Kinmen Port Chunfang Restaurant is a large restaurant with the capital of Southeast Prefecture, with luxurious decoration.

The east and west windows of the middle hall on the second floor are open, and you can see the mainland and the outer sea. The surrounding area is under martial law. The Ming army in Jinyi holding swords and shields corresponds one by one with the Southeast Army in straight uniforms carrying flintlock guns with bayonets. The sentries stand in the distance.

The line stretched all the way to the second floor.

Xiong Wencan, governor of Fujian in the Ming Dynasty!

Yan Changwu, the governor of the Southeast Prefecture of the Ming Dynasty!

Xiong Wencan is not wearing official clothes. He is over fifty years old and well-maintained. He has not many white hairs. His face is calm and resolute, his eyes are quite majestic, he has a gray beard, and he wears a purple four-fold Xiaoyao scarf.

Wearing a purple-breasted officer's coat, embroidered with flowers, and trimmed with gold thread, and wearing powder-soled soap boots, he dressed up like an official relaxing at home.

Yan Changwu is wearing a Chinese tunic suit, a crew cut, and leather shoes. He is young and capable, and walks with ease. This gives Xiong Wencan the feeling:

The tiger comes out of the forest!

The sun is rising!

"It's hard to compete with a lion!" Xiong Wencan knew that his opponent had already matured, and he sighed secretly in his heart!

In fact, he was in a dilemma regarding his move to recruit An Yan Changwu.

Recruiting the Southeast Mansion, what if the other party has ulterior motives and gives him more power? The future will never be overpowering!

There is only one Song Jiang!

After Song Jiang, all the heroes who were recruited were wise enough to protect themselves, and they would never imitate Song Jiang's example of sacrificing Liangshan's strength and eventually losing their lives. In other words, everyone had learned to be smart, and they would definitely not be of the same mind as the imperial court.

However, if we don't restrain the Southeast Mansion in the name of justice, we are afraid that the opponent's strength will expand and he will have evil intentions.

The current Southeast Prefecture is relatively safe and secure, only collecting taxes overseas and never attacking the mainland.

Xiong Wencan's heart ached when he thought of collecting taxes from merchant ships!

In the Ming Dynasty, the local government, the Shipping Department, the tax office, the inspection department and the Fujian navy could not collect taxes from Shanghai merchants. However, each ship and flag in Southeast Prefecture had two thousand silver dollars, and the silver dollars flowed to Southeast Prefecture like sea water.

In the bank room!

If there were so much tax revenue, it could not only help the imperial administration, but also reorganize the Fujian Navy. There would be no need for plywood boats or cannons!

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Yan Changwu sang a promise, clasped his fists and saluted Xiong Wencan: "Young man Yan Changwu, I have met Governor Xiong!"

He just bowed slightly!

Xiong Wencan folded his hands and saluted back: "Thank you for your hard work, Governor Yan!"

They both go upstairs equally!

At present, the governor of Southeast Prefecture and the governor of Fujian are fighting against each other. This is a etiquette agreed upon by both parties after negotiation in advance.

Although Yan Changwu has no official status, he has the status of "Son of God" and must not kneel down to the common people!

Xiong Wencan is the governor and a central official (the chief envoy is the highest-ranking local official). He represents the face of the court, and the people will kneel down when they see him (unless he is famous).

Therefore, Xiong Wencan did not wear official clothes and walked with Yan Changwu.

Xiong Wencan brought two guests, introduced as Mr. Zhong and Mr. Liu, while Yan Changwu was always followed by two bodyguards.

When we went up to the lobby on the second floor, we were greeted by two rows of beautiful maids, who said, "Welcome, gentlemen!"

However, neither Xiong Wencan nor Yan Changwu took them to heart. They sat in the north and south, Xiong Wencan sat facing south (an honorary position), and Yan Changwu sat opposite him, giving him face.

There is only one dish on the table, and the clay pot is simmering on the charcoal stove. It uses fine silver charcoal and does not emit smoke.

It’s not that two people can’t afford it, this dish is worth many dishes: Buddha jumped over the wall!

The process of making this delicacy is very complicated. There are more than a dozen kinds of raw materials for Buddha Jumping Over the Wall, such as abalone, sea cucumber, fish lips, yak hide glue, king oyster mushroom, tendons, flower mushrooms, cuttlefish, scallops, quail eggs, etc. It needs to be fully prepared.

To reflect the taste and characteristics of each ingredient, you need to make these dozen ingredients into a separate dish first, then bring them together, add stock and Shaoxing wine, and simmer for more than ten hours before the arrival of the two distinguished guests.

The taste is beyond words!

The wine served is the famous liquor of Southeast Prefecture: rum!

The first-produced rum is harsh on the throat, but as time goes by, the rum becomes more pure and delicious.

The wine is good and the sales volume is huge. Xiong Wencan feels a little pain in his heart!

He knew that Southeast Prefecture's rum was gradually being sold across the country, and no one had enough raw materials for him!

China has good wine, and the taste of rum is indeed not as good as that of Chinese liquor, but liquor needs to be brewed with grain. At this time, no one has to eat, so how can there be excess grain to make a large amount of wine!

Rum is made from the "molasses" that is not needed after sugar cane is made into sugar. Southeast Prefecture is trying its best to expand sugar cane cultivation. It is really one crop that makes two kinds of money. White sugar is silver!

What a pity! The dynasty cannot collect taxes!

He once visited Southeast Prefecture, but Southeast Prefecture refused to let him visit the winery and was unable to see the secrets of sugarcane winemaking.

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The two exchanged pleasantries, clinked glasses after eating, and then got down to business.

"Administrator Yan, your military power has the potential to threaten the mainland. It is really disappointing that the mainland does not have a navy capable of resisting your southeast fleet!" Xiong Wencan said frankly.

Yan Changwu took a deep breath, knowing that what he said below would determine history, the history of southeastern China, even the history of China, and the history of the world!

"My ancestral home is Haicheng, Fujian. My clan is from the Ming Dynasty, and I am also from the Ming Dynasty!"

"As long as I live, I will never oppose the Ming Dynasty!"

Yan Changwu made his attitude clear, and Xiong Wencan nodded: "Very good!"

There is no need to say anything out loud. If the Ming Dynasty is unfavorable to Yan Changwu, then the two sentences will be cancelled, and you will have no choice but to rebel!

Xiong Wencan is a man who is good at business and good at looking at the food, cooking, and eating. Since he has no money, he has to recruit, and fighting is expensive and laborious. How can he recruit a gangster with just a few official hats?

Has it been used for comfort?

"Since you have made this promise, I think you are a trustworthy person, so I believe you!" Xiong Wencan praised Yan Changwu and said.

"But you recruited hundreds of thousands of people in the Southeast Prefecture, and you lured them to a barren land overseas. They refused to obey the king. Although you made a promise, people's hearts are different. If there are evil people among them, things may change drastically.

!" Xiong Wencan pulled out the key content and said: "I think we can set up prefectures and counties in the Southeast Prefecture and appoint local officials to educate the people and become loyal people of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Of course, you have made great contributions in caring for the people and governing Taiwan (everyone in the world recognizes Southeast Prefecture and Taiwan). I will report your contribution to the imperial court, and the imperial court will not hesitate to reward you!"

He gave a big hat and said: "You can be granted the title of Marquis, and your descendants will be blessed with endless blessings. Even I can't compare with you!"

"Such a young Marquis, this dynasty can only be possible if we build a new one!" Governor Xiong said with a pleasant expression: "What do you think?"
Chapter completed!