The name Simon who led the ship to Hangzhou this time is similar to Xu Tai's personality - brave in battle, brutal and ignorant!

Historically, Portugal had a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty, and spent money and bribed the emperor all the way, and the fire Yasan also became Zhu Houzhao's foreign language teacher.

As a result, Simon suddenly appeared, and this guy attacked the merchant ships of other countries in Guangzhou Bay, hoping to dominate the maritime trade with China. Then they landed and robbed the Ming people, and even plundered the population to the South Seas, after which the two sides clashed, and China and Portugal cut off official trade.

Simon was short and stout, and his face and neck were tanned. When he landed on the shore, he was reluctant to surrender his weapon, and pointed his knife at the city clerk: "Great Portuguese envoy, you have been so insulted by you for bringing grain crops to China. If you want to go to war, then come and fight and see whose gunboat is more powerful! ”

The fire man Yasan hurriedly smiled, quietly took out the silver and stuffed it, and translated it indiscriminately: "This lord of the Heavenly Empire, the Buddha Lang Ji doesn't know how to count etiquette. He is a martial artist, the sword is in the person, the knife is lost, and he hopes to accommodate Haihan. ”

The clerk of the city took the silver, put it in his bosom, and said, "I can take the money, and your sword will also be accepted." According to the rules established by the general king, no countrymen are allowed to bring firearms ashore, and Fanyi is not allowed to bring any weapons ashore! Don't embarrass me, once you break the rules, you have to eat and hang. ”

Simon asked, "What did he say?" ”

The fire man Yasan was deceived on both sides, and said with a smile: "This Chinese official said that the weapon can not be handed over, but it must be put back on our ship. ”

Simon said unhappily: "Great Portuguese envoy, how can you not bring weapons ashore?" ”

Yasan the Fire Man advised: "My lord, trade is the most important. Do you want to save face, or do you want to make a lot of money? ”

Simon thought about it, but still felt that the silver was important, and sent someone to bring the weapon back to the ship.

The Portuguese fleet traded goods with the Tooth Shop, and Simon headed for the Doge's Palace with his mission, as well as sweet potatoes, corn, and peanuts.

When he saw Wang Yuan, this guy was very rude, his nostrils were facing the sky, and the big lama asked, "You are the Chinese governor who is very good at fighting?" ”

The Fire One Yasan kowtowed to Wang Yuan, stood up and said with a smile: "Your Excellency the Governor, the envoy of the Buddha is greeting you. ”

Wang Yuan sneered: "Do you think I am a fool?" ”

The Fire Warrior Yasan said with a smile on his face: "Lord Governor, such a barbarian is lawless, does not understand etiquette, and still hopes for Lord Haihan. ”

Wang Yuan asked, "Is there something wrong with the Governor of Franco, how can he send such a person to be an envoy?" ”

In front of the Portuguese envoy, the fire man Yasan actually gave Wang Yuan an idea: "My lord, the governor of Franco has been replaced. The new governor is called Duarte, stupid and stupid, with no one in his eyes, it is a good time for the Ming to send troops to capture Manraka! ”

Duarte, whose real name was Duarte de Meneses, was the new governor of Portugal who shifted the focus of trade.

At this moment, da Gama was the maritime trade adviser to the King of Portugal, and he suggested that Portugal shift the focus of maritime trade from Arabia to the Far East. The King of Portugal thought so, so he sent Duarte as governor, replacing the wiser governor from before.

However, Duarte can be said to be useless except for his aristocratic status, and he has made the king angry enough by various incidents.

Historically, Duarte had only been governor for a few years before the King of Portugal had Vasco da Gama replace him.

Vasco da Gama took the opportunity to negotiate terms with the King of Portugal to make his second son commander of the Indian Navy, and the king promised that his other sons could be appointed as captains of the Malacca fleet on a rotational basis.

That's right, it's the great navigator da Gama in the history books!

Although Vasco da Gama died of illness when he first arrived in India, his two sons did become commanders of the Indian Navy and captains of the Malacca fleet. If Wang Yuan goes to fight Malacca a few years later, his opponents happen to be Vasco da Gama's two sons.

Wang Yuan asked, "How is this new governor Duarte stupid?" ”

Yasan the Fire said: "As soon as this man arrived in Manraka, he imposed heavy taxes on the merchant ships of various countries, and attacked any merchant ships that wanted to go to the west. In addition, he also sent warships to the sea to attack the merchant ships of Ryukyu, Japan and other countries, and did not allow other countries to trade with the Ming Dynasty. ”

In other words, the new governor of Portugal wanted to dominate the trade between the East and the West. It also attacked China's Asian trading partners, and Japan's trade route from the Ryukyus to China was now in danger of being plundered by Portugal at any time.

Yasan the Fire continued, "Now all the nations hate the Buddha Franc Machine, and if the Governor wants to attack Manraka, all the countries will fight together with the king!" Moreover, the new governor was also cruel to the people of Manraka, and this year's grain tax was as high as 70%, and the people of Manraka were brewing a riot. Once the king of the Celestial Empire arrives here, the people of Manraka will definitely welcome him with pot pulp. ”

Wang Yuan finally understood that the new governor of India in Portugal was a mentally retarded man with no one in his eyes, and the head of the mission he sent was also mentally retarded!

Simon was left to dry and confused, "What are you talking about?" ”

Yasan the Fire replied, "The Chinese governor is praising your majesty, and at first glance he is a fierce general in the sea frontier. ”

Simon laughed: "Haha, this Chinese governor has a little vision. You tell him that the grain crop has been brought, and let me go to the Emperor of China!" This is what he agreed with the former Viceroy of India. ”

The Fire Warrior Yasan was finally able to translate truthfully, and Wang Yuan smiled and said, "It just so happens that Your Majesty is also in Hangzhou, so you all come with me." ”

When Wang Yuan met the emperor, Zhu Houzhao was learning a foreign language.

didn't bother to hold back Camilo, Wang Yuan leaned over directly and whispered, telling Zhu Houzhao about the current situation.

Zhu Houzhao was immediately overjoyed: "The new governor of Portugal is so stupid, it is a good time for me to send troops!" ”

Wang Yuan advised: "Your Majesty, the sailor has just learned to operate a soft sail, just as a cavalryman has just learned to ride a horse, I am afraid that he will have to continue training for another year." ”

Zhu Houzhao was a little unwilling, and sighed: "Missed the opportunity!" ”

Wang Yuan comforted and said, "Your Majesty, it takes less than half a year to sail from Taixi to Manraka. This governor has only been in office for a short time, and it is impossible to change him within two or three years, so if he continues to be brutal, the battle will be better fought in the future. Now the melon is still raw, and after another year or two, it will be ripe and falling. ”

"That's right," Zhu Houzhao was happy again, "that the king of Portugal is so mediocre that he sent a stupid man to be the governor, and God really helped me." It's that the heavens have opened their eyes, and they want me to be the emperor admired by all eternity! ”

Zhu Houzhao immediately met Simon, and smiled very kindly.

Simon met with the Ming Emperor and finally knew how to salute. But he only bent down slightly, and bowing was not counted, Zhang Yong immediately reprimanded angrily: "Bold barbarian, don't kneel when you see the emperor!" ”

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and smiled: "It's okay, let him go." ”

Zhang Yong advised: "Your Majesty, don't lose the majesty of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Houzhao smiled and grabbed Simon's hand: "Your Excellency is powerful and brave, you can see that you are a good man at a glance, I'm afraid you have won many battles, right?" ”

The Fire Warrior Yasan immediately translated, and Simon suddenly became happy, thinking that the Chinese emperor really had a good eye.

As a result, Simon began to boast about his naval exploits, and Zhu Houzhao took the opportunity to inquire about the details of the naval battle, hoping to learn useful knowledge from it.

When Wang, Zhu Houzhao called Man Zheng and asked Man Zheng to accompany Simon to eat, drink and have fun, and by the way, inquire about Western naval warfare skills, and it would be better if he could detect the weaknesses of Portuguese ships.

The Ming Emperor was really holy this time, and he fooled the Portuguese envoy like a fool.

Man Zheng received the holy decree and immediately befriended Simon, and he had fun for half a month. He took Simon to enjoy it, and even took this guy to visit the kiln.

Half a month later, Simon was too lazy to go back to Malacca.

The two soon became "best friends", eager to burn yellow paper and worship the handle. Man Zheng took the opportunity to propose that he wanted to board the Portuguese ship, Simon immediately brought Man Zheng to the ship, and also took the initiative to show off the advantages of various warships.

What a good teacher......