"I have heard that a sage monarch does not care about gold, silver and wealth, but cares about the honor and disgrace of the country; a benevolent monarch will never allow barbarians to bully his own people. Now the Francois have invaded the Hao territory and set up a council without authorization to manage civil affairs. The barbarians People only obeyed the council, but did not abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty. What's more, they built forts all over the Hao border and set up governors to manage the army. This seriously threatened the safety of the people of the Ming Dynasty. Some people say that they did business with the barbarians. , which is beneficial to the country. I am not opposed to trade, but trade has reached the point where forts have been built, which is beyond my understanding. In the past few times, I came to you and asked you to dismantle the barbarian forts, but you always treated the Tartars in an upright manner. We are unable to fight and refuse to fight. Now that Wuchang has been captured, please show the magnanimity of a wise monarch and resolve this matter. The people of Haojing are waiting eagerly!"
In Changsha City, Zhu Hengjia was enjoying Huang Libin's massage while reviewing memorials. The red sleeves add fragrance, how happy it is!
After reading this memorial by Lu Liuliang, my nose is almost twisted with anger. Such a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, but he dares to order Gu! Can Gu demolish the Franco's fort? You need to teach me? What does it mean to take out the Holy Emperor's power? Tolerance? If you don’t demolish the barbarians’ forts, you won’t be saintly and enlightened?
When he got angry, he yelled two words: "Don't tear it apart."
"Your Highness, what do you mean by 'not demolishing'?"
Huang Wan asked with a pursed lips and a smile, while rubbing Zhu Hengjia's shoulders.
"Alas! It's not like Lu Liuliang is such a arrogant person. His tone is so arrogant that he dares to order him to dismantle the barbarian's fort. He refuses to dismantle it!"
Huang Wan's smile became more and more charming, and Zhu Hengjia was fascinated by it. Of the seven fairies in the harem, only this one was found by herself, and it felt like she was different from the other six arranged by God.
"Your Highness, you are a wise monarch. When reading the memorial, you should pay more attention to the content. If the viewpoint of the memorial is correct, even if the tone is not very respectful, you should show the same attitude as Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty towards Wei Zheng and not argue with him."
Seeing Huang Wan comparing herself to Tang Taizong, Zhu Hengjia was overjoyed. Over the years, Wan'er's ability to please has improved! Yes, yes, Gu Ye feels that he is very similar to Tang Taizong, a man of great talent and strategy, a hero of a generation, and a literary talent. To govern a country, military power can bring stability to the country.
Zhu Hengjia was in a good mood after being lightly patted off by Huang Wan. After thinking about it carefully, the meaning of Lu Liuliang's sparseness was actually correct. The great Ming Dynasty allowed the Yi people to mount cannons on the mainland. This is amazing! However, it would be a pity to demolish these forts. It is better to send troops to take over them. It is equivalent to the Yi people building forts for the Ming Dynasty.
Putting down Lu Liuliang's book, he picked up "Fuding Haojing'ao Yitong Business Book" written by Tong Yangjia, the governor of Liaodong.
"In the past hundred years, the Franzhi people have settled in Hao Jing'ao to facilitate trade. The number has increased year by year and has reached more than thousands of districts. They have been in contact with the Chinese every day, and they have made huge profits every day. The gains are huge, so the whole country comes here. Carrying the old and taking the young with them, they come one after another. I don’t know how many houses have been built now, and the number of barbarians is almost 20,000??"
The memorial introduces the situation of the Portuguese living in Macau in detail. It is very detailed, including how many barbarians there are in Macau, what trade they are mainly engaged in, how much tax they pay, etc. It is written clearly.
Zhu Hengjia nodded, this Tong Yangjia is quite serious in his work.
However, Tong Yangjia's opinions were different from Lu Liuliang's. He felt that the imperial court could obtain a large amount of tax money from trade with the Portuguese every year, and the Portuguese's gun range could make up for the lack of military production in the Ming Dynasty. He should be cautious.
So as not to damage the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Zhu Hengjia thought for a while and realized that what Tong Yangjia said was not completely unreasonable. The fort was going to be taken over. However, the business still had to continue with the Portuguese.
There is also a pamphlet, written by Zheng Feng, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. There are only two sentences in it: "If the supervisor wants to solve the Haojing fort, please choose November, preferably before the end of October. Trade with Japan in the summer
The Portuguese fleet will return in the autumn.
Zhu Hengjia was very emotional. He was worthy of being his confidant. As soon as he asked him, he knew that he planned to attack the Portuguese fort. He even chose the time for himself, before the end of October. From July to October, Macau's
The Portuguese fleet was selling goods in Japan, and there were very few merchant ships left in Macau. This was when Macau's defense was at its weakest.
Zhu Hengjia ordered Zheng Feng, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, to be in charge of this matter, Tong Yangjia, the governor of Liaodong, Jin Weixin, the governor of Guangdong, Sun Kewang, the minister of the Concierge House, Luo Quanbin, the commander-in-chief of Guangzhou, Chen Qice, the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Navy, and Lu Liuliang, the magistrate of Xiangshan County, to assist in the management.
Zhu Hengjia gave Zheng Feng strict orders to resolve the Macau fort issue before the Portuguese fleet returned at the end of October.
Zheng Feng secretly blamed himself for being tongue-tied and telling the supervisor about the Portuguese fleet. Now it's good, it's already mid-July, and there are only three and a half months until the end of October.
The Concierge House was a newly established yamen by Zhu Hengjia that was specifically responsible for diplomacy. It had a third-grade minister, as well as departments for recording honors, guests, Rouyuan, and punishment.
Originally, the diplomacy of the Ming Dynasty was under the control of the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple.
Zhu Hengjia separated the Concierge Court from Honglu Temple and placed it directly under the cabinet, responsible for foreign affairs. He appointed Daxi Army as a demoted general, and Pinglu Hou Sun Kewang was appointed as the third-rank minister and was responsible for the Concierge Court.
Honglu Temple only manages court meetings, good and bad luck, and ceremonial matters, so its power is much smaller.
Originally, Zhu Hengjia wanted to name this new yamen Lifanyuan. Unexpectedly, the officials unanimously opposed it, saying that Lifanyuan was a foreign affairs yamen established by the Qing Dynasty. How could the Ming Dynasty learn from the system of the Qing Dynasty?
Public sentiment was raging in Shantou and threatened to overthrow Changsha. Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhu Hengjia quickly said that he would change the name. It would no longer be called the Lifan Yuan, but the Libin Yuan. When he heard that it was called the Libin Yuan, the discussion stopped and no one objected. This is the ethos of the Ming Dynasty. Few people do practical things, and a lot of people fight for fame.
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"The Supervisory State has asked us to deal with the Franconian forts before the end of October. What do you think? Tell us." Zheng Feng asked Tong Yangjia, Jin Weixin, Sun Kewang, Luo Quanbin, Chen Qice, Lu Liuliang and others from the Yamen of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. .
These officials were all sent by Zhu Hengjia to Zheng Feng to handle Macau affairs. One person can think about shortcomings, and everyone can think about strengths.
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Tong Yangjia spoke first: "Zheng Dutang, all daily necessities in Macau have to pass through the Lotus Stem Gate and be transported from the mainland. As long as we close the gate, Macau will become a dead city. We are not afraid of Franchis." Don’t give in.”
Zheng Feng pondered: "Then according to Tong Dutang, how long will it take after the gate is closed before Fran Jiyi will surrender?"
"The Franchis have inventory reserves, and their merchant ships can also transport supplies from other places. I estimate it will take a year anyway."
"No", Zheng Feng shook his head repeatedly, "I know the temper of the Supervisor State best. He said that the matter should be resolved before the end of October, so it must be resolved before the end of October. One year is too long, I can't wait so long. ”.
"Du Tang, what's the difficulty in this? Just fight it. I heard that the Francois have less than a thousand infantry and only a few warships left on the island. They won it without much effort."
Luo Quanbin and Chen Qice are military commanders with straightforward ideas. No need to talk nonsense, just open the cannon and kill them.
Zheng Feng stared at Lu Liuliang and asked: "Do the Francois in Macau really only have this small force? Magistrate of Lu County, you have been in Xiangshan for more than a year. Let me tell you about the situation of the Francois."
Lu Liuliang coughed a few times. He had hemoptysis. During this time, he had been busy with Macao affairs and worked hard, so his condition became more serious.
After calming down, he stopped coughing and said calmly: "The Francois in Macau have nine hundred infantrymen. They are not many in number, but their defenses are extremely complete. They have built more than a dozen forts and city walls of various sizes. Their The navy only has a dozen warships, but it has more than a hundred merchant ships. These merchant ships are equipped with cannons and can be used as warships, with a navy of six to seven thousand. Fortunately, most of the ships go to Japan to sell goods. Now there are only about ten ships and six to seven hundred sailors on the island. In addition, there are more than 20,000 Francois in Macau, mostly sailors and missionaries. During the fight, the Francois eliminated the 900 infantrymen. , and can also organize two thousand militiamen."
Zheng Feng frowned: "You just said that the fortifications of the Yi people are extremely complete. How complete?"
Lu Liangliu took out a piece of paper and said: "Please take a look at the capital. This is the defense map of Macau I drew. For more than a year, I have often visited Macau to observe the situation of the captives. I have been drawing this map for a long time, and today I finally put it to use. The earth is gone!"
Everyone looked at this map and saw that it was clearly marked on it, where are the small forts, where are the big forts, where are the city walls, where are the wells, where are the barracks, the spacing of the forts, etc., it is clear at a glance.< /p>
Zheng Feng nodded secretly, this guy usually puts a lot of thought into taking back Macau!
Lu Liuliang explained seriously: "Please see, gentlemen, the core of Macao's city defense is the Sanba Fort, commonly known as the Big Fort. This fort is built at the foot of the Fort. It has steep terrain and a vast area. The Governor's Palace of the Yi people was built on
On the big fort mountain, there is Jiasilan Fort to the east from the big fort. This fort controls the waterway of Nanwan. From the big fort to Jiosilan fort, the Yi people built a wall to connect it, which extended from the big fort mountain to the seaside. It was easy to defend
Difficult to attack. In Sai Wan, there is the A-Ma (Santiago) Fort, which contains sixteen cannons, a barracks and a chapel. The A-Ma Fort and the Guia Fort guard the periphery of Sai Wan. In addition, there is the South Ring Fort.
Guard the South Ring; guard the North Bay with the small fort at Beiwan.
Zheng Feng was a little stunned after hearing this. The Yi people had built so many fortifications, and Macau was not easy to conquer!
Lu Liuliang spoke again: "Gentlemen, not only do the Francois have many forts, but they are also in the form of a bastion. Every face of each fort and castle is concave. No matter which point of the castle you attack, you will be attacked.
Attacks from more than one bastion surface are hard to fight, hard to fight!"
Zheng Feng was furious: "You have no plan to kill the three armies! Since you know that the French city of Macao is well-defended and difficult to attack, why do you go to the police again and again to report to the government and eliminate the barbarian forts in Macao as soon as possible? I have already advised you
I'm going to pass you, don't worry about Macau first, just let it go and deal with it after the Qing captives are driven away. You won't listen. If you don't come up with a strategy today, I will definitely go to the supervising country and consult your book.
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Lu Liuliang was stunned: "Don't worry, everyone, I have already formulated a 'Ping Hao Strategy', please approve it."
Zheng Feng secretly laughed. He had already guessed that this kid was prepared. As expected, he wouldn't say anything unless he was forced.
"What's the 'Ping Hao Strategy'? Bring it over and show it to the governor."