Main Characters: Yu Yuanzheng, Shangguan Ziqi
Yu Yuanzheng transmigrated into the original host on her wedding night. Upon arriving, she was immediately forced to listen to her cousin and hus...
Yu Yuzheng had an idea of what was going on when she heard those foreigners shouting in English.
But she said nothing.
The first time, he and Shangguan Ziqi stood in front of the iron fence.
When those people saw so many people coming, they stopped shouting.
One of the blond men looked at Shangguan Ziqi with anger.
"We are not sick, we were just blown here by the wind. Let us out, we can leave immediately." The man said in English, gesturing with his hands.
But Shangguan Ziqi didn't understand.
Yu Yuzheng lowered his head and translated it to him quietly.
"Husband, please ask the irrelevant people to leave. I will communicate with them."
Shangguan Ziqi understood immediately that the lady didn't want anyone to know that she understood the language of these people.
This is really unbelievable.
"County Magistrate Zhou, all of you please step outside. This prince wants to communicate with them alone." Shangguan Ziqi ordered.
County Magistrate Zhou was stunned. He couldn't understand what was being said. How could he communicate?
But he still obediently took all his people out.
Shangguan Ziqi ordered several guards to retreat to the outer yard.
Yu Zheng then stepped forward and asked in fluent English, "Where are you from?"
When the foreigners heard that someone could speak their language, they immediately showed expressions of surprise and joy.
The blond man grabbed the iron railing and said anxiously, "We are explorers from Estria. Our ship encountered a storm at sea, lost its way, and was blown here. We have no ill intentions, we just want to seek help."
"How far is Esteria from here?"
"We don't know either, it's been three years since we set out.
However, we did not sail all the way, but followed the coast, going ashore to resupply every once in a while, playing around in the local area, and then continuing on our way.
We didn't plan to go ashore this time, but we encountered strong winds and our boat hit a reef and needed repairs.
Please help us, dear lady. We are willing to give you something in exchange for your help."
Yu Zheng nodded and turned to translate for Shangguan Ziqi.
"Estria? What place is that?" Shangguan Ziqi frowned after hearing this.
This was the first time he had heard of such a country with such a strange name.
"Estria should be a western country, very far away from our Great Wei. Their ship lost its way at sea and was blown here." Yu Zheng explained.
"What do you think, Madam? Although they claim to be explorers, their origins are unknown after all. It would be inappropriate to release them hastily.
Since they call themselves explorers, they must have been to many places, and their ship must have a lot of things they collected along the way.
Why don't we check what they have on board first?
And they’ve been to so many places, and we can learn more from them about what’s going on in other places.”
"Yeah, you're right, I think so too."
Yu Yuzheng knew clearly that the so-called explorers were actually a group of people with ambitions.
If she knows history, isn't it brought by explorers?
They would bring back the information they collected from their explorations to their own countries, which would arouse the greed of their rulers, so they would build more ships and plunder abroad.
Thinking about this, Yu Zheng had a bold idea in her mind.
"May I ask your name, sir?" Yu Yu Zheng asked the blond man.
"Dear Miss, please call me Edward Russell. What is your name, Miss?"
"The country you are visiting is called Great Wei. I am Yu Yuzheng, the princess of Great Wei. This is Shangguan Ziqi, the great general of Great Wei."
"It's Her Royal Highness the Princess. Nice to meet Her Royal Highness the Princess." Edward bowed and greeted them.
"Mr. Edward, we need to inspect your ship and confirm your identity and cargo.
If everything is true, we will consider releasing you.
At the same time, on behalf of my king, I welcome you to come and welcome you to be guests in our country so that we can have further exchanges.
We can help you repair your ship."
Edward was delighted when he heard this and said quickly, "That's great. Our ship is full of goods from Estria, including wool products, leather products, glassware, exquisite silverware, etc. We are willing to trade with you in exchange for food and supplies."
Yu Yuzheng translated his words to Shangguan Ziqi.
"In that case, I'll send someone to check their ship right away." Shangguan Ziqi showed great interest.
"Tai, make arrangements as soon as possible. Besides, these people were frightened in prison. First, arrange a place for them to stay and entertain them. Don't let them think that we, the Great Wei, neglected our guests.
But we also need to find someone to watch over them and not let them mess around.
We will bring them back to the capital and let the emperor meet them so that he can understand how big this world is."
Although Dawei is relatively powerful at present, it is only because of the bomb that it is limited to a few neighboring countries, and the outside world knows very little about it.
The arrival of these foreigners was an opportunity for Da Wei to begin to contact the outside world.
Let the people of Wei know that there are many countries that are much stronger than Wei.
Yu Zheng had a strong idea at this time. The Great Wei could not wait for others to become strong and attack the Great Wei, and become a vassal state of the West under the foreign artillery.
Shangguan Ziqi saw that Yu Zheng was in deep thought and asked softly, "What are you thinking about, Madam?"
Yu Zheng came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I was thinking that the arrival of these people might be a great opportunity for our Great Wei.
We can learn about the outside world through them, and even conduct trade, exchange what we have and what we don’t have, and sell our unique products to other countries, so that Dawei can make more money.”
When Shangguan Ziqi heard this, his eyes lit up. The lady was truly far-sighted.
"You are right. Although the Wei Kingdom is powerful, it cannot remain complacent.
If we can communicate with the outside world and allow Wei to make more money, it will be the best thing for Wei.
After the war a while ago and now a disaster, the Wei Kingdom could not withstand even the slightest storm.
As the Prince Rong's Palace of the Great Wei, we have the obligation to help the Great Wei overcome this difficulty.
Maybe the arrival of these foreigners is an opportunity for the Wei Dynasty."
"Um."
Yu Zheng communicated with these foreigners for a while and decided to release them and bring them to Beijing.
Seeing Yu Zheng’s cordial invitation, Edward agreed.
They have been to many countries. When they first set out, they passed through several countries where the language was still understandable, but later on, they had to rely on gestures to communicate.
But I have never been thrown into prison.
As long as they took out something in exchange, they could leave smoothly every time.
If there hadn't been a typhoon this time, they wouldn't have gone ashore.
Even if they need supplies, they communicate with others and exchange what they need.
Shangguan Ziqi asked someone to call in County Magistrate Zhou and asked him to settle the people down and ensure their livelihood.
County Magistrate Zhou certainly did not dare to disobey Shangguan Ziqi's order.
The next day, Yu Zheng specially brought Edward with her to check on their ship.
When they saw the big ship, they were all surprised.