Juan de Oquaido asked in detail about the training of the Southeast Fleet, and Hong Xiguan bluntly said that it was desperate training.

"You can't beat the Dutch without training on a day off!"

What do the crews eat?

Hong Xiguan immediately opened their eyes, took out a dazzling array of supplies, gave each person a packet of milk candy, and invited everyone to eat the small cakes made on the ship.

"Our Southeast Fleet defeated the Dutch by eating this!"

How much do our officers and soldiers earn? "A sailor's monthly salary is two taels of silver, which is probably worth three and a half Spanish silver dollars."

Some Spaniards scoffed: "That's not much! ”

"We used these modest sailors to defeat the Dutch!" Hong Xiguan said with a smile.

This kid's mouth is so poisonous, and the Spaniards secretly hate the Dutch for not being angry, and they lost their red face: "...... Can you not mention this! ”

……

Without speculation, at the end of the visit, Hong Xiguan was invited to share a carriage with him and go to the governor's palace in Wangcheng District.

The Spanish dignitaries either rode in carriages or on horseback.

The deputy envoy of the Southeast Fleet came with Yan Zhang, who rode on horseback, another deputy envoy, Hao Sizhong, stayed behind to guard the battleship, and the two advisers, Xu Jin and Xu Qing, got into the carriage provided by the Spaniards.

A full hundred Marines followed the wagon, naturally uncensored, and in front of them ran a group of Spanish attendants dressed like peacocks. (This is the practice of the Spaniards who deliberately make a fool of themselves)

They entered the Intramuros and had to admit that the Spaniards also had a hand.

The castle is surrounded by moats, and the medieval walls are fortified, with towers and forts, and the buildings stand majestically with seven gates, showing a high level of architectural attainment, which is unmatched by the southeastern province.

What Southeast Mansion likes to do is a short flat and fast building, which looks rough and rough and very practical, but the people are tall and very exquisite.

And the management keeps up, and the road appears to be relatively clean and tidy, which is comparable to my southeast mansion!

Sure enough, if you want to read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, walk more, people should not underestimate it.

Archbishop Santos, who was in the same carriage (Hong Xiguan, the governor, the archbishop and an interpreter of the Southeast Mansion), had been to the Ming Continent to preach before, and knew the situation on the mainland, but he didn't know the Southeast Mansion, and he saw that Hong Xiguan was a little sluggish, so he said arrogantly through the translation: "Compared with your Ming Kingdom, we are heaven here, the world of the Lord, and you are hell there!" ”

"You're really good here!" Hong Xiguan admitted, and then came to the twist: "I don't know about other places, what I know is our Southeast Mansion, if a place like you is a paradise, then there are seven heavens in the Southeast Mansion where I am located!" ”

He introduced the situation of the seven towns in the southeast province, yes, our buildings are not as beautiful as yours, but practical, and you are many years old (almost the royal city was started in 1589), and we are catching up!

When it comes to hygiene, everyone is on par.

But!

There are seven of our heavens, which are 10,000 times the size of your area.

None of our millions of people are in danger of starvation, and they will not freeze and starve to death.

There are many people who have reached the level of moderate prosperity, there is meat to eat, silk is clothed, there are carriages or horses in and out, and there are yachts at home to go to sea to have fun, the number of these people must be more than 10,000, how many of you have a good life here as well as theirs? (The number of Spaniards in Luzon never rose.)

What an immodest guy, don't you know how to respect the elderly, Archbishop Santos angrily turned his face to look out the window, but because of the other party's sunshine (good looks), he believed that his words were true, and he thought that this southeast mansion should not be underestimated.

……

Arrived at the Doge's Palace, where the buildings were not only full of the majesty of the ruler, the stone buildings appeared to be grandiose and tall, column-like, carved with various patterns, and many of them were religious, if they were changed to churches, they were immediately competent, no wonder Spain was a religious country.

"One-two-one!" A shout attracted the attention of Juan de Oquado, he turned his head to look, and saw that it was the escort of the Ming envoy who was hurrying forward, and as the officer said "stand", he immediately stopped, and the whole team was in a neat formation in an instant, and the murderous spirit was self-generated!

Yes, and all those who were specially recruited were veterans of the war.

Juan de Oquado's heart was dark, he knew that his men had just made a mistake, everyone was riding horses, deliberately accelerating, wanting to see the jokes of the opposing infantry, but he didn't expect the other party to be able to keep up, showing full physical strength, and looking at their current appearance, it is no wonder that they can defeat the Dutch.

……

The governor politely invited the envoy of the Ming Dynasty to enter, and everyone entered side by side, and arrived at the hall, which was spacious, and there were more than 100 people standing on the left and behind the black press, most of them were blonde and blue-eyed whites, there were also a small number of natives and Han Chinese, and several people who did not know what race, all dressed gorgeously, stood behind the white people.

Southeast Asia is now a hodgepodge, where the forces of all races and parties are intertwined, and the white people rely on the strength of the ship and the gun, and the power to dominate and suppress the four directions.

There is a long table in the middle of the hall, a tea set in the middle, and chairs on both sides, which is a place for negotiation and dialogue.

"Please!"

"Please!"

The Governor sat on the left side of the middle of the long table, and Hong Xiguan sat on the right.

Eleven people could sit on one side of the long table, and the governor's side was full, all white.

How can anyone else take a seat!

On the guest side, there were only four people seated: Hong Xiguan, Yan Zhang, Xu Jin and Xu Qing.

Manila Mayor Fuente Pi said with a smile: "...... Welcome to your arrival, come down to have more boats, sit more people, and share friendship with everyone! ”

This guy is talking about our small ships and small ships, yes, Hong Xiguan smiled and said: "Since the master is so hospitable, we have eight third-class battleships, twelve fifth-class cruisers, and forty sixth-level cruisers in our Southeast Mansion, and we are going to build twenty more ships, and when the time comes, we will send a large fleet to visit!" ”

Oh beep God!

The Spaniards only had hundreds of ships in the entire Far East, most of which were used for both military and commercial purposes, and what kind of people were all warships and were bent on fighting, if they really sent a large fleet to Manila, it was for friendship?

Put a question mark!

Some of the Spaniards were unhappy and scolded, and Hong Xiguan said coldly: "...... The last time we defeated the Dutch was with our warships! ”

You X's can not mention this stubble!

In the cold field, the governor said roundly: "Distinguished guests, welcome to your arrival, I will introduce you to some local officials!" ”

Seeing Hong Xiguan nodding in approval, the governor waved his hand, and the rows of Spaniards and local leaders in the hall approached one by one.

He was sent from the southeast province, and he was not very proficient in Spanish, and he revealed the names of some strange people when he encountered them.

At this moment, a young man in silk clothes, over twenty years of age, came out of the Chinese procession, and asked the Governor in Spanish: "Your Excellency, please allow me to translate!" ”

"Good!" When the governor saw that someone on his side came out to support the field and have a long face, how could he not allow it, so the junior said in the local language of southern Fujian: "Respected envoy, under Chen Yucheng, I am willing to serve the envoy!" ”

With Chen Yucheng's help, everyone's names were clearly distinguished, but Hong Xiguan was so big by them that he remembered so many names, so he had to nod his head.

When the white people were introduced, they came up one after another.

But when he introduced the local native leader, he said six names, and the six people came forward to see each other together, and it was obvious that there was a strict hierarchy between whites and non-whites.

The status of the natives is higher than that of the Han people, and after they were introduced, it was the turn of the Han people, and the leaders of the local Han people were introduced to the four Jiabidan (leaders) Chen Guangsheng, Chen Wang, Wu Weiye, and Lin Deyang, these four people, the first three were originally from Fujian Province and could communicate with Hong Xiguan in the native language, while Lin Deyang was a Cantonese, all middle-aged people in the prime of life, among which Chen Yucheng was the son of Chen Guangsheng.

The others waited for the others to come forward, Hong Xiguan sat still, at most he said a good word, and when the four Han people came over, Hong Xiguan quickly stood up and greeted: "Disrespectful, Xiguan is rude, see all the fathers and elders and don't get up, please forgive the elders!" ”

"The envoy is polite, you represent the Ming Dynasty, and it would be rude for us to wait!" Chen Guangsheng said.

If it was really right, they would have to kneel to Hong Xiguan, but the white people didn't like to kneel, and the four of them just bowed.