At 8:30 am on October 11, 1794, eight members of the Spanish mission, led by two officers sent by the Kinmen Base, arrived at the Kinmen Fort on time.

The eight members include Archbishop Alonso Nunes de Haro Peralta, the chief leader, and the representative of the Royal Supreme Council of Spain in the Americas, Deputy Chief, California Governor Jose Joaquin de Alilaga, Franciscan California Missionary Committee Chairman Fermin de Lasun, Captain Bernardo Bonavia, the clerk of the provincial governor Juan de Arevalo, the translator of the translator, and two attendants.

They were greeted at the gate by Luqi, the governor of Kinmen, Beihai Town, deputy Li Shi, and several young officers from the Staff Office; of course, Zhao Xin, who was named "Liu Sheng", also came, and his identity was the negotiation envoy sent by Beihai Town.

Ruqi wore a thief today, wearing a brand new and straight military dress, the silver gilded generals on the epaulettes shone brightly, and three rows of medals on his chest. The same is true for Li Shi, who was standing behind him, was wearing a dark green military dress and dark leather boots that could illuminate the figure.

As for Zhao Xin, he didn't change any dress, but just wore a desert camouflage training uniform without a military rank, and didn't even wear a hat. He had a small buzz cut, big sunglasses, and a beard on his face, which made Li Shi always want to laugh.

The Spanish delegation had learned from Monk Diz yesterday that there would be a "special envoy" from China from this negotiation. When they learned that this person could speak fluent French, everyone felt that communication was much smoother.

To be honest, Monk Diz's Cantonese language is good, but the problem is that Ruki's Cantonese proficiency is just right and singing a few plastic Cantonese songs, and the conversation is simply a disaster. If he had written a pen, Monk Diz's writing skills were not very good, so when he met before, the two made a lot of jokes.

So when the representatives of both sides exchanged greetings, Archbishop Peralta held Zhao Xin's hand, smiled, and asked in French: "Monsieur, if I guess correctly, are you Mr. Liu, who came from China?"

Zhao Xin smiled and said, "Ouais. My name is Liu Sheng."

Peralta said: "Your Excellency is very good in French! If there weren't many Chinese in Europe, I would have thought you had been living in Paris. Is your French teacher like me, a servant of God?"

The reason why he thought so was that in recent decades, all the Catholic monks who had entered the inland China were from the Jesuits, and most of these people were French.

Zhao Xin shook his head slightly and said, "No, I learned from a gentleman named Degine, who is the representative of the French East India Company in Guangzhou. Speaking of which, Mr. Degine is a Parisian."

Peralta suddenly realized and thought that this was an important message, and he had to write a letter to notify Manila when he went back.

In fact, Zhao Xin can master French proficiently and has nothing to do with Degine; except for his hard work, Mrs. Elizabeth is the biggest contributor. After all, the bed sheets cannot be rolled in vain.

Since leaving France four years ago, he has the idea of ​​mastering French. You should know that French is a necessary skill in the middle and upper class of Europe. People who do not understand French should not even be a businessman to do business; because French is also a common European business language, and all cross-border trade contracts must be used in French.

For Zhao Xin, since he rescued Louischar, helped the French Indian colonies fight against Britain, and plotted against Louisiana, he would inevitably interfere in French politics in the future. If he didn't understand French, he would definitely not be able to play.

On the other hand, although Ruqi also shook hands with the delegation members with a smile, he was very impressed by Zhao Xin's chat and laughter in French.

Look at him, he is busy all day long and hitting the back of his head, but the four languages ​​of English, French, Russian and Japanese are open and they don’t have any chews. How did he learn it? Alas, the one who uses the commonly used words in Spanish has not finished memorizing the “a” in the head.

Thinking of this, Ruqi also made up his mind secretly: "I have to work hard! I have to work hard! I will recite twenty Spanish words before going to bed tonight... Forget it, twenty is a bit too many, just change ten."

Although Beihai Town has occupied Kinmen for almost a year, whether it is Ruchi or his officers and soldiers, they have just mastered some common language in Spanish. It is okay to say a few words of so-called "seriousness" and there is no chance to say serious things.

Even in the prisoner-of-war camp, the officers and soldiers in charge of the supervision and the Spaniards looked up and saw each other, the most casual ones that could be said were "No te muevas", "Agacharse", and "Levanta las manos", that is, they were not allowed to move, squat down, and raise their hands.

Speaking of which, Spanish is called "the language that communicates with God". Unlike English, Spanish has no phonetic symbols. Beginners must first take time to master the rules of spelling so that they can spell all the words. Don't think that's all. There are two mountains behind - grammar and listening.

Not to mention that the grammar of Spanish is both numerous and complex. The most serious thing is that the Spanish speaks very quickly. Many words are abbreviated by habit, and are accompanied by various dialects, swallowing and slipping sounds. Not to mention listening with your ears, even Ruchi is not easy to use with his or her translator from another time and space.

After the two men exchanged greetings, they walked towards the conference room together. Only then did the Spanish delegation have the opportunity to look at the interior of the Kinmen Fortress.

Not to mention how those container houses like building blocks made the Spaniards feel weird, at this moment, on the playground in the middle of the fortress, a battalion of soldiers was conducting obstacle running training. The lively scene immediately attracted everyone's attention and couldn't help but stop to watch.

The North Navy's obstacle running is actually a four-hundred-meter obstacle training in another time and space. The site is 100 meters long and 15 meters wide. The runway is 300 meters long. The obstacles include five-step piles, deep grooves, low walls, high plate jumping platforms, horizontal horizontal ladders, single-plank bridges, square windows and high walls, low pile nets, and turning flags, a total of nine items.

According to the requirements of the "Northern Navy Training Outline", officers and soldiers under 25 years old passed the run within 2 minutes and 40 seconds, good within 2 minutes and excellent within 2 minutes and 20 seconds.

However, after looking at it for a while, everyone in the mission, including the two officers, disagreed. Even the captain named Bonavia raised his lips lightly, and there was a sense of mockery in his eyes.

This is also called military training? It’s completely a circus juggling! We actually lose to such an opponent, which is so irritating!

You should know that the most important thing in European infantry training in this year is the queue, and changing the pace under different drum beats is the top priority of queue training. Only a dense and uniform formation can ensure the firepower output behind enemy lines. Individual skills are insignificant in the tactic of queuing and shooting; even hunters called "light infantry" must line up to fight.

When Ruqi saw the two Spanish officers looking carefully, he couldn't help but feel a little upset. So he walked to Zhao Xin and gritted his teeth and said, "You said, these guys won't see anything, right?"

Zhao Xin comforted: "Don't worry! They can't understand what kind of weapons they use for training."

He led his troops for so many years, fought with the Tsarist Russian army and the Dutch army. He knew very well the tactical rules of the European army in the age of muskets, and was confident that the Spaniards would never understand it.

Speaking of which, the reason why the Northern Navy practices this is very particular! Because according to the requirements of the "North Navy Tactical Outline", the distance from the charge from the attack position is 400 meters.

In previous battles, after several rounds of intensive shooting of artillery bombardment and infantry, both the Qing army and the European army basically entered the stage of defeat. At this time, infantry were required to charge quickly to completely annihilate or capture the enemy. If the starting position is too far from the enemy, the physical energy consumption of the infantry after the charge will be too high, and even watch the enemy run away.

In order to allow soldiers to charge quickly within a distance of 400 meters and pass through various obstacles, they must exercise their physical coordination and explosiveness. "Four Hundred Meter Obstacle Run" has become a must-training subject.

Sure enough, Bonavia soon lost interest in continuing to watch, and instead said sarcastically to Zhao Xin and Ruqi: "Haha, it's really eye-opening! Your soldiers are all agile, just as flexible as the monkeys I saw in New Granada."

This was very rude and was simply an insult. Although the crowd of the group was silent, they were very proud.

Ruqi couldn't understand, so he blinked and looked at Zhao Xin, waiting for the other party to translate. Unexpectedly, the latter smiled slightly, and Brabra's French squirted out.

"Captain Bonavia, there is a term called "Down Mountain Tiger" in our China. By the way, I think you must have never seen a tiger. This kind of beast only lives in Asia, especially in our China, such as Siberian tiger, South China tiger, Xinjiang tiger, Java tiger, and Malay tiger. It happens that the Philippines does not..."

Bonavia frowned and interrupted, "Mr. Liu, are you wrong? As far as I know, Java and the Malay Peninsula are Dutch territory."

Zhao Xin slapped his forehead and said in surprise: "Oh, I forgot to tell you, we fought a war with the Dutch in Java last year. Governor Overstratten of the Dutch East India Company had signed an unconditional surrender letter, waiting for the final confirmation of the United Provincial Parliament. So now, both Java and the Malay Peninsula are all Chinese territory. Now in the waters of South Asia, your country still occupies the Philippines. I am sure that your Manila Governor is unable to sleep or eat every day, hahaha~~"

Bonavia: "..."

"Look, I'm going too far, let's talk about tigers. A tiger downhill is not inferior to a dozen strong men, and a group of tigers downhill can sweep away thousands of troops. Regarding this, if you have the chance, you can ask General Denava, and I believe he will feel differently. Oh, as for the monkey you are talking about, whether it is a European monkey or an American monkey, it is just a dish in the eyes of a tiger, and it is not qualified to stuff the teeth. Can you understand what I say?"

The Spanish who knew French at the audience seemed a little embarrassed after hearing this, and thought to himself that this person was so quick that he could not lose at all. Especially Captain Bonavia, his face was even white and red, and his eyes were dripping, and he didn't know whether it was hatred or shame.

Zhao Xin's smile remained unabated, and he squinted at the other party, and said to himself: "Did you feel insulted? Let you make a fool of yourself!"

Lu Qi was so nervous that he was so nervous that he wanted to know what Zhao Xin said. It was obvious that looking at the Spanish face, he must have been criticized by Zhao Xin, and he was very rude.

He once heard Cao Peng say that Zhao Xin was so skillful at quarrels at the negotiating table. Whether it was Russians or Qing dynasties, he could make the other party angry and his face turned blue every time. Okay, before the negotiation began today, Boss Zhao showed his power, and he was a little bitch and opened his eyes!

"Ahem~~" Archbishop Peralta said with a serious look on his face: "Gentlemen, it's getting late, it's time to start talking about the serious matters. The Virgin Mary is here, don't forget that the relatives of the officers and soldiers are still waiting for them to go back."

After saying that, he said to Zhao Xin again: "Mr. Liu, I apologize for Captain Bonavia's rude words. Please don't mind, he is unintentional."

"It's okay. Please, please go to the conference room to talk." Zhao Xin shrugged and then made a gesture of invitation.

On the way to the conference room, Ruchi found an opportunity to come to Zhao Xin and whispered: "Boss Zhao, tell me what you said tonight, so you can't fall in love with a word!"

After entering the house, Archbishop Peralta first spoke: "Gentlemen, His Excellency the Governor of the New Spain Province and the Royal Parliament expressed deep concern about the skirmishes between you and me a few months ago. Today I am very happy that both sides can sit together and seek peace in California."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! Zhao Xin listened and whispered to translate it to Ruqi. Ruqi said that nearly 10,000 people came to attack us, and there was still a small conflict. His skin was really thicker than the turn of the city wall.

As soon as Peralta finished speaking, California Governor de Arilaga also spoke: "Mr. Liu, I would like to ask, why do you come to San Francisco? If you are doing business, as the governor, I welcome you very much. But why do you attack our fortress, expel our personnel, and demolish our churches? America is the America of the Spanish Empire, and it has nothing to do with you China. The dignity and sovereignty of the empire cannot be violated! Therefore, I ask your side to withdraw from San Francisco immediately!"

Captain Bonavia responded: "As a representative sent by the Western Military Region Command of the Provincial Military Region, I ask you to immediately release General Denava and the captured officers and soldiers, and compensate for the casualties caused in the previous battle."

"On behalf of the Franciscan California Missionary, I would like to ask you to demolish the Chinese temple outside the fort and restore our church."

The speaker was Fermin de Lasun, and his most concerned about the interests of the diocese. The Northern Navy had demolished more than one church, but four; in addition to the Kinmen, there were also adobe churches in San Jose, Guadalupe, Santa Clara de Assis, and Santa Cruze. This was a big deal. Basically, the California missionary mission has been in vain for the past five years.

"What do you want to say?" Zhao Xin set his eyes on the secretary Arevalo who had not spoken.

Arevalo, wearing monocle glasses, said in a faint tone: "Mr. Liu, as the secretary of the Governor, my duty is to record the content of this negotiation. As for the request, both the Bishop and the Governor have already said it."

After hearing this, Zhao Xin nodded and said, "Very good. I understand your meaning, and I will express our opinions. What I want to say is that America is not only the America of Spain, but also the America of China! We have sufficient reasons for coming here!"

"What is your reason?" Governor De Alilaga couldn't help but slap the table, thinking that this was the most nonsense reason he had ever heard. The delegations present also showed sarcastic expressions on their faces.

Zhao Xin curled his lips slightly and said calmly: "Before I tell the reason, I want to invite a special witness first."

After saying that, he nodded to Li Shi, who was present, and the other party immediately stood up, pushed open the door of the conference room and walked out.

Here comes! Ruchi said the most exciting moment is coming!

Just two minutes later, the door of the conference room opened again, and Li Shi walked in with a man. When the Spanish delegation saw it, they were a little surprised. It turned out to be a Miwack Indian.

The Indian man wore a beaver leather hat with three black feathers, a sea lion leather cran, and a leather apron that looked like a miniskirt. He could also see the fur and scum inside. In addition, he wore a large string of necklaces made of abalone shells on his chest, his bare arms, thighs and face, and the ashes burned by poisonous oak branches and leaves were covered with various black patterns, which looked very cunning.
Chapter completed!