The Jade Rabbit sets in the west and the Golden Crow rises in the east.筢
Unknowingly, it was time to meet with Bugalu, but this time it was not at the post house in Panyu, Guangdong. Jia Heng chose the meeting place at the Guangdong Navy's Weigang Barracks.
At this moment, the entire Guangdong Navy Navy Guard Harbor was filled with a chilling atmosphere of an approaching storm. Many ships entered the harbor in rotation, naval officers in full military uniforms came in and out, and there were also mules and carriages transporting baggage.
Accompanied by the Han aide Li Han, the Australian governor Sir Bugaru came to the heavily guarded Guangdong Navy stationed in the port with a hundred Portuguese and Han guards.
Bujialu handed the saber in his hand to the guard, looked around, looked at the surrounding ships, and mumbled a few words in Portuguese to Mr. Li.
Mr. Li nodded and reminded.
No matter what, although the equipment and weapons of the Han army were not as good as those of the Portuguese, at a glance, the Han army, whether it was warships or heavy numbers, made the Australian governor not dare to look down upon it.
The Portuguese had occupied Haojing for hundreds of years and had a good understanding of the dynasty that ruled this ancient land. They had also been secretly waiting for the decline and division of the dynasty.筢
Outside the Chinese army barracks, teams of Jinyifu guards were wearing flying fish uniforms, holding embroidered spring knives. They looked alert and stood inside and outside, holding knives on guard.
And Xue Baoqin had already changed into a man's attire and was standing with Chen Xiao. His pretty face as white as snow, even though he didn't wear any makeup today, his pink cheeks were flushed because of his excitement. .
Jia Heng did not go out to greet him, but sat behind the desk in the Chinese military barracks. On the chairs on both sides sat Guangdong's military and political dignitaries.
Not only did the Guangdong General Wu Tao and the two battalion commanders come, but also the Guangdong Chief of Staff Miao Rui, the Political Consultant Liu Xiaoyuan, the Inspector Lu Xian, the Guangdong Metropolitan Commander Fang Jun, in addition to the Guangzhou Prefecture Governor Shi Shuliang and the Panyu County Magistrate. Yao Qitai sits in rows.
Because it involves diplomatic relations, high-ranking officials from both sides attended and testified.
As for Zhou Zao, the governor of Guangdong, he did not come because he was ill.
Jia Heng looked at Bujialu and the other group who entered the Chinese military barracks under the guidance of Li Shu, a hundred households in Jinyi, and said in fluent English: "Sir Bujialu, welcome to the station of the Han Dynasty's Guangdong Navy."
Everyone: "???"
Xue Baoqin on the side was about to translate subconsciously. Hearing this, Tan opened his mouth slightly, and his heart was shocked. The clear and bright eyes under Chunshan's dark eyebrows blinked, and the plump and white face showed a look of shock.
No, how could Brother Heng speak the language of a foreigner?
Me, when did I teach him?
The girl's brain short-circuited for a short while, then she pursed her plump and moist lips and looked at Jia Heng.
Sir Bugaloo also stood stunned for a while, with surprise in his deep eyes, staring closely at the young earl who was wearing exquisitely woven and embroidered clothes.
As a Portuguese nobleman and the governor-general of the Braganza Dynasty, in addition to speaking official Portuguese, he could naturally speak several languages from other countries. At this moment, he looked at the young man opposite him in disbelief.筢
The Guangdong officials in the Chinese military barracks also looked at each other in confusion as they listened to the garbled English. The attendants on the side translated in a low voice, making sure they were not nonsense.
Where did Uncle Yongning learn the Yi language?
Chen Xiao, who was originally standing next to Baoqin with his Xiuchundao in hand, flew sideways into his temples, like a knife cut under his willow eyebrows, and looked at the young man with clear eyes in surprise.
When did you learn this? Could it be that he learned a few sentences from Bao Qin?
The girl frowned and couldn't figure out the reason, so she decided to wait and see what happened.
Jia Heng looked calm and said in English: "Sir Bugaloo, please sit down."
His English is actually quite good. Although he doesn't dare to speak a standard London accent, it is not loose or construction site English, at least it is as good as a rowing boat or a Tucson breaking.筢
After a brief shock, Sir Bugaloo also reacted. With a smile on his face, he also said in English: "His Royal Highness, you really surprised me."
The young man in front of me should be an enlightened earl minister, otherwise based on my understanding of Han officials over the years, they are arrogant and arrogant, and have always disdained to learn the languages of other countries.
Bujialu put away his contempt, and then sat down with his entourage. He was looking forward to this meeting and consultation in his heart.
Bao Qin blinked his bright eyes, looked at the young man with a serious face, and licked his unrouged pink lips. The girl's chubby little hand held a plain handkerchief.
Well, I decided to take another look at the situation.
If Brother Heng knows those two sentences, she will come to the rescue again.
Jia Heng got straight to the point and said: "Sir Bugaloo, your country occupied our country's Haojing twenty-four years ago and signed a lease with our country to live there. Now it has established an army in a grand manner and evaded the rent. This has constituted a threat to our country. Territorial invasion, Sir Bugaru, now on behalf of our country, I am hereby telling you to disband the army that has been formed, to bring all the Portuguese living in Haojing under the jurisdiction of our country's government, and to pay back the rent arrears for the past 24 years to our country. ."
Upon hearing this, Sir Bugaloo quickly said: "Your Majesty, we have no intention of offending your country. Over the years, we have repeatedly requested to negotiate contract renewal with your country, but your government has always ignored it. Later, your country evacuated from Hao Officials in the mirror, we had no choice but to form an autonomous committee in South Australia. Because many pirates came to invade, we formed an army to protect the trade routes. No, those ordinary civilians who could not even become an army were just used for self-defense. "
Sir Bugaloo mentioned the army and changed his words again. There are still subtle differences in the vocabulary in English.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Our country cannot agree with your statement. Those armed forces have sharp weapons and their complete organization is no different from the army."
Bugalu argued: "But our long-distance trade still needs to resist the intrusion of pirates. These are indispensable."
Jia Heng said: "Our country will dispatch a navy to protect the safety of the waterway."
Bugalu said "No" repeatedly and said: "Your country's fleet does not have the ability to sail long distances. If we cross the ocean or strait, and if we encounter pirates on both sides of the strait, we still have to defend ourselves and cannot throw away artillery and muskets. "
This is what Li Han said about retaining the army in another way.筢
Jia Heng said: "But in the Land of Haojing, you cannot install large-caliber naval guns, and you must hand over the relevant weapons to the supervision of our government. At the same time, you must share your gun, ship cannon, and sailing ship technology with our country. You can hire our country's navy to fight pirates."
Bugalu was stunned and asked: "Count, do you know what you are talking about?"
He originally thought that the merchants wandering on the sea were cunning enough, but he didn't expect that this earl, who was born in an ancient country of etiquette, could say such shameless words?
Jia Heng's face did not change and he said in a deep voice: "Of course, even if your sailors are equipped with weapons to defend themselves, only a small number of them can do it. The current number of troops and artillery is obviously unreasonable."
Bugalu frowned and said: "The Australian Governor Guards need at least one thousand. This is the minimum number of guards for our country's governors stationed abroad."
Jia Heng said: "As the governor of Australia, we have never recognized your right to govern Haojing. It's just that you are talking to yourself. The knight's servant guards and the police officers who manage the expatriates can only have a maximum of five hundred people, and our country We need to station troops in Haojing, use the navy to take over the entire defense line, set up banknotes, and tax your country’s cargo ships, just like we did more than twenty years ago.”
Well, the word order of English is inherently different from Chinese.筢
Bugalu's expression changed slightly and he fell silent for a moment.
Jia Heng said: "Sir, the arrears of land rent can be offset by firearms and cannons, and our country can renew the lease for fifteen years. You can provide us with firecrackers and cannons in Haojing as compensation. Our country is very willing to work with you. Cooperate and conduct maritime trade.”
The sausages had to be cut one by one. Now it was just a matter of tricking the Portuguese into using their firecracker skills. Later, it was not to completely expel the Portuguese, but to use this as a window for the Han people to understand the overseas barbarians, and they could no longer close the country in isolation.
Bugalou looked troubled and whispered: "Your Highness, I need to think about it."
Originally, I thought about threatening the mother country to exclude the ship expedition, but now facing such a count who is proficient in English, can it be threatened?
Jia Heng smiled and said, "Absolutely."
At this moment, Xue Baoqin's moist apricot eyes were looking intently at the boy in the python suit. The handkerchief in his hand was squeezed so hard that he was sweating.筢
The girl was so shocked that she couldn't speak. Brother Heng was not only able to say a few words of greeting, but he also seemed to be proficient in the Yi language.
Brother Keheng has obviously never traveled to other countries.
At this moment, under Chen Xiaoying's graceful eyebrows, her clear eyes were shining, and her eyes were filled with splendor. The girl was really surprised.
When I thought about it again, I felt that this was a matter of course.
The holy king controls the world, is rich in the world, and is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. How can he not know the affairs of the foreign countries?
My cousin, he has the appearance of a Holy Emperor!
Bugalu's face looked solemn at this moment, and he was thinking about how to deal with it.筢
Jia Heng looked indifferent and said: "It's already noon now. Sir, you might as well have lunch together. You can think about it slowly. It won't be too late to reply tomorrow."
Anyway, it was Hao Jing who was blocked, not him.
And just when Jia Heng was negotiating with Aodu Bugialu——
Haojing, the official residence of the Governor of Australia
On this day, Bugaloo’s wife Hailey was baking desserts with her daughter Nona.
The woman in her early thirties, even though she had given birth to two daughters, was still in shape. She wore a floral plaid apron around her waist, with her sleeves rolled up. She picked up a bunch of sugar juice extracted from sucrose and poured it into her face. upside down in the gouge.
The maid was busy not far away.筢
Nona made a small dolphin out of the reconciled barley flour. She raised her crystal blue eyes to look at Hailey and asked, "Mom, daddy went to Panyu, when will he come back?"
Hailey smiled and said, "According to the distance, I should be able to come back tomorrow."
Nona's pretty face showed disappointment as she said, "These snacks won't be fresh tomorrow."
As he said that, he looked at Hailey with a serious expression and asked, "Mom, will there be a war in a few days?"
Hailey smiled and was about to speak. Suddenly, at this moment, she heard a burst of noise and chaotic footsteps outside.
"Madam, something has happened." At this moment, a maid with a bucket waist but as fast as flying steps hurried into the kitchen, sweating profusely.
Hailey was startled and looked outside, only to see a dark place standing outside. The leader was Carlos, the captain of the bodyguard of Bugal Road.筢
In addition, there were four or five officers surrounding Carlos.
Hailey was shocked and asked: "Carlos, what are you doing here with so many people?"
Nona also leaned against the door and looked at the men who were fully armed with guns in their hands, and asked: "Uncle Carlos, Uncle Alam, Uncle Gard, you guys?"
Carlos looked at the woman opposite, with a flash of fire in his brown eyes, and said: "Madam, Sir is being detained in Panyu by the despicable and shameless Han people. We want to rescue Sir."
Carlos did not follow Bugaloo to Panyu, Guangdong, but stayed on the grounds of feeling unwell. Then in the afternoon, he falsely claimed that Sir Bugallu was detained by Jia Heng, and then incited Bugalul to stay. The leaders of several teams below.
Alam is Carlos's brother-in-law, and Garde is a general who came without knowing the truth.
In addition, there are two captains in command, Keller and Poole, who are leading the fleet navy to confront the navy surrounding Hao Jing.筢
Haili stretched out her hand to cover her mouth. There was fear on the woman's face, her figure was swaying, and the full moon in front of her was so white that it made people dizzy. She said: "Oh, my God, how could such a thing happen?" Son?"
Nona on the side quickly stretched out her hand to support Hailey.
Carlos said angrily: "Madam, you should teach the despicable and shameless Han people some painful lessons!"
As long as he starts a war, the arrogant earl of Han will get angry and imprison the knight. Then he will write to the king's secretary and his uncle, and the position of Governor Haojing will be his. Mrs. Shi Hailey...
When Hailey heard that something happened to her husband, she was confused for a moment and said, "Carlos, what should we do now?"
Carlos stepped forward, stretched out his hand to support Haili's arm, looked at Haili with affectionate eyes, and said softly: "Madam, just leave it to me. If you defeat the Han army, you can force them to release the knight."
Hailey was in a panic. When she heard this, she was startled and said quickly: "Carlos, we should send someone to ask again."
If a fight breaks out here, her husband will definitely be in danger.
Nona, on the other hand, stared at Carlos with a pair of blue crystal eyes. When she caught a trace of abnormality in the brown eyes, a suspicion flashed in her heart.
Uncle Carlos, he...
Carlos said anxiously: "Madam, they will not let the knight go until they have fought with the Han army. The Han people have always been cunning and despicable. They have always wanted to capture Hao Jing."
After saying that, he turned to look at Nona and warned: "Nona, take care of your mother, let's go and rescue Jazz."
After Carlos finished speaking, without saying a word, he led his brother-in-law Aram and Garde in a hurry, leading a large number of officers, holding firearms, and quickly headed towards the naval defense port in South Australia.
"Boom boom..."
As the sailing ships equipped with Franco cannons and Hongyi cannons bombarded the Guangdong Navy cruising in the surrounding waters, the war between the Portuguese and the Han in the mirror broke out unexpectedly.
The Han army's Guangdong Navy's Folang machine guns were no match for the Portuguese's Hongyi artillery in terms of range, and they initially lost two warships.
The military information was urgently reported to the Guangdong Navy who was guarding the port in Panyu by flying on horseback.
Guangdong Marine Corps Station, Panyu
After a night of deliberation, Bugalu had agreed in principle to the plan to disband the army.
At the same time, it also recognized Jia Heng's previous proposal to exchange the 1.2 million taels of silver rent in arrears in exchange for Hongyi cannons and firearms-related technology.
In addition to retaining five hundred police officers in the army to maintain the daily security and order of the Portuguese people in South Australia, the other military weapons are no longer retained and are instead used as private self-defense forces for the Portuguese people.筢
This is also the negotiation strategy discussed with Mr. Li in advance, which is to consider it for a day to show the difficulty of this matter.
After Jia Heng leaves Guangdong, he will slowly and substantively breach the contract in the future.
In the Chinese military barracks, it was past noon, and the same officials from the Guangdong government as yesterday were sitting around to listen. The two parties had already begun to draw up the original and copy of the lease. This time, they invited staff from Guangzhou who were proficient in Portuguese to prepare the text of the lease.
At the same time, the relevant treaty contents should also be engraved on tablets and erected in the Haojing place.
At this time, Bugalu looked at the boy in the python suit and said with hesitation: "The rent can be offset by the cannons and muskets loaded on the ship, but we don't have much reserves in Hongyi Da, so we need to slowly cast them later."
Jia Heng said: "Our country has previously sent officials from the Ordnance Supervision to inspect Haojing. We can cooperate with your country's craftsmen and introduce technology. At the same time, the technology related to sailboat manufacturing can also be converted into rent and introduced into our country."
As long as the current Han Dynasty learns advanced barrel smelting and forging techniques, he can use his ideas that are hundreds of years beyond this world to create weapons that can greatly suppress bows and arrows. Although they are limited by smokeless gunpowder and bullets, Refined craftsmanship can hardly be called a rifle with technological differences.筢
But even if the improvement of the existing firecrackers can enhance the accuracy and density of some firepower, it will definitely improve the current disadvantageous military situation of the Han army.
Bugalu was silent for a moment, staring closely at the young man with stern eyebrows, and asked: "Your Majesty, how can I trust that your country will not use it for invasion after mastering the navigation, shipbuilding, and firearms skills provided by our country?" my hometown?"
Jia Heng smiled and said: "Sir Bugalu is overly worried. Our country is far away from your country. It is impossible to invade an island country thousands of miles away across the ocean on a large scale. Just as your country cannot invade our country all the way across the ocean, and "Our country has always been a peace-loving country. You can look at the countries in the Central and South Islands. Our country has never conquered them."
Of course, that may not change in the future.
In the past, it was limited by the cost of governance. Now, if we don’t take advantage of the fact that the world order has not yet been established, how long will it take to conquer Nanyang and deploy weapons all over the world?
When Sir Bugaloo heard this, he fell into deep thought for a while.
Xue Baoqin was sitting aside at the moment, looking at the young man who was talking with ease and with bright eyes.筢
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