Guo Yi and the others decided that since they had already gained a firm foothold in Guangzhou, it would be a good time to exchange the loot from Lingao's inventory for cash, and if they could get an order for soju, it would find a huge way out for the waste of the upcoming Leizhou sugarcane crushing season. ()

The Executive Committee agreed to this new pioneering action, and in view of the need to cross the border gates to enter Macao by land, and the Ming government's relations with Portugal and Macao had already begun to deteriorate, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it was decided to adopt the easiest way to enter the port of Macao by sea.

The Portuguese regard Macao as the pearl of their East Asian trade and are extremely wary of foreigners, but welcome all Chinese to trade, which is a favorable condition for entering Macau. The Executive Committee also expects that if possible, a comptoir will be set up in Macao so that direct exports overseas will not be made through Guangzhou.

In 1629, Macao was the most prosperous era in the history of Macao's trade, and the triangular trade centered on Macao was the most lucrative route in international trade at that time.

The Guangzhou dispatch station has obtained a class of dhows allocated by the Executive Committee to the dispatch station to use the ships seized from Baitu and purchased locally in Hainan, so that the Executive Committee already has a considerable fleet in its hands, and the sailors on board are recruited from Guangzhou and are more familiar with the hydrological situation of the Pearl River estuary.

But both Guo Yi and Ma Zhu believe that this trip to Macau is the first time to explore the way, and it is better not to involve the locals who have just been hired. Therefore, a 70:00 brig "Tongji" was still sent from Lingao to the state dispatch station, and the number of people was limited, but in fact only one Zhang Xin, who had worked in a small shipyard on the shore of Dongting Lake, wanted to see Macao's shipbuilding and ship repair capabilities on the spot, and also to observe the situation of Portuguese ships in Macao.

The rest of the personnel were drawn from the Yue crowd in Lingao. As soon as this news came out, many people who had nothing to do wanted to go to Macao to open their eyes, but in fact, most of them wanted to go to open foreign meat. As for the reasons for requesting to participate, there are also various reasons, such as business inspections, which are indiscriminate in the streets of time and space, and the reasons for going abroad cannot pass the examination of the Executive Committee, but each person has their own tricks: for example, the Ministry of Industry proposed to inspect the level of industrial science and technology in Europe; The Ministry of Agriculture said that it is necessary to know whether there are any agricultural products from Europe and the Americas; The financial sector has proposed an examination of the foreign currency system, and the reason given by Bai Duolu of the Bun Printing Press is even more overwhelming - "I am a Catholic, and going to Macao will help me to communicate with the local Portuguese...... Zuihou's expedition swelled to more than 30 people, and originally only about a dozen people, including sailors. Naturally, those who received the approval were overjoyed, and they all stuffed all sorts of modern knick-knacks into their bags, and prepared to go to Macau to do the things that European sailors had done in Africa and America with glass beads to seduce native women. There are many complaints about not getting a quota for "Macao Tour", and the heads of this department naturally want to appease and make a wish. The turmoil will be mentioned again and again.

The business delegation to Macao was led by Wen Desi, and Diana Dosa was accompanied by Zhou Weisen under the pretext of taking care of his family, in case this Yanma lost itself in front of his fellow foreigners and fled, it would not be easy to do.

The Tongji loaded various cargo samples in Guangzhou and picked up Zhang Xin on the ship. The old shopkeeper Shen heard that Zhang Dongjia was going to Macau and planned to introduce a general matter to him, but Guo Yi was afraid that his strange-shaped group would be perceived, so he did not agree. Shen Fan wrote a letter introducing that he had a client who opened a silk and satin shop in Macau and was fluent in Fanyi. If you need anything, go to him for help.

Macao is very close to Guangzhou, and strictly both Macao and Hong Kong can be regarded as the outer harbor of Guangzhou. Its jurisdiction belongs to Xiangshan County. Almost all of the people on each boat can recite the history of the Portuguese living in Macao, and some of them have visited there in this time and space, and everyone is very interested in what Macao is like in this time and space.

Boat: Pearl River Estuary. When you enter the Outer Hyde, you will see Macao. Everyone looked into the distance. I saw that this was a land island in the middle of the sea. Between the island and the mainland, there is a narrow land connection, shaped like a lotus flower. Macau is very small. Modern Macau is only 16 square kilometers, and at some time Macau has not yet expanded its territory. It's just "four or five miles to build a city on the mountain".

Flower on the stem. There is a gate building. This is the closing gate. From the land to Macau. must pass this gate. Theoretically, if you say that you have crossed the border, you have crossed the border. In fact, the governments of the Ming and Qing dynasties had jurisdiction over Macao. It's just that the Portuguese in Macao have been practicing self-government for a long time. The Chinese government rarely interfered. Macau's real independence from the jurisdiction of the Chinese government was not until after 1842.

Macau has two bays, the inner and the outer bays. Mondstadt and the others steered the ship. Head to the inner bay. View from the boat. The whole of Macao is already vivid. The city has been in the city for almost half a century since 1583, when the Portuguese were officially allowed to live here. Supported by high trade profits. Urban construction has a rough scale. tall

The city wall surrounds the city. The forts at the key points were conspicuous, and the British tried to seize Macao. The Portuguese and Macao authorities are very concerned about the fortification of the city. Before 1623. The main forts in Macao have been completed.

Obviously, the Portuguese and Macao authorities did not pay attention to the Chinese ship. Access to the bay was casual. There was no obstruction to the inspection. "Tongji" has easy access to the port of Inner Bay. Several Portuguese ships were moored throughout the inner bay. There were two large ships with their towering masts that made a deep impression on everyone. According to Wende heir estimates. The ship is over 15. It looks quite spectacular in a wooden boat. This is probably the big ship that Portuguese merchants used to run triangular trade routes. As for the various small and medium-sized wooden boats in China. There are countless in the bay. Most of them were trafficked from Guangdong and Fujian to local merchant ships.

Under the pretext of being Catholics, he infiltrated the expedition and went ashore with everyone. I don't know how the foreign woman in Mr. Wen negotiated with the Portuguese. Everyone went ashore without any problems. Bai Duoludi's English is not bad. But here and now, English is just as invalid as Chinese. Everyone walked on the streets of this projectile land, full of birds, and a trace of dazedness rose in their hearts.

The layout of Macau is completely different from that of traditional Chinese cities, but it has the flavor of a small Spanish city, and the streets are neatly organized. The whole city is small, with a cross street as the core of the city. A tall cross at the intersection of Crossroads. Most of the buildings along the street are small Iberian buildings, with porticos on the ground floor. The walls are painted snow white. From the street, you can see that the windows along the street are closed with shutters. Someone remembered playing the guitar under the window. Miss Mendoza told Mr. Wen in English that this place was very similar to some small inland towns in Venezuela, and Mr. Wen thought it was not surprising that both were typical Iberian colonial cities.

As for the pedestrians on the street, it is very much like a colonial city: Portuguese, Chinese, blacks, and half-breeds of the period naturally have everything, and there are many Japanese, most of whom wear the uniforms of Portuguese servants and run back and forth, and the Portuguese, Spaniards, and Dutch employ Japanese as servants, craftsmen, sailors, and soldiers throughout East and Southeast Asia. There are also some dark-skinned figures with curled heads, who look similar to Ah San. There are also a lot of thieves and rats, and there are many obscene Southeast Asian natives.

The streets were bustling and lively: nobles on horseback, sedan chairs carried by two, noblewomen wearing veils and sara yarns, followed by black slaves with umbrellas. Even in the colonies, thousands of miles away from the motherland, they still maintained their original style. As for sailors of all colors and ragged clothes, they were naturally also a scene on the street, and they were all drunk and staggered in the streets. At the door of the big families, there sat a servant wearing a number of clothes and holding a rattan stick, and when he saw a drunk guy trying to break in, he gave him a hard time.

At this time, the population of Macao also increased considerably, with a permanent Portuguese population of about 1,000 people, including their black slaves, as well as local Chinese who were not included in the statistics, and many Indians and Malays who stayed for short periods of time for trade or as sailors.

Everyone walked along the street and looked around, but there was no "tavern" with the legendary Yanma hostess. So Bai Duolu proposed to go and see what the famous church of the Great Third Bar looked like before it burned down, and everyone agreed. When I got to the original site with a general impression, I realized that the original Sanba church, St. Paul's Church, was still under construction, and the ground was full of stone and wood, but the craftsmen were Japanese. I found a person who can speak Japanese to inquire, it turned out that the church started construction in 1612, everyone thought that the efficiency was really a little low for 17 years, the church is still a bad building, and I don't know what this group of Japanese people have been doing in the past 17 years.

Taking advantage of his status as a Catholic, he soon received some useful information from the Japanese, most of whom were Chechitan, who worked here as a means of earning a living and dedicating. The Japanese were very enthusiastic about the Chinese parishioner, and after reading a few words of the Bible together in stammering Latin, the Japanese craftsman told him much about the area.

It turns out that the trade of the Grand Triangle, which once made Macau prosperous, has been cut off all the way. According to the Japanese, in 1608, when the ships of the Arima clan were passing through Macao, there was a fierce conflict with the Portuguese, and Andre Soa, who was the governor of Macao at the time, suppressed the revolt of the crew of the Japanese ships, killed many people, and executed the collar, and only spared the lives of 15 captives at the intercession of the bishop of Macao.

When Andre Sawa went to trade with Japan in 1610, he was met with fierce retaliation from the Arima clan. The regular ship was besieged, and in desperation Andrei Soa set fire to the ship's powder magazine. Trade between the Portuguese and Japan was thus interrupted.