Before landing, Li Xiao received news. Zheng Zhilong was not in Quanzhou, but in Macau.

In this era, the situation in Macau was similar to that of Shenzhen later. It was definitely a special zone. The Portuguese, Dutch, and merchant ships from Western countries were all accustomed to settling in Macau.

"Macau!" Li Xiao muttered the name of this place that would become famous for gambling in later generations.

"My family said that our ship seems to have been bullied by the red-haired ghost. My brother went to Macau just to deal with the red-haired ghost. Sir, just rest at home. My brother will be back in a few days." Zheng Zhiyuan

I was afraid that Li Xiao would be angry, so I quickly explained to Li Xiao.

"Oh, that's it. In that case, let's go to Macau and have a look." Li Xiao nodded.

In later generations, it was a bit troublesome to apply for a Hong Kong and Macau pass due to his identity. Now that he has the opportunity to visit Macau, Li Xiao still wants to see it. More importantly, it is closer to foreigners, so it is more likely to obtain rubber!

According to Li Xiao's knowledge, the origin of rubber is the Americas. At this time, America was a colony of the Spanish and Portuguese.

Therefore, the people most likely to bring rubber back from the Americas are people from these two countries. In Li Xiao’s memory, Macau was once a Portuguese colony.

"Uh...! It's been a bumpy sea journey, so you should wait here for a few days and take a good rest. Quanzhou is also an ancient city with many places of interest. You can visit Quanzhou for a few days. I will send someone to inform my brother to come back as soon as possible."

"No, let's go to Macau." Although he was tired of taking the boat, Li Xiao still rejected Zheng Zhiyuan's proposal.

There are still a lot of things going on in Liaodong, and it would be more serious to get the rubber back as soon as possible. I hope that because of the Huang Taiji incident, Nurhaci can be persuaded not to use troops against the Ming Dynasty.

Now the Ming Dynasty is undergoing a major disarmament. If the Tatars come in to grab a piece of it, the excitement will be huge.

"No!" Zheng Zhiyuan did not dare to disobey Li Xiao's wishes, so he had no choice but to order the ship to leave the port and sail towards Macau.

Quanzhou is not far from Macau, and it only takes a few days by sea and land navigation.

"Holy shit!" The situation inside Macau Port made Li Xiao so surprised that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.

There are many masts in the port, and ships with various flags are crowded in the port. There are foreigners everywhere on the shore, some with blond hair, some with red hair, and Arabs with tall noses and deep eyes wearing turbans on their heads.

Brown Indians and even the coolies who carry large bags are pure black Africans.

Damn it, this is Macau, it's the United Nations.

"How could this be like this?" Li Xiao discovered that there were even warships among these ships. The black muzzles were facing the harbor without concealment.

"When the late emperor was in power, the people of Folangji came to Beijing to pay tribute. They behaved quite respectfully. I heard... I heard that they curried favor with the famous people in the palace. As a result, the late emperor approved Macao as a business center for various countries.

The team was stationed at Daming.

A few years ago, the Tatars in Liaodong were in trouble, and the Folangji people helped the court prepare armaments. They got a lot of Folan cannons for the court, so... their warships could also be parked here. In name, they were helping the court.

Training firearms talents is actually to earn some money for escorting their respective merchant ships."

Zheng Zhiyuan pointed to the battleship in the distance and explained to Li Xiao.

"The warships have come in, and the court doesn't care?" Li Xiao said in surprise. The stationing of warships is regarded as the right to garrison troops. This is a serious damage to the sovereignty of the Ming Dynasty. Whose country allows foreigners to garrison troops at will.

"Hey...! First of all, these ships are not really warships. There are so many pirates in the South China Sea. They are all armed ships hired by maritime merchants from various countries. Sometimes, they actually engage in piracy secretly.

Secondly, Macau belongs to Xiangshan County, Guangzhou Road. Xiangshan County Government is a hundred miles away from Macau, and the imperial court did not set up an official office in Macau. In fact, Macau is not managed by officials from the imperial court at all. They are all managed by local Baojia and township parties.

Maintain the place!

The red-haired ghosts have backers in the imperial court, and rely on their military power. They often bully the people of Macau, and now many people in Macau have been forced to move away.

Being bullied by barbarians in my own land...! Alas...!"

Speaking of where he felt aggrieved, Zheng Zhiyuan sighed deeply.

"Doesn't the imperial court know? Does it just ignore it?" Li Xiao asked in surprise. Those who knew this was in the Ming Dynasty. Those who didn't know thought it was during the Manchu Qing Dynasty, when foreigners wanted to call him dad when they saw him.

"The officials of the imperial court took the money from the red-haired ghosts and secretly rented this place to them. The imperial court will not fall out with the red-haired ghosts because of a small Macau. Those in the Ministry of War still count on the red-haired ghosts.

Help improve firearms to deal with the Tatars."

"These...!" Realizing that he had said something wrong, Zheng Zhiyuan quickly swallowed the word "dog official" in his stomach.

In fact, even if he said it, Li Xiao would not blame him. The current Li Xiao does not have the awareness of the senior generals of the Ming Army. Moreover, he also hates those who betray the ancestors of the country for money. Now Li Xiao wants to

Pull out the guy who is on loan to Macau and beat him up.

It is a pity that the lease of Macau happened during the Jiajing period. The official at that time should be lying in a coffin underground now.

"Fire! Enter the harbor and sink if blocked." Li Xiao gave the order with a livid face. I am now ready to show off and make trouble. But I want to see how arrogant you Portuguese foreigners can be.

Li Xiao's order was given, and soon a platoon of soldiers ran onto the front deck. They raised their big guns high and fired into the sky. Along with the "crackling" gunfire, the dull sound of the horn also sounded.

stand up.

The copper main gun on the front deck also took off its gun jacket, and the copper cannon shone golden in the sun. The black muzzle was facing the armed ships in the harbor. As long as they made the slightest movement, Li Xiao would not hesitate.

Order to fire.

When they heard the gunshots, everyone in the port was shocked. Two black men stepping on the gangplank were so frightened that they fell into the sea with their belongings.

Everyone looked at the two ships sailing on the sea in surprise. The two ships were very strange. Judging from the shape of the ships, they must be merchant ships or transport ships. But the two gleaming cannons on the front deck showed that

They are not easy to mess with.

Besides, who fired the first shot before entering the harbor?

Li Xiao and Li Xiu's ship sailed into Macau Harbor arrogantly, and all the ships had to avoid these two warships that were arrogant and looking for trouble. After arrogantly occupying a large area of ​​​​the dock, Li Xiao

Some are gnashing their teeth. Why don't two blond bastards come out and let me show off my power?

Li Xiao didn't know that his majesty was already very strong. All the forces in Macau noticed these two arrogant and strange ships!

Zheng Zhilong received the report from the general and immediately rushed to the dock with his people. The current situation in Macau is turbulent, and the competition between various forces behind the scenes has been brought to the surface. Now that these two ships suddenly arrived in a high-profile manner, it can be said that See which side is sacred.

"Master, that looks like Master Qi." The general pointed at the man standing on the deck and said in surprise.

Li Xiao also gave Zheng Zhiyuan a set of clothes, wearing an olive green military uniform. No wonder even the generals of the Zheng family did not dare to recognize him.

"It looks like it to me!" Zheng Zhilong was also a little confused when he saw Zheng Zhiyuan explaining to Li Xiao on the deck in the distance.

"Sir! Macau is divided into Taipa Island, Coloane Island and Macau Island. Originally this place was called Haojing or Haojingao, Macau is the name of the red-haired ghost. Later, people got used to calling it, so they called this place Macao.

Now these three islands are leased to red-haired ghosts. Every year, the red-haired ghosts will give a sum of money to Guangdong Road and Meishan County. In Macau, the sky is high and the emperor is far away overseas, so...! The common people have suffered from outsiders. No one cares about the bullying."

Looking at the busy people on the island, Zheng Zhiyuan felt a little emotional. It was obviously the land of the Ming Dynasty, but now it has become the world of red-haired ghosts. Most of the busy people on the pier are not citizens of the Ming Dynasty.

Li Xiao nodded and said nothing. He originally thought that the red-haired ghost refers only to the Dutch. Now it seems that this is Zheng Zhiyuan's unified name for all foreigners. Just like in the Qing Dynasty, people from any country were called foreigners.

Looking at the Westerners, Middle Easterners, Indians, and black Africans on the pier, Li Xiao felt uncomfortable, wondering if this was the land of the Ming Dynasty.

"Let's get off the boat and have a look!" Seeing Li Xiu arguing with the red-haired ghost under Ai Husheng's translation, Li Xiao decided to go down and have a look!

There were dozens of people on each side confronting each other. The red-haired ghosts were holding short spears, Western swords, and other kinds of weapons, and they were looking at Li Xiu and Ai Husheng with eager eyes.

"What's wrong?" Li Xiao got off the boat and walked directly behind Li Xiu with his men.

"Brother, they asked us for money. They said that as long as we stop here, we have to pay them. Each ship is fifty taels of silver per day, which is not much money. But I can't swallow this breath...!"

Li Xiao stretched out his hand to stop Li Xiu from continuing, and looked at the Westerner in front of him. This guy really had a head of red hair, and even his beard was red. On his hairy face, there was a big fleshy nose. His mouth was curled up and the corners of his mouth were drooped, making him look like a Shar Pei.

"Tell him that I am the chief military officer of the Ming Dynasty Shanhaiguan. This is the land of the Ming Dynasty, not a place for him to make money. The ship I am on is an official ship. As long as it is in the Ming Dynasty, there is no need to pay for the Ming Dynasty's ship." Li The owl looked at the Shar Pei dog, his eyes looked like a wolf.

Damn, I just want to cause trouble today, but I want to see what you guys are capable of.

"Sir, they said this place has been leased to them." Ai Husheng translated Li Xiao's words, and the Shar-Pei dog stared at Li Xiao and quickly replied.

"Lease? If you rent it out, it's also Ming Dynasty's place. I'll stop here."

"They said...!" Shar Pei said something to Ai Husheng again. Just as Ai Husheng was about to translate, Li Xiao waved his hand impatiently.

"Get lost!" Li Xiao shouted, and Li Hu behind him immediately blew the whistle. The ship not far away heard the whistle, and the deck became busy. There were people on the gun position, and now they directly pointed the muzzle of the gun.

Aimed at two armed ships not far away.

The mortar crews were also adjusting their angles quickly, some aiming at the red-haired troops on the shore, and some aiming at the warships.

The musketeers even mounted their machine guns on the side of the ship near the dock, and there was a row of rotating tubes on the ground waiting to be replaced.

Seeing that Li Xiao was about to attack, the Shar-Pei immediately aimed the short-barreled musket in his hand at Li Xiao. Jiang Chaozong and Li Hu rushed in front of Li Xiao at the same time and protected Li Xiao with their bodies.

Before the two of them could stand still, the Shar-Pei already let out a scream. A flying knife was nailed to the Shar-Pei's hand, and the short-barreled firecracker fell to the ground. However, the quality was pretty good and it didn't misfire!

The roast chicken was as sinister as a leopard, standing next to Li Xiao silently.

With the screams, the foreigners on the pier were stunned. Everyone stared at this strangely dressed team. This kind of thing has not happened for many years. Even the oldest sailors were stunned.

Remember the last time.

"Let's go!" Li Xiao ignored these foreigners and walked to the ship with Li Xiu and Li Hu. If there was to be a fight, the commander must be in the command position. Although Li Xiao also wanted to beat these white pigs with his own hands,

But he is the commander.

The Shar Pei screamed and shouted something, but no one moved.

Dozens of guns were equipped with bayonets, and the sharp bayonets gleamed coldly in the sun. Among the foreigners on the dock, no one dared to make a move under the pressure of the bayonets.

Just when the war was about to break out, a blond guy with blue eyes suddenly came. This guy was wearing a tuxedo and a magician-like hat. He also held a scepter-like stick in his hand. Li Xiao knew that in old movies

Everyone calls this thing a civilized stick.

The man shouted, and the foreigners immediately put away their weapons. The man said something to the Shar-Pei, and then walked over alone. When he came to Li Xiao's team, he opened his clothes to show that he had no weapons.

"I want to see your lord." This guy actually spoke Chinese. But Li Xiao still couldn't understand because he spoke very standard Cantonese.

"Fuck! Did he meet my eldest brother as soon as he said he would?"

"Master Tiger! It's better for you to see me, we won't necessarily take advantage in a real fight. Look, they also have cannons." Ai Husheng pointed to the fort in the distance and said.

The fort occupies a favorable terrain, and people above it are busy aiming the artillery at the ships moored in the harbor.

"Master Hu! Your Majesty asked him to get on the boat to meet." Li Hu was still about to speak, but Jiang Chaozong ran over and said, panting.

"Damn it! Tell him to let him get on the boat alone." Li Hu spat dissatisfied, squinted his eyes and yelled at Ai Husheng.
Chapter completed!