I want to be a grandson

Chapter 584 Make money, not shabby!
Seeing this situation, the general who came out of the Martial Arts Hall immediately lost his mood, and waved to the back: "Put away all the muskets, let's not embarrass the Martial Arts Hall and the Shenji Camp!"

Everyone put away their muskets helplessly, shook their heads and sighed, with discouraged expressions on their faces...

The lieutenant next to him scolded angrily, "tmd! I thought that going to sea would win big battles and make contributions! Whoever imagined it would be a shabby settlement! Neither fancy nor useful!

If things go on like this, there is still our credit there!After working hard and drifting on the boat for so long, are we fattening up? "

Another person next to him said, "The key is that I can't keep fat. I'm so sick when I'm dangling on the boat. I lost ten catties! It's a big loss if I return without success!"

The general said impatiently, "Okay, okay, why are you complaining! It's a good thing that no one dares to be an enemy of the Daming Mission, and it shows that our Daming and His Majesty's heavenly prestige spreads far and wide!"

"The matter of credit... Let's talk about it later, isn't there another Chen Zuyi, then you should be more careful and try to capture him alive in our hands!"

"Don't worry, Qianhu! If we save it, we will catch this big fish a long time ago!"

Liang Daoming, the chief of the northern part of Sanfoqi, received the Daming Mission grandly and warmly.

Well, the enthusiasm is for sure, but whether it is grand or not, Ma He and others didn't feel it...

A lot of meals and fruits were prepared on the shore, and Ma He and others were invited to enjoy them.

Just seeing their destitute looks, it is estimated that what they have prepared is the best they can come up with, and it is precisely for this reason that people can't bear to speak...

After exchanging glances with Wang Yi, they rewarded them with a hundred pieces of cotton cloth in the name of the Daming Mission. This behavior made Liang Daoming and the others immediately grateful and grateful.

Because it was going to be repaired here, the fleet temporarily docked on the shore, and some people disembarked and landed, and set up camp on land.

The other part lived on the boat to guard against sea robbers. The two groups took turns to land, but no one said anything.

When many officers, soldiers, boatmen, and medical craftsmen set foot on land, they felt more at ease.

Because I have been on the boat for a long time, my feet are still light, and I even raise my arms involuntarily when I walk, and my body swings from side to side.

If Zhu Yunxi saw them, he would definitely agree with the acting skills of Captain Jack in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean.

In the camp that Zhi had set up, Ma He and others formally met with Liang Daoming and Zheng Boke.

Ma He asked, "May I ask you two, I heard that Sanfoqi is densely populated, the fields are fertile, the climate is warm, and it rains frequently in spring and summer. How do you see the people... so poor?"

"Angels don't know something..."

Liang Daoming said with bitterness on his face: "East Java Sinhasari dispatched a large-scale fleet to attack Sumatra Island. At that time, many people died in the battle. They massacred here, and many people died because of it."

"The local Malays rebelled. Majapahit, the successor of Sinhasari, sent troops to Palembang to suppress them, and many people died. Later, the Malay prince led the people to escape.

Since then, Palembang and even Sanfoqi have been in chaos, the common people have fled to death, and there are no people farming..."

Wang Yi asked: "I have long heard that after the Malay prince escaped, more than 1000 local people from the Central Plains supported you as their leader.
You led the people of the Central Plains and the locals to resist the invasion of Majapahit. I don’t know how the situation is now? "

Liang Daoming rubbed his hands together, and said cautiously: "My lord, we are also forced to do nothing. If we really want to surrender to Majaboyi, we have already lost our heads and died without a place to bury us.
The common people had to huddle together to keep warm in order to survive, and it was expedient to recommend the subordinates. Besides, the talents of the subordinates were really incompetent. "

Then Liang Daoming talked about how he led the people to resist Manjapahit. The hardships and difficulties are self-evident.

At the end, he burst into tears, "Java is pressing harder and harder, we don't have many soldiers who can fight, and if we continue like this, we will definitely be defeated.
The angel is here now, and wants to save my life! "Speaking, he fell to his knees on the ground with a plop.

Zheng Boke also knelt down and said, "Please save our lives!"

"Oh, what are you two doing, get up quickly!"

Ma He and the others supported the two of them up, tried to persuade and comforted them a few words,

Just when they thought they had found a backer, Ma He changed the subject and said, "You two, it's not that we don't help, but that there is a national war between Java and Srivijaya. In order to contact the vassal state, the matter is still unclear, how can you interfere rashly?"

"Furthermore, even if you want to help you guys, you should inform His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty about the situation here. I beg your Majesty to be dictatorial, and we cannot make decisions on our own."

Hearing this, Liang Daoming became anxious.

"My lord, you are an envoy from the kingdom of heaven, and Sanfoqi is a vassal state of Ming Dynasty. Now that the country is about to perish, I ask you to uphold justice for us!"

"That's right, my lord, the wolfish ambitions of the Java State, we are already unable to resist, what will happen if this goes on... May the angel have pity on me!"

Wang Yi sighed and said: "How about this, let's write the situation here as a memorial, and let people drive the fast boat back to Daming. How should we deal with this matter, please tell us clearly, Your Majesty?"

"Angel, it's not that I don't respect the rules of the celestial dynasty, or that we don't respect our superiors. It's just that it takes too long to come and go, and the people here can't wait..."

Liang Daoming took Wang Yi's hand, pleading and crying: "You two angels, seeing that we are both descendants of Yan and Huang, and the common people of the Central Plains, please take pity on us..."

"Yeah, angels, please take pity on us, please..."

The two of them saw that Wang Yi was more sympathetic to their situation, no matter in words or expressions, they had a feeling of empathy, so the two of them set their eyes on him...

They still understand that a bird in hand is worse than a thousand birds in the forest.

It's a good thing to win one. Once someone speaks for them, things will be much easier!
Wang Yi couldn't bear it at this time, looked at Ma He, and finally said: "My lord, Java is a vassal state of Daming, and Sanfoqi is also ah. My Daming has already said that wars between vassal states are not allowed, let alone massacred people,

Now that the Java State is so blatantly violating the policy of Daming's feudal vassal, it is really disrespectful to me, Daming!So I think an order should be issued to stop such atrocities! "

Ma He shook his head solemnly, "I am also very sympathetic to what happened to Srivijaya, but we do not have the right to make decisions for His Majesty!

You have to know that once you do this, it is arrogance, at least your official position will be lost, and at worst, you may even be killed! "

"Ugh……"

Wang Yi sighed heavily, and could only shake his head helplessly...

At the time of parting, Wang Yi sent the two of them out of the camp. When leaving the camp, Liang Daoming and his two experienced shock again!
A heavy and huge cannon was pulled by a cart and placed at a high place in the camp. Boxes of gunpowder were piled up like hills.
There are also the bright armors, sharp weapons, and neat lineups of the soldiers, each with a murderous look, and everyone is meticulous during the drill, exuding a dangerous atmosphere...

In addition, the musketeers held their muskets and hit the target with "bang, bang, bang", and the ammunition released was like running water!
Liang Daoming and Zheng Boke looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

Compared with Daming's soldiers and horses, their soldiers are really helpless, they are like refugees!
The [-] soldiers outside the camp were carefully selected by them, and they also took almost all the belongings they could get their hands on.
I just want to not look so shabby in front of the Ming Dynasty mission. It would be the best if I can win some bargaining chips!

But after seeing the hundreds of huge sea ships in the sea, and these soldiers on the battlefield, their self-esteem and self-confidence have long been smashed to pieces!

Standing at the gate of the camp, seeing that we were about to part ways, Liang Daoming hurriedly said: "My lord, I know that you have a kind heart and sympathize with us. I don't dare to make any excessive requests. I just ask my lord to see you when the people are lonely. For the sake of helplessness, please help us..."

Wang Yi also said with a troubled face, "It's not that I'm not going to save you. You all heard it just now. At most, we can only mediate in the middle, and we can't do anything else. Otherwise, I really can't afford it if the court pursues it." ...

The name is not right and the words are not right, it is really embarrassing..."

After a pause, he continued: "You may not know that when my Ming Dynasty established the Penghu garrison, because of the collusion between the Japanese pirates and the Xiaoliuqiu tribe, they kidnapped the people of my Ming Dynasty.
In order to regain the common people, the general chased all the way to Xiaoliuqiu, and the matter was resolved satisfactorily. The tribes of Xiaoliuqiu also wrote to the imperial court one after another, requesting Ming to bring this homeland of the Central Plains into the territory of Ming Dynasty again...

Sigh, but even so, that general was severely reprimanded, and we are low-ranking officials, so I really dare not go overboard..."

"My lord is humble..."

Liang Daoming's eyes lit up suddenly, and he said hastily: "My lord, the original king of Sanfoqi is dead now, and now it is a land without an owner. We are willing to dedicate Sanfoqi to Daming, and make it also become Daming Land, please accept the angels!"

"This……"

The expression on Wang Yi's face was suddenly taken aback, and he hurriedly said: "How can this be done! It must not be like this!"

Liang Daoming could no longer hold on at this time, for the sake of his family and life, he could only find a backer now!
"My lord, we were originally the people of the Central Plains. It was because of the tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty that we couldn't survive, so we fell to this point. But we have never forgotten our identity as the people of the Central Plains...

All I think about is that one day I can return to the Central Plains... Daming, I can return to my hometown, my lord, please understand the hearts of those who left their hometown..."

"I can understand..."

Wang Yidao: "I understand the friendship you have for Daming in your hearts. Although I have only been away from Daming for a few months, the homesickness is hard to express, and it makes people toss and turn. What's more, you have been away from home for so many years..."

"However, my Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, and the mountains, rivers and rivers can hardly be exhausted in a lifetime. The Three Buddhas are located overseas, thousands of miles away from Daming...

Besides, I, Ming Dynasty, have always been virtuous and have never invaded other countries. Your feelings are precious, but I, Ming Dynasty, cannot accept it! "

"grown ups!"

Now that the words have been uttered, how can Liang Daoming give up, "Of course the villain of Ming Dynasty knows, but the Three Buddhas are eager to enlighten and have admired the heavenly dynasty for a long time. Please accept it..."

Looking at the backs of Liang Daoming and the two going away, a long arc appeared on Wang Yi's face...

Back in the tent, seeing his face full of joy, Ma He smiled and said, "Why, the two of them are willing to be recruited?"

"Not only willing, but almost kneeling down to beg me!"

Wang Yi walked to the table, picked up the kettle, poured himself a cup of tea, drank it all in one gulp, and said, "If I shake it a little, they will immediately be willing to offer soil. Just wait, they will come to beg us again. If you don't If there is an accident, you should not come empty-handed..."

"Why, they dare to give it away, but you still dare not receive it?"

"Why don't you dare?"

Wang Yiyi said righteously: "Immediately seal the box after receiving it, then register and make a book, and present it to His Majesty when I return to the capital!"

"Uh……"

Ma He curled his lips, smiled and shook his head.

Secretly thought, this guy has really figured out His Majesty's temper!
Being able to do things well and earn money for His Majesty, it seems that I have to learn a little bit...

Make money, not shabby!
So he said: "I am the official envoy, and if they want to deliver something, they will deliver it to me, and I will just pass it on to His Majesty."

"Hey hey hey..."

Wang Yi smiled and said: "Master Ma, don't forget that you are wearing a black face, and your righteous words represent the majesty of the imperial court. How can you do such a thing as accepting bribes?
This is too out of line with your image!So it's up to me to do such dirty things..."

Ma He could only shake his head helplessly, "It seems that I won't get the credit for this..."

Talking and laughing, in fact, he didn't really think about it. After all, it was just a small way, and the big head was still in trade.

After laughing, he began to get down to business, Ma He said: "The local area is rich in plum blossoms, cloves, sandalwood, cardamom, as well as pearls, cat's eyes, amber, betel nuts, kapok cloth and other things from the big food countries in the West.

Foreign traders and local people trade and barter, and the people of Sanfoqi usually trade with gold, silver, sugar, wine, etc. "

"Nowadays, the Sanfoqi people are living in poverty, and they are very eager for the necessities of life such as food and cloth. We can just take advantage of this opportunity to exchange some more gold and silver here.

Tomorrow, prepare food, cloth, porcelain, etc., and let them exchange them. "

Wang Yi nodded and said with a smile: "They have too much gold and silver to use up, and they just exchanged it for us. My lord, do you think we should raise the price?"

Ma He shook his head resolutely and said: "No, so the price of the item will follow the market, but since they are already willing to donate soil,
Then we should also show the benevolence of the Celestial Dynasty, which will be of great benefit to governing this place in the future..."

Mahe understands that what they do is not a one-shot deal, and it doesn't matter if the price is raised in other places according to the market,
But Sanfoqi is almost in Daming's pocket. This is the best time to establish a good relationship between local people and Daming, which is more important than anything else.

If this opportunity is missed and the local people think that Daming is mean and ungrateful..., then the loss outweighs the gain!
I don't know how much effort it will take to reverse this impression in the future!
"Hehehe, okay, listen to your lord! It's better to do business at sea to make money, and His Majesty will definitely be satisfied when I go back this time!"

(End of this chapter)