In order to find out the strength of the Portuguese in India, Zhou Chong and Chilava chatted all morning. In addition to being their translator, Father John also told some of the information he knew about the Portuguese, which made Zhou Chong feel that he had.

The information he obtained was more comprehensive, knowing that his current strength was not comparable to that of the Portuguese. If he wanted to prevent the other party from occupying Malacca City next year, he could only ask for help from the Ming court.

By noon, Zhou Chong Liuzun had a Mediterranean-style lunch at Chirava's house. Although the dishes were a bit simple and the taste was strange, it was better than novelty, so Zhou Chong was very happy to eat it. In fact, according to Chira

Wa and their habits, they hoped to invite Zhou Chong at dinner, but Zhou Chong and Chilava are very busy now, and today they finally took time to sit together. They both had their own affairs until the afternoon.

I have to make it, so I can only have a casual lunch.

During the lunch period, Zhou Chong first asked Chilava and the others whether they were living in Nanyang Town. As a result, the other party expressed that they were very satisfied with their current life. The only problem was that he spoke Chinese too poorly. For the time being

Father John cannot communicate with him, and he cannot follow him to interpret, which has caused a lot of trouble to his life and work. Fortunately, Sila speaks Chinese very well now, so when he needs to communicate with others, he

They will bring Xila with them.

Zhou Chong was helpless when he heard this. After all, learning Chinese not only requires time, but also talent. The reason why Miss Qianla can master Chinese so quickly is that she has a lot of free time and is willing to use Chinese.

When others communicate, secondly, her language talent is also very good, and Chilava is not as good as her daughter.

Next, Zhou Chong was concerned about Father John's missionary cause and asked him whether he had developed new believers in Shuangyu Port. However, the other party said a lot happily, probably because he had the church, Shuangyu Port.

The people also had a little respect for him, a foreign monk. Although there was no Protestant yet, when they preached, a few people no longer showed a very repulsive appearance. This was the same as Father John.

Saying that was undoubtedly great news also made him full of confidence in his future missionary cause. He was even seeing that the bishop's seat in the Central Plains region was already waving to him.

Seeing Father John's excited look, Zhou Chong did not argue with his development in missionary work. In fact, he had no good feelings for Catholicism and Christianity. It turned out that the priests in history took on the name of missionary work, but they took on the role of Western colonists.

The pioneers also spy on the information in the missionary areas and open up the way for those colonists. The reason why China in later generations became a semi-colonial was also due to the priests.

However, Father John has not shown signs of inquiry of information. He is now only conducting general missionary activities, and has not done anything that harms himself or the Ming Dynasty, so Zhou Chong will not stop his normal missionary

Sometimes he even needed the help of Father John, and at that time he had to help the other party preach as a condition, such as recruiting European craftsmen and establishing churches, this cooperation is beneficial to both parties. And Zhou Chong

I also took a big advantage, after all, the arrival of those European craftsmen will have immeasurable and great help to themselves, and may even affect the development of the Ming Dynasty. These are naturally much more important than a mere church.

In addition, Zhou Chong was not optimistic about Father John's missionary cause. Although the Catholic Church in history was introduced to China in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, after hundreds of years of development, until the end of the Qing Dynasty, the influence of Catholicism in the Central Plains was still the same.

It was very small until the Western colonists bombarded the country's door with cannons, causing the national spirit of the entire Central Plains to fall to a low point, and Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism also declined, which led to a considerable development of Catholicism in China, but even

That's right, Catholicism is still not mainstream in China.

Think about it. It took hundreds of years to make the Catholic Church achieve any great development in the Central Plains. Now it depends on Father John and Priest Nader. He wants money but no money but no people, and in religion, he also has it.

It is not as good as Buddhism and Taoism, not to mention that Buddhism and Taoism have a long history in the Central Plains, which is even more comparable to Catholicism who are new to the new generation.

Of course, although Zhou Chong knew this, he would not tell Father John directly. Instead, he encouraged the other party to work hard to preach. In this way, when Father John encountered difficulties, he would ask for him and he would also be able to go from the other party.

In exchange for more benefits, Zhou Chong couldn't help but smile evilly when he thought of this.

After lunch, Zhou Chong and Chilava went to the shipyard again. Because Father John couldn't go, Chilava called Miss Sila as his translator.

Speaking of which, Zhou Chong hasn't come to the shipyard for a long time. When he came last time, the shipyard had just been expanded. However, when Zhou Chong came this time, he found that the entire shipyard was bigger than when he came last time.

More than twice as many times, although the number of docks has not increased, it is much larger than before. Hundreds of shipbuilders are busy in the docks. Although there is a lot of water in the shipyard, most of them are craftsmen hired by the Chamber of Commerce from the Ming Dynasty.

, it cannot be truly considered a person in the chamber of commerce. Only some managers and important technicians in the shipyard will be absorbed into the chamber of commerce.

I saw several huge lucky ships standing there in the dock, and it seemed that they were about to be completed. And unlike ordinary lucky ships, the fire was left on these ships in advance, and the artillery workshop was used to set the cannons.

After casting, it will be given priority to install on these new ships.

However, Zhou Chong did not come to visit the shipyard today, but to take a look at the design progress of the new ship in Chirava. There is a row of houses on the east side of the shipyard, which is where some important personnel of the shipyard work. Chirava is

There is also a room of his own. When he entered here, Zhou Chong immediately saw a drawing on the table with a side view of a sea boat. This aroused his interest and walked over and took it seriously.

I started to look at it.

Seeing that Zhou Chong was so interested in the ship he designed, Chilava also explained it to him very happily. Miss Qianla next to him translated: "Mr. Zhou, the main body of this new ship is our most advanced Clark in Europe.

Ship, but I have absorbed some advanced shipbuilding technologies from the Ming Dynasty and made some improvements. For example, this new ship uses the watertight compartment on the Ming Dynasty, making the ship safer. In addition, the original circular stern was changed to a square ship.

The stern, at the same time, lowered the height of the forecastle and lengthened the hull, which increased the speed of the new ship a lot and sailed more smoothly. It was definitely more suitable for ocean navigation than the original Clark ship!”

Zhou Chong nodded repeatedly when he heard this. The drawings drawn by Chilava were not as complicated as those of later generations, so he could understand them. In addition to the other party's explanation, he also felt that the size of this new ship was more scientific.

Not to mention, just lowering the height of the forecastle can cause the center of gravity to move downward, which can increase the ship's storm.

It seems that Zhou Chong doesn't know how to build ships, but he has hundreds of years of experience than the people of this era, and some physical things are even more difficult for him. Therefore, he listened to Chilava's explanation while proposing it.

Many of his theoretical insights were unheard of by Chilava, but when he thought about them seriously, he felt that it made sense, which made him feel in awe of Zhou Chong. Miss Qianla next to him also did not expect Zhou.

Chong actually knew so many things, and his pair of wonderful eyes couldn't help but look up and down at Zhou Chong, his eyes full of curiosity.

Zhou Chong only took more than an hour at the shipyard and proposed all the improvements he could think of for the new ship. Although some places were too ideal, at least the current technology could not be achieved, there were also quite a few very pertinent opinions.

All of these have opened Chilava's eyes and guaranteed that she would do her best to apply these improvements to the new ship.

Then Zhou Chong said goodbye to Chilava, and Miss Qianla sent him out. When they parted, Miss Qianla suddenly said, "Mr. Zhou, does it count if you invite me to your house today?"

"Of course, I'm very welcome as long as Miss Qianla is willing to come!" Zhou Chong said with a smile. He also had a good impression of this young girl from a foreign country, especially the other party admired the culture of the Central Plains very much.

This made Zhou Chong feel a sense of pride, and he also hoped that Jianer and Jinxuan would have many friends.

Miss Qianla was also very happy to receive Zhou Chong's affirmative answer again, but then she asked again: "I don't know when you are free, Mr. Zhou. I'll visit your home. You can also introduce it to me.

?”

Zhou Chong heard the question that Miss Qianla was asking, and smiled and said, "I have been at home these days. Even if I have something to do, I usually stay in the front yard of the Chamber of Commerce, so you can come at any time.

Yes, then I will have someone prepare a sumptuous Central Plains delicacy waiting for Miss Qianla to taste it!"

"That's great. The last time we greeted us, the banquet was very delicious. Unfortunately, I haven't learned to cook it yet. The dishes made in the restaurant in the port are also delicious, but the prices are really expensive. We didn't bring much money when we came out.

, And you haven't paid your father's wages yet, so we have only been there once and dare not go again." Miss Qianla said happily, and in the end, she urged Zhou Chong to pay his father's wages quickly.

Zhou Chong laughed when he heard this: "The dishes cooked by the chef in my house are much better than those restaurants. As for your father's wages, your father's salary will be settled at the end of this month, and your father's salary is not a small number.

Even if you family of three eat in the restaurant every day, I’m afraid you can’t spend it all.”

Zhou Chong felt a little distressed at the end. In order to make Chilava work hard for him, he not only promised that the other party would give him a ship of porcelain after ten years of work, but also had a generous monthly salary. This kind of treatment

It can be compared with Sanniang and the others.
Chapter completed!