The matter that was urgently written was that there was a conflict between the Cantonese sailors and the British.

He will come whatever he is afraid of! The internal treasury has been exhausted, and it is very difficult for the treasury to withdraw 100,000 taels of silver, and there is no longer the strength to start a war at will! When a war is waged, it is a national strength that is competing.

Although the Ming Dynasty is now the most awesome economy on the whole planet, no one knows the current situation of this economy better than Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen himself, a diligent emperor is easy to confide.

If the Korean War is not fought, it will not be lost! Can't afford to lose! If he loses, Jiannu will no longer have any worries, and Huang Taiji's strength will be doubled, because if North Korea is annexed by Huang Taiji, he can get a lot of manpower and material resources. It is necessary to carry out a large-scale operation against Liaodong in an all-round way.

At the beginning of the 17th century, the commercial hegemony of the Portuguese in the Far East had declined. Their merchant ships were repeatedly plundered by Dutch fleets in the Far East, and they also wanted to unite the forces of the British to contain the Dutch. The British decided to find a different way to open up the situation, trying to break into the Chinese market with the help of the Portuguese, who had long monopolized trade with China.

The British East India Company reached an agreement with the Portuguese Governor of Goa to allow British merchants to enter and leave Macao freely for trade. King Charles I of England issued a decree appointing Captain Weddell as commander and leading 6 ships to the Ming Dynasty.

Weddell's fleet set sail from London. The fleet arrived at anchorage outside the Cross Gate, south of Macao. The arrival of British merchant ships embarrassed the Portuguese, who vigorously denigrated the British in front of Chinese officials, saying that they were the Dutch. Attempt to come and cause trouble. shall be expelled. The Portuguese also sent patrol boats from Macao to patrol near the British ships. Prevent the British from trading. Weddell saw that there was no hope for trade in Macao, and set off for Guangzhou.

The British ship arrived at the Humen Yaniang shoes and anchored, and the defenders of the Humen Fort fired a warning shot. Weddell deliberately provoked the incident, ordered the trade flag of St. George to be torn down, the military flag of the King of England was raised, and he put on a posture ready for battle, and then commanded the fleet to bombard the Humen Battery. After attacking the fort, the British tore down the Ming flag. Hang the flag of the King of England, and remove 35 cannons and carry them to the ship as trophies. The British ships continued to penetrate deep into the inland rivers of Guangzhou, and this violation of sovereignty aroused the anger of the Guangzhou authorities.

The Guangdong coastal defense authorities sent three warships to rush at the British convoy, firing artillery and rockets, forcing the British ships to slip away in a hurry. But Weddell's encroachment on the river intensified with indiscriminate violence.

In the Humen area, three Ming sailing boats were set on fire, a town was burned, and 30 pigs were looted. He also captured and blew up the Humen Yaniang Shoe Fort, and burned a galleon. Afterward. The fleet sailed for Macao and asked the Portuguese to intervene.

The British businessmen agreed to Ming's request in Guangzhou. Compensation of 2,800 taels of silver. On the 30th, Weddell submitted a letter of guarantee to the Ming officials, apologizing for the Humen incident and promising to leave as soon as the trade was completed.

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen slammed the report on the table, originally in front of Zheng Yuelin, he wanted to maintain his image, but this kind of music really made him have no way to maintain his image, "My Daming, is there a shortage of these 2,800 taels of silver?" A slap in the face, can it be solved with an apology? Immediately reply to Zou Weilian, eat the British warship, don't let any of them go, kill all the British soldiers, take back Macao, expel Portuguese officials and soldiers, dare to resist, and kill without mercy! ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen's anger has a reason, and he has endured it for several lifetimes! In modern times, he is not an emperor and cannot decide the country's major policies, but in the Ming Dynasty, he has to exercise his power to cover the sky with one hand!

Wang Chengen was taken aback, and hurriedly brought a cup of tea to the emperor, he knew that when the emperor was sometimes angry, he wouldn't care about anything, you expelled the Portuguese today and ate the British, tomorrow the two sides will join forces, and even the Netherlands, Britain and Portugal will join forces, and the Ming Dynasty will not be able to bear it! "Your Majesty, since you have apologized and paid compensation, isn't it okay to forget it and focus on the overall situation? And now the trade with Europe is developing well? ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen was furious and put the teacup on the table, because when he was angry, he would naturally trigger the internal force of the nine ruins of the discipline in his body, and the teacup was like a meal made of sugar cubes, which instantly shattered into granules, and the tea spilled, "Don't you understand my holy decree?" This is not arbitrary, this is the majesty of a great power! A country, a nation, if everything is casual, then people will treat you as a casual person! How can such a country and such a nation be in the forest of the world? ”

Although Wang Chengen saw that the emperor was angry, he still had the courage to say what he was about to say, he was the emperor's companion, and his loyalty to the emperor was unparalleled in the world! Wang Chengen knelt down and said, "Long live Lord, Jose has long been dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty's seizure of Taiwan, the friction between the two sides continues, if you do it to Portugal and the British at this time, the consequences are unimaginable, the Korean war is in a stalemate stage, most of the Ming Dynasty is in a major drought, many places have no harvest, according to intelligence, Gao Yingxiang and other bandit leaders have regrouped the old department, raging in the Central Plains." The south has only recently been brought under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, the political situation is still unstable, and it is during the rectification movement, so at this time, if you use troops against foreigners, the old slave implores the emperor and hopes that the emperor will think twice. ”

Zheng Yuelin felt that what Wang Chengen said was very reasonable, but she also felt that what the emperor did was not wrong, if people rushed to the house to kill for a while, and only apologized afterwards, what a great harm to the dignity of Daming!

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen glanced at Wang Chengen who was kneeling on the ground, he was not angry with Wang Chengen, Wang Chengen said this, of course he knew, Wang Chengen reminded him that he was worried that he had forgotten the situation in front of him, and then looked at Zheng Yuelin, "Tell me, are you also in the same opinion as Wang Chengen, thinking that you have been slapped this slap and don't say anything?" ”

Zheng Yuelin shook her head and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers and the prince are not the same opinion, foreigners are far away from Daming, and their wanton provocation cannot be connived at. The Ming Dynasty is to establish an inviolable posture, if it does not teach foreigners a lesson, it will have a great impact on the majesty of the emperor and on the ongoing rectification movement. Although there are many difficulties in the Ming Dynasty now, and the lives of the common people are also very difficult, but the population base of the Ming Dynasty is large, as long as it can gather a point of strength, it is enough to fight against the foreigners, the minister has seen the map, and also through several channels to understand the Netherlands, Britain and Portugal and other countries, the minister believes that Guangdong and Fujian alone can form a joint force, it is enough to fight against the foreigners. If you give in and form a tradition, it will be even more difficult to get it back in the future. ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed, and when he heard that Zheng Yuelin agreed with his own opinion, he was very happy, nodded, and said to the two people, "Let's all be even, what you said is very good, Wang Chengen made it clear on the Daming Daily that this matter was going to happen, don't explain the attitude of the imperial court, let the people comment on this time, and let Zou Weilian do it, act quickly, and do it immediately." ”

Wang Chengen nodded and hurriedly followed the emperor's instructions.

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen summoned Zheng Yuelin to his side and hugged him into his arms again, "Do you know how difficult it is for Daming now?" Tens of millions of victims cannot be resettled, even if these tens of millions of people will not all rebel, but the foundation of the anti-people is still there, and I can also tell you that the climate of the Ming Dynasty will continue to deteriorate, and the war against the foreigners will start, and then the Central Plains anti-people will take the opportunity to become bigger, plus the construction of slaves will never stop, and I and the Ming will be attacked on three sides. ”

Zheng Yuelin's eyes were like water, and she nodded, "The concubines are all clear, but the concubines believe that as long as the emperor is not discouraged, as long as the emperor unites the people of the Ming Dynasty around the court, no matter how difficult it is, there will always be a time to break through." ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen nodded, and said in his heart, this is not a three-year natural disaster, but a natural disaster that may be fifteen years away!

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen kissed Zheng Yuelin's pink face, and unbuttoned her military uniform, revealing Zheng Yuelin's pink breasts, plump and moving. (To be continued......)