Xu Wei sighed and said, "Little Brother Lin, yesterday you uncovered the mystery of the Buddha statue's growth, and today you let this old man understand the secret of washing one's hands in a pot of oil. Although I have learned a lot, when it comes to knowledge and experience, in front of you, I still have to admit defeat."
Lin Wanrong shook his head and said, "Xu Daren, what you said is wrong. This knowledge and experience is something that millions of people in China have accumulated over hundreds and thousands of years of experience and slowly figured out. I just borrowed it and used it. Speaking of which, what we admire the most should be the countless smart and wise ancestors. Knowledge is among the people. "
"What a good 'knowledge is among the people'." Xu Wei said, "Little Brother Lin, just based on what you said, it's extraordinary."
Grand Mistress said with a smile, "Xu Daren, don't praise him. The more you praise him, the prouder he will be. "
Lin Wanrong laughed and said, "Grand Mistress knows me best."
Grand Mistress blushed and thought to herself, 'What do you mean know you? It's just that I was tortured by you.'
The two dispirited Westerners were still tied to the side. When the Westerner named Tavone saw Lin Wanrong, he hurriedly shouted, "Mister Lin, Mister Lin —"
Damn, this Frenchman's English is really not authentic, his pronunciation is not even as good as mine. Lin Wanrong greatly despised Tavone. Tavone traveled between Europe and Asia. Although he was French, he was also proficient in British, but his accent still had a bit of a French tongue twisting taste, not so authentic.
Xu Wei asked curiously, "Little Brother Lin, are they calling you?"
Lin Wanrong nodded and said, "Yes, but their Western language is not very authentic, it sounds obscure and difficult to understand."
Grand Mistress said, "That's true. These Westerners are not as good-looking as us Chinese people, and even when they speak, they can't speak clearly, it's very difficult to understand. "
I fell. Lin Wanrong looked at the Grand Mistress helplessly. That's because you haven't seen real Western beauties. Those Western girls are hot and sexy. Compared to Chinese girls, they have a different kind of charm.
Xu Wei, on the other hand, didn't seem to reject this western language. He smiled and said, "When I was young, I also met a westerner. It's just that it was always difficult for me to understand their language. Little Brother Lin, how can you understand? "
This question was really hard to answer. Lin Wanrong laughed and said, "It's a long story. It's my grandfather's father. Back then, he saved a foreigner at sea and learned a few words of Western language from him. As for me, I'm more humble and eager to learn, so I learned a few words from him. I didn't expect it to come in handy today. "
"Oh," Xu Wei replied indifferently. However, judging from his expression, he didn't believe him at all.
Grand Mistress thought to herself, you're lying, but you can't find a better reason, and you can't even be seen through at a glance.
"Little Brother Lin, what are they talking about?" Seeing that the Westerner was talking incessantly again, Xu Wei asked.
Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "He's asking when we will let them go back?"
Xu Wei thought for a moment and said, "In fact, as early as the previous dynasty, there were already Westerners who fell into trouble here and came to China to preach their teachings. Our Celestial Empire has no enmity with these Westerners, and has never made things difficult for them. How about this, let them rest for a few days. Then let them go back. "
No enmity? He could say this now, but a few hundred years later, would there still be the Opium War and the Eight-Nation Alliance? Lin Wanrong shook his head. This was a completely different world. No one knew what would happen in the future.
He sighed and said, "Xu Daren, there is a problem that I haven't been able to figure out. I would like to ask Daren for advice."
Xu Wei hurriedly said, "Little Brother Lin, don't say 'ask for advice'. That would be an insult to this old man. If you have something to say, just say it." Xu Wei was the number one scholar in the world, but in front of this Lin San, he didn't dare to call himself number one.
Lin Wanrong said, "Just now, Daren said it well. As early as the previous dynasty, there were already Westerners who fell into trouble in China. So, has Daren ever counted how many Westerners have come to China so far?"
Xu Wei pondered for a moment and said, "There have not been detailed statistics. There are rumors from time to time among the people, but in this old man's opinion, there are no less than a hundred people."
Lin Wanrong slowly stamped a few steps and said, "There are no less than a hundred Westerners, and they came in batches. What does this mean, Daren?"
Xu Wei shook his head and said, "This old man doesn't know."
Lin Wanrong sighed and said, "This shows one thing, the Westerners are constantly exploring the world. They are constantly drifting on the sea, constantly looking, that's why they are constantly in trouble. "
Xu Wei seemed to understand but not understand. Lin Wanrong said again, "Let me ask Xu Daren again, have there been any warriors in China who have gone to the Western Ocean?"
Xu Wei shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it. The furthest they have sent ships to the Ryukyu Islands and Korea. No one has ever been to the Western Ocean. "
Lin Wanrong let out a long sigh and slowly said, "The Westerners are constantly exploring the world. Their pace is very slow and clumsy, but this is not worthy of our ridicule. On the contrary, they should be respected by us. Because their courage to move forward, the courage to open up and the spirit of exploration is what we, China, should learn from them. The Westerners have come to our China dozens of times, but our China still knows nothing about the Western Ocean. Daren, don't you think it's dangerous? Maybe one morning when we wake up, the Westerners' fleet has already arrived at our doorstep. What will happen then — "
Xu Wei thought deeply. Lin Wanrong was also a little depressed. These should be the things that you officials should think about, but why should I, a common person, worry about it? After listening to Xu Wei's words, he had a feeling in his heart that he had to spit it out. Forget it, I'm not here to save the world. Even if the Martians attack, it has nothing to do with me. Eat well, drink well, sleep well, and play well. I'll be satisfied for the rest of my life.
He calmed down and said, "Xu Daren, since you have promised to let these two Westerners go, I want to make some deals with them. When they return to the Western Ocean, please bring China's silk, tea, and other agricultural and sideline products, as well as the Xiao Family's perfume, soap, and other luxury goods."
Damn it, I'll sell this perfume and soap to France, to England, to all of Europe, and dump it. I must dump it heavily. And those underwear and bras, foreign girls will be even hotter wearing them, especially the French girls, they're famous all over the world. Next time, I must ask Tavone to bring a few French beauties over. I still have several blueprints for sex toys in my heart. If I don't make a few to play with, I really won't be reconciled. Lin Wanrong's heart raised a great ambition.
"Brother Lin, what do you want to exchange with them?" Xu Wei asked.
"That depends on what Xu Daren wants." Lin Wanrong smiled meaningfully. Xu Wei's eyes flashed, as if he had caught something.
Xu Wenzhang, Xu Wenzhang, that's all I have to say. The rest is up to you. Lin Wanrong sighed in his heart. I hope today's words can enlighten you. That's all I can do. I don't have time to teach you at other times. I have to pick up girls, I'm too busy.
Xu Wei smiled mysteriously at Lin Wanrong and said, "Brother Lin, please be my interpreter and tell them that, in order to show the goodwill of China, we've sent skilled craftsmen to Hai 'an to help these Westerners repair their ironclad ships. Please ask them to cooperate well and explain the principle in detail to us. It's best if they can draw a sketch. If we understand it, we'll definitely repair it for them. If not, they can only stay in China forever. "
Shameless, too shameless. But I like it!
Lin Wanrong laughed and put it in another way: I, Lin Wanrong, put in a good word for you two in front of the finance minister of China, in exchange for the minister's understanding and tolerance of you two trespassing into our country. The agate diamond you hid in your boots that Tao Dongcheng didn't take away is worth it. He also expressed the goodwill of China to Tavone, saying that we will do our best to help them repair their ironclad ships and ask them to cooperate and tell us everything they know so that they can return as soon as possible.
Tavone said gratefully, "Mister, you really are the kindest person in the world. In order to express my gratitude to you, I will suggest to His Majesty Louis that in the future, the trade between France and China will be managed by you alone. "
"That's good, very good." Damn, I've accidentally become a bourgeois comprador. The phrase "the kindest person in the world" made Lin Wanrong laugh. He held back his laughter and said, "But, Mister, Tavone, you still need to practice your British language more. You have to keep up with me, haha."
Lin Wanrong pulled the Grand Mistress aside and said, "Grand Mistress, how many pieces of underwear have you made so far?"
Xiao Yuruo blushed and said, "Why do you ask?"
Lin Wanrong laughed and said, "There are still a lot of diamonds hidden on this foreigner's ship. I've agreed with him to exchange underwear for diamonds. This is a great deal."
Xiao Yuruo covered her mouth and laughed shyly. "You can really come up with all kinds of ideas. We've made a lot of underwear. We were originally going to supply Jinling and Hangzhou. If you want to use it, you can take it. "
What am I going to do with that? It's the beautiful French girl who wants to use it. Lin Wanrong chuckled and said: "Prepare all the silk from our cloth shop and get some tea. Don't make it too good, just the inferior ones will do. Westerners have never tasted it before, so it's very precious. Replace all his diamonds. In the future, we'll sleep on a diamond bed. "
Grand Mistress grunted, but then she snorted. A dog's mouth can't spit out ivory. Who wants to sleep on a diamond bed with you?
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