The tide is wide on both sides, and the wind is hanging.

Along the way, the members of the Macao team talked and laughed with Chen Panhai and went down the river to Nanjing, the land of gold powder in the Six Dynasties and the Jinling Imperial Prefecture.

When Liu Di and his party landed ashore, they said goodbye to Chen Panhai, who still had official business, and embarked on a journey to continue south.

"Wow, this Nandu is indeed magnificent." Liu An and Yang Tao, who were sent by the army, looked at the thick city wall and sighed.

"That's natural, the city wall of Nanjing is no worse than Beijing's, this is the copper wall built by Taizu to kill the rich back then." Yang Di said in a low voice.

Liu An honestly touched his head and said loudly: "It seems that Taizu has killed a lot of rich people." ”

was so frightened that Yang Di hurriedly covered Liu An's mouth.

"Don't you want to die? How can you say that this is also the capital of the Son of Heaven, be cautious in your words and deeds, and be careful of the Son of Heaven's pro-army brocade guards. Yang Di put away his casual side, became serious, and said nervously to Liu An.

Next, the group walked through the city of Nanjing in a very low-key manner.

However, no matter how prosperous Nanjing is, they did not dare to delay at all, they did not look around in Nanjing, but directly inquired to find the horse market, so they selected and bought a few good horses, and after supplementing some things used in the hurry, they immediately beat the horses and left this flowery Nanjing.

"Brother Liudi, you have traveled south and north to do business, so where have you been to the southernmost place!" Yang Tao asked Liu Di, who was riding a horse in front.

Liu Di hadn't ridden a horse much before, and now he felt awkward because he had been riding a horse for too long.

After listening to Yang Tao's question, he was a little unprepared to answer. "Yang Tao, you and Liu An have learned to ride horses in the military camp before, and this ride is smooth, and I and the little blacksmith Xu Lin, not to mention how awkward it is."

"Alas, I didn't expect us to go so far this time, and we can be considered to have suffered along the way."

"Yang Tao, let me tell you the truth, I haven't been out of Chenzhou since I did business before, and after following the owner, I have only been to Nanjing twice by boat, and this Nanjing is the southernmost place I have been to before."

"But then again, Yang Tao, why did you suddenly ask this?" Yang first muttered as he continued to adjust his sitting posture back and forth.

Yang Tao said with a little disappointment when he heard it. "Oh, nothing, nothing, I thought you had been further south, I just wanted to ask, I heard that there is a miasma in the south, it will kill people, I don't know if it's true or not."

Yang laughed when he heard it for the first time. "Hey, what should I be, I was asking about this."

"I haven't been further south, but a few of my good friends have been to Lingnan to do business, and they said that except for the clouds and mist surrounding the mountains, the rest is no different from the Central Plains."

"What? Are you scared? If you're afraid, say it early, and let the owner change people. Liu Di said half-jokingly.

"Cut, who is afraid, we have all fought, and besides, the owner of the village values us and gives us the task, even if we die, we must complete the task."

"I'm afraid that we will be harmed by the miasma before we get to the place, and we will miss the owner's big thing." Yang Tao got serious, blowing his beard and glaring at him.

Liu Di saw that Yang Tao cared so much, and he didn't tease him anymore. "Okay, knowing that you are a good man in our Chen Zhuang, we have to overcome the difficulties now and complete the task of the owner of the village."

After saying that, Liu Di stopped adjusting his sitting posture back and forth, endured the discomfort, and continued to grit his teeth and beat the horse forward.

Along the way, the four of them ate and slept in the open air, climbed the mountain and crossed the river, inquired all the way, and went all the way to the south.

The wind, frost, snow and rain, hardships and hardships experienced in the middle can be imagined.

The Macao team, with their footprints, crossed half of the Ming Dynasty and finally came to Lingnan and almost arrived in Macao.

……

"Brother Liu, we're finally getting there." When Yang Tao heard that it was almost time now, he finally couldn't help but sigh to Liu Di.

Yang Tao in front of him had a big beard, his hair was messy, and the clothes on his body were also tattered and dirty. The horses under the crotch also lost the slightest fat.

Liu Di also has the image of a wealthy businessman, and he has been exposed like a Kunlun slave along the way.

"yes, it's not easy. I heard that it will be two days ahead and you will arrive in Macau. Let's not relax too much, just go ahead and get on the road. Liu Di pressed the straw hat he bought, and then skillfully drove the horse.

……

Two days later, a group of four beggar-like groups arrived in Macau.

Lively crowds, full of red-haired people, quirky architectural styles. Let the four of them watch back and forth rarely, dizzying.

"Brother Liu, look, Hongmaoyi, let's go talk to them." Yang Tao excitedly pointed to the Portuguese on the street.

"Who do you think will take us seriously with our dignity?"

"Besides, their red-haired words are babbling, can you understand them?" Liu Di turned his head and pressed Yang Tao's finger pointing at the person, saying his opinion.

Before Yang Tao could ask what to do, Liu Di began to command. "Let's go find an inn to rest first, dress up well, and then find someone who is familiar with Hongmaoyi, and then make plans."

The other three also nodded in agreement.

Next, the three of them came to a good inn, washed and tidied their hair and beards, and bought brand new clothes on the street to wear, and the four of them dressed up as the image of a wealthy family in the Ming Dynasty in a blink of an eye.

Liu Di also had a lot of methods, and gave the shopkeeper a little money, and the shopkeeper immediately found a Ming man who was familiar with Xiyi.

"I heard you're familiar with those red-haired yi?" Liu Di looked at a small black and thin man in front of him and asked.

"Yes, the villain Li Jue, a Macao person, has learned from others since he was a child, and over the years, he can be regarded as an expert."

"Also, these foreigners are Francois people, and they don't like us to call them Hongmaoyi or Xiyi." Li Jue lowered his head and said these words.

Liu Di nodded secretly when he heard this.

"Okay, Li Jue, I want to ask you, is there a Western ...... in Macao that can make firearms and cannons Oh no, it's the Francos, if they can understand Chinese, it would be better, and the more such people, the better. ”

"Can you make firearms? Cannon? I'm afraid that many Francois people will know this, this is their ability to settle down. ”

"As for those who know a little Chinese and are willing to contact you, I have to think about it carefully." After Li Jue finished speaking, he began to fall into deep thought.

"Ricardo? Well, yes, Ricardo, this guy is the best fit. Li Jue remembered the name and began to say it.

"Ricardo? It's a strange name, but you have to understand, I'm not just one person, I'm a lot of people, what are the many besides this Fa, is there anyone else? Liu Di then asked Li Jue.

"My lord, don't you know, Cardo here is an old adventurer, he has more than a dozen Francos in his hands, not to mention how to build guns, and because he has been here for a long time, he can say more or less about us." Li Jue patiently said these words that made Liu Di and them unspeakably happy.