Chapter 742
Haojing, the later Macau Peninsula, had not fertile land. It is located at the estuary of the Pearl River and the West River. The soil is more alkaline and deep wells need to be dug to obtain drinking fresh water.
But this place is naturally not useless. Apart from the superior natural port on the Xijiang River, there are many granite mines in the mountains here, which are very suitable for use as building materials.
This is true. After the Portuguese occupied this place, a large part of the house materials they built were obtained through mining. Today, several granite mines are still retained, providing a continuous stream of building stone for the Milky Way.
As the role of Haojing Wharf becomes increasingly prominent, Haojing has become like a prosperous town. There are Chinese-style brick and wood buildings and Western-style stone buildings, presenting the grand occasion of the integration of Chinese and Western cultures.
Following a distinctive stone path, the group came to the conference square in a mighty manner.
Since all the officials of Xiangshan County came together, the number of yamen and servants they carried was 100. In addition, Lin Shiran's majestic guard of honor immediately attracted strong attention from the residents of the two countries here.
When I learned that the official in the lead was actually the official named Lin Weiran, the Portuguese residents here felt quite complicated.
On the one hand, Lin Qingran drove their Portuguese compatriots away from here and sent officials to govern them; on the other hand, Lin Qingran protected their house ownership and allowed them to continue doing business here.
Seeing the majestic Lin Weiran get out of the official sedan chair, they don’t feel much hostility, but they are inevitably wary of being aware that this person is undoubtedly capable of dominating their life and death.
"Chen Jing, deputy director of Guangdong Maritime Mansion Department, participated in the Master of the Triumphal!"
"The inspector of the inspector of the Haojing Inspection Department of Beizhi, Zhang Nanying, participated in the Du Zun Lord!"
"At the end, Qiao Yifeng, a thousand households in Xiangshan, joined the Grand Master of the Mansion!"
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Chen Jing, Qiao Yifeng and Zhang Nanying are the supreme rulers of this territory. They have been waiting here for a long time and respectfully saluted Lin Qingran who was getting out of the sedan chair with a group of subordinates.
After Lin Xuran let the gang get up, his eyes fell on Qiao Yifeng, and he nodded slightly to him and said, "You are doing a good job!"
Qiao Yifeng was born in Leizhou Guard. Thanks to his own support from Dabao and Lin Weiran, he climbed step by step from a small flag to the Qianhu House of Xiangshan.
During his tenure, he did not disappoint Lin Xuran. He not only held Hao Jing firmly in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, but also managed the Portuguese who liked to cause trouble.
After these days of training, Qiao Yifeng's skin is darker, his body is stronger, and his eyes look bright.
Although his body is still thin, he already shows the style of a general. Looking at his spirit, even if he encounters a ruthless man like Shi Huashan, he still has the courage to fight.
"Praise by Lord Xie Fu Zun!" Qiao Yifeng smiled happily as if he had eaten honey.
In the military and political system of the Ming Dynasty, the Qianhu District of Xiangshan belonged to the Nanhaiwei and was not under the jurisdiction of the Guangzhou prefect Lin Qingran. However, the Ming Dynasty was in charge of civil servants, and even the Ministry of War was controlled by civil servants, so military generals did not dare to be tough on civil servants.
Although Lin Weiran is only the fourth-rank magistrate of Guangzhou, even if the generals of Guangdong and Guangxi face Lin Weiran, they dare not point fingers at Lin Weiran, and they can only sit up and sit up.
Qiao Yifeng was originally supported by Lin Qiran, but now Lin Qiran is at its peak. As long as there is no problem with his head, he will naturally follow Lin Qiran's head and hold this thick thigh tightly.
Lin Weiran turned toward the church full of Western style, and used his hand to make a cross gesture and prayed, as if he was a devout believer.
Godfather Gaspar da Crus came with a group of missionaries when he heard the news. When he saw Lin Shiran's behavior, he was also suddenly shocked.
If it weren't for the other party's status and identity, he would have thought that he had successfully influenced a devout believer. For Lin Qingran, Gaspar had slowly let go of that little hatred, but instead had more
Many favors and gratitude.
Although Lin Shiran forced the sovereignty here from them and explicitly banned the Portuguese patrol from entering, it did not hinder them from the missionary mission here.
Now, their Jesus can legally absorb hundreds of believers here, resulting in great results in missionary work and even received high praise from the Pope.
"Is this the barbaric Ming official?"
Due to the outstanding achievements of the missionary work of Haojing, the Jesus sent more missionaries to Haojing, and the priest Ferdinand was one of them, and he had a great status in the Jesus.
Ferdinand was a declining nobleman in Britain and had always been very arrogant. Especially when he came to the East, he saw the poverty of India and the backwardness of Japan, and felt a stronger sense of pride in his heart.
For the so-called Ming Dynasty, he saw more ignorance. For a spice called ambergris, those ignorant officials paid extremely high prices to exchange it from the Portuguese. The whole country seemed to be the emperor alone.
Alive.
As for the young Ming official in front, he was just synonymous with "barbarism" and "ignorance".
For this small port, he dared to expel the royal representatives of the Grapes, and he was not afraid that the powerful Portuguese army would retaliate against the Ming Dynasty and directly destroy the country.
"Dear Lord Lin, welcome your arrival!"
The godfather Gaspar da Crus led the priests to Lin Shiran, and greeted him respectfully and politely with church rituals.
Huh?
But at this time, everyone suddenly realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
Faced with the respectful and extravagant Gaspa, Lin Qiran did not respond at all and looked at the godfather Gaspa indifferently.
The magistrate Li Jialiang stood behind Lin Qiran, and turned his head to look at Lin Qiran in confusion. It was precisely because of Lin Qiran's advice that he treated these missionaries very politely, but he never thought that Lin Qiran seemed very dissatisfied with these missionaries.
Looks like.
"Hello, my lord, I am Ferdinand, a sacred priest from the Jesuits!" Ferdinand broke this humor and stood up and gave a noble ritual to Lin Shiran.
Lin Shiran's eyes moved away from Lingaspa, and then fell coldly on Ferdinand. In Ferdinand's puzzled gaze, he slowly spoke: "Why don't you see this mansion?
kneel?"
Chapter completed!