Captain Jack took the gold and left. It was said that he was going to deal with the debt. After finishing the matter, he would come back to meet Xiao Chen. Please wait for me here.
"Boss, you know he is lying to you, right?" Wilson on the side said suddenly.
"Haha, I know." Xiao Chen smiled lightly.
"Then why did you return so much gold to him? I bet you that he will never come back again!" Wilson shouted.
"It doesn't matter whether he comes back or not. We have an old saying in China, which is that one thousand gold buys a horse's bones, and one has been stationed in Taiwan since Wei." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
This allusion is too profound and embodies the wisdom of ancient Chinese people, but it is not known to Wilson.
It was Fu Yan who saw Wilson's confused face and gave him a brief explanation.
The story of buying horse bones for a thousand gold happened in the distant past. It is said that there was a king who liked BMW very much and wanted to spend a thousand gold to buy a horse. However, he was greatly disappointed when there was no response for a long time after posting the list.
Later, a small official volunteered to unveil the imperial notice and asked for this job. He said that he would go to the far western regions to buy a legendary horse with blood. The king loved the horse very much, so he agreed and gave it back to him.
A lot of gold.
After this little minister arrived in the Western Regions, he really found the legendary horse with blood, but it was a pity that the horse was dead and turned into a white skeleton.
But the young minister still spent a lot of gold to buy this set of horse bones and brought them back thousands of miles away.
The king was furious when he saw the horse bones and severely scolded his ministers.
I asked you to buy a thousand-mile horse. It would be better for you to spend thousands of gold to buy me a pair of horse bones. Isn't this the crime of deceiving the emperor? According to the law, you should be beheaded and divided into five pieces.
But the minister calmly asked him to calm down. These golds are not in vain. Think about it, you are willing to buy a dead horse at a high price. After the news spreads, everyone will believe you.
You sincerely love good horses and will pay according to the price, so in the future someone will take the initiative to bring a thousand-mile horse to you.
It turned out to be true, and the king got the BMW he dreamed of.
The allusion to his stay in Taiwan since Wei is about Guo Wei, a native of the Yan state during the Warring States Period. He was a guest of the King of Yan.
When King Yan wanted to summon the world's heroes, he asked him what to do. He said, "Please start from Wei."
It means that if King Yan wants to recruit talents, start with me. If you respect people like me, then people who are stronger than me will naturally come to you in the future. King Yan listened to his advice,
As expected, many heroes came to vote, the most famous of whom was Le Yi...
"Oh... your Chinese culture is really broad and profound!" Wilson praised him greatly after hearing this and drew inferences, "So that Captain Jack is Mr. Guo Huai in the story, right?"
"Wilson, you are so smart! That's what I mean." Fu Yan said with a smile, "Just study hard, it will definitely be useful to you in the future..."
It is indeed very useful.
Soon several pirate leaders came over to talk to Xiao Chen. These Wilsons all knew each other and introduced them to Xiao Chen.
There is a bearded man named Nelson, a fierce-looking man named Suarez, a man with scars on his face called Brinton, and a short dwarf named Morag.
Although they come from different countries around the world, fortunately they all speak English. Although Xiao Chen can't understand some old and unfamiliar words, basic friendly communication is still no problem. Besides, there are two translators, Wilson and Ling'er.
Where's the assistant?
They all expressed great interest in Xiao Chen's business, because recently many merchant ships were equipped with powerful firepower, and merchant ships carrying valuable cargo traveled in groups, and some even hired warships to escort them at large sums of money.
Therefore, this business without capital is not easy to do now, and the pirates have no food left in their homes.
They are all desperadoes, and they earn money every day they live in the world, so no matter how much wealth they plunder, they will all be spent in the shortest possible time... And the consumption level of Paradise Island is really too high.
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Fake Squid, that damn Nintendo!
But they all still have a concern. Dear Mr. Xiao Chen, how do you prove that you don't want to annihilate us?
You can't even prove that you are a real Chinese. If you are Japanese, we really can't trust you.
Because many cargo ships and merchant ships in this waterway are going to or from Japan, so you know how much they hate us, right?
In fact, they once sent an ocean-going fleet to destroy us, and several of our poor friends died in their hands...
"If we want to cooperate, I have to tell you one thing, my friends. This joint battle with the Russians also includes the Japanese fleet. I hope everyone can temporarily abandon their hatred for them..." Xiao Chen did not agree either.
Knowing that they still have a grudge against the Japanese is another extremely difficult matter.
"Damn it! I knew all Orientals were unreliable. This guy must have set a big trap and wanted to catch us all!" A red-bearded foreigner at the next table got up and walked over, fiercely
Staring at Xiao Chen, "Do you dare to say that's not the case?"
"I'm very happy to see you too." Xiao Chen wasn't angry either, and nodded at him with a friendly smile, "I dare say that's not the case. I'm here to make friends with you guys with 100% sincerity...
…Please sit down and have a drink together.”
"Fake Squid, you annoying yellow monkey!" Red Beard may have been a little drunk, and his words were quite rude, which also caused Ling'er great dissatisfaction.
I think you look like a monkey. Looking at the red hair on your face, it’s obvious that you haven’t evolved yet!
If we are monkeys, then you are a gorilla!
In addition, if you don’t believe us, then don’t cooperate with us. Why do you curse people when you come up and curse them so unpleasantly?
If my brother hadn't pulled me away, I would have started arguing!
This red beard is actually quite lucky, because Ling'er, who has a bad temper and can hurt people at any time, is tightly held by Xiao Chen, while Xiao Ye, who has no temper and can kill people at any time, simply can't understand his words, otherwise...
"Hey, damn guy, please watch your words!" The good-tempered Wilson became irritable. This meant that his hands were wrapped in gauze and he couldn't hold the gun. Otherwise, he would have to fight with him for insulting his friends like this.
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"Fake Squid!" Red Beard was obviously an irritable person, reaching out and pushing Wilson to the ground!
"Hey, Aved, are you drunk?" Suarez shouted, "If you are drunk, go out and sober up, and don't disturb our conversation."
"Suarez, I am also a squid!" Red-bearded Aved said angrily, "You dare to go against me, do you want to die!"
"Fake Squid! Aved, you are provoking me, I will kill you bastard!" Suarez pulled out a musket from his waist and pointed it at Aved's nose.
The seven or eight people at the table with Avid also drew out their muskets and scimitars, and gathered around aggressively.