Ma Shijialu is no stranger to the former Ming State Zheng second-grade high-ranking official in front of him, and now the bachelor of the Hou Jin Kingdom, he has been dealing with him for a period of time before, and he has begun to figure out his intentions in his heart.

Originally, the arms deal had already been negotiated, and the price of the cannons sold to the Houjin Kingdom was more than twice the market price, and Mascoluu was very satisfied-although through the grapevine, he knew that the price of the cannons reported by Hong Chengchou to the king of the Houjin Kingdom had doubled, but this was not something he should care about, he only needed to earn his share.

Could it be that Hong Chengchou came to Macao for the sake of the self-generated fire?

Thinking of this, Masgar showed embarrassment on the road and said to Hong Chengchou: "Lord Hong, the previous cannon was transferred by this governor from Manlajia and other places, so the delivery was quite fast. However, the kind of flintlock pistol you said you needed needed to be shipped from Europe, and with the time of production and blending, it would be impossible without more than half a year! ”

After a pause, Mascolu frowned and continued: "The fastest and fastest, it will not be delivered until the end of this year!" ”

Hong Chengchou asked Zheng Zhihu to inquire about the distance between Europe and Daming, and knew that Mascolu did not shirk it, and it was true that the voyage alone would take several months.

Hong Chengchou pondered for a moment, and finally decided to get straight to the point. Because he found that this Westerner is different from the Han people - the Han people always only say three points when they speak, and the remaining seven points are left for you to "taste"; But Westerners are different, they like to say what they have and put what they have!

Hong Chengchou smiled slightly and said, "Your Excellency, I'm afraid your country is not very satisfied with only borrowing such a small amount of land in the south of Macao, right?" ”

Mascolu was shocked. blurted out: "Indeed, as Lord Hong said, I, the King of Portugal, speak in your country's words to Macao. What's it called, what is that drooling-ah. No, Sanzhang! ”

Hong Chengchou felt a burst of disgust in his heart, and said in his heart that this barbarian is a barbarian, and he is just a barbarian dressed like a dog. "Salivating" can't be said, and what saliva is said, it's really insulting!

However, Lord Hong is here to talk about cooperation today, so naturally he will not show anything. He squeezed out two smiles on his face hypocritically, and said lightly: "This Macao is a barren land, so what's the harm if it is given to your country?" Just one Macau. If we can talk about it, even if the whole province of Guangdong is sent to a friendly country, it will not be a big deal. ”

If Hong Chengchou only talked about Macao, Mashigaru would be quite enthusiastic, because his so-called "Governor of Macao" is not worthy of his name, and he can only manage which corner of the south of Macao, and the Ming Dynasty still has an official yamen in the north of Macao! Originally, in his heart, it was already the highest goal to seek to seize the entire territory of Macao, but at this time, Hong Chengchou came to say that Guangdong-Mashijia Road was also a good person. is not the three-year-old child, he also knows that Guangdong is not a hundred times larger than Macao, not to mention that Guangdong is the territory of the Ming Kingdom, and Hong Chengchou is now the official of the Houjin Kingdom. Isn't this Nima an empty wish?

Hong Chengchou could see what Ma Shijialu was thinking at a glance, and he said unhurriedly: "It's only a matter of time before my Dajin Kingdom originally swept the Ming Kingdom--The Governor also knows that he was originally the Jiliao Governor of the Ming Kingdom. Therefore, they have a clear understanding of the strength of both sides of Ming and Jin......"

"Hmm-" Mascolus had also heard of the protracted war between Ming and Jin in the Far East, especially the "Jurchen dissatisfaction." "Even the ears have to hear calluses." However, the recent strong rise of the Tuanshan Army. Ma Shijialu had also heard of it, so there was a hint of doubt on his face, waiting for Hong Chengchou to continue.

Hong Chengchou had already done his homework, and was even more prepared than ever. From the first time he visited the military parade of the Tuanshan Army under the Ming system, to the later battle of Shijingshan near the Beijing Division, the defensive battle of Tongzhou, and then to the capture of Liaozhong and Liaonan by Zhang Li, he really experienced the power of Western firearms. In his deep-rooted thinking, tension firearms must have been purchased by Westerners, and then imitated. What Zhang Li can do, why can't he Hong Chengchou do it?

This time, he wants to enlarge the move, the reasons are multiple, and now he only gently unveils the tip of the iceberg!

Hong Chengchou reined in his thoughts, and said with a straight face: "Presumably the Governor also knows that the tension of the mountain army is buying Western firearms on a large scale, and my Dajin Kingdom has encountered a little setback, which is nothing originally. If you talk about silver, my big gold country has mountains and seas of gold! ”

As soon as Mascolus heard that the topic was about the money, he immediately smiled and said in a continuous voice: "This governor understands! Got it so well! I heard that the army of the Kingdom of Jin repeatedly entered the customs and looted the gold and silver treasures of the Ming Kingdom - ah, no, they were all captured! ”

Hong Chengchou bowed slightly, and didn't mind a little "speech disease", but continued: "Since I, the Great Khan of the Jin Kingdom, realize the sharpness of firearms and am willing to spend a lot of money to buy them from your country, the destruction of the mountain army is just around the corner." ”

Mascolus nodded frequently, he also had a source, that Zhang Li did buy a flintlock pistol from the Prussians, but the specific number is not clear, presumably the number is not small, and even the Prussian craftsmen in Zhang Li's workshop he also knows.

Hong Chengchou glanced at Ma Shijialu meaningfully, and said indifferently: "If the Tuanshan Army is exterminated, my Dajin Kingdom will immediately raise troops to enter the customs, and it is also the right thing to go south." Other places dare not say that when the time comes, the whole province of Guangdong will be borrowed from your country. ”

Mascolu's eyes narrowed slightly, and the whole person fell into deep thought, obviously thinking about the possibility that Hong Chengchou said.

Hong Chengchou saw that Ma Shijialu was a little hesitant, and decided to add more fire: "The cooperation between my Dajin country and your country will inevitably be invincible and disadvantaged. The Great Khan of the Jin Kingdom is only interested in the Central Plains, this Lingnan belongs to the land of barbarians, and your country can rest assured. ”

Ma Shijialu bowed slightly, and the plan in his heart was to see what kind of cooperation method Hong Chengchou wanted? If you just ask Portugal to buy arms, then you can naturally make a promise, anyway, you have come all the way from Europe to the Far East, to put it bluntly, it's not for money? As for what he said about "borrowing" Guangdong, he can plan it later, and first see what Hong Chengchou wants to do.

Thinking of this, Ma Shijialu opened his mouth and asked, "Lord Hong, how do you want our country to cooperate?" If you want guns, the Governor has already sent a letter back to Europe to prepare! ”

Hong Chengchou laughed, and the light in his eyes flashed: "The more guns, the better, but this time I came to discuss the matter of borrowing soldiers." I've heard that there are a lot of mercenaries in the West, and if you collect money, you can sell your life." )