"General, if I just leave this place to you, my soldiers and I will be court-martialed when we return to Manila!"

On the deck of the "Forway", Portilio said with some embarrassment.

"I personally very much hope that Spain can continue to trade with the Ming Dynasty here, just like Father Martin can continue to preach here, but, general, the reality is that I must be responsible for myself and the soldiers here..."

In fact, to put it bluntly, he was just afraid of death. On the one hand, he knew that he could not resist the Ming Dynasty's attack. On the other hand, he had to consider the trial of a military court, where the death penalty might even be waiting for him.

Facing Bol's Leo's answer, Sun Hejing thought for a moment, then looked at him and said.

"In the future, we will build a new city here. A large number of immigrants will come here, and businessmen from all over the world will come here. We will welcome everyone, including the Spaniards, to come here for trade. As for

To preach, since missionaries can enter Southern Zhili and even the capital to preach, of course they can continue to preach here, so I think we can reach an agreement! As for you..."

Since these red-haired barbarians have no intention of resisting, let's continue to shake them!

You want to preach, maybe!

If you want to do business, that’s fine!

In short, let's coax you to hand over the city first. As for the future, everything will be decided by the Crown Prince. What? Betrayal?

How could the barbarians ever have faith?

The so-called "high-fives and oaths" between the barbarians are nothing more than a temporary trade-off!

But the person in front of me still has some concerns! Well, this concern is personal to him, so it can be easily resolved.

Leo, who was staring at Bol, made up his mind and said Sun Hejing.

"If you are willing, you can submit to the Ming Dynasty!"

"Submit yourself to the Ming Dynasty?"

Leo of Bol asked with wide eyes.

"General, do you want me to surrender?"

"No,"

Sun Hejing said with a pleasant smile.

"It's not about surrendering, but about surrendering to the Heavenly Dynasty and becoming a soldier of the Heavenly Dynasty."

When Yun Haiping was translating, he slightly changed the admiral's words and translated them into:

"As a mercenary of the Chinese Empire, serving the Chinese Empire, maybe soon you and your soldiers will become Spain's heroes, because your wise choice has brought more opportunities to Spain, trade opportunities, I thought

At that time, His Excellency the Governor of Manila will also understand your choice."

Yun Haiping once went to Manila with his father's ship. He knew what these red-haired barbarians wanted. They wanted silver and money. What they cared about was business. As for these European soldiers, most of them were mercenaries.

, for mercenaries, the red-haired king's military salary is military salary, and the military salary of the Celestial Dynasty is also military salary, as long as you give them enough money.

Surrender to the Celestial Empire. This suggestion made Leo of Bol, who was afraid of being held responsible after returning to Manila, shine brightly, while Martin on the side asked tentatively.

"You won't force them to change their beliefs!"

As a priest, Martin was extremely sensitive to this. After all, in the war between Spain and the Arabs, the Arabs and Ottomans would always force those who surrendered to change their faith.

This would not be unacceptable if they did not threaten the soldiers into converting.

"Father, you know that our Ming Dynasty has always been extremely relaxed about faith. Even those lustful people still maintain their faith."

After answering the priest's question, Sun Hejing turned his attention to Bol's Leo Road.

"Major, I believe you will make a wise choice for the future of you and your soldiers!"

He who knows the current affairs is a hero!

This sentence is also very applicable to the Spaniards. When Bol's Leo announced his decision to the soldiers in the city of "San Salvador", there was almost no objection from those soldiers. They were just a group of mercenaries.

, for them, there is no difference between the silver coins of the King of Spain and the silver coins of the Ming Emperor. Moreover, the promise of the Ming people seems to be more generous. Of course, the important thing is that they can save their lives.

But in just a few hours, the Spaniards lowered the Spanish flag, and then a flag with the word "Ming" on the city wall of "San Salvador City" fluttered. At the same time, the city of San Salvador was renamed "Keelung". This is

The prince gave it a name.

The city of San Salvador is said to be a city, but in fact it is just a square fortress with a few two-story Western-style buildings built against the city wall. Therefore, after Sun Hejing entered the city, most of the officers and soldiers were stationed outside the city.

, the same was true for the Spanish soldiers who had just surrendered, but as an officer, Portilio lived in the city.

"General, if His Royal Highness wants to open up Taiwan, he must capture the city of Relanja!"

Standing in front of the general, Portilio pointed to the city of Geranje on the map and said.

"The area occupied by the Dutch is a plain area. Although there are natives, their temperaments are gentle and more suitable for immigration and development. In the north, although there is a basin in the middle reaches of Tamsui River, it is covered with swamps, and there are many people living there.

The headhunters often come out of the valley to hunt for heads, which is undoubtedly extremely unsafe for immigrants."

When it comes to the headhunters around Keelung, Bordelio feels bitter in his heart. Ever since Spain occupied Keelung, he has been constantly facing threats from the surrounding mountain natives. Although these natives have primitive weapons, they are extremely barbaric.

, hunting the heads of soldiers at every turn. In the past ten years, the war between them and the natives lasted for several years, so that the natives did not dare to hunt their heads anymore.

But if a large number of immigrants arrive here, those immigrants will be the most suitable candidates for the natives. Of course, Leo of Boer was not thinking about the immigrants of the Ming Dynasty. He made this suggestion for his own sake and to express to Manila that

His surrender was for the benefit of Spain. You see, the first thing I did after surrendering was to convince the Ming people to seize the city of Jeranja and drive the Dutch out of here. How good is that?

Not only that, my surrender also gave Spain the opportunity to trade directly with the Ming Dynasty. I am not surrendering here. I am clearly bearing the humiliation here for the benefit of Spain.

Of course, Sun Hejing did not expose his little thoughts. If he is not from my race, his thoughts must be different. But sometimes, if the interests are the same, the suggestions of these people can be adopted.

Of course, Sun Hejing had also considered the threat from the "headhunters" mentioned by Bol's Leo. He planned to build a fort on the upper reaches of the Yanshui River to prevent the headhunters from entering the Taipei Basin. However, as Bol's Leo said,

, an unsafe environment will inevitably affect the development of immigrants.

Obviously it does not meet the requirements of the Crown Prince. The Taiwan the Crown Prince needs is a Taiwan that serves as the granary of the Ming Dynasty. This also means that a stable surrounding environment is needed. Only in this way can the immigrants safely reclaim land and plant crops here.

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The existence of "headhunters" will definitely affect the safety of immigrants. It seems that we need to find a way to solve this problem.

"Besides, there is something you must know."

Sun Hejing said: "You tell me."

Bordelio said:

“Near the city of Jelandia, there were tens of thousands of immigrants from the Ming Dynasty. They reclaimed a lot of land there and formed village communities. Although on the surface the Dutch controlled the city of Jelandia, in fact the Dutch did not

They don't care about the Ming people outside the city. They established the city of Relanja just to control the trade with the Ming Dynasty. They seek wealth rather than land. But this is only for now, just like the Dutch everywhere, when they started

, just looking for a castle. As for the natives outside the city, in their opinion, they can provide the city with food and other materials. But as time goes by, everything will change, and they will slowly seek expansion bit by bit.

, right now, Relanje is just a stronghold, but it is a stronghold for the Dutch to expand in Taiwan, and they will definitely continue to expand northward in the future."

"I see."

Sun Hejing nodded.

In the past few days, he has been learning about the Westerners from Portilio and others as well as the Dominican priests, especially their overseas expansion, which is different from the Ming Dynasty when it conquered various countries with great fanfare and frequently dispatched tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops.

The strange thing is that these Westerners were seeking wealth at the beginning, so they always made small fuss. Similar to the Portuguese who leased Macau, they only established a few strongholds, but did not own the land they occupied.

But once they gained a foothold, they gradually turned to territory expansion. They rarely mobilized troops. Instead, they took advantage of the conflicts among the natives and used various methods such as preaching and instigation to win over some natives for their own use and then attack other natives.

.With the national strength of the Westerners, they cannot fight big wars tens of thousands of miles overseas. However, they expanded through strongholds with hundreds of people, and easily captured territory equivalent to several Ming dynasties.

soil of!

In addition to being surprised, Sun Hejing also had a clear understanding of the city of Geranje and the local Dutch. He said to Leo of Boer:

"You are very good and have a strategic vision. You are willing to go with me to regain the city of Relanja!"

Leo of Por did not immediately agree, but reminded:

"General, it will be easy to recapture Geranze, but we must consider the Dutch's counterattack next year. Even if we block next year, they will send troops next year and next year. What will General do then?"

Squinting his eyes, Sun Hejing faced his reminder. He did not speak, but gently stroked the handle of the knife with his palm. He seemed to be thinking about something.

After a long silence, as if he had made up his mind, Sun Hejing gritted his teeth and said:
Chapter completed!