Chapter 315: The gunboat is the truth
Gan Hui didn't wait long to set foot in the wharf area when he saw an official from Annan riding a horse, followed by a group of people quickly.
The Annan official is about forty years old, his appearance is the standard Annan monkey face, and he wears official robes similar to the Ming Dynasty. Because he is small and his clothes are big, he feels like a file and a coat.
He rolled off the saddle and got off his horse. He ran so fast that the black hat and hat were crooked. He was straightening his clothes and came over to the obvious leader of the group of people, Gan Hui, bending over and arching his hands, wrinkled and said: "The official Ruan Fuan, It is the local prefect, sincerely fearful, welcome to the country’s envoys, may I ask..."
Gan Hui said in a loud voice: "My lord is the Governor of the Southeast Mansion of Ming Dynasty, General of Ming Hussars, Commander of the Taiwan Guard, Fujian Coast Defence Guerrilla, Guangdong Coast Defence Guerrilla, His Royal Highness Yan Changwu is traveling. I am the Deputy Chief of Staff Gan Hui under his seat. Call me the vice seat of Gan!"
Nguyen Phuc An didn't dare to take Yan Changwu's series of titles lightly, and worked hard to remember them!
How dare you not remember, there are so many cannons!
Both sides exchanged greetings, Ruan Fuan asked Gan Hui to show his face and move to his official office so that he could entertain the distinguished guests from the celestial dynasty!
Gan Hui accepted his invitation, followed by a group of hundreds of musketeers as his guard of honor. Those musketeers were specially selected ceremonial soldiers, all of whom were over 1.8 meters tall, tall and mighty!
The noun is called "Gao Dawei", and the other noun is called "Rough and Hard" or "Rough and Large".
In ancient times, people were short, but nearly a million people in the southeast province can still gather these tall guys, especially some children catching up with a good year!
Young Master Yan seized power in 1625 AD. Now in 1631, when the children in the Southeastern Prefecture were twelve years old, if they were adequately nourished and had enough iron to exercise, they immediately sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain, five or six years of work, when When they joined the army at the age of seventeen or eighteen, they were very tall!
They competed with the Annan people around them, and the Annan people became monkeys in seconds.
Seeing those tall and bright people, look at the guns they bring, a flintlock gun!
Nguyen Phuc An was very polite, and followed Gan Hui a half step behind!
His name shows that he is a close relative of Lord Ruan, and he is noble in the Ruan Dynasty. He is also quite arrogant. Even the red hair fan is a Diao-like, but in front of this group of Ming people, he is very humble.
Seeing that he knows how to do it, Gan Hui doesn't stop at it, and is polite to him.
The atmosphere is mellow!
Go to his official office, the two stone lions in front of the door, similar to the official office of the Ming Dynasty, but it seems more petty.
This official office is newly made, but the old yamen of the Ming Dynasty are more dignified than theirs.
No way, the ability of a copycat is not something everyone can do.
Nguyen Phuc'an's official office was condescending, and he could look out to the port. No wonder he came so early just now.
Asked Gan Hui to sit on the main seat, and Nguyen Fuan yelled the pretty maidservant to bring him silver basins to wash his hands and fragrant tea.
The two sides sat down, and Nguyen Phuc An talked about his admiration for the kingdom of heaven, like a surging river, endless!
Gan Hui was false and conspiring, and deeply appreciated his behavior!
Then Nguyen Phuc An gave a gift, three gifts, one for the labor expenses of the Southeast Fleet, which amounted to 10,000 Spanish silver dollars! The other is for Yan Dashao, and it is also 10,000 Spanish silver dollars! To Gan Hui's, three thousand Spanish silver dollars.
Gan Hui accepted all of them, but he would not accept the silver dollars given to him, but would pass them to the public house, even Yan Changwu's.
He is the first ruler not to accept gifts!
Although he is also a family member, he divides the gifts very clearly. The money he earns is recorded in the public account. As for the gifts, some gifts are not easy to realize (the gift is given to you by outsiders, it is a kind of heart, do you dare to sell it?) An exhibition hall was specially established to display.
As for the gifts for subordinates, subordinates can buy them if they like them, otherwise they have to be cashed out or sent to the exhibition hall.
One advantage is that sometimes Yan Changwu will pick up the precious gifts in the exhibition hall and give them to his subordinates.
Gan Hui gave back a hundred barrels of rum and 100 packets of sugar, plus some dried venison and silk, nothing more.
The gifts of the two parties were not equal, and the Annan people paid more, but there was no way. Who would give so many cannons to others, but give less, for fear that they would think they were sending beggars.
However, Nguyen Fuan also dared to pay, which made Gan Hui look at him with admiration and was even more polite.
People respect you, at least three feet.
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Nguyen Phuc An asked cautiously: "Dare to ask why your army came?"
"We are here for the exercise. The army can't just stay in the port. We are training at a long distance..." Gan Hui was mad, and Nguyen Phuc An's eyes blinked, wondering who would be unlucky!
He has been in Hoi An for a long time, and he has seen Hong Maofan’s splint ships come and go, but he has never seen such a large splint fleet open. No, they are not armed merchant ships, they are professional warships!
I don't know who was unlucky. Fortunately, the leader of Ming Ren was very polite to him, and Ruan Phuc An knew that his family was safe, so he was a little bit more confident.
Then Gan Hui talked about the need for supplies and made a list, but he declared: "Give you the money at the price, so you won't lose out. Of course, it would be better if you give some discount."
"Okay, of course, of course!" Nguyen Fuan repeatedly said, calling a master, planning, and giving a preferential price, and then sent people and Gan Hui's officers to busy with supplies.
At noon that day, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Nguyen Phuc An entertained Gan Hui and his party for a sumptuous meal. Unexpectedly, the dishes were authentic Southeast Asian dishes, such as fried oysters, shochu snails, and deep-fried squid (squid). , Southeast Meatballs, etc., I asked, there are a lot of Hokkien people in Hoi An. The dishes are novel, and the officials of the Nguyen Dynasty prefer to eat. This is a manifestation of Chinese food conquering the world.
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After eating Southeastern dishes, Gan Hui returned to the pier, and someone immediately reported: "Many guests came and left name stickers and gifts. We have invited several people headed by them to sit in the cabin."
Entering the cockpit, seven or eight Han Chinese merchants immediately stood up and saluted Gan Hui. Three of them were still wearing official robes of the Ming Dynasty. They were one Tongzhi and two prefects from the donated officials.
Gan Hui is very enthusiastic to them, not high posture!
The officials in the southeast prefecture are generally friendly, and they are based on Yan Changwu's teachings. Everyone understands the truth: What are you doing when you are fighting the country!
Unite all those who can be united, treat them better, and make them willing to give more money and build more cannons.
Gan Hui communicated with them happily and learned that there are quite a few Chinese in Hoi An!
Hoi An is the earliest Chinatown in Annan. Since the opening of the port in 1615, many Chinese from business have come here to do business, and gradually take root and form a prosperous Chinese community. There are many Chinese guild halls, including Chaozhou Guild Hall and Fujian Guild Hall. , Guangzhao Guild Hall, Qiongfu Guild Hall, as well as imperial temples, Buddhist temples, and ancestral halls of various surnames.
The Chinese businessman who donated Tongzhi was a native of Fujian, named Shi Tongan, and said with a smile: "The locals here are generally lazy and have poor intelligence. Sometimes we are engaged in construction, so we have to hire workers from our hometown..."
The two sides could talk about entering the alley. At the moment, Gan Hui followed them to the Chaozhou Guild Hall and the Fujian Guild Hall, and first went to the Mazu Temple to offer incense.
