Feng Zhuogan was still walking leisurely and talking, unaware that he was already in danger, as if he did not feel the tense atmosphere, he still went his own way, and seemed to enjoy talking endlessly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Since Zheng Chenggong can drive out the Netherlands, whom you call the sea coachmen, they have a powerful naval fleet. Then, I, the Qing Dynasty, can recover Taiwan, or we can drive you out, the royal fleet of Portugal. ”

Philips's face became more and more ugly, the thick white face that belonged to Westerners became pale, the temples on both sides of his forehead were faintly beating suddenly, one hand was holding the glass, the red wine in it was stirring, and a trace of cruelty flashed from his eyes.

Suddenly, Philips slammed the cup in his hand, causing Feng Zhuo to be startled, and then kept shouting outside: "Come on, come on, where are the guards?" This Chinese attacked me, wanted to rob the precious items of our consulate, and killed him quickly! ”

The roar immediately attracted a number of Portuguese soldiers, all of whom looked nervous and held their guns, facing Feng Zhuogan, who had already been shocked and inexplicable, the guns were chaotic, and the situation was instantly in a state of imminent eruption, Feng Zhuogan could end up dead at any time, Philips was still shouting, inciting.

"What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and shoot, this person dares to offend the majesty of the empire, kill him, kill him, and I will bear all the consequences!"

However, the soldiers saw Feng Zhuogan standing there blankly, with nothing in his hands, without the slightest threat or resistance, so they did not shoot and snipe.

A soldier walked up to Philips and said calmly: "Sir, we are only responsible for your safety, not to attack, you have no right to order us to kill a person who is not dangerous, what we can do is to detain this Chinese and wait for General Fernand to come back and deal with it." ”

At the same time, two soldiers came up, tied Feng Zhuogan back, and were about to be escorted.

The physical pain immediately made Feng Zhuogan wake up and realize what Philips wanted to do, killing people and killing people.

At this moment, Feng Zhuogan seemed to think of something, and became very calm, but not so nervous, let the Portuguese soldiers hold him, but said loudly: "Lord Philips, since I dare to come here alone, I am not afraid that you will kill people and kill people, so as to block the news." To tell you the truth, before I came, I had already explained to my subordinates, and if anything happened to me, or if I didn't go out for a long time, he would immediately go to the yamen and report the matter of the merchants of Luzon. ”

"Mr. Philips, are you going to think about it, are you sure you want to do this? Once you tear your face, the nitrate matter is known to the government, and if it is confiscated, your fate will definitely not be much better than mine. ”

Feng Zhuogan said these words in Chinese, and those soldiers couldn't understand them, so they were about to escort Feng Zhuogan away, Philips's voice sounded, and his attitude reversed one hundred and eighty degrees, and he said with a smile: "Dear guards, let go of this Mr. Feng, it was just a joke just now, Mr. Feng and I want to see if you young men are agile, quick to react, and always vigilant." ”

At the same time, Philips had already strode in front of Feng Zhuogan, pushed away the two soldiers, put his arm around Feng Zhuogan's shoulders, was very affectionate, and said with a warm smile: "Mr. Feng, do you say that's the case?" ”

Feng Zhuogan's heart sneered again and again, and he was full of slander, ****** foreigners turned their faces faster than they turned books. Even so, Feng Zhuogan still smiled on his face, as if the unhappiness just now had not happened, and responded loudly: "Of course, the scene just now was just a misunderstanding, a little joke between me and Lord Philips. ”

Philips waited for these words, took the conversation, and turned to the soldiers and shouted: "Warriors of the Great Portuguese Empire, I am very satisfied with your performance, and I will definitely show Your Majesty that you are loyal and well-trained." ”

"Alright, warriors of the Empire, there is no danger here, you go out, continue to guard your respective posts, and protect the security of the consulate."

The dramatic changes, the dramatic words, made these soldiers a little confused, and they looked at each other with blank expressions, but it only lasted for a moment, and all the Portuguese soldiers slowly retreated and put away their guns.

Despite what Philips said, the two worked together so well, none of these soldiers believed it. After all, just now he was still tense and wanted to put the other party to death, but now he has made peace and explained in three words, who will believe it?

At this moment, Philips was completely sober, no longer drunk, no longer oppressive, no longer arrogant, and said kindly: "Mr. Feng, this is the case, I don't know what you want to do?" ”

Feng Zhuogan broke away from Philips's embrace, his body felt very unaccustomed, he calmly took two steps back, and said softly: "Lord Philips, this matter has nothing to do with you, let alone the issue of your Portuguese residence in Macau. ”

"However, you have to make things stiff and big, and since you don't want your country's interests to be damaged, then ask that Luzon merchant to come out, and it's time for the Lord to show up."

As if he saw that Philips didn't want the Luzon businessman to show up, Feng Zhuogan once again said with great confidence: "Lord Philips, before I came, my subordinates saw the Luzon businessman enter your embassy with their own eyes, don't tell me, he's not here?" ”

At this moment, even if Philips was unwilling and didn't want Feng Zhuogan to contact the merchants of Luzon, he couldn't refuse, just because the back road had been blocked, there was no reason to refuse Feng Zhuogan's request, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart.

"Damn, cunning Chinese businessman, that's annoying!"

Feng Zhuogan didn't speak again, his eyes stared at Philips without blinking, waiting for an answer, his face was very calm, and the calmness made Philips very uncomfortable. Every time he saw Feng Zhuogan's eyes that were like dead fish eyes, Philips felt the anger in his chest rush upward.

Philips suppressed the anger in his heart, took a deep breath, and let go of it as if he was making some kind of decision, and his heart was a little hesitant, as if he was cutting his flesh. At this time, Feng Zhuogan's calm and obnoxious voice sounded again, prompting Philips to make a painful decision.

"Lord Philips, is it possible that a small Luzon merchant is more important than the interests of your Portuguese state?"

"There is a Chinese proverb that if you stay in the green mountains without worrying about the firewood, Lord Philips, as long as you Portuguese can continue to live in Macau, and you continue to be a messenger here, then you will still have the opportunity to get what you want. If the person is gone, no matter how good the thing is, it will not be yours. ”

Philips didn't hesitate any longer, and when he looked up and was about to shout, a voice sounded, interrupting what Philips wanted to say.

"Don't be so troublesome, since you want to see me so much, why should I hide anymore, just come out to see you, but let's see, why are you risking so much to see me?"

As the voice echoed in the hall, the Luzon merchant came out of a corridor, walked towards Philips, and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, Lord Philips, I didn't expect that it would be difficult to escape the disaster in the end, and it will affect you, please forgive me for the trouble." ”

Philips's expression was a little complicated, not worried about the safety of the merchants of Luzon, but because of the loss of tens of thousands of taels of silver that was about to arrive, and he felt uncomfortable.

As an ambassador, Philips did not come to this eastern country to serve his country, but to make a windfall in this ancient country, and from then on live a life of high society.

For Western explorers, merchants, etc., this ancient country of the East is the best gold panning ground, silk, tea, porcelain, these are all Europeans dream of, compete for it.

At this moment, Philips fantasized that if the Luzon businessman did not have an accident, with these tens of thousands of taels of silver as the capital, he could purchase a large number of Chinese goods and pull them to Europe, which would definitely be sold out and the profits would be doubled.

That's why Philips is so eager to get to know the merchants of the Thirteen Lines of Guangdong and make friends with them.

The Luzon businessman was no longer in the mood to pay attention to Philips, and after expressing his apology, he walked towards Feng Zhuogan with a bad face, this Chinese businessman who looked very strange and familiar. (To be continued.) )