Chapter 19 Stingy
The old man wearing glasses, the Portuguese explorer Pinto, is back.
Carrying a double-brigged fast ship, the Portuguese captain shot the warships of Xiangshan, patrolling overseas, near the coast of Haojing. Then, he was undoubtedly rushed to the news and two shark boats with the bow of the 10 kilograms of cannons on the leaking line, and five kilograms of guns on the side of the warship of such a level can easily win even one-on-one, let alone three shark boats attacked.
The brigged clutch was knocked out. Pingtou, who was already 61 years old, was lucky enough to be injured in the artillery battle. When he was caught in the sea, he was extremely embarrassed. He kept shouting that he had no war and was escorted to Haojing.
The artillery battle near the coast caused the Haojing Fort to issue cannons to warn. The sound reached Xiangshan. The coastal artillery of Xiangshan, which was unknown, fired fired one after another and sent out a probe, causing the entire Nanyang Guard police to be arrested.
The real luck was that Chen Mu had sufficient confidence in the combat power of the flag army under his command and did not order anyone to light the beacon. Otherwise, the Guangzhou police would be killed by a arrogant captain, and it would be no joke if he led to impeachment.
On the bank of Haojing, Yang Yinglong, who was rushing to watch the fun with Chen Mu, opened his eyes and surrounded Pingto and several Fanyi sailors who were half-drunk by the sea water and were lying on the shore and spitting water non-stop, looking left and right, looking curious.
"Look at it later. There are many foreigners on the island, and you will see it in the future." Chen Mu pulled away Yang Yinglong who was blocking the front and asked Pingtuo: "Where is that captain? How about the boat? I dare to hit my boat."
The naval artillery battle did not last long. The nearly sunken brig cliff ship had only eight Fran machine cannons, which could not penetrate the shark boat, but it still suffered casualties against the flag army. Two died and one could not be found in the water.
Because of the loss of glasses, Pingto, who was wrapped in canvas for warmth, kept squinting his eyes, and his expression on his face was even more complicated: "The captain is dead, it was not the governor's instruction. He wanted to try whether the general's warship was as powerful as the general's temper, alas!"
"The Governor did not have the idea of fighting with the general. He promised to allow the general's fleet to trade in Malacca, but the number of ships cannot exceed ten at most, and the sailors who trade in Malacca cannot exceed five hundred."
Pinto felt that the damn captain was completely crazy!
What's wrong with doing? Just sail from Malacca to Haojing and send him here, and you have to get involved with this devil.
"What your governor said, let me explain in detail." As Chen Mu spoke, someone put the wooden box behind him, sat down and ordered Deng Zilong: "Send the fleet to continue patrol, don't leak the Portuguese warships. Be careful is a delaying strategy."
It was a little too easy, and just like that, everything he wanted was within his control?
Ten merchant ships went to Malacca for trade quotas, and a piece of silk bought from Guangzhou Prefecture and transported to Malacca could make thirty times the profit. There were quite a lot of trouble in front of them, but that was the result?
Too unreal.
"The kingdom is fighting everywhere, but we have no intention of fighting with the Ming Kingdom, even if the general is more capable." Perhaps the old man's courage is always a little bigger than the young man who has no knowledge. Pingto pointed out that Chen Mu is more capable of being timid and said, "If there is a possibility of rebuilding the old, the Governor is willing to use his personal power to get the general this licensed route, but the Governor needs the general to guarantee his reputation."
“What are you guaranteed?”
"This is only a private verbal guarantee. There is no need for any written documents between the Governor of Malacca and the General." Pingto looked around and said cautiously to Chen Mu after confirming that he had not seen any Western faces: "The General is the ruler of the Ming Dynasty in Haojing. We need you to make a promise. This should be under the witness of the priests and the Lord. Since the General is not a believer of the Lord, please make a promise in the reputation of your ancestors-Haojing cannot trade with the Franchise people of Luzon."
Chen Mu smiled. Although he wanted to appear more serious, he couldn't hold it in.
He bet right, but he still asked knowingly: "The Franchise man of Luzon is not the same as you?"
"This is actually a heart." Pinto was a little embarrassed. He didn't know how to explain their relationship with Spain to Chen Mu, and said: "They were our sect leader, just like Mantaga against the Ming Dynasty, but our relationship has changed. This is our trade area. It is already too much for them to occupy Luzon. Can the general guarantee it?
Of course Chen Mu understood the relationship. King Philip II of Spain named Luzon the Philippines. It seems that the Portuguese were also dissatisfied with this. He said happily: "I will not guarantee this, because no one can occupy Haojing. This is the territory of the Ming Dynasty and is under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, I still need you to guarantee it."
"When Hao Jing faces foreign enemies, no matter where they come from, the Hao Jing Portuguese must stand together and attack them."
These people regard the land they discovered as colonies and the people living here as indigenous people. The Ming Dynasty spent sixty years and many wars to help them establish a correct concept of state and country. Now it seems that equal education is quite a failure.
"You can send someone to tell your governor that ten Fujian Guanghe Xingsheng merchant ships will arrive in Malacca this year, hoping to get proper care and fair deals, what kind of care they get in Malacca, and what kind of care the Portuguese will get in Haojing."
Chen Mu left with a smile, took a few steps and turned back, slapped his phoenix wings and said, "I forgot that the captain of the brig ship that attacked the imperial naval army without authorization is dead. The ship and everything on the ship belong to me, is it okay?"
"Also, my flag army was killed and missing three people, and you should give the pension. Thirty Cruzados are distributed equally from the income of Portuguese merchants this year. Is there any objection?"
Pingtu ignored Chen Mu, closed his eyes and gestured with the cross on his chest. The old man didn't want to say more to Chen Mu at all. It seemed that if he would be led by this demon to be doomed.
Of course, Chen Mu didn't expect him to answer. As long as a consensus is reached, it doesn't matter whether there is a voice to respond.
"Just have no objection. If you have any objection, go to the mailbox at the municipal government office to write a letter." Chen Mu said seriously: "I can read it - let's go!"
Yang Yinglong was not afraid of anything. He was like a man in the world wherever he went, but he was a little timid in Haojing, and kept circulating from the barbarians, sea warships and Chen Mu's face, like looking at monsters. He followed him until Chen Mu reminded him, and whispered as he walked: "What's the more you're going to make? Is it their money? Is it worthless? Why are you doing business with them?"
"Isn't it valuable? It's quite valuable." Chen Mu took out a gold coin from his servant's waist bag and handed it to Yang Yinglong, saying, "One of them should be worth one or four or five cents of silver."
Yang Yinglong took the gold coins and was watching. He stared at Chen Mu in surprise when he heard the sound: "Do you want a pension for three people? "
"We are poor, how can we be as rich as the Xuanwei Department of Bozhou? Chen's money is deducted." Chen Mu ordered Long Junxiong, the head of the servant, while suffering from poverty: "Tell me to the little flag of the fallen flag army that this time it was caused by Chen. Each of the fallen flag army sent five taels to each, and the remaining two flag troops participating in the naval battle will be rewarded with one tael."
Chapter completed!