The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 53 Negotiation
"I have seen the governor, the bishop!"

"May God bless Manila and His Excellency the Governor-General!"

"..."

Everyone stood up and saluted the two of them.

In fact, in the Spanish colonial system, the administrative level of Manila is not the level of the Governor's Palace.

Instead, it was counted under the Metropolitan Government of Manila under the Governor General of New Spain.

In other words, the governor of Manila cannot be called the governor.

But as the saying goes, there are policies above and countermeasures below.

This happens not only in China, but also abroad.

As the only stronghold of Spain in the Far East, Manila is one of the most important nodes on the global route of the Spanish treasure fleet.

The status is very high!

It does not make sense to count Manila under New Spain.

Across half of the world, based on the communication conditions of this era, the jurisdiction of the Governor's Palace of New Spain over Manila is just a name.

The governor's office in New Spain has already acquiesced that all matters in Manila will be determined by the governor of Manila, and there is no need to report to the governor's office.

In terms of real power, the governor of Manila is no different from the governor.

And in terms of address, everyone has long been accustomed to calling the governor of Manila as the governor.

Then there was such a practice in Manila.

Although Manila was only a governor's mansion in the Spanish colonial system, it is now called the governor and has the real power of the governor.

Governor Barossa walked to the first seat and sat down, with a very solemn expression on his face, glanced around, and said.

"My dear gentlemen, I have a very unfortunate announcement to make to you."

"Just a month ago, the Chinese miners in the Scorch family's mine rebelled."

"They brutally killed all the supervisors in the mine, as well as the priest who spread the gospel of the Lord in the mine."

"A few days after their incident, Mr. Capello, the patriarch of the Scotch family who didn't know about it, took the consul's deputy, Mr. Oscar, to inspect the mine."

"As a result, the entire inspection team was annihilated, and almost everyone was killed."

"The group of rebels who had no bottom line killed the poor Mr. Oscar, and Mr. Oscar lost his precious life!"

"Commander Robin mobilized the garrison to fight the rebellion, and Captain Kayal led the team, but the rebels used the most despicable and shameful means to defeat the brave Spanish warriors."

"The noble Spaniards were also used as prisoners of war to threaten the Governor's Palace!"

"This is something that the Governor's Mansion will never accept!"

"The emergence of these rebels is a great challenge to the original ruling order in Manila. The Governor's Office has zero tolerance for this."

Barossa's attitude is very clear now, he wants to send troops to wipe out the Chinese rebels in the mountains.

Bishop Sares stood up and said.

"Your Excellency, it is imperative to exterminate those Chinese rebels."

"But before that, please redeem those captives according to the requirements of the group of rebels."

"They are God's most loyal people. As the bishop of the church, I have the obligation to protect their safety as much as possible!"

"I can't just watch them lose their lives and suffer at the hands of infidels!"

Around Sares' neck was the golden cross that Capello sent overnight last night.

With a serious face, he spoke very righteously.

He Sareth collects money to do things, he is innocent!
Barossa couldn't help frowning, and said.

"My lord bishop, the request of the group of rebels is to use gunpowder, food and other supplies to exchange prisoners of war."

"The Governor's Mansion is about to send troops into the mountains to suppress the rebels. If you hand over gunpowder, food and other supplies to the rebels at this time, wouldn't you be endorsing the enemy?"

Sares said with a blank expression.

"If two or three hundred of God's people are brutally killed, it will be a great dereliction of duty for you, the governor!"

"I will explain this to Madrid!"

The consul Rika on the side also suggested.

"Your Excellency, I don't think you want to see two or three hundred Spaniards killed!"

"Maybe we can make a false concession to those Chinese and agree to exchange prisoners of war."

"Use a small amount of supplies first, exchange a few prisoners of war, and drag the others first."

"You can even send people to pretend to have peace talks with them, expressing that the Governor's Office is willing to recognize their existence and draw up a sphere of influence with them."

"When they are proud and complacent and lose their defenses, the Governor's Mansion will strike again and wipe them out."

"In this way, as long as the Governor's Mansion is timely enough to prevent the rebels from attacking the prisoners, the lives of those captured Spanish boys can be protected to the greatest extent."

After Rika's voice fell, Governor Barossa's eyes lit up, and he thought it was a solution, so he spoke.

"Maybe it works!"

"What do you think, my lord bishop?"

Barossa asked the bishop's opinion, Bishop Sares nodded and said.

"Your Excellency, let's make the decision!"

"All I want is to ensure the safety of the Lord's people as much as possible."

"Of course, if the Governor's Palace needs it, the church can send several priests to participate in the negotiations."

Barossa nodded, and then looked at the two lowest and most inconspicuous Chinese sitting in the corner.

"Lin, Zhao, the Governor's Mansion needs your help!"

"Your Chinese face is the most beneficial tool for the Government House to gain the trust of those Chinese in the next negotiations."

"Only by making those Chinese believe in the sincerity of the Governor's Mansion's negotiations, can they relax their vigilance, and the Governor's Mansion can easily destroy them."

"Restore the original order in Manila!"

Hearing the words, the two traitors and the devils hurriedly got up from their chairs and said to Governor Barossa.

"Your Excellency, we are willing to serve you!"

"For Manila, for Spain, and for the great God, we are willing to give everything, including our own lives!"

Barossa nodded in satisfaction.

Sares also spoke to the two of them.

"People of God, may God bless you, give you peace and joy, give you wealth and health, give you wisdom and luck!"

In order to ensure the stability of their rule in Manila, the Spaniards adopted a policy of religious assimilation towards the Chinese and indigenous people.

Brainwash them with Catholicism!

Judging from the performance of these two people, the result of brainwashing is still good.

Look at how obedient the two dogs are, wagging their tails towards their masters to show their loyalty!
Capello stood up and said.

"The group of Chinese rebels started from the Scorch family's mine, and the Scorch family has an inescapable responsibility for this matter."

"The Scotch family is willing to pay for the Governor's Mansion, all the expenses of redeeming the prisoners of war!"

Barossa nodded in satisfaction.

The Scorch family is still very knowledgeable. In the final analysis, this incident started in the mine of the Scorch family. Now that something happened, the Scorch family naturally couldn't stay out of it.

Besides, the young master of the Scorch family is still in the hands of those rebels!
He is still the most expensive prisoner of war, bar none.

Even Kayal, the captain of the Spanish Army, is much lower than Yada in terms of social status.

Who is called the Scotch family, Yada is a baby bump, and the Scotch family with a big business is so rich and thieves!

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