"This blatant destruction and encroachment on the interests of Portuguese merchants is unacceptable to the gentlemen of Macao, and it is an act of extreme danger, and no one can monopolize this trade"

After listening to Juan's story of Manila, Alonso made his attitude clear, even though he knew that he could no longer get help from his allies.

After hearing the statements of his peers, Juan was not surprised. The lucrative trade was something that no force could easily abandon, and that trade line was once the coveted target of the Manila gentlemen, otherwise the big pie faces were building a city in Taipei for nothing

Pressing down that little schadenfreude thought in his heart, Juan smiled and hinted as he stretched out his hand to lead the way, "This kind of behavior is dangerous for both parties." ”

Standing at the southernmost tip of Dayuan Island, you can see the sandbar floating in the sea a few hundred meters away. The size of the sandbar named after the kun has gradually decreased, and in the future, all of these small islands will be silted up by the sea sand, thus connecting them to the main island.

In the plane of traversing, the southernmost part of Dayuan Island has an additional sand bank connected to the main island. This sand bank and the sand bank on the tail island of the northern line were built with the sediment of the Taijiang River from the dredging of the Taijiang River, and now the Taijiang River has been completely blocked by the two sand banks, and outsiders can only enter and exit from the main channel of Dayuan.

The two Catholic envoys walked up the wide and long sandbank.

Spotting Alonso looking at the bustling scenery on the other side of the Taijiang River, Juan couldn't help but shake his head slightly, and then he kicked something under his feet, "Look what this is." ”

Alonso looked down at the sound and saw a long black iron pipe half-buried in the sand leading to the other side of the sand bank.

"I think it's some kind of water pipe" Alonso guessed the purpose of the pipe, even though he had never seen a thigh-thick cast iron pipe before.

"Yes, the owner of this place has brought clean water from the far other side, and through this water pipe it leads to the bathroom of the merchant house."

Juan said this, took a few steps forward, then bent down and pointed to the junction of the two water pipes and continued, "The craftsmen here are highly skilled, they can make a lot of wonderful machines and buildings, you should go and see that water tower".

Alonso bent down to look at the flange connecting the water pipe, then nodded approvingly: "Yes, no one will deny that. I was very impressed by the boats that didn't have galleys, they had some strange machines that could move on their own. ”

"So, hostilities are dangerous for both sides." Juan said meaningfully.

Alonso understood what he meant, and since the craftsmen here could make those elaborate machines, they could also make powerful weapons, and in fact, the story of the Dutch sinking their ships by the defenders' cannons at a distance of a mile had already spread to all the powers of East Asia along with the rum from the pirate bars.

If the above legend is just a joke, then the 28 Dagai, a rifle with extremely exaggerated range, speed and accuracy, is not a legend that many sailors have seen the power of this rifle, especially those who fight in groups after drinking at the entrance of the pirate bar.

Therefore, Juan is not optimistic about the Macau side settling the dispute by force, and in order to save Alonso's face, he has repeatedly and implicitly reminded of this.

"These savage, backward pirates of the East, the Lord's people should not be oppressed by them," Alonso said a little angrily and a little helplessly.

"It's not a pirate anymore, that mysterious pirate king Cao Chuan has been canonized as a general of the Ming Kingdom by the local governor." Juan said this, and the table on his face was full of sarcasm: "The story of Elizabeth I and the great pirate Francis Drake, in this ancient country is not new, and a local governor can complete it. ”

At this point, Juan's watch doesn't become bitter again: "It is worth noting that pirate leaders like Francis Drake and John Hawkins are often quite good at warfare. ”

Hearing this, Alonso nodded heavily, "Yes, the defeat of the Armada 40 years ago can be justified, please forgive me, it was a tragedy." ”

Juan waved his hand absently, and then he said solemnly to Alonso, "The nobles of the Ming Kingdom who rule this land are undoubtedly civilized people. Because no pirate can build such a beautiful and clean city, Mr. Envoy, you will soon feel that they are completely different from the barbaric Ming people on the mainland. ”

"So." Juan paused and continued, "Believe me, don't use the old way of thinking to deal with the masters here, they are very powerful. ”

After a short walk on the sand bank several kilometers long, the two envoys turned back after exchanging views.

After that, Alonso began a long wait. And it wasn't until he turned around the Taijiang River that he finally got the summons of the traversal, and it had been 7 days since he came to Dayuan.

The Portuguese envoy was met by Tang Xiaoqiao.

Due to the relatively late time of crossing, Comrade Tang Xiaoqiao, a high-end talent who can speak three foreign languages, had no choice but to become a stolen worker in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It's like going to the Dutch fleet as a hostage, and meeting with a Portuguese envoy, this kind of work is all his.

So, when Alonso came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in formal clothes, he naturally saw a bad-hearted Tang Xiaoqiao.

Therefore, the first meeting between the two sides broke up unhappily.

The process was simple: Alonso first lodged a series of protests, which Tang Xiaoqiao refused, and then threw out a memo even harder.

The contents of the memorandum made Alonso angry and demanded not only the establishment of a consulate in Macau, but also the establishment of customs on the territory of the Portuguese, and that all ships traveling to and from the mouth of the Pearl River in the future would be responsible for collecting taxes and inspecting the Portuguese.

Alonso was stunned by this ridiculous memo. You must know that after the "visit and study" activities in the past few days, Alonso, who has already truly realized the power of some of the crossing countries, in fact, has no intention of tearing up with the crossing people on this issue.

For the Portuguese, the loss of trade was regrettable, but it was far from breaking the bones, and the Portuguese, who had monopolized the trade in Canton 75 years earlier, did not rely on it as much as other powers.

In Alonso's plan today, if he could give up this trade in exchange for the right to trade, like the Dutch, it would be a way to solve the problem.

However, after seeing the memo, Alonso's nose seemed to smell a smell of gunsmoke. The chapter content is being restored, so please visit it later.