1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 21 San Fernando ([-])

Garzilo looked at the Spanish sailors wandering around outside the window with some worry. These guys, who had experienced more than three months of voyage, smelled sour all over their bodies, had unshaven beards, and screamed strangely. The only bistro in town.

Garzillo is the mayor of San Fernando, a small town in the Philippines. In 1615, the first group of Spaniards came here, dispersed the nearby natives by force, and established a settlement.Later, with the arrival of immigrants from Spain and Mexico, as well as immigrants from mainland China, the population gradually prospered in the past 20 years, and the number of residents has reached more than 500. It has become an important supply point for nearby ships.

Early this morning, a Spanish three-masted galleon with a displacement of more than 700 tons sailed into the slightly crude dock in the town.It was evident that the ship had been through a storm, that the schooner was torn in pieces, and that a mast was snapped and lay limp over the side.This is a treasure ship Santa Cruz sailing from Peru. It encountered a storm in the Bashi Channel and barely sailed to the west of the Philippines. Due to the serious damage to the ship, it had to leave the treasure ship brigade and sail to the nearby town of San Fernando by the sea. , to mend the mast and the broken sail.It is already very close to Manila, the core area of ​​Spanish rule. Therefore, Rear Admiral Lalginho, the commander of the fleet, did not send a ship to escort him, and left the Santa Cruz with confidence.

It took more than an hour for the Santa Cruz to stop at the tiny shipyard in the small town.Captain Timemelke left more than 30 sailors to cooperate with the ship repair station to repair the big ship and guard the valuable cargo on board, while he took fifty or sixty sailors to disembark for repairs.

"Mr. Timemelk, please be sure to restrain your sailors. The town is full of poor honest people. I hope there will be no meaningless conflicts." Garzilo turned to Captain Timemelk and said, "You The sailors look a bit rude."

"It's really good tea!" Timemelke put down the teacup in his hand, took a deep breath, a little intoxicated, "Dear Gal, don't be so nervous. Those... are some good guys! They are just too depressed on the boat, now On land, just want to relax. Don't worry, my second officer will watch them."

Galzilo stared at Timemelke, who spread his hands, shrugged his shoulders, and then put his right hand on his chest, "Okay, okay, I promise in the name of God, during the repair of the ship, I will Will do my best to restrain my boys!"

Garzillo sighed. San Fernando is a small place. In the past, it was only used for offshore cruise ships and commercial ships going to and from mainland China for supply and maintenance. It was rare to encounter such transoceanic galleons coming.Except for occasional disturbances by some unruly natives, the town has always been peaceful.He really hoped that the calm in the town would last forever.

"Well, Mr. Timemelke, we have prepared a welcome banquet for you. Although it is a bit simple, it shows our respect. In addition to my sheriff and tax officer, Pastor Hampning will also come." Garzilo extended He made an invitation.

"Oh, what an honor!" Timemelk stood up and straightened his wrinkled military uniform.

Zhu Huaibao stood behind the counter and looked at the flock of Frang robots, a little flustered.

Seven or eight years ago, Zhu Huaibao took his wife and daughter to Luzon by boat with fellow countrymen, and settled in this small town called San Fernando.Some fellow villagers reclaimed wasteland near the town to grow rice and sorghum.Zhu Huaibao also plowed the land first, had a full stomach, and had some savings.Later, seeing that there were a lot of boats coming and going to the small town, he used his savings to open this grocery store. With the patronage of passing merchants and sailors, the business was decent.Usually, the compatriots in the small town take care of each other, and the Frangji people in the town are not very vicious. If there are no lazy, stupid and treacherous natives, life seems so beautiful.

The Fulang robot who came in today looked fierce, and two or thirty people rushed in at once, and in an instant, this small omnivorous shop was packed to the brim.

Although he has lived with the Frangji people in this small town for some years, Zhu Huaibao is still a little afraid of these deep-eyed and high-nosed barbarian people.He always prepares the monthly tax in advance, and hand it to him respectfully when the tax officer comes to the door.Over the years, these barbarians did not give him much trouble.Sometimes, he even felt that these Frangji people in charge were more disciplined than those government officials in Guangdong.

"Bring us all the good wine and food in your store!" Gottwalt looked at the man with a timid oriental face, and said loudly, "Remember, bring some more vegetables!"

Gottwalt was the second mate of the Santa Cruz. The captain and first mate went to the mayor's welcome luncheon, and he led the sailors ashore to make some repairs.Some of the sailors who went ashore went to grocery stores to buy some local specialties.Some slipped into the romantic huts of Italian women and told them about the dangers of the sea.Some, like them, entered this tavern.

Zhu Huaibao could understand some of Francophone's words, and nodded in agreement hastily.

"Old lady, where's Xiaoyu?" Zhu Huaibao came to the back kitchen and asked his wife Zhu Zhangshi.

"Xiaoyu, I went to Lao Ding's house to pick up food." Zhu Zhang said, "Father, these barbarians look very vicious, will they not pay for the meal?"

"...No way." Zhu Huaibao said, "The barbarians who speak seem to be kind. These Fulang robots look ordinary. ... They should have come from the ocean, and there is a boat parked at the pier. The big ship is passing by."

Gottwalt and a group of sailors sat around an oriental-style round table, while looking at the architectural style of the grocery store, while holding a bowl and drinking the somewhat strange rice wine brought by the store.Three months ago, they set off from Cardio in the Peruvian Prosecutor's Court. A group of seven galleons went through many dangers and finally arrived in the Philippines.According to the plan, when they arrived in Manila, they unloaded the goods, loaded them with porcelain, silk, and tea from the Eastern Ming Dynasty, and returned to the mainland of Spain, finally completing a big triangle trade from South American gold and silver to oriental goods.

After finishing a plate of green vegetables, Gottwalt comfortably poured himself another bowl of rice wine and let out a long sigh of relief.Perhaps, after a dangerous and boring sea voyage, it is a great happiness to go ashore and enjoy a comfortable lunch.

Suddenly, the sailors sitting around the table stopped talking and turned their heads to look at the door. Gottwalt also looked over.

At the door, an oriental girl stood there timidly. She was sixteen or seventeen years old, dressed in an oriental dress, with big eyes, showing a trace of panic and doubt.It turned out that it was a woman, an oriental girl with unique charm.

Gottwalt smiled, then looked at the dazed sailors around him, and shook his head.Poor kids, haven't seen a woman in over a month.Now, when they suddenly saw a woman from an exotic oriental land, the children were all fascinated.

"Xiaoyu, what's the matter?" Another man came in at the door. He looked like a man from the Ming Dynasty in the East, with two bamboo baskets filled with vegetables on his shoulders.

"...a lot of barbarians." Xiaoyu said softly.

Ding Chuangen stepped up to Xiaoyu's front, glanced at the shop full of Francophones, "Let's go to the back." He said, carrying a load and walking towards the back of the grocery store.

Xiaoyu lowered her head, followed Ding Chuangen, and walked quickly.

"Aww..." There was a vulgar howl and vulgar whistle in the shop.

"Wow! The little beauty of the East!"

"Oh, I think, I'm in love with her!"

"Hey chick, come and have a drink with us!"

"..."

Ding Chuangen turned his head and glanced angrily at the Spanish sailor in the store, but was pushed by Xiaoyu and entered the back kitchen.

"Yu'er, go hide in the back room and don't come out again... These Fulangji people are really fucking...not good people!" Seeing his daughter coming back, Zhu Huaibao greeted quickly, "Agen, you Don't leave later, help me take care of it."

"Hey..." Ding Chuangen agreed.

A group of Spanish sailors were roaring in the grocery store, gulping rice wine and speaking vulgar and nasty words.As the second officer on the ship, Gottwalt controlled their behavior very well to avoid causing more trouble.After tossing all afternoon, apart from smashing a few dishes, the sailors were more restrained. Finally, leaning on each other, they crookedly scattered towards the galleon docked at the pier.

The town's sheriff Difer watched the group of drunken sailors return to the ship one after another, and he was also relieved.Every time a ship docks for supplies, there will always be a little trouble. God bless, I hope everything is safe these days.After praying secretly, he turned around and led six or seven militiamen to continue patrolling the town.

(End of this chapter)