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Chapter 627 Pig Bar
Chapter 627 Pig Bar
After listening to the children's stories, Wang Wenzhou smiled slightly. He really didn't expect that Zheng Chenggong, this little rascal, would have the demeanor of a famous general at such a young age. No wonder he would be so awesome in the future.
Wang Wenzhou asked, "How many casualties were there in this battle? How many prisoners were captured?"
Wu Sanying hurriedly replied, "Reporting to Your Excellency, the casualties were heavy, with 105 dead and more than 300 wounded. More than 300 prisoners were captured."
Wang Wenzhou thought for a moment and said, "Very good! Wu Sanying, you immediately put the prisoners on the ship, then tell the brothers to pack up quickly, and we'll return to Fujian tonight."
"Huh?" Wu Sanying was completely confused. They had finally managed to defend the island, so why was Wang Wenzhou going to give up so easily?
Penghu Island was merely a springboard for attacking Taiwan, but now they couldn't defeat the Dutch fleet; in the recent naval battle, not a single Dutch warship had been sunk. Unable to win in a direct confrontation, Wang Wenzhou had to consider other options.
Three days later, at the Fujian Governor's Office.
Wang Wenzhou interrogated Van Nistelrooy, with one arm around Daenerys and the other around Chen Yuanyuan.
Wang Wenzhou, with his arm around Daenerys, took a sip of wine from her mouth and cursed, "Barbarians are barbarians, they have no manners at all! They should kneel down before me! Baby, translate this quickly!"
Daenerys doesn't speak Dutch, but fortunately, the differences between languages in many European countries are similar to the differences between dialects in China. As long as you know one language, you can understand most of the others.
Daenerys acted as translator, relaying Wang Wenzhou's words to Van Nistel.
Van Nistel was furious upon hearing this. The "van" in Van Nistel's name is a surname reserved for nobles in the Netherlands.
Van Nistel was a nobleman; how could he possibly kneel before Wang Wenzhou? He immediately retorted angrily, "As a citizen of God, I only kneel before God!"
Daenerys whispered Van Nistelrooy's words.
What?! Are you fucking asking for death? A prisoner acting all high and mighty? Wang Wenzhou said angrily, "Men, drag him away and castrate him!"
"Yes!" The two guards quickly dragged Van Nistel out.
Daenerys didn't translate the sentence, and Van Nistel assumed Wang Wenzhou didn't want to talk to him anymore, so he didn't take it seriously. After all, in his view, he was a Dutch nobleman and a military officer, and should enjoy noble treatment. He didn't know that in the Ming Dynasty, let alone a minor nobleman, even the king was considered a barbarian by the Ming people.
Wang Wenzhou put his arm around Chen Yuanyuan, wanting to drink from her mouth.
Chen Yuanyuan shoved Wang Wenzhou away and said irritably, "Don't kiss me! If you want to kiss me, rinse your mouth first. You kissed that dog woman and you still want to kiss me? I find it disgusting!"
Wang Wenzhou shook his head with a wry smile. What a dog of a woman! A blonde beauty, she's the best of the best among foreign women!
Wang Wenzhou was quite helpless and could only touch Daenerys.
Daenerys understood immediately, quickly took a sip of wine, and fed it to Wang Wenzhou. Daenerys felt wronged; she had originally come to the Ming Dynasty with her parents to do business, but they were robbed by pirates on the way and later given to Wang Wenzhou as a toy.
The babies around Wang Wenzhou always discriminated against her and didn't treat her like a human being. However, for Daenerys, these days with Wang Wenzhou were like being in paradise.
The standard of living in the Ming Dynasty was quite high. In Europe during the Ming Dynasty, even kings didn't bathe! For example, Louis XIV never bathed in his entire life. You can imagine how smelly he must have been. This is why Europe developed a perfume industry.
Moreover, Europe at that time had no toilets. Even nobles relieved themselves in the streets. Until the Industrial Revolution, London, one of the centers of European civilization, was filled with excrement and urine, much like India today. Even more horrifying, Europe didn't have toilet paper either. As for how they wiped their bottoms, that's just a matter of imagination. In any case, modern Europeans find this history difficult to talk about.
As for other lifestyle habits, Europe at this time was extremely backward. Porcelain and silk, which were commonplace in the Ming Dynasty, were only affordable to the super-rich and nobles in Europe. A broken porcelain bowl from an ordinary family in the Ming Dynasty could buy a house in Europe.
Daenerys's family wasn't wealthy, otherwise her parents wouldn't have taken her to the Ming Dynasty to do business. Moreover, Wang Wenzhou knew how to enjoy life; even his toys, food, and daily necessities were the best in the Ming Dynasty.
That's why Daenerys went to great lengths to please Wang Wenzhou, hoping to gain a place in his heart. Ideally, she would give him a child; in the Ming Dynasty, a mother's status depended on her son, and this would make her life even better.
A short while later, Van Nistel was dragged back by two guards.
At this moment, Vannister was in so much pain that he was covered in sweat. The Ming people were too evil! How could they do such a shameless thing!
"Kneel down!" Wang Wenzhou said coldly.
"Thump!" The guard released his grip. Van Nistel didn't want to kneel, but he had no choice; he was in too much pain to stand up.
Wang Wenzhou said, "You're asking for it! I'm your god now, because I can decide whether you go to hell or heaven with just a word."
Van Nistel dared not pretend anymore. He really hadn't expected that the officials of the Ming Dynasty would be so cruel and unreasonable.
"Sir, is there anything you wish to say?" Van Nistel used a respectful tone when addressing Wang Wenzhou. He had no choice but to bow his head when he was under someone else's roof.
Wang Wenzhou spoke up, "You pigs, you have a tradition, right? After a battle, you ransom the prisoners. This time, we captured more than 300 people. I'd like to inquire how much each person costs?"
Van Nistel quickly replied, "Ordinary soldiers pay 2 Dutch guilders, while officers pay between 100 and 1,000 Dutch guilders depending on their rank and title."
Wang Wenzhou, unfamiliar with exchange rates, quickly asked, "Baby, how much is one Dutch guilder roughly?"
Daenerys thought for a moment and then said, "One Dutch guilder is roughly equal to 40 coins."
"Pfft..." Wang Wenzhou was completely dumbfounded. The Dutch were too despicable!
In this era, the Dutch guilder was a silver coin, weighing about 20 grams, which was equivalent to about 0.4 qian of silver. Of course, one Dutch guilder still had considerable purchasing power in the Netherlands; otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible to redeem an ordinary soldier for just 2 guilders.
Wang Wenzhou thought for a moment, then said with a wry smile, “You Dutch are too despicable! Here’s what we’ll do: you Dutch have colonies in the East, right? Go back and tell your Governor-General of Taiwan to prepare girls from the colonies. We need pretty girls aged 16 to 26, not ugly ones. For each ordinary soldier, he can exchange two girls. For officers, he can exchange girls according to their rank and title.”
"Pfft..." Van Nistel was completely dumbfounded. This high-ranking official from the Ming Dynasty was simply a lecherous monster! He wanted women more than money!
“Yes, Your Excellency, I will report this to the Governor truthfully,” Van Nistel quickly replied.
"Men, drag him away, cut off his ears and nose, and then send him to Taiwan to deliver a message." Wang Wenzhou was retaliating against the Dutch because last time he sent an envoy to negotiate, the envoy's ears were cut off by the Dutch.
In fact, Wang Wenzhou's initiative to ask the Dutch to ransom the prisoners was not because he wanted a little money or because he lacked pretty girls. He wanted to trick the Dutch during the prisoner exchange and find an opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the Dutch fleet.