Chapter 798: Contact Between the Two Great Empires

The edge of the concession is a barbed wire fence, just a hundred metres from the pier. A marine company left behind, looking forward to the stars and the moon, finally calculated that the fleet of the "motherland" came. That's right, these Japanese soldiers didn't treat themselves as outsiders at all, they were more like Ming people than Ming people. During this period of watching the isolated island, the company commander Imamura Wenming was more strict with his soldiers.

The first thing to do when you get up every morning is to raise the flag, watching the sun and moon flag slowly rise, the loneliness and anxiety in every soldier's heart are soothed in the process of raising the flag.

When the sound of cannons sounded on the sea, Jincun Wenming immediately ordered the troops to be ready for battle and kill the fortress at any time. The mercenaries in the concession area were even more enthusiastic, and they were ready to make a fortune by sharpening their knives.

It's a pity that after a round of shelling, the governor flamengo instigated and did not give everyone a chance to make a fortune.

"Salute!" The soldiers lined up behind the more symbolic barbed wire gates, although they were not tall and their uniforms were a little old, but their waists were straight. One by one, they stand in a standard posture with a gun, showing their best mental outlook.

Imamura Wenming, whose eyes were red, stood in front of the barbed wire, waited for Zhang Guangde to approach, and snapped a military salute: "Report to General Zhang, the commander of the Marine Corps company Imamura Wenming reports to you that not an inch of land has been lost in the concession, and the whole company is fully equipped and on standby." ”

At the beginning, it was self-made to leave the soldiers of a company, and Zhang Guangde was a little ashamed in his heart. You know, a company stayed, there were no warships here, no news from the motherland, and it was surrounded by hostile foreigners. Even if there is no shortage of food and drink, the pressure in their hearts is very high. Especially during the New Year's holidays, how can there be people who don't want to go home.

"Gift in return! It's hard work, in two months, when the fleet returns, you can go home. Zhang Guangde returned a standard military salute and took a step back. Saluted again: "Rest for a while!" ”

With a swipe, everyone took a breath, Zhang Guangde opened his throat and shouted loudly: "Now I announce that the left-behind company of the Heroic Port Concession, during the period of stay, has maintained the dignity of the empire and defended the honor of soldiers, and has been awarded a collective first-class merit after the General Staff reported to Chen Guogong, President of the Overseas Alliance of the Ming Empire, for approval. All soldiers are awarded individual third-class merit once, and all officers are awarded individual second-class merit once. He also awarded the first honorary flag of the Marine Corps and the honorary title of Haiyan Company. ”

Holding a pennant in his hand and handing it to the two lines of tearful Imamura Wenming, Zhang Guangde breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and finally asked for an explanation for these soldiers who stayed behind. It must be said that this matter has set a precedent. The concession left behind in Anmarísmo Heroísmo is no better than expanding the colony, there is no news from China, and the pressure and emotions are great. It's hard for outsiders to imagine. But Chen Xie thought of it and called over before he left. Personally explained these things.

Zhang Guangde paid a lot of price because of this matter, quitting the navy and becoming a civilian, although he was the ambassador in charge of European foreign affairs, but how could he compare his future in the navy.

"Long live Daming!" In the midst of cheers, Zhang Guangde walked through the barbed wire door. Entered the concession. How big is this place? In fact, it is outside the residential area of Angra Sansmo, a piece of land is enclosed with barbed wire, which is twice the size of Jinghao (Macau), and the barbed wire fence is the border, and the reason why no one coveted this boundary in the past year is that there is no oil and water. It was originally a wasteland. Over the past year or so, there has been an additional road and two-story buildings along both sides of the barren concession.

When Zhang Guangde was wondering how these more than 100 people had built these buildings, he saw a woman in a long tunic skirt and a few maids smiling and waiting under a small building with a courtyard. Seeing Canon, Zhang Guangde had the answer in his heart, he left this woman behind when he left, and now this seed has taken root and sprouted.

"Looks like I don't have to stay in a tent tonight!" Zhang Guangde said with a smile, and Kanon stepped forward and bowed and said, "What Ru Ning wants!" "There is not much nonsense, but I can feel that this woman's strength collapsed with tears in an instant, and in the past year or so, it is difficult to persevere without a strong will. Da Ming is powerful, but too far away. It was understandable that the Japanese soldiers could hold on, but it was not easy for Kanon to hold on.

It was just a simple hug, and the burden of a thousand pounds on Caron's shoulders was lifted. The wait was a bit long, and the sweetness of the reunion was extraordinarily mellow, just like the wines of the best vintages.

The soldiers cheered again, cheering on the dog man and woman.

The docks were busy again, and the local dock workers were like chickens. The reason why they are willing to work for these Ming people is actually very simple, one is to give more money and be happy; One is that they won't bully these bitter haha.

Compared to the dock workers, the Governor's expression was not so pleasant, so many warships were in the port, the key was that these goods were disembarked, and when they paid taxes, they could only be collected at half of the normal taxes. In addition to being sad, Flamenco secretly rejoiced that if it weren't for Portugal's repeated emphasis on not provoking the Ming Empire to cause war, he might have made the big mistake of invading the concession.

When night fell, washed away the wind and dust, lying on the balcony upstairs and watching the sunset on the sea, Zhang Guangde was in a rare mood. On the leveled wasteland, tents have been set up, and for the time being, they can only be arranged in this way, and the dwellings are really limited. In the next step, the prosperous concession will turn this place into a prosperous area, and Zhang Guangde is full of confidence.

In order to avoid trade conflicts with European countries as much as possible, Zhang Guangde's fist product for European trade was arms, a large number of arms eliminated from the army. This time I came to Europe, not to establish a colony, and the conspiracy to make Europe a pot of porridge naturally cannot be told to the outside world.

After the bath, Kanon's face was ruddy, and he changed into the latest silk nightdress brought from Daming, and when he looked forward to self-pity in the mirror, there was one more person behind him who did not dodge, but straightened his chest, and the two points raised when he turned around were particularly eye-catching. This woman is smart and knows where her strengths lie. The delicate skin of Asian women is not comparable to European women at all.

In front of Zhang Guangde's undisguised eyes, his slender hand lightly took it on the neckline, revealing a white hemisphere. The eyes collided, the lightning shone brightly, and the two bodies that were entangled without hesitation carried out the most direct and primitive communication.

On the balcony of the Doge's Palace, Flamenco timidly looked at the busy scene on the docks, turned back to the group of officials and merchants in the living room behind him, and said loudly: "Everyone has seen it, this may be an opportunity to make a fortune." ”

It is not difficult for everyone to determine whether it is a chance to make a fortune, as long as you wait patiently for two days.

When Zhang Guangde's entrepreneurship on Hero Island had just begun, Xinghai City, far away on the other side of the world, welcomed a special guest. Ibrahim, the envoy from the Ottoman Empire, stood on a ship in the Arabian Sea, his legs trembling as he watched the approaching warships on the sea. The rise of Europeans in the Age of Discovery was accompanied by the decline of the Ottoman Empire's maritime power. In the face of the ever-increasing challenge from European countries, the old empire can only adopt a defensive posture. After a brief period of feminism, the Ottoman Empire ushered in Kopluru? Muhammad? The Pasha, a radical conservative enforcer who restored central power and the military power of the empire, his son and heir, Kollulu? Faqir? Ahmed followed his father's line.

After the expeditions from the Ming Empire in Central Asia made many contacts with the empire in Africa, a new opportunity and challenge was presented to Koplulu. The expeditions of the Ming Empire did not seem to have much interest in the territory, they were more interested in having a place to settle down, and they hoped to be able to trade with the Empire.

There is a powerful empire in the Far East, this is not news, but something that has long been known. Arab merchants have been trading by sea with the ancient Eastern empires for hundreds of years. The encounter with the expedition of the Ming Empire was not a pleasant memory for the Ottoman Empire, and the memories on the sea were like cannonballs, and after easily seizing control of the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, the memory on land was even more painful. The Sipahi cavalry, which crisscrossed Europe, Asia and Africa, was warmly welcomed by powerful cannons and rifles when facing the infantry of the Ming Empire. One of the most painful memories occurred in a place called Suez, where a cavalry of 1,000 men encountered an expedition of more than 100 people, which was originally thought to be a hand-to-hand victory, but the final result was a one-sided massacre.

The combination of cannon, Montini machine gun, rear-loading rifled rifle + barbed wire gave the first lesson to the Sipahi cavalry, and less than 300 of the 1,000 cavalry survived in the end. Subsequently, similar things happened in many places in Central Asia, and the small number of Ming infantry used new weapons to teach the Ottoman army a lesson again and again.

If it weren't for the message brought by an Arab businessman, Abdullah, who cleared up these "misunderstandings" and conveyed the "goodwill" of the Ming Empire, Ibrahim's trip to the Ming Dynasty would not have been possible.

"Is this Da Ming?" Ibrahim turned his head and asked, and Abdullah, an Arab merchant, replied with a smile: "Your Excellency, this is a small part of the Ming Overseas Alliance. The Ming Empire is the largest and most populous empire in the world. All you see is a small corner, and it's actually hard for the little people to describe the country in words. ”

Slowly approaching this Arabian Sea ship is a fourth-class warship, which has now basically withdrawn from the stage of the navy, and as a kind of coastal cruising warship, less than 50 are still in service. In Xinghai City, there are only more than a dozen such warships, and even a warship of this level can still make Ibrahim feel irresistible. (To be continued......)