On the ship of Ming Guofu near the naval harbor of Karatsu Bay, Matsuura County, Hizen Province, Kyushu, Masahiro asked Li Huamei about her plans for the next step. When she heard that Li Huamei planned to avenge her adoptive father who was framed and died, she was almost knocked down by thunder.

"I'm going to wipe out all the robbers, so as to cut off the wealth of those damned dog officials and greedy merchants, and then completely control the maritime trade routes between the Ming Kingdom and this place, and expand my fleet through the wealth here." Li Huamei's voice suddenly changed, and her eyes flashed and said with a sparkling star, "This time, part of the money after the sale of the family wealth was used to purchase this lucky ship, and part of it was partnered with Wang Dongjia and Shi to expand the scale of our trade route. Moreover, they have already helped me figure out how to deal with those dog officials and greedy businessmen. ”

Zhengliang understood as soon as he heard that Li Huamei planned to cut off his overseas financial routes, and then combine secret strikes and other means to take revenge on those dog officials and greedy businessmen. But that's fine, at least Li Huamei won't return to the rotten Ming Kingdom. It's just that if Li Huamei plans to gallop in this sea area in the future, it is likely to meet another Ming pirate who has just come to this area. Once the two sides clash, just relying on Li Huamei's current lucky boat may not really be the opponent of the other party, now both this ship and Li Huamei herself are treasures in the eyes of Zhengliang, so in order to prevent them from falling into danger, Zhengliang said after a little consideration in his heart:

"In my opinion, this ship does not have a large barrel, so its attack power is not very good. You see how this goes, wait for the end of the year after the casting of several large cylinders of the family has been completed, and after the installation of enough large cylinders for this warship. How about you go to sea again? ”

Li Huamei immediately pondered after hearing this.

"In the meantime. This ship can patrol the coast of my realm. While being familiar with the coastal terrain of my territory, it also boosts the morale of my navy, so that the rest of the lords' navy does not dare to easily attack the idea of my territory's coastal sea territory, and you can also take the opportunity to tour around your territory, how about it? ”

"I heard that there are naval generals in your family, what kind of position do you plan to give me?" At this time, Li Huamei did not immediately agree to Zhengliang's arrangement, but asked.

"Huh!" Masato was speechless for a while. Nima's. Including the situation of Fang Cai's own residence in the city, why does Li Huamei know Lu Dao so clearly? It must have been revealed to her by Shi Shi and Wang Hai (this can't be blamed on Shishi, Wang Hai and others, in order to persuade Li Huamei to come to Zhengliang's territory, they had to introduce the Luo family and Zhengliang's situation to Li Huamei in detail).

"Why, aren't you going to give me a half-official position? It seems that all the wives and concubines in your family can run merchant houses, and even serve as high officials in your territory? Li Huamei said again.

"How about the Admiral? What about a naval general who can command a naval fleet? Under Li Huamei's both compelling and seductive eyes, Zhengliang finally said.

"Well, in that case, let's listen to your lord's arrangement for the time being." After receiving Zhengliang's award, Li Huamei immediately agreed to Zhengliang's previous arrangement.

Seeing that Li Huamei finally agreed to her arrangement, Zhengliang couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Although on the surface, Li Huamei seems to be very talkative. But inside, Li Huamei is a stubborn person. This kind of character is very different from Nonghime.。 Nohime is naïve and stubborn. And Li Huamei is a little complicated, since getting along with her for a while, Zhengliang has seen several personalities such as gentleness, coldness, boldness, and stubbornness from her, and she is really a complicated woman. Now seeing such a woman who is quite assertive and agrees to his arrangement, Zhengliang is naturally relieved. But Li Huamei's next sentence made Zhengliang nervous:

"Is it true that I heard that there is an army of women in your territory, and that your daughter is still the commander of this army?" Whether it is in the local Wa Kingdom or in the Ming Kingdom, in the context of the low social status of women, it is a novel thing to be able to appear such an army.

"Huh? Ha Lu haha...... "Masa-liang was startled at first, and then quickly hit Ha Luha." Nima's, who leaked it this time? It's just that it can't be the stone them this time, after all, when Mei Ji and Nonghime made such a female guard, they were still in Mingguo. Then it can only be Liu Le. It seems that I will have to talk to them when I go back. How can such a thing be said to Li Huamei? If you let Mei Ji, Nonghime and Li Huamei, who obviously has a tendency to Ji general, get together, then there will be a good show to watch in the territory, and it will be strange if Zhengliang doesn't die of a headache. Thinking of this, Zhengliang immediately changed the topic and said:

"There is also a shipbuilding workshop in the family's territory, and now we are starting to build a small fortune ship, so you should visit it when you visit the family's territory this time."

"Really? In the future, all the lucky boats built by the family will be led by me, how about it? Li Huamei's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this, and she hurriedly asked. She was trying to build a strong fleet at sea, and now it was time to doze off, but someone actually brought a pillow, so she naturally hurried to ask for a ship and power.

"Alright! In the future, this type of ship will be led and trained by you. Zhengliang also immediately agreed. In fact, Zhengliang had seen the current sailing operation of this lucky ship, if it weren't for the trained Ming Guo's subordinates of Li Huamei, Wang Hai, Shi and others, it is estimated that the local naval army of the Luo family would not be able to operate this warship. Therefore, letting Li Huamei and others, who are more proficient in the navigation and combat situation of this type of ship, take command, will be able to give greater play to the power of this type of ship.

At the same time, the Luo family can also train other sailors through these ships. This was originally Zhengliang's original idea, but now that Li Huamei took the initiative to put it forward, Zhengliang naturally agreed. Of course, in order to prevent Li Huamei from neglecting the protection of the territorial waters while only focusing on opening up her trade routes, it is necessary to carry out necessary monitoring and restriction of this fleet, and Li Huamei must be able to understand it.

"By the way, since you're going to hand over to me the small fortune ships you're building. Then take back the ships you gave me before. I see that your naval generals are also very greedy for the captured ships. Li Huamei said immediately after receiving Zhengliang's consent.

What Li Huamei was referring to was the three customs ships and more than 30 small mornings that were seized when she captured the bay where Gumi Castle was located on Iki Island. Now each navy wants to have as many ships in their fleet as possible. They all almost think of their team as their own home. It was precisely because of the discovery of these situations of the retainers that Masahiro postponed the plan for the major adjustment of the generals of the various teams that was originally going to be implemented. This plan must wait until the right time point to be implemented, otherwise it will inevitably cause a commotion among the various teams.

Since Li Huamei was now so understanding, Zhengliang immediately decided to distribute these ships according to the merits of the first and second standing naval forces that participated in the expedition.

"Also, there seems to be a letter from another group of pirates in Wang Dong's house to be handed over to you, you better hurry back as soon as possible, as for me, just let Shi and the others take me around for a tour. I thought you were like those squires in the Ming Kingdom, occupying thousands of acres of land. And then be a small landlord? Now it seems that your territory is much larger than I expected, and I just happened to walk around. Li Huamei said the most embarrassed.

"Good!" When he heard about the letter, Zhengliang also became serious, and nodded and agreed to Li Huamei's request. It's just that when Masara rushed back to Gakufu City, he found that Wang Hai happened to rush to Karatsu from Hirado Island to meet him, so the two missed it. At the same time, he received a request for an audience from a southern barbarian who claimed to be a missionary. With Masaliang's permission, the missionary came to the door two days later. There were two people who came, one was Yajiro, who claimed to be a local. The other was a Nanban missionary.

"Repair Doctor, this is Francis? Father Xavier. He was a Jesuit, and he was also a very cultured and talented man" Yajiro apparently had already learned about Masarashi before he came, so he took the initiative to introduce him to Masara, "I am a small fisherman born in Satsuma Province, who followed a merchant ship to Malacca a few years ago, and has just accompanied Francis this year?" Father Xavier's ship returned here. ”

"It's a pleasure to meet both." Masahiro greeted him in a friendly manner.

For the Franciscan introduced by Yajiro? Fr. Xavier, Masashi knows a few things. He was one of the founders of the Society of Jesus and first spread Catholicism to Malacca and the Wa kingdoms in Asia. The Catholic Church calls it "the greatest missionary in history" and is the "patron saint of missionaries". The patron saint of the two dioceses of China, the Wa Kingdom, Goa and Macau, Xavier is celebrated on December 3 every year.

He was born in 1506 into a Basque family in the Château de Xavier, in present-day Navarra, northern Spain. When the Spaniards invaded Navarre in 1512, many of the local family's castles, including Xavier's, were destroyed and their territories were lost. In 1515, Francis' father died. In 1525, at the age of 19, Xavier went to study philosophy at the Institut de Santa Barbara of the University of Paris, France, and five years later received a master's degree and began working as a lecturer. In Paris, there was a fellow countryman who was fifteen years older than him, Inarius? Loyola and he rented a house together. This fellow countryman, who sought the glory of God, often gave Xavier a phrase from the Bible: "What good does it do a man to lose his soul, even if he gains the world's realms?" ”。 After a long period of cultivation by Ignatius, Xavier's thinking gradually changed, and he joined a group of people who followed Ignatius.

On August 15, 1534, seven people, including Loyola and Xavier, founded the Society of Jesus in Montmartre, Paris, with a joint vow of poverty and chastity. On September 27, 1540, Pope Paul III officially approved the establishment of the Society of Jesus and appointed Loyola as its first president. Xavier was appointed as one of the first Jesuit missionaries to India and other places in the East. On 6 May 1542, Xavier arrived in Goa (GOA), the heart of Portugal in India. From 1545 to 1547, Xavier was a missionary to Malacca and the Moluccas. On August 15, 1549 (the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin), he arrived in Wakoku as a missionary (now history has changed a little, and he came to Wakoku a little later). According to historical records, he left the Wa Kingdom in 1551. Back to Goa. In August 1552, he arrived on the island of Shangchuan in China. However, due to the Ming government's policy of locking up the country. Xavier was never allowed to enter the interior to preach. In December of the same year, Xavier died on the island. His remains were not buried until 1554 in the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa, India. In 1662 Xavier was listed as a saint by the Church, and his burial place became a holy place of worship. Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Seminary in Malacca, Rome and Macau all house some of Xavier's remains.

What Masato didn't know was that before visiting Masato, Francis? Xavier had already visited Takahisa Shimazu of Satsuma Province and Yoshitaka Ouchi of Zhou Defense Province. Before Francis? After visiting the Shimazu family in Satsuma Province, Xavier and the others passed through the Bungo Waterway along the Osumi Strait and Hyuga Beach, and learned that the land along the waterway was the domain of the most powerful daimyo in Kyushu. Francis? Xavier had planned to visit, but due to the sea ban on the coast of Bungo at this time, they had to temporarily change their route and go to Zhoufang first.

When meeting with Shimazu Takahisa, in addition to giving Shimazu Takahisa a lot of Nanban gifts and reaching an agreement with the Shimazu family, one is Francis? Xavier can preach freely in the territory of the Shimazu family, and the second is Francis? The church represented by Xavier would trade with the Shimazu family for things like iron cannons and gunpowder. Similarly, at the time of the meeting with Yoshitaka Ouchi, Francis? Xavier handed over letters from the Indian Governor and Bishop of Goa, offering a large number of gifts. Successfully obtained his missionary license and at the same time reached a trade agreement with the Ouchi family.

"What a real honor! You may be seated! After expressing his welcome. Masahiro then sat down on the main seat of the hall of the academy city.

Hearing Masayo's answer, Yajiro quickly translated it to Francis? Father Xavier listened. Francis? Xavier nodded slightly, then sat down cross-legged in the same way as Yajiro, and then took out the prepared gift and gave it to Masara. There were four kinds of gifts, namely a huge glass mirror, a black velvet hat, a Bengali rattan cane and a beautiful peacock feather, which are very rare in today's Wa Kingdom, which shows his sincerity.

Yajiro as Francis? Xavier's interpreter said, "We are very grateful to the repairman for being able to meet us this time. Are these gifts Francis? Please accept the gift of Father Xavier's first meeting. ”

"Then I'll be ashamed of it." Masara replied with a smile, and then asked the two people surnamed Yamanaka Yukimori and Naritomi Shigeruan, who were kneeling in the verandah outside the hall, to carry the gifts down. Narumi Maoan became Masahiro's nickname at the beginning of this year after meeting the conditions of becoming the best boy scout in the neighborhood of his village.

Seeing Masa's surprise when he saw those gifts was completely different from that of other local daimyos, and even Masa's expression was very calm. Francis? Father Xavier was stunned for a moment, and then said something with a smile on his face. Yajiro next to him immediately translated: "It turns out that Lord Ling and Lord have seen these gifts a long time ago, so they must know the origin of these gifts?" ”

"Hehe, yes, so thank you very much for your generous gift." Masara nodded.

Yajiro translated Masayo's words to Francis again? Father Xavier. Francis? Father Xavier thought for a moment and said something to Yajiro again. Looking at this situation, the other party is going to talk about business next.

Sure enough, Yajiro then turned to Masarashi and saluted, "Doctor Repair, we have come to visit this time in the hope that Doctor Repair will allow me to preach in your territory and allow me to build a church on your territory. We hope to have your permission. ”

For Francis? The purpose of Father Xavier's visit was made clear to Masahiro after receiving their request to see him. It's just that Masashi has concerns about allowing them to preach in his own territory. It is important to know that in the history of the road, there were famous riots of believers in the Amakusa Islands and the Shimabara Peninsula in Kyushu. Masahiro didn't want another Zong to appear in his territory.

However, by allowing them to preach in the territory, on the one hand, they can divide the influence of temples and shrines in the local area, and on the other hand, by trading with them, they can obtain the materials and raw materials that the territory lacks, and it is also very good to obtain their more advanced science and technology, medical technology, shipbuilding technology, etc.

In addition, Masahiro generally adopts a coercive policy to deal with the power of temples and shrines in the newly occupied areas, but this process often leads to the consumption of a large number of manpower and material resources in the territory, which also causes turmoil in these newly occupied territories and hinders the future rule of the Luo family. In the future, if every territory implements such a method, it will only delay the speed of the Luo family's rule. It is better to adopt the method of infiltrating and differentiating the power of local temples and shrines by uniting temples and shrines controlled by the Luo family and the church. This method is more gentle in the process of disposal, and the final effect is similar.

So after thinking about it quickly again in his brain, Masashi still planned to agree to the other party's request. But there are some restrictions on these churches.

First of all, the church should not be allowed to preach in the three kingdoms of Hizen, Chikugo, and Higo, after all, the local temples and shrines in these three countries already belong to the Luo family. There is no need to let the church in anymore. However, the church was allowed to enter the Chikuzen and Bungo provinces, where there were still many powerful local temples and shrines, and the newly occupied territories were also allowed to enter the church.

Secondly, all churches that enter the territory must follow the laws of the territory, and if it is found that there is encroachment on the land (the people do not have land ownership, even if there are believers who voluntarily donate the land in the future, the people and the church will be regarded as illegal territory), incitement of believers, regardless of whether they are Luo family leaders or not, will be dealt with in accordance with the law of the Luo family. In response, the Intelligence Pavilion will strengthen the monitoring of the Church.

Finally, for the construction of the church, the land construction must be approved only after the joint approval of the Luo Family Intelligence Pavilion and the Interior Cabinet. Each church building was given a plot of land to allow the clergy to be self-sufficient (the land given was usually small to limit the number of clergy and the size of the local church). Generally speaking, Zhengliang is prepared to adopt a dual-track policy of support and restriction for the church.

Thinking of this, Masahiro immediately agreed to the other party's request. He then sent the officials of the family and the Cabinet of the Interior to work out a detailed agreement on missionary and trade between the two sides.

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