Before Louis could speak, Simon on the side said eagerly, "Nicola, you can't forget me as a friend for such a good thing."
Zheng Yiguan hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm really sorry, Xi Mang. The other party only said that they would take away the gunsmith, but you are a gunner."
"No, my dear friend." Simang said, "No matter how good the cannon is, someone must use it. Nicholas, you can tell that big businessman that I am an excellent gunner and can accurately hit five hundred The target is just a few yards away, and I don’t need twenty taels of silver as wages, only eighteen taels of silver.”
Zheng Yiguan thought for a while and said, "I can try to mention it, but I can't guarantee that the other party will definitely hire you."
"Thank you my friend." Simang said, "A gunner as good as me will definitely hire me as long as they are not stupid."
Zheng Yiguan looked at Lewis again and said, "Louis, although that big businessman is in the north of the Ming Dynasty, he is a very powerful businessman. If you want to agree to go to Datong, why don't you stay here in Xiangshan Ao?" How much better, and never have to be angry with Vittorino again.”
Louis was speechless.
Simang on the other side advised, "Louis, we can go work for that big businessman together. Let me use the cannon you made, and I will bombard the barbaric Tatars for the big businessman. We can still be together." .”
In order to go to the big businessman himself, Simang began to persuade his friends.
In his mind, if Louis promised Zheng Yiguan to go to the north of the Ming Dynasty to work for the big businessman, then as a friend of Louis and an excellent gunner, he believed that he would have a great chance of being valued by the Ming Dynasty businessman, and The wages of 20 taels of silver earned through employment, even if it is less, are better than the wages of more than 2 taels of silver per month if you stay here in Xiangshan Ao.
Lewis' eyes moved, but he still didn't speak, but there was something moving in his heart.
Twenty taels of silver was enough for him to work at Xiangshan Ao Artillery Factory for half a year. He took a boat from his home country to Xiangshan Ao not just to earn more money.
Zheng Yiguan, who had been paying attention to Louis' expression, said, "Louis, if you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to make so much money in the future. You should know very well who Vittorino is. He is a miser who cannot give You get such a high salary."
Simon opened his arms and said, "Dear Louis, do you want to separate from your good friend Simon?"
"Really twenty taels of silver a month?" Louis finally said.
Zheng Yiguan smiled and said, "Yes, and at least twenty taels, and maybe more in the future."
After arriving in Datong, he didn't know how much money Louis got, but he knew that as long as Louis agreed to go to Datong, he would be able to earn his five hundred taels of silver.
"There will be more?" Lewis's eyes lit up.
I came all the way to the East just to make a fortune in the East, a place full of gold.
However, he knew that he had no say in the matter. If he wanted to leave the artillery factory, he needed Vittorino's consent. The other party had a noble background and he was not someone he could offend unless he never returned to his own country for the rest of his life.
Zheng Yiguan said, "The big businessman has sent a ship to Xiangshan'ao. If you agree, you can board the ship and leave in a day or two."
"But Vittorino..." Louis said worriedly.
"I'll take care of it," Zheng Yiguan said. "I believe that if you give him some money, he won't embarrass you. You are more than one cannon caster in the cannon factory. Without you, he will still have no shortage of cannon casters."
Louis said, "If you can convince Vittorino to agree, then I can agree to work for that big Ming businessman, but I need to pay me a sum of money in advance."
"Okay." Zheng Yiguan agreed happily.
The more he interacts with these Francois, the more he understands their greed for gold and silver.
"And me, and me, Nicholas, don't forget your good friend Simon." Simon pointed at himself hurriedly and said.
Zheng Yiguan smiled and said, "Don't worry, that big businessman in Datong is doing business with Mr. Li, and the most important thing is money."
Li Ye's name is a resounding sign in the Eastern Sea. Not only the Han maritime merchants know it, but also the Folangji people and the Hongmao Yi people know Li Dan's name.
Zheng Yiguan was very confident at this time.
Although he has never been to Datong, nor has he met Liu Dongzhu of the Tiger Character Flag, but it is not difficult to imagine the strength behind Shopkeeper Zheng when the eldest son of the Li family can personally accompany Shopkeeper Zheng to Xiangshan Ao.
Ordinary maritime merchants, not to mention the fact that Mr. Li personally accompanies him, will probably not be able to catch the attention of him.
Simon and Louis both looked happy.
Although they had never met Kapitan who lived in Hirado, they also knew that he was a very powerful merchant from the sea. Ming merchants who could cooperate with Kapitan would naturally not be short of money.
After finalizing Louis, Zheng Yiguan was in a good mood. He raised the wine glass in his hand and said, "To celebrate, let's drink a toast."
Simon and Louis both raised their glasses.
The three people's wine glasses clinked in mid-air, and each of them put it to their mouths and drank.
"Ahem!" Louis coughed violently after drinking, and his whole face turned red from suppressing it.
Zheng Yiguan and Ximang looked at each other and immediately burst into laughter.
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"John, do you really want to go to the Ming Dynasty to preach? You must know that the people of the Ming Dynasty don't like missionaries." The speaker was a missionary wearing church clothes.
"That's why I want to bring the glory of the Lord to the people of the Ming Dynasty." John said, "Also, from now on, when you call me by my Chinese name, I gave myself a Chinese name, Tang Ruowang."
"Okay, Tang Ruowang." The missionary said helplessly.
Tang Ruowang said, "Bruce, come with me to the Ming Dynasty. Let us bring the glory of the Lord to the people of the Ming Dynasty."
"Have you forgotten that the Ming Emperor expelled the missionaries? The Ming Emperor did not allow us to preach anymore, so we could only stay here in Xiangshan Ao." Missionary Bruce reminded us.
Tang Ruowang said, "The emperor of the Ming Dynasty who did not allow missionaries to preach has died. Now there is a new emperor. The new emperor did not say that missionaries are not allowed to preach. Maybe one day the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will fall into the arms of the Lord."
"It's impossible." Missionary Bruce said, "As long as the Ming official named Shen is still there, missionaries will not be allowed to preach in the Ming Dynasty."
Tang Ruowang hesitated for a moment and said, "I still want to give it a try. The Lord will bless me."
"Well, since you insist on going, can you tell me where you want to preach first, Nanjing, or the capital where the emperor lives?" Bruce asked Tang Ruowang.
Tang Ruowang frowned and said, "You know, the Ming Dynasty is very big, so I haven't thought about where to go. Anyway, I want to leave Xiangshan'ao and let more people from the Ming Dynasty fall into the arms of the Lord."
Bruce hesitated and said, "There is a merchant ship bound for Tianjin Wei parked at the port. If you want to go to the capital, you can take the Ming merchant ship. This can save a lot of unnecessary time on the road."
"Thank you Bruce, I hope you can go with me." Tang Ruowang looked at the missionary named Bruce in front of him with burning eyes.
