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Chapter 399 On Hai Said that Ship Passengers Come from the South
"Master Chen's battle is really wonderful. The so-called soldiers who surrender without fighting must be like this!"

On the Guangzhou ship outside the port of Macau, a military general at the bow leaned on the side of the ship and looked into the port, and a man dressed as a scribe beside him praised him sincerely.

This military general was wearing the light armor of a navy general. He was in his thirties and had a rather slender figure. Hearing the compliments from the people around him, he didn't have any joy on his face.

"Mr. Gao has won the prize. What a wonderful thing, it's just a loophole!"

"Your Excellency Chen is too modest. This time the imperial court issued an order to promote you to be the admiral of the Guangdong Navy. There are many words of encouragement. This time the Qing Dynasty suppressed Macao, and this surprise army came out again. It has won a complete victory without fighting. It is really amazing. , The students saw it with their own eyes this time, and they are indeed amazed. After returning to Guangzhou, they will definitely tell the truth and discuss their merits for the adults, which can be regarded as a good start after being promoted!"

Having said that, Chen Lin turned around, cupped his fists and thanked:

"Chen thanked Mr. for his kindness. Mr. Ling has been in the shadow of Mr. Ling for a long time. What he saw and heard was the suppression of the chaos and bandits in the southwestern Zhumiao. He doesn't know much about maritime affairs. Old Zhang, tell Mr. Gao , if the ships in the port are prepared, what will happen to our ships?"

Hearing these words, a military general in the general service of Qianzong took a step forward respectfully and said:
"If they are prepared, our arsonist ship will not be able to get close to us. I am afraid that it will rush out of the harbor with its sails..."

The scribe was a little confused, and couldn't help interjecting at this moment and asked:

"Master Chen, we have more than 150 large and small warships here this time, how many Fanren can there be, even if they rush out, so what?"

Chen Lin and Mr. Na Qian looked at each other, both showing wry smiles, Mr. Na Qian clasped his fists and said:
"My lord, let's not talk about other things, just say that the three largest ships come out, and the three ships have more than a hundred cannons, firing in turn. How can these ships of ours withstand it? The brothers will try their best to see if they can do it." To the front, but nine times out of ten, the front will also be sunk.

This Mr. Gao is the master in the military affairs of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the imperial court urgently delivered the order. Naturally, Guangdong did not dare to neglect. My trusted master sent me to contact you.

The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi has been in the south for these years. He has been constantly suppressing and eradicating the rebellions of various ethnic groups in the southwest. From the governor to the governor, the civil officials are also related to this military battle all day long. This Mr. Gao is also quite concerned about this war. learn.

Yesterday Chen Lin requisitioned civilian ships, loaded them with firewood and pretended to be merchant ships and entered the port. Today, with an order, these fake merchant ships all stuck to the big ships with guns of the Fanren, and they were set on fire immediately if there was any movement.

Seeing those foreign ships in the port honestly not daring to move, looking like they were being slaughtered, Mr. Gao was very happy to see it, but he didn't expect to get this statement, he was a little depressed for a while, and he was quiet for a while, He clapped his hands involuntarily and said:
"Speaking of it this way, isn't Daming's sea territory dangerous, allowing such ships to come and go?"

"Nowadays, I, Ming, still talk about seas and borders. Banchuan has always been free to come and go...Mr. Gao don't think our Guangdong navy warships are old. As far as Chen knows, this is already considered good."

"...Fan people's warships are so sharp, can't we build them?"

"Mr. Gao, the money from there is now being spent on Jiubian. When Pingyao was in chaos, it was urgent, but the higher-ups couldn't transfer the money. Doesn't Mr. Gao know about this?"

Speaking of this, Mr. Gao was also speechless, followed by a sigh, turned to the direction of the port, and said in a low voice:
"Is there no other way?"

"It's not necessarily true. Some people say that doing errands in Macau is a big deal, and some people say it's a joke, but Chen feels that there is some deep meaning in it, and many things can't be thought of as before.

Mr. Gao nodded and said in a low voice:

"Following this decree, Lord Ling's friends in the capital also sent several private letters, saying that this matter might have been caused by that young man from Tianjin Wei, Qianhu Wang Tong, who instigated His Majesty to do it. Just kidding, I heard that the young Qianhu spent some days in Macau..."

Chen Lin smiled and said to himself:
"It may not be a child's play..."

However, Mr. Gao did not hear these words. At this time, someone waved the flag in the port, and the sailor who had been lying on the mast and looking around shouted loudly:

"My lord, a letter has been sent from the port, saying that everything is in order, please go ashore to do business."

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"Japanese pirates and sea bandits often choose this place to repair ships and buy weapons, causing great harm. The original plan was to send the relevant people back to the mainland, but the sea is thousands of miles away, and when they return, they are easy to be taken by thieves. It is not beautiful. Go north, go to Tianjin Wei to live temporarily, and when Taiping arrives, return to Macau and return to your hometown to choose."

After landing, all the leading figures of the Portuguese in Macau were gathered together, and Mr. Gao was talking to them with a serious expression.

This result is very surprising. Naswazi and officials of all sizes are very surprised, but they can't raise any objections. The interest class of the Portuguese in Macau is local businessmen, civil servants and military officers. Waiting for others, they are missing, but there is only one more batch. Since the Ming Dynasty does not want them to stay here, they should be driven away, not to mention going north. Even if they are all killed now, Macau will not have any objections. .

After everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, several big businessmen and high-ranking officials nodded lightly, and someone stepped forward and said:

"Since the respected general said so, although we feel sorry for the general's rude behavior today, we still put peace and the overall situation first, and are willing to respect your arrangement, general."

Such face-saving words made Chen Lin laugh, then he looked at the port and at the respectful Swazi, but remembered something, and said something to the interpreter in a low voice.

The interpreter was stunned, and quickly bowed to salute, then walked up to those people and asked proudly:
"Honorable General Chen has something to ask you. Who are your best generals and soldiers here? Please report five names for each of the generals and soldiers!?"

I didn't expect this issue to be reported in the Ming Dynasty. Low-level officers and soldiers also don't care, and they can supplement it from home at any time.

"The best general", upon hearing this, Swazi subconsciously straightened his back. Just as he was about to say his name, he found that no matter whether it was Portuguese or Ming people, they all looked at him with contempt , immediately swallowed, and in line with the practice of pulling out generals from among the dwarfs, reported ten names.

"Because they belong to Frangji, so you also need to send troops to escort you. Didn't you mention the names of ten people just now? Let these ten people go together!"

This is also a matter of indifference, but there are only ten soldiers. Most of the soldiers who came here from Europe far away from their homeland are people with no way out, and they are sent away when they are sent away.

Lieutenant Colonel Swazi nodded his head, Chen Lin turned his head to look at the port, pointed to the largest ship and said:
"There are almost 400 people, and the government's boat is not enough, so let's use that boat to load it to the north. The government will send soldiers on duty on the boat, and will also send a few ships to follow."

After hearing the interpreter's words, several Portuguese businessmen finally got a little anxious, and one of them hurriedly said:
"Honorable general, this ship is going to Nanyang soon. If we go north, we will lose a lot of money."

Chen Lin would not pay attention to their explanations, and just led his soldiers to check the forts and forts along the coast of Macau. That Mr. Gao said with a straight face:
"I'm just telling you how to do it, not asking whether you agree or not. Do you want this ship, or do you want to see the port turn into a sea of ​​flames now..."

It was already getting dark, and anyone standing by the sea could see the light of the torches on the arson boats at the port, and the soldiers of the Ming army had already changed a few torches.

Compared with this expensive armed merchant ship, the profit of a voyage is delayed. It is still easy for people to distinguish the importance of the simple number.

Over there, Chen Lin was inspecting the fort facing the port in Macau. A close aide beside him looked back and asked in a low voice:
"General, my subordinate would venture to say something. In the news I heard here, there is no mention of using these Fanren's boats, nor did they say that they would send troops to follow them. General, you will do this, will you?"

Chen Lin smiled, looked at the sea and said in a low voice:

"I've guessed a few percent of what that young man Qianhu, a close minister of the emperor, will do. Doing so will only make the icing on the cake..."

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In the second half of July, even North Zhili is hot, but there are people around you fanning the wind, and sitting in the boat, sailing on the canal, there is a cool breeze blowing from time to time, and there is iced sour plum soup to quench your thirst, which is very pleasant Very much.

Chu Zhaoren, the former eunuch guarding Nanjing and the current admiral eunuch Chu Zhaoren, is so comfortable now. Sitting in the boat, there are more than a dozen young eunuchs around him, busy up and down.

Hu Zhizhong, head of the Sixth Division of the Lijian Supervisor, went to Nanjing to take up his post. There were a total of two official ships with entourage, but the Chu eunuch's team had more than 50 large ships, full of money and special products.

The guarding eunuch in Nanjing has the meaning of managing the south of the Yangtze River on behalf of the heavens. He has a high position and authority, and the people below are very flattering. The eunuch Chu has been in Nanjing for five years, so the flattery and filial piety of the bottom are naturally a lot. Send Cheng Yi a farewell.

Those more than 50 ships are for personal use, and those are to be given to the big bosses in the capital. The eunuch Chu has already calculated and allocated them. He knows in his heart that if it hadn’t been for the hard work and flattery in the past few years, the prominent position of the Imperial Horse Supervisor would be vacant. , How could it be his turn, how many people in the 24 Yamen are staring at him!
Now that you are in this position, you can operate calmly and wait for further opportunities.

The fleet is heading north, and it looks like Tianjin Wei...
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