Just as Yan Bing was commanding the world's strongest fleet to attack Japan...
On the other side of the earth...
After three and a half months of ocean trek...
The King of Chu... finally set foot on the European continent that had been away for four years again!
And the land under his feet is not another country...
It was the "deadbeat" who had no reply after halfway through negotiations with Yan Bing and disappeared from now on...
Netherlands!
The reason why the King of Chu and his party came to the Netherlands from thousands of miles was because they were instructed by Yan Bing!
After all, the negotiations were only halfway through. If Yan Bing handled the group of prisoners of war in Jilong Mountain privately during the negotiations, it would be without trust, which would be unfavorable to the national system!
But the Netherlands always avoided and ignored it, and dragged it again and again... Yan Bing was not a fool, so he naturally would not suffer such a silence. So he sent Uncle Wang, who was familiar with Europa affairs, to the Netherlands early on, and on this trip, he officially submitted a letter of declaration of war to the Dutch Republic!
Wait until the letter of the country is handed out!
Then this negotiation... will be completely over!
And no matter what Yan Bing does next... no one can tell a "flower"!
"Play an international public opinion war with me!? You haven't found the word "public opinion" at this time!!"
Wang Tongyi recalled what Yan Bing said, and couldn't help but shivered...
Although he didn't understand what "public opinion" and "international" are... but it is not difficult to see from Yan Bing's sneer that her next method will definitely be decisive, ruthless and decisive...
Forget it... Now I am a clay Buddha who crosses the river, and I can't protect myself. I still want to do so much trouble. I will take his orders and do my best. I will return to Daliang as soon as possible to continue to be my prince... This Europa... is still as smelly as before...
"Prince! This is the Europa you are talking about!? That's it!? Our pigpen in Daliang is not so smelly!!"
Guangmu walked along the way, complaining all the way... several people even pinched their noses, only the King of Chu looked calm... because he had known this kind of scene for a long time...
The white men on the street looked bright and beautiful, dressed gorgeously, and looked at the King of Chu and his group with contempt and curious eyes from time to time, but in fact... in each of them... they had not taken a shower for at least half a year...
On the street, men and women who are working on the street can be seen everywhere...
The ground was covered with filth and mud, and the smell was stinking. Tu Meiniang was stunned for a long time before she suddenly understood what the woman next to her was squatting on the ground for doing! Because after she left... there was a pile of "xiang" on the ground... This made Tu Meiniang feel disgusting and almost vomited breakfast...
"Prince! These Europa people must have hysteria!! This... is just... in the street...!"
Tu Meiniang couldn't continue halfway through her words. She felt ashamed to speak out just by describing...
Wang Tongyi just smiled and had no intention of explaining...or he could not understand why the Europa people had such a "raceful" atmosphere... And this common phenomenon filled every country and corner of Europa, as if they were proud of their own filth...
actually……
This is not an illusion...
From the late Middle Ages to the early nineteenth century, the Europeans did indeed regard their own filth as a kind of glory!
They believe that the dirt they produce comes from God’s gift! The more dirt there is on the body, the closer they are to God…
The emergence of this superstition is also based on historical evidence. This is to mention the outbreak of the Black Death in the Middle Ages! An unprecedented plague that took away one-third of the total population of Europe! The transmission channels of the Black Death are mainly divided into two types.
One is the transmission of oral spray, that is, respiratory tract.
Another type is spread through the skin. When people are infected with parasites on mice, such as fleas, lice, etc., while being bitten, they contact others and pass these fleas and lice to others to expand the scope of transmission. Most of them are in Europe, where bathing is a public bathhouse... It is tantamount to the most common transmission route...
Over time, some people refused to take a bath, and after years of dirt blocked their own pores and sweat pores, it effectively reduced the spread of the skin... So... this rumor was born...
Don't take a bath...
Keep the dirt on your body and embrace God!!
When the missionaries shouted this slogan, I really don’t know what God would feel... You are so embarrassed that God is dying...
"This is Amsterdam Bank... It is equivalent to... the money house in Europe..." Wang Tongyi pointed to the magnificent building in front of him, and looked at everyone in a daze...
"Don't you say it or not. These Europa people are pretty good at building houses, prince! Why do they also have glass?"
"They... have already had..." Wang Tongyi smiled bitterly and took the lead in pushing open the bank door. When he recalled the scene when he first came to Amsterdam, he was also surprised by the prosperity of the city so much that he could not express his words!
But... it was only less than five years later, and when I came here again, I felt that it was dirty and broken, and it was incomparable to my own beam...
It’s really a turn of feng shui, time has passed and environment has changed...
Hedong and west...How can it take thirty years...
"Sir, do you save or withdraw?"
“Convert currency”
"Okay, please come here to handle it..."
Bank of Amsterdam, as one of the largest banks in Europe, naturally will 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 shock the five people behind him to an unparalleled level... Bayi Chinese Network
"It turns out that you can really understand their 'nons'!?? I always thought you were bragging!!" Tu Meiniang muttered quietly behind her, but she made the King of Chu angry, and turned around and scolded:
"Did you think I have been having a good meal for so many years in Europe? Fortunately, I have told you so much! No one believes me...!"
"The villain believes!!"
"I! I believe in the prince too!!"
Before Wang Tongyi could finish the fire, the two majors, Duowen and Jiguo, quickly took over the conversation, which made Wang Tongyi's face look a little better...
"Sir, can I ask if I can help you?"
"I want to exchange Dutch coins for gold!" As Wang Tongyi spoke very fluently in Dutch, the bank teller behind the table immediately raised his eyebrows, got up and pulled the chair out, respectfully speaking, "Please sit, sir."
"Thank you" Wang Tongyi nodded gently, sat down with his robe, then slowly raised his right hand and tapped on the table... and said two words to Chiguo: "Gold..."
"Oh!Oh!!" Chi Guo quickly put the cowhide bag behind him on the table. A crisp sound of "ding bell bang" was heard from the bag. The teller next to the table also changed. He quickly took off his glasses and wiped them with a handkerchief, and then put them back between his eyes and cheekbones...
"Prince, how much do you get?"
"Get...one hundred taels first..."
"Okay!!"
Chi Guo responded and untied the rope of the cowhide bag. The two bank tellers immediately exclaimed!
I saw that the half-sized cowhide bag was filled with gold ingots of all sizes! And Chi Guo also picked out two large ingots from these "gold ingots" and placed them on the table. Then he tightened the cowhide bag and carried it back to his body...
"Sir... inspecting gold will cause some loss..."
"Can!"
"Okay, please wait sir, Fenneid! Go and make a pot of black tea for these gentlemen and this lady! You need to use the best tea set!!"
"I'll go now! Mr. Reinardo"
As the young teller walked away, Renado quickly opened the drawer and took out the iron file, jewelry magnifying glass and balance...
First, he used an iron file to gently scrape off a little gold chips on the surface of the gold ingot, then clamped the jewelry magnifying glass on his eye socket and carefully observed the color of the gold chips. He picked up the gold ingot and put it in his mouth and bit it gently. He picked up the magnifying glass and observed the stamping again. Then he 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 big and unique shape with a gold ingot. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous...
As the gold ingots were placed on the scale one by one, the weights were added one by one. The young man who had already returned with a teapot to pour tea for everyone was directly impressed, and the tea almost overflowed...
"No problem at all! There is no problem at all. This gentleman, eleven pounds and three carats. In addition to the discount fee, I should pay you 1,425 Ducat gold coins and 79 Escarin silver coins. Do you think you can accept it!"
"Very fair... the deal!" The King of Chu stood up and stretched out his right hand. Seeing this, the middle-aged teller quickly took off his hat, shook hands with the King of Chu, and then began to sit on the table with a smile on his face...
The banks in the seventeenth century were not managed in such a unified manner. Every teller behind every table here was not a bank employee, but rather renting a counter in the bank to work on their own.
Therefore, most of the proceeds from each transaction belong to the merchants of this table, while the tellers of the other tables cast jealous and envious eyes on Reinardo...
"Prince... If you don't drink it... I would like to taste the taste of this tea from the outside first..." Guangmu had actually stared at the black tea on the table for a long time, but if the prince didn't drink it, he couldn't drink it first. He was about to leave and asked with shamelessness.
The King of Chu just smiled slightly, waved his hand and said, "Drink if you want, but don't say that I didn't remind you, just two words! It's hard to drink!!"
"It's hard to drink... Then try it first!" Guangmu smiled, picked up the tea and tasted it, then frowned and spit it on the ground!
"It's really a bad drink... it's bitter and astringent, so it's worthy of being called tea!?"
at this time……
Start adding sugar and milk from European black tea...