The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 247 Compensation

Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, Chinese civilization has gone through the darkest period of humiliation in thousands of years. It has been pinned down by foreign powers for hundreds of years. The reality of comprehensive backwardness in all aspects has given the Chinese people a strong inferiority complex. Even in the Chinese civilization In the 21st century, when the country has been revived and its national power is booming, many Chinese people still have an inferiority complex that has not been corrected. When they meet white-skinned people, they subconsciously look down on them and give them special treatment. Some kneeling people even kneel and lick them without any moral integrity, like A dog with a broken spine is disgusting.

As everyone knows, in the Ming Dynasty and even before the Qing Dynasty, Chinese people regarded Westerners as barbarians. Not only did these people not receive preferential treatment in the country, they were even inferior and classified as prostitutes and slaves. For example, Hu Ji in the Tang Dynasty could only Selling wine and laughter, working as a slave and a maid.

Although there is no Ming Dynasty in this world of Red Mansions, there are still strong Han Dynasty and prosperous Tang Dynasty. The historical trend is basically the same, except that there was a slight glitch in the struggle for hegemony at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. The inheritance of economy and culture has not changed. The mentality of the people of Jin Dynasty is also the same. The mentality of the Celestial Empire regarded everyone outside the Jin Dynasty as barbarians.

As the saying goes, everything in the world is the land of the king, and the shores of the land are the ministers of the king. The red-haired foreigner in front of him actually boasted and threatened. Dai Shilin was naturally very unhappy, so he drew out his sword with a clang and said with a ferocious smile: "You've caused a dispute between the two countries, red-haired ghost, you take yourself too seriously. , so what if I kill you now!"

Red-bearded Luo suddenly changed his expression, waved his hands and shouted: "No, no, no, you can't kill people indiscriminately, I protest!"

The first mate next to the red beard also looked anxious and shouted in Dutch: "Damn it, these arrogant Jin soldiers are not afraid of us at all. Boss, please be polite and don't anger them."

Jia Huan's English was broken, but he didn't understand Dutch, but he roughly guessed what the other party was talking about. He waved his hand and said with a smile: "Old Dai, put the knife away, don't scare your international friends."

Dai Shilin made a move, put the sword back into its sheath contemptuously, and cursed: "You coward, you've ruined your tall figure for nothing."

Red Beard secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he was obviously not angry. He argued: "I am just a businessman seeking money, so I cherish my life, but our soldiers are tenacious and fearless."

Dai Shilin said disdainfully: "You can just brag. If you're a dead duck, you'll just have to talk hard."

The red beard was stunned. He obviously couldn't understand it based on his Chinese proficiency, so he ignored Dai Shilin and looked at Jia Huan. "I wonder what your name is and what your position is?"

Dai Shilin immediately said proudly: "This is Mr. Jia Huan Jia. After the founding father of our Jin Dynasty, Rong Guogong, he was a scholar for four years. The boy tried Xiao Sanyuan."

The red-bearded Luo Er knew about Xiucai and Xiao Sanyuan, but Dai Shilin looked awesome and coaxing him. Naturally, he thought it was a very great position, and hurriedly said: "It turns out to be Mr. Xiao Sanyuan, disrespectful!"

Dai Shilin almost fell down and shouted: "Call Mr. Jia!"

Red-bearded Luo Er hurriedly changed his words and said: "It turns out to be Mr. Jia. I think there must be a misunderstanding between us."

Jia Huan teased: "Misunderstanding, you mean your artillery misfired, so you hit us by mistake?"

"Yes, yes... no, no, we thought you were pirates and were afraid that you would rob us, so we opened fire." Seeing Jia Huan's eyes turn cold, the red-bearded Luo Er quickly changed his tune.

Jia Huan said calmly: "Seriously?"

Red-bearded Luo Er nodded heavily and said: "Really, I can swear it. We just returned from Japan and encountered a big storm, and the sails were blown away, so we were very nervous and feared that we would encounter pirates at this time. Before, we I have also encountered several groups of pirates. The ships were similar to yours, so there was a misunderstanding and I fired at you. Oh my god, this is really a misunderstanding. If I knew that you were the Jin army, I would never order the firing. "

Jia Huan stared at the red-bearded Luo Er with a serious gaze and said calmly: "Are you sure you don't want to rob us?"

Red-bearded Rohr's eyes suddenly wandered. Armed merchant ships like them did mainly make money from trade, but occasionally they would also do side jobs, play a role as pirates, and rob lone companions encountered at sea. But usually They will do it very covertly and even more cruelly. After the robbery, they will blow up the ship and sink it together with the corpses to the bottom of the sea, so as to destroy the corpses and hide their traces.

However, the red-bearded Luo Er did not lie this time. He really thought that Jia Huan and others were pirates, so he fired the cannon. Of course, he also had the idea of ​​​​taking advantage of others and planned to seize Jia Huan's ship and borrow it. Use materials from the other party's ship to repair your own ship.

"No, no, no, absolutely not. We just want to protect ourselves!" Although the red-bearded Luo Er had evil intentions, he firmly refused to admit it.

Jia Huan smiled lightly and said: "Okay, I believe this is a misunderstanding, but it is not important. You fired a cannon, which not only penetrated my ship, but also killed and injured my people. This account is regardless of I have to settle things with you no matter what."

Red-bearded Luo Er hurriedly said: "It's a pity, I am willing to make corresponding compensation."

Jia Huan nodded and said: "Compensation is necessary, Mr. Luo Er, your attitude is very commendable, but how do you plan to compensate?"

Red-bearded Luo Er was secretly pleased. It seemed that Mr. Jia was quite civilized, so he asked tentatively: "I wonder how many people were killed or injured under Mr. Jia?"

"Six dead and ten wounded!" Jia Huan also counted the three soldiers who fell into the sea in the storm.

The red beard secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He thought it was okay, it wasn't a lot, so he said generously: "How much money does Mr. Jia think is appropriate? One hundred taels for the dead, and fifty taels for the injured?" Dai Shilin sighed. He said in a loud voice: "Fart, you want to buy brother my life for one hundred taels of silver, at least three..."

"At least three thousand taels!" Jia Huan interrupted.

Dai Shilin took a breath of air. In fact, one hundred taels of silver was almost enough. He just wanted to say three hundred taels, a handful of black foreigners. Unexpectedly, Mr. Huan was even darker and directly offered three thousand taels. However, he was also smart and immediately changed his words. : "Yes, at least three thousand taels, and the injured will be compensated one thousand taels!"

The red-bearded Luo Erden was dumbfounded and lost his voice: "Three thousand taels, this is too much. In Africa, one tael of silver can buy two black slaves."

Jia Huan's eyes darkened and he said softly: "Are you still trafficking in people?"

Red Beard was shocked and said hurriedly: "No, we are in the trade of goods, but in Africa, human trafficking is legal."

Jia Huan sneered: "Don't think I don't know the dirty things you Westerners have done. You sold African slaves, enslaved Indians and Arabs, and persecuted American Indians. That's all your business. How dare you come to Jin Dynasty?" If you cause trouble, you will never be spared."

Redbeard was so shocked that he was dumbfounded and said: "You...actually know!"

The seventeenth century was the pinnacle of the discovery of navigation. At that time, Europeans had discovered the New World of America, opened up colonies all over the world, occupied and enslaved other races. Africa, which was the closest to Europe, naturally bore the brunt. Black people were enslaved like pigs and dogs. Trafficking, if it were not for the fear of the national power of the great Eastern countries at that time, I am afraid that the Chinese people would have already met the fate of the Indians and Arabs.

Red-bearded Luo Er is an experienced businessman. He has been trading in Southeast Asia and East Asia for many years. He can speak many languages, including Chinese. He also knows the Jin country quite well, so he knows that although this country is rich and powerful, the people here People are very closed, self-centered, and don't understand the outside world. They don't even know the difference between Portugal and Spain. They are collectively called Francois, let alone the Americas.

So Jia Huan's words shocked the red-bearded Luo Er. It seemed that the Jin people were not as ignorant as the rumors. This kid in front of him actually knew so much. It was not simple!

In fact, not only the red-bearded Luo Er, but also Dai Shilin and the nearby soldiers looked at Jia Huan with admiration, thinking, Mr. Huan is really knowledgeable. Look, the red-haired foreigner was shocked by just one sentence.

Jia Huan ignored the shocked expression of red-bearded Luo Er and said calmly: "Three thousand taels of silver each, not even a penny less."

The red-bearded Luo Er was obviously a little intimidated by Jia Huan's momentum, and his expression changed. He discussed with the first mate next to him for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Dear Mr. Jia, I agree to your terms, but the compensation is If we get the money, you have to let us go."

Jia Huan smiled and said, "Of course, I always keep my word."

"It's a deal. I just happened to make some money in Japan this time, so I'll treat it as a wasted trip." Red-bearded Luo Er said dejectedly.

Jia Huan's heart moved and he asked, "Do you have enough money on your ship to compensate?"

The red-bearded Luo suddenly felt that something was wrong, but it was too late to change his mind at this time, so he hurriedly said: "There are only five thousand taels, so let's pay part of it first!"

Jia Huan waved his hand and said: "Old Dai, search the whole ship carefully, inside and outside."

"Okay!" Dai Shilin grinned and walked away.

Red-bearded Luo Er said anxiously: "No, no, no, you can't do this. This bow boat belongs to me, and all the property on board is personal property. You can't take it."

Jia Huan smiled and said: "Wrong, Mr. Luo Er! Now this boat no longer belongs to you, but is my trophy. All the property on the boat, including you, are also my trophies."

The red-bearded Luo Er instantly turned pale and was stunned.

Jia Huan continued to smile and said: "By the way, if you want to redeem your freedom, it's not impossible. You can redeem it with artillery. I won't embarrass you. Thirty artillery pieces and 30,000 taels of silver compensation from my wife. When will I get it?" , when will I let you go?"

"Damn it, you despicable and greedy guy, you will go to hell, you will go to hell!" Redbeard yelled, but in Dutch, Jia Huan couldn't understand him at all, and even if he did, he would just think he was farting.

Seeing Jia Huan walk away on his own, Red Beard was so angry that he greeted Jia Huan's ancestors in Chinese. This angered the soldiers next to him. A musketeer hit Red Beard on the mouth with the butt of his rifle. , and his mouth was filled with blood on the spot.

"Red-haired devil, keep your mouth clean. If you dare to curse the third master again, I will kill you!" The Musketeer cursed, but the red-bearded Luo Er did not dare to speak anymore. He covered his bleeding mouth with a look of pain.

(End of this chapter)