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Chapter 1177 The veteran takes action

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    Under the influence of the Little Glacier, Jiangnan is still a bit cold at night, but Lingnan is already so hot that dogs stick out their tongues.

    In the mansion of Xiangshan County, Guangdong, the peach blossoms have faded, but redbuds, azaleas and kapok are in full bloom, making people happy.

    Zhao Liben sat in front of the full-length mirror in high spirits. Mrs. Ye took three maids to comb his hair, trim his beard, trim his nose hair, dress him, tie up his boots, and carry them.

    After tidying up, the eldest maid held up a black gauze hat with a trembling peach in her hand, and Mrs. Ye put it on her head straightly for him.

    With the support of Cai Lian and Hairpin Ju, the old man stood up slowly and walked out of the house.

    This is his 100th day in Guangdong. He has also climbed Baiyun Mountain, swam in the West Lake, drank Shiquan Dabu Decoction, and seen the sexy dealer. He has finished exchanging appointments with Folangjiren today, which is almost the same.  It's time to go back.

    Under the cloister outside the door, Lin Huichun, the magistrate of Xiangshan County, and Yizimei, the official of Macao, two local civil and military officers who managed Macao on behalf of the imperial court, and Lin Hongzhong, a large merchant who has settled in Macao for a long time, have been waiting for a long time.

    This time when the old man came to Xiangshan County for negotiations, he mainly came into contact with these three people.  The first two helped him put pressure on Hongmao, while Lin Hongzhong acted as a middleman on both sides.

    As for the Portuguese, they could only leave Macau twice a year in the spring and summer to trade in Guangzhou, and they were not allowed to leave Macau during the rest of the time.

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    Zhao Liben was so cunning that he did not contact the Portuguese immediately upon arriving in Guangzhou, and did not even set foot in Xiangshan County. Instead, he had a fierce fight with a group of feudal and Taoist officials in the provincial capital.

    He is an old minister who has become an official, and is treated as an elder by the governor. He is also the arbitrator of the Yangzhou salt merchants, the grandfather of the famous Mr. Zhao, and he is still rich.  Naturally, they soon got into a heated relationship with a group of Guangdong provincial officials. They spent the whole day partying on a yacht and holding a sea-and-sky feast and flower party, and had a great time.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????Out out of the gate, the old man appeared to be dissolute and extravagant, but in fact he was just using his hobbies to cover up his true purpose.  While drinking and drinking, he found out the details of the Portuguese from the mouths of Guangdong officials, and most importantly, the attitude of Guangdong officials towards them!

    He knew that it turned out that Macau was still under the control of the Ming Dynasty, and the Portuguese were just living here as guests.

    Macau is located in Xiangshan County. Although in the 32nd year of Jiajing, the Portuguese bribed Guangdong Seaway and shamelessly occupied Macau Island, the civil affairs and justice of Macau's people were still under the jurisdiction of Xiangshan County.  In addition, because Macao is a foreign trade port and the Guangdong Seaway is responsible for its coastal defense matters, the Municipal Shipping Administration Department is responsible for its trade management and tax audit.

    Therefore, Macau is still the undisputed territory of the Ming Dynasty. The Portuguese are only allowed to live and trade on the island.

    The Portuguese, who were accustomed to being domineering, did not want to be so honest. They had no choice but to lose in two large-scale attacks on Guangdong. This made them realize that this was a big country that could not be conquered as easily as the small countries in the southeast, so they had to lower their profile and use bribery as the main force.  They paid taxes, embraced supervision, and obeyed the orders of the Guangdong government to fight against pirates and help defend Guangzhou Bay.

    After so many years of hard work, especially last year when they repelled Zeng Yiben who attacked Baietan, the Portuguese finally gradually gained the trust of Guangdong officials.

    Of course, this is inseparable from the mediation of the two Japs.  For example, this maritime merchant named Lin Hongzhong and his companions all became rich by doing business with Malacca for a long time.  He had his own armed smuggling fleet, and when Macau was threatened by pirates, he also fought with the Portuguese against the enemy.  It even joined Catholicism in Macau, which naturally has a close relationship with the Portuguese.

    But at the same time, they also obeyed the government's dispatch and were used as firefighters to relieve the pressure on coastal defense.  Their fathers and grandfathers were the main force in the 'Tuen Mun Sea Battle' and 'Xicao Wan Sea Battle' organized by the Ming Dynasty to resist the Portuguese invasion.  Therefore, Lin Hongzhong also has the title of Coast Guard Thousand Households and has a very good relationship with the government.

    But no matter what, conservative forces always exist in the officialdom, and they are often honest officials with extremely strong combat effectiveness. One can beat up ten so-called "enlightened" officials who are covered in shit.

    Precisely because of the existence of conservatives, the Portuguese have never been able to obtain the Macau lease rights they so much wanted.  In other words, they are still all illegal immigrants, the kind who stay illegally!

    After finding out the details, Zhao Liben knew how to deal with these red-haired ghosts.

    During a drunken sexual act, he casually spoke to a senior official from Guangdong who was playing with him. Governor Lin didn't like the red-haired ghost.

    This made Guangdong officials who had been speculating all day long about where the three fires would be lit when the new governor took office suddenly thought that one of the fires must be in Macau.

    So after everyone returned, they summoned their staff and wrote a note to Lin Run, saying, "The barbarians stole the country."The red-haired ghost was thrown into Xiangshan County Prison.

    Major General Domingo, Portugal¡¯s top commander in Macau, is worried about the rumors in Guangdong officialdom.  He felt that he was extremely unlucky. He had just lost two large sailing ships and a crew of them two years ago, and he was in danger of being kicked out of Macau the next year.

    " If those two large sailing ships were there, he would still be able to rely on the confidence not to leave.  But now, with only the remaining dozen or so old lock boats, he felt really unsure.

    Now the government has broken the tacit agreement that officials should not enter Macau and openly come in to arrest people. This makes Domingo have to worry, is this a prelude to deporting them?

    He quickly asked Lin Hongzhong to go to the Yamen and ask what posture he would take this time to let them go.

    It¡¯s really shameful that the great powers that divided the world should take this responsibility (remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com
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