The Macau Speaker led people into the basement of St. Augustine's Church. However, he only found a few monks tied into rice dumplings. He quickly grabbed a "zongzi" and shouted loudly: "Oh God, that Chinese Where is the girl? Is she still alive?"
The monk from the Goa Inquisition took a breath and said: "I don't know. Last night, we were knocked unconscious by a sudden attack from behind. It was like this when we woke up. The Chinese girl was missing."
The speaker slumped down and sat on the ground. He didn't care about the dampness and mud in the basement: "It's over. It's over now. That Mr. Yin will raze Macau to the ground."
Sheriff Riccardo, who followed the speaker to rescue people, was relatively calm. He quickly called the priest in charge of the church: "What's going on? Where is Miss Elizabeth?"
The priest looked at the people in the basement. He was surprised and speechless for a long time. After a long time, he said: "This morning, Father Giannilu of the Inquisition and some people in black went out through the side door of the church. They took the Chinese girl with them. With..."
"Where did those men in black come from?" Riccardo asked: "Where did they go?"
"They are said to be mercenaries from Goa. They said they came to protect Father Giannilu from escaping Macau."
The Speaker who had just stood up felt like he was struck by lightning. He sat down on the ground again: "The person was taken away. It's really over now. This damn Janillo."
At this time, a black servant ran over and said in a panic: "Father, the Chinese army surrounded the church and pushed a cannon over. They said that if they don't let people go, they will fire cannons to destroy the church. "
The presiding priest of St. Augustine's Church was shocked. He grabbed the black servant and said, "What are you talking about? A cannon. How dare they aim the cannon at the holy church."
Riccardo said calmly: "These Chinese are not believers. They won't care. Mr. Speaker, Father. If we don't go out and explain, they will really open fire."
Yin Feng led Yan Siqi, Lin Yue and other personal guards through the deserted streets of Macau. In the distance, the gunshots of the Dutch continued indiscriminately. The Dutch were responsible for attracting the attention of the Ming Dynasty officials. They had already overfulfilled this task. .And the harvest was abundant. The cost of participating in the siege of Macau was fully compensated.
What Yin Feng is most concerned about now is Li Lihua's safety. When Mr. Speaker timidly told him that Li Lihua was missing, Yin Feng stood at the gate of St. Augustine's Church. Anger couldn't help but rush up from the bottom of his heart. Reason told him . He should restrain his emotions. But when he saw the groveling and wretched expressions of the speaker and the officiating priest, he could not suppress his anger. When he first came to Yazhou, he had an excessive sense of justice and his impulsive personality caused him a lot of problems. Trouble. Although his character has become much calmer in the past few years. He holds the power of the company and can decide the fate of thousands of people with one word. He cannot be impulsive.
This time he couldn't help it anymore. He said coldly to Yan Siqi: "Zhenquan brought people in and ransacked the church. When he couldn't find Miss Li, he set it on fire."
Yan Siqi has been making a living at sea since he was a child. He lives in the lowest class of pirates and fishermen. Japanese pirates, Buddhists, and red-haired ghosts have all caused him a lot of trouble. Only when he became a subordinate of Yin Feng did he start to feel confident. He wanted to make trouble for those Fanyi. So he hated and looked down upon these Fanyi from the bottom of his heart. If Chen Zhongji, who was knowledgeable, was here, he might have persuaded Yin Feng. After receiving the order, Yan Siqi waved his hand without hesitation: "Brothers. Come on."
The members of the Sailor Musketeers had been waiting impatiently for a long time. They agreed with a bang. Several sailors waved their matchlocks and drove the priest aside. They all broke into the church together.
When Yan Siqi prepared to burn down St. Augustine's Church, it was already noon. The priest, the priest, a dozen priests, and black slaves were all driven to the street in front of the church. A dozen sailors set fire to the church. The matchlocked muskets were watching them. Mr. Speaker kept crossing himself on his chest and murmuring something he was talking about.
A small group of Dutch people walked through the streets here. They came home with large and small bags in their hands. Everyone was smiling. They bowed to Yin Feng who was standing on the street and thanked Yin Feng for giving them such a good opportunity to make a fortune. One of them was The Dutch armed merchant ship captain who participated in the war was a big red-haired man. He was two meters tall and looked like a typical descendant of Nordic Viking pirates. He ran over as soon as he saw Yin Feng. Lin Yue, who had always been wary of foreigners, immediately stood up I came out and wanted to stop him, but I was hit by the big red-haired man and staggered. I almost fell down. But the red-haired man came to express his gratitude. Regardless of whether Yin Feng wanted to or not, he hugged him tightly. Showing affection: "Captain Yin, you are my friend. You are a friend of us Dutch people." He shouted loudly in Portuguese.
The guards were shocked and didn't know what to do. But one thing was clear; this red-haired giant had no ill intentions.
Yin Feng finally broke free from the embrace of the big red-haired man. He took a few steps back. He waved his hand to let Lin Yue, who was unconvinced, step back. He said with a smile: "Mr. Fanni Visser, you should have returned home with a full load this time."
Fanny Visser's last name is Visser, which means "fisherman" in Dutch. However, according to Yin Feng's understanding, it is still a question whether this guy's ancestors have any contact with fishermen. It is probably more likely that he is a pirate. Fanny Visser He laughed loudly. The sound shook the whole street: "Of course. Of course. We are all grateful to you for giving us this opportunity to make a fortune. There will be such a good thing next time. Remember to call me."
He turned to look at the Chinese sailors at the door of the church who were holding torches and preparing to set fire to it. He nodded and said, "You want to burn the church. It is a Spanish pagan thing. We will help you burn it."
At that time, the Dutch were too lazy to distinguish between Spanish and Portuguese people. They all called them "Specks" and "bacon slices." The big red-haired man Fanny Visser roared. Yin Feng didn't have time to react. A group of Dutch people threw away their looted property and rushed towards the church. Yan Siqi saw that the Dutch also lit torches. He hurriedly said to his subordinates: "Why are you just standing there? Do it quickly."
Sailors from China and the Netherlands started a fire-setting competition. St. Augustine's Church was suddenly enveloped in fire. Thick smoke filled the sky over the entire city of Macau. The sailors from China and the Netherlands laughed together. The Portuguese Speaker of the Macau Municipal Council sat blankly. On the ground, the priest knelt on the street and kept praying, crying bitterly; several black servants gathered together and trembled, holding the crucifix rescued from the altar.
Suddenly, a sailor came hurriedly from the other end of the street, shouting as he ran: "The captain has been found. Found him."
Yin Feng was ordering the sailors to control the fire and prevent it from spreading to surrounding buildings. The Dutchman had already left. At this moment, he vented his frustration and became more awake. He hurriedly ordered people to put out the fire. Suddenly he heard "The man has been found." " shouted. I was overjoyed and grabbed the visitor: "Have you found Miss Li? Where is she?"
"In the medical center next to the main church of Fanseng. Ji Zai is asking Dr. Fo Langji to treat Miss Li's injury." The person who came was the sailor of the Feilong. Yin Feng seemed very unhappy when he heard that Miss Li was injured. . comforted him excitedly: "Don't worry. Miss Li just has a flesh wound. It's nothing serious..."
"What do you know? A woman's skin and appearance are very important..." Yin Feng muttered a few words. He pushed him and said, "Quickly. Take me there. Quickly."
Li Lihua's mind was very clear. The physical punishment was far less harmful than not eating or drinking for the past few days. But she was very happy. The hero in her mind appeared again just like the time in Manila, bringing a fleet to rescue her. In the dungeon, she couldn't see or hear anything. But she firmly believed that Yin Feng would definitely come to save her.
After this incident, the feelings between the two people that were previously suppressed by secular habits and religious customs no longer require any avoidance or cover-up. Yin Feng rushed into the hospital and desperately held Li Lihua in his arms. Ji Zai and Yan Siqi held The stunned Portuguese doctors all rushed out and closed the door.
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Missionary Baradas was finally allowed to go ashore. He entered the city of Macau and found that the city was much less destroyed than he had imagined. Now, the Dutch had withdrawn and returned to their own ship to divide the spoils. The Portuguese in Macau began to walk out of their homes cautiously. They found that the Chinese sailors patrolling the streets were very disciplined. They even guarded some unguarded shops to prevent robbers from entering. As the Portuguese in Macau and the Chinese United Company regarded themselves as A new business agreement was reached. On the third day after the fall of Macau, the Chinese company's navy began to retreat. At this time, Macau had begun to recover. Pedestrians had begun to appear on the streets. Some shops owned by Chinese had opened for business.
The agreement between the Portuguese City Hall and the Chinese Company was officially signed today; the Chinese Amama City. This is the full name of Macau acquired by the Portuguese. This time, it completely succumbed to the gunfire of an armed group composed of businessmen. This has never happened in Chinese history. What happened was the first time since the Age of Discovery that the Western maritime powers surrendered to China's civilian maritime forces.
Wang Zhi, Xu Hai, Lin Feng and others before the China Company had no solid base and no political and economic support from the court. It was difficult for the government-business alliance to expand the larger overseas trade market. Because the support boundaries of the court bureaucracy were limited after all. Once Leaving the sphere of influence under their jurisdiction, they will no longer have the ability and certainly no interest in motivating continued support for overseas business groups.
Those bureaucrats who collude with pirate merchants are actually only concerned about the division of short-term interests. They are not interested in overseas development that involves huge risks, so they will not devote the slightest effort. Therefore, those pirate merchants who violate maritime restrictions can certainly gain short-term economic benefits. interests. However, without the support of political forces, it is impossible to obtain a solid base in the mainland. Without a base, the China Overseas Business Group Alliance is destined to lack cross-border political and economic support when it develops overseas. Therefore, it is impossible to obtain long-term economic returns. In the end, it makes China's economy and trade have long been stuck in offshore areas. In the end, it was vulnerable to the mercantilist trading system formed by alliances between Western countries and merchants.
Baradas watched the China Company develop and grow. He eagerly found Guo Jujing. The two were not too interested in the fate of Macau. Instead, they discussed the mysterious figure Yin Feng together.
Guo Jujing sighed and said: "This person should not exist in China today. I have written to Father Matteo Ricci, the head of the Chinese Diocese, requesting that Taiwan be upgraded to one of the sub-dioceses of the Jesuit Chinese Diocese. You will be Bishop of Taiwan. I also applied to go to Taiwan for inspection. Brother Baradas, what do you think?"
Baradas thought for a while and said: "There should be no problem with the religious environment in Taiwan. I think I can persuade Captain Yin to expand the scope of Catholic missionary work. The problem is not here...Businessmen in this Eastern country, no matter how strong their capital, are. They operate business alone or in private partnerships; while Europe organizes joint-stock companies that engage in trading activities around the world, just like the Dutch East India Company. The most important thing is that European businessmen have state support. The royal family and national governments provide The expansion of these overseas businessmen provided the backing to attract various dispersed funds to invest in various business ventures: therefore, European capital could be easily mobilized to invest large sums of money in various overseas enterprises. Eastern businessmen were influenced by themselves or their partners. People's financial resources are limited. No one can *expect to compete with powerful merchants backed by national strength. The Chinese merchants' "single-handed" is ultimately because they were ruthlessly abandoned by the court. I heard before coming to China that in 1585, three Chinese merchants came to Mexico with their goods. Eventually they reached Spain and various kingdoms beyond. There is no doubt that these three Chinese merchants were as eager to pursue wealth as the Spanish or the Dutch! But they sailed to avoid them of the government. Not as a special envoy of the government.”
"What do you mean by this?" Guo Jujing was a little confused about Baradas talking about business issues.
"What I mean is that the Chinese Company is a group similar to the European Joint Stock Company. The only difference is that although it does not have the support of the national court, they have obtained Taiwan as a solid base. They also have the support of Chinese people from all over the coast; relying on China Endless human and financial resources. It is emerging as a very powerful force in the East Asian sea. Such a miracle is all due to the efforts of one person. Yin Feng."
Guo Jujing smiled coldly: "Father Baradas, you are also so concerned about matters other than serving God. No matter what the nature of this Chinese company is, at least it is beneficial to our missionaries now. I know What you mean is that you are worried that the Chinese Company will become a threat to the Portuguese colonies in Asia. But at least we can now use the power of the Chinese Company to expand the scope of our diocese. And if what you say is true, then we will be even more We need to strengthen contact with Yin Feng."
After the Chinese Company withdrew, 200 armed sailors were left in Macau as the escort for the newly opened company's commercial building. They were known to the outside world as the Chinese Self-Defense Force. They were under the jurisdiction of the Macau Municipal Council. Before the Sino-Japanese trade fleet returned to Macau, these The "Chinese Self-Defense Force" has become the only armed force in Macau today.
Guo Jujing followed Baradas to Taiwan. On the way back to Taiwan, the two Jesuit missionaries had trouble eating and sleeping, because the entire fleet not only added thousands of people, but also suddenly added countless cargo requirements. All the space on the ship was used, so the two missionaries had to sleep on the same bed at night.
The additional people were Danmin sailors and Guangdong pirates recruited by the company along the Guangdong coast. This also included Brother Meng, a dock coolie who helped Han Jing at the Guangzhou dock. The extra goods were compensated by the Portuguese in Macau. In return for the compensation, Yin Feng even sent people to loot all the weapons and equipment in Macau.