While meeting with Zheng Song, Wu Baipeng held a banquet in the back hall of Xingyuan to entertain representatives of Chinese businessmen from various countries who came to meet him.

About two months ago, Shen Mo informed overseas Chinese from various countries through Nanyang Company, hoping that they would send representatives to come and meet him. When the news spread, the entire overseas Chinese circle in Nanyang was boiling, and they had to know what their identity was -- they were criminals who had always been regarded as traitors and fugitives by the imperial court, and would be arrested and sentenced once they returned to China! And the local Tusi feudal king also took advantage of this to unscrupulously oppress and exploit them.

Forced to leave their homeland for their livelihood and regarded as a traitor by the motherland, this is an eternal pain in the hearts of overseas Chinese.

But now, the deputy assistant of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty and the silent Shen Taibao of the southwest of the superintendent actually want to receive them. This is undoubtedly a kind of recognition and acceptance, which is a good thing that overseas Chinese dare not dream of! So after a short silence, the overseas Chinese in Nanyang began to sign up enthusiastically...... Anyone with a bit of status wants to participate in this pilgrimage. As long as you can see the old side of Shen Ge, not to mention anything else, after going back, your value will definitely double, at least those Tusi vassal kings will definitely have to weigh before they come to the chaos, what if they sue the Celestial Empire?

The enthusiasm shown by the overseas Chinese made Zheng Ruozeng cry and laugh, and in just half a month, more than 50,000 people from various offices came to sign up. Therefore, after asking for silence, he re-announced the rules of the banquet, a total of three tables of thirty people, according to the number of overseas Chinese in each country, the quota was distributed in proportion.

The vast majority of people are discouraged, people are self-aware, how can this extremely scarce resource fall on ordinary people? Even ordinary wealthy businessmen and powerful people dare not think about it. But in this way, those guys who really call for wind and rain and dominate one side can't sit still - they all regard winning a place as a proof of their strength! So the bigwigs from all walks of life have exerted their energy and made their own strange moves, what is bright and dark, what is meaty, what is flowered, everything that can be used.

Later, this battle of the dragon and tiger in the overseas Chinese circle aroused the strong interest of all countries in Nanyang, from the princes to Li Shu, and even regarded it as the 'Nanyang Great Overseas Chinese Battle'. This kind of unexpected public attention has made it even more difficult for the bigwigs to ride the tiger, and they have to vomit blood to win a status-related ticket.

Seeing that the scene was a little out of control, and that it would be detrimental to the unity of overseas Chinese, Zheng Ruozeng had no choice but to ask for silence again, increase the number of banquets to ten tables, increase the number of times three times, and expand tenfold, and decided to attend the scene by drawing lots, which gradually calmed down the battle. But it only stopped on the surface, and secretly, they still tried their best to get the first ticket, regardless of the cost...... It is said that the non-chairman's door ** has been fried to 50,000 taels, which is extremely outrageous, but it also reflects the importance of overseas Chinese to this visit.

As for the qualifications of the main table, it is not something that money can buy, but they are all selected by Zheng Ruo after repeated consideration, and they are basically the presidents of overseas Chinese associations in Burma, Siam, Khmer, Champa, Chenla and other countries, this kind of powerful figure. But today, these characters who stomp their feet and tremble three times on the Southeast Peninsula are extremely careless, lest they be inconsiderate and annoyed by the Pavilion Boss who is the east.

Shen Mo also attached great importance to this banquet, he not only adjusted the seating of the guests, but also personally inquired about the menu of the banquet and put forward his own opinions...... According to Shen Mo's request, the ingredients used in the banquet, including fresh melons and fruits, vegetables and meat, must all come from China. To this end, Nanyang Company specially purchased in Hepu, Guangxi, and Qiongzhou, Hainan, and transported it to Da Nang by fast boat in one day.

As soon as the ship arrived at the wharf, a truckload of ice cubes to keep the ingredients fresh was transported to the bank, and the chefs brought from China immediately started to clean up, and finally before the dinner began, a series of Chinese dishes with full color and aroma were served. When Zheng Ruozeng introduced, those guests knew that the exquisite food in front of them, including the fruits they enjoyed before, were all from the territory of Daming. In addition to being amazed, everyone was a little puzzled, I don't know why Shen Ge Lao is so reckless about the cost, is it just for simple pomp?

Seeing the puzzled eyes of everyone, the silence in the first-class regular clothes, smiled and said: "If you have any feelings in your hearts, you may as well speak freely." ”

The people present are all shrewd and know when to take it and when to behave. Now that Shen Ge Lao asked, he naturally had to answer enthusiastically, even if he didn't say it correctly, it wouldn't be a big deal, at least he could be familiar with it.

"Being able to eat local food in this foreign land in Nanyang makes it difficult for the villain to control himself, and he can't help but burst into tears, and he can't carry the nostalgia that can't be moved...... This is the lyrical school, and it is also the safest answer, and he smiled silently and gave him a cup of sorrow-relieving wine.

"Seeing that these fruits and vegetables are so fresh, from picking to transporting, it will take less than a day at most, which shows that Central and South China is close to the mainland, and it is not as many people think, Java is the end of the world." This is a rational faction, which attracts silent nodding and praise, and naturally there is also wine.

So everyone answered enthusiastically, and the explanations were varied, and even each dish was interpreted to say a profound meaning. Shen Mo just laughed, but did not speak, obviously not satisfied with the answer.

After a moment of silence, a handsome man in his forties sitting outside stood up and bowed his hand to Shen Mo, "Master Inspector, the villain understands what you mean. ”

"Oh, so many people didn't speak." Shen Mo smiled and said, "How dare you be sure?" ”

"Actually, you have already engraved your heart on the tableware of each of us." The man smiled confidently.

When everyone heard this, they picked up the shallow plate in front of them, only to see four words written on the bottom of the dish in seal. Although it is a seal style, the characters are very simple, so everyone present knows it, and they can't help blurting out: "The body is the same......

"Yes, the body is the same!" Shen Mo finally straightened up and said to the man who was standing, "Do you know the meaning of these four words?" ”

The man replied with a little excitement: "The villain is a Buddhist, and he has seen these four words in the Amitabha Sutra, so he paid attention." The four words "body and soil are not two" have a meaning in Buddhist scriptures. But I think that the adults should use it on this occasion today to tell us that since we are Chinese, we should eat what is produced in China. By extension, we, overseas travelers, are rooted in China, even if we drift far, we can't forget our motherland, we are born as Ming people, and we are ghosts of Ming when we die! ”

"Well said!" In the bursts of cheers from everyone, Shen Mo personally took the lamp, saluted the man and said, "May I ask the name of this foreign officer?" Where do you live? ”

"Back to the adult, the villain's surname is Li, and the cheap name is Yuxi." The man hurriedly took the wine and said respectfully: "A native of Anping, Fujian, he now lives in Luzon. ”

Shen Mo asked him what kind of livelihood he was doing and when he would go abroad. Under the eyes of envy, jealousy and hatred from everyone, the man replied respectfully: "Since the villain was twelve years old, he went to Guangdong with others to do business. Later, the business was done in Macau, and he also learned foreign languages, and was able to trade directly with Europeans. In the forty-fourth year of Jiajing, Nanyang Company recruited Chinese to do business in Luzon, and no one dared to take risks at first, because the villain had been in contact with Westerners for a long time and knew the importance of Luzon, so he was the first to sign up, and I knew foreign languages and could trade with Westerners, so I was appointed as the first executive director of the Luzon Exchange, responsible for bridging the gap between China and the West......" He said lightly, but everyone couldn't help but be impressed, because this Luzon Exchange is really a great institution.

The Spaniards attacked the Ming vassal state, and as punishment, the imperial court forbade Spanish ships to enter the South Seas, but the business could not be stopped, so it was transported from the mainland to a section of Luzon, which could only be handled by the Ming maritime merchants, and the two sides were re-exported in Manila or Tortoiseshell Port, and the Spanish ships were transported back to Mexico after the work. The Luzon Exchange, modeled after Suzhou, is the only legal place for both parties to conduct bidding and trading, and its importance is self-evident.

And this director Li has done a really good job, in the past few years, Luzon's trade order is in good order, and the amount of taxes has also skyrocketed, which has exceeded that of ordinary provinces. The contribution of taxation finally made the imperial court look at the overseas territory of Luzon with admiration...... Those stubborn and arrogant adults only then realized that the colony still has this benefit!

It is precisely because of the sweetness that the imperial court will make such a big determination to Nanyang this time, as the supervisor of the Luzon trade order, Li Yuxi naturally made great contributions, and was awarded the title of Jinyi Wei Qianhu last year, and was given a crimson official uniform to show recognition. Shen Mo saw that he was wearing an official uniform with no grade, and he knew that the other party had been honored by the imperial court, so he called him 'outsider'.

Shen Mo immediately invited him to sit at the main table, and through Li Yuxi's words, he gave the words 'body and soil' to everyone present...... In addition to asking everyone to remember the patriotic thoughts, they will also write inscriptions and give them to every guest who comes to the banquet. To get the words of the elder of the pavilion, everyone was naturally overjoyed, and they all promised that they would hang it in the most conspicuous place after they went back, and they would never forget it from then on.

Seeing that Li Yuxi stole the limelight, he naturally couldn't call him Dumei, so while the wine was over three rounds and the dishes were over five flavors, someone said to Shen Mo: "Master Wang came this time, one is to boost the country's prestige, and the other is to support us expatriates." But wherever we are useful, even if the adults call, if we have ten points of strength, pigs and dogs are not as good! ”

With this remark, another person said: "I heard that the imperial court ordered all countries to transport military rations, but those vassal kings dared to be indifferent, which is really stupid. "Yes, it is better to seek others than to seek oneself, although the Chinese have only settled in Nanyang for a few decades, we have opened up more rice fields than they originally had. It is true that the Indochina Peninsula is rich, but it is rich because of us, and now the imperial court wants grain and grass, why should we give up the near and far? We are willing to do our best! "So you pledged 50,000 stones, and I pledged 30,000 stones, just a cup of tea, and the military rations pledged by overseas Chinese exceeded one million stones, which was enough for the army to eat in Annan for two years......

Shen Mo was moved by this love of fish and water, and he stood up with his wine glass and said aloud to all overseas Chinese: "Needless to say, your compatriots have been treated unfairly by the imperial court, and the imperial court regards you as rebels and traitors, and thinks that you are no longer Chinese. Even today, when the imperial court has decided to give you an explanation, there are still many fools who say that you are mercenary outlaws. I didn't refute it, because I knew that language was pale, and it was impossible to convince others if you wanted to be reasonable. As he spoke, he held up the list of donations that had not dried his ink, and said loudly: "But this, this heavy contribution, can make everyone shut up!" The emperor will see clearly, and the people of the world will see clearly, although you live overseas, you are still the most loyal people of the Ming Dynasty!

The silent words made the overseas Chinese present sigh, and they recalled how in the past, without the support of Nanyang Company, they were deprived of their wealth by the local natives again and again, and reopened again and again with blood and tears. Whenever they think of these, the overseas Chinese cherish everything in front of them even more, so their love for their respective overseas Chinese associations and Nanyang companies will be so warm. will help the army of the imperial court, one is counting on the army to play the power of the Ming Dynasty, and the other is counting on the imperial court to reward them afterwards, so that they can take some care, at least admit it...... Only by having both can the overseas Chinese completely stand up in Nanyang and no longer look at the faces of those natives.

"Rest assured, those days are gone." Shen Mo was keenly aware of the ups and downs of everyone's emotions, and said in a loud voice: "Today, on behalf of the imperial court, I will issue your Ming passports to all of you here!" ”

"Passport?" People have never heard of this new word.

At this time, the envoy used a copper plate to bring a stack of neatly placed 'handbook'-like things, each one is the size of a palm, with a dark red gilded cardboard shell as the cover, which looks very solemn.

Shen Mo picked up a book, and everyone saw that the cover was written with 'Daming Passport' four gilded characters, and a line of smaller fonts was printed horizontally at the bottom, which was vaguely 'jointly issued by the Ming Household Department, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War. Although it was not clear what it was for, everyone's hearts thumped away.

Then he heard Shen Mo say: "Protection, is protection, care, care, and together it is protection and care...... This is a document jointly issued by the three ministries of the Ming Dynasty, requiring all countries to protect and care for the people of the Ming Dynasty! ”

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The word China was already very common in the Ming Dynasty, and in the books of the time, as long as there was a 'foreign country', the name of the country was China, and there were many examples, believe me. ro

【…… Chapter 863 Fence (Part ...... II】!!