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"I don't agree, the Madrid side is simply dumbfounded, how can it sell the only stronghold of the kingdom in the East to the Chinese, no matter how high the price is, this is betrayal, no, this is treason." In Manila Castle, the Governor of the Philippines, Count Selassie Cepras-Don Plet, shouted at Viscount Nievan Ethan Rohn Don Gamalot, Minister of the Kingdom of Spain to China, who had come to issue the decree. "I will never say yes."

"Earl, please be sober, I have not come today to ask for your consent, but to inform you of this matter by order of His Majesty the King and the Council of State, whether you agree or not, the treaty has been signed, and it cannot be changed." Viscount Gamalo said coldly. "Moreover, if you insist on refusing to carry out Madrid's orders, Count will be stripped of a title and title by the highest court of the kingdom as a traitor."

Count Plei was so angry that he had nothing to say, but at this time someone stood by his side: "I also oppose the decision of the kingdom to sell the province of Manila, which is clearly a blasphemy against Christ by abandoning the believers of the Lord to the pagan persecution, and I would like to ask Rome to punish anyone who advocates the sale of the Philippines." ”

"Your Excellency, Honorable Archbishop," Viscount Gamalo laughed as he looked at someone who was righteously speaking. "The Pope's emissaries are on the Chinese's ship, and if you think it is necessary to see the Pope's oracle in person, I can ask the Chinese to send them into Manila." Viscount Gamalot's smile looked like a devil's hideousness. "Of course, you can also refuse to carry out the Pope's order, but it will be you, the archbishop, who will be broken from the house."

It makes sense that Viscount Gamaro was so confident that in Europe at the beginning of the eighteenth century, the power of the pope had been greatly reduced, and had even become the plaything of the French king and the emperor (in the Holy Rome of Germany), so that under the pressure of Louis XIV and King Philippe, Rome could not do anything to the detriment of France and Spain.

The archbishop was also frightened back, but the representatives of the squires remained unrelenting: "Here is the property that we have worked hard all our lives to accumulate, and the royal government cannot, cannot force us to give up our family business." ”

"No one is forcing you to give up your family business." Viscount Gamalo responded calmly to the question of the squire's representative. "The royal government has only sold the sovereignty of the Philippines, and as for your personal property, the Chinese Empire has guaranteed it in the treaty."

Some of the squires stopped hearing the promise to preserve their property, but others still shouted hysterically: "Are we going to live under the rule of the Chinese?" No, they will definitely settle the crime of our massacre of the Chinese back then. ”

"Then you sell the estate to the local Chinese, and then evacuate the Philippines with the ships of the Royal Government." For these insatiable hillbillies, His Excellency the Viscount, who is a nobleman, is too lazy to care about their life and death. "When the time comes, you can go back to the mainland, or you can go to New Spain, I guarantee that the Chinese will not stop you."

Several squires looked at each other and said, "Damn, sell the land to the Chinese, they will definitely lower the price." ”

"That's enough." Viscount Gamalo couldn't listen anymore. "You greedy bastards, have you ever considered the embarrassment of the Royal Government when you were thinking about your wallets?" Viscount Gamalo pointed south. "Those Dutch merchants have lost the entire East Indies, do you think that the Chinese Empire will not dare to attack the Philippines by force? Once the Chinese really solve the problem by force, not only will the royal government not get a single silver coin, but I am afraid that your property will also be wiped out. The Viscount swept away the crowd shocked by his words, and the hypocritical smile common in the court resurfaced on his face. Therefore, the Kingdom is not selling the Philippines to abandon you, but to save you, if you know gratitude, do not try to prevent this life, gentlemen, in a few days I will go on behalf of the Royal Government to receive the purchase money paid by the Huaxia Empire, in a few months, you have enough time to deal with the property problem, now, please act. ”

The squires who were helpless under the coercion and temptation of the viscount had to retreat listlessly, and after only the governor and the archbishop of Manila were left on the spot, Viscount Gamalo said to the archbishop: "Your Excellency, according to the agreement reached between the royal government and the Kingdom of Portugal and the Chinese Empire, in the Chinese ruling area, the Diocese of Manila and the diocese of Macao will be retained, as long as they do not violate the laws and decrees of China, and do not go deep into the areas where the Chinese Empire prohibits missionary missions, the current situation will not be affected. This should be a blessing for you and for Rome. ”

"Maybe." The archbishop replied bitterly. "I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I think I should pray for the fate of the Spaniards in the Philippines, and with all due respect, I'm going to leave first."

"Please." Seeing the archbishop's figure disappear, Viscount Gamalo said to the frustrated Count Plet. "Dear Sesai, you fool, the orders of the royal government cannot be violated, but this does not mean that you must not cause trouble for the Chinese." Viscount Gamalot's words suddenly made Count Play's eyes light up. "What we can't get, we must not let Chinese get it, I think you'll understand what to do??????"

Just as the evil Viscount Gamaro instigated the governor of Play to stumble on the Huaxia side, Lu Weijun was also speaking to a cadre of the Chinese messenger in Manila, Yamen: "The purchase of Luzon by the imperial court has become a settlement, and in order to avoid the dissatisfaction of the local Xiyi, Lord Kou, you must be prepared to deal with it." ”

After all, it is a great thing for Huaxia to get a new territory for the country, and for themselves, once a new capital is opened, the so-called building near the water will get the moon first, not to mention that they will be promoted, but getting a good position is much better than being an envoy in front of the Yi people.

"Please rest assured, the lower official will send someone to contact the local Han gentry later and inform them of the news." Kou's idea was to get the news out first, stabilize the Chinese immigrants, and then solve the problems of the local natives and Spanish colonists. "If you want to come here, these overseas travelers will definitely be happy to join you."

"Don't forget the lessons of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and the Han people of Liaodong." Lu Weijun reminded. "They have been ruled by the Xiyi for many years, and the system of this dynasty may hinder them a lot, so they may not really belong to the imperial court, so they should not rely on it too much." That's a point. "In addition, the imperial court will do its best to transfer the Shence army, and the grain will naturally become the key, so you have to prepare earlier."

Xie Guozhen, the deputy envoy of the messenger of the border country, asked: "Lord Lu, in order to prevent the local Xiyi from making a move that will not affect the orders of the foreign monarchs, do we still need to prepare some armaments?" ”

"It makes sense, I'll write a note immediately, and you will send someone to pick up a batch of ordnance from Master Wen." Lu Weijun swept everyone present. "If it's possible, find a way to recruit an escort team, you don't have to have too many soldiers, just give Xiyi a warning immediately, and let them know that the imperial court has an iron fist in addition to Huairou."

Kou thought for a moment: "My lord, do you want the water diverter to send a ship to deter outside the port of Manila?" ”

Lu Weijun groaned slightly: "Troop transfer? In the name of the Minister Plenipotentiary, I will send a letter requesting the Zhennan Navy Division to send troops to come, and when you wait to extract the ordnance later, let Lord Wen send the letter as much as possible. ”

"My Excellency," said a military attaché from the Privy Council in Manila. "Xia Guan thought that he should guard against Xiyi and disperse the ordnance that could not be taken away to the local natives before the evacuation and handover."

If you are not of my race, your mind will be different, so this possibility raised by the military attache is not untrue, so Lu Weijun, who was in a deep heart, immediately instructed: "This official will clearly restrain them when paying the Xiyi period, but considering that they will inevitably shirk, the embassy should give a reminder when discussing with the local gentry, so as to be prepared for the unexpected." ”

Seeing that Lu Weijun accepted his opinion, the military attache was very excited, so he reported: "My lord, in addition to using the natives of the islands, Xiyi is very likely to negotiate peace with the southern Sulu state, if it cedes all Mindanao and the Visayas to Sulu, the imperial court will inevitably have a conflict with that country in the future." ”

Speaking of the Sulu State, although its country paid tribute many times in the former Ming Dynasty, and even had a king die in China, with the passage of time, its relationship with China has long been estranged, and in the past few years, it has also clashed with China over the territory of Long Island and Dongbo Ni, so its country is not friendly with China. Of course, Huaxia is afraid of such a small country, but as soon as the war starts, money will be like flowing water, which is also a troublesome thing. And even if the Spaniards did not collude with them and did not deliberately sow the trouble, it was not necessary for small countries like Sulu to take the initiative to stir up trouble, so it was indeed necessary to solve the problem in advance.

Lu Weijun is a civilian official who is not familiar with military affairs, so he naturally doesn't know what to do, so he asked: "What is your surname?" ”

Seeing that Shangguan paid attention, the junior military attache immediately hurriedly responded: "Don't dare, the official's surname is Deng Mingfang." ”

"Lord Deng," Lu Weijun nodded at the somewhat flattering counterpart. "You think it's better to deal with the country of Sulu."

"Did you ask me? The subordinate was only a second lieutenant. Deng Fang was still modest, but Lu Weijun's face turned terrily, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he had to pour beans from the bamboo tube and say his thoughts. Isn't it better to invite the navy division and ships to come to Manila to deter Xiyi, it is better to ask the Zhennan sailors to come out of the nest and first conduct a military exercise in the Sulu Sea and Moro Bay, or to suppress the country, but then send people to negotiate with it, clarify the national border, or keep the peace for more than ten years. ”

Lu Weijun keenly asked: "More than ten years of peace, why not ten thousand years of peace?" ”

"If you want to be peaceful for 10,000 years, you can only cut it down and eradicate it to the roots, so as to deter the people of the southern lands, but Mindanao has complex terrain and many jungles, so it is really not a good place to use soldiers, so you can only sit back and watch it grow, and once Peter grows, he is afraid that he will have ambitions again, so the lower officials said that it will be peaceful for more than ten years." Deng Fang said. "Of course, in fact, there is no need to be afraid, the natives are afraid of power but not virtue, as long as they are rectified regularly, they will not be ?????? by the imperial court."