In Port Fifford, the Chinese have Chinese neighborhoods, the Japanese have Japanese neighborhoods, and the Portuguese naturally have their own neighborhoods, or in other words, this is a European neighborhood. All European countries’ business houses are established in this area. Gather together.

The Portuguese guide led the way and arrived at the Portuguese Commercial House with hundreds of armed guards.

"General Shen, this is your residence these days. You have been working hard on the sea journey, so please rest first. We will discuss many things tomorrow." The guide said politely. Seeing the power on the pier just now, he felt a little warm in his heart. However.

"Easy to say, easy to say. I'd like to trouble you to worry about purchasing the grain. Contact the local merchants as soon as possible to load the grain on the ship." Shen Yourong said politely, not at all like the domineering and bullying man and woman he had been at the dock just now. posture.

"Please rest assured, General. In this case, I won't disturb you." Seeing Shen Yourong's attitude, the guide felt relieved and said goodbye to leave.

"Farewell." Shen Yourong also clasped his fists and sent the person away.

Then he took a look at his residence, which was a two-story independent small foreign-style building with some other buildings and a yard nearby. It was enough for more than a hundred people to live in and step out for defense.

"Not bad." Shen Yourong praised, then stepped forward.

As time passed, news of the Ming Empire's naval fleet's visit to Feifu Port soon spread. While Shen Yourong was resting, the heads of various forces in the port received such reports.

The British, French, Spanish, and Dutch all placed such a detailed report in front of their leaders, including Shen Yourong's rebuke and pressure on the ship at the port.

"It's so arrogant!" The leaders of various countries lamented like this. It depends on the owner to beat a dog. The Ming general's approach was to completely ignore Ruan Fuyuan and reprimand the other's subordinates when he came up.

"It's hard to handle." The leader of the Dutch sighed secretly. He was the most worried. The Dutch owned most of the colonies in Southeast Asia, but these places were too far away from the Ming Dynasty. They had no problem with their navigation skills, but they were safe. How to ensure sex?

To go to Manila in Luzon and Port Feifu in Annan, they only need to deal with Chinese pirates. This area is their base, but it is not easy for them to go to Batavia, not to mention the unfamiliar routes along the way. And water pattern conditions, just the indigenous pirates and Western pirates are enough to drink a pot.

Therefore, the Dutch had the largest base in Nanyang at this time, but in terms of trade with China, they were not as good as Portugal and Spain, and Spain had the largest number. The most prosperous Nanzhili and Zhejiang are about the same distance from Manila as Port Feifu.

It's just that now the three kings of the East China Sea have blocked the waterway, started a war with Japan, and coupled with the rebellion within the Ming Dynasty, trade has been cut off in the past two years. As long as the war subsides, this will not be the case.

Spain and Portugal both had interests in China, but the Netherlands did not. He was naturally unwilling to accept it. Originally, they would start to invade Taiwan and Penghu again next year. However, seeing the strength of the fleet flying the Ming flag, the Dutch businessman immediately asked My heart is at a loss.

It was promised that this ancient country only had some shabby ships, so how could such a majestic fleet suddenly appear? Although the report said that the sailors operating the ships were novices and their skills were not very good, the number was too terrifying. .Eleven battleships, and they are all main second- and third-tier battleships, which is a lot.

What's more, who knows how much hidden strength there is behind the behemoth figure of Ming Dynasty?

"No, it shouldn't be like this. It is impossible for Ming Dynasty to hide such a fleet. There is no reason and no ability." The Dutch overturned his judgment.

"The Ming Dynasty must have changed in the past few years. I heard that they just changed to a young emperor and are recruiting missionaries. Then maybe these changes were brought about by the emperor. In this case..." The person in charge of the Netherlands suddenly

His eyes lit up.

Young people are open-minded and not rigid and conservative. If it is about trade, they might be able to agree to it. Maybe there will be no need to start a war.

With this judgment in mind, he did not stay at Port Feifu for any longer. He even ignored his own merchant ship and left it to his subordinates. He went directly to sea and headed towards Manila quickly.

If a trade agreement can really be reached, Port Feifu will be nothing at all. This prosperous port will soon decline. If it were not for Chinese goods, no one would come to this remote and barbaric country.

Of course, what he didn't know was that at this time, the Ming Dynasty had designated three trading ports, and as long as ships sailed through, they could purchase goods. He could even dump goods from his own country, ah no, it was spices from Southeast Asia. The Netherlands was not

What kind of industrial country has no goods to dump?

Quang Nam Kingdom, Hue, seat of the Nguyen family's court.

This is a famous ancient capital in Vietnam. It was the capital of the Nguyen Clan in Quang Nam, the Tay Son Dynasty, and the Nguyen Clan Dynasty. It was called variously and was once renamed Fuxuan. Hue City was built on a narrow plain on the bank of the Xiang River, close to the plant-rich

The mountain - Ngoc Ping Mountain, is close to Da Nang in the south. Of course, at this time, due to Hoi An, which is the Port of Phe Phuoc, there is no decent port here, it is still just a harbor.

The Xiong River flows from west to east, and Hue is located on it, standing along the river. As the capital of the Nguyen clan in Quang Nam at this time, it is also divided into two parts, the inner city and the outer city.

The outer city has a radius of 8 kilometers, is surrounded by a moat, and the city wall is 6 meters high. There are 24 forts in total. There are 4 gates in the south of the city, 3 gates in the east, and 2 gates in the west and north. Inside the outer city is the Forbidden City, with a radius of 2.4 kilometers.

, the city wall is also 6 meters high.

At this time, the leader of Guangnan was Nguyen Phuc Yuan. The Hue he built was basically modeled after the capital of the Ming Dynasty. The inner city was also called the Forbidden City. The buildings in the city were almost identical. The main entrance was the Meridian Gate, and behind the Meridian Gate was the Hall of Supreme Harmony, where the emperor summoned

The place where officials handle government affairs.

Well, Guangnan is small and has weak financial resources. It does not have the ability to build a Jinluan Hall and just hold ceremonial activities. Therefore, there is no such thing as a royal gate to listen to politics and work directly in the Jinluan Hall. This is similar to the impression of ordinary people.

At this time, Guangnan was still nominally ruled by the Le Dynasty in the north, but the person in charge cut off the connection with the north, called himself Duke Ren, and established various institutions to rule and manage the local area in Guangnan.

The name Quang Nan Kingdom was what outsiders called them, and Ruan Fuyuan did not deny it. Over time, it became his own nickname.

Of course, it does not appear in various documents, but only appears in private titles. And when ministers call Ruan Fuyuan, he is not the king of the country, but the Buddha or the Sai.

That afternoon, Ruan Fuyuan was handling daily official duties in the Qinzheng Hall behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Suddenly, his newly recruited counselor Tao Weici came in and reported to him what happened in Feifu Port this morning.

As a counselor, Tao Weici, like many counselors in novels and novels, is also in charge of an intelligence agency. It was very easy for him to get the details of what happened at the dock this morning, and also Shen Yourong's. Some basic information and information.

As a famous naval general in the south, Shen Yourong's reputation in this area is much greater than he imagined. When Ruan Fuyuan looked at the information, he remembered that the Ming Dynasty had such a naval general.

"Isn't Shen Yourong a general from Fujian? Why is he bringing a fleet to Guangnan now?" Ruan Fuyuan asked with a frown. The current situation is not consistent with his memory.

"I found out from some Ming people who had just come to Hoi An that he was recruited to Tianjin by the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty last year and became Yu Zigao's deputy. Then Yu Zigao was promoted, and he took over the other person's position and became the deputy of the Ming Dynasty. Navy general, commanding the fleet." Tao Weici explained in detail, and then he said something else.

"In the middle of last year, a rebellion broke out in South Zhili of the Ming Dynasty. The original fleet of the Ming Dynasty was completely wiped out under the leadership of Yu Zigao. But this year, it is only July, and the Ming Dynasty has another such fleet, and It’s bigger than last year.”

Ruan Fuyuan immediately fell silent after hearing these words. If this rate is maintained, Ming Dynasty's fleet will be so powerful in two years.

"The Ming Dynasty is so vast and rich in resources, it's really enviable!" Ruan Fuyuan sighed in frustration.

"Lord Buddha is not allowed to do this. I also have advantages in Guangnan, but this Xiangjiang Plain is a God-given land. The foundation given to Lord Buddha to establish his career is, in my opinion, no worse than that of tomorrow's dynasty. Otherwise, this Shen Yourong The general will not come to Guangnan to buy food." Tao Weici quickly persuaded.

"Oh, are they here to buy things? To buy food?" Upon hearing the news that Tao Weici suddenly revealed, Ruan Fuyuan immediately became interested.

Hoi An is an ancient port, but it was only after the Portuguese settled here and built the commercial port of Feifu that they really paid attention to it. From the transactions in Feifu Port, he got countless benefits. kinds of muskets and cannons, as well as the support of military talents.

It was precisely because of this that he was able to persevere under the attack of the powerful Lord Zheng in the north, and he was also able to use troops to occupy cities further south and expand his territory.

The land in Quang Nam in Hue that he occupied at this time was also the base of the city in the past. However, Annam became increasingly powerful and the land was seized.

It was precisely because he had gained so many benefits from the Portuguese's trade that Ruan Fuyuan immediately asked with great interest when he heard that the Ming people also came to trade.

Maybe through this transaction, he might be able to get the support of Ming Dynasty. If he had the support of Ming Dynasty, he would not be afraid of what Zheng Song would do. Even if he gave the other party some courage, he would not dare to embezzle him.

Isn't this how the Mo family in Gaoping has been preserved? He might even be able to get a formal title, break away from Houli and become his own entity.
Chapter completed!