Wu Weizhong was wandering around Macau while listening to the conditions put forward by Marcus and others.

Marcus hoped to ensure the safety of their property in Macau, to which Wu Weizhong nodded and agreed.

Although they could keep their property, Lu Yan had more ruthless tricks waiting for them.

Seeing this, Marcus couldn't help but be overjoyed, it seems that this general of the Ming army is still very good at talking.

So they continued to ask whether they could continue to hold weapons, to which Wu Weizhong played Tai Chi and did not answer them directly.

This made them feel a little anxious, whether it was necessary to prohibit them from holding weapons like the three major cities, so how could they possibly feel safe here.

At this moment, Marcus and the others suddenly heard the sound of dense muskets from a few hundred meters ahead.

This surprised them, what happened, could it be that Ming was going to kill someone?

"Your Excellency, what is going on over there? Why don't we send someone to take a look at it, so as not to have any misunderstanding. ”

Marcus said with an anxious expression.

The other Portuguese also nodded one after another, now there is a powerful fleet of the Ming army in the open sea, and at least 2,000 infantry and 300 cavalry have landed on the island, once there is any misunderstanding with the Ming army, then they will definitely not have any good fruit to eat.

Wu Weizhong sneered, and then said, "It's okay." ”

Soon a cavalryman rode in the direction from which the gunfire came.

It didn't take long for the cavalryman to come back and report.

"Lord Qiyu. Just now, more than a dozen Hongyi on a fort refused to hand over the fort and had already been shot dead by our soldiers. ”

Hearing this, Wu Weizhong's face showed a satisfied smile.

Marcus and the others had a look of fear on their faces.

"Your Excellency, Honorable General. I think this must be a misunderstanding, and I don't know if your soldiers will be able to exercise restraint, and I promise to persuade them to deliver the battery to you. ”

Marcus said hurriedly.

"No need, anyone who dares to disobey the orders of our army in Macao must die."

Wu Weizhong shook his head and said.

Now that they should have completely occupied Macau, it is time for a showdown with them.

"The official orders that all those Hongyi who dare to resist will be shown to the public."

Hearing this, Marcus and the others couldn't help but change their faces drastically.

Many of them were furious. How can these people be so barbaric, and when they are dead, they will have their heads cut off for public display.

But now people are swordsmen. I'm a fish, and they have to swallow it even if it's full.

"In addition, here I would like to convey to you the order of our prince."

Wu Weizhong said.

Soon he received a notice from one of his own soldiers.

"In the future, it is forbidden for any Hongyi to possess artillery, muskets, crossbows, spears, machetes and other lethal weapons on the land of Macao, and violators will be immediately executed."

"Given that piracy is rampant right now. Hongyi can keep a certain amount of artillery, muskets and other weapons on board, but because the weapons they hold pose a threat to the security of Macao, they need to levy an arms control tax on Hongyi, which is two taels of silver per day for each artillery, two taels of silver per day for each musket, and two silver dollars a day for each crossbow......"

Hearing this, those Portuguese people couldn't help but change their faces greatly.

These taxes are just too much, when even artillery has to pay silver, they have run so many places in the world. I've never seen anything like it.

Some of their large ships had more than thirty guns and two hundred muskets, so that they had to pay more than 7o taels of silver every day.

It's more than 2ooo silver in a month. Just pay taxes and they're going to go bankrupt.

"Your Excellency, I seriously protest, I have never heard of this kind of tax, you are collecting taxes indiscriminately."

A Portuguese businessman said with an indignant look on his face.

Wu Weizhong glanced at him coldly, and then said, "The protest is invalid. This is a tax set by our prince himself, and you have to pay it. If you don't pay it, you have to pay it. If they do not pay it, they will all be castrated and sold into slavery. ”

Hear here. The Portuguese couldn't help but be swallowed.

It's just so barbaric!

It's so unreasonable!

Many people roared in their hearts.

How can these Ming people be so excessive.

"In addition, a poll tax of 3 taels per day will be levied on the Yi people outside the three major cities, a poll tax of 5 taels per day will be levied on other slaves, and property owners will pay a property tax ranging from 2 taels to 2oo taels per day, depending on their area."

Hearing this, the Portuguese almost fainted.

"Your Excellency, are you trying to drive us out of Macau? Where in the world is there such a onerous poll tax and property tax. ”

Marcus couldn't help but say angrily.

"I think you have misunderstood, Macau is the territory of my Ming Dynasty. It used to be, and it is now, when did it become your Hongyi's territory, here is my Ming law, if you think it's unreasonable, just get out of here, we don't need you Hongyi who will only cause trouble. ”

Wu Weizhong said coldly.

These Hongyi really regard Macao as their own territory, and they really don't know what to say.

"But we have already paid the rent to Daming, and you can't break your previous promise."

Marcus said unwillingly.

"That was the promise of the Ming Dynasty, and now this place is under the control of King Wu."

Wu Weizhong said with a sneer.

Hearing this, Marcus and the others couldn't help but be speechless.

Many Portuguese people were angry, but in the face of Wu Weizhong's powerful force, they could only dare to be angry and dare not speak.

"By the way, let me tell you a little trick, if you castrate your Kunlun slaves or Indian slaves, you can only pay a head tax of one penny of silver every day, isn't our prince very compassionate."

Wu Weizhong said with a smile.

Hearing this, the Portuguese couldn't help but be greatly moved, and they were all thinking about whether to go back and castrate those Kunlun slaves and Indian slaves so that they could save some silver for themselves.

They're just slaves anyway, and there's no use in asking for that.

"This decree will come into force tomorrow, and from tomorrow I will impose all kinds of taxes on you. If you don't want to hand it over, just dispose of your possessions and get out of here. ”

Wu Weizhong said as he watched more and more soldiers land on the shore.

Marcus and the others looked at each other, and then said helplessly: "Okay then, we will discuss it for a while, and then give you an answer to the general." ”

With that, they left the place in a rage.

Wu Weizhong looked at them with a sneer.

This time, Lu Yan dispatched more than 20,000 water and land troops, which was completely overwhelming Mount Tai.

Even the Anglo-Dutch alliance of 1,000 people they resisted very hard, why should these Portuguese resist Lu Yan's army, unless they are tired of life.

Lü Yan's conditions were unbearable, and his aim was to drive the Portuguese out of Macau peacefully.

The Portuguese also know this, although they are unwilling, but what can they do if they are unwilling?

The military force sent by Lu Yan was too strong.

Almost twenty times more than theirs, even if they tried their best, they could not be the enemy's opponent.

After some discussion, the Portuguese finally decided to send someone to Hangzhou to intercede, and if it really didn't work, they had to find another place to stay.

So the night passed in the high alert of the Ming army.

The next day, Wu Weizhong sent a large army to search the whole of Macau, and began to levy heavy taxes on the Portuguese.

Now Macau is a place of dragons and snakes, not only the Portuguese, but also fugitives, and pirates' dens.

Although they were prepared, the forced search by the officers and soldiers still found a large number of weapons from some poorly concealed dens of stolen goods.

So the official army immediately arrested the pirates in those dens, and killed all those who resisted, and those who obeyed were arrested and prepared to be sent to Nanyang in the future.

Those Portuguese were also bitter, and took out their silver to pay all kinds of heavy taxes.

Some of the big Portuguese merchants who had great wealth and power even paid two hundred taels of silver at one time.

Not only did they have to pay taxes on their artillery, muskets, crossbows, and other weapons, but they also had to pay taxes on their houses, their servants, their men, and so on.

This can't help but make them scold, this damn place can't stay any longer.

As a result, many Portuguese people are selling their properties and preparing to leave.

Of course, some unscrupulous Portuguese castrated some of their slaves that night in order to pay less taxes.

That night, there were miserable cries from an unknown number of places.

In this regard, neither Wu Weizhong nor the Portuguese care, they are just slaves, and what human rights do they have.

To Wu Weizhong's surprise, he found a gun foundry in Macau.

This is where the Portuguese cast guns in Macao, not only for their own use, but also to pirates, to the Wa Kingdom, and even to the Ming court.

In order to deal with Lu Yan's Hongyi cannons, the Ming Dynasty ordered a hundred Hongyi cannons here, and paid part of the deposit.

So Wu Weizhong unceremoniously took over this gun foundry, and left all the workers here, preparing to let them cast guns and cannons for Lu Yan in the future.

As for the Hongyi cannon that was ready to be delivered to the Ming Dynasty, of course, it was unceremoniously received by Wu Wangfu, and it is said that the Ming Dynasty can be regarded as the enemy of Wu Wangfu.

It's not a big deal to be greedy for a little bit of their artillery.

So Macau passed nervously for a while, and more and more Portuguese could not bear the heavy taxes and left here, and Lu Yan finally achieved his goal peacefully.

After seeing that there were fewer and fewer Portuguese in Macao, Wu Weizhong also ordered some ships and soldiers to leave here.

After all, the expedition of the army is still a bit expensive and food-consuming.

Macau is just a small place, and it is not worth stationing a large army at all. (To be continued)