Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 317 No foreigner has ever mastered the art of "pretending to slap someone in the face" so skillfully

The beaten blonde's name was Jenny, a waitress at the "Gentleman's Tavern" and a top seller of liquor.

She covered her cheek, which was red and swollen from being slapped, and looked at Smith in disbelief.

The customers in the pub were all excited and ready to fight. They might as well beat up this poor Irish guy who didn't know how to be gentle with women today!

Four burly thugs also silently walked out from behind the bar, holding hacksaws and hammers~
……

Dang clang, clang clang clang.

Smith lifted the corner of his clothes, revealing a delicate short-hand gun and a small cloth bag.

After untying the bag, a series of gold and silver coins fell on the table with a pleasant sound.

Jenny momentarily forgot about the pain in her cheeks, flipped her blond hair around her ears, took down two glasses of wine from the tray, walked to Smith's table, leaned over, and gave her a wink:
"Hey, gentleman from the West End, would you like to have a drink with me?"

Snapped,
She received another slap, and her left cheek became symmetrically swollen.

An officer slowly took care of his fluffy, bold, widened and elongated mustache and said:
"do not worry."

On the Batavia wall 1 mile away,

Jenny shook her head in a flattering manner, fearing that she would miss out on this valuable and good business.

"Praise God."

……

"Go ahead, my sailors have been at sea too long."

Looks a lot like a squirrel!
Smith roughly pushed the silver and gold coins on the table forward, and Silver said with a smile:
"Bitch~ I am a generous captain and like to treat ladies in a less gentlemanly manner. Madam, are you willing?"

The tavern instantly boiled.

Looking at Jenny being taken away by Rinku, and the group of sailors shouting "one by one", the drunkards were crying and banging on the table crazily.

Every year, he helps calm down the slums that stretch for 10 miles outside the city once or twice.

"Sir, if you drink it, your mouth will be hotter than Jenny's ass."

……

"She's so lucky."

Smith generously popped out a silver coin and then drank a full glass of whiskey.

Jenny came back, her steps stumbling.

Entering the tavern, Smith's behavior was so exaggerated,
There are two reasons.

Smith laughed loudly and took out another heavy gold chain from his waist. The pendant turned out to be a small ruby.

moment,

"There is an old saying from the Qing Dynasty that wealth can make foreign devils push the wheels. You must not understand, right?"

The vulgar sailors didn't understand what it meant to pretend to be slapped in the face. They just felt that the scene in front of them was inexplicably relieved and exciting. However, their poor language reserves could not allow them to express their feelings directly, so they could only use a series of "fxxk" to express their shock repeatedly.

He thought Sulawesi volcano had erupted!

As soon as Jenny hesitated, she saw several colleagues who usually had fierce competition around her, eager to give it a try.

After saying that, he patted the bronze cannon beside him.

So he gritted his teeth:

This scene is like that shameless saying: If you want to make money, you have to take off your gown!

The patrolling Dutch soldiers heard it and stopped to lean out of the city wall to observe.

The drunkards slapped the table, slapped the wall, stamped on the wooden floor, and punched each other~
Howling can no longer release their excitement, and they must use more intense body movements.

This scene is so exciting, so gimmicky.

……

"This group of bugs outside the city are just causing trouble every day. If they make too much noise and affect the Governor's concert, I will order to use hot cannonballs to quiet them down."

He snapped his fingers crisply:
"Hey, girl. Bring me the most expensive drink."

Colleagues said jealously:

A chestnut-haired girl holding a tray handed him a glass of amber whiskey with a smile.

"As you wish!"

"Yeah, that necklace made me grit my teeth. I can't even imagine what it would feel like to wear it."

The colonial service life was so boring~
……

After the dizzy feeling of happiness passed, he staggered up to the table, raised his right hand high,
When the tavern became quiet, everyone looked at him inexplicably, and then shouted loudly:

however,
Smith, who is well versed in Eastern wisdom, has been influenced by Jiangnan culture, and has transformed from a consumable sailor into a sea owl, how could he stop here?

"Give everyone here a glass of good wine like this. I'll pay for the wine!"

The effect is great, much more effective than the priest.

The officer made the sign of the cross skillfully and walked down the stone steps, preparing to hunt some natives to practice their marksmanship.

In addition to the psychological satisfaction, there is fishing.

These drunkards who even drank horse urine must not be able to afford the treasure map, so they must fish out the big fish in this area.

As for why they didn't go to Batavia City to sell the treasure map, they were concerned about the potential risks. He was probably killed and silenced by the greedy Governor of the Netherlands.

Once someone becomes murderous and orders the city gates to be sealed, then he and these dozen brothers will be the turtles in the urn.

So in this mixed place, anyone can be deceived.

suddenly,

He smelled a faint scent of perfume.

You don’t need to look back to know that this must be a beautiful, married woman!
……

"Sir, I am the owner of this tavern. My name is Lily."

Lily is about 30 years old, well-groomed, a mature lady.

Smith took the wine she handed him but did not drink it.

He looked up and down very presumptuously and then asked:
"Ma'am, are you a Saxon?"

"Well, I can't say you're wrong, but I'm actually from Glasgow (Scotland)."

Lily took a sip gracefully, and then switched their glasses.

Smith then drank it all in one gulp!

Men should learn to protect themselves when drinking outside!
A woman who can do well in the colony these days ~ maybe with a life in hand, she can form a choir.

The cautious attitude actually attracted Lily's approval.

She inquired:

"Is there any way to make a fortune at sea recently?"

Smith slapped his bear paw on her shoulder unscrupulously and said with a smile:
"Smart lady, you have asked the right person. More than a year ago I was a pauper sailor, now look how rich I am."

Lily smiled, not minding the pinching and pinching of the bear's paws on her shoulders, but inquired:
“Presumably, you are a gentleman willing to share?”

Smith laughed boldly, and Bear Paw was even more unrestrained. He came closer and said:

"For God's sake, I'd love to share~everything with the beautiful lady!"

……

tavern loft,
Half an hour later,
Lily looked at the treasure map with a shocked face, she could hardly believe it.

There is such a real and clear explanation of treasure hiding in the world - going to the Qing Dynasty to pretend to be a mission?
"God, I can't believe my ears. Is what you said true?"

"Of course!" Smith leaned back comfortably, "But this is just a rough explanation. A more specific guide to getting rich requires payment and a large amount of gold."

"How much gold?"

"Your weight in gold."

Lily was silent, probably regretting eating too many buttered hot dogs. This high-calorie food always makes people strong and cheerful.

Maybe you're thinking about it,

What if, without specific details to guide you, you can reach your destination and successfully mine this wealth? Just like Magellan!

……

Smith behind him, with his arms and legs spread out, sighed:
"In that ancient country, the emperor had almost endless wealth, but he also had endless rules and taboos. It's hard for us old-fashioned Europeans to imagine~" "They called us barbarians. The emperor was wary and disgusted. Barbarians, but if the tribute was paid in the right way, it would be a different story.”

"My dear Lily, do you know how many kinds of kowtow there are in the Qing Dynasty? Do you know what a real envoy should do? Do you know how many languages ​​should the credentials be written in? Do you know how to avoid being beaten when you arrive? Do you think it's like sinking a pirate ship? Do you know what the Great Emperor likes? Do you know that a person can be cut with a total of 3 knives?"

"Lily, you don't know anything!"

"Trust me, I can tell you everything!"

Lily turned around and said in the most charming tone she could:
"But you want too much."

"How much? Do you know the rate of return?" Smith jumped up and shouted excitedly, "I, Smith, used to be a trash sailor on the Irish Hound. But now, my wealthy self is scared."

"Have you really been to the Qing Dynasty?"

"of course."

"How much gold did the Great Emperor reward you?"

"Hey, you shouldn't ask a sailor such a complicated mathematical problem. This problem has troubled me and my sailors for several months. Maybe I should go to London to study mathematics at my own expense in the future?"

……

Smith cuddled like a docile cat.

The golden cat asked:
"I have a question, why did you sell this secret? You can obviously go there again by yourself. Who would think that you have too much gold?"

"Hahaha, I just said it. Did you know that a person can be cut with a total of 3000 knives? That was a form of torture in the Qing Dynasty, used to punish people the emperor hated."

Lily shuddered, he couldn't understand.

Smith continued to add insult to injury:
"I have to admit that this is a risk-taker's business. Of course, with my theoretical guidance, the actual risk is very small."

"Since you don't have the strength to buy the guide, please forgive me for not accompanying you. I need to find the next buyer."

"Thank you for your wonderful performance just now. This is a little nutritional fee. In addition, I suggest you eat more pineapple and less beef. This will be a good bonus for your charm."

2 gold coins are still generous.

……

The moment he was about to walk out the door.

"stop!"

"Give me some time, I can raise funds and find partners to share risks and benefits."

Smith shrugged and accepted this most credible suggestion.

However, he did not forget to dispel any evil thoughts this group of people might have:

"First of all, don't think about cheating. Because the information you want is all hidden in my head. If I are caught, my sailors will not hesitate to go to the Governor's Mansion to report you, and publish this incredible wealth in the ”

"Then you'd better find some tight-lipped partners."

Lily answered calmly while putting on her boots:

"I understand! Give me one day, just one day."

That night,

The five most powerful people outside Batavia were sitting together.

They asked their questions and received detailed answers.

Lily looked around at everyone with inquiring eyes.

All five of them nodded, and based on their experience, they basically acknowledged the credibility of this statement.

The most critical thing is that the "Irish Hound" where Smith once stayed was shipwrecked, and a few surviving crew members made a living in Batavia.

They have sent people to inquire, and it turns out that Smith is indeed a poor, indifferent sailor who got rich inexplicably.

……

"Here is the gold you want, 120 pounds."

Smith was very calm, not as crazy as an ordinary sailor would be when he saw a large sum of gold.

Instead, he looked at Lily:

"Do you really only weigh 120 pounds?"

Lily bit her back molars:
"Yes!"

"Well, it's not polite to weigh a woman in public. Deal!"

Someone couldn't help but ask:
"Damn it, how do you act so nonchalantly about such a large sum of gold? This is the entire family property of us people."

Smith pretended again:
"How can a man who has seen Jinshan see these golden bumps? When we returned from the Qing Dynasty, my sailors and I drank rum from the golden bowl given by the emperor, and used gold to make pillows~ Even, we He also stuffed gold coins into the barrel of the cannon and successfully repelled a group of pirates in the South China Sea~"

Lily covered her face:
"Are you sure that was a repulse? Maybe the pirates thought you gave them too much."

"There's no way, the shotguns are all gone. If you don't want to use gold coins to replace it, you can't use gems, right? God will be angry."

……

Smith was satisfied and the blow was a success!
Today I have reached the peak of my life.

He also understood that the big men were not very interested in gold and women because they were desensitized.

Also, the psychological satisfaction brought by pretending to be in public is much higher than that of rum and women.

In a word:

We must pursue a higher spiritual world rather than tacky material enjoyment.

Thank you to His Majesty Li Yu, thank you to the Qing Dynasty, thank God, thank you Tudou~
When leaving the port of Batavia,
He handed Lily the last piece of paper.

"This is?"

"I'm afraid you don't earn enough. What's written here is the secret among the secrets. Study it carefully when you get back, like it's like a Bible~"

……

Looking at the boat going away, Lily, who was holding a parasol, had red eyes.

Waving his right hand,

He sighed:
“I didn’t expect that there are good people among the Irish.”

"It's a pity that I was afraid that you would misunderstand, so I told a white lie."

On the far away deck, Smith held up his telescope and smiled coldly:
"She is obviously from London, but she still pretends to be Scottish like me. Even if she is, she still deserves to die."

The first mate came over and said:
"Boss, how did you judge this?"

"The Londoners' characteristic aloofness, arrogance, pretentious elegance, and aspiration to aristocrats, I can smell it even from 3 feet away. And the way she drinks afternoon tea reminds me of an old friend."

The first mate nodded and went to keep an eye on the sail.

He knew that Smith had spent some not-so-good times on a Saxon merchant ship.

Adding in the feud, his hatred for the Saxons becomes more understandable.

……

Nanyang is the paradise of colonists.

In addition to Batavia, there are also several large and small colonial cities in the hands of various countries.

Smith has successfully transformed into a black-hearted businessman.

One picture sells more, one fish eats more.

Except for the old nest Manila, I slowly visited other colonial cities.

The two groups who went to Jinshanwei with him were even more radical. As expected, they did not choose to sell "courses" to make money, as they felt that this was too slow.

They wanted to gain wealth through danger, so they pretended to be envoys and went to the Qing Dynasty.

What can Smith say about this reasonable idea? He can only pray that these people will be reborn with more eyes in their next life.

Who knows His Majesty the King of Wu best among foreigners?

He must be number one!

In order to realize the Governor's dream, he chose to be loyal to His Majesty.

……

The lookout post on the mast suddenly shouted loudly:

"Ahead on the right, there is a ship approaching quickly without flying the flag."

(End of this chapter)