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"Governor of Macau? My Ming court did not set up a governor of Macau. Where did you come from?" Zhong Jinwei looked at Mascar Road below and asked in a cold tone.

Ma Shijialu was taken aback, and looked up at the imperial envoy, Xing Guogong, and saw that he was staring at him with a cold face.I understood in my heart, I am afraid that the Duke was upset about the previous things, and now he is causing trouble for himself.

Therefore, he had a quick wit and quickly explained: "My lord, calm down, the governor of Macau means the governor of the Portuguese fleet stationed in Macau, not the governor of Macau."

"This title will make people misunderstand, thinking that Macau is regarded as your Portuguese colony, which will damage my Ming's reputation. However, I will not pursue the loss of this reputation, but it must be rectified, and the title of Governor of Macau must not be used anymore. .” Zhong Jinwei’s face looked a little better, but his tone was still tough.

The county magistrate of Xiangshan County looked at the aggressive attitude of the Duke of Guo, and was afraid that the governor of Macau would turn his face. He wanted to persuade him, but it was hard to say it in front of outsiders, so he could only worry secretly.

Ma Shijialu didn't think that Xiangshan County Magistrate thought that Xingguo Gong was deceiving people too much, and he wanted to turn his face.After being stunned for a while, he replied with a flattering face: "If the Duke tells me to change, the villain will change. It's just that the villain is stupid, and I don't know what to change?"

Zhong Jinwei was taken aback when he heard it. He had just heard the name harsh and wanted to embarrass the Portuguese, so he said it directly.I didn't expect Ma Shijialu to ask me to choose a name, and I didn't know what to choose for a while.

He turned his mind, remembered some things in later generations, and immediately said: "In the future, the Governor of Macau will be changed to the Portuguese Consul, and the title of Governor of Macau will not appear again."

"Thank you, Lord, for giving me the name." Ma Shijialu didn't care about the change of his name, he came to plead guilty, and expressed his goodwill whenever he got the chance.

No matter how angry Zhong Jinwei was originally, Ma Shijialu acted like he was willing to be beaten when he came, and managed to slap him, and even stretched out the other half of his face to hit him.

Ma Shijialu had no choice but to do so.

Since the last time the Ming Empire declared that Macau was under the direct jurisdiction of the Ming government, the original Macau Council has basically been useless.

However, because the army is still in the hands of Macau's own people, Mascarro's status and power have been improved invisibly.

But no matter what, they must bring enough profits to their country.The Macau Council must do the same when it is in power, and it must do the same when Mascarlo is in power.

Among the current profits of the Portuguese, the trade with the Ming Dynasty is a big one, but a lot of the profits also come from the smuggling business controlled by the Portuguese.

No merchant will consciously pay taxes when smuggling is widespread and goes unpunished.Even after tasting the sweetness of smuggling, they will do everything possible to smuggle.

Therefore, although the Ming Dynasty has been arresting smugglers on a large scale recently, the Portuguese are still addicted to the profits of smuggling, fantasizing about a friendly relationship with Ming Dynasty, and they have been refusing to stop if they will not be caught.

Even when the anti-smuggling ship of Ming Dynasty sealed off the port and the magistrate of Xiangshan County came to ask for someone, the Portuguese were not willing to just sell the men who smuggled for them.Otherwise, who will help them smuggle in the future, which is taboo for them.

Anyway, the Ming Dynasty did not catch those smugglers on the spot. In this situation, as long as they firmly deny it, the Portuguese have reason to believe that the Ming government will do nothing to them.

The Portuguese also have another tactic, which is to make some threats when necessary, such as withdrawing the instructors at the Daming Naval Academy, or to unite with the Dutch or something.Many leaders among the Portuguese are sure that the Ming government will compromise first.

But they didn't expect that the imperial envoy attached great importance to this matter and came to Xiangshan County directly from Guangzhou.And the attitude is very tough, obviously will not accept compromise at all.

When some Portuguese slammed the table and threatened the imperial envoy, they were directly yelled at by Ma Shijialu.

He told those brainless companions on the spot that this imperial envoy was not comparable to those former Ming officials.Since he has expressed this attitude, it is best to abide by it and stop taking chances.

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All the deeds of the imperial envoy were told by Ma Shijialu, who had been to the capital of the Ming Dynasty.The more the Portuguese leaders present listened, the paler their faces became.

After Mascarlu finished speaking, a Portuguese leader forcibly retorted: "Didn't the imperial envoy not bring the new army south? The anti-smuggling troops are still the ones we often deal with. What's so scary?"

When Ma Shijialu heard this, he sprayed his mouth full of saliva on the man's face and shouted loudly: "The key point is not the new army, don't you know that the new army was also trained by this imperial envoy? As long as the imperial envoy is willing, The sheep you usually see can also turn into lions. If we want to continue to do business with Daming, if we want to continue to stay in Macau, it is best not to anger this imperial envoy!"

After finishing speaking, he felt that the importance of this imperial envoy was not emphasized enough, so he added another sentence: "Even if you offend the emperor of Ming Dynasty, don't offend this imperial envoy, do you understand?"

Mascar Road was full of aura and controlled the process and results of the entire meeting almost without pressure.In the end, the leaders of these Portuguese decided to hand over the smugglers, and then selected a few of the low-class people in the country to serve as asylum personnel.

Of course, Ma Shijialu would not describe these situations to Duke Xingguo one by one. He just needed to keep a low profile and let Duke Xingguo let them go.

Zhong Jinwei saw that Ma Shijialu was like this, so he couldn't continue to slap him, so he said to him: "I don't want to have a second time for this incident, understand?"

"Understood, understood, the villain understands." Ma Shijialu nodded again and again, with a look of obedience.

It was only at this time that Zhong Jinwei's face returned to normal, and he continued to say to Mascarro: "My Ming Dynasty implemented strict anti-smuggling, which is actually of great benefit to you Portuguese."

Seeing Mascaru's raised face full of doubts when he heard this, he continued to explain to him: "If smuggling is prevalent, then those smugglers will sell the smuggled goods to the Netherlands, Spain, etc. China, the business that was originally monopolized by you in Portugal will have competition, do you think anti-smuggling is good for you or not?"

When Ma Shijialu heard it, the Duke's thinking angle was too surprising.In this way, the profits lost by smuggling will inevitably be made up for by monopolizing trade, or even more.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly said flatteringly: "Smuggling should be suppressed, and smuggling should be suppressed vigorously!"

Zhong Jinwei suddenly showed a tricky smile on his face when he heard this, and he said to Mascarlo: "Since you Portugal also support my Daming's anti-smuggling operation, then I have a small request."