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About two miles away from the Governor's Palace of Macau, outside an exquisite private villa, on the green garden grass, Niu Gensheng was setting up camp with more than 300 soldiers.

Taking into account Li Yuanqing's distinguished status, Juan Thomas did not dare to neglect, so he took out the private villa of the previous governor for Li Yuanqing and his wives and concubines to stay.

In the living room on the first floor, the girls Ren Ying'er, Cai Zi, Wan'er, Liu Qiao, Shu Murong, Zhang Die and Zhao Mei were sitting on the big sofa in the living room, chatting and laughing.

This was the first time they had seen this purely Western-style architectural layout in front of them, and every part felt very novel.

Li Yuanqing's official residence on Changsheng Island is already of good quality, but it is basically in a practical style and is far from as exquisite and luxurious as this villa.

In the master bedroom on the second floor, Zhang Baozhu was carefully coaxing her precious son Shiro to sleep.

The little guy is almost two years old. Although he still has trouble speaking, he is extremely naughty, just like a little monkey.

Although there are three maids and a mother-in-law to help, the little guy still consumes most of Zhang Baozhu's energy every day.

On the large open-air balcony, Li Yuanqing could not help but reveal a relaxed smile as he watched the little guy Shiro still engaging in Mongolian wrestling with his mother.

Although it is already in the subtropical zone, it is only late April and the wind is still a bit cold.

However, for Li Yuanqing, who has been in the North all year round, this little breeze is like a girl's little hand, which will not cause him any discomfort.

In the distance, in the wide bay, there are still many lights on, and you can vaguely see the majestic undulating waves, which is the position of his fleet.

At this time, it was almost ten o'clock. Compared with the dock, the surroundings were much quieter. There were about a dozen independent villas, most of which had no lights. Occasionally, unknown insects and birds could be heard in the grass.

, quite a bit quiet and peaceful.

Li Yuanqing also had to lament that in terms of enjoying life, these humble white-haired ghosts were by no means inferior to the scholar-bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty!

Although the styles of the two sides are different, the essence is almost the same.

However, Li Yuanqing came from a later generation, and he was more adaptable to the lifestyle of these foreign devils.

Just like a sofa, a bathtub, a peep show, a cigar, and a soft big bed, it is actually easier for Li Yuanqing to accept it than Daming, who pays attention to moderation.

With the help of a candle nearby, he lit an authentic Cuban cigar that had traveled thousands of miles across the sea to come here. Li Yuanqing took a deep breath, but was choked to the point of coughing and tears were about to flow out.

"Damn it, am I out of date? I can't even mess with this little gadget?" Li Yuanqing couldn't help but spit with a smile.

It has been more than six years since he came to Ming Dynasty, and he has almost forgotten about the life in the later generations.

However, after the second and third sips, the feeling became much better and became more and more familiar.

As the sounds of the little things in the master bedroom became smaller and smaller, and he gradually began to fall asleep, Li Yuanqing looked at the bright and lonely night sky, and his mind slowly became quiet.

Macau is a great place!

pity!

But it’s all for nothing! These stupid Portuguese people are free!

However, there are disadvantages and advantages.

It was precisely because of these Portuguese people in Macau that Ming Dynasty had a real window to the outside world and was exposed to the more advanced technologies of the West at this time.

After all, although there were many civilian fleets in the Ming Dynasty at this time, most of them were very complex.

To paraphrase later generations, this was a ‘grey area’, far from official status of the imperial court.

You can simply imagine that without the red cannon, Governor Yuan would have been afraid and would not have the confidence to fight with the main force of Houjin in Ningyuan City.

Although Li Yuanqing does not have the slightest fondness for these naughty Portuguese people in his heart, but in this current situation, it is far from the time to be at odds with the Portuguese people. He needs to rely on these "easier to control" Portuguese people.

hands to help him avoid some detours.

At this time, Shiro was probably asleep. Zhang Baozhu, wearing a fur cloak, came to Li Yuanqing with a smile: "Yuanqing, what are you thinking about?"

Li Yuanqing smiled: "It's nothing. The scenery here is pretty good? How about it? Don't you recognize the bed?"

Although Zhang Baozhu is extremely noble and majestic in the world, Li Yuanqing, who has already understood her from top to bottom, knows that she has a bad habit.

When she sleeps, she knows the bed very well.

Once the environment changes, you may not be able to sleep well at night.

Hearing Li Yuanqing ask about this, Zhang Baozhu's pretty face couldn't help but blush: "It's okay. But, Yuan Qing, this bed is really a bit soft! I really don't know what they are made of?"

Li Yuanqing smiled: "If you like it, we can bring a few of these white-haired craftsmen with us when we go back. We can also replace this kind of bed at home."

Zhang Baozhu's big eyes couldn't help but light up. For a moment, he shook his head with a smile and said with a smile: "I still don't want it. I still like my bed."

Li Yuanqing couldn't help laughing. He hugged Zhang Baozhu's slender waist affectionately and whispered in her ear: "Let Si Lang sleep with the maid tonight."

Zhang Baozhu's pretty face suddenly turned red with embarrassment, and she hurriedly whispered: "Yuan Qing, you have been with me for four or five days in a row, it's time for the other sisters to take their turn..."

Li Yuanqing smiled and whispered a few words in Zhang Baozhu's ear.

Zhang Baozhu's pretty face suddenly turned red and was about to drip with water. She couldn't help but spat lightly, but the happy smile on her face betrayed her mood. She hurriedly whispered: "If, if tomorrow

As for business, what should I do if you can't get up?"

Li Yuanqing looked at Joseph, who was walking quickly not far downstairs, and couldn't help but smile: "You still don't know what kind of fighting power I am? Go take a bath first and wait for me. By the way, their bathtub is pretty good."

After kissing Zhang Baozhu goodbye with a smile and asking her to clean up the master bedroom, Li Yuanqing slowly went downstairs and came to the living room.

Perhaps today's life is so new, the girls haven't left to sleep yet, but are chatting away.

When they saw Li Yuanqing coming down, they reacted and hurriedly saluted Li Yuanqing respectfully.

Li Yuanqing smiled and waved his hand, "You are so old, why are you still acting like a child? You have something to do tomorrow, so go to bed early!"

"Yes." Li Yuanqing said, and even though the girls were not fresh enough, they did not dare to refute and hurriedly returned to their respective rooms.

Here, as soon as Li Yuanqing walked out of the villa door, Niu Gensheng came over quickly and reported in a low voice: "General, Joseph is here."

Li Yuanqing nodded, "Let him come in!"

"yes!"

After a moment, Joseph walked into the villa in an orderly manner. Seeing that there were no female relatives, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly kowtowed to Li Yuanqing respectfully: "Joseph, a humble official, has seen the general."

Li Yuanqing nodded, threw him a cigar, and motioned for him to sit across from the sofa.

Joseph smiled and took the cigar, carefully sat on the small sofa opposite, lit the cigar, took a deep breath and said: "General, your prediction is not wrong. Juan Thomas is very excited about our arrival this time.

Sensitive. It can be seen from Beizhong that he is very nervous. Moreover, he also pressed Beizhong about the destination of our trip."

"hehe."

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Then what did you say?"

Joseph hurriedly smiled and said: "General, don't worry, Beizhi has already made a plan, and has set our destination in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. At the same time, Beizi also revealed that we want to purchase firearms and warships on a large scale.

Juan Tomas is obviously very interested."

Li Yuanqing took a puff of cigar, nodded slowly, pondered for a long time, and then smiled and said: "Joseph, you did a good job. But, brother Joseph, you know me! All my brothers, they all

My life is very good, better than that of many nobles. But~~~, all my enemies will go to hell to repent!!!"

"Well?"

Joseph couldn't help but was stunned. He was so frightened that he knelt down and said: "General, I'm loyal to you. It can be seen from day to day. It can be expressed by the sun and the moon! Oh, by the way, General, I have one more thing. I almost forgot to tell you.

!”

As he spoke, he hurriedly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "General, this Juan Thomas is not an outsider. He is a distant cousin of Beizi. Originally, Beizu thought that he had gone to the New World, but unexpectedly

…”

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Joseph respectfully said goodbye and left, but an elusive smile slowly appeared on the corner of Li Yuanqing's mouth.

The future is really exciting!

Early the next morning, Li Yuanqing and his party began formal talks with the Portuguese side, represented by Juan Tomas, in the conference room of the Macau Governor's Palace.

Juan Thomas expressed that he very much welcomed Li Yuanqing's Liaonan fleet to come to Macau for trade in an official capacity, and said that he would provide convenience to Li Yuanqing's fleet to the greatest extent possible.

Li Yuanqing also said that the Portuguese fleet is welcome to do business in Liaonan, and the Liaonan military will provide necessary support to the Portuguese to the greatest extent possible.

The two sides signed a concise "interim trade agreement" in a friendly and cheerful atmosphere.

Don't underestimate this, it seems to be just a useless piece of white paper. Even in this era, it is quite necessary to "stand on the starting line of justice."

To put it further, this is to leave a way out for oneself and avoid useless talk about this in the future.

To put it more closely, this is the code of conduct of a ‘civilized society’.

Even if a war does break out one day, or even a large-scale war, those with trump cards will always have more confidence.

Subsequently, Li Yuanqing signed several specific trade details with Juan Thomas.

First of all, there is the procurement and employment aspects of Changsheng Island.

According to the agreement reached between Li Yuanqing and Juan Thomas, in the next five years, the Changsheng Island military, including the Liaonan military, will purchase up to 500 three-pound guns, six-pound guns and eight-pound guns from the Portuguese side in Macau.

Pound gun.

Moreover, more than 300 Portuguese gunners and artillery maintenance personnel must be hired.

In the next three years, Changsheng Island will purchase ten large Portuguese sailing warships from the Portuguese side in Macau, as well as thirty retired officers and soldiers.

In return, Juan Thomas also said that in the next few years, he would purchase no less than 200,000 taels of medicines and furs from Changsheng Island.

At the same time, it will provide support for Li Yuanqing's fleet heading to Nanyang, and dispatch a pilot ship flying the Portuguese flag and two escort ships.

Li Yuanqing thought about this request for a moment, but did not refuse. Instead, he happily signed the document.

All is well with everyone.

Afterwards, it was time for the luncheon reception.

At the same time, the goods from Changsheng Island can also be officially unloaded, and legally they have the right to sell to Macau.

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Chapter completed!