Daming Military Empire

Chapter 303 Visiting Luzon
After leaving the Nandaying Naval Base and driving away from the southeast defense line, Zhu Cijiong really embarked on a journey to the European continent. The first stop of this trip was to visit Luzon, a colony of Spain, an ally.

Although Luzon is not a colony of Ming Dynasty, its welcoming attitude is no less than that of Nandaying Naval Base. Before the huge joint fleet of Ming Dynasty Navy enters Manila Bay, there are ten super battleships of the Spanish Navy waiting in line in front, leading the way. They entered Manila Bay and headed for Manila City.

Coquian, the governor of Spain in Manila, also led all his soldiers to line up at the port of Manila to greet him. His attitude was so respectful that he almost knelt down and shouted long live in unison.

Coquian had no choice. He knew how powerful the Ming Empire was. He didn’t dare to wait in the Governor’s Palace when the Emperor of Ming came to visit. Of course, Princess Anna was also one of the high-ranking members of the Habsburg royal family. No matter how respectful you are, it is not considered admiration.

At this moment, Ke Kui'an was still hesitating whether to completely put down his old face and flatter the Emperor of the Ming Empire in order to win the favor of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire.Shivela's example is right there. This guy is a shameless sycophant. He is so much better than himself by currying favor with His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire. Do you want to learn from this sycophant?
While he was hesitating, our Emperor Chongzheng began to show off.

The accompanying lineup this time is quite strong. If it is just for the sake of safety, there is no need to bring so many horses. The reason why he brought 40 million horses is mainly to show off. The southeast line of defense is the territory of Ming Dynasty, so there is no need to show off. It will be different when it comes to Luzon, and this score must be shown in front of the allies!
After the huge United Fleet entered Manila Bay, the flagship Daming did not take the lead in approaching the port. Instead, it was the smallest Fuchuan battleship that took the lead. I saw one after another Fuchuan warship approaching the port, and countless soldiers of the First Legion of the Imperial Guard ran away with guns and live ammunition. Go to the pier and surround the entire pier with water.

The Spanish soldiers present were stunned, they even brought their horses with them, why don't they put on a show like this!

The score is not finished yet. After the soldiers of the First Legion of the Imperial Guards surrounded the port, countless Jinyi Guards came down from the blessing boat. It seems that they are mainly responsible for guarding the interior of the port. Rows of Jinyi Guards lined up all over the port. In such a critical position, even Coquian and his army were completely isolated.

Finally, the huge treasure ship and battleship finally docked, but the score was not finished yet. The first one to come down was not His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but a team of eunuchs. They quickly lined up on both sides of the main passage. Row after row, the two sides of the entire main passage are tightly guarded.

Then there were teams of maids, some of them embraced the copper basin and gently sprinkled the clear water in the copper basin on the ground; some took brooms and dust whisks and swept the entire passage spotless; , I couldn’t stop taking out the flower branches inside and waving them lightly, the whole passage immediately filled with the fragrance of flowers.

After all the maids were busy, an eunuch checked it carefully, and after a while, Zhu Cijiong took the queen Qin Mingyue and the imperial concubine Anna Shi Shiran down from the Daming, and Zheng Zhilong, Shi Weila and others Then he followed behind in a hurry, as if he was going to be an interpreter.

Coquian felt that his legs were a little weak, and he rushed forward like a ghost, knelt down on the ground, and said respectfully: "Coquian, Governor of Spain in Manila, please refer to Her Royal Highness Princess Anna, please refer to His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty .”

There is no need for Zheng Zhilong and Shi Weila to translate, Princess Anna whispered a few words in Zhu Cijiong's ear, and Zhu Cijiong understood. In fact, Princess Anna could understand without translating.
He nodded in satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Governor Kekuian is too polite, excuse me, excuse me."

After finishing speaking, he winked at Zheng Zhilong who was behind him, and Zheng Zhilong immediately stepped forward to translate the translation, and then Kekuian got up and stood there with a face of bewilderment.

It's not because he wasn't ready, the situation on the scene was completely different from what he had imagined, so he didn't know what to do now.

Just at this moment, teams of eunuchs had already brought the dragon and phoenix chariots over, Zhu Cijiong waved and said, "Governor Kekuian, won't you take me to your governor's mansion, I came here specially this time. "

This time Zheng Zhilong didn't need Zhu Cijiong's prompt, and immediately translated his words.

Ke Kuian didn't have any sedan chairs. Fortunately, he still had a mount. He hurriedly recruited someone to bring the mount, and led the way with Zheng Zhilong and Shi Weila, while Zhu Cijiong, Qin Mingyue and Princess Anna sat on the dragon respectively. chariot and phoenix chariot.

Zhu Cijiong got on the dragon chariot and waved his hand coolly, Cao Huachun next to him immediately screamed: "Get on the ride."

Swipe, a group of eunuchs stood up neatly carrying the dragon and phoenix chariots, the outer guards began to open their way forward, and the brocade guards in the port also began to deploy their defenses along the way. Teams of eunuchs began to line up in square formations to guard the front and back. The team finally set off.

Accompanied by Ke Kuian, Zhu Cijiong visited the Governor’s Mansion, and then went to the Manila branch of Daming Royal Western Trading and Daming Royal Xinglong Company, and also cordially received the local Ming merchant representatives in Manila. Layers of guards, the entire city of Manila is about to be taken over by the Ming Empire's army!

Coquian is still like a master there now, he feels like a follower, so when Zhu Cijiong proposed to set up a branch of Daming Royal Machinery Group in Manila to sell arms and other supplies, he agreed without hesitation, just sell it With such a powerful ally by his side, he is not at all worried that someone will buy weapons and rebel. Even if those natives are fully armed, they will not be able to defeat the Ming Empire. What is he afraid of? They come to help close, they are always too embarrassed to refuse.

When Zhu Cijiong proposed to establish a branch of Daming Royal Nikko Bank in Manila, he agreed without hesitation. The bank is good, and it can mortgage loans, which is more conducive to the development of Manila City.

When Zhu Cijiong proposed to build a large-scale Daming Chinese Academy in Manila, he did not hesitate to set aside nearly [-] mu of open land, build it, build it, just use this to strengthen the relationship with Daming, Shi Verana can make a lot of money by relying on Daming, but I, Ke Kuian, can't even make a small fortune!

In the end, he really made a small fortune, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire directly rewarded him with a cart of Chongzheng Tongbao, with a total of 100 gold coins, [-] silver coins and [-] million copper coins. This Chongzheng Tongbao is the legal tender of the Ming Dynasty and can be Buying things from any store in the Ming Empire can also be exchanged for gold and silver directly with the Royal Nikko Bank of the Ming Dynasty. This is a fortune equivalent to tens of thousands of taels of silver. He can't make so much money in a year!
(End of this chapter)