Just as Yan Bing was commanding the strongest fleet in the world today to attack the Japanese country...
On the far side of the earth...
After three and a half months of ocean trek...
King Chu... finally set foot on the continent of Europa again after four years of absence!
And the land under his feet is not another country...
It was the "old man" who stopped replying to Yan Bing halfway through the negotiation and disappeared from sight ever since...
Netherlands!
The reason why King Chu and his party traveled thousands of miles to come to the Netherlands was precisely because of Yan Bing's instructions!
After all, the negotiation was only halfway through. If Yan Bing secretly dealt with the group of prisoners of war in Jilongshan during the negotiation, he would be breaking his promise and doing harm to the country!
But the Netherlands always avoids talking about it, delaying it again and again... Yan Bing is not a fool, so naturally he will not suffer such a dumb loss, so he sent Uncle Wang, who is familiar with Europa affairs, to the Netherlands early, and here
During the trip, formally submitted the declaration of war to the Republic of the Netherlands!
Wait until the certificate of credence is handed over!
Then this negotiation... is completely over!
And no matter what Yan Bing does next... no one can say "hua'er"!
"Walking an international public opinion war with me!? You haven't invented the word "public opinion" yet!!"
Wang Tongyi couldn't help but shudder when he recalled what Yan Bing had said...
Although he doesn't understand what "public opinion" is and what "international" is... But it is not difficult to see from the sneer on Yan Bing's face that her next method will definitely be vigorous, ruthless and decisive...
That's all... I am now a clay Bodhisattva crossing the river. I can't protect myself. What else do I want to do with so much hard work? Take his orders, do his thing, and return to Daliang as soon as possible to continue being his own prince... This Europa... is still
It smells just as bad as before...
"Your Majesty! Is this the Europa you are talking about!? This is it! The pigsty in Daliang is not so smelly!!"
Guangmu complained all the way... several people even pinched their noses, but King Chu looked calm... because he had long known that such a scene would happen...
The white people on the street all looked glamorous and well-dressed, and from time to time looked at King Chu and his entourage with disdain and curiosity, but in fact... each of them... had not taken a shower for at least half a year...
…
On the street, you can see men and women relieving themselves everywhere...
The ground was full of filth and mud, and the stench was terrible. Tu Mei Niang was stunned for a long time, and then she suddenly understood what the woman next to her with a huge tutu was squatting on the ground! Because after she left... there was a lot more on the ground.
A lump of "Xiang" came out... This made Tu Mei Niang so sick that she almost vomited out her breakfast...
"Your Majesty! Are these Europeans all hysterical? This... this is... just... on the street...!"
Tu Mei Niang couldn't speak anymore in the middle of her words. She felt ashamed just to describe it...
But Wang Tongyi just laughed and had no intention of explaining at all... In other words, he couldn't understand why Europeans had such a "heroic" atmosphere... And this common phenomenon filled every country and every corner of Europe.
, as if they are all proud of their own filth...
actually……
This is not an illusion...
From the late Middle Ages to the early 19th century, Europeans indeed regarded their own filth as a kind of glory!
They believe that the dirt they produce is a gift from God! The more dirt on your body, the closer you are to God...
The emergence of this superstition is also based on historical evidence. Let’s talk about the outbreak of the Black Death in the Middle Ages! An unprecedented plague that took away one-third of the lives of the total population of Europe! And the Black Death
There are two main ways of transmission.
One is spread by mouth droplets, that is, respiratory tract spread.
The other type is transmitted through the skin. When a person is infected with parasites from mice, such as fleas and lice, while being bitten, he comes into contact with other people and passes these fleas and lice to other people's bodies.
Expand the scope of transmission, and in Europe, where most of the public bathhouses are public bathhouses, bathing... is tantamount to one of the most common ways of transmission...
As time went by, some people began to refuse to take a bath, and after years of dirt clogging their pores, it did effectively reduce the spread of skin diseases... So... this rumor was born...
Don't take a shower...
Keep the dirt on you and embrace God!!
When missionaries shout this slogan, I really don’t know what God will think... You are really going to embarrass God to death...
"This is the Bank of Amsterdam... equivalent to... a bank in Europe..." Wang Tongyi pointed at the magnificent building in front of him, and everyone was dumbfounded...
"Should I say it, these Europeans are pretty good at building houses, Your Majesty! Why do they also have glass?"
"They...have been here for a long time..." Wang Tongyi showed a wry smile and took the lead in pushing open the door of the bank. Thinking back to the scene when he first came to Amsterdam, he was also surprised by the prosperity of this city.
Expression!
But... it was only less than five years later, and when I came here again, I felt that this place was dirty and shabby, incomparable to my own beams...
It’s true that things are changing, and times have changed and circumstances have changed...
Hedong and Hexi... How can it take thirty years...
"Sir, would you like to save or withdraw?"
"Exchange currency"
"Okay sir, please come here to handle it..."
As one of the largest banks in Europe, the Bank of Amsterdam will naturally not have any contempt or resistance to these people doing business in other countries, because it has long been commonplace, but the brief exchange between King Chu and the bank teller was enough to make the people behind him
The five people were shocked beyond measure... Bayi Chinese website
"So, my lord, you can really understand their 'nonsense'!?? I always thought you were bragging!!" Tu Mei Niang muttered behind her, but she made King Chu angry.
It was so annoying that he turned around and yelled:
"Do you think that I, the king, have been doing nothing for all these years in Europe? It's a pity that I have told you so much! No one believes me...!?"
"Xiaorenxin!!"
"Me! I also believe in the prince!!"
Before Wang Tongyi could finish venting his anger, Duo Wen and Chi Guo, two professional "facilitators", quickly took over the conversation, which made Wang Tongyi's face look a little better...
"Sir, how can I help you?"
"I want to exchange Dutch coins for gold!" As Wang Tongyi spoke very fluent Dutch, the bank teller behind the desk immediately raised his eyebrows, stood up, pulled out the chair, and gestured to the chair respectfully.
: "Please sit down, sir"
"Thank you." Wang Tongyi nodded gently, lifted his robe and sat down, then slowly raised his right hand and tapped on the table... and said two words to Chi Guo: "Gold..."
"Oh! Oh!" Hearing this, Chiguo hurriedly put the cowhide bag behind him on the table. A crisp sound of "dinging bells" came from the bag, and the teller next to the table also had a similar look on his face.
Suddenly, I quickly took off my monocle and wiped it with a handkerchief, then put it back between my eye socket and cheekbone...
"Your Majesty, how much do you want to take?"
"Let's take...one hundred taels first..."
“Okay!!”
Chiguo responded and untied the cowhide bag. The two bank tellers immediately exclaimed!
I saw that this cowhide bag as big as half a table was filled with gold ingots of all sizes! And Chiguo also picked out two large ingots from this group of "gold ingots" and placed them on the table.
He tightened the cowhide bag and put it back on his body...
"Sir... testing gold will cause certain losses..."
"Can!"
"Okay, please wait a moment, sir, Finaid! Go and make a pot of black tea for these gentlemen and this lady! Use the best tea sets!!"
"I'll go right away! Mr. Renaldo"
As the young teller walked away, Renaldo quickly opened the drawer and took out the iron file, jewelry magnifying glass and scale...
First, use an iron file to gently scrape off some gold shavings on the surface of the gold ingot, then clamp a jewelry magnifying glass to your eye socket to carefully observe the color of the gold shavings, then pick up the gold ingot and put it in your mouth, bite it gently, and then
He picked up a magnifying glass and looked at the imprint, then took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his forehead. This was the first time since he became a bank teller that he had seen such a large gold ingot with such a unique shape, and he couldn't help but feel a little agitated.
nervous……
As the gold ingots were placed on the scale one by one, and the weights were added one by one, the young man who had returned with the teapot to pour tea for everyone was fascinated by the sight, and the tea almost spilled all over the floor...
"No problem at all! No problem at all. This gentleman has a total of eleven pounds and three carats. Excluding the exchange fee, I should pay you one thousand four hundred and twenty-five gold ducats and seventy-nine escars."
Lin Yin Coin, do you think you can accept it?"
"It's fair...deal!" King Chu stood up and stretched out his right hand. Upon seeing this, the middle-aged teller quickly took off his hat, shook hands with King Chu, and then began to sit on the table and count gold coins with a smile on his face.
…
Banks in the seventeenth century were not under unified management like they are now. Every teller behind every desk here was not an employee of the bank, but more like renting a counter in the bank to work by themselves.
Therefore, most of the proceeds from each transaction belong to the merchant at this table, while the tellers at other tables all cast jealous and envious glances at Renaldo...
"Your Majesty... If you don't want to drink it... I just want to taste the taste of this tea first..." Guangmu had actually been staring at the black tea on the table for a long time, but the prince didn't drink it, so he didn't
I didn’t want to drink it first. I was about to leave before I asked shamelessly.
King Chu just smiled slightly, waved his hand and said: "Drink if you want, but don't say I didn't remind you, just two words! It tastes bad!!"
"It tastes bad... let's try it first before talking about it!" Guangmu laughed, picked up the tea and took a sip, then frowned and spit it on the ground!
“It’s really really unpleasant to drink...it’s bitter and astringent, so it’s worthy of being called tea!??”
at this time……
It’s been a long time since European black tea started adding sugar and milk...
