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Volume 1: Eagle Chapter 618: There are still guests

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    As an official of the Ministry of Rites, Li Deyu has a lot of free time because he is the minister of Honglu Temple!  As a fourth-grade civil servant, Li Deyu's official position can be regarded as a high-ranking official, and this position is also very important.  In the Ming Dynasty, etiquette was very important. Although the Ministry of Personnel had the most real power, the Ministry of Rites was always the first of the six departments.  Of course, this is in name only. Many people know that the Ministry of Personnel is actually the head of the six departments and has great real power.  As the minister of Honglu Temple, Li Deyu handled his affairs in an orderly manner.  The current Honglu Temple is not that busy, and there are not many envoys every year. Li Deyu is very clear about this.  "My lord, there is an envoy outside asking for an audience!" A petty official came in and gave Li Deyu a respectful salute and said.  ??We were slightly startled, is there an envoy?  Glancing at the clerk, Li Deyu said expressionlessly: "How long have you been at Honglu Temple? If there are envoys, follow the etiquette arrangements. Do you still have to ask me to go out to greet them?" "Sir, they have a certificate issued by the Guangdong Chief Envoy Yamen.  Clerks, they asked to see the emperor!" The clerk didn't know why Li Deyu had this attitude. The envoys came to see him, which showed that the education was effective. This was the credit of Honglu Temple and Li Deyu's political achievements.  "Where is the envoy?" Li Deyu asked directly without continuing.  "My lord, it's Xiao Franji!" The clerk didn't dare to delay at all and said it quickly.  Looking at Li Deyu below, Emperor Tianqi smiled faintly and said: "Little Franji people? Little Franji people in Macau? I didn't expect these Portuguese people to come really fast and have a keen sense of smell!" Li Deyu didn't  He knew what Emperor Tianqi was laughing about, but he didn't think Emperor Tianqi would be happy when he heard someone worshiping him.  After seeing Emperor Tianqi's methods, all the ministers in the court knew that Emperor Tianqi didn't care about these false reputations and was not an emperor who enjoyed great achievements.  Compared to singing praises.  Emperor Tianqi hoped to get enough benefits.  "Okay, this is a good thing. Honglu Temple will give them a good reception! Take them around the capital, and I will meet them in three days. Remember, we are a kingdom in heaven, and we must not lose our dignity!  "Emperor Tianqi thought for a while.  Said directly.  I really want to know what these Portuguese people are doing?  Do you want to have a friendly match yourself?  This is a terrible idea!  In the room of Honglu Temple, Riel and Neymar were continuing their conversation in Beitongzhou. At this time, Neymar seemed a little excited.  "Riel, those are all secrets. They are our hope for the rise of Portugal! We need the army. We can defeat the Dutch and the English bastards. You can't hand them over easily. The Ming Dynasty cannot give us support. They can't even support us."  Not even the navy." While walking back and forth in the room.  Neymar scolded loudly.  Raven sat on the edge of the table, took a cup of tea and took a sip, and said with enjoyment: "It's really good tea, much better than what we drank in Macau! I find that I like this country more and more, it's really  A good place! " "Raven, I'm talking!" Neymar stood straight in the room, his face was gloomy and his voice was extremely serious.  "Okay. Okay! Neymar, I don't want to hand over things easily. This is a bargaining chip! We need chips, we are here to negotiate!" Seeing Neymar's serious look, Raven's face also became serious, and he explained  road.  Sitting aside angrily, Neymar's expression was not as ugly as before, but his voice remained unchanged as he said: "Riven. I don't know where you get your confidence. What help can the Ming Dynasty give us? How long will it take for us to obtain trade rights?"  What can we do? The Dutch won't let us get rich! What we need is a warship that can win!" "Neymar, yes, the Ming Dynasty can't give it to us.  Give it to us! We can provide people and technology to build warships. When the time comes, we can buy warships from the Ming Dynasty or use other methods. The Ming Dynasty is big enough and they have enough funds to build warships.  Now Nanyang is doing something, and they need us!" Raven knew that if he couldn't convince Neymar, then he wouldn't be able to convince others.  Seemingly agreeing with what Raven said, Neymar did not refute, but said with a wry smile: "Riven, things are not as simple as you think. The Ming Dynasty is a big country. It is rich enough and powerful enough. There is no way to attract sea trade.  They, they don¡¯t want to participate, they don¡¯t need us.¡± After hearing Neymar¡¯s words, Raven didn¡¯t say anything. He understood that Neymar made sense.  This is what Ruiwen is most worried about, because the Ming Dynasty really has no interest in sea trade.  Raven knew better that he must convince the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, because this was an opportunity, an opportunity for Portugal.  Three days passed very quickly. Emperor Tianqi summoned the Portuguese envoys, Ruiwen and NeiEr.  Looking at the two people who saluted him as knights, Emperor Apocalypse nodded. He didn¡¯t know if Portugal was a country of knights, but Emperor Apocalypse thought he was.  After the two people stood up, Emperor Tianqi said with a smile: "I am a little surprised to see you two here!" "Dear Your Majesty the Emperor, I am Ruiwen, and this is my assistant Neymar. Please allow me to represent  The King of Portugal and the Governor of Macau pay high respect to His Majesty the Great Ming Emperor!" Seeing Emperor Tianqi, Ruiwen was also surprised. He knew that Emperor Tianqi was very young, but he didn't expect him to be so young.  "Special envoy Ruiwen, I'm glad to see you! Please take my greetings to the King of Portugal back!" Emperor Tianqi looked at Ruiwen with a smile, only mentioned the King of Portugal, and was obviously noncommittal to the Governor of Macau.  Raven glanced at Neymar, signaled him not to speak, and continued: "Dear His Majesty the Emperor, I hope to have a meeting with the Emperor on behalf of our King of Portugal." "Envoy Raven, you seem to be very anxious. This  This is not a good thing! As the emperor of the Ming Empire, I pay great attention to etiquette, let's eat first!" Emperor Tianqi looked at Ruiwen with a smile and said meaningfully.  Both Raven and Neymar were a little confused. He didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Emperor Tianqi's gourd.  However, it was naturally impossible for them to refuse an invitation from an emperor.  But Emperor Apocalypse knew very well that the day after Raven and Neymar arrived in the capital, Emperor Apocalypse received a piece of news.  A ship docked in Xiamen. They were Spaniards from Manila.  Emperor Tianqi was very surprised by the arrival of the Spaniards. Although the news of his opening the sea had spread for several months, it was impossible to attract the Spaniards!  In fact, Emperor Tianqi was wrong. The Spaniards did not come to negotiate, they came to grab territory!  Since the Dutch occupied Penghu, they have attacked Spanish merchant ships with force, which the Spaniards could not tolerate.  Destroying someone's wealth is like killing one's parents. This revenge must be avenged.  Of course, revenge is not the primary task, but a secondary task. The Spaniards came this time to reopen the trade route.  After learning that Emperor Tianqi was going to open the sea, they couldn't wait to come.  Especially knowing that the Portuguese had already sent people, the Spaniards would naturally not be willing to lag behind.  Emperor Tianqi didn¡¯t know much about these things, but Emperor Tianqi knew that neither Portugal nor Spain were very friendly.  Spain and Portugal were once one country, but later Portugal became independent from Spain.  Emperor Tianqi only knew about this period of history, but actually did not understand it!  However, after the great voyage began, Spain and Portugal each chose to develop in the east-west direction.  After the great voyage began, the two countries quickly became great maritime powers, and the countries quickly accumulated a large amount of wealth.  However, in 1580, King Philip II of Spain sent people to occupy Portugal, and the entire Portugal was in decline.  In addition to the Portuguese in Macau, the Portuguese around the world have declared avatars, and the Portuguese overseas colonies have been occupied by Spain.  This news does not come from the memory of Emperor Tianqi, but from the Portuguese living in the capital!  After learning the news, Emperor Tianqi immediately understood the purpose of these two groups.  Obviously the Portuguese were seeking help, while the Spaniards hoped that Ming would not protect the Portuguese.  Although the Portuguese live in Macau, it is not a Portuguese colony, but the territory of the Ming Dynasty.  If the Spanish attacked Macau, it would be clear that they would declare war with the Ming Dynasty.  In fact, it is not that Spain has never had the idea of ????the Ming Dynasty. They also wanted to turn the Ming Dynasty into their colony.  Spain once planned a plan to attack the Ming Dynasty, using Taiwan and Penghu as bases to attack the Ming Dynasty.  An army composed of 14,000 Spanish soldiers and 6,000 Japanese mercenaries, after occupying Fujian, further occupied the Ming Dynasty.  The plan is very detailed, what Spain will get after the war, and how to breed offspring with Ming women to rule this continent.  However, before Spain could take action against the Ming Dynasty, war broke out between Spain and Britain.  In this war, the Spanish Armada was completely defeated, and Spain as a whole began to decline.  Since that time, the plan to invade the Ming Dynasty was delayed, and until the end, Spain failed to restore its former glory.  Now that Spain is gradually declining, in order to fight against the Netherlands and Britain, Spain also urgently needs a strong ally.  Ming Dynasty, a country without a navy, naturally became the first choice.  For the Portuguese, they hope to surrender to Spanish rule as soon as possible. Spain is no longer strong, which gives them hope.  However, relying on one's own strength is also a powerful force.A single force is weak.  The Portuguese in Macau have their hopes locked on the Ming Dynasty. Even simple trade will bring unexpected profits.  (To be continued) PS: It was thundering and raining yesterday, and the power and internet were cut off at home. This is considered force majeure, but I'm sorry for making everyone wait in vain!  I will update three times in a row and try to make up for it!  This is the first update today!
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