Chapter 11: Beautiful Man (1)

Since Yun Zhao's power, Guangzhou's marine trade business has immediately entered an unprecedented period of great development.

Offshore, the Second Ming Fleet led by Shi Lang patrolled the sea. The six squadrons under him were stationed in Taiwan, Qiongzhou, Guangzhou, Quanzhou, Shanghai, and Yantai, Shandong, and pay attention to the sea at any time.

Since his main fleet returned from his expedition to Java, it has been stationed in Dengzhou, Shandong.

The Second Fleet has a total of seven main iron armored warships, sixty-six second-class schooner warships, three hundred and seventy-eight wooden blessed ships, more than 1,600 Fuhai boats, and more than 48,000 personnel. In addition to the 20,000 Marine Corps, the combat power of nearly 70,000 people firmly controls the coastal border of the Ming Dynasty.

In Malacca, outside the coastal seas, Han Xiufen's first fleet has expanded rapidly for four years, and sixteen ironclad ships have firmly blocked Malacca. As for the large sailing ships, they have left Malacca and entered the Indian Ocean to find their own supplies.

That's right, this is Han Xiufen's policy to each squadron. Those who can find wealth, whether it is arms or official positions, will be tilted towards them. Those who can't get wealth can only stand aside.

Today, the Strait of Malacca has been impregnable by Han Xiufen. Whether it is the ironclad ships in the strait or the turrets at the narrowest strait, the warships of the British, Dutch, French, and Portuguese stopped all the battleships of the Malacca Strait.

Even the Dutch East India Company, which was driven out of Java by Han Xiufen, would rather compete for India with the British and French than challenge Han Xiufen's position in Malacca.

The gate of the Strait of Malacca was closed by Han Xiufen, and the South China Sea and the East China Sea became the inner sea of ​​the Ming Dynasty.

Foreign warships cannot enter, but merchant ships can be unimpeded, but they only have to pay trade taxes.

After the confrontation between warships and warships, order usually comes soon.

At this time, the winner will naturally gain more, and the loser will recognize the winner's rights.

The Ming Dynasty was a civilized country and a powerful country.

This gave Europeans a minimum basic basis for communicating with the Ming Dynasty.

Guangzhou, Lianxianglou!

Howard sat in a window position and sipped gently on a sweet tea with honey and cinnamon added.

Because the Ming Dynasty teacup usually has no hands, he had to hold the entire teacup and lean forward slightly so that his slim waist would be revealed.

Since getting off the boat, he has discarded his loose and ugly linen clothes, put on white stockings that are above the knee, and put on a pair of half-inch-high high heels, so that his figure can be taller.

A beige breeches reveal his graceful calves and thick thighs.

A standing tie as white as snow and a white shirt with lace was pressed tightly against his neck, making him unable to bow his head and look even more noble.

After buttoning the black vest with a ribbon, he fully showed his slender waist and broad chest.

This time he did not deliberately put on makeup like he was in London, nor did he point black beauty spots on his lips to declare to everyone, "I can belong to you."

If he doesn't attend a cocktail party, he usually doesn't like to wear wigs. His blonde hair is as dazzling as the sun god, and there is no need to cover it with a wool wig.

So, he simply tied his hair behind his head with a ribbon, which was very long, which was his pride.

An exquisite sheathed sword was placed at hand, and the ruby ​​at the hilt was emitting dazzling light.

This made him look both educated and full of the mystery of a ranger.

Generally, in this case, Howard should also put a small collection of lambskin poems in his vest pocket and reveal a corner.

He is confident in his appearance and his strong body.

When he was in London, as long as he appeared at a cocktail party, he would always attract the favor of many ladies. Often, he would receive many mysterious invitations before the banquet ended.

Life was good like this, until after an angry husband pulled the tired Howard from the huge bed, Howard still thought so.

“Your wife has beautiful eyes as bright as stars or as sun;

Lips like coral, cinnabar, ruby;

The cheeks are like the moon, the skin is like cream, and the complexion is like lilies mixed with roses, with a shining luster of gold and silver.

The skin is better than cream or milk; the blood vessels on the chest are like blue streams; white teeth are as white as pearls or ivory...

Such a beauty smiled at me, and I forgot that I was just a humble man, forgot that I had promised God, and just wanted to pounce into your wife's soft chest.

Sir, you are the lucky one, the real lucky one. I am just a broken boat that has just experienced the storm. I am lucky to have the honor of mooring in your wife's gentle harbor for a moment, and you can stop here forever."

Generally, after Howard said these words of praise, the husband usually calmed his anger and discussed with him the tenderness of his wife...

However, this husband was different. He was so furious that he saw a bull with red cloth. He panted and pinched his neck and threw him out of the window...

When he escaped from the beautiful manor naked, he found a squirrel depicting on the lintel of the manor, and there was a line of inscription below the squirrel - Where can I climb...

Count Arundel - a love-loving person who loves his wife and is as beloved as an eyeball. He challenged and killed six love rivals...

Howard didn't want to be the seventh one, he didn't have the confidence to face the strong bull-like Earl Arundel and win.

He received a challenge from Count Arundel.

Then he ran away.

In France, he was almost killed by people sent by Count Arundel. In the bright sunshine of Italy, the people sent by Count Arundel almost strangled him to death. Even in the dark and cold Cologne, an arrow shot into the door frame with his ears...

Then, with the help of his friends, he boarded a merchant ship to the east and bumped on the sea for a year.

Now, he can finally sit in the bright sunshine and enjoy a cup of fragrant sweet tea.

This is the powerful Ming Dynasty, the uncles and brothers of Count Arundel cannot even exert their power.

As soon as he set foot on the land of the Ming Dynasty, he completely fell in love with this country.

Not only were the huge steel warships encountered in the Strait of Malacca, the navy in beautiful sailor suits, but also the ships of European men and women also came to this Eastern country to make a living.

This made Howard completely relieved. As long as he had his own kind here, he could live well.

Just now, he had already shown his elegance and beauty in the most prosperous place in this huge city. There were many people watching him, most of whom were watching the fun, and no one looked at him with the idea of ​​appreciation.

This is very troublesome, which shows that the beauty you are proud of is not popular here.

Thinking of this, Howard turned his head and looked at his waiter Simon and said, "We are not suitable for here, we still have to go to the new dock."

Simon put away Howard's stabbing sword and said carefully: "Master, the people here look rich."

Howard sighed and said, "Simon, every place has its own appreciation standards, just like the British like double chins, the French like poets, and the Italian likes arms and legs. It is said that such people...

I think the Ming people must also have their own standards for handsome men. We are new to us, and we need to slowly discover these."

Simon nodded repeatedly and said, "You are always right."

Howard smiled and patted Simon on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, the money you invested in me will be back one hundred times or a thousand times sooner or later."

Simon smiled and showed his mouth full of yellow teeth, saying, "This is inevitable, sir."

Seeing Simon paying the bill with silver coins, Howard took out a silver coin and several copper coins from Simon's wallet and carefully identified it. Xiangxi asked about the value of these coins, and then put the money into his pocket.

This was impossible. The Count Arundel was chased too quickly. Howard almost lost all his property. The tickets to the East were collected by his friends.

If he hadn't found a good servant on the boat, Howard believed that he would have done cool work on the boat and eaten food that pigs had to eat, just like those dirty sailors.

Just as Howard left Lianxianglou, a ragged beggar leaned against the restaurant door with a broken bowl and basking in the sun bored.

Howard took out a copper coin from his pocket and threw it into the beggar's broken bowl, and said in the most peaceful tone: "Take it, poor man."

When the beggar saw a copper coin appearing in the broken bowl, he was delighted. When he looked up and wanted to thank him, he realized that the person who threw the copper coin was a Westerner. This guy's blue and gray eyes were full of mockery.

The beggar spat at Howard's feet, then threw the copper coin to Howard and said, "What are you? You're so mocked Grandpa."

Howard couldn't understand what the beggar said, and looked at the beggar in confusion, but heard the people around him making noise and kept shouting words like "Okay, OK, OK."

Howard said to Simon: "Does the beggars here want money?"

Simon shook his head, he didn't know why.

"Boy, I didn't lose my face as a Ming Dynasty person. Then, I'll reward you."

A fat businessman upstairs leaned out of the window and threw down half of the leftover roast chicken.

Before the beggar could fall, a tiger rushed to catch the roast chicken in the air, ate it hard, and then bent down to salute the merchant upstairs, thanking him vaguely.

Howard was an extremely sensitive person, and he soon saw contempt and mockery in the eyes of the crowd around him.

“Things are worse than I thought…”
Chapter completed!