Du Chen said with a bitter face: "Governor Nading repeatedly assured me, but I didn't expect to lose so quickly......

Before he finished speaking, a soldier knocked on the door and entered the house, looking anxious: "Report to Your Excellency the Governor, a smuggling ship has just sent back news, indicating that the 4,000 troops of the court have arrived in Shunde. ”

"Shunde?" Du Chen's face darkened, Shunde is only one hundred and seventy or eighty miles away from Macao, how can the auxiliary king of the Ming Kingdom come here?

He hurriedly looked at his brain, "Kasro, what are we going to do?" ”

Kasro looked quite calm, bowed slightly, and said, "Don't be too nervous, Lord Governor. As far as I know, Governor Ding did not send many men to defend Canton because he wanted to gather forces in Guangxi to stage a coup d'état and install another prince on the throne.

"When another emperor appears in Guangxi, where will that auxiliary king still have the time to take care of our affairs?"

Du Chen pointed to the north hard, "But the Ming army will arrive in Macao soon, how can we survive the current crisis?" ”

Kasro smiled and said, "My lord, we haven't offended the Ming Court in the past, and it's not the first time they've sent troops here.

"The Ming officials have always been greedy, and we are still bribing with gold and silver as before, and they will have a way to delay the Ming army's journey. It's just that this time the matter is a bit big, and I'm afraid that it will cost more money. ”

"Money is not a problem," Du Chen said immediately, "I will inform the financial officer immediately." ”

He thought for a moment, and then continued: "I don't know what the auxiliary king of the Ming Kingdom wants us.

"Kasro, it's better for you to probe his tone on my behalf, if the conditions are not too harsh, we will promise him, and a change of peace can also be considered."

Kasro was stunned, since the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming court's control over the south has been decreasing, so the Portuguese's consistent policy is to cooperate with the governor of Liangguang with all their might, and now if they accept the conditions of the Ming court, they will inevitably offend Ding Kuichu.

But he caught a glimpse of Du Chen's anxious look, and knew that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army this time was not lightly stimulated by the governor, so he had to stroke his chest and bow down and say, "Yes, my lord, I will leave now." ”

Another day later, near Xiangshan, Guangdong.

Led by two soldiers in dark green uniforms, Kasro walked into the camp of the Dragon Guards, and saw that the soldiers around him were neat and well-organized, and the ranks standing and patrolling in the camp were orderly and disciplined.

It was really an elite division, he sighed in his heart, no wonder Ding Kuichu's 3,000 men and horses, plus the help of Portuguese soldiers, only lasted four or five days before being defeated.

He was still quite confident and relaxed, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

At this time, if someone told Kasro that in the battle of the Pearl River, the Long Wei army spent most of its time crossing the river by detour, and it took less than half a morning to actually defeat more than 3,000 Cantonese troops, it is estimated that he would be stunned.

After entering Zhu Linmi's big tent, Kasro was well versed in Oriental etiquette, so he was not stubborn, and immediately knelt down and saluted, and said in fluent Chinese: "In the Governor of Macao, the special envoy Kasro, to meet His Royal Highness the Vice-Chancellor." ”

Then he habitually prepared to stand up, but he didn't hear the other party respond halfway through his legs, so he had to stop his movements and still kneel in place.

"Envoy?" Zhu Linmiao squinted at him and said, "Why didn't Du Chen come himself?" ”

Kasro hurriedly said, "Back to Your Highness, Lord Governor...... He was seriously ill and couldn't get out of bed, so he was ordered to do it in the next place. Oh, I have been authorized by the Governor of Macau to make decisions on all matters. ”

"The Governor of Macau?" Zhu Linmiao frowned and shook his head, "Correct your mistake first."

"Macao is under the rule of Xiangshan County, and the imperial court has never set up the post of governor again. Your leader will be called the representative of the residents of Franc Ji in the future. ”

"Resident representatives?" Kasro paused for a moment, and hurriedly argued, "No, this governor is a ...... from His Majesty João IV himself."

"If you want to be the governor, go back to your franc machine to do it, and Macau only has resident representatives." Zhu Linmiao interrupted him unceremoniously, "This is my first request. ”

Kasro said in his heart, how to call it is just a small problem, and the big deal is to call each other, so he bowed his head and stopped talking, which can be regarded as a tacit acquiescence.

Zhu Linmiao didn't relent: "Repeat." ”

"Again? What the? ”

"Retell who you are."

"I," Kasro said, suppressing his anger and looking to the side, "the envoy of the Franc Residents' Representative. ”

Only then did Zhu Linmiao wave his hand and signal to him, "Special envoy, please take a seat." ”

Kaslo rubbed his knees and just sat down on the side, when he heard His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King say coldly: "By the way, is the Franc Machine preparing to declare war on the Ming Dynasty this time?" ”

Kasro was startled when he heard this, bounced up from his chair again, and hurriedly waved his hand: "What is Your Highness talking about?" Francophone and Da Ming have always been good friends, and there is no intention of declaring war! ”

"Really?" Zhu Linmiao's voice was still cold, "A few days ago, the Francophone sent troops to invade our Guangzhou and attacked the Ming army in the Pearl River area, which is a declaration of war. ”

Kasro had already prepared for this, and immediately continued: "Your Highness, it is mercenaries who are fighting with you in Guangzhou, and they only charge money to fight, and they cannot represent the Franc machine. ”

"Nonsense!"

Zhu Linmiao turned to Shi Lin again, "Show him the list of Franc Ji sailors." ”

"Yes!"

Kasro took the list and saw that there were ninety-two people on it, all of whom were their navy soldiers.

He wiped a cold sweat and said in his heart that these Orientals have never understood the difference between mercenaries and soldiers, why are they so clear now?

He could only argue forcefully, "Why these people came to Guangzhou, our governor, oh, the resident representatives don't know at all." ”

"You're pushing it clean." Zhu Linmiao didn't entangle with him, but said, "These Francophone soldiers have caused serious harm to the Ming Dynasty.

"In the First Battle of the Pearl River, four of our troops were killed and more than ten were wounded. In addition, there is a large amount of grain and grass consumption, as well as the impact on the political situation and the people of the Ming Dynasty.

For these, the official Franc machine must pay a war indemnity of 300,000 taels to compensate. ”

300,000 taels?! Kasro said why don't you grab it?! The Ming army only killed four people, and we died more than three hundred! And these people must have been killed by us? Isn't there more than 3,000 people who are still in the war......

But the seventeenth century was an era when whoever had the big fist was justified, not to mention that the Francophile was already reasonable.

At the same time, Kasro knew that Du Chen ordered him to come here to calm things down, and he was also prepared for heavy bleeding, and 300,000 yuan was still within their ability to pay.

He defended again, but saw that it didn't work, and finally could only grit his teeth and say: "That is the next representative of the general ...... The residents' representatives accept His Highness's conditions.

"The Franc Machine paid 300,000 taels of indemnity, and the Ming Dynasty no longer pursued the Franc Machine's soldiers' participation in the Battle of Guangzhou."