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On the sixth day of October in the 15th year of Wucheng in China, two medium-sized armed Galen of the training fleet of the Naval Academy sailed into the Jinxia Ocean, and then sailed away under the guidance of an armed merchant ship flying the French royal flag, thus officially launching the first real diplomatic diplomacy between the Eastern Empire and the countries of Western Europe.

Just as this important diplomatic activity in China had just begun, the Portuguese vice-royal court in Goa made a final decision on the summer and Portuguese diplomacy. The reason why it took so long to achieve the result was that the Vice-Prince's Court had to convene a Council of State for a special discussion, and even recalled the governors (governors) of Diu, Daman, Baziam, Chour, Myrapur, etc., who had rarely participated in the Council of State, and sent a letter to seek the opinion of the governor of Azhen. It's not that the location of the island of Timor is too far away, otherwise even that side would have to be consulted.

On the seventh day of October, the Vice-Imperial Court replied to Lan Baozhen, who was stranded in Goa, agreeing to start trade negotiations on the basis of Huaxia's proposal to "establish formal diplomatic relations between the two countries and send envoys to each other." However, the Vice-Crown of Goa rejected Huaxia's request to open Portuguese trading ports in India and Africa in exchange for Portugal's qualification to conduct direct trade between Spain and Portugal in Penghu, on the grounds that Africa was not under its jurisdiction. At the same time, the Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Goa also asked Huaxia to agree to the restoration of the Diocese of Macao.

However, Lan Baozhen, who did not have a domestic mandate, insisted on the established plan of linking the trade port and the restoration of the diocese to the establishment of formal diplomatic relations, and the two sides almost broke up. Later, Lan Baozhen made a concession and offered to continue negotiations on the above issues, during which China would continue to open the Strait of Malacca to facilitate the Portuguese to trade in the port of Ngani. In response, the Goan Vice-Prince's Court agreed, and the two sides agreed to hold relevant negotiations at Lingyamen at the beginning of the following year to reach a final agreement.

On October 17, the Huaxia Imperial Court promulgated the results of the handling of the Xilan Incident, and the former Lingyamen Protector Li Xue and the Tianzhu Town Guard Niu Mingli were dismissed, demoted, demoted, and demerited. At the same time, in view of the fact that Lingyamen and other places were too remote and it was not easy to ask for a decree, Zheng Kezhang decided to merge the two capitals of Sinan and Lingyamen to formally form the Eastern Tianzhu Metropolitan Protectorate, and granted the right to save Yue and be arbitrary.

However, what is surprising is that Niu Mingli, who has become a commoner, quietly appeared in the Langli Islands outside Sittwe Port in Myanmar, in a lair of Chinese pirates with the same name as the 36 Western families, and also had a good conversation with Liu Ling, one of the owners of the island.

Tong Guò's younger brother Liu Xiang knew that Niu Mingli's background was not simple Liu Ling, patted his chest and assured the seemingly down-and-out former town guard: "Lord Niu, thanks to your Gu Fu in the past two years, I, Liu, am not a person who walks through tea and cooling, don't worry, what's the use of my old Liu, just ask." ”

Niu Mingli smiled faintly: "With your old Liu's words, it will become, I, Niu Mingli, am also the first group of people from the dragon, and now I haven't even fallen into a five-grade official, I am not convinced, so I also ask Lord Liu to help me make a comeback, I will definitely not forget the benefits of your brother, not to mention anything else, at least I can help Lord Liu to the fourth grade." ”

Niu Mingli himself is only the fifth grade, but he said that he could let Liu Xiang go from the fourth grade to above the fourth grade, and others would not believe it for a long time, but Liu Ling did not dare to hear it. You must know that a well-connected person like Niu Mingli may not be able to help you, but it is absolutely certain that you will have a crooked mouth at a critical time and damage your future.

Therefore, Liu Ling said quietly: "Lord Niu, this is a matter of sight, and if there is any dispatch, just say it." ”

Niu Mingli pointed to the southwest: "The thirty-six Western families, originally the same as Lao Liu, you and you, but now they are considered to be famous, seeing this precedent, does Lao Liu have the idea to play with the identity of an internal domain?" ”

Liu Ling's eyes couldn't help narrowing: "Lord Niu, how can you say this?" ”

"It's a way to attach the land, but you may not be able to get permission, and the thirty-six Western families are also due to fate, so the key is not how much power you have overseas, but whether there is anyone in the court to speak for you." Niu Mingli pointed to himself. "I have someone to speak for me, but I don't have overseas power, so you and I will benefit both."

Liu Ling thought for a while, leaned forward, and asked in a low voice: "Lord Niu, say that the glory of the ancestors, it is okay to have my brother, and now I also have a small foundation, originally I didn't have to take risks, but my lord, you have a lot of concerns in the past, and the people in the rivers and lakes pay attention to the distinction between grievances and grievances, so don't mention it if the inner domain is not the inner domain, just do your best." ”

"Okay, refreshing, but Lao Liu, don't worry, I'm not the one who crosses the river and demolishes the bridge, as long as I can recover this time, I promise you." Speaking of which, Niu Mingli tried to see the dagger. "I won't let you fight with Xiyi, just ask you for a favor, Chittagong is familiar with it, can you take it down for the imperial court?"

Liu Ling gasped: "Lord Niu wants me to help the imperial court open the Dagang Town Guard?" But it is the territory of the Mughals, and it is a big country that is not inferior to the imperial court, and with my strength, I am afraid that I will not be able to defeat it. ”

"Lao Liu, are you fooling me? Do you really think that in the past two years, I have been in vain in guarding the mansion in Tianzhu Town? Niu Mingli sneered. Since the accession to the throne of King Aurangzeb, who is the same as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the national strength of the Mughal people has been greatly damaged, and the place is detached, no, King Aurangzeb has died only six years ago, and he is already the third lord to ascend the throne, and the replacement is so frequent, the upper and lower have long been allowed, and there are Marathas and Sikhs in the middle to make trouble, where can they still take care of the big plate, if they do not take it at this time, will they sit back and watch it fall into the hands of the English and French. ”

Seeing Niu Mingli's fire, Liu Ling hurriedly explained: "Lord Niu, it is true that the Mughal places are in chaos and the central power is on the sidelines, but Najib (provincial governors) in various places support troops and stand on their own, most of them have 100,000 people, and there are 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses. And in the big market, the Francophone and Hongyi have both walked to Maicheng, such a lesson, adults must not check. ”

Niu Mingli looked at Liu Ling quietly: "Old Liu, you are attentive, and you have inquired about the details of the big plate." ”

Liu Ling said self-deprecatingly: "Who let my brother and my territory close to the big and small plates, if you can't inquire clearly, I'm afraid that when I wake up, everyone will be gone, how can I have the opportunity to sit down and chat with Lord Niu." ”

Niu Mingli was not confused by Liu Ling's illusion, but he asked coldly: "Lao Liu, let me ask you, does this Chittagang belong to the big market or the small market." ”

Liu Ling was speechless, yes, Chittagong does not belong to the jurisdiction of the governor of Bangladesh, but belongs to the neutral zone between Myanmar and India like the Arakan where Sittwe is located, that is, the area that neither country has conquered, and the right to speak is in the hands of the local land king, and unlike the unified Arakan, the local power of Xiaopanpan is more fragmented, divided into Assam, Kachar, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Dezayyndi and many other small states, As long as you don't do whatever you want like the Portuguese, you can still gain a foothold.

"People die and birds rise to the sky, they don't die for thousands of years, it's done!" Liu Ling gritted his teeth and said. "Anyway, Lao Tzu's retreat is ready, it's just a big deal to fight back to the original form, let's say, Lord Niu, what to do!"

Niu Mingli comforted the other party and said: "Lao Liu, don't say it so tragically, I am an official in the same dynasty as Lord Liu, can I still hurt you?" ”

Liu Ling smiled bitterly: "I really don't know the bottom, speaking of which, it is easier to persuade the king of Arakan to call his ministers and pay tribute." ”

"Do you have a way for the king of Arakan to be called a minister?" Niu Mingli's eyes lit up. "Lao Liu, you have come to create a transformation, and both things have been done, not to mention the hereditary prefect, even the hereditary governor is possible."

Liu Ling responded: "I settled in the open sea of Sittwe, and I have more or less a friendship with the Arakan people on the shore. Speaking of which, Burma has the intention of annexing this place from time to time, and Arakan has been looking for Buddha's feet to hug it for a long time, and if the court can lend a hand, it is extremely simple for Arakan to call the minister Nagong. ”

"It's dark under the lights." Niu Mingli nodded. "But it's not too late to make amends, just to add some bargaining chips to the official's recovery." Niu Mingli commanded. "Lao Liu, you give me that way, and I'll talk to the Arakanese people when I wait for me."

Liu Ling reminded: "Sittwe is its only port, so you can't ask for anything to open a town and guard the government." ”

"Don't worry, as long as they agree to trade." Niu Mingli said, and then asked. "Lao Liu, pull out your subordinates and let the official see, if it can't be used, the official has to think of some other way."

Liu Xiang answered and ordered to go down, and after a while, hundreds of people appeared densely on the school field outside the island owner's mansion.

"Except for the fifty brothers on the [Bizhi Buddha] who have delivered back to Lingyamen, the rest are here." Liu Ling introduced to Niu Mingli. "It's five hundred and twenty guys in total, and they're all great guys."

Sweeping the queue composed of Han pirates, former Japanese pirates, Malay sailors, Burmese thugs, Tianzhu craftsmen and black guards, Niu Mingli nodded and shook his head: "The person is good, he is very spirited, but the guy in his hand is too bad, in this way, I will write a letter to the Dadu Protectorate, Lao Liu, you go and get a hundred rifles, forty pieces of iron armor, two hundred pieces of leather armor, and two hundred Japanese knives by letter." As for the cannons, you will pay some money, and I will sell you six twelve-and-a-half (twelve-pound) naval cannons, ten eleven-cent (nine-pound) cannons, and one cannon and gunpowder. ”

To do things for the imperial court, he has to pay for his own money, which sounds incredible, but Liu Ling agreed without blinking. The reason is very simple, after all, no one has ever seen so much energy after being seized by the imperial court, it is conceivable that there must be a big backer behind the other party, so even if it is a reasonable favor to sell cattle, you have to do things beautifully.

No matter how Liu Ling pondered, he listened to Niu Mingli continue: "After the things are brought back, practice for a few days, and when I finish the affairs of Arakan, we will go to Jidagang??????"