John Tong's secret mission was to communicate with the people of the Jesus-Society in Macau, and to communicate with the local Portuguese, and to hire a large number of available talents.

In fact, at the critical juncture of Yanjing, the Jesu Society and the Macao authorities had the idea of forming mercenaries, and someone once put a table on Yanjing to use mercenaries to go north to help the Ming officers and soldiers resist the enemy.

The Ming official began to be interested in this proposal, because although the red hair fan was defeated several times, the combat effectiveness was still obvious to all, and the number reported was more than 300 people, so the Ming Dynasty was disappointed, and the proposal was abandoned.

Of course, Zhu Cihong will not be interested in these hundreds of mercenaries, this will be the end of the Ming Dynasty, not the end of the Qing Dynasty, hundreds of people, and they will not be useful.

However, there are quite a lot of technical talents, and some of them are serious soldiers from Europe, and the future sailors also need talents, plus all kinds of equipment to be purchased in large quantities, Tang Ruowang's trip is much more important than his rebuilding of the historical bureau in Nanjing.

"The minister is fortunate not to be dishonored."

Seeing that Zhu Cihong looked at the servants he brought, instead of looking at those cold instruments first, Tang Ruowang also felt very relieved in his heart.

If you change some Ming officials who have no eyesight or don't treat people as treasures, they must have gone to see the equipment a long time ago.

In the eyes of those people, the instrument can produce cannons, and the cannons can guard the city and cast a cannon, which is a real merit, rewarding merit, and promoting hopefully.

Sun Yuanhua was promoted all the way from a principal to a governor, in fact, this person is just a nerd who can cast cannons, but in Daming, you can be promoted if you make actual achievements, and there is no other reward except for promotion.

Because when you become an official, land and mansions are add-ons to being an official, and when you become an official, you have everything.

"Quick, do as I teach."

Seeing Zhu Cihong coming over, Tang Ruowang pressed his hands behind him.

At his signal, everyone bowed down and bowed.

A large group of yellow-haired, red-haired and blue-eyed people knelt at their feet, Rao is the identity of the prince of Zhu Cihong, and he still couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

At this time, these Europeans did not have the arrogance of more than two hundred years later!

"Wait for the audience to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

I don't know who took the lead, everyone kowtowed unevenly, and the voices were strange and varied.

Among them, there were quite a number of technicians, sailors, officers, and a small number of missionaries.

However, the missionaries at this time were different from later generations, and before they could become qualified missionaries, they had to undergo a long period of training, and the scientific theories were very good, and the knowledge of navigation and the ability to cast and use firearms were no worse than those of serious officers...... It's a rare treasure for such a large group of people to come!

"Your Highness, this is just one of them."

Tang Ruowang's smile was also very reserved, Zhu Cihong's satisfaction was obvious, after this incident, Lao Tang could finally score a solid wedge in the upper echelons of this huge empire!

is different from Xu Guangqi, who is regarded as an alien bachelor by scholars, and different from a group of eunuchs who are coaxed by gods and ghosts in the deep palace.

The command of the imperial family was taken for granted by the Europeans at the time.

As a nobleman, it is his duty to fight in all directions on horseback and sword, otherwise, why should the people feed a group of useless waste? Not to mention that the prince is in charge of the army, that is, the king died in battle, and it is just a common thing in Europe, so there is no need to be surprised.

The young man in front of him, who is not yet twenty, is young and heroic, smart and not like words, and implements ideas when he has them, and is very resolute and resolute.

After several dealings, John Tang was also deeply impressed, and under his persuasion, more than 300 people came from Macao this time, including a considerable number of young apprentices, and their prospects were limitless.

"Their fortunes, please ask Tang Sizheng and your deputy to draw them up."

"Missionaries don't have to pay for it, but they can get a certain amount of living expenses. As for the officers and sailors, the minister wanted to compare them and receive a salary equal to that of His Highness's subordinates. ”

Zhu Cihong shook his head and said with a smile: "Double, double or triple, nominally they are all considered teaching, and they will not be included in my Ming military household and battalion system, so as not to accept the disobedience of the army." Among them, the joints are grasped by the soup master himself. ”

Tang Ruowang enlisted, he didn't expect that Zhu Cihong would be so generous.

But since the prince had something to say, he also agreed with a smile.

I am also secretly calculating in my heart, of course, those with official military ranks must correspond to the military attachés of the Ming Dynasty, and then the rest will be arranged in turn according to the sentry officer, platoon leader, and shed chief.

These Europeans, at a glance, have no good class, all of them are tall and big, and their eyes are fierce.

At this time, navigation is very dangerous, unknown storms and currents are very dangerous, plus a few months on a ship, sepsis and nutritional imbalance are enough to kill a boatload of people, plus sea waves and unknown dangers, such as the natives of the South Pacific, it is also very common for white Europeans to be boiled into a pot of broth on a small island whose name is not known these days...... Such a group of people, either missionaries or exiled criminals, or crazy hungry dogs, came to South America or Asia in search of treasure and fortune.

These guys, up to the level of the sentry officer, according to the level of the army, the sentry officer is equal to the previous total of 100 households, and the monthly salary is 24 taels of silver, this income is an incredible amount of money if it is not corrupt in the Ming army, but for these Europeans who came to the Far East with their heads in front of them, it is still slightly less.

As for the missionaries, it really doesn't matter how much they have. In these years, the missionaries risked being skinned by the barbarians and shuttled through various wild places in the world, among which nobles like John Tang were still serious, and if they were for money, it was really an insult to their realm.

Of course, whether this fanatical religious belief and sacrifice is worth it and whether it is right or not is a matter for the wise to see what is right and what is wise.

Now that Lao Tang has been given the name of the Astronomical Division, Tang Ruowang can be regarded as officially integrated into the Ming officialdom system, of course, within the prince system under the Generalissimo's Mansion.

For this extremely subtle change, even if John Tang has been in China for so long, he actually doesn't particularly understand.

However, the official worship of the four products and became the trusted person around the prince, this achievement was a great encouragement to the entire Far East Jesus, and the news reached the headquarters of the Jesus, and those gray-robed missionaries were excited one by one!

Tang Ruowang was able to make such a big achievement in Macao, and the cost was much less than originally expected, and this four-grade official hat took too much advantage.

For Zhu Cihong, it is also a matter of benefit and no expense, looking at the world, there are not many people who are more qualified to be this righteous than John Tang.

"What's your name, and what did you do before you came to Daming?"

In the crowd, all of them were five big and three thick golden-haired men, only a small number of delicate and most of them were missionaries, Zhu Cihong approached, but saw a thin young man, brown curly hair, a delicate face, but a striking big nose. When I got closer, I found that this person was not tall, half a head shorter than himself, and when he saw Zhu Cihong coming, he hurriedly bowed his head.

Hearing Zhu Cihong's words, as soon as the person was recruited, Tang Ruowang hurriedly said: "Ferdinand, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will answer directly when asked, and there is no need to think about it and hide anything." ”

"Yes!"

This little man has about a little military training, and subconsciously touches his feet. However, the posture is very non-standardized, and it is very funny.

The big men around Tessie all showed a mocking smile, even watching the lively soldiers of the Pingyu Army on the side, and they were also smiling.

At this time, the Europeans also had an overall military development, including military uniforms, appearances, queues, and so on.

Especially in the next two hundred years, because of the tactics of shooting on the opposite side of the queue, the whole of Europe demanded the queue to the point of perversion, and after the formation of the modern army, under the constraints of military sticks and military discipline, the soldiers braved the rain of bullets and stepped on the fixed drum to move forward, ignoring the dead and wounded. This is also unthinkable in the eyes of posterity. Until the 19th century, there was a record of more than 50% of the dead and wounded in the United States and still insisting on fighting!

With this background, it is not surprising that the little brown-haired young man in front of him is ridiculed and despised by everyone.

In front of this situation, of course, this young man named Ferdinand was very embarrassed, and his eyes seemed to be a little red, but he still said aloud to Zhu Cihong: "The grass people were apprentices in the trading house when they were in Portugal, and after five years in Macau, they are already junior accountants. ”

Judging from the words, this person is already very proficient in Chinese, and he can barely hear the pronunciation, and he has been in Macao for five years, so it should not be nonsense.

"Huh." This is strange for Zhu Cihong, from apprentice to accountant, this road is not easy to walk, seeing that the person in front of him is not very old, and if he stays for ten years, he can squeeze into the middle and upper echelons of the commercial bank, and then have shares, that is, he is a man. He couldn't help asking: "Since you are a civilian, why did you choose to join the army?" ”

At this time, John Tang came out at the right time to explain: "There has been an accident in Ferdinand's family, his mother is sick and needs money urgently, and His Royal Highness has recruited someone to have a settlement fee......

"I see." In this way, it makes sense, and it is no wonder that those serious soldiers look down on this civilian young man, Zhu Cihong nodded and muttered: "Since you are here, you will serve me well, and I will not treat you badly." ”

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness!"

Although the posture is strange and non-standard, Ferdinand's gratitude is sincere and sincere.

This man appears to have emigrated from his family, and he has a trustworthy character.

In an instant, Zhu Cihong also had some looming thoughts, and he nodded at Ferdinand, already having a preliminary plan in his heart.

"Since you are here, they are all my courtiers of the Ming Dynasty," looking at everyone, Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "Good students serve me, officers and veterans can help me train new soldiers, and when the world is peaceful and the thieves are peaceful, you will also receive a considerable reward, gentlemen, don't you reluctantly." ”

(To be continued)