"How many soldiers are available near our Guangzhou Prefecture?" Xiong Wencan was shocked by the act of the Liao army's request to open the port, and subconsciously wanted to count the troops at hand.

"There are 6,000 registered soldiers near Guangzhou Prefecture, but the actual vacancies are seven or eight. It would be good to be able to mobilize two thousand soldiers. If you want to recruit Hakka and Chaoshan soldiers, you will probably be able to recruit two thousand soldiers." The staff said.

"How can I fight against the Fu Liao army with only two thousand soldiers? I'll go to the dock to see it." Xiong Wencan thought for a while. It seems that it is not very realistic to fight against the Fu Liao army with force, so he can only negotiate in person.

At the dock of Guangzhou Prefecture, six gun ships and two troop transport ships were moored. Among them, the largest Daqin was equipped with more than fifty cannons, which made the Ming army surrendered by the fortress afraid. Three or four hundred soldiers of the Fu Liao army had already landed and captured the fort without bloodshed. The easy part was also because of the Fu Liao army's handling of the Guangdong merchant gang this year.

After Deng Qianlong, deputy commander of the Navy, brought these soldiers ashore, a group of merchants from Guangdong merchants came to greet him.

"Our people are already negotiating with Guangdong Governor Xiong. This matter has been spread to the emperor. I believe there will be a result soon. We Guangdong merchants can finally go out to sea openly."

"The Guangdong Maritime Warehouse Trade Department has always been a legal and friendly matter. It was only when the pirates of Folangji plundered Guangdong in the late Zhengde that the sea ban was banned for a period of time and then reopened. You are not those Westerners in the Liao army. Everyone is a family of China. I really don't understand why the imperial court re-banned the sea. Under the past few years, our Guangdong merchants have suffered heavy losses, which has made Fujian merchants and Jiangsu and Zhejiang merchants get a big advantage."

A group of Guangdong merchants followed Deng Qianlong to inspect the nearby terrain by the Pearl River to see if there is potential nearby.

"No, I looked at the Pearl River, the river was wide and the level of the river was. The big ship could come from freely, which was only a little worse than the Yangtze River. If it could develop in the future, it could become a commercial port in the south and be rich." Deng Qianlong gave a little help from the merchant here.

The Guangdong businessman who invited the Liao army to come over was overjoyed after hearing this, wondering if Deng Qianlong's words were a signal sent by the Liao army. Could it be that the Liao army would assist in the development of Guangdong?

"What the lord said is reasonable. Our Guangdong was developed too late. The center of the southern country has always been in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, so it is not as good as the Zhejiang-Sea merchants. But in my opinion, our Guangdong merchants dare to be the first and dare to go to the South China Sea merchants, 700 to 80% of our Guangdong merchant ships were our Guangdong merchant ships, and many local people went to the South China Sea. There are many of our people in Annan and Jakarta." said a Guangdong merchant.

"This is also why our military leader wants to cooperate with Guangdong merchants. We not only hope to trade with Guangdong, but also hope to be able to use the power of Guangdong merchants and overseas Chinese in Guangdong to colonize the South Ocean in the future and let the South Ocean fill our population." Deng Qianlong said.

Many Guangdong merchants changed slightly. They thought that the Liao army would have a big pattern, but they didn't expect it to be so big! Listening to Deng Qianlong's words, the Liao army's goal was even longer. They actually wanted to use Guangdong's merchants and population to get the Nanyang region together!

"There are many islands in the Nanyang area, with a population of tens of millions, which is only a lot more than your Liaodong, so it may be difficult to manage." said a Guangdong businessman.

"No, no hurry, this is just our initial intention. The most urgent task is to reopen the Guangdong Maritime Bureau and make it convenient for you to trade." Deng Qianlong said.

Deng Qianlong took a group of merchants to patrol the dock. Xiong Wencan carefully came to the dock under the escort of local soldiers. He saw the military flag of the Fu Liao army flying on the coastal defense fortress, and the Ming soldiers who were supposed to be stationed near the fort came to Xiong Wencan with grievance and tears to complain.

"Governor, the Liao army bullies too much, and threatens us with warships and asks us to hand over the fort. Woooo... We see that their ship's artillery has several times more artillery than ours. How dare we provoke them? We have to hand over the fort... Woooo... If we go to war with them, we are afraid that they cannon the innocent civilians on the shore..." The fort guard said sadly.

"It's not your fault for this. Everything is because the Fu Liao army is extremely domineering and there is no sign of any sudden attack on our fort. Even if you resist... with the support of those merchants on the shore, they can't defend..." Xiong Wencan said, "You go with me to meet the people of the Fu Liao army."

The arrival of Xiong Wencan and the others made dozens of guards around Deng Qianlong pick up the muskets vigilantly. The Ming soldiers beside Xiong Wencan also drew their swords and unsheathed them at the same time, and both sides were tense.

The sudden attack of the Fu Liao army occurred too quickly, and Xiong Wencan had no time to mobilize the army in Guangzhou, so he only brought hundreds of yamen runners, personal soldiers, and soldiers who had retreated near the fort.

However, the sudden confrontation between the two sides scared the Guangdong businessman who followed Deng Qianlong.

"You don't have to be nervous, put down your muskets. Our ships are anchored at the estuary of the Pearl River. If they dare to touch us, our fleet will drive straight in and smash all the government offices and government officials and government officials," said Deng Qianlong.

Dozens of infantry from the Fu Liao army put down their muskets, but they still looked full of confidence. On the southeast coast, only the Fu Liao army was the only one who was the only one who was able to travel without any obstacles. It is no wonder that although they were small, they still looked down on the local Ming Guards.

Xiong Wencan's tongue was bitter, and the pressure brought by the Liao army was too great. Only a little bit of people dared to take the initiative to seize the fortress of Guangzhou Prefecture, and dozens of people dared to patrol the shore unscrupulously, as if Guangzhou Prefecture was their back garden for the Liao army. Who is the governor here?

"Who are you from the Fu Liao army? Why do you dare to attack our Guangzhou Prefecture Fortress? This is offending the court. When the court dispatches a 100,000 army to fight south, you will be crushed to pieces and turn into powder!" Xiong Wencan asked when he saw Deng Qianlong.

"This must be Mr. Xiong Wencan, who is also the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, isn't he? I am Deng Qianlong, the commander of the Liao army's fleet in Guangdong. It's really a long time since the Guangdong Maritime Warehouse Department has been in trouble. We have seen that Guangdong has many people and few lands and the people are living in poverty, so we can't stand it and come to save the Guangdong people from the fire and water." Deng Qianlong said.

Following the military leader, using human rights as a reason for sending troops was considered perfect and skillful. Deng Qianlong felt quite narcissistic.
Chapter completed!