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701 Tang Ruowang's Persuasion

The Ming government disagreed with the wall of Hao Jingao before. It was finally built by the Dutch that they fought. If it was demolished, it would be really unwilling to do so.

Of course, it is not that Hao Jingao is the Portuguese with this wall. But no matter what, this can really give them a sense of security, and they hide in the wall to do something that the Ming government will not know about.

At this time, Johnson stared at him when he saw the county magistrate, and immediately had an idea, and said perfunctorily: "Sir, this wall is built to defend against the red barbarians. This is a military matter. If you are the new military leader, I will go and tell him what to do?"

The head of the military is the head of the military, the nickname of the Governor of Macau who had only the jurisdiction of the army at the beginning. Johnson pushed this matter to the Governor of Macau and did not want to reply immediately.

However, when Xiangshan County Magistrate immediately turned cold and said seriously: "You have to figure out that this place is my Ming territory, and all matters are under the jurisdiction of my Ming Dynasty. I will tell you to demolish it yourself, but in fact I am helping you. Otherwise, don't you demolish it? I will ignore it, which does not mean that the people above will ignore it. If the matter of Hao Jing'ao is as good as the heavens, there are still places that are not subject to the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty. With the current emperor's great talent and strategy, I'm afraid you will be expelled lightly!"

Speaking of this, he turned his head and looked at the light outside, then turned back, stared at Johnson, and said seriously: "I have already said enough about the past relationship. The deadline for public statements cannot be changed. I guess there is still half an hour left. Whether you give me a reply or not, I will report it truthfully. As for the future, you should do it yourself!"

Johnson felt his attitude and did not dare to neglect it, so he hurried to find other members of the Macau Council, as well as the new Macau Governor Du Chen.

After reposting all the words of Xiangshan County Magistrate, Johnson said to others very seriously: "This is really a disaster from heaven. I can feel that this time, because the Emperor of Ming Dynasty issued an order, the officials below dared not collect any more money. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty must give an explanation, otherwise, not only will this Hao Jingao be unable to stay, but even the Far East will not be able to stay."

Speaking of this, he seemed a little dissatisfied when he saw a few people's faces, as if he was saying it too seriously. So he raised his voice and said very sternly: "Don't think I'm saying it too seriously. Think about it, what happened to the Dutch in Taiwan? Also, whose fleet controls the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty?"

As soon as he heard this, several people from the Macau Council immediately looked like balls leaking.

They have been in the Ming Dynasty for so many years, and naturally they are very familiar with the situation on the Ming Dynasty. On the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty, the Zheng family dominated the emperor. Now, the Zheng family obeys the orders of the current emperor. Before that, there was not much loss, and they wiped out the Dutch people who were very difficult for them in one fell swoop.

It can be seen from this that if the Ming Emperor really had the order to expel him, they would be like those missionaries and would not be able to gain a foothold in the Far East.

Du Chen didn't know much about these situations and immediately interrupted: "When did we have the final say in Portugal overseas? This time I came here and brought two more warships to strengthen the defense of the troops here. I don't believe it. These indigenous people are just, even if they are a little more powerful than other places, can they still block our guns?"

After hearing this, Johnson and others couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Du Chen, with the expression on their faces as if they were looking at an idiot.

However, now it is time to make a very important decision. Johnson is still thinking about Xiangshan County Magistrate waiting for the reply, so he quickly made a long story and told the current situation of the Ming Dynasty.

If it were the past, the Ming Dynasty had internal and external troubles, they might not care much. But now, even the Governor of Macau who came from other colonies has turned his face away from overseas natives.

But he couldn't do it when he asked him to change his words. Just as they were arguing, the door was suddenly pushed open.

When the people in this room heard the movement, they were unhappy and turned around and looked at each other, trying to scold who was so ugly.

As a result, after they saw who it was, they suddenly lost their anger and became respectful in their attitude.

The person who came in was Johnson Thompson, who was highly prestigious among the Portuguese in Haojingao.

All along, missionaries have been having fun with the people of the Macau Council, and sometimes they even join forces to exclude the Macau Governor. In other words, the reason why the Macau Governor makes every Macau Governor feel that it is unpleasant here is because the missionaries support the Macau Governor.

Joshua Chan was fifty-four years old at this time, with a white hair and beard. After returning gifts to the people in the house, he spoke, "I heard it outside the door. I want to tell my opinion on this matter."

When they heard him say this, both the people from the Macau Council and Du Chen expressed their respect. After all, they all wanted to establish good relations with the missionaries and gain more help for themselves.

I saw Chau Wang saying with a serious expression: "I have had many dealings with him now, and I know much better than you. If the Emperor of Ming Dynasty before Chongzhen was just a child who was determined to revitalize the country but was powerless, then I can tell you that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty after Chongzhen's eleventh year had already been trained and became a very great emperor. His will is not something that others can resist..."

He was deeply touched when he said this.

After Emperor Chongzhen's request for Western missionaries was promulgated, they thought that with the help of their previous relationships and their knowledge, they might be able to change this decision. Unexpectedly, there was no room for negotiation at all. These missionaries were directly expelled to Hao Jing'ao, and all their previous efforts were wasted.

This experience was unforgettable. Therefore, during the period when he sent someone to send a letter to the Holy See, he had been idle and carefully studied everything about the Emperor of Ming.

Then, he was surprised to find that the Emperor of Ming was so great. The stepping stones used by Western missionaries to knock on the eastern gates and overwhelmed the knowledge that the Eastern scholars had learned not only basically, but even knew much more than them.

More importantly, with so much knowledge, many missionaries are just good at the same content; but the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was almost omniscient and omnipotent, and he understood everything alone. This situation really made Chau Wang and others stunned!

Afterwards, they learned a lot about the Ming Emperor's battles, but they were shocked and didn't know what to say.

Compared with the people from the Macau Council, these missionaries went deep into the inland of the Ming Dynasty and could be said to have traveled all over the country. Their understanding of the Ming Dynasty was even better than that of ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty.

Take Joshua Tsang for example. After landing in Guangdong in the 47th year of Wanli, he spent twenty-seven years traveling all over the southeast, west and north of the Ming Dynasty. He had been to the capital, Yan'an Prefecture, Shaanxi, and he had also stayed there.

He lived in the prosperous towns of the Ming Dynasty; he also witnessed the tragic situation of starvation everywhere in the Ming Dynasty; he also experienced the rampant Tartars, thieves, etc.

There have been many times when he has concluded that this huge Eastern Empire is about to change its dynasty.

Unexpectedly, eight years have passed. Not only did the Ming Dynasty not only fail to destroy its country, but it was a prosperous country and a stable country. It was also the most powerful country among the countries he had seen from the West. Among them, it even included his motherland or other European countries.

In the past, he had thought that if God eliminated the distance in space and made the Ming Dynasty adjacent to Western countries, it would probably be less troublesome to preach. He would have just started a crusade and everything would be solved.

But now, he is glad that God did not eliminate the distance in space. Otherwise, if the Emperor of Ming Dynasty had ambition, no European country could withstand it! Even if it united, it would not be possible!

These flashed through my mind, and Johnson Chan continued: "...The Emperor of Ming Dynasty must be useful to us, so he did not directly send troops like the Destroyer of the Netherlands. Of course, this is also due to the good relationship we established with the Ming Dynasty before. Therefore, in my opinion, we must not be strong against the Emperor of Ming Dynasty! From the emperor to the ordinary people, we all have good face. As long as we maintain a low attitude, maybe this time, we may be lucky in disguise or not!"

He remembered clearly that they were originally going to be completely expelled. But later, they were allowed to stay in Haojingao, but that was all.

While waiting for the Holy See to reply, Johnson Chan kept recalling what the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty said. At this time, there was a sentence he remembered more clearly: "My Ming Dynasty is hospitality, my friends come from afar, and they are very happy to entertain you naturally. However, if you come with ill-hearted people, you will naturally be entertained with fists. After you go back, you can tell you about the countries you have. I welcome them to come to the Ming Dynasty to do business and communicate with each other."

Now, this sentence is actually confirmed by the different attitudes of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty towards the Netherlands and Portugal.

Therefore, Johnson Chan strongly suggested that he must respond in a low manner to satisfy the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and may get great benefits. Of course, if he does not get any benefits, it will not be too late to turn against him.

I said a lot of thoughtful words. Before I finished speaking, I suddenly saw another missionary rushing in in a hurry, looking panicked.
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