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Since the Madame Rose belonged to the captain himself, it was only two and a half months later that the Macau Council discovered that the merchant ship, which was mainly engaged in offshore trade in East Asia, had mysteriously disappeared, and after making a judgment on all possibilities, the Macau Council decided that the ship had fallen into the hands of the Ming Zheng regime after failing to break through the customs, and this determination immediately shocked the Portuguese merchants in Macao, who could not believe that Ming Zheng had really done it. (To read the latest chapters of this book, please visit the biquge.info of Wèn Aishang Novel Network)

However, whether they believe it or not, the ship was confirmed to be missing, and in order to confirm the truth of the matter, shortly after the Lunar New Year, the Macao side asked the Ming and Zheng sides to redeem the human ship through the British Aid Penghu Commercial House.

In response to this near-side-by-side request of the Portuguese, the Department of International Commerce, in accordance with Zheng Kezang's wishes, made it clear to the public that it had not encountered any Madame Rose, and since the ship was being dismantled and repaired in the port of Dagou, which was rarely visited by outsiders, the Portuguese were forced to believe that it might be just a shipwreck.

However, without knowing the truth of Ming and Zheng, the Portuguese in Macao did not dare to try to venture through the waters of Taiwan again without the permission of the Ming and Zheng regimes, nor did they dare to refuse the request of the British from the Ming and Zheng sides to pay the sea tax to enter the waters of Naha.

Of course, the Portuguese were not willing to accept their own losses, and at this time, Zhao Shilin, who was promoted by the governor of Zhejiang, Liangguang and other places to supervise military affairs, food and salaries, and governors, was ordered to reorganize the Guangdong naval division.

"Lord Wen, Zhao Zhijun knows that your merchant ship has been damaged by the sea rebellion, and he deeply regrets it." Because Kangxi was unwilling to openly invite the Yi people to participate in the military campaign to exterminate Ming Zheng, Zhao Shilin could only send his own staff to come forward, but the seven officials in front of the prime minister, a certain person who felt that his status was much higher than the Yi people seemed to not even be polite. "Now that the imperial court will once again conquer the sea rebellion, just to avenge your country, the imperial court is so kind, do you also have to repay one or two?"

"What does Governor Zhao mean?" Wenli asked bluntly. "Do you want us to pay?" The Grace did not wait for the staff member to answer, and his head was already shaking like a rattle. "According to our agreement with Mingguo, we don't need to pay anything other than the land price silver, so, unfortunately, I can't collect this silver from the merchants."

"That's the agreement between your country and the former Ming Dynasty, don't forget it, it's now the world of the Qing Dynasty." A certain person pursed his lips with disdain, he wanted to take the opportunity to ask for a sum, but before he could open his mouth, he was blocked back by the other party, and he was naturally uncomfortable, but Zhao Shilin's request was the main purpose of this trip, so he couldn't put the cart before the horse. "Of course, the imperial court will not ask for the silver of the small state of Yuer, but the Lord of the Army hopes that you can provide a few gunboats."

"Boat?" Wen Lishi seemed to be frightened, and then hurriedly refused. "No, no, the Portuguese in Macao are merchants and missionaries, not soldiers, so please make it clear to Your Excellency Governor Zhao that we will not take part in any war, especially the civil war in your country."

This is just a statement that Wen Lishi grasped, if the Guangdong side is willing to relax in some aspects, he will agree, but the governor's staff can't hear this heavy meaning, and his face sank at the moment: "You have to think about it, if you don't requisition from the imperial court, you won't want a tael of raw silk or a pound of tea." ”

The Macao councillors on the side were panicked one by one, and only Wen Lishi still looked determined: "My lord, your country has announced that Guangdong, Fujian, and Zhejiang are forbidden to the sea, and the above three provinces are not allowed to go to the sea. ”

The face of the staff was like a pig's liver, and he listened to Wen Lishi continue: "Your country's conquest of the great soldiers, the mobilized army, and the navy to be established all require a lot of financial resources, and I want to come to Governor Zhao also have a headache, I dare not imagine that your country will close the last door of foreign trade at this time." ”

"Barbarian! Dare to judge the administration of the imperial court! A certain person roared, and then brushed his sleeves away, so shocked that the Xiangshan magistrate followed him, leaving only the Portuguese who looked at each other.

"Your Excellency the Governor, I protest against your decision to refuse to cooperate with the Qing people without going through the Council." Only his own people were left, so someone jumped out and accused the Civilis of doing it. "Although you have a good point, if the Tatar rulers of the Qing Kingdom really closed the trade routes regardless of the situation, who should bear the losses caused?"

"Gentlemen, please don't get excited, okay?" Looking at the agitated councillors, Wenlis explained. "I didn't completely refuse the request of the Qing side? Isn't it, it's just that the stupid Qing envoy himself didn't hear it. There is a saying in China, it is called asking for a price to pay back on the spot, they want us to send troops, naturally we must meet our requirements, the kingdom's navy and the armed merchant ships under your name must not be used free of charge."

"Your Excellency the Governor has a point." There was a split in the ranks of the councillors, and there were those who supported it. "If the Tatars want us to provide ships of war, they must guarantee that we will be supplied with enough raw silk, silk and tea every year, and the price must be reduced by one ten, nay, twenty percent, otherwise, I will refuse to provide my ships."

"That is, on a voyage, not to mention the shells and gunpowder that will be used, even the salary of the sailors is not a small amount." With this in mind, the calculating merchants began to calculate their possible losses. "And to be able to quietly destroy the Madame Rose, it is obvious that the sailors of the senior are not weak enemies, in case of casualties and hull losses, no, the Qing Kingdom must promise to compensate us for our losses, and we must give reasonable remuneration regardless of whether we win or lose."

"No, you guys are short-sighted," someone else expressed his opinion. "The Tatars will definitely win the final victory, if they don't bet early at this time, what will the Qing people do to take back Macau in the future? What about giving trade privileges to the British, French, and Spaniards? Oh my lord, I can already imagine the future scenario, this is the end of the world, the end of Macau! ”

"You are too alarmist, this is just a private temptation of the Qing magistrate, he does not represent the meaning of the Tatar emperor, if you agree lightly, what if the Tatars ask us to provide ships at every turn in the future? I came to the East to make money, not to do labor for the Tatar emperor."

The Portuguese in Macao quarreled over whether to assist the Qing army in attacking Ming Zheng, and the maritime merchants of Zhejiang were anxious to hang themselves at this moment. As a result, before the official closure of Zhejiang Province, dozens of merchant ships loaded with goods rushed to Naha, and several maritime merchants even formed a group to sail straight to Nagasaki, hoping to get the last vote before closing.

Not to mention how many lucky merchant ships sailed to Naha were not intercepted by the Tamsui team on the round trip, let's just say that the merchant ships that sailed into Nagasaki were naturally warmly welcomed by the Tang generals when they first entered the port.

Just when these Tang Tongshi, who had forgotten their national identity, thought that the opportunity to break the commercial monopoly of Ming and Zheng had come, they were disappointed to find that this was just a return to the past.

The unwilling Tang Tongshi then made a plan: "It doesn't matter what the three provinces are forbidden to sea, I can give you an idea." ”

The Tang Tongshi in the staggered cups said: "Isn't there no forbidden sea in Jiangsu? In the future, your ship can leave the port from Taicang, this is not enough, you can rest assured, as long as your ship can go to Japan, I guarantee that you can earn three ships of money back."

Most of the businessmen who had heard it were speechless, and only a small number of officials and businessmen who had crossed provinces and cities had a slight look of understanding on their faces.

However, as soon as Tang Tongshi left, Tagawa Jiro Saemon's post was also sent to various Chinese businessmen: "Taiwan's Zheng family invited us to the banquet, whether to go or not?" ”

"The Zheng family? That's a reversal! We have a small capital, and we never thought that we could go to sea again, so forget it, and we won't add to the chaos. ”

Those who are timid and weak naturally dare not accept this post, of course, there are also bold or really confident people who still accept the post and go to the banquet. But the so-called banquet has no good banquet, there will be no good meeting, and the Ming and Zheng sides said that it is nothing more than to either sell all the raw silk that arrives in Nagasaki to the merchant house in Dongning in advance, or pay the sea tax, otherwise there is only one sunk.

"I don't believe it, the sea is so big, you can block it." Although some people feel that it is more stable to sell to Dongning Commercial Mansion, most of the people who can go to sea under the ban of the Qing court are people with heels, and naturally they will not be frightened by Tian Chuan's threats, not to mention that the power of the Zheng family has shrunk in recent years, and the sea may not be able to cover the sky with one hand. "Sea tax? This is not the time for the Dragon King of the East China Sea to be here."

Saying this, the family naturally saw the Fuchuan with the Dongning flag in the harbor when he entered the port, but he still thought that Ming Zheng was only verbally intimidating, although he said the voice of most of the merchants, but the group drove out of Nagasaki for half a day and encountered interception, telling him what the consequences would be.

When the merchant ships that did not dare to join the battle scattered and fled in all directions, watching the ship on which this man was sitting was besieged and sunk by the Ming Zheng whaling fleet operating off the coast of Japan, the idea of refusing to pay the sea tax was gone, of course, this was only for those merchants who had the strength to go to sea

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