Chapter 42 The Exploration of Macao
Tang Xianwen walked on the streets of Macao with two people, looking at the people and things in front of him, his heart was full of emotion, the old Tang family had been on an errand in the sailor camp for generations, the old military household, and in Tang Xianwen's father's life, he had a ship to build a mission, that is, an errand to repair the ship, barely making ends meet, fortunately, there were not many children at home, only two sons, the old Tang gritted his teeth for the two sons to go to private school, a year ago, the commander made the son of Lord Zhao gather the rest of the army to send, Tang Xianwen resigned from the private school in order to let his younger brother Tang Xianwu continue to study, I followed Zhao Gongzi's dispatch, and I received a monthly salary of one or two in the past six months, and there were rewards from time to time, which was more than my father's salary in several years. Now he has followed Childe to see the Yiren scenery, he understands that this is all brought by Childe, and he also knows that his future is tied to Childe.
This time, Childe asked him to bring someone to find out the news, which is to initially trust himself, this time he must do it properly, and let Childe see his means.
Tang Xianwen confessed that a person asked the beggars on the street with money, and he took a person to a famous restaurant in Macau.
"Two masters, please in the building, I don't know how many others." The guy asked with a smile on his face.
"Both, I said, put six of your best dishes, three cold and three hot, and two pots of the best wine." Tang Xianwen shook his head and put on a stupid look like a second ancestor, almost writing on his face that we are not short of money.
"Please, the two of you, our store ......" the guy chattered endlessly holding the name of the dish.
There were already two tables of banquets in the hall, Tang Xianwen sat down at an empty table, stretched out the sleeves of his robe, and shouted impatiently, "Pick the most expensive six, and the cultivation will be wordy." "I've got money, you kill me.
The guy snickered in his heart, waiting for your words.
"Okay, the two masters are okay." The guy was busy in the back kitchen to report the food.
Tang Xianwen listened carefully to the chatter and laughter of the other two tables of guests, and after a while, Tang Xianwen heard that a table was also a foreign maritime businessman, and after handing over the porcelain/raw silk here, he planned to return it after eating, and a few of the nearby tables were local Ming businessmen, who usually had more contacts, and gathered before the Spring Festival. I also received invitations, how to have face.
Tang Xianwen's heart moved when he heard this, he shook the sleeves of his robe, stood up with a smile, came to the adjacent table, and bowed, "A few brothers, the younger brother Tang Xian, is from Songjiang Mansion. I heard a few people talk about the governor and the speaker, but I don't know what kind of officials they are, and if a few brothers can give advice. ”
The middle-aged fat man glanced at Tang Xianwen obliquely, disdainful in his heart, and knew that it was a bun from the mainland when he looked at the outfit, "Little brother, the Governor of Franco is the governor of Macao appointed by Emperor Franco, and the speaker of the parliament is the speaker of the Macau Council. "The middle-aged fat man is picking his teeth while popularizing science for Daming soil buns." I, Luo, am also one of the few local Ming merchants in Macau, and this is not the Governor of Franco, so he deigned to send me an invitation, ah, haha. Luo Fatzi's face was so smug that he couldn't stop anything, and the fat on his face trembled, making people worry about him when they looked at it.
The other two thin men cooperated with each other, and it was not easy to get the invitation of the Franco.
Tang Xianwen smiled even more: "As soon as the younger brother arrived in Macao, he met the three brothers, and he was very fateful. ”
Luo Fatzi suddenly laughed, "How embarrassing is this, brother, it's a waste of money." The fat on his face trembled even more. This mat was originally paid out of his own pocket by Luo Fat Man to support his face, and at the moment such a second thing came out to be the east, why not Luo Fatzi.
For a while, the cups came and went, and several people drank so lively.
"Brother, brother, I also plan to stay in Macao in the future, I don't know if I can take my brother to meet the Governor during the Spring Festival, after all, doing business in Macao, it is not easy to do things without the Governor Franco." Tang Xianwen saw that Luo Fatzi hesitated slightly, and immediately added, "Brother, as long as you can see the governor, the elder brother will accept a thousand taels afterwards, and give the governor a thousand taels later." ”
Luo Fatzi's eyes widened, good guy, big spending, a thousand taels of silver, catching up with the net profit of his own store for half a month. Luo Fatzi told himself that this kid was going to live in Macau, but if he didn't have a good relationship with the local government, everything would not go well, and this matter was commonplace in Daming.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, but," Luo Fatzi's rare old face turned red, and the special old man was not familiar with them. "Brother, a certain person just recommends, cough cough, a certain and the governor have not met, cough cough, and the speaker has also met a few times, cough cough, not familiar, not familiar."
Tang Xianwen responded with a smile: "It's good that Brother Tai can be introduced, without Brother Tai, I won't be able to see Master Franco." This is Brother Luo's work. ”
"Haha," the more Luo Fatzi looked at Tang Xianwen, the more pleasing he became, what a fortune boy. "Brother, don't worry, this matter is on my brother."
At the end of the banquet, they dispersed happily and left their respective addresses.
Qi Wei, tall and thin, his father is an old crew member of a Haicang ship in the Weihai Weishui Division, there are many children in the family, he is very poor, he can't read big words since he was a child, he grew up playing in the water, since he went to the second son, he practiced martial arts and became literate, and he knew more than 1,000 words for the first time, Qi Wei understood that the future of literacy was different after all. In the past six months, the monthly salary and rewards have continued to enrich the family's money bag, which is more than the sum of the food and salary of the father and the eldest brother Qi Wu.
This time, the things explained by the second son, Qi Wei led people to run around for a day, measured Macao with his feet for a day, and returned to the dock with his tired heart against his back in the evening.
After dinner in the evening, Zhao Lie gathered a group of people to come to the Fuhai cabin, Tang Xianwen and Qi Wei introduced the situation in Macao one by one, there are more than 1,000 Portuguese in Macao, including merchants, employees, tooth men, servants, and soldiers, a total of more than 300 people, and now there are two forts built in Macao, namely the central fort, where the Portuguese army and the governor's office are located, as well as the Mazu Pavilion fort, which is smaller in scale, and then the Dongwangyang fort is still under construction.
"My lord, I agreed with the merchant surnamed Luo to meet the governor in the council hall on the day of the Spring Festival." Tang Xianwen will discuss with Luo Changshan in the afternoon. "My lord, the incident happened in a hurry, and my subordinates have the courage to make such a decision, I hope that my lord will forgive my sins."
"Good. Tang Xianwen made a decision on the spot and made miraculous achievements. A hundred taels of silver. "Zhao Lie did not hesitate to reward, Tang Xianwen made a decision immediately, this is what Zhao Lie hopes, in the future, everyone will receive their own things, and it is necessary to make a decision on the spot, this time if you can see the governor, you can use a variety of means.
"Thank you, sir." Tang Xianwen responded loudly, glanced at Qi Wei, and looked a little surprised.
"My lord, my subordinates personally went to the fort once, and the camp gate was tightly guarded, with six people on duty, and they rotated every two hours. It's much stronger than my Ming Guard. Qi Wei replied, and attached a simple map, indicating the simple streets and alleys, and at first glance, he was attentive.
"Well, thoughtful, probe one by one, and leave nothing missing. A hundred taels of silver. Zhao Lie was very satisfied after reading it, and continued to praise it.
"Thank you, sir." Qi Wei should be so loud.
"You have each other's strengths and weaknesses, you should help each other, and you can't miss the right thing." It is good to see Zhao Lie competing with each other, but they can't tear each other down at a critical time.
"Yes." Everyone agreed in unison. The two of them immediately shrank their necks, realizing that the adult had beaten them once.
Next, everyone planned how to act together, everyone fought for me, you attacked and defended, borrowed each other's shortcomings, and agreed to disperse in the middle of the night.
ps recommends a collection of hate, please.