I saw that after the county magistrate of Xiangshan County heard his words, his face, which was originally a little cold, suddenly became gloomy, and he said in a very cold voice: "This time, you still want to use silver to calm down?" It's impossible! ”

Hearing this, Johnson couldn't help but be stunned, and then, he was also a little unhappy. He had already explained in advance that if he wanted to benefit from this matter, he had to be measured, but he didn't expect that this county order should have not honored him for a while, and he still wanted to open his mouth.

So, his face became gloomy, and his voice was a little colder, and he said: "Lord County, I have just said that this incident is actually the matter of Annan Franc Jiren, and it really has nothing to do with Haojingao's side. If you're thinking about taking advantage of the opportunity, sorry, no! ”

Speaking of this, seeing the anger on the county commander's face, he added: "Don't forget the county honor, we are the Francis and some big officials in the court, but we also have friendships. ”

In the past, Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua were very friendly to Franco. Although they are no longer there, there are still a few officials of that level.

However, he knew that this matter could only be used to remind the county order, after all, the imperial court was too far away from Haojingao, and the county order in front of him was directly under the jurisdiction of Haojingao. He wouldn't have said it until he had to.

After he finished speaking, the county magistrate of Xiangshan County stood up suddenly, his face was full of anger, and he felt that his anger was about to pour out. However, after his face changed several times, he finally didn't speak out angrily, but just endured his anger, clasped his fists with both hands, and after signaling to the direction of Jingshi, he lowered his voice and said sharply: "There are people in your court, can they still be bigger than the emperor?" This official can clearly tell you that those two Franco-machine people were captured by the emperor on the battlefield of Yunnan's suppression of rebellion. This official came this time to follow the emperor's will, and the results on your side will eventually be reported at all levels until the emperor. And tell me, how much silver is needed to settle this matter? ”

If it weren't for the fact that he had been receiving the benefits of these Mirror Au Franc machine people before, he really wanted to turn his face. But eating people has a short mouth and a short hand, in case he turns his face, these Xiyi poke out the previous things, then he is afraid that it will affect his future, so he does not speak angrily.

Hearing his words, Johnson was a little dumbfounded. He never expected that the source of this matter would be the Ming Emperor, so it would be really tricky!

The current Ming Emperor, in the first few years of his accession to the throne, was relatively friendly to Franc Ji. As a result, I didn't expect that since the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the attitude towards them, or the so-called Xiyi attitude towards them, has changed suddenly.

After unsuccessfully demanding that the missionaries follow their rules, the missionaries were expelled outright. This situation is far more serious than the Wanli and Apocalypse years. It can be said that when Emperor Ming did this, many of his previous efforts were in vain.

This is also the reason why he has always been very soft in his attitude towards the county order just now. It wasn't until the end that he used a vague way to emphasize that Franc Ji had a relationship with high-ranking officials in the court to threaten. In fact, even if there are people in the court who sympathize with Franc Ji's side, they have not expressed it publicly. After all, in this Eastern Empire, no matter how big it is, can it be bigger than the emperor?

What made them feel even more helpless was that this emperor suddenly became powerful. Not only did he have his own opinions, but he also became very capable of fighting, and those who fought in the south and the north turned out to be invincible, which was even more powerful than Caesar a long time ago.

Knowing the seriousness of the matter, Johnson's face immediately changed, and he hurriedly squeezed out a smile and asked, "My lord, for the sake of our friendship for many years, you must help us with this matter." After all, as long as we are here, there are many benefits every year. ”

Hearing this, the county magistrate of Xiangshan County suddenly changed his face again, this is simply blackmailing him with filial piety. But if it were an ordinary person, he could turn his hands into clouds and turn his hands into rain, and just extinguish his mouth. But this is a Francophile, if you really want to turn your face, you can't do it at all by relying on the ability of Xiangshan County alone. If you want to win these Franc machine people, it is estimated that you have to come forward with the governor of Guangdong.

Thinking like this, the county magistrate of Xiangshan County regretted it again in his heart, he had known that the Franc machine people would cause trouble to break the sky, and he should not have accepted the benefits of these Franc machine people in the first place.

However, everything has been done, and he can't help it. As soon as he knew about this matter, he also pondered and had thoughts, so he immediately replied in a cold voice: "This matter is too difficult! But things are not without room for change. If the emperor is really angry, he will not transfer those two Francophiles to the local place and ask you to give an answer. But like those Hongyi in Taiwan, they dared to fight the Ming Dynasty with the Japanese state, so they directly sent people to destroy them. ”

The news of this matter has already spread to Guangdong, and Johnson has already known about it. When he learned that the Dutch had been exterminated by the Ming army, he gloated.

Of course, he knew more about the situation in the Netherlands, and probably guessed that the help to the Japanese was probably done by the Dutch in Nagasaki. As a result, I didn't expect that the Dutch on the Taiwan side were also so seriously implicated, which was so happy, for this reason, on the day he heard the news, he was still drunk: let them attack the Portuguese colonies everywhere, they really deserve it!

But now, the same thing has happened to them in Portugal. The seriousness of this matter can really be referred to as a precedent by the Dutch in Taiwan.

Fortunately, it is likely that the relationship between the Portuguese side and the Ming Dynasty has been good before, and it was not as arrogant as the Dutch were to the Ming Dynasty, so the Ming Emperor did not directly send troops, but asked for an explanation.

However, he also understands that if this statement does not satisfy the Ming Emperor, then Haojingao's side is likely to be the fate of the Taiwanese Dutch!

Thinking about the powerful relationship, Johnson felt the seriousness of the matter, and grabbed the Ming official in front of him like a life-saving straw, not only squeezed out a smile, but also said in a humble tone: "My lord, please help me with this matter, please!" ”

If it weren't for wanting to help these Franc machine people, the county magistrate of Xiangshan County would not have stayed here, and he was vaguely coerced by this Franc machine man. He forced the unhappiness in his heart and analyzed it to Johnson: "This official can tell you clearly that whether those two Franc Machines are your Franc Men or not, in short, they are all your Franc Machines." Therefore, your reply must be satisfied with the emperor. For now, what price you offer, I mean, it's not appropriate to give any compensation or anything like that......"

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“…… The official suggests that your reply is that you know that you are wrong, although it is not the Francophone of Hao Jingao, but you must also have a low profile and let the emperor dispose of it! The county magistrate of Xiangshan County looked at Johnson and said in a very serious tone, "In this way, if the emperor's face is taken care of, the emperor will say his true thoughts." Otherwise, the official can tell you clearly that no matter what your reply is, the official feels that it will not satisfy the emperor. And if the emperor is not satisfied, he is likely to be furious and send troops to destroy your Franc man! ”

Hearing this, Johnson felt a little helpless for the first time, and he hurriedly begged: "My lord, is there no other way?" What if your emperor lion opens his mouth so loudly that we can't accept it at all? ”

If the Governor of Macao had come forward in this matter, he might not have been so lacking in confidence, and it would have been a big deal. Johnson, however, is a member of the Macau Council, which represents the interests of the entire community of the people of Ho Mirrors. If you lose Hao Jing O, the biggest loss will naturally be these Hao Jing Ao Franc people.

What made him relieved was that the next words of the Xiangshan County Order finally made him breathe a sigh of relief: "Didn't this official say it just now?" The matter between you and Hongyi is actually similar, but the emperor's punishment is completely different, which shows that the emperor didn't want to kill you. There will be no conditions that will make them really unacceptable. If you really want to do that, why do you spend so much time doing it, this time it will not be the official himself, but the official army of the imperial court! ”

"That'...... Is that really at the disposal of your emperor? Johnson was unwilling, this kind of negotiation was too passive, so he wanted to confirm it again with the last trace of luck.

The county magistrate of Xiangshan County knew what the Buddha machine in front of him thought, so he nodded vigorously and emphasized again: "Today's emperor is wise and martial, don't think about other crooked ways to deal with it, otherwise, those who didn't want to destroy your Buddha machine will destroy your Buddha machine, believe it or not?" ”

The deeds of Emperor Daming over the years did make Johnson unconfident, so he didn't dare to have any other thoughts, and sighed heavily.

Seeing him like this, the county magistrate of Xiangshan County remembered something and said to him again: "In addition, you must tear down the wall immediately, and you must not aim your artillery at this side of the land." Don't try to resist, it won't end well. Make a low enough gesture to help the Emperor punish you a little more lightly. ”

This side of Haojing Ao has always been under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, so there was no wall in the past. In the second year of the Apocalypse, the Dutch attacked Macao once, after which the Portuguese found an excuse to build a wall.

The Ming magistrate's government had asked them to tear down these walls, but they didn't listen and kept dragging it out. If it is more strictly speaking, it is illegal for them to set up the Macao Council, and it is illegal for them to take care of themselves, and everything that happens in Daming must be governed by Daming officials.

At this time, as soon as Johnson heard the words of the county order of Xiangshan County, his face suddenly changed.