Chapter 30 Macau 2

"This is a great opportunity that cannot be missed," Sosa said: "This is the best opportunity to solve Macau's predicament. Only with the support of this big man can Macau's ports be filled with merchant ships again.

, the young men are looking for girls with all their energy, instead of being like now, which is almost a dead city. No, a half-dead city."

"Then, Your Excellency, how should you please this Duke?" someone below asked.

"Silver, weapons." Sousa said: "I learned about the life of this Duke from some channels. This Duke was a powerful general. He defeated the Ming Dynasty's army several times with a small number of troops, capturing and killing

Three emperors of the Ming Dynasty died. He is a Caesar. For a person like him, I must prove to him that we are useful to him."

"Fortunately, the best artillery factory in the entire Far East is in Macau. And this Lord Duke is also a person who is very obsessed with firearms. As long as we can prove that our existence is the best help for this Lord. This Lord

There will definitely be some repayment for our kindness."

"Sir, how much does your kindness cost?" someone below asked coldly.

This is actually a common practice. Every official who comes to Guangdong to serve as governor or governor, for example, has a sum of money from Macau. However, with the decline of the Ming Dynasty, this penny of money has become less and less.

However, it was the first formal contact between Daxia and Macau. It was unclear how much it would cost at the moment.

"One hundred thousand taels of silver." Sosa said.

As soon as this statement came out, the people below were in an uproar, and some even said loudly: "Sir, why don't you go and grab it?"

In fact, as far as the local financial resources of Macao are concerned, it is not that they cannot afford this one hundred thousand taels of silver. These one hundred thousand taels of silver are not public funds, and Macao does not have that much public funds. They must be apportioned to the gentlemen below. In the past few years,

The situation in Macau is deteriorating day by day, and life is difficult for everyone.

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As for Sosa's knighthood, it comes from Sosa's ancestor. Sosa's ancestor was a noble of the Portuguese royal family. He has replaced the Portuguese royal family many times, presided over the Far East trade, and transported goods from the Far East back to Portugal.

But since the merger of Spain and Portugal.

Portugal's downtrodden nobles were scattered all over the world, and Sosa was just one of them. With the help of his ancestor's connections in the Far East and the merchant ships in his hands, Sosa was able to ascend to the position of Governor of Macau.

"Ladies and gentlemen, be quiet." Sousa said loudly. He put one hand on the Western-style sword and said loudly: "All the efforts now are necessary. As long as we get through to His Highness the Duke. Macau

As soon as we came into contact with the crisis, a steady stream of Chinese goods came to Macau and flowed into every one of our population.

As long as we have Chinese goods in our bags, we can cooperate with the Dutch, the Spanish, and the British who have just arrived in the Far East. Then just by transshipping, we can earn enough gold coins to make the whole city active.

stand up."

"I swear to God, there is absolutely no selfish motive in collecting these one hundred thousand taels of silver."

In Sosa's words, he only ignored the Zheng Group. In their eyes, the Zheng Group was the enemy.

"Okay." A bishop said: "For the glory of the Lord to continue to be preserved in the East, I agree with this resolution."

With the church's approval, many people cursed and raised their hands one after another. They were very reluctant, but they also knew that this was the inevitable solution.

Sosa said happily: "Okay, then let's discuss the apportionment."

Zhang Xuan still doesn’t know that someone in Macau has prepared such a large sum of money to welcome him. At this moment, he is taking a boat to Macau. In other words, he is not going to Macau by boat, but first to Xiangshan County and then to Macau by land.

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It stands to reason that Macau is a port, and it is most convenient to go there by boat and waterway. Zhang Xuan originally wanted to do this.

However, Lin Cha tried his best to dissuade him and said: "General, it's not because I'm timid, but because I entered Macau by sea, I really can't guarantee the safety of the general. The Guangzhou Navy is a newly built army with few ships and few soldiers.

It’s just over 10,000 people. I’m afraid I won’t be able to defeat Macau?”

Zhang Xuan frowned and said: "Is Macau very strong?"

Lin Cha said: "Macau is rich and wealthy, and everyone on the sea knows it, but there are very few people who have just gone to rob Macau. In fact, Macau's strength cannot be underestimated. Macau not only has forts, but also twelve warships.

All kinds of merchant ships can also be used in battle."

"This has never happened since Folangji established a firm foothold in Macau. Daifolangji and the red-haired barbarians tried to seize Macau three or four times, but failed. Then they turned to attack Ryukyu."

The so-called francji refers to Portugal, the big francji refers to Spain, and the red-haired barbarians refer to the Netherlands. Of course, some people can't tell the difference clearly, so they just mix them up and call them together.

Zhang Xuan frowned and said: "With the strength of the Guangdong Navy, can't they capture Macau?"

Lin Cha smiled bitterly and said: "Unless we attack from land, there are forts in Macao, which are very strong, and the cannons in Macao are also very sharp. If you want to capture Macao, you will have to suffer heavy casualties."

Zhang Xuan sighed slightly in his heart and said secretly: "Macau."

Zhang Xuan believed Lin Cha's words because he recalled that when Zheng Chenggong attacked Chican City, it took a long time to siege the city. Although Zhang Xuan dismissed the strength of Zheng's army, Zhang Xuan also knew that

There are differences between Zheng Chenggong's troops in history and the current Zheng army.

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Moreover, in siege battles, many times, it is not about whether the soldiers can fight, but about the strength of the firepower. Although Zhang Xuan vigorously casts artillery, he still does not feel that his current artillery strength will be stronger than that of more than ten years later in history.

Zheng Chenggong.

After seeing the strength of Macau, Zhang Xuan also knew that this time he went to Macau, there would not be a good result, it would be more of a compromise.

Macau itself is a small place, and he does not want to offend Daxia, and Zhang Xuan does not want to waste precious troops on a small place like Macau, so compromise is inevitable.

"There are just some things that must be dealt with." Zhang Xuan said to himself with a cold light in his eyes.

Because Lin Cha's warning came first, when Zhang Xuan went to Macau, he did not go as lightly as he did to Foshan, but with great fanfare. Ma Sanbao led the cavalry to escort, and infantry guarded along the way. If the navy's soldiers were added, less

It is said that there are as many as fifteen thousand people.

With so many people marching by land and water, it's enough to fight a battle.

Zhang Xuan took a boat to Xiangshan County, and there was no need to mention how Xiangshan County welcomed him. Zhang Xuan rested for a while, then headed south with a large group of people, and arrived at the North Pass of Macau in less than a day.

The north bank of Macau is not under the jurisdiction of Macau now. It is under the jurisdiction of the Xia Army. However, these Xia Army are just some former Ming troops. They only changed the flag and did not even change the clothes and armor. Zhang Xuan saw that they were fat and big.

If you listen, you will know that these people have been fed by Macau for a long time.

Zhang Xuan didn't care too much, he just kept it in mind that Xiangshan County governs Macau, so he probably needs to choose a capable official to serve as the county magistrate. It's just that there are so many useful talents among Zhang Xuan.

Looking at these people, I secretly decided to replace all of them.

"I'm waiting to meet the Duke." A foreigner knelt down on the ground in a tuxedo. Zhang Xuan looked a bit nondescript. What made him feel even more uncomfortable was that this foreigner's big tongue seemed to be unable to be straightened, and when he spoke, he made abrupt turns.

Very, it makes people feel weird when they hear it.

Zhang Xuan said: "Who are you?"

The foreigner said: "I am the Governor of Macau, Sosa."

Zhang Xuan said: "I don't have the position of governor of Macau in Daxia, nor did I in the Ming Dynasty, but I don't know where the governor of Macau is?"

Some things can be compromised, and some things cannot be compromised. It's okay if they scream in private, and dare to openly claim to be the Governor of Macau in front of Zhang Xuan. Zhang Xuan is determined not to admit it. When I think of the textbooks written by later generations, Zhang Xuan, Zheng Guogong of the Great Xia Dynasty, admitted it.

Portugal's occupation of Macau. Zhang Xuan could not imagine it at all. Zhang Xuan was determined not to bear this bad reputation. Zhang Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light flashed, waiting for Sosa's answer.
Chapter completed!