I have to say that Ai Husheng is really a language genius. It can be called the Ming version of the reading translation, because Li Xiao found that this guy not only knows Portuguese, but also Dutch.

The guy in front of him, John, was a Dutchman, with blond hair and ghost-green eyes. The tall top hat is often dressed in a swallowtail, like the magician who conjures up magic in the old movie.

Look up at the sky, oh my God!

It's July in Macau, and this guy is not afraid of prickly heat. Could it be that Caucasians are not afraid of heat?

"Who are you?" Li Xiao carefully looked at the guy named John in front of him.

"I am the Portuguese East India Company, plenipotentiary in Macau."

Portuguese East India Company? In Li Xiao's impression, it should be that Britain has the East India Company. How come Portugal also has an East India Company? The representative is still a Dutchman?

So ......! Could it be that the Netherlands also had the East India Company? Or did France also have the East India Company? Spain......!

During the Age of Discovery, Europeans were staking their land. The Dutch were known as the coachmen of the sea, and the Portuguese and Spanish occupied the Americas. plundered a large amount of gold and silver in the Americas, and became the great rich of this era.

As for Britain, which later became known as the empire on which the sun never sets, it is not worth mentioning compared to them.

"Your Excellency the Chief Soldier, according to the agreement between our two countries, ......!"

"The cannon is my agreement, do you have any opinions?" Li Xiao pointed to the bronze cannon nonchalantly.

Ever since John had been on deck, he had seen the bronze cannon. From the barrel to the caliber, I have to say that this is the largest cannon he has ever seen.

Western artillery technology was shaky ahead of the Ming Dynasty in this era, and they had a lot of experience in using artillery. Especially the Dutch, in the process of conquering various colonies. Artillery is an absolutely indispensable weapon!

John was insightful, and this cannon was definitely much more powerful than the cannons of the three warships parked in the harbor.

"Since you say so, I have nothing to say. However, I would like to reiterate the interests of Portugal in your country, and I reserve the right to appeal to the local government of Guangdong. John knew the times, bowed, turned his head and left.

Wait another three days, and only need to return with the escort fleet. Let's give you a taste of the power of our Dutch! Coming down to the dock, John stared viciously at Li Xiao on the deck and thought.

Although John was a representative of Portugal, he was Dutchman after all. And Portugal didn't care too much about the Far East, and their eyes were still on gold and silver in the Americas.

Of course, because of the boom in the plantation industry. The trade of blacks from Africa to the Americas was also popular with the Portuguese.

In the eyes of Portugal, the Far East is very chicken. If it weren't for the Portuguese aristocracy, they liked porcelain, tea, and other handicrafts from the East. Portugal, with a population of only a few million, simply had no energy to take care of such a small leased territory far to the east.

Otherwise, John, a Dutchman, would not have been the plenipotentiary of the Portuguese East India Company in Macao.

"Big brother, just let him go?" Li Hu's face was hideous, and he didn't know why. He didn't like it when he saw these ghost-like people, the one just now was called John. How awkward Li Hu looks! 1

In fact, Li Hu himself can't say how to twist it individually, it's awkward anyway. How to look, how not pleasing to the eye.

"The situation in Macau is unclear, let's take a look first. When you contact Zheng Zhilong, you will know everything. That guy is a snake on the southeast coast, and we are even a strong dragon. But if you really get to the ground, you really have to be careful of these ground snakes.

The one who just left is also a fucking snake. Li Xiao glanced at John who was far away.

This guy is a fierce rival, and when he meets an arrogant and rude guy like Li Xiao. I actually know how to retreat, I can bend and stretch. For such a person with a deep city, Li Xiao had to brace his spirit and deal with it carefully.

John's castle reminded Li Xiao of Tokugawa Ieyasu!

The famous hero in the history of Japan's Warring States was beaten by himself. Even fierce generals like Yasuharu Wakisaka were killed in battle, but in order to minimize the losses. actually shamelessly gave his granddaughter to himself, which shows that those who can endure it are terrible.

Politics is such a thing, and my temper is estimated that I can only be a layman for the rest of my life. The biggest stumbling block to preventing yourself from becoming a politician is that you can't bear it.

There is a knife on the head of the word ninja, who is uncomfortable, who the fuck knows.

It seems that he will not be able to go ashore tonight, and Li Xiao plans to stay on the ship for one night. Wait until you get in touch with Zheng Zhilong!

Just as he was about to give an order, Zheng Zhiyuan ran over and said, "My lord, my brother is invited." ”

Just when Li Xiao and John were talking about things, the person sent by Zheng Zhiyuan to contact Zheng Zhilong also found Zheng Zhilong, who was watching the excitement.

"Please! Huzi got off the boat for me to greet him! "For this legend, Li Xiao is very interested. Immediately instructed Li Hu to greet him on his behalf!

"Big brother, this is General Li who fled from the Tartars." got on the boat, Zheng Zhiyuan immediately introduced Zheng Zhilong enthusiastically.

"I have seen the chief military officer, and thanks to the love of the lord, I took the dog as an apprentice. Zhilong is very grateful! Zheng Zhilong smiled and hugged Li Xiao.

"Mr. Zheng is polite, I like Zheng Sen's kid at first glance. It's fate! Please! Look at the tea! "Li Xiao is also very respectful to this pirate with legendary experience.

You must know that when the Zheng family is the best, it doesn't matter what country you are from. No matter how strong your background is, as long as you are floating on the seas of East Asia and Southeast Asia, you have to plant the Zheng family's flag and pay money to the Zheng family.

If there is no protection of the Zheng family's flag, hehe......!

I didn't negotiate it.

It can be said that the Zheng family was the largest maritime military force in East Asia and Southeast Asia at the end of the Ming Dynasty. To be able to start from scratch in his lifetime is such a brilliant achievement. Zheng Zhilong is still worthy of Li Xiao's respect!

Tokugawa Chihime personally came out and served tea to Zheng Zhilong.

"Did the Chief Officer and John meet each other?"

"Yes! I asked me to pay fifty taels of silver for each ship, but I didn't pay it! If I really want to give it, I'd rather give him a cannonball worth fifty taels of silver. ”

"Good man, heroic! No wonder the fierce Tartars in the north were beaten by the chief officer. ”

"Big brother! The chief military officer had just united with the Mori feudal lord of the Yamaguchi Domain of Wakuni and defeated Tokugawa Ieyasu. The one who just served you tea is the granddaughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Zheng Zhiyuan reminded Zheng Zhilong in a low voice.

It's just that although the sound is small, it is enough for everyone within a radius of five meters to hear it.

"Oh! Sure enough, it is a young hero, Fu Song can worship under your door, and the old man will be relieved. When they first met, Zheng Zhilong saw that Li Xiao was so young, and he was still beating the drum in his heart. What I just said is actually to meet politely.

But after listening to Zheng Zhiyuan's words, he was greatly surprised by Li Xiao's ability.

Who was Tokugawa Ieyasu? The most powerful and powerful shogun in the Wa Kingdom. was able to survive the suppression of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and was the only one who survived 500,000 stone Daming.

Unexpectedly, even he was defeated at the hands of Li Xiao, Zheng Zhilong had to look at the young man in front of him differently.

"Mr. Zheng is polite!"

"It's inconvenient to live on the ship, and the Zheng family also has another courtyard in Macau. I also invited the adults to live in my courtyard, so as to avoid the turbulence of the sea. ”

"This ......!" Li Xiao did not know much about the situation on the shore, and he was a little hesitant to go ashore.

"My lord! You are Fusong's teacher, which is reasonable, and my Zheng family also has to fulfill the friendship of the landlord. This face, you have to give whatever you say. Seeing Li Xiao hesitating, Zheng Zhiyuan, who was familiar with Li Xiao, hurriedly came out to help.

He knew what Zheng Zhilong meant, and pulled Li Xiao to live in the Zheng family. It is tantamount to announcing to everyone in Macau that these arrogant newcomers are friends of the Cheng family.

These days, Zheng Zhilong and John have collapsed several times in their talks. The Zheng family and the Dutch, because of the right to collect taxes at sea and the right to berth in several ports in Southeast Asia, are already on the verge of tearing their faces.

Now with a new boost, when negotiating with the Dutch, I can speak a lot harder.

"Teacher, you can go." Zheng Sen, who was beside Li Xiao, also pulled Li Xiao's sleeve with his small hand.

"Okay!" Seeing that Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhiyuan were very enthusiastic, Li Xiao also agreed to come down.

At this time, there were only three main streets in Macau, and the population was only 10,000 or 20,000. Add to this the foreigners who came from afar, so it's no wonder that Canton Province has no interest in setting up a government here.

As soon as Li Xiao's soldiers hit the streets, the people of Macao were shocked.

They had never seen such a well-dressed army, with a hundred and ten people walking on the ground and stepping on the ground with a single voice. These people have bayonets on their firearms, and the bayonets on their shoulders reflect the sunlight, which makes people feel chilled to look at.

"John! These are some of these people, and they look very difficult to deal with. Looking at the neat army below, Bobby, who was standing on the watchtower and looking down, turned his head to look at John.

"A very strong young man, looking very young. However, the official position is very high, as if it is the position of a chief military officer. At this age, it is very rare to have such a position in Daming. In my opinion, he should be a person with a very good background. John took a sip of the whiskey in his glass and shook his head helplessly.

"Whether he has a background or not, we have to decide the tax rights and interests at sea. Look at the ships that pass by the South China Sea every day, what a fortune it is, John. We have already occupied Indonesia and the Philippines and the straits, and the South China Sea is under our control.

As long as Zheng Zhilong is defeated, there will be no one in the South China Sea who can shake our position. ”

"Aren't there still Li Kuiqi and Zhong Bin?"

"They're just two dogs that bite people to the bone, and they're nothing compared to Zheng Zhilong."

"When the fleet comes back in three days, we will attack Zheng Zhilong. In the past three days, Zheng Zhilong has been stabilized as much as possible. And to win over the chief military officer, the relationship with the Ming court should not be stiffened.

After all, it is half a world away from the Netherlands, and only a few thousand miles away from the Ming court. This kind of background is usually powerful beyond our imagination. If we offend him, it is likely to affect our future trade with the Ming Dynasty.

We don't have to do it as a last resort, let's not have a conflict with him. ”

"No problem, I'll treat the chief officer well. But such a person won't care about Xiao En Xiaohui. We're going to have to pay the necessary price! ”

"I have a suggestion, doesn't that Habsburg family member named Nikolai owe us a lot of money? I see that his daughter is very beautiful, do you think you can ......! This kind of gentleman will always like women, beautiful women. Bobby smiled and looked at John.

"Oh! For God's sake, Bobby, you know I'm after Nikolaeva. She is only sixteen years old this year, and I heard that she is still a virgin. Lending money to his father was actually currying favor with her. John looked at Bobby with resentment, if it weren't for the fact that this guy was an agent of the Dutch East India Company in the Far East, John would have smashed his fist in his face.

"John! You know how big a market the Ming is, how popular their silk, tea, and porcelain are in Europe. How profitable is the trade of these goods, and how many merchant ships sail the seas every day.

The right to collect taxes in the South China Sea is a huge business. It's so big that you can't imagine it, and it's a wealth that rivals the richness of a country. Could it be that you are willing to let this make waves compared to wealth because of a woman? ”

"But ......! I love her, I love her! ”

"Oh......! John! You hypocrite! You love money more, and you love money more. This is also something that can't be helped, in Macau the blood is noble and beautiful, and it needs to be a virgin woman, only Nikolaeva is alone.

Think about John, you're going to be a rich man. You can choose a woman in Paris, what is it like? A sixteen-year-old virgin is nothing compared to thousands of gold coins. ”

"Alright! All right! I figured it out, damn it, I should have taken my chance yesterday if I knew it was going to be. John looked at the neatly paced army below, especially Li Xiao, who was sitting in the carriage. Viciously drink all the whiskey in your hand!

The Cheng family's Macau annex is not very large, but it is very well repaired...... Strong.

The walls are made of thick green bricks with perforations. At intervals, there are tower-like watchtowers standing. It seems that the Zheng family used this place as a military fortress when it was built.

The huge gate looks a little smaller than the gate, but it is much thicker than the gate. Eight big men were able to push the door open, and even Li Xiao was shocked when he saw the situation inside.

A courtyard actually came out of the urn city, and between the gate and the second gate is a bluestone road. It is surrounded by strong and heavy blue brick walls, and if anyone does not open their eyes to break through the city gates, they rush in. It will definitely be sifted by the range of the fire gun on the second door!

"Huh! This is also something that cannot be helped, this place in Macau is too dangerous, and I have to keep a hand. Even if there are two or three thousand people, they don't want to easily capture our Zheng family's other courtyard. Seeing Li Xiao's expression, Zheng Zhilong smiled very proudly.