A Spanish galleon flying the flag of the Nanyang Company sailed to the port of Xiangshanao, also known as Macau. This ship is Wang Xinyu's current ship. For convenience, the big ship temporarily replaced the flag of the Daming Sailor and hung the flag of the Nanyang Company.

The Portuguese boat came up, and coincidentally, it was the Portuguese officer from Macao that Wang Xinyu met when he came last time to fetch the water.

"Hey! Dear old friend! Glad we met again! The Portuguese officer boarded the big ship and greeted Wang Xinyu very warmly when he saw him.

According to the usual practice, Wang Xinyu took out five more pieces of Spanish ocean and handed them to the Portuguese officer.

The Portuguese officer smiled and took the ocean and carefully took it into his arms. Then he said enthusiastically in Cantonese: "Respected General Mingguo, is there anything I can do for you?" ”

Wang Xinyu has been in this world for a short time, he has been in contact with many Cantonese people all day long, and now he can speak some basic daily Cantonese. Listening to the words of the Portuguese officer, he replied without a translator: "This time we have brought some spices and raw silk from Qiongzhou, and we hope to be able to sell them to you." ”

The spices and raw silk brought by Wang Xinyu were all booty seized from the warehouse in the capital city of Qiongzhou. Originally, it was planned to send it all to Chennai for sale at a good price. However, considering that it was unreasonable to come to Macao empty-handed every time, he brought some spices and raw silk to Macao to make a deal with the governor of Macao.

When he heard about the cargo, the Portuguese officer was very happy: "So happy! It's been a long time since we've seen your cargo here! Also, I heard that a few days are the biggest festival of the year for you, and the Qing barracks opposite are all closed. ”

Wang Xinyu said with a smile: "Then I don't have to shave off my sideburns, tie up a pig's tail, put on a hat, and wear those ugly and disgusting clothes, right?" ”

"No need! They're busy preparing for the holidays! How is it possible to send someone to see us? ”

"Alright then, you can make an appointment for me with your Mr. Governor!"

The Portuguese officer smiled and said, "You have come quite early today, and I will have someone report it now, and you will be able to see our Mr. Governor in the afternoon!" ”

The big ship sailed into the harbor and docked at the pier.

The Portuguese officer sent someone to inform the governor, and Wang Xinyu stayed on the ship and waited. Since he could meet the governor in the afternoon, he did not need to spend the night in Macao, and after the afternoon meeting, he could sail back to Xiamen. In this way, the time can be calculated about the 28th of the lunar month, and you can rush back to Xiamen to prepare for the New Year.

The man sent to inform the Governor of Bugalo soon returned, and told the Portuguese officers that His Excellency the Governor would meet with the Ming generals in the afternoon, and that he would invite the Ming generals to dinner in the evening.

Hearing that Bujialu, a miser, actually invited himself to dinner for the first time, Wang Xinyu was secretly amused in his heart: The last time I saw this guy, he was a miser, why is he so generous today? Is it for the sake of the precious gift I gave him last time, or for the sake of the goods I brought this time? But it's good that you're willing to invite me to dinner, or at least it shows that this guy has a much better attitude than last time.

At noon, Wang Xinyu left the Portuguese officers to have a Chinese meal on the ship. After lunch, disembark and head to the Doge's Palace.

Anyway, the Portuguese are procrastinating, and the guests should come early to give them enough time to prepare, as a sign of politeness.

Wang Xinyu arrived outside the Governor's Mansion and waited for more than an hour, and like last time, Governor Bujialu personally walked out of the Governor's Mansion to greet this general from the Ming Kingdom, who was also a maritime merchant and his own God of Wealth.

Seeing Bujialu, the two hugged again according to the etiquette of the last time they met, and greeted each other's families. However, one thing that is different from the last time is that this time Wang Xinyu did not bring an interpreter, and he could directly communicate with the Governor of Macao in Cantonese.

Walking into the governor's palace, the guests of honor sat down in the living room, and Wang Xinyu first handed over a small box: "Honorable governor, this is a high-grade pearl from North Korea, please Mr. Governor, please smile!" ”

The Governor of Bugalo opened the box and saw a dark blue, pigeon-egg-sized Korean pearl lying inside. Bugaru was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth with laughter.

Wang Xinyu handed over the list again: "This is the list of goods we brought this time." ”

After reading the list, Bujialu said with a smile: "Thank you very much Mr. Wang for sending this batch of goods!" Now because of the Tatar sea ban on the other side, there are a lot less goods passing through us for transit! And Mr. Wang, you probably haven't negotiated terms with the Tatars yet, have you? Originally, you said that there were goods from us for export, but it has not started yet? ”

Wang Xinyu nodded and said, "Yes, the Tatar governor who traded with us, that is, the provincial governor, has not yet come to power. He will have to wait until next year before he can become governor. When he comes to power, we can start working together and making a fortune together. ”

"Oh! Oh, my God! It's going to be more than a year! Bugaru exclaimed.

Wang Xinyu corrected Bujialu's mistake: "Dear Mr. Governor, you are mistaken! It doesn't take more than a year, as long as the New Year is over, he will be on stage! By the way, I forgot to tell you, our New Year is not here yet! Your Gregorian calendar is already over the New Year, but we still have a few days to celebrate the New Year. ”

"I see!" Only then did Bujialu remember, "In a few days, it will be your grandest Spring Festival!" It's your New Year! It's all my fault, I didn't think about it for a while. Well! It's still good! Based on your lunar calendar, it will take less than a month for that person to become a governor, right? ”

"That's right!" Wang Xinyu had a smile on his face, "Soon we will send someone to find him." And Xiangshan County opposite, we also sent people. The county magistrate of Xiangshan County will be replaced in a year. We have now sent someone to find the magistrate on the opposite side, and we can do business for a year. At the end of the year, we will go to the new prefectural commander who will be in office. ”

Wang Xinyu didn't know that the next county magistrate of Xiangshan County was the famous Yao Qisheng. The current county commander Hu Dairen is not famous, and the chief soldier on the opposite side is called Zhang Guoxun, but he is a loyal lackey under Shang Kexi, and if he wants to open the sea ban, he must buy this dog. In real history, Yao Qisheng was reported by Zhang Guoxun because of the ban on the sea in private, and was removed from the county order position by the imperial court.

The county ordered Hu Dairen to buy it out, but it was a bit difficult to buy it off to Zhang Guoxun, who was loyal to Shang Kexi.

Bujialu also reminded Wang Xinyu of this matter: "Respected Mr. Wang, but the Tatar general Zhang Guoxun on the opposite side is not so easy to deal with. Because of the sea ban on the other side, some people couldn't survive anymore and fled to us. That Zhang Guoxun actually sent troops into us and forcibly took people away! I heard that those people would not agree to give him money. ”

Wang Xinyu frowned: "That Zhang Guoxun is from the Pingnan Palace, and he is really not easy to deal with." If this guy doesn't eat us, we'll have to find another way. ”

Bujialu said: "I think it's better for you to buy Shang Kegmy than to buy Zhang Guoxun." ”

"Impossible!" Wang Xinyu shook his head, "Shang Kexi is not so easy to buy!" That guy is a hardcore traitor! Loyal to the Tatar court! And he himself is not short of silver, how can we buy it? ”

Bujialu came up with a solution for Wang Xinyu: "It's not easy for Shang Kexi to buy it, so buy his son?" ”

Wang Xinyu tried hard to recall the history he had learned in his previous life, but unfortunately his historical knowledge was too poor, and after thinking about it for a long time, it was easy to remember that Shang Kexi's son Shang Zhixin was not a person who was loyal to the Qing court. But it seems that he vaguely remembers that the sons of the three feudal kings are all in the capital. Because the Qing court actually didn't trust them very much, it took the sons of the three feudal kings as hostages in the capital to prevent them from rebelling.

"Shang Kexi's son is in the capital, I'm afraid it's useless for us to look for him." Wang Xinyu said embarrassedly.

"What about his second son? According to what we know, his second son is in Foshan. "Buga Road.

"We don't know much about this person, but we can let our people find out. Once we have figured out the situation, we decide what to do next. Wang Xinyu replied.

wants Shang Zhixin to return to Guangzhou to take office, unless Shang Kexi's old traitor is dead, or he is old, and he writes to the court to ask his son to leave the capital. Is the assassination still gratifying? There is almost no possibility! This old traitor slaughtered Guangzhou, with a lot of blood debts, and no matter how many people wanted to kill him, they didn't succeed.

The best way now is to make a fuss about Shang Zhixiao, the second son of the old traitor.

As for whether to buy Zhang Guoxun, or assassinate Zhang Guoxun and force Shang Kexi to change someone to be the chief soldier, or directly take the road of buying Shang Zhixiao, that is the matter of the Heaven and Earth Society, and this matter will give Chen Jinnan and them a headache. I believe that Chen Jinnan's people must have a way to handle this matter well.

Next, Wang Xinyu put forward an important matter: "Your Excellency Governor, can you take out the map of Nanyang, I dare to discuss something with you." ”

Bugaru asked, "Do you want to bring out the map?" What is it? ”

"I want to lease a small island from your country! Just the southernmost part of the Sultanate of Aceh. Aren't you in control of the Malay Peninsula now? I only hope that you will lease us the tiny island in the southernmost part of the peninsula. "Leasing Singapore to the Portuguese is a vital thing. Oak wood, which is abundant on the Malay Peninsula, is a good material for the construction of battleships. And the construction of battleships is an extremely important thing for Wang Xinyu. Even if Singapore is leased right now, and then go to the Malay Peninsula to cut oak, it will take at least five to six years to build the first battleship.

"I'll get the map, please wait." Bugaru said.

After taking the map, Wang Xinyu pointed to Singapore, the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula, which was not called Singapore at that time, but an unknown island. Wang Xinyu's finger fell on the island: "This is the island, we want to rent it from you, we can pay you rent, we want to build a city here." ”

Bugaru was amazed and asked, "What good is it for you to build a city here?" ”

"Building a city here would provide fresh water to passing ships, food and other supplies. And if the ship is broken, it can be repaired here. The location, is a good one. Wang Xinyu replied.

Bugaluru laughed, covered his stomach with laughter, and after a long time, he took a breath, pointed to the map and said, "Don't we know that this is a good location?" But if you occupy it, you'll be on the other side of Dutch-controlled territory! You have built this place, and the Dutch people will come to fight you across the sea, and this is not for nothing to give them a city? That's why we don't want to build a city here, preferring to leave it deserted! Since you want to rent, let it be rented to you! However, I wish you the best of luck in advance, and I hope you will be able to defeat the Dutch East India Company Navy! ”

The Dutch are the Dutch.

Wang Xinyu replied: "As for the Dutch, we will deal with it." Your rent, we'll give it. ”

"I don't care what happens to the Dutch, if the island you leased from us is lost, according to the contract, your rent will still have to be paid!" ”

From the mouth of Bujialu, Wang Xinyu knew that in fact, the Portuguese did not control much territory in the Malay Peninsula, and some of the territory was controlled by the Dutch. If you want to lease Singapore, you must first be able to compete with the Dutch. In addition, Britain, which is now becoming stronger, also covets the Malay Peninsula. If it weren't for the strength of the Dutch in Malacca, the British would have come over a long time ago.

Relations between European countries were also complicated, and the British cooperated with the Dutch in order to deal with the Spaniards; Later, the British cooperated with Portugal and Spain against the Dutch.

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