Lin Haishan's team landed in Tianjin. （）

Since the concert had already been performed by Guangdong in advance, and the Jingshi had also received news, it did not cause unnecessary disturbance when Lin's tall ship anchored at the dock. In order to prevent contingencies, the local authorities also made necessary arrangements, and Qiu Huchen, the commander of the Tianjin Left Guard, personally led thousands of officers and soldiers to deploy near the wharf, and the naval battalion also arranged warships to be responsible for guarding.

Generally speaking, overseas envoys were not allowed to land in Tianjin. The reason is also very simple, it is too close to Gyeongshi, and once the tributaries are not good, the safety of Gyeonggi will be greatly hindered. However, this fleet carried extremely important tribute, and Zhang Xiang took special care of it, and gave a special order to let it go, so no one dared to interfere anymore.

The significance of this tributary fleet is far more than a tributary visit, and it can be regarded as a great deal for the emperor and the whole country. Originally, the Ming Dynasty had a guild hall in Beijing, among which the south hall was specially designed to receive tributary envoys from the sea, including the king of the Bo Ni Kingdom and his brothers and sisters, the king of Manraka and his wife and courtiers, all of whom had been guests of the guild hall and enjoyed the state banquet hospitality of the Ming Dynasty.

For the Central Plains Dynasty, determining the status of the suzerainty in the suzerainty system and maintaining the central position of the Celestial Empire is far more important than economic interests. For the emperor and the country, the more people worship, the more it can show that the country is strong and prosperous, which is a good omen for the prosperity of a strong country.

But such good signs have been too rare in recent years. The rise of the Turpan Kingdom led to the basic severance of the Silk Road, and only the Altan tribe and the Liaodong Yenuzhi tribes, including Jianzhou Sanwei, Mao Lianwei and Nuergandusi, came to worship, and the main purpose was also for trade and trade.

Then there is the most respectful Goryeo who serves the Ming Dynasty, and he is also the guest of honor in the North Pavilion. Compared with the heyday of the North Pavilion, nearly half of the countries and tribes came to worship and trade, and the momentum was also a big difference. Rao is like this, compared to the South Pavilion, the North Pavilion is already prosperous.

Since the Portuguese destroyed Malacca and Sumatra, and the Spanish occupied the Philippines, the tribute from the South Seas by sea was basically cut off. Of course, Fusang could come from the sea to pay tribute, but after the Ningbo tribute incident in the second year of Jiajing, the Ming Dynasty canceled Japan's tributary qualifications. Besides, now Da Ming also knows that Fusang doesn't even have a leader who has the final say, so he can't negotiate with them, so even if Fusang wants to come to worship, he won't have a chance.

That is, small land countries such as Siam and Annam can fill the scene. This fleet from Dayuan was the first tributary mission from the sea since Longqing, and its symbolism was not trivial, and it could be seen as an ice-breaking journey diplomatically.

In addition, the tribute brought by this fleet is indeed extraordinary. Among them, there are auspicious rui such as white deer, and luxury goods such as high-quality ambergris, and the most important tribute is silver.

Although in high-level exchanges, the gift of silver is regarded as a vulgar thing, and it cannot be elegant. If someone gives a gift directly with silver, they will definitely be laughed at as a dumpling. But for the imperial court, the more simple and crude things are, the easier they are to use, and what the Ming Dynasty lacks at the moment is silver, and those who are willing to send silver are good people. As far as Zhang Juzheng is concerned, no matter how good the white deer or ambergris is, it is not as good as the silver of the white flower.

A full 80,000 taels of silver, for a country in the Ming Dynasty, the number is not amazing, but for a tributary mission, this is already a rare amount of money. You must know that the tribute is the tribute, the dot is dotted, don't just look at the tribute is thick and thin, if you don't dot the joints along the way properly, the result is not thick and thin but there is no return.

The magistrates of the Ming Dynasty had a glorious record of sending diplomatic missions to the battlefield as strong men, causing foreign friends to die on the battlefield to defend the security of the Ming Dynasty. The mission that took out 80,000 taels of silver to pay tribute plus the joint envoy fee, this tributary trip, just spent on the Ming Dynasty will not be less than 100,000 taels of silver.

Dayuan is just an overseas island, 100,000 taels of silver, which I don't know how many years of accumulation can only be had. Even some officials believe that this Lin Tusi is most likely facing a huge crisis, and he has to desperately use all his wealth to ask Daming for help, as for the result...... No one is optimistic.

On the wharf, Zhang Dashou, the eunuch who was responsible for receiving the tributary team and bringing them into Beijing to prepare for the tribute, was explaining the old affairs of the previous dynasty with his eyebrows fluttering.

"When Grandpa Sanbao went to the West, he recruited a local Chinese businessman Shi Shi in the old port (now Sumatra), named him as a consolation, and set up the Yamen of the Old Port Propaganda Department. Later, the head of the Shi family died, and passed the inheritance to his daughter but not to his son, which made the sisters and brothers turn against each other, and both of them did not hesitate to pay tribute to the court, hoping that the court would protect them. A lot of money was spent, but it turned out to be useless. In the eyes of Long live, all the toasts are the same, all of them are Daming vassals, and it doesn't matter to us who fights whom. As long as they are willing to pay tribute and admit that they are the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, they can toss the rest as much as they want. The Shi family in the old port spent a lot of money, what was the result? It was still swallowed by a country called Majapahit, and Majapahit was willing to continue to pay tribute, and the court was too lazy to care about so many idle things. This Tusi surnamed Lin also ended up in the same way, the silver was collected, and he wanted the court to stand up for them, it was a dream! This is a one-shot deal, don't be soft when the time comes, you should collect what you should receive, as long as you don't make a mess, it's fine. ”

He went to Beijing to receive the envoys this time, in the final analysis, it was the opportunity Feng Bao gave him to make a fortune, as long as he could come up with enough money to serve Feng Dugong, the rest didn't matter. Anyway, this toast can't come a few times, so it doesn't matter how you pick up the wool. A fat sheep that can take out 100,000 taels of silver, how can it be worthy of this great opportunity if he doesn't cut a few knives?

Several of the little eunuchs who accompanied Zhang Dashou out of Beijing were all his cronies, and at this time, they naturally kept greeting Zhang Dashou and praising him for his erudition and talent, and he even knew this old thing. Zhang Dashou said with a smile:

"Sanbaogong is an outstanding person in our industry, how can we not know about his old man's affairs? Besides, it's okay for civil officials to look down on us, but we can't also look down on ourselves. Let me tell you, to get rich is to get rich, you must read more books, if you don't study, how will you work in the office of the celebrant in the future, and work for Grandpa Banzai? Look at Zhang Whale, he never leaves his books on weekdays, and learn more from him. Eh, boy, why don't you look good, aren't you sick? You are Cantonese and can speak Fujian, Lin Tusi is said to be also from Fujian, and when the time comes, you will inevitably open your mouth when you make negotiations, and you are not allowed to go wrong at this time! ”

Zhang Whale didn't say much, but at this time, his pale face was a little unusual. Although he has not been in the palace for a long time, he is already Zhang Dashou's powerful arm, after all, Zhang Dashou's literary and ink skills are average, if he wants to gain a foothold in the master of ceremonies, he depends on Zhang Whale's pen. Therefore, he is particularly concerned about his situation. Besides, at the moment, I have to negotiate with the foreign embassy office, and Zhang Jing is also the main force.

Hong Da'an, who changed his name to Zhang Whale, shook his head, "Father-in-law...... The child's heart was so sick that he was afraid that he would be sick and unable to do anything. But it doesn't matter, when the time comes, the righteous father will negotiate with them, and if they want to come to a group of outlanders, they can only be at our mercy, and there is no place for them to open their mouths indiscriminately. If there is anything I have to say, I have taught it to several other brothers as well. ”

The other eunuchs were overjoyed when they saw that Hong Da'an was having trouble at this time, and immediately said: "Yes, godfather, it is enough for us to handle this matter, what does the wild man say, let Brother Zhang Whale give us an interpreter." Besides, if you want your sons to think, you have to be able to speak official language, and we can't let us learn their words. ”

Zhang Dashou shook his head, "That's not what they say, what they say in private, it's not a matter if we don't understand, why do you get sick at this time...... Really. ”

Before he could say something, a burst of cannons had already sounded on the dock, and everyone knew that it was the other party's ship. Zhang Dashou didn't care to reprimand Hong Da'an, shook the python robe on his body and said, "Let's go, go outside and see what these gangs of wild people look like." I heard that this toast is a girl, but I don't know if it's a red-haired and green-eyed yaksha ghost, or a rakshasa demon! ”

Everyone walked out of the tea shed where they were resting, and the local commander Qiu Huchen had already come up to kowtow to the ginseng, and then handed over a Qianliwang body and invited Zhang Dashou to watch the big man come to the boat. Zhang Dashou said casually:

"I've heard that this Dayuan Island is a small place, and there are no ships that can be seen. If you want to talk about a big ship, it has to be the sealing boat of our imperial court, and our family has also been on that boat, let you wind and waves, and the boat will be stable, as if you are on a dry shore, ensuring that you can't feel anything. There is a strong wind on the water, and you can drink and sing and dance in the cabin, so that a big ship can be called a ship, and the rest of the so-called sea boats are samp......ans in the sky."

It was like being suddenly clicked on, Zhang Dashou's words suddenly stopped, the smile was fixed on his face, and the person looked at the dock blankly. Qiu Huchen and the others felt that something was wrong, but they heard a soft sound, and the Qianli Wang had fallen to the ground, Zhang Dashou looked straight at the direction of the dock with his eyes, and reluctantly spit out a sentence: "it!"

The tall ship, like a demon god born out of nowhere, appeared in everyone's sight. Not to mention Zhang Dashou's nonsense, there were indeed quite a few people who had seen sea ships among the military generals present. Like Qiu Huchen, he is also a water athlete who can tear people apart on a sea boat. I don't know how much I have seen the two-masted ship, and he has also seen and gone to sea with the people of the companion company that Zhang Dashou said.

In terms of size, the sealed boats of the Ming Dynasty are not small than the ships of the Lin fleet in front of them, but the problem is that there are only two sealed boats in the Ming Dynasty. And there are as many as five Lin giant ships that appear in the field of vision right now, each of which is a three-masted ship. Compared with the warships of the Tianjin Weishui Division, it is the gap between adults and children.

In addition to the huge hull, the dense artillery on the hull is the most terrifying object. Although the cannons are covered with cannon clothing, it means that there is no malicious intent. But looking at the large number of cannon muzzles, like looking at the sharp fangs of a wild beast, even if it showed a friendly attitude, it still felt terrified as a person.

Zhang Dashou had never been a soldier, but he could guess that if those cannons were to pour fire on the port now, he would definitely turn into a pool of flesh and blood. He began to regret why he had taken on this task, why he had come here to meet a barbarian chieftain, and the idea of extorting bamboo had weakened a lot.

Qiu Huchen, who was born in the army for many years, was more stable, and said in a low voice: "This boat is a bit like the number of red-haired people's roads?" Back then, I had seen a red-haired man's centipede boat on the water, but it wasn't that big. Such a big ship is very stupid, and if it really fights, it is attacked in small boats, and the ants eat the elephant and gnaw it to death. ”

"Less nonsense! Let your people not carry tribute! Zhang Da was reprimanded, from this kind of reprimand of the lower-level military attachés, he could still find some courage and dignity, and he could gradually regain the face of the Heavenly Empire.

The ship had finished docking, and then the people on board began to land one after another. The little eunuch behind Zhang Dashou was frightened by those cannons, and at this time he muttered in a low voice: "Monster! These are youkai! ”

"Demon your mother's legs! That's the Red-haired Man! Zhang Da was reprimanded for these retinues who had never seen the world, but he also beat a small drum in his heart, and this big man Tusi didn't seem to be as easy to deal with as he thought......

The first to disembark from the ship were Ryan Stein and his mercenary men. Although these tall and sturdy Western mercenaries did not wear armor and hold swords, their tall and burly bodies and the honor guard formation that had been specially arranged for many days still had a sufficient deterrent effect. With their neat ranks and powerful footsteps, the Ming army on the shore looked at them with a little more vigilance.

Qiu Huchen secretly wondered in his heart, looking at the Ming Dynasty, only the Qi family army guarding Jizhen had such a military appearance, how could the barbarians also have such strong soldiers?

Behind these tall and strong Tessie warriors were sixteen sturdy women, holding red velvet blankets in their hands, which were spread all the way to the vicinity of Zhang Dashou, and only then did two women on the boat carry a woman down from the boat.

The two women who were supported were delicate with delicate eyebrows and eyes, and the woman who was supported was wearing a brocade jacket and skirt, wearing a jeweled crown, and a heavy veil covering her head, making it difficult for people to see her facial features. Just walked down from the boat calmly, just looking at the posture and appearance of walking, as if she was a lady, and she couldn't see the slightest taste of barbarism.

Zhang Dashou's heart became more and more bottomless, he originally thought that he was an uninformed turtle, but now it seems that he is a woman who is familiar with the etiquette of the Central Plains, and it is difficult to say whether there will be a character standing behind such a woman. Before you understand the situation, I'm afraid it's not good to act rashly.

couldn't figure out the foundation of the other party, coupled with the threat of those cannons, Zhang Dashou's behavior became cautious, and he relied on the perfunctory skills he had cultivated in the palace to negotiate with the other party. And this Chief Lin is obviously also a person who has seen the world, speaks slowly and logically, and his tone is calm, and at a glance he can see that he is a well-educated person, and Zhang Dashou does not dare to underestimate it.

After some greetings, Chief Lin said that the wind and waves along the way were high, and he was very tired and wanted to rest. Zhang Dashou was a well-behaved character, so he naturally understood that the other party didn't want to talk to him anymore, so he immediately ordered the carriage to be prepared.

Lin entered the carriage with the support of two maids, and a group of Taixi mercenaries formed a wall around it, and someone on the boat beckoned officers and soldiers to carry the tribute. The officers and soldiers began to move, and the large trucks lined up in long queues, waiting to be loaded with silver, and the wharf became noisy.

Chief Lin, who entered the car, put the curtain down, then took off the beaded crown curtain and threw it aside, revealing Lin Haishan's handsome face, spit on the roof of the car, and scolded in a low voice: "it!" No strides, no swearing, no loud! Suffocate individuals alive. The few good words that I finally learned have been said, and then I have to go through the goofs! Dry! It's still in Dayuanshuang, and there are not really many rules. I knew that it would be so troublesome to see this decrepit person, so it was better to directly tie him up and marry the eldest man! ”

Pan Qiong on the side smiled and said: "Ah Fang thinks about the young master, everything is worth it, who made him the young master's father?" Let's go, when you see people in the city, make sure that Ah Fang has no temper. Maybe this time I will return to the big man, and I will have another one. ”

"Go and give birth! It's so sad to have one, which one has to have more, it's enough to have one son, and I don't want more boys. Lin Haishan muttered, leaned her back against the wall of the car, and said in a low voice: "It's very evil here, as soon as I go ashore, I feel like someone is staring at me, but I can't find where anyone is,!" This feeling is the most uncomfortable, let me find this person, and I can't look at his skin! ”