"I hope the Song Dynasty allows us to enter and exit Niutou Port freely, instead of every time our people come in and out, we need to strictly inspect the court, and even take off our clothes. This is a huge insult to us!" Pascal II thought for a long time and finally made his own request. · 1kans book hu·cc

Their village is next to the bustling Niutou Port, and it would not have been so difficult in any case. After all, even if you go to the dock to carry a big bag, you can at least have enough food and clothing. However, in the eyes of the port officials, they are just a group of prisoners. Therefore, if they want to enter the port, they not only have to apply in advance, but also have to go through strict inspections. They have to make a few days to allow entry. Therefore, if there is no particularly important thing, they are not willing to go to Niutou Port at all. This has also led to their shortage of basic living items and their living conditions are naturally extremely harsh, which is almost the same as the local natives.

Hearing Pascal II's request, Zhao Yan thought for a moment, and finally nodded, "Yes, this request is not too much. I can promise you now, and you can even go to Niutou Port with me now. At that time, I will personally explain to the port officials and let them regard you as ordinary people, but don't expect the port to give you any preferential treatment. If you want to live a better life, you need to work hard on your own!"

The reason why Zhao Yan agreed to Pascal II's request was not only pity for them, but actually had another plan. After he came to the prison village, he found that Pascal II and others did not give up their beliefs, and even showed more piousness. Because the harsh living environment made them need a spiritual pillar. However, after they could enter and exit the port freely and contact the Song people in the port, the improvement of the living environment was certain. In addition, they would be influenced by the Song people unknowingly. It is difficult to say whether they could maintain such a pious belief at that time. After all, the assimilation of the Central Plains civilization is very strong. ww·

Pascal II was also very excited when he heard that Zhao Yan was willing to take him back to the port now to lift the shackles pressing on them. He immediately nodded and agreed. After explaining to the people in the village, he immediately went out of the prison village with Zhao Yan to Niutou Port. The sooner he settled the matter, the sooner he could feel relieved.

The lifting of the ban on Pascal II and the others was too simple for Zhao Yan. He took Pascal II to Niutou Port. On the way, perhaps because of the reason why Ye Yuan spoke for them before, Pascal II was very grateful to him. ·1k wanted to see Yuan on the road and took the initiative to talk to Yuan, which also gave Yuan the opportunity to ask him more about Catholicism, and Pascal II patiently answered this.

After returning to the port, Zhao Yan immediately summoned the local officials and announced in front of Pascal II that they could enter and exit freely! The officials at the port naturally implemented Zhao Yan's orders immediately. After all, the orders for exiling Pascal II and others were issued by Zhao Jia. Now, Zhao Yan, as his father, naturally has the power to change his orders.

In the next few days, Zhao Yan's fleet did not leave Niutou Port immediately because it was the most important port to Europe. After leaving this port, they would not be able to find other ports to rest for a long time, so they needed to stay here for a few more days. Le Yuan also took this opportunity and the good relationship he had made to help Pascal II and the others speak, and ran to the Gui Village every day, and brought some small gifts to the children and the elderly in the village, which also made him more popular and also allowed Yuan to learn more about Catholicism.

Unfortunately, Pascal II and the others didn't know that Le Yuan was actually preparing for European missionary work. In other words, it was actually to go to Europe to compete with the Catholic Church. Sometimes Zhao Yan also thought that if he told Pascal II about his purpose, he might be listed as the most unpopular person in the prison village.

A few days later, Zhao Yan's fleet finally slowly left Niutou Port, crossed the strait between Niu Island and Africa, and after a period of sailing to the Cape of Good Hope at the southern end of Africa. As long as you bypass it, you can reach the Atlantic Ocean, but the winds and waves here are steep and high. It is the most dangerous sea area in the entire voyage.

It is precisely because of the danger of the Cape of Good Hope that Zhao Yan and the others have made sufficient preparations. First, in recent years, the sea ships of the Song Dynasty have already figured out the sea conditions of the Cape of Good Hope very clearly. As long as they drive carefully and do not encounter the legendary murderous waves, there will generally be no danger. Second, their steam ships are fast and stable, and can withstand extremely strong winds and waves.

However, even so, Zhao Yan and his fleet encountered some twists and turns when passing through the Cape of Good Hope. Because of the strong wind and waves, some ships deviated from the route, and were almost overturned by the wind and waves. Fortunately, they finally survived, but this also made Zhao Yan and the others sweat.

After finally passing through the Cape of Good Hope, Zhao Yan and his fleet finally arrived at the west coast of Africa, and also reached the Atlantic Ocean. They headed north along the west coast of Africa. After nearly ten days of sailing, they arrived at another supply port. This port is located near the Gulf of Guinea in later generations. When Zhao Jia and his friends first went to Europe, they discovered this natural and excellent port. Later, after the efforts of the Song Dynasty, a supplementary port was finally built here. The name of this port is very interesting, called Pioneer Port, because it is the last port before reaching Europe. If the route from the Song Dynasty to Europe is compared to a large army, then this port is the pioneer of the army, so it is named from this. From this point, it can be seen that the person who named this port must be from the army.

Pioneer Port is not large in scale, about half smaller than Niutou Port and has a relatively small population. After all, Niutou Port not only has Song people, but also many Tianzhu and Persians, but most of Pioneer Port are Han people, and they are mainly troops stationed here, and very few people actually settled here.

After a few days of rest at Pioneer Port, Zhao Yan and others finally set off again. After a period of voyage, they finally arrived in Europe and arrived at the Strait of Gibraltar, the gateway to the Mediterranean. The port here has long been controlled by Zhao Jia, so Zhao Yan and others entered the Mediterranean very smoothly. After experiencing the charming scenery of the Mediterranean along the way, the fleet finally arrived at the Port of Civitavecchia near Rome, and Zhao Jia had been waiting here for a long time in person. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!