With a snap, the startled wood in Liu Ximing's hand made a loud noise.

He stood up with a serious face, glanced at the people below, and said something that made Van Limbaugh and the others tremble.

"With the right granted to me by the people of the whole island of Luzon, I declare that Cocuella has committed crimes against humanity while serving as Governor of the Philippines and sentence him to death, which will be executed tomorrow."

"No!"

There was a shocking shout from the Spaniards present, and Melcho and the others were even more sad and angry.

"God will not approve of such an unjust judgment!"

"This is Asia, your heavenly director can't be here", Liu Ximing also looked back angrily.

Cocuella was furious, because he was not bound, he immediately wanted to rush out of the dock, but fortunately, Li Fu and the others were quick and pressed him down.

"Take it down, tomorrow at noon, Ming Zhengzheng will be punished."

Liu Ximing was shocked, and the courtroom was suddenly silent, but then the onlookers of the Han people suddenly burst into a burst of cheers.

"Long live the General"

"I'm finally getting my grievances"

The natives and the Dutch, Portuguese and other merchants who were watching were trembling, and Van Linenberg and the others originally dared to intervene in the argument, but now they were afraid that the Han people present would transfer their anger to them.

Liu Ximing patted the shocked wood vigorously to control the emotions at the scene.

"Next, the trial of Melcho Vera, Bishop of Manila, with the accusers."

"I am a bishop crowned by the Pope, and I have the right not to accept any secular judgment!"

Melcho's reaction was even more fierce than before, and if he had agreed with the actions of the Luzon generals, wouldn't it mean that the prestige of the Church in Asia had been discredited.

Liu Ximing looked at him calmly, "I said, this is Asia, your heavenly lord can't come here, I, as the de facto monarch of Luzon now, am qualified to judge all illegal things in my land." ”

"O Gaude, this is not a trial, this is a massacre, a massacre of Europeans."

Marco's eyes were red as he stared at the judgment table as he whispered to Van Limbaugh.

Van Limbau didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only hold Marko's left hand tightly.

Liu Ximing could see the expressions of everyone in the audience clearly, but he had been prepared for this, so he didn't seem panicked.

The Spanish Governor of the Philippines, Cocuella, he was sure to kill, and not killing him was not enough to calm the public anger of the people of Balian City, and at the same time, he also needed to use Cocuella's head to establish his prestige.

But indiscriminate killing was never his goal, otherwise he could have ordered it directly when attacking Manila, so Meljo was the key to this trial.

According to the temporary investigation in the past few days, Meljo, as the archbishop of Manila, must have been involved in many decision-making events in Luzon, but because of missionary reasons, he basically hid behind the scenes.

In front of Manila's large population of Han Chinese and indigenous Catholics, Melcho was one of the few good Spaniards, and most of the charges against him were less serious crimes.

In Meljo's constant roar of injustice, Liu Ximing calmly slapped the shocking wood in his hand.

"Bishop Melcho of Manila participated in the planning of many actions against the Han Chinese and the natives during his time in Luzon, but remembering that he was not a decision-maker and had many good deeds during his mission in Luzon, this court declares:"

"Mercho was sentenced to one year in Manila City, 8,000 silver pesos of his personal property was returned, and he was allowed to continue his mission in Manila or return to Franco."

The Spaniard's 2 silver pesos can only be worth one or two pieces of silver, so what Liu Ximing actually returned was only 4,000 taels, which was just a drop in the bucket compared to Melcho's real wealth.

"Wow"

Now it was the turn of the Spaniards and the Dutch to be surprised, including Meljo who looked at Liu Ximing with a shocked face.

Although he was very dissatisfied with the fact that he had to serve a year in prison, Meljo's mind was full of the words Liu Ximing said, and he asked excitedly with trembling lips:

"Your Excellency, is it true that you said that I could continue to serve in Manila?"

Liu Ximing smiled and nodded, "The people of Luzon have the right to freedom of belief, and although the doctrine and history of your religion cannot stand up to scrutiny, it has made great achievements in persuading people to be good, and Luzon will not prohibit this." ”

He then looked at Van Linenberg and the others, and the words he said lifted the spirits of everyone present.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the world has entered the Age of Discovery, whether it is Europe, Asia, the Americas, or Africa, the ties between various places are constantly strengthening, and the integration and collision of civilizations in the world will surely create a great era."

"At such a historical juncture, as the leader of the civilized world, the Luzon General's Office will continue to promote openness and cooperation, and strive to make everyone live a better life on the basis of mutual benefit and win-win results, which is what our ancient Chinese called the Datong world."

"Today's trial is just the beginning, and he will prove to you that as long as you obey the laws of Luzon and respect the people of Luzon, whether Francis, Dutch or British, they can participate in our trade and will be protected by the Luzon General's Palace."

"Hooray"

"Long live Your Excellency General"

As soon as Liu Ximing's words fell, Van Limbau and the others all burst out into bursts of wild shouts, and the faces of hundreds of European businessmen were full of fanaticism.

No one in East Asia has ever been able to say so clearly about open trade, and no government regards Europeans as true partners.

Thinking of the various discrimination that their country had received in establishing a trade house in Asia, all the white Europeans present were in tears.

Liu Ximing looked at the white people present with a smile and sneered in his heart.

Today's Europeans do come with the idea of doing business, but when they become more powerful than Asia, the idea will naturally change.

You must know that the ancestors of Europeans were all started by robbers, and this is a culture that is deeply rooted in their bones, and it cannot be concealed even if they put on the cloak of civilization.

However, Liu Ximing will not give them such a chance.

Meljo bowed his head in convincing convincing and saluted Liu Xi's head:

"Your kindness and justice, Your Excellency, will surely illuminate the land of Luzon, and I repent for the crimes committed by my countrymen, and thank you very much for your generosity and kindness."

Liu Ximing smiled and nodded, "Your Excellency, in view of the fact that Your Excellency's knowledge is of great help to the people of Luzon, this year's sentence will be sentenced by the General to provide services to the General's Mansion for free, and you can walk around Manila freely after serving your sentence." ”

"This, this ......"

Van Limbau and the others were dumbfounded, and immediately cheered again.

"Your Excellency is the person who best understands the way of God other than His Holiness the Pope, and it is an honor to serve you."

Meljo's face flushed with excitement, such a verdict was in fact equivalent to a not guilty verdict, plus Liu Ximing allowed him to preach, so for Meljo himself, he could finally make a difference to the church.

As early as when Chengdu helped Ricci build a church, Liu Ximing already had a clear understanding and orientation of Catholicism.

At his level, he thinks more about political interests than purely personal preferences.

In Liu Ximing's view, every civilization has its own self-limitation, and only exchange and integration can promote the continuous growth of its own civilization, which is why no one has been able to surpass it in the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, he naturally did not allow Catholicism to spread freely in the territory, and now he has made up his mind that no religion can prevent the Han people from worshipping their ancestors.

Even in the future, churches of various religions may have tablets or statues of Yan and Huang ancestors placed in them.

If you can't accept it, you can only get out.

With Melcho's case in the first place, the trials of the other Spaniards were much smoother.

Of the 1,873 Spaniards, 421 women, the rest were sentenced to several years in prison, and 347 of them were sentenced to death in the angry Spaniards of Baliancheng.

In addition, nearly 1,000 natives and Japanese who helped them suppress the Han people who ruled Balian City during the Spanish rule were sentenced to death, which made Balian City applaud for a while.

Speaking of this attack on Manila, Liu Ximing can be said to have made a lot of money.

Not only did he bag the 3 million taels of silver in the two Manila galleons on the dock, but the Spaniards in Manila also had about 4 million taels worth of property, which were also directly hacked by him.

In this trial, in order to show fairness and strictness, Liu Ximing took out 100,000 taels of silver from the property of the Spaniards and returned them to some of the Spaniards whose crimes were not too serious.

This practice of taking the other side's money to buy the hearts of the other side made these remaining Spaniards grateful to Dade.

Without him, Liu Ximing's move is a rare civilization in this era, you must know whether it is the current Spaniards, or the Dutch, British, or French, which one does not belong to whoever grabs it.

After all, the European tradition is to act as bandits.