Zheng Zhilong's words can be described as merciless.

But Conley couldn't get angry when he heard this.

These days, he has been running around with the Ming people, and he knows the strength of the Ming Dynasty too well. This strength is not only reflected in the excellent equipment and invincible warships, but also in the self-confidence revealed by these Ming people from the inside out, a self-confidence to crush any enemy.

It's not that he didn't have the idea of getting rid of Daming when he became the king, but it was just a thought.

Leaving the Ming Dynasty, who will obey him in Luzon?

After leaving Daming, what should I do if the red-haired ghost makes a comeback?

By the rabble?

He asked Zheng Zhilong to ask His Majesty to send officials and garrison troops, just to hand over power.

He believes that a person who knows how to advance and retreat will live longer after all.

"Zheng Zongbing, rest assured, I, Conley, swear here that I will give my full allegiance to His Majesty the Ming Emperor."

"I hope you can do what you say, and I hope that we won't meet in the future!"

Zheng Zhilong was very satisfied with his attitude at this time, and as for the future, it would be one step at a time. With His Majesty's character, he will not let go of what he can catch. Not to mention that it has been planned for so long.

Three days later, Zheng Zhibao led the fleet to appear at the mouth of Manila Bay.

At this time, all the soldiers stationed on Corregido Island had been replaced by Zheng Zhilong's command, and when he saw a Spanish fleet appear at the mouth of the bay, he subconsciously wanted to open fire, but he looked at it again, and there was a big flag with Zheng on the flagship at the front.

When I got closer, I saw a sailor wearing Ming military equipment standing on the deck.

Zheng Zhilong did not stop at Corregido Island, but sent someone to say hello to the defenders on the island and led the team back to Manila directly.

His return caused quite a stir.

Because among the captives brought back was the new governor of Luzon, Cerezo.

"You're the new governor of Luzon, Serezo?"

"Yes!"

Cerezo replied sullenly.

It's too bullying, and even the words asked are exactly the same as those inspectors.

"Hahaha! You're about to fucking laugh to death. You said you didn't inquire before you came? This Luzon is like this bird, and you are still running here. Isn't it ***?"

Zheng Zhilong laughed out of breath.

Compared with Xie Xuelong, Zheng Zhilong's ridicule is more direct and vulgar, and more importantly, he can speak Spanish and express it more accurately. This also caused his words to be more hurtful than Xie Xuelong's.

No, Cerezo's face was already flushed with anger.

"Hey, just kidding, don't be angry. You're a little unlucky, but you're smarter than Oraza. If you had come a year earlier, we probably wouldn't have taken Luzon so quickly. When I go back, I will have to tell Oraza before your king!"

Seeing that Serezo was so angry, Zheng Zhilong couldn't hold back a smile and stopped pouring salt on his wounds.

"What do you mean?" Cerezzo was keenly aware of the message that made him forget to be angry.

Get back? See His Majesty?

Is this ready to let us go?

"Literally. Just let you go back! Do you understand?"

"Really?" Cerezo got excited.

"Really! I'll put you back in a while."

"Why is it a while?"

"Because your ransom hasn't arrived yet!"

"What ransom?"

"The money to buy your lives!"

"......," Cerezzo was speechless. What if you don't give it?"

"Then tear up the ticket!"

"What is ticket ripping?"

"It's to tear you apart."

Damn, shameless Mingren, kill people, kill people, and tear up tickets!

"With so many captives, how much are you going to charge?"

"This, me

Gotta ask Franco." After that, Zheng Zhilong instructed his subordinates to find Franco.

After a while, Franco walked briskly.

"Your Excellency the Governor."

"You betrayed?" Cerezo asked, frowning as he looked at Franco, who was not tied up.

"Not really."

"Then why..."

"What kind of nonsense do you have, I just don't tie him up, where can he escape? Franco, you say, does the Serezo family have any money?" Zheng Zhilong rudely interrupted Cerezo's words.

"Very rich."

"How much money is there?" Will you take out 500,000 taels of silver?"

"You can take it!"

"What about a million?"

"It's hard to say."

"Then say it."

"If you want, you can take it." Franco said firmly.

"Franco, shut up! You traitor!" Serezo is in a hurry, even if he takes the ransom, he can't open his mouth for a million taels of silver, right?

"Shut up! Franco, I'll give you a big boat! Then you will be given a full sailor and enough food and water. Can you go back to your Mexico City?"

"Yes!" Franco's tone trembled a little, and he vaguely guessed something.

"Good! Take your pick on the sailboats on the pier! You can go whenever you want! But I have one condition."

"Mr. Zheng, please speak!"

"Go back and help me see which of you Spanish officers are from noble backgrounds, and how much money your family can come up with. Make a list so that they can get a ransom." Zheng Zhilong dragged Franco aside and whispered in his ear.

"Good!"

Franco didn't hesitate and immediately agreed.

"Then I'll leave it to you. Look at it in the past two days, as long as you know it, write it down for me. You pack up for these two days and are ready to go at any time. Just take the words back with you."

"Yes!"

Franco is gone, he thought that he would be a cow and a horse in Luzon next, oppressed by others, but he didn't expect to be let go!

"Even if you kill me, my family won't be able to get a million taels of silver. It has cost me a lot of money to become the governor of Luzon this time, one million, and the family can't take it out at all." Cerezo understood Zheng Zhilong's intentions.

"How much can you take out?"

"I don't know, but a million is absolutely impossible. The family can't do everything they can to save me, and my younger brothers won't agree!"

"Alright, I'll think about it again. Zhi Leopard, take him away and put him in prison. Get him a private room, and serve him with good food and drink, and it won't be worth anything when he dies."

"Yes, big brother!"

After Zheng Zhibao left, Zheng Zhilong found Shen Lian again.

"Shen Qianhu, the situation here has slowly stabilized. May I ask Your Majesty to send more officials who know how to farm, irrigate, etc.?"

"Yes, I will report this to Your Majesty."

Shen Lian nodded and agreed.

Soon after, Zheng Zhilong's appeal was sent to Zhu Youzhen.

He immediately summoned the ministers of the cabinet to discuss the matter.

"A few secretaries, Luzon needs a large number of officials to govern next, so you can recommend some candidates."

"This—" The men looked at each other.

While the integration of Luzon into the territory is extremely exciting news, it does not mean that anyone wants to become an official there. Luzon is no better than Liaodong and North Korea, which is located in the South Seas, and must be thousands of miles away from the capital. Even if exile is not so far, wouldn't it offend people to recommend people to be officials there?