Fo Langji's filial piety is not worth risking his own future for this matter. Even if he has no future, this naval officer who comes from nowhere does not seem to be a person who intends to reason.
.
He raised his head and looked at the officer in front of him and the girl next to the officer. He looked over their heads and looked at the warship behind them. The warship was indeed in the style of the Ming Dynasty and the flag of the Ming Dynasty. However, which navy it was, he
But I was a little unsure.
Seeing that he stopped talking, Jiang Wan looked at Jose with sharp eyes: "Are you still going to stop me from going ashore?"
"I didn't mean that!" Jose said seriously, as if he didn't see the little conflict between Jiang Wan and the county captain next to him: "I just don't understand, Sir Jiang Wan, please come to my Haojing
Macao is a guest, but why are we bringing troops? This can easily cause panic among the residents of Haojing Macao!"
"Haojing'ao is not a safe place!" Jiang Wan gave him a cold look: "At least, the fact that my shop here was looted by thugs proves this. If no one has protection, I dare to come here.
Come?"
The scene suddenly became quiet, but Jiang Wan didn't give the other party much chance to think about it: "Why, even if Mr. Jose doesn't invite me to your chamber of commerce to have a good discussion about the transaction between us, he doesn't intend to let me."
Do you want me to enter Hao Jing'ao, or do you plan to explain everything clearly to me on this pier?"
Jose glanced at the county captain and saw that he was studying the seagulls on the mast of the ship in the distance. He knew that this man was probably hopeless.
He grimaced and reluctantly got out of the way: "Your Excellency Jiang Wan, please!"
The crowd gathered around the two people and headed inside Hao Jing Ao, while the county captain who was counting seagulls on the side seemed to have been forgotten. When everyone passed by him, he stayed on the pier for a while, then turned around and left.
Go in another direction.
I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. He has to inform the county magistrate as soon as possible. If this posture is not managed well, there will really be a fight.
An hour later, in the Xiangshan County government office, the magistrate Yu Chunsheng, who hurried back from the countryside to the county government office, looked at Chen Yue in front of him: "What do you mean, Fo Langji is acting like a monster again?"
"This time it's not the Fo Lang robot who acted like a monster!" Chen Yue pondered for a moment: "It seems that the Fo Lang robot has caused a big trouble and they are here!"
"What does it have to do with us to come to our door when they come to you!" Yu Chunsheng sighed: "As long as they stay in Haojing'ao and don't come out to harm the people of Ming Dynasty, I will let them die!"
"Oh, my Lord County Lord, hasn't the imperial court been looking for Mr. Fo Langji to buy cannons? When this trouble came to our door, Mr. Fo Langji gave up his job in anger. In the end, he was unlucky.
Not our Xiangshan County!"
Chen Yue shouted: "I rushed over as soon as I received the news about the Folangji people. There were two warships and hundreds of soldiers. This time the Folangji people caused a lot of trouble. I looked at those soldiers.
, I also said a few words to their officers, they are not our soldiers from Guangdong, and judging from their accents, I am afraid they are from the north!"
"What?" Yu Chunsheng's eyes widened: "How much trouble have these idiots caused? They all brought warships with them. This matter is too big for us to handle!"
"You really don't care?" Chen Yue said with a bitter face: "Is nothing going to happen?"
"What could be going on!" Yu Chunsheng waved his hand: "You shouldn't go, we should just pretend we don't know anything about this!"
The two people discussed how to deal with this matter at the county government office. Anyway, they planned to pretend to be dead. Unfortunately, they wanted to avoid the incident, but the incident came to their door relentlessly.
Just when the two of them had made their decision, someone came to the door. Not only did they come, but they also came with a piece of paper.
"Someone came to file a complaint, saying that they wanted to sue the Fanren Chamber of Commerce in Haojing'ao for conniving with the gangsters and looting their shops!" The officer who came to report also had a very exciting look on his face: "They asked the elder to seek justice!"
"Go away, when did we in Xiangshan County take care of these things? A bunch of barbarian dogs bite dogs, I don't care about these nonsense!"
"But it's us who are from the Ming Dynasty who filed the complaint!" The yamen officer brought the paper up. Yu Chunsheng only glanced at it and knew that the paper was written by Sun Mazi, who had been helping people learn the paper at the yamen gate for many years. However, the content on the paper was different.
It made him stand up immediately.
"Dongjiang Town Councilor Jiang Wan?"
"Why did the general from Dongjiang come to Guangdong?" Chen Yue was also dumbfounded. If he was really a general, the two warships and hundreds of soldiers would be understandable.
"Is this the general here in person?" Yu Chunsheng ignored him and asked the officer who came to report the news.
"It's a little girl..." the Yamen servant said hesitantly: "However, we did bring some soldiers. It doesn't look like they are here to complain, but like they are here to cause trouble!"
"What are you making trouble? This is because I want this officer to witness the dispute between them and Fo Langji!" Yu Chunsheng scolded: "Please come in, please don't go to the court. Please come to the back office and be polite!"
Chen Yue also wanted to follow the yamen servant out, but Yu Chunsheng called him: "Don't leave, we can't escape this matter, let's listen to what the other party has to say!"
After a while, a little girl came in with a few sturdy soldiers looking around. Seeing that she had left a few soldiers at the gate of the back office, Yu Chunsheng breathed a sigh of relief. At least it seemed,
The other party is not unreasonable.
"Hey, you are here too. I remember you, the ninth-grade county magistrate!" Jiang Yanran saw a familiar face as soon as they met and smiled at him: "Then this should be the county magistrate.
!”
"I am Yu Chunsheng, what do you call me girl? Who is Jiang Shenjiang?" Yu Chunsheng had a smile on his face. While serving tea, he asked the little girl in front of him to sit down.
"Seeing as you speak so kindly, you must be a good official!" Jiang Yanran said with a smile: "I am Jiang Yanran, and I am here to file a complaint on my brother's behalf. These Folangji people are so outrageous. Our Jiang family is here.
They actually dared to send people to rob the shop and drive all our people away. You are the parent officer here, so you won’t ignore this matter!"
"Fo Langji people don't have the courage to do such nonsense!" Yu Chunsheng said with a smile: "Did you make a mistake?"
"You mean, our Jiang family has falsely accused these Folangji people?" Jiang Yanran glanced at the other party: "Well, that must be the case. Our Jiang family has nothing to do after we have enough to eat. My eldest brother is on his way to Dongjiang Town to take office.
I have nothing to do, and I have to go all the way around to come to you just to falsely accuse these Folangji people. It sounds quite reasonable!"
"This...this is not what I mean!" Yu Chunsheng shook his head: "It's just that in this kind of matter, the public is justified and the mother is justified. In the trial, it requires witnesses and physical evidence. It is not that simple..."
"What the Lord County Lord means is that Haojing Ao is leased to the Folangji people. I, Xiangshan County, have no interest in what happens there!"
Chen Yue suddenly interrupted and said, this little girl ridiculed his county captain for being a ninth-grade official, but he was never happy!
"Oh!" Jiang Yanran nodded, took back the piece of paper she had on the table, folded it slowly with her little hands, and then put it into her arms: "It's enough to say no earlier, why are you asking for any personal or material evidence?
, then my Jiang family will not be able to sue you for this!"
"Under normal circumstances, it is indeed the case!" Yu Chunsheng smiled and nodded: "As far as I know, Fo Langji is quite sensible, and Jiang Shenjiang is full of martial virtue. I don't think Fo Langji doesn't know what to do.
Made it!”
"Okay, then we know!"
Jiang Yanran stood up and walked outside. After walking a few steps, she turned back and asked, seemingly a little uneasy: "What happened over there in Haojing'ao is all handled by Fo Langji himself. We
Daming doesn't care about it, right! Can I tell my elder brother this?"
Yu Chunsheng thought for a while, smiled and nodded.
The girl skipped away. Chen Yue looked at Yu Chunsheng, and Yu Chunsheng looked at Chen Yue. The two of them always felt that they were sending each other away so easily, which seemed a bit unexpected.
"What kind of general is this? He won't bear grudges against us for this matter!" Chen Yue muttered: "We have not given him any face!"
"So what if I have a grudge!" Yu Chunsheng snorted: "A foreign military general is still planning to interfere in my local government affairs in Guangdong. It's really ridiculous. Ignore him and just pretend that this thing never happened!"
"No, I feel like something is going to happen!" Chen Yue suddenly froze: "We in Xiangshan County don't care about Hao Jing'ao's affairs, does that mean that if Fo Langji suffers a loss in the hands of this general, we will
We can’t help them stand out anymore. If this Folangji guy gives up on the artillery thing, it’s us in Xiangshan County who will be the one to take the blame!”
"You underestimate the Fo Langji people too much!" Yu Chunsheng waved his hand: "The Fo Langji people are afraid of us in Xiangshan County. That's because we represent the imperial court. The dispute between this general and the Fo Langji people is theirs.
Personal grudges, just two warships and a few hundred soldiers, causing the Folangji people to suffer, don't even think about it!"
At the same time, Hao Jing Aoli.
Hundreds of heavily armed soldiers from the Ming Dynasty entered Haojing'ao, which immediately made the atmosphere in the huge Haojing'ao tense. The streets that were not very lively in the first place suddenly became more deserted. Anyone who didn't want to provoke them
Those who were in trouble had already retreated into their houses, watching the soldiers running around on the street.
It turns out that the old site of Sihai Trading Company has changed its owner. It is said that it is a wealthy businessman from Luzon. He also brought about a dozen guards. As a result, he was surrounded by hundreds of people, with countless black muskets with their muzzles closed.
The guy vacated the place in a hurry. He probably didn't even have time to clean up the house's soft goods before he was driven out by these ferocious Ming soldiers.
The Victor Chamber of Commerce Guards have been monitoring the actions of these Ming soldiers, but it is obvious that they have no intention of interfering with each other.
Seeing that these soldiers not only occupied the big house of the wealthy businessman, but also unreasonably drove away all the residents of the row of houses around the house, and lived in peace of mind, these people huddled in the house were all
We were exchanging glances, wondering if things were going to change in Hao Jing'ao.
Until this time, these Ming soldiers and the escorts of the Chamber of Commerce have maintained restraint. Everyone in the town knew that the two groups of people would definitely clash, but no one thought that the place where the conflict first broke out was
It will be at the entrance to Hao Keng O.
At that place, someone from Xiangshan County was guarding it, and someone from the Victor Chamber of Commerce escort was also guarding it. However, dozens of these heavily armed Ming soldiers went over to drive people from both sides away, but the result was bloodshed.
.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty opened fire without hesitation, and it is said that they killed several people in the escort team at that time. However, the government officials in Xiangshan County on the other side of the gate ran away without a trace as soon as the gunfire rang out.
When the escort team from the Chamber of Commerce heard the news and prepared to rush over for reinforcements, the Ming soldiers in the town had already put up a fighting posture to intercept the opponent.
The escorts faced off for a while and reluctantly retreated. As a result, these Ming soldiers now control the entrance to and from Haojing'ao into Xiangshan County.
"They want to control that place, let them control it!" Hearing Andre's reply, Jose felt a little tired: "This is meaningless. The dock is in our hands. What they did is just to prove that they dare to use force.
That’s all!”
"Three members of the escort were killed and four or five were injured!" Andre is now one of the captains of the escort. Because of his loyalty, he is also the most trusted by Jose.
"You deserve to die!" Jose said with a sullen face: "Don't give them a reason to have an attack. You have already told them to be patient, and you still want to fight with the other party. Jiang Wan is trying to establish his authority!"
"This is not the way!" Father John, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: "Legalally, they are the rulers of this land. If they are willing, anyone who fights against them can be labeled as a thug by them!
"
"Only in legal terms, but Haojing'ao is still decided by our Victor Chamber of Commerce!" Jose said: "This is the land of our kingdom, even if it is not now, it will be in the future!"
"No, no, no, I didn't mean that!" Father John said: "I just said that the other party's purpose is not the governance rights of this land, isn't it? From the beginning, the other party wants to negotiate with you
The compensation agreed between you two, Mr. Jose, you have never given the other party a clear answer, and you are not even willing to talk to the other party, showing a resistance. Mr. Jose, let’s change the angle. If you are the Ming Dynasty’s
General, what do you think?"
"I won't think about this matter from the other side's perspective!" Jose shook his head and replied seriously: "I just know that I have been threatened and the interests of the kingdom have been violated. In this case, talk about
Any compensation will not result in a fair outcome!"
"Then what do you mean, do you want to eliminate them or expel them?" John said with a smile: "I think it was originally just a commercial dispute. Do you, Mr. Jose, have to escalate it to a war between the two countries? If
If something like this really happens, I am sure that the person whose interests will be harmed the most will definitely not be the other party, but you, Mr. Jose. After all, the other party has no interests at all in this place! "