Expedition to Europe

Captain's command room.

Qin Zhiyuan and Henry stood opposite each other.

"I'm confused, Qin, why are you an Oriental?" Henry didn't have the telescope or the pipe, but brought a cup of tea, which was specially made to entertain Qin Zhiyuan.

"I'm confused too, Henry, why can't I be an Oriental?" Qin Zhiyuan also held a teacup in his hand. Through the smoky steam, he could see the tea leaves floating in the boiling water, just like life, Just like the world, there is a mysterious flavor in it.

"You are different from other Orientals. They are cowardly, humble, have no self-confidence, and no faith. They don't even dare to stand up in front of me." Henry glanced at Qin Zhiyuan and observed Qin Zhiyuan's reaction.

Qin Zhiyuan's expression did not change at all, and even his eyes showed no signs of fluctuation. He only looked at the teacup in his hand, as if the water vapor in the teacup could really transform into a dragon.

If he plays tarot cards, he must be an expert! Henry gave up understanding Qin Zhiyuan by observing facial expressions, and at the same time Henry confirmed that Qin Zhiyuan must be a mentally determined person.

"Please forgive me for saying this about your people. I think you understand why." Henry apologized for the temptation just now, and then continued: "Compared with them, you are more confident and aggressive. At the same time, I It can be seen that you have a sense of superiority, even in front of us Westerners. This is very strange. I have never seen anyone like you before. "

Long-distance travel is indeed lonely, even for captains. It is rare to find an interesting person. Henry is very willing to chat with Qin Zhiyuan.

"The Chinese have many virtues, many of which even you Westerners do not possess, although your national power is now stronger than ours. If you look at the same thing from different angles, you will get different conclusions. For example What you call cowardice is called caution to me. For example, what you call humility is called modesty, even without confidence or belief. , none of these are correct. We are confident because we have a history of five thousand years of civilization. Our ancestors were glorious and were enslaved, but our ancestors knew how to move forward in adversity and knew how to survive. How to wait for opportunities through forbearance is a precious legacy left to us by our ancestors. As for faith, do you know Taoism?”

After getting Henry's approval, Qin Zhiyuan continued to introduce: "Taoism is a sect native to China. It does not force people to abandon their relatives, does not advocate the eradication of dissidents, and will not let you kowtow to him five times a day, let alone set fires. Burn the infidels.”

"Oh, do you know about the Crusaders?" Henry attaches great importance to religious belief, or in other words, Westerners attach great importance to faith. Therefore, Henry is very interested in this topic and even interrupted Qin Zhiyuan rudely.

"I know a little bit, but I don't quite understand it. This is the difference between our Eastern and Western cultures. We never force others to give up their beliefs and believe in ours. Our Taoism does not advocate this." Qin Zhiyuan tried A hole was dug for Henry.

"Yes, we don't advocate this either." It was about faith, and Henry was a little anxious.

"Really? Like the Crusaders you just said?" Qin Zhiyuan smiled, everything was under control.

"Oh... this is so depressing." Henry gave up the argument. There was really nothing to argue about at this point in the Crusades.

"You see, we have faith and we also have self-confidence. It's not what you said. Even if my people don't dare to straighten up in front of you, it's not because of fear of you or lack of self-confidence like you said. . That’s because my people are afraid that because of their disrespect for you, you will be angry with our country. After all, we can’t defeat you now. Our cowardice is to be strong in the future, and we bend down to stand up in the future. Straighter."

This is not a sneaky change of concept. Without the support of a strong country, the people really cannot stand up. Qin Zhiyuan has experienced more than half of the past 40 years since the reform. There may be various shortcomings in the country after the reform, but it is undeniable that Chinese people can indeed stand upright in front of foreigners.

"What about you? You are so aggressive now, aren't you afraid that we will anger your country?" Henry is a white man. He has been running at sea all year round, and his face is a little red. In this way, it is hard to tell whether he was blushing or not.

"Maybe you are afraid, maybe you are not. You have to understand one fact, Henry. We went to France to help you. We are not going to beg or cause you trouble. We are going to help you fight the Germans. Only Once you understand this, we will have an equal dialogue, or in other words, you will treat the relationship between us with an equal attitude. "See, this is the standard concept of secret exchange.

"Of course, we very much welcome your arrival." Henry is very clear about the situation in Europe.

It can be said that Europe is like a drunkard who went crazy when he returned home at night, and then burned down all the money he had accumulated over a hundred years.

Qin Zhiyuan was about to continue when someone at the door reported: "Mr. Captain, it's time to change the shift."

"Okay, I understand." Henry frowned and wiped his face, and then sighed helplessly: "Qin, you know, your behavior has caused me a lot of trouble."

"Really? Then I'm very sorry." These words were so insincere that even Qin Zhiyuan himself didn't believe it.

"You just killed one person, and two others were seriously injured. Among the three people you released, one had two broken ribs, and the other two were vomiting blood. They probably had serious internal injuries." Henry counted one by one with his fingers, then spread his hands and made a God bless gesture.

Many people in the labor team practice martial arts all year round, and their various insidious moves to beat people are hard to guard against. For example, if Chen Kangjian had not concealed the facts, the two sailors who vomited blood would have died in a month.

"Let me put it this way, I am short of manpower now. If no one is replenished in time, the Victory Message cannot move forward at full power, which means that our landing time will be delayed." Henry told the truth, this was his real intention to find Qin Zhiyuan.

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"I understand. You mean, let me find a few people to replace those sailors." This is not difficult. There are many workers, and many strong and muscular people can be picked out. Although they can't do technical work, they can still add coal and clean the lower deck.

"This is the best. I'm waiting for your good news." Henry poured out the tea leaves in the cup and made himself a cup of coffee. Compared with tea, he still prefers this: "Don't worry, I will pay the salary and won't let your companions work for nothing."

"Okay, as you wish." Qin Zhiyuan thanked again and then politely said goodbye.

Back to the bottom cabin 106, there is no need to go out. As soon as Qin Zhiyuan said that he needed people on the ship, Chen Kangjian and Ge Lifu took the initiative to volunteer. Anyway, Henry paid the wages, so it would be a waste if he didn't make money.

However, what Qin Zhiyuan didn't expect was that when the two came back the next day, each of them was carrying a pocket watch.

Qin Zhiyuan was in a headache. He had a bad feeling that the image of Chinese people in Europe would not be modest or gentle, but a group of bullies.

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