Chapter 291: The Qing Dynasty: Pure and Great Resentment!
Made is such a complete loser!
He just said that the flag on this Western ship looked familiar. Isn't it exactly the same as the flag hanging on the fort?!
You see it every day, how can it not look familiar?!
However, Shang Jinren forced himself to pretend to be calm while gesturing to the armed tax policemen behind him to alert them.
While speaking.
"This colony has just been established not long ago, so the company probably hasn't had time to inform the captain yet!"
Brown seemed to have listened and nodded, but his expression was still suspicious.
"It shouldn't be. I just came from India..."
Shang Jinren ignored Brown's soliloquy and ordered people to speed up the inspection.
After inspecting the cargo on the ship and registering it, Shang Jinren led the team and left the St. George.
Then, he frantically informed the port management office that the British were coming and that Macau was afraid of collapse...
On the deck, Captain Brown and First Mate John also looked confused.
"Could this be a colony opened in the East by someone pretending to be the East India Company of the British Empire?"
Captain Brown opened his mouth to formulate a hypothesis.
He did not expect that the Ming Dynasty would use the name of Britain to fight a war with the Qing Dynasty, and would also use the British vest to concession Macau to the Qing Dynasty.
I thought it was something caused by a European colleague!
John said with a shrug.
"Dear Captain, it's not important, is it?"
"As far as I know, this port is currently the only port in the entire East that is open to the outside world and can be used for trade."
"All we need is trade. As for who we do it with, it doesn't matter!"
Captain Brown couldn't help but frown.
"But if someone is really pretending to be the East India Company, this is not a good thing for the company!"
John said with a nonchalant look on his face.
"For the sake of gold coins, God will forgive us!"
Brown nodded.
Indeed, for them, the purpose of coming to the East is to do business.
As for who you are doing business with, it doesn’t matter!
The port management office received the news reported by Shang Jinren, and Charles, the director of the management office, just smiled and said.
"After those British people land, please invite them to my side!"
Charles was not alarmed.
He knew that what was fake could never be true, and the British flag above Macau would be torn down sooner or later.
But it doesn't matter, as long as there is profit to be made, who would be bored enough to expose this good show?
Did Shang Kexi, who had lost his two sons, choose to turn a blind eye to the existence of Macau?!
At the beginning, Shang Kexi might not have realized that in Macau it was Daming in British skin.
But the two parties have been doing business for such a long time. No matter how slow Shang Kexi is, there should be something wrong!
But what about the result?
Shang Ke was stunned and had no reaction at all.
It seems that everything in Macau is normal, and his two sons and the 17,000 banner soldiers under the Pingnan Prince's Mansion are not dead either!
Shang Kexi is a very cold-blooded person!
For him, if his son dies, he can be reborn. Anyway, he has many sons, but if the money is gone, he is really gone!
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Captain Brown came out of the management office, thinking about what Charles just said.
"We are indeed not British and have nothing to do with the East India Company!"
"But dear Captain Brown, here's what you need to know!"
"The Tatars have implemented a border and sea ban in the entire southeast. Not to mention the goods you need, even people are not allowed to approach the coastline for fifty miles."
“Only in Macau can you find everything you need!”
"If Macau is gone, the East India Company's Far East trade will not be able to continue!"
"It doesn't matter if everything else is fake, as long as the gold coins are absolutely real, that's enough, isn't it?"
Brown had to admit that what this guy named Charles said made sense.
"Dear John, I hope God will really forgive us!"
Brown said to John with a teasing tone.
John shrugged, with a slightly frivolous expression on his face, and spoke.
"I know a very kind priest who insists on selling indulgences. Do you want me to introduce this priest to you sir?"
Brown followed John's lead and shrugged.
"Haha, even though I am a Puritan!"
"But it's okay to spend some gold coins and try to buy a few indulgence coupons!"
"Who can refuse a shiny gold coin? Not even God can do it!"
While the two were chatting, a rather wretched-looking middle-aged man wearing a robe and a mandarin jacket with a money rat tail walked up the street.
"Are these two gentlemen English?"
The middle-aged man with the money rat tail asked.
Brown and John looked at each other and then asked.
"Is there anything you need?"
The middle-aged man glanced around furtively and spoke in a low voice.
"Please, gentlemen, take your ships and follow me to Guangzhou. My master wants to see you two!"
Brown and John looked puzzled, and Brown asked.
"Who is your master, and why do you want to see us?"
John looked wary. He felt that the person in front of him was an accomplice of a pirate who came to the port to step on the plates.
As he spoke, the vigilance on John's face was very strong.
"If you can't tell the reason, we won't leave with you!"
"Mr. Pirate, please don't treat the boys of the British East India Company as soft persimmons!"
The middle-aged man looked anxious, and the furtive look on his face became even more intense. He looked around and answered.
"My master is the ruler of Guangdong Province and the Prince of Pingnan County of the Qing Dynasty!"
"How could it be a pirate?!"
"The reason why I want to see you is that my master wants to ask you to help the Qing Dynasty build ships and help the Qing Dynasty pacify the Ming thieves!"
Talking about pacifying Ming thieves on the Ming Dynasty's territory, the middle-aged man felt a chill on his neck.
The Qing government assigned Shang Kexi the task of finding the Folangji people in Macau, helping the Qing Dynasty to build ships, and train the navy.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Shang Kexi did not dare to disobey, so he could only send people to Macau to search.
However, I am glad that I am not stupid, I know that although Macau is officially owned by the British, it is actually controlled by the British.
If he goes to the Macau City Hall and asks the British to help the Qing Dynasty build warships and train its navy.
Doesn't that mean that we are looking for Ming thieves to help the Qing Dynasty build warships and train watermen to pacify the Ming thieves?
Good guy, if a navy is really trained like this, it is not certain whether the navy is from the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty!
Didn’t the Qing court become a pure and great source of resentment?
After much thought, Shang Kexi came up with a compromise.
Send people to Macau to keep an eye on the port. If there is an English ship entering the port, then go forward and contact...
Brown and John looked at each other, and Brown spoke.
"No, this servant of the Qing prince, we cannot go with you to see your master!"
"We still need to purchase goods in Macau and then transport them back to the company's location in India!"
The history of British colonization in India began in 1608 AD. From 1608 to 1610, Britain obtained its first colony in India.
Now the British and Dutch even divided their spheres of influence in India.
The British expanded on the Indian mainland, and the Dutch occupied the islands off the coast of India and established colonies.
The middle-aged man with the money rat tail said.
"Don't worry, you two, come with me. My master will never treat you badly!"
"Our Qing Dynasty has a vast territory and rich resources. As long as you two can help our Qing Dynasty build a navy and destroy the Ming thieves, our Qing Dynasty will be very grateful!"
Brown and John looked at each other and secretly thought that this person had taken the bait.
Brown showed a troubled expression on his face and said.
"But we still need to purchase goods in Macau..."
The middle-aged man patted his chest and said.
"If you two need any goods, just tell me. As long as you two accompany me, if you want anything, you can go directly to Guangzhou to buy it!"
“The palace will pay for everything!”
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