Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 325 Lady of the Union of Utrecht

Sun Chunbin yelled: "Bold barbarian girl Tina, you still said that what you transported was not poisonous! The red poisonous weed, people will be poisoned if they eat it! And those dead grasses, lit raw smoke, people will vomit if they smoke it !"

Tina said: "General, we Westerners pay attention to etiquette just like you Ming people. My title is Lady of Utrecht Union Netherlands conferred by the King of Spain. When you call me, you should add after my name." Take the title of Lady."

He Liudao: "Okay, Lady Tina. You said that what you shipped was not poisonous, how can you prove it?"

Tina said: "The red poisonous weed you mentioned, I gave it a Ming country name, called pepper. The dead grass you talked about, I also gave it a Ming country name, called tobacco. Chili is eaten Good stuff, it can stimulate appetite. Tobacco is a kind of pastime discovered by the natives of Latin America that can make people feel ecstatic. You can fry it with boiling oil, chili and meat, and I will eat it after frying .And bring me some more tobacco and a pipe-pipe, and I'll show you how to enjoy it."

He Liu ordered his soldiers: "Go, according to what this barbarian girl, no, Lady Tina said, have someone stir-fry a plate of meat with chili peppers and bring it to the lobby. Then go and get the tobacco and the small firecracker. Come up to the lobby."

Not long after, the soldiers first brought tobacco and small guns.

He Liu ordered someone to remove Tina's shackles.Tina skillfully pressed the tobacco onto the small iron pot of the thin fire gun, and she said, "Generals, can you lend me a flint?"

He Liu took out the wallet from his pocket, went down to the lobby, and handed it to Tina.

Tina lit the tobacco in the small iron pot, took a few puffs on the other end of the thin firecracker, and then comfortably raised a smoke ring: "Oh, this is really the most generous gift from God to the world."

He Liu asked: "Why do our people vomit after trying to take a sip?"

Tina replied: "People who smoke for the first time will cough and vomit. The second time, they will feel like they have ascended to heaven."

He Liu turned his head and told Sun Chunbin: "Go, have someone escort the felon who is awaiting beheading from the prison in Tianjin County to the lobby."

After two sticks of incense, the guards escorted the beheaded criminals to the lobby.He Liu took the thin firecracker from Tina's hand, handed it to the prisoner, and ordered: "Suck the smoke from this thin firecracker."

Tina explained from the side: "Dear General, this thing is called a cigarette pole."

The prisoner held the pipe stick, showing embarrassment: "My lord, I tasted this thing in the morning, and it will kill you after smoking it."

He Liu said angrily: "If you don't suck this thing, I'll turn your execution into a death sentence, do you believe it?"

The prisoner had no choice but to take a puff of cigarette and swallowed it.

He Liu asked from the side: "How is it? Do you still want to vomit?"

The prisoner shook his head: "It's strange, it's strange. Not only do I not want to vomit, but I feel light all over now, just like the gods sung in operas, and I feel like I'm stepping on colorful auspicious clouds."

He Liu waved his hand: "Take the prisoner down."

Not long after, the soldiers brought up a plate of meat fried with chili and boiling oil.

When Li Gao and Sun Chunbin saw the "red poisonous weed" pepper, they almost vomited again.This thing caused the two of them to have a full meal. People are yellow and people are white.

Tina skillfully picked up a pair of chopsticks and ate the fried pork with chili.

He Liuqi said: "Didn't everyone say that you Xiyi eat vegetables with your hands? How can you use our Huaxia chopsticks?"

Tina replied while eating: "In our province of the Netherlands, only the poorest eat vegetables with their hands. The rich and the aristocrats eat with knives and forks. I have been to your Ming country Hangzhou, Five or six times in Guangzhou, so I know how to use your chopsticks, and I also learned the language of your Ming Dynasty from the local interpreter."

He Liu asked: "A cook boiled a pot of soup with chili peppers, and then poured it into our lunch. Why do I feel like my meal has doubled?"

Tina buried her head in eating chili fried pork, and replied without raising her head: "As I said just now, chili can stimulate appetite. It's a good food accompaniment!"

Li Gao and Sun Chunbin understood in the lobby.This "red poisonous weed" - pepper is not poisonous at all!Li Gao complained to Lao Hu: "My master, your old words made me eat a big mouthful of dung! This matter is endless! If you don't give me the "Sunflower Book", I will go to my sister to complain. Go to your old state!"

Old Hu said: "It's got it. Isn't it the "Sunflower Treasure Book"? After finishing this mission, I will pass it on to you!"

Tina finished eating chili fried pork.He Liu sat back on the chair and asked, "Lady Tina. You just said that you are a businessman and explorer. What does this 'explorer' do?"

Tina replied: "An explorer is to explore unknown regions. I heard from your country's interpreter that there was a man named Xu Fu in your Qin Dynasty who traveled east to the foot basin country. Xu Fu is considered an explorer."

He Liu was at a loss when he heard this: "The foot basin country?"

Tina explained: "That is what you Ming people call the Wa country."

He Liu asked again: "What kind of Utrecht Union are you talking about, is it a country or a province, province, prefecture, or county?"

Tina thought for a while and replied: "The Utrecht Union is the territory of the Spanish royal family. It's just like the relationship between Ryukyu and your Ming Dynasty."

He Liu nodded: "I understand, to put it bluntly, it is a small country, right?"

Tina nodded: "Yes. The area of ​​the Utrecht Union is only half of your Hangzhou Prefecture."

He Liu asked: "Then what is the name of your king in Utrecht?"

Tina shook her head: "The Utrecht Union has no king."

Old Hu was surprised and said, "There is no king, so who will issue government orders? Who is in charge of the country?"

Tina replied: "The King of Spain entrusts the Utrecht Parliament to exercise military power and political power. The Parliament has more than 30 members, and the members will vote in case of trouble."

Lao Hu shook his head and said: "More than 30 people have the final say? Isn't this an order to go out?"

He Liudao: "Not necessarily. Didn't there be republican administration in the Zhou Dynasty? The parliament she mentioned is like the republican administration established by the people of the country who overthrew Queen Zhou Li."

Tina continued to introduce her hometown: "In my hometown, the Netherlands, almost every big family has people engaged in ocean trade. Recently, the six largest trading families in the Netherlands are preparing to establish a huge business community— —West India Company. Since Admiral Columbus discovered the New World 80 years ago, our merchants in the Netherlands have traveled all over Asia, Latin America, and Europe.”

He Liu, Lao Hu, Li Gao, Sun Chunbin and the others listened with only a half-knowledge and were at a loss.

Tina is very talkative, and she talked for two hours about anecdotes about doing business and exploring over the years.Finally, she said to He Liu mysteriously: "General, I brought you a treasure from Ming Dynasty. I heard from the interpreter that famines often occur in your Ming Dynasty. Such a treasure from Latin America can keep your people from dying forever." suffer the pain of famine again."

(End of this chapter)