Negotiations with the Portuguese took place at Zhenhai Tower, three days after Tian Ergeng's arrival in Guangzhou.

On the Macao side, the Acting Bishop was represented by the Acting Bishop Frey? Rosario, head of the army and chief justice of the royal family - Jerónimo? Carvalho, Treasurer - Sebastião? Vieira, Sino-Japanese diocesan inspector - Lao Luo Jinlu, interpreter Lu Ruohan and others.

On the Ming side, in addition to Xu Honggang and Sun Yuanhua, those who participated in the negotiations included Xu Ruke, the right senator of the Guangdong political envoy (deputy envoy for the inspection of the sea route according to the judicial department, stationed in Nantou, in charge of Haojing affairs), and Hu Wenyuan, a general of Xiangshan.

Since the 32nd year of Jiajing (1553), when the Portuguese entered and rented Haojing, although the Portuguese controlled the trade of Macao, they were always under the supervision of the imperial court.

In Haojing, in order to exercise sovereignty over it, the imperial court set up a promotion department, a reserve office, and a patrol office in Haojing, which was responsible for managing all affairs between Haojing and the people of the Ming Dynasty. Among them, the chief officer of the promotion department, also known as the Macao guard officer (Macao refers to the port not Macao), is a military position, subordinate to Xiangshan County, and the superior is the general of the Xiangshan battalion, the rank is very low, integrating administration, justice, and diplomacy, and all cases involving Chinese people, regardless of the original defendant, will be adjudicated by him; Bei Wa is also known as Bei Wa command, and his responsibilities are to manage the boats, patrol the sea, and protect the ships into the port; The patrol belongs to the inspection department, which mainly arrests thieves and cross-examines traitors.

In addition to the Haojing, the original royal Macau was Yongmo Camp (located in the 42nd year of Wanli), which was built in Yongmo Village, the valley character of Xiangshan County. In January of the 47th year of Wanli, at the suggestion of the Guangdong Political Secretary, Xu Honggang and the Guangdong Inspector were seconded by Wang Mingxuan, the Imperial History, and with the permission of the Ministry of War, 400 people were transferred from Luo Ding Road to form the Xiangshan General Battalion with 600 people from the original Xiangshan Cottage in Yingerpu, Xiangshan, to strengthen the defense of Macao. The battalion led 700 marines and 300 sailors, with a total of 2 officers, 4 sentry officers, and a sentry ship of 50 sizes. Hu Wenyuan was the first general of the Xiangshan Battalion in Shiguitan, Qiufengjiao, Maowankou, Jiaojiao, Hengzhou, Shenjing, Jiuzhouyang, Laowanshan, Yelizhou, Jinxingmen and other places.

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Although the Portuguese were 'very willing to serve the Emperor' and responded positively, the negotiations lasted for two days without any progress.

First of all, the Portuguese believed that the exchange of 20,000 taels of silver for 80 cannons could not make up for the cost of making cannons, and insisted on selling them in half a year at the price of 1,000 taels each. In addition, they are not satisfied with entering Guangzhou twice a month for trade, and also demand the complete opening of the Tangji Ring Gate; The British and Dutch invaded Macao and asked the governor Xu Honggang to 'ask for soldiers, salaries, wood and stones to build the wall'.

Secondly, since the Cantonese merchants learned that the imperial court had allowed the Portuguese to go north, they feared that after the Portuguese entered Beijing, the Macao Council would be granted many privileges and immunities in Guangzhou, which would reduce their commercial interests.

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In the flower hall of the Governor's Mansion, Xu Honggang paced back and forth in the hall, and Xu Ruke, Sun Yuanhua and others did not say a word.

The current policy towards Macao, which is set after the Nanjing Lesson Plan in the 44th year of Wanli, can be summarized in five main points: non-interference with the internal autonomy of the Portuguese community living in Macao; moved to Guangzhou and Haiphong to know Yongmo, and strictly investigated the exchange of maritime merchants; Carefully guard the Tangji Ring Gate (the south of Macao and the east and west lead to the ocean, but the northbound land route is five miles, the relevant gate is boundary, its momentum is majestic on the sand embankment, the wing is an oyster wall, and it is about 100 zhang wide), limit the number of Yi merchants entering Guangzhou, and open and close twice a month (at first, it was sewn one or six times a month, six times a month); select skilled soldiers to be stationed in Macao to prevent collusion between inside and outside Macao; Officials of the sea route were asked to 'patrol the territory once a year, so that they could be taken care of'.

"Xu participated in politics, the Portuguese said that the British and the Dutch would invade Macao, but is this really the case?" Xu Honggang finally stopped next to the main seat, slapped the high table, and said angrily.

Xu Ruke had a melon seed face and a thick eyebrows and goatee, and after hearing this, he hurriedly bowed down and replied, "Lord Hui, I did receive the official letter of the so-called council from the Portuguese before, and after the ministers and subordinates discussed it, they thought that the Portuguese were just making up excuses for building a platform for the houses and adding firearms. Now the seed of its residence in Haojing has reached more than 10,000, the valley can be supported to defend, but also the accumulation of slaves as minions, the collection of outlaws as the heart, the minister is afraid of other troubles, so the request is rejected, let it do, this matter Hu Shen will be able to prove. ”

"Hu Wenyuan, you say."

Hu Wenyuan was dressed in military uniform, and seemed to be quite dissatisfied with Xu Ruke's pulling him up, "Back to the military gate, the Portuguese have organized people to build a hundred zhang city walls and build several fortresses along the coast since the beginning of the month. Because our army was stationed at the Tangji Ring Gate on the land route, it was not interfered with, and the British and Dutch ......"

"The Anglo-Dutch invasion may be a real thing." Sun Yuanhua interjected, "The subordinate once studied the art of fire with his teacher, and he has a little understanding of the Taixi countries. I don't know if you remember the 36 Hongyi cannons that were salvaged? ”

Xu Honggang saw that Sun Yuanhua was still selling Guanzi at this time, and frowned and said, "Everyone present is involved in the purchase of guns, and Secretary Sun is still outspoken. ”

Sun Yuanhua heard Xu Honggang's dissatisfaction, "The reason why the Portuguese are hostile to Britain and the Netherlands starts with the United Kingdom of Portugal and Spain......"

Philip II, the previous king of Habsburg Spain, was a Catholic, and in 1580 he sent the Duke of Alva to lead an army to forcibly annex Portugal and become the king of the United Kingdom of Portugal and Spain.

Sympathetic to the Protestant Elizabeth I's accession to the throne of England and Philip II's unsuccessful proposal, he built the most famous Armada in history in 1588 and went to war against England five times, thus bringing the two countries into hostile relations.

After decades of war with Spain, the Netherlands signed an armistice with Spain in 1609, but the competition at sea never stopped. However, Spain's supremacy at sea was not shaken by naval battles, so Britain and the Netherlands joined forces against Spain.

Philip II was called Philip I in Portugal, and Portugal inevitably became embroiled in a struggle for Spanish interests on the European mainland and at sea, and it was not surprising that the Anglo-Dutch regarded the Portuguese in Macao as rivals, as evidenced by the attack on the 'Unicorn' on a Portuguese brig en route to trade in June of this year (1620).

At the end, Sun Yuanhua said, "The ministers visited the tea shops in Canton in their spare time, and also heard the news from Japan, in the past two years, a large number of missionaries have been executed in Nagasaki and Kyoto, but there is not a single Portuguese in them. Therefore, the ministers thought that the British and Dutch invasion might indeed happen. ”

Xu Ruke was already dissatisfied with the so-called council of the Portuguese, and said after listening to the underworld, "In recent years, the Portuguese have been in contact with the Chinese on several days, and they have gained a lot of money, so the whole country has come, and the old and the young have been brought together, and they have followed each other one after another. The Portuguese don't know how many rooms they have built in Ho Jing Macao, and now they are more than 1,000 districts. Although its council was under its rule, the lower officials were afraid that they would gain an inch, and it would be better for them to drive away the Portuguese. ”

The Council of Macau was established in March 1582, the news of the merger of Portugal and Spain reached Macao, and with the tacit consent of the then Governor of Liangguang, Chen Rui, under the initiative and auspices of the Bishop of Macao (D. Leonardo de Sa), it was established by the Portuguese living in Macao.

Although Xu Honggang felt that Xu Ruke was a little alarmist, he also felt that his words were reasonable, "This matter is widely implicated, and it will be discussed again when the official plays Mingsheng." At present, the first priority is to buy guns for the imperial court, but the Portuguese will not give an inch, how can this be good? ”

"Why don't you listen to Commander Tian." Sun Yuanhua reminded.

"Him?" Xu Honggang was stunned for a moment, thinking that Tian Ergeng was the real Qincha this time, but he had not seen him for a few days, and pressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, "What is Commander Tian doing these days?" ”

A strange smile appeared on Sun Yuanhua's face, "Commander Tian has gone to find the ship." Don't forget, my lord, that he's from Nanzhenfuji. ”

"So what? If the oracle does not allow the war to start again, how can we torture the Portuguese to extract confessions because we can't buy artillery...... Slowly, to extract confessions...... Where is Commander Tian now, please come and discuss it. ”

"Yes."