Chapter 272 Mouth Cannon

"A bunch of despicable and shameless people! Villain! ”

"Saint disciples! Bullshit! ”

"Sooner or later, the cause of the kingdom will be defeated by you mouth gunners!"

After scolding his incompetent subordinates and the bold Chinese Yankees, Fei Susha cursed the members of the council again.

The anger that rushed to the sky made Fei Susha reluctant to speak, and he was not afraid of being heard by the people next door.

Because at this moment, the bigwigs of those councils have been arguing fiercely for hours in the conference room next to him......

As soon as Fesusa sent out the people, the leaders of the municipal council arrived, and even the church was alarmed and sent representatives.

Álvaro, then bishop of the Chinese diocese? Get? Simendo (a Chinese name named Zeng Dezhao, author's note) was also invited to send his assistant Jacob to the meeting.

Although Majiao was an open port, and all kinds of maritime merchants and sailors generally carried self-defense weapons, and many large merchants also had their own gunboats, the crowds of Ming soldiers who landed without permission as if no one was around did arouse many people's vigilance.

At the outset of the meeting, the congregation was unanimous in support of the Governor's strict questioning.

What the hell are they coming from? Be sure to ask!

"I heard that the soldiers escorted an officer ......"

"They're not here to take refuge, are they?"

In their view, China was in a civil war, the Ming government had retreated to Guangxi, and the Portuguese had to help the Chinese maintain order at the mouth of the Pearl River.

However, their purpose was to maintain trade, not to protect the people of the Ming Kingdom, and they did not want to be easily involved in the struggle between the Ming and Qing dynasties.

As long as coastal trade is not interrupted by the Chinese government, then the life and death of the Chinese people and the security of the Pearl River valley have nothing to do with the Portuguese.

It was even suggested that, in order to reduce the trouble, the strange-looking iron ship, which had been anchored outside the harbor for several days, should be removed, along with the troop transport that had just arrived.

Such an eye-catching iron ship sailed to the horse, whether it was to take refuge or to provoke, even if it was just passing by, it was always a little ill-intentioned!

I didn't know where Ming bought such a big ship, so someone asked Jacob, a well-informed church representative.

Unlike the merchant sailors who spent their lives at sea, missionaries from all over the world often went deep into the interior of each country to gain a better understanding of the development of their scientific and technological capabilities.

The degree of unity within the church also made them much better organized and well-informed, than the pirates-like merchant ships that were scurrying apart.

As a result, Jacob was not very clear, but only vaguely explained, this kind of iron ship, eight times out of ten? Nine was made by those ambitious Englanders.

Those damned English Protestants, since the defeat of the armada of King Philip II of Spain at the Battle of Gravoline sixty years ago, have not only openly allied themselves with the greedy Dutch traitors, but have been robbing the kingdom of colonies little by little in the New World.

Of course, Jacob is not very sure that this ship may also have been secretly sold to the Ming by the French, who had been coveting Southeast Asia.

One of the key proofs given by Jacob is that the large iron ship, despite its size, has a very strange appearance, not only does it not even have sails, it is said to be some kind of machine driven, and it is not even equipped with naval guns.

This is clearly a half-finished product used to cheat money, and it is the usual trick of those despicable French people to fool others with unsuccessful experiments.

In short, you really can't think of anyone else in the world, except the English and the French, who has the strength to build such a large and bulky semi-finished ship.

In any case, it would be great if we could take advantage of the fire and loot this machine ship and study it, and the church would acquiesce.

If the church is adamantly against causing trouble, then at least it should get rid of it.

……

When the news that the Akito actually shot and resisted and killed the soldiers of the garrison reached the venue, it immediately caused outrage among the crowd.

The Portuguese bigwigs who attended the meeting complained one after another, and they must give the bold Chinese a little color!

"What do they mean?"

"How dare the Chinese disobey management?"

"They come to rely on horses, and they dare to kill people?"

"Do they still want to go to war with the kingdom's fleet at the end of their rope?"

"Sink those two big ships! Throw the Chinese guys into the sea and feed the fish! ”

……

However, it is one thing to complain, but it is another thing to act......

Whether on land or at sea, action is necessary, but who will contribute and how to act will make this meeting a quarrelsome and bickering debate.

The Governor did not have many troops at hand, and there were more than 500 soldiers stationed in the garrison, so it should not be a big problem to drive out the Chinese soldiers who had come to the island.

The problem was that the governor only had two gunboats of more than 1,000 tons in his hands, and it was obviously impossible to defeat the two larger ships of the Ming people.

Akito's troop transport ship also seems to have artillery.

Therefore, it is necessary to requisition the armed merchant ships of the bigwigs to form a small fleet in order to easily defeat or even capture the other party.

Anyone can talk about cannons, and when it comes to requisitioning ships, who is more shrewd than whom, it is suddenly revealed.

There are so many stakeholders involved, and there are more details to decide, and none of the shipowners want to serve the council in vain.

Even if you are willing, you must first explain how to compensate the dead, and how to share the cost of ship repairs and ammunition losses!

When it comes to interests, some people go further -

The Spanish Chamber of Commerce, led by Gonzalez, is naturally more reluctant to play for the King of Portugal, although they are on the weak side, but when they have the opportunity, they always have to come out and brush up their presence.

"You guys, so naïve!"

When the Portuguese had finished spraying, Gonzalez, remembering the humiliation he had just given him, stood up and pouted, "In my opinion, it is fine to drive the Chinese off land, but if their ships are sunk or captured, it will bring bad results." ”

Gonzalez remembered the love newspaper and glanced at the Portuguese seat with disdain: "You know what, that Juan? Where did Chandler's two ships go? ”

"As far as I know, the king of Pingnan in Guangzhou is about to escape, and the Ming court may soon return to Zhaoqing,"

Gonzalez narrowed his eyes and pretended to be deep, "Have you ever thought about offending the court of the Ming people, if they block the entire Pearl River Estuary and prohibit foreign merchant ships from entering and leaving, what will we do?" ”

There was a bang in the venue, and everyone whispered to each other.

Gonzalez looked around the audience and raised his voice and said loudly: "If the Chinese win, we will definitely cancel our right to trade in Guangzhou, and even they will stop supplying grain, vegetables and meat to Malay." ”

"yes, once you turn your face, what if you can't beat them?"

"If they are really sent by the imperial court, I think it is better to negotiate peace."

The rest of the Spaniards chimed in.

"According to what you say, our warriors were killed by the Chinese Yankees for nothing?"

The Portuguese, who were present, were not convinced, and immediately someone refuted.

The Portuguese are not stupid, they know that they are actually raising the bar and deliberately using serious consequences to be alarmist.

"Yes, what about turning the face, when it comes to naval battles, can we still be afraid of the Chinese?"

"I see, you Spaniards, you just want to enjoy the benefits, you don't want to contribute, right?"

"Yes, you can not go out of the boat, but the cost is ...... It's all up to you! ”

……

For a while, the small venue was noisy again.

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