Saturday, October 5, 1624. Port of Recife, Brazil.

Port Recife, the capital of Brazil's Pernambuco region, has changed a bit in recent years, with more oriental-style neighborhoods on the fringes of the city, striking out in this Portuguese colonial town with a European flair.

At the port, several Portuguese ships that had completed the last batch of Ming Dynasty immigration transportation contracts this year were slowly sailing off the shore, preparing to return to the port of Sofala in East Africa, while two flying scissors merchant ships belonging to COSCO International Trade Group of the Chinese American Republic were quietly leaning on the wharf, and groups of African black slaves were being whipped by Portuguese soldiers, or carrying or pulling heavy goods were loading. On the shore, several well-dressed Portuguese officials or captains were watching a young Chinese man in a suit and leather shoes.

"Your Excellency Governor Cecilio, I express my sincere admiration for the prosperity of Recife, and I can whisper the good news that the Ministry of Commerce is already calling on more domestic businessmen to invest in your land." Looking at the rubber or tobacco plantations in the distance inland that belonged to Ren Changle's investment, Yan Xiaosong couldn't help but nod slightly, "Moreover, in a few months, the United States and Portugal can also have a more convenient trading port in South America." ”

"A more convenient trading port? Your Excellency Yan, I don't quite understand what you mean. ”

In the past two years, Ceciño, who has established a joint venture with the Americans to establish mines and plantations, has earned a lot of money, and has been promoted from the mayor of Recife to the governor of the Pernambuco region, which can be described as a proud life. was pleased with the content of the first half of the sentence, and suddenly heard a hint of other meaning. Suddenly a little nervous: "I'm very sorry, I can be responsible, Brazil belongs to Portugal, we welcome American friends to make any investment and trade here, but we will not sell even a fishing village!" ”

Apparently, Cecinho thought that the Americans intended to acquire a stronghold on the Brazilian coast of South America from the Portuguese.

"You misunderstood, I mean. Guadeloupe. You should understand that piracy in the Caribbean is a source of great concern for our Congress, with Recife and with the entire Pernambuco region! Yan Xiaosong pointed to the sea in the distance painfully, and his tone was extremely strict. To this end, our Government will establish a permanent port in Guadeloupe, protecting all Portuguese merchants who sail to the Caribbean and Europe! ”

These Americans really have a big appetite. Took Bermuda from the English, and planned to get rid of Guadeloupe from the mouth of the Spaniards?! Cecinho was stunned for a moment, and then nodded for a long time: "It's really good news, being neighbors with American friends is something that our Kingdom of Portugal is happy to disagree with!" I am sure that His Excellency the Governor González of San Salvador will also be pleased! ”

Well, it's only good for Portugal, and in the future, the trade voyage between Brazil and the United States can be cut in half, to hell with those Spaniards! Cecinho immediately smiled and narrowed his eyes, and then several Portuguese merchants or captains also showed happy expressions.

Subsequently, Yan Xiaosong was accompanied by Cecinho. He visited the mines and plantations jointly established by the businessmen of the two countries, and expressed satisfaction with the living and working conditions of the Ming Dynasty Chinese who had spent two years in Port Recife and finally chose to stay and settle in Port Recife.

Today, more than 200 Chinese people from distant Ming Dynasty live in Port Recife, and without exception, they have become overseers of the plantations or mines jointly established by Ren Changle and the Portuguese, and enjoy similar high treatment as the local Portuguese residents.

When a young man dressed in Chinese American clothes came up. The Chinese residents who had long been familiar with COSCO International Trade Group all came over with smiles, and they were inviting their families to be guests, many of whom were the first batch of old immigrants brought here by Yan Xiaosong himself, which made Yan Xiaosong secretly moved.

The economy penetrated into the Portuguese colonies of Brazil in South America, and then settled as a minority of Ming Dynasty Chinese. It is Yan Xiaosong and Su Zining's coincidental strategy of burying nails, and this strategic layout is ultimately a long-term plan to dye the whole of South America. It may take hundreds of years to achieve these goals, but throughout the history of the modern world, what country has achieved it overnight?

After dealing with public diplomacy, Yan Xiaosong and Cecinho shielded others and went into the dark room to discuss a number of future cooperation projects between the two countries, including backstage support for Portugal in South America to defend against France, England and the Netherlands.

In accordance with the South America and Far East strategy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the stable existence of the Kingdom of Portugal in South America, Brazil and India is in the long-term interests of the Chinese American Republic. To this end, the Duke of Bragança of Portugal will secretly strengthen the size of the Portuguese colonial army in Brazil, and accept arms aid and economic investment from China and the United States, create the most powerful Portuguese army in South America, and at some point can provide rear military support to the increasingly porous Portuguese Indian colonies, and even become a solid overseas base in the future when the Kingdom of Portugal declares independence.

In return, Portugal will strengthen Brazil's and India's maritime strength, ensure the capacity requirements and smooth passage of China-US "Far East labor imports", and more importantly, complete the behind-the-scenes support of China-US forces in the Far East.

The flying scissors merchant ships of COSCO International Trade Group, which accompanied Yan Xiaosong, not only brought a large number of gorgeous industrial products, but also a large number of supplies that were to be transported to Macao through the Portuguese fleet, a considerable amount of which was military aid to be delivered to Yan Siqi.

As a colonial governor, Cecinho was naturally not qualified to ask questions about the persistent immigration to the Far East of the Chinese and American Republic, and all he had to do was to follow the instructions of the Duke of Bragança and arrange for the Americans to carry out the sea transportation capacity of Brazil and India. And at present, everything the Americans have done has brought benefits to Portugal that cannot be refused. It is the long-cherished wish of every Portuguese to get rid of Spain's control, and as long as China and the United States do not interfere with Portugal's actual interests, such cooperation will naturally be as much as possible.

Caterina was raising a baby in her home country due to pregnancy, and this Spanish tsundere naturally did not make Yan Xiaosong feel constrained. This secret Recife negotiation was satisfactory to both sides, in order to express their disgust with the Spaniards. Cecinho even offered to send a translator who knew Caribbean to secretly help the Americans occupy Guadeloupe.

Both the host and guest sides were happy in a cocktail party in the end, and Yan Xiaosong also ended the last important diplomatic work of the year, as for how Su Zining was anxious to deal with other countries in the Azores, it was not Yan Xiaosong who could help.

On October 8, 1624, the fourth year of the Ming Empire's apocalypse, the 26th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar.

If you follow the original historical trend, the island of Taiwan at this time. It has been touched by the tentacles of the Dutch, and the scandal of fifteen cotton cloths exchanging a large piece of land in Tainan from the hands of the local natives did not happen in the end.

The majesty of the battle of the Penghu Islands of Yan Siqi, the "Ming Dynasty Counselor", not only completely destroyed the Dutch's finger stain on Taiwan. It also made the Filipino Spaniards, who also coveted Taiwan, decisively change their attitude, and attracted the attention of various forces in the Far East, including the Japanese shogunate, the Portuguese Council in Macau, and the East India Company of England.

The associated effect is that the Ming court is guarding against Yan Siqi at the same time. On the one hand, with the benefits of the official rank, coupled with the high mountain emperor, Yan Siqi seemed to have become the invisible overlord of the East Asian sea overnight.

Two months ago, Yan Siqi was officially transferred to the position of a general who was more like a donkey killer at present, thus giving the official title of Penghu guerrilla to Zheng Zhilong, a rising star of the old rival Li Dan's forces.

After nearly two years of colonization by displaced people, the surrounding area of Taipei's Tamsui Fort, which nominally became the town of the general of the Great Staff, has expanded a lot, and a township with Fujian and Zhejiang customs has quietly formed, and the number of Han people from the mainland has exceeded 5,000, in a sense. They are all Yan Siqi's "private property".

The Yan family's maritime strength has expanded rapidly in the past two years, and it is no longer much worse than Li Dan's family in terms of scale, and Yan Siqi, who has a lot of maritime trade income, did not expect to get much food from Anqian Hanmin, just according to someone's original instructions. The local Hermes-Epitek population is constantly being enriched. Fishing, rice, boiling salt, and exchanging deer skins with nearby natives are still the light lifestyle of the people in Tamsui Fort, and without the exploitation of the local government of the Ming Dynasty, the people's lives are much more stable than those on the mainland.

After deploying artillery from China and the United States, Fort Tamsui has become an impregnable stronghold in Taipei, but Zheng Zhilong now occupies Penghu, making Yan Siqi feel like a pins and needles. To prevent accidents. Two months ago, with the consent of Nan Juyi, the governor of Fujian, Yan Siqi officially marched into Tainan in the name of "fighting with Penghu and protecting the sea lane" and began to build a military fort in Anping, which happened to form a confrontation with the Penghu Islands in the west.

In just two months, Yan Siqi migrated thousands of displaced people and some Fujian compatriots to reclaim the land, and planned to make it a military town in Tainan, and could form a reliable maritime trade triangle with Macao on the mainland and Manila in Luzon.

Early in the morning, two Western-style ships sailing from Macao slowly entered the port of Anpingpu.

"Brother Sicheng, this sea boat is far more terrifying than a river boat, right? Hehe, this is the place where I am a new leader, my lord. ”

Stepping off the board, Liu Yaoyu patted the ash on his body, smiled slightly at an equally young scholar beside him, and then opened the folding fan suddenly, looking very old-fashioned.

"Let Brother Yi Ping smile, this time to cross the sea, I know that the sea journey is difficult and dangerous, and this wave of thousands of miles may not rely on the boat...... General Yan is not afraid of the wind and waves, and he has overcome Fanyi, which has been spread as a good story in Fujian and Zhejiang, and he doesn't want to open up territory for the imperial court, which is really a hero! ”

The Ming scholar, known as "Brother Sicheng", looked left and right curiously, and also took a long breath, and then slowly walked up to the dock, and when he looked up, he saw a wave of Ming generals coming from afar.

"Haha, why did I, Luo Da, come back from Macau in such a hurry, it turned out to be Brother Yu Jiu! There is a loss of welcome, there is a loss of welcome! Although Yan Sihai, the capital of Anping Fort, was still grinning in his mouth, his demeanor was much more respectful, and while he arched his hand at Liu Yaoyu, he looked curiously at the strange scholar behind the other party, "Who is this?" ”

"It's a friend I made in Macau, Brother Sicheng!" Liu Yaoyu hurriedly stepped out of the way and let out his friend behind him, "Brother Sicheng heard that Fanyi had escaped, and the master was finally owned by my Daming, so I here's a visit." ”

"Don't dare, my surname is Zhao, my name is Mingchuan, I am from Xin'an County, Guangzhou Prefecture, and I have seen this general." Zhao Mingchuan, who is famous for his talents, waved his hand politely. Then politely bowed to Yan Sihai and returned the salute, "How can Mingchuan have the courage to go to sea for private trips on weekdays, but I heard that General Yan protected my Ming Haijiang, and Siyi was respectful, and I have admired it for a long time, and I have the courage to come to visit." ”

"Haha, it's all guests. It's all guests! Although my eldest brother is a senior member of the imperial court, he is very respectful of scholars like Brother Yu Jiu, since he is a friend of Brother Yu Jiu. That's a friend of my Yan family! My eldest brother went to sea for inspection at the beginning of the month, and it is estimated that it will take a few days to return to the fort, and the two advanced forts will be tired to rest! Yan Sihai looked Zhao Mingchuan up and down. Seeing that the other party was talking calmly and his demeanor was natural, he didn't have the arrogant look of a Ming scholar at all, and he nodded secretly, "Wang San'er, quickly beckon the two distinguished guests to settle down in the castle, don't slack off!" ”

"Yes, sir!" A military academy hurriedly surrendered, and then took the two scholars away.

"All the goods have been shipped?" Seeing that Liu Yaoyu and Zhao Mingchuan had already gone away, Yan Sihai lowered his voice to Luo Da, a henchman who got off the boat early and walked beside him.

"Back to the fourth brother's words. 一qiē安好! Luo Da, who has been the trade liaison envoy of the Portuguese in Macao all the year round, glanced proudly at the Western-style sea ship behind him at this time, "This time, Mr. Yan entrusted the Francois to transport a lot of seafood from China and the United States. According to the general's orders, he finally divided the goods of Francis. Alas, if you want to rely on me, why let the Franji people eat so much sweetness? ”

"You have followed my eldest brother for so many years, and you have been to China and the United States, so much knowledge? There is no benefit to the Ron man. Will you go all the way to wait for Mr. Yan to deliver the goods to me? Haha, go, take me! Yan Sihai glared at his henchman fiercely, and when he saw the other party's hippie smiling face, he also smiled.

With a greeting, dozens of soldiers quickly surrounded the dock, and then Yan Sihai and Luo Da got into the cargo deck.

The warehouse was filled with large wooden boxes sealed in canvas, and most of the exposed corners could be sealed with iron sheets, so I knew that it was a gorgeous original. And in a corner, there is a row of huge thick guys wrapped in thick flannel.

"Good fellows! Sixteen magnificent cannons! It's all nine-pound cannons, it's really enjoyable! With the familiar iron cannon with bright tiles, Yan Sihai was as worried as touching his daughter-in-law, "Now those Furlong cannons in Anping Fort can go to rest and cool off!" ”

"Hehe, fourth brother, there are still sixteen men on another ship...... Here it is! Seeing that Yan Sihai loved it so much, Luo Da quickly ripped open a layer of canvas beside him, revealing a large wooden box that had been opened before.

The gorgeous self-generated guns are neatly wrapped in cotton cloth intervals, and they seem to be a little different from the last batch of goods, with some special parts under the mouth.

"Fourth brother, use this!" Luo Da didn't know where to hand over a bayonet with a ring on the handle, and then he snorted his mouth with his mouth.

Although he had never paid attention to these details, Yan Sihai had been in battle for a long time after all, and it was only a few seconds before he understood the truth, and with a "click", the bayonet was mounted on the gun.

"Good fellow, with this foot-long spur, wouldn't you be able to attack from afar and fight at close range!" Holding the gorgeous self-generated fire gun with the bayonet, Yan Sihai's eyes were glowing, "Luo Da, how many gorgeous self-generated fire guns are there this time?" ”

"Originally, there were 2,400 strokes, but the Franc machine man divided 200 strokes, and there were 2,200 strokes left, all of which were new." Luo Da was even more proud at this time, walked a few steps to the other end, and opened a wooden box again, "Hehe, fourth brother, don't worry, there is still here!" ”

Yan Sihai hurriedly pasted it, as if he thought the light in the cabin was too dim, and quickly took out the fire fold from his arms.

"Shhh Yan Sihai directly took a breath of cold air this time.

In the big wooden box, there are several layers of wooden boxes neatly stacked, and when you open a wooden box, there is a set of four glasses of crystal transparent crystal glass wine utensils, although the style and workmanship are inferior to the set of excellent products that Mr. Yan gave to Yan Sihai a few years ago, but it is also a first-class goods, not to mention that the number is three times more than the last fifty sets.

Over the years, the Fran machine people also seem to have obtained a lot of crystal glazed seafood from China and the United States, and the shipping price of the two Guangzhou, Fujian and Zhejiang areas has dropped a lot, but such a set is still the price of 5,000 taels of silver. In this way, these two hundred sets of crystal glass wine vessels alone are worth at least one million taels of silver.

The other unopened large wooden boxes in the cabin, no matter what gorgeous matches, gorgeous West Sea Dragon Fat Soap, and gorgeous glass silver mirrors, almost everything is a treasure. Yan Sihai knew that these were all gorgeous and high-quality seafood that Daming maritime merchants were rushing to grab their heads today. No matter how you shoot, the contents of this cabin are between millions of taels of silver, almost three times more than the previous batch.

What's more, the Yan family only paid less than 100,000 taels of freight for this, which is almost equivalent to free home delivery! Yan Sihai suddenly felt that he couldn't control his heartbeat, and the fire in his hand trembled a little.

"Fourth brother? Fourth brother! Seeing that Lord Dusi was a little crazy, Luo Da hurriedly patted the other party's chest.

"Good...... Good! Hurry up and beckon the brothers to carry them into the fort. By the way, don't let Brother Yu Jiu pay attention, wait for the eldest brother to come back and arrange it! Ha ha. Now my bullshit Penghu guerrilla general Zheng Zhilong is fighting with us! Yan Sihai came back to his senses and couldn't close his mouth with a smile.

A few days later, Yan Siqi's patrol fleet finally returned to Anping Fort. It was a "patrol of military affairs", but in fact, a wave of displaced people was brought back from the coast and prepared to be transferred to the Portuguese fleet for shipment to North America.

Yan Siqi was not only very surprised by Liu Yaoyu's coming, but also shocked by the good news brought by his subordinates. It is three times as many military products as the first batch of seafood, and it makes people's brains dizzy to think about it.

The rough banquet was held in the barracks of Anping Fort that night, outside the big tent were thousands of Ming soldiers drinking and eating, and inside the big tent, Yan Siqi entertained Liu Yaoyu and Zhao Mingchuan as the host.

"General Yan is now famous in Fujian and Zhejiang, protecting the people and driving the Kou, and relocating the displaced people. My father and uncle also praised him. Liu Yaoyu shook the folding fan, looked at Yan Siqi with a smile and looked at Yan Siqi, who had an amazing amount of food, while secretly glancing at Zhao Mingchuan, who was sitting next to him, "Before leaving Guangzhou Mansion, Lord Hu, the governor of Liangguang, specially explained to his nephew. Don't forget to do something. ”

"Lord Liu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing, takes good care of Yan, and Lord Hu, the governor of Liangguang, has the grace of knowing the lower officials, and Lord Hu has been assigned, and the lower officials will go all out!" Yan Siqi drank a bowl of wine in one gulp, and patted his chest on the spot.

"Lord Hu, now the two Guangzhou, Fujian and Zhejiang are thriving. The official government is smooth, and it is all for the Duke of Wei (Wei Zhongxian) to work hard in the court. General Yan should not forget to be here and repair the shrine in the name of Duke Wei. ”

For Wei Zhongxian's Ancestral Hall, it is almost a common move for local officials in the Ming Dynasty today, but coming out here makes the reckless men in the big tent slightly stunned. And Zhao Mingchuan, who was beside Liu Yaoyu, frowned even more.

"Brother Yiping, you ......" Zhao Mingchuan saw that Liu Yaoyu actually openly "instructed" the local generals to repair the ancestral hall for Wei Zhongxian, and immediately secretly tightened the other party's sleeves.

"Brother Sicheng, don't be in a hurry...... Explain that later. Liu Yaoyu's face did not change, and he took a drink from the wine glass, covering up the conversation between them.

"Haha, get up, Duke Wei is also my Yan's Shangguan parents, since he was attached, he often feels that he can't be repaid, in this case, Sihai, you are here in Anping Fort, and someone is building a shrine for Duke Wei, build a big one! So that the people of Anping can read the kindness of Duke Wei. Yan Siqi laughed, broke the coldness, and was a bowl of wine, then shook his body and stood up, "It's hard to go to sea, there is no alcohol left, and I neglected the two of you today." ”

"Such a happy feast, how can I be sluggish, my visit with Brother Sicheng is abrupt, since we have fun, let's talk about it tomorrow!" At the end, Liu Yaoyu and Zhao Mingchuan stood up at the same time and gave up their hands.

A wine banquet came to an abrupt end, but the officers and soldiers of the Yan clan outside the big tent were bursting into laughter at this time, and it seemed that several singers brought from Japan were dancing.

Obviously, Liu Yaoyu and Yan Siqi had other important things to discuss, and Zhao Mingchuan, escorted by officers and soldiers, went back to his room with interest, then lit the oil lamp, and took out a strangely packaged book in his package.

Zhao Mingchuan, the word Sicheng, 24 years old, a native of Xin'an County, Guangdong, was selected for Xiucai at the age of 16 and was known as the first talent in Xin'an County, but after that, he repeatedly failed the exam and lost his studies.

Recently, there are the rebellion of the Yi people in Guangxi, the rebellion of Sichuan and Guizhou, and the disaster of the Jurchens in Jianzhou; There are frequent natural disasters, there are constant party disputes in the court, and the eunuchs are dictatorial. The situation in the Ming Dynasty was a bit weak, which made Zhao Mingchuan, who was once full of the concept of reading and serving the country, deeply disappointed.

After Zhao Mingchuan was disheartened and gave up studying for the examination, he entered a private school in Xiangshan County as a teacher a few years ago. Like many locals who travel to and from Macau, Zhao Mingchuan turned to a strong interest in all kinds of novelties of the Franco. Not only did I understand the language of the Furlong machine, but also from the various Western things and rumors brought by the Franc machine. I vaguely felt the difference.

I once secretly saw the oil paintings brought by a certain Franco merchant, and the Western paintings full of human tension made Zhao Mingchuan, who had read the poetry and books of the sages, stunned and red-faced. If you look closely, the lifelike postures and expressions of the characters seem to describe some feelings that Zhao Mingchuan has never cared about or dared to care about in his life.

He made the happy, the sad, and the depressed. Fearful people. It is completely different from the aesthetic conception of landscape ink painting, which can only be understood but cannot be spoken. At that moment, Zhao Mingchuan seemed to feel that he had fallen into a world that he had never set foot in, and there was ** and straightforward humanity that broke the hazy veil everywhere.

Zhao Mingchuan left the private school. As a bookkeeper, he joined a local business and began to have frequent contact with the Franco, and even obtained a few books on the Franco. Seek to solve the doubts in his heart. Then he saw the globe and navigation charts that the Franc man used to sail thousands of miles, and the sky was round and the earth was instantly shattered.

In the end, Zhao Mingchuan inadvertently met Liu Yaoyu who was wandering in Macau, these two young people who gave up studying for the examination almost hit it off at first sight, and talked all night, not only shocked that Liu Yaoyu had his own unattainable family background and gave up his future of studying, but also learned a "big secret" from the other party: there are former Song Dynasty relics who established states overseas, imitating the republic of the ancient Zhou Dynasty, and there is no monarch and no emperor. But he is rich in the world, and he stands in the foreign land of Taixi!

And in this Liu Yaoyu's speech, it seems that he also has a special relationship with this overseas gorgeous country. Zhao Mingchuan, whose parents died early, had all kinds of thoughts about solving after several days of sleeplessness. resolutely said goodbye to his wife and children, followed Liu Yaoyu on the sailboat of the Francophone man, and came to Anping Fort on Dayuan Island together.

"Hehe, Brother Sicheng, are you still studying hard for that Fran Jiren's text?" The door was pushed open, and Liu Yaoyu walked in with a hint of drunkenness. I drank a lot of it in private with Yan Siqi.

"Brother Yiping laughs, but I'm just a little curious about the people in Tessie Europa in Franco's book." Zhao Mingchuan hurriedly stood up and gave up his hand, while embarrassingly covering the page.

"Hehe, I'm afraid Brother Sicheng is still hesitating to call me a brother and sister to the 'eunuch party', right?" Liu Yaoyu opened the folding fan, sat down with a wry smile, and then stared at the other party's eyes quietly, "Don't hide it from Brother Cheng, my uncle was demoted because of the party dispute in the Red Pill case, thanks to the care of Lord Hu of the same door in the court, and the favor of Duke Wei, he can take any idle position in Nanjing." How can we discern the dispute between the DPRK and China? Now the court inside and outside the Wei Gong welcomes the Duke of Wei in every way, Lord Hu is deeply appreciated by the Duke of Wei, sitting in the governor of Liangguang, my Liu family does not ask for the favor of the saint, nor can I lose the affection of Lord Hu. General Yan is the uncle of the family and Lord Hu jointly signed the Baoju, and naturally inherited the name of the Duke of Wei in the court, so ......"

"Brother Yi Ping, we have already indifferent to fame, and these rights and wrongs of the government and the opposition should not be involved." Zhao Mingchuan solemnly bowed his hand, "At the beginning, Brother Guan Yiping behaved open-mindedly, only valued the people's feelings, and did not think about official power, so he regarded him as a confidant. ”

"Having said that, I am also a member of the Liu family, and now I am already a plaything on a certain rope in the court, so how easy is it to talk about it? My uncle and uncle have been up and down for decades, and my father has been in business for many years, and everything is like walking on thin ice...... Alas, don't mention it. Liu Yaoyu sighed, and blinked his eyes to Zhao Mingchuan's collection of Franco's anthologies, "Brother Sicheng is quite interested in the affairs of the Tai Xifan, and this time he traveled with me, I thought that Brother Sicheng also wanted to befriend General Yan, but what Brother Sicheng said before, it seems that this is not the case." ”

"Get up and be ashamed, it's Mingchuan who is a little selfish......" Zhao Mingchuan quickly stood up and saluted very solemnly, "I heard that Brother Yiping often talked about General Yan and Franco's close contacts, or even with the gorgeous country of Taixi thousands of miles away. ”

Liu Yaoyu was stunned for a long time, and it took a long time to understand what the other party meant, and he was very surprised: "Could it be that Brother Sicheng wants to go to China and the United States?!" ”

"Exactly!" Zhao Mingchuan clenched his fists, revealing a yearning gaze, "Listening to Brother Yiping's chatter for many days, the country created by the remnants of the former Song Dynasty is very different from my Da Ming, this country can be based on the kingdoms of Taixi and the West, the rare and exotic goods are exquisite and extraordinary, and the peculiarities must not be beyond our imagination!" ”

Slowly stood up and walked back and forth in the room several times, Liu Yaoyu said with a Yan sù expression: "Don't hide it from Brother Cheng, I do have some dealings with Mr. Yan, the merchant envoy who came from China and the United States a few years ago, but in business, I am not exploring the roots of other countries. Or maybe General Yan knows more. If my brother wants to go west to Huamei, I can write a letter, whether it is effective or not, it is not good. ”

"Thank you, Brother Yiping!" Zhao Mingchuan was overjoyed, and it was a deep salute.

On October 17, 1624, the fourth year of the Ming Empire's apocalypse, the sixth day of the ninth lunar month.

A clipper ship flying the flag of the Ming army sailed into the heavily guarded port of Anpingbao on Dayuan Island. I saw that the fast boat was flying the banner of "Daming Penghu Guerrilla General Zheng".

At the edge of the port, a row of Yan Siqi's fleet was unloading people and cargo. In the refugee camp on the shore, a string of crying and crying Ming Dynasty refugees brought the old and the young. Under the scolding and pushing of the officers and soldiers, they walked into the camp gate one by one.

"Your Lord Zheng sent you to deliver an invitation?!" Dusi Yan Sihai pulled the invitation card in Zheng Jiaxiao's hand, and didn't dare to take the lead himself, turned around and handed it to his cousin who was sitting on the main seat.

"Yes, sir! My wife gave birth to her eldest son on the 28th of last month. On the joy of the full moon this month, Lord Zheng specially invites General Yan and all the adults to enjoy their faces! Zheng Jiaxiao hung his head and said in a respectful tone.

"What a joy! Well, it's hard work all the way, and it's rewarding! I am tired of replying to your lord, I Yan will be there at that time, and I will celebrate the joy of the full moon for your son! Yan Siqi pondered for a while, Huo Ran laughed, and a room full of Yan's official schools echoed him.

"Big brother, from Tamsui Fort Anping. Under the banner of inspecting military affairs, Zheng Zhilong sent ships from Penghu to probe our reality twice in three days, if they knew that we were ...... to China and the United States" and waiting for the envoy to leave, Yan Sihai hurriedly left in front of Yan Siqi, showing worry.

"His relationship with Frangi has also gotten much better over the years. What else could be hidden under his nose? Yan Siqi sneered and stood up, "He just wants to play with me on the old rules." ”

"I, could it be that the Chinese and American troops who have been transported all the way to China and the United States have a heavy baggage, and he also wants to get a piece of the pie?!" Yan Sihai listened. was angry, and almost yelled in the lobby, "Big brother, how did this Li Dan family treat us back then, Zheng Zhilong is the support behind Li Dan's family, if they also participate, it will be equivalent to luring wolves into the room!" ”

"Hmph, I don't understand this truth!" Yan Siqi snorted coldly in his nose, and sat down slowly, "Sihai, now we are already local officials in the imperial court, but this big man is from the Ming Dynasty, and it can not be from the Ming Dynasty...... With the governor of Fujian and the governor of Liangguang, it is no longer a matter of a day or two to seize the power of this great official. The imperial court asked Zheng Zhilong to be a guerrilla in Penghu, which must have allowed me and him to contain each other. Although Zheng Zhilong is a clear enemy, he is also a secret friend. If I fall, Zheng Zhilong is next, if he falls, maybe it's our turn, and we must also understand the truth of cold lips and teeth. ”

"What does big brother mean?" Yan Sihai seemed to hear the name.

"He gave birth to a son, and he found a good excuse to talk to me, and I tried his true intentions. If he really wants to share some gorgeous seafood, it is not impossible. However, things naturally can't flow out of our hands, so let's borrow the hands of the Franciscans. ”

Over, Yan Siqi left the lobby alone and went into the study, all the henchmen looked at each other, and they were all thoughtful.

Closing the door, Yan Siqi took out the letter from a corner of the bookcase several times earlier. This second letter from China and the United States was still written by Yan Xiaosong, and this time it was sent with the sea ship of Franco.

Quietly glancing at the lines of simple words, Yan Siqi fell into deep thought.

It took a long time for Yan Siqi to pick up the pen and ink on the bookcase and start writing a reply, but this time, he directly changed the other party's title from "Mr. Yan" to "Engong".

About an hour later, Yan Siqi finally sealed the letter, and then called Luo Da, a henchman who had run through China and the United States.

"General, what are you looking for me?" The chicken dog ascended to heaven, and the official worshiped Luo Da, who was guarding, and his face was full of red light at this time.

"Luo Da, you have been with me for more than ten years, and now, there is something important for you to do." Yan Siqi pointed to the letter on the table and sat down quietly.

"Although the general ordered, even if he went to China and the United States again, Luo Da didn't frown!" Luo Da hurriedly knelt on one leg and clenched his fists, looking calm.

"It's a trip to China and the United States, but please bring the display screen, and it's best if you and other family members and children choose one person to go."

Yan Xianping, Yan Siqi's only daughter, is only 15 years old this year, and married Zheng Zhilong after Yan Siqi's death in history, but now she is still in the boudoir.

"Huh?! General, what does this mean?! Luo Da thought he had misheard, and jumped up.

"I have read Mr. Yan's letter. Mr. Yan said that within a few years, there may be great changes in the Ming East China Sea. This Ming East China Sea is like a sea and a wide sky, but in fact it is very dangerous, we must be cautious, choose you and other homes to travel to the beautiful, but also to prevent accidents. After Yan Siqi finished, he picked up Yan Xiaosong's letter, put it on the candlestick, and burned it to ashes, "Mr. Yan is a strange person, wise and wise, everything he said before is true, and it is rare in the world." Therefore, it is better to believe that there is something than to believe that it is not! If nothing happens for a few years, I will naturally send someone to talk to you. This is my letter to Mr. Yan, and you must hand it over to him without any mistake! ”

"General...... Don't worry, I, Luo Da, have fought for this life, and I will definitely protect the children of the brothers! Seeing that the atmosphere was so solemn, Luo Da couldn't do anything, so he could only bow his head and agree.

On October 21, 1624, the fourth year of the Ming Empire's apocalypse, the tenth day of the ninth lunar month.

The Yan family fleet began its journey from Anpingpu, Taiwan, to Macau. In addition to thousands of refugees from the Ming Dynasty on the ship, there was also a group of men and women with more special identities, all of whom were the children of Yan Siqi's confidants, among whom there was a young man dressed as a scholar.