"Old Lin, hurry up, you are making me lose my life." Rong Guan immediately helped Lin Lao up and said, "In Nanyang, there is a foreman in charge of the East Factory here, I have listened to his tone, he means that the reason why His Majesty has delayed the use of troops in Manila is because His Majesty does not want to tear his face with Westerners, especially the Dutch, His Majesty is worried that once he does something against the Spaniards, it will cause disgust among Westerners, so His Majesty needs to find a suitable excuse, His Majesty sent weapons to the Chinese of the Eighth Company, and there are fifty elite soldiers of the empire on the fleet this time, It was to help train the army of the Eighth Company. ”

"Excuses?!" Lin Lao said suspiciously.

"Yes, the teacher is famous." Rong nodded and said.

"Then we now create an excuse for the Wang Division in Manila, should the Wang Division send troops immediately?" Lin Lao asked.

"I can't guarantee this, not to mention that even if we create a reason for Wang Shi to use troops in the Eighth Company, Wang Shi on the sea may not know." Rong Guan said.

"Then send someone to send a letter to Master Wang, test it, and say that the Spaniards are ready to make a move against the Chinese of the Eighth Company, and see how Master Wang reacts?" Lin Lao said firmly.

"Lin Lao, deceiving Wang Shi and provoking a war between the two countries is not something you and I can afford." Rong Guan said worriedly.

"If the emperor is guilty because of this matter, the old man will bear it." Lin Lao said without hesitation.

"Elder Lin, if Your Majesty is to blame, this matter is definitely not something you can bear alone." Rong Guan said.

"Lord Rong, since Your Majesty is plotting against Manila, he will not delve into it. The old man is sixty and three this year, and if he can exchange this remnant life for the lives of tens of thousands of Chinese in eight companies, the old man is worth it. Lin Lao said calmly. There was no such impassioned tone in his tone, as if the matter was taken for granted.

"Boss Lin is righteous, and he looks ashamed. Whether this is successful or not, I will try to ensure the safety of Lin's family. Rong Guan said admiringly.

"Lord Xie Rong, it's just that this matter is urgent, I don't know how we should contact Master Wang?" Lin Lao asked anxiously.

"I have a clipper in Manila, but I need a dead man to risk his life to contact Wang." Rong Guan said.

"I'll arrange the dead man, and you go and prepare the clipper." Lin Lao said.

……

The deceased man Lin Lao was looking for was his adopted son, whose name was Lin Rong. In the Ming Dynasty, navigation was very risky, this time not only from the natural threat from the sea, but also a large number of pirates, in order to ensure safety, many maritime merchants will raise children, as adopted sons, raised to engage in maritime trade.

"Lin Rong, this matter is related to the safety of the Lin family and even the entire Balian people, and we must send the news that the Spaniards want to massacre the Chinese of Balian to Wang Shi." Lin Lao admonished.

"Father, even if the child dies, he will send a letter to the king." Lin Rong assured.

……

The Ming and the Spaniards were still in a confrontation, seven of the Spaniards' eleven warships were Karak-type warships, which were all eliminated from the Spanish Armada, and the other four were Galen warships, but all of them were fourth-class warships.

On the Daming side, at the request of Zhu Youxiao, the Fujian Navy Division was equipped with Galen warships, and all the Fu ships equipped by the Daming Navy Division had been transferred to the Shandong Navy Division. In order to speed up the formation of the Fujian naval division, one-fifth of these Galen warships were purchased from the Netherlands, and the remaining four-fifths were built by themselves, including five third-class warships.

Zhu Youxiao's attention to the Ming sailors has made the shipbuilding industry of the Ming Dynasty grow rapidly, and the official shipbuilding workers of the Ming Dynasty have reached 40,000 people, which is currently the largest factory in the world. Coupled with the shipbuilding talents that Zhu Youxiao dug from the West with a lot of money, Daming has been able to build third-class warships on his own. The private shipbuilding industry is also booming, although its scale is not as large as the official workshops, but some private shipbuilding workshops are already able to make five or six class warships.

Not long after the clipper driven by Lin Rong went to sea, it was discovered by the Spaniards who were cruising on the sea as a guard.

"Lin Gongzi, the Spaniards want us to return to Manila, what now?" When the Spaniards spotted Lin Rong's clipper, they immediately warned Lin Rong to return to Manila.

"Our family members are all in Balian, if our news can't be delivered to Wang Shi, our family's lives will be in danger, and now there is only one way to rush over and deliver the news to Wang Shi." Lin Rong said without hesitation.

The sailors on the ship can be said to be dead soldiers, they have wives and children in the Eighth Company, and they also know that once the Spaniards attack the Eighth Company, it will mean a massacre. Hearing Lin Rong's words, they said firmly: "Fight." ”

The Spaniards discovered that the small boat coming from the direction of Manila not only ignored their warnings, but also tried to break through their cordon. This made them feel that something was very strange, and the Spaniards, who were on guard, immediately decided to open fire for warning.

The two sides of the confrontation were already in extreme tension, and as soon as they heard the sound of gunfire coming from the sea, the attention of both sides was immediately drawn to it.

Seeing the Spanish cannons, Lin Rong's boat ran faster, and as he ran, he shouted loudly, "The Spaniards have killed someone." But Lin Rong's ship was too far away, and the people on Daming's warship could only vaguely feel that the people on the ship were calling for help, and they couldn't hear what they were shouting at all. But through the binoculars, the Daming warship found that the fleeing side was Chinese.

"Governor Liu, here's your chance." Wang Mengxiong said happily.

"Wait." Liu Youfu still has doubts. With the exception of a few people such as Zhu Youxiao, the current ministers of the imperial court have very ambivalent attitudes towards overseas Chinese.

"My lord, we can't wait any longer, Your Majesty's attitude is very clear, we want to protect the lives and property safety of overseas Chinese, if Your Majesty knows that we and others condone the Spaniards to kill Chinese, Your Majesty will definitely blame me and others." Wang Mengxiong said.

Liu Youfu hesitated for a while before saying, "Warn the Spaniards not to kill Chinese for no reason." ”

"Order, prepare for battle, warn the Spaniards not to kill the Chinese for no reason, and send another ship to meet the clipper," Wang Mengxiong thought for a while and said.

Wang Mengxiong's order caused the Fujian naval division to begin to move frequently, and gradually put on a battle formation on the sea, which also made the Spaniards even more nervous, and in the confronting the Spaniards, two small ships sailed out of the team to try to save Lin Rong's ships on the sea. But the Spaniards changed their warning to Lin Rong's clipper at this time to sinking it, and they wanted to sink Lin Rong's ship before it sailed into the control of the Daming Navy.

(End of chapter)