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Da Gama caught a fisherman familiar with the local sea routes in the coastal area, asked him to lead the way, and took his flagship "Prince Enrique" to Taiwan Island, while the other ships temporarily stayed on Meizhou Island, which was controlled by the Portuguese fleet.

Because of the invasion of the Portuguese fleet, most of the people on Meizhou Island retreated inland for refuge, and only a few remained. The Portuguese fleet, on the other hand, took advantage of the harbor on Meizhou Island and temporarily anchored it. However, the control of timber and carpenters by the Ming court made it difficult for the Portuguese to repair ships. And the newly cut timber cannot be used to repair the ship.

Coincidentally, Meizhou Island was the first place to contact Kong Tai when he was smuggling. Therefore, Da Gama found Lin Afu, a fisherman who knew the route of Taiwan Island, on the island. Lin Afu once followed the local wealthy man Li Million to escort a group of smuggled farming cattle to the mouth of the Tamsui River on Taiwan Island, so he knew the route. In fact, when the government retreated to evacuate the population on the island, Lin Afu also wanted to retreat. However, at that time, he contracted a cold and could not get out of bed, so he was stranded and was caught by the Portuguese as a leading party.

Under the guidance of Lin Afu, the "Prince Enrique" successfully arrived at Tamsui City at the mouth of the Tamsui River in the northwest of Taiwan Island. At this time, Tamsui City has become the largest trading port on Taiwan Island. Because the Tainan Plain and other places in the southwest of Taiwan Island have not yet been developed, the most developed area on Taiwan Island at this time should be the Taipei Basin that Ma Lin led the army to personally capture.

Today's Taiwan Island, because of the great development of the Taipei Basin, Kong Tai moved the Governor's Mansion into the basin, and built the Naturalization City in the Taipei area of later generations as the capital of Dongfan Island.

In fact, the Naturalization City was originally supposed to be the Ming Dynasty name of Hohhot, which was the city built by the Three Ladies when they belonged to the Ming Dynasty, and was given the name "Naturalization City" by the Ming Dynasty. However, that was during the Wanli period, and there is no shadow yet. Naturalization has the meaning of "submission and education". In later generations, it is not uncommon for outstanding athletes to be naturalized by countries that lack such athletes.

In later generations, naturalization was a matter of common opinion. However, in this era, naturalization was of great significance, representing the dynasty's "prestige". Therefore, when Conté applied to name this new city as a "naturalized city", Zhengde Longyan was more excited than Conté to present a Napoleonic cannon. Because, there are foreigners who are willing to naturalize, which proves that he is very successful as an emperor. Then, the Ming court relaxed many restrictions on Kong Tai's recruitment of craftsmen and homeless people in the Ming Dynasty.

Then, Kong Tai took the opportunity to recruit many craftsmen and disaster victims, and now, about 240 square kilometers of Taipei Basin, 80,000 acres of fields have been reclaimed, which has become a source of food for the entire Dongfan Island Governorate.

The Naturalization City, on the other hand, is still very small, only 1 square kilometer, and it is only about 25 kilometers away from the Tamsui City at the mouth of the Tamsui River. When Da Gama's "Prince Enrique" arrived in Tamsui City, Van de Beek, the city lord who was responsible for guarding Tamsui City, immediately ordered a warning shot, and at the same time, sent people to report to Conté in Naturalization City, 25 kilometers away.

At this time, Tamsui City has, and it is no longer the original small fortress with a length and width of only 50 meters. At this time, Tamsui City, because of the role of the trading port, has built more than a dozen long bridge piers for berthing ships. At the same time, a small town with a length of 500 meters and a width of 500 meters was built around the Tamsui Fort. Because of the status of the trading port, it has become more prosperous here, even more prosperous than the naturalization city.

Strictly speaking, Tamsui City is currently a trading port, while Naturalization City is the seat of the Governor. Although Naturalization City is larger, its economic vitality is far less dynamic than that of Tamsui City.

In order to ensure the safety of the Tamsui port, Marin ordered the original Tamsui Fort to be converted into an artillery fortress equipped with 20 guns. Inside many second-floor windows, an 18-pounder Hongyi cannon is arranged.

Normally, these windows are closed, but as soon as an enemy ship approaches, they open and fire outwards.

No, as soon as da Gama's "Prince Enrique" approached the port of Tamsui van, Van de Beek ordered a window to be opened and fired a shot at the sea as a warning.

However, Da Gama's eyes narrowed on the ship:

"The artillery was hidden in the window...... No wonder the Ming Dynasty has this kind of artillery fortress, it turned out to be the Beihai State Religion! ”

Thinking of this, Da Gama's anger rose "puff":

"Bastard! These guys, who taught Ming to build artillery fortresses and caused great losses to my great kingdom of Portugal, must give an explanation! ”

After saying that, Da Gama ordered to put down the dinghy and take the dinghy directly to the freshwater port......

Under the watchful eye of the guards of Tamsui Harbor, Da Gama angrily landed ashore and met Van de Beek, the lord of Tamsui City. As soon as they met, Da Gama revealed his identity and said:

"I am the commander of the Portuguese Eastern Fleet, Da Gama, and I want to see your governor Conté!"

Van de Beek was stunned, he was not a traditional noble child, and Latin was learned later, not very proficient. After understanding what da Gama meant, Van de Beek hurriedly saluted:

"Please wait, I'll send someone to inform Master Contai!"

He still knew the name of da Gama, who was the first Portuguese to discover the Indian route. The Portuguese, for their part, had always insisted that it was Da Gama who was the first to discover India, and was reluctant to admit that it was Columbus of the Marin sect who discovered India. Therefore, Da Gama's fame is also very great.

Hearing that Da Gama was visiting in person, Kong Tai did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly rushed over from the city of naturalization to meet with Da Gama.

As soon as they met, da Gama asked:

"Governor Kongtai, you taught them to build the artillery fortress at the mouth of the Pearl River in the Ming Kingdom, right? Do you know how much trouble this act caused to the Kingdom of Portugal? At the mouth of the Pearl River, two ships of my fleet were damaged by the enemy's artillery and are now forced to return to Malacca for repairs. Now, three more ships have been damaged on my side, and it's all your fault, why teach them to make artillery and build artillery fortresses? I need a reasonable explanation! ”

Contai, after listening to Da Gama's questioning, asked unhurriedly:

"May I ask Lord Da Gama, in the treaty signed between the Beihai Kingdom and Portugal, does it stipulate that the Beihai Kingdom cannot sell artillery to the Ming Kingdom?"

Da Gama was stunned, and after thinking about it, he said helplessly:

"It doesn't seem like there's a ......"

Kong Tai spread his hands and said:

"Isn't that all there is to it? There is nothing in our treaty with your country that prohibits the sale of artillery to the Ming Kingdom, and we have no problem selling artillery to them! Let me tell you, the craftsmen of the Ming Kingdom are really amazing. I just sent them dozens of cannons, and they were able to copy the 12-pound bronze cannon according to the samples sent......" Kong Tai's words are equivalent to shifting the responsibility - I didn't teach them how to cast cannons, they copied them......

"What happened to the artillery fortress at the mouth of the Pearl River? Don't tell me they made it up themselves! Da Gama rolled his eyes and retorted.

Kong Tai patted his head and said: