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Shang Ke was pleased to entrust the Portuguese governor of Macao, Bougalo, to purchase artillery and guns from European maritime merchants, and hoped that the Macao side would provide instructors to train his troops. As a price, Shang Kexi said that he could no longer set up a Macao guard, and in the future, Xiangshan County would no longer implement the administrative power and the final judicial disposition power over Macao, and only need to pay rent in the future. In addition, if the cooperation is pleasant, you can also use the status of the king of Nanhai to the Yongli court and divide Macao to the Portuguese.

Shang Kexi's wishful thinking hit the Portuguese in Macao, whether he remembered the mercenaries who helped in Guilin's war, or was stimulated by Hong Chengchou, he did not know, but after giving up the administrative and judicial rights, Macao became a Portuguese lease, and it was a leased land with de facto extraterritoriality, which Chen Wen could not tolerate.

However, at the end of the letter, Bugaru did not confirm these in his reply to Shang Kexi, and the two sides bargained and were happy.

However, there is a problem here, that is, since Chen Wen restored Jiangxi, Jiangxi and Jiangxi, Guangdong has changed dramatically, and no one in Macao has the time to pay attention to it. Now Macao is not only without Macao officials, but Xiangshan County is also unable to exercise administrative power and final judicial disposition, and even with Shang Kexi's acquiescence, rent and customs taxes have stopped, and it has become a real and nameless colony!

"Send this letter over, only to say that this king invites His Excellency Bujialu to come to the capital of Guangzhou for a while."

The letter was soon sent to Macau, where Bujialu had been appointed governor the year before, just in time for the great changes in Fujian and Guangdong triggered by Chen Wen's recovery of Jiangxi. One province was recovered by a Ming army with only half a province, and the next two provinces were followed by several Qing armies one after another, everything came too quickly, so that his first impression of the situation in China was that the Manchu barbarians were afraid that time was running out.

At this moment, the Prince of Daming, who led this great change, invited the head of an army of more than 100,000 troops, and Bujialu knew that nine times out of ten it was related to Shang Kexi's letter, but he could only come hard.

Bujialu came by boat, and when he arrived, Chen Wen had already received several good news from various armies. Hou Guoyuan's troops went north to the Lianshan area and went down without a fight; An Youfu's department recovered the northern part of Zhaoqing and Luoding Prefecture, and the battalion that entered Guangning County took advantage of the situation to recover Huaiji County, the capital of Wuzhou, Guangxi, and now the army has begun to encroach on Wuzhou; Zhang Zisheng's troops who went south easily took the southern part of Guangzhou and Zhaoqing, and were making great strides to restore the boundaries of Gaozhou.

The complete recovery of Guangdong was imminent, and the two naval divisions of Chen Qice and Li Changrong, who were in Guangzhou, also officially announced that they would accept Chen Wen's moderation, and their troops and horses were reorganized into the South China Sea Fleet.

Everything goes smoothly, but it is the trend of the times. Against this backdrop, Chen Wen believes that Bougalou and the Kingdom of Portugal behind him should also be able to recognize the current situation.

"Guilin City Guard, you can send troops to help the war, the court is grateful for the vassal's contribution to protect the Heavenly Empire, and this king is also very commended."

Chen Wen called Macao a vassal and spoke in the tone of the Celestial Empire, while Bugaru looked like he was listening. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, Macao has always done a full job of courtesy to the imperial court, which greatly satisfies the pride of the so-called "the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister".

In that year, the king of Sanshun went south, and the three provinces of Huguang, Guangdong, and Guangxi fell one after another, and Huguang and Guangxi, which were about to become the targets of the Great Western Army's attack on Yunnan to resist the Qing Dynasty, did not mention that Guangdong, where Macao was located, and the two feudal domains of Shang Geng sat in Guangdong, and the Yongli Dynasty was about to finish. Naturally, the Macao side also took the initiative to "submit a letter of sincerity" to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, expressing its willingness to be a "loyal and obedient subject of the Celestial Empire" and willing to abide by all the regulations under control. and said that he wanted to "admire the emperor's virtue, live in a corner of the projectile, and guard the danger on his behalf", and "try his best to serve the public to pay tribute", which is completely a posture of a vassal of the Celestial Empire.

In this era, Europeans' discrimination against China was far from occurring, and the Central Empire was also the object of admiration and envy of the majority of Europeans. "Marco Polo's Travels" played a great role in this, and the missionaries and maritime merchants who brought Western science and technology to China also brought China's cultural and economic prosperity back to Europe, attracting more people's yearning for this great empire of the East.

"What Your Excellency the Prince said is very true, as a vassal, you should serve the Celestial Empire, this is your obligation."

The mercenaries of Macao went to Guilin to help in the war, and it was the great eunuch Pang Tianshou who went to Macao to fight for it. Although Bugaru was not yet a governor at the time, he still knew about it. Chen Wen came to him this time and mentioned this matter, and his original anxiety was alleviated a lot, so he responded immediately.

Bujialusi, but Chen Wen thought of it maliciously. The deferential attitude of the Macao side was true for the Ming Dynasty, as it was for the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, after the end of the Opium War, these "loyal and obedient people of the Celestial Empire" suddenly remembered their European identity, even if the country was weak and did not even have the qualifications to take sides in the European war, but out of ignorance of the Manchu court, they still obtained a lot of political and economic benefits through blackmail, and forced the Manchus to cede Macao as a Portuguese colony.

Thinking of this, Chen Wen picked up a few letters on the table and asked the servant to hand them over to Bujialu. Bujialu just glanced at it, and immediately understood what Chen Wen was referring to.

"Your Excellency, I do not agree to this. It's just that the thieves are still powerful, and Macao is a small land, so they don't dare to compete with it, so they have to make a false promise. ”

"Your Excellency Bugaru has learned Sinology well, and even the Hypocrisy knows that there are many people in China who mispronounce it, and Your Excellency can even pronounce this correctly, it seems that you have worked hard."

Chen Wen laughed, and Bujialu hurriedly replied: "Your Excellency the Prince doesn't know, I am very fond of the broad and profound Chinese culture, and I like to read very much on weekdays......

It seems that the elders like to read children, and the officials in ancient China also looked at the barbarians who liked to learn Han culture, and Bujialu was obviously good at this. It's just that this call has been made, but I haven't been able to see the kind of pride from Chen Wen's face that he has been in contact with before from the officials of the Ming and Manchu Qing dynasties.

"It's good to like to read, but you have to remember that in China, you have to accept Chinese management and strictly abide by Chinese laws to be fine."

"What His Royal Highness said is that I must keep it in mind."

Hearing Chen Wen's words, Bujialu immediately realized what Chen Wen wanted to do next. And what happened next was not too unexpected for him.

"Come on, please Yao Zhixian."

A moment later, a young civil official in his early thirties came with his soldiers and respectfully saluted Chen Wen. Bujialu looked at the complement of the emu pattern, and immediately understood Chen Wen's intentions.

Sure enough, after the civil official finished saluting, Chen Wen introduced to Bujialu: "This is Yao Qisheng, the new magistrate of Xiangshan, who will be responsible for managing the administration of Macao in the future." On the judicial side, there are other officials who are now on their way. At that time, in the case of Macao and Portuguese, in terms of administration, they should obey the leaders of the county, and in terms of justice, they should obey the constraints of the county magistrate. ”

This Yao Qisheng is none other than the Yao Qisheng who later pacified Taiwan for the Manchu Dynasty. This person is a person from Shaoxing Mansion in Zhejiang, Yongli ten years is now thirty and two, but he entered the office relatively late, but it was the second year of Kangxi after the world was settled, and later in the rebellion of the three feudatories step by step from the white body to the high position of the governor of Fujian, and he was also a legendary figure at that time. However, as early as the second year of Kangxi, Yao Qisheng had actually entered the office, and the first official position he got was the magistrate of Xiangshan, but he was dismissed and investigated by the Manchu court because of the unauthorized opening of the sea ban.

In recent years, Jiangsu and Zhejiang were in turmoil, and the situation was unclear, Yao Qisheng studied at home to nourish his spirit, and after Chen Wen became a famous king, his brother-in-law Huang Xigon left Beijing with Ding Wei, and he directly entered the civil official training class. Later, Chen Wen saw his name in the civil appointment report, and simply changed the magistrate of Xinyu County, Linjiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province to the magistrate of Xiangshan County, Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong, and waited for his appointment in Ganzhou.

This guy is quite famous in later generations, most of which comes from a TV series, and the historical reality in the TV series is full of errors and errors, and it should not be counted. However, before Chen Wen was appointed, he specially sent someone to check this person's resume, and knew that this person was by no means a good person, so he simply asked him to come over and toss the Portuguese, which can be regarded as making the best use of people.

Bujialu understood what Chen Wen meant, and now Macau, due to the great changes in Fujian and Guangdong, and Guangzhou was previously the territory of the Shang family, the Ming court could not reach it, and the Qing court was even more out of reach, but it became a power vacuum. Originally, the Ming and Qing dynasties had appointed officials to guard Macao, and due to the change, it was impossible to do so, and the magistrate of Xiangshan was even more difficult to protect himself, and Macao completely became the final say of the Portuguese. Chen Wen introduced Xiangshan Zhixian to him, making it clear that he wanted to restore the rule of the Ming court over Macao.

In fact, as early as the great changes in Fujian and Guangdong, he had already realized that this would happen sooner or later, and the Ming court would not give up its administrative and judicial power over Macao. With this psychological preparation, Bugaru agreed. However, Chen Wen's next words still startled him.

"Your Excellency's attitude, this king is very satisfied. Here is a letter that you have to convey to your king, João IV. As far as this king knows, your country is now seeking to restore the country, and my Ming Dynasty has also fought hard with the Tartars for many years, and your country can send troops to help in the war when my Ming Dynasty is in danger, and this king deeply praises it. However, Macau is an inseparable part of our Ming Dynasty and can never become Ceylon, just as your country cannot afford to lose the Algarve. This attitude needs to be understood by the king of your country and the overseas committee. ”

The Portuguese War for the Restoration of the Kingdom is still ongoing, and whether it will succeed or not is still two words. At the same time, the Portuguese overseas colony of Ceylon, later Sri Lanka, was under siege by the Dutch, and the overall situation was not good for the Portuguese.

Chen Wen seemed to know a little too much, which really startled Bujialu. After the shock, the governor also quickly accepted the letter, saying that it would be delivered.

Next, Chen Wen did not mention any topics that were too nutritious, such as preferential treatment in commercial trade, such as military manufacturing, especially the business of the Bugarao Cannon Foundry, Chen Wen's interest was not very great, but he said that he would let Bujialu go to the relevant officials to talk, he was entangled in daily affairs, and he didn't have much energy to pay attention to these.

After ordering tea and sending off the guests, Bugaru got up and said goodbye. Looking at the back of Buga Road in the distance, Chen Wen then said to Yao Qisheng: "This king will give you a term of office, starting from the authority of administration, try to restore the full power of Xiangshan County over Macao, and drive out all the Portuguese ruling institutions such as the Governor of Macao and the Council of Macao. The criminal officer will cooperate with you, and if you can do it, you will serve in the Yue Palace; If you can't do it, then grind it slowly. ”

"Xia Guan understands, Xia Guan must do his best."

Today's land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the territory of five provinces and six governors' jurisdictions, Zhejiang Governor Sun Yu and Jiangxi Governor Wang Jiang were born in Dalanshan and have a good relationship with Chen Wen, while the governors of Nanzhili, Fujian, Guangdong and Nanjiang recovered at the end of last year and this year are all officials who have served in the Yue Wangfu, and they can be said to have a bright future to enter them.

Yao Qisheng has never been a figure who keeps to himself, and now that he has such an opportunity, he naturally wants to grasp it as much as possible. However, there was a lot of doubt in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask more in front of Chen Wen.

Fortunately, his family was originally an official eunuch, and his brother-in-law Huang Xigon had already been admitted to the Jinshi as early as the Chongzhen period, which can be called a long-term officialdom. It wasn't until Huang Xigon's reply was delivered that Yao Qisheng, who was already in Xiangshan County at the time, could be regarded as completely figured out.

"The Portuguese occupied Macau, and the dynasty reluctantly tolerated it because it was able to come into contact with Western France. The king of Yue is powerful and invincible. The fortress is so strong that no one can take it, but only he can easily conquer it, and he doesn't care about the Portuguese people. Now he refuses to send troops, not that he does not dare, but he can't. The Heavenly Family was baptized, and the Queen Mother, the Empress and even the Crown Prince all believed in the Tessie religion, and their relationship with the Portuguese was extraordinary. Although he was a prince, he was not qualified to decide whether to expel the Portuguese for the Son of Heaven. ”

In Huang Xigon's letter, Yao Qisheng smelled more flavors, and naturally became more concerned about the things arranged by Chen Wen. This strong malice doubled, but it was only a few months later.

Bugalo left Canton and returned to Macao by boat, returning to the Governor's Palace at the Fortress, where he would repeat to the Council of Macau, and the elite among the Portuguese in Macau was helpless.

From Chen Wen's words, they could easily tell that he had a certain understanding of the situation in Europe. And now, Portugal's own situation is very bad, the countries are eyeing each other, and it is unknown whether the war of restoration will succeed. What's more, the fortress, which was regarded as a fortress that could only be captured by siege in Europe, was actually broken on the Chinese battlefield, and it was the work of His Royal Highness the King of Yue that their fortifications in Macao were not guaranteed to be able to be defended.

"There is no need for us to get into too much trouble with the Chinese officials, as we all know about the events of the past, and it took a lot of effort to get this place. The local officials gave some money; His Royal Highness the King of Yue, we also have cannon casting technology in hand, and we can also serve as a communication link between him and Taixi; Isn't there still His Majesty the Emperor, only with a deferential attitude, so that the Chinese feel that it is profitable, we can stay for a long time. ”

The members headed by the Macau Council expressed their attitude, and everyone echoed them. The Portuguese colonization of East Asia initially began with a conflict with China, from Guangdong, to Fujian, and then to Zhejiang, and tried to occupy a piece of land several times, but was defeated by the Ming court, and finally obtained the right of residence in Macao by means of bribery.

Monetary bribes to local officials, technical bribes to the Ming court, and maintaining a deferential attitude towards the Celestial Empire are the only rules of the Portuguese in Macao. The matter was largely settled, but the other thing had taken place only after the departure of Bugalo, and the decision of the Governor and the Council was urgently needed.

"John Tang sent a letter to purchase weapons and machinery from us, and the amount involved is unprecedented, and this matter needs to be decided as soon as possible."