Wanli 1592

Chapter 465 Chen Longzheng's Worries
Xiao Ruxun's first night in the Philippines was very quiet.

Manila, which has been noisy all day long, needs rest and more quiet time to calm down its fear and horror, so Xiao Ruxun didn't bother the people here anymore, he also needs rest.

After dinner, Xiao Ruxun and Chen Long were taking a walk outside Manila to digest their food.

Xiao Ruxun knew that Chen Longzheng had a lot of things to say and ask. Chen Longzheng was a helper he valued very much. He needed Chen Longzheng. Since he had doubts and problems, he had to resolve them as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the suspicion arose, it would not be so good Solved it.

"You look like you want to ask me something, just say it, what you want to know, what doubts you have, just say it!"

Chen Long raised his head and looked at Xiao Ruxun. After thinking about it, he also felt that there were indeed some things that he couldn't understand. He wanted to talk to Xiao Ruxun. This man was a man he valued very much. He felt more and more that he was very suitable for such a thing.

Just a little puzzled, he had to say it.

"Since that's the case, I'm being careless, Xiaohou, why did you choose that Heng...Heng as the king of Luzon? That person is a common man at first glance, and he is also a man with no reputation in Spain. A man of merit, how can such a person be qualified to be a king?"

Xiao Ruxun was taken aback for a moment.

"Is this your doubt?"

Chen Longzheng nodded: "Well, this is the doubt of the lower official. The lower official thinks that if you choose the king, even if you support a puppet, you can't support such a puppet, right?"

Xiao Ruxun suddenly felt speechless.

Why is this guy's brain circuit so strange?Don't you have anything else to tell yourself?For example, do you have the ambition to be self-reliant? Is such a layout to deceive the court a conspiracy?Didn't he have such doubts?

Do most people have such doubts?

"Um……"

Xiao Ruxun thought for a while, and decided to answer honestly: "There is no other consideration. They are all puppets anyway, and there is no other particularity. It is purely because that Hendry is the best-looking, and he is a good guy. , the rest are crooked, so I chose Hendry."

"........."

Chen Longzheng also looked at Xiao Ruxun speechlessly: "Xiao Hou, judging people by their appearance is not important. After all, you are still the king of a country, so you should be more solemn."

Xiao Ruxun shook his head with a smile. He guessed that Chen Long really had no other thoughts, but even if he did, he wouldn't worry about it, because his goal was to solve the cancer that the civil servants were poisoning the world, not against the entire Ming Dynasty. A general of Ming Dynasty, always will be.

"If he was really serious, I wouldn't choose him. It's best to control such a person. We want Luzon to be in our hands. In fact, at the beginning, I really didn't want to take Luzon down. Up to now, I don't think we won Luzon, we just defeated the Spaniards.

Luzon is very big, and we don't have enough energy and troops to run Myanmar and Luzon at the same time. Compared with Luzon, Myanmar is our base camp.

It's just that things have come to this point, and the plan can't keep up with the changes, so I made an impromptu decision to control Luzon, but I will only arrange one person and some troops to collect money, and I don't care about the rest. "

It's not that Chen Longzheng can't understand such thoughts, but he still has some other worries.

"Xiaohou, Luzon is indeed rich and famous for its spices. Occupying it has many advantages. However, Spain is also a powerful country on the continent of Europe. One country can still gain the upper hand when fighting against three countries. Its national strength cannot be underestimated. If we control the The news that Lu Song has killed so many of them has spread, will they send troops to retaliate?"

Xiao Ruxun smiled.

"One country fights three countries, and then they can send a fleet of ships to retaliate against us. Ti Long, what kind of monster do you think Spain is? With such a monster, he can still have three enemies?
As far as I can see, the Spanish state is militaristically aggressive, and it will certainly not last long, let alone sending troops on an expedition while fighting against the three countries. You must know that using troops on two fronts is a taboo for military strategists. He has already used troops on three fronts, how can he still succeed on four fronts? "

Chen Longzheng thought so, but then he thought of Xiao Ruxun's idea of ​​opening up the European market. Spain has no financial resources to support the expedition, but they are in the continent of Europe. Maybe they can directly send troops to pursue the Chinese caravan?
"Xiao Hou, Spain is certainly not capable of expeditions, and we may not be able to send troops there, and there is another point, you plan to send merchant fleets to Europe to do business. There is no strength to resist."

Chen Longzheng was also thinking for himself, he would definitely go to Europa Continent with the fleet at that time, wouldn't he be very dangerous?
"Tilong, you have to know that the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the prosperity of the world is for profit. Even the people of China are like this, let alone the people of Europe. Seizing people and wealth is like killing their parents. Since ancient times, they have been inseparable. revenge.

We cooperate with Genoa and France to do business. They are our natural allies and can get so many benefits. If Spain takes action against us, France and Genoa will suffer the most. "

With Xiao Ruxun's explanation, Chen Longzheng suddenly understood something.

"Xiao Hou, what do you mean, we don't need to send troops. If Spain takes action against us, France and Genoa will definitely help us solve the problem?"

Xiao Ruxun nodded.

Xiao Ruxun knew very well that for the Spaniards, the most frightening thing was not the deterrence of the French army or the lunatic king of France, but the threat of the Genoese bankers to stop lending to the royal family.

Although Genoa at this moment is a vassal state of the Spanish Empire, it was also during this period that Genoa began to revive.

In 1557, King Philip II of Spain declared the country bankrupt, and when the original supporters went bankrupt, the Genoese bankers quickly and accurately gave the Spanish royal family a liquid loan and a credible regular income.

In order to repay the loan, the Spaniards let their steady stream of silver looted from the Americas be quickly transferred from Seville to Genoa, and at the same time asked the Bank of Genoa to provide more funds to invest in their next plunder.

In essence, Genoa is a vassal of Spain. However, for the bankers, they will cooperate with whoever can provide them with more benefits. The Republic of Genoa is actually the country of the bankers. The two are more It is cooperation, not subjection.

(End of this chapter)