[Note: Regarding the specific time when the Portuguese opened the port in Hoi An, it is confirmed by a number of historical sources that it should be in 1535 A.D. that the Portuguese had set up a merchant house in Da Nang, and began to survey and prepare to open a port in Fei Phu Village, Dazhan Haikou, in 1595, Nguyen Huang confirmed this, Hoi An Port became a commercial port where the Portuguese legally lived, and at the same time, the Portuguese also began to provide military services for Quang Nam, so the previous plot errors were modified in two places]

Australians recruited exiles in Dongfan, built roads and cities, dredged rivers, and handled reclamation. Although Shen Yourong is only a military general, he is not a reckless man who does not read history books, and naturally knows that this practice has far exceeded the needs of maritime merchants - at the beginning, Hongyi and the Japanese invaders occupied Dongfan just to seek a place to stay, thinking that it was just a re-export to the mainland trade, but the Australians were really operating like the state capital of the Ming Dynasty, and they had to be vigilant. But Shen Yourong is a person who cares about the people, and Yu Zhong's feelings are a little ambiguous.

In addition, the day after meeting Chang Kaishen, he finally boarded the rumored big iron ship, and after seeing the steam-powered warship, he was extremely pessimistic about Fujian's coastal defense. What's more, because Chang Kaishen agreed to the arms trade, Shen Yourong still faintly had some reliance in his heart.

It's hard to say anything else, at least after going back, it can still be done to restrain your subordinates to guard the door and not make trouble. As for the officialdom, we must try to persuade a few masters not to ban the Dongfan Sea Trade, which is the interests of Australians, and there are gradually gentry in Fujian who are beginning to be involved, and it is inevitable that there will be incidents if they are ruthlessly managed. As long as it is a fair trade, sea trade is not a bad thing.

After that, Shen Yourong said goodbye to the Fujian fathers and old officials and went north, and Zheng Jiefu naturally did not show it in his entourage.

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At this time, the 'Quang Nam Kingdom', which is more than 4,000 miles away, is a different scene.

Since the tenth year of Tianyou (1567 AD), the Dinh Thiev Gong Nguyen Huang was ordered by the emperor of the Li Dynasty to serve as the general of Hue and Quang Nam two towns, and led the army to defend the people like a warship, which has been more than 50 years. During his reign in the south, he followed the army and the people, adopted heroes, and was convincing to the people.

Now this 'immortal master' has been dead for eight years, but before he died, his advice to his sons and nephews is still in his ears, 'There is the danger of Hengshan Lingjiang in the north of Shunguang, and the solidity of Haiyun Tablet Mountain in the south. If you can tame the people and fight against the Zheng family, you will be able to build a business for all generations. ’

It was through his father's earnest teachings that Nguyen Phuc Yuan ascended to the position of sovereign, and in the past seven or eight years, he has been teaching while gathering and teaching.

In addition, the main camp and the three divisions were set up (note: the Shecha Division was in charge of the lawsuit, the ministers were in charge of the money and grain, and the Shi Division was in charge of the sacrifices and the military salaries of the main camp), and the prefects and counties were appointed to manage the civil affairs. All the appointments and dismissals of officials and the implementation of government decrees were made in Hue, and it was difficult for the northern Zheng lord to intervene, in fact, it was a division of one side.

Abroad, he inherited his father's policy and cooperated with the Portuguese to expand the Portuguese commercial port in Pheu Phuoc village to Hoi An Port. Nguyen Phuc Yuan sent officials to learn to build Western-style warships in the city, introduced Macao arms, trained new troops, and then opened up trade, and opened up Japanese, Ming and even Taixi merchants to come to trade. Nowadays, the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British have successively established trading houses here, and in Hoi An Port, the Japanese and overseas Chinese associations and trading houses, and even the Malay houses and barns are also lined up, with a population of tens of thousands, and it has also become a big place in Nanyang.

Although it has been in business for a long time, the Nguyen clan regards the Cham region as a barbarian, and the north is eyeing the tiger, so it is still quite cautious to govern within the territory.

Today's Hue Chengxuan Road is divided into north and south by a Xiangjiang River, the south is a large area of rice fields, sugar cane fields, and Hue City is on the north bank of the river, northwest and southeast, a boxy earthen city, which is still Annan was built when he was subordinate to the political envoy of the Ming Dynasty. Husbands from the south, immigrants and exiles from the north were building in and out of the city, from the wharf to the mill, from the shipyard to the porcelain and sugar workshops, all of them, and Nguyen Phuc Yuan even thought of a rather imposing name for the place where he was founded - Golden Dragon City.

In the southeast of the city, near the Xiang River, there are some temples across a wall, which look rather simple, but there is no regulation, and it is at this time that Nguyen Phuc Clan (note: the Nguyen lord has changed his name to Nguyen Phuc Clan, that is, Nguyen Chao Quoc surname is the compound surname 'Nguyen Phuc' instead of Nguyen) to give orders. At this moment, in a shady hall, Ruan Phuc Yuan was discussing with a group of cronies Lang Dang and officials who had just arrived in Shuncheng to report on their work.

This Ruan lord is now fifty-eight, which is still in the prime of life, and at this moment he is listening quietly to the news from the north with his eyes closed.

Ruan Fuyuan is so interested in the reason for it, speaking of Zheng and Ruan, the two families are still in-laws who have not yet come out of the five suits, and now Zheng Jian, the son of Zheng Song, the king of peace in the north, is the son-in-law of Ruan Fuyuan's grandfather Ruan Gan, and it is suitable for his aunt Ruan's Yubao, so Ruan Fuyuan still has to call Zheng Song an uncle.

When Ruan Gan was poisoned by General Mo Chao and died in the camp, his son-in-law Zheng Jian took the opportunity to monopolize the government with the respect of the right minister and the prince of the country, and Ruan Gan's two sons were naturally suspicious. After the eldest son Nguyen Wang was killed by Zheng Jian and left the prime minister, the second son Nguyen Huang was in a panic, and then he was invited to Hue to oversee the army under the guidance of a master, but in fact he avoided trouble.

At this time, it was just in time for the Mo Dynasty in the north to use troops against the Li Dynasty, and Zheng Jian was too busy to take care of himself. After Zheng Jian's death, the new lord Jundehou Zheng Hui led his army north and was defeated by Mo Jingdian, the general of the Mo Dynasty, and his younger brother Zheng Song took the opportunity to take the position in the internal struggle. At that time, Zheng Song had just reached the weak crown, and the foundation of the coup was unstable, and Zheng Hui had fled to the Mo Dynasty, and he was always like a thorn in his back, so Zheng Song also had to compromise, so that Ruan Huang could run Guangnan with peace of mind, which was a big bargain, and Ruan Fuyuan was Ruan Huang's son.

"It's very lively in the north right now." A close minister opened the gate, "Can the Lord of the Buddha (note: Lord Ruan's retainers respect Nguyen Phuc Yuan) still remember the incident of the Zheng family forcing the temple to commit suicide the year before last?" ”

How can you not remember? Because of his dissatisfaction with Zheng Song's domineering and domineering, the year before last, Hongding Emperor Li Weixin secretly colluded with Zheng Song's son Zheng Chun to shoot him with a poisoned arrow on his way back to Beijing. As soon as this incident came out, Lord Ruan severed relations with Lord Zheng under the name of righteousness of killing the king.

The trusted minister continued: "According to the spies in Tokyo (note: Hanoi) came to report, since the year before last when he was frightened, Zheng Thief has been seriously ill, and now the eldest prince Zheng Jie and Zheng Chun are fighting fiercely, Zheng Chun has soldiers in his hands, the year before last Zheng Thief even did the crime of killing the king, but this rebellious son is helpless, plus now the three kings (note: Zheng Song's third brother Zheng Du) have also been added, it is really lively. ”

"So Zheng Thief can't stand it for a few years?" Another humane.

"In the past two or three years, there will be chaos in the north, and I have heard some rumors that Zheng Thief intends to divide the power equally with his two sons, which is the way to bring about his own defeat."

"I'm afraid that the old thief dog will jump off the wall in a hurry." Ministers close to him expressed concern.

"You mean?" Another asked.

"The news of the spies said that the Zheng family had the intention of using troops against me in Guangnan."

"Like this, like this?"

I don't know who was in a hurry, and such a sentence actually came out.

This time, it was the turn of the military minister to complain, "I'm afraid of an egg, but the left can't be used to cover the water." ”

It was only at this time that the voice of the palace master finally broke the chaotic speech, and his eyes wandered through the hall several times, and found that there was an official in the distance who seemed to be eager to try, and that person he had some impression that it was a Kanli official from the Huairen Mansion in the south, named Chen Dehe.

He asked at the right time, "Chen Qing, what do you think?" ”

Chen Dehe was listening to the gossip of the officials, and on a whim he felt that Xiang Rili had heard some sayings, which were quite insightful, and he was a little arrogant because of his divine actions. But at this time, the hall was full of important ministers of the Ruan Phuc family, where did he dare to put his beak at will, but he was coldly named by Ruan Phuc Yuan.

He looked at everyone's eyes and confirmed that the lord was indeed calling himself, so he saluted, took a few steps forward from the class, straightened his clothes and said lightly: "Lord Buddha, the following ministers are foolish, I have the danger of Hengshan in the north and south of Guangzhou, as long as the two or three fortresses are built to take the corner, and then there are generals to guard it, you can protect worry-free, the top priority is to pacify the Gao Barbarians (note: the Khmer Barbarians are abbreviated, the Vietnamese in the Middle Ages called Cambodia the local contempt) to be the key. ”

"Gao Man?" Ruan Phuc Yuan's eyelids couldn't help jumping when he heard this word, more than a year ago, his daughter Nguyen Phuc Ngoc Wan was sent to marry Benha Nong, and King Chenla also generously said that he wanted to take out Shui Chenla's merchant port Puriange as a dowry, but a group of thieves entrenched in the mouth of the Kowloon River completely disrupted the marriage, and more than 2,000 soldiers accompanying the wedding escort were also defeated, and his daughter was also lost to the thieves.

After that, he also sent two more armies, together with the local area, to 'clear' the thieves, but they were both beaten back after passing Suihe (note: Fu'an Prefecture Governor). After repeated defeats in the army, and his son-in-law Benha Nong also began to secretly talk to the thief, the thief still refused to redeem and release the people, and the newly attached Huaying hometown was even more ready to move. Nguyen Phuc Yuan was not good enough to pass the University anymore, but the south stopped for more than half a year.

Now that Chen Dehe mentions this matter, it is inevitable that Ruan Fuyuan will think of some unpleasant memories.

"Last year, the repeated use of troops failed to exterminate the thief, but caused the surrounding small states to surrender one after another, Chen Qing mentioned this matter again, but why?"

Chen Dehe obviously heard the dissatisfaction of the lord, and bowed his head again, "The Immortal King (Ruan Huang) once said that there is the danger of Hengshan Lingjiang in the north of Shunguang, and the solidity of Haiyun Tablet Mountain in the south. ”

"A good thing?" This is obviously Chen Dehe's appetite for words, but Ruan Fuyuan didn't care, he still responded with the voice, waiting for the other party to say some reason.

Chen Dehe really had less city government, and immediately said: "Exactly, the ministers heard that those thieves are now working at the mouth of the Kowloon River, and there are quite a few rules, and there are many merchants who go to trade, and the products are all excellent, and they have gathered a lot of silver and money. This is actually a godsend to the Buddha, if I Guangnan get this place, I can compare with the Zheng family. Not to mention ......"

Speaking of this, Chen Dehe's voice was bright, and he said loudly: "What's more, this place was originally the dowry promised by Benha Nong, and everything is my land and my people. ”

Ruan Fuyuan was silent for a long time when he heard this, and seemed to have concerns, Chen Dehe said again, "In previous years, it was not the fault of the soldiers, but it was not the fault of the soldiers. ”

He knew that the first few times he used troops was not the main force of Shunguang, and the time he escorted the princess was simply a kind of goods, so he didn't think that the thief could be so powerful. In fact, these ministers in the south also had a lack of judgment on the strength of the Senate.

Because the number of Fubo troops in the first battle was limited, most of them were militiamen stationed in the Jiulong River, and the firearms were still insufficient. In the latter two self-defense counterattacks, it was the new local soldiers of several northern princely states who were in front, still fighting the Cham banner, and the Fubo army was only delayed.

Before the real confrontation, the Ruan army had already retreated, and the scale was only three or four thousand, and it was not surrounded and annihilated, and the losses of the Ruan lord were not large, and even the town camp in Phu An was not used, and the confidence was still sufficient, and the time in recent years has looked more like Tao Hui.

And now Ruan Phuc Yuan has this concern, as a courtier, he naturally wants to know the benefits, he continued: "I have been able to resist the Zheng family for many years, only relying on the benefits of sea trade, and now I heard those maritime merchants in Hoi An say that the thieves had occupied Luzon last year, the control of Tokyo was tight, and the tribute could not be repaired, and the maritime trade route was difficult to guarantee that it would not be cut off. ”

"Who taught you to say these things?" Ruan Phuc Yuan finally stopped pondering, and suddenly raised his head and asked, unable to hear joy and anger in his words.

"Huh?" Chen Dehe was originally speaking proudly, but when he heard this, he was suddenly a little at a loss.

But I heard Ruan Fuyuan say again: "I generally know your talents, and I will never think of this, you just have to tell the truth, who told you it, that is, you are meritorious and not guilty." ”

Chen Dehe saw that he showed his feet, changed his eloquent conversation, and became stammering, "No...... Can't...... Deceiving the Buddha, these words ...... It was actually said by the unsuccessful son-in-law in the minister's family. Chen Dehe's lowered brows had already turned into a pimple, for fear that something would go wrong in the middle and cause trouble, and he had already regretted it in his heart.

"Oh?" Unexpectedly, Ruan Fuyuan laughed this time, "You have recruited a good son-in-law." ”

"The subordinates are terrified......"

"It's okay, since Chen Kan has such a good son-in-law, I want to see it."

Chen Dehe's brain turned wildly when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed, "The subordinates will send their families back to Huairen's hometown to summon him to Shun." ”

Ruan Phuc Yuan waved his hand, "Don't be so troublesome, I'll go see him." ”

When the ministers below heard this, they were all shocked.

But Ruan Fuyuan just asked again, "What's your son-in-law's name?" ”

"Tao ...... Tao Weici. ”

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