Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 398 Strange Search
Reach out and don't hit the smiling face, the magistrate of Xiangshan County is very poor in this remote place, except for the filial piety of this group of Portuguese from time to time, there is no income, which is short of money from others.

The inexplicable Lord Governor sent soldiers over. Although he was short-talked and short-handed, he dared not refuse to do so. He put on a haughty look, but on the other hand he was worried that the two sides would fight.

Seeing that this Westerner Baihu is so well-informed, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, nodded and said:
"Well, according to the rules, it should be so."

The guerrilla standing behind him didn't look at the county magistrate or any other foreign families, but turned around and said loudly:

"Boss Qian leads the team, divides the boss's work into separate parts, and carefully screens them according to Lord Chen's general order, but you can hear everything clearly!?"

"Subordinates understand!!"

Hearing the general's loud answer below, Guerrilla nodded and waved forward, and a battalion of soldiers began to march forward.

The Swazi lieutenant colonel had an extremely kind smile on his face. Every time a battalion passed by, he waved his helmet as a way of saying hello.

Groups of soldiers marched in. Seeing that the group of soldiers had finished and the generals and officials of the Ming Dynasty were about to enter, Lieutenant Colonel Swazi was ready to follow. Maybe the other party needed a guide or something.

Unexpectedly, the last two battalions of the Ming army did not move towards Macau, but directly surrounded the [-] Portuguese soldiers on the side of the road.

The Swazi was shocked, and subconsciously stretched his hand towards the hilt of the saber. Before he could move, the soldiers around Guerrilla had already rushed up, fell directly to the ground, and dropped his weapon .

Originally, those Portuguese soldiers stood on the side of the road with their heads held high and their arms upright, showing the manner of welcoming a big man. Unexpectedly, the soldiers of the Ming army pointed their swords and guns at their vital parts, and they were panicking. At that time, he saw that the lieutenant colonel had been pushed to the ground over there.

Everyone neatly did not resist, dropped their weapons according to the other party's request, and was tied up obediently. They came to the east to make a fortune, not to die, let alone to fight against an overwhelmingly superior enemy.

The only one who was shouting was the Swazi lieutenant colonel, and he said at the top of his voice:
"On behalf of the Portuguese imperial government, I lodge the most serious protest against the Ming government. I want to protest. This is a violation of sovereignty and an insult to the Portuguese royal family..."

He yelled loudly, but he didn't dare to move his body. He just stood there obediently. Hearing the message from the interpreter, Guerrilla said disdainfully:
"This is the place of Daming. It is enough to have officers and soldiers guarding it. What are you guys doing with knives and guns? Follow in honestly!!"

When the magistrate saw such a scene, he dared not take any chances, and snorted coldly and said:

"How dare a small country be called an empire, it's ridiculous."

After yelling for a while, Swazi and his soldiers were dragged into Macau in disgrace, but since Swazi had the highest official position, he was given some decent treatment and was honestly watched by the soldiers without being tied up. walk forward.

Watching teams of Ming troops enter, there was no reaction from the Chamber of Commerce and the church in Macau. Originally, these two places had the tallest buildings, and the towers above could ring the big bell to warn the whole city when the enemy invaded.

But they all knew that it was Daming's army who came to search for the pirates, and it was too late to run away. In order to avoid any blows, the two families chose to remain silent.

"Don't panic. Guangdong officers and soldiers come here to search for pirates, and they don't disturb the common people. Everything is business as usual."

Macau is really too small, and the area where people live together is not big. With so many soldiers rushing in, how can everything go on as usual? It is impossible to close the door and close the house. We can only resign ourselves to fate. Fortunately, these soldiers are rude, but the military discipline is still strict. , not stealing and snatching.

Swazi frightened and followed behind. Macau is a seaport, and it is rare that the Ming Dynasty does not manage the seaport very much. Han Chinese, white people from Nanyang, and even wealthy businessmen from Fujian and Zhejiang all come here to do business. The background is different. There are quite a lot of unclean people.

As the magistrate here in Macau, Swazi naturally knows that there are many pirates and Japanese pirates, and the sources of goods are also varied, but his wealth comes from these people, so he naturally turns a blind eye.

However, the imposing arrival of the Ming army was about hunting down pirates, so Naswazi was worried. These dirty people were located in two places, one was the chamber of commerce and the other was the inn. Know if you can run away.

If these people can get on the boat and sail out of the port, then everything will be fine. When walking on the street, everyone saw him following in a dejected manner. They didn't know what happened and thought he was accompanying the search.

The entourage who was driven out by him just now to report the news cautiously came up. The soldiers saw the guerrillas on horseback in front and saw their superiors looking around boredly, so they didn't step forward to stop him.

Seeing the attendant whisper a few words into Swazi's ear, Swazi's face suddenly turned pale, and he stood there for a while, and was about to run to the guerrilla and magistrate, and was immediately caught by the guerrilla. The soldiers stopped him, and the Swazi shouted loudly:
"My lords, please believe me, I have only been in Macau for less than a year, and I don't know anything, maybe I was deceived..."

The people in front ignored him at all, and continued to move forward. At this time, some people on the street were already whispering, saying that all the ships in the harbor were restrained, and they dared not go out to sea at all, and there were nearly a hundred warships of Ming Dynasty outside the harbor. It's blocked, you can't get in or out at all.

Since the Ming army entered Macau, the guides in front were not local foreigners. There were two laborers, one businessman, and even two beggars on the street. Those respectful Portuguese were secretly shocked.

Swazi defended a few words loudly there, but found it strange that the Ming army did not enter any church or chamber of commerce. They passed by a small workshop for repairing weapons and armor, and immediately sent people to search it. Drive a bunch of people out of it.

They didn't even pay attention to the small barracks where the garrison was stationed. There were no more than a dozen people staying inside. The Ming army just sent some people in to have a look, and then continued to march.

After watching this for a while, Swazi and the foreigners who followed did see some tricks. The Ming army gathered all the factories and craftsmen in Macau.

The workshops for manufacturing weapons and armor, as well as the workshops for repairs, were all wiped out, and even the soldiers began to carry the things inside.

In addition to doing normal business in Asia, Portugal also has several colonies, which are not large in scale, such as Goa in India, Malaga in Southeast Asia, and Macau, whose name has not yet been determined.

These colonies are all ports, in addition to their utility as trading ports, they also serve as transit points for Portuguese merchant ships, caravans and colonists all over the world.

Therefore, in such places, there are shipwrights who know how to repair and manufacture ships, as well as craftsmen who make weapons and armor, and there are various craftsmen related to military and navigation.

But they were all driven out from their residences and shops by the Ming army, and they were ordered to pack up their belongings and tools through interpreters. The soldiers would even take the initiative to help if there was anything heavy.

"My lord, they are just the most ordinary craftsmen, not pirates or villains, please don't make things difficult for them."

Seeing such a situation, the accompanying Portuguese officials couldn't stand it any longer, and boldly suggested that the guerrilla riding on a horse didn't answer at all, but the county magistrate said sternly:

"In this remote place, there are treacherous and evil people on the sea. How do you know that this weapon is not for Japanese pirates? How do you know that this ship is not a pirate's ship!?"

This question is indeed dumb, but someone killed someone with a kitchen knife, so you can't go to trouble with those who sell knives, but the soldiers in front of you are coldly looking at each other with weapons, so there is no reason for it.

They don't touch civilians, don't touch merchants, they just attack craftsmen and factories, but they drive them out. The market in Macau is a bit chaotic, but order is not lost, but many Han Chinese and foreigners stand there to watch the fun.

All the way to the seaside, the only thing that was different was that in a dilapidated blacksmith's shop, a few soldiers invited a blacksmith out of it very politely.

This blacksmith is not the best craftsman in Macau, he just makes some simple weapons, and his business is very average, but he is just an enthusiastic person. Although he is Portuguese, no matter whether the Chinese or the Portuguese have difficulties, he will help Enthusiastically helpful, the reputation is good.

If he was hard on him, it might arouse public anger, but he didn't expect the Ming army to be so polite, which made everyone feel quite strange, not to mention the crowd watching, the blacksmith was also full of ignorance and confusion.

Walking to the beach, Swazi and all the Portuguese stared dumbfounded at the scene in the port, no matter whether it was a Western ship or a Ming ship, they all lowered their sails there, moved every move, and couldn't be more honest.

Swazi never understood that there are at least three strong ships in this port, and these ships have thirty to forty cannons. The warships of the Ming Dynasty are not opponents at all. He stayed obediently in the port, obviously notifying them to leave.

It was only when we walked to the pier that we could see that there were several small boats close to each other on both sides of the hull. The small boats were full of firewood, and several soldiers of the Ming army stood on the boats holding torches.

On the deck of each ship, soldiers of the Ming army with weapons can also be seen. Farther away from the port, the dense fleet blocked the port tightly. On the mast of the largest Guangzhou ship, a large The flag, on which the word "Chen" was written in a large scale.
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