Chapter 831: It doesn’t matter if he is Portugal or grape vines
Originally, there were many smuggling peers, and everyone competed with each other, so the profits could not be too high.
But now it's better, the government is on land, and they're going crazy against smuggling. Those competitors have almost all been hit to varying degrees, and they no longer have the capital to compete with those who have capital at sea.
They were hiding on the island, waiting for the government's madness to pass, so that they could make a lot of money.
However, they have been waiting for almost half a month, and the anti-smuggling operations on land have not shown any signs of weakening. This makes some cautious people start to be cautious, but more people are drinking and celebrating. The longer this goes,
The fewer competitors you have, the more you can earn.
It is not unreasonable for them to think so, because they know exactly what the birds in Guangdong Shuiying are like. Even if the government continues to be so crazy, one day, even the sea starts to arrest smuggling, then there is no need to be afraid. Just hitting it with a boat can do it
Knocked over those anti-smuggling boats. What's more, many people in those water camps took their money, and they would be notified in advance if any action was taken.
However, no one expected that the government would actually transfer a navy from Fujian. Moreover, this navy was led by Zheng Zhihu, a famous mad tiger at sea, who wiped out all the smuggling strongholds on the coastal islands in one fell swoop.
From then on, anti-smuggling operations were carried out on land and sea, achieving a truly comprehensive anti-smuggling operation.
This joint anti-smuggling operation had a great impact on smuggling activities in surrounding provinces. As a result, the subsequent operations of municipal shipping departments in Fujian, Zhejiang and other provinces were less hindered.
At present, Sun Chuanting will send the daily anti-smuggling results and the operation status of the shipping department to the imperial envoy's office early the next morning. The guards of Xing Guogong will then sort them out and send them to Zhong Jinwei.
At the beginning of the operation, the results seemed abundant, but Gu Baichuan still saw some clues from these results.
He reported to Zhong Jinwei: "My lord, these arrested people are much less than the estimated number of smugglers. In the anti-smuggling operation, there are multiple yamen joint operations, so the possibility of letting them go privately is very small. Therefore, only
Maybe they were notified in advance.”
Zhong Jinwei smiled after hearing this and said: "This is completely expected. I don't care about this. I only care about the final result."
Gu Baichuan knew what Zhong Jinwei said was the final result, because he had already said it once. Gu Baichuan was just giving Duke Xing a warning. What to do depends entirely on what the Duke would do. He was only responsible for the Duke.
It's just safety.
On this day, Zhong Jinwei was watching the operation of the Shipping Department. Suddenly, Zheng Zhilong came to see him with his younger brother Zheng Zhihu.
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he wondered, wasn't Zheng Zhihu engaged in anti-smuggling at sea? Why did he come back? And Zheng Zhilong, had they already contacted Nanyang? He summoned the Zheng Zhilong brothers with questions.
As soon as they met, Zhong Jinwei first asked Zheng Zhilong: "How are things in Nanyang?"
Zheng Zhihu originally wanted to report what happened to him, but he didn't expect the Duke to ask his brother first, so he had to wait aside.
"The general has just returned to pay the order to the Duke. The general has already sent people to the Southeast Asian countries. It will take about a month for the replies from each country." Zheng Zhilong replied immediately.
Zhong Jinwei nodded after hearing this, that means it was done. Then he looked at Zheng Zhihu and asked him, "Are you okay too?"
Zheng Zhihu glanced at his brother and immediately reported to Zhong Jinwei: "My lord, when my subordinates were anti-smuggling at sea, a group of smugglers escaped on a Portuguese ship. My subordinates asked the Portuguese to hand over the smugglers, but they refused. Now,
He has fled to Macau. I don’t know if I need to chase him to Macau. Please let me know."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he said without thinking: "Why not? Macau is the territory of my Ming Dynasty, and the nearby sea areas are also the waters of my Ming Dynasty. All places in the Ming Dynasty are subject to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. No matter who it is, as long as there is a violation
According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, everything must be dealt with."
"But...but they are now under the protection of the Portuguese!" Zheng Zhihu did not follow Zhong Jinwei for a long time like Gu Baichuan and others, and did not understand Zhong Jinwei's work habits, so he reminded him again.
What he meant was that the Portuguese now have a very friendly relationship with the Ming Dynasty. They also sent their people to serve as instructors at the Ming Dynasty Naval Academy in Tianjin. It seems that there are Portuguese instructors in the new army. Therefore, he did not know that the Portuguese were moving.
Still can't move.
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he immediately became angry. As a later generation, he was particularly sensitive to such issues. He would never allow the idea of foreigners in later generations to be superior to others to appear in the Ming Dynasty, so when he heard it, he understood that Zheng Zhihu was also superior.
Wait for the foreigners.
So, with a little anger, he asked Zheng Zhihu loudly: "What happened to the Portuguese asylum? As long as it is within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, no matter whether it is Portugal or a grapevine, everything will be bound by the laws of the Ming Dynasty!"
Zheng Zhihu was punished by Zhong Jinwei until his face turned as red as a monkey's butt. He felt aggrieved. It was not that he was afraid of the Portuguese, but he just reminded him kindly, but it made him seem as if he was afraid of the Portuguese.
Zheng Zhilong understood that Duke Xingguo had misunderstood. After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he interrupted and reminded: "My lord, the Portuguese now have many people who work for our Ming Dynasty, and there are Portuguese troops stationed in Macau. If we pursue the smugglers,
Should I err on the side of caution?”
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he thought for a moment and said: "No, Ming Dynasty has its own corresponding reward and punishment measures for the Portuguese who serve for our Ming Dynasty. These Portuguese people must naturally be separated from the Portuguese people in Macau. One is one, and the other is two."
The most important point is that we have to make it clear to the Portuguese people in Macau that the Western Barbarians have no privileges in the Ming Dynasty. Either keep to yourself and be a well-behaved person under the laws of the Ming Dynasty; or get out of here, there is no third option."
After finishing speaking, he ordered Zheng Zhihu: "You lead the fleet to seal the Macau port and prevent the Portuguese from escaping from the sea with the smugglers."
"Yes, I will obey the order." Zheng Zhihu did not dare to hesitate at this time and immediately agreed loudly to avoid being misunderstood by the Duke again.
Zhong Jinwei turned to look at Gu Baichuan and ordered him: "Send an order to the magistrate of Xiangshan County and order him to seal off the land route to Macau and at the same time demand people from Macau. Anyone who dares to protect you will be guilty of the same crime as the smugglers!"
"Yes, Duke." Gu Baichuan responded immediately without any hesitation.
Seeing the two men receiving the order and exiting the hall, Zhong Jinwei thought to himself: It is not the Manchu Qing Dynasty now. Regardless of the Luci people who dare to violate Ming law, they must be brought to justice.
About three days later, the urgent report from Xiangshan County reached Guangzhou. When Zhong Jinwei saw it, he was furious and immediately ordered the imperial envoy to be transferred to Xiangshan County. He wanted to go and deal with it personally. How dare the Macao Portuguese rebel?