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Even though Felipe IV was extremely reluctant, he knew that it was impossible for these officers to let them go.

Being captured was not the same as being dead. He was dead, but alive, he had to find a way to redeem them.

Just one Cerezo costs 100 million taels of silver, so the officers of other families are probably worth a lot.

For him, the fact that Luzon is gone is already unacceptable to him, and it is even more unacceptable for him to spend money to redeem these wastes who have lost the battle.

Since Franco proposed a method that does not cost money, he has no reason to disagree.

"Franco, since those Ming people like money so much, is it possible for us to spend more money and redeem Luzon together?"

Felipe IV suddenly thought of a naive question.

"Impossible. The Ming people are so deliberate here, using high-yielding grain seeds as bait, they must have come to Luzon from the beginning. Now that they have succeeded, they will not let them go easily. After all, we can't beat them."

Franco shook his head, flatly denying his idea.

Felipe IV also felt that his question was a bit stupid, so he stopped talking.

Compared with Spain, Luzon is closer to Ming Dynasty. If there is a fight, they will not have any advantage whether it is support or supplies.What's more, there is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides at the moment, and I am afraid that no matter how many warships pass by, they will all die.

Ugh...

Felipe IV sighed and stood up.

"Franco, even if they don't agree, we still have to give it a try. As far as I know, this eastern country seems to have always only valued the territory of the mainland, and has never been very interested in the vast world overseas. Otherwise, it would not be from time to time Implement a sea ban. You will be responsible for the negotiation."

"Yes, Your Majesty. I am happy to serve Your Majesty!"

"You go back and rest, this list is here with me. I will send someone to notify their families one by one."

Felipe IV pointed to the list compiled by Franco.

It recorded the names of the Spanish officers captured by Ming and the amount of ransom demanded by Ming.

The next day, Philip IV sent people to the homes of these officers to explain the situation and asked them to raise money to redeem them.

All of a sudden, the whole of Mexico City was in turmoil.

On the one hand, everyone was shocked by the fall of Luzon, an important overseas colony.

On the other hand, many families began to worry about whether to pay the ransom to Daming Furuan to kill their own families.

At first everyone's reaction was very consistent, thinking that since Da Ming dared to attack them, he must teach them a lesson.But later, Felipe IV passed on the record of the First Fleet of Ming Dynasty, and they became honest.

Although most people don't believe it, Felipe IV's attitude proves everything.

Daming, thousands of miles away from Spain, was not an easy enemy.

How to do?

To redeem, or not to redeem?

This is a problem.

Redeem it, it costs too much.

Don't redeem it, the impact is too bad.

Felipe IV has been tracked down by many, but his attitude is clear.

Daming's strength is too strong, he can only negotiate and not force it.

So it's up to you to decide whether to pay or not.

The families got together to discuss, and finally decided to take money to redeem people.In the next period of time, these guys should sell the manor to sell the manor, and the castle to sell the castle, just to get together the money for the ransom.

Half a month later, all the families willing to pay had handed over silver or something equivalent, and Felipe IV sent another fleet, led by Franco, to set sail again and head for the far east.

This fleet is not small in size, including ten cargo ships transporting property and eighteen escort warships.And the purpose is to make a deal with Daming to redeem those captured officers, as well as Cerezo, who has not been governor for a few days.

There were representatives of every household on board, to see if Daming's fleet of steel warships survived.

The day of departure happened to be February [-]th, the seventh year of Chongzhen.

Cochin

Thang Long

In Zheng Bing's Grand Marshal's Mansion, Zheng Bing was reprimanding his younger brother Zheng Kai with an angry face.

"Didn't you say that as long as Sha Yuan and the others enter our territory, Daming will stop chasing them? What's going on now? Why are they attacking our checkpoint? What should we do now? Ah?"

Zheng Kai was sprayed bloody all over his head, seeing that his elder brother was in a state of berserk, he shrank his neck and dared not say a word.

Since Emperor Yongle's death revoked the chief envoy of Jiaozhi, Daming's control over Jiaozhi was basically completely broken.In fact, not to mention Jiaozhi, the ruling power of Daming in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan was not strong. Coupled with the weakening of national power, rebellions of all sizes occurred from time to time.

In his view, Sha Yuan's escape to Jiaozhi means that the rebellion in Ming Dynasty has been wiped out?Now that there is no rebellion in the country, what's the point of the leading generals still chasing after them?

Now they have even captured the border checkpoints of their own side, threatening to attack Thang Long if they don't hand over the source of sand!Look, is this what a mature general can say?Just to wipe out an ineffective rebel army, he even threatened to capture the capital of another country!Where will the Generalissimo be placed?Where will he put his 20 elite soldiers?Is it true that their Zheng Dynasty is made of mud?

"I'm asking you something! Are you dumb? Now the Ming asked us to hand over the source of sand! What should we do?"

Zheng Kai was stunned, Zheng Bing picked up the teacup on the table and threw it at him.

He dodged subconsciously, and the teacup fell to the ground and shattered into half.

"Brother, calm down!" Seeing that his elder brother was looking for something again, Zheng Kai said hastily.

"Brother! We can't hand over this sand source, and we can't hand it over. Didn't Li Ba bring back the news? This Daming's army is only more than 1 points at full strength. Although our territory is not as big as that of Daming, it is not theirs. It can be occupied casually. What's more, our soldiers are not vegetarian! They were kicked by donkeys when they set out, otherwise they would not dare to invade other countries with tens of thousands of people.

Let's make a deal, I think it's just a bluff!We only need Chen Bing border, they will definitely retreat without a fight.

Let's talk about Sha Yuan and others, although he fled in embarrassment after being chased by the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, he still has nearly ten thousand elite soldiers under his command.If we want to hand them over, what if they want to jump over the wall and make trouble on our land?At that time, wouldn't the rebellion in Daming become a rebellion in our territory?Even if it can be suppressed quickly, isn't it still our people who suffer?

Therefore, no matter how you look at it, we cannot hand over this person.Not only can they not be handed over, but they cannot be allowed to continue stationing at the border. They must be driven away as soon as possible, otherwise the impact will be too bad. "

Zheng Kai eloquently analyzed the matter clearly, and Zheng Bing also fell into deep thought.

No matter how you look at it, what Zheng Kai said seems very reasonable.But he always felt that something was wrong.