Han’s Son is Not a Slave

There are so many things in civil affairs, which are even more difficult than running the army. Even if Zhou Shixiang has lived in two lifetimes, it is impossible for him to understand everything about these matters that specifically involve people's livelihood, and it is even more impossible to do it himself. I left it to Song Xianggong and Liao Ruixiang to handle it.

In late June, Zhou Shixiang came with someone.

This person's name is Xiao Bailang, a native of Nanhai, Guangdong. He was famous as a scholar in the first year of Hongguang. Because the Qing army moved south, the Nanming regime was unstable, and the imperial examination was interrupted. Xiao Bailang could not make further progress in the imperial examination. One of the family's maritime merchants went to sea to make a living. Relying on his cleverness, he has learned a lot of foreign and foreign words in the past ten years, and now Macau acts as a general manager for the Folang machine. When Zhou Shixiang was discussing the sale of firearms with those Falang machines in the former cottage, it was Xiao Bailang who was the middle translator.

Of course, Xiao Bailang was not invited by Zhou Shixiang, but was kidnapped, from his home in Macau.

Xiao Bailang was kidnapped from his home inexplicably. No one told him what was going on. He was covered with a black cloth. He didn't know where he was taken. . After being taken to the military commander's mansion, he felt that someone was there, so he hurriedly knelt on the ground as soon as his knees softened, kowtowed his head, and said in his mouth: "The hero spares his life, if you want a ransom, the young man will write to his family, Heroes can talk as much as they want, little ones never say anything else, and they don’t dare to bother the heroes!”

After speaking, he knelt down and didn't dare to move, his body ⑤↘long⑤↘Wind⑤↘Wen⑤↘ learning, w∧ww.c+fwx.ne★t was trembling, I was really scared to think about it. He can't help but be afraid, the kidnappers are very brutal these days.

Zhou Shixiang waved to his guards to take off the black hood on Xiao Bailang's head, and then smiled, "Don't be afraid of Xiao Tongshi. This commander asked you to come here."

Why is this voice so familiar?

After taking off the black hood, Xiao Bailang was still a little uncomfortable and waited to look up. But he was startled: isn't this person in front of him the Ming Dynasty general who wanted to buy firearms with Flang Machine in the former cottage ten days ago?

"This"

Xiao Bailang didn't realize why this chief soldier surnamed Zhou wanted to tie him up, and was stunned there.

"You don't have to be nervous, I won't kill you, I just want to ask you something, but I'm afraid that you won't come, so I have to resort to this and ask someone to tie you up, haha. Handsome is."

Zhou Shixiang didn't care what Xiao Bailang thought, and he covered up the kidnapping in one sentence. Xiao Bailang was still stunned, not knowing what this person wanted to do.

"Oh. Don't worry, I will let you go back after I ask some things, get up and sit down and talk."

Seeing Xiao Bailang still stunned, Zhou Shixiang only said that he was still afraid. It comforted him. Then he motioned Blind Li to bring a chair and motioned for Xiao Bailang to sit down and talk.

"In front of your lord, there's no place for the Caomin, as long as the Caomin stands." As if the chair pierced his butt, Xiao Bailang had no idea of ​​daring to sit at all, standing there clutching his hands, not knowing how to behave.

"I'll let you sit down."

Zhou Shixiang ignored Xiao Bailang and said to himself, "My subordinates said that you are also a scholar?"

Hearing this, Xiao Bailang froze for a moment and said, "Caomin is a scholar who passed the exam in the first year of Hongguang."

Zhou Shixiang nodded: "Since you have fame and fame. Don't just call yourself a student."

"Yes. Your lord."

Seeing the official, the Xiucai claimed that the student was right, and Xiao Bailang replied in a low voice, but he was still at a loss as to what Zhou Shixiang wanted to do when he was tied up.

Zhou Shixiang picked up Wan'er's bowl of sour plum soup and drank a few sips, only to feel refreshed, then glanced at Xiao Bailang again, chuckled lightly, and said, "Don't worry, this commander's words always count, say let go. If you leave, let you go, but before letting you go, you have to answer what Ben Shuai said, if there are any mistakes or omissions, then no wonder Ben Shuai keeps you longer."

Hearing this, Xiao Bailang was overjoyed, and quickly said: "Sir, Caomin students will tell the truth and will never dare to deceive, please rest assured."

"Oh, this handsome can trust you."

Zhou Shixiang did not immediately ask Xiao Bailang about Macau, but looked at this person with interest. From the perspective of his previous life, this is an elite who is proficient in several languages. A diplomatic talent, so that you will not be afraid of being deceived by them when dealing with foreign devils in the future.

Xiao Bailang was a little embarrassed by Zhou Shixiang's look at it, so he said, "If your lord thinks that Portuguese firearms are expensive, the students can make an argument for the lord and let them lower the price. How about the lord?"

"Portuguese?"

Zhou Shixiang tasted these three words, and his eyes were full of interest.

"Portugal is what the adults said about the Flang machine. We also call them the Pu Lidu family here, but according to their words, Portugal is more accurate." Xiao Bailang thought that Zhou Shixiang didn't know the meaning of Portugal, and explained quickly. Down.

Zhou Shixiang laughed: "I know Portugal, and I know where their country is. Well, it's very far away from our Daming." After speaking, his voice changed, "But you said that I invited you all the way, Just to ask you to bargain with the grape people?"

Why not for this?

Xiao Bailang was stunned again, not for this matter, what did the surnamed Zhou bring him here?

"Tell me, why are these Portuguese people raising prices on the ground and driving up the price of firearms several times?"

The Portuguese sold a fire gun for a high price of dozens of taels of silver, which has always made Zhou Shixiang brooding. He wanted to understand how these white-skinned devils who had always maintained a good relationship with Daming suddenly changed their faces and did not recognize Daming. signboard.

"To tell the truth, if only the adults and the family came to buy it, the Portuguese would not do this. After all, they came to our Daming to make money. It is impossible to have money without making money. The Qing army also sent people to Macau to purchase a batch of firearms, so the Portuguese raised the price and wanted to make more money." Xiao Bailang did not hide it and revealed the truth.

"It's that simple?"

Zhou Shixiang didn't quite believe it. He always felt that the attitude of the few grape people to him, the Ming general soldier, was not very friendly when they were in the former cottage.

Xiao Bailang hesitated for a while, he was just a generalist, and the grape man would definitely not tell him what he thought.

"The students guessed that the reason why the Portuguese were reluctant to trade with adults was that they were worried that the Qing army would not let them live in Macau after they found out. After all, the Qing court is stronger than our Ming Dynasty."

After saying this, Xiao Bailang was a little worried that he would offend Zhou Shixiang, the chief military officer of the Ming Dynasty. Even relatives look down on them, not to mention these mercenary guys."

Xiao Bailang breathed a sigh of relief, and then said cautiously, "I don't know what else the lord wants to ask the students?"

"How many Portuguese live in Macau now, and how many are their troops?" Zhou Shixiang asked a question that made Xiao Bailang stay there.

"What, you don't know or don't want to tell?"

Zhou Shixiang looked at Xiao Bailang whose face was cloudy and uncertain, with a faint smile on his face.

"Sir, students dare not answer this question." Xiao Bailang said weakly, as if he had lost his soul.

"Why don't you dare to say it?" Zhou Shixiang walked up to Xiao Bailang with a smile on his face.

"Students are afraid"

Thinking of how the Portuguese would deal with him if he revealed the truth about Macau to Zhou Shixiang, Xiao Bailang couldn't help but be shocked.

What does this Ming Dynasty general surnamed Zhou want to do? The Ming Dynasty allowed the Portuguese to live in Macau. Could it be that you want to drive the Portuguese away now?

Xiao Bailang was very uneasy, vaguely aware that Zhou Shixiang's plans were not small.

"If you don't tell me, this boss will be able to find out eventually, but it will take some effort."

Zhou Shixiang put away his smile, looked straight at Xiao Bailang, and said, "You are not only a citizen of my Ming Dynasty, but also a scholar with great fame and fame, and you know a lot about the words of Fulang, so you can only do this in Macau. It’s a waste of a little knowledge, um, how about this commander protect an official from the court for you?”

"Your Excellency wants to give such benefits to students for no reason. Students don't have merit and no salary. I really don't dare to ask for it." Xiao Bailang gritted his teeth and refused this very tempting offer. The Portuguese knew that Daming was going to die, not to mention he was a Han Chinese.

"You're a smart person, you know that you won't be rewarded without merit, but as long as you tell me the truth about the Portuguese in Macau, you will be rewarded." Speaking of this, Zhou Shixiang's face suddenly sank, "If you don't tell me, But this handsome man is not such a good-natured person, I can't say that this handsome man really wants to be a kidnapper and tear up the ticket!"

"Ah! My lord, this..."

Xiao Bailang was frightened by Zhou Shixiang's intimidating words. He is not someone who is not afraid of death, but he always feels that he has sold his boss like this, and he seems to be sorry for the boss. In the past few years he has been working as a general manager in Macau, the Portuguese have not treated him badly. Not only did he buy a house and settle down in Macau, but he also got a high salary every month and lived a very happy life. So I was very confused and didn't know how to choose.

"You talk or don't talk!"

Zhou Shixiang signaled slightly, and the blind Li Heihe smiled and took two steps towards Xiao Bailang with a big hammer. If it is not soft, it will be hard. ~www.NovelMTL.com~ Zhou Shi believes that this Xiao Bailang can really keep secrets for the Portuguese.

Xiao Bailang, who was thinking about all kinds of thoughts, caught a glimpse of the blind man Li's one-eyed unkindness, and then looked at the big hammer in his hand that had not been wiped away. Now, no matter how good the Portuguese are to themselves, is it as important as their own lives?

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Students are willing to talk!"

"Okay, is this my Ming people!"

Zhou Shixiang smiled and pressed Xiao Bailang down and sat down. After the other party spit out the details of the garrison of the Macau Vineyard Army, he laughed again.

Xiao Bailang asked nervously, "Does your lord really want to send troops to attack Macau?"

"How is that possible! Is this a foolish person like that? Since I am allowing them to live in Macau, then as an official of the imperial court, I should respect the court's advice, but I am only allowing the Portuguese to live in Macau, but not the Macau was sold to them, so I, Daming, still have jurisdiction over Macau and the right to garrison the army, so this commander is going to send a note to those Portuguese, telling them that my Daming army will be stationed in Macau!" (To be continued.)