Soon, this group of Portuguese missionaries received a blow.
He interceded for the Dutch, but he himself suffered the consequences.
For a while, I complained endlessly and tried my best to cry out for injustice, but it was of no avail. After all, they were unreasonable.
Many people don't understand why the Portuguese insist on leaving Macau, even if they cheat and rob it.
In fact, this is Portugal's most helpless choice.
The Portuguese people need Macau, regardless of its size, but they need a transit station, or a place to stay.
Because household registration in the Ming Dynasty was strict, it was even more difficult for Westerners to do business directly on land.
Therefore, we can only rely on middlemen to maintain business, and the Portuguese can't do business floating on the sea, right?
Furthermore, in the Far East, the Dutch have Batavia, the Spanish have Jakarta, and the Portuguese are weak and have few soldiers, so it would be good to have Macau.
Haven't you seen that the English can only watch helplessly?
With the emperor's order, the Portuguese immediately tasted the power of imperial power.
The small Macau is surrounded by hundreds of government officials in Xiangshan County. It has no water and no food. It can be said that it is catching a turtle in a urn.
Governor Hickey, who had just arrived, was astonished. He stood in front, looking at the weak Akito and the waving sword, and frowned:
"I never thought that the Dutch problem would be solved, but we would be hated by the Ming Emperor."
"I heard that Father Tang Ruowang followed the Tatars to the north and angered the young emperor."
The speaker looked like a gentleman, leaning on a cane and wearing a silver wig. He said with emotion: "This is the territory that we have worked hard for hundreds of years."
Wasiki was silent.
"My Lord Governor, there are only a hundred Akito in front of us, and we have more than a thousand musketeers. If we directly defeat them and capture them, Akito will definitely negotiate."
At this time, there was an eager businessman who was full of adventure with a big belly. He looked like he came from Goa, and the smell of spices was extremely strong.
"This is not Goa, Mr. Rodoni."
Vashiki shook his head and said: "In that part of India, there are many states. Even the central government cannot order those kings. Spending a sum of money can make the ignorant states surrender."
"And in the Ming Dynasty, we have a larger area than India, and the army is more powerful. If we take action first, the Ming Emperor will never give up."
"Yes!" The speaker on the side also sighed: "For the sake of mere officials, this emperor has mobilized 30,000 troops and thousands of ships. If these people come to Macau, they may not be able to occupy any land."
"We must not use force. There are women and children behind us."
Soon, the magistrate of Xiangshan County came swaggering, showing off his style, and said condescendingly: "Listen, you barbarians, Macao is the land of the Ming Dynasty. Now I am letting you stay here for the time being. I don't want you to be ignorant of the king, build the city wall privately, and then install an army." , the sin is unforgivable..."
"The current emperor is wise, mighty, and benevolent. He only takes back the land he borrowed temporarily and does not offend anyone. Why don't you shed tears of gratitude and thank the emperor for his great kindness?"
"Your Majesty the Governor——"
"Mr. Governor, what should we do?"
The congressmen behind him shouted one after another. They were reluctant to part with such a good place, let alone their family property.
Wasiki looked at this group of crude and vulnerable troops, wishing he could just let the army defeat them.
But he understood that in this way, the two countries would have no room for change, and the business would be completely ruined.
The Portuguese came to the East not to occupy land, but to do business.
"Tell the magistrate that we understand the emperor's order and will return Macau in three days."
Wasiki said feebly, with humiliation written all over his face.
Macau was lost just one year after taking office. It is really a shame and a great humiliation.
But there is no way. It is absolutely thankless to be at odds with such a huge empire.
Tens of thousands of residents in Macau had to hurriedly pack up their belongings, get on boats, and go to Damuan for repairs.
After the establishment of the Taiwan Government, the people were welcomed. The Ming Emperor even issued an imperial edict allowing Western barbarians to settle freely in Taiwan, as long as they obeyed the Ming Law.
After all, the narrow Macau is too small and is only suitable as a stopover, not a place to settle down. Many people from Japan used to go to Taiwan during these times, and now they continue to do so.
"Macau is gone!"
The only people who are most reluctant to leave Macau are Governor Wasiki and the powerful MPs. Their faces are full of reluctance.
No matter how small Macau is, it is still a piece of meat!
After regaining this area, the city walls were demolished and many houses were occupied by farmers. Only the church still stands.
For hundreds of years, Portugal has served as a transit point for the Far East and a base camp for missionaries. It is not uncommon for people in Xiangshan County to believe in God.
When Yang Tingjian, the prefect of Taiwan, learned that nearly 10,000 foreigners had entered the country, he was shocked and his first reaction was to intercept them.
But he was immediately dissuaded by his staff. They were homeless and were forced to come to Taiwan. They were taking care of the emperor's funeral, so they couldn't come here blindly.
"Since the establishment of the Taiwanese government, people from all provinces have come in an endless stream, and the Western Yi people are no less generous. There were originally ten thousand people, but now there are ten thousand more people. The big officials are probably all Yi people."
Yang Tingjian became dissatisfied. He originally wanted to turn Taiwan into a land of kings, but with so many Western barbarians coming, how could they turn it into kings?
"Dong Weng, these high-ranking officials from the West want to buy land and houses, and they all have to pay deed taxes..."
"You're right!"
Yang Tingjian reacted instantly. The emperor wanted him to benefit the trend, which was different from the mainland.
"That's all, for the sake of Taiwan, I can only feel aggrieved."
In fact, the arrival of Westerners has added a lot of scenery to the officials.
Not to mention other things, blacksmiths, carpenters, missionaries and others all got together, speaking unskilled Mandarin, and got busy in all walks of life.
After Macau was gone, Taiwan served as the nearest communication point. Many merchant ships came continuously to supply supplies, which contributed a lot of tax revenue to Taiwan.
The biggest change is the shipyard.
For example, on the mainland, the most advanced technology is the shipyard controlled by the imperial court, and it will never be exposed to the public.
But in Taiwan, those Western barbarians started to build shipyards one after another. In just six months, three shipyards were erected to repair and maintain the ships that settled there.
Those poor people who migrated to Taiwan also had room for a while and worked as workers to earn money to support their families.
The prosperity of merchant shipping also brought about the development of the banking industry.
Many banks also settled in Taiwan to provide loans to European businessmen, and then turned their attention to the Han people.
The Ming Dynasty asked people to borrow money, while the Xiyi people asked people to borrow money.
This kind of bank account, which was very different from that of the Ming Dynasty, was immediately welcomed. Many bold people were jealous of the profits from running ships and immediately took out loans to buy ships.
As a result, Taiwan Mansion became extremely lively.
Yang Tingjian, who knew nothing about finance, felt baffled, but he understood that this was a change brought about by the Xiyi people.
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