Of course, Mashigaru will not happily throw himself into the arms of the Ming Dynasty because of this paper document, Mashigaru also saluted politely, and then put down the document and said: "I am very grateful to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire and Lord Zuo for their love to me, but I have a task now, and I really can't agree, but as long as I complete the task assigned to me by my mother country, I am willing to serve the Ming Empire!" ”

Zuo Maodi didn't force it, but said with a smile: "Then we can put this matter aside for the time being, and there is another thing I want to discuss with Brother Ma!" Zuo Maodi took a sip of wine and squinted at Mascolu. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Lord Zuo, please speak!" Mascok Road is also polite and authentic.

"That's right! My Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court has recently decided to open Macao to you Western countries as a window for opening up to the outside world, which will not only facilitate our trade between China and the West, but also promote the exchange of Chinese and Western cultures! ”

"That's great!" Ma Shigaru also exclaimed excitedly: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire is really the most holy and wise Emperor His Majesty I have ever seen!" ”

Zuo Maodi nodded approvingly, and then said: "But you also know that we Ming people are not very familiar with this western country, so we can find an agent, and this agent can obtain the sales right of Ming goods granted by our Ming Dynasty for four years!" ”

Ma Shigaru also heard this excitement, he is not only a soldier, but also a businessman, his sensitive sense of smell made him smell a huge business opportunity, and suddenly he could no longer suppress his excitement in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Lord Zuo!" Have you found this agent? I think we can help you! ”

"Oh? You guys? Zuo Maodi raised his eyebrows.

"That's right! Look, my lord! Since the Ming Dynasty decided to use Macao as a window for opening up to the outside world, then you officials in Macao don't understand this, and we happen to live in Macao temporarily, and we are also Westerners, so there is no more suitable than us! Mascolu also excitedly.

Guo Jujing, who was sitting on the side, helplessly held his forehead with both hands, and said in his heart: "This anxious brother Ma, I don't know if I fell into someone's pit, alas, but it is true that few Western businessmen can block this huge business opportunity in the East." ”

Zuo Maodi pretended to be pondered, and Mashigaru, who was on the side, also secretly began to feel anxious, and after a quarter of an hour, Zuo Maodi seemed to think about it and said: "What Brother Ma said is not unreasonable, originally we also wanted Zheng Guerrilla to contact the Spaniards, and even the Taiwanese, but now that I think about it, it seems to be a bit reluctant to go far!" ”

Mascolus also heard that the court of the country still wants to find Spain and the Dutch, so how to do it, this is the territory of Portugal, Spain is okay, the two countries have a clear territorial division, but now the strength of the Dutch gradually has a tendency to catch up with and surpass their two countries, if the Dutch let the Dutch win the huge cake of the great empire of the East, then their two countries will inevitably be crushed by the Netherlands in the end!

Ma Shijialu was also a little unable to sit still, but he still tried his best to hold on to his composure and said: "Lord Zuo is right, you see that we are in Macau, and we have the most contact with your Ming officials, so we will be more handy when we cooperate together, right?" Moreover, the strength of our Portugal is spread over several continents, which can create the greatest profits for the Ming Empire! ”

After hearing this, Zuo Maodi fell into deep thought, and said after another quarter of an hour: "What Brother Ma said is also right! It is also fate for you and me to meet, and this agent Zuo can call the shots! ”

Before Zuo Maodi could finish speaking, Ma Shijialu also stretched out his hand and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire!" Thank you, Lord Zuo! I hope our two countries have a happy cooperation! ”

Zuo Maodi smiled and said, "Brother Ma, don't worry! Zuo hasn't finished his words yet! ”

Mascolus also suddenly stretched out his hand and felt embarrassed, so he retracted his head and smiled, Zuo Maodi didn't laugh at him, but said: "If you want to cooperate, please look at this document first and then reply!" ”

Mascolu was also stunned, paperwork?! But no matter what, the huge business opportunity induced Mascolus to carefully pick up the document and read it, the more he looked at it, the deeper the frown, the others are okay, all kinds of goods of the Ming Dynasty are listed, these goods can be at least dozens of times more valuable to Europe, the profit is huge, even if they can make a lot of money according to the share of the document, but in the end they need to pay an agency fee of one million taels and the cost of living in Macau is one million taels per year, Then a total of five million silver will be paid to the Ming Empire in four years, which is not a small amount.

Mashigaru also sighed, put down the paperwork and said, "Lord Zuo, these five million taels are too high, right?" We really can't afford it! ”

Zuo Maodi smiled and waved his hand: "I have already consulted Brother Guo about the profits between this trade, so Brother Ma doesn't need to talk to Zuo about this anymore!" ”

Ma Shijialu also looked at Guo Jujing, Guo Jujing shrugged, revealing a helpless look, Ma Shijialu also suddenly fell down like a defeated rooster, but still fought for it: "Although there is a lot of profit, this is really too expensive!" And there is a clause in the document that the purchase of your Daming goods must be settled with Daming's coins, which is also very troublesome! ”

"This left-sama rest assured! We Daming will open the Ming Royal Bank in various provincial cities, of course, Macau will also open, it is very convenient to exchange it for our Daming coins, in addition, this official will fight for you, how about your Portuguese goods sold to our Ming Dynasty and let the customs yamen reduce the tariff for you? You must know that there is a lot of profit in this! ”

"This 。。。。。。" Mascolus was still hesitant.

Suddenly, "Boom! A loud bang suddenly made Ma Shijialu stand up in shock, and just wanted to yell what was going on, but seeing that the officials of the Ming Kingdom were shouting like this, it was undignified, so he said to Zuo Maodi: "Wait a minute, my lord!" I'm going to see what's going on! ”

Zuo Maodi waved his hand and said, "Sit down!" Nothing will happen, but our army is out there! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a Portuguese soldier came in and reported: "Governor! It was the artillery of the Ming army just now, and nothing else unexpected happened! ”

"Ming artillery?" Mascolu was also stunned.

"Report to the Governor! Just now the soldiers of our two countries were betting on whose artillery would shoot far and powerfully, and as a result, the gunners of the Ming army fired a shot! The soldier reported.

"The result?" Mascot Road is also authentic with interest.

"Report to the Governor! The artillery of the Ming army is several times stronger than ours! The soldier reported.

"What?! How is this possible?! Ma Shigaru couldn't believe his eyes, and then turned to Zuo Maodi and said, "Lord Zuo! Please wait! I'll go out and have a look! ”

Zuo Maodi smiled and said, "Let's go together!" ”

Then everyone came outside, Mascolu also quickly saw the place where the artillery was and the location of the artillery bombardment, he visually inspected it, the range greatly exceeded their existing most advanced artillery, and at the same time checked the location of the explosion, the power was also significantly stronger several times, and he was a little dumbfounded, because he knew the artillery technology of the Ming Dynasty, the best artillery of the Ming Dynasty was bought by them, where did this artillery come from now? Could it be that Ming Ren created it himself? Mascolu was also a little incredulous.

Then he came to Zuo Maodi and said, "Lord Zuo! Can you take a closer look at this artillery? ”

Zuo Maodi smiled and said: "This thing is not in charge, you still have to ask General Huang!" ”

Ma Shijialu also turned his head to look at Huang Degong, and Huang Degong grinned and said, "Want to take a closer look?" OK! But prepare a jar of wine for me and each of our brothers! ”

Mashigaru was also suddenly embarrassed, this more than 1,000 jars of wine is not a small amount, and he suddenly felt a pain in his flesh, but for the sake of this artillery, to see if he can find anything in order to transform his country's artillery, this is the key, you must know that he is an artillery expert, he compared it in his heart, and gritted his teeth and said: "Okay!" No problem! I'll let people prepare! ”

"Refreshing! Ha ha! Then you see! Huang Degong said with a smile.

"Thank you!" Ma Shijialu also saluted Zuo Maodi and Huang Degong, then walked to the side of the artillery, and began to look at this, look at that, touch this, knock on that, from time to time there were sounds of surprise and admiration, and from time to time he showed a puzzled expression, or a look of sudden realization or a sad expression, and finally sighed and returned to his position, and saluted Zuo Maodi: "Lord Zuo! There's a reluctant invitation below! Mascolu also said respectfully.

"Reluctantly? Brother Ma said let's see, as long as Zuo can do it, he will do his best! Zuo Maodi said with a smile.

Mascolus also showed a grateful expression, and then gritted his teeth, as if he had made a big decision, "I hope you can sell us this kind of artillery." ”

"Sell you artillery?" Zuo Maodi pretended to show a surprised expression.

Ma Shijialu also looked at Zuo Maodi and said: "I understand that this artillery must be the founding weapon of your Ming Dynasty, and it will definitely not be sold to the outside world, but Lord Zuo, you know that I am a soldier, and when I see this artillery, I can't suppress my love for it!" ”

Zuo Maodi smiled bitterly: "You also understand that this is our Ming Dynasty's founding weapon, and it will not be sold to the outside world, you make Zuo very embarrassed!" And this matter is not small, Zuo really can't be the master, this has to be decided by the imperial court! ”

"Is there really no way?" Mascolu is not reconciled to be authentic.

Zuo Maodi held his chin and fell into contemplation, and said after a long time: "It's not impossible, just look at Mr. Ma's sincerity!" ”

Ma Shijialu's eyes immediately lit up and said, "Lord Zuo, please advise!" ”