open sea

Chapter 450 Fishing Boat
The window lattice of the tavern has the unique corrosion of the coast, and Libera pointed to the yamen by the municipal square with her finger holding the pipe.

"The first thing that didn't exist was the city magistrate. The city hall became the Haojing Yamen. At that time, Chen Mu, who had only a few hundred subordinates, defeated the Portuguese army in Macau with the same number of troops and took away the fort we built. Hundreds of Malays and Portuguese Explorers were killed by him, and victories let him make binding laws and taxes."

"He took the cornerstone of the building of the church to pave the way. He sent people into our hospitals, universities, and cannon factories to learn what they didn't have and didn't know, but refused to study theology. The soldiers in Macau are not their opponents."

"At that time, no one knew that there were only a few hundred people with high morale and fierce fighting like him. In fact, there were not many soldiers like that in Guangdong. We mistakenly thought that there were many generals like him and fighters like him. Even the bishop thinks that even troops from India cannot defeat him."

"Actually, it could be defeated at that time, but when he provoked Malacca, everyone chose to remain silent. His ferocity knocked out the courage of the people, just like what you did to your Spanish army in Luzon and Linlai Island. like those things."

"Later, the church was still built under the strong request of the Portuguese residents in Australia, but he no longer allowed us to dig the quarry, and the quarry continued to be mined by his people. Every stone in the cathedral was bought again; It went bankrupt because the experienced craftsmen were poached by the Nanyang Defense Armament Bureau at a high price, and after learning everything, they were kicked out to live on the streets, and those people could only go back to India by boat."

"The hospital is the same. Some of them are better than our doctors, and some of them are just the opposite. But we don't know what they are. They can see what we are. At that time, no one realized that everything Chen Mu did its purpose."

"Now, the hospital has become a temporary shelter for detaining leprosy patients and Hispanic patients. There is no one who knows how to go to the doctor, and they trust their doctors more." , said: "Ming people call people who have this disease Yangmei sore. As for Chen Mu, he does not allow any Ming people who have this disease to pass through the gate. If they are Ming people, they will be exiled to Shangchuan Island and Xiachuan Island."

"If it weren't for the Ming people, they would be waiting in the hospital for the next boat back to India. If they didn't want to leave, they would be hung on a pillar in the shallow sea and kill people. He never relents."

"Nowadays, the only thing that is still useful is the university, but there are only a dozen priests and bachelors in the university, and the missionary business has stagnated for a time. The bishop even wanted to attract believers by giving three taels of silver to one person, but even if this method is really used It’s useless, Guangdong General Bai is the person in charge after he left, Macau has been under their supervision.”

"As soon as the news came out, General Bai ordered his subordinates to come in plain clothes, take the money, leave and never show up again."

"After 20 years of preaching, there are not as many believers as Chen Mu's subordinates built for him in the temple in the cape of Macau. I told the bishop that this is a land abandoned by God, and they didn't believe it."

"If God can hear the call, why doesn't God send down divine punishment and drown this blasphemous bastard in the sea?"

Libera picked up the wine bowl and drank half of it, spread his hands on the table and said: "Now you know, what Chen Mu started his business by killing us, he secured thousands of households in Xiangshan Mountain; he used the warship obtained by killing us to defeat Their pirate, who became the head of the army, got the chance to go to the north; when he comes back, he will kill you to make him more successful."

"Whoever wants to preach here, let him do it. I will return to China after I complete your peace negotiation commission."

Tang Juan didn't speak for a long time. Looking at the wine bowl, he didn't know what to think, until the candle was half burned, he raised his head and said with emotion: "Can one person have such a big influence on a country?"

According to what Father Libera said, it was as if all of Portugal's encounters in the Ming Dynasty were due to Chen Mu alone!
It's unbelievable.

"If he's really that good, why not..." Don Juan raised his hand and made a movement between his neck, saying, "It only takes a lead bullet to get rid of this trouble at the right time."

"That's something you Spaniards have to consider. Portugal won't do that. We don't want to annoy Ming to lose India and Malacca. Compared with the consequences of annoying Ming, this is not bad now. It can trade and Macau is also very safe. "

Father Libera looked at Don Juan with some sarcasm in his eyes, and said: "On the whole, Ming officials think that the Portuguese in Haojing are also their subjects. If a tax official is killed, it means that Haojing rebelled. All Portuguese All will die, and when Bai Jingchen's fighters come out in full force, Malacca and even India will all die."

"Macao belongs to Xiangshan County. Like Xiangshan County, there are ten in Guangzhou Prefecture. In places like Guangzhou Prefecture, there are twenty in Guangdong and Guangxi. In places like Guangdong Province, there are thirteen in Daming." Father Libera He said mockingly: "Your Excellency defeated the Ottoman navy in Lepanto and destroyed 230 of their ships. Do you know how many ships are launched by Xiangshan Shipyard in a year?"

"150, one hundred fishing boats with three cannons and ten sailors called Bailiao; Five hundred material shark boat, but that kind of boat is not for the common people and merchants, so I don’t know what’s on it.”

Don Juan's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "They use gun boats to fish?"

Libera shrugged and said: "The Ming court used to stipulate how many ships a guard had. Before General Chen took power, he handed over the extra warships to fishermen and farmers in the guard to avoid being impeached. , It also ensures that there will be sufficient warships during wartime, and on the other hand, it can also allow the people to guard against pirates. The smallest fishing boat has ever sunk an officer sent by the Governor of India to take a boat."

"Later he took power, why did you fight, he was not satisfied with this kind of small boat, he built bigger warships, so the coastal guards still use this kind of boats for fishing, I heard that in the sea where Guangxi and another country are neighbors , no one can rob the Ming people of fishing grounds, neither pirates nor navy."

"Nanyangwei on the other side of the sea is the shipyard that built warships for him. I only know that wood and iron materials from home and abroad are being sent to Nanyangwei. It is useless to kill him now. He is highly valued by the emperor. His The school has four hundred officers like him entering the army every year, and you don't want those warships to sail to Spain, do you?"

Libera flicked the dust on his body. Portugal has accepted the status quo of resource allocation in Macau. He said to Don Juan: "Of course, I just don't suggest it. If you want to try, just go and assassinate him."

Tang Juan's complexion was not good. Chen Mu's good impression on him had disappeared in the rise and fall of Macau. He sighed and said: "His contract is not a good thing. The priest told me to be vigilant, but I can only sign it vigilantly. It’s poison, and you have to eat it in your stomach?”

"The church has analyzed that he wants to take profits, and he will cheat people, but he is still restrained. He takes the bulk of the profits and will let you take the rest, which is different from what we do overseas."

"Oh! Even if it's the same." Libera smiled miserably, "We can only think so!"

At this moment, gongs and drums sounded in the municipal square, and Don Juan heard people rushing upstairs to tell everyone that the Portuguese governor of India had been sent to sign the treaty!
　It's the last day of 2018, thank you everyone for accompanying me during the New Year, thank you!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)