The Macao Treaty was signed anyway, there was no choice.
Spain was at war with the Netherlands, and Portugal had been clamoring for independence. The Governor of Macau was caught in a dilemma.
Zhao Han's decision to allow foreign residential areas to have autonomy was the last thing left for the Governor and the Parliament. Once they broke up, they might not even be able to save the residential areas. With more than 2,000 Portuguese people on the island, where should the Spaniards go?
"One, two, three, hit!"
"One, two, three, hit!"
"boom!"
The Macau boundary wall built by the Portuguese was not yet completed at this time and was being torn off section by section.
The place that the Ming Dynasty leased to Portugal was not the entire Macau Island, but only a small area of the island. The churches built by Portugal across the border were demolished many times by the Ming Dynasty officials, and only the cannon foundry remained.
Although Zhao Han allowed self-government in residential areas, it was limited to the residential areas, and the boundary wall enclosed large tracts of rural areas.
Gan Dashou, the magistrate of Xiangshan County, personally brought the officials over to register and allocate land to the Han people on the island.
Some local officials beat gongs and shouted: "Come and register quickly. Once you register, you will be issued a land deed. Private fields without land deeds will be confiscated! As long as you register, you will not be afraid of being bullied by the Folangji people in the future!"
Eight forts have been built in Macau, and one is under construction. There are more than 60 fixed coastal defense guns and 20 field artillery pieces.
Fei Ruhe personally led the troops to receive the fort and cannon.
After taking out the treaty, everything went smoothly, and the fort was soon in Fei Ruhe's hands.
"Stop, this is a Portuguese artillery factory. What you are doing is robbery! The "Macao Treaty" does not specify the ownership of the artillery factory. You cannot take it away at will!" Congressman Masca stopped at the door of the artillery factory.
Tu Tingye said to the translator: "Tell him that I am Tu Tingye, the inspector of the Macau Inspection Department. From now on, I will be responsible for the security of Macau. The Bugalao Cannon Foundry is an out-of-bounds building and must be taken back. The Macau Parliament can only manage residential areas."
!Raise the gun!"
Three hundred firecrackers were raised in unison.
When Tu Tingye saw that the other party still refused to step aside, he shouted again: "Light the match!"
Ma Shika was so frightened that he immediately moved away and said angrily: "War, you are trying to provoke a war!"
The Bugalao Cannon Foundry claims to be the best cannon factory in the Far East. Not only does it sell well in Asia, it can even be sold back to Europe.
The "Shenwei General Cannon" used in the Beijing Gate Tower was produced at the Macau Bugalao Cannon Foundry.
Tu Tingye sneered: "Go in and tell them."
Wang Shengtai walked into the cannon foundry with more than a dozen apprentices and said: "From now on, the Bugalao Cannon Foundry will be renamed the Macau Cannon Foundry. I am the factory supervisor. Your salary will remain the same. If you can
If you improve the craftsmanship or cast the cannon to a high quality, you can get rewards."
A man who looked like both a craftsman and a boss came over and said to Wang Shengtai: "I am Windis Bugarao, and this artillery factory was started by my grandfather. I would like to ask, I still have 15% of the shares.
Do these shares also need to be taken away?”
"You can stay," Wang Shengtai replied, "As long as you have excellent cannon-making skills, 1% of the shares will be left to you. You can only distribute dividends, not participate in management, and cannot leave it to your descendants. After you die, you will
Void."
Windis Bugarao said angrily: "You are robbing!"
Wang Shengtai sneered and said: "Then let me answer you, the cannon foundry is not a leased land. Your grandfather crossed the concession and forcibly occupied the villagers' land. What kind of behavior is this? A robber! I will leave you 1% of the dry shares, which is already a lot.
I’ll give you face. If it hadn’t been for the command of the general town, I would have kicked you out! Either take 1% of the dry stock and continue to cast cannons, or leave the cannon factory immediately!”
Windis Bugarao remained silent and accepted this reality sullenly.
The whole of Macau, as well as the cannon foundry, had already been seriously damaged due to a previous war.
That battle was fought in Shandong.
In the third year of Chongzhen's reign, the Macau Portuguese artillery team arrived in Beijing. The leader's annual salary was 150 taels, with a monthly subsidy of 15 taels; the ordinary gunners' annual salary was 100 taels, with a monthly subsidy of 10 taels. They not only trained Ming army artillerymen, but also went to Liaodong to fight, and in Dengzhou
The cannon casting base adopts gun barrel cold casting technology to triple the range of the Hongyi cannon.
Due to the high wages, Portuguese gunners and gunsmiths kept traveling from Macau to Dengzhou, where they fought on Pi Island until the Manchus did not dare to go to sea again.
In the fifth year of Chongzhen, Kong Youde rebelled and led troops to besiege Dengzhou. Due to Geng Zhongming's betrayal, the gate of Dengzhou fell.
The Ming army either died or surrendered, and the Portuguese artillery team was isolated and helpless, and still fought at its artillery position.
The artillery team under Kong Youde was taught by the Portuguese.
The apprentice beats the master.
40 Portuguese gunners fought until the end when the Ming friendly forces fled and surrendered. 12 were killed, 15 were seriously injured, and the rest were lightly injured. The casualty rate reached 100%.
Kong Youde took away the surviving Portuguese gunners and cannon casters and surrendered them all to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The Manchu Qing Dynasty thus obtained advanced cannon casting technology.
Since then, the vitality of Macau has been greatly reduced.
Half of the excellent gunsmiths of the Bugalao Cannon Foundry were directly lost. Half of the excellent gunners of the Macau Fort were also directly lost.
Wang Shengtai suddenly smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't be depressed. As long as you are willing to teach the cold casting technology of gun barrels, you will receive 1% of the shares and a salary of three hundred taels of silver every year."
Windis Bugarao felt better now, at least her life was relatively prosperous.
Wang Shengtai added: "As long as you work seriously, the chief town will promise you a title."
"A title?" Windis Bogarao was delighted.
"Yes, the title." Wang Shengtai smiled.
Windis Bugarao's grandfather was just a cannon maker, and he was transferred from the Goa gun factory in India. It has been their dream for generations to become a noble, even the lowest baron, earl, and so on.
Enough for Windiss Bugalaw to fight for.
"Dear sir, I am willing to serve you." Windis Bugarao bowed and saluted.
The Bugalao Cannon Foundry was taken over by Zhao Han and officially changed its name to the Macau Cannon Foundry.
…
Macau, where the Portuguese live.
Fei Ruhe shouted: "Put down the guns immediately and disband the Macau Guard!"
Julio, the commander of the Guards, shouted angrily: "I do not agree to sign the Treaty of Macau, and I do not agree to disband the Guards. Damn the rebels, if they want me to surrender, then let's decide the outcome on the battlefield!"
"Dang-dang-dang!"
The parliament bell rang, and several members came running quickly.
The guards murmured for a while and then left immediately. Three hundred Macau guards, one hundred of them Portuguese, raised their guns and pointed their guns at the two hundred Spaniards.
Julio was dumbfounded. Before the Chinese started fighting, his own people started fighting among themselves.
The Governor of Macau, Paulo Paulo, saw this scene at the Government House. He led his people to rush to the parliament hall and roared: "What on earth does the parliament want? Is Macau going to betray the king?"
Speaker Hualiya's expression was cold: "Sorry, the Macau Parliament is only loyal to the King of Portugal."
"The King of Spain is the King of Portugal!" Paulo was furious.
Hua Liya said: "Please leave Ma'ang immediately, you are not welcome here."
Fifty-four years ago, Spain interfered in Macau affairs, and the Portuguese in Macau resisted and expelled Spanish missionaries and friars.
Fifty-two years ago, Macau gained semi-autonomy.
Forty-eight years ago, in compliance with the will of the Queen of Spain, the Governor-General of the Philippines sent a ship to Macau to purchase military supplies, but the ship was seized by the Portuguese.
Forty-four years ago, the King of Spain cut off trade with the Philippines, Mexico, and Macau.
Forty-three years ago, Spanish ships were expelled by the Portuguese.
Forty-two years ago…
The Portuguese in Macau have been resisting Spanish rule and even launched a coup that was suppressed by force.
Now that Zhao Han wants to disband the Macau Guard, the Macau Parliament immediately takes the opportunity to stage a coup.
"God, you can't do this!"
"Go back to the Philippines, you damn Spaniards!"
Large-scale conflicts first occurred in churches.
The Jesuit priests, with a large number of Portuguese civilians, rushed into the Dominican church with clubs. They beat the Spaniards when they saw them, and even the nuns were not spared, and they directly tied up the Bishop of Macau.
The current Governor's Palace was once a Jesuit fort.
The whole city began to become chaotic. Fei Ruhe and several hundred soldiers stood happily outside the settlement area watching the excitement.
Including children and the garrison, the number of foreigners in Macau has exceeded 2,000.
Among them, the Portuguese were the majority, and they began to smash, loot, and burn, targeting the Spaniards. Since the King of Spain ruled Portugal, the number of Spaniards in Macau has continued to increase, seriously harming the interests of the Portuguese. In the past few decades, they have been expelled successively.
Spaniards three times.
"Bang bang bang bang!"
The Macau Guards opened fire.
Two hundred Spanish guards fired at one hundred Portuguese guards.
The original intention of the establishment of the Macau Guard was first to suppress the Portuguese rebellion, and secondly to prevent the Dutch from attacking.
Governor Paulo stood on the spot, the guards started fighting, the church started fighting, and the civilians started fighting too.
There is no need for the Chinese to take action at all, Macau can beat the bullshit on its own.
"General, Dafo Langji (Portugal) can't hold on any longer," the translator reminded.
Fei Ruhe immediately shouted: "Kill!"
"Bang bang bang bang!"
Not long after, Spain was attacked from both sides by China and Portugal and quickly collapsed and surrendered.
Fei Ruhe was about to receive the prisoners when he saw the Portuguese guards and suddenly opened fire at close range. One third of the Spanish soldiers were killed.
The two sides started fighting again, and Fei Ruhe was too lazy to intervene.
Julio, the commander of the guard, was shot and fell down unwillingly, and countless Spanish surrender troops fled towards the seaside.
At the same time, Portuguese priests drove out Spanish priests, Portuguese civilians drove out Spanish civilians, and the Macau Assembly was expelling officials from the Governor's Palace.
Governor Paulo Paulo was driven to the dock, and Speaker Hualiya sternly said: "Go back to the Philippines immediately, and you are not allowed to set foot on Macau soil again!"
A large number of Spanish officials, clergy and civilians, boarded the ship cursing or crying.
Especially the civilians. They left with only the clothes on their backs and all their property was taken away. How can a family survive in the Philippines?
"Wonderful, so wonderful." Fei Ruhe couldn't help but sigh.
Speaker Hualiya ordered the disbandment of the guard, handed all the muskets to Fei Ruhe, and said: "Please abide by the treaty and do not interfere in the affairs of the settlement in the future."
"We always keep our promises." Fei Ruhe said with a smile.
