When the Governor of Macau, Portugal, Mr. Spoges, and the Acting Bishop of Macao, Mr. Lo Manzao, arrived at Xiangdao on a Portuguese galley sailing boat across the Lingding Ocean, dozens of large bird boats were moored in the northern bay of Xiangdao. And near a beach on the north shore of Xiangdao, a huge construction site has appeared.

Eight years ago, Xiangdao was a spice smuggling hub, but now it's deserted, but the foundations are still there — leveled land, burnt-out ruins, and dilapidated docks. And all this has now become the foundation for Wu Sanwei, the "Minister of Nanyang Trade of the Ming Dynasty", to gain a foothold in Xiangdao.

The first generation of Xiangdao people who were coerced by Wu Sanwei from Wenzhou are now in full swing to build their new home on a large area of ruins!

The foundation of a seaside castle has been sorted out, and a wooden fence has been fenced around the foundation, shallow trenches have been dug, and watchtowers have been built to prevent the Qing army from sneak attacks.

On the site enclosed by a wooden fence, officials wearing round-necked robes and red hoods are directing the Wenzhou-speaking Xiangdao people who are working as small workers to clean up the abandoned buildings, and they will build their homes on the basis of this ruin!

The various building materials that had been cleared, as well as those brought from the waterways and the timber taken from the nearby mountains, were piled up in the open area, where the bookkeeper with a brush and account book was in charge of counting and registering and redistributing them.

Rows of tents were erected in the "Nanyang Minister's Walled City", some of which were inhabited by single soldiers, while others were inhabited by their families, and a fence was built between them to prevent the two sides from disturbing each other.

A number of tents form a small tent group, which is separated by a road.

Everything looks so orderly.

The wharf has been repaired to the point where it is barely usable, and the red turbans wrapped in red cloth, under the leadership of the officers, are still under construction, and some are running up and down the boats, moving all kinds of items from the bird boats that can be stuffed with a lot of goods, and then loading them into horse-drawn carriages and sending them to the "Nanyang Minister's Walled City" for storage.

Wu Sanwei, the "brother of Wu Sangui", and the "Hong Kong Island Aobai" that the dragon saw the beginning and the end, were all supported by Geng Jingzhong and Chen Yonghua, and naturally received supplies from the Jingnan Palace. When he withdrew from Ryan, he took all the supplies he could take away. So there are all kinds of things that are being carried out of the ship at this time, and they are extremely rich. From grain, grass, cloth, tools, chariots and horses, etc., to guns and gunpowder, almost everything.

In addition, the armor banners of these Red Turban Army are also quite distinct! Flags were displayed on the docks and around the fence, and the Red Turbans who were on guard duty were all dressed in strong and well-trained looks.

Passing through the "Nanyang Minister Walled City", to the north of the "Walled City", there is also a flat land that has been used as a school field, when Shi Bozhi and Luo Wenzao arrived, Wu Sanwei and He Tianran were training there under the big sun!

Almost 2,000 neatly draped red turban soldiers under the command of banners and golden drums constantly changed formations, one moment four battalions of squares, one moment a standard horizontal formation, and another a standard column, and began to march around the school grounds.

Although the formation is not very strict and there is still a bit of confusion when the formation changes, everyone can see that the morale of these red turban soldiers is very high, and they are also training hard!

Nanyang Minister Wu Sanwei and his deputy, Xiangdao Commander He Tianran, also seemed to be in high spirits, and the two met with the Portuguese governor and acting bishop of Macao in a large tent on the edge of the school grounds, next to the walled city.

Whether it is Wu Sanwei or He Tianran, they are full of officialdom, and at a glance, they know that they have been in the officialdom for many years.

At the meeting site, there was also a young official from Dayuan Island, dressed in a Ming Dynasty-style official uniform, named Zhou Shujie, who acted as a Latin translator, and several people dressed as masters were in charge of recording.

Everything looks very legible, definitely not like a liar.

At this time, Shi Bozhi and Luo Wenzao were relieved, and began to inquire about the "treaty" with Wu Sanwei.

"Nanyang Minister. My lord, I take the liberty to ask for advice, are you really the brother of His Royal Highness the King of the West? ”

The speaker was the acting bishop of Macau, Luo Wenzao, an elderly Catholic priest, who was fifty-five years old this year, who joined the Dominican Society during the Ming Dynasty, and once followed John Tong as a missionary in Beijing, and knew many officials of the Ming court, and later socialized with officials sent by the Qing Dynasty in Guangdong, and also met Shang Kexi in Guangzhou. However, he didn't know how to be called the "Minister of Nanyang". So I simply added a "big master" after the minister of Nanyang to show respect.

Zhou Shujie, the general officer (translator) of the Yanping Palace, who is from Dayuan Island and has been engaged in the service of "zero yuan purchase at sea" and "roadblock toll" for several generations, said to Luo Wenzao with a smile: "Father Luo, you can call the minister of Nanyang 'Xuanfu' or 'Xuanshuai', because the minister of Nanyang not only manages trade and foreign affairs, but also Xuanfu and protects the various vassal states of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang, so he is considered a marshal!" ”

Wu Sanwei smiled and said: "Shi Junmen, presiding over Luo, is this official the younger brother of the King of the West, it has already been said in the Qing court's mansion newspaper, right?" Don't tell me you haven't seen it. ”

The Catholic Bishop's Office of Macau is in charge of the business of the entire Diocese of China, and of course it also includes the collection of intelligence in China, not only to obtain the Qing court's official through various channels, but also to maintain direct contact with Nan Huairen, who is an official of the Qing Dynasty, but whose true allegiance is to the Pope!

Therefore, the brotherly relationship between Wu Sanwei and Wu Sangui, Luo Wenzao has long been completely grasped by reading Di Bao and Nan Huairen's reports.

His question just now is just a final confirmation!

"Xuan Shuai," Luo Wenzao said with a smile, "In this way, you can completely represent His Royal Highness the King of the West?" ”

Wu Sanwei said: "Of course, this official can represent his brother, just like Luo Presiding can represent the Holy See, just as Shi Junmen can represent the King of Franco, Portugal!" ”

Hearing Wu Sanwei say this, Luo Wenzao was also a little weak-hearted, he couldn't represent the Roman King Clement X, because he was not the bishop of Macau at all, he was just an agent.

Thinking of this, he said to Shi Bozhi "Shi Junmen" in Portuguese: "Governor, he should be the real Wu Sanwei. The brother of Wu Sangui, the king of the West! ”

As soon as Schboges heard this, he immediately stood up and bowed to Wu Sanwei, and then solemnly said in Latin: "Brother of the future Emperor of China, on behalf of His Majesty the King of Portugal, I express to you my sincerest respect, and hope that in the future, when the Tatar court is replaced by the court established by you and your brother, there will be complete free trade between the Kingdom of Portugal and China in the hope of the Catholic Church, and also freely spread the Gospel of the Lord in China." ”

"Xuan Shuai," Zhou Shujie also knew Portuguese, and immediately translated Shi Bozhi's words into Chinese, "This foreign army called you the emperor's younger brother, and also asked you for peace on behalf of the king of Portugal, and also hoped that after the king of the west became the lord of the world, Portuguese merchants could freely come to do business in our China, and also hoped that the Catholic Church could be free to fool people in our China in the future." ”

He Tianran on the side interjected: "Of course, free trade and liberalization are all possible, but you have to sign a treaty first. We have to stipulate how the Portuguese and the Roman Church will help us against the Tartars!

It also has to be written how many artillery, muskets, gunpowder, and warships the Portuguese and Roman churches sold us, how many sect leaders they provide us, and how much information they provide to the Qing court.

If these things can't be written in black and white, we can't hand over to them the exclusive right of free trade and missionary power! This benefit cannot be given in vain! ”

Wu Sanwei nodded, "He Zongrong is right. I have to make a contract in black and white, and with a treaty, my brother Wang can approve it! If there is no treaty, how can it be counted as empty words? Moreover, the treaty had to be signed and signed by the King of Portugal and the King of Rome. ”

His words were translated into Portuguese by Luo Wenzao, and Shi Bozhi originally wanted to sign a treaty with Wu Sanwei, but there was no treaty, and he couldn't repay the merits!

You can't say that you swore a curse and swore in front of the statues of Guan Er Ye and Jesus with Wu Sangui's brothers, right?

Thinking of this, Schboges said to Rowenzao: "Priest, may you ask them if they have prepared a draft treaty?" ”

Luo Wenzao then asked: "Xuan Shuai, General Rong, what kind of contract are you going to sign?" Can you prepare a draft? ”

"All set!" Wu Sanwei smiled and said to Zhou Shujie, "Zhou Tongshi, show the draft treaty to Presiding Luo!" If Shi Junmen and Luo have no objections, then let's initialize it first. ”

"Yes!"

The treaty, of course, is ready!

And it was very formal, in duplicate, both already written on the scroll, and there was also a place for writing the Latin version of the treaty text.

As for the content of the treaty, it is also quite meticulous and reasonable.

There are mainly two or three major parts, and some of them are deals that can be reached immediately at the moment - mainly the purchase of arms and the hiring of instructors.

Wu Sanwei hoped to get a batch of red-coated cannons, heavy muskets, horses, and gunpowder immediately, and also hoped to get artillery instructors, and was willing to pay silk and sugar as payment.

The second part is the request for long-term cooperation between the Roman Church and Portugal on the part of the Western King of the Ming Dynasty - mainly a long-term arms contract, obtaining information about the Qing court through missionaries such as Nan Huairen, and hiring Portuguese sailors to help transport the army of Wu Sangui, the king of the West, by sea to Liaodong and Yanyun in the future!

The third part is that after the victory of the Northern Expedition, the king of the Ming Dynasty could give both the Roman Church and Portugal in return. This includes short-term money and long-term trade and missionary privileges.

All in all, the draft of this treaty seems very reasonable! It's simply what the Portuguese and the Catholic Church could only dream of!

And as long as the text of this treaty is initialed and sent to Beijing and placed on Kangxi's desk, Nan Huairen will probably lose his head!

And the holy decree of recovering the Portuguese stronghold in Haoao will probably be sent to Wang Fuchen, Shang Kexi and Zhu Guozhi soon.

When He Tianran arrived in Zhaoqing with the draft of the "Treaty of Xiangdao" initialed by the Governor of Macau, Portugal, and the Acting Bishop of Macau, Luo Wenzao, the mastermind behind all this, Wang Zhongxiao, was busy running a school!

He is not in a hurry to go to Xiangshan to open a yamen of Guangdong Customs now, because he knows that even if this yamen is opened now, it will be useless. This is because the Portuguese have been engaged in the "legal smuggling" trade for several years.

If you suddenly come to a yamen to collect customs duties, who will be willing to give silver?

It's a big deal to change places and continue to "legal smuggling", there are so many places along the coast of Guangfu, all of which are still gratifying in the world, and it is not so easy for Wang Zhongxiao to take them all!

Therefore, his main work plan before the Spring Festival in the eleventh year of Kangxi was to straighten out the Jingwu Academy and the Restoration Academy, two schools that taught rebellion.

And his idea of running a school is also quite strange, he divided the two schools into three parts: "outer door", "inner door", and "true biography"!

Each part is taught differently, the teachers are different, and the textbooks used are also different.

Among them, the outer gate of the Restoration School is mainly to cultivate "grassroots little masters" - the construction of grassroots civil servants in the Qing Dynasty can only be described as sparse! Of course, the Ming Dynasty was similar.

And Wang Zhongxiao's previous life, he has served the people for many years, of course, he knows that the "little master at the grassroots level" is very important, no matter how capable the old man above you is, and then he wants to be the master of the people, without the help of the people below, he can't do anything.

For example, Wang Fuchen, the governor's yamen, is the only one who has a "compilation", and the others are all masters, little masters and "official white labor", if there is no big and small master, how can he be the governor alone?

And good master. In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, it was a proper high-end talent!

Usually the master takes the apprentice, and the master takes the little master. Due to the fact that Shaoxing had the most Shao nationality among the masters handed down from the Ming Dynasty, and Shaoxing suffered less in the chaos at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, there were more scholars who survived, and after entering the Qing Dynasty, they lost most of their tax privileges, and they could not rely on their fame to share the country's taxes. So everyone went to worship the master as the master, and over time, the master of Shaoxing monopolized the officialdom, forming a officialdom ecology of "no Shaoxing".

However, as soon as this happens, the people who actually rule the local areas of the Great Qing Kingdom will become. Shaoxing people!

These Shaoxing people hold the power of officials and make a lot of money, but they don't have to bear the responsibilities of officials - they are masters! Officials are corrupt and pervert the law, how can they make the master guilty?

In addition, since the master does not have a formal establishment, they theoretically have to pay for the officials themselves to hire!

But how many Qing officials were there? How many masters can you invite?

A governor like Wang Fuchen, whether he has a clean bank or not, can't raise the entire set of governor's yamen by himself, right? This governor's yamen is equivalent to the "overall situation" of the large military region and the region in later generations, so how many officials do you need? How about the income of a governor? That has to be corrupt

Therefore, it is impossible for the officials of the Qing Dynasty not to be greedy, and this kind of officialdom ecology is simply an incurable poison for grassroots governance!

But Wang Zhongxiao now has a solution!

His method was, first of all, to train a large number of useful "grassroots little masters" through the outer gate of the Restoration School, and then hang them under the corresponding department of the Governor's Yamen, and the Governor's Yamen would pay them salaries, and then let the Governor's Yamen send them to serve in the local area.

In this way, as long as Wang Fuchen's governor yamen has a way to make money, the officials below have the possibility of "not being greedy" - they can be officials without being greedy, and then mention what kind of officials are clear and clear, otherwise they are all self-deception.

The "inner door" of the Restoration School is to train "senior masters" and revolutionaries, and they have to learn not only practical knowledge such as money valley and criminal names, but also Neo-Confucianism, that is, "Mingyi to be interviewed", "The world is public", "Tianchao Tianmu system" and other things.

In addition, they have to join the Heaven and Earth Society and become the backbone of the anti-Qing and Ming restoration!

As for the "true transmission" disciples, they are the outstanding elements of the inner disciples, they will become the disciples of Wang Zhongxiao himself, and while receiving the inner education, they will also follow Wang Zhongxiao to learn more advanced knowledge, such as mathematics and the study of things!

As for the Jingwu Academy, the situation is similar, the outer disciples learn martial arts and low-level military commands, and they can serve as petty officers in the future. The inner disciples have to study the "Ming Yi Interview Record", "The World is Public", and "The Heavenly Dynasty Tianmu System". There will be opportunities for higher positions in the future. And they have to join the Heaven and Earth Society!

And the true disciples, who are also selected from the inner gate of Jingwutang, are also students of Wang Zhongxiao, and they also have to learn mathematics, Gewu and other aspects of knowledge.

(End of chapter)