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    In this era of extremely backward communication conditions, all countries are actually doing what is beneficial to themselves.  .  .  Read the latest and most complete novel Wait until the day when the conflict of interests breaks out, that is, the day of war.  When the Ming Dynasty vigorously promoted the American golden wave in China, it regarded North America as its own taboo, but little did it know that it had touched the nerves of the Spanish.  Due to the existence of millions of Indians in North America, the Spanish focused their main efforts on developing South America.  Of course, this is also because the profits from silver and gold mines in South America are more intuitive, which makes people believe that South America is God's beloved paradise, while North America is just a barren land occupied by savages.  This is exactly opposite to Zhu Cixiang¡¯s understanding of the world. In Zhu Cixiang¡¯s concept: South America only has drugs and football, while North America represents business prosperity.  "We must negotiate with the Ming government to prevent them from stealing our colonies in the north. At the same time, we must avoid repeating the mistakes of the Dutch." Sabiniano Manigui de Lareau reminded people far away in the letter.  The Governor of New Spain in Mexico City should not conflict with the incoming Ming army, because even if New Spain can easily destroy the Ming army's strongholds in North America, the Philippines will certainly not be spared.  Sabiniano took office in the third year of Longjing and became the Governor-General of the Philippines - everyone called it that. In fact, the Philippines is not a governor-general, and naturally there is no governor-general.  It is just a governorate under the Viceroyalty of New Spain. The more appropriate translation in Chinese is governor or governor.  Because of his identity, Sabiniano did not want to see the Dutchman¡¯s fate fall on him.  While the Spanish in Manila cheered for the misfortune of the Dutch beggars, only this warlord personally studied the progress of the entire battle, and sadly discovered that if the Ming army wanted to attack Manila, it would be easier and simpler.  Because there are already more than 100,000 Chinese on Luzon Island.     Yes.  It's Chinese!  Not the indigenous people of Formosa!  These Chinese are in Luzon, but have close ties with their families in Fujian.  They speak Hokkien or Cantonese, not Spanish.  They believe that their ancestors have been the subjects of the Ming Emperor for generations, rather than foreigners.  The reason why they are here is simple, there is not enough land in their hometown to feed them, if the Ming Emperor is willing to bear the responsibility of the war.  These Chinese will definitely raise a knife to every Spaniard around them.  The current Ming Emperor has not forgiven the previous turmoil.  The turmoil that Sabiniano was worried about was not the turmoil during the Wanli period, but another large-scale massacre of China caused by his predecessor in the twelfth year of Chongzhen.  At that time, the Ming Dynasty was also in turmoil, and Zhu Cixiang had not even heard that such a tragedy had happened in Luzon Island.  So when he found out, it was too late to issue a document of condemnation, so he could only keep it in his heart.  Under this circumstance, the relationship between Ming Dynasty and Spain was very tense and delicate.  On the one hand, the Ming Dynasty maintained restraint and continued to absorb the silver from New Spain; on the other hand, Spain was emboldened to continue to maintain colonial rule in the Philippines.  And now this delicate balance has been broken.  Ming Dynasty ships had to worry about the safety of sailing to Australia, and they also needed more land to plant rubber trees, and Mindanao is one of the main areas suitable for the growth of rubber trees.  After the Ming court once again established credibility, Ming banknotes successfully replaced silver as the currency in circulation, greatly reducing its dependence on the Philippines.  And now that there are two large grain-producing areas, Siam and Cochin, the Japanese are very happy to exchange silver for rice - in Japan, rice is the real hard currency.  Now the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Longjing himself have lost patience with the Philippines.  Start calculating how many guard points Ming Dynasty can reduce on the Australian route if the Spaniards on Luzon Island are driven away.  Sabiniano bought newspapers published by the Ming Dynasty at a high price from spies in Macau.  He also found someone to translate and got this information from him. This was also the main basis for his advice to the governor of New Spain to adopt a friendly attitude.  However, the Governor of New Spain personally confirmed from the mouth of Jing King Zhu Hezhi that the Ming Dynasty was engaged in two large-scale wars in the northwest and southwest at the same time. The scale of the war was hundreds of thousands of people.  In the governor¡¯s understanding, no sane country would provoke another war under such circumstances.  Especially against Spain, an empire that never sets on both sides of the Atlantic.  "They (Ming Dynasty) have made slow progress in the war in Burma and have been unable to deal with a small group of rebels. This is undoubtedly a symptom of the decline of the empire, so Mr. Warlord's anxiety about the Chinese is completely unnecessary. If necessary, he can even  Borrow the indigenous people again to weaken the number and strength of the Chinese in Luzon." His Excellency the Governor's reply was very clear, in order to ensure that his suggestions would not be ignored by Governor Sabiniano.  He even gave Luzon?The president of the trial court wrote a letter much in the same vein.  Even if he is a relative of the king, the authority of the governor of New Spain cannot be effective on the island of Luzon on the other side of the Pacific.  In the Philippines, the military governor and the president of the prosecutorial court are the real principals.  "No, we must not give the Ming Dynasty any excuse to launch a war, and we must send a special envoy to Beijing to implement commercial relations in a timely manner." Mr. Sabiniano sternly warned the eager President of the Prosecution Tribunal: "Once the Ming Dynasty is determined  If we start a war, New Spain may win, but we will definitely become a disgrace to our motherland.¡± The president of the Inquisition has jurisdiction over Luzon Island, but has no power to mobilize the army. He can only express regret for the warlord¡¯s caution and even cowardice.  .  ¡­ Manila is not far from the equator, and after the refreshing morning breeze every morning, there is a suffocating heat.  Even standing on the beach, you can only get the hot wind that makes you sweat profusely.  By noon, the entire sky, ocean and land were like a burning purgatory. It was impossible to go out and could only stay indoors with mats and fans.  Only at dusk, when the sun subsides its raging flames, can people get some coolness.  For the Spaniards, their most beloved bullfighting show can only be moved to dusk.  "I heard that those Chinese guys are ready to make another move recently." Mrs. Fernandez said to the female companion beside her, sensing that someone was looking at her not far away.  When she looked back, she saw a Germanic young man with sharp facial lines. His sapphire-like eyes made her heart skip a beat. She couldn't help but open the silk fan in her hand, cover her face, and say "**"  smile.  Her female companion, the wife of a boat owner, heard this and said: "It's really regrettable. I still remember the lesson I taught the Chinaman last time. The water in several rivers was contaminated by corpses and became inedible for half a year. There are many rivers around the city.  Within the league, all the fish in the river are fattened by human flesh, so people can¡¯t even eat fish.¡± She covered her mouth and nose in disgust, while speculating on the news revealed by Mrs. Fernandez, because this lady.  But the wife of the president of the prosecutor's court also invested a large amount of money in her husband's boat.  "I don't feel sorry." Mrs. Fernandez said: "If it weren't for the need for craftsmen, I would be happy to see a Luzon without Chinamen." "Of course, bless the Virgin, those Chinamen are like blood-sucking lice.  "They can always steal astonishing wealth." The captain's wife said: "After punishing them last time, I heard that the royal family received thirty thousand pesos." - The governor's house also received thirty thousand pesos.  The president's wife of the prosecutor's court secretly thought to herself and responded to her female companion: "There are still thirty thousand pesos in the auction goods." "Oh, look, that's what I said." The ship owner's wife responded, seeing that she was wearing a small vest and tight pants.  The handsome bullfighter walked into the ring as the audience cheered.  Mrs. Fernandez also clapped and cheered, but her eyes did not leave the young and handsome Germanic young man.  "I think it would be best if we can make money peacefully." The captain's wife suddenly said: "However, if it is really unavoidable, we can only stock up on more goods." "You can ask your husband to fill both ships.  It¡¯s full.¡± The president¡¯s wife whispered.  This is a good opportunity to make a fortune.  Although the president himself could not mobilize the army, this did not prevent him from inciting the indigenous people to rob Chinese businessmen.  In fact, every time they massacred China, these natives were the Spanish vanguard and were quite talented in collecting supplies.  In the opinion of the president, if it really aroused the anger of the Ming Dynasty, the blame could be put on the natives and let the Ming ** team reason with the natives.  ¡­ ¡°Your Majesty! The red box from Jinyiwei is urgently reported.¡± Lu Suyao rushed all the way to His Majesty the Emperor¡¯s bed tent, and then stopped, holding the ¡°red box¡± that had not been seen for a long time.  Zhu Cixiang heard Lu Suyao's voice in his sleep, but it was not real.  It seemed that so long had passed since that time of waiting, that he thought that his sleep would not be disturbed by such an emergency military situation in his lifetime.  "What's the matter?" Zhu Cixiang was hoarse and half-asleep. He forced himself to sit up with willpower, patted his face gently to clear his mind.  He quickly realized his gaffe, because it was impossible for Lu Suyao to know the contents of the red box emergency report. This was an urgent document that only the emperor could open in person.  The national system has not weakened as it has become more stable, but has become more stringent.  Lu Suyao presented the red box with both hands and stood aside.  Zhu Cixiang checked the mud seal, opened the box, took out the letter lying quietly inside, and started reading: "Your Majesty Xu Dun is reporting urgently. I have found out that the Spaniards have planned to attack Long."In March of the seventh year of Jing Dynasty, the Chinese people in Luzon were massacred with blood.  " In March of the seventh year of Longjing, there is still half a year. With the technical level of this era, it is still too hasty to prepare for a large-scale war. Moreover, the Spaniards chose to take action in March, undoubtedly taking into account the south wind.  , which is not conducive to the Ming Dynasty's fleet going south. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster! PS: I'm sorry, I didn't get home until 10:30 last night, and it was already too late to finish coding.
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