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Chapter 213 Macau is over
Guangzhou House.

Dayue Palace (former governor's office).

"This man surnamed Zhu is really bullying!" Lin Jun, the rather nondescript King of Dai Viet, who was wearing a golden dragon robe (modified from a costume), blushed and threw the imperial edict in his hand to the ground.

Below the main hall, all the civil and military officials of Dayue Kingdom were silent. No one dared to say a word for fear of being angered.

"Why is the king so angry?" He Changyun said.

After Lin Jun sent He Changyun out, he immediately regretted it.I always felt that this would chill the old people in the group, so after He Changyun returned from his mission, he still generously awarded He Changyun the position of Right Prime Minister of Dayue Kingdom.

Prime Minister Zuo is naturally Su Wenze, the one who originally suggested that Lin Jun become king and deliberately induced Lin Jun to send He Changyun to Nanjing in an attempt to squeeze He Changyun, the former military advisor, out of the center of power.

Unfortunately, it still failed.

However, this Su Wenze does have two brushes.Although Lin Jun became king in an extremely hasty manner, various organizational structures were still in order with the help of Su Wenze.

At least the civil and military officials are real civil and military officials, not the empty shells of a grass-roots team.

He Changyun picked up the imperial edict on the ground. This imperial edict was issued by Zhu Yijiong to King Lin Jun of Dayue in the name of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

The wording in the decree was extremely strong and full of threats.

There is a possibility that if Lin Jun dares to touch Macau, the iron hooves of the Ming army will break through his palace.

This is where Lin Jun was angry: "Does this guy named Zhu really think that I am afraid of him? If he wants to fight, I will fight with him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Wenze, the Prime Minister of the Left, said quickly: "Your Majesty, think twice! Now that our country, Vietnam, has just established, we are surrounded by enemies from the east, west, north and west. If we rashly start a war with the Ming Dynasty at this time, our country, Vietnam, will be attacked from both sides!"

This is someone who knows the pros and cons. .

He Changyun smiled slightly and also said: "What Prime Minister Su said is absolutely true. If the king starts a war with the Ming Dynasty now, Vietnam will be attacked from both sides. Although Macau is the gateway to the Pearl River, it is only a small place after all."

"Furthermore, the Folangji people have a very small population. Even if they really want to rebel, the garrison in Xiangshan County alone can easily drive these Nanyang Folangji people into the sea. Furthermore, although Macau is rich, it is a small area. How much wealth can you have?"

"Taking this place is not only of little significance to us in Vietnam, but it will also lead to war with the Ming Dynasty. Such a thankless effort is not worth the loss. It is better to calmly deal with Guangxi first, and wait for the two Guangxi, and then big things can be accomplished."

There are two core points in He Changyun's long speech:
First, Macau, a tiny place, is not as rich as you think, so why offend the Emperor of the Zhu family for such a small amount of money.

Second, instead of attacking Macau, attack Guangxi. As long as we win Guangdong and Guangxi, we will be able to achieve great things.

These two points alone are much more effective than Su Wenze's words. Lin Jun originally wanted to play in Macau, but he only took a fancy to the money and cannon foundry of Franji.

Money is the key point, and the cannon foundry is only incidental. Now think about it carefully, how much money can you have in a big place like Macau?

Why go to head-to-head with that person named Zhu for such a small amount of money?
Just now he said that he would start a full-scale war with the Ming army, but it was just Lin Jun's angry words. How could Lin Jun not know how much he weighed?

If he really dared to fight, he would have fought with Xu Jin's Third Army in Tingzhou, how could he go south and become the King of Dayue.

Seeing that Lin Jun didn't speak, Su Wenze understood instantly and said immediately: "Your Majesty, please spare the life of Ming Zhu for the time being until our country has defeated Guangxi. Your Majesty, you can compete with that Ming Lord on the battlefield and capture Ming alive when the time comes. Lord, whether it’s killing or beheading, it all depends on the king’s words.”

He Changyun said: "What Prime Minister Su said is wrong! If the king captures the Ming Lord alive, he should give him the title of An Le Gong and be kind to him for a lifetime. This is the way of a holy king."

Su Wenze frowned but did not refute.

One is for steps and the other is for praise.

Lin Jun then got off the donkey along the slope and said, "Well... in that case, I will follow what the two prime ministers said and spare the life of Zhu for the time being."

"Then this is the Lord's decree?"

"Send it back the same way, just say that I know it. It's just a dispute of words, so why not endure it."

……

As Lin Jun lifted the blockade of Xiangshan County, the Portuguese in Macau finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, they have been blocked by Lin Jun for more than half a month. If the blockade is not lifted, the Governor of Macau and the Portuguese Parliament dare not think about what will happen.

He Shijin, the former governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the Ming Dynasty, blocked Macau, causing Macau to run out of food.Finally, the Portuguese in Macau launched a rebellion and forced the governor to surrender to the Ming court.

As for counterattacking Guangdong?The Governor of Portugal and Macao could not even think about it.In the past, the Portuguese were so bold that they sent [-] troops in an attempt to conquer South China. Then... they were beaten so hard that they decisively surrendered.

To what extent do you surrender?

Let’s put it this way!The Ming Dynasty not only established a Macau official to directly administer Macau, but also implemented a Baojia system for the Portuguese in Macau.The Portuguese in Macau wanted to elect representatives to serve as barbarian officials to help the Portuguese in the Ming Dynasty govern Macau.

Not only that, the Ming Dynasty officials even managed the Portuguese to keep slaves. At that time, the Portuguese liked to keep armed black slaves, but the Ming Dynasty officials did not like black slaves.

The Portuguese also hated the Ming Dynasty for being too lenient, but they did not dare to resist directly. The Portuguese's solution was to bribe the magistrate of Xiangshan.

Moreover, these Portuguese people are accustomed to fighting against others.

In the seventeenth century, Spain annexed Portugal and the Dutch were causing trouble everywhere in the Far East.In order to protect Macau, the Portuguese asked the Ming Dynasty to send troops, and the Ming Dynasty actually sent troops (but before they had time to take action, the Portuguese took care of it themselves).

The Ming Dynasty's attitude towards the Portuguese was more like using them as chieftains. When Wanli attacked North Korea, he even recruited the Portuguese.

Later, during the war between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Portuguese also helped the Ming Dynasty fight, but after Guangzhou was completely defeated, they chose to turn to the Qing Dynasty.

Portugal really began to become a great power when Dai Qing was defeated by the British, which made the Macau Portuguese see the weakness of Dai Qing.

In summary, this is a group of guys who bully the weak and fear the strong, which is completely different from the Dutch, Spanish, etc.

The Dutchman, the "sea coachman", is another extreme. He is simply a flat-headed brother on the sea. He dares to fight no matter whether he can win or not.

Macau is over.

Officials stationed by the Ming Dynasty to guard Macao officially opened their government in Macao.

Of course, they are just opening the government, they do not actually take over the affairs of Macau, they just observe the politics from the sidelines.

Now is not the time.

The Portuguese in Macau abided by the regulations and rested for three days. After replenishing food and supplies, they finally sent the first wave of fleets to leave Hong Kong and go south, following the waterway to the Goa colony in India.

They were going there to purchase war horses for the Ming Dynasty and recruit excellent Galen shipbuilders. By the way, they also wanted to ask Goa if there were any surplus Newcomen steam engines for sale.

If not, then bring back the war horse and shipbuilder first.

Although the steam engine was what Zhu Yijiong wanted most, it was not what Ming Dynasty urgently needed.

What the Ming Dynasty needs most right now is excellent war horses and excellent Galen shipbuilders.

The latter is especially important.

In the Age of Discovery, if he didn't take the opportunity to get a share of the pie, wouldn't Zhu Yijiong's journey be in vain?
On the same day that the Portuguese fleet left port, the imperial envoy from the Ming Dynasty who was responsible for delivering the decree also boarded a warship returning to Nanjing.

He also brought back a piece of key information. The Guangdong forest thieves were about to launch a large-scale attack on Guangxi. The Qiongzhou Prefecture, which was isolated overseas, seemed to be able to take advantage of the opportunity to make plans.

Before Lin Jun took action, the news had already been leaked.

The current governor of Guangxi is named Kong Yuxun. Although he is from the Bei Kong family, he has a good official reputation and is especially good at water conservancy projects.

During his tenure as an official, he built water conservancy dam facilities many times for the local area without wasting money or people. Before leaving Sichuan, he was retained by the people. He was considered a rare talent in infrastructure construction.

Kong Yuxun was transferred from the Chief Envoy of Sichuan to be the governor of Guangxi in February this year, taking over from Gao Qizhuo, the new governor of Yunnan and Guizhou.

I have to say, these two people are quite unlucky.Although they have all been promoted, a man who has only taken over Guangxi for three months has to face the embarrassing situation of Guangdong being occupied and the rebels close at hand.

The other one also just took over Yunnan and Guizhou, and the Miao people rebelled, causing the entire southwest of Guizhou to become a mess.

However, it is not easy for Lin Jun to obtain Guangxi.

Although Guangxi is not as good as Guangdong in terms of population and military strength, most of it is located in mountainous areas.

The often said Hundred Thousand Mountains are in Guangxi, and there are also the world-famous Guangxi soldiers. Lin Jun's attack on Guangxi can only be mired in a quagmire, and even if he wins, it will be protracted.

　Macau is done

　　
　
(End of this chapter)