Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 251

Following the emperor's order, the soldiers all drew their knives and glared at the Portuguese like Du Chen.

Li Cunming said: "I will ask for the last time, should I kneel or not?"

Du Chen's heart was pounding, looking at the posture in front of him, if he didn't kneel, he would definitely not be able to walk around.Life is the most important thing, how can you care about the dignity of the Kingdom of Portugal?

He hesitated for a moment, then knelt down on one knee.

"Huh?" Li Cunming raised his eyebrows.

Gong Yonggu understood the emperor's thoughts in an instant, and shouted to Du Chen: "According to my imperial etiquette, when kneeling to the emperor, you must kneel down on both knees and bow three times and nine times. You only kneel on one leg. Why, surrender is only half of the surrender." ?"

Li Leisi hurriedly translated, Du Chen's expression changed several times, and he finally let out a long sigh, knelt down on the other leg, and kowtowed: "Du Chen, Governor of Haojingao, Kingdom of Portugal, pays homage to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty the Emperor, we Surrender!"

Li Cunming looked down at Du Chen and smiled coldly. After a long time, he looked at the soldiers and said, "See, Westerners are also afraid of death and cowardly. They can bow their heads and kneel in the dust in order to survive. They are no better than me." Where is the dignity of the people of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Remember, as long as we are strong enough, neither Westerners nor slaves can insult and bully us. In this world where the jungle preys on the weak, only strong force can be respected! Remember?"

"Long live, long live!" The soldiers shouted loudly.

Li Leisi quietly raised his head and looked at Emperor Chongzhen, thinking to himself, what a good method, while forcing the Portuguese to completely surrender, while educating the soldiers, what a good intention.

While Du Chen and other Portuguese listened to the roar of the soldiers, they were terrified and sweating profusely.

Li Cunming still didn't let Du Chen stand up, and asked: "Du Chen, your subordinates are rampant in Guangzhou, oppressing my people, and I beheaded them. Is it right or wrong?"

"Those two people violated the law of the Ming Dynasty, and they deserved it." Du Chen lost his temper at all.

"At that time, I sent missionary Li Leisi to bring an envoy to see you. I said that I would make you kneel down and admit your mistakes, and I did what I said! We Chinese have a saying, which is called toasting and not eating fine wine. You Portuguese like to drink fine wine, I am happy to fulfill you."

As Li Cunming said, he suddenly laughed: "Oh, for God's sake, if you dare to act recklessly, you nasty groundhog, I'll kick your ass hard with my boots."

Chen Yuanyuan chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, why did you change your tone?"

"Oh, dear Chen Yuanyuan, you damn charming woman, follow me into the city!" Li Cunming laughed.

Chen Yuanyuan blushed instantly, lowered her head to avoid people's eyes, and cursed in her heart: "You are a fool, you will never be serious..."

Walking into the city, Li Cunming deliberately slowed down his pace. He wanted to let the people in the city understand that the Ming Dynasty regained Haojingao, and this place will always be an inseparable part of the Ming Dynasty.

Before arriving at the Governor's Mansion, Li Cunming ordered: "Lower their flags and raise the dragon flag!"

Musicians played music, two soldiers lowered the Portuguese flag, and a dragon flag with the word "Da Ming" was raised slowly, fluttering in the wind.

Everyone looked up at the dragon flag, and saw that under the clear sky, the golden word "Da Ming" was shining brightly, and the flying dragon embroidered on the flag was majestic, as if it was going to soar ninety thousand miles.

"Okay, okay!" Li Cunming's eyes were moist, and he said loudly, "I announce that from now on, Haojingao will return!"

The soldiers roared and the tsunami roared, the people in the city burst into tears, but the Portuguese were silent.

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The grand surrender ceremony was held until Xu time, when night fell, the governor's mansion was brightly lit, and there were intertwined cups of wine.

When the soldiers were still celebrating, Li Cunming went to Du Chen's office, opened the closet, took out a bottle of red wine, and sat on a soft leather chair to enjoy the wine.

"You guys have a taste of Western wine." Li Cunming said to Chen Yuanyuan and Xia Wanchun.

Chen Yuanyuan took a sip and said, "It's not as strong as baijiu, but it tastes good."

"I'm still not used to this taste..." Xia Wanchun frowned, put down his wine glass, and asked, "Your Majesty, what are you going to do with these Portuguese?"

Li Cunming leaned on the back of the chair, shaking the wine glass, squinting his eyes to see the bright red wine sloshing away, and said, "I slapped you, it's time for candy. Go, order Gong Yonggu to bring Du Chen in. Let Li Lesi Also come to see me, I can't do without him as an interpreter."

Not long after, two Jinyi guards escorted Du Chen in, and Li Leisi also came.After Du Chen surrendered, he was held in a cell all the time. He hadn't eaten yet and was dizzy from hunger.

Li Cunming squinted at Du Chen, and said, "Your Excellency, how does it feel to be in prison?"

"It's not good!" Du Chen replied.

"Where is this? You can't bear it? You Portuguese have occupied Haojingao for a hundred years. The people on the island have been bullied and humiliated by you. Do you think they can bear it?"

Du Chen didn't speak, his face was embarrassed.

Li Cunming said: "When you bully others, you use cruel methods. Only when it's your turn do you know what it's like. In Chinese, it means that the heaven will spare anyone, and the way of heaven is reincarnation! But God has the virtue of good life, I Nai Tianzi, I don’t want to kill you all.”

"Du Chen, I have business to discuss with you, would you like to?"

Du Chen was stunned for a moment, he thought that even if he would not be executed, he would be driven away, how could he think that Chongzhen would even talk about business?
He couldn't believe it for a moment, and looked at Li Cunming suspiciously, with question marks all over his face.

"Come on, bring some food to Du Chen." Li Cunming ordered.

Jin Yiwei brought a plate of food, Du Chen gobbled it up, he was so hungry that he didn't care about etiquette.After he was full and calmed down, he finally asked, "Your Majesty, what business do you want to talk about?"

Li Cunming said: "My Ming Dynasty has a vast land and abundant resources, among which you Westerners are most envious of porcelain and silk. I know very well that whether it is the Portuguese or the Dutch, they all want to do business with me in their dreams."

"You have traveled thousands of miles and braved the turbulent waves just to make a fortune. For various reasons, our dynasty has implemented a maritime ban policy, which has greatly restricted the trade between the two sides, and even you can only rely on smuggling to make huge profits."

"Now I put the opportunity to make a fortune in front of you. Whether you can grasp it or not depends entirely on you."

Du Chen's eyes were piercing, and he was obviously very moved, but he had seen Chongzhen's methods today, and knew that this matter was not simple, so he asked, "Your Majesty, what are your specific plans and what are the conditions?"

"Smart people, I like dealing with smart people. Well, let's open the skylight and speak honestly!"

Li Cunming stood up and said while pacing: "First of all, let me talk about the benefits and support that I can give you. First, I plan to continue to allow you to live in Haojingao, and decree to build Haojingao into my country's first commercial center. port; the second is that before I drive out the Tartars, I only do business with you Portuguese. How about it?"

The light in Du Chen's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he could hardly restrain the ecstasy and excitement in his heart. If what Chongzhen said was true, it would be a pie from the sky, no, it would be a mountain of gold and silver falling from the sky!

Haojing'ao became a treaty port, which meant that the Portuguese could enter and exit freely and trade freely. Before the Ming Dynasty defeated the Manchus, they only did business with the Portuguese, which was an irresistible temptation. This meant that there were many For a long time, the Portuguese would monopolize business dealings with the Ming Dynasty.

Others don't know. Doesn't Du Chen know how popular Ming Dynasty goods are in the West?If you go to sea and bring back a boatload of porcelain or silk, you will have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life.

This is also the reason why the Portuguese stick to Haojingao under the situation where the national strength is weakening and the Netherlands is aggressive.

Du Chen even thought that the Kingdom of Portugal might be able to reverse the decline and regain its former glory, so as to dominate the ocean again and no longer suffer from the cowardice brought by the Netherlands and the Kingdom of England.

But Du Chen understands that fair price is the key to doing business, and Chongzhen has given great benefits, so he must hope to get a huge return.

With great difficulty, Du Chen calmed down and asked, "Your Majesty, what's your condition?"

"To put it simply, there are three. The first is that Haojingao is a treaty port. Portuguese people who come here to do business must obey the laws of our dynasty and accept the management of the government. They have no political and legal privileges and are not allowed to Mission."

"Article [-], your place of residence on the island is divided by the government and strictly limited, and you only have the right to live, but not the right to manage and operate. From now on, the post of Governor of Haojingao in the Kingdom of Portugal will no longer exist. You just Merchant status. If your king wants to have friendly relations with me, he can send envoys, we are equal diplomatic relations between the two countries."

"Thirdly, I plan to regain Dongfan Island from the Dutch, and you must assist the Ming Dynasty's navy in fighting."

Sure enough, there is no free lunch in the world!

Du Chen thought to himself that the first and second items were reasonable, because after all, the Ming Dynasty had recovered Haojingao, and the privileges enjoyed by the Portuguese on the island would naturally be abolished.

But the third one is a bit more difficult to deal with. Assisting the navy of the Ming Dynasty to attack Dongfan Island, doesn't it mean declaring war on the Netherlands?

"This is a big matter, I have to report to the king first and ask for instructions..." Du Chen said seriously.

Li Cunming did not give him a choice: "After you get the king's instructions, the day lily will be cold! Du Chen, you still don't understand your own situation, let alone the situation of your Kingdom of Portugal. I am not begging you, but This is the great opportunity I gave you."

"You have become my captive, and the defeated general can be killed at any time. This is your situation."

"The Kingdom of Portugal has had a hard time these past few years. It has been losing ground in the East, the Spice Islands have been lost, the Strait of Malacca has almost become a meal for the Dutch, and the Japanese have closed their doors to you. This is the situation of your country. If we don’t seize this god-given opportunity, will the Kingdom of Portugal still have a chance to turn around?”

Li Cunming clapped his hands, and several soldiers walked in carrying three large boxes.Open the box, and there are Dehua porcelain, exquisite cloth, and shining glass mirrors.

(End of this chapter)