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Chapter 921 Enterprising
Late at night, thousands of lights in Changsheng County were lit up, and the opera troupe sang Yihuang tune in the distance, attracting an endless stream of spectators. Next, drink the large bowl of tea provided by Qingliangju for free, and you only need to take out a few tongbao to get a plate of melon and fruit for food. This is probably the most pleasant time of the day.

The lumberjack Francis Bacon should bid farewell to the first-class cavalry of the Beiyang cavalry here. The military master who was tired from running would sometimes ask for a bowl of tea to drink, and return to the camp before the curfew to eat, and he would drink some light for a while Bowl of tea, take another road back to Siyi Linguan.

Not far, just two more streets, just a bit dark.

Although Chang Sheng installed kerosene street lamps in every excuse and hung red lanterns at the door of every house, the light was still a bit dim for Bacon, who got off work late.

Even if the workers repeatedly reiterated that Changsheng's night is very safe, and there are soldiers from the inspection department on duty at every street corner, the memory from England still makes him feel a natural fear of the dark.

No matter in London or Paris, thieves and robbers will always appear in the dark and cramped alleys at night, which is hard to guard against.

At this time, the stalwart figure standing under the lantern at the entrance of Shiyi Linguan always makes Bacon feel warm from the bottom of his heart. It is Mr. Drake who has been playing with him in the house all day, and he is waiting for him Have a meal.

"Old Fu, today I brought you my favorite chili fried pork and corn buns. Although the portion is a bit small, it will be fine in the future."

Bacon, who was wearing a Jinghai suit with huge wooden characters printed on his chest, handed the wooden food box to Drake at the door, frowned and looked at the calluses on his hands that had been rubbed by the axe, and soon a smile appeared on his face: "When Mr. Ying's money is paid off, I can discuss the monthly salary with the foreman. If I am not a temporary worker, I can get at least eighty Tongbao every day based on my math knowledge."

"At that time, not only can I eat such meals every day, but I can also save a sum of money."

Drake put the food box on the table, sat back on the stool and said, "I've eaten it, the Ming people take care of our food, you don't have to work so hard every day."

He knew the life Bacon yearned for, just like he is now, earning [-] Tongbao every day and giving [-] to that greedy Ming army cavalry. He would have to work for five months to pay off the [-] Tongbao. That's why Ying Ming didn't ask Bacon for interest.

What if it ends monthly?[-] Tongbao per month?

Drake didn't like the money, he said to Bacon who washed his hands: "You are really more and more like a Ming Dynasty person. If you need, I can send some silver from Qilinwei to lend you. You traveled across the ocean just to come here to work as a worker? You are an envoy sent by the queen, this is too humiliating!"

"humiliation?"

After washing his hands and wiping his face, Bacon sat down in front of the short table, picked up the chopsticks and adjusted the appropriate gesture awkwardly, shook his head and said, "This is not a humiliation, they respect hard work, farmers or workers, as long as you use your hands to make money, You owe nothing to anyone, you can hold your head high, this is not a humiliation, they let me work, that is the greatest compliment to me."

"If I stay here with nothing to do, waiting for others to give me food like alms every day, it will be the greatest humiliation to me."

Perhaps because he felt that his words were a bit heavy, Bacon said, "You really don't want to eat some? It's delicious!"

"I have eaten, thank you."

Derek hated this kind of conversation: "But what's the use of you working so hard? Everything in Changsheng is outrageously expensive. In that refreshing teahouse, a pot of drink is enough for half a month's wages. What's the use of that?" ?”

Drake even felt for the first time that he didn't like monks, because he felt how powerless a non-religious person was when facing a missionary... This person blindly insisted on his own ideas, and he couldn't listen to what he said , and you have to accept his ideas, this, this is really annoying.

"It's expensive because it's not for you to go. The tea leaves in Qingliangju are picked from a mountain called Bozhou in the southwest of Daming [-] miles away. After being selected and processed by thousands of tea masters, they are transported here; they are used in teahouses. I don’t know what kind of advanced technology, it’s like a wall made of ice, the inside is always cool like spring, that’s the best place for Changsheng.”

Bacon calmly accepted that even if he worked hard, he could not earn the money for the freedom of drinking tea. He said: "But if you just want to drink tea, you can get it for a little money in the teahouses on the side of the road. It is not expensive to eat, buy a house, and listen to the theater." .”

"I hope to stay here longer, don't you wonder why the Ming Empire can defeat the Spaniards one after another?"

"They are numerous and rich. Since we came here, their muskets have not stopped for a day. I heard that they have many troops. Besides, the Spaniards are not difficult to deal with. Don't be intimidated by them."

Mentioning this matter, Drake was very proud, and said: "I have also defeated the Spaniards. They are no different from normal people on land. Their ships are heavy and slow at sea, and it is very easy to rob them."

"It's not about robbing, it's about beating the Spanish fleet head-on, they can do it, we can't."

Bacon said: "The relationship between us and Spain has been getting worse and worse over the years. The Congress has made a plan. Once the Spaniards want to invade us, the Queen will gather all the troops to fight them in London. The victory or defeat depends on it."

"Land battles, land battles will definitely be lost."

Drake has never been very respectful of the plans of the English royal family. It is a consideration made by a group of people who are completely out of touch with today's world. The old aristocrats know how to raise sheep: "Do they know how to fight, or do they recently Fighting, fighting the Spaniards on land?"

"With our longbows? The Spanish muskets can kill longbowmen and knights from a hundred yards away. Although they may not be able to hit them, if they hit them, they will die." Drake spread his hands and said: "We will shoot them too, but they have more people. We must lose in the land battle."

"Naval battles are the decisive battles with the Spaniards. They are on board and cannot give full play to their strength. Even if they burn them with fire or ram them with ships, destroying a Spanish ship can kill two or three hundred infantry on board."

Drake shook his head and said with a mocking smile: "The old aristocracy's method is no longer feasible, do you think you can find a better method in the Ming Empire?"

What Bacon thought was to surpass Spain through development and strategy, while Drake was talking about defeating the Spaniards with different tactical configurations. There are fundamental differences in thinking.

"I want to fit in with them, and I don't know why until I fit in with them, but at least now I've found a little bit of why—they value hard work and drive, which is very important."

(End of this chapter)