Xiao Ruxun's first night in the Philippines was very quiet.

Manila, which has been noisy all day, needs to rest, and needs more quiet time to calm down his fears and horrors, so Xiao Ruxun didn't toss the people here anymore, and he himself also needs to rest.

After dinner, Xiao Ruxun and Chen Longzheng walked outside Manila together.

Xiao Ruxun knew that Chen Longzheng had something to say, and wanted to ask, Chen Long was a helper he valued very much, he needed Chen Longzheng, since he had doubts and problems, he had to get rid of them as soon as possible, otherwise, once the suspicion arises, it will not be so easy to solve.

"Look like you have something you want to ask me, say it, what you want to know, if you have any doubts, say it!"

Chen Longzheng raised his head and looked at Xiao Ruxun, thought about it, and felt that there were indeed some things that he couldn't figure out, and he wanted to talk to Xiao Ruxun, this man was a man he valued very much, and he made unprecedented achievements in this land outside the Ming Dynasty, and he felt more and more that he was very suitable for such a thing.

It's just that there are some doubts, and he has to say it.

"That being the case, the lower official said it carelessly, Xiao Hou, why did you choose that Heng...... What did Heng be the king of Luzon? How could such a man be qualified to be a king if he looked like a man in the world, and he was also a man without any merits in Spain? ”

Xiao Ruxun was stunned for a moment.

"That's what you're wondering?"

Chen Longzheng nodded: "Well, this is the confusion of the lower officials, the lower officials feel that choosing the king, even if they support a puppet, they can't support such a puppet, right?" ”

Xiao Ruxun suddenly felt speechless.

Why is this guy's brain circuit so strange? Isn't there anything else you need to talk to yourself? For example, do you have the ambition to be self-reliant, and is it a bad plot to deceive the court in such a layout? He doesn't have such doubts?

Most people have such doubts, right?

"Hmmm......"

Xiao Ruxun thought about it, and decided to answer honestly: "There is no other consideration, they are all puppets anyway, and there will be nothing else to pay attention to, purely because that Hendry is the best-looking and a good guy, and the rest are some crooked melons and bad dates, so I chose Hendry." ”

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Chen Longzheng also looked at Xiao Ruxun a little speechlessly: "Xiao Hou, judging people by their appearance is not good, in the end, he is still the king of a country, he should be solemn." ”

Xiao Ruxun smiled and shook his head, he estimated that Chen Long really didn't have any other ideas, but even if he had, he wouldn't worry, because his goal was to solve the cancer of civilian officials poisoning the world, not to go against the entire Ming Dynasty, he was the general of the Ming Dynasty, and he always would be.

"If he is really dignified, I will not choose him, such a person is better controlled, we have to take Luzon in our hands, in fact, at the beginning, I really didn't have the idea of taking Luzon, even now, I don't think we will take Luzon, we just beat the Spaniards.

Luzon is huge, and we don't have the energy and strength to run both Burma and Luzon at the same time, and Burma is our base camp relative to Luzon.

It's just that the matter has come to this point, and the plan can't catch up with the changes, so I have a temporary intention to take control of Luzon, but I will only arrange one person and some troops to be responsible for collecting money, and I don't care about the rest. ”

It's not that Chen Longzheng can't understand such thoughts, but he has some other worries.

"Xiao Hou, Luzon is indeed rich, the spices are famous all over the world, and there are indeed many benefits to occupying it, but Spain is also a powerful country on the Europa continent, and one country can still have the upper hand in the three countries, and its national strength cannot be underestimated, if the news that we control Luzon and kill so many of them spreads, will they send troops to retaliate?"

Xiao Ruxun smiled.

"One country fights three countries, and then you can send a fleet of ships thousands of miles away to take revenge on us, Tilong, what kind of monster do you think Spain is? The monster has reached such an extent that he can still have three enemies?

As far as I can see, Spain is using military force and will not last, let alone sending troops on an expedition at the same time as the three countries. ”

Chen Longzheng thought about it for a while, but then he thought of Xiao Ruxun's idea of opening up the European market, Spain did not have the financial resources to support the expedition, but on the continent of Europa, they were afraid that they could directly send troops to pursue the Chinese caravan?

"Xiao Hou, although Spain can't go on an expedition, we may not be able to send an army to go on an expedition, and there is another point, you plan to send a merchant fleet to Europa to do business, if Spain is not good for us in Europa, we don't even have the strength to resist."

Chen Longzheng was also thinking for himself, he would definitely go to the Europa continent with the fleet at that time, so wouldn't he be very dangerous?

"Tilong, you must know that the hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is driven by profit, and the people of China are still like this, not to mention the people of Europe, taking away people's wealth is like killing their parents, and it has been an enemy since ancient times.

We cooperate with Genoa and France to do business, they are our natural allies, and they can get so many benefits, if Spain does something to us, it will be France and Genoa that will suffer the most. ”

As soon as Xiao Ruxun explained this, Chen Longzheng suddenly understood something.

"Xiao Hou, you mean, we don't need to send troops, if Spain makes a move against us, France and Genoa will definitely help us solve the problem?"

Xiao Ruxun nodded.

Xiao Ruxun knew very well that I am afraid that the most terrible thing for the Spaniards was not the deterrence of the French army, but the deterrence of the mad king of France, but the threat of the bankers of Genoa on the condition that they would no longer give loans to the royal family.

Although Genoa was a vassal state of the Spanish Empire at this time, it was during this period that Genoa began its revival.

In 1557, when King Philip II of Spain declared the country bankrupt and his original supporters went bankrupt, Genoese bankers quickly and quickly granted the Spanish crown a liquid loan and a credible regular income.

To repay the loans, the Spaniards quickly transferred a steady stream of silver from the Americas from Seville to Genoa, while allowing Genoese banks to invest more money for their next raid.

In essence, Genoa was a vassal of Spain, but for the bankers, they cooperated with whoever could give them more benefits, and the Republic of Genoa was actually a country of bankers, and the two were more cooperative than vassal.