Nanyang, Manila.

On the sixth day after the Ming convoy left the South Seas, a fleet of six merchant ships sailed into the waters of Manila.

Looking at a land line that appeared between the sea and the sky in the distance, a middle-aged man in his early forties with curly hair finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He made a cross on his chest, prayed to God, and finally arrived in Manila safely.

This is the new Spanish governor in Manila, named Salcator.

For the colonies of the East, Salctor has always been quite longing, there are countless gold, obedient slaves, it is simply a happy kingdom!

Not long after, the fleet docked, and Salcco was greeted by Sabignano, the current Spanish governor in Manila, and many younger brothers of the governor's palace, and the scene was very grand.

"My old friend, I'm so glad to see you here!"

Sabignano had several encounters with the Governor of Trust, and as soon as they met, he gave the new Governor a bear hug, and his attitude was very affectionate, and he did not have the slightest reluctance or frustration to leave office.

Sabignano, already in his sixties, was governor of Manila for more than a decade, during which time he established trade with the Ming and made Spain a great deal of wealth.

For him, leaving office is like marrying a wife, it is the first major event in his life, and he can finally retire with success!

In recent years, as the Ming forces continued to infiltrate Luzon, and even the prince sent two (Tang King Zhu Yujian and Ding King Zhu Cijiong), Sabi felt more and more that he was sitting on a volcanic crater that could erupt at any time.

The old man can serve as the governor for more than ten years, and he is also a good person, he has already understood the ambition of the Ming Emperor, which is to encroach on the South Seas step by step!

Although he opened up the situation in Daming, obtained the right to do business directly with Daming, created a lot of wealth for the Spanish royal family, and won many reputations for himself, these achievements may come to naught at any time!

Especially with the arrival of the Ming fleet a few days ago,

A few days ago, the arrival of the Ming fleet surprised all the aborigines on the island and welcomed them by the local aborigines.

Some of the natives who had heard of Zheng He's fleet told the surrounding natives stories passed down from their ancestors, saying that the Ming fleet was peaceful, and those hateful white-skinned pigs would only lead away from killing and enslavement!

The Daming fleet caused panic among the Spanish colonists such as Sabi, and he just wanted to stop this year in peace, and there were any accidents elsewhere during his tenure.

In this way, he can leave Manila calmly, leave behind an answer full of achievements, and receive a generous pension, go back to China to buy a piece of land, marry a few young and beautiful girls, and be a happy nobleman!

Of course, Mr. Sabi has also earned enough gold over the years, which can be regarded as a double harvest of spiritual and material goods.

Although he was a little uncomfortable with the inexplicable enthusiasm of this somewhat strange old fellow, the trusting governor Salsarctor still responded in the same way, and the two of them hugged warmly like old friends.

Salcto exclaimed: "What a relaxing and enjoyable trip! ”

Sabi smiled and continued: "Congratulations, Your Excellency, you have set foot on this beautiful land and started a new life here!" ”

"Oh! That's great, I can't wait. ”

Salctor looked into the distance and said with joy: "Ah! It's such a beautiful place and I think I'm sure to have a very pleasant time here! ”

Sabi smiled meaningfully and nodded, I really don't know if this guy will be able to laugh so happily in the next few years!

The whole handover work was completed perfectly after only two days, and looking at the reports and belongings lists, Salccodo's face was like a blooming chrysanthemum, unable to suppress the joy in his heart.

Each of these statements was a symbol of wealth, and in his eyes it was as if they were made of gold!

After handing over all the affairs of Manila, Sabi packed his bags and prepared to leave for his hometown in Europe.

Before leaving, he saw Salctor for the last time, and reminded him in a serious voice: "Your Excellency, I have to warn you that although this is a place where great wealth is created, we also have a terrible enemy! ”

Salctor was in a good mood, he sat down in the tall and luxurious governor's chair, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Are you referring to the Dutch?" ”

He took a gentlemanly sip of his wine, and continued: "I have received definite news when I leave the country, that the Dutch merchant ships have been attacked by English warships, which has led to a clash between the fleets of the two countries in the Strait of Dover, and I think that they will soon declare war, and the Dutch will not care about the East. ”

"No, Your Excellency, the Dutch have never been a danger to Manila."

Sabi shook his head, pointed to the north and said, "I'm talking about the Ming people in the north, they are our biggest threat!" ”

"Ming people? Aren't they our cash cow? Salctor wondered.

Sabi was patient with the new young governor, saying, "Although the Ming are our trading partners, this does not mean that they are our friends, do you know how many Ming people have settled on Luzon Island now?" ”

Salctor thought for a moment and said, "As far as I know, there are twenty or thirty thousand Chinese living in Luzon. ”

"It's not!"

Sabi smiled, stretched out two fingers, and said, "At least 200,000 people!" Among them, there were 30,000 army divisions on the surrounding islands! ”

"How can there be so many?"

Salctor was startled and showed nervousness for the first time.

"Over the years, the Ming Kingdom has been carrying out large-scale migration, and they have moved all the landless poor people in the Ming Kingdom overseas, Luzon Island is just one of them, Taiwan, Japan, Batavia Island, Annam and other places, there are their immigrants!"

Sabi sighed helplessly and said: "Since the signing of the "Five-Power Trade Treaty" with them, the Ming Kingdom has been immigrating abroad, and the number of Chinese is increasing every year......

Of course, Salctor knew what 200,000 Chinese meant in Luzon, and he showed displeasure on his face and said angrily: "This has greatly damaged the interests of the Spanish Empire in the East, why haven't you stopped them all these years?" Send an army to teach them a lesson! ”

Sabi shook his head in distress and said: "The Emperor of the Ming Kingdom is a very ambitious guy, over the years he has led the army to the east and west, expanding the territory of the Ming Empire several times, he has a powerful army and a huge navy in his hands, and the weapons he uses are no worse than ours, do you think we will have a chance of winning if we use force?" ”

It wasn't until this moment that Salctor realized that no wonder this old guy was so excited to leave, it turned out that this guy had messed up here!

Even so, he was not discouraged, and snorted: "That's not necessarily! My Spanish Empire is invincible! ”

As a hawkish member of the Spanish Empire, Salcodo firmly believed that the Spanish Empire of the Sun Never Sets was still strong in the East! What can an empire that has re-emerged in recent years be capable of?

(The old empire does not refer to the empire that carries the handle, but refers to the ancient power that is weak and backward)

Sabi just smiled at this, with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

He seemed to say in the tone of an elder: "Then I can only wish you good luck, before leaving, I advise you as an old friend, if you want to take action, you should apply for more garrisons in the country as soon as possible, the strength of your own strength is always more important than playing lip service!" ”

His words infuriated the new governor, who only heard Salctor wave his hand and say, "Please, don't send it!" ”

Sabi left angrily, he turned to look at the governor's palace behind him, a sneer appeared on his face, and he whispered to himself, "I hope that the next time I come to Manila, I can see how tall your boy's grave grass has grown!" ”