As for the popular translation of the fire, Zhu Houzhao summoned this person alone. After hearing that he was originally a Han native from Huguang, he was even more happy and said:

"I am thinking that if you don't understand the words of Folangji and don't know the situation of Folangji, the fire is the San. You are also a Han Chinese. You are willing to become an official in the court and handle the affairs of Folangji for me."

The Fire Master Yasan didn't expect that His Majesty, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, not only appointed Pires as an official, but also as an official. There was no one who refused, so he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed. Zhu Houzhao quickly ordered Gu Dayong to help him up and said, "The Ming Dynasty has already established a constitutional outline. You may not know that you have been overseas for a long time. People are not a ceremony, so you no longer kneel down and bow down easily. Just stand and reply."

"I, I obey the order, and I thank Your Majesty Guo Zhao!" The fire master Yasan hurriedly called himself in his original Chinese name.

Zhu Houzhao nodded: "Since you have returned to your hometown, you don't have to call me the name of the past. Let's talk to me about what is the situation of the Western Bible Buddha Langji, how should the Ming Dynasty deal with it? Tell me your opinion. I will not punish you for your mistakes!"

Although Zhu Houzhao, as a time traveler, had some understanding of Folangji, which is later generations, and knew that in this era, Folangji was the first great power in the West to rise in the Age of Discovery.

However, Zhu Houzhao was not clear about the specific situation of Folangji in this era, as well as the specific views of the Ming people in this era on Folangji, and Zhu Houzhao was clear about the views of the sergeants and officials of the court and local officials on Folangji.

But these scholars and local officials both had a contempt and hostile attitude towards the appearance of Folangji.

Lin Tingxuan from Guangdong and Guangxi directly asked whether to drive away the Folangji people in the memorial. The cabinet ministers and other ministers in the court also believed that the Folangji's visit was not in line with the tribute system and that he was a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, so he should also be driven away.

Zhu Houzhao was indeed not satisfied with the occupation of Malacca and Tuen Mun by Folangji, but he did not underestimate Folangji. He knew that seizing the opportunity to communicate with Folangji would be conducive to the development of maritime trade in the Ming Dynasty, and before the Netherlands and Britain.

As the first Chinese to understand the East and the West, Zhu Houzhao naturally needs to understand his current views on Folangji.

"Report to Your Majesty! Although the territory of the Folang Ji is not as strong as that of the Ming Dynasty, the islands it occupies are spread all over the world, and the routes are plundered by countless property in the country. Both warships and firearms are very sharp! The Ming Dynasty may not be as strong as other people's ships and cannons;

However, the country of Folangji only seeks trade. I think I can agree to trade with it, learn its skills, improve the warships of the Ming Dynasty, and also make money and profits from porcelain, silk, etc. to benefit the court. As far as I know, porcelain, silk, etc. are valuable in the Western barbarians!"

Guo Zhao was very excited to be valued by Emperor Zhu Houzhao. In order to be valued, and the country of Folangji did colonize crazily on the sea, he naturally told the truth without any concealment in front of Zhu Houzhao.

"Your Majesty! I think that Mr. Guo said that the Folang Jimen seized islands everywhere, and the routes were densely spread across the world. The words of the porcelain and silk were as valuable as gold in the West. However, their firearms and warships were stronger than those of the Ming Dynasty. I do not agree with them. I also in charge of the Ministry of War. The Ming Dynasty can now fire guns, and the artillery fired continuously to defeat the enemy, and it is even a copper-tied iron core. If the firearms are not as good as the Folang Ji! Then I would resign myself!"

Xia Yan, who had been promoted to the Right Minister of the Ministry of War and was still in charge of the Ordnance Bureau, was now in the hall with the officials of the cabinet, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Rites, to meet Guo Zhao with Zhu Houzhao in the hall. However, when he heard that Guo Zhao's big firearms were not as good as Folang Ji, he was naturally very angry as the manager of the Ordnance Bureau and stood up.

When Guo Zhao saw a fierce and evil red-robed official in front of him, he could only smile awkwardly, and at the same time he was very confused. He thought to himself that Daming's musket was fired after being fired? What does it mean? Could it be that Daming's muskets can be loaded with ammunition behind? The copper-tied iron-core cannon has some advantages.

Guo Zhao didn't understand or understand. As a person who only knew foreign languages ​​and business, he did not have a good understanding of military weapons, and his impression of the big open firearms was still in the era of early traditional mesh firearms. Therefore, he instinctively thought that the big open firearms were no longer as good as the Folang machine. And like most Han people who were better than him who directly learned to improve, he also suggested that the court learn to make the firearms of the Folang machine.

Now seeing the red-robed official being quite angry, Guo Zhao hurriedly went downstairs and said:

"Your Majesty, please relieve your anger. I have not returned to Middle-earth for a long time. I have very little knowledge and are biased!"

Guo Zhao said this, and Xia Yan was no longer angry and waved his wide sleeves.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but smile. Only the emperor knew that if it weren't for the appearance of his time traveler, the Ming Dynasty's firearms would have been as Guo Zhao said, as it was said by the Florida machine.

However, because of the emergence of his time traveler, he first liberated craftsmen and used a new incentive system to inspire craftsmen to invent and create, and then used his understanding of firearms in later generations to guide them, making the current advanced level and manufacturing level of firearms and artillery in the Ming Dynasty far ahead of Folang Machinery.

Because of this, although Zhu Houzhao knew that the Ming Dynasty was not inferior to the Folang Ji in firearms, artillery and even warships, he knew that what Guo Zhao said was not alarmist. The Folang Ji was the biggest challenger in the competition for global interests. When his cabinet ministers were still complacent about earning a few more good horses and yellow sheep from Mongolia, they had already started plundering the whole world, and all the plunders were real money and silver.

"I said you would like to speak casually, so I will not blame you. But as you said, the country of Folangji cannot be regarded as a friendly country or as a barbarian who can be despised. I decided to establish a Western Barbarian Pavilion, and you will be the Wailang, the Ministry of Rites, to manage it. It is responsible for studying Western Barbarians and even receiving envoys from Western Barbarians and cultivating some talents who understand Folangji and even other Western Barbarians!"

After Zhu Houzhao said this, Guo Zhao knelt on the ground excitedly: "I thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"

After all, he himself did not expect that he would become a member of the Ministry of Rites, from a fifth-rank Beijing official! He knew that such an official position was not only a top-ranked Jinshi official, and it usually took many years to be promoted. Now he can become a member of the Ministry of Rites and also manage the Western Yiguan. It can be said that he can not only show his strengths but also bring honor to his ancestors, so he is naturally very excited!

No matter what, at this moment, in Guo Zhao's eyes, the Emperor in front of him is really his mentor! He secretly swore that he would also create extraordinary achievements under the rule of His Majesty the Emperor!

At this time, Fu Gui, the Minister of Rites, stood up. As a traditional scholar-official, he had no good impression of His Majesty's excessive emphasis on the tribute system and attempted to directly communicate with the Ming Dynasty and had a very unfriendly communication method. He did not think that the Folangji Kingdom was worthy of attention. The Han man in front of him who was willing to be the translation of the Folangji envoy was even more despised, especially the Han man named Guo Zhao who even changed his name to the Fire Master Yasan at the beginning, which made him feel that Guo Zhao was even more forgot about his ancestors.

Therefore, now that he saw that His Majesty the Emperor wanted to appoint Guo Zhao as the Minister of Rites, he naturally couldn't accept it. Thinking that he was the Minister of Rites, he naturally wanted to interfere, so he hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty! All the officials in the court are famous tools. People who are not wise and talented cannot obtain them, and those who are not fame and fortune cannot be appointed. Now Guo Zhao is just a white shirt and rashly awarded them to the Ministry of Rites. I think it is not possible. If Your Majesty wants to use them, it is better to give them a dispersed official!"

"If Fu Qing can find a master of the Buddhist language among the scholars of the world and manage the Western Barbarians for me, I will naturally not use Guo Zhao! If I can't, I must use it!"

After Zhu Houzhao said this, Fu Gui, the Minister of Rites, had no choice but to retreat.

In addition, Pires was also appointed as the head of the Ministry of Rites by Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao knew that now was the beginning of the Age of Discovery. If the Ming Empire wanted to not lose to the West, it had to compete in all aspects, not only for the competition for world resources and territories, but also for the competition for navigating talents.

Zhu Houzhao knew that this era was not just the East without a strong national concept, nor did the West. In the West with contractual system, it was also the same as in the Warring States Period, and it was not uncommon to be a minister in other countries.

As a modern person, Zhu Houzhao naturally would not discriminate against other races. As long as those who can make profits for the Ming Dynasty, he could accept that they would become bureaucrats of his Ming Dynasty. As an emperor, he would win over talents from all over the world to his own country.

Pires became the head of the Ministry of Rites' Host and Guest Department. He returned to Guangzhou again as a special envoy of Emperor Zhu Houzhao, and was preparing to return to Folangji and handed the letter of the Ming Dynasty's Emperor Zhu Houzhao to King Folangji.

At this time, Guangdong Deputy Envoy Wang Renxun Zhao, led a unit of the Guangdong Navy to attack Tuen Mun.

For the Ming Dynasty, it is natural to trade with Florence, but if your territory is occupied, it will be taken back. Therefore, the Tuen Mun naval battle is naturally necessary, otherwise it will not be enough to declare the completeness of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, it is also to highlight the fists of Western forces, and peaceful trade must be based on powerful force.

The steel smelting technology in the Ming Dynasty was now very developed. Steel smelting had developed to the stage of open furnace steelmaking, and shipbuilding technology began to recover. Therefore, it was not difficult to create sail warships that used smoothbore guns as ship-borne weapons. Guangdong Deputy Envoy Wang Rizhao pretended to send five sail warships to Tuen Mun Island to fight against the colonists of the Flang Machine.

The Folangji colonists have just occupied the Malacca and have also committed a massacre in the Malacca. It was the time when they were full of complacent. Although they were very eager for the Ming Empire, they were not afraid.

In their opinion, Tuen Mun Island is just a small island occupied by them during the colonization of the whole world. Based on their smooth experience in the colonization process in other regions, they will not feel that they will encounter any dangers when colonizing Tuen Mun Island.

But what the colonists of Folangji did not understand was that the place they colonized now belonged to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and they were challenging the dignity of a powerful empire.
Chapter completed!