The Ming Dynasty has just been exiled and the Luzon system has awakened.

At some point, Thomas' words really meant a threat, but now he was just making excuses for himself.

He arrived at Dingtian Mansion yesterday afternoon.

Yesterday, when the merchant ship sailed into King's Landing Bay, he saw the two huge and magical buildings on the shore far apart.

A huge Chinese-style building complex surrounded by divine dragons, and a group of white sails located not far from the coast.

Perhaps there are many buildings in Europe that are larger than these two in terms of construction scale, but this was built in a few months!

As for those buildings in Europe, which of them has a construction time that is not based on ten years?

Thomas couldn't help but shudder when he thought of this.

In any case, Ming Dynasty is much better than Europe in terms of manpower deployment and human resources.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty shocked Thomas far more than that. Putting aside the neatly built streets and the dazzling array of merchandise, the glass ball that glowed brightly at night was something he couldn't figure out anyway. .

According to his Ming consultant, it was the glass ball that was lit by His Majesty the Ming Emperor using his divine power to attract thunder from the sky.

Could it be that the Ming Emperor was really a god?

But if not, why was the Ming Dynasty able to bring about such earth-shaking changes in Manila in such a short period of time?

Regardless of whether the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was a god or not, the rapid development of the Ming Dynasty and the extreme expansion of military power gave Thomas the idea that he should not be his enemy.

This is why when Zhu Heyi mentioned the expedition fleet, he was anxious to explain.

It’s true that he doesn’t have the slightest confidence that he can defeat Daming!

Wasn't it true that the Dutch were beaten to death even if they were so awesome?His Spanish is nothing!

Zhu Heyi smiled after hearing Thomas' explanation.

God is so anti-piracy. Which anti-piracy company needs battleships?Need to send an entire fleet?

However, he didn’t point it out, so he continued:

"That being the case, what exactly did your Excellency come to Ming Dynasty for?"

“This visit to the Ming Empire was entrusted by His Majesty the King of Spain, and I hope to discuss some issues in the Philippines with His Majesty.

Of course, in principle, the Kingdom of Spain recognizes the Ming Dynasty’s ownership of the Philippines. However, since the Kingdom of Spain has been operating in this area for many years and has invested heavily, we hope to discuss some of the Kingdom of Spain’s assets in the Philippines. "

Thomas's attitude was very low, and he recognized Ming's ownership of the Philippines as soon as he came up.

Because he knew very well that as Ming Dynasty became more and more powerful, it was absolutely impossible to return Ming Dynasty to the Philippines.

Moreover, Spain is a country that started by grabbing gold from all over the world. He naturally understands the law of the jungle, and in this far east, Spain is the weak side.

The weak never have a say.

It has become impossible to get the Philippines back, and of course it is impossible to sell to the other party what the other party has already occupied.

So he could only use the Kingdom of Spain's investment in this land as an excuse, hoping to recover some losses.

Although this is essentially the same as directly taking the land back from Daming, he really has no other option now.

Thomas's humiliation made Zhu Heyi feel a little dazed.

Is this still the beast in his memory with eyes higher than his head, nostrils pointed upward, full of benevolence, justice, and morality, but in reality full of male thieves and female prostitutes?

However, discussing the property of the Kingdom of Spain?Still investing a lot?

What have the Spanish invested in Manila?Sawmill?Besides building the Governor’s Palace, what else did it leave to Manila?

"Mr. Count, as far as I know, the colonial rule of the Kingdom of Spain in Luzon seems to be nothing but exploitation, and the limited investment is to make it easier for you to exploit the local people and plunder resources. I really don't know what you are doing. What is left here, and besides, I have no reason to spit out what I have eaten! If you Spain are not satisfied, you can come and grab it. After all, isn’t that what you do in America?”

Zhu Heyu's tone was calm, but these words made Thomas's heart feel cold.

If he could grab it, how could he show up here again? Daming is not one of those native Indians!

Look at this, you can’t get even a dime back!What should I tell him when he returns to China?

Don’t they all say that people are benevolent and righteous, and know how to reciprocate politely?It's useless even if he gave me two cerebellum axes.

If Zhu Heyi knew what Thomas was thinking at this moment, he would probably slap him in the face.

Want to exchange two little tigers for his real money?

What good things are you thinking about?

This is not the future. In this era, the number of these big cats in the mountains and forests of East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia is not large at all, and many places have even become tiger infestations.

Although white tigers are indeed rare, they are not impossible. If you want it, as long as Zhu Heyi sends an imperial edict, you can open a tiger zoo in a short time.

Looking at the frowning Thomas in front of him, Zhu Hechi suddenly remembered something.

"Your Excellency, I have a proposal here that may interest you."

After hearing Zhu Heyu's words, Thomas immediately raised his head and looked at Zhu Heyu hopefully.

"Although the entire Philippines is now under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, there are still many natives in the central archipelago area. I wonder if Your Majesty the Count is interested in leading your soldiers to help the Ming Dynasty clean up these small islands and capture all the natives on them. Of course, this is paid.

For each prime-age male native you provide, Daming will pay half a Mithril coin, a quarter of a Mithril coin for a woman, and an eighth of a Mithril coin for a child. "

Zhu Heyi took out an aluminum coin as he spoke.

This coin is very small, about the size of an adult's fingernail. It has a mountain on the back and a dragon on the front. It was originally created by Zhu Heyi for fun and had no intention of putting it into the market.

However, now that the Spaniard has appeared on his own at this time, his thoughts have changed accordingly.

The Ming Dynasty has now taken over several large islands in the Philippines and sent out garrisons, but the central archipelago is still unexplored, undeveloped and unoccupied, and the archipelago is still controlled by the indigenous people.

Cleaning up these islands requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and Ming Dynasty cannot spare so much manpower and material resources for the time being.

Since the Spanish want money, why not let the Spanish clean up the islands?

Moreover, as the railway laying project came online, the existing Ming Dynasty backbones were seriously insufficient. It was a good opportunity for the Spaniards to help him capture some Ming Dynasty backbones.

After listening to Zhu Heyu's suggestion, Thomas agreed without thinking.

"O God! Thank you for your mercy. May the Lord bless you!"

Thomas said with a happy face.

……

There is another chapter in this chapter. I have been thinking about how the Spaniards should make reasonable arrangements and explain the rapid promotion of aluminum products. I have been thinking about it for a long time, and the time is too tight.