The so-called Yangon River is actually an estuary bay formed by two rivers sharing an outlet. Therefore, this river is extremely wide. Even in the 17th century, there was almost no need for dredging. At this time, the Yangon River was also wide.

Up to several thousand meters.

On both sides of the wide river, on one side is Yangon Prefecture of the Ming Dynasty, where there are many docks and ships. Along the river bank, in addition to a large number of square warehouses, there are also many new Chinese-style buildings with cornices and brackets.

On the other side of the river, in addition to the same docks, ships, and warehouses, there are rows of either classicism or Baroque buildings that have just emerged in Europe - this place was developed by the Portuguese and was finally conquered by Spain.

A happy colony, Salim.

On the night of April 3, 1621, in a three-story building, an exquisite and gorgeous Baroque building, Silva, the Spanish governor of Salian, was inviting the opium dealer Fernando to have dinner.

"Well, Your Majesty the Governor, today's steak seems to taste completely different."

"Fernando, what's the difference?"

"This tastes even better than the steak I had in Europe. You know, in this hellish place in Southeast Asia, there are only buffaloes, and the quality of the meat is really bad."

"Hahaha, you have such a keen taste. Yes, this is Argentine beef produced in France. I specially had people transport it from Europe. Ten cows were put on the ship, and when they got here, only one was left. Alas.

, the hope of breeding Argenta cattle in this place has been shattered again, so we can only simply enjoy the food."

"That's it. Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty the Governor."

"No, you don't have to be polite. In more than four months since November last year, your goods have provided Sha Lian with more taxes than Sha Lian's total tax revenue in the decades since his creation. Can you afford this?

of honor.”

"No, strictly speaking, I am not a real businessman. I am just an employee of the Intelligence Bureau. I came here to perform tasks under the orders of His Majesty the King. Taxes and other things are just side effects."

"Praise to Your Majesty, his casual actions have brought incomparable glory to Sha Lian."

"Praise Your Majesty."

The two people stood up, bowed to the west, and then sat down quickly, concentrating on the steak in front of them: the ingredients that traveled half the world to get here, if the taste is really affected by the cold, then it will be terrible.

What a great sin.

After devouring the staple food, a dark-skinned Burmese slave girl brought dessert to them. The two of them continued talking while eating the dessert.

"Fernando, your matter is under the direct control of the Intelligence Bureau. Normally, I shouldn't say anything more. But recently, many Burmese people have exhausted their wealth due to opium smoking. Well, they kneel at the door of your opium shop every day.

I don’t care if it’s a kind of begging or shouting. But if it is seen by the Burmese people around you, it’s not a good thing, right?”

"Your Excellency, there is nothing I can do." Fernando spread his hands: "I have accepted their land, houses, and even wives and daughters as pledges to me. They really have nothing. I can't give them opium for free."

Right? This breaks the rules."

"...No, I'm not suggesting that you give it to them for free. What I mean is that in the name of absorbing their work, can't you ask them not to be conspicuous at the door?"

"Sir, these people's bodies have been destroyed by opium, and each one is more addicted to smoking. The only difference between them and the dead is that they have one more breath. What kind of work can such people do?"

"Oh, Fernando, anyone is valuable as long as he is alive. I think they can be put into the forest of my manor, and then we will bring shotguns..."

"Huh? This is really a good idea. It not only prevents these wastes from gathering at the door and frightens other Burmese people and affects our business, but also reflects the final value of these wastes. Hmm..." He rubbed his own for a while

Big Beard: "Sir, you reminded me that I recently opened a new crocodile farm to provide fine leather goods to Spain. These people... hahahaha..."

"Hey, that's right. Come, let's drink to these smokers for God's forgiveness after death."

"Yes, Salud~!"

The two stood up with smiles and drank the red wine in their glasses. Silva said: "Fernando, when are you going to release this devil to more places?"

"The latest shipment has sailed to Singapore half a month ago." Fernando poured himself some scarlet wine again, licked his lips, smacked his lips, and said with bright eyes: "Your Excellency, in fact, according to His Majesty's instructions,

Instructions, Singapore and others can be rolled out later. Our focus now is to attract local nobles in Myanmar to plant this thing."

"Oh, of course, of course!" Silva raised his hands: "Of course I will strictly abide by your Majesty's will. I have contacted many princes and ministers in Myanmar. After seeing the profits of the opium den, they all started to invest in their own businesses.

The idea of ​​large-scale planting in the manor. Didn’t I get a lot of poppy seeds from you a while ago? That’s the reason.”

"Ah, that's right!" Fernando clapped his hands fiercely: "The climate here is always so hot, which is not very good for us white people. But for the cultivation of poppies, it is a wonderful place. Please, please

Make an appointment for me with these noble people among the indigenous people as soon as possible, and I can continue to provide them with more seeds for free and teach them planting methods."

"Okay. Actually..." Silva also took a sip of red wine: "If possible, I hope you can go to Ava in person."

"Ava?"

“Isn’t that the capital of the Burmese people?”

"Yes, last month I gave opium to the King of Burma to smoke. He felt very good. After hearing about the profits of this thing, he hoped that the royal family could also grow it."

"Hahaha, Your Majesty the Governor, you have accomplished a great thing for His Majesty the King!" Fernando stood up excitedly: "Great, as long as the King of Myanmar also joins in, even half a year or a year later, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will react

Come here, it's too late."

"Hmm." Silva leaned back comfortably on his chair: "That's enough for me. How about you? How many of those officials from the Ming Dynasty on the other side of the river took drugs?"

"The situation is also very good." Fernando smiled proudly: "There are at least 20 officials in Yangon State of the Ming Dynasty who smoke opium. Even the two leaders of the Jin Yiwei, our mortal enemies of the Spanish Intelligence Agency, are the same.

Buy from me.”

"Did you get any useful information?" Silva leaned forward slightly: "In the past two years, we in Shalian have always had white children disappear. Although these children are the children of poor people whose dreams of getting rich have been shattered.

.But when I mentioned this matter in my letter to His Majesty, His Majesty responded quickly and said that this may be the people of the Ming Dynasty cultivating spies to target the country in the future..."

"Your Excellency, before I came here, Your Majesty also mentioned this matter to me. In recent months, I have had many contacts with Luo from the Jinyi Guards of the Ming Dynasty, and I also tried to insinuate him twice while he was smoking. But this person

Very cunning, no matter how much he talks, he doesn't say anything of value, he just says he's willing to help us investigate missing persons and so on."

"Hmph!" Silva placed the wine glass heavily on the table: "These cunning Orientals! Fernando, do you have such a plan with so many Burmese children in your hands now?"

"Yes. The only regret is that there are too few Han people in Yangon, and most of the children are children of the garrison. Although there are many smokers in the garrison here, it seems that their salary is very good. So far, there is no

Like the Burmese people who went bankrupt and had to sell their sons and daughters in exchange for tobacco. If you have been in the Far East for many years, you should know that although in our eyes, Oriental people all look the same. But in fact, the appearance of the Burmese and Han people is still very different.

Big ones. If you want to infiltrate our spies in the Ming Dynasty in the future, the best thing is for the Ming Dynasty people to have their own children."

"Be patient, as long as the opium den continues, someone will eventually take the bait. Oh, God, by the way, we still have to find a way to control a few adult Han people. The language of the Ming Dynasty is too weird, even if our people

I am proficient in Chinese and my accent is very obvious when I speak it.”

"Well, I agree with this... Huh?"

Just when Fernando was about to discuss further with Silva, due to the intelligence agent's keenness, he felt a rapid noise coming from the stairs of this house.

Amidst the sound of "clang", the door of the restaurant was opened, and a frustrated Spanish officer broke in: "Your Excellency, the Ming Dynasty... The fleet of the Ming Dynasty sailed into the Yangon River. Twenty minutes ago, they shot with bows and arrows.
Chapter completed!