Soon, the swarthy man was brought to Shen Yourong, and carefully looked at his appearance, the man had a dark complexion, he should have been sunburned for a long time, his lips were a little thick, his forehead was broad, and he was obviously different from the local race when he looked closely. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Are you a Champ?" Shen Yourong asked suspiciously.

"No, no, my lord, we are Chams." The swarthy man retorted in the official dialect of the Ming Dynasty.

"What's the difference?"

"Champa is the name you gave, and we have always called ourselves Champas."

Shen Yourong stopped talking, but looked at the person in front of him with some sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, Zhancheng has a lot of Indian culture, and the caste system is also popular in the country, judging from this person's fluent Daming official dialect, it is obvious that his status in the country is not low, otherwise it would be impossible to receive such a good education.

Looking at his outfit, he is obviously working as a coolie in the docks, he has a good background, but he can bend down and cover his identity as a spy with such a lowly and difficult occupation, this person definitely has great perseverance, and he has only been here for an hour, he can get the news, make up his mind to see him, and have a strong grasp and decisive ability to grasp the situation.

This is obviously a smart person, and he felt a resoluteness from Shen Yourong's silent attitude.

"Okay, okay, respected General Daming, I'm from Zhancheng, I'm here to ask Daming for help." The swarthy man bowed his head. His attitude made Shen Yourong laugh happily.

In fact, what is called, just a small thing, and then a small thing does not mean that it is not important, from the later generations of first-class enterprises to sell the standard of this sentence can be seen, how important the right to speak is, and the name of the swarthy man, is a manifestation of the right to speak.

Since this man is here to ask for help, then the posture should naturally be lowered, but as soon as this title is given, the initiative is gone. Shen Yourong understood this, and the swarthy man also understood this, but the situation forced him to bow his head.

Seeing that Shen Yourong was in a good mood, the people of Zhancheng began to whisper about what happened to Zhancheng over the years.

Champa also had a glorious time in ancient times, and even attacked the Tang Dynasty, but then it declined, and the land was once encroached upon, and the most powerful encroachment was the Annan Kingdom.

Today, the land of Quang Nam controlled by Nguyen Phuc Nguyen is the territory of the original occupation of the city, which was the border adjacent to Annam at that time. It's just that now under the blow of Annam, Champa has been divided into three countries, three small countries of Huaying, Nanpan, and Champang. The city was occupied by the royal family at the beginning, and the chassis was also the largest.

In 1611, the first Nguyen lord Nguyen Huang destroyed the British and occupied their land and set up Phu An Province. In the days that followed, the Nguyen lords coveted this area, and under constant intrigues and wars, they destroyed Champa and annexed it to the national territory, eventually becoming part of Vietnam in later generations.

Of course, these are histories that have not yet happened, but this does not prevent the swarthy man from complaining about Annan and Quang Nam, and as he spoke, the man burst into tears, fell to his knees with a puff, and shouted in grief, "Please ask the general of Shangguo to make the decision for the occupation of the city." Our lord does not seek to restore the old land, but to preserve the country. ”

The words of the swarthy man, although the feelings were sincere, really did not impress Shen Yourong, he was born in the old army, I don't know how many such things he has seen, although he has not destroyed the country, but the destruction of the rebellion is not much worse. This guy is now saying that he can save it, but that's because the catastrophe is imminent, and if it is really preserved, it won't be long before the idea of recovering his homeland will come out.

However, these are none of my business, and they give the cabinet those old men a headache.

"This general only went to the sea to buy grain, and has no right to decide, if you want to ask for help, your country will go to Beijing to meet the saint." Shen Yourong said lightly. This is not his pushing, but the fact that as a general of the military, he does not have the right to determine the strategy of the country.

The Cham people obviously understood this, and he didn't show much disappointment, but bowed again, "I implore the general of Shangguo to go to Daming with his contemptible people and ask to see His Majesty the Emperor." ”

Zhancheng used to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, but now that his power is declining, he simply does not have the ability to send a fleet north to pay tribute, so he wants Shen Yourong to take him all the way.

"Hehe, who are you, the master of the city who can do it?" Shen Yourong asked inquiringly.

This question suffocated the swarthy man's heart, although he had a good background, he was obviously not a prince who came to ambush, so he naturally couldn't be the master of the house, but at this time, it was his own eagerness and exposure in advance.

"The general reminds me that I will contact the lord of the country in the next place." After the swarthy man finished speaking, he clenched his fists and prepared to leave.

"Wait." It's just that when he was about to withdraw, Shen Yourong suddenly stopped him.

"Do you know the rules of the old tributary?" Shen Yourong asked.

"Yes." The swarthy man was happy. In the past, tribute was an opportunity for these small countries to make a fortune, because the Ming would return goods worth more than that.

"The rules have changed." Shen Yourong was serious, and he didn't see the face of the defeat at all. "Your Majesty loves money, so don't be too shabby in your tribute. If the amount of your tribute satisfies Your Majesty, His Majesty will not mind providing you with protection. ”

There are a lot of implicit meanings in this sentence, which makes the man a little indigestible for a while. When he understood, his face was overjoyed, and he obviously figured out the deep meaning inside.

"Thank you for the reminder, the little one knows how to do it." The man clenched his fists and said gratefully.

"Hmm." Shen Yourong accepted this salute and continued, "But you don't have to rush, just arrive in Beijing on the winter solstice at the end of this year, which is the great dynasty at the end of the year, and it is also the day of your tribute." Your Majesty is fond of possessions, but he is very principled and will not ask for anything extravagant, so you can rest assured. But the annual tribute is a matter of effort, and it must be made to satisfy His Majesty. ”

"Do you understand?"

"Understood." The man clenched his fists again.

"So, push it down, and wait until the winter solstice to come to Daming by boat." Shen Yourong estimated that in the second half of the year, His Majesty would definitely resolve the rebellion of the Three Kings of the East China Sea, and then he would set his sights on the South Seas, and then he would clear out the pirates and establish a safe shipping route. Then it will be much safer to come out of the city.

"Thank you for your guidance on building the army, and we will also have a batch of food at that time, which is a little bit of affection from the lower country to the upper country, and please accept it with a smile." The man thanked him.

"That being the case, the old man is cheeky. When the time comes, you can wait for the ship to sail into the port, and the general will wait. "I harvested a batch of grain on the first day of coming, and Shen Yourong was obviously very satisfied.

The Cham man was also satisfied, and with a smile, he left the small western-style building and disappeared into the shadows.

"The small country of Yuer is also chaotic, it's really ......." Looking at the disappeared Cham people, thinking about the current form of Annan, Shen Yourong couldn't help but sigh a little, it's still good to be Ming.

After sighing, he went back to rest, people are old, but they are easy to get tired.

Shen Yourong rested, but his fleet did not rest, still anchored outside the port of Feifu, showing off his teeth and claws, showing off his might.

The next day, Shen Yourong didn't wait for the Portuguese who promised to be good, but he was not in a hurry, there were a lot of local Chinese, the news was very easy to obtain, and they were also extremely cooperative, what Shen Yourong wanted to buy, they had it here, and they would send it over immediately. Through several local Chinese gangs, he bought up the surplus food around him.

As for those in the interior, it's not up to these gangs. Shen Yourong also understood this, so he was not in a hurry and stayed in the accommodation provided by the Portuguese. Anyway, the grain bought in Port Fefu has already loaded a quarter of the ship, so there will be no loss.

Besides, there was still free food sent by Zhancheng after a while, so Shen Yourong stayed with peace of mind, and spent a few days, waiting for the person who should meet.

Half a month later, Shen Yourong was patrolling the ships outside the port, and these days the fleet did not just float on the sea, but took turns to enter the port to rest.

Just as he was inspecting the ordnance, suddenly the guards hurriedly ran over to report, "General, Quang Nam Quoc Nguyen Thi asks to see the general." ”

"Oh, where is the other party at this time?" He asked.

"At the Merchant House." The guard replied succinctly.

There were also some guards left in the Portuguese merchant house, and Ruan Fuyuan didn't know Shen Yourong's whereabouts, but if he asked to see him here, the news would definitely reach the ears of the other party.

"Let's go, meet this character." Shen Yourong got off the battleship with great interest and rushed towards the port. He was still very surprised that Lord Ruan came in person, but when the other party came, it was obvious that his own grain purchase had been settled, and as for what the other party wanted, he couldn't promise anything, at most he would bring their demands back.

After his departure, the entire fleet, including the flagship, had its gun windows open, the barrels of which stretched out, in a formation of a line of battle, and the cannons aimed at the port of Fifford.

Soon, Shen Yourong came to the shore, at this time, the entire Feifu Harbor almost completely changed, the endless stream of merchants disappeared at this time, the streets were full of patrolling soldiers, many soldiers still held muskets in their hands, and the surface looked like the two styles of the Apocalypse.

Shen Yourong walked with the guards, and the more he went to the Portuguese Merchant House, the more tightly defended he became. However, Xu is Shen Yourong's dress characteristics were too obvious, but no one stopped him, so he had less chance to take the opportunity to attack

"General, you're finally here." When Shen Yourong arrived at his destination, the person in charge of the merchant house, an old Portuguese businessman, was waiting for him at the door, dressed in a cane and top hat, making him look extremely gentlemanly.

It's just that at this time, he hugged his fist at Shen Yourong and destroyed this gentlemanly feeling.

"I've seen the curator." Shen Yourong also politely returned the gift, when he was buying grain, the other party helped a lot, so he was also very polite and polite.

"General, please inside, the lord of Quang Nam is already waiting inside." The old curator stretched out his hand and pointed to the door and said.

Shen Yourong looked at it, didn't say a word, and walked up the stairs, and behind him were the guards who followed closely.