Facing the faces of lingering fear, Wang Fulin had to explain a few more words: "I just doubt that there is no tangible evidence. Moreover, these people know the value of their goods, but they are still greedy and swallow the elephant, desperately opening high prices. Even if I say there may be traps on the ship, will they listen to me? At that time, I'm afraid we will fall into it together. Take a look."

Zhao Sanmazi was convinced by Wang Fulin. At this moment, he couldn't help but touch the deep scar on his face. He just spoke and suggested, "Why go to the inspection department to report it first?"

"The Inspection Department was originally responsible for street inspections and anti-smuggling, but it seemed that Huang Tianren had done this for the first time. Whether the Inspection Department was really unaware of it or had collusion with the Folang Ji people was hard to say. I sent Chen Atian to the commissioner one step ahead of time. He knew Cantonese and brought my token, so there would be no problem with the communication. But in order to confirm whether the matter was as I thought, let's go to the Virgin Mary of De first! I told Chen Atian to let him go there to meet us."

Although Wang Fulin still did not explain why he went to the Virgin Mary of De, he was confused and knew that the noble god of war. Everyone turned their horse heads with Wang Fulin and looked for it according to the direction they had come before. When they got off the horse, through the gate, everyone could see that it was empty inside, and it was clear that the week had ended at this time.

After looking at the inconspicuous Virgin Church in front of him, Wang Fulin explained to others indifferently: "On this one-acre three-point land in the Mojim, we will make adjustments, prepare for Japanese and inspectors, and do their own duties, but I will not look for them, but I will meet the Catholic Jesuits for a while. Let's go in and find the master here!"

Not to mention Chen Bingchang was confused, even Zhao Sanmazi, who had been with Wang Fulin for many years, was confused. Catholicism? What is that? What else is Jesus? Why have you never heard of it? Is it delicious crispy?

The service was over, and there were only two black priests in the Church of Our Lady of Wangde and the old man in the middle of the robe in the purple-red bishop, the bishop Jia Nailau. As Wang Fulin had guessed before, his Portuguese name was Melgio Canero, and the three words Jia Nailau were transliterated by Canero, which was more in line with the language habits of Ming people. Since he came to Macau and was officially established in the Diocese of Macau, he had agreed to the name Jia Nailau. At this moment, when he saw Wang Fulin's group come in, he instinctively examined the group.

He had lived here for eight years, not only learned Cantonese, but also spoke a very decent Mandarin. It was after he took office that the Jesus established the Monastery of St. Paul, which trained missionaries, and began the process of sinicization. Among these people who are now young, they have a extraordinary momentum. He immediately stopped the two priests who were about to come forward to ask, and took the initiative to greet them very kindly and asked in Cantonese: "The Almighty Lord bless you, do you need any help?"

"May I ask, is it Bishop Jia Nailau?" Wang Fulin did not answer. Instead, he asked the same question. Seeing that the other party was slightly stunned, he nodded, and then he said in official language in a straightforward manner, "I am Wang Fulin, the Censor of the Guangdong Inspector."

Jia Nailaudled suddenly jumped and his first reaction was unbelievable.

You know, he was a Portuguese. Although he had completely settled down after coming to Macau, he also knew a lot about the history of the Portuguese to the Ming Dynasty. Since he came to the Ming Dynasty, the Portuguese first fought head-on and suffered heavy setbacks and began to use roundabout contact. The most successful time even came into contact with the Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty, but later it was rejected because of the change of the throne. The Portuguese, who once coaxed Emperor Zhengde, was exiled from afar. Since then, the Portuguese joined forces with Japanese pirates to rampage the entire southeastern and southern coastal borders of the Ming Dynasty. However, in the end, the military confrontation was completely defeated.

It was after such a lesson that the Portuguese learned their lessons and used roundabout means to rent Macau, and sent troops to help the Ming army fight the rebellious sailors and help the Ming army eliminate pirates, looking like a good helper. Even so, they once provoked and counterattacked in Macau, but they shrank again under the strong pressure of the Ming army. And before and after repeated failures, the Portuguese dealt with Ming officials a lot.

And every time, they went to visit through intermediaries, bowed their knees and expressed their surrender to the officials, and gave them a large bribe. However, except for the Xiangshan County Magistrate who was directly in charge of Haojing, Wang Bai, the deputy envoy of the Haidao who accepted bribes and allowed them to live here, there were almost no senior officials who came to see them such as Portuguese during non-conflict times! In the past eight years, he had an in-depth understanding of the local officials in Guangdong, so he of course knew what the six words "Guangdong Censor" represent. It can be said that this was the eyes of the Ming emperor in Guangdong and was a very important official!

However, after urgent consideration, Jia Nailau decided to believe the other party's words to a limited extent: "What's the point of coming here?"

"I will come to see if the people of the Folang Ji in Haojing are honest and law-abiding, and whether there are illegal things such as abducting, deception, smuggling, etc."

When Jia Nailau arrived in Macau, the Portuguese had completely surrendered after being hit hard again and again. At least they had paid in full in terms of rent and taxes, and they never had to arrears, and they dared not provoke the authority of the Ming Dynasty government. Therefore, he was really nervous about Wang Fulin's words at this time. It can be said that this diocese was built by him, and of course he did not want to be destroyed in his own hands. You must know that the diocese of Macau is a bridgehead in the Far East, responsible for the missionary of China, Japan, North Korea and the Indochina Peninsula. This is the center of the Jesuits' expansion of Catholic faith in the Far East, and there is no mistake.

Even if the person in front of him might be fake, he had to pay attention to it. Moreover, in this brief conversation with Wang Fulin, he keenly realized that the other party was indeed a person from the upper class in China, and a thought suddenly arose in his heart.

You should know that he came here with the purpose of preaching. The reason why he was appointed by Pope Gregory XIII and became the bishop of Macau was not only because there were more and more Portuguese people living here, they were all Catholics, and they needed a manager. Another important task was to go deep into this huge country and let more people bathe in the glory of God. Instead of now, they could not pass the Lotus Stem Gate, and they could not even enter Guangzhou City. The newly-developed religious people were always just the people from the middle and lower classes in Macau.

These ignorant believers even acted to recruit believers on the street like they were recruiting guests, which made him very embarrassed. After several severe obstacles, someone quit the church, so he could only ignore it.

Therefore, even if the Censor in front of him may not be really the inspector, he obviously came from the upper class, a wealthy family, and a good education, but he saw a glimmer of hope, a hope to enter the upper class of this huge empire.

"Sir, I'm worried. We always pay rent and taxes on time every year, obey the jurisdiction and abide by the law." After a series of very beautiful official words, Jia Nailao gave a wink at his two confidant priests and asked Wang Fulin to enter his lounge with a smile and talked in detail. Wang Fulin also gave a wink and left everyone else outside first.

After some greetings and temptations, Wang Fulin said, "Actually, I am very destined to be with Folangji Kingdom. Four or five years ago, I met two Folangji merchants in Putuo Mountain. When I visited the Virgin Mary of Wangde before, I saw this old acquaintance again. I remember that his name seemed to be Sebastian Franco?"

Jia Nailau did not expect that Wang Fulin had dealt with the Portuguese very early, and was such a famous person among the Portuguese in Macau. His eyes lit up and he immediately said with a smile: "What is the Lord talking about Captain Franco? That's really a coincidence. After Captain Franco returned to Portugal from here and inherited his father's baron. He was also fortunate to win the favor of Duke Braganza, marry the duke's niece, a viscount daughter, and also won a new ship, which is the Lisbon, the largest ship on the pier. He came to worship today, just for preparations before leaving tomorrow."

"Captain Franco? Lisbon? The largest ship on the dock?" Wang Fulin had no intention of being happy for the old acquaintance on his face, and suddenly stood up. Seeing Jia Nailau a little surprised, he said lightly, "If my old acquaintance is Captain Franco who was just worshiping here, then when I followed a group of small merchants to the dock, who was Captain Franco whom I met under the largest ship Lisbon on the dock? You know, a man who claimed to be Captain Franco came forward to contact these small merchants, willing to buy their goods at a high price, and ask them to trade on the ship!"

Jia Nailao suddenly understood what Wang Fulin meant, which was actually saying, "Who was lying to people in the name of Captain Franco?"

"It seems that Bishop Jia, I have to say goodbye. It's important. I have to go to the Preparatory Division first. If those three small businessmen really have any problems, I'm afraid I'll inform the General Manager of the Gate!"

Of course, Jia Nailau knew that there were 600 Ming troops stationed on the Lotus Stem Gate, and the leader was a general! It can be said that since the second year of Wanli, the Lotus Stem Gate was built, the Portuguese living here have been subject to the strictest constraints. If there is any excessive action, they may be threatened by food outages and the army's imprisonment. The gate is only opened six times a month, and many people have fought against it. There are also missionaries trying to convince the people guarding the gate to cross the gate and enter Guangzhou City, but the result is not optimistic at all.

If a famous ship like Lisbon had a robbery of wealth and abducting people, how big would the next thing be?

Seeing Wang Fulin nodding slightly, he turned around and left. After quick consideration, he suddenly chased after him with agility that was absolutely different from his age: "Sir, please wait!"

Wang Fulin stopped, but had no head, and only heard Jia Nailou say in a very polite tone: "Sir, we have always been honest and law-abiding. What you encounter should be a misunderstanding. Why don't I accompany you to the dock?"

"Don't worry about Bishop Jia Nailau. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, any cases involving Chinese people in Haojing will be resolved first by the Preparatory Department. If it cannot be resolved, it will be reported to the Xiangshan County Office."

"No, no, if what the adult said is true, then I will definitely get someone to catch the black sheep and send it to the Tutoring Department!"

When he thought of the big consequences, Macau might have become an isolated island again. The missionary foundation laid by so many groups of people in the Jesuits in Macau would be seriously affected. Jia Nailou hated some greedy guys and quickly said a lot of good things. When Wang Fulin finally wavered, he immediately gave another reason.

"Since he knows Captain Sebastian Franco, the real captain of the Lisbon, it's just right. Before leaving the Church of Our Lady of Wonder, he told me that he would go to a famous tavern for a drink! I can send someone to invite Captain Franco over immediately and take him to the dock, so that everything will be revealed and the evildoers who commit crimes will be brought to justice."

"If that's the case, it's best. Otherwise, once things get bigger, it's hard to say what the outcome will be."

Wang Fulin then turned around and saw Jia Nailao quickly step out of the lounge, and then quickly gave the two priests in Portuguese. When they quickly left the door, he saw Chen Bingchang's face tense, and was clearly alert, and couldn't help but smile secretly. He didn't explain anything to his people, and used his eyes to make Chen Bingchang, who was reluctant, and the others temporarily waited for a while. When Jia Nailao blocked the lounge again and closed the door again, he asked leisurely: "I heard that your country's ships traveled all over the world for many years and had been to many places. I wonder if I could take a look at the map of other countries in the world?"

Jia Nailau originally wanted to find some topics to talk nonsense during the next period of waiting for Captain Franco, which would delay time, but he did not expect that Wang Fulin suddenly took the initiative to talk about such a topic. You should know that for the Western countries and navigators these days, the preciousness of the map is self-evident. For some people, a precious map can even be said to be priceless. However, compared to the temptation of going deep into China to conduct missionary missions and the crisis facing him at this time, he felt that the preciousness of the map was to lean back.

So, after thinking for a while, he smiled and nodded: "Please wait for a moment."

It took not long before Jia Nailiao left and returned, but he was holding a wooden box of ordinary style in his hand. He opened the lid and solemnly took out a piece of parchment from it and spread it on the table. Then he raised his hand to signal Wang Fulin to watch it himself. After all, it was one thing, or to copy or draw a gourd again and draw one again. What's more, this was a map annotated in Portuguese. He was very confident that Wang Fulin would let himself explain it in a while. But after a moment, he saw Wang Fulin pointing a finger at one of the positions.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be your country, Bishop Jia, right?"

ps: One update today, two updates tomorrow (to be continued.)
Chapter completed!