exchanged the so-called friendship for 20,000 taels of silver, and Lin Haoran's trip to Haojing was undoubtedly a success.

The reason why he spared no effort to promote the construction of Xiangshan City in Haojing was not only a responsibility as the prefect of Guangzhou, but more importantly, to lay the cornerstone for his plan to open the sea.

Once Xiangshan City is built in Haojing, the meaning will be very different.

Even if the Portuguese dared to snatch back the mirror, even the governor of Liangguang would not dare to blink an eye and turn a blind eye to this kind of thing. The Ming Dynasty can be regarded as a mustard for the sovereignty of some islands, but the gain or loss of a city is undoubtedly related to the face of the imperial court.

For example, in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, officials and generals in some places could condone the Japanese to loot in nearby villages, but they did not dare to stand idly by if a city fell.

Once Xiangshan New Town really falls to Haojing, then Daming is equivalent to planting a dragon flag here, and Haojing Wharf can be tied to the huge empire of Daming.

Ensuring the safety of the starting point undoubtedly provides a cornerstone for opening up the "Haojing-Luzon" route, which is greatly conducive to Lin Haoran's promotion of the Luzon plantation plan.

The officials of Xiangshan County were also extremely excited, and this was thought to be impossible, but the new prefect solved it very easily. Regardless of whether the Guangzhou government government is willing to withdraw funds, they already have funds to start the city repair plan.

Most importantly, it will be a new city, and they will not only have a new government office, but they will also have a lot of room to make money.

After the two sides finalized some details, this donation plan was reached.

"Dear Lord Lin, then we will say goodbye first, and the silver two sessions about the donation will be sent here as soon as possible!" Gaspar saluted respectfully, and then followed the missionaries away.

"My dear Godfather Gaspar, if you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to me for help!" Lin Haoran sent them outside the living room and made a gentle promise.

But it can't be said that Lin Haoran is a philistine, which forced people to donate 20,000 taels to support the construction of the city, and did not pat his chest and write some empty checks, which is indeed not in line with the fine tradition of Chinese courtesy exchanges.

Gaspar and other missionaries did feel much more relieved when they heard this. Although they are going to bleed heavily this time, with the care of this high-ranking official, it can be regarded as a gain.

At the end of the parting, Blanche fell last, and her charming eyes looked at Lin Haoran unscrupulously, as if she wanted to completely imprint Lin Haoran's appearance into her mind.

Hey?

Lin Haoran noticed this beautiful woman with a hot body, but shook her head gently. Although he wanted to taste the taste of this foreign girl, he did not want to have too much to do with the missionary.

The church is just across a meeting square from the Guangdong City Bosi Branch, and the group returned to the church and went straight to the meeting hall on the second floor.

Ferdinand's face swollen like a pig's head, and in the council chamber on the second floor, like a long-standing volcano, he reverted to his old unruly roar: "He is a robber, a naked robber!" He wants to extort 20,000 taels of silver from us, but he doesn't want to take a copper peso from our pocket!"

Gaspar was a very cautious man, and immediately motioned for a man to go to the staircase to stand guard, and at the same time calmly admonished Ferdinand: "Priest Ferdinand, be quiet, don't cause us trouble!" ”

"Let's go back and ask the Jesuits to come forward and let the army fight back here and regain sovereignty here!" Ferdinand's chubby face looked very angry, and he made a comment to everyone.

Blanche pulled down the hat of her black robe, revealing her waterfall-like brown hair, repaired willow eyebrows, beautiful blue eyes, a high nose, and a wide face, all of which were charming.

Her figure is not tall, she belongs to the kind of fleshy beauty, and there is a valuable gemstone earring hanging on her earlobe, which adds a bit of luxury.

Faced with Ferdinand's proposal, she shook her head very decisively and said, "No, we can't do this!" Not to mention that it will be difficult for us to retake this place, and if that time comes, the fruits of our mission will be lost! ”

"Are we just going to let that shameless man blackmail like this?" Ferdinand pointed in the direction of the yamen of the Bosi branch in Guangdong City, and asked with indignation.

Blanche still shook her head and said, "I don't think this counts blackmail!" We helped him raise the money and he promised to help us, so it was a great partnership! ”

When Gaspar and the others heard this one speak, they all secretly felt good in their hearts. Although the truth is not as good as blackmail, if it is understood in this way, it will undoubtedly leave them with face.

"Blanche, how can you speak for that kid like that? You don't like him, do you? Ferdinand looked at the sexy goddess sadly, but there was a strong sense of jealousy in his heart.

Blanche's brow furrowed slightly, and then she explained seriously, "No! I'm thinking in the good of the church! I thought that I should raise this money for Lord Lin, so as to deepen my relationship with Lord Lin and win his support, and even ...... Let him be our believer! ”

Believer?

But as soon as the words came out, everyone was shocked and looked at Blanche in disbelief. If it weren't for the nobility of this woman, I'm afraid someone would have made a mockery of her ridiculous idea.

Blanche looked confident and continued, "Didn't you all see it? When Lord Lin first got out of the palanquin, he prayed very sincerely towards the church, and I think he is a potential believer! ”

"Blanche, you are too young and naïve to know the insidiousness of this Oriental, he is a demon!" Ferdinand did not forget the humiliation he had just received in the Congress Square, and immediately gritted his teeth.

Blanche's face immediately showed dissatisfaction: "Ferdinand, you have no right to criticize me like this!" I see that you have been blinded by hatred, so you only want to take revenge on that Lord Lin, and forget our mission completely. ”

Gaspar didn't want the dispute between the two to worsen, so he formally proposed: "Don't fight, let's vote!" If you agree to raise 20,000 taels of silver for the construction of Xiangshan City, please raise your hands! ”

Ferdinand glanced at everyone confidently, the man who had humiliated everyone in the council square just now, and now asked them to obediently send twenty thousand taels of silver, although he would answer such a thing.

For a moment, he suddenly changed color, as everyone raised their hands and everyone's eyes fell on him.

"Crazy, you're all crazy!"

Seeing this, Ferdinand exclaimed in disbelief. Reality undoubtedly gave him a resounding slap in the face, and no one supported his plan, and he had become that minority.