Since the last time, he had a head-on encounter with the fleet of the Ming Dynasty around the world led by Gu Yan.

by Niels. It took nearly two weeks for the Spanish fleet led by Rosen to reach the destination of their trip, the port of Quanzhou.

Looking at the endless stream of merchant ships coming and going near Quanzhou Port, Niels couldn't help but put down the monocular in his hand, and immediately sighed.

"God, is this the mysterious land of the East rich in silk, tea, and porcelain?"

"The prosperity of the port here can be compared to Lisbon in Portugal!"

After sighing, Niels couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of mission in his heart, in his opinion, he had the obligation to spread the glory of Christianity to these pagans!

"Damn, why doesn't there be so many missionaries in such a prosperous kingdom who proclaim the glory of the Lord?"

"If I can bring them into the Christian family, I will surely be favored by God when Niels dies!"

Just as Nils was still thinking about how to persuade the bishops to send more missionaries to this mysterious eastern country after he returned, he heard an extremely panicked voice.

"Boss, look, there are a lot of warships on the opposite side, and the flags flying on those warships are exactly the same as the fleet we encountered earlier!"

After listening to the report of his subordinates, Nils suddenly lost his soul, and immediately, he saw him snatch the monocular from the sailors on the side, and look at the Ming warships in the distance that were approaching them!

There were about six Ming warships, and the cannons on board were not much different from the fleet Nils had encountered at sea.

When Nils saw the blue flags flying on those ships, the expression on his face suddenly became extremely ugly, because the flags flying on those ships were exactly the same as the fleet he had encountered not long ago!

As soon as he saw those flags, Niels couldn't help but think of the humiliation that the earlier fleet had brought to him.

"How can this group of damned infidels have such a powerful fleet!"

Just as Nils was still quite annoyed by this, from his ears, the extremely frightened voices of the sailors on the deck came: "Chief, no, the cannon on the opposite side is already aimed at us!" ”

When Niels heard this, he reluctantly put down the monoculars in his hand, called the sailor who could speak the flag, and ordered.

"Fence, go and tell them that we have no ill intentions!"

"Okay, boss!"

The sailor, known as Vons, immediately climbed the mast and began waving the flag in his hand after listening to Niels's order.

With the waving of the flag in Vons's hand, the ships on the opposite side, which were already ready for battle, turned their guns one after another, and returned to the port at an extremely slow speed.

Nils looked at the waving flag on the opposite ship, couldn't help but put down the monoculars in his hand, turned his gaze to the sailor named Vons, and asked.

"What do they mean?"

The sailor, named Fons, thought for a moment after listening to Niels's inquiry, and then replied.

"Boss, I guess the other side should mean, let's keep up!"

After listening to the sailor's answer, Nils had to wave his hand helplessly and give the order.

"Keep up with the boats on the other side!"

Under Niels' orders, the ships of the five Spanish convoys led by him began to line up and returned to the port with the Ming warships leading the way in front.

As soon as the ship arrived at the harbor and the sampan was laid, Nils and everyone on board were surrounded by heavily armed and armored Ming soldiers.

Nils couldn't help but have a look of panic on his face as he looked at the fierce Ming soldiers around him, but he still mustered up his courage and stood up and explained to those Ming soldiers.

"Who is your chief, let him come to me, we have no ill intentions, we just want to trade with you!"

Those Ming soldiers naturally couldn't understand what Nils was saying, so they looked at each other for a long time.

Soon, Lu Yong, the commander of this team, reacted, only to see him summon his soldiers and command in a deep voice.

"Immediately inform the prefect of this matter, and say that there are Rakshasa people visiting the port, and besides, go and ask someone who can understand the Rakshasa language to come!"

"Yes, sir!"

In fact, before coming, Nils specially brought a few translators who could understand and speak Da Ming.

But in the current situation, no one dares to act rashly, in case they accidentally annoy these soldiers, their next fate will be unpredictable!

After that, Nils made a series of comparisons, and finally let Lu Yong in front of him understand what he meant.

"A few of you, follow him, if he makes any changes, kill him directly!"

"Yes, sir!"

In this way, Niels, under the guard of the Ming soldiers, called out the interpreters who could speak the Ming language, and at this moment, they were crouching in the corner of the ship with their heads in their hands, trembling.

With the help of the translators who could speak Da Ming, Lu Yong finally understood what Nils was trying to say.

"Do you mean that you have no malicious intent, you are from the Kingdom of Spain, and this time you are here to trade with my Ming Dynasty and buy my Ming silk, tea, and porcelain?"

Lu Yong's words, after being translated, quickly reached Niels's ears.

Hearing this, Nils nodded, and then turned his gaze to the translators, and spoke.

"Tell him, yes, we came with kindness!"

Niels's words, after being translated, soon reached Lu Yong's ears.

When Lu Yong heard this, the expression on his face also eased, but despite this, he still did not relax his vigilance against these Rakshasa people in front of him.

Then, I saw him turn his gaze to the interpreters, and then spoke.

"Tell him that the superior of this official is on the way here, and if you have anything to say, just say it to him!"

After Lu Yong said this, he no longer spoke, but ordered his subordinates, Nils and his party to be optimistic.

There is no doubt that Lu Yong's words reached Niels's ears accurately, so even if he was impatient in his heart, he could only wait on the boat obediently as Lu Yong said.

……

On the other side, Yang Zongtai, the prefect of Quanzhou, as usual, was in the government office, dealing with the corresponding affairs.

Since the last time the imperial court took action and wiped out the maritime trade department in Quanzhou, the newly sent officials of the maritime trade department are quite competent.

Perhaps it was because Yang Zongtai, the prefect of Quanzhou, personally led people to capture all the officials of the Maritime Trade Department last time.

This group of newly arrived officials of the Maritime Trade Department can be described as extremely respectful to Yang Zongtai, for fear of following in the footsteps!

Just as Yang Zongtai put aside the official document that he had processed, there was a rush of footsteps from outside the door.

After a while, I saw a servant step into the room in an unusually hurry, and reported respectfully.

"Lord Governor, Inspector Lu Yong sent someone to report that there are Rakshasa people visiting the port!" (End of chapter)