Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 433
Wang Yan still decided to go to Macau. After all, only Xiyi knows Xiyi better. If Nanming wants to deal with Heyi, he must find out what kind of country Heyi is.

The Portuguese's seventh Australian governor, Isuza, has made a lot of money for the Portuguese because of his good cooperation with Nanming in trade for more than a year, and he himself has made a lot of money, and his position is very stable .

Two years after taking over the power from the old Governor Paul, he has become more sophisticated in his actions, and he is no longer as panicked as he was when he first met Wang Yan.

Wang Yan came to Macao on a navy warship, although the navy's ships were not big, they were numerous and powerful, with hundreds of warships sailing on the sea, no one dared to offend easily.

When the fleet arrived outside the port of Macau, the Portuguese merchant ships coming in and out seemed to be very busy with trade. In the port, there were more than ten large ships anchored everywhere, and each one was no smaller than Wang Yan's boat. , which made him a little shocked, and he believed Shi Lang's words even more.

After arriving in Macau, Wang Yan's old acquaintance, the Jesuit priest Bai Yingli and the governor Issouza, greeted him together.

"My lord duke, the Portuguese heard that you defeated the barbaric Tatars and killed the princes and dukes of the Tartars in the war to the north. The Portuguese are proud to have such a powerful ally as you. "

The two bowed and saluted, Wang Yan exchanged a few words of pleasantries, and asked Xia Baiying about the situation of preaching in Guangzhou, and they went to the Governor's Mansion together.

Entering Macau from the wharf, Wang Yan quickly discovered that compared with the first time he came to Macau, there were many more buildings in Macau, and the number of Portuguese also increased a lot. It seems that the trade between Ming Dynasty and the Portuguese made Macau prosperous.

After Wang Yanzuo was settled, he cut to the chase and said, "Since Zheng Zhilong from Fujian surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the Dutch on the sea became more and more restless. The trade in the Ming Dynasty has been affected to a certain extent. The imperial court is determined to eliminate this hidden danger. The situation of the Dutch is not well understood, so the governor wants to get some useful news from Macau."

Portugal had been annexed by the Habsburg dynasty of Spain before, and the Netherlands, also known as the Netherlands, was originally a part of Spain. Later, due to religious, economic and other reasons, the so-called "beggar revolution" broke out, and the Netherlands gradually grew bigger.

Portugal, which has been a part of Spain for a long time, followed the war between Spain and the Netherlands for decades, coupled with conflicts over issues such as trade and colonies, and forged a big hatred with the Netherlands.

After Portugal broke away from Spanish rule in 1640 and became an independent kingdom again, the hatred with the Netherlands remained undiminished. As the new overlord of the sea, the Netherlands naturally wanted to beat Portugal, which had gradually declined, to seize his interests and snatch his colony.

After listening to Wang Yan's words, Yisusha waved his fist excitedly and said: "The hateful Dutch, the harassment in the South China Sea also affected Portugal's trade, especially when they took Malacca and charged a large amount of money from passing merchant ships. Toll taxes and unscrupulous occupation of Portugal's achievements are simply unforgivable. If Ming Dynasty wants to go to war with the Netherlands, Macau will definitely help with all its strength."

The Governor of Australia waved his arms and spoke out of righteous indignation, as if the Portuguese did not charge tolls when they occupied Malacca.

Wang Yan raised his eyebrows, he suddenly thought of the Dutch warship Shi Lang mentioned, and Portugal is also a western barbarian, and the armed merchant ships in Macau Harbor are all so huge, are there also Dutch warships?

"The Governor has heard that the Dutch have a fast boat that is more than twenty feet long, several feet high, and equipped with sixty cannons. Portugal and the Netherlands have fought against each other many times. Do they also have this kind of boat?"

Isuza was stunned for a moment, his excited face immediately froze, but he quickly smiled and said, "Duke, Portugal and the Netherlands are old enemies. How could there be Dutch warships?"

Wang Yan could tell from the face of the Portuguese governor that Portugal must have large warships, but the advantages of ships are exactly the advantages of the Portuguese and the Dutch in maritime trade. The governor obviously does not want to share this with Daming. battleship.

In fact, with Daming's manpower and material resources, if he masters the technology of Xiyi warships, in just one or two years, the entire South China Sea will definitely be crowded with Ming's merchant ships, and Daming will even intervene in the Indian Ocean trade. The Dutch do not want to see the situation.

At this time, Wang Yan could not help squinting his eyes, but he did not show his dissatisfaction, but did not get entangled in the matter of the warship, "The governor came here this time, mainly to understand the power of the Dutch on the sea. , Portugal and the Netherlands are both countries in the far west, can you tell the governor about the situation in the Netherlands."

After what happened just now, Yisusha's face was a little embarrassed, and he was also afraid that Wang Yan would continue to ask him about the warship. Now that Wang Yan took the initiative to change the subject, he was naturally overjoyed, and hurriedly said to Bai: "Father, please go Get a copy of the chart."

After a while, Bai Yingli brought a huge parchment scroll into the house, and unfolded it on the table. Seeing this, Wang Yan got up and came over to look at it. Shi Lang, who was at the side, saw Haitu's eyes suddenly brightened.

The charts were marked in Latin, which Wang Yan could not understand at all, but when he came to Macau before, he had seen a map of all nations, a map of all nations without the Ming Dynasty in the center, and it was also drawn by Wang Yan. He brought it back to Guangzhou, but the fight against the Qing Dynasty was so urgent that he devoted all his energy to fighting the Qing soldiers, so he didn't pay attention to that map again.

The picture in front of me is similar to that one, except that there are many more lines. It must be the so-called route. Wang Yan quickly found the location of Daming according to the shape of the terrain, and it was the same as the one he brought back to Daming. The location is also at the corner of the map.

Isuza drew a small circle on the map with her finger. "Honorable Duke, this is the Netherlands that betrayed God."

Portugal is a Catholic country, while the Netherlands is a Protestant Calvinist. In the eyes of the Portuguese, the Protestant Dutch not only betrayed the church, but also betrayed God.

"It's so small? It's a small country with boogers." Yu Fangqi, the vice-admiral of the navy, looked at it and said in surprise.

Wang Yan frowned as he looked at it, and he was also thinking in his heart that the distance from Guangzhou to Guangzhou on the map for such a small country is more than several times that of Guangzhou to Beijing. He is so far away from Daming. After two years, how could they still have the ability to cause trouble in the South China Sea of ​​Ming Dynasty?
Yisusha saw Yu Fangqi's reaction, but smiled and said: "Dear general, the Netherlands is not small at all. There are Dutch colonies at the southern end of the Cape of Good Hope, in the north and south of the New World. In the Far East, Malacca, Sunda He, Flores, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan are all Dutch territories."

As Yisusha said, he drew a circle on the map. First, he drew a circle at the southern end of a continent, and then made a point on a continent. Finally, he returned to Nanyang, which Wang Yan was still familiar with. According to Yisu From Sha's dots, it can be quickly seen that these places are all tributary states of Ming Dynasty, but at some point they became the territories of the Dutch.

For a while, Wang Yan couldn't help but look a little ugly. Seeing this, Yisusha didn't know what the intention was, and then said: "This is Spain, which occupies the central part of the entire New World, and the southern part. In the Far East, they Occupy the Philippines, and our Portugal is next to Spain, occupying the west coast of Africa, the southern part of the New World, and Sri Lanka in the southern part of Tianzhu. That leaves Timor Island."

While talking, Yisusha pointed out that Wang Yan had no idea about other new continents and Africa, but he was shocked that Luzon, south of Taiwan, had also been exterminated.

Westerners are rampant all over the world, conquering with the attitude of high civilization, but in Ming Dynasty, they are despised as barbarians. Even an enlightened official like Wang Yan can't help but look like a big country. It is rare for Yisusha to see the Ming Dynasty The surprised look on the official's face, especially for a duke, he pretended to be very comfortable.

"Your Excellency, can I have the governor make a copy of this chart?"

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Wang Yan stayed in Macao for three full days before leaving by boat. He did not go to Qiongzhou for inspection as originally planned, but divided into two groups. Shi Lang led more than half of the boats to Qiongzhou, while Wang Yan took three Ten large ships with more than 2000 soldiers sailed slowly in the direction of Jinmen.

When the Minzhong Change happened, Emperor Longwu's life and death were unknown, which caused a major change in the confrontation between Tang and Lu in the southeast.

After Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the forces in the Zheng family who opposed the surrender to the Qing Dynasty went their own way. The general transferred to serve as the governor of Lu, and the veteran Lin Cha fled to Guangnan with the protection of Tang Wang and other clans. Zheng Chenggong went out to sea by boat, and the huge Zheng's group suddenly fell apart.

At this time, the gentry and people in eastern Fujian near Zhejiang all worshiped Lu Jianguo as the main, but Zheng Chenggong did not accept the leadership of Lu Jianguo. Fortunately, after the news that Longwu was safe and sound, Zheng Chenggong continued to respect Longwu.

It's just that Fujian's defeat began when Zheng Zhilong defected to the Qing court. Even Emperor Longwu almost fell into the hands of the Qing court because of this accident. After the liquidation, most of them were converted to Lu Jianguo, so that Zheng Chenggong, who continued to honor Longwu, did not inherit much of Zheng's legacy.

(End of this chapter)