There are foreign enemies coming in a raging manner, and there is already a warship in Haiphong Road whose life and death are uncertain, and everyone at the Guangdong Provincial Council meeting is solemn.

Zhang Fujing looked at Jiang Xiuyi, the chief military officer of Guangdong, Sima Yong, the head of the Public Security Department, and Zhao Jun, who was promoted to the governor of Guangdong Haiphong Province.

"Seventeen warships, the origin of which is unknown, do you have a good plan?"

Jiang Xiuyi's expression was grim: "The general can only order the coastal guards to strengthen their defenses first. If you want to go to sea to investigate, you also need Haiphong Road. In the opinion of this general, the decisive victory still requires the warship of Haiphong Road, and it is advisable to return to the port to prepare for the war. For investigations, you can recruit private clippers to go. ”

Zhang Fujing hugged his fist to Zhao Jun: "General Zhao, I'm tired." Seize the clipper, don't go more than 50 miles offshore, and just detect the movement. ”

Zhao Jun nodded coldly, and a gleam appeared in his eyes.

Under Wang Hong's hands, he has learned a lot of naval warfare skills. In Haiphong Road, there are also veterans trained in the two battles in Tuen Mun.

In Zhao Jun's view, this is a credit.

Zhang En was very worried: "Futai, the restructuring of the government office is complicated. Now that the spring ploughing season is in season, coastal provinces and counties may need to strengthen their vigilance. Outside of the guard, it is still thanks to the Department of Public Security. ”

"Horseshoe?"

Ma Yong nodded solemnly: "Xia Guan understands." It's just that the lower officials have just arrived, and they still need to consult General Jiang for everything. ”

"Stay inside." What Zhang En wants to remind is this, "Under the new law, which Guangdong gentry and wealthy families will take risks?" The head of the horse, the head of the security department. Not only should we not miss the spring ploughing and harm the people because of the war, but we must also guard against the collusion of the mainland with the Portuguese, where to gain a firm foothold first. ”

As far as the Cantonese officials are concerned, the Portuguese must have relied on Tuen Mun to suffer such a big loss and dare to make a comeback.

From their point of view, it needs to be well thought out.

Zhang Fujing waved at Sun Jiao: "Pavilion Elder, you are the respect of the marquis and the lord of the country. At this time, Guangdong will depend on you to control the overall situation. ”

Sun Jiao didn't expect that this time he would encounter another war in the restructuring of the Guangdong Governor's Office, and he, the old household secretary, asked first: "How to arrange the salary?" ”

Zhang En also looked at Zhang Fujing.

Last year, Guangdong was exempted from paying land taxes, and this year Guangdong first only had the local treasury to bear the burden of forced labor and procurement, and to be honest, the pressure was not small.

It all relied on the income of Zhang Fujing's family last year and the tax collection of the city brought by Huang Mingji's investment in Guangdong.

Now that there is a war coming, will we pay taxes to the rich gentry in Guangdong again? The general direction of this year is to stabilize and diverge.

Zhang Fujing's expression was solemn: "This Fu will play." It is best to have a quick end to the war, so that the burden of food and pay is minimal. ”

"Last year's disaster relief, exemption from land endowment, and transportation to Fujian were only enough to support many officials in Guangdong this year under the budget of various stored grains." Zhang En knew in his heart, "When the army moves, food and salary are not a trivial matter." If this year's summer and autumn grain cannot be sustained, the policy of restructuring the government office will certainly be greatly disrupted. ”

Zhang Fujing shook his head: "The war is sudden, after Benfu went to the court, His Majesty has his own rules. Now the most important thing is to defend the land and the people, and the war must not be delayed! First of all, the food and salary were used, and the emperor Mingji went to Benfu and said that the purchase of silver should be postponed, and it should be fine. Benfu went to Xinhuguang to transport grain south. ”

He said this, but the pressure in his heart was very great.

Because it's a defensive battle, and the other side is the fleet at sea. The sea frontier of Guangdong is so long, it is not known where they will start the war.

As long as they are preparing for war, the officers and soldiers of so many coastal guard posts in Guangdong will have to be counted as a wartime salary, right?

It's a game that can be won but not defeated, and after winning, you can't have no reward, right?

If this battle is not fought beautifully and drags on for a long time, then there will be more troubles.

The Portuguese were nowhere to be seen, and Xie Changjie and Ryan of Zhejiang met with the chief envoy of another Japanese mission, Luanoka Ruizo, and the deputy envoy Song Suqing.

"We remember, didn't the Ministry of Rites have explicitly ordered you not to serve as an envoy again?"

Ryan's first sentence surprised Ruizo Luangang - he can be a righteous envoy, and he can naturally understand the language of the Ming Dynasty.

In his eyes, he saw Song Suqing calmly smile and said: "I am still serving as a foreign envoy, because there are other envoys from elsewhere, and the foreign envoy does not want to be deceived by outsiders and mess up Zhengshuo." The new emperor ascended the throne, and Father-in-law Lai did not want to pay tribute to His Majesty, not from the king of Japan, right? ”

Ryan's heart sank when he heard this.

Although he knew that Japan was actually divided, it was obviously important. His Majesty is the successor of the vassal king, and if he accepts the tribute from the fake envoy in a daze, then Ryan will really lose his head.

"Why do you all have credentials? Why did you bring the Hongzhi Dynasty Kanhe? ”

Song Suqing replied unhurriedly: "Since the Yongle period, the Ming Dynasty has been in Japan, and the tribute envoy should come from the palace of Kyoto. The next one is from Kyoto, so naturally there is a national book. As for Kanai, the embassy sent by the Ouchi clan was all obtained from the looting of the Japanese mission a few years ago. Father-in-law Lai, I'm afraid that the first three Japanese tribute missions, you have made the wrong handover. In the next place, I remembered that it was a tribute every ten years, and I heard that the new emperor had ascended the throne, so I prepared a tribute. ”

Ryan suddenly panicked, and after glancing at Xie Changjie, he said: "Our family has a good understanding of the national book, but it is true." ”

"Things are true, but men are not appointed by the king, but by the heroes of the divided side." Song Suqing grasped the legal system between the Ming Emperor and the Japanese king, and was confident, "If Father-in-law Lai doesn't believe it, you will know as soon as you ask." ”

Ryan had a calm face and ordered: "Zheng Tiju, I'm tired of asking." ”

……

The guest hall of the city is also an inn, and the conditions are average.

After all, according to the ancestral system, the Japanese tribute mission could only come once in ten years, although they did not abide by it.

Normally, the Zhejiang City Ship Division only received the Japanese Tribute Mission, and the Ryukyu Mission went to Fujian City.

Therefore, the guests of Zhejiang City are all from the tribute mission, so they will be cleaned out temporarily and let them live - the process of tributary trade is often a matter of several months.

During this time, the members of the mission were fed and lived by Da Ming Bao, after all, the Celestial Empire was in the upper country.

Now, Zong Sheqian Dao lives here, and he is disgusted with the musty smell after the guest hall is hurriedly cleaned up, and the deputy promotion Zheng Shoujie is here.

"Zheng Tiju, I don't know if Lai's father-in-law has reconciled with him? The ship has not been able to enter the port, and the foreign envoy is very worried. ”

Zheng Shoujie was respectful in front of Xie Changjie and Ryan, and when he arrived in front of Zong Shiqiandao, he was not polite, and said lightly: "Xie Yidu and Lai's father-in-law are both in Hangzhou, and it will always take some time to come and go." Xu Gongzi, it's useless for you to be in a hurry. ”

Zong Shiqian said with some surprise: "...... Zheng Tiju already knows who the foreign envoy is? ”

Zheng Shoujie glanced at him: "I only ask you, where did you come from this mission?" Was it appointed by the King of Japan, Minamoto Dorichi? ”

After saying this, Zheng Shoujie's eyes sharpened.

Zong Shiqiandao's real name is Xu Chuanlin, and now he heard Zheng Shoujie point out his identity, and after a pause, he said: "Zheng Tiju, in the past few years, the tributes have been appointed by our Zuo Jingzhao Doctor Ouchi Yixing after inviting His Royal Highness the King, I don't know what the problem is?" ”

After a pause, he smiled and said, "Please rest assured that Zheng Tiju, although the foreign envoy is the first time to be ordered to be an envoy, the rules are understood." ”

Xu Chuanlin thought that Zheng Shoujie wanted to knock on the benefits, but Zheng Shoujie made a straight face: "When the official asks, you still need to answer from the truth." Nowadays, there is also a delegation from Kyoto, Japan, with credentials, and a congratulatory table from the King of Japan to congratulate His Majesty on his enthronement. Do you know what the crime of impostor is? ”

Xu Chuanlin suddenly changed color.

From Kyoto, they are from the Hosokawa clan.

"Zheng Tiju, our national letter is Kanhe, can it be fake?"

“…… False is not false, but the city division can naturally only recognize one mission. This is a positive division, and it can't be messed up at all! Zheng Shoujie stared at Xu Chuanlin carefully.

Xu Chuanlin was silent for a moment and then said: "Zheng Tiju doesn't know something, Japan is complicated, if you talk about Zhengshuo, then the new mission can not be called right." As far as the foreign envoy knows, it is impossible for his people to be compatible, and I wonder why Zheng Tiju called them right? ”

Jung Shousuke choked for a moment. If you talk about Kanhe, before the Jiajing Dynasty Kanhe goes down, you can really only recognize the Kanhe of the Zhengde Dynasty. The Kanhe ...... of the Hongji Dynasty It stands to reason that it should be invalidated.

Xu Chuanlin saw his reaction, and his heart became more confident: "Since the national letter is correct, why should Zheng Tiju care about the domestic dispute in Japan?" I wonder who is headed by the new mission? How many boats have come? ”

Zheng Shousuke thought that when he encountered the current situation, it was necessary to ask the reason, so he said: "The main envoy's name is Luaoka Ruizo, and the deputy envoy's name is Song Suqing. ”

Xu Chuanlin thought that this was indeed the case, and laughed when he heard this: "The etiquette of the Japanese Sumu Celestial Dynasty is also based on the left. Zheng Tiju still doesn't know where Zhengshuo is? What the foreign envoy held was the Zhengde Dynasty Kanhe, and Dr. Hosokawa Ukyo was the one who sent the envoy to pretend to be Zhengshuo, and that Song Suqing even knew that the foreign envoy had been warned by the Celestial Empire if he had impersonated the envoy. If the foreign envoys came with three ships, if they were the main envoys, would it not be a slack to congratulate His Majesty with only one shipload of tribute in Japan this year? ”

The words reached Zheng Shoujie's heart, but he still said with a straight face: "This matter is very strange, you are waiting here, and you must not act rashly." ”

Seeing him leave the guest hall, Xu Chuanlin's face became gloomy.

Unexpectedly, the Hosokawa clan also sent an envoy, but since they didn't have a good relationship in their hands, why did the Ichibo Division have to do a lot of trouble?

Xu Chuanlin began to think about countermeasures, and Zheng Shoujie had already returned to the main hall of the Yamen of the City Department to report the matter.

Luangang Ruizuo and Song Suqing had already been invited to the side hall to wait, and Ryan pondered for a moment and looked at Xie Changjie and said, "Xie Yidu, it's difficult to do now." Although the mission sent by Dr. Youjing Zhao of Japan did not have the Zhengde Dynasty, it had a congratulatory watch; The mission sent by Dr. Zuojing not only held the Zhengde Dynasty, but also paid tribute to three ships. In the opinion of example, what should we do? ”

Xie Changjie smiled slightly: "The father-in-law is in charge of affairs, and he is in charge." ”

Ryan thought for a moment and then ordered, "Go and bring that Luangang and Song Suqing first." ”

When the two reappeared, it was Song Suqing who took the initiative to speak, which shows that this delegation is essentially dominated by him, the deputy envoy.

"Father-in-law Lai, my lords, now that the two missions have arrived, the tribute is small, and the congratulatory table is big. The mission sent by Dr. Sakyo Ouchi is only here for reward, and it is also a non-subordinate in Japan, so please also ask all the officials of the Celestial Empire to know it! ”

For Ryan and others, this is really the case, the feudal congratulatory table, in their cognition, it represents tribute.

Seeing that they were thinking about it, Song Suqing struck while the iron was hot and said, "As for the foreign envoys and others, in order to show their admiration for the Celestial Empire, if the tribute on this ship is rewarded by the Celestial Empire, they don't care at all. I only hope that the Celestial Empire will be able to be clear, and the new Dynasty will be able to be sent to the Japanese king! ”

Ryan couldn't help but look at him deeply and understand the overtones.

Can all the rewards exchanged for the whole ship's tribute be given to the officials who handled this matter in the Ming Dynasty?

This Song Suqing, who knows a lot about the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, was able to spend a lot of money before, and this time he came with a congratulatory watch from the king of Japan.

But there is no profit and he can't afford to be early, his idea should be to let the city secretary not recognize the mission sent by the Zuo Jingzhao doctor, and take the mission sent by the right Jingzhao doctor as the right, then the court rewards will naturally be arranged by the envoy.

Ryan looked at Xie Changjie: "Xie Tongdu, what do you think should be done?" ”

Xie Changjie has always said that Ryan is in charge, but this time he opened his mouth and asked: "The rewards sent by the imperial court, as far as I know, are all collected by the city department in Zhejiang to gather merchants and buy and pay, right?" ”

Ryan hurriedly said yes.

Xie Changjie understood, this is probably the time when those wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan have to face themselves, after all, it is a considerable transaction.

So he smiled and said: "The old rules of the city department, this official doesn't understand it. Lai Gonggong dealt with it in the past, so let's deal with it. ”

When Ryan asked Xie Changjie for his opinion, Song Suqing noticed that he didn't know who this person was, but Ryan clearly had a lot of respect and jealousy for him.

"I haven't seen this Lord Lifter yet, and the foreign envoy has the courage to ask for advice." Song Suqing immediately saluted Xie Changjie respectfully.

Ryan immediately replied: "This Lord Xie was the left envoy of the palace when His Majesty was in the palace, and now he is promoted to the city as the right lord of the imperial history. Song Suqing, you are also a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, I heard that you were sold to Japan by your father in the past to pay off the debts on the ship and go overseas. Since you are familiar with the rules of the city, you should not neglect to understand the capital. ”

Song Suqing was extremely respectful: "Foreign envoys should be attentive. ”

"Now that you have a congratulatory watch, then your ship will enter the harbor first to read the goods and make a book. However, the mission sent by Dr. Zuo Jingzhao, you should discuss it yourself first. Tomorrow night, the city will first set up a banquet to entertain the envoys according to the old practice, and then you will select 50 people to pay tribute to Beijing. ”

After Song Suqing thanked him, he said: "There is no doubt that the foreign envoy is right, but the Zuo Jingzhao Doctor Ouchi clan is accustomed to taking in Haikou as a minion, and this time he came, his fierceness and arrogance must be guarded against." The foreign envoy is afraid that tomorrow's dispute will be difficult to resolve, and the other generation will be ashamed and angry. The foreign envoys only came for the tribute, and they were all courteous people, and they were afraid that they would be invincible. ”

Ryan waved his hand: "Who dares to be presumptuous in the city?" You can be relieved. ”

In his concept, it is nothing more than the two groups of people who are competing to kneel and lick the Ming Dynasty for the sake of the New Dynasty Kanhe. The so-called Japanese king Genji, in fact, the Ming Dynasty also knew that it was just the Ashikaga general who became a monk and was called Chaoyi, not the so-called Japanese emperor himself.

Can any cat or dog claim to be the emperor?

Xie Changjie doesn't care, he just needs to pay more tribute this time, so that the rich merchants in Jiangnan will be more greedy and have to pounce on him to deal with him more.

On the surface, Ryan is in charge, and Xie Changjie's opinions are only those real things related to money.

On the Guangdong side, a nervous crowd of people finally waited for the Portuguese.

To their great surprise, the Portuguese fleet admiral, Martin Alfonso, sent an envoy to the mouth of the Pearl River.

Recently, the situation has been tense, and as soon as the boat entered the mouth of the Pearl River, it was caught by Haiphong Road.

"A peace treaty? Still Tuen Mun Island? Keep trading? Zhang Fujing couldn't help but be stunned, "Salute first and then soldier?" ”

He didn't expect this General Alfonso to be so "polite", so he asked the general again: "Why do you intend to rob and kill the Ming fleet on the way here?" ”

The general was confused: "My lord, it was the Daming sea ship that fired the cannon first." After being surrounded, General Alfonso asked about the situation and realized that it was a misunderstanding. Lord Wang Ying'en of the hundred households on the warship of your country said that he mistakenly thought it was a sea coward, and also said that the city ship division was already being restructured, and tributary merchant groups from all countries were welcome. ”

"Where are Wang Baihu and the other soldiers?"

"General Alfonso, in order to protect himself, also injured the king's warship. However, except for the eleven who were unfortunately killed, the rest were safe and sound, and we also brought a letter from Lord Wang. ”

"Bring it!"

Zhang Fujing's eyes were sharp after reading the letter, and after a while, he said with a pleasant face: "I see." Nie Tiju, first invite them to the city to rest, and Ben Fu and the adults will discuss it first. ”

When there were no outsiders here, Zhang Fujing spread out the letter, and said in a somewhat excited tone: "Wang Baihu has written down the details of the thief, and there will be a change in time, this must be a coincidence!" Since the thieves mistakenly think that the restructuring of the Guangdong city is to promote trade, can they be lured to come and gather and annihilate them? ”

Sun Jiao asked awe-inspiringly: "Is there any fraud?" ”

Zhang Fujing looked at Zhao Jun: "How is Wang Yingen?" ”

"Dare to fight to the death, smart." Zhao Jun was still concise and to the point, "It is indeed Wang Yingen's handwriting." ”

"If it is not sealed, the thief must have reviewed it." Zhang Fujing pointed to the letter and said, "He only said that the thieves were glad to hear that the Guangdong City Shipping Division had reopened trade, and the merchant ships of the Sea Trade Company went to Jiaozhi and occupied the city several times, so although there was a battle in Tuen Mun, the Guyin court mistook the Portuguese for the Franco-Ji thieves." It has been made clear that the Portuguese are a big country in the West, and now they have led six escort warships, eight merchant ships, and three small boats to pay tribute to His Majesty. ”

Sun Jiao sighed: "Isn't Portugal the Franc machine? ”

Zhang Fujing smiled and shook his head: "No, they were in the name of Francois before. This Wang Yingen is really alert, and he set up this plan by taking advantage of the restructuring of Guangdong City. The Portuguese had been cunning before, and they were only for the market. Although this Alfonso knew the results of the Battle of Tuen Mun, he also knew that I could not be humiliated, so he was persuaded by Wang Baihu to send an envoy to repair it in advance to reopen the market. ”

Sun Jiao looked at him: "Even so, still gather and annihilate?" ”

"Naturally!" A cold light flashed in Zhang Fujing's eyes, "If not, wouldn't the eleven soldiers under Wang Baihu be blind to death?" Besides, if the thieves are not subdued, will they still send warships to escort them to pay tribute in the future? Tribute is submission, how can this be called submission? Daming Sea Frontier, there can only be Daming warships! ”

The rest of the people looked at Zhang Fujing, and they only felt that this guy was so murderous.

Only Sun Jiao thought about the plaque of the "Great Wall of the South Sea" in the imperial study, and understood in his heart that Zhang Fujing also knew.

The Portuguese had already occupied Mangara, and their ships and soldiers were naturally a fewer.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be more laborious for the future Daming Shui Division to attack the past?

(End of chapter)