Even if Felipe IV was extremely reluctant, he knew that these officers could not be left alone.

Being captured is not the same as dying, he is dead for a hundred, but if he is alive, he has to find a way to redeem them.

Just one Serezuo costs one million taels of silver, and the officers of other families are estimated to be worth a lot.

For him, the loss of Luzon is already an unacceptable fact for him, and it is even more unacceptable for him to pay for these wastes who have lost the war.

Since Franco proposed a way that didn't cost money, there was no reason for him to disagree.

"Franco, since those Ming people like money so much, is it possible for us to spend more money and even redeem Luzon together?"

Felipe IV suddenly thought of a naïve question.

"Impossible. The Ming people were so deliberate and used high-yield grain varieties as bait, they must have come to Luzon from the beginning. Now that you have succeeded, you will not let it go easily. After all, we can't beat them."

Franco shook his head, categorically rejecting his idea.

Felipe IV also felt that his question was a little stupid, so he said no more.

Compared with Spain, Luzon is closer to the Ming Dynasty, and if they really fight, they will not have any advantage in terms of support or supply. What's more, there is a huge difference in strength between the two sides at the moment, and I am afraid that no number of warships will be sent to death.

Alas...

Felipe IV let out a long sigh and stood up.

"Franco, even if they don't agree, give it a try. As far as I know, this eastern country seems to have always valued only the territory of the mainland, and has never been very interested in the vast world overseas. Otherwise, there would not be a sea ban imposed from time to time. You will be responsible for the negotiation when the time comes."

"Yes, Your Majesty. I would love to serve Your Majesty!"

"Go back and rest, I'll have this list here. I'll send someone to inform their families one by one."

Felipe IV pointed to the list that Franco had put together.

It is recorded with the names of the Spanish officers who were captured by the Ming and the amount of ransom demanded by the Ming.

The next day, Felipe IV sent to the homes of these officers to explain the situation and ask them to raise money for ransom.

For a time, the whole of Mexico City was in turmoil.

On the one hand, everyone was shocked by the fall of Luzon, an important overseas colony.

On the other hand, many families began to struggle with whether to pay a ransom to the Ming Dynasty and their own families.

At first, everyone's reaction was very unanimous, thinking that since Da Ming dared to attack them, he must teach them a lesson. But later, Felipe IV passed on the achievements of the First Fleet of the Ming Dynasty, and they were honest.

Although most people did not believe it, the attitude of Felipe IV spoke for itself.

The Ming Dynasty, thousands of miles away from Spain, was not an enemy to mess with.

What to do?

To redeem, or not to redeem?

That's a problem.

Redeem it, it's too much.

If you don't redeem it, the impact is too bad.

Felipe IV was approached by many, but his attitude was clear.

Daming's strength is too strong, and he can only negotiate and can't come hard.

So it's up to you to decide whether to pay or not.

The families got together and deliberated, and finally decided to ransom the man with money. For the next period of time, these guys should sell the manor and sell the manor, and sell the castle and sell the castle, just to be able to scrape together the money for the ransom.

Half a month later, all the families who were willing to pay for it handed over the silver or the equivalent, and Felipe IV sent another fleet of ships, led by Franco, to set sail again to the far east.

The fleet was not small, consisting of ten cargo ships carrying goods and eighteen escort ships. And the purpose is to make a deal with the Ming Dynasty and redeem the captured officers, as well as Serenzuo, who has not been the governor for a few days.

There are representatives of every family on the ship, aiming to see if the fleet of steel warships of the Ming Dynasty exists.

rise

The day of the voyage happened to be February 20 of the seventh year of Chongzhen.

Cochin

Thang Long

In Zheng Jie's generalissimo's mansion, Zheng Jiezheng was reprimanding his younger brother Zheng Kai with an angry face.

"Didn't you say that as long as Shayuan and them enter our realm, Daming won't pursue them anymore? What's going on now? Why would they attack our levels? Now what? Huh?"

Zheng Kai was sprayed with blood, and seeing that his eldest brother was in a state of rage, he shrunk his neck and didn't dare to say a word.

Since the death of Emperor Yongle and the revocation of the political envoy of Jiaozhi, the control of Jiaozhi by the Ming Dynasty has basically been completely broken. In fact, not to mention Jiaozhi, the rule of the Ming Dynasty in Yunnan, Guichuan and other places is not strong, coupled with the weakening of national strength, large and small rebellions occur from time to time.

In his opinion, Sha Yuan's escape to Jiaozhi is not equivalent to the fact that the rebellion in the Ming Dynasty has been extinguished? Since there is no rebellion in the country, what is the point of the generals leading the troops still chasing after them?

Now he has even captured the checkpoint on his own border, threatening to attack Thang Long without handing over the sand source! Look, is this what a mature general can say? In order to eliminate a rebel army that has not become a climate, he even threatens to capture the national capital of another country! Where to put the Generalissimo? Where to place the 200,000 elite soldiers under his command? Is it true that their Zheng dynasty is muddy?

"What do I ask you! Dumb? Now Mingren asks us to hand over the sand source! What should I do?"

Zheng Kai was stunned, Zheng Jie picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it.

He subconsciously dodged, and the teacup fell to the ground and shattered in half.

"Big brother is angry!" Seeing that his eldest brother was looking for something again, Zheng Kai hurriedly said.

"Big brother! We can't hand over this sand source, and we can't hand it over. Didn't Li Ba bring back the news? This Ming army's full battle is not more than 10,000 points, although our territory is not big compared to the Ming Dynasty, and it is not something they can occupy casually. What's more, our soldiers are not vegetarians either! They set out to be kicked in the head by a donkey, otherwise they would not dare to invade another country with 10,000 people.

Let's make friends, I think it's just a bluff! We only need Chen Bing's border, and they will definitely retreat without a fight.

Speaking of Sha Yuan and others, although he was chased by the Ming officers and soldiers and fled in embarrassment, he also had nearly 10,000 elite soldiers under his command. What if we want to hand them over, if they want to jump over the wall and make trouble on our turf? When the time comes, won't the rebellion in the Ming Dynasty become a rebellion in our territory? Even if it can be suppressed quickly, aren't it still our people who suffer and suffer?

Therefore, no matter what aspect you consider, we can't hand over this person. Not only can they not be handed over, but they must not be allowed to continue to be stationed at the border gates, and they must be driven out as soon as possible, otherwise the impact will be too bad."

Zheng Kai analyzed the matter clearly, and Zheng Jie also fell into deep thought.

No matter what you look at, what Zheng Kai said seems to be very reasonable. But he always felt that something was wrong.

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