Chivalry Cultivation System

Chapter 583 Macau History
Wei Zhongxian said angrily: "Sign it, sign it, who is afraid of you?"

After saying that, he let go of his hand, and stepped over to take a pen to sign.

Tang Hezheng and Liu Ting unconsciously let go.

Xiao Xiaomo held the pen in his right hand, grabbed the "Military Order" with his left hand, and held it in his hand. He swiped the pen in the palm of his right hand like lightning, and wrote a line of words, which was— —

If the minister is unable to complete the task of howling mirror, he is willing to suffer the punishment and has no complaints. The humble minister Xiao Xiaomo wrote the pen.

Then the general order was thrown into Guishun's hands, and Guishun confirmed that it was correct, and then presented it to Emperor Wanli, who put it in the bookcase.

Shen Yiguan reprimanded: "Master Tang and the other three are not only Xiao Houye's righteous brothers, but also the emperor's humerus ministers. Once the military order is signed, even though Xiao Houye is world-class in martial arts and wisdom, but after all, manpower cannot overcome the sky." , if there is a slight difference in the process, I am afraid that our Daming will be hurt? The most sad person is also the emperor! Could it be that Mr. Gui is happy to see this?"

This remark made Gui Shun's face ashen-colored, he quickly knelt down and said, "I deserve ten thousand deaths for my crimes, and I beg the emperor to punish my ministers for what they deserve?" Work hard.

Emperor Wanli was a little tired: "Xiao Qing's family, I hope you will succeed immediately and live up to my expectations. You go!"

After finishing speaking, he got up and left the dragon chair and walked towards the door of the study.

Xiao Xiaomo and the others bowed and followed closely behind Emperor Wanli.

But Gui Shun didn't dare to get up and was kowtowing. At this moment, in panic, he begged: "Your Majesty...I..."

Emperor Wanli stopped when he heard the sound, looked back and laughed loudly, and said, "Let's leave at Guiqing's house too!"

The tone was amiable, and there was no sense of blame.

Gui Shun was overjoyed, Xie En got up, and happily followed behind, not caring about Wei Zhongxian glaring at him.

Xiao Xiaomo and others returned to the general together and gathered in the study.

Note the invasion history of Macao is as follows:

There are many ancient names for Macau, and it was called Xiangshanao and Haojing in the Ming Dynasty. The original meaning of "Ao" is the water's edge, the shore, and also refers to the port where the ship stops.

In the early Ming Dynasty, in order to guard against Japanese pirates, a strict sea ban policy was promulgated, stipulating that "slabs are not allowed to enter the sea" for coastal people.Even the customs department set up by the government, such as the "Market Department", was once abolished.

The Shibo Department was in charge of foreign tribute matters in name, but actually formed a market for import and export commodities.People in the coastal areas can do business with foreign countries through this kind of market, and enjoy their own benefits.

During the Yongle period of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, the Kingdom of Malacca, located in the state of Malacca in the west of the Malaysian Peninsula, was allowed to do business with the Ming Dynasty.Being close to the water and the platform first got the moon, Man Lajia took the lead in opening the import and export market in Macau, and made a fortune silently.

Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang
A century later, during the Zhengde period of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, Manlajia was wiped out by the rising ocean power of Europe, Franji.Francois is Portugal.

In the 12th year of Zhengde (1517), a Portuguese warship appeared in Macau and refused to leave under the pretext of paying tribute.As a result, the people on board clashed with the defenders of the Ming Dynasty, and their leader was captured.The Portuguese warship left the boss and fled.

The following year, Portugal sent Chinese envoys to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, asking for a title.The Ming Dynasty only found out later that Manaja had fallen, and sent envoys to condemn Portugal's actions and asked them to withdraw their troops from Manaja.Where is Portugal willing to listen.

Not long after, the Portuguese brought a lot of special products and asked to do business with the Ming Dynasty, promising to pay taxes and commissions according to the custom.They have long been salivating over Macau.Undoubtedly, the Ming Dynasty rejected this request.

At that time, Portugal's guns were very advanced, and they had been running across the sea for many years, and they really had no opponents.Soft is not enough, Portugal decided to come hard, and use strong ships and sharp guns to show the Ming Dynasty some color.Because Portugal did not understand the opponent's strength in the last test.

ancient portuguese fleet

In the second year of Jiajing Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty (1523), five Portuguese warships invaded the Xinhui area of ​​Guangdong Province. As a result, they were beaten up by the Ming army, leaving two ships and fleeing in a hurry.In this battle, the Ming army captured the well-made light artillery made in Portugal. Since then, a new type of "Flang machine gun" has been added to the various artillery of the Ming army.

Portugal, the overlord of the sea, stumbled, disgraced, and honest for several years, so he could only secretly engage in some smuggling activities along the coast of Guangdong and Fujian.

However, the commerce in Macao was terminated, and the income of the shipping department in Dianbai, Guangdong fell sharply. Many coastal people who relied on ports for business were on the verge of unemployment.

The more important problem is that civil and military officials in Guangdong also have opinions.Because a large part of their salary is paid in the form of imported goods, the converted price is very affordable.Furthermore, many officials can get a lot of "extra money" from the Macau port, but now the two benefits are gone.

Location and topography of Macau
So some officials asked the imperial court to open Macau and continue to trade.The opposition believes that Portugal does not pay tribute on time and is disobedient. If they are allowed to come in, where will the court lose face?

The court hesitated, and the matter was temporarily shelved.

In the ninth year of Jiajing (1530), Lin Fu, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, reported to the imperial court, requesting permission for the entry of Portuguese.He proposed several benefits of resuming trade, such as increasing fiscal revenue and increasing the income of ordinary people.

At that time, Portugal beat the small countries in Nanyang and the East China Sea to the ground. The Ming Dynasty was very unhappy, and they were unwilling to go to war for it.However, Lin Fu's opinion was very important, and the imperial court had no choice but to agree to open up Macau.

By the way, Lin Fu is a good friend of Wang Yangming, and coincidentally, his character is also "Shouren".

The Portuguese were overjoyed, not only opened the Macau market, but also crossed the border privately, bringing business to Fujian and other places.

In the 14th year of Jiajing (1535), Huang Qing, the commander of the Guangdong Metropolitan Government (Military Region), accepted bribes from the Portuguese and requested to move the Shibo Division from Dianbai to Macau, which was approved.The government can get a commission of [-] taels of silver from the Macau port every year.

As a result, small countries such as Siam, Java, and Ryukyu were squeezed out by the tyrannical Portugal, and Macau's import and export trade was gradually monopolized by Portugal.More and more Portuguese people came to China, many of them were pirate businessmen, and they even colluded with Japanese pirates.

Whether the sea ban in the Ming Dynasty was strict depends mainly on the attitude of coastal officials.Pirates and smuggling activities in Portugal and other countries have intensified, while many local officials are profitable and adopt a laissez-faire attitude.

Until the 26th year of Jiajing (1547), Zhu Wan, a famous anti-Japanese general, took office and was in charge of the coastal defense of Fujian and Zhejiang. The Portuguese tasted the bitter fruit.

Zhu Wan strictly ordered the coastal people not to do business with foreigners in private.The Portuguese pirates refused to accept it and attacked Zhangzhou and other places in Fujian twice, but both ended in failure.In the second battle, the Ming army captured nearly a hundred pirates alive, but their leader was a native Fujianese named Baldy Li.

(End of this chapter)