The British had long wanted to trade with Dawei, but because they had been defeated by the Dutch in the past, they had to withdraw from the South China Sea and the China Sea. This time, Tang Tong wrote to discuss trade with Thomas. How could Thomas not be happy? The next day, he brought more than 100 men to where Tang Tong was stationed.
Thomas was already quite old, but his greed for money made him stronger and more energetic. After meeting Tang Tong and introducing themselves to each other, Thomas gave Tang Tong a warm hug and said, "Oh, my dear General Tang, it's such a pleasure to meet you. I have always longed to visit your country and have always hoped to visit that beautiful and mysterious country. Now that I'm able to meet General Tang today, I think my wish will soon come true."
You've always yearned for something, perhaps to invade, Tang Tong thought to himself, but with a friendly smile on his face: "Haha, yes, dear Sir Roy, I'm very happy to meet you. I think your wish will come true soon. I hope our friendship can begin from now on. I believe we will have a lot of cooperation in the future."
"Yes, yes, dear General Tang, not only I, Thomas, am willing to be your friend, but we in Britain will also be your friends." Thomas would not look down on the Han people from the great Celestial Empire as the British did in later times. At this time, the influence of Britain on the world was still very great. What's more, as a colonial pioneer, Thomas knew better than other British people how powerful Tang and his people were.
The power of Tang Tong's breech-loading rifles has been known to many Westerners in the war with the Dutch. Although no Westerner has obtained the actual weapon yet, it does not prevent these Westerners from knowing that the Japanese's musket technology is far superior to theirs. Strength determines everything, and no one dares to disrespect a powerful country or person.
After a warm hug with Tang Tong, Thomas greeted Hong Niangzi and Hai Lanzhu according to Western etiquette. The two of them followed Tang Tong with such intimacy that Thomas thought they must be the wives of Mr. Tang, so he naturally had to greet them. However, the differences between the East and the West led to different concepts. Seeing Thomas so rudely stretching out his mouth to kiss her hand, Hong Niangzi almost slapped him.
In Hongniang's opinion, Thomas's behavior was simply audacious and shameless, being so shameless in broad daylight. Hailanzhu, who stood back, although she had the boldness of a grassland girl, could not accept Thomas's behavior. Fortunately, Tang Tong intervened at the right time and stopped Thomas: "Oh, my dear Sir Roy, although I am honored by your courtesy, as a citizen of the Great Empire, your etiquette is unacceptable to us."
If it were the Qing Dynasty, no one would dare to stop Thomas's behavior, and those Qing Dynasty slaves would definitely be very happy. But now it is a big deal, and the person involved is Tang Tong. In Tang Tong's view, etiquette is something that means the weak submitting to the strong. Tang Tong naturally would not let the people around him submit to others in etiquette.
"Oh, God, please forgive my rudeness, dear General Tang. Although the culture of our two countries is different, I still have to praise your two ladies. They are so beautiful." Thomas, a cunning man, naturally would not show any dissatisfaction with Tang Tong interrupting his courtesy. After complimenting her naturally, he concealed his embarrassment.
"Haha, Sir Roy, thank you very much for your compliment. How about we sit down and taste the tea of our Great Empire together?" Tang Tong invited Thomas to take a seat at the right time, and both parties sat in their respective seats as host and guest.
When it comes to tea tasting, Tang Tong doesn't know how to do it, and neither does Hong Niangzi. Hai Lanzhu grew up on the grassland and doesn't know much about tea in Taiwan. Fortunately, this time Tang Tong had his female relatives with him, and in order to take care of them, he also brought a few maids with him. These maids were Han women who were snatched back from Huang Taiji's palace. These women were able to be taken into Huang Taiji's palace not only because they were beautiful, but also because they had good family backgrounds. They were all ladies from prominent families before their families were destroyed by the Jiannu, and they basically knew how to taste tea.
After these women were snatched back by Tang Tong, most of them stayed by his side to serve him out of gratitude. This time when he went out to sea, Tang Tong brought a dozen people with better health conditions with him, so that they could gain some experience.
When Tang Tong and Thomas sat down, a maid named Ye Qiulan came forward to perform tea art for everyone. Thomas was now from a wealthy family and had tasted Dali's tea before. At this time, he also picked up the teacup and smelled the fragrance of the tea. Then his eyebrows twitched and his face was full of surprise.
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