After approaching Shuangyu Port, the fleet returned from Nanyang slowed down immediately and entered the port one by one in sequence. Originally, as the business of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce was on track, the fleet sailed more and more frequently, so in addition to

When the fleet returned successfully for the first time, Zhou Chong organized a handful of people to greet him, but when he pulled him down, no one would organize him to greet him. At most, some cargo owners related to the fleet's stakes spontaneously went to the dock to greet him. The Nanyang Chamber of Commerce generally did not come forward much.

However, Zhou Chong once again organized people to prepare for the fleet that returned from Nanyang. This was not because of the European craftsmen of Chirava, but because the fleet's voyage was the farthest voyage of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.

It was also the first time that the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce sent people to India. In the past, the flotilla of the Chamber of Commerce would only reach Malacca City at the farthest and rarely cross the Mallor Strait, so this is of great significance to this voyage, whether it is Zhou Chong or those

The owners all attached great importance to it.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Chong organized the manpower to welcome him very smoothly. He just spread the news, and most of the cargo owners who participated in the voyage also rushed to the dock to watch. After all, the safety of this fleet is

Returning marked that the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce's route had expanded a lot, and their cargo could be shipped to India in the future, and the profits would naturally be more than before.

When the ships of the Chilava family were slowly docking at the port, all European craftsmen gathered on the deck, looking at the place in front of them where they were about to work and live, and they were also very happy with the crowds on the docks that were ready to greet them.

I was curious, and I was whispering to discuss something while watching.

"Father. Look over there, what monster are those people dancing? It looks so interesting!" Miss Sila stood beside her parents, pointing to the empty place on the pier, where many people were wearing colorful clothes.

Two or more people danced together, two animals she had never seen before, and someone in front of them was holding colorful balls and beating musical instruments, which looked very lively.

Before Chilava could answer her daughter's question, Father John next to her laughed and said, "Haha, the beautiful Miss Sila. There is a team of dragon and lion dances in the Ming Dynasty. Generally, there are only major festivals or important welcomes.

When I was a guest, the Ming people would show such a lively program. When I came to the Ming Dynasty with Priest Nader, I did not have such treatment. It seems that Mr. Zhou is really very welcome to your arrival!"

"It turns out that this is called dragon dance and lion dance. Speaking of which, the animal that two people danced is indeed very similar to a lion. That long animal that looks like a snake should be a dragon, but this kind of dragon seems to be in harmony with the dragon in our European legend.

It's really strange?" Sila nodded and said to herself with some clarity when she heard Father John's explanation.

However, when Father John next to him heard Sila's words, he couldn't help but reminded: "Miss Sila. The people in the Central Plains treat dragons completely different from us. They admire dragons very much, and even believe that their ancestors are also with dragons.

It’s relevant, so when Miss Qianla interacts with people in the Central Plains in the future, it’s best not to have too many negative comments on dragons. Otherwise, this may unhappy them and affect your life in the Ming Dynasty!”

Chirava, who was a father, expressed his gratitude to him, but this made Sira interested in the human customs of the Central Plains. He now pestered Father John and asked many questions, such as the Central Plains.

What do people eat? What do they like in normal times? What does men and women get married, etc. Fortunately, Father John did a lot of investigations and understanding of the human customs of the Central Plains in order to preach, so he was not pulled back by Xi.

Even so, Father John was still extremely troubled by some strange questions asked by Sila.

Fortunately, the ship finally came to the dock at this time. Liu Tao, the captain of Father John, asked him to get off the boat with him, which allowed Father John to get rid of Miss Sila's entanglement. Liu Tao is a middle-aged man in his thirties.

He is not only the captain of Father John's ship, but also the manager of this fleet, and the entire fleet must obey his command.

Speaking of which, Liu Tao was not a member of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, but Zhou Chong started to recruit captains with sailing experience everywhere after he was in charge of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. Liu Tao was originally a captain in the fleet of a small chamber of commerce because he had conflicts with the Chamber of Commerce.

So he came to work at the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. Because he had rich experience and had read several books, he knew how to stargazing and position it at sea, he was quickly reused by Zhou Chong, and this time he commanded a fleet alone.

Go to sea.

Before Zhou Chong took over the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce's fleet was greatly damaged. Some experienced captains were buried in the sea with Zhou Hai, leaving only those under Sun Tong. After that, Zhou Chong expanded the strength of the Chamber of Commerce.

It is naturally not possible to rely on Sun Tong's subordinates. Moreover, the fleet is the main force of the chamber of commerce, so Zhou Chong could not hand over all the important positions of the fleet to Sun Tong's people. So in addition to recruiting some ordinary crew members, he also recruited.

Many experienced people like Liu Tao serve as captains and other positions. In this way, Sun Tong's influence in the fleet has been reduced a lot. Sun Tong had long expected this. After all, this is also a normal person, so he did.

He didn't say anything, not to mention that Zhou Chong still trusted him very much.

Zhou Chong on the dock watched Liu Tao take important figures in the fleet to get off the ship, including Father John, and he also saw the group of Europeans standing on the ship at this time, which made him overjoyed and laughed at the moment.

Then he walked up to greet Liu Tao and others, and especially had a warm conversation with Father John, and told him that the church had been built, and the original village next to the church had become a lively town, which was more convenient

They preached, and after hearing the news, Father John smiled happily as a flower.

The Chilava family, standing at the bow of the boat, also saw Zhou Chong. They were also very surprised at the moment. Miss Sila even widened her eyes and said in disbelief: "Oh my God, is that the one who is with Father John."

The young man who talks is the one who hires his father, but the other person is too young, right?"

"It seems that this young gentleman should be this young gentleman, but Shira, you should pay attention later. Maybe the other party doesn't like others saying that he is too young!" Chilava also spoke at this time, but he did not forget to remind his daughter either.

Don't care about the other person's age, as this may make the other person unhappy.

"Okay, I understand, Father, you are so nagging!" Qianla said with some dissatisfaction. Her father reminded herself not to care about other people's age, but he always regarded herself as a child who knew nothing. He said that he was

He may be older than the young man below, so of course he knows what he can say and what he can't say.

Soon Zhou Chong greeted the first group of people who disembarked, and then the cargo owners behind him rushed forward. All of these cargo owners were on the ship, and they also sent their own people to follow the fleet. Now

The fleet returned safely, and they also wanted to confirm how their goods were sold, whether the people sent were safe, etc.

For these cargo owners, Liu Tao, who is the company in charge of the fleet, naturally has to be responsible for greeting. He will tell these cargo owners about the transaction situation and which ship the goods shipped back from Nanyang are on, and then arrange for them to board the ship to check and wait until these cargo owners are on.

After checking, they will also evaluate the manager Liu Tao, which is a management mechanism by the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce for Liu Tao and other managers. If a manager cannot satisfy the owners, it may affect their annual management in the future.

Big red envelope.

Seeing that most of the people were attracted by the goods transported back from Liu Tao and the ship, Zhou Chong also saw Chilava and others who had just got off the ship, but these European craftsmen still couldn't speak Chinese.

At most, I just learned a few words on the boat, and the pronunciation of the words was very bad, so Zhou Chong simply said a few welcome words, and then asked Father John to be the translator, and at the same time asked the other party to introduce these people to him.

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In addition, Zhou Chong also noticed the Chilava family. First of all, Chilava was the person introduced by Father John, and the other party's identity as a shipbuilder also made Zhou Chong pay great attention to it. With Chilava's joining, he could do so.

Build a larger and faster sea boat, and secondly, Chilava is the only one who came with her family, especially the beautiful Miss Qianla, which also made Zhou Chong feel his eyes lit up, although the men in the Ming Dynasty may not be able to

Appreciating European beauties, but it is not a problem for Zhou Chong from later generations. It is a very wonderful thing to be able to meet a beautiful woman with a Mediterranean style at this time of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, when we first met, Zhou Chong could not just stare at the beauty. He warmly welcomed the arrival of Chilava and others, and he also personally promised that he would give them the rewards he had given to them before.

They cashed in, and they will live a prosperous and beautiful life in Shuangyu Port.

Hearing Zhou Chong's personal assurance, these European craftsmen who came from afar finally felt completely relieved and began to have a longing for their future life. At this time, Liu Tao's arrangements were almost done, so Zhou Chong asked Ruo

I hope the priest brought Chilava and others to the Chamber of Commerce together. A grand banquet was prepared here and everyone celebrated it well.

However, Zhou Chong might have been too happy and forgot some of the most basic things, such as some differences in Eastern and Western cultures. Priest Nader knew this, but he was busy with the improvement of artillery, so he did not attend this welcome at all.
Chapter completed!