"I seem to have seen the Taiji Banner of Dao Ten" Why did the Taoist priest come here? ”，

In the South Bay of Macao, among the sails and shadows, a Haiao-class warship is flying the flag of the fleet. On the helm platform, Bai Zhengli, the commander of the right battalion of the Fubo Army, put down his binoculars and rubbed his eyes, feeling that he had seen something wrong.

"Stupid, that's the Divine Flag, I don't know if it's the old god stick or the little god stick running to join in the fun."

Hu Hanshan, the commander of the Nanyang Fleet and the commander of the Hong Kong detachment, lazily scolded Bai Zhengli, and then yawned.

"Pack up your belongings and go back to the Hong Kong base tomorrow......"

Bai Zhengli's face suddenly fell: "Boss Hu, I have given my brothers enough anger, saying that this is a vicious battle, why do you want to go back?" ”

Hu Hanshan said disdainfully: "Let's not talk about your Fubo army, let's talk about the eight sea boats and ten sea carp boats on the sea." 200 large and small cannons, is it used to rectify those foreigners in Macao? If you really want to fight, even if it is two battalions of the Shenwu Army, can Macao still survive a mouse? Let's just put pressure on us, show military might, and practice the rules and regulations of sealing and locking the sea by the way! ”，

He chin at his wife to the south: "We are not really talking, all the gods are rushing here." ”

Bai Zhengli looked south, and a sea carp boat with a hard sail came breaking through the waves. Thanks to Xiao Sheng's proposal, the sea carp boat technology of the Jiluo shipyard was moved back, and now Fujian and Guangdong can build this ship. Although it is not as fast as a soft sailboat, it is still far faster than ordinary lucky boats, and with the nose and tail inclined sails, the handling is also stronger, and it is widely popular in coastal governments, customs and merchants.

The tall mast of this hard-sailed sea carp ship is hung with the red and white dragon flag: different from the red and blue, the navy flag of Shuanglong out of the water, this is the official flag, and then look at the string of corner flags followed by the flag, Bai Zhengli read out the identity of the person who came: Nan Cao, the director of the Privy Council Maritime Affairs Department. He sighed in frustration, thinking to himself that he really didn't have to fight, and the person who came could be regarded as his boss in the South Seas Fleet.

The Privy Council's maritime affairs department is in charge of coastal defense, and is now divided into Dongcao and Nancao, and its main work is to coordinate the resources of the navy, the coastal guard under the guard, and the coastal county government to ensure the safety of the sea area. Dongcao is in charge of Fujian and Taiwan, and Nancao is in charge of Nanyang. Although he did not directly command the Nanyang Fleet, he did not need to be in charge of the navy in general affairs, but Nancao had a great say.

Then Bai Zhengli wondered: "Macao is not Nanyang, why did Nancao also come to intervene?" ”

Hu Hanshan chin to the north again: "I guess it has something to do with those guys." ”

To the north, there were several ships moored, and the ships and flags were British, French, and even Spanish merchant ships. Bai Zhengli suddenly realized that the matter of Macao involved the entire Nanyang foreigners, and the Privy Council naturally wanted to observe the situation.

Bai Zhengli pouted: "Another hitchhiker, just like the Catholic gang......"

His words were like a signal, and it didn't take long for people from the Military Intelligence Department of the Privy Council, the Customs, the General Administration of Industry and Commerce of Zhongshu Province, the Criminal Department of Shangshu Province, and the Household Department to arrive one after another, and even people from the Zhongting Guard's Office appeared. These officials all climbed onto Hu Hanshan's flagship, gathered together, and climbed each other, making Hu Hanshan and Bai Zhengli depressed, and the feeling that they were here to make soy sauce became stronger and stronger.

The last person to come was Feng Jingyao, the prefect of Qiongzhou, who became the leader of this "observation group" with the respect of the four grades, not only because of his high rank, but also as the rank of the Privy Council.

This upstart who has just been promoted from Changjiang Zhixian has a very strange position. Yinghua doesn't have any plug defense now, and how can Qiongzhou manage the plug defense when it's lonely overseas? People who don't know the details think that this Sai Fang Lang is a false title, but Hu Hanshan knows the details of this matter. This involved a great secret, which had only recently been issued by His Majesty the Emperor, and Hu Hanshan was the lowest-ranking of those who received the order. This time, he led the Hong Kong detachment to practice the lockdown of the sea area under the pretext of Macao, and also prepared for the implementation of this edict in the future.

Seeing Feng Jingyao, Hu Hanshan finally couldn't help but ask: "Governor Feng, is this still related to that?" ”

Feng Jingyao smiled tacitly, pulled Hu Hanshan down in the middle of nowhere, and said in a low voice: "Why is it irrelevant?" Your Majesty ascends the throne, and all industries are waiting to be prosperous, so you have to do a big cleaning first, and put the broom and mop together, and you must always figure out what the reaction of the tigers, leopards, snakes and insects hidden in the mountains and forests of Nanyang is......".

He pointed to the land in the distance: "Macao is the first one, although Macao is our place, but everyone is foreigners, how to deal with these foreigners, the whole Nanyang is watching." Your Majesty said that we must set a clear example of our Yinghua behavior in Macao, so that all forces can see it. ”

Hu Hanshan frowned and said: "What else can Nanyang have?" ”

He waved his fist vigorously: "Whoever has a big ship, a large number of ships, and many cannons, that is, whoever has a big fist, must listen to whom!" ”

looked at Feng Jingyao with some displeasure: "Old Feng, you are also from the Praetorian Guard, in charge of tens of thousands of banner laborers, killing several groups back and forth, and you are also a master who kills people without blinking." Do you also want to learn from those corrupt Confucians in the court, and what benevolence, righteousness, and morality do you want to tell foreigners? ”

Feng Jingyao shook his head hatefully: "It's not about benevolence, righteousness, morality, or morality, it's about reasoning." Just know how to use your fists, that's a reckless man. You only use your fists to be unreasonable, and you subdue others for a while, and people are entangled together by reason, which is endless trouble. ”

Hu Hanshan's face continued to distort: "Li? Isn't it also typed? Oh, I see, do you want to use the theory of foreigners to fight with them? Those laws, covenants, and conventions, can they not be bypassed to death? . ”

Feng Jingyao sighed: "Your brain, except for fists, is it a fist?" One fist and one hand. Knock him down with his fists first, and then reason with him: make him feel like it's really his fault. Or first reason, he can't listen, and then knock him down with his fists, forcing him to learn our "reason,......。 ”

Hu Hanshan pinched his chin, and suddenly felt that he was really naïve.

Feng Jingyao continued: "Could it be that we Huaxia people only use fists? No, aren't we better at it...", edification? We not only have bigger fists than foreigners, but also tongues that are smarter than them! The way they play, let's play better! I've taken a cursory look at the foreigner's theory, our ancestors started playing in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period! ”

Hu Hanshan blinked his eyes and said in his heart, why from ancient times to the present, "martial artists can't fight literati?" That's the gap

His expression suddenly slowed down, and Hu Hanshan asked, "Then Lao Feng, are you here to play this set?" ”

Feng Jingyao shook his head: "I'm more interested in seeing the reactions of those who don't see the people, the French, the Dutch and the Spaniards, and then you will pull them all over in the name of appeasing those foreign ship owners."

The actual person who did this in Macau should be Xiao Xie, who has just been transferred out of the General Administration for Industry and Commerce......"

Hu Hanshan took a breath: "Xiao Xie ......",

Looking at Macau, Hu Hanshan whispered to himself: "Hurry up and pray to your Lord." ”

When a young man walked into the Governor's Mansion of Macao with the title of envoy and unfurled a smiling face that was harmless to humans and animals, and a little shy, Ma Yu, the Governor of Macao, prayed in his heart, "The Lord has heard the voice of these humble servants and has exerted his omnipotent power, so that His Majesty the Emperor has sent such a stunned boy who has never seen the world."

The young man still smiled stiffly: "Under Xie Chengze, just call me Xiao Xie, my identity?" Oh, I'm a ...... Merchant, yes, merchant, by order of His Majesty the Emperor, has come to deliver an ultimatum to the Governor. ”

Merchant? I'm afraid it's an apprentice who hasn't completed his master's degree, right?

Ma Yu didn't believe it at all, this young man was escorted in by Zhou Ning, the Guangdong Health Division, and his identity must be noble, so it is estimated that he will go,... A hint of asking for a bribe?

Ma Yu felt more confident in his heart, although he categorically rejected the notice of districting submitted by Xiangshan County, but he was not sitting still. On the one hand, he sent Ou Liwang to directly appeal to His Majesty the Emperor, and on the other hand, he started the process that Macao people have become accustomed to: bribery. But I found the prefect of Xiangshan, the prefect of Yingtian, and even the left servant of Shangshu Province who shot Li Zhushou on the road to Shangshu Province: to no avail.

Now that Yinghua has sealed off sea and land communications, and has cut off water and food, it is too late to seek the mediation of the governor of Portugal, India and Goa, and Ma Yu is ready to gather the "Self-Defense Forces" to break through the blockade. Like most people in Macau, he did not believe that His Majesty the Emperor, who had just ascended the throne, would dare to trap them to death. Even in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the government pressed him openly, secretly stretched out his hand, and never wanted to do much, tens of thousands of Australians were going to die here, not to mention that the mother country Portugal would never sit idly by, and the Europeans of the entire Nanyang would unite and be enemies of His Majesty the Emperor, no one had the courage to do so! ,

Ma Yu gushed endlessly, throwing a lot of truth at Xie Chengze. First of all, the Portuguese of Macao admit that this place belongs to the Chinese country. But the Portuguese of Macao have settled here for almost 200 years. In the first year of Wanli, the Portuguese of Macao and the Ming Kingdom made a lease, and in the 42nd year of Wanli, they obtained the official residence recognition of the Ming Kingdom. "Autonomy in internal affairs. In the third year of the Apocalypse, the King of Portugal appointed Mascolus as the first governor, and the Ming Kingdom also recognized it, which means that a hundred years ago, there was already a system for the governance of this place, that is, Portuguese autonomy. This is a historical inheritance, a sacred agreement between China and Portugal, and it is inviolable.

Now, instead of the Qing Dynasty, Yinghua is exercising the power of circumventing the Central Government in Guangdong: we Portuguese also sincerely express our support, and before His Majesty the Emperor ascended the throne, we Macao Portuguese have already formed a deep friendship with His Majesty the Emperor. Very early on, I sent an envoy to convey my allegiance to the Portuguese of Macao, who was only the King at that time, but regrettably, for some reason, my efforts were not conveyed to His Majesty the Emperor.

Now that His Majesty has ascended the throne, we Macao Portuguese are also looking forward to contributing more to His Majesty's country, but why are we waiting for the destruction of the sacred covenant? If the autonomy of our Portuguese people in Macao is removed, how will Your Majesty govern this land, and how will there be tens of thousands of Portuguese people in this land who speak Latin and believe in our Lord Jehovah?

Therefore, whether proceeding from the sacred customary law or from the needs of reality, I consider that the autonomy of the Portuguese people of Macao is reasonable and reasonable, and I cannot find any reason to undermine it, we believe."

Ma Yu fully developed his oratorical talent, he is a side branch of the aristocracy: he has been a business monk since he was a child, even if he is not very fluent in Chinese, he also knows how to use limited vocabulary to exert the greatest appeal.

"I believe that there must be a wicked villain who is doing evil in the ears of His Majesty the Emperor! The Spaniards and the Dutch have never had good intentions towards China and have committed many crimes against China! Especially the Dutch, didn't they cooperate with the Qing people not long ago? I am aware that the Portuguese have always been law-abiding in the Central Kingdom, and that they are good friends of the Central Kingdom and good subjects of His Majesty the Emperor......",

Ma Yu said as Xiao Xie nodded, and it wasn't until Ma Yu finished speaking and poured a big sip of tea that he smiled and spoke.

"Listening to the Governor-General, it is indeed necessary for you Portuguese to be self-governing"...",

Ma Yu nodded again and again, and he was moved with affection and reason: it finally worked.

Xiao Xie continued: "As the plenipotentiary envoy appointed by His Majesty the Emperor, I give such a plan, I believe everyone can get the best of both worlds.

Ma Yu's eyes widened in anticipation, and he heard Xiao Xie spit out a lot of words, almost knocking him out on the spot: "Since you Portuguese want autonomy: then leave our land." Manila, Goa, or even back to Portugal, wherever you want to go. If you don't have a ship, I can also say that I can move the domestic sea ship to send you to your destination at a very favorable price, and our naval warship can also give friendship and ghost protection ",..."

"As for your property in Macau, we Chinese people are reasonable: we will never take it away for nothing, but buy it with money. Of course, it's just your house, your land, as Your Excellency said, it's my land, isn't it? ”

On the flagship on the sea, Bai Zhengli's eyes widened and asked Hu Hanshan: "Xiao Xie!?" That Xiao Xie from the former business relations department of Qingtian Company? A mouth from Guangdong to Jiangnan, and then from Jiangnan to Beijing, known as "Xie Bachi" said that his tongue has an eight-foot-long Xiao Xie!? ”

Hu Hanshan nodded: "That old Feng said so lively, in fact, what is the reason, it is the businessman's reason!" If the reason of foreigners is the reason of businessmen, then see who is afraid of whom, hehehe." ）