Thinking that the foundation he had worked so hard to build was only Goa, the thought of facing the powerful fleet of the Ming Dynasty, and the thought of having to pay reparations to the Ming Dynasty if he lost the battle, Alaso didn't want to be the governor of Goa.

But Alaso still came to the East, came to Goa with a huge amount of compensation, and then escorted him to Quanzhou Lane to see Zhang Zhijie, the governor of the Ming Dynasty.

As a result, Zhang Zhijie, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, went to sea, and no one dared to call the shots when Zhang Zhijie was not there, so Alasuo could only wait in Quanzhou for the stars and the moon.

But fortunately, Zhang Zhijie, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, was finally returned, and Zhang Zhijie's fleet came back in a mighty way.

When Zhang Zhijie got off the boat, he saw Alaso at a glance, and said with a smile: "Yo, Governor Alasuo, I heard that you went back to Portugal, but I didn't expect to meet again." ”

In the past, Alaso was wary of Zhang Zhijie, but now he is in awe, because Zhang Zhijie has defeated their Portuguese fleet, and he has completely lost his support.

Alaso smiled, "I didn't expect the Governor to remember me, it's really my honor." ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "Ben Du is just worried about the 200,000 taels of silver, when do you plan to pay it back?" ”

Alaso was immediately stunned when he heard this, he had been a verbal friend at the beginning, how could he collect debts as soon as they met!

Seeing Alasuo's bewildered face, Zhang Zhijie laughed and said: "Alasuo, the governor is just joking with you, haha, congratulations on your official reinstatement!" ”

Hearing this, Alaso touched the cold sweat on his head, and then smiled: "Lord Governor is really humorous, really humorous, haha." ”

Seeing Alasuo's cautious appearance, Zhang Zhijie felt very happy. However, he was happy, and Alaso was not happy, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency Governor, in fact, this time I came to Daming to bring the 200,000 taels of silver, not only the 20,000 taels of silver, but also 3 million taels of silver, to redeem our soldiers." I also hope that the Governor will keep his promises. ”

"Well said, well said, and then talked!" Zhang Zhijie agreed with a smile and took Alaso to Laiyuanyi with him.

Facing the anxious Alasuo, Zhang Zhijie saw him first and said with a smile: "As long as there is no problem with the compensation promised to the governor, you can take the person away at any time." ”

Alasuo breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, he was really afraid that Zhang Zhijie would open his mouth again, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency the Governor is really a man of his word, then when the Lord sends someone to inspect the silver and goods, I will take the person away." ”

After saying this, Alatao muttered: "Your Excellency, although Marshal Alvaro and the Governor had a misunderstanding and a naval battle broke out, we have made reparations after all, and all this has nothing to do with Manraka, I have already occupied Manraka when I was the governor of Goa!" This was also known to the Doge, who also visited Manraka and recognized the Portuguese Kingdom's right to occupy Mangara. ”

Even if he wanted to go back, Zhang Zhijie waved his hand and said: "You don't know, Manraka has always been a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, but I didn't know that it was you Portugal who forcibly occupied Manraka, and I thought that Manraka was submissive to Portugal." Later, the Governor learned that since Manraka was forcibly occupied by your Portugal, it did not belong to your Portugal! There is no need to say anything more about this at all! ”

After listening to Zhang Zhijie's words, Alaso was completely dead, and the king wanted him to try to see if he could bring Manraka back, how could this be possible?

Although Zhang Zhijie said resolutely, he smiled and said: "I also know that you Portugal are very keen on spices, although Manchuria does not welcome your warships but welcomes your merchant ships, you can still transport spices back to the West." ”

Listening to Zhang Zhijie's words, Alasuo's eyes lit up, he didn't gain nothing this time, at least he was still able to maintain the reputation of the Spice Kingdom. What he didn't know, however, was that Zhang Zhijie welcomed any merchant to come to trade, whether Spanish or Portuguese.

After the handover, Alaso left with the captured soldiers, and he wanted to tell His Majesty the king the good news. However, he did not know at this time that the King of Portugal was unwilling to let the trade of the Spice Islands be controlled by Spain, and in order to prevent the Spaniards from becoming dominant, the King of Portugal made a decision.

That is, the sea routes to the East were sold at high prices, not only to England but also to France and the Netherlands. This made the King of Portugal a lot of money, and he managed to reduce their losses somewhat.

However, this decision of the Kingdom of Portugal was still too hasty, and if he could have waited a little longer, when Arazo had replied that Portugal could continue to do the spice business, he would not have done so.

After accepting three million taels of silver, Zhang Zhijie rewarded the three armies, and then prepared to set off to escort the silver into Beijing. But before that, Zhang Zhijie still has one thing to do, that is, the matter of concubines should also be put on the agenda.

After all, Wu Zhongcheng couldn't let Wu Zhongcheng speak first, Zhang Zhijie invited Xu Sanye to prepare a heavy gift to be a matchmaker, and Xu Sanye accepted it with a mouthful. In fact, it seemed to them that it was a matter of time.

Wu Zhongcheng is in charge of such a big mess, and he and Zhang Zhijie are not related, and sooner or later they will come to the conclusion of things, and Zhang Zhijie may not be at ease. The best solution is marriage, Wu Zhongcheng only has such a pearl in the palm of his hand, and he has rejected many people's proposals, and anyone with a discerning eye understands what he is waiting for.

Xu Sanye still feels honored that Zhang Zhixing invited him to be a matchmaker, this thing was done very neatly, Wu Zhongcheng originally had this thought, and naturally agreed.

The news spread quickly, and both the soldiers of the sailor and the shopkeeper of the trading house praised the marriage very much. But the happiest thing about this is Qiaoqiao, how many years of dreams are finally coming true.

So the matter was settled, Wu Zhongcheng personally came to visit Zhang Zhijie, talked a lot, and told Zhang Zhijie a lot of things about the business house. Now Wu Zhongcheng is completely in the same mind as Zhang Zhijie.

Since returning to Quanzhou, Zhang Zhijie has never seen Qiaoqiao, and it is estimated that he has been shy and hidden. So Zhang Zhijie decided to leave for Beijing first, and the concubine ceremony naturally could not be held in Quanzhou, after all, Qiaoqiao had to nod Xu Jiaying if he wanted to enter the door.

Although Zhang Zhijie agreed to it, it was settled, but he couldn't ignore Xu Jiaying's feelings. Zhang Zhijie entered Beijing first, and Wu Zhongcheng then prepared a dowry to bring his daughter to Beijing. Zhang Zhijie, who had been away from the capital for nearly a year, finally returned to Beijing.

(End of chapter)