Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 237 Visiting Hao Jingao

What Ma Shijia Lu said was a bit like using the court and the emperor to suppress Xiong Wencan. After all, Ma Shijia Lu had already decided that Xiong Wencan was scaring him and trying to rip him off. The Ming court definitely did not want to take back Hao Jing Ao. plan.

How could Xiong Wencan, a veteran official, not recognize the meaning behind Ma Shijialu's words?Therefore, Xiong Wencan's attitude was not affected at all by Ma Shijialu's words. After all, he was not here to blackmail him. He was originally following the emperor's order and notifying Ma Shijia Lu and Franji people on behalf of the court.

Xiong Wencan still had a slight smile on his face and said to Majialu: "I am here to inform you on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, so I also ask Governor Majialu to prepare for evacuation as soon as possible. If One month later, when I, the Ming Dynasty, come to take back Haojing'ao, I won't be as polite to the Franji people who are still stranded here as I am now!"

Threats, naked threats, Xiong Wencan's attitude made Ma Shijia Lu feel a little unhappy, but people had to lower their heads under the eaves, Ma Shi Jialu was very tolerant, gritting his teeth but still accompanying him Laughing: "Master Xiong, what you said is a bit too hurtful.

Besides, even if you let us move, it only takes a month, which is not enough. You have also seen that there are so many Franji people living in Hao Jing Ao, and there are many people from other countries. They are here. Shops and factories, where can these things be moved away?

Moreover, there are many Franji people who have intermarried with Ming people here and become one family. Is it possible that I want to break up their families and cause their families to be destroyed and their wives to be separated? "

Xiong Wencan couldn't help but frown slightly after hearing this. This situation was indeed something he had never thought of before. If so, the situation in Hao Jing'ao was really more complicated than he imagined.

Seeing that Xiong Wencan had been persuaded by him, Ma Shijialu quickly approached him in pursuit of victory and whispered: "Master Xiong, today's money is just a little gift from me to meet you. We will continue to visit frequently in the future. , the future is long, and there will be many opportunities for cooperation in the future, what do you think?"

Xiong Wencan knew that Ma Shijialu believed that he came to him today to extort money and seek benefits. He also hinted that he would increase the price for himself in the future, but even if he wanted the money, he would not dare to Yes, the emperor personally issued an order to take back Hao Jing Ao. Would he dare to stop it?

Xiong Wencan felt that there was no need to continue talking to Mashakar Road, so he stood up and said: "I brought the message. I hope Governor Mashakar Road will remember what I just said about our attitude towards Hao Jing'ao. , I always keep my word, and I hope that one month later, we can peacefully complete the handover of Haojing Ao!"

After saying this, Xiong Wencan stood up and walked straight out the door, leading his men to leave the Governor's Mansion in Franjiren, leave Haojing'ao, and return to the Governor's Office in Guangzhou Mansion.

After Xiong Wencan returned, he immediately wrote a memorial about today's conversation and some issues involved in recovering Haojing'ao, and sent someone to the capital quickly.

But after Xiong Wencan left, Ma Shijialu became furious and overturned the table.

"Damn it, this Xiong Wencan is so abominable. The Ming Dynasty will definitely not take back Haojing Ao for no reason. This Xiong Wencan must be up to something!"

But after Ma Shijialu calmed down, he suddenly thought that the letter he wrote to Sun Yuanhua years ago seemed to have not received a reply. This was very unusual, because neither Xu Guangqi before nor Sun Yuanhua now , their attitude towards Franji people is very friendly.

Even if sometimes they can't do anything that harms the interests of Ming Dynasty to help the Franji people, they will quickly write back to tell them their difficulties, and they will make it clear what they can and can't help, like now This has never happened before without even replying to a letter.

Majia Lu suddenly thought of a very scary possibility, that is, the Ming Dynasty might really go to war with Franji. The Franji people’s bases of San Salvador and Santo Domingo on Dongfan Island were destroyed by Zheng Zhilong. Perhaps it was the order given by the Ming court to Zheng Zhilong to capture it.

If that's the case, it would make sense if Ming Dynasty sent Xiong Wencan to tell him that Ming Dynasty would no longer rent Hao Jing Ao to Franji people and asked Franji people to move out of Hao Jing Ao within a month. .

Thinking of this, Ma Shijialu suddenly felt panicked. Not to mention the fear that the Ming Dynasty would send troops to attack Hao Jing Ao, if Hao Jing Ao was lost during his tenure as governor, he would definitely not be able to escape being judged by the kingdom. Depending on his fate, what awaits him is probably life imprisonment or exile on a desert island.

Ma Shijia Lu suddenly shuddered and shook his head, thinking that he could not just sit back and wait for death. He must try his best to prevent this kind of thing from happening. Xiong Wencan couldn't count on him. This guy was so fat and salty. If you don't make it, you can't do it yourself in a short time.

Therefore, this matter must be pinned on Sun Yuanhua. Sun Yuanhua is the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty cabinet today. He has a high position and is the person who can really speak to the Ming Emperor. Only when the Ming Emperor changes his mind can this matter really turn around. It is absolutely impossible to allow Ming to take back Hao Jing Ao and drive the Franji people out of Hao Jing Ao, even if he takes the initiative to ask for more rent to Ming every year!

Now is a life-saving time for Masgaru, and he can no longer care about external things like money. It would be the best result if he could spend more money to settle the matter. The problem that can be solved with money is Not a problem!
Ma Shijialu immediately wrote another letter to Sun Yuanhua, hoping that Sun Yuanhua could help persuade the Ming Emperor to continue renting Haojing Ao to the Franji people. He also said that if the Ming court rented it because the rent was too low, The reason is that if you don’t want to continue renting Haojingao to Franji people, you can also apply to Franji to pay more rent to Daming.

While seeking help from Sun Yuanhua, Mashajialu also quickly sent a letter asking for help to Manila. In the letter, he stated his speculation about the attack on Dongfan Island and believed that the Ming Dynasty might declare war on the Franji people. Sex, now that the Ming Dynasty is going to take back Hao Jing Ao, he and the garrison in Hao Jing Ao alone will definitely not be able to stop the Ming army, so he hopes that Manila can send the navy to Hao Jing Ao as soon as possible to support.

Xiong Wencan's memorial and Ma Shijialu's letter were sent to the capital immediately. Zhu Tianqi once again called the cabinet members together for an imperial meeting on this matter.

Zhu Tianqi first expressed his attitude: "Hao Jing Ao must be taken back. This is not a matter of money. No matter how much rent the Franji people pay to Daming, Hao Jing Ao cannot be rented to them again!"

The emperor's determination to regain Hao Jing Ao was naturally known to all the ministers in the cabinet, so naturally no one dared to dissuade the emperor on whether to recover Hao Jing Ao, so the topic jumped directly to the back, about what Xiong Wencan said in his memorial. Reported, how to deal with the Ming people in Hao Jing'ao, especially those who married Taixi and started families.

As the chief minister of the cabinet, Sun Yuanhua was the first to speak: "I believe that we should also conduct detailed negotiations with the Franji people on this matter and discuss all issues related to the Ming people in Haojing'ao." As soon as Sun Yuanhua finished speaking, Qian Long Xi stood up, raised his hand and saluted Zhu Tianqi, and then said, "I don't think it's allowed!"

Zhu Tianqi turned to look at Qian Longxi and asked, "Qian Longxi, what do you think?"

Qian Longxi immediately said: "I believe that since the imperial court has informed the Franji people that we, the Ming Dynasty, will take back Haojing'ao and require them to move out of Haojing'ao within one month, we must keep our word and do it once. The two sides have started negotiations, and we don’t know how long the matter of recovering Haojing’ao will be delayed, so negotiations must not be started.”

Although what Qian Longxi said is reasonable, how should this matter be handled without negotiating with the Franji people?

Naturally, Qian Longxi never spoke without preparation. Unlike other ministers, he only raised questions but never thought about solutions. Once Qian Longxi spoke, he naturally thought of all the subsequent solutions. .

"Your Majesty, although Hao Jing Ao is occupied by the Franji people, the Ming people in Hao Jing Ao are still our subjects of the Ming Dynasty. Since they are the people of the Ming Dynasty, they naturally have to obey the will of the Ming Dynasty. Now the court wants to To take back Hao Jing'ao and expel the Franji people, they should naturally side with the Ming Dynasty!"

After Zhu Tianqi heard this, he was not satisfied. Instead, he said: "Qian Longxi, what you said is all about 'should', but what if those wise people in Haojing'ao don't like What would it be like to do this as you expected?

As far as I know, most of the Ming people still living in Hao Jing O have married Taixi people. Maybe the Taixi people are closer to them. Will they support the Franji people or the Taixi people? Supporting the imperial court is not necessarily possible! "

However, Qian Longxi was not stopped by Zhu Tianqi's words. Instead, he immediately raised his hand and saluted: "Your Majesty, if these people choose not to obey the will of the Ming Dynasty and instead side with the Franji people, then the Ming Dynasty will naturally also There is no need to regard them as our people of the Ming Dynasty anymore. Why should we care about the lives of these traitors?"

After Qian Longxi said these words, Zhu Tianqi really couldn't find any logical faults, and he was a little dumb for a while.

Sun Chuanting suddenly stood up at this time, saluted Zhu Tianqi and said: "Your Majesty, I also think that what Mr. Qian said is indeed reasonable and reasonable. The imperial court can send an order to the Ming people in Haojing'ao before the January period. Announcement allows them to choose to stay or stay on their own. Anyone who is willing to stay in our Ming Dynasty can move back to the territory of the Chief Envoy of Guangdong first to avoid conflicts and wars that may occur between our army and Franji after the expiration date.

The Chief Envoy of Guangdong should also properly resettle these Ming people who moved out of Hao Jing Ao. After the Franji people are driven out of Hao Jing Ao and Hao Jing Ao is recovered, these Ming people who moved out of Hao Jing Ao will People of Ming Dynasty can still move back to Haojingao.

In addition, I suggest that if our Ming Dynasty really goes to war with the Franji people and has to use war means to take back Haojing Ao, then we should try our best to protect the houses and properties of our people in Haojing Ao in order to It is guaranteed that when they move back to Haojingao in the future, they will be homeless or suffer huge property losses. "

Zhu Tianqi nodded slowly. What Sun Chuanting said was more specific than what Qian Longxi said, and it did sound very reliable.

At this time, Shi Kefa, who was sitting on the side, also stood up and gave a salute, and said: "I second the proposal, but I also want to add a few words. What Master Sun just mentioned may be more related to some people from relatively wealthy families. We are a wealthy businessman family, but for some poor people, I think some special measures should be taken."

Zhu Tianqi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and motioned Shi Kefa to continue.

Shi Kefa received Zhu Tianqi's instructions and continued: "As far as I know, in Haojing'ao, the status of the Taixi people is much higher than that of our people in the Ming Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, the Tatars rode on our The meaning on the heads of the Han people is that the bullying and oppression of our Ming people is also very serious.

Those wealthy businessmen with property will naturally not be bullied. They even have a lot of business cooperation and exchanges with the Thai people, and they are also a privileged class in Haojingao.

But that's not possible for the poor people. They have been bullied and oppressed by the Westerners. Many of them have been sold into slavery. They are unable to make their own decisions. Therefore, it will be extremely difficult for them to escape from Hao Jing'ao, and These people are exactly the majority of the people of the Ming Dynasty who we need to save! "

Zhu Tianqi nodded and said immediately: "Shi Aiqing, you are right. Our people of Ming Dynasty must not be oppressed by the Taixi people, and we must not become slaves of the Taixi people. These people must take them from the hands of the Taixi people." Rescue them, don't let the Taixi take them away, and continue to be slaves to the Taixi for the rest of their lives!"

Shi Kefa immediately said: "This matter not only involves the safety of my Ming people, but also involves the face of our Ming Dynasty, so I think it is worth spending more money on this matter!"

"Spend money?!" Zhu Tianqi frowned when he heard this: "Shi Aiqing, are you planning to ask the court to give money to the Franji people to help redeem the lives of my Ming people?"

Shi Kefa was stunned for a moment and didn't understand what Zhu Tianqi meant, but he still nodded honestly and replied: "If we don't spend money to redeem the people's lives, I'm afraid the Franji people won't be willing to let him go..."

Zhu Tianqi sneered, and then said: "The Franji people have been in Haojing'ao for so many years. Not only have they bullied and oppressed the people of the Ming Dynasty, but they have also done a lot of things to disregard human lives. Many people have been forced into slavery by them. , Now I have to give money to these bandits, isn’t it too easy for them?”

(End of this chapter)