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Chapter 23 Be cautious

To be honest, Tang Huan still doesn't understand what Chen Mu is saying.

Renting a piece of wasteland for a hundred years, in charge of local construction, and allowing the king to invest 20% without spending money... How much profit can the royal merchant ship bring in a year? Now he actually needs to share 20% as soon as he opens his mouth. In this case, what will he do?

Father Libera thought of Don Juan in the bedroom, and said: "General Chen may have been inspired by the Portuguese in Macau and wanted to build a land similar to that in Spain. I think this is very beneficial to Spain."

Of course it was beneficial. Libera was holding her breath. See what Chen Mu had to do in charge of Macau! She couldn't do anything, and finally built a hospital, and insisted on killing people for money and not letting people go! She worked hard to raise the stone bricks for building the church, but he took the road away without saying a word! All the complaints turned into a pile of paper dust in the petition box, and he also smiled and encouraged people to continue writing!

When you arrive in Spain, you should do the opposite?

"But this time General Chen was so generous this time. The Ming Dynasty tax rate on Portuguese merchants was 15% and it was rare that he was willing to give the king 20%. "Father Libera was very disgusted with Chen Mu, but there was nothing to say about this, and said: "I suggest that you go to Macau to take a look in person."

"In the entire Ming Dynasty, only Macau can allow Gentiles to walk freely. Like guarding against thieves, it is becoming more and more difficult to preach with Chen Mu. In the past, people believed that the church was sacred, but after Chen Mu came, people believed that he was sacred."

Father Libera mentioned these extreme despair of this dark land. "Those foolish people only believe that seeing is true, and they can defeat the Spanish army without the shining of God to prove that it is false."

"And he also wants to be sent to Spain as the son of the customs governor. The man was named Li Dan. He said he was a merchant who converted to God, but he was actually a descendant of pirates." Libera mentioned Li Dan quite helplessly and said, "Every time he went to sea, he would worship the gods of the five directions. He was extremely undevoted. If he was sent to Spain, if he was not the son of General Chen, he would have to be imprisoned in the Inquisition!"

Tang Huan ignored religious affairs. He knew his brother not as pious as he seemed.

Will God allow torture and confession? Will he allow to burn people to death at will? Will he allow people who have no mistakes to be brought to the torture frame?

His brother said that serving God is the same thing as serving him.

The upper class used religion to play with people's hearts, while the lower class was played with because of piety. If someone asked Tang Huan whether he was pious, he would not leave God in every word.

But in his heart, he would not attribute the victory of the Battle of Lebanto to the favor of God, at most it was due to the stupidity and self-division of the enemy.

But this does not mean that he opposes Christ. In fact, he is more pious than being the king's brother - because there is a Catholic existence, and he is good to him!

"A descendant of the pirates, General Chen is a pirate?" Tang Huan frowned. As an illegitimate son, he hated the remarks of bloodline from the bottom of his heart, but he didn't want to show it. "But I heard that the country will not appoint pirates as officers. They are different from the shameless Englishmen."

"He is not a pirate. Li Dan's biological father is a pirate. General Chen is his adoptive father. The Ming people are used to deepening their relationship with each other with their recognized father and son." Father Libera said angrily: "General Chen is not a pirate but he is even more pirate. I think you understand his actions better."

Tang Huan thought about it in his mind, and it seemed that this was true - how many things can an ordinary pirate robber in his lifetime?

Chen Mu once robbed the Manila sailing ship once a year, thirty-seven tons of silver cargo, and the expensive Galen ship, all of which were gone.

"I will go to Macau to see it. This time I went to the Philippines and Luzon, which confused me." Tang Huan said, holding his pipe and saying, "General Chen seems to be not a victor in my arrival, very hospitable, like talking about a trade, just like Spain and Ming have never fought a war."

"Has he always been like this?"

Luzon was too clean, as clean as the Spanish had ever gone, and the Ming people transformed and built this very well, just like there had never been a fierce war, and even the former Guam and the present Linlai Island, there was no trace of the buildings with new owners.

Father Libera wanted to speak but stopped, not knowing how to answer Don Juan's doubts, and finally breathed a sigh and sighed: "Do you think that the three legions stationed in the Philippines and four legions sent by Mexico were all eaten by sharks?"

"Don't be deceived by his appearance, the man who drank with you." Father Libera looked at the flashing candlelight and said, "It is the murderer who ruined the seven Spanish legions."

Libera is not a Spanish, he is a Portuguese, but given his disgust for Chen Mu and Ming Kingdom, it does not prevent him from urging Don Juan to not take Chen Mu lightly through his own influence.

This is true. The three Spanish direct legions, the Battle of Bielbanto, actually caused serious losses to Spain. This was the naval battle in the waters of the Ming Dynasty that made the Spanish court not pay enough attention to this battle.

There were no generals in the Jesuits. He knew the impact of this battle on Spain. He said: "Not counting the troops of the Indian Islands and the Philippine Islands, the two experienced naval forces were wiped out. The losses in trade left the court unsustainable. Three times the losses in the Battle of Lebanto, don't underestimate Chen Mu."

"He has always been crazy, but he can always achieve results that are beneficial to him." Libera said to Don Juan: "And don't want to fight him again. You will know when you go to Macau. It's just a small village of theirs, with people everywhere."

"Before preparing for the Guam War, a river as wide as the sea was blocked by baggage and warships. There were people on the sea. If you couldn't even win a naval battle, don't think about fighting a land battle with them." Libera shook her head, as if she felt extremely difficult about this situation, and said: "A few years ago, they did not have a naval school. There were tens of millions of people in the country, but only Chen Mu was the naval general. It is worth mentioning that Chen Mu was also an army general before going to sea."

"But this year, four hundred students graduated from the Ming Dynasty Naval University and entered Chen Mu's army, with a total of four hundred."

Libera's tone was extremely shocking when she mentioned this number. There were only a few dozen students at the beginning of the construction of the Sagres Nautical School in Portugal. He shook his head and said, "This peace talks are not as simple as Chen Mu showed to you. We must not let Spain fall into a war with the Ming Dynasty again. We must be extremely cautious about his proposal."

"The conditions he said sounded irrelevant, but what he didn't say was his real purpose. If the ship was going to Seville, he would definitely stop in Mexico on the way and sail for pirates. His army would enter Mexico and Spain."

It was late at night, and the thunder of soju hit Tang Huan's head. He opened the window, held a pipe and looked at the black sea under the night sky in the distance with his melancholy green eyes. All the drunkenness and sorrow surged into his heart.
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