Fernando resigned as Macau Speaker at the end of last year and handed over the rights in his hands.

Although it is a bit regrettable, this is not a bad thing for Fernando. After all, the position of Macau Speaker is of great importance, and it is rare to be able to sit in this position for ten years. It is natural to continue to do it, but it is inappropriate to maintain this position for a long time to be inappropriate for his family's future.

Whether in the East or the West, the two sides actually have similar views on politics. Fernando is a smart man. At present, the military ministers of the Ming Dynasty only serve two terms, let alone the small Macau?

So two years ago, Fernando took the initiative to make the request to step down last year, and arranged for handover with the successor, and expressed his loyalty to Zhu Yicheng in this way.

The reward he received was extremely generous. Not only did he gain a good reputation in Macau, but in order to commend his behavior, Zhu Yicheng promoted his title from viscount to third-class earl when he was officially awarded the title, thus becoming a member of the true Ming Dynasty honorary group.

After leaving office, Fernando was hired as a senator by the Macau local government. In addition, he continued to serve in the Ming Dynasty and was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

However, on weekdays, Fernando still stays in Macau most of the time, and only goes there a few times a year. In addition, he is not very interested in politics, but is more interested in business.

On this day, several guests came to Macau. Fernando, who received the information in advance, greeted the dock himself. When the leader got off the boat, Fernando quickly stepped forward.

"William, I didn't expect you to be sent here this time." Fernando was a little surprised and greeted the people kindly.

Isn't it William Adams, a man wearing a red robe for senior Ming officials, who clearly looks like a Westerner?

William Adams is also an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but compared to Fernando in Macau, William Adams's position is real. At the same time, he continues to serve in the Assistant Office and is responsible for the trade work of the Ming Dynasty and overseas countries.

In terms of real power, William Adams is much higher than Fernando after resigning, but his title is not as good as Fernando. William Adams is currently just a viscount. But the two are old friends, and as naturalized officials of the Ming Dynasty, the two have a good relationship in the Ming Dynasty and have worked together many times before.

"Your Excellency, I haven't seen you some days, and today I still have the same style as you see it." William Adams smiled and saluted Fernando. Their Chinese language is now very fluent, and if you just listen to the sound, you can't hear the accent of the naturalized Chinese.

On the dock, the two sides exchanged a few greetings, and then got off the carriage that had been prepared long ago under Fernando's arrangement. As for William Adams, he naturally boarded Fernando's carriage, walked with him, closed the door, and the driver drove the carriage, and the horse's hooves knocked on the bluestone road, making a crisp sound, heading towards the hotel Fernando arranged for them.

"I wonder if you are ready to go to Myanmar this time?" William Adams asked bluntly in the carriage.

Why did the other party come to Macau? Fernando had already received a message from the capital. This time, William Adams led the team from the capital to the south, first to stay in Macau, and then will go directly from Macau to Myanmar.

Because Gao Jin's progress in Myanmar was good, the Ming Dynasty court had already officially enthroned Gao Jin as the King of Myanmar, so William Adams and his group were the enthroned envoys. Although William Adams was not a regular envoy but a deputy envoy, in fact, William Adams's rights were even higher than that of the envoys, because his identity as a canonized envoy was only one level, and the other level was the negotiations representing the Ming Dynasty court and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in southern Myanmar.

In order to ensure the completion of this mission, Zhu Yicheng not only sent William Adams to take charge of this matter, but also asked for assistance from Fernando, who ruled in Macau, so Fernando had known about this matter before, and would join the mission and William Adams when necessary.

"Half a month ago, I had received the order from His Majesty that the mission will take a short rest in Macau for a few days, and then I will follow the mission to Myanmar in person." Fernando seemed to have known that William Adams would ask this, and immediately replied.

William Adams didn't say anything and continued to wait for the other party to continue talking.

"According to the information collected these days, the situation in southern Myanmar is relatively complicated." Fernando said frankly. Although he is the earl of the Ming Dynasty, he also has the baron of Portugal. In addition, Macau is an autonomous port and is located in the south, so the news is naturally smoother than that in the capital. So after receiving Zhu Yicheng's order, Fernando sent someone to learn about the situation in Myanmar, but the news came as he said, the situation in southern Myanmar is relatively complicated.

"The Portuguese Kingdom is not bad," Fernando said softly: "According to my news, the representatives of Portugal in Myanmar supported the decision of the imperial court, and did not want to intervene in Gao Jin's military operations against southern Myanmar. Of course, this is also because of the special situation in Portugal. After all, the Portuguese Kingdom is not strong in Myanmar, and the current diplomatic weakness between us and our Ming Dynasty, they would make such a choice."

Although Fernando was a Portuguese nobleman, he did not have any sympathy for Portugal from his words. Instead, he showed his pride as a noble class of the Ming Dynasty when he mentioned the relationship between Portugal and the Ming Dynasty. In fact, this is not only Fernando, but also William Adams. Moreover, Westerners never had the idea of ​​being one to end. They did not have a strong sense of identity with the country, and the interests of themselves and their families were placed first.

William Adams nodded, and the reaction to the Kingdom of Portugal Fernando said almost as he knew. Besides, as Fernando mentioned, the Kingdom of Portugal is just a so-called role in Myanmar. From this point of view, it is normal for them to react like this.

"The strongest one at present is the Netherlands." Fernando continued: "The Dutch Kingdom has the most powerful force in Myanmar, and they have been operating in Myanmar for decades. In their opinion, southern Myanmar was originally a Dutch force. Although the court had stated that it would not affect their interests due to the changes in Myanmar's political situation, the Netherlands did not think so, so it maintained a very strong opposition to Gao Jin's troops going south."

"Haha, maybe there is also concern that once Myanmar truly changes its dynasty, they will not be able to continue to control southern Myanmar, right?" William Adams sneered.

"Your Excellency is right, I think so too." Fernando nodded and said, "At present, my Ming Dynasty has controlled the South China Sea. The power of Western countries in the South China Sea is very weak, especially Luzon. After Johor belonged to me, the political structure in the Far East has changed greatly. The colonies of the Netherlands in the East are different from the past. Myanmar is the only important colonies they have, and its importance to the Netherlands is self-evident."
Chapter completed!