Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 421
"Hong...Hong Fu is back?"

Qin Shao stood up in surprise.

It has been several years since the Hong brothers went to sea with their own support!
"Master, that's right, Master Hong and the others are back! Their ship went to the country of Wa before, and their whereabouts have been unknown at sea. They thought something went wrong and scared me to death. Come back to worship!"

"Let someone come in!"

Qin Shao laughed.

As soon as Qin Shao finished speaking, a few people came in outside.

"Meet Your Majesty!"

Walking in front were Hong Fu and Hong Shou. Hong Fu was dark and thin as always, while Hong Shou was taller and thinner than before, but now he is much darker and stronger.

There is also Li Shupei behind him, the former scholar, but now he has long been unable to see the shadow of a scholar.

At the end is a dark, fat boy.

Qin Shao saw that the youngest son and the boy had punched each other twice, and remembered that this was Hong Fu's youngest son, Wang Zhi who followed his wife's surname.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Although a few people looked at the dusty scene, they couldn't hide their excitement, especially Wang Zhi, who seemed to look at Qin Shao and the layout of the Hall of Mental Cultivation in disbelief, obviously not sure that Qin Shao above was the current emperor.

Leaving aside him, Hong Fu and Hong Shou were actually a little unbelievable in their hearts.

Although they had already received the news and had done countless psychological preparations, it was still unbelievable to think that King Xing, who supported them, had now become the monarch of Ming Dynasty.

You must know how big the difference is between the support of a vassal and the support of a king.

Earlier they could only exist secretly in the name of pirates, but now King Xing who supports them has become the emperor, can they become...

Thinking about this situation, how could the Hong brothers not be excited?
"My lord, you... are you really... really the emperor?"

Wang Zhi looked at Qin Shao in a golden robe and asked in disbelief.

He had met Prince Xing's son before. He was in Anlu Prefecture at that time. He was a kind-hearted person with a smile, but he was a bit dignified when he was serious.

For him, being able to meet the prince's son is already a very high status person!
Over the years, he has seen the kings of some small countries while traveling outside. To him, they are the leaders of the tribes. The emperor of Ming Dynasty is mysterious, noble and unattainable.

After all, he grew up in Daming when he was a child, and the emperor was a real dragon emperor in the eyes of those around him, a fairy-like existence.

"Straight!"

Hong Fu yelled directly at his son.

He wanted to reprimand his son directly, but now that the emperor was here, he didn't dare to speak loudly so as not to disturb the emperor.

Hong Fu followed King Xing before, and although he didn't have much contact with Qin Shao, he already felt that this prince was not easy.

Hong Fu's ability to start a salt business in the past was mainly due to King Xing, who was already considered a big figure to him.After getting in touch with Prince Xing's son, he felt that it was extraordinary, and he was able to arrange for them to go to sea, which was considered a big deal for Hong Fu.

Although he has made a lot of money overseas because of the support and guidance of Prince Xing's son, it is a private ship after all, and it can be said that it has endured countless dangers.

Hong Fu is a person with big ideas. In the past two years, he has come into contact with many ships at sea, especially those from the west, all of which are supported by the local court. Compared with them alone, they are indeed much more imposing.

After learning that King Xinxing became the emperor, Hong Fu was so excited that he couldn't sleep for several days, and immediately asked the third son to bring back a lot of money.

Hong Fu had worked in the salt industry before, so of course he knew the situation of the imperial court very well.

The emperor of Ming Dynasty is naturally noble, but to be honest, his rights are often constrained. For example, although Emperor Zhengde is awesome, Yang Ting has the final say on many things in the court.

Even though Hong Fu felt that Qin Shao was unusual, as a feudal lord who was supported by Yang Tinghe and others, it would definitely not be so easy to gain power, and many places needed to be managed, which was why he asked the third son to bring back a large amount of silver taels.

In any case, Qin Shao is the emperor, for them, it is simply beneficial and harmless!
"It's okay, it's all my own!"

Qin Shao said with a smile, briefly asked about their situation outside, asked Wang Yin to arrange for them to live in the capital, and then left Hong Fu alone to talk.

"Your Majesty, maritime trade is really lively nowadays, and every place wants to participate in a share of the profits. The Frangians even sent people to sail around the world. When we arrived in Nanyang, we happened to meet their ships."

Hong Fu introduced.

Qin Shao was a little surprised that they encountered a ship sailing around the world.

"You came across the ships of the Frangians circumnavigating the world?"

"Yes, those white people, Your Majesty, they are relatively white. The big guys call them white people, but of course they call us yellow people!"

Hong Fu laughed.

"When we met them, they had conflicts with some people from the local tribes. There was a fight between the two sides. They had guns, but they couldn't stand the crowd. They were severely beaten, and then escaped by boat, but we rescued one who fell into the water. Injured people. From that population, we know that they are sailing around the world. It seems that the king of the Frangians still supports them. It’s funny. Although they came out with some goods for sale, the purpose is to go around and prove... …Proves that the place we live in is a ball, or a circle. I don’t read much, and I don’t understand it very well. That person can speak simple Chinese. He said that he already knew our Ming Dynasty before sailing around the world, and he also learned some of our languages. , but very rarely, I can't hear him talking very clearly, so I still ask someone else to translate."

"You saved one of the voyagers on that ship?"

Qin Shao was a little curious.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the man seems to be the leader of the ship, but he was injured during the fight, and the crew on his ship sneaked away with the ship. They Frangians are very funny. When fighting, they can fight Fight if you can, run away if you can't, even their leader ran away without protecting and rescuing them!"

Hong Fu laughed, even though he had seen the world, he still didn't understand what the Frangians did.

"You saved their leader?"

Qin Shao cried out in surprise.

He was not very surprised by Hong Fu's mention of the reaction of the Frangians to the war.

In his previous life, Qin Shao was educated and had done foreign trade business for several years, so he naturally understood the behavior of those Westerners and their culture.

In previous lives, Westerners advocated freedom and individualism.

They are not as educated and educated as the people in Ming Dynasty, who pay attention to cooperation and reputation. They are more self-centered. Even if they fight wars, they will fight if they have fought. This kind of thinking forms their questioning, and their country is more tolerant of this kind of practice.

Therefore, Qin Shao didn't pay much attention to Hong Fu's surprise. What he cared about was that they actually saved the leader of the round-the-world ship.

"Yes, the man we rescued was the leader of the Frangi sailing ship. Anyway, he is very talkative, but he has a good set of sailing skills, can tell the direction, and the shipbuilding and sailing skills are also quite good. We will put him in the We were doing things on the ship, he knew we were from Daming, and he was very interested, so he insisted on coming back with us this time!"

Hong Fu said with a smile.

"What's his name?"

"What's your name Lun? I can't learn what those Westerners say. We used to find someone to translate, but Zhi'er has a very good language talent. After spending a few months with those people, he can understand it. Those people can still speak a few words, he can speak the languages ​​of several countries now, I asked him to come over and introduce to His Majesty."

Hong Fu asked Wang Zhi to come over.

"Your Majesty, are you calling me?"

Wang Zhi came over excitedly, and saluted Qin Shao according to the adult's teaching. Compared with the rebellious and rebellious boy before, this kid is much more stable now.

"Nonsense, you still don't pay attention to your words and deeds when you see His Majesty? How can you be the same as outside? If His Majesty has something to ask you, tell the truth!"

Hong Fu taught his son a lesson.

Previously, he left his son with his father-in-law and seldom taught him, and he actually only had this one son-in-law, but let him take the surname of his father-in-law, and he took two sons-in-law to trade on the water. The relationship between Hong Fu and his son Wang Zhi has always been tense.

Now that they have been outside for a few years and have experienced many storms fighting side by side, the relationship between the father and son has improved a lot, and Wang Zhi also respects Hong Fu, the father, a lot.

"What is His Majesty asking? I...I will tell the truth!"

Wang Zhi said respectfully.

"No need to be formal, just chatting, don't be nervous!"

Qin Shao smiled and asked Zhang Zuo to bring some snacks for Wang Zhi to eat.

Looking at the exquisite snacks in the palace, Wang Zhi finally showed some boyishness, and his expression relaxed a lot.

Qin Shao looked at the childish Wang Zhi, and was very surprised that this kid turned out to be the famous Pirate King in his previous life!

This person is not only well-known in the Japanese country, but also the Daming army. The army has been defeated many times by his guns. If Hu Zongxian hadn't called for peace, and was killed by Zhejiang governor Wang Bengu, if this person had a Ming government With the support of the government, it is not known whether the Wa country will be taken down.

You must know that Wang Zhi's standing armed forces at that time were 5000 people, even stronger than some small and medium-sized daimyos.

It's just that Zhu Houcong was obsessed with alchemy and immortality at that time. It can also be said that in the later period, he probably didn't understand many things outside the court at all, and it was even more dispensable for Wang Zhi's surrender.

The ones who really want to kill Wang Zhi are the coastal gentry and rich merchants. If Wang Zhi takes refuge in the emperor, the interests of the coastal gentry and rich merchants will be greatly damaged. Maritime trade will be strictly supervised, and those smuggling along the coast will be restrained.

"Wang Zhi, I heard that you rescued the leader of the big ship sailing around the world?"

Qin Shao asked as if he was homely.

"Your Majesty, you mean the Frangie Chief Buyer's Ship that sails the great ship?"

Wang Zhi said happily.

"Magellan?"

Grandma’s, it’s really called Magellan. According to historical traces, Magellan should have died in the civil strife in Luzon (that is, the Philippines) at this time. He was rescued by Wang Zhi and the others?

"His name is Buyer Lun! It's still the name I gave him!"

"What are the words in your name?"

To be sure, Qin Shao continued to ask.

"His name is Fernando de Magallane in Frangi. Anyway, their names are a long list, hard to remember. I base them on their pronunciation, and the people there like to buy all kinds of exotic things. There are big wheels on the boat. , Just call him Buyer Wheel, easy to remember! Your Majesty, are you interested in this person, I brought him back too!"

Wang Lun still said excitedly.

"You brought the man back?"

Qin Shao and Hong Fu asked in surprise.

Qin Shao was naturally pleasantly surprised that Magellan, the great navigator, survived and was rescued by their people!Now it was brought back by Wang Zhi!
What surprised Hong Fu was that he brought the foreigner back to the capital without knowing his own.

"Father, the buyer said that he is very interested in our Daming. I said that our Daming is rich and powerful. Except for guns, we are not as good as them. Many things are better than them, and our capital is the most prosperous. He was very curious and said he wanted to come. Look, I... just put him under make-up and brought... but, he is with our people outside the palace."

Wang Zhi looked at Hong Fu with a guilty conscience, and then at Qin Shao timidly.

"You...you rebellious son! Your Majesty...I..."

Hong Fu looked at Qin Shao in shock, his eyes full of uneasiness.

You must know that although their overseas trade is now getting smoother with the support of Xinhuang.

But since the death of Wu Zong, the imperial court directly kicked out those vassal states and many foreigners. There are no foreigners in Daming today, and his son brought a Frangian back without permission, and it was still secretly.

If it is pursued, this is a capital offense!
Their current identities are no different from those of the islands. If they want to change their identities, it depends on His Majesty's efforts. If something goes wrong at this time...

"Bringing foreigners into Beijing is indeed not in line with our Ming Dynasty's current customs clearance policy, but they have already been brought back. Let's not pursue it this time, and we must report in advance if we make any decisions in the future!"

Qin Shao said lightly.

Even though he wanted to meet Magellan very much, even though Wang Zhi was a talented person, like many so-called heroes, such a person had to be used, and he had to pay attention to pulling out those thorns on his body!
"Yes!"

Hong Fu hurriedly dragged his son to kneel down to apologize to Qin Shao.

Qin Shao called the two to get up, and asked a lot about the situation.

Nothing more than the current situation in Nanyang.

From Hong Fu's mouth, Qin Shao knew that the Ming government originally had the right to rule over Nanyang, and had set up the Old Port Propaganda Department to manage military and civilian affairs.

However, with the measure of the Ming Dynasty banning shipping, it has given up cruising to Nanyang, and those places are gradually no longer within the control of the Ming Dynasty.

Nowadays, more and more Frangians gather in the Nanyang region.

"Your Majesty, those Frangians are ambitious. Those who came, including soldiers sent by their court and some pirated ships from the people, clearly wanted to make Nanyang their own place. Not only now, but I also found in Nanyang Their people even want to covet our Daming."

Hong Fu said with a serious expression.

"They want to covet our Daming?"

Qin Shao remembered what time it is now. It is the period when the Frangians want to colonize Nanyang. The Frangians are ambitious. Not only their court, but also their people want to expand outward. The overlord is taking advantage of the present opportunity.

"Yes! Your Majesty, when we came back, those Frangians brought cannons to the border of Haojingao. I heard that the Guangdong patrol envoy Wang Hung blocked Tuen Mun and told Frangji to leave. Frangji didn't do that at all. I agree, relying on the strength of my ship and the strong military fortress on the shore, I will resist in danger."

"How is my side?"

"Wang Hung led his troops to beat them, but they didn't leave. Instead, they beat our soldiers with guns, as if some soldiers were injured!"

Hong Fu said with some worry.

Hong Fu said it tactfully, Qin Shao knew that the Ming army should have suffered a defeat in the first round of the contest with Franji!
In the first year of Jiajing, 1522, Qin Shao suddenly remembered!

(End of this chapter)