The Ming Dynasty started with caution

"Sir, is the leader of the foreign bandits on the ship called Da Gama?"

Li Zhaofan looked at Xu Jinzhong. Lord Yan had ordered that this man be captured alive and brought back to the capital.

Although he didn't know how Lord Yan knew this name, he didn't dare to ask more.

Xu Jinzhong shook his head and said, "I don't know. These French people are talking nonsense. I don't understand."

Below the cliff, two warships were lying at the mouth of the bay.

After firing a round of artillery, they suddenly stopped firing.

It's no wonder that the French warships were much closer in the short moment of loading ammunition.

But there was a twelve-masted ship that always stayed in the distance.

Not close to the bay was the main ship of the French.

At this time, on the main ship of the French.

Da Gama looked at the warship of the Ming Dynasty with a telescope and said angrily, "Didn't you say that the firearms of the Ming Dynasty were vulnerable?!"

The navigator Uhad on the side was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Three years ago, he had been to the Ming Dynasty. That piece of broken copper and iron called a bowl-mouth cannon was not that powerful.

How could the firearms of the Ming Dynasty have made such rapid progress in just three years!

Could it be that there was help from the gods?

"I don't know either..."

Da Gama was ordered by the King of Portugal to explore overseas routes. He was invincible in the past two years and plundered a lot of wealth.

In Calicut, Sindhu, he heard from passing merchants that there was an island in the Ming Dynasty that was extremely rich.

He was born into a seafaring family. In his early years, he read in Marco Polo's travel notes: the East is full of gold.

After landing, he found that Hainan was extremely rich and had a lot of corn, the staple food of their country!

So he planned to use this place as a camp and expand eastward.

This island was where the Ming Dynasty court exiled prisoners, and the Ming Dynasty court should not interfere.

The deputy general urged: "Retreat? The artillery of the Ming Dynasty is too powerful. It has sunk one of our ships."

When Da Gama set out, he only brought thirteen large ships.

The rest of the ships were looted from other countries.

But Da Gama laughed: "The Ming Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty of my ancestors. I have read ancient books overseas. At that time, all nations came to pay tribute.

But now, the sea is the era of Manuel!"

Manuel was the king of Portugal. He was ambitious, just like Zhu Di, and sent many navigators to explore the sea.

If he had come three years earlier, Hainan could have been easily occupied.

What Da Gama didn't know was that there was an imperial censor named Yan Chengjin in the Ming Dynasty who knew everything about him.

He even knew the year he died, but he didn't know the specific date.

People are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being fat, that's the reason.

Da Gama is very experienced: "Their firearms are loading bullets. Now, press them all at once! Destroy them!"

The artillery on the ship has shortcomings. It can't cover all directions, and there will inevitably be blind spots.

Without a telescope, one could see that the French warships were approaching quickly. Xu Jinzhong said anxiously, "They are coming!"

Li Zhaofan shook his head and said, "Wait a little longer."

Xu Jinzhong was shocked. He had seen this calmness in Wang Shouren before.

These nerds were also so good at fighting.

The French warships were approaching. Li Zhaofan asked the Shenji Camp to divide the fifty artillery into three rounds to make up for the lack of time for reloading.

"First round, prepare, fire."

The rumbling sound shook the sky. More than a dozen huge iron-lead projectiles flew across the sea and fell on the French ships.

Xu Jinzhong looked over and saw that the eight warships under his feet had different degrees of damage.

One warship sank!

The Red Barbarian General was like his own wife to the soldiers of the Shenji Camp. He shot very accurately.

"It's a pity for the warships. The captured ones will be very useful."

Li Zhaofan shook his head and said, "Master Yan only told me two things. One is to load the artillery, and the other is to take Da Gama back to the capital."

Xu Jinzhong muttered, "Is there such a person?"

Li Zhaofan said ashamedly, "I don't know. I will know only after I capture the commander."

After several rounds of shooting, twelve Franco warships were sunk.

These warships wanted to turn around, but it was too late.

Turn the side sideways, but more of the hull was exposed, and it was sunk by the Ming Dynasty's firearms in one breath.

Li Zhaofan looked at Xu Jinzhong and pleaded, "Please give the order, sir, not to fire again."

Xu Jinzhong was stunned and shouted, "There are still eight large ships!"

"Students plead, let them land."

After careful consideration, Li Zhaofan said, "Playing hard to get, let the main ship in the distance land, so that we can catch the leader of the French."

Xu Jinzhong cursed, "We can't catch him even if we let him land. These French have firearms in their hands, and we really can't beat them."

Li Zhaofan bowed and said, "Students have a way."

The main ship in the sea in the distance.

Da Gama found that the artillery had stopped and had not fired for a long time, and he became excited: "There is no military equipment bureau of the Ming Dynasty on the island, and their gunpowder has run out.

Wait for a long time, if there is no artillery, we will land!"

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Liangxiang,

In Shunfeng Yahang, many merchants lined up with ticket numbers, waiting to place orders at the counter.

After Liangxiang became the righteous bird of the Ming Dynasty, Shunfeng Yahang became a wholesale center.

To order the goods of the workshop, you need to place an order here.

This is the rule set by Lord Yan.

Xie Yu was counting the accounts upstairs, looking at the densely packed gentry below.

"President, a house was sold today!" The servant reported.

Xie Yu didn't raise his eyelids and continued to work on his abacus: "What are you reporting to me for?"

The servant was crying: "The buyer... the buyer was an envoy from Ryukyu. It was only after the sale that the younger one found out that the land deed had been handed over to him... The envoy said that he wanted to live in the Ming Dynasty forever... "

Xie Yu's eyes widened and he cursed: "You are blind! How dare you sell it to Ryukyu's envoy!"

If the court blames him, his head will be chopped off!

He broke out in a cold sweat and ran to find Zhang Xian.

More than an hour later,

Yan Chengjin knew about this, and after deducing it, he went to Fengtian Hall.

At this time, Fengtian Palace.

Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Rites, said: "Your Majesty, the envoy declined the gift from the imperial court."

Emperor Hongzhi was slightly surprised. After a moment, he said with a straight face and some anger, "But you think my return gift is too light?"

"Of course I don't dare. This person wants to settle in Ming Dynasty and will not go back." Zhang Sheng said.

Li Dongyang and the other three looked strange. Are they not going back?

This, I'm afraid King Shang Zhen wouldn't have thought of.

Emperor Hongzhi showed a bit of joking and said with a smile: "The Ming Dynasty is peaceful and the people are safe, so I came up with such an idea."

"I'm afraid, yes, what do you think, Your Majesty?" Zhang Sheng asked.

After Liu Jian thought for a moment, he said: "The Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette. If there are people from the household department who are suitable, why not just beg from them?"

Li Dongyang felt that the Ryukyu envoy could not achieve anything, so he nodded slightly.

"Accurate."

At this moment, Xiao Jingtong reported: "Your Majesty, Yan Chengjin wants to see you!"

Yan Chengjin stepped into the hall, stood beside Li Dongyang, saluted Emperor Hongzhi, and said: "Your Majesty, Yan Chengjin, has something to report, so I have no choice but to interrupt your Majesty's discussion with the three adults."

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Say it."

"The Ryukyu envoy Ma Ying bought a mansion in Liangxiang with the intention of staying in the Ming Dynasty for a long time." Yan Chengjin said.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't take it seriously: "I know, and I just discussed with the cabinet to allow him to live in the Ming Dynasty."