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Luzon is composed of archipelagos, there are reefs everywhere, so there are not many deep-water ports, after the Franc man arrived here by boat, he began to look for colonies everywhere and build forts, but it is not easy to build forts, first of all, it must be by the sea, Franc Men are a sea people, the biggest advantage of the Luzon natives is the ship, so if the fortress is not close to the sea, once something happens, it is difficult to get supplies and rescue, although the coastline of Luzon is extremely long, but it is not easy to find a land close to deep water, after more than ten years of operation, The Franc Robot has finally found a great area - Puerto Isabela.

Nowadays, it is almost an active gathering area for the Franc man, at least in Luzon, most of the Franc man is active here, here, the Franc man built three forts, a fort was erected in the fortress, the port was built on the hill by the fortress, facing the deep blue sea in the west, the Franc Man's army of 1,700 people in Luzon was stationed here, in addition, there were seven ships for the use of this army, and near the fortress, it was the gathering area of the Franc man, Those who are eager for adventure in the East carry out all kinds of livelihoods here, including merchants traveling back and forth, sailors wandering all over the world, and in addition to workshops that employ some native slaves.

As for the Franc machine people, their business was to discover the mainland and loot, as for business, they were obviously not very interested, and robbery could generate huge profits, and simple business was really not worth mentioning compared to this huge profit.

However, this is not better than elsewhere, with the rise of the Ming sea trade, looting has become extremely difficult, the Francophone has suffered several retaliations, the loss is not small, in this case, they also have to change their strategy, choose to compete with the Ming on the other hand, the Ming goods are mainly luxury, such as silk, porcelain, tea, with these high-end goods driven, resulting in even the other goods of the Ming Dynasty, are branded with high-end marks, ordinary iron is also expensive, plus the treasure merchant behavior leading, The price of goods is controlled, which leads to the fact that the goods of the Ming Dynasty are often high, and the Franc machine people compete with it, especially in terms of cloth, the cloth of the Franc machine people is almost the same as the quality of the cloth of the Ming Dynasty, but the price is much lower than that of the Ming Dynasty, some of the Franc machine people have taken a fancy to the business opportunities, and have built workshops in Luzon, Java and other places to sell the goods to the countries of the South Seas.

But now, in Puerto Isabella in Luzon, the local governor has encountered a particularly difficult matter, the news has come that the governor's envoy has been detained in Lianzhou, and the charges have been confirmed.

The purpose of Mingjiao is to force the king of Chu to rebel, and the purpose of the Buddha Lang machine man is more simple, Lianzhou is the only port for goods in and out of the Ming Dynasty, messing up there, it is of great benefit to the Buddha Lang machine man, so the two sides hit it off, and soon reached a tacit understanding, the Buddha Lang machine man gave the Ming Jiao activists a cover, and by the way borrowed the knife of the Ming Sect to subvert and destroy.

This operation naturally has great risks, and within Puerto Isabelle, the controversy is not small, after all, this is not a joke, once it is detected by the Chu State, it is very likely to incur retaliation, but if this matter is successful, the benefits to the Francophile are too great, these people who have crossed the sea are outlaws, and in the end, most of them are still carried away and determined to take action.

But now that the Chu people had discovered that the matter had been revealed, that the envoys had been detained, and that they were in danger of being beheaded, the governor of Luzon could not bear it any longer, and under internal pressure, he resolved to protest to the king of Chu against their impending atrocities.

This is the ridiculousness of their logic, they don't mind killing, even in the process of looting, killing people is commonplace, they take action against Lianzhou, and they don't think about how much bloodshed will be caused by doing so, but as soon as others fight back, they immediately become vigorous, for many reasons, either to quibble about the integrity and kindness of these envoys, or to move out of God and preach God's love, of course, there is no lack of threatening words in the tone, and His Royal Highness the King of Spain, who is far away in the West, has already known about it, the rash action of the state of Chu will anger the majesty of His Royal Highness the king, and once the envoys are executed, it will lead to a war.

With good persuasion, God's benevolence, and various threats, this letter carried a lot of information and was sent directly to Lianzhou.

But just recently, or more precisely, just last night, the governor of Luzon was woken up by his servants, and the news of Lianzhou had arrived, and the envoy had been sentenced to death, and it was evident that the king of Chu did not like the governor's set, and did not even have a reply to the letter of state, so he took the strongest measures without authorization.

This night, the important people in Puerto Princessa did not sleep, they first attacked the barbarism of the Chu State in the Governor's Palace, but soon, a question was put on the table, what to do next? Do you want to carry out a strong and powerful revenge, after all, it was the envoy who was sentenced to death this time, and he was the marquis canonized by the king of Spain, and the heir of the Grand Duke of Catalonia, so that such an important figure was killed, could he only stand by and watch?

The Doge was the most forceful of the people, for he had sent the envoy, who was apparently a man of real power, and now that his mistake had led to the death of the envoy, the Spanish nobles would be suspicious of him, and he would demand revenge.

But there are also many people who oppose it, and most importantly, how to retaliate?

With these 1,500 soldiers in Luzon alone? This is obviously a drop in the bucket, even if His Royal Highness the King of Spain launches a war with God's will, with the limits of the kingdom, at most 5,000 soldiers will be sent here a year later, and compete with the people of Chu who are in the limelight, it is simply looking for death.

However, there are also smart people here, and their position is the same as that of the governor, in fact, everyone knows that they are in a weak position in Nanyang, and they can gain a firm foothold here, just because the Ming and Chu countries ignore them, once the war starts, it will not benefit anyone, but in terms of wording, they must be tough, this is a political issue, not a military issue, and it must be solved by political means, but it is one thing to take tough measures, and it is another thing to take retaliatory measures.

As a result, there was a whole day of controversy in the Governor's Palace, but there was no result at all, and the Governor gladly accepted the situation, and he repeatedly responded forcefully on various occasions, which in the future could create an image of a tough guy in the country, and at the same time, there were objections that led to the abortion of the retaliation, and in the end he could shirk this responsibility, and in any case, his attitude in this matter was indisputable and reproachful.

According to the Governor's mind, the matter will go through a long process of controversy, after which the matter will be settled, his mistakes will be covered up, and His Royal Highness will obviously not punish him for his recklessness, but ...... In the evening, in July, the weather in Luzon was particularly hot, and in contrast to the pleasant climate of Spain, those who had a slight redness of the complexion would often gather at the Doge's Palace for a banquet, drinking wine from their home country and sharing their views on the recent state of affairs.

The Governor appeared at the banquet and held private consultations with some of the dignitaries, and it was evident that the Governor was still in agreement with his opinions, and his indisputable hardline stance did add a lot of points to his image, at least among the officers, but what they did not expect was that a catastrophe had quietly arrived.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the distinguished guests, accustomed to sleeping late, had no intention of leaving, and a soldier rushed into the Doge's palace almost recklessly, and a message arrived, which made everyone tremble.

In the waters near Puerto Princesa, a large number of armed ships appeared, totaling more than three hundred, flying the flag of the sailors of the Chu State, and they seized a Franco, and took advantage of him to come and report the news, and put forward three conditions to the governor's palace.

First, because of the conspiracy, the Francophone people caused turmoil, and the king of Chu demanded that all the Francophiles be disarmed and become prisoners, and their personal freedom was temporarily handed over to the Chu authorities.

Second, the management of all the fortresses and ports of the Franc Machine was transferred to the Chu State.

Third, the highest official of the Franc Ji in Nanyang must take the blame and go to Lianzhou to explain what happened, and then His Royal Highness the King of Chu will punish him as appropriate.

Thing...... It seems to be a big deal.

In the banquet hall, the female guests had all retreated, and the governor's face was already like a pig's liver, he did not expect that after the Chu people executed the envoy, there would be the next step of punishment. Obviously, people are going to do it seriously, and this time they are going to end it in one pot.

What's next?

The gentlemen were dumbfounded.

This is not a condition at all, it is clearly to let them surrender and let their enemies dispose of them, the Chu people can execute those envoys, maybe they will be the next person to fall on the ground.

Is it to fight?

Haven't the gentlemen of Spain always been good at winning more with less?

The Governor squinted and hesitated, saying that his tough words could no longer be heard.

However, he understood that this condition was too harsh to be accepted, and that if he did, the king would lose all the foundation of his decades-long business in the South Seas, and the merchants would suffer heavy losses.

(To be continued)