In this era of extremely backward communication conditions, all countries are actually doing what is beneficial to themselves.

Wait until the day when the conflict of interests erupts, that is, the day of war.

When the Ming Dynasty was agitating for the golden wave of America in China, he regarded North America as his own forbidden territory, but he did not know that it had touched the nerves of the Spaniards.

Due to the existence of millions of Indians in North America, the Spaniards focused on the development of South America. Of course, this is also because the profits from the silver and gold mines in South America are more intuitive, leading to the belief that South America is God's beloved paradise, and that North America is just a barren land occupied by wild people.

This is exactly the opposite of Zhu's perception of the world, in Zhu's conception that South America is only drugs and football, while North America represents business prosperity.

"We must negotiate with the Ming government lest they steal our colonies in the north. At the same time, it is necessary to avoid repeating the mistakes of the Dutch. "Sabiniano? Maniguay? Morality? In the letter, Sabiniano.Manrique.de.Lara reminded the Viceroy of New Spain, who was far away in Mexico City, not to clash with the incoming Ming army, because even if New Spain could easily destroy the Ming army's stronghold in North America, the Philippines would certainly not be spared.

Sabiniano became the Governor of the Philippines in the third year of Longjing - everyone calls it that, but in fact, the Philippines is not a Viceroy, and naturally there will be no Governor. He was only a prefecture under the Viceroyalty of New Spain, which is more appropriately translated in Chinese as Governor or Overseer.

Because of his status, Sabiniano did not want to see the fate of the Dutch fall on him. While the Spaniards in Manila were cheering for the bad luck of the Dutch beggars, the Overseer was the only one who studied the course of the battle himself, and sadly found that it would be easier for the Ming army to attack Manila.

Because on Luzon, there are already more than 100,000 Chinese.

Yes. It's Chinese! And not the indigenous people of Formosa!

These Chinese were in Luzon, but had close ties with their families in Fujian. They speak Hokkien or Cantonese, not Spanish. They believed that their ancestors had been the subjects of the Ming Emperor for generations, not the people of the Ming Dynasty. The reason why they are here is simple, there is not enough land in their hometown to feed them, if the Ming Emperor is willing to take responsibility for the war. These Chinese will definitely raise their knives to every Spaniard around them.

The current Ming Emperor has not forgiven the previous turmoil.

The turmoil that Sabiniano feared was not the turmoil of the Wanli period, but another large-scale massacre of China triggered by his predecessor in the twelfth year of Chongzhen. At that time, Daming was also in turmoil, and Zhu Cihong didn't even hear of such a tragedy happening in Luzon. So much so that when he knew, it was too late to publish the denunciation document, so he could only keep it in his heart silently.

In this case, the relationship between the Ming and Spain was very tense and delicate. On the one hand, the Ming Dynasty maintained restraint and continued to absorb the silver of New Spain; On the one hand, Spain emboldened itself to continue to maintain colonial rule in the Philippines.

And now this delicate balance has been disrupted. The Ming ships had to worry about the safety of their voyage to Australia, and they also needed more land to plant rubber trees, and Mindanao was one of the main areas for rubber trees.

After the Ming court re-established its credibility, the Ming banknotes successfully replaced silver as the currency in circulation, and its dependence on the Philippines was greatly reduced. And now that there are two major grain-producing regions, Siam and Cochin, the Japanese are more than happy to exchange silver for rice, where rice is the real hard currency.

Now the Ming Dynasty, as well as Emperor Longjing himself, have lost patience with the Philippines. Begin to calculate how many security points the Ming can reduce on the Australian route if the Spaniards on Luzon are driven out.

Sabiniano bought the Ming newspaper at a high price from a spy in Macau. He found someone to translate it, and obtained this information, which was the main basis for him to adopt a kind attitude towards the viceroy of New Spain. However, the governor of New Spain confirmed from the mouth of King Jing Zhu He that the Ming Kingdom was fighting two large-scale wars in the northwest and southwest at the same time, which was the scale of hundreds of thousands of people.

In the Governor's mind, no sane nation would provoke a war in such a situation.

Especially against Spain, an empire on which the sun never sets, which occupied both sides of the Atlantic.

"They [the Ming Kingdom] have been slow to advance in the war in Burma and have been slow to resolve a handful of rebels. This is undoubtedly a sign of the decline of the empire, so Mr. Overseer's anxiety about the Chinese is completely unnecessary. If necessary, it is even possible to borrow indigenous people again to weaken the number and strength of the Chinese in Luzon. "His Excellency the Governor wrote in a very clear reply, in order to ensure that his construction would not be overlooked by the Sabinianor Overseers. He even wrote a similar letter to the president of the Prosecutor's Court in Luzon.

Even the viceroyalty of New Spain, even if it was a relative of the king, could hardly be effective on the island of Luzon on the other side of the Pacific.

In the Philippines, the Overseers and the President of the Prosecution Court are the real principals.

"No, we must not give the Ming any excuse to start a war, and we must send a special envoy to Beijing to implement commercial and trade relations in a timely manner." Mr. Sabiniano sternly warned His Excellency the President of the Prosecution Tribunal, who was eager to take the plunge: "If the Ming country is determined to wage war, New Spain may be victorious, but we will be a disgrace to the motherland." ”

The president of the Prosecutor's Court had jurisdiction over Luzon, but he did not have the power to mobilize troops, and could only express regret that the Overseers were cautious and even cowardly.

……

Manila is not far from the equator, and after the crisp morning breeze, the suffocating heat is blowing. Even if you stand on the beach, you can only get the hot wind that makes you sweat profusely. By noon, the sky, sea, and land were like a burning purgatory, and it was impossible to go out at all, so they could only spend time indoors with mattresses and fans.

It is only at dusk, when the sun resides in its raging tongues of fire, that people get a little coolness. For the Spaniards, their favorite bullfighting show can only be moved to dusk.

"I heard that those Chinese guys have been stirring up again recently." Mrs. Fernández said to her female companion as she sensed that someone was watching her not far away. When she looked back, she saw a Germanic young man with a well-defined face, those sapphire eyes made her heart pound twice, and she couldn't help but open the silk fan in her hand, covering her face, and returning a ** smile.

Her female companion, the wife of the shipowner, said, "What a pity. I still remember the last time I taught the Chinese Yankees, the water in several rivers was so polluted by corpses that it was inedible for half a year. Within many leagues around the city, the fish in the river are eaten because human flesh has grown fat, so people can't even eat fish. ”

She covered her mouth and nose in disgust, as if disgusted, and speculated about what Mrs. Fernández had revealed, for she was the wife of the President of the Inquisition, and had invested a large sum of money in her husband's ship.

"I don't regret it." Mrs. Fernández said, "If it weren't for the need for craftsmen, I'd be happy to see a Luzon without the Chinese guys." ”

"Of course, Our Lady willing, those Chinese are like blood-sucking lice that can always steal staggering riches." The captain's wife said: "After punishing them last time, I heard that the royal family received 30,000 pesos. ”

- The Overseer's Mansion also received 30,000 pesos.

The wife of the president of the prosecutor's court said secretly in her heart and responded to her female companion: "There are still 30,000 pesos for the goods to be auctioned. ”

"Oh, look, I'll just say it." The owner's wife responded, seeing the handsome matador in a small vest and leggings walk up to the bullring, cheering as the crowd cheered.

Madame Fernández applauded and cheered, but her eyes did not take her eyes off the young and handsome Germanic young man.

"I think it's best if you can make money peacefully." The shipowner's wife suddenly said: "However, if we really can't avoid it, we can only stock up on more goods." ”

"Let your sir fill both boats." The president's wife said in a low voice.

It's a great opportunity to make a fortune. Although the president himself could not mobilize the army, this did not prevent the aborigines from inciting the people to loot the Chinese merchants. In fact, every time they slaughtered China, these natives were the vanguard of the Spaniards, and they were quite talented in collecting materials.

In the opinion of the court president, if it really aroused the anger of the Ming Kingdom, it was completely possible to put the blame on the Turen and let the Ming army and the Turen reason.

……

"陛xià! Jin Yiwei's red box urgent. Lu Suyao rushed all the way to the bed tent of His Majesty the Emperor before stopping, holding the "red box" that had not appeared for a long time.

Zhu Cihong heard Lu Suyao's voice in his sleep, but it was not real. It seemed like a long time had passed since that time when he had been waiting for him, so much so that he thought he would never be disturbed by this emergency for the rest of his life.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Cihong, with a half-dreamy and half-awake hoarseness, forced himself to sit up with willpower, patted his face gently, and cleared his mind. He quickly realized his gaffe, because it was impossible for Lu Suyao to know the contents of the Red Box Emergency Report, which was an urgent document that only the emperor could personally open.

The state system has not weakened because of the trend towards stability, but has become more and more stringent.

Lu Suyao presented the red box with both hands and stood aside.

Zhu Cihong checked the sealing mud, opened the box, took out the stationery lying quietly inside, and began to read:

"The minister reported urgently, Benwei found out that the Spaniards were planning to bloody the Luzon Chinese in March of the seventh year of Longjing."

In March of the seventh year of Longjing, there was still half a year to go, and with the technical level of the current era, it was still too hasty to really prepare for a large-scale war.

Moreover, the Spaniards chose to start in March, undoubtedly considering that the south wind was rising, which was not conducive to the southward movement of the Ming fleet. (To be continued......)

PS: I'm really sorry, I didn't go home until half past ten last night, and it was too late to finish the code.