Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 667
As a city that has been engaged in maritime trade for a long time, the atmosphere of Guangzhou is naturally relatively open and inclusive. Many businessmen from Europe and Arabia came here to do business and settle here long ago.At this time, the Portuguese had obtained the right to settle in Macau, and the number of foreigners in Guangzhou had reached a new height—of course, the Portuguese had to pay taxes to the Ming Dynasty when they settled and did business in Macau. It's not negotiable to cut you.

Now these Portuguese representatives who have settled in Macau and the Dutch representatives who do not even have the qualifications to settle in a place as big as Macau and can only wander around as pirates look at Yang Menglong with some trepidation, for fear that this famous and unreliable person Erhuo's brains got the wrong line, throwing them a big problem...

Yang Menglong looked at the representative of the Portuguese and asked, "Is it comfortable to live in Macau?"

The Portuguese representative was at a loss: "Macau?"

Yang Menglong said: "It's Magang, is it comfortable to live there?"

The representative of Portugal was shocked and said in his heart: "You don't want to send troops to drive us away, do you?" And the location is great too…”

Yang Menglong nodded again and again: "It's good to live comfortably. You are welcome to bring more people to Macau to settle down and do business. Don't be afraid, I will cover you."

The representative of Portugal is about to burst into tears... Who said this bastard is unreliable?Obviously very reliable!
But he was a little too happy: "However, shouldn't your armed forces be disbanded? This is the land of the Ming Dynasty. Why do you have such a powerful private armed force? Do you want to rebel?"

The representative of Portugal was scolded in his heart... This guy is really unreliable!He was very wronged, you didn’t even see the Dutch stationed so many troops in Taiwan, I just have a private armed force of 300 people in Macau, you just stare at it, this double standard is too crazy ?Although he was very dissatisfied, he didn't dare to talk back. Portugal is a small country with few people, and he can't afford to offend such a behemoth of the Ming Dynasty. He could only cry and say: "This...we set up private armed forces just to protect our warehouses and merchant ships. There is absolutely no infringement. What does your lord mean! Besides, our private armed force only has 200 people to death, and we dare not protect ourselves, and we dare not have other ideas if we are killed!"

Yang Menglong said: "I know you don't dare to have other ideas, but my jurisdiction has always been closed at night and never picked up lost items. If you set up private armed forces to protect your warehouses and merchant ships, isn't that a slap in the face to me?"

The Portuguese representative wanted to cry but had no choice but to say: "We will disband that armed force later!"

Yang Menglong smiled: "By the way, you are obedient!" He turned his attention to the representative of the Netherlands.

The Dutch representative's scalp went numb!
Yang Menglong still said: "Is it comfortable to live in Taiwan?"

The Dutch representative bit the bullet and said: "Comfortable, comfortable."

Yang Menglong nodded: "It's good to be comfortable! But Taiwan is very barren, infested with malaria mosquitoes and beasts, it is very dangerous, and there is not even a decent road. You must have encountered many difficulties in settling there, right?"

The representative of Portugal was in tears.We are all Europeans, why is there such a big difference!The representative of the Netherlands was also a little dizzy. He thought Yang Menglong was going to ask the teacher for his crimes, but he never expected that this bastard would greet him with care. Damn it, is the sun coming out from the west?He tentatively said: "Your Excellency's concern really makes us very grateful! To tell you the truth, Mr. Governor, we did encounter great difficulties in Taiwan. For example, the traffic conditions are extremely poor, so we can only Settling in a few ports, I dare not go deep into the island at all..."

Yang Menglong called: "How can this be done? After you go back, hurry up and build the road, the road that runs through the entire island of Taiwan!"

The representative of the Netherlands said with a mournful face, "We also want to repair it, but Taiwan is hot and rainy, and it was hard to repair the road. After a few heavy rains, the roadbed was washed away again!"

Yang Menglong rolled his eyes: "Are you an idiot? Can't build concrete roads?"

The representative of the Netherlands said: "Of course we also want to build cement roads, but the cement we bought has been sent back to China, so there is no room left to operate in Taiwan..."

Yang Menglong patted his chest: "It's okay, just ask me to buy as much as you need, as much as you want!"

The Portuguese representative was lying on the table, his shoulders kept shrugging, and he was speechless.The Dutch representative said embarrassingly: "We don't have so much money..."

Yang Menglong was very generous: "No money? It's easy to do without money. You can use sulfur, saltpeter, and wood to pay for it. You have plenty of these things. But you have to pay for the labor yourself, and I can't help you."

The Dutch representative nodded excitedly and rubbed his hands together.Taiwan is rich in resources, pleasant climate, and extremely advantageous geographical location. It is a pearl inlaid in the South China Sea. As a large maritime country, the Netherlands naturally covets this pearl, and it does not hesitate to send troops to occupy it at the risk of war with the Ming Dynasty.But as Yang Menglong said, Taiwan is really too barbaric. It is completely in the prehistoric era. There are countless poisonous snakes and beasts stinging in the forest, and there are fierce and bloodthirsty natives hiding in the dark and staring at them. Let these terrible headhunters cut it off and hang it under the eaves to dry... Of course, the most painful thing is that the traffic conditions are extremely poor, and there is not a decent road at all.It's not that they don't want to repair it, it's too difficult to repair it, and it was washed away by the flood after it was repaired. The conditions are so bad, and the difficulty of developing Taiwan can be imagined.What is a piece of land that cannot be developed?Not even chicken ribs!I heard that Yang Menglong was willing to provide them with enough cement. This man smiled so hard that he couldn’t see his teeth. It’s really wonderful. With cement, they can build a solid and flat road, which can be unimpeded throughout the island of Taiwan and develop Taiwan’s The process will be greatly accelerated!Hmph, when we have repaired ports, forts, and roads in Taiwan, it will not be so easy for you to take them back!As for Yang Menglong's proposal to let the Netherlands assist the Ming Dynasty in exploring Australia, that's no problem at all. For the Netherlands, the desolate Australia can't bring them any benefits, so let the Chinese go there to keep company with kangaroos!

It's just that this poor kid doesn't know, Yang Menglong hopes that he will quickly repair the ports, roads, and towns, and then send troops to beat Taiwan down to eat ready-made...

Yang Menglong poured chicken soup for everyone, nothing more than to encourage Guangdong's maritime merchants to take the courage to stride out and go overseas to conquer the world; at the same time, he also welcomes more foreign businessmen to come to Guangzhou to settle and do business. They would rob their property for no reason... This chicken soup made everyone's blood boil, and they all made up their minds to follow this bastard.Yao Chonggu is even more geared up, saying that he will organize the fleet when he turns back, and then personally lead the team out to find the continent hidden in the vast ocean!Yang Menglong is very satisfied with this, and said that everyone just let go and do it. He fully supports it. If you want a boat, you will give it. If you want a gun, you will give it.Such a cooperative attitude naturally made the sea merchants very happy. They all thought that the governor was really easy to talk to, and they were right with him!

But the governor of Guangzhou didn't think so. After sending the sea merchants and foreigners away, he said to Yang Menglong worriedly: "Master Hou, isn't it a little wrong for you to do this?"

Yang Menglong asked: "What's wrong?"

The governor said: "The world is so big, is it the land of the king, and the guests of the land are the ministers of the king. If you encourage maritime merchants to go overseas to separate themselves, you will commit a big taboo!"

Yang Menglong didn't like this: "Come on, let's return the world to the king's land! Someone has to find that piece of land and manage that piece of land! It's not ours in the first place, let our people go there and take over the land!" It takes over, and then establishes a country of Han people, and there is nothing wrong with paying tribute to Ming Dynasty... Oh, my boss, don't worry about it so much, just manage Guangzhou!"

His positioning of the governor has always been...the mayor of Guangzhou!As a mayor, you can just worry about the people's livelihood and economy in Guangzhou. It is purely idle to take care of so many things at the national strategic level.

The governor had no choice but to shut up.In his opinion, Yang Menglong is just messing around, and instead of devoting so much energy to doing those thankless things in the barbaric overseas, it is better to concentrate on defeating Jiannu!But he is 30 years older than Yang Menglong, and the generation gap is too big. Yang Menglong can't listen to his words, so he has no choice but to let him mess around.He changed the subject: "I just received a report from the imperial court that Marquis Su Yi won a complete victory in his three-way attack on Mongolia. He beheaded and captured nearly 10 enemy troops, and recovered Dongshengwei and Ulanchabu. It is an extraordinary feat, when I think of our soldiers galloping across the prairie on fierce horses, chasing and fleeing the enemy, even though I am very old, I am still fascinated by it, and my blood boils!"

Yang Menglong picked up a piece of pastry and stuffed it into his mouth: "Did you take down Dongshengwei and Wulanchabu? That's great. The next step is Wuhai, Bayannur, and Jiuyuan, and finally they will be naturalized." Take these places, the essence of the Mongolian Plateau will be owned by Daming, and the border troubles of more than 200 years will no longer exist.”

The governor stroked his beard and sighed: "It's a pity that the old man is too old to follow Su Yihou and participate in this famous battle that will go down in history!"

Yang Menglong rolled his eyes: "You mean, if you follow me, you won't be able to open up territories?"

The governor smiled awkwardly: "That's not what I mean by being an official..."

Yang Menglong waved his hand and said, "Come on, do whatever you want, I can tell you that following me, you can open up territories, and even lay down a land that is bigger than the entire Ming Dynasty... By the way, Marquis Su Yi has withdrawn his troops No?"

The governor said: "After conquering the Ordos tribe, the troops will be withdrawn."

Yang Menglong nodded: "Not bad. What I was most worried about was that the imperial court asked them to continue fighting at their whim. They retreated in time, which is good. If this continues, we will surely trample the entire Mongolian Plateau under our feet and once again raise the battle flag. Go to Hangai Mountain!"

The governor became more and more fascinated: "Consecrating Zen and offering sacrifices to the heavens in Hang'ai Mountain, this is the feat of the champion Hou Huo Qubing, which is unsurpassed in ancient and modern times..."

Yang Menglong curled his lips: "The crown of the bird is unmatched in all ages, what he can do, I can do the same!"

Good boy, the tone is really not small!

(End of this chapter)