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Chapter 153
"It's a gift, a gift from Captain Gabriel. He is very grateful for Your Majesty's generosity. Unfortunately, the ship's schedule is very tight and he needs to return to Ethymonia immediately. He cannot come to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit in person."

Pang Di, I have been secretly glancing at the emperor's expression, trying to discern some clues from it.There are indeed rewards. For example, when you see a certain label, you will nod slightly, and then frown slightly when you change it. It is obvious that the emperor really knows him.

"No, no, no, don't get confused. It's you who pay the captain, not me. But who doesn't like gifts? Say thank you to me and invite him to the palace as a guest if you have the opportunity." I looked at Pang Di with a confused expression. Sincerely, Hong Tao also extended the invitation very sincerely. It was just an invitation, which was quite far away.

The Ming Dynasty has always been relatively generous in sending tribute gifts to foreign countries. Usually, they paid double the maximum amount of money they said they were worth.Even if he felt something was wrong later, he only limited the number and scale of tributes and did not carefully consider the value.

Hong Tao doesn't have the habit of making a fool of himself by pretending to be fat. His own family is almost in trouble. No matter how smart he is or how generous he is, it doesn't matter.You are not a fool. You can objectively evaluate the country's general economic strength and operating status through observation of the people, but you will be laughed at later.

"Uh... I would like to ask one more question, is your Majesty looking for these flowers, plants and trees just for viewing pleasure?" Seeing that the little trick didn't work, Pang Di was not too disappointed, and turned to inquire about the specific use. This was what he had always wanted. knew.

"Well... I am an old acquaintance with you, so I won't hide it anymore. I have been married to the queen for more than six years and still have no children. I heard that overseas countries are rich in yang-supporting herbs, so I might as well give them a try."

As long as it's something Hong Tao doesn't want to talk about, he can find [-] reasons to shirk it. If he can't find any or is too lazy to use his brain, he will use himself as the reason. That's really shameless. How can anyone believe him?

"This... there is indeed some way in the court of Xiaomin country. If your majesty..." Pang Di, I really can't believe it, mainly because he has never seen an emperor who doesn't take his reputation seriously.

Now that the emperor has an unspeakable secret, he might as well take advantage of it. Usually men are very willing to spend money in this regard, and they can make a lot of money even if they don't keep it. For example, if a few more cities are allowed to build churches.

"Hey, I appreciate your kindness. Unfortunately, all the food, drinks, and medicines in Da Ming are handled by dedicated personnel, and it is difficult to allow foreign things. I heard that the Flemish people also arrived in Ming Dynasty, and they had a conflict with you in Haojing. Is this serious?"

I really don't dare to take Hong Tao, the medicine of the European court. It's either bat blood or frog skin, or some heavy metals. Just looking at the formula makes me sick to my stomach.In order to change the topic, let's talk about something serious.

Li Zhi's previous governor of Guangdong and Guangxi was named Dai Yao, who was also from Fujian. In the 26th year of Wanli, he was promoted to the right capital censor, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.Generally speaking, he is quite competent in his work, but his style is relatively tough. When it comes to dealing with local ethnic minorities, he has always focused on suppression and does not like to use both soft and hard tactics.

But he was too polite when facing foreigners. Not to mention Hao Jing's Fo Lang Ji people, that was a problem left over from history, but the new Hong Mao Fan made Dai Yao a little at a loss.

In the 29th year of Wanli, the year when Hong Tao was canonized as the crown prince, two large sailing ships appeared off the coast of Haojing. They claimed to be from the Netherlands and requested to dock on the coast of Guangzhou for trade.

After hearing the news, the prefect of Guangzhou looked confused and asked the Japanese interpreter who came with the ship. He still couldn't figure out where the Netherlands was. He only heard that he was from Europe and thought he was with the Francois, so he sent The boat took them to Haojing.

After seeing the two ships, the unlucky Folangji people not only did not allow them to dock at the port, but also mounted all the cannons and guns. They looked very nervous as if they were facing a formidable enemy.Now the governor of Guangzhou had no choice but to let the two large sailing ships anchor in the open sea. While arranging guard warships to be on guard, he sent people to Zhaoqing to report to the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi for approval.

Naturally, Dai Yao didn't know where the Netherlands was, and he didn't want to let it go ashore. Just a group of Francois was troublesome enough, and adding a group of Dutchmen would turn things upside down.

However, I heard that the two large ships were equipped with a lot of Folang cannons, and the hulls were larger than those of the Folan cannons. I didn't want to cause a conflict, so I simply gave an order to the prefect of Guangzhou to entertain the landlords with all the kindness and courtesy. Send out of the country.

So the prefect of Guangzhou sent the tax envoy Li Dao to invite the leader of the Netherlands into Guangzhou City, entertained him with delicious food and drinks for a month, explained the court's attitude, and finally sent him away.

Dai Yao didn't take it seriously afterwards. In his report to the court, he simply said that the internal strife between the Fo Langji people had been properly handled.But the good times did not last long. Only two years later, the Dutch warships came again, attacked Haojing Port, robbed and burned a Franconian merchant ship, bombarded the port and left.

The next year, the Dutch came again, this time with four large sailing ships. They first sent envoys ashore to apply for trade, but they refused to leave after being rejected.But a sudden typhoon blew away all four sailing ships.

But in the winter of the same year, Fujian sent a report to the imperial court, saying that a group of Xifan people with red beards and red hair sailed to the Penghu Islands in the autumn, built houses on them, expanded docks, and sent envoys to Zhangzhou to apply for trade. , rejected.

Then Zhangzhou sent more than 50 warships to gather near the Penghu Islands in preparation for expelling them by force. Seeing this, the other party was forced by the pressure of the Celestial Empire and sailed away.

When this memorial arrived in the capital, it was already the first year of Jingyang (1605). At that time, the court was quarreling over the demon calligraphy case. However, when Hong Tao saw the word "Hongmaofan", he immediately asked the Supervisor of Ceremonies to look at it in the previous years. Only a few words from Dai Yao were found in the official documents of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang.

Who is Hongmaofan?Dutch!Who are the Dutch?Also Dutch!
Before the Portuguese and Spanish had time to solve the problem, the more famous sea coachman in history also came. Then it rained all night, and the ship was late and encountered a strong wind.

The Dutch are not as easily satisfied as the Portuguese. Now that they have explored the coast of the Ming Dynasty, they are unlikely to give up this huge market because of the attitude of the Ming government.If the negotiation fails, the next step will definitely be strong ships and powerful guns.

"Old man Dai Yao is a traitor to the country!" Hong Tao slammed the table and cursed the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

It doesn't matter if you don't know who the Dutch are. Haojing has the French people and the Japanese and Southeast Asians they hired. If you put some thought into it, just ask a few and you'll know.

(End of this chapter)