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Chapter 348 Manila Galleon 4

"It's 2 Arabian miles away. We are downwind and should be safe." Angelo did not answer the question immediately, but whispered a few words to the helmsman. At this time, in order to lower the boat, the Montanis was also furling its topsail, and the ship's speed slowly slowed down.

The Arabian mile is a unit of length popular among European astronomical, geographical, and cartographic scholars since the Middle Ages. It is longer than the traditional Roman ri, roughly between 1.8 kilometers and 1.9 kilometers. The distance is closer to the 1 arc minute latitude, and it is slowly being used for navigational measurements.

"Then there's no need to worry... Captain, from a personal point of view, I understand and support your insistence, but if the other party makes any demands, you still have to pay attention to His Excellency the Baron's opinion when making a decision. This may not mean anything to you. There are advantages and there are no disadvantages at the same time, do you understand?”

After hearing Angelo's affirmative answer, Colonel Ascalante finally felt relieved, and then began to worry about the conscientious captain. Putting down the boat is definitely not just about saying hello to each other. If the other party makes some kind of request, who should make the decision on the Montanis is a sensitive issue.

If it was a matter of pure navigation skills, it would naturally depend on the captain. No matter how domineering and domineering Baron Silva was, he would not risk his life. But when it comes to other issues, you can't just rely on yourself and the captain to make decisions. If you want to get the baron together, it's best to rely on the baron's opinion.

"...Thank you, I will pay attention to my words and deeds!"

Angelo is not stupid, he just doesn't want outsiders to interfere with the operation of the ship. As for other aspects, who cares about who cares? I have neither the ability nor the responsibility. However, the colonel's kindness is still important. The future of this young nobleman is worth looking forward to. Maybe he will be the next governor of the Philippines.

The two small boats approached very slowly. Although the sea conditions were good, sailing on the sea with human oars alone was almost like walking. It took about forty minutes before they came together.

The people on the boat seemed to be able to communicate, but it was not very smooth. Nothing was said through the telescope, only gestures could be seen at each other. After almost ten minutes, the two small boats actually turned around and rowed towards the Montanis.

"Damn fishermen, do they have a problem with their boat and want us to help repair it? Damn it, this will take a long time!"

Colonel Escalante's telescope has become the exclusive use of Baron Silva and Baroness. Not to mention, the Baron's eyesight is very good and his mind is not slow. He was the first to express his opinion.

"Really Portuguese?" Colonel Ascalante lost his telescope, so he and Angelo could only get together and use one together to take turns to check. After hearing this, he asked the captain in a low voice what he meant.

"I have never seen a Portuguese sailing ship like this... maybe it was newly built by the Portuguese who lived in Daming?" Captain Angelo was also not sure, so he could only guess wildly.

"Gonzalez, who are they?" After more than forty minutes, the two small boats finally docked with the Montanis. The first mate came up first. Before his feet touched the deck, three figures quickly came up. Only Mrs. Silva still maintained an elegant posture, but her eyes were looking this way.

"Your Excellency the Baron, Colonel Island Carter, and the captain, they claim to be from some country's navy, and they want to ask us to lower our sails and surrender... That's probably what they mean. Their accents are really weird, and their words and grammar are very Latin. I really don’t understand the language.” The first mate was a little embarrassed and risked his life to make an exhausting trip, but in the end he didn’t understand most of the words. The reason is not necessarily that what the other person said is wrong, but that your own knowledge is insufficient.

If I guessed correctly, the three young men who looked like Manila natives spoke pure Latin. This ancient language was only learned by some nobles and high priests in the church. Damn it!

"If I heard correctly, are you speaking Latin?" The Baroness, who was walking elegantly, finally came closer. She stared at the three young men who had just boarded the boat and listened intently. Then she suddenly stepped forward and spoke in Latin. ask.

"...Hmph, rude guy!" But when the three men saw the stretched out little hand, they not only did not lower their heads to salute, but also dodged back. If it were not blocked by the side of the ship, they would have turned around and ran away. This made the excited people The baroness suddenly darkened her face.

As a nobleman, Baron Silva was at least very chivalrous on the surface. He immediately stepped forward to stand between his wife and the strange man. Then he heard a string of words that sounded like Spanish, but the words were not very similar. Words.

"I am...the navy...your ship...order...surrender!" The three men in black focused their gazes, no longer looking at the baroness' ghostly face and white breasts, trying to control their emotions, and raised their voices. read aloud.

"Dear, is he really speaking Latin?" The baron understood a few words, but couldn't connect them together, so he had to turn to his wife to ask. In terms of knowledge, his tonnage was far less than his weight. He had learned countless Latin words when he was a child. He had swallowed all kinds of delicacies and excreted them smoothly without retaining any of them.

"These three gentlemen claimed to be the special envoys of the Ming Emperor. Because the Spanish army in Manila massacred the citizens of the Ming Empire and robbed goods, they asked us to surrender, otherwise we would sink... Jesus, sink! We only have Can’t a ship wait until it reaches Manila to seek revenge?”

The Baroness was quite proficient in Latin, and she could roughly understand what the man in black meant, but her IQ was obviously flawed. She neither asked for the other person’s detailed origins nor asked if she had found the wrong person. Instead, she tried to Discuss with the other party whether it can be postponed for a few days, as if the ship is no longer the property of Spain when it reaches Manila, and whether it lives or lives has nothing to do with her.

"...Angelo, do you understand? They are here to seek revenge because their merchant ship was looted in Manila Port. Many people died and dozens of ships were burned.

Bullshit, you must be lying. How can there be dozens of merchant ships in Manila Port? As one of the largest ports in New Spain, Acapulco has only a dozen ships at most. "

In fact, Colonel Aslan Carter could understand most of it without the Baroness translating. The other party was indeed speaking Latin, but it seemed to be older than the Latin used in the church, and many words had been changed or replaced.

However, this did not affect my understanding of the content. As I relayed it to Captain Angelo, I became angrier as I spoke. It would be fine if they were pirates. It would be too ungraceful to pretend to be the emperor's envoy and come here to defraud and deceive them politely.

(End of this chapter)