When Ye Hua's fleet arrived off the coast of Guangzhou, Yuan Jin and Li Zhong's subordinates rebelled one after another and turned to the Chinese company's fleet in large numbers. Some of Yuan Jin and Li Zhong's subordinates also broke away from the sea life and were no longer willing to be pirates. .
Yu Anfu, the director of the Macau Commercial Office of the Chinese Company and the director of the Military Intelligence Department in Macau, has been busy these days: pirate gangs from all over the coast of Guangdong have sent contacts one after another to gather in Macau. Yu Anfu is responsible for entertaining them.
The various gangs gathered in Macau are quite hostile to each other. Therefore, there have been many fights and conflicts between Chinese gangs on the streets of Macau. For this reason, the Chinese Company Commercial Building Guard and the Macau Municipal Guard have been dispatched several times. .
At this time, Yu Anfu met Bernardo, the director of the Western Bureau of the newly established Ministry of Commerce in charge of European trade. Bernardo's home was already overcrowded. He came to the business store to ask for something.
After the Kingdom of Spain suffered a disastrous defeat in the Second Battle of Manila, the news quickly spread throughout Southeast Asia. The remaining Spanish expeditionary forces in Guam and other places were very clever and escaped quickly. However, the Spaniards in Guam were in the process of returning to the Americas. Encountered a storm, only one boat and more than 30 people escaped. In the sixth month after the expeditionary force was almost completely destroyed, they fled back to the port of Acapua, Mexico.
About November later, the bad news of the Manila fiasco brought by Dutch merchants spread throughout Western Europe. The whole of Spain was also shocked. The Spanish Empire's largest colony in the Far East Pacific was permanently lost.
The Spaniards did not expect that the Chinese maritime power was so powerful. Moreover, the expedition had exhausted the empire's finances. The Spaniards had lost confidence in taking back the Philippines. King Philip II ordered the "vice king" of Mexico to send an envoy. Negotiate with the Chinese company and find a way to earn some face for the lost Philippines.
As a result, the envoy sent by Spain was a Dominican bishop and an important judge of the Spanish Inquisition. He did not do anything for the negotiations. Instead, he came to Macau and joined forces with the local Catholic Church to launch a campaign to expel and arrest dissidents. Christians, new Christians, witches and other actions; the reason is that these people helped the Chinese in the war. So the Spanish failed.
In fact, this bishop with the same name as the founder of the Dominican order was indeed a fanatic of the Inquisition. He stayed in Manila twenty years ago. He couldn't stand anything about the Chinese. 400 years ago, the Dominicans The Episcopal Church soon participated in the attack on the Albigensians, and was entrusted by the Pope to preside over the Inquisition. It was responsible for church courts and believer litigation matters. In fact, until the 21st century before Yin Feng's time travel, it was the Holy See's Doctrine of the Faith. (Reorganized from the Inquisition) and the Supreme Court of the Church are still controlled by its members. Because they instigated anti-Chinese riots in Luzon, they were driven out of all areas controlled by the Chinese Army by the Chinese Company. Therefore, the Dominicans have always been There is deep hostility towards the Chinese.
The Dominican Bishop launched a frenzy of religious persecution in Macau. The biggest target was the fifty or sixty local Jewish "New Christian" wealthy businessmen. Soon the frenzy of religious persecution spread to Malacca, Goa, the Spice Islands and other places. Malacca's The Portuguese authorities and the Macau municipal authorities turned a blind eye to this; the seizure of Jewish property was a good thing for the Portuguese. It could make up for the financial deficit of the Portuguese colonial authorities in recent years.
The unlucky Jews became the scapegoats of the Spaniards. They were arrested one after another and sent to prison. Their property was confiscated, and their wives, children, and children were left on the streets.
Bernard's house is a special exception. A blue cross flag hangs in front of his house.
After repeated dissuasion from the Macau Municipal Council, Bishop Dominic also gave up the idea of sending people to rush into Bernard's house and search his house.
The three main warships of the Chinese Army are cruising off the coast of Macau. Dozens of gunboats conduct shooting training on the west coast of Macau every day. 200 members of the Sailor Musketeers in blue uniforms are stationed at the Chinese Commercial Building in the south of Macau. The entire Macau Municipal Council The Portuguese have long reached a consensus: no matter what, they cannot offend the China United Company. Therefore, the residence of the Bernardo family in Macau has become a refuge for more than a dozen Jews. Among them, there is a Jew who has just arrived from Europe. The rabbi and his family.
Bernardo found Yu Anfu and asked hurriedly: "Miss Li is coming to Nanyang for inspection. When will she arrive?"
Yu Anfu was stunned for a moment. He remembered that Bernardo was also a member of the Business Information Department. He was also the earliest Western major shareholder of the company. He should have his own secret information channel. He nodded: "Yes. The eldest lady has gone south. She said yes. I'm coming to Macau by the way to appease those former Li Dan's subordinates. When will I arrive? I really don't know. It should be within the next few days." Seeing Bernardo's anxious face, Yu Anfu smiled and said, "Master Bei is doing it for himself. I'm worried. That's good. I'll send another 20 sailor musketeers to guard the door for you tonight."
"No, it's not these troubles. Those Spaniards dare not touch me. What's going on is this: you know that I am a Jew. There is a big man in my family hiding in my house. He wants to take his family property to Captain Yin. I think Let them go to Taiwan as soon as possible. And take them out of Macau. They must be protected by force from our company. But it is impossible for me to mobilize the navy fleet. I think you have no right to mobilize either..."
"Yes..." Yu Anfu nodded and asked curiously: "Inform Taiwan and then let the fleet cooperate with the action. It will take at least half a month or a month. There are too many variables... Uncle Bei, you and I are both businessmen. You That big shot in the clan is also a businessman. He joined our company and how much wealth he can bring."
Bernardo smiled bitterly: "He is our rabbi, that is, teacher, master. His family is the largest financial family in our family. What he brings is a financial network all over the world."
Yu Anfu was confused: "Finance."
"That's banks, banks. Banks, banks all over the world."
After all, Yu Anfu is engaged in overseas trade. Hearing this, I couldn’t help but have stars in my eyes...
Li Lihua went to Nanyang because she tried her best to get it from Yin Feng. Originally, after experiencing the war in Java, Yin Feng no longer allowed her to go to Nanyang on business. Li Lihua's goal was too big, and her health was getting worse every year. This time Yuan Jin Li Zhong surrendered to the court again. The former pirates of the Jinghai Gang and some members of the company's early navy rebelled against Yuan Jin and others and wanted to join the China Company again. Most of them were originally Li Dan's subordinates. Therefore, it was the most suitable for Li Lihua to come forward to recruit them. It's appropriate. So, Li Lihua went to Nanyang again.
She is almost thirty years old, but she has not yet given birth to a son and a half for Yin Feng. After diagnosis by many doctors at home and abroad, everyone agrees that the incident in the Macau prison not only seriously injured her, but also caused her She suffered from serious gynecological diseases and lost her fertility... This was a fatal blow to Li Lihua and almost caused her to collapse. Yin Feng asked her to go out to do errands. In fact, he also hoped that Li Lihua could forget about her physical problems at work.
When Li Lihua landed in Macau, Yu Anfu and Bernardo, Colonel Ye Hua of the navy fleet, and Major Lin Shuisheng, the Nanyang general manager of the sailor musketeers, all came to greet her.
Li Lihua nodded to everyone and said with a smile: "Brothers, thank you for your work. It's very polite to welcome me like this."
Everyone knows that calling Li Lihua "Madam" is the best form of flattery. Bernardo said first: "Madam, I have something urgent to report to you. Please be sure to see someone. The matter is very urgent."
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"Okay. I'll go see your patriarch, the rabbi, right away. Let's go to your home." Li Lihua grew up in a Spanish colony. She knew very well the strength of Jewish financiers; many of the monarchs of small European countries owed them Loans from Jewish bankers and financiers. The Jewish trade network throughout the world was connected through these financiers. Therefore, she agreed to meet the rabbi without hesitation.
...Not long after, the Chinese Army Sailor Musketeers blocked the area around Bernardo's house. Li Lihua disguised herself as an ordinary maid and entered Bernardo's house mixed in with Bernardo's entourage.
A 70-year-old white-haired man greeted them in the garden. He touched Li Lihua's chest and bowed without hesitation.
Li Lihua smiled and said in Spanish: "Dear Rabbi, what do you want to do when you come to China?"
The old man raised his cloudy but shrewd eyes and said with a smile: "I came here to find a peaceful land for my people."
Li Lihua stepped forward to help the old man and said with a smile: "Well, I can guarantee you that you have found this land. Our company has opened banks and banks. We have a lot to learn from your family."
...After that, a large amount of Jewish funds from all over the world were concentrated in Taiwan, which invisibly formed some kind of world financial center. Yin Feng especially reached a joint cooperation agreement with the Jews: allowing Jews from all over the world to immigrate to Taiwan, and allowing Jewish businessmen Investing in China Company. Moreover, Jewish financial organizations are allowed to participate in the operation of Huaxing Bank. It also helps expand Huaxing Bank's business scope to Europe, America and other places. In other words: China Company has officially entered the world's top trade and finance network. Gone. China Company’s overseas funds now have a safe and stable storage place. It also enables China Company to mobilize more than 13 million taels of funds at any time in an emergency. This exceeds the Ming Dynasty’s national capital in one year. The total revenue from various taxes is several times higher. Moreover, if needed, this global financial network can raise almost hundreds of millions of dollars for Chinese companies. Of course, this is a theoretical figure. In fact, it is impossible to achieve.
The world's Jews in this era do not have widespread Zionist ideas. Basically, they go to live in whichever country gives them preferential treatment. Moreover, the Jews these days are trying their best to integrate into the mainstream culture of the country where they live. Therefore, the Jews who immigrated to Taiwan were more obedient than any European immigrants. They were loyal to the Chinese company and Yin Feng. They actively asked to join Chinese schools to learn Chinese characters. Even a year later, due to the increase in Jewish immigrants The Chinese army also specially set up a sentry Jewish guard.