The Pereruo in Li Dan's mouth, named Galeot Pereira, has multiple identities.

He was both a Portuguese soldier with the rank of captain; also sailors who sailed to the New World; He is a merchant who is proficient in Jia Shi; He is also a monk in the service of God.

Now, he is one of the most knowledgeable figures in the entire Western world about the Ming Dynasty.

Pereira didn't know how to describe Chen Mu in words, and what kind of impact the presence of the army led by Chen Mu on his worldview in Ho Jing Ao.

His long life as a prisoner gave him the opportunity to enter the interior of the Ming Dynasty that was difficult for others to achieve, and gave him a deeper understanding of all aspects of the Ming Dynasty than anyone else.

Fourteen years ago, when he was released from prison by bribing off Ming and Portuguese judicial officers, he presented the annual report of the Jesuit Indian Mission to the Jesuit College in Goa, which described the military strength of the Ming Dynasty as follows:

"Their soldiers wore armor made of cowhide, their swords were mostly made of crude cast iron, their spears were sharpened bamboo, and the knightly units from the northern front were armed with spears with iron heads. Their discipline was poor, and thousands of them were often defeated by dozens of pirates. ”

"The number of firearms equipped was very small, and they often blew up because of the low level of casting, and they seemed to be helpless about it. They had no cannons on their walls and were unable to organize effective resistance in the face of the Tatar invasion. ”

"It seems to me that any well-trained Europa army of thousands of men can easily conquer China."

In fact, Pereira had never been to the north, and his reports on the north were marked by hearsay, but he was telling the truth when he said that thousands of Ming troops were often defeated by dozens of pirates.

It was at the height of the Japanese invasion, and there were dozens of Japanese Japanese who fought thousands of miles in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty.

If someone mentioned this incident in front of Chen Mu, Chen Ye would most likely turn the table on the spot and think it was an insult to him - because in that incident, most of the troops defeated by the Japanese were his colleagues.

The lax and sloppy garrison.

Pereira has never seen Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou's soldiers because of his prison life, and then lived in Haojing for more than ten years, and the Ming army he saw was nothing more than those martial arts who were promoted by Haojing and prepared for the war.

The only time he helped the Ming army attack the pirates besieging Guangzhou Mansion was Yu Dayou's soldiers.

At that time, I was as surprised as I am now, but when I asked others, I was relieved.

Who is Yu Dayou? Chief Military Officer of Guangdong.

How big is Guangdong? The whole of Portugal is so big.

Yu Dayou is the commander!

Can the commander's soldiers be more elite than other miscellaneous armies?

This disagrees with Westerners who themselves believe that the Eastern countries are uncivilized.

But this time it was different, an obscure Ming nobleman landed in Macao with 700 well-disciplined men – and I am afraid that this year's annual report sent by the Jesuit monks to India will be very different.

According to Westerners, the guards who control the land and the people are also considered nobles.

Chen Mu didn't know Pereira's thoughts, and after entering the gate, his mind was on the three Australian guards, and he figured out their authority and rank.

The three nine-rank minor military attachés, that's right, regardless of whether they are promoted, prepared or patrolled, they are all military attaches who have just had a grade, and they have the responsibilities of patrolling, garrisoning, and exploiting taxes.

These three people were promoted to the surname Hou, the surname Du of Bei Wei, and the surname of Patrol Ma, and they all belonged to the kind of people who did not have high official positions and little power, but had a lot of courage.

There are only twenty or thirty servants under the promotion and patrol series, and now there are only half of them; Du Beiwei should have a hundred troops, but now there are only seven people, and the empty salary is the most powerful.

Although the three of them were subordinates of the political envoy Wang Bai, they did not dare to take it in front of Zhou Xing, who was now in charge, and Chen Mu, who was strong and strong, and introduced them to the surrounding scenery with a smile along the way.

"Du Beiwei, I see that there is a castle tower on the mountain that is built in a chic way, what is that, the fort that the Yiren helped us to repair in the Ming Dynasty?"

Du Bei was stunned for a moment, seeing that Chen Mu's expression was serious, and his doubts were just right, then he responded with a smile: "Yes, there are four iron cannons on the fort, all facing the sea to the east, and they are for our Ming Dynasty." ”

"Good! Oh, Yiren also has a heart. Chen Mu shook his head with emotion, and then asked, "This is the only one like this fort that can defend against pirates?" You don't know in Haojing, the governor has recently fled to Guangzhou overseas because of the news that the sea giants have fled overseas, and he can't think about tea and dinner, but he is worried about how many more ......."

A petty official like the Aoguan has seen a fart governor, and when he heard this, Du Beiwei's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Yes, the Portuguese have built three forts on the island, one is here, the other is on the south side of the island, both guarding the east estuary, and one is in the middle of the mirror, they call it on the hill next to the discussion square. ”

After saying that, Du Beiwei smiled and waited to see Chen Qianhu's old Huai Dayue, maybe he praised him a few words in front of the governor, who knew that Chen Mu had ignored him.

Chen Qianhu stood behind and didn't leave, and when he took a few steps back and walked to the front, he just heard Chen Qianhu point out a person from the flag army marching behind, and said: "Go, tell Lou Baihu to pick a clever general flag that can manipulate the cannon, occupy the fort on the mountain, remember-go over the past openly and slowly, and take down all the people on the fort when you get close!" ”

At this time, if Du Beiwei didn't understand that Chen Mu was not good, he would really be a stupid dick, his face was blue and white for a while, and then he said angrily: "Chen Qianhu, what are you going to do!" ”

If he wants to know, of course Chen Mu will not have a good face, and reprimanded: "If you want money and don't want to die, Fanyi has repaired all the forts here, the forts are connected on all sides, the east side chokes the mouth of the Ming Dynasty, and the west side of your gate is within range, is this matter of the court knowing that your family's head is enough to kill?" ”

"You do this, Wang Zhentai knows that you feel good!"

In his opinion, Chen Mu's thousand households are higher than his official position, but even if he is high, he is just a guard official, not to mention a thousand households who are not even a commander, does he dare not listen to the words of the political envoy?

"Zhentai is in charge of taxes and personnel, and I'm afraid I can't manage Chen."

"I came to Xiangshan, I received an order from the Ministry of War, and I was stationed in Macao, and I was assigned by the governor and the general soldier."

Chen Mu sneered, the personnel of the political department is in charge of other officials, their guards are directly under the capital department, and the commander is his top boss, but the command envoy does not have the right to appoint and dismiss him, and the appointment and dismissal power is in the hands of the military department.

Will Tan Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of War, dismiss him indiscriminately?

Can the other officials of the Ministry of War directly dismiss him without going through Wu Guifang, the left attendant?

No!

Can't Lao Tzu be afraid of an egg?

"You think clearly, just Haojing Ao, which of you guards the Australian official can clean up under the buttocks, for the sake of some fanyi, is it worth it to offend Chen?"

Chen Mu thought of the matter of going to Guangmin merchants earlier because of the deduction of the card, and Zhang Han, the old governor who was born on the road, specially explained to him one by one the things that he might be criticized for.

He laughed to himself as he said this.

"And guess what? Chen is clean! ”