Wanli 1592

Chapter 411 The Restless Spaniard

Tea, silk, porcelain, and iron pots are the four most popular luxury consumables in Europe. The French and the Genoese immediately opened their mouths. All pots start at [-] yuan, and he has to check whether he can supply that much goods. This is all heavy money. After going to Europe to trade and return, Myanmar's one-year expenses are all covered.

This is a big deal. The person in charge of the ocean-going caravan must be chosen well, the escort troops must be chosen well, the gunners and sailors must be chosen well, as well as the documents accompanying the ship and people you trust, as well as translators, cooks, and construction engineers. some type of.

This time when I go to Europe, I will build a Chinese restaurant in Genoa and Paris respectively, so as to pass the Chinese food to Europe before the Europeans, so that I can feast on those bumpkins.

Another point, Xiao Ruxun was also a little greedy. Chen Longzheng brought back two Italian chefs from Genoa, who were said to be able to make exquisite pizza, which made Xiao Ruxun very interested.

He also likes to eat pizza, but he hasn’t eaten it since the end of the world and after he came to Daming. He hasn’t tasted pizza for more than ten years. Now he can eat the most authentic pizza. Little excited.

Here, Xiao Ruxun brought pizza to share with his beloved wife and children, enjoying the rare tranquility and tranquility, while here in the Philippine Governor's Palace, there were endless quarrels and noises, and the heads of the participants were about to explode.

"I said it! These Chinese don't have good intentions! They must be preparing to attack us! Because we hid those damn Chinese! It must be like this! We must prepare immediately! Ask for help from the country! Do it well Prepare for battle! The Philippines is the empire's most important stronghold in the east! Never lose it!"

A Spanish officer spoke plausibly.

"It's all your thinking, fighting with the Chinese in your head! I said it a long time ago! Don't provoke the Chinese! Don't give the Chinese an excuse to attack us! Letting those Chinese go is not a big deal for us As for those who were unwilling to leave, can the Chinese government force them to leave?

Didn't you see how those Chinese dealt with the Burmese?Didn't you see how they wiped out those big pirates at sea?When we meet those big pirates, we must face them cautiously. The Chinese fought dozens of battles at sea and killed them all!Their navy is no weaker than ours!The number of the army is also larger than ours, how to fight this battle? "

A civilian-looking man scolded the officer.

"The duty of the military is to defend the country's territory! The Philippines is our territory! If the Chinese dare to invade, I will let them all sink in this sea area! We are more familiar with the islands here and the surrounding hydrology, and we are more familiar with the waters here Terrain, so what if there are many Chinese? We can pin them down at sea! We can ambush them offshore, we sailed from Europe, and those Chinese haven’t left here yet!”

The officer was eloquent and did not back down a single step.

"Their country is here. How do you fight against such a big China? We only have an army of more than 1000 people and dozens of ships, but the Chinese warships can almost cover the ocean. We have guns and cannons. But the Chinese also have guns and cannons!"

"So what? When they come, we surrender? When they come, we stand here and wait for them to kill? Don't you know how important the Philippines is to the empire? So many spices, the empire How much money can you make here? The empire is at war with the British and the hateful Dutch, they need the spices of the East! This is our duty!"

"Before discussing responsibilities, let's see if we have the strength to keep this responsibilities! The empire is fighting with Britain and the Netherlands. If we also fight the Chinese here, can the empire have so many warships and troops to support us? ? It will take half a year for them to come here! In half a year, our corpses have already rotted into mud! Waiting for reinforcements from the empire?!"

"you……"

"enough!"

The Governor of the Philippines slapped his desk hard, ending the debate between the military and civilian officials.

"Governor, you have to think of a way and make up your mind. We can't sit here and wait to be attacked by the Chinese. Our strength is not enough."

"Governor! Don't listen to him! I'm ready to fight! I'll kill as many Chinese as they come!"

The civil servants and military officials confronted each other again, refusing to give in to each other, and their words were full of gunpowder.

The governor covered his head, deeply troubled.

Three years ago, like the officers, he felt that the Chinese could be easily conquered, and even shared the same idea as the previous governor, that China could be conquered with [-] troops. He was very dissatisfied with the king's decision to veto the Chinese strategy plan.

But helpless, without domestic support, his [-] troops here could do nothing, but the subsequent Burmese battle made him see the strength of the Chinese force.

According to the news sent back by the spies on the Burmese battlefield, these spies all maintained a fearful and cautious attitude towards the Chinese. They suggested that the empire should not be hostile to China, change its views and attitudes towards China, and try to be friendly with China. The military strength of the Chinese is very strong, the level of muskets and artillery is not inferior to that of the Spaniards, the number is larger, and the warships are also more.

More importantly, after a great war, the small independent kingdoms in Southeast Asia basically all moved closer to Ming Dynasty, and sent envoys to pay tribute one after another.

Since then, the plan of the Governor-General of the Philippines to encroach on those small kingdoms was forced to run aground, because all the small countries expressed their loyalty to the Ming court, and they ran to the Zhennanhou Mansion in Myanmar to find Zhennanhou to solve any problems.

In this way, the pirates were wiped out by the Ming army in Burma. The prestige of the Ming army in Southeast Asia was the same for a while, and the Spaniards were hindered everywhere.

In the past, merchants who came to Luzon to do spice business also rushed to Myanmar to buy cheaper spices produced in other countries, and Luzon spices were squeezed out of the market instead.

They all live on the profits earned from these businesses. There is no fund for them in Spain, and they have to provide funds for them to fight in Spain. Embarrassment, the situation is even worse.

At this stall, the official ship of the Ming court arrived in Luzon. Apart from anything else, they went to the island to investigate, and the already nervous Spaniards became even more nervous.

(End of this chapter)