As soon as he entered the hall, Shen Yourong saw Ruan Fuyuan sitting upright, and squinted his eyes to look at him. As a pioneering leader, his clothes were not gorgeous, nor were they in the style of wide robes and long sleeves, they were just ordinary. The tight-fitting clothes made of cotton are made of Songjiang cloth.

Ruan Fuyuan's figure is relatively thin. Although he is a bit older at this time, his eyes are still bright and he looks very capable. He is the true founder of Guangnan Kingdom. After him, Guangnan Kingdom has established a firm foothold. There is no There is a danger of overturning at any time.

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Ruan Fuyuan was sitting when he suddenly felt that the atmosphere in the hall was a little solemn. Then he felt a burning gaze scanning him back and forth. He seemed to realize something. When he looked back, he happened to see Shen You standing at the door. Allow.

The two people's eyes intertwined with each other in the air, and then they separated at the first touch.

Looking at the other party, Shen Yourong did not move, just stood quietly, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly, which seemed to be a smile, but also seemed to be sarcastic. The same was true for Ruan Fuyuan, sitting on the chair, turning his head and looking at the door, but there was no A hint of movement.

One didn't want to take a step forward, and the other didn't want to stand up to greet them. The situation immediately came to a standstill.

"Humph!" Shen Yourong was confident and snorted coldly. He didn't want to wait any longer. He swayed and was about to turn around and leave. But just as he moved, Ruan Fuyuan seemed to notice and immediately stood up and shouted loudly. He said, "Ruan Fuyuan, a small citizen of the lower country, has met General Shen of the upper country."

He took two quick steps and came to the door. He bowed his hands, bent down deeply, and gave a long salute. He then said that he was a humble citizen of the country. This gesture was quite low.

Shen Yourong was not an unreasonable master. When he saw that the other party had adjusted his position, he no longer showed his identity and replied calmly, "Shen Yourong, the naval general of the Ming Dynasty, has met the leader of Guangnan. The leader does not need to be too much." present."

He casually bowed his hand in return, his attitude was very casual, which made Ruan Fuyuan feel angry, but he couldn't help it. Shen Yourong ignored his inner thoughts, walked straight inside, and sat down on the main seat in the hall. Come down.

"Who are you?" After sitting down, he saw a person on his right holding a teacup and looking at him constantly, so he asked aloud.

"I am Tao Weici. Gongtian is the military advisor to the Lord of Guangnan. I have met General Shen here..." Tao Weici stood up, bowed respectfully, and introduced himself.

"Oh, literati, then you can stay." Hearing that it was a counselor or something like that, he couldn't drive him away, so he let him stay.

At the gate, Ruan Fuyuan stood stiffly. Shen Yourong's rudeness made him a little embarrassed, and he was very embarrassed when he was always arrogant and bossy. That kind of casual and indifferent attitude made him angry on the spot, and ordered the soldiers Take them down.

But he didn't dare.

Not to mention the army of warships floating outside the port at this time, Shen Yourong's status as General of the Ming Dynasty alone destined him to be unable to control them.

"Haha." He twitched his stiff face, tried his best to put on a smile, and then took the seat on the left. He was originally the main seat, but Shen Yourong took it over, so he had to sit In the place originally prepared for Shen Yourong.

In order to ease the embarrassment, Ruan Fuyuan sat down and said, "This time I heard that the general of the superior country came to buy grain locally, and the people were very happy. I came to visit this time because the small country wanted to make a little progress and hoped that the general of the superior country would accept it. "

After that, he handed over a piece of paper. Shen Yourong looked at it and found that it was a voucher recording the import and export of grain. The final total was one hundred thousand dan. It was enough for him to fill the ship and there was more.

As soon as Shen Yourong saw the other party's behavior, he knew that this small kindness was probably in vain. As for what the other party's intention was, he didn't know yet, but out of keen instinct, he shook his head and refused.

"Please take it back, Your Majesty. Your Majesty ordered me to buy food, not to accept your wishes. I dare not disobey the imperial edict and bear the crime of bullying the king." Shen Yourong is just a general, and as a The most important thing for a soldier is to obey orders.

The emperor asked him to come over to buy grain, but he must not come over to buy salt, nor could he accept free grain from others. He must buy it. The transport ships he brought had enough silver coins, and the money must be spent. .If he came to buy several thousand tons of grain, Shen Yourong might be bold enough to accept gifts from others and take them back, then turn around and steal the silver coins.

With a total of 500,000 taels to buy food, he didn't dare to make any small moves or even have this idea. Now the general's salary is very good, with high salary and good benefits. I heard there is some kind of pension, Shen Yourong I don't want to be troublesome, I just want to lead the fleet well and leave a sufficient legacy.

Moreover, the emperor's decree also stated that these 500,000 silver coins must be spent to allow countries in Southeast Asia to accept the Ming Dynasty's silver coins just like they accepted the Ming Dynasty's copper coins, so that the silver coins can be circulated in Vietnam. Become a regional international currency.

Of course, the detailed reasons for this were not stated in the decree, and Shen Yourong himself could not figure out the profound meaning, but this did not prevent him from carrying out the emperor's instructions. Three hundred thousand taels of silver were all used to purchase food. One time If you can't finish the transportation, you will take it away several times. You must exchange the silver coins for grain.

Shen Yourong's chewing made Ruan Fuyuan's face uneasy again. After all, he rushed to give gifts to others, but was rejected. This feeling is uncomfortable for anyone. Tao Weici, who was sitting next to him, also frowned. He thought I don’t know what the reason was for the other party to refuse.

Doesn't he understand that if you accept this gift of one hundred thousand dans, you can keep the corresponding grain money privately? Well, even if our grain is nominally given to Emperor Ming, you don't dare to reach out, but If he brought back an extra 100,000 loads of grain, would the emperor be unhappy?

"General, I can give you some more rewards as a general..." Tao Weici thought that the other party didn't understand the connection, so he called his name and gave some more, but before he could finish his words, he was stopped by Shen You. Rong interrupted abruptly.

"Ahem!" He coughed, placed the tea cup heavily on the coffee table, and said sternly, "Please be careful, military advisor, I am here on errands, not to catch the autumn wind. Do you think I am heavy-handed?" Is Yourong that kind of loser?!"

These unswerving words made Ruan Fuyuan and Tao Weici look at each other. They looked at each other and suddenly realized that this gift seemed to be unable to be given.

They were very confused as to what Shen Yourong, or the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was thinking behind the scenes, to not eat even the meat was in his mouth. You must know that Guangnan Kingdom is already poor and has a sparse population. This one hundred thousand dan The food was already accumulated by him from plundering the people.

Even this could not be collected in a short time. What was given on the spot was just a list. It would take at least a month to get so much food. Now that the other party didn't want it, Ruan Fuyuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't have to bleed.

But he also began to doubt in his heart. Did the other party have other plans or was he too hungry? Thinking of this, Ruan Fuyuan continued to use his communicative strengths to prevent the situation from getting cold. After the conversation just now, he felt His emotions have long since calmed down and no longer affect his actions.

"Haha, the general has other plans, that is, it is unnecessary for the common people. In this case, we will not talk about official business, not business." Ruan Fuyuan laughed, and then introduced, "This is the first time for the general to come to this place in Guangnan. , Although this Guangnan is located in a remote place, it still has a different style. Why don't you take me as your guide and take the general for a good tour here? "

"That's fine. Wouldn't it be too embarrassing if I refuse again?" Unlike before, Shen Yourong was very easy to talk to this time and agreed after a little thought.

"Very good, very good. The general is a distinguished figure in the country, and I happen to be very close to the general." Tao Weici also echoed, he was not lying, the closeness is true, and by the way, the information he obtained from the Ming Dynasty is also true.

"Haha, please, general!" Ruan Fuyuan laughed.

"Your Majesty, please!" Shen Yourong gave in slightly and let the other party go first.

Next, he followed Ruan Fuyuan to the city for banquets, and traveled to make friends with people in Guangnan Junior High School. In the next few days, he even went north to Hue to visit Ruan Fuyuan's palace, which is a small Forbidden City. .

As for the task of purchasing grain, he gave it to his deputy to take full charge, and the purchase was opened in Feifu Port. The demand for the quantity was so large that the Western businessmen who came and went were jealous, and they went to various islands in Southeast Asia to sell native food. Food comes over and is traded with.

With Shen Yourong's stay, the news of the Ming Dynasty fleet's visit to Feifu Port spread like wings to the entire Indochina Peninsula and even the Malay Peninsula. Chenla, Siam, Gaoping Moshi, Champa, and even Malaysia Some small countries on the peninsula sent envoys to pay homage to him.

Even a hundred or two hundred years ago, these small countries still remember the grand scene of Zheng He's voyages to the West. However, this is the first time that the Ming Dynasty has sent a fleet out of the country for many years since the Ming Dynasty banned the sea. No one knows what the meaning behind this is. It's unclear, no one can be sure.

The only thing they can do at this time is to come and inquire, obtain first-hand information, experience the power of the Ming Dynasty, and reserve information for future plans.

About half a month later, in Port Feifu, the huge naval fleet gradually set sail. This was their first purchase of grain, a full 100,000 tons, all destined for the country. Next, they would come back again, at the dock. On top of it, there is also a large amount of food that they have piled up like a mountain.
Chapter completed!