The thick volume is a 30,000-word report on the situation of the Nanyang Empire, which brings together the chronology of the activities of Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands in Southeast Asia and East Asia since Jiajing, as well as explanations of important events, and also briefly introduces the situation in Europe and the Americas.

Although the situation of various countries may not be as developed as the historical context at this time, the government of Guangdong must not have the ability to verify, and the report carefully prepared by the Senate not only has detailed data, but also deliberately selected the font for printing in accordance with the style of hand-copied imitation of the Ming Dynasty, and chose the way of line binding according to the situation of Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands.

The most extensive work is to mark the strongholds and troops of various countries in the South Seas on the basis of Matteo Ricci's "Kunyu Wanguo Quantu", and there are many exaggerations in the middle, for example, the Spanish garrison in Manila gave 13,000 people, but if you carefully correct the data, it cannot be said that there is a mistake, after all, the Senate even estimated the indigenous army to the Spaniards. Because the surveying and mapping map is a high-density content, so I deliberately chose the color map book of the later Japanese Arai Shiraishi, but it is still difficult and time-consuming to mark it according to the specific situation of the current Western countries on this inaccurate map, and the more difficult thing is to mark the location of 'Australia'.

Fortunately, these tasks were prepared before setting sail, and Fu Xiaofei did not need to worry about it on the ship.

It's just that when the group first arrived in Guangzhou, it is difficult to say what the situation was, so although the wealth and goods brought by the government and the people traded a lot, they did not present this book for a long time. By the time the Bo mud treasure goods on the ship had opened their reputation in the past month, the traversers had not only turned around the inside and outside of Guangzhou City, but also took the time to go to Foshan Town to get to the bottom of the iron smelting over there.

After coming back, he waited for all the brands on Haopan Street to be inspected, and then Fu Xiaofei presented the book to Luo Zhiding, the deputy envoy of Haibei Province, and asked him to present it to Tian Shengjin, the governor of Guangdong. Gu Ziming's advice to Fu Xiaofei, so he chose Master Tian because he opposed Yangyi's mission, and Tian Shengjin is a Taiwanese minister, who happens to be Luo Zhiding's boss. Of course, along with the book, there was also a request from Fu and Gu to see them, and sure enough, within a few days, Master Tian agreed.

Fu Xiaofei and Gu Ziming just want to use the mouth of the Taiwan inspector and the judge to find some unhappiness for the colonists, borrowing a knife to kill people has always been a good deal, not to mention that in terms of this form, borrowing Daming's knife is much better than the Senate going into battle in person. And with such an excellent material, I believe that Master Tian himself will understand that he will be more smoothly used in his career, which is obviously a big gift, and there is no reason not to accept it.

It was just the first time I saw Master Tian and had a good impression of the two.

Fu Xiaofei was awakened by the words, and hurriedly presented a box, "The country is poor and has little use, a little filial piety, and I hope to smile at the hospital." ”

In front of his subordinates, Tian Shengjin was about to refuse, but he saw that the other party had already opened the box, the teak box with gold wire trim was extremely exquisite, it was originally from the palace of the Bo Ni Sutan, it was originally used to hold the gold leaf table text this time, and the extra one was used to put this gift, but Fu Xiaofei and others distributed gifts to the sea officials before, but there was no such Zhou Zhang.

Master Tian is well-informed, and he has been in office in Guangdong for more than two years, and he has never seen any overseas treasures, so what he can pay attention to at this time is obviously only the objects taken out of the box. With just one glance, Master Tian had already concluded that it was the mercury mirror of the Boni Kingdom that was famous in Guangzhou City these days.

Gu Ziming, who was on the side, saw that Tian Shengjin's eyes were already shining, and said: "I have heard that Tang Taizong once had 'taking copper as a reference, but he can be dressed properly; Taking the past as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall, and taking people as a mirror, we can know the gains and losses. '. We and other people outside the territory do not know the rise and fall, let alone the gains and losses, but we are only willing to use this mercury mirror as a lesson to help the court to dress properly. ”

This can be regarded as saying that in Tian Shengjin's heart, there are many problems with the scholars of the Ming Dynasty, but the hobby of cleanliness and tidiness is indeed a good 'problem' in Gu Ziming's opinion.

How do you not know the value of the strange Tianshengjin with the mercury mirror, the large piece of the mirror basin that has just come down from the tribute ship on Haopan Street has been called one hundred and eighty taels, and the city wall of Le'an City, which was just completed in Qiongzhou last year, is more than 400 zhang square, and the cost is only more than 1,500 taels of silver, and it is just a mirror like this on ten hands here. Originally, it was not easy for him to receive such a valuable gift, but he said that he was well-dressed, and whether he was well-dressed or not came second, but for readers, the last two sentences of Li Shimin's words were serious.

"I can't imagine that you have been waiting overseas for many years, but you still know how to read."

Fu Xiaofei also explained his origin in the book, and Tian Shengjin naturally knew that they claimed to be Song people, and they were Chinese who crossed south with the Song Dynasty in the past. In the Battle of Yashan, it is rumored that Lu Xiufu committed suicide by throwing himself into the sea with the young emperor Zhao Yu on his back, and 100,000 soldiers and civilians were martyred.

In fact, at the beginning, Fu Xiaofei and others did not believe in the statement of Tian Shengjinben, and the people who clinged to overseas were actually no different from those in China, and the Uighurs were called "the uncle of the Han family" in the national letters of the Northern Song Dynasty. But after saying these words to the two, he already believed seven or eight points.

Having figured out Tian Shengjin's temper, Fu and Gu didn't think too much about it, although Gu Ziming was born in architecture, he was more proficient in literature and history, "How dare you forget the hatred of the country, the ancestors of the villain have been adrift overseas for 300 years, but they always teach us that we are the descendants of Zhuxia, so this time I worked hard to pay tribute on behalf of Bo Ni, but it was also to inform the Ming Dynasty of the situation, just to prevent this Yiyi to change the summer." ”

This is said very measuredly, Gu Ziming did not say that the court only said Daming, this is a foreshadowing for the future to clear up the relationship, and it will not be inferior, where does Tian Shengjin know the key in the middle, only that he is really a remnant of the Great Song Dynasty, and he has already believed in nine points.

He asked the two of them with concern, "In this way, when you first return to Shenzhou, you should go and worship the loyal ministers of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"I've already been there." Gu Ziming replied briskly.

"Oh?"

Tian Shengjin was a little surprised, and the two of them explained again, "When I came, I waited until I went to the Dazhong Temple to have incense." ”

Dazhong Ancestral Hall was built in the Hongwu period, and the ancestral hall was attached to the Panyu County Ya in the southeast of the city, and it was enshrined in the late Song Dynasty Sanjie Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie. As soon as Gu Ziming said this, Tian Shengjin naturally knew that when he first arrived in Guangzhou to take up his post, he went to the ancestral hall to worship, and there were still his inscriptions in the Chenfan Hall next to the ancestral hall. Although it is not far to enter the city from the west gate, it is not far, and it is indeed the closest place for them to worship Wen Tianxiang and others.

Tian Shengjin got the treasure, and he talked with the two about speculation, so they talked for a long time.

During the period, when asked about the Song Dynasty's southern crossing, Fu and Gu both replied in accordance with the unified tone set by the Senate, saying that there was a big island in the sea south of the South Seas named Australia, and the people of the Song Dynasty lived there in a general way. However, after all, how many years have passed, even if there is something unclear, it is not a big problem, it is much more real than the Nanyang news from the traitors in Fujian and Guangdong, and it does not seem to be a fake when you hear it.

As for the policy towards the Ming Dynasty, in fact, after coming to Guangzhou, the Senate made adjustments.

After seeing the current national strength of the Ming Dynasty, Fu Xiaofei and Gu Ziming repeatedly communicated with the Senate several times through the radio, and they agreed that the current stage is the Nanyang Raiders, and the Ming State can be used as a support but not an enemy, but the Senate does not have to be a minister, after all, even with the current situation in the Boni State, the Ming officials will not think that the Senate is a threat to the mainland even if they are completely clear, and it is absolutely impossible to interfere in the Nanyang with the military projection ability of the Ming Dynasty, and it is best to continue to wear the name of a Boni State. But now the Ming court's attitude toward missionaries can be exploited, because the Western colonizers had to rely on the Ming court's goodwill to facilitate trade in East Asia, and in this sense alone, the Ming could provide much more help to the travelers.

Moreover, with the attitude of the Ming Dynasty as the driving force, there is no doubt that there is a lot of leverage when playing with the colonists in places like Macao.

But in the end, Master Tian still told the two with regret, "All the things you mentioned can only be agreed to by the iron pot, but the imperial court will also know that you will come to Guangzhou for some days, and the official will not be able to help you when you buy saltpeter and sulfur." ”

Fu Xiaofei once asked Luo Zhiding to convey a request to Tian Shengjin on his behalf, hoping to buy some materials from the Guangdong government for the purpose of defending the city, and saltpeter and sulfur were the most important. Tian Shengjin naturally knew that the so-called iron pot would never be used to cook if it was brought back to Bo mud, and most of it was to build weapons. However, the iron pot was also a tributary trade, and many of them were exported to the South Seas, so even the Francophile would be interested in purchasing without too many restrictions, but now it is the tribute envoy of the vassal state who asked for it, so naturally there is no reason not to allow it.

But saltpeter, sulfur Daming but almost will not export, even if obedience such as North Korea may not be able to get much, so in the south of the Ming Dynasty folk merchants are more accustomed to saltpeter dissolved in water through the container to make ice cheese, although this kind of ice food is expensive, but there is no shortage of rich people in the coastal cities, it is this saltpeter to play another role in his role, than the war is more popular.

It's just that even if Fu Xiaofei later changed his tune and hoped to buy only some saltpeter to make ice on the grounds of the hot climate in Nanyang, he still couldn't say that he could loosen his mouth according to the courtyard, and the old man was still a little nervous on such a matter of principle.

But since he received the gift, Tian Shengjin didn't want to refute the relationship between the two too much, but said: "The second thing you mentioned is feasible. ”

"The second piece?" Fu Xiaofei thought about it for a while, and finally remembered that the second thing was to ask the Guangdong government to send a route guide to Macao.

Hearing that Fu Xiaofei and his entourage were going to Macao to visit various craftsmen, Tian Shengjin felt curious, and after listening to Ye Yiwei's words in the morning, the two groups of people actually thought of it together. In fact, at this time, Macao's arms production was still underground, and the officials of the imperial court guarding Macao were in front of them, and the blatant production of weapons was to be cut off from food, and the supply of Macao was taken care of by Xiangshan County, and it was all supplied according to Dingkou, and if the rations were cut off for more than ten days, people would starve to death, and those who were even more serious would have to be questioned by officials.

Ye Yiwei only said at that time that he had heard that Ao Yi was good at casting guns, but he did not say that there was any arsenal in Macao.

"This is a good thing, master Yi's long skills to control Yi." Somehow, what he heard in the morning was blurted out by Tian Shengjin.

Fu Xiaofei was stunned at first when he saw Master Tian twisting his beard, but Gu Ziming reacted faster, "According to the court, this is exactly the truth." ”

"It's okay, the next time the gate is opened, there will be a group of prisoners in custody who will be returned to Xiangshanao, and you can go to Australia with the officials of Haidao."

"But those slaves who are in the Courtyard Zhaoxue?"

Tian Shengjin was a little surprised this time, but he still replied calmly: "Exactly." ”

His surprise was that these people who claimed to be relics of the former Song Dynasty actually knew these things, but thinking about the more than 30,000-word "Yiqing Hui", it was not like these people's style if it was not fine, so he would no longer be entangled.

The cause of the incident has been almost ten years, after the summer of the thirty-fifth year of Wanli, a small boat was stopped by the Ming army patrolling, and more than ten people in the boat were all Dongren, and then they fought with the Ming army. After a fight between the men and horses on both sides, the Ming army killed two people, the other party also killed three, and two others fell into the sea and drowned.

The remaining nine people were captured by the Ming army, and because of the language barrier, they were imprisoned for the crime of being a widow, and by the forty-third year of Wanli, Tian Shengjin had been imprisoned for eight years when he arrived at the place, during which five people died of illness one after another.

But since this Tian Zhiyuan went to Chaozhou to worship his mentor Tang Boyuan, he remembered the scene when he was wronged, and when he went to the Yahou to clean up the accumulated case, he just happened to run into this headless lawsuit. He carefully discerned that these people were by no means the language of the Japanese cowards, so he invited an interpreter to explain the matter, and finally found out what was going on. It turned out that these people were born in Busan, North Korea, and before they were caught, they were taken captive by the Japanese and sold to Macao through Ryukyu and Taiwan.

A few years ago, the Guangdong government also made special inspections of the local area, but this trend is still more than enough.

Once this matter was discovered, the Australian slaves who were still in prison should theoretically not be punished with the crime of Japanese slavery again, but because they resisted arrest with weapons and killed the officers and soldiers, they had to continue to be detained until they were reported before being dealt with.

This matter is also a strange news in the local area, and it is widely spread, and it is naturally easy for Fu Xiaofei to know if he has inquired about it.

As soon as Tian Shengjin said that the prisoners were going to be sent back to Macao, he guessed their identities.

I didn't expect to use such a reason to send them to Australia, so the two of them flattered Master Tian again, and then another visitor came, so Tian Shengjin sent them off early.

When they got out of the courtyard gate, the two immediately changed their faces, and they were really not relaxed with a sycophantic appearance.

The guards had already rented the carriage and horses, and Gu Ziming saw it and said to Fu Xiaofei: "Where are we going next?" ”

"Yes, of course...... Ho Pan Street. ”