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Chapter 826 The Emperor's Endorsement
Through the binoculars, Putmans had a clear view of the situation on the shore.First, the general of the Ming Dynasty beat his subordinates, which made him very angry.But what happened next, he couldn't understand.

Logically speaking, the two sides have quarreled to the point of beating people, so the conflict is very big!But in the end, they were untied again, and it seemed that the conversation was okay.Even now, why did this general of the Ming Dynasty come to his side alone again? Could it be that he didn't see the defensive posture on his side?
Under his puzzled gaze, several people went up to the deck one after another through the ladder.Sure enough, there was a whip mark on Aibige's body, which showed that he had read it right before.But it seems that Ai Bige didn't care about the whip marks at all, and just introduced him with a smile: "This is the number one general under the governor of the Ming Dynasty, General Liu Can!"

Then he introduced Putmans to Liu Guoneng, and then he said with a little embarrassment: "I heard some rumors on the road, and I returned to Fuzhou without going to Fuzhou. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, I am going to go to Fuzhou again , to negotiate for our trade between the Netherlands and Ming."

He naturally explained it to Putmans in his own language, and Liu Guoneng couldn't understand it.However, this did not prevent him from observing the situation through his expression.

I saw that the leader of the Hongyi seemed a little surprised, and asked the red-haired ghost who knew Mandarin, and the two of them communicated for a while, as if they were explaining things.After a while, I saw Ai Bige turn around and look at Liu Guoneng, saying: "General Liu, I have already explained everything, everything is a misunderstanding, it's okay, it's okay!"

Putmans also smiled and nodded in agreement.

In fact, the fact that Liu Guoneng came on the warship alone showed that the Ming Dynasty had no malicious intentions with practical actions. Otherwise, there would be no reason for the top general to send him to the tiger's den.Sometimes, some things are difficult to communicate clearly by words alone, but once the actual actions are taken, everything is in the words.

After hearing this, Liu Guoneng glanced at Ma San, and then asked, "I want to know why you guys were doing well before, but then you changed your mind. Not only did you threaten the military ship, but you also wanted to drive the grain ship out of the dock?"

After hearing Aibige's translation, Putmans was a little embarrassed. He didn't want to say it at first, but on Ming's side, the chief generals were all on their own flagships in person, which showed the greatest kindness in themselves.If you want to do business with the Ming country, it is best not to leave any doubts about it, so you can only answer: "A Ming countryman said that he was subject to Aibige..."

Having said that, he pointed to Aibige himself, and then continued: "Zhituo, he said that he found out that your Ming country wanted to annihilate our Dutch fleet. He saw that we brought grain to trade, and he was very sincere but suffered such injustice. Out of righteous indignation, I helped inform the news. He also said that if you don’t believe me, why can’t our warships dock, why the Ming army on the shore is facing a big enemy, and that the general will lead the troops, and when the reinforcements arrive, they will When you start..."

Liu Guoneng couldn't help being very surprised when he heard these words.At this moment, he immediately understood the emperor's intention to let him come here in person, and indeed there was a traitor obstructing it.If he didn't come here, judging by the expression of the leader of Hongyi, he didn't seem to want to say anything, probably he made some guarantee to the traitor.

At this time, Ma San suddenly said: "I am Ma San, Xiaoqi of Jinyiwei, who knows who this traitor is?"

Hearing this, Aibige was taken aback, looking at Ma San, who was not amazing, seemed a little unbelievable.He understands the official language of Ming Dynasty, so he also understands the affairs of Ming Dynasty better.Jin Yiwei is the emperor's pro-army and has great power in the Ming Dynasty.At this moment, he suddenly understood why General Liu Shen changed his way of doing things immediately after Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi bit his ear.

At this moment, he knew that he could offend General Liu Shen, but he could not offend Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi either.Otherwise, even if the local government is willing to do business with the Netherlands, if the emperor's pro-army slanders the emperor, it is likely to change everything.To a certain extent, Jin Yiwei's actions represent the emperor's attitude.

Thinking of this, he immediately introduced Putmans in his native language, and also said what he thought of: "Judging from what happened just now, what this Jinyiwei Xiaoqi showed was all about us Dutch He said that as long as we follow the rules of the Ming Dynasty, we don’t have to worry about anything. Even if the governor of the Ming Dynasty is the same as the previous governors, they are not as big as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. People with the emperor’s endorsement , we must have thought too much."

Speaking of this, he thought that he had actually asked Putmans about the operation of the warship before, but Putmans made it clear at the time that he did not want to name the Ming countryman who tipped off the news, because he had promised not to disclose the news at the time. , He continued: "Jinyiwei Xiaoqi asked that person just now, Your Excellency Governor, that person obviously meant to sow discord, he is not a good person. Jinyiwei Xiaoqi's question, it is best to answer truthfully, even if you offend Liu Can We will not let this Jinyiwei Xiaoqi have any objections to us. Such things are recognized in the Ming Kingdom."

When Putmans heard this, he nodded without hesitation, and immediately answered, and Abigail translated: "I don't know that person, but he is very good at talking. He looks gentle, and seems to be a businessman... ..."

After describing it for a while, Ma San frowned, and asked again: "Can you draw his portrait? Sketching is fine!"

Liu Guoneng on one side has no complaints about being dominated by Ma San in the communication with these Hongyi.Because behind Ma San, standing is the emperor.He was sure that Ma San would never be able to say these words, especially the terms he had never heard before. What Ma San was saying at this time must be just paraphrasing the emperor's words.

Besides, for things like checking people, I am not good at leading soldiers alone, so it is most suitable to leave it to Jin Yiwei.

Ai Bige was also very surprised by this Ma San. Not only could he correctly name the country of the Netherlands, which is different from the name of the Hongyi Hongyi of other Ming people, but he also pointed out a sketch at this time, which obviously seems to be familiar with things other than Ming Dynasty. very familiar.

In front of such a discerning person, he didn't dare to neglect, and immediately relayed Ma San's words to Putmans, and proposed to give a portrait.After getting Putmans's consent, he said with a smile on his face: "Please wait, my lords. There are people on board who can sketch, and they will draw them in a while. Our Lord Governor said that you are rarely here, so he decided to treat you well." For a moment, please don't refuse."

During the speech, I became more enthusiastic, and I also remembered to entertain people.

(End of this chapter)