Thunder Emperor

Looking at the man in front of him who was wearing a lace-trimmed shirt, a gown with a gold-trimmed gown, and combed his blond hair into a ponytail. Liu Qiang really had the urge to kick him off the boat.

"Dear Captain! Please allow me to express my sincerest thanks to you on behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Shipping Company. This is a small thank you from me as the captain for your generosity. Please accept it!"

This man, who behaved elegantly and not like a man, gestured to the two attendants who followed him. The two well-educated servants, who were well-dressed at first sight, put a wooden box full of spices at Liu Qiang's feet.This is a very beautifully decorated oak box, with four corners wrapped in copper and carved with exquisite patterns, and the inside should be filled with spices such as cinnamon.

In the Age of Discovery in Europe, in fact, the most important goods were spices from Southeast Asia, followed by tea, silk and porcelain from the mysterious East, spices and gold from the Americas, and finally slaves from Africa.As a famous sea coachman at that time, the Netherlands used its famous fast multi-masted sailing ships to transport a large amount of porcelain, tea and silk to Europe on the eastern route, while the western route that emerged in the middle of the seventeenth century was not long ago. It only intervened, and it had been the sphere of influence of Spain and the United Kingdom before.

The Dutch merchant ship named Flyer that Liu Qiang rescued was a transport merchant ship of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The cargo was too heavy, and the merchant ship had already gotten rid of it at high speed.

"Your Excellency, Captain! I am Liu from the East! This is my battleship Mojiao. I came here for some private matters, but because I lost my way when I first arrived here, I have been circling around for the past few days. I finally saw a boat just now. I just came forward to ask about the route. I didn’t expect to save your boat because of this. It seems that we are still destined? Let’s do it! It’s almost time for dinner, I would like to invite your Excellency to have dinner together, and please honor me!"

"Oh! I'm very honored! I just brought a bottle of fine wine, I hope Captain Liu will like it!" Liu Qiang had dinner with the captain named Fur Boots, during which he knew where he was now , about three days away from his destination, Basseterre. (Fur boots are really a Dutch surname. Compared with other Dutch surnames, this surname is still good. Dutch surnames have always been very funny. If you are interested, you can check it online. I have seen more Weird, but I won’t say it here because of the sensitive words!)
Because of the different routes, Liu Qiang's Mojiao and Flying Man sailed to their respective destinations after saying goodbye to each other the next morning. The captain of the fur boots gave Liu Qiang a letter of introduction and asked him to arrive in Basseterre handed over to the local governor.Liu Qiang did not expect that the captain with a funny name was actually the brother-in-law of the governor of this British colonial island, and the letter he wrote to Liu Qiang was a letter of introduction to his brother-in-law.

With the right direction, Liu Qiang's Mo Jiao was advancing at full speed, all thanks to the sonar system on the Mo Jiao. With this powerful cheating device, the Mo Jiao could maintain a high speed even when navigating in unfamiliar waters.The Mojiao slowly sailed into the port of Basseterre, and was greeted by a group of heavily armed British soldiers and port defense cannons that had already loaded shells.

This is mainly because the appearance of Liu Qiang's Mojiao is too mighty. When the lookout at the port of Basseterre saw this ship, with its black paint and the engraving on the bow, it was subconsciously thought that it was a ship ready to rob. Pirate ship in port.

"Governor Bourne! That black ship I haven't seen before doesn't seem to be a pirate ship! The other party is flying a flag representing peace." Rear Admiral Donald, the captain of the Great Earl, a British warship stationed in Basseterre, put down the sheet in his hand. said the binoculars. "General Donald! Are you sure that black horror ship is not a pirate? Then why is it decorated so horribly?"

Major General Donald expressed disdain for the behavior of the governor, who is full of fat and only knows how to make money, but out of the politeness of his subordinates to his superiors, he just said in a slightly blunt tone: "I don't know what kind of ship this is, but I recognize it. The pattern on the sail! It's the characters of the Great Ming Dynasty in the East. It seems that this is a ship from the East, but how it got here, let's talk about it after seeing its owner!"

The martial law at the port was lifted under the order of Major General Donald, and the original battle musketeers became a guard of honor. They were neatly arranged in welcome teams and stood on both sides of the trestle bridge. Major General Donald and the still weak-legged Governor Bourne had already stood Smiling at the front of the line, they waited for the Mojiao to dock.

The side of the Mojiao was finally attached to the trestle bridge lightly. Several well-trained crew members quickly and firmly placed the hanging ladder on the trestle bridge. The first to come down was a team of 20 combat soldiers. They held five or six-style rifles with military thorns in their hands, and gleaming horizontal knives on their waists. They stood straight on both sides of the trestle bridge, waiting for their supreme officer Liu Qiang.

Liu Qiang wore a black dress with a large lapel, a black thin leather trench coat, a black cap embroidered with golden dragons on his head, and two silver horizontal knives on his waist. Like a proud general, he looked up. Strutting down the hanging ladder, he arrived in front of Governor Bern and Major General Donald.

Raising his hand to take off his big cap, Liu Qiang touched his heels, snapped a standard posture of standing at attention, and raised his hand to salute a standard modern military salute, and said politely in English: "I am the Black Dragon General of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Qiang. I came here for some private matters, and I hope to have an interview with the top officials here, who is the governor here? Here is a letter for your Excellency to sign for."

"Me! I am the governor here! I don't know who gave me the letter your Excellency took?" Governor Bourne was obviously a little scared. Although he tried his best to control himself, his mouth still trembled.After Liu Qiang handed the letter of introduction written by the captain of the fur boots to the governor's entourage, he continued: "Your Excellency! My crew has been sailing at sea for nearly a month. Disturbing the residents here, I hope to set aside an open space and rent it to us to build a camp. As for the rent, I can pay [-] gold coins every seven days. I wonder if the governor will agree?"

"Is this? As long as your soldiers don't disturb the people at will, such a request is still acceptable. Look at the coconut grove on the west side of the port! It's very suitable for rest, and it's also my own farm land. The wharf shops are not far away, which is convenient for you to purchase.” Hearing the rent of [-] gold coins for seven days, Governor Bourne immediately agreed to Liu Qiang’s request, and rented it to Liu Qiang in his coconut grove, after all, the money was in his own pocket Still relatively good.

Donald pretended to turn a blind eye to the governor's actions. What he was interested in now was Liu Qiang's Mojiao and the weapons that were obviously equipped by professional soldiers. "This general! Please forgive me for taking the liberty! I am Major General Donald, the garrison commander here. I am very interested in your ship. I wonder if I can have the honor to visit it?" "Oh! You are welcome, General Donald. I would like to invite the two of you to visit the ship, since you have proposed it now, let’s go up now! I will hold a dinner at the camp tonight, and I will also invite General Donald and His Excellency the Governor to honor you!"

Bourne was very happy about the invitation of this generous general from the East. After all, it is still difficult to meet such a big benefactor in the Caribbean. Donald is also very willing to contact Liu Qiang, a general from the East. It's all about whether he can get that seemingly exquisite rifle. As a major general, he has never seen such an exquisite rifle. If he can get one, he doesn't need to give him a box of gold coins.

In the evening, countless torches and braziers will be built in the camp in the coconut grove, and the reflection will be as bright as day. A long dining table ten meters long is full of people who are invited to come to the banquet. There are gentlemen and ladies of status in Stirr Island, and all the tables are full of delicious food.These British people who have lived here all the year round, tasted these delicacies cooked with spices, and felt that their lives were like beggars.

Europeans in the [-]th century were not as extravagant in food as in movies and TV dramas. The value of spices can be equated with gold. Many ordinary families only had salt in their diets, and noble families also used spices alone when they ate. Put it in a small dish, and pinch it with your thumb and little finger when needed. This is why until now, in the table manners of Western food, the little finger must be raised when serving an iced wine glass.

Because of the condensed water on the surface of the cup, once it sticks to the little finger and the wet thumb, it will pinch too much when pinching the spices. This is a very rude behavior in western aristocratic table manners.Today, at the banquet held by the Eastern General, not only were all the dishes filled with spices, but also a dish was placed in front of each guest, which was called the thirteen-flavored spice by the Eastern General.

Some curious guests specifically asked afterward, and the soldiers who went out to buy things in the camp knew that this spice called Thirteen Fragrances was actually made of a mixture of thirteen spices.Slowly, Shisanxiang became the most sought-after spice king in the Caribbean. After that, Shisanxiang represented identity. When it appeared for the first time two months later, in the British mainland When it was on the dining table of the nobles, it deeply touched the hearts of these gentlemen and ladies.