Smuggling Daming

Liu Tao brought back a total of three bags of corn seeds. Zhou Zhong asked someone to reclaim a field next to Nanyang Town, and then planted one of the bags of corn. He had other uses for the remaining two bags.In addition, Zhou Zhong hired several experienced farmers in the town to take care of the growth of corn. Now that the weather is hot, it is time for corn to be planted, and it should be ready for harvest in autumn.

As for the few half-dead sweet potatoes, Zhou Zhong paid more attention to them. He opened up another field next to the pepper field in the garden, and then transplanted all the sweet potatoes there by himself. After pouring water, he was relieved. The growth of several sweet potatoes is not very good, but Zhou Zhong is not worried about whether they will survive, because sweet potatoes are very cheap, as long as there is a little soil and water, they can grow, and they don't need too much. Taking care of them can be said to be a very vital thing, so as long as they are planted, Zhou Zhong knows that they will definitely come back to life.

"Sanggong, what are you planting again? Is it the same as pepper?" At this moment, Wang Jinxuan, Zhuan'er, and Bai Mengwan walked into the garden. Seeing Zhou Zhong's sweaty face was very distressed. She took out a handkerchief and handed it to Zhou Zhong. Wiping off his sweat again, he asked.Seeing the intimacy of their husband and wife, Zhuo'er just smiled knowingly, but Bai Mengwan beside her couldn't help but her face darkened, and at the same time, there was a bit of envy in her eyes.

After Wang Jinxuan finished wiping off her sweat, Zhou Zhong smiled and said, "Jinxuan, you guessed right. The thing I plant is called sweet potato, and it comes from the distant America like peppers, but sweet potatoes are different from peppers. I don't know I don’t intend to control the sweet potatoes in my own hands, and when I have the opportunity in the future, I will promote the sweet potatoes, and the more people who plant them, the better!”

Seeing Zhou Zhong's excited look, Zhuo'er couldn't help but said at this moment: "Brother, seeing how happy you are, is it possible that this sweet potato is a very delicious condiment like pepper?"

"Hahaha~, sweet potatoes are actually not that delicious. At most, they are a subsistence food, but they are very important. Even in my heart, the peppers next to them can't compare with sweet potatoes!" Seeing Zhou Major said with a smile, in comparison, pepper is a commercial crop.It can bring you a lot of property, but sweet potatoes are a life-saving crop. How many people will live because of sweet potatoes in the future?

Hearing that Zhou Zhong valued these unremarkable sweet potatoes in front of him so much, Wang Jinxuan thought for a while and said with a smile: "Since Xianggong said that these sweet potatoes are so important, why don't you give them to us to take care of them, after all, Xianggong, you are so important every day. So busy. No time to fiddle with these things."

When Zhou Zhong heard that Wang Jinxuan asked to take care of Sweet Potato, he wanted to say no.After all, the vitality of sweet potatoes is tenacious, so there is no need for too much care at all, but when the words came to his lips, he stopped and changed his words: "Alright, these sweet potatoes are of great importance. Only Jinxuan and you can take care of them personally, so I can rest assured!"

Zhou Zhong changed his mind.This is because he thinks that Wang Jinxuan and Biao'er can only move around in the inner house, which is really boring.That being the case, it is better to find something for them to do. It just so happens that the first batch of peppers has been harvested, and the second batch will not be harvested until autumn, so this period of time can be used to take care of sweet potatoes.

Thinking of this, in order to increase Wang Jinxuan and the others' sense of honor when taking care of sweet potatoes, Zhou Zhong explained in detail the characteristics of sweet potatoes, such as their yield and fear of disasters, and then told them that if sweet potatoes can be promoted in the future, then for all people in the world, It's a great thing. In the future, I don't know how many people will live because of the sweet potatoes, so they must take good care of the sweet potatoes. In the future, there will be countless people who will remember their achievements.

Zhou Zhong didn't know that what he said to Wang Jinxuan today would become a prophecy. In the future, countless people will live because of sweet potatoes, and people have not forgotten the three daughters of Wang Jinxuan who took care of the first batch of sweet potatoes. In the future, the three of them were regarded as incarnations of Bodhisattvas by the people in the Central Plains, and there are temples dedicated to them everywhere in the Central Plains.It's just that although the three of Wang Jinxuan are admired by all people because of sweet potatoes, Zhou Zhong, who was the first to introduce sweet potatoes, was selectively forgotten by most people, because people's attention was all focused on other things about Zhou Zhong. attract.

Sure enough, hearing that sweet potatoes are related to the livelihood of all people in the world in the future, this made Wang Jinxuan and the three daughters not only admire Zhou Zhong, but also feel that their current position is much heavier, and there is also a hint of excitement in their eyes when they look at those sweet potato seedlings. Feeling a little dignified, Wang Jinxuan even opened her mouth to reassure Zhou Zhong that they will definitely take care of these sweet potatoes like children in the future.

After placing these sweet potatoes, Zhou Zhong called Liu Tao and other people who had gone to India, and inquired about some situations along the way from them, and also focused on the city of Malacca. According to the original historical development, next year Portugal will The second attack on Malacca, and this time is different from the last time, they sent more than a dozen ships and thousands of soldiers, which is almost all the military power of the Portuguese in Southeast Asia, and this time they finally It succeeded, and the city of Malacca, the traffic artery connecting the East and the West, finally fell into the hands of the Portuguese, which also marked the fall of sea power in the Central Plains.

Ever since Zhou Zhong got involved in smuggling, he has been thinking about the steps of the Portuguese to invade Southeast Asia. As for the Strait of Malacca, an important maritime traffic route, he can't let it fall into the hands of the Portuguese anyway. And the strength of Portugal is extra careful, and he even plans to take people to aid Malacca City next year. Although his strength is not very strong, but combined with the local forces of Malacca City, it should be able to repel Portugal's attack. In addition, he also has An immature idea, if you can borrow troops from other places, let alone repel the Portuguese, it is not difficult to wipe out all Portuguese forces in one fell swoop.

In addition to the city of Malacca, the Portuguese military power in India and other places is also the focus of Zhou's attention. Although they know something about these Liu Taos, in contrast, the European craftsmen who moved from the ports of Portugal in Chilawa must know Therefore, Zhou Zhong sometimes chats with people like Chilawa, hoping to learn more about the Portuguese.

Speaking of which, after the European craftsmen from Chilawa moved to Nanyang Town, they caused Zhou Zhong a lot of trouble. First of all, it was their hygiene habits. It was only one aspect that they didn't take a bath. On the other hand, they didn't go to the toilet together. Habits, whenever you feel like it, you can solve it anywhere, and the toilet bucket in the morning is directly dumped on the road. As a result, the area where they live soon becomes stinky. Not even a place to stay.

Regarding this situation, the other residents in Nanyang Town are also full of resentment. After all, the roads in the town are public, and everyone has to walk on them, but now if you are not careful, you will be tricked, which will naturally attract many people. Dissatisfied, some people have even talked about those Europeans behind their backs, and some even clamored to drive them out.

As a result, this incident finally got to Zhou Zhong, which made him smile for a while. At the moment, he first communicated with Father John, and then asked him to come forward to persuade those European craftsmen in Chilawa, but the effect was not very obvious.Seeing that it was too soft, in the end Zhou Zhong became cruel and asked people to make a law to prohibit everyone from urinating indiscriminately. At the same time, it also stipulated that the toilets in the homes of residents in the town should be handed over to Ye Xianglang for disposal, otherwise he would not only be fined, but also severely punished. Some of them may still be boarded.

Zhou Zhong's tough attitude finally paid off. After those Europeans were fined several times, some of them were even slapped by Jin Yiwei in public for refusing to mend their ways. Now those European craftsmen finally became honest and started talking with the townspeople. Like other residents of the town, the sanitation conditions have been greatly improved.

Of course, although Zhou Zhong can use a tough attitude to prevent European craftsmen from defecating indiscriminately, he cannot force them to take a bath. Therefore, although the public health conditions have improved, the personal hygiene of these people has not improved much. Many people who work with European craftsmen complain a lot.

But fortunately, as a girl, Miss Xila has been persuaded by Zhou Zhong. Within two days of arriving at Shuangyu Port, she persuaded her father Chilawa and mother Helen to become the first among this group of Europeans. A person who changed the bad habit of not bathing, and she also admired the culture of the Central Plains. Not only did she actively learn Chinese from Father John, but she also liked to wear Ming women's clothes, and she also began to learn from other people in the town in terms of customs.

At the beginning, the original residents of Nanyang Town were not used to Miss Sheila's appearance, but they soon discovered that among the new batch of Frangji people, Miss Sheila was the only one other than the two priests. In addition, she is the only one who does not smell bad, and she does not have the bad habits of other Europeans. In addition, she is very smart, and quickly learns to understand some simple Chinese and greets everyone, which makes Miss Sheila gradually become a town The most popular European immigrants on the Internet.

It was also under the influence of Ms. Sheila that other European immigrants also began to change slowly. For example, Ms. Sheila’s mother, Helen, who was also a woman, was also influenced by her daughter. One day, she finally took a bath , As a result, Chilawa was the only one left in the family who stinks. In the end, he couldn't stand the persuasion of his wife and daughter, and became the third person to take a bath among the immigrants. Moreover, the transformation of their family made more European immigrants The original concept of hygiene has also been shaken.

Thinking of the European immigrants who are slowly being assimilated by the residents of Nanyang Town, Zhou Zhong couldn't help showing a little smile. At the same time, he also decided to go to the Chilawa family to learn about the situation of the Portuguese in India and other places. After all, they were the first batch of immigrants. People who take a bath, their noses don't have to suffer anymore when talking to them themselves. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)