Chapter 66 Under the advanced assassination operation
Yin Feng planned the entire operation. As a businessman who frequently traveled to Macau, his goals were too prominent, so the on-site commander was Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao, this former Yazhou government official, apart from being a bit impulsive occasionally, has a very strong understanding and learning ability of various affairs. And because he has been a government official, he has a strong ability to deal with people. Apart from paying too much attention to face, he is pretty good at dealing with people.
Smooth. Therefore, Yin Feng plans to train him as his assistant, equivalent to the head of the bodyguards and assistant to the general manager.
He brought the young man Chen Zhongji to Macau with the intention of cultivating cadres. He now feels that there are too few talents who can do practical things. There are many business talents, but they can do daily administration, logistics services and personnel arrangements for the joint company in a down-to-earth manner.
There are too few people waiting for work; as for those who can independently research and develop firearms technology and shipbuilding technology, there are basically no people.
Therefore, it is not easy to come to Macau. Yin Feng has to do something more: meet up with Colonel Coutre in Macau. The colonel went to Siam to recruit Portuguese mercenaries and asked the Siamese merchant ship to bring a message a month ago; he has already
Nearly twenty experienced mercenaries have been recruited and will soon return to Macau. Among the people recruited are gunners and firearms makers. There is no shortage of skilled craftsmen in China, but the firearms production talents that the company urgently needs are not available.
Looking domestically, Yin Feng still needs people with the latest scientific and technological knowledge from the West, so he can only find them from missionaries from the West.
In addition, Li Lihua, who had been in Taiwan for a month with nothing to do, decided to follow Yin Feng to Macau.
Yin Feng was afraid that Li Lihua would cause trouble if she was idle, so he had to take her to Macau and give her a task: to recruit some Portuguese craftsmen to go to Taiwan.
After returning from Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Yin Feng went to visit local Chinese merchants and discuss the matter of buying shares in China United Company. In just over half a year of operation, the company has already converted almost all the cash raised in the initial stage. The original investors
Many Chinese businessmen who escaped from Luzon no longer have any cash around them. Most of them use money orders from Spain and Portugal, hometown properties, urban real estate, merchant ships, etc. to offset their debts. They don’t have much cash. If you want to wait to go to Japan,
It would take four or five months for the company's merchant ships from Siam, Malacca, Banten, and Old Port to come back with the money.
Moreover, the Dutch will come to Penghu in August this year. These Dutch people who want to open China to trade are the gods of wealth that Yin Feng plans to introduce to Taiwan. To make the Dutch do business honestly with Chinese companies, we have to
Let them see the strength, and all of this costs money.
Li Lihua was sitting in the garden of Bernardo's house, quietly watching the water splashing in the pool in front of the marble fountain. She was playing with a telescope when she saw Yin Feng coming to her side. She smiled faintly and put the telescope
Handed it to him: "Brother Feng, this is the telescope you want. I got it from a Portuguese businessman's house."
Yin Feng took the telescope: "Thank you, how's the recruitment going?
"Through my eldest brother's business partner, three craftsmen, three old seamen and one old mercenary are willing to serve us. The wages we pay are beyond their dreams." Li Lihua said with a smile: "Many people are willing to go to Taiwan.
, even the Jesuit monks want to go.”
"They want to preach," Yin Feng said with a faint smile. Li Lihua has a combination of Chinese beauty and Western charm, and is proficient in Spanish and Portuguese. She is still very lethal to those Portuguese businessmen and sailors.
Li Lihua suddenly turned her head and stared at Yin Feng. Yin Feng looked a little uncomfortable: "What's wrong?"
"Are you going to deal with the Spaniards?" Lihua said in Portuguese, because Chen Zhongji was standing next to Yin Feng.
Yin Feng's expression changed and he did not answer. His action to assassinate the Spanish envoy did not tell Li Lihua. Yin Feng, who was a bit of a political mystique, did not want this beautiful girl to be involved in conspiracy and assassination.
"I saw the Spanish officer Captain de la Cueva on the street. He had a duel with my eldest brother and was injured by his eldest brother, so he has a scar on the left side of his face."
Yin Feng felt something was wrong: "When did you see him, just now?"
"Just now, there was that De Montoya, a businessman who often does business with my eldest brother. I went to his house. They didn't see me, hehe, Brother Feng, but I saw Lin Xiao and other sailor brothers.
We're following them." Li Lihua smiled slyly: "I don't care what you want to do, I just want to ask: Everything you do will not endanger the fate of my eldest brother, right?"
Yin Feng sighed, turned to Chen Zhongji and said, "Ji Zai, go find Lin Xiao and ask him to keep an eye on the envoy Qianla and never let go."
The two of them watched the young man jumping away. Yin Feng shook his head: "I didn't want you to know about this. If we didn't have enough strength now, I wouldn't have done this. We only know that there is a Spanish envoy here.
When I arrive in Macau, I don’t know the specific time and who I will come into contact with, and I can’t alert the Portuguese in Macau or the Ming Dynasty. Don’t worry, as long as these aspects are not alerted, Brother Li Dan will be fine.”
Li Lihua nodded: "I understand." She suddenly winked cutely: "Actually, Brother Feng, I also did something without telling you. Do you remember the financial dispute between my eldest brother and the governor? The governor used his power to embezzle my family's property.
The eldest brother filed an indictment with the Supreme Court of the King of Spain. This indictment has always been with me. I just entrusted a Portuguese businessman in Macau to take it away. As long as this indictment can reach Spain, the Governor of Manila will not dare to attack my eldest brother."
Lihua smiled and walked away proudly. Yin Feng shook his head helplessly: Lihua was still too naive. An indictment could not protect Li Dan. The only thing that could keep Li Dan alive in Manila: Li Dan's whereabouts were unknown.
property.
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Sunday happens to be the Catholic religious festival: Pentecost. The Holy Spirit descends on the 50th day after the resurrection of Jesus. The church stipulates that this day is the festival of Pentecost, so it is also called "Pentecost". It means the visitation of the Holy Spirit.
Visiting the church and believers. During the Mass on this day, hymns and scriptures of "Ask for the Coming of the Holy Spirit" are sung. There are many churches in Macau, and there are churches on almost every street during this period. Those who go to church on this day
There are so many people there, not only Portuguese residents, merchants, sailors and adventurers from various countries, but also Chinese believers in Christianity.
Yin Feng accompanied Li Lihua to St. Paul's Church; this church was not the later famous "Russian St. Paul's", but a small church before the construction of Ruins of St. Paul's. It was located at a higher position. Standing on the steps of the church, you could see hundreds of meters ahead.
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Li Lihua has received Spanish cultural education since she was a child, and she also received Chinese education from a Chinese teacher when she grew up, but she still looks like a Spanish woman at heart. The so-called cultural education in Spain at that time was basically equivalent to religious education, so Li Lihua asked to go to church to participate in the "Pentenan"
Yin Feng was not surprised at the "Mass" on Sunday. What he did not tell her was that the assassination of the Spanish envoy was also chosen today.
Among the people coming and going, the Spanish envoys wore Portuguese civilian clothes and behaved very low-key. Four armed black slaves sent by the Macau Municipal Guard to monitor and protect them were always following them.
Lin Xiao stamped her feet fiercely at the street corner and said to a sailor who was standing next to him: "These gangs of black ghosts have been following you. The first plan will not work. You go to the church and inform the brothers: Get ready to take action. When you hear the firecrackers go off,
Take action."
Captain de la Cueva leads from the monk's residence to the downtown area. This secluded path is the only way to pass. The first plan is to use the revolver to kill them here. However, the four black guards plus
With the guards brought by the two Spanish envoys, the first option was not feasible.
Captain Cueva is a tall and thin man, and I don’t know how Li Dan got it. The scar on his face is very obvious. New Christian de Montoya was obviously worried, and he kept talking to Captain Cueva along the way. Accompanying
The Jesuit monks led the way, and soon we arrived at the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary.
In the small square in front of the church, there are already countless people singing hymns, talking loudly or greeting each other. There are also tourist artists playing and singing in several places, and Chinese acrobats performing acrobatics. Wait for a while.
After the mass, there will be a solemn and grand religious procession, which is a combination of Chinese and Western culture, and there will be a firecracker lighting ceremony.
Yin Feng waited in front of St. Paul's Church, waiting quietly.
Lin Xiao followed the crowd 10 steps behind the Spaniard. He followed them into the church. During the long mass, Lin Xiao's eyes never left the Spaniard for a moment.
"...Ah! People who don't know God's works are really pitiful. They think they are wise, but they become stupid! May God bless them!" The blessing priest finally ended the mass preaching, and the believers began to stand up and sing hymns.
Lin Xiao quietly retreated to the door, still staring at the target.
Yin Feng waited in front of St. Paul's Church, waiting quietly, praying to the God he did not believe in: the action must be successful, and our company must have a period of development.
The believers ended up singing the hymn: "May all honor be given to the only all-wise God, Amen!"
The entire mass is over.
The crowd poured out, and the small square was already filled with drums and music. Masses in various churches ended one after another, and crowds poured out of the churches. This downtown area in the center of Macau became increasingly crowded.
Lin Xiao retreated to the steps of Our Lady of the Rosary Church and leaned tightly against the pillars at the door, watching the Spanish envoy pass by and walk towards the small square.
Lin Xiao raised his right hand, spread his fingers, and waved to Chen Zhongji, who was waiting for his signal in the crowd in the center of the square; this meant that action could begin.
"Crack, crack, crack, crack!" A string of firecrackers suddenly exploded in the crowd. Chen Zhongji threw the lit firecrackers into the crowd, turned around and ran away.
The crowd dispersed with cheers and shouts. From time to time, some people fell down in embarrassment. Some Western sailors took the opportunity to squeeze towards the lady and make noises. A group of armed slaves fired into the air to announce the start of the parade. Various sounds in the small square were mixed together, creating a hustle and bustle.
On the dust. At this moment, no one noticed that a puff of green smoke rose from behind the cross on the roof of Our Lady of the Rosary Church; then, another puff quickly rose.
The black slaves fired guns into the air again, a group of Chinese believers beat gongs and drums, and the black believers sang loudly...
The two flintlocks used by Luo Aquan both came from Luzon Island and were captured by Yin Feng at Dalun Pass. Although there was no need to light the match in advance, the smoke from the black gunpowder used in this period was not ordinary. Fortunately,
This Sunday happened to be a religious holiday, so the sound of firecrackers and the roar of people covered up the gunshots, and no one in the excited and reveling crowd noticed the smoke on top of the church.
Luo Aquan was very confident and immediately retreated with his two assistants after the shooting.
Two bullets, one hit Captain Cueva in the head, shattering the skull and shattering everything in his brain. Captain Cueva was killed on the spot by a bullet from a Spanish flintlock. The second shot was fired at
Jewish businessman De Montoya, but the round lead bullet of the musket had poor ballistic stability after all. This bullet only hit Montoya's left shoulder, and he immediately fainted to the ground.
The crowd couldn't stop in the crowd. After the two people fell down, countless feet stepped on them and ran past, and many people tripped on their bodies. Montoya, who was not dead, was also stepped on half to death.
After a period of confusion, someone discovered that a large pool of blood was expanding under the two bodies.
Women screamed, men screamed, and the crowd jumped out of the way, and two Spanish envoys were lying in a pool of blood. Only then did their guards and black slave guards realize that something serious had happened, and rushed over in panic, shaking already