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Chapter 362 Decision to Send Troops
"Jia Le pays homage to His Majesty, the great Emperor of China. Long live His Majesty!"

The former papal envoy, Patriarch Alexander, is now humbly prostrate on the ground, speaking fluent Nanjing Mandarin.

After being imprisoned in Guan Tian Lao for a year and a half, these papal envoys were really panicking.

Jiale listened and learned from the jailers, and occasionally chatted and talked about gossip about the European royal family. In this way, he almost learned Nanjing Mandarin.

The official dialect of the Ming Dynasty is still Nanjing dialect. After all, Zhu Yijiong raised the army and founded the country during the Ming Dynasty. The official dialect must use Hongwu Zhengyun. This is called political correctness.

Although the official dialect of Manchu and Qing Dynasties is Beijing dialect (Beijing dialect), the Mandarin of later generations is also based on the Beijing dialect of the late Qing Dynasty, with almost no difference.

But in fact, the essence of Beijing films stems from the fact that Chinese pronunciation has not been lost since the Manchus entered the customs. An intuitive example is that Mandarin has no inflection, and most northern dialects also have no inflection.

In this era, southerners definitely say that Nanjing Mandarin is more popular than Beijing movies. It is no more economical to use Hongwu Zhengyun than Zhu Yijiong to rewrite Jianwu Zhengyun.

Different periods require different policies.

As for whether northerners can accept it, the entire north has been devastated by war, famine, and plague, and will have to rely on southerners to immigrate for a long time.

As the immigrants moved, Hongwu Zhengyun was almost spread.

"Flat body."

Zhu Yijiong smiled and raised her hand: "Give me a seat."

Since the other party has wisely removed all the original titles of special envoys and still follows the local customs, Zhu Yijiong will naturally not be too harsh.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Jiale sat down, Zhu Yijiong got straight to the point and asked, "My Fan Shouyi and Fan Qing family said that some of you have been to Luzon and stayed there for more than a year?"

Jiale nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yijiong asked: "Do you know how many troops, warships, and people the Spaniards in Luzon have?"

Jiale quickly replied: "If it was six years ago, the Spaniards in Luzon should have at most 2000 troops, including no more than 800 musketeers. As for the warships, there would be no more than fifteen. Ten years ago, The Spanish War has left the Spaniards exhausted. But there are many indigenous people there who have submitted to the Spanish. If these indigenous people are included, the Spaniards should be able to mobilize tens of thousands of troops locally."

This answer is much more detailed than the previous answer given by the Dutchman Ilse, but overall there is not much difference, and it is even weaker.

Moreover, the Dutch concealed the strength of the indigenous people, but this is understandable. The strength of the indigenous people can be ignored.It's okay to fight with a favorable wind, but if you really want a large army to press the enemy's territory, you can run faster than anyone else.

Jiale was silent for a moment, and then said hesitantly: "If your Majesty wants to attack the Spaniards in Luzon, it is best not to attack by force. The city wall of Manila is very tall, and it is difficult to defeat it by force. Moreover, the Spaniards have several Manila galleons in Luzon. These large sailing ships are made of hardwood and are very strong, sturdier than ordinary Galenic ships. Therefore, it is best for Your Majesty to be in the outer city of Manila. As long as the city is surrounded and all the food is eaten up, the Spaniards will definitely surrender."

Zhu Yijiong asked curiously: "What is the Manila Galleon?"

Jiale said: "This is a large sailing ship used by the Spanish to travel between Manila and the port of Acapulco (Mexico). Not only is the hull made of hardwood, but if it is not carrying cargo, it can hold at least 60 cannons. "

Jiale couldn't figure out the Chinese measurement units, so he just said how many guns could be loaded.

60 cannons, this tonnage is not small!

Such a large tonnage alone is not easy to fight.

This kind of Manila galleon generally has a carrying capacity of about a few hundred tons to one or two thousand tons.It appeared in the second half of the 16th century and gradually disappeared until the early 19th century.

And because the cargo of the Manila Galleon mainly came from China, mainly Chinese raw silk and silk, which were popular around the world at that time, Mexicans also called the Manila Galleon a Chinese ship.

Zhu Yijiong asked again: "How is the situation in northern Luzon Island?"

Jiale said: "That is the territory of the natives of Luzon." The Dutch were indeed clever. Although the Spanish Governor of Luzon at this time was known as the Governor of the Philippines, he actually only occupied the southern part of Luzon Island and the Central Visayas region.

The entire northern Luzon is not only mountainous, but also the territory of the local indigenous Ilok people.

This situation lasted until 1850, when the Philippines was fully conquered by the Spanish.

If Zhu Yijiong really agrees to Irse's conditions, then Daming will try his best to get only a foreign land full of indigenous savages, which is even worse than Taiwan.

The Dutch had direct access to Manila and the vast plains surrounding it, as well as the entire Pacific shipping lanes.

Zhu Yijiong knew the information he wanted, and said with some doubts: "Aren't you an envoy of the Holy See? Even if you have been in Luzon, how can you know Luzon so well?"

Jiale did not hide anything and said directly: "The Spanish governor of the Philippines is Archbishop Francisco de la Cuesta of our Holy See, who is also the head of the Archdiocese of Manila."

Zhu Yijiong was a little surprised: "A bishop can also be a governor?"

In fact, although this is rare in Spain, it is not surprising.Until Luzon was invaded by the British, Spain had three Catholic governors here in just 40 years, all of whom were heads of the Archdiocese of Manila.

Zhu Yijiong asked Jiale some more questions, and after there was no big discrepancy with what the Dutch provided, he waved him off.

The purpose of interviewing these members of the papal mission was to verify whether the Dutch had concealed anything and how much information they had concealed.

Now, except for the final division of territory where the Dutch were a little clever, the rest are basically the same, so it's completely possible to fight.

However, after fighting, I was informed that the cabinet would be called upon.

After all, this is another foreign war, and it is impossible not to let the cabinet know about it.

Moreover, Zhu Yijiong did not have that much money and food to spend on an expedition to Luzon to fight a naval battle. This also required the cabinet to find a solution.

As for the plan to send troops, it is still left to the Privy Council to formulate.

The cabinet was soon announced by the emperor and told that they would join forces with the Dutch to attack Luzon Island, and asked them to formulate a charter as soon as possible.

The entire process was carried out in one go, with no room for dissuasion from the cabinet.

When Wang Li and his party returned to the cabinet, they were still confused.

Wang Li was dull for a long time before he said: "Your Majesty... you are truly a hero!"

He is indeed a hero, and he is still a founding hero, thinking about external expansion every day.

Yes, Zhu Yijiong was going to attack Luzon, which was understood by the cabinet as the founding emperor's extreme desire for territorial expansion.

Lu Youlong said: "This has been the case for all the founding emperors of the past dynasties, not His Majesty alone."

Liang Wenxuan said: "Your Majesty also gave us and the people of the world a reason to send troops. Those Dafo Langji people want to massacre the Han people in Luzon. If your Majesty turns a blind eye, then the majesty of the emperor will be gone."

In fact, these are all excuses. Wanli and Qianlong basically ignored the Spanish massacre of Han people, and even denounced these Luzon Han people as overseas rebellious people.

Hmm... It's hard to say.

Zhu Chengxun said: "Yuanfu, since the Holy Will has been decided, I and my ministers will make preparations early that day. Fortunately, your Majesty is only sending troops to Luzon this time, and there is such a reason for sending troops. He is just attacking Luzon and saving the Han people. This food and grass must be raised It shouldn't be too troublesome. Those Luzon businessmen can't just sit back and do nothing. Not to mention donating money for free, at least let them help. After all, for them, the defeat of Luzon is better than relying on others. good."

Zhu Chengxun's suggestion was quickly affirmed by the other three people. The four cabinet ministers discussed it over and over, and then assigned tasks to each of them to get busy.

(End of this chapter)