Chapter 1453 Brothers, It’s Time for Dinner Again!

"Columbus, by command of the king you are released."

"Ahaha! I, Columbus, am finally back!..."

"Ahaha! Thank you, the queen's messenger, for coming to pick me up from prison and bringing a carriage with nobles... Huh?! Why is it you?! Eleazar, you deserve to go to hell!"

Columbus stood at the door of the prison and changed into the clothes that had been confiscated. Although he was still in tatters, he at least looked like a decent person. Next to him, there was Captain De La Cosa, who looked haggard, sallow and thin, and was obviously tortured by the prison life.

As for the other sailors on the Santa Maria, only the last eight are left. Even the navigator Pedro has disappeared. It is not known whether he died of illness. For these ordinary low-level sailors, the Portuguese said that if they die, they will die. Even if the Kingdom of Castile pursues the case, the worst they can do is to pay dozens of silver coins...

But now, the Jewish businessman Eleazar got out of the luxurious four-wheel carriage with a smile. He looked at Columbus closely with a smile, and then spoke with a smile.

"Of course it's me! Columbus, the meals you eat in prison these days are pretty good, right? I paid for them all for you!..."

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Columbus pursed his lips, his mouth was soft from eating people, and his whole body felt soft after being closed for a long time. He rarely cursed, but looked at Eleazar, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a complicated expression, and asked.

"The Holy Mother has really opened her eyes! How can you, a stingy guy, be so generous?..."

"Haha! Columbus, after all, your identity is different from before! You are now a great navigator who discovered new routes, a great captain who went to India and Japan and came back... And you were so detained by the Kingdom of Portugal, On the contrary, it solidifies your exploration of new sea routes and increases your reputation... You must know that your current reputation in Castile is that of a 'navigating hero imprisoned by the Portuguese'... Treat the sailing heroes a few times! Food, that’s my pleasure…”

"I'm a Castilian sea hero? Well... that's true!"

Hearing this, Columbus nodded confidently, looked around for a while, and asked confidently.

"Praise the Lord! Where is the queen's messenger who came to fetch me?"

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Looking at the ordinary and more confident Columbus, the Jewish businessman Eleazar was speechless. He stroked his beard and shook his head.

"No Castilian envoys have arrived in Lisbon in the past two months. As for the news of your release, the Kingdom of Castile probably doesn't know yet..."

"What? No messenger came to pick me up? The kingdom doesn't know yet?"

Hearing this, Columbus was shocked, and a strong sense of crisis came to his mind. If he was secretly killed by the Portuguese on the way back, and then lied about being a bandit, bandit, or crusader, where would he go to reason with him? You know, he offended the King of Portugal...

"Columbus, come on, get in my carriage! I'll entertain you at the port and then take you to the border..."

"Shit! Eleazar, every time I meet you, nothing good will happen! Who wants you to entertain?! Get out of my way!..."

"Huh? What's your attitude?... I still have an IOU for the two thousand gold ducats you owe me!..."

Seeing that Columbus was ignorant, Eleazar looked cold, took two steps back, and let two strong Slavic men come forward. Seeing this familiar scene, Columbus' knees felt weak again. He looked at the slender sailors behind him, pursed his lips, hesitated for a while, then lowered his head and said in resignation. "Eleazar, the two thousand gold coins I owe you will be paid back to you slowly in the future! I am also grateful for your hospitality in prison... However, the situation is urgent now, and the Portuguese will definitely want to harm me!... I You must first spread the news about your release from prison, get some horses, donkeys and mules, and run to Castile before the Portuguese are interested in killing you... Only if I survive can I continue to pay you back..."

".Danger? Where is the danger?...Columbus, are you too suspicious?!"

Hearing this, Eleazar was a little confused and looked around for a while. Except for a few Portuguese guards watching from a distance on the hill in the distance, he didn't notice anything different.

Besides, Lisbon is his base camp. As the general manager of the Venice Chamber of Commerce, he has been operating here for so many years. Who among the soldiers, jailers, and patrols at the bottom does not know him, and who has not taken his money? If something really happened, there would definitely be someone bribed to tip him off!

"Strange! How come this Jewish businessman who is wanted to be arrested is still related to Columbus?"

On the hill in the distance, Bruno was wearing a military uniform and a long hat, frowning, watching the Jewish merchants meeting Columbus. The several spear-wielding guards around were all from the Portuguese Navy and had nothing to do with the local patrols.

To capture such a big fat sheep, Controller Nuno would naturally not use the corrupt local guards. Instead, he directly arranged for navy personnel and then cooperated with the church's Inquisition. We will never let the other party get any information beforehand, let alone let the other party slip away...

"Wait! Columbus didn't go east, so why did he go west? What's to the west? The port? What was he doing at the port? Did the Jewish businessman also go west with him?..."

"Boss, do you want to follow?"

"Follow! Stay away, don't let the Jew find out!..."

Soon, Bruno frowned more and more when he saw the movements of Columbus and his party, and vaguely sensed something was wrong. When he led his men around the corner to the port, the scene in front of him came into view, accompanied by Columbus's duck-voiced shouting, which instantly made his veins jump and his blood pressure rise!

Columbus was standing on a pile of goods on the port pier, waving a sailor hat that he had found somewhere, and shouting confidently and passionately in Portuguese and Italian to hundreds of onlookers at the port, to many nobles and merchants!

"God is my witness! I am Don Christopher Columbus, a great navigator appointed by the Queen of Castile! I am extremely courageous and pious. I went west to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean and reached Sipangu and India in the East. I returned alive from the East with the news of the new route! Because of the new route I knew, the King of Portugal put me in prison for a full year and a half!..."

"Bless you, Mary! I am a Castilian noble, a hero of navigation, and a great navigator who discovered the new route! And now, I came out of prison, and the Portuguese robbed my ship and property. My pockets are empty, not a single copper coin left!..."

"But I know a new route to the East! Go to Japan, where gold is everywhere, go to India, where spices are everywhere, go to Seres, where silk and porcelain are everywhere! This is the real road to wealth, which can make everyone rich! The Portuguese also got the news of the new route, but they will never share this route with you... But I, the great navigator Columbus, will generously choose to share! …”

“The Lord bears witness again! Just sponsor me, sponsor the great navigator Columbus, a horse, donkey or mule! I will tell him the location of Sipangu and India! Tell him the new route of wealth! Just think about it, a donkey, horse or mule can be exchanged for a ship of spices, porcelain and silk! What a good deal! …What? Liar? I, Columbus, guarantee my reputation and will never lie! Liars, let me go to hell! …”

“Good, great! This big merchant…eh? You again? …The big merchant Eleazar has sponsored me a donkey! Are there any others? I only need ten mounts in total. If you miss this opportunity, you will never get the gold and wealth of the East again! …”

“Ahem! Commander Columbus, we are still short of food, two decent noble clothes, and it would be better if we can have some money…”

Amid the hundreds of people watching, the noble descendant Delakosa covered his forehead with his hand, ashamed. The eight sailors behind him were also stunned. They had never seen such a way to make money by begging. But after Delacosa calculated, he still whispered a few words of reminder to Commander Columbus who led them to "beg for food". Soon, Columbus raised his head and chest again, shouted confidently, and updated the "begging" list.

"Merciful Virgin Mary! Just a donkey, a mule! A gorgeous dress! Or a gold ducat! Or a basket of food... You can go to the East and pick up gold, spices, porcelain, and silk everywhere! This is really a once-in-a-century opportunity!... If you miss this opportunity to make a fortune in the East, the Lord will cry and grieve!..."

"Good! Good! Thank you to this big businessman... Ahem... This vendor sponsored bread and wine!... Any more? Who else wants it?..."

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