A small mountain village, mill, windmill, and a blonde Westerner dressed as a Taoist priest, made Chen Lie's mouth twitch slightly.

It's really too weird.

Until the tall Western Taoist priest saw everyone, he hurriedly came over and bowed to Tian Hong, Chen Lie, and several Jinyiwei cavalrymen.

Looking at the big red brocade clothes worn by Tian Hong and others, the foreigner seemed a little nervous.

But as soon as you open your mouth.

This tall foreigner actually spoke fluent Fengyang Mandarin: "I don't know that you are here and you will be welcomed by mistake. I will forgive you for your sins."

Tian Hong responded lukewarmly: "Don't."

Under the burning eyes of everyone, the foreigner in Taoism robe lowered his eyebrows and said respectfully: "But I wonder what the hell is there to do when you come here?"

Looking at the man's blonde hair and blue eyes, bowing his head in a standard manner, and spitting fluent Ming Dynasty Mandarin, Shen Li felt numb.

In this mood, it seemed like seeing Harry Potter riding a pig flying in the sky.

If you look closely at this trembling tall foreigner, he is really tall, a big man over 1.90 meters tall, and he is one head taller than everyone.

However, although this person is tall, he is thin and has little bit of flesh all over his body. He must have lived a very good life in the Ming Dynasty.

Living in the mountains and fields, eating simple food every day, I was so hungry that I was skinny and bone-like. I looked so miserable...

Looking at the pitiful and skinny appearance of this tall and foreign man, Chen Lie felt relieved. This was the prosperous Ming Dynasty, not the semi-colonial and semi-feudal late Qing Dynasty.

Foreigners do not have super-national treatment here.

Western missionaries of this era came to the Ming Dynasty. Under the gaze of the villagers, they could only lower their eyebrows and pretend to be grandson with pleasing eyes.

He even had to follow the customs and convert to Taoism to pray for the merciful inclusion of the Ming Emperor.

If you have a more respectful attitude and a sweeter mouth, you may be able to make your Majesty happy.

Speaking of the several famous Western missionaries Matteo Ricci and Johnson Chan during the Wanli period were like this. The first missionary who came to the Ming Dynasty from Europe across the ocean was called Matteo Ricci.

As soon as Matteo Ricci came to the Ming Dynasty, in order to get close to the powerful and powerful people of the Ming Dynasty, he began to fool him with his unruly tongue. He said that the concept of "God" has long existed in ancient Chinese documents.

It is also said that the traditional Chinese "Heaven" and "God" are essentially no different from what Catholics call "the only true god".

Matteo Ricci himself wore traditional Chinese clothes and was very obedient to the Ming Dynasty. Finally, he successfully met the emperor and established a good reputation and relationship among the scholars and officials and the powerful.

It was this person who opened the door for other missionaries to enter China in the future and also created the way for missionaries to engage in China for more than two hundred years.

On the one hand, this person uses Chinese to spread Christianity, and on the other hand, he uses natural science knowledge to gain favor from the Ming people.

Matteo Ricci's missionary strategies and methods have always been followed by Jesuit missionaries who followed him to China, and are called "Matthew Rules".

Missionary preaching is of course a joke, but Western missionaries such as Matteo Ricci and Johnson Than had a great influence on modern Ming Dynasty science.

It was this person who co-translated works such as "The Origin of Geometry", "The Synonyms of the Counter-Correction", and "Measuring Methods" and other works.

Matteo Ricci also produced a "Comprehensive Map of Kunyu and All Nations" to present it to the Ming Dynasty, which was also the first world map in Chinese history.

This person also tried to use Latin letters to pronounce Chinese, which is the prototype of Chinese pinyin.

Return to the book.

Amid the compliment of the foreign Taoist, Chen Lie and Tian Hong walked towards the small Western-style mill, walking along the way, while looking out of the corner of their eyes at the potatoes planted beside the alfalfa.

What a big piece of potatoes, planted in a barren wasteland, planted from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain, about a dozen acres.

Looking at this potato field, Chen Lie was ecstatic, but he was silently covered up.

After a moment, in the simple mill.

As several people entered the mill, the scenery in front of them changed again. The mill was made of stone, but it was actually two layers above and below.

The upper floor is a simple residence, and the lower floor is a stone mill driven by a windmill, which is slowly rotating, and the millstone is full of wheat.

On a table not far away, there were a few coarse buns, pickles, salted fish, and a bowl of cooked potatoes. The potatoes were not big, black and looked very thick-skinned.

Chen Lie was happy again. He pretended not to see it and gave a wink at Tian Hong.

Tian Hong understood and said to the foreigner: "Don't be afraid, I'll come a few days ago, and I'm discussing something with you."

The foreigner hurriedly said, "It's okay to talk about it sir."

Tian Hong said again: "My brother has a crush on your mill and wants to buy it with a lot of money. Just tell me how much it costs."

It is naturally fake to buy mills, and the real purpose is to buy potatoes and potato species.

After saying that.

The foreigner's expression slowed down and his eyes moved, as if he had seen a huge business opportunity, and he shook his head on the spot like a rattle.

The foreigner showed a look of embarrassment on his face and began to rude: "My lord is so rude. Although this place is a mountainous place, it is a place to settle down after all, and it is a bit difficult for me to do so."

Chen Lie and Tian Hong frowned slightly, and naturally understood that the foreigner's refusal was fake, and the sky-high price was real. This was to ask the lion to speak out.

Shen Lie was speechless for a moment.

This is really a Chinese master. I don’t know how many years have passed since the Ming Dynasty, and even the Ming people have learned the essence of asking for prices and returning money.

It looks like a profiteer.

Chen Lie had no choice but to follow his wishes: "I will give you fifty taels of silver and buy your mill, plus the crops outside?"

Then, this foreigner actually looked at his nose and his nose, and began to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Chen Lie had to bid again: "Eighty taels."

Chen Lie quickly sold the price to 100 taels of silver, but the foreigner still had no intention of letting go, looking at the person's attitude of not getting into the air.

Chen Lie couldn't help but feel angry. It seemed that he was not toasting, but to drink wine.

A deep wink.

Tian Hong immediately understood and looked calm, and said coldly to the Taoist priest: "The day before yesterday, there were bandits in several nearby villages, and even people were killed. Someone revealed that you were hiding bandits."

I haven't finished speaking.

The Western Taoist priest shivered in fear and cried out in grievance: "Sir, please be aware, how dare I hide bandits, sir..."

Tian Hong pondered silently and followed the scenes they had agreed on in advance and finished his roles, and it was time to go on stage in a serious manner.

Chen Lie stepped forward, his face darkened, and said coldly: "Of course my adults will not accuse a good person, nor will he let a bad person go. I will ask, you answer."

The foreign Taoist priest hurriedly said: "I understand, I understand."

With Tian Hong's fur in his fox fur, Chen Lie began to explore the details of the foreigner and said in a deep voice: "What's your name? Where is your ancestral home?"

The foreign Taoist priest was frightened and without any doubt, he hurriedly said respectfully: "After this lord's words, my name is Victor, and I am a Swedish."

Chen Lie nodded and asked again: "You are a Swedish. Why did you come to my Ming Dynasty from thousands of miles away? What did you do before coming to the Ming Dynasty?"

At this moment, the tall Victor looked like a obedient quail, lowering his eyebrows and saying: "The villain came to the Ming Dynasty from thousands of miles away, and naturally admired the culture of the Ming Dynasty and devoted himself to convert..."

The foreigner opened up his conversation, and his flattery continued like a surging river, which made Chen Lie speechless for a moment.
Chapter completed!