The moment the Spaniards showed their fangs, Gan Xingzhi, who presided over the fleet war on behalf of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce this time, was full of shock.

It's not that the Shark Gang hasn't dealt with the Spaniards before, and it's not that they don't know that the Spaniards have a permanent fleet in the Far East, which specializes in safeguarding their interests in the Far East, but what he didn't expect was that the Spaniards' fleet in the Far East would be so powerful.

The Westerners are different from the Oriental way of naval warfare, and after the rise of Hongmen, all forces are no strangers to this because of Hongmen's combat style.

However, due to the inherent disadvantage of ship-making technology, it is impossible for the sea ships of the Oriental "V" structure to be equipped with high-power artillery on a large scale; On the other hand, the "U" shape of Western ships can not only greatly reduce the force exerted on the wall of the ship due to the reaction of high-power artillery, but also increase the gun position in depth, so that the guns of the warship can build two or three layers of space on the waterline.

In the makeshift fleet of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, under the traction of the northeast monsoon, Shanshan came to the coastline of the Luzon Islands, and was intercepted by the Spanish fleet before they could approach the Luzon Islands.

Although there was a great disparity between the size and number of the Spaniards' fleet at this time and the huge fleet with almost forty ships, the commander of the Spaniards' fleet was not cowardly at all, but openly blocked the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce's combined fleet from the sea area under their actual control.

"Who is the leader of the forward fleet, and please inform me of the intention of approaching my Spanish colony in Manila, otherwise my Cliff Armada will attack you!!" Although he was not afraid of this fleet, which was obviously larger than his own, he looked at the shape of the completely Western warship at the beginning, which looked like a warship that was different from the only three first-class battleships on his side. Silva's Colonel Commander still maintained enough caution to let people shout loudly in Chinese in front of the fleet of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.

When he saw this Western warship, but it was somewhat different from the Western-known Western-style warship, Colonel Diego was keenly aware that the seagoing ship that was the first to take the lead must be the overlord of the South China Sea, Hongmen.

The Spaniards did not have much contact with the strength of Hongmen, but the team that was able to defeat the newly rising Western maritime power, the Sea Coachman Dutchman, Colonel Diego, as a pure soldier, still maintained his respect and necessary respect for Hongmen.

"Your Excellency Commander, we are from the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce of the Ming Dynasty, and this time I have taken the liberty to come to your place, which is a matter of great benefit to both you and me!" The person who spoke was not Gan Xingzhi, but the representative of the opening that everyone elected this time, Lu Jiajie from Defuxuan.

Lu Jiajie is the eldest son of Lu Bingyan, the former shopkeeper of Defu Xuan Yuegang, who has a great friendship with Hongmen, and inherited his father's business under his father's words and deeds since he was a child.

Subsequently, with his own efforts, he gradually emerged, and now he has successfully become the shopkeeper, and was assigned by the Xu family of Chongming Island of Defuxuan to manage the business of Defuxuan in Keelung Town.

After the establishment of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce this time, with the support of the friendly relationship between Hongmen and Defuxuan, coupled with his own gradually made name and his own relatively young age, he was appointed as the host of this negotiation.

"Accompanying us to visit the Governor of Salamanca is Captain He Yong from the command of Li Tianyang, the Admiral of the Fujian Navy of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Stop here first, and let us go back and report to the Governor of Salamanca, and then give you an answer!" Colonel Diego calmly accepted the other party's answer and then gave it a reply.

When the Nanyang Fleet heard of this arrangement, it accepted its order very obediently, lowered the sails of the fleet on the spot, and stopped its advance on the rippling sea.

When the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce was discussing this visit to the Spanish Governor of Manila, they were more inclined to reach a reasonable contract with the Spanish people, so as not to hurt each other's peace.

You must know that even if the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce mobilized and drove the Spaniards out of the Luzon Islands, in fact, without a complete East-West trade route, the Ming people were likely to destroy the prosperity of the East-West route.

Everyone is a businessman, and naturally understands a truth, only by diversifying trade channels can we make ourselves in the trade activities left and right and get more benefits.

And offending a powerful empire that controls the trade routes between the East and the West will bring many unpredictable situations to everyone's future trade exchanges between the East and the West.

The Governor of Salamanca had actually received the information that the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce was heading south, but what he had not understood was that the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, who had always been bound to go alone, had suddenly joined forces and wanted to visit him?

At this time, in the Manila castle, the Spanish merchants and their servants and sailors combined, seventy were only thousands, and the Ming Dynasty merchants and their sailors gathered in the outer city of Manila had a scale of one or two hundred thousand.

The governor of Salamanca has been secretly using various means against the Ming people, and at the same time, he has constantly provoked the relationship between the Ming people and the local people in Luzon, so that the two sides have been in conflict for many years, so that the Spaniards can control the Manila colony alone.

Therefore, when he heard that the merchants of the Ming Dynasty had united and organized a powerful fleet to go south to his location, the first reaction of the governor of Salamanca was that the Ming people wanted to seek justice for the attacks they had been targeting the Spaniards for decades.

After receiving Colonel Diego's report, the Governor of Salamanca hesitated and thought for a long time before agreeing to Lu Jiajie's request.

However, for the sake of safety, the governor of Salamanca still only allowed Lu Jiajie, He Yong and others three sea ships to approach Manila, while the rest of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce fleet remained in its current position and was firmly monitored by the Spanish fleet.

The Governor of Salamanca, who has never understood why the Ming people are so excited, finally understood why their Ming people will act together uncharacteristically after officially meeting with Lu Jiajie, the representative of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, after officially meeting with them, it turns out that behind their trip, there is such a purpose that contains great wealth!

(End of chapter)