Of course, Zhu Youxiao also gave the Portuguese a lot of money, all real money.
On one hand, there was the danger of life and death, and on the other hand, there was the temptation of real money. In this matter, making a choice did not seem too difficult. In this era, these colonists who traveled around the world did not have to think about such things as moral integrity. These Portuguese people were very dedicated and helped a lot in the shipyard.
The artillery factory in Macau also provided a lot of help to the Ming Dynasty in the early stage. After all, they were doing business, and they would sell artillery to anyone who wanted it. Otherwise, where did the artillery on Zheng Zhilong's ship come from?
These Portuguese provided great help to the Ming Dynasty. Of course, it was impossible for them to leave the Ming Dynasty.
They participated in the construction of the Ming Dynasty's military bases. They could be seen in shipyards and artillery factories. There was no way they could leave. Zhu Youxiao would never let them go.
In fact, the East Factory and the Embroidered Uniform Guard had already placed spies around where the Portuguese lived, and even arranged the funeral affairs of these people.
When the Portuguese died, a special cemetery was arranged for them, called the Sino-Portuguese Friendship Cemetery. Their deeds were engraved on the large stone tablet at the entrance and recorded in history books to be passed down.
As for how to record it, Zhu Youxiao was really experienced.
They are friends of the Ming people. After living in Portugal for many years, they came to the Ming Dynasty and yearned for it. So they lived here, helped the Ming Dynasty, and witnessed the friendly exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and Portugal.
There is no need to mention how they were captured and what key role the East Factory played in it.
It never happened at all. Don't slander me. They all stayed in Ming Dynasty voluntarily.
Look at the treatment I gave them. It was quite generous, wasn’t it? And the treatment after death wasn’t less, was it?
Zhu Youxiao was already prepared. Once he had cleared the north (which of course included Japan), when the Ming Dynasty wanted to move south, he would go to the Portuguese.
Speaking of which, among these colonists, the only ones who could and were worthy of cooperating with the Ming Dynasty were the Portuguese.
The Portuguese were now weak, their interests in the East unprotected. The Dutch, Spanish, British, and French were all expanding frantically, and the Portuguese were the ones being bullied. Such people were the Ming's best partners, and indeed, the guiding light.
The Portuguese sailed here from Europe. They have experience and maps. We can cooperate to gain greater benefits.
The world is so big that it’s impossible to take all the benefits in a short time.
Zhu Youxiao was thinking about the Portuguese, while the ship continued to sail.
The ship soon arrived at a seaport.
Zhu Youxiao looked over and found that there were many old ships parked there, some of which were stuck there and unable to move, while others were still able to sail with sails spread.
Glancing at Qi Yuanbi beside him, Zhu Youxiao asked, "Are you almost ready? When will we start?"
"Your Majesty, we can start at any time." Qi Yuanbi said hurriedly.
"Let's start." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said.
With Zhu Youxiao's order, the warships following the big ship began to move out at a high speed.
Zhu Youxiao extended his hand to greet Li Xi, then smiled and handed him a telescope, saying, "Take a look."
Telescopes were already very common in the Ming Dynasty, and there were some outside. However, compared to the Ming Dynasty's telescopes, they were far inferior in terms of sophistication and far-sightedness.
Although Li Xi was the crown prince of the King of Joseon, the telescope was a new thing for him.
He took it and looked at it carefully.
After the battleship rushed forward, it quickly slid sideways.
These ships were not as big as Zhu Youxiao's, but they were much faster and more flexible.
As it slid sideways, the side gun muzzles were exposed. The smaller ones had more than a dozen guns on the side, and the larger ones had as many as forty or fifty.
With a command, they opened fire, and the sound of "boom, boom, boom" instantly resounded across the entire sea.
The shells shot out from the cannon barrels, spinning towards the target ships in the distance.
Then flames shot up into the sky, explosions sounded everywhere, and many ships were blown to pieces.
The Ming warships traveling at high speed were able to hit their targets accurately.
Zhu Youxiao also held up a telescope and kept watching the trajectory of the warship.
Looking at the fragments that were blown into the sky and the splashes of water on the sea, Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied.
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