I am the carpenter king

As an official of the Ministry of Rites, Li Deyu is very free, because he is the minister of Honglu Temple!As a civil servant of the fourth grade, Li Deyu's official position can be regarded as a high-ranking official, and this position is also very important.

In Daming, etiquette is very important. Although the Ministry of Officials has the most power, the Ministry of Rites has always been the head of the six departments.Of course, this is in name, and many people know that the Ministry of Officials is actually the head of the six ministries, with a lot of real power.As the Minister of Honghe Temple, Li Deyu handled his affairs in an orderly manner.

The Honglu Temple is not so busy now, and there are not many envoys every year, Li Deyu is very clear about this.

"My lord, there are envoys outside asking to see you!" A petty official came in, saluted Li Deyu respectfully, and said.

Slightly stunned, there are envoys?Glancing at the little official, Li Deyu said expressionlessly: "How long have you been in Honglu Temple? If there are envoys, they will be arranged according to the etiquette. Do you still want me to go out to meet them?"

"My lord, they have a document issued by the governor's office in Guangdong, and they ask to see the emperor!" The petty official didn't know why Li Deyu had such an attitude, and an envoy came to see him, which showed that the education was effective. Li Deyu's political achievements.

"Where are the envoys?" Without continuing, Li Deyu asked directly.

"Return to your lord, it's the little Frangji!" The little official didn't dare to delay the slightest, so he hurriedly said it.

Looking at Li Deyu below, Emperor Tianqi smiled faintly, and said, "Little Francophone? The little Francophone in Macau? I didn't expect these Portuguese to come here really fast, with a keen sense of smell!"

Li Deyu didn't know what Emperor Tianqi was laughing at, but he didn't think Emperor Tianqi would be happy when he heard people worshiping.After seeing Emperor Tianqi's methods, all the ministers at court knew that Emperor Tianqi didn't care about these false names, and he was not a great emperor.Compared to singing praises.Emperor Apocalypse hopes to get enough benefits.

"Okay, this is a good thing, Honglu Temple treats you well! Take them around the capital, and I will meet them in three days. Remember, we are a kingdom of heaven, so we must not lose our dignity!" Emperor Tianqi thought for a while.He spoke directly.I really want to know what these Portuguese are here for?Do you want to engage in a friendly match?This is a terrible idea!

In the room of Honglu Temple, Riel and Neymar were continuing their conversation in Beitongzhou, and Neymar seemed a little excited at this time.

"Riel, those are all secrets, they are the hope of Portugal's rise! We need the army, we can defeat the Dutch, the bastards of England. You can't hand them over easily, the Ming Dynasty can't give us support, they even None of the navy." While walking back and forth in the room.Neymar reprimanded loudly.

Ruiwen sat on the edge of the table, took a sip of a cup of tea, and said with enjoyment: "It's really good tea, much better than what we drink in Macau! I find that I like this country more and more, really What a place!"

"Raven, I'm talking!" Neymar stood straight in the room with a gloomy face and an unusually serious voice.

"Okay! Okay! Neymar, I didn't want to hand over things easily. This is a bargaining chip! We need bargaining chips, and we are here to negotiate!" Seeing Neymar's serious look, Raven's face also became serious, explaining road.

Sitting on the side angrily, Neymar's expression was not as ugly as before, but his voice still did not change: "Ruiwen, I don't know where your confidence comes from, how can the Ming Dynasty help us? How can we get the right to trade? What can we do? We can’t transport it away! Those Dutch people won’t watch us get rich! What we need are warships, warships that can win! These Ming Kingdoms can’t give us.”

"Neymar, yes, Daming can give us! We send people, technology, and cooperate to build warships. At that time, we can buy warships from Daming, or use other methods to get warships. Daming is big enough, and he has enough They are now doing something in Nanyang, and they need us!" Raven knew that if he couldn't convince Neymar, then he couldn't convince others.

Seemingly agreeing with Ruiwen's words, Neymar didn't refute, but said with a wry smile: "Ruiwen, things are not as simple as you think. Daming is a big country, rich enough and powerful enough. Sea trade has no way to attract They, they don't want to be involved, they don't need us."

After listening to Neymar's words, Raven didn't say anything, he understood that what Neymar said made sense.This is also what Ruiwen is most worried about, because Daming really has no interest in maritime trade.Ruiwen knew better that he had to convince the emperor of Ming Dynasty, because this was an opportunity, an opportunity for Portugal.

The three days passed quickly, and the Emperor Apocalypse summoned the Portuguese envoys, Raven and Neymar, in the palace.

Looking at the two people giving him the knight salute, Emperor Tianqi nodded. He didn't know if Portugal was a country of knights, but Emperor Tianqi thought he was.After the two stood up, Emperor Tianqi smiled and said, "I'm a little surprised to see you two here!"

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I am Rui Wen, and this is my assistant Neymar. Please allow me to represent the King of Portugal and the Governor of Macau, to pay high tribute to the great Emperor Ming!" Seeing Emperor Tianqi, Rui Wen was also very surprised. He knew that Emperor Tianqi was very young, but he didn't expect him to be so young.

"Special Envoy Raven, great to meet you! Please take back my greetings to the King of Portugal!" Emperor Tianqi looked at Raven with a smile, and only mentioned the King of Portugal, obviously noncommittal to the Governor of Macau.

Raven glanced at Neymar, beckoned him not to speak, and continued: "His Majesty the Emperor, I hope to have a meeting with the Emperor to represent our King of Portugal."

"Special Envoy Ruiwen, you seem to be in a hurry. This is not a good thing! As the emperor of the Ming Empire, I pay great attention to etiquette. Let's eat first!" Emperor Tianqi looked at Ruiwen with a smile and said meaningfully.

Both Ruiwen and Neymar were a little dizzy. He didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of Emperor Apocalypse.However, it is naturally impossible for them to refuse an invitation from an emperor.

However, Emperor Tianqi was very clear in his heart. On the second day after Ruiwen and Neymar arrived in the capital, Emperor Tianqi received a message.A ship docked in Xiamen. They were Spaniards from Manila.Emperor Tianqi was very surprised by the arrival of the Spaniards. Although the news of his opening the sea had been spread for several months, it was impossible to attract the Spaniards!

In fact, Emperor Tianqi was wrong. The Spaniards did not come for negotiation, they came to grab the territory!Since the Dutch occupied Penghu, they have attacked Spanish merchant ships by force, which the Spaniards could not bear.Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents, and this revenge must be avenged.

Of course, revenge is not the primary task, but a secondary task. The Spaniards came this time to reopen the trade route.After learning the news that Emperor Tianqi was going to open the sea, they couldn't wait to run over.Especially knowing that the Portuguese had already sent someone, the Spaniards would naturally not be willing to be left behind.

Emperor Tianqi didn't understand these things, but Emperor Tianqi knew that neither Portugal nor Spain were very friendly.Spain and Portugal used to be one country, but Portugal became independent from Spain.

Emperor Apocalypse only knew about this period of history, but he didn't actually understand it!However, after the start of the great voyage, Spain and Portugal each chose to develop in an east-west direction.After the start of the great voyage, the two countries quickly became great nautical powers, and the countries quickly accumulated a lot of wealth.

However, in 1580, King Philip II of Spain sent people to occupy Portugal, and the whole of Portugal was falling.Except for the Portuguese in Macau, the Portuguese all over the world have announced their avatars, and the Portuguese overseas colonies have been occupied by Spain.

This news did not come from Emperor Tianqi's memory, but from the Portuguese living in the capital!After hearing the news, Emperor Tianqi immediately understood the purpose of these two groups of people.Obviously the Portuguese were looking for help, while the Spaniards hoped that Ming would no longer protect the Portuguese.

Although the Portuguese lived in Macau, it was not a Portuguese colony, but the territory of Ming Dynasty.If the Spaniards attack Macau, it is clear that they are declaring war with Ming Dynasty.

In fact, it's not that Spain didn't have the idea of ​​Ming Dynasty. They also wanted to turn the Ming Dynasty into their colony.Spain once planned a plan to attack the Ming Dynasty, using Taiwan and Penghu as bases to attack the Ming Dynasty.After occupying Fujian, an army composed of [-] Spanish soldiers and [-] Japanese mercenaries further occupied the Ming Dynasty.

The plan is very detailed, what Spain will get after the war, and how to breed offspring with Ming women to rule the continent.But before Spain launched an action against Ming Dynasty, Spain broke out in war with Britain.In this war, the Spanish Armada suffered a crushing defeat, and the whole of Spain began to decline.

Since then, the plan to invade Ming Dynasty has been delayed, and until the end, Spain failed to restore its former glory.Now that Spain is gradually declining, in order to fight against the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, Spain also urgently needs a strong ally.Daming, a country without a navy, naturally became the first choice.

For the Portuguese, they hope to get rid of the Spanish rule as soon as possible, and Spain is no longer strong, which gives them hope.However, relying on one's own strength is also weak.The Portuguese in Macau pinned their hopes on Daming, even if it was just a simple trade, it would bring unexpected profits. (To be continued..)

ps: There was a thunder and rain yesterday, and the power outage at home caused a power majeure, but I'm sorry for making everyone wait in vain!I will make up for three consecutive days and try my best!This is the first update of today!