On the sea a hundred miles south of Shuangyu Port, a fleet of more than a dozen large ships are coming towards Shuangyu Port. On the highest mast of each ship in this fleet,

There is a white triangle flag hanging with two big words "Nanyang" written on it. People who travel at sea will immediately know that this is the fleet of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, one of the overlords of Shuangyu Port.

They dare not provoke them at all, and even those lawless professional pirates must think twice when they see the fleet of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. If they are not sure of victory, they will not dare to attack the fleet of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.

This fleet was the fifth fleet sent to the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce after Zhou Chong succeeded to the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. The entire fleet was not actually a ship from the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. There were actually only two ships that really belonged to the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. The rest

The dozen ships are all ships provided by Shuangyu Port Small and Medium Chamber of Commerce. After passing the inspection by the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, these small and medium-sized chambers of commerce not only obtained the qualification to cooperate with other cargo owners, but also under the banner of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.

The Nanyang Chamber of Commerce ships form a fleet to go to sea, so that the fleet will be larger and the safety of going to sea will be much higher.

This fleet has been out of the sea for several months, and the reason why they have only returned now is mainly because their voyage is very long. Their first stop was to Malacca, which is the city of Malacca. Last year, the Portuguese attempted to occupy Malacca.

The city was repelled by the local Sudan and the army. Although the conflict was not very large, it aroused the vigilance of the people of Malacca and increased the tax on the ships that traveled, which also seriously affected the commerce of Malacca City. Fortunately, this year

Malacca City was lifted again and the tax revenue was also reduced to its original level. Therefore, taking advantage of this opportunity, the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce organized this batch of goods and sold part of them in Malacca City, which resulted in a big profit.

After trading in Malacca City for a period of time, the fleet took the remaining goods through the Strait of Malacca and then came to Ceylon, which was later Sri Lanka. When Zheng He went to the West, he stayed here.

The fleet stayed in Sri Lanka for a long time. They used this place as a base and arrived in batches on the east and west coasts of India to trade the goods on the ship.

Speaking of this, the west coast of India was very lively during this period. The arrival of the Portuguese infringed on the interests of Muslim businessmen. The two sides are now fighting lively. However, the Portuguese took advantage of the local small countries and their hostile relationships, and have joined forces with a small local country in India.

A port was established on the west coast, and the battle with Muslim merchants was at the forefront, which was in full swing. Most of the Ming Dynasty goods shipped by the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce were also taken away by the Portuguese at high prices.

It was during the trading period of this fleet that few people noticed that there was a Catholic priest who came with the fleet, who was entrusted by Zhou Chong to recruit various craftsmen to Shuangyu Port.

Father John.

Although Father John is a Spanish, there are constant conflicts between Spain and Portugal, but it is just a struggle between the secular world. For the Catholic Church, religion has no borders at all, which is also the consensus of a considerable number of Europeans.

Father John, holding the Catholic Church's sign, came and went freely in the port established in Portugal, and even helped the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce fleet solve some transaction troubles.

Of course, Father John did not forget the task assigned to him by Zhou Chong. During this period, he had contacted many European craftsmen in the Portuguese port. Most of these people were from Portugal, and there were also people from other countries.

According to his estimate, there are nearly two thousand Europeans on the west coast of India. Among these people, there are naturally many craftsmen who need Zhouzhong. Of course, most of these craftsmen have their own jobs, and many are unwilling to follow John.

The priest ventures to the unknown Ming Dynasty.

But there are those who are good at doing well, and there are also some people who are not satisfied with their lives here. They heard that Father John could take them to the rich Ming Dynasty, and that Father John would be given a high reward.

This made many people very moved. After all, in this era, they dare to come to India from Europe. To put it nicely, these people have the spirit of adventure, to put it bluntly, they are a group of gamblers who are betting on their lives and futures.

I hope to make a fortune overseas and then return to Europe in a grand manner.

It is precisely the gambler characteristics of these people that make them full of infinite fantasies about the Central Plains described in Marco Polo, which is full of gold. In addition, Father John has a slightly exaggerated description, so soon

He recruited many craftsmen in need in Zhou Chong. After the fleet was sold out and filled with goods from local Indian specialties, these European craftsmen also boarded the ship together, and finally arrived after a long journey.

After the Ming Dynasty's waters, we will soon arrive at Shuangyu Port.

On a large ship belonging to the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce in the middle of the fleet, Father John stood at the bow and looked at the sea in the north. Although he could not see Shuangyu Port now, his heart had already flown there. To be precise,

Before he left, he was in the church designed and built in Shuangyu Port. When he left, the entire church had already begun to be built. Now a few months have passed, and the church should have been built. This is the Catholic Church in Daming.

The first church in the territory, his name will surely be recorded in history in the future!

Thinking of this, Father John couldn't help but feel excited. Now he wanted to rush to Shuangyu Port immediately to place the European craftsmen he brought, and then, under his command, took these craftsmen to the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Last week, with these people as guidance, some of the Ming Dynasty's Catholic believers could be developed soon, and in the future, the bishops of the entire Ming Dynasty diocese might be their own.

Just as Father John was imagining his future scenery, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from behind, and then a steady man said, "Father John, I heard that we are about to arrive at Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, we must

I saw the young wealthy businessman who hired us this time, but I don’t know if he would agree to the compensation you promised to give me?"

Hearing the man's voice, Father John turned his head and smiled at the other party, and then said politely: "Mr. Chilava, don't worry, you are the first-class shipbuilder in Europe, and this is also true.

It is the talent that Mr. Zhou needs the most. As long as you are willing to work for Mr. Zhou for ten years and design the most popular sea boat in Europe for him, Mr. Zhou will definitely be willing to give you a ship of porcelain as a reward.

If you transport these porcelains to Europe, you will definitely become a famous European rich man!”

I saw that the man called Mr. Chirava by Father John was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties. He was short and strong, with thick brown curly hair, blue eyes and high nose, and had typical Roman blood.

Although the clothes were a bit worn, they were very clean, and the materials were examined relatively well. It can be seen that this middle-aged man named Chilava should have been a person with status and status before, so this can also be found from John

The respect the priest showed when he spoke to him.

This is not the first time Mr. Chirava has heard Father John so assured, but after hearing this, his face did not diminish, but instead showed a worried look. If it were only him, Chira

Wa was not so worried, but he was the only person on the boat to take his family on the boat. In addition to him, his wife and daughter were also on the boat.

Speaking of which, this Chirava can be regarded as the biggest gain of Father John's trip, because the other party is the shipbuilding talent that Zhou Chong needs the most. Moreover, Chirava is very proficient in shipbuilding, and even in the entire European shipbuilding industry, it is still a

A first-class shipbuilder.

Originally, with Chilava's status, he naturally did not have to risk to the Ming Dynasty like ordinary craftsmen. In fact, Chilava worked in the largest shipyard among the Portuguese ports on the west coast of India, and the reward was very generous.

For this reason, he even brought his wife and daughter there and prepared to spend the second half of his life in India.

But there will be unfair things happening everywhere. Chilava has a very beautiful daughter named Xila, who is very famous throughout the port. There are hundreds of young people who pursue Miss Xila, which almost accounts for the entire port population.

One tenth, but sometimes having a beautiful daughter is not a good thing, for example, Miss Sila causes her father a big trouble.

The incident was actually very old-fashioned. Miss Qianla was invited to attend a dance party. As a result, a young man who had pursued her at the dance got drunk and touched her on the spot. This made Miss Qianla very angry. At the dance party

He scolded the other party, causing the young man to lose all his face. Later, the man was so angry that he was angry. In addition, he used alcohol to climb over the wall and ran to Chilava's house in the middle of the night, trying to impose his actions on Miss Sila.

Rape.

Fortunately, Miss Sila is a lady on the surface, but she likes sports very much. She learned boxing and fencing with her father. As a result, the unlucky guy not only failed, but was beaten by Miss Sila. In the end, Chila

Wa rushed over and was about to subdue the other party with her daughter, but at this time the other party was scared and was ready to escape in a panic, but unexpectedly, she fell from the window on the building and fell to death.

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Originally, if the other party was an ordinary person, the Chilava and his daughter would be fine, but the dead boy was the nephew of Francisco de Alme, who had just been appointed as the governor of India by the Portuguese king.

At the instructive, the judge was ready to convict Chilava and his daughter. As a result, Father John heard the news, so he secretly found the other party and used a lot of money to lure Chilava to follow him to the Ming Dynasty.

Originally, Chirava and his daughter were facing imprisonment. Now with Father John, the life-saving grass, coupled with the other party’s promise of Chongli, Chirava finally escaped with the help of Father John with his family.
Chapter completed!