The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"So, if you just find someone and give him some money, then the matter will be done," Zhang Fan asked with a smile. He also didn't know much about what the West would look like in this aspect, so Zhang Fan was also very interested in hearing Wang Xiliang's words, so he asked.

"What your lord said is right," Wang Xiliang said with a bright smile, "At first, I also thought that those devils didn't even look like us, and they could make firearms like Franc guns. At first, I thought that How smart they are, but I didn't expect that these people are 'really' very bright. For those things, if we do them here, we have to cover them up. Knowing it well, it is impossible to just say it like this, but they are good, they don't take it seriously at all.

"Just like the humble job, the person that the humble job found is one of the people in charge of managing the documents and files. It is said that it is called the Portuguese Royal Library or something. In short, according to the humble job, he can get what we want, so the humble job is looking for I asked him to have a drink or two at a place, but he was not interested in drinking, and almost asked what was going on when he saw the humble official.

"Humble job is also startled, after all, I have never seen such a thing, but since he has asked, then the humble job has nothing to care about, just tell him so, he is very straightforward, I agreed without even thinking about it, and I thought, I'm afraid this thing is really useless to them, they just want to use this to rip us off, but I really didn't spend much money, only 50 taels of gold I bought him off, and I got the item the next day.”

"I see," Zhang Fan heaved a sigh of relief after listening to Wang Xiliang's words. There was nothing wrong with it. In fact, Zhang Fan couldn't comment on it, but he knew it in his heart. Sometimes, things look complicated, but in fact they are so simple. As long as you don't beat around the bush and express your heart directly, many things can be solved immediately, and many things will not cause a lot of trouble.

However, this method is absolutely unworkable here. I am afraid that no one knows how many thoughts people here have and how many unspoken thoughts they have, and sometimes a sudden one pops up It's a new idea, and it's still an incredible idea. If there are people here who really do things like those Europeans, let alone getting promoted and making a fortune, it would be a miracle if they can persist for a month without being punished by others.

Of course, if they are like this, that would be the best. The more they are like this, the more advantage this side will have when dealing with them in the future. Moreover, Zhang Fan can be sure that with the passage of time, the two There will be more and more opportunities to deal with Fang. For Zhang Fan, he certainly hopes that the other party will be more stupid.

"Well, you did a good job on this matter." Zhang Fan nodded and praised Wang Xiliang, "I heard that your ship came back only the day before yesterday, right? I was able to see you today, so you probably got off too. The boat rushed over non-stop, it’s hard work, go to rest, other things are not important, it’s not too late to talk about it until tomorrow.”

"Thank you for your concern," Wang Xiliang said, cupping his fists. "It's just that someone followed us and said he came to seek refuge with you."

Wang Xiliang didn't even need to say who he was, Zhang Fan already knew who it was with just such a sentence. In fact, Zhang Fan had been thinking about this all the time. When Wang Xiliang and Zhao Xiande first arrived, Zhang Fan Fan was thinking, but he didn't see anyone other than the two of them coming in.

Originally, Zhang Fan thought that he might not see her again, even forever, but Wang Xiliang's words made Zhang Fan's mood fluctuate. Thinking about it, Zhang Fan couldn't help asking: "Why, she came back too, why didn't she come with me?" You come here together,"

"My lord, it's not the fault of my lowly position. She said she wanted to dress up before she came to see you." Hearing what Zhang Fan said, Wang Xiliang hurriedly explained, with an aggrieved expression on his face, which meant that Zhang Fan misunderstood own up.

"Then what about her now?" Zhang Fan asked hastily as he had nothing to blame him, or maybe he was too old to blame him.

Just as Zhang Fan was asking, there were footsteps outside.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Wang Xiliang hurriedly showed a joyful look, and said to Zhang Fan: "My lord, isn't this just coming?"

The person who opened the door gave a notification, and after getting Zhang Fan's consent, he stepped aside and let the person in.

The person who came in was Joanna Oliveira, whom he hadn't seen for more than two years. Zhang Fan looked at her face, but her appearance didn't change much, but her temperament was better than last time. When I saw her, it was very different. Although she had been carefully made up, her attire would not conceal her temperament.

Seeing this, Zhang Fan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Zhang Fan has never forgotten what Joanna looked like last time. Joanna came to Daming as a diplomat, but her job is a soldier. Although She has never been on a real battlefield, but she was born in such a country that is always at war. Even if she has never been on a real battlefield or killed an enemy, her seriousness will not be lacking.

And now Joanna, even if he can only see what is revealed on her face, Zhang Fan can still see a lot of things. In fact, Zhang Fan has seen a lot of her current appearance, especially from those This kind of appearance is the most common among people who join the army in the frontier. This invisible fortitude and strong desire to survive cannot be concealed.

But now, Joanna's face reveals such an aura, Zhang Fan doesn't know what she has experienced, but it will definitely not be easy.

Wang Xiliang and Zhao Xiande, who were on the side, didn't say anything when they saw this scene, turned around and backed out quietly. In short, no matter what Zhang Fan and Joanna would say or do afterwards, it was important for them. They are all irrelevant things, and they don't want to know about them. As subordinates, they naturally understand this kind of things, and the less they know, the better.

"My lord, no, I heard that His Majesty the Emperor of your country has made you a marquis. Joanna wants to congratulate you," Joanna saw that Zhang Fan looked at her silently for a long time. Feeling a little awkward, he took an opportunity to divert Zhang Fan's attention.

"Oh, no, it's nothing." Zhang Fan also came back to his senses because of her words. He also knew what happened to him just now, and couldn't help apologizing on his face, and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Joanna, staring at me like that. I thought it was a lady, very rude, I hope you can forgive me, "

"You don't have to be like this," Joanna said with a smile, "Now Joanna is no longer a nobleman, and this is not my homeland. Here, the previous etiquette is no longer applicable," although she said The most important thing is her sadness, but what Joanna showed is calm, and it doesn't make people feel that she is holding on to say these words, or forcing a smile.

"Stop talking about these polite words, let's sit down and talk," Zhang Fan said, guiding Joanna to a seat beside him, and said, "By the way, your Chinese is pretty good. It's been a long time since I saw you, but you have worked hard."

"This is making adults laugh," Joanna said, speaking Chinese that is not very proficient, "All these years, I have been thinking about seeing adults again, so I found a local person who can speak Chinese to teach me. , At first, I was still afraid in my heart that there might be something wrong, and now I feel relieved after hearing what your lord said, but I'm afraid, what I said is still a bit awkward to my lord's ears."

"Where?" Zhang Fan naturally would not say other words to spoil the scenery, "This is not nonsense, your Chinese is really good." This is indeed not what Zhang Fan said to flatter Joanna, it is the truth .

I still remember the last time the two met, Joanna had stayed in Daming for a while, but at that time Joanna could only say some very simple things, and most of them were words, and there were very few complete sentences can speak.

But now, when she speaks Chinese, although she still has some awkwardness, it is mostly because of her original mother tongue, Portuguese accent, and some words and sentences may be difficult for people to understand, but she is definitely not wrong.

This seemingly simple thing, but what it contains is not simple. Perhaps, Joanna found a good teacher to teach her, but Chinese is very difficult for Europeans.

And now, Joanna can learn this in just a few years, so it's not because of her own hard work.

Of course, if she really thinks about it further, why she works so hard is to be able to come to Daming to live.

Why do you want to live here? Is it for survival or for other reasons? After all, if it was to save your life, to be able to live in peace and security, it seems that it is not just a place like Daming, but Joanna Why didn't she choose other places, but chose this place? Was it because of someone, or was she just looking for this oriental country that she had only been to once, and wanted to stay away from her homeland?

It's hard to say. I'm afraid that if you ask Joanna about this kind of thing, she may not be able to answer it.