Lu Ming

Chapter 270 Cousins

The ancestors of the old Qin Dynasty said: far away friends close to attack.

In fact, the cross-travelers have long wanted to vote for the Portuguese.

From a geopolitical point of view, a certain force that has occupied Xiamen and Dayuan is now fully capable of blocking the strait.

It is no longer possible for European ships to go to Japan, no matter whether they go north along the mainland or along Taiwan's inner and outer coastlines: all routes have to pass through the gate of Shan Dawang.

For the colonists, from this moment on, the area north of the line between Tainan and Xiamen was sprayed with the fog of war again, and the situation returned to before the Portuguese discovered Japan in 1534.

The ancestors of the Han Dynasty also said: Delong and look forward to Shu.

The transmigration forces that are vigorously integrating the existing land, transferring the population, and investing in the development of basic industries in various places naturally set their sights on Macau-this is the closest "unfaithful" place to their home.

Perhaps the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty could pretend to be deaf and dumb to Macau, but in the eyes of the monarchs and ministers of the crossing kingdom, the Portuguese and the place they occupied in Macau. The place called "Hao Jing Macao" in this era has gradually become a thorn in the eyes of some people. .

First of all, unlike the red-haired Dutch, the Portuguese not only competed with the Transit Group for gold, silver and copper, but also for another very precious resource: maids in trade activities related to Japan.

When it comes to slave trading, the Portuguese are a global role model in this era.Leaving aside the thriving black slave trade in South America, even in East Asia, wherever the Portuguese went, they always put the slave trade at the forefront.

After Portuguese merchants and Jesuits entered Japan in 1543, they began to buy Japanese as slaves and sell them all over the world, including Portugal.It also sold Japanese women to Portuguese brothels.

Hideyoshi Toyoshira had a good impression of the Portuguese Jesuits. In addition, in the plan to invade China, he hoped that the Portuguese Jesuits would provide military and force support.

However, more and more Japanese female slaves were being trafficked by the Portuguese, which aroused Hideyoshi Toyoshira's resentment.

On July 1587, 7, he sent a letter to Coelho, the deputy head of the Jesuit Japan, condemning the slave trade of Portuguese merchants and the Jesuits and prohibiting them from preaching.

The Jesuits in Japan were afraid that the Roman Church would sell their female slaves, so they lied to the Jesuit headquarters about military information and used Toyotomi Hideyoshi's translation to reverse the truth. This is the Jesuits.

On the Chinese side, the first Chinese slave in Lisbon, Portugal, which has historical records, occurred in 1540.

Chinese slaves were expensive in Portugal, and they were mainly bought by Portuguese nobles and royal families, who were responsible for complex mental work: such as translating documents.It was not until 1595 that the Portuguese government legislated to prohibit the slave trade in China and Japan.

By the mid-seventeenth century, the Portuguese Jesuits in Macau had about 17 slaves of all stripes, the largest being African slaves.Until the end of the Qing Dynasty, Portuguese Christians in Macau were still selling child slaves one after another.

Therefore, there is a natural conflict between the time-traveling forces and the Jesuits, a global slave trade group: everyone is interested in population, especially women and children.

In such a competitive situation, coupled with the fact that the Portuguese in Macao control a large part of the import and export trade around Guangdong—this is an even more heinous crime in the eyes of some people. Why did World War I and World War II start? ?

In short, the dignitaries who traveled across the country are not pleasing to the Portuguese.The reason why it is just using a method similar to closing the Japanese business hall to fight cattle across the mountain, without further action, is nothing more than the fact that it is currently integrating internally and there is no room for action.

Then there is a reason for the low-level reception that Alonso received in the senior staff today.

Special Envoy Alonso, who hadn't noticed that the strategic environment had reached a dangerous level, was excitedly visiting the tiled bathroom and toilet in the villa.

Since the ceramic tile production line cannot be imported, the existing ceramic tiles are all handicrafts that are fired in kilns and then manually cut and polished.The automated production lines with huge floor space and complex processes in the later generations cannot be imported or produced by the big staff here.

Guests will wow with the crisp white tiled bathrooms and toilets.Thanks to the surroundings of the imperial city, the villas on Binhe Road all have 24-hour hot water supply.After his entourage learned how to operate the faucet, Alonso couldn't wait to take a hot shower.

After eating lunch delivered from a nearby special restaurant, Alonso has decided to buy the house, which is paid by the chamber of commerce anyway.

At this moment, someone suddenly visited outside the door.

A dark-haired European dressed as a servant in a black button-up jacket, stockings, and wooden boots stood in front of the door, holding a gorgeous invitation card on a copper tray in his hand.The content of this invitation is very simple: Baron Juan de Belver Vargas invited Senator Alonso to attend an afternoon dinner at the Spanish Chamber of Commerce.

"Oh, this is good news." After seeing the invitation, Alonso hurriedly ordered his followers to open the suitcase, and took out a set of exquisite black velvet coats.

At exactly three o'clock in the afternoon, Alonso brought his servants to another shop not far from the villa on time: this is the territory of the Spaniards.Baron Juan, who has black hair, has already lined up in front of the door with his servants and several merchants living in the shop to welcome the guests.

Although in another 12 years, Portugal will become independent from Spain and establish the Braganza Dynasty; but the cousins ​​are connected by broken bones-whether it is belief or life, they are still inseparable.

This can be seen in the clothes: both envoys wore short coats in September weather, and except for the different materials of silk and velvet, the coats were of the same style as the Purpovan coat.

It has been eliminated by emerging countries such as the Netherlands, and the round "Raff" collar is made of white crepe silk, which is still put on their necks.

In addition, including the chest stuffed with fine linen, the classic image that looks like tights but is actually stockings also appeared on Dayuan Island where thieves are entrenched.
A bit similar to Alonso's name, the ancestral name of Vargas in Baron Juan's surname was also passed down by a brave knight-Knight Juan de Vargas, Alfonso in 1085 The king recaptured Madrid and rose, and later moved to Zaragoza.

In fact, the Vargas family entrenched in Zaragoza is a very powerful "county" family in the local area. This family has been a loyal vassal of the Duke of Zaragoza for hundreds of years, and they are only 30 years old. The reason why Baron Belfer was able to "operate" as the third son to this non-hereditary title of baron also reflected the strength of the Vargas family from the side.

The two were in a similar situation, and the little nobles who went to East Asia to pan for gold because they were not valued by their families quickly became acquainted.

(End of this chapter)