Chapter 273 knocks on the side

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The hours of meetings have gone on and on, and until now, not only have no resolutions been reached, but there is even a tendency to become more and more divisive......

The church, which is crucial to the final decision, has not yet expressed its opinion.

However, Governor Faisa knew that the church was inclined to the Ming people, because the Ming court had been friendly to missionaries in recent years, and had also given the church great help in missionary affairs in China, which could be regarded as a breakthrough.

The ambiguity of the church and the division of the council into two factions, busy with inefficient and lengthy debates, made Fesusa feel restless.

This is special, and it's a hairy one!

In connection with what he had heard and witnessed in Macau in the past few months in office, he had a deep disappointment and great dissatisfaction with the council system, with these greedy and incompetent people, and with the people of the church.

Now, he kind of regretted calling the meeting in one fell swoop.

He felt that it was a fool's idea to waste too much time waiting!

Could it be that without the support of these people, we are really helpless?

He sighed heavily, faintly heard a knock on the door, and his heart moved.

"What's the matter?"

A door hidden behind the curtain opened, and his lieutenant of the guard, Marcelo de Sousa, quietly entered through the back door.

"My lord, someone is coming." De Sousa whispered.

"Well, please let him in."

After a while, a man dressed in black walked in outside the door.

This is his third informant, Silva, who has been away for less than half a day, and has returned.

"Your Excellency the Doge." Silva took off his hat and bowed.

"Sit down, Mr. Silva."

"Yes, sir." Silva replied respectfully.

"This dangerous fellow,"

Fei Susha stared at the comer, meditating in her heart, "Can I really give him this task?" ”

Unlike Juan Chandler, a close confidant who has been captured by the Chinese, and the Spaniard Doni González, who is obedient on the surface but in fact harbors evil intentions, the Silva in front of him claims to be Italian.

Moreover, not only is he not a member of the council, but he does not even have his own shop in Macau, to put it nicely, he is a "adventurer" who works alone, to put it mildly, he is half a maritime merchant and half a pirate.

Such adventurers were everywhere in the Far East at that time, with real or false backgrounds and backgrounds, trying to get their own piece of the pie from the prosperity of this great voyage.

Silva had two gunboats and more than a hundred men under his command, and in terms of strength, he was only slightly inferior to Chandler.

It's just that he has been in Macao for a shorter time than Chandler, so short that even the stolen goods on his ship have not yet been sold.

However, this man was well connected with the Dutch people, so he had the means to get his hands on copper, saltpeter, sulfur and other in-demand goods from Japan, and he could also get some information about the Dutch people from time to time.

This is a man of all sides, bold and fierce, as well as shrewd and cunning.

This is what Governor Faissa had to say about this man.

So, Fesa used some tricks to finally put him to work for him, becoming the third eyeliner independent of Chandler and Gonzalez.

In fact, after all, the identity and origin of this person are questionable, and Faissa does not trust him very much, and if Chandler had not been captured by mistake, he would not have entrusted him with this operation.

"It's okay, this kind of person has no foundation anyway, and if something happens, there is no need to explain it to anyone." Fesusa thought to herself.

He looked at Silva quietly, was silent for a moment, and said lightly:

"It's been more than half a year since your ship came to Malai, are you still used to living in Malai?"

"Very habitual, sir,"

Silva grinned, "It's just that my purse is still deflated......"

Governor Faisa smiled: "No one thinks that the purse bag is very full, and in terms of the short time you have been in the horse, you have already made a lot of money. ”

Silva was also a calm person, and hurriedly lowered his head and said: "The villain has survived until now, all thanks to the care of adults, and adults can only tell me if they have anything!" ”

"Listen to De Sousa, your subordinates, someone witnessed Chandler's action just now......"

"Yes, Lord Governor, those Chinese have very fierce firepower and a strong will to resist,"

Silva groaned, "They are out-and-out soldiers, although I don't know where they came from, but they are definitely from the Ming Kingdom." ”

"What's going on with that one named Andre?" The Governor asked casually, as if remembering something.

"The wandering sailor?"

Silva replied cautiously, "Indeed...... Just today...... Killed...... And more than one. ”

"Do you know who did it?"

"This ...... The villain hasn't heard yet,"

Silva said cautiously, "Those Chinese guys...... Maybe it has something to do with it, you know, those sailors...... I was hired by the big iron ship that Chinese......"

"Oh, really?"

Governor Faisa gave him a meaningful look and pretended to be calm.

Then, as if he remembered something: "Are there any senior officers from the merchant ships that left the port this afternoon?" ”

"Yes...... Yes, my lord. ”

Silva felt that the atmosphere was a little strange.

Just when his back was a little tight, the governor took the initiative to change the topic: "Gonzalez's ship, is it still being repaired?" ”

"Yes, my lord, he's been recruiting sailors in the bar every day lately, and it seems that there is a large cargo to be shipped,"

Silva shrugged his shoulders and tried to make himself look lighter, "Still, I think he's going to have a hard time finding enough people, even if he's willing to recruit Chinese sailors." ”

"They'll send him someone from Manila." Fesusa frowned and muttered under his breath.

Portugal and Spain were no longer under the rule of a king, and the relationship between the two sides could no longer be described as harmonious, and as a Portuguese, Fesusa instinctively disliked the Spaniards.

That Doni Gonzalez, who was very obedient on the surface, had already signed allegiance to the King of Portugal, but in fact, almost all of his goods were destined for Manila.

There, however, the Spanish stronghold in the Far East, the Spanish governors of Manila, had been trying to bring Macau under their rule.

And at today's meeting, Gonzalez's performance made him angry with this person.

"Sooner or later, though, I'll bankrupt him......"

"You are a brave man, and your loyalty is evident compared to him. ”

He picked up a scroll of papers, smiled and said, "I heard, you also fought with the infidels in England?" ”

"Yes, it is my pleasure to fight for the Lord,"

Silva proudly replied, "I could have lived in peace with my wife at home, but I still participated, I hate the infidels......"

"Good,"

Fei Susha nodded, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she said with a smile, "Right now, it's time for you to show your talents again." ”

This shrewd Italian immediately made a loyal appearance: "I want to serve you!" ”

"Not for me, but for our church...... And the king. ”

"Yes, sir." Silva remained respectful.

Governor Fesusa stared at him with a serious expression and paused for a moment.

He knew very well that this guy was only "a Catholic", and that only the devil knew how loyal he was to the Church.

The Catholic Church was extremely well informed, and Faissa certainly knew that this person had been secretly colluding with the Dutch, and that the English pagans were supporting the Dutch.

(Question: Chili peppers, which have just been introduced to China at this time, are the only ones in the play who eat them with relish and are not too spicy at all?) ）

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