Chapter Ninety-Three: The Queen of Macau

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86_86661Chen Zhong heard Montinillo's words, laughed, and said: "As far as I know, the Governor of Montinillo was also a lieutenant general of the Portuguese Army. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Montinilo waved his hand, a smug smile crossed the corner of his mouth, and said, "I have been in your China for a few years, and I have learned a lot. Your culture is broad, profound, and thoughtful. I read Lao Tzu's doctrine "Tao Te Ching", and I agree with the theory he expounded. For example, I pondered for several years, and finally figured out a little bit of it. ”

Chen Zhong looked at the cautious Governor Monttinilo and said with a smile: "Mr. Governor, what do you think?" ”

"In a word, it is the Tao of nature! Right! Taoism is natural! "Montinillo was a little excited.

"It's a good way of being natural, and Mr. Governor has a lot of insights. Everything that goes against the laws of things will eventually have to pay for it. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency the King of Hainan. Therefore, I think it is better not to do some things that go against objective laws. ”

"Oh, Mr. Governor, what do you think are the things you have to 'do' and what things you need to 'do nothing' during the years you have been in power in Macao?"

"I think that Macau, after all, is a place that we have leased from Portugal, we are not the masters here, we are just passers-by here, and we will have to leave sooner or later.

Therefore, I often think that as early as forty or fifty years ago, our governor of Amarliu was assassinated by a villager named Shen Zhiliang.

At first, I thought that these thugs were so hateful that we should use violence against them in order to consolidate our rule in Macau, but it is not what we imagined.

Forced implementation of governance policies will only backfire, and only by giving up high-pressure policies and conforming to public opinion can you survive here!

If you want to conquer other people's minds, you must first meet what they want, solve their worries, and then you can achieve what you want to achieve. Therefore, I ruled by doing nothing according to Lao Tzu's thought, and finally, we gradually became more and more prosperous here.

Your Excellency the King of Hainan, this is the best wealth I have ever received when I came to China! I'm sober and we're going to get out of here eventually.

Therefore, we do not need to be like Japan, Britain and France, who must use their own warships and cannons to conquer and force ourselves and others to think that it is impossible.

Because, even if you achieve your goal in a short time, however, the result will definitely outweigh the losses, and you will lose more and more! ”

"Excellent! This is the most sensible passage I have ever heard, Mr. Governor, from a colonist like you, whether you really feel it or you don't understand it in any way, but one thing is very good, all coercion and aggression is a kind of bandit logic and banditry. In the end, such a thought and such a person will definitely pay a double price for it! ”

"Your Excellency King of Hainan, I feel that I have not had such a sincere heart-to-heart conversation with others for a long time. I came here far from home and I was lonely. No matter how beautiful it is, I want to go back to my hometown. There's never a special, reassuring feeling here. ”

"Yes, Mr. Governor, it must be so, you have come to someone else's house, and no matter how good someone else's house is, you will have to leave sooner or later! You just don't want to leave, when the time comes, the master will drive you away! ”

"Your Excellency the King of Hainan, I have a feeling that the future world must be yours! Of course, this world also includes Macau. ”

Chen Zhong laughed and said, "Mr. Governor, not only is you good at the Tao Te Ching, but you have also learned to predict the future!" Hahaha! Have an eye! And the last sentence is even more correct, when the time comes, it is best to hand over to Macao to you, the governor! ”

"I hope so!" Montinilo said thoughtfully.

"Well, then, Mr. Governor, have a good conversation with you. I am here to pay a visit here, and I want to formally tell Mr. Governor about some issues concerning the passage of merchant ships in the South China Sea, after which my Director of Foreign Affairs will discuss with you in detail. ”

"Yes, I am also very happy to meet with Hainan Wang today, I think our meeting today is very successful, and I hope to have more opportunities to talk with you. This afternoon, we have arranged for you to visit and worship the Mazu Temple, and hope that His Excellency the King of Hainan will leave a magic weapon as a commemoration! ”

"Yes, when you come to Macau, you must go to worship Mazu, Mr. Governor is very thoughtful!"

"Your Excellency the King of Hainan, the origin of Mazu can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty.

In the 32nd year of Jiajing, our Portuguese obtained the right of residence in Macao from the Guangdong region of the Ming Dynasty at that time, and it was a great honor that we became the first Europeans to enter China. At that time, we Portuguese landed near the current A-Ma Pavilion (A-Ma Temple).

At that time, we didn't know what the name of this place was, so we asked the locals what the name of the place was, because next to the temple of A-Ma, the locals told us that the Portuguese called A-Ma, so our Macau was named Macau, which is the transliteration of our Portuguese.

Therefore, the name Macau today is honored to come from a Chinese goddess that fishermen here revere very much, the Queen of Heaven, that is, Mazu.

Mazu, also known as Niangma, is a native of Meizhou, Putian, Fujian. That's a beautiful legend.

That year, a fishing boat sailed on a sunny and calm day when it was suddenly hit by a violent wind and thunderstorm, and the fishermen were in danger.

At this critical moment, a brave and beautiful maiden stepped forward and ordered the storm to stop immediately.

At the girl's order, the wind really stopped, and the angry sea suddenly returned to calm, and the fishermen's fishing boats miraculously arrived at Haijing Port safely.

When the fishermen came ashore, the beautiful girl walked straight towards A-Ma Hill. Then, a miraculous scene occurred.

Suddenly, a round of colorful light illuminated the surrounding golden brilliance, and the beautiful girl turned into a wisp of green smoke in this dazzling light, and flew up.

Later, in order to commemorate this beautiful fairy, the local people built a temple to worship the beautiful queen at the place where she landed, and named it A-Ma Pavilion.

Therefore, Your Excellency King of Hainan, when you visit Macao, you must go to the sacred Mazu Temple, because of her, we in Macao have such a name full of peace, beauty and hope. ”。

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