Lisbon, a cheap bar in a remote street, is where Portuguese people gather. The drinks here are the cheapest. If they were more expensive, the Portuguese would not be able to afford them.
When the Spaniards conquered Lisbon before, almost every household suffered. The whole city was under martial law, and then groups of Spanish soldiers broke into every house and searched for all property, especially those related to the East. Regardless of whether they were used or not, they were all robbed. If anyone dares to resist, or even shows the slightest hint of resistance, he will be called a traitor and killed!
That is to say, from that day on, the Portuguese in Lisbon can still survive. No matter how big the gap between the rich and the poor was before, it is almost the same now.
In Lisbon today, the first class is the governor sent here by Spain and his men; the second class is people from other countries, such as the French; the third class is the Portuguese who please the Spanish and work hard for the Spanish; Those at the bottom were the original owners of the city.
You always have to complain about the troubles in life, otherwise, life is already very hard and you will go crazy. Therefore, no matter how much money the Portuguese have in their pockets, they will come to these cheap bars to drink and complain.
There is wine guarding the door, so it is safe. If the Spaniards come, just shut up, what else can happen? Of course, if those Portuguese traitors come over, they won't be able to find it, but they can't stop coming just because they are worried about this, right?
As evening approaches, Portuguese people who have finished their work gather in cheap bars like this again, making the usually deserted bars lively.
No matter how cheap the wine is, it still contains alcohol. When you drink too much, you talk more and vent your dissatisfaction.
"This wine tastes so damn bad! I remember back then, I had a wine cellar of the best wines! Every day at dinner, I would personally choose a wine to taste!"
"Haha, Mr. Luther King, wake up, you thought you were the only one rich before! Look at Rafe, he used to be richer than you, right?"
"That's not true. Raph has connections in the palace, and he makes who knows how much money he makes from selling Daming tea!"
"Hush, don't mention Daming, be careful of traitors!"
"What are you afraid of? Those sons of bitches think thieves are their fathers. If they dare to come, I dare to scold them in front of them. Pay me back!"
"That's it, what are you afraid of them? Anyone who dares to come here will be recognized. I will tell him not to find this person in the future!"
"..."
Missing the old life and scolding those Japanese traitors and traitors is almost a must-have program here. If possible, those Portuguese traitors would definitely not want to come here. Because the Portuguese people here hate Portuguese traitors and they are not just talking about it.
If he was recognized, he would really die. Therefore, unless something big happened, someone would come to a place like this to get information. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn’t come.
In the midst of the commotion, Ludkin, who had drunk too much, suddenly started to cry. When people around him asked, he replied: "My third child is about to be born, but I really can't feed him!"
After hearing this, many people fell silent even though they were all drinking.
What happened to Luther King is actually a common phenomenon. The only difference is that some people have been unable to support themselves for a long time, while some people are only now unable to support themselves.
After a while, someone finally said: "Forget it, Mr. Luther King, I paid for today's drink for you, so I'll treat you to it!"
When Mrs. Ludkin heard this, he looked up and couldn't help but said: "Raff, don't you have three children at home?"
"I can't survive anyway, so let's go back and die with the Spaniards!" Raf said, his eyes red, and he drank the wine in one gulp!
Mr. Ludkin felt a little sad after hearing this. The Raff family used to be very wealthy, but suddenly became poor. They couldn't adapt to life all of a sudden, and two of their children died. Hearing what he said, he probably wouldn't be able to survive the rest.
"Don't be like this, Raf, think of a way, life will always go on!" someone advised.
After hearing this, Rafe smiled miserably and said: "You don't know, you used to live a good life, how can you live like this now, working hard for the Spaniards all day long, and getting beaten and scolded? If you can’t even support your family, how can you live like this? Now that I think about it, I really regret it!”
"What do you regret?"
Rafe said with a regretful expression: "Previously, I promised my eldest son and daughter that I would send them to study in Ming Dynasty. However, things were delayed, and it ended up like this!"
"Yeah, so did I when you told me!" After hearing this, Mrs. Ludkin also regretted: "I also wanted to send my eldest son to study in Ming Dynasty, but I was worried about the language barrier, so I hesitated! If only I had sent him there earlier. , at least one of my sons won’t have to worry!”
Not just him, many people in this bar regretted it. The reason was the same, they were worried about the language problem.
They were regretting it when suddenly, one of them suddenly said: "We are not as courageous as His Highness. We also don't understand the language, but in the end we just married the princess. Look, one of us finally survives!"
Hearing this, Ludkin's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "By the way, you guys said that Princess Catherine knows about our situation in Portugal, will she lead the Ming army to take revenge?"
Hearing this, almost everyone's eyes lit up. If Princess Catherine could bring the Ming army to fight, they would have hope!
"Impossible!" After hearing this, Rafe shook his head decisively and said, "I know that the situation in Ming Dynasty is the worst. I tell you, women in Ming Dynasty have no status, and it doesn't matter what they say. Moreover, Her Highness Catherine married to the crown prince of Ming Dynasty. A concubine is not a princess, don’t you understand? I am a little wife, a mistress, do you understand this?”
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. It's really impossible to do what Rafe said!
"But... but..." Mrs. Ludkin was unwilling to give up and wanted to refute Rafe's words, but for a moment he couldn't think of a good reason to refute. After a while, his eyes lit up. He immediately continued: "But isn't our Portugal allied with the Ming Dynasty? We are a brotherly country! Now that our Portugal is destroyed, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty should avenge us, right?"
"You're overthinking!" Rafe sighed after hearing this. "There are only interests between countries. Do you understand? If our Portugal has not been destroyed, it will be valuable. If we persist, maybe the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will send reinforcements." Come here. But now that Portugal is gone, what the hell is the Emperor of Ming?"
"Yes, our Portugal is too far away from the Ming Dynasty. It is impossible for the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to go to war for Portugal that no longer exists!" Others also echoed.
Ludkin was a little unwilling and argued: "No, the Ming army has already attacked the Ottomans. A few days ago, I heard the Spaniards saying that the Ming army also attacked Egypt!"
Regardless, if there was a glimmer of hope, it would increase his chances of providing for his children. So, no matter what happens in the end, it's always good to have hope.
After hearing this, Raf continued to attack him and said: "Let's not mention that the Ottoman side is still far away from our Portugal. Even if it is not far, do you think the Ming fleet can sail directly from the Ottoman into the Mediterranean? Shouldn't it take a detour to Africa and then come here? It’s 8,000 miles away, how could it come here?”
After hearing this, Mr. Luther King said very unwillingly: "It would be great if we could really drive directly into the Mediterranean!"
"Just think about it. Ming Dynasty and Portugal are not real brothers. They can't overcome many difficulties and come to help us!" Raf was obviously the most pessimistic. After finishing speaking, he turned to the bartender and shouted, "One more drink. , you might never see me again in the future, can you do it for free?"
"Raff, don't do anything stupid!" After hearing this, Mrs. Ludkin quickly advised, "It's better to die than to live. Maybe we can sneak to Ming Dynasty in the future!"
After hearing this, Rafe immediately shook his head and said: "Stop dreaming. Not to mention smuggling to the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to smuggle to South America! The Spaniards were so defensive that we didn't see them. At the port, they can't even see a single ship now." If you don't get it, you won't be allowed to fish. Look, he, him, and them, didn't they all have boats before!"
While he was talking, the bartender brought him a glass of wine and put it on the table with a bang, splashing a lot of wine on the table. He looked at Rafe and said, "This drink is free. You are a man, so you have to make some noise." Let them see it.”
It was not stated clearly, but everyone who spoke before and after the contact knew that what he meant was that if Rafe wanted to seek death, he would go to the Spaniards to back him up and let the Spaniards know that the Portuguese are not so easy to bully!
"If I can't survive in a few days, Raf, I will go find you. Then let's see who is more powerful among us!" Someone else said, patting the table.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the bar suddenly changed from a little sad to sad and angry.
Obviously many people cannot live such a life, nor do they want to live it. Of course, it's also possible that he drank too much. In short, it looked a bit tense.
At this moment, there was sudden movement outside. I hadn't heard it for a long time, but it was very familiar.
"Listen, it sounds like a siren! What else? Is it the sound of a cannon?" Ludkin, who had the sharpest ears, said suddenly.
Raf heard this and sneered: "Where did the sound of cannons come from? Lisbon is now owned by Spain, and the whole of Europe is discussing the matter of union. Where does the enemy come from? The only enemy of Spain now is the Ming Army. You should Could it be that you drank too much and had hallucinations, thinking it was the Ming army coming?"
Others listened, and some laughed with regret.
But some people suddenly screamed: "I heard it too, it seemed like there was gunfire!"
After hearing this, the bar suddenly became quiet, and everyone listened with their ears pricked up.
"Boom boom boom..."
