Chapter 30 Everyone Must Pay Taxes

After the three of them knelt down.

Fukangan looked at Vicente.

"You're a flag man?"

"If you go back to the adult, the little one is doing business with Westerners without permission... Removed from the flag..."

As Vicente replied, he quietly looked up at the biggest man he had ever seen in his life.

Fukangan is a famous general of the Qing Dynasty.

Several wars of the Qianlong Dynasty were commanded by Fukangan.

Now 46 years old, Fukangan is in the prime of life.

It also looks quite majestic.

"Tell me about the situation of this pseudo-Ming King Zhu Daohua."

Fukangan said.

Vicente was thrilled.

Hurriedly poured beans into all the bamboo tubes he knew.

Finally, he said: "My lord, the traitor is good at the water army, and destroyed the Dutch fleet in a war, but he is quite greedy, trying to annex Lanfang in vain, and he will hold a big wedding and canonization ceremony in Lanfang, this is the opportunity for us to send soldiers to break it in a war!" ”

Vicente's eyes burned.

Fukangan groaned when he heard this.

Guo Shixun said: "To dispatch soldiers, you need to ask for the grace of the saint. ”

"It's urgent..."Fukangan shook his head and said,

"You just said... The Borneo countries have 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers? ”

"Seventy or eighty thousand is too little." Liu Guangliang said eagerly, "And Lan Fanghua's hearts are oriented to the Qing Dynasty, as long as the Qing Dynasty makes a clear text, Lan Fang Zhuhua will turn against each other!" ”

"Oh?"

Fu Kangan and Guo Shixun glanced at each other.

"So... I will give you the Lanfang Liu family a Lanfang regiment training chief officer to wear, and then give a big banner and stamp the seal of the governor of Liangguang! ”

Liu Guangliang was overjoyed: "Thank you, sir! ”

In fact, this Lan Fang regimental training chief officer is not a formal official position, and he can't even be regarded as an official.

So even if there is any problem with the title given by Fukangan, it has nothing to do with him.

Fukangan nodded slightly and picked up the teacup.

Wu Dunyuan hurriedly took the two of them to retire.

Wait for the three to leave.

Guo Shixun stood up suddenly, his brows tightened: "Gong Bao, this matter is not trivial, then Zhu Daohua can actually destroy the Dutch fleet in one battle, if he comes to Guangdong, I am afraid that the Guangdong sailors will not be stoppable!" ”

"Lanfang Liu's family is available?"

Fukangan asked.

Guo Shixun walked back and forth a few steps,

"I remember that more than ten years ago, Lan Fangguo asked to become a foreign vassal..... But the Holy One did not allow it. ”

"But it can be seen that the people of Lanfang are indeed loyal to me."

Guo Shixun said.

"Where are the ministers of England, France, and the Netherlands?"

"It's still in Guangzhou."

Fukangan thought for a while and said: "In this way, these three people should be sent to Beijing as soon as possible, this Zhu Daohua is not simple, these five years... I don't know where he is, but now he has a crowd! ”

"It's about... And that Vicente, let him come to the Guangdong Governor's Yamen to do things, there are not many people in the imperial court who know about Nanyang affairs. ”

Fu Ankang nodded: "In addition... After selecting a few capable people, go to Lanfang with that Liu Guangliang, if you can kill Zhu Daohua in Lanfang, it will save trouble! ”

...............

Batam.

Compared to a few months ago.

At this time, Batam is much more lively.

All kinds of sailboats come and go.

Ships flying the flags of various countries came from both east and west.

Batam's port has been expanded quite a bit.

The original Dutch Strait Governor's Palace, and now the Ming Palace, are also renewed.

The low walls were built much higher than they were.

At the top of a castle-like building in the center is the Great Bright Sun and Moon Flag.

Forts and lookout posts were built on the hills on both sides of the port.

There are also warships of the Ming Navy patrolling around Batam at all times.

At this time.

Several Japanese sailboats with sails painted in white, black and white slowly approached the harbor.

"It's so prosperous here, is this the territory of King Ming?"

A silver bell sounded from the bow of the ship.

A woman in a kimono in a colored floorless suit wondered.

The woman is not tall.

There is still a little childishness on his face.

But the chest is already quite majestic.

"Man Ji, I heard that Batam was originally just a small island in the Strait of Malacca, but I didn't expect it to become so prosperous in just a few months!"

Tokugawa Jikuni, who was also still childish, glanced left and right, and suddenly pointed to several ships docked in the harbor in the distance and asked.

"Where did that ship come from? Household profits. ”

Along with the two juniors of the Tokugawa family came Matsudaira Ietoshi, a major general of the shogunate.

Matsudaira Ieri, who is only 30 years old this year, is a rare tall man in Japan.

Converted to the modern metric system, the height is 157 centimeters.

Walking on the streets of Japan, it is a giant that attracts people to stop and watch.

Nicknamed "Giant Samurai", Matsudaira Ietoshi has a very sharp eye.

After looking at it a few times, he retracted his gaze and said, "Your Highness, that is the ship of Siam, Burma, Annam, Annam, and Nguyen Lords. ”

"Can the ships of the Annam Xishan Dynasty and the Lord of Annam Nguyen dock side by side? These two are mortal enemies. ”

Tokugawa Mitsuhime wondered.

"Nothing strange .... The Xishan Dynasty was a rebellion, they drove away the Li Dynasty, and now the relationship with the Qing State is tense, and Ruan Phuc Ying was originally a rebellious minister and thief of the Li Dynasty, both of which have not been recognized by the Qing Dynasty, and now that the Ming King is rising, the two families are estimated to come to the Ming King to ask for canonization. ”

Matsudaira Ieri said.

Although Japan is closed to the rest of the country.

However, I still have a little understanding of the situation in the surrounding countries.

Tokugawa Zhiguo nodded again and again: "I see, then it makes sense, the two Annan families seem to be chaotic ministers and thieves on the Qing side, but here in King Ming, can they be recognized by King Ming?" ”

"I don't know..."

Matsudaira Gyori shook his head.

"It turns out that there are things that Jia Li doesn't know."

Tokugawa Mitsuhime covered her mouth and smiled.

"Your Highness, where in this world is there anyone who knows?"

"That's right."

While a few people were talking.

There were two small boats approaching.

On one of the ships stood a giant giant even greater than Matsudaira Ietoshi - for Matsudaira Ietoshi, too.

"I am Shen Ping, the tax officer of Daming Batam City, who is coming to the ship?"

"We are the envoys of Japan, this is a letter from King Ming and a letter from Japan."

Tokugawa Jikuni and Tokugawa Mitsuhime are two small children.

So it can only be Matsudaira Ietoshi who comes forward.

The two ships approached, and Shen Ping stepped on a ladder to board the ship of the Japanese mission.

He stood up straight.

The Tokugawa brothers and sisters behind Matsudaira Ieri all gasped.

"This man is a head taller than Jiali!"

Shen Ping lowered his head and looked at a few people, and then looked inside the cabin.

"Shangguan wants to enter the ship for inspection?"

"No need."

Shen Ping examined the Japanese national letters and the letters stamped with the treasure seal of the Ming king.

Politely handed it to Matsudaira Ietoshi.

He is a tax official who passed the "government official examination" of the Ming Dynasty two months ago and officially took office after another month of training.

This tax collector is an official.

But it's more like an official.

But there is no distinction between officials in the Ming Palace.

The "life" of the same period as Shen Ping all started from the lowest petty officials.

Therefore, Shen Ping didn't feel unbalanced, not to mention, his level of the Four Books and Five Classics, if he was in the Qing Dynasty, he would definitely not be able to pass the Xiucai exam.

Now he can be an official under the command of King Ming.

What is not satisfied?

After the identification is established.

Shen Ping arched his hand.

"Your honor, a total of four ships that can carry thousands of stones, need to pay a ship tax of 400 yuan."

Shen Ping said and handed Matsudaira Gyoli four signs.

"Your envoy can exchange Ming Yuan at Daohua Line or Chrishang in the port, and then pay taxes at the Port Tax Department, and then exchange for a pass plate before your ship can leave the port."

"We are envoys invited by King Ming to visit Batam, not merchant ships, do we also need to pay taxes?"

"Ming Wangfu Ship Tax Regulations: Any ship entering the port must pay taxes according to the size of the ship, and from Ming Wang down, it must be complied with!"

"Even King Ming."

"That's right!"