Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 284 Worth 1000 million taels of silver

Fortunately, this trip to Nanyang, Zhou Buxin also brought a translator in Nanyang dialect, and the translator stepped forward and translated Zhou Buxin's words sentence by sentence.

This native official had heard about the official system of the Celestial Dynasty, and thought he was a lowly official, but he never thought that he was a serious official!
Hearing this at this moment, he was startled, almost knelt down in front of Zhou Buxin, kowtowed non-stop, and said a lot in his mouth.

The interpreter said in front of Zhou Buxin at the right time: "This person said that his name is Nichar, and he is the management official of Maradi Port.

Zhou Buxin didn't bother to care about this person's basic information, so he just said lightly: "I'm waiting for the ceremonial staff here, you hurry to report to your lord, and go out of the city to meet the emperor's letter of credence!"

After listening to the translation, Nichar kowtowed a few times, turned around and ran away without saying a word, but Zhou Buxin was stunned.

Maradi port, built outside the city of Maradi.

Different from the cities of other countries in Southeast Asia, Maradi's city walls are quite tall and thick, and it has a bit of the shadow of the city walls of Daming Province, of course, it is only a shadow.

Nichar trotted into the city of Maradi, instead of heading towards the palace, he ran to Prince Hamid's mansion first.

He was originally Prince Hamid who inserted himself into the port of Maradi, and now that the old king doesn't care much, it must be right to ask the prince to report to the prince in advance.

"What!" Hamid trembled in shock.

"Nanyang envoy...General Zhengnan...A senior official of the fourth grade, the envoy of the Ming Emperor..." Hamid murmured to himself, his body went limp, and he kept from falling down only by holding on to the table.

Why...how did things get so big?
Just robbing a few merchant ships, and the Emperor of Ming Dynasty sent envoys to ask the crime?

And the most unreasonable thing is that the Kingdom of Heaven has always regarded itself as a state of etiquette. How could the envoy of the Ming Emperor come in an ordinary merchant ship?

……

All of a sudden, countless questions erupted in Hamid's mind.

Nichar saw that something was wrong with his master, and suddenly became more and more panicked, and couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, it's time to..."

"You useless thing, why panic!"

Although Hamid was in a panic, it didn't stop him from berating his subordinates.

"Go into the palace and report this matter to the king!"

His Royal Highness, who always complains about his father's timidity and indecision, now his first reaction is to seek help from his father. At this moment, he desperately needs the rich experience of the elders of the previous generation to solve the crisis!

……

In the palace garden, Sitarama, who was watering the flowers and plants, was so shocked by the news brought by her son that the copper pot in her hand fell to the ground.

"You... what did you say? Say it again!" Sitarama felt that there might be something wrong with his ears.

Hamid could only repeat it again helplessly: "On those merchant ships were the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, the fourth-rank Nanyang envoys and General Zhengnan. They brought the credentials of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Outside Maradi!"

Speaking of this, Hamid's voice turned out to be a bit ruthless.

Sitarama glanced at Hamid coldly, he knew that this so-called ruthlessness was just a product of extreme fear!

Sitarama drove away the distracting thoughts in his heart, took a deep breath, he knew that he must not be confused at this moment!
He paced back and forth, and suddenly raised his head to look at his eldest son: "Now! Immediately set up the guard of honor of the Maradi royal family and go outside the city to meet the envoy!"

"Welcome? Greet the envoy?" Hamid was stunned.

He couldn't help asking: "What does this mean?"

Sitarama said with hatred: "Stupid! Since they didn't hit the door at this time, but sent us Maradi as an envoy according to the etiquette, then we have to treat each other with courtesy, otherwise, no matter whether it is to close the city gate , or dispatching soldiers, wouldn’t that be self-reporting?”

"You don't really think that our little Malady will be Daming's opponent!"

Facing his father's questioning, Hamid was also speechless. After thinking about it carefully, he found that what Sitarama said was actually quite right.

"Besides, it's hard to say whether the visitor is a real angel or a fake angel!"

Sitarama sneered: "If it is fake, our father and son will become a big joke of the Southeast Asian countries!"

……

Outside the city of Maradi, Nichar, the port official, quickly returned to the port after Hamid entered the palace.

After inviting Zhou Buxin and others into the mansion to escape the summer heat and being rejected, he immediately ordered people to move over to cover the big umbrellas, as well as melons, fruits, tea and other things to relieve them of the heat.

After all, the other party is a great angel, so it would not be wrong to be courteous at the moment.

Just when Nichar was showing his utmost hospitality, suddenly, there was a sound of horns in the city of Maradi, followed by the sound of drums.

Nichar quickly explained: "This is the monarch setting up a guard of honor to welcome you to the angels!"

Sure enough, a large group of gorgeously dressed people rushed out from the gate of Maradi city.

The first two people, one old and one young, were Sitaramah and Hamid.

From a distance, Sitarama had a smile on his face, but his eyes were looking up and down.

Regardless of whether this group of people were real envoys of the Ming Dynasty or not, only half of the people following them were soldiers, and the other half seemed to be merchants.

From this point of view, the threat is not that great!
Thinking of this, Sitarama subconsciously turned his head to look at his son, and both of them saw a look of relief in each other's eyes.

"Hehe! Xiao Wang, the lord of Maradibang, Sitarama, has met all the angels!" To everyone's surprise, Sitarama was fluent in Ming Mandarin.

This is because the Nanyang countries have dealt with the Central Plains court a lot since ancient times, and many people can understand some Chinese, it's just whether they are proficient or not.

Seeing that the king understands Ming Dynasty Mandarin, Zhou Buxin and Zhang Dingbian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. In this way, the two parties will at least feel more comfortable communicating.

Seeing Zhou Buxin clasped his hands and saluted: "I am Zhou Buxin, the fourth-rank Nanyang appeasement envoy of the Ming Dynasty, and this is the accompanying envoy, who is the fourth-rank Nanyang general!"

Sitarama's heart trembled, he was really a fourth-rank official!

But he still said solemnly on his face: "The master of the small country in Xiabang has met Mr. Zhou and General Zhang!"

Zhou Buxin and Zhang Dingbian returned the salute, and then held up a yellow scroll with both hands: "This is the letter of credence between His Majesty the Ming Emperor and Malay Monarch!"

Sitarama suddenly looked solemn, but did not answer: "This place is simple, not a place to receive the letters of His Majesty the Emperor of China, please follow me back to the palace and set up the incense table!"

Zhou Buxin and Zhang Dingbian were stunned for a moment, they didn't expect that the king knew the etiquette of the Central Plains quite well.

That being the case, it is of course the best.

But who knows, this Sitalama also has other thoughts, if the situation is wrong, in his own palace, surrounded by the imperial guards, at least the initiative is still in his own hands, isn't it?

Soon, a group of people entered the palace of the Maradi royal family amidst the guard of honor and drumming.

After placing the incense table respectfully, Sitarama immediately opened the letter of credence, and saw that it read at the beginning: "Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty issued an edict to the monarchs of the Nanyang countries..."

At the end, there is a big bright red seal "The Treasure of Cantonese Fortune" on it!
Sitarama's heart sank. The standard and seal are all right. It seems that the person who came is really a great angel!
Prince Hamid, who had been standing by his side, was looking at his father anxiously at this moment.

He doesn't understand Ming Dynasty Mandarin, Chinese characters, and the etiquette regulations of the Central Plains, so he can only hope that his father can tell the truth from the fake.

At this moment, he wished his father would tell him that these people were fake, but his father's affirmative gaze made him completely desperate.

He is really an envoy of Ming Dynasty!

But Ming's envoys didn't come sooner or later, and they had to come at this time.

It must have come because of the robbery of the merchant ship before, and probably heard something.

The robbery of the merchant ship was instigated by him secretly, what should he do?
In desperation, Prince Hamid began to think crazily, and his eyes began to flicker fiercely, there was no way out.

At this moment, Sitarama touched Hamid's arm inadvertently, and suddenly woke him up.

No, you can't do that!

I still don't know the purpose of the other party's visit, so don't scare yourself at this time.

Hamid took a deep breath to calm himself down.

At this moment, a banquet has been set up in the main hall, and Sitarama raised his wine glass and said with a smile on his face, "We are a small country with a small land and few resources. We only salute the two envoys with water and wine!"

After the two of them also drank the wine, Sitarama couldn't wait to ask: "I don't know what the two envoys are doing here, the Great Emperor of the Celestial Dynasty, can there be an edict?"

Zhou Buxin returned with a smile: "We have been ordered to go to Nanyang this time. There are three reasons for this. The first is to promote the benevolence of our Ming Dynasty and establish friendship with Nanyang countries!"

"Secondly, it is for the purpose of doing business with the countries in Southeast Asia, exchanging needs..."

Zhou Buxin asked the translator beside him to translate while talking.

Sitarama can understand Chinese clearly, but this translation is mainly for Hamid.

After hearing Zhou Buxin's first words, the father and son relaxed. Fortunately, they didn't come for what they were worried about.

Hearing the article on trade, the father and son nodded in unison, "Trade is good, the Kingdom of Heaven has a vast land and resources, so don't have too many good things."

At this time, Zhou Buxin finally came to the third point: "This is the third thing. Last month, my Ming Dynasty had a merchant ship in the Maradi sea area, which was robbed by pirates three times in a row!"

As soon as these words came out, Sitarama and Hamid's expressions froze!
Damn it, it really happened, and Prince Hamid's hands and palms were covered with sweat.

"Therefore, we are here to unite the forces of the Southeast Asian countries to eradicate pirates together!"

call!
The father and son just felt that the ups and downs of life were too fast. Fortunately, they didn't know that this matter had something to do with Maradibang!

All of a sudden, Sitarama was instantly possessed by the actor:
"I also heard about the looting of the merchant ships of the Celestial Dynasty last month... But, the situation in Maradi, the two of you have also seen it with your own eyes. It is really a small country and a weak country!"

"This sea area is full of pirates. Not to mention the merchant ships passing by, even we have suffered from pirates for a long time! Now if the two envoys can unite us and other countries in the South Seas to eliminate pirates, it will really be a blessing for us in the South Seas. The reborn parents of the country!"

As he spoke, he was about to bow down, but was quickly stopped by Zhou Buxin.

Immediately afterwards, seeing Zhou Buxin raised his hand, he stood behind him all the time, and the attendants dressed up by several soldiers came forward with several boxes.

Zhou Buxin opened the boxes with a smile, and introduced them one by one: "This is the gift I brought to the lord this time. This is a golden tower inlaid with 108 pearls..."

"This is a tribute from Hami, the top-grade jujube red mutton fat jade, carved into a unicorn beast..."

"This is a thin silk garment made by the best embroiderer in Hangzhou, south of the Yangtze River. No matter how hot the summer is, wearing it on your body is like wearing ice sheets..."

Zhou Buxin introduced everything, and Sitarama and his son were stunned for a long time. They had never seen such rare treasures before, and their eyes seemed to be glued!

Zhang Ding, who has been silent for a long time, is watching from the side, just sneered in his heart, I will give you something now, and I want you to spit it out with interest later.

But at this time, Zhou Buxin added fuel to the flames: "This time we brought innumerable high-quality silk, top-quality porcelain, and precious tea, which are worth about 1000 million taels of silver, and they are all on those five ships!"

"I also ask the lord to inform the Nanyang countries for us that we have no other intentions here. One is to suppress bandits, the other is to do business, and the third is to make good friends with the Nanyang countries, and there is no other intention!"

The father and son were stunned by Zhou Buxin's words "worth 1000 million taels of silver", and Zhou Buxin had to repeat it again to wake up the father and son.

Sitarama said again and again: "This is nature, this is nature!"

Immediately, the dance and music began to play, and there were endless exchanges of toasts and chips.

A banquet, the host and guest enjoy themselves!

Zhou Buxin left, but Hamid was still immersed in the news worth 1000 million taels of silver just now.

At this moment, he didn't have any panic when he first heard about the arrival of the Great Heavenly Angel. There was only one thought in his mind, if these five merchant ships were all his own, how wonderful it would be!
Just when he was dreaming, Sitarama's words instantly poured cold water on him.

"Put away your thoughts that you shouldn't have, don't even think about those five merchant ships!"

Hamid was about to refute, but his father's next words made him dejected: "There are not only people from us in Maradi Port, but people from all over Nanyang. At this moment, the envoy of the Great Ming Dynasty is in Maradi The news of the landing at the port is estimated to have spread to all countries in Southeast Asia!"

"Once something happens to this mission, the Maradi royal family will not be able to escape the responsibility no matter what, so I don't want to repeat it anymore!"

Yes, that's why Sitaramar was able to stay awake after knowing the wealth on those five ships.

"One more thing, since Ming's envoys want to suppress the pirates, then this time, let's take advantage of them to suppress the shark teeth!"

(End of this chapter)