After going back, Zhang Zhijie immediately played the latest situation of the naval battle to Emperor Zhengde, and I believe that Emperor Zhengde will be very satisfied with the results of this battle! 400,000 taels of silver, two ships of spices, and nine warships, such a result is really brilliant!

Of course, after Alfonso sent the ransom, Zhang Zhijie still had to work the army and compensate for the losses of Dongguan County, but even so, the court made a profit.

In fact, when Zhang Zhijie's performance was reported to the imperial court, both Emperor Zhengde and hundreds of officials in the court paid more attention to the construction of the water division!

Now whether it is the imperial court, the noble prince or the folk tycoons, they have tasted it, and they all know that in order to maintain this kind of interest, it is imperative to develop sailors!

Therefore, the Longjiang Shipyard has now flourished again, and the imperial court's support for the Longjiang Shipyard is unprecedented, not only the imperial court's support, but Zhang Zhijie also spent a large amount of money in it for shipbuilding.

Now the sailors and the fleet have been separated, and the fleet can obtain warships and firearms at the Longjiang Shipyard and the Ordnance Bureau because it bears the name of Emperor Zhengde, but the expenses consumed do not go to the national treasury.

However, Zhang Zhijie was ordered by Emperor Zhengde to dispatch the warships of the sailors, and the sailors were reborn in the hands of Zhang Zhijie, so Zhang Zhijie was able to unite the sailors and the fleet.

After sending out the concerto, Zhang Zhijie was waiting for Alfonso's news while thinking about the establishment of a firm! After all, in the future, the fleet will not just go to sea, it is better to develop into a huge transnational trading group similar to that of later generations! Not just a trading house, but a trading house with an armed fleet!

Now it is the Age of Discovery, Western countries are competing for colonies, since Zhang Zhijie has opened the door of the Ming Dynasty, and now the fleet has begun to take shape, how can he not want to intervene?

Emperor Zhengde said that after getting along with each other over the years, he is not a pedantic person. Under Zhang Zhijie's continuous words and deeds, Emperor Zhengde's thoughts are indeed not limited by this era like those ministers.

But those ministers will definitely hold the view of the Heavenly Empire, so if Zhang Zhijie wants to lead the sailor out, there will definitely be a lot of constraints! So the best way is to establish an armed trading house, an armed trading house recognized and protected by Emperor Zhengde and commanded by Zhang Zhijie!

This is Zhang Zhijie's biggest gain from this trip south, and now he is waiting for news from Alfonso, and then he will return to Beijing to meet Emperor Zhengde and discuss this idea with Emperor Zhengde.

Zhang Zhijie was waiting for Alfonso's news, but there was someone more anxious than Zhang Zhijie, that is, Raphael and them, they would look at the sea from time to time, eager to keep an eye on the sea, but there was no news from the boats on the sea.

Just as Raphael and the others were about to turn into a hopeful stone, Alfonso finally sent the news, and four hundred thousand taels of silver and two boatloads of spices were ready.

Zhang Zhijie sent a message to Alfonso through the messenger and warmly invited Alfonso to come to Quanzhou as a guest. Alfonso asked for a reply, and readily agreed.

Alfonso led several warships to escort spices and silver to Quanzhou Port, and Zhang Zhijie personally greeted Alfonso on Quanzhou Port with his personal guards, and invited Alfonso to Laiyuanyi.

Zhang Zhijie prepared delicious food and wine, and a grand song and dance, and received the Governor of Alfonso from the Kingdom of Portugal. When Zhang Zhijie heard Magnolia's whispered report that there was nothing wrong with the spices and silver brought by Alfonso, he was completely relieved.

Although he did not reach such prosperous places as Suzhou and Hangzhou, Nanjing, Alfonso was still shocked by the prosperity of Quanzhou! Zhang Zhijie lightly told him that this is just a small coastal city, because there is an excellent port, so it has started to open the sea for trade, and it will be more prosperous here in the future.

Zhang Zhijie also welcomed Portuguese merchants to come to Daming for trade and trade, and Alfonso was naturally very interested in this. The goods of the Ming Dynasty have always been popular in the West, and Alfonso sent Raphael to the Ming Dynasty to trade.

Alfonso was very satisfied with the visit, and when he left, he warmly invited Zhang Zhijie to Manraka as a guest. Zhang Zhijie said very politely that he would definitely take a look if he had the opportunity.

Zhang Zhijie's words are not false, he really came up with the idea of going to sea to take a look! Now that Daming's fleet has risen, Feng Haisheng and they have returned to sea twice without success, and Zhang Zhijie is also more at ease with them.

But Zhang Zhijie only came up with this idea, because going to sea is still a very risky thing for ordinary people, so how to convince Emperor Zhengde and his family is definitely a challenge.

Raphael: They had been waiting for so long, and now they were finally free, and when they saw the galleon of Governor Alfonso coming to the port, Raphael and they had a feeling of tears in their eyes.

Although there were tears in their eyes, they still carried the sack, crying excitedly while carrying the sack, as if they were very reluctant to give up the sack.

It wasn't until they were taken aboard the galleon that they really felt free, hugging each other and jumping and crying.

They looked at Quanzhou Port and felt very frightened, and they felt that they would never want to come to this place again in their lives.

Alfonso finally returned to the galleon, already aware that his men had been sent to the ship, and that they had lost a lot of weight. But when he actually came to the sailboat and saw Raphael and them, he couldn't hide his surprise.

It's really thin! Alfonso immediately understood that Raphael and they must have suffered enough in Quanzhou Port, but Alfonso didn't think there was anything about it. Suffer a little, just suffer a little, anyway, it's not him who eats!

As for losing weight, it's nothing, go back and eat some meat to make up for it! As long as the person is alive, it's fine! Alfonso just felt distressed, the 400,000 taels of silver and the two ships of spices, and the nine warships!

But Raphael and they didn't think so, they cried to Alfonso and them, about the inhuman treatment they had endured these days, about the lack of food, the endless hard work, and the grinding little leather whip!

They cursed the governor of the Ming Dynasty as a demon, and Alfonso smiled: "Okay, this is just a misunderstanding, the previous things are over, and the past is over!" As for the Governor of the Ming Dynasty, I already have a deep friendship with him, and he will be our ally in the East in the future! ”

(End of chapter)