The different welcome ceremonies between Manila and Batavia made Wu Zhengdao feel the obvious difference between the two sides, although Nick wanted to cooperate with the Australians and provide more favorable conditions, he was only a middle-level officer, and everything was still aimed at Van Dimen. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Unlike him, Cristi is the number three man in Manila and has enough say in his own right, so in any case he has a clear advantage over Nick, and the Spaniard used this high-profile welcome ceremony to welcome the arrival of the Australians, but also to confuse the Dutch.

When the Dutch think that their relationship with the Australians is clearly different, or even higher than that of the other party, this is a psychological tactic, through tactics, to make the other side make the wrong judgment.

Of course, it is also possible that the other party will not be affected!

After the arrival of Wu Zhengdao and others, Cristi did not rush to discuss the cooperation between them immediately, but arranged various dinners and parties and invited them to attend, including some local Chinese leaders, as well as many small nobles from Spain.

"Minister Wu, Manila's sincerity is obvious to all, and we sincerely want to cooperate with you."

Of course, we know this, Mr. Christie, we have indeed seen the sincerity of Manila, and the coal supply cooperation that Governor Zhou negotiated with you before was very good, and the cooperation between us should be deepened, as a major power in this region, it would be good if we could exchange and cooperate militarily.

For the military exchanges proposed by Australia, the entire mainstream society in Manila is still more in favor, after all, having a strong ally at this time is better than having too many enemies, and it can be said that Spain knows better than the Dutch about the strength of the Australians.

Zheng Zhilong, a hegemon in the East China Sea, did not occupy the slightest advantage at sea, which fully illustrates a problem, the Australians' advantage at sea is very obvious, in addition to having a powerful steel ship, their firepower is also very strong.

That's why Christie asked Yan Jianye to ask the Australians to participate in the first place, because having strong firepower and firing artillery at a longer range is an advantage, which means that you can attack outside the opponent's range.

If Spain had such artillery, then there was no need to worry about a naval war with the Netherlands, they had enough experience in naval warfare, but they lacked some more advanced weapons, and the appearance of the Australians undoubtedly provided such favorable conditions.

There is no obvious intelligence that Australia and the Netherlands are cooperating, so Spain must seize this opportunity.

"Mr. Christie, thank you for your love for our ships, but at present, due to the problem of immature technology, and also for the safety of customers' property, we do not provide services for exporting steamships, and I hope you will forgive me."

Wu Zhengdao has already stated Australia's position in saying this, it is impossible to export steamships, it is different from ordinary ships, for such a product that has exceeded the times, the military bigwigs have already spoken, and before the ironclad ships are studied, the export of steamships will be regarded as treason.

This is the most serious order issued by the military, and it is also a warning to some people not to fight this crooked idea.

Cristi was not surprised by Wu Zhengdao's refusal, because just before, he had communicated with Zhou Yang many times, and the other party gave a more direct reply, the export of steamships is severely restricted, and it is impossible to export it easily.

"Mr. Christie, although we can't cooperate in the export of ships, the navies of the two sides can still cooperate, bandits are rampant in this sea, and it is necessary for us to cooperate with pirates in this area, and we hope that this cooperation will also include the Dutch."

The Dutch and the Spaniards are mortal enemies, so it may be difficult for them to stand together and cooperate, and sure enough, after Wu Zhengdao finished speaking, Christie's face changed with a smile, and the face that was originally smiling suddenly became serious.

"Minister Wu, we welcome military cooperation, but with the Dutch bandits, I hope you will think carefully, they are not good people, and this fact has proven everything, they plundered the land of Spain, and at the same time formed a country with a group of rebels."

If you want to say how many national complexes the Spaniards had at this time, I am afraid that there are not, after all, the concept of national nationality in this period is still very weak, and they are basically in a state of powerlessness for the Dutch to be de facto independent.

For Manila, what they want is nothing more than a separate cooperation with Australia, military cooperation, which must be carried out, if nothing else, in order to deal with the strong rise of the Dutch.

If it weren't for the strong rise of the Dutch, Spain would also be the king of Southeast Asia at this time, and they would not have to worry about the existence of Australians at all, or even cooperate with them at all.

"Mr. Christie, Australia's original intention is to fight piracy together, under a cooperative framework, we are united, only when this sea route is calm, can we have better development, you say yes, but since you are unwilling, we will naturally not be reluctant."

"Mr. Christie, joint efforts against piracy are not possible, but we can still have military exchanges, such as arms exchanges."

Zhou Yang came out to play a round, after all, it was a little embarrassing to be silent all the time.

"Yes, the exchange of weapons can also be carried out, for the number of orders you provide, I can agree to your request on behalf of the Australian government, 300 rifles, 50 26-pounder guns, we can provide these things, but it will take some time to meet the delivery deadline, you must be prepared for this."

It was a pity for Christie not to be able to cooperate militarily with the Australians at sea, but it was also a very good thing to buy Australian weapons, at least with these weapons, they would have a chance of victory in the battle with the Dutch.

The current situation on Dayuan Island is not good for the Spanish, who have been forced by the Dutch to lose all their land, and if there is no turnaround, they will be driven back to Manila completely.

It was very important for them to have a new batch of weapons at this time.

"Minister Wu, we hope that you will provide us with at least 20 artillery pieces as soon as possible, can you do it?"

Wu Zhengdao and Zhou Yang glanced at each other, they had already ventilated before, and they knew that Spain was in a predicament, so this batch of weapons could be said to be very important to Spain, and it would affect their battle between Dayuan Island and the Dutch.

"Mr. Christie, we'll get your weapon there as soon as possible."

(To be continued.) )