After pondering for a long time, He Xiaoming began: "How much rent do these Portuguese pay to the imperial court a year when they stay in Macao?" ”

Where did Xu Guangqi know this, he immediately turned his head to look at Bi Ziyan, and Bi Ziyan came out and said: "Your Majesty, the silver taels that these Portuguese pay to the imperial court a year is five hundred taels!" ”

"What? Five hundred taels? He Xiaoming was taken aback, and then said angrily: "This is a dispatch called Huazi!" ”

When the ministers heard the emperor say this, they were all stunned, and He Xiaoming said: "Send an official to renegotiate, and the rent will be increased to one million taels a year!" ”

All the ministers were even more surprised, and they all said in their hearts: "This emperor's majesty is poor and crazy, right?" I've made so much money recently, and now I want to get money from the Xiyi people? ”

Bi Ziyan said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, this." Pen, Fun, and Pavilion www.biquge.info。。。。。 ”

"Humph! Do you know how much money they make a year from this sea trade in Macau? Don't say one million taels, it's not too much for me to ask for two million taels! Rest assured, they will give! If you don't give it, it's okay, blast them out, of course, we can also give them some benefits, they can get a year of Ming sales to all the products in Europe, and tell them that if they don't agree, we can give this right to Spain or the Netherlands, and lease Macau to them, I don't believe it, these Xiyi people will not be happy! That's right! As a preferential policy, the products they sell to Daming can be appropriately reduced by the customs yamen! He Xiaoming commanded.

"Your Majesty! This...... Bi Ziyan and the ministers were still confused, what is this Spain and the Netherlands, looking at their confused appearance, He Xiaoming sighed helplessly and said: "Just paraphrase what I said!" You can nominate a negotiator. ”

At this time, Li Yangde came out and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen recommends Laiyang Jinshi Zuo Maodi!" ”

Wang Yongguang came out and said: "The minister seconded the proposal!" ”

He Xiaoming looked at the four members of the cabinet, and Liu Hongxun came out and said, "Your Majesty! Weichen knows this person, this person is talented, quick-thinking, upright, loyal to the court, he is indeed a candidate! ”

He Xiaoming looked at the others again, all of them were still thinking, thinking about whether they could push some people they were familiar with, He Xiaoming looked at the other three in the cabinet, and Sun Chengzong took the lead and said: "The minister seconded the proposal!" Cheng Jiming and Xu Guangqi also seconded the proposal.

"Quasi-play!" He Xiaoming didn't wait for the other ministers to speak, and he played accurately, and suddenly let the others have a feeling that they were about to spit out, but they were forcibly swallowed back, so uncomfortable.

"Xu Aiqing! When the time comes, you can ask a friend of yours to accompany you and tell this Zuo Maodi some Western things, so that you can be prepared and deal with it! He Xiaoming commanded.

"Wechen obeys!" Xu Guangqi said, and then Xu Guangqi seemed to remember something and said: "Your Majesty! Why not let these Portuguese send troops together as a condition for temporarily living in Macao? ”

"It's not that I haven't thought about this, it's just that at present, my Daming Water Division has not yet been built, if they are asked to help, in case these Xiyi people take the opportunity to make trouble, it will be more troublesome at that time, and the land is no problem, and a single Zheng guerrilla fleet on this sea is really a bit difficult, and the risk is too high!" He Xiaoming objected.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Xu Guangqi replied.

"Your Majesty! Since it is not possible to help send troops! Then can we hire some Xiyi people to guide the soldiers in the naval academy and the new army that has just been formed, in addition, Wei Chen heard that the Xiyi people use artillery skills more than our army, and the minister thought that they could also let them guide our soldiers! Sun Chengzong added.

"This I have confessed to Xu Aiqing before!" He Xiaoming smiled and turned his head to look at Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty! Lao Chen's friends don't have this convenient knowledge, and Wechen is still trying his best to find it, that is, when Lao Chen proposed to his friend to buy a Xiyi warship a few days ago, his friend Guo Jujing remembered that he knew this Portuguese Ma Shijialuye! ”

"What position does this Portuguese man Mascot also hold in the Portuguese army?" He Xiaoming asked.

"Back to Your Majesty! If the old minister is not mistaken, it seems that he is called the governor! Xu Guangqi replied.

"Okay! Then this negotiation will let your friends Guo Jujing and Zuo Mao go first! He Xiaoming made the final decision.

"The old minister obeys!" Xu Guangqi said.

"Your Majesty! Weichen thought that he could send an army over as a precaution, and in case these Xiyi people made trouble, we could also deal with it in time! If the army is transferred, it must also be the army with strong combat power of our Ming Dynasty, so that it can have a deterrent effect! "Cheng Ji said.

"What Aiqing said is reasonable, in this way, let Governor Lu transfer some people to follow, this leader is that Huang Degong, I am very satisfied with my performance last time, and I will let him go again this time!" He Xiaoming said with a smile.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Cheng Ji is destined for life.

"That's right!" He Xiaoming seemed to think of something, and suddenly said: "Those Portuguese who live in Macao must also obey the laws of our Ming Dynasty, act according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and absolutely do not allow them to act on their own in Macao, and the actions of their troops and the entry and exit of ships in and out of the port must also be reported to the government and approved before they can act!" There is also this lease period, which is a period of four years, and whether to lease it again after the expiration will be discussed by the imperial court! In addition, in the future, all transactions with our Daming must be traded with our Daming coins! He Xiaoming commanded.

"Your Majesty, after all, the way of life of this Xiyi people is different from that of our Ming people, isn't it a little 。。。。。。 to say so?" Xu Guangqi didn't finish his words.

"Xu Ge Lao is wrong to say this, this is the territory of our Daming, Your Majesty's grace is already benevolent to let these Xiyi people live temporarily, and now it is natural to act in accordance with the laws of our Daming, you must know that this is our Daming! It's not a savage land like their Xiyi people! An official retorted.

He Xiaoming was stunned, but he didn't expect that there would be such a patriotic official? Then he looked up, it turned out to be Qian Longxi, and he smiled helplessly, but he still said: "What Qian Aiqing said is reasonable!" That's right, whoever is in my Ming must act according to the laws of our Ming! ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Qian Longxi hurriedly continued to pat himself on the back, and he naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to perform.

"Alas! It's just a pity that I don't have a strong sailor in Daming at present, otherwise what else would I want to lend to others, it would be a loss of power and humiliation to the country! it! He Xiaoming lamented in his heart.

Then He Xiaoming turned his head to look at Bi Ziyan and said, "Aiqing!" What happened to this customs yamen now? ”

Bi Ziyan stepped out and said, "Return to Your Majesty!" Now that the yamen has been established and the reform has been completed, the tax collection has not improved much. ”

"Why?" He Xiaoming wondered.

"Now the plague of the Japanese has not been resolved, there are still many pirates, not many merchants go to sea to do business, and a single Zheng guerrilla fleet is also a little stretched, so this trade is difficult to perform, and this tax will naturally not be collected!" Bi Ziyan smiled bitterly.

He Xiaoming shook his head helplessly and said, "There is still no powerful sailor at hand!" Okay, I know, Xu Aiqing, the progress of building the ship is as soon as possible, and the training of students of this naval academy cannot be left behind! ”

"Weichen Command!" Xu Guangqi said.

"There is one more thing, now that the Tartars are colluding with the Japanese Invaders, it is more troublesome, I plan to send an envoy to the Japanese Kingdom, who is the candidate for Zhong Aiqing?" He Xiaoming asked.

"Your Majesty! If I say that the candidate who knows the Japanese State best in the Ming Dynasty now must be Zheng Guerrilla, it is better to let Zuo Maodi be escorted directly to the Japanese State by Zheng Guerrilla after negotiating with the Portuguese! Sun Chengzong said.

"But if you let Zheng Guerrilla escort, then who will command the battle?" He Xiaoming was stunned.

"Lao Chen heard that Zheng Guerrilla has a younger brother named Zheng Zhihu, so let him take on this position!" Sun Chengzong said.

"Now that the route to the Wa Kingdom is indeed the clearest for Zheng Guerrilla, then let's prepare like this! After Huang Degong's mission in Macao is completed, he can also go with Zuo Mao to envoy to the Japanese state and protect Zuo Maodi at the same time! He Xiaoming thought for a while.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" The ministers shouted in unison.

"Grandpa Cao! I will say hello to Wang Gonggong and Zhu Gonggong in a while, and send a few good skills to accompany Zuo Maodi's envoy! He Xiaoming turned his head and ordered.

"The old slave obeys!" Cao Huachun nodded.

"In that case, that's all we have to say today! I'm tired, retreat! He Xiaoming waved his sleeves and got up to leave.

"Retreat!" Cao Huachun shouted and left with He Xiaoming.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!" The ministers bowed down。。。。。。