Chapter 122: Tomei's Thoughts

A Western-style sailing ship is parked at the Penghu pier. A Westerner, wearing a slanted hat and a long stabbed sword at his waist, disembarked.

He looked up and saw dozens of ships staying there. In and out. It was very prosperous, and he secretly said in his heart: "Even Malacca is not so prosperous, and there are not so many people, I heard that this pier has only risen this year, which shows its potential." ”、

This person is none other than Tomei. He wanted to come here to trade directly, but was rejected by Zhu Houhuang. This time, the name trip came to Penghu Island again. It's only been a few months. But Penghu Island has changed a lot.

Since Yang Shen came to power, with his extensive contacts and the identity of the first assistant son, it has brought him great convenience. After the rumors of the plague dissipated, the population immigrating to Dongyong from all over the world was endless. There are also several categories, such as official exiles and migrated refugees, who are generally picked up by Xu Dong's ships sent by Yang Shen. In this way, under normal circumstances, it will not stop in Penghu and be transported directly to Dongyong.

If the people who can't survive come to defect, they will naturally take a boat to Penghu by themselves. Penghu is the gateway of the entire Dongyong, and the transit station gradually developed in the East China Sea.

Under Yang Shen's auspices, Zhu Houhuang's privileges from Zhengde were fully utilized, and in addition to the ships of the Franc Machine, Vietnamese, Japanese, Ryukyus, and Korean were all traded in Penghu. Soon, tax silver alone became an important income for Yongguo.

In this way, many poor people in Fujian will also take merchant ships to Penghu here to beg for a living, and soon the entire small county of Penghu will swell up as if it is blowing. The Penghu Islands, which were originally a small island in the East China Sea, became a loophole in the Ming Sea ban policy and became one of the trade centers in Southeast Asia.

Such a scene is naturally more prosperous than the Franc machine people just won Malacca, I don't know how many times.

A hint of greed flashed in Tomei's eyes, and she said secretly: "Such a city, such a port. All because they should be under the light of the Lord. ”

But he had to restrain his inner thoughts for a while. Because he came this time, he had a business.

"Li County Order. The country of Langji and the country of Yong are friendly partners. Why don't you allow the ships of the Franc Machine to dock in Penghu? It's not fair. Tomi said righteously.

This is the most important mission of Tomei this time, to persuade the king of Yongguo to open Penghu and accept the docking of the Franc machine.

Li Xianling said: "Mr. Tuo." This matter, it is useless for you to find me, and His Royal Highness King Yong can only decide. You better ask His Royal Highness King Yong to tell him personally. ”

This Li County Commander is a talent invited by Yang Shen, named Li Henian, a native of Sichuan, and Yang Shen's fellow townsman, although he is only a showman, but he is proficient in war strategy, and he always thinks that he is not willing, and often says that if he is born in troubled times, he must be able to assist the king to redefine the world. But in the peaceful years, it was a useless place for heroes.

After getting Yang Shen's invitation, he came over immediately, so he got the position of Penghu County Commander. He also has some skills, and soon after he took office, he made the whole Penghu obedient. And in the system founded by Zhu Houhuang, he checked and filled in the gaps, and wrote to King Yong, supplementing it with the Yongguo system, so that Zhu Houhuang was surprised by the case, and from then on it could be regarded as Jane in the emperor's heart.

Tomei has no time to complain about why the Chinese must call themselves Mr. To. Is it Mr. Pires? But he didn't care about that, and asked; "When can I go to Dongyong?"

Of course, Li Xianling knew why he had to refuse the trade of the Franc machine, but His Royal Highness King Yongwang valued money and wanted to occupy this waterway for a little more time. Although he knew that Tomei's trip would definitely be useless, Li Henian did not remind him and said; "I will fly to report to His Highness first, and after His Highness knows, I can determine whether Your Excellency can still go to Dongyong. With the distance between the two places, the clipper boat can go back and forth in half a day. Please sir, wait a moment. ”

Tomei nodded and said, "In that case, I won't stir up the adults too much." ”

When Tomei said goodbye and left, Li Henian immediately sent someone to inform Zhu Houhuang. , but after half a day's work, Zhu Houhuang got the news. Zhu Houhuang said: "No, let them go back." ”

"Your Highness, it's so big and appropriate." Yang Shen said: "Nowadays, trade with the Buddha Langji is the lifeblood of Yongguo's survival. It's a loss of temperament to snub the Franc machine like this. Regardless of whether His Highness agrees or not, it is better to meet after all. ”

Zhu Houhuang nodded secretly in his heart, anyway, he is doing business with the Francophile now, and it is not good to be too lazy. He said, "In that case, let him come and meet him." ”

Yang Shen immediately confessed, and someone immediately went over to handle it.

Yang Shen asked: "I don't know why Your Highness, you must refuse the Buddha Lang machine to come to Penghu to trade, and you have to send Xu Dong all the way over." Is it just for the price difference? ”

Zhu Houhuang sighed and said: "Naturally not, the ambition of the wolf of the Franc machine man, he came all the way from the West to kill, the so-called is a sharp word, let them operate in Penghu, and they are lonely for fear of attracting wolves into the room." I want to wait for the foundation of Yongguo to be solid, and then I have a little strength to compete with the Buddha Langji. Until then, it's better to keep your distance from the Franc machine. ”

Zhu Houhuang's order soon came to Penghu.

Li Henian immediately sent officials to find someone and found Tomei on the dock.

Tomei was in a tavern, sitting and drinking, facing the dock, looking at the sailor's ship.

Although there were dozens of ships in the Yongguo Navy, they were all ships captured from pirates and maritime merchants, and there was no difference between them and civilian ships. It's just that one or two cannons are mounted on the bow of the ship, and other weapons are carried.

Other than that, it is no different from civilian ships.

Looking at the ships, Tomei somehow became happy and laughed as if he were drunk. 、

"Mr. To." A salutation that touched Tomei's discomfort reached his ears again.

No matter how many times he emphasized to others that his surname was Pires, the Chinese still stubbornly called him Mr. To, making him helpless.

Tomei turned her head and said, "What's the matter?" ”

"Your Highness has issued a decree to allow you to pass. It's just that it's not early today, and tomorrow will pass. ”

Tomei said, "Okay, then I'll rest here for the night." ”

At night, an oil lamp is lit. Tomei dipped her quill in an inkwell and drew one oblique symbol after another on the white paper, in Latin. Translated into Chinese means:

"I think I've found my purpose. Penghu Island is our best goal, which can connect Japan, China, Yongguo, and several other countries. And there is a heavenly haven, the island is not small, the more you can grow grain and vegetables. As a supply base he is qualified. There are also abundant freshwater resources, so if you have to occupy this place, you can get the largest foothold in China.

And Yongguo is just a new aristocratic territory, it should be a person I have seen in Beijing, there are many rumors about him, some people say that he lost the favor of the emperor and was sent to the border wasteland, and some people say that he volunteered to expand the territory, anyway, his sailors are indeed very weak, his sailors are converted from merchant ships, except for the addition of some firearms, they are not suitable for naval warfare at all. Our fleet in Malacca can easily defeat them. Of course, this is only what I observed in Penghu. Tomorrow I will go to another port in Yongguo to have a look, they say it is Dayuan Port. Yongguo only has two ports now. I believe that after observing these two ports, I will definitely be able to guess the strength of Yongguo. I believe that Yongguo will definitely not be able to stop the Eastern Fleet of the Empire. Perhaps the Governor will soon become the Governor of China. Maybe I can become the governor of Dongyong too. ”

Tomei is in his diary at the moment, and he is determined to avenge his humiliation in Beijing. The thought of him being able to take over this city with his fleet made me feel excited. Immediately, he also restrained his excitement, because there was an important meeting tomorrow, and this meeting directly decided whether the war he wanted to promote could be carried out.