Chenlai Island, north of Luzon Island.

The sunlight shone on the snow-white beach, and under the slightly tilted coconut trees, the steel bars and concrete were built in the Dragon Tiger Daojun Temple. Chen Mu threw down the reins of the black baby and looked up at the seventh-level turret.

"At this moment, Chen Chaojue's troops should have defeated Philip's fleet in Guam."

Chen Mu raised his head slightly and waved his hand to let the defenders coming from the temple avoid the gift. He looked up at the dark guns that stretched out from the pagoda, and raised his face to look at the Pingtuo who followed him with a smile: "Fifteen heavy artillery, not afraid of fire or shelling, the hundred troops stationed can stop a thousand people, it is beautiful."

Pingto all recognized the previous words. He didn't know what material cement is, but he knew that this thing could withstand heavy shelling bombardment, but it was beautiful?

Without those hideous guns, this temple that exudes the mystery of the East in Pinto's eyes has a unique art, but it would be different with the guns.

No matter how unique the shape is, it cannot change the reality that it is a killing weapon.

"The general defeated the fleet of Philip, King of Spain, England and Ireland in Guam. What's next?" Pinto was always curious about Chen Mu's next step. The white-bearded old man wearing thick glasses spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders and made funny moves, saying: "Lisbon, Goa, Macau is not the general's enemy."

Philip II is the true pride of heaven.

After his father, Charles V, abdicated, he inherited all lands in Habsburg except for Austria and Germany, where the family originated.

It included Spain, the Netherlands, Sicily and Naples, Francheconte, Milan and all the Western American and African colonies. It then obtained the kings of England and Ireland through marriage and became the most powerful nobles in the entire Western world.

Naturally, some people criticize such a prodigal son. The biggest slander of people is their blood relationship. Their family's iconic shoehorn face and awl chin, and people even blame Philip II for his belligerent warfare on him marrying his cousin.

Philip II was almost the best and the craziest man that Pinto knew before, until he knew Chen Mu.

He still doesn't know why Chen Mu declared war with Spain, and it seems that he just mentioned it casually. He went to the Cathedral of St. Paul during a routine operation to burn the suggestion box in Haojing and decided to declare war with Spain.

At that time, he obviously did not fully grasp the power to declare war, and he still needed to direct and act the scene of pirates attacking Hao Jing.

In the words of the Chinese Empire, it is said that today is different from the past.

When such a person holds the authority of the Ming Empire to declare war on the outside world, Lao Pinto certainly hopes that he regards Portugal as his most loyal friend.

Chen Mu, who was staring at the turret, finally took his eyes back from the seventh pagoda in silence, turned his head and looked at Pingto expressionlessly for a short time, and he didn't know what he was thinking, then he smiled and showed his hand forward, saying, "Let's go, it's very hot outside, let's go in quickly, Portugal is of course not my enemy."

The temple is not as magnificent as it seems outside. Although it also carved beams and painted buildings, Pingtuo always feels yin and powerful when sitting in the hall, especially when the two Chen Mu are watching him at the same time.

I don’t know how the statue above was carved, but no matter where I sit, I feel that the statue’s eyes are looking at me.

Chen Mu, who was sitting next to him, drank a sip of ice coconut juice presented by the flag army, put down the tea bowl and asked, "Actually, I have always been curious about how you started the voyage? There are merchants, army and expedition teams, for what?"

A great voyage?

Pingtuo asked himself that he was knowledgeable, but suddenly he thought about it after hearing Chen Mu mention this name, and then he realized that he wanted to answer and think about how to change his mother tongue to Chinese. Then he said with a stuttering voice: "No one has ever linked these together. The general asked this, I have to think about it."

Oh, I'm still me!

Pingto followed Chen Mu, becoming more and more like a Luzonan who could speak Chinese. He wore a coarse shirt and a square scarf on his head, and organized his words to Chen Mu: "I know what the general asked about this, but for us, these are two different things, and - we are exploring the sea, the Chinese Empire cannot do it."

Chen Mu came up excitedly and asked, "What do you mean by two things?"

"We don't have any of your huge bureaucrats that the general often talks about, politics, military, economy, and you have all the huge bureaucrats. Just like the great voyage you said, it's not like the general, who can bear the long voyage and journey of the huge empire with all his strength."

"In my country, the only thing that can be equal is Prince Henry, who set up a sailing school in the name of the prince, encouraged going out to sea, but that is merely to spread the faith of God, as the Lord's devout servant, to explore unknown lands and spread the glory of the Lord over it is the servant's duty."

"Of course, there is a more important reason for Marco Polo's travels, wealth, wealth that everyone wants to have."

"The Portuguese fleet received Yellow Turbans, Ivory, and captured black slaves in Africa, but what I must say is that it was just a personal behavior and had nothing to do with Portugal, just like General Lin Feng and General Lin Daoqian and merchant Li Yuxi. If you ignore them, they will also gain wealth."

"Prince Henry is great and visionary, and these bad things should not be taken by him."

Chen Mu nodded and spread his hands and said, "You distinguish between the individual and the official."

"Of course, one or several nobles, a captain or a few captains cannot represent Portugal. If you have a chance, you should really go to Rees... Well, don't go."

Halfway through, looking at Chen Mu's smiling face, Pingtuo spread his hands and said, "If you are a guest, the king should welcome you very much."

Chen Mu smiled. The old Portuguese man who served as half of his staff was guarding himself as if he was thieves. This feeling was mysterious. He asked: "Why did the Chinese Empire just said that the Chinese Empire could not explore the sea?"

"No, it's not that we are like us. I have only been to Macau and Weigang. It is the best land I have ever seen. I heard that the country is bigger than ten Luzons, producing gold and silver. The iron in Foshan can provide the expenses of a huge fleet. We go to sea to pursue wealth. Even so, not many people are willing to risk their lives to sail."

"We pursue wealth, which is ivory, spice, silk, porcelain, sugar, gold and silver. You all have these things, more than all the lands in Portugal and Spain combined together." Pingto pushed the glasses on his nose and looked at Chen Mu and asked, "What are you pursuing? What are the generals pursuing?"

"The world of Catholic fights with the Moorish pagans for hundreds of years. No one ever wants to go to war with the Chinese Empire. The Ming Dynasty just needs to sit here and wait, and we will transport goods. The silver and gold you want are full of continuous streams. Although there will be some arrogant people, every survivor of reason is very clear that the Ming Dynasty has no enemies in this world."

"No one wants to be an enemy of this empire." Pingto curled his lips and looked at Chen Mu calmly, saying, "Until the general began to look for the enemy."
Chapter completed!