The relationship between Spain and the Ming Dynasty is actually a bit complicated now. It was not the first time that the two sides had contacted each other. On the contrary, during the Wanli Dynasty, the two sides had contacted each other more times.

At the beginning, the two sides agreed to jointly encircle and suppress the pirates Lin Feng and Lin Daogan, and the relationship between the two sides was quite harmonious at that time.

However, later, Das Marenas, the governor of Luzon in Spain, relied on force to unscrupulously enslave and bully the Ming Shang of Luzon. The Ming Shang was angry and rose up to resist, but eventually killed him!

This made the matter a big deal because no overseas governor in Spain has been killed in so many years.

This Luzon Governor Das Marenas is also the only overseas governor killed in Spain in history. For such a big deal, they will definitely retaliate wildly.

They felt that it was not enough to just execute the people who killed the Governor Das Marenas. They had to find some excuses to clean up the Luzon Ming Shang, and to be afraid of these people, so that they would never dare to resist again!

They were trying to find an excuse, but the strange emperor Wanli actually gave them an excuse.

It turned out that there was a man named Zhang Yi. He didn't know if he had a brain in his mind or something. In order to seek wealth, he actually wrote a letter to the Ming Shenzong, saying that there was a Jiyishan Mountain on the Philippines Island that produced golden beans. If someone was sent to develop, he would get immeasurable benefits.

The Emperor Shenzong of Ming Dynasty didn't know if he had a brain in his mind or something. It would be fine if an emperor was greedy for money. He actually believed such a ridiculous thing. No matter how the ministers tried to prove the absurdity of this statement, he resolutely decided to send Wang Shihe and other officials to investigate.

As a result, Wang Shihe and other officials went to Luzon to find out about local Ming merchants, but found that this was not the case at all.

Wanli was fooled, and the Spanish also found an excuse.

They actually said that the Ming Shang of Luzon wanted to attract the Ming Empire army to occupy Luzon. Then, they used this as an excuse to kill the Ming Shang of Luzon, and it is said that they killed tens of thousands!

This matter is very likely to be a trap, otherwise how could Zhang Yi, who is ill-minded, think of cheating the emperor of the dynasty? Moreover, even if he wants to cheat, he has to help him to send the letter to Wanli!

The strange emperor Wanli must have been trapped by someone else. How did he deal with this matter?

It’s embarrassing to say it!

Wanli actually believed that scholars, farmers, industry and commerce were the most low-key, and these vendors violated the maritime ban and went to Luzon to do business without authorization, which was not worth starting a war with the barbarians.

Therefore, Wanli just ordered people to issue a document to condemn them and deal with them for a while, but did not send troops to help the Ming vendors come forward!

This made Spain, the maritime overlord, look down on Yangyang Daming. If you kill tens of thousands of people, you will not dare to send troops to find the place. You are a nonsense country!

Therefore, when the Spanish envoy Carrenho came to Fujian with Zhao Feng, he was quite arrogant, and his eyes were all aimed at the sky.

However, as he ran all the way, he became more and more frightened, and the other end slowly returned to his normal position and stopped talking to people.

Because the territory of the Ming Dynasty was too vast.

They kept changing horses and running wildly along the way, and they probably could pass through the whole of Spain in two or three days. As a result, they ran for more than ten days before they arrived at the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, they ran from the southernmost end of the Ming Empire to the northernmost end. Judging from the map, they only passed through half of the Ming Empire at most. In other words, the territory of the Ming Empire is at least ten times that of their Spanish mainland!

What's even more terrifying is that the whole journey is densely populated, and the population of the Ming Empire is simply incalculable.

Also, the so-called station system of the Ming Dynasty was too developed along the way, with a station almost every few dozen kilometers, and each station was equipped with a fast horse.

When they arrived at the post station, they just had to throw the reins into the postman's hands, sit there for a meal, and then they could change into the full-bodied New Horse and continue to set off.

How many post stations and how many war horses are there along the way!

All of their Spanish war horses are probably not as many as those at other people's post stations!

Taichang didn't expect that it would be a good idea to let people ride horses all the way from the post station.

All the things he planned to scare the Spaniards were in the capital.

When Zhao Feng just led Carenho to Yongding Gate in the south of the capital, 20,000 Beijing soldiers were already neatly lined up on both sides of the Yongding Gate and were waiting there.

To be honest, Carinho has never seen so many soldiers gather together at once, because the number of Spanish navy is not large, if there are thousands of people, then there are only a large number of soldiers in the entire Far East.

As a major general, he only has a thousand people under his command.

The Ming Empire actually sent so many soldiers easily!

He looked at the ten guards behind him, then at the dense army of the Ming Empire, and his face immediately became humble.

Soon, he got into a convertible carriage under the guidance of the Ministry of Rites.

After entering the city, the carriage shocked him so much that he was extremely shocked, because from Yongding Gate to West Chang'an Street, the road was densely filled with Ming soldiers, and it was impossible to count.

What's even more terrifying is that they took nearly half an hour to ride in the carriage before they came from the city gate to the gate of the palace of the Ming Empire.

The capital of the Ming Empire is too big!

After he followed Zhao Feng into the imperial city, he was even more stunned.

I won’t talk about the dense Jinyiwei along the way, he is numb. The problem is that the place where the Emperor of the Ming Empire lives is too big.

He followed Zhao Feng all the way, and it took him nearly half an hour to arrive at the huge square in front of the Huangji Palace.

At this moment, he really lost his arrogance. Seeing Taichang sitting high on the steps, he quickly treated his chest with respect and said loudly: "Spanish Rear Admiral Carinho meets His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire."

Unexpectedly, the one who greeted him was a angrily scolding: "Be arrogant, kneel down!"

He looked at the translator behind for some reason, not knowing what the person was calling.

The translator who was lying on the ground quickly explained: "God General, according to the etiquette of our Ming Empire, you must kneel down when you see the emperor."

this!

We don’t have the kneeling method like you?

Carinho was already a little unhappy, but when he saw the densely packed Jinyiwei around, he was timid.

He didn't know that the two countries would be killed when they were fighting. If they angered others and chopped them up with one knife, he would be wronged.

He could only kneel helplessly on one knee and saluted: "Spanish Rear Admiral Carinho meets His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire."

Well, it's almost done, just kneel down, and there seems to be no etiquette on the continental side.

Taichang nodded slightly, then raised his hand and said, "Everyone is flat, get up and talk."

There is no need to translate this, because the translator behind him and Zhao Feng both got up.

Carinho quickly stood up, took out an envelope and said solemnly: "This is a handwritten letter written by our Governor to His Majesty the Emperor. Please read it personally."

This is nothing wrong with it.

After listening to the translated retelling, Taichang stretched out his hand and Cao Huachun quickly took the letter and sent it respectfully to him.

To be honest, he really wanted to know what the Spanish were looking for him.

He opened the envelope and took out the letter paper and frowned.

It’s not that he couldn’t understand it, because not only did it contain Spanish but also Chinese characters, but he didn’t feel uncomfortable when he looked at the small characters written by the quill.

The question is, what about this, the Spanish Governor Shrva, who was too angry!

What should I ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire to open an official trade, providing porcelain, tea and silk and other goods.

What to ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire to open the port and allow the Kingdom of Spain to go ashore to replenish freshwater and food.

What should I do to ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire to be careful? The Dutch intends to invade the Ming Empire and suggests that both sides re-engage and jointly deal with the Dutch.

This looks polite, but it looks a bit domineering.

What's the thing?

I will buy some rubber from you, and you will make such a big spell with me!

What is the opening of official trade and what is the opening of ports?

You really think that our Ming Dynasty is easy to bully, right?

Taichang couldn't help but snorted coldly, but he did not have an attack because his target was rubber, not a fight with others. Even if he fought with others, he had to have enough rubber or even fool the rubber tree seeds.

So, how can you fool this messenger?

He glanced at the messenger of the country and couldn't help but have an idea.

The translator behind the envoy of Fanbian must be from the Ming Dynasty, and this translator is as awe of him as the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Perhaps, you can take this translation first.

Thinking of this, he directly said to the translator: "What's your name? Where is it?"

The translator quickly bowed and said, "Go back to the emperor, the villain is Chen Siming, and his ancestral home is from Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian."

Taichang nodded slightly and said, "Siming, this name is good. Do you think you are from the Ming Dynasty or a barbarian?"

ah?

Why did the emperor ask this?

Chen Siming hurriedly bowed and said, "Back to the emperor, although the villain is in Luzon, he always remembers himself as a people of the Ming Dynasty. He never dared to forget that the villain is a person of the Ming Dynasty, and death is a ghost of the Ming Dynasty!"

very good!

Taichang asked directly: "What exactly is this barbarian envoy coming to do, or what is their bottom line in negotiations? Do you know?"

Chen Siming said in a panic: "The emperor forgives the crime. The villain is the translator they hired for money. They have never told the villain this way!"

That's it.

Taichang nodded slightly and said, "Okay, please help me fool this barbarian envoy. After the matter is completed, I will give you a sixth-rank official and official affairs of the Ministry of Rites."

Tongshi is actually a translation, but it is an official translation of the court, including the sixth rank and the seventh rank. Taichang's words actually have the meaning of testing Chen Siming.

When Chen Siming heard this, he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Master, is it true? Can the villain move his family to the capital and serve in the Ministry of Rites?"

Is this kid really aware?

Taichang asked again: "Do you want to go back to the Ming Dynasty so much? Are you not used to staying in Luzon?"

Chen Siming couldn't help staring at Carenho's back and gritted his teeth and said, "Master, you may not know that these barbarians bully us at all times, and we have had enough of it."

It seems to be true.

If this guy acted, he would never have performed all his expressions so vividly.

Taichang nodded slightly and said, "If you want to go back to the Ming Dynasty, after this trip, you can go to pick up your family and go directly to the Ministry of Rites to serve. However, I hope you can find a few reliable internal supporters. We will sooner or later drive out of Nanyang."

Very good!

Chen Siming immediately bowed excitedly and said, "Don't worry, what you should do inside is that everyone wants to drive away the barbarians. The villain thanks the emperor for his grace on behalf of the people of Luzon. He hopes that the emperor can send troops as soon as possible to recover Luzon!"

Well, there is no hurry to do this.
Chapter completed!