open sea

Chapter 706 Six Years
The warships sailed into the bay of Majia Harbor in the evening, and rows of fireworks on the coast were blown up into the sky, bursting out with sparkling fireworks and reflecting the red seaside.

Baihu, who was wrapped in a thick military robe on the poop, looked up at the fireworks and unconsciously smiled on his face, muttering to himself: "Account the days, it's almost the New Year."

The huge noise and the sound of firecrackers made the resting Brother Acosta walk out of the cabin. He saw the flames suddenly light up from the dark shore, and the 'weapons' of the Ming army flew from the ground to the air and then exploded suddenly. The intensive firepower The extent is frightening.

But this kind of fear did not last long. As the ship sailed into the vicinity of the port, there were young flag soldiers of the Ming army running on the beach covered with snow with long poles tied with firecrackers. There was also a smile on his face.

The Spaniards also have the habit of setting off firecrackers and fireworks, but for these monks who shoulder the negotiating mission, it is difficult for them to directly think of this joyful celebration custom because of their fear of facing the Ming army.

Of course, the lighting of firecrackers does not make the monks think of the New Year. In the weddings where countless couples are baptized in front of the church, the sound of firecrackers will always sound. When the sound of firecrackers ends, people will rush to hug and kiss the bride.

The Spaniards were greatly influenced by Europe, but they were even more influenced by Arabia. They were the first area in Europe to come into contact with gunpowder. During the 800-year confrontation with the Arabs, both sides absorbed countless cultures and technologies that belonged to each other. For example, most Spanish words beginning with a come from Arabic.

In the eyes of Brother Acosta, for such a large-scale fireworks ceremony, the people who get married must be very powerful dignitaries.

Just when he was about to use his only Chinese vocabulary to ask hundreds of households who was getting married at the harbor stationed by the Ming army, a huge warship on the sea crashed into his eyes.

The huge ship fell into the sea with four heavy iron anchors, with a huge golem on its prow. It was a monster with nine heads wearing Ming army armor. The monster had wings and nine bird heads swaying on the ship.

Strings of red lanterns were hung on the ship, illuminating the deck brightly, the suona blew, and the sound of war drums rang out from the poop layer upon layer. Dozens of large warships were placed around the huge ship. Countless, all lined up and made noise, so that the new negotiating ships could not enter the port, and could only look at the scene from a distance.

Until a gong sounds.

In a trance, Brother Acosta saw two mighty four-legged beasts, one white and one red, released from the cabin of the giant ship. They were strange beasts he had never seen before. They were furry and looked like a king when they walked and leaped. They separated on the deck. Turning around, amidst the cheers of the flag army, another burst of firecrackers was shot into the sky on the shore and exploded into gorgeous fireworks.

Brother Acosta didn't understand what the two four-legged beasts were doing, but he saw hundreds of households on the boat with bright eyes, and they clasped their fists to salute the boat from a distance.

Before he could ask a question, the Baihu from Nanyang turned their heads and pointed to the boat in a language he could understand: "That is Chen Shuai's flagship, named the Great Wall of the Sea, and the bow of the boat looks like the son-in-law of the Dragon King in our fairy tales. "

There was a lion dance on the boat, and the sound of the drums turned from brisk to hasty. The white lion was startled as if it had just seen the red lion.

The red lion is mighty, with powerful opening and closing of its mouth and eyes, shaking its head in a majestic way, stepping forward with the footwork of Yuejiaquan, showing its teeth and claws to the white lion, and following the drum beat, the white lion fights against the red lion. in one place.

Just watching, the bannermen on the boat cheered, hundreds of households looked down on the side of the boat, and saw a small boat rowing under the boat, and the sailors shouted loudly: "It's good time for the captain to come back! It's Chinese New Year today, the commander has an order, every day Hundred households give three jars of wine and half a fan of fat pigs to warm their bodies and eat to their fullest!"

The bannermen on the ship surrounded Baihu and laughed loudly, and asked the captain of Baihu to allow them to drink with the intention of urging and flattering them. The cold wind is not afraid.

The talkative man yelled at the bannermen who were transporting wine and meat on the boat and asked: "Who is the lion dancer on the nine-headed son-in-law? It looks like a novice who can't even understand the drumbeat!"

The flag soldiers who were carrying the wine looked at each other and burst into laughter, pointing out of breath and laughing at the Great Wall on the Sea: "That's our marshal and General Deng playing, and the serious lion dance will be in a while !"

Just as he was speaking, Brother Acosta, who had been staring at the Great Wall ship on the sea, noticed that the two four-legged beasts who had been fighting for a long time and did not really fight suddenly separated, and their heads and flesh were thrown aside, and there were actually four people underneath.

Chen Mu took off the lion's head, patted the Banner Army who cooperated with him, stepped forward and joked loudly with Deng Zilong, and asked the Banner Army on the deck to prepare for the next celebration. They walked into the cabin together and put on their own armor.

At the same time, more bannermen in the cabin came out wearing lion clothes, and they were the lion dance team that really brought enjoyment to the bannermen.

Chen Mu is just a joker. Speaking of it, Deng Zilong, who can master Yuejiaquan, is more professional in lion dance. Otherwise, why is his hometown called Lion Deng?
"Mang Chong sent a fleet back, and people who came back from Fu Yuan said that they joined forces with Mang Chong and went south to find the Spaniards."

Chen Mu wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to Deng Zilong wearing a fur cloak, "I think it will be difficult for Westerners to agree to my idea of ​​wanting land in both the south and the north. Take some losses."

Well aware of Chen Muli's characteristic of being blunt and strong, Deng Zilong chuckled lightly, pushed open the hatch, and said, "Never mind what we talk about, it's best to win without fighting. We just arrived in this vast land for two lives. There are still countless places that need to detect hardware after the spring begins, and it is better to discover mineral deposits one day earlier than later—not to mention that Deng feels that he will not suffer even if he uses Zhuangyuan Bridge as the boundary."

"Chen Shuai shouldn't be too obsessed with ceding land from Spain. As long as they don't interfere with us, it's in my interest to demarcate the border."

Chen Mu pursed his lips noncommittally, of course he understood what Deng Zilong said, but sometimes when he sees a good opportunity, if he can't grasp as much meaning as possible, it is a failure in his eyes.

But he didn't say anything, he just put on a heavy cotton skirt while changing out his lion clothes and trousers, and asked, "It's good for me, what should I say?"

"No matter how big the land is, it is still the land of people. Deng thinks that in terms of military affairs, our Ming Dynasty is slightly stronger than the Western Yi, but it is limited. It is far from victorious in all battles. But in terms of politics, finance and economics, the Ming Dynasty's borders are thousands of miles away. Near Ming Dynasty is rich and far Ming Dynasty is poor, although the annual revenue and expenditure of the imperial court is also a mess, but it is a hundred times better than that of Westerners."

"They are not good to the natives. What the Eastern military government lacks now is not an excuse for war, but to integrate with the natives so that they can see the difference between the rule of the Westerners and the rule of the Ming people. Naturally, the world will return. Sooner or later, everything here belongs to Daming."

Deng Zilong's novel conclusion made Chen Mu's eyes light up. What he said is very pertinent!

Chen Mu was about to say something, when he heard the flag army sign up outside the cabin, he interrupted his waving hand to invite people in, and then heard the flag army report: "Report to the commander, pay the guerrilla bid and pay the guerrilla bid to bring a hundred households on board Wang Wenhu and the Westerners to discuss border matters. The negotiating team went to Majiagang."

"Let them board the boat, no, arrange for them to stay at Zuobaihu in Majiagang, and arrive at the camp in Majiagang in half an hour, and let Zhao Changji and Yang Junzan go there too—let's go, let's meet them!"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)