These people are naturally the Portuguese who occupy Macau.
Compared to the powerful Spanish and Portuguese at the beginning of the Age of Discovery, the Spanish and Portuguese are now beginning to decline.
Although the powerful and invincible Spanish Armada was still sailing on the sea, it had suffered heavy damage after so many years of war with Britain.
Moreover, now that the Dutch have risen and begun to challenge the status of the Spanish fleet, the Spanish fleet has had an even harder time; and in the Ming Dynasty and along the coast of Southeast Asia, the status of the Spanish fleet has become even worse.
In Macau, thanks to the protection of the Ming Dynasty, these Portuguese were able to barely survive, but once they left the Ming Dynasty's protection, they would surely be devoured.
The Dutch have been eyeing the Ming Dynasty for a long time. Now they have occupied Taiwan and Penghu, and even want to attack the Ming Dynasty. This shows how proud they are.
The Portuguese were having a hard time. Zhu Youxiao believed that if he extended an olive branch, the Portuguese would definitely be willing to help the Ming Dynasty.
Even if these Portuguese were unwilling to help the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao believed that he could convince them. After all, his ability to persuade people was still very strong.
This time, Zhu Youxiao sent Qi Yuanfu to ensure that everything would go smoothly.
"When you get there, go find a man who founded a cannon factory in Macau. He's a foreigner named Peter Bogarao."
Zhu Youxiao had a deep memory of Peter Baccarat, because the cannon factory in Macau was called the Baccarat Cannon Foundry.
Most of the copper needed for the Bugalo Cannon Foundry was purchased from Japan, while iron ore, sulfur and the like were sourced locally from areas adjacent to Macau.
The cannons produced by the Bugalao Cannon Foundry are divided into two types: iron cannons and copper cannons. The iron cannons were created by Chinese workers, and the copper cannons were created by the Portuguese. They have a long range and are durable.
During the Anglo-French War, the famous British general Clarendon used bronze cannons produced by the Burgard Foundry to great effect in the Peninsular Campaign. By this time, the foundry had grown into a substantial enterprise, producing not only cannons but also cannonballs, gunpowder, and even bronze church bells.
What Zhu Youxiao had to do was to find Peter Bogarao and keep him under control; all the useful Portuguese in Macau should be moved to the new city in the capital.
Zhu Youxiao was well aware of the Ming Dynasty's current disadvantages. Although the Hundred Craftsmen's Academy produced many things, most of them were military products, and they were all things he had created too quickly. To put it bluntly, there was no foundation.
These things look lush, but they are actually castles in the air.
In terms of natural sciences, the Ming Dynasty had begun to lag behind, and without a scientific system, it would be very difficult to develop and research independently in the future.
This time, Zhu Youxiao brought the missionaries to the capital and asked them to translate more than 7,000 books for this purpose.
Those 7,000-plus books were all treasures that Ginniger had collected in Europe. For this purpose, he had traveled to various developed countries in Europe, collecting a wide variety of books, from art to culture to various industrial books. Once these books were translated, they would help fill the gaps in the Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, there are various experimental equipment and scientific instruments, which are currently lacking in the Ming Dynasty.
As for the industrial system, the current craftsman system of the Ming Dynasty was not rational at all. Although Zhu Youxiao did not want to reform the system, he could build new factories.
The Ming Dynasty did not have a standardized factory system at all, so it needed to be introduced from another direction. The best direction was naturally the Portuguese artillery factory.
The Ming Dynasty wanted to build ships, and it also needed an artillery factory. Zhu Youxiao was not interested in the artillery factory's ability to build cannons, but in some other things.
With those more than 7,000 books, plus the Portuguese in front of them, the Ming Dynasty could make up for some of its shortcomings in foundation.
With these things, Zhu Youxiao believed that with the wisdom, manpower and material resources of the Ming people, rapid development was only a matter of time.
What's more, Zhu Youxiao had already asked people to search for books across the country, preparing to organize and compile them in the large library, and had already gathered personnel.
In the fields of nature, science, medicine, etc., he sought out those experts and asked them to write books. With such a cultural heritage and scientific research team, coupled with his own guidance, Zhu Youxiao believed that the Ming Dynasty would usher in a blowout development of natural science.
As for the ideological aspect, there will be new collisions. However, there are some things that Zhu Youxiao needs to guide and protect well, and there must be no problems.
The ideological foreshadowing that had been planted earlier was now being unearthed. The students of the Royal Academy would become the vanguard of the new ideological trend in the Ming Dynasty. This matter would definitely have a very positive effect.
Once these foundations are laid, it will be time for the Ming Dynasty to take off.
Qi Yuanfu didn't know why His Majesty asked him to find Peter Baccarat, but he would carry out His Majesty's orders to the letter.
Qi Yuanfu said directly: "Yes, Your Majesty. Don't worry, I will find this Peter Baccarat."
"You won't be going alone to Macau this time." Zhu Youxiao looked at Qi Yuanfu and said, "I will give you 3,000 men and horses, and grant you the power to make decisions on the spot. You can mobilize the troops in Guangdong. No one in Guangdong can hinder you."
"In addition, I will ask Wei Chao to accompany you to invite those Portuguese to Beijing and move their artillery factory here."
"Tell them that if they are willing to come, money and other things will not be a problem. Moreover, I can trade with them, open ports in Shandong and Tianjin, and allow their merchant ships to dock. If they don't come, it will be your turn."
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