Because they couldn't figure out the specific location, everyone settled on Hongfu Island. The ship was riddled with holes and needed simple repairs.
There is a kind of tree on the island called "Big Skull Olive". The trunk is straight and the wood is hard, which is very suitable for making sea ships.
This tree is related to the dodo bird.
The dodo bird eats its seeds and excretes them before they can take root and germinate. It is impossible for them to germinate directly if they fall to the ground.
Therefore, in another time and space, after the dodo was eaten to extinction, the olive tree was also on the verge of extinction. When there were only 13 olive trees left in the world, scientists found out the reason. They thinned the seed shell by hand, or let turkeys
Instead of the dodo, the olive tree was finally allowed to reproduce again.
The discovery of the olive tree made the crew very happy. This precious wood alone was worth emigrating to the island.
It's a temporary emergency, and I don't care much.
A large olive tree was cut down and roasted around a fire for half a month before being used to replace the broken mast. It was barely usable and would be replaced at the next shipyard. It was considered a one-time consumable.
The beach on Hongfu Island is good, with blue sea and sky, and beautiful scenery.
Wang Ji was wearing a pair of underpants, swimming with a group of crew members at the beach, and taking care of himself.
Princess Margaret was also at the beach, bathing in close-fitting clothes, but still showing some white and tender skin. Whether it was the Han crew or the Japanese rogues, they couldn't help but take a peek, even though they were too far away to see clearly.
"what are you doing?"
Zhou Fei slapped her in the face, but it turned out that the watchman was pretending to be selfish, and actually used a telescope to peek at the princess taking a bath.
The observer touched the back of his head where he had been slapped, and put away the telescope with a smile.
Zhou Fei put his hands on his hips and said, "This princess is the young master's woman. How dare you peek at her!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The crowd burst into laughter.
Even the lookout was smiling. Wang Ji had always treated the crew well and no one was very afraid of him. Of course, when it came to desperate times, many crew members would fight to the death. After all, a generous and approachable ship owner like Wang Ji wouldn't
Easy to find.
To put it bluntly, we are all brothers, even those Japanese ronin are brothers.
Wang Ji was too lazy to talk nonsense with these fools and walked barefoot along the beach towards the princess.
In terms of character, Christian is a noble knight. Even when the princess takes a bath, he fulfills his duties faithfully and guards her with his back to her. When he sees Wang Ji, he immediately stops her: "Your Excellency, you can't go there."
Wang Ji smiled and said: "What do I really want to do, can you stop me?"
Christine remained silent and stood like an old pine.
Wang Ji felt quite bored, so he simply lay down on the spot, slept on the beach, and basked in the sun with the sea breeze.
The crew members also finished taking a shower and dispersed. Not long after, Zhou Fei came over with a bird in his hands: "Master, these birds are really stupid, even stupider than the penguins in Nanyinzhou. They can't fly or swim. They're different from domestic birds."
He runs away like a chicken, and he is sure to be caught as soon as he is caught."
Wang Ji stretched out his hand and said in surprise: "Hey, this weighs dozens of kilograms, and I don't know how good the meat is. When we leave, we will catch a few and put them on the boat, and then bring back dozens of eggs to see if they can be used as poultry."
Come and feed.”
Dodos weighing more than thirty kilograms are found all over the island, and some can even grow to more than forty kilograms.
The master and servant immediately roasted the bird and ate it at the beach.
After struggling for more than an hour, the bird was finally roasted. Wang Ji spit out: "Bah, the meat is very good, just like a turkey."
Zhou Fei chewed the bird leg and said, "The meat on the leg is pretty good."
The princess had already finished taking a bath and was sitting on the beach watching the sunset with Christine's wife.
Wang Ji carried a bird leg, walked over and said, "Try it."
Princess Margaret stood up, held her skirt and saluted: "Thank you for the food."
The bird's legs were very big. The princess took out her dagger and gave one piece to the knight's wife, and then two pieces to the knight's son.
Wang Ji chewed the bird's wings and asked, "Have you thought of a good place to go?"
Princess Margaret said: "I know nothing about the East."
Christine couldn't help but say: "Your Excellency has been a very gentleman all the way. The princess and I both believe in your moral character. In the mysterious East, we only know you. I hope that you can marry the princess."
Margaret glanced at Wang Ji boldly, then blushed and lowered her head without saying a word.
But Wang Ji said: "My father is the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty. I'm afraid he won't agree with me marrying a foreign woman as my wife. If we get married, the princess can only be my concubine."
"What is a concubine?" the princess and the knight asked in confusion.
Wang Ji explained: "In the Ming Dynasty, men could have one wife and multiple concubines. A wife is equivalent to a European wife. Concubines are divided into good concubines and bad concubines. A princess of noble birth must be a good concubine and is protected by the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
But she is a step below her head wife."
The princess and the knight looked at each other.
Christine asked: "Can my concubine's child inherit the title?"
Wang Ji smiled and said: "I have said long ago that the nobles of the Ming Dynasty have no real power, and the people who really rule the country are the civil servants. If you give birth to a child, you can take the imperial examination. As long as you are capable, you can become an official, and you can even become the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty.
"
Christine asked again: "What is the difference between a concubine and a mistress?"
Wang Ji sighed: "Don't you understand? A good concubine is protected by the law and has a formal identity and status. If a good concubine is abused by the head wife, the lawsuit can even go to the emperor. Do you think European mistresses can
Compare?"
Christine asked again: "Will you be an official in China in the future?"
Wang Ji said: "I want to be an official. Even if I don't take the imperial examination, I can get an official position. But that's not my ambition. I like to travel around the world by boat. Maybe one day when I get interested, I can occupy a piece of land and build a country."
At that time, I will be the king, and the princess will be a concubine after all. I don’t want to lie to others, so I will tell you directly. You can choose for yourself whether you want to or not.”
After wandering at sea for two years, the once elegant and elegant young man was heading towards the path of a straight man and would never return. Wang Ji no longer knew how to make a woman happy.
night.
Christine had a secret conversation with the princess: "Your Highness, we can only rely on him, otherwise it will be difficult to gain a foothold in China."
Margaret said: "Of course I know."
Christine added: "China is very powerful. He only has a group of sailors, and he can fight against the Count of Rendsburg. The powerful Spain does not dare to neglect him, and the Portuguese royal family even treats him as a guest of honor."
.As he said, if he gets the mood one day, he can easily build a country. He can even go back to Europe and rescue your father from the castle."
"Is this possible?" Margaret was quite moved.
Christine said: "It's very possible. As long as he brings two thousand such musketeers, he can sweep across the three Nordic countries. Can the armies of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden stop him? And you, Your Royal Highness, have the right to inherit the throne of the three kings.
, when the time comes, under the banner of the royal husband, as long as he wins a big battle, many nobles will swear allegiance."
Margaret shook her head and said, "I don't want to be a queen."
Christine said: "He is not at the mercy of others. When the time comes, Her Royal Highness the Princess can only be the queen, and he will definitely be the king. However, your child can inherit the throne. Does Your Highness hate him?"
Margaret showed a girlish smile: "Of course I don't hate him, he is much more pleasing to the eye than the European aristocrats."
Christine said happily: "In this case, everything is perfect."