre thing in his heart for a long time, and finally he could speak out. He spoke very fast.
Kong Mingliang is not enough.
Johnny said: "Sir, he said that he is from the United States. He was robbed of hundreds of millions of dollars by Huang Xiao in Poland. Huang Xiao knew magic and brought him to Dahuang Village."
Janis thought for a while and said, "Poland, I have heard of it. I have never heard of what kind of country the United States is. I have never heard of the U.S. dollar. However, from the look of him, it doesn't look like he is telling lies."
"Then ask! If you don't tell me, I'll hit you!"
Qin Song's heart moved. This ghost guy is so damn rich. He has hundreds of millions of dollars. Even if the dollar is worthless, it's still hundreds of millions! No wonder Huang Xiao wants to grab it!
snort! Let me just say that this guy is hypocritical, but secretly he is not a male thief or a female prostitute!
"No America? Never heard of the U.S. dollar? Oh! God, where are we? What era is this?"
Although Bob had already made a guess, when he heard Janis asking about the United States and the U.S. dollar, he couldn't help but ask again.
Kong Mingliang said: "Sir, he wants to know where this place is and what dynasty it is."
Qin Song waved his hand impatiently: "Tell him."
Kong Mingliang said.
Bob was stunned.
This is China, he already knew it.
But I didn't expect it to be Daming. Although he was racist, he still had good grades in college and he also knew something about Chinese history.
