Just when Yin Zhengmao was in trouble, two people came to Singapore.

One is Zhan Jin. He was promoted to the position after making meritorious service. He was originally going to be a local tyrant in Singapore, but the peak did not do as he wished. Instead, he asked him to work in Manraka and transferred to Yin Zhengmao's command. Zhan Jin did not refuse. He was very clear about the current situation: the Ming Dynasty and Europe had already started war, and now it seems that Li Yanzhi took the initiative. During this period, he had heard a lot of news about the European market from his cousins ​​Toscano and Toledo, and he also had some understanding of the European market. He judged that with the development of the war, the trade routes between the East and the West may be cut off for a period of time.

"At that time, it will be the world of smuggling again." Zhan Jin thought, "so going to Malaga is also a good choice."

The other is Toledo, who was attached to Zhan Jin all the way. After the Manlacca changed hands with Singapore, the Chinese status was greatly raised, while the Portuguese were declining again and again. Because they were still in the war, the Ming army was quite suspicious of all Europeans. If they did not rely on Zhan Jin, Toledo would not even be able to save his property, not to mention keeping his life. Therefore, since Zhan Jin was going to come to Manlacca to take office, Toledo also came.

Zhan Jin is now Yin Zhengmao's subordinate. After entering Hong Kong, he went to visit the chief first. Francis V Toscano was Yin Zhengmao's staff officer. The two met at the Governor's Mansion. They didn't say anything at that time, but they were all careful. After the business was over, the two touched their heads on the eaves on the left side of the Governor's Mansion and ran to a remote teahouse one after another. Floyd V Toledo was already waiting there.

"Oh, cousin, I didn't expect you to sneak into the mansion of General Yin." Toledo said: "But think about it, with your vast supernatural powers, it's not difficult to do this."

"It's not what you think." Toscano thought to himself, if I had a choice, I would have run away with my things long ago, so how could I wait to land in the current field? But he didn't tell my cousin the truth, just said, "That's it."

"Now," Zhan Jin had been with the Portuguese pair for so long and had learned some Portuguese dialect. The brothers also knew some Chinese. If they encountered some difficult words, they would use their native language instead. The three of them spoke in two languages ​​at the same time, but there was no problem in communication and no translation needed: "Now all three of us have arrived in Manraga and are all under the command of Governor Yin, so it will be more convenient to do things in the future." He glanced at Toscanno: "Da, look at your Flangji store, are the prices of silk and ceramics and spices now rising?"

The so-called "big trumpet" is Francisco vs. Toscano, and Freud vs. Toledo is naturally a little trumpet.

"It's the price increase, but I have already dedicated all the goods from Malacca to the Governor's Office for military funds."

Neither Zhan Jin nor Toledo could help but exclaim, feeling incomprehensible about Toscano's move.

Of course they couldn't understand it, because Toscano was lying. His goods in Manraga were confiscated for "hiding weapons privately and refusing to fight soldiers". After becoming Yin Zhengmao's staff officer, Yin Zhengmao took the initiative to return the house to him, but the goods could not be returned.

In Manlacca, countless Portuguese people had experienced such experiences, and some of the more miserable ones were trained by thin bamboo poles and sold them to Siam, Annan, Ming, Japan and even Mongolia. In the next few years, "white slaves" began to be popular in those places. Princes and princes returned to the lords and bought "white slaves under the door of the bamboo poles", so that the word "bamboo rod" became a legend, but no one who was far away knew what the word "bamboo rod" really meant.

Of course, Toscano was unwilling to speak out about these embarrassing things.

"But cousin, your 'contribution' is too expensive, right?" Toledo knew how much goods Toscano had in Malacca, and what made him dissatisfied was that some of the goods were his.

"Well, I have my own plans. But you, how about our goods in Singapore?"

"Thanks to General Zhan, the goods are fine." Toledo glanced at Zhan Jin and said, "But in order to express his gratitude, I handed over the 20% discount on the goods to General Zhan to sell them on the market."

This sentence is a bit obscure, but Toscano understood that the so-called "discount sale" is actually a contribution. They have a cooperative relationship with Zhan Jin. If Zhan Jin helps, they must have a little "inspiration". Although this "meaning" is really expensive, compared to the annihilation of all goods in Manlacia, Francisco V Toscano felt it was worth it.

The three of them talked in the teahouse for nearly half an hour before they had a rough understanding of their respective situations.

Toscano also knew from Zhan that for the sake of Singapore's security, Li Yanzhi had ordered that all European merchants who had not committed crimes be moved to Manlacia. As for those merchants who committed crimes, they were all confiscated and exiled.

"Someone is coming over in Singapore?" Toscano's eyes lit up: "It seems that the property in General Yin's hand can be sold at a good price." His eyes flashed and he laughed again: "Not only that, there is a lot of money here. Humph, General Yin's military expenditure has a source."

"Big money? What big money?" Zhan Jin asked.

Toledo looked at his cousin strangely and thought to himself: "Why do we make money? Why do we need to be cheaper? Do you really want to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty? You didn't see you so loyal to the king in Portugal before."

Of course, Toscano did not have such a high level of awareness. The reason why he thought of letting Yin Zhengmao make money was because he couldn't make it by himself.

He sorted out his new ideas and thought, "But if I do this, maybe I can't go back to Europe..." He murmured a Portuguese swearing in his heart: "Then don't go back! Just don't even pay back the debt, so I'll be as much money as I have, just right!"

Two flowers bloom, each with one branch.

He pressed Yin Zhengmao's side-minded masters and said that Li Yan was ready to close the door of the South China Sea to beat the dog until he arrived in Singapore.

Zhang Lian's advance was also very smooth. As soon as Singapore attacked, Yu Dayou was still rectifying the city's defense and clearing the remaining resistance. Zhang Lian invited Shenmen to attack Bora.

"I want to wait." Shenmen has his own little Jiujiu. This Singapore is the territory he opened. In order to take into account the overall situation, he gave it to the Folang Jiren without much resistance. Now it has finally recovered. Of course, he hopes to restore his rule here.

What a vicious look at Zhang Lian? He saw through his thoughts all at once. At this time, he was about to win over the Shen family and form a group, but he sneered: "Brother Shen, don't be foolish! It's useless for you to stay in Singapore. It's impossible for this place to become your private place like before."

Shenmen was stunned. Zhang Lian's words pointed out his privacy, which made him feel embarrassed for a moment before he smiled and said, "What is this?" In fact, what he wanted to ask the most was "why".

"What do you mean? Because the governor is here!" Zhang Lian said: "Do you know how long I have been in Feilong? But after the governor arrived there, he first praised me for my contribution to defending the territory, but he also criticized me for being incompetent in internal affairs, saying that Feilong's government affairs were a bit confused and the people's livelihood was not good. Then he transferred a group of civil servants to prepare to take over the government affairs there."

Chen Men's face changed and he said in surprise: "He is like this... wouldn't he seize your power?"

Zhang Lian snorted and said, "Yes, you know my temper. I don't want to swallow my anger. After this incident, I made an appointment with Zhang Ximeng and went straight to him and asked him if he wanted to undermine me."

Li Yanzhi's army first arrived. Although it was powerful, Er Zhang was the local tyrant, so Zhang Lian and Zhang Ximeng dared to be so bold.

"What did he say?"

"He didn't talk to me about official words." Zhang Lian said: "Although what he said at that time made me unhappy, the situation... was stronger than that of others, so I had to admit it."

It turned out that when Li Yanzhi saw Er Zhang asking directly, he said straight to the point: "Yes, I want to collect Feilong Mansion, I want to centralize power."

Since Zhang Lian and Zhang Ximeng came to see him, they were about to take the initiative. He asked Li Yanzhi: "The governor planned to hide the entire bird? We opened up the Feilong Mansion with one hand and one step!"

Li Yanzhi didn't say anything, "You are doing things, but if I didn't support you behind my back, you could have developed so quickly?" At that time, he looked at Zhang Lian, and his face did not become ugly because of Zhang Lian's sarcasm. On the contrary, he showed an admiring look in his eyes: "The birds are all hidden, of course not. I want to collect this place, it's just that it's imperative."

Li Yanzhi spread out the map and said, "Along the South China Sea coast, Guangzhou, Taohekou, Feilong, Singapore, Brahma, Palawan, and Zhehe River - these seven places are seven nails, and they are all places that military strategists must fight for. At the same time, if we control these seven places, our China's foundation in the entire Nanyang region will be unbreakable."

Guangzhou is the core of Lingnan; Taohekou controls Annan and is the location of Jiaozhi County in the Han and Tang Dynasties; Feilong Mansion is located at the end of the entire Southeast Peninsula, with Feilong and Taohekou. If you enter Myanmar from Yunnan in the future, then Taohekou - Feilong and southern Yunnan will form three axes to firmly control the entire Southeast Peninsula; Singapore and Palawan are the southwest and southeast gateways, and the Brahma and Zhe River control the two largest islands surrounding the South China Sea, and its importance cannot be said.

"So, these seven places must be directly controlled by the state and cannot be handed over to any private hands. Now that the road to Annan has been opened, it is imperative to take the flying dragon back to the central government - so no matter how much credit you make or how much blood and sweat you shed, I must do this!"

Chenmen felt a chill when he heard this: "Then do you have to let him?" He empathized with it, because Li Yan said bluntly that "Singapore" would also be "received to the central government."

"I can't help but say, what else can I do? Do you really pull him back? Stick him in the back?" Zhang Lian told Chen Men: "You don't know this person's methods. If I reveal this, I'm afraid I won't live the next day..."

Zhang Lian was suppressed by Li Yanzhi at that time, not only because Li Yanzhi was bigger than him and more powerful than him, but also because Li Yanzhi revealed to Zhang Lian that great strategy made him suffocate. Zhang Lian used to plan Feilong, thinking about how to use the waterways between Singapore and Guangzhou to make money, and then gradually invade Siam, Champa, and Zhenla's edge land was fertile, but Li Yanzhi took all these major powers into his pocket as soon as he came up - what a terrible ambition and courage! Zhang Lian is also a hero. When he heard this, he knew that he was only a "planning corner" compared to Li Yanzhi and could not compete with Li Yanzhi's overall strategy.

Besides, Li Yanzhi did not mean "dead rabbit and cooked dogs". Zhang Lian and Zhang Ximeng were very resistant at the time and were full of anger. However, Li Yanzhi was really good at cultivating. He waited until he was angry that he said: "The seven South China Sea hubs I just mentioned are definitely included in the central government. No matter who it is, China or foreign countries, whoever dares to interfere, I will destroy anyone. But in this Feilong, you have the merit of expanding territory. The country will not forget this merit - at least I will not forget it. So if you don't want to enter the court but want to take charge of the border, just choose a suitable place outside these seven hubs. As your Zhang family's birthplace, I will fully support you."

His meaning is obvious: Nanyang is so big, as long as it does not endanger the national security.

"But when you arrive in a new place, don't you have to start over again?"

Zhang Lian smiled bitterly. In fact, he had thought of rebelling and just to let go of it. He decided to compromise with Li Yanzhi after weighing the pros and cons of many parties - this two-headed dragon dared to show off to him at that time, and there would be no retreat.

After this incident, from Li Yanzhi's actions step by step over the years, Zhang Lian has seen Li Yanzhi's routine: first put a group of people with pioneering ability like himself on the frontier and expand their territory, as the periphery and subordinate areas of the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming power arrived, it was then renamed it as a prefecture and county directly under the jurisdiction, and so on.

At the beginning, because Zhang Lian wanted to use Feilong as his own land to pass on his sons and grandsons, he worked hard and did not care about his hard work. This was why he had a foundation that would become stronger and stronger on the Southeast Peninsula! However, when Annan captured Feilong, Annan and Lingnan were connected, Li Yanzhi wanted to transform it into counties. At this time, Zhang Lian had to oppose it again and was powerless.

"So where did you choose?" Shen Men asked.

"Zhang Ximeng's territory was not in Feilong Port. He wanted to go north along the Mekong River. He was considered as the vanguard of the imperial court's border development. But I... I want to go to Java."

"Jabah?" Shen Men didn't understand why he didn't stay in the Southeast Peninsula - his foundation there should be more stable.

"Yeah." Zhang Lian said: "Siam is still too close. Judging from the meaning of Zhenhai Hou, he has to advance step by step. I don't want to wait for me to manage the new territory, but I'm like Feilong, and give it to the court! After I arrive at Java, I will continue to go south. However, the first thing at present is to take down Brahma and Palawan first, and then take Java south, or Ma Yi, and we will all let us. The reason why I invite you to go with you and make great contributions in front of others is that I hope you don't delay in Singapore. If you are entangled here, it will not only have no future for you and me, but it will only be dangerous."

Shenmen pondered for a long time, and then said, "Okay." (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please log in.qidian., more chapters, support the author, and support genuine reading!) (To be continued)
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