After listening to Zhang Zhijie's words, Alfonso affirmed: "Of course this is a misunderstanding, I definitely have no intention of provoking the Ming Empire, I only have respect and yearning for the Ming Empire!" ”

Zhang Zhijie smiled: "So good! Daming welcomes guests from afar, not robbers from afar! ”

Alfonso laughed, "Of course, we have come from afar to trade with friendship, hoping to get permission from the Governor!" ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "Of course, we welcome friends to come and do business, Daming has opened two ports for trade, as long as you abide by Daming's rules." ”

Alfonso laughed: "What you said is that we are all people who follow the rules!" Your Excellency the Governor, one of our fleets has come to visit Daming, and now there is no news in the waters near Daming, I wonder if Your Excellency the Governor knows their whereabouts? ”

In fact, Alfonso was already very sure, after all, in the last battle, there were seven galleons that participated in the battle, and those galleons also had the symbol of the Kingdom of Portugal. And he also heard from the merchants of the Ming Dynasty that there were many blonde and blue-eyed people working on the wharf of Quanzhou Port.

Zhang Zhijie's face was slightly gloomy when he heard this, and he shook his head and said, "Your fleet has never met the governor!" However, the Governor met a fleet of pirates in Daming, and they occupied my Daming's island, and they also burned and looted in Dongguan County, Guangdong, in my Daming! ”

"After hearing the news, the Governor personally led the fleet to capture them all, and I will spare no time to resolutely crack down on this kind of banditry!"

Alfonso's heart sank when he heard this, and he scolded Raphael for being a fool and daring to come nonsense without even figuring out the strength of others! Thirty warships led by himself were forced back by fifty warships of the Ming Dynasty, and Raphael led eight warships to face the hundred warships of the Ming Dynasty, so there is no return? !

But Alfonso couldn't give up no matter what, Alfonso bowed deeply to Zhang Zhijie, and then said in a deep voice: "Honorable Governor of the Ming Dynasty, the fleet you captured is likely to be the missing fleet under my command!" ”

Zhang Zhijie frowned and said, "What? That's obviously a bandit, how can it be your fleet? Didn't you come with friendship and peace? ”

Alfonso said in a deep voice: "The leader of this fleet under my command is very irritable and impulsive, and it is likely that there has been a little conflict with the people of your country, which has caused some misunderstandings! ”

"This also happened during my voyages, because of the different folk customs and etiquette, plus the language barrier, so it is easy to have some misunderstandings. I sent them to Daming to visit Daming in friendship and to conduct trade with Daming. ”

Zhang Zhijie shook his head and said: "Whether they are your fleet or not, but they have all committed crimes in Daming, and they must be punished!" I don't think Governor Alfonso wants this to affect the interaction between the two countries! ”

Alfonso listened and said in a deep voice: "Honorable Governor of the Ming Dynasty, for their mistakes and crimes, I will bring them back to the Kingdom of Portugal, and I hope you can allow them to be interrogated by the king himself!" ”

Zhang Zhijie shook his head and said, "Since they committed crimes in Daming, they must be judged by Daming!" There is no doubt about that! ”

Alfonso frowned deeply, he didn't expect things to be so tricky, this is why the Daimyo Governor is so tough! Although he led the fleet to retreat in the last naval battle, it was not a defeat!

Alfonso frowned and said, "Governor of the Ming Dynasty, return them to our Kingdom of Portugal, this is a sign of respect for our Kingdom of Portugal!" We in the Kingdom of Portugal have such a large fleet and are respected everywhere we go. ”

"The fleet I lead is only a part of the huge fleet of my Kingdom of Portugal, even if you don't respect me, I hope you will respect the invincible fleet of our Kingdom of Portugal!"

Zhang Zhijie laughed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Is Governor Alfonso threatening me?" ”

Alfonso said in a deep voice: "Don't dare, I just want to gain the respect of Daming!" ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, which is a hundred times better than your Portuguese kingdom; We have hundreds of millions of people, a hundred times better than you Portugal; We still have a million armoured divisions, huge shipyards, and gun foundries! ”

"I know that the Kingdom of Portugal has a large maritime fleet, and it is now stationed in South America, but we have a much larger fleet, and we have the ability to build more warships, and we can cast more artillery!"

"We are a well-deserved hegemon of the East, and we are not afraid of the challenge of any country! Although you, the Kingdom of Portugal, are also a Western power, you have only come from afar. ”

"Moreover, the West is not only your Kingdom of Portugal, but also the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, France, etc., you are discovering new continents all over the world and competing for colonies!"

"If you want to have a decisive battle with our Ming fleet, regardless of victory or defeat, our Ming can still stand in the east, and what about you Portugal? Will you be able to defend your maritime interests even when your fleet is badly damaged? ”

Hearing Alfonso's solemn look on his face here, Zhang Zhijie smiled when he saw this: "Take a step back, you occupy Manraka and monopolize the spice business, I believe it has made other countries very jealous!" ”

"And our silk and porcelain of the Ming Dynasty are also sold well in the West, and if we form an alliance with England or Spain or the Netherlands to trade, I wonder if they will be interested in witnessing the destruction of the huge and invincible Portuguese fleet?"

Hearing the shocked look on Alfonso's face at the end, he never dreamed that this Ming governor would know so much about the West and point out the key points.

Seeing Alfonso's shocked expression, Zhang Zhijie retracted his original smile and said sharply: "Since you dare to threaten the Governor, threaten the Ming Dynasty, okay, then the Governor is here to wait for the invincible armada of your Kingdom of Portugal!" Someone, send off! ”

Alfonso was still in shock, and at this time he was in turmoil, and Zhang Zhijie's words hit the nail on the head at once. Although he knew that things were not necessarily exactly as Zhang Zhijie said, he didn't dare to bet!

Because he couldn't afford to gamble, Portugal's interests in the East were being challenged by Spain, the Netherlands, and Britain, and if the Ming Dynasty was established as a strong enemy, the interests of the Kingdom of Portugal in the East would really be shaken.

Yes, now he has listed Da Ming as a strong enemy, and the strength of the warships shown by Da Ming has convinced him, as Zhang Zhijie said, this country is too vast, with a large population, and can pull up a huge fleet at will.

(End of chapter)