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Chapter 396 Let him work till he dies.

"How to say?"

Felipe IV, who had been watching the show with his elbows on the throne, sat up slightly.

"We asked them separately, and they were all right. And they were all the same as Mr. Franco's statement."

At this time, Felipe IV believed [-]% to [-]% of Franco's words.

He looked at Olaza sharply, and asked coldly:
"Olaza, you don't have to swear. I'll just ask you! Is what Franco said true or not? You know, I can make you die faster than the Lord!"

After listening to Felipe IV's words, Olaza's body shook violently.

He knew that His Majesty the King had begun to doubt himself.

"Your Majesty, I really haven't seen any steel warships. Besides, even if there are any steel warships, can seven of them defeat our invincible warship?"

"Oh?" Felipe IV smiled.

"How do you know there are seven steel warships?"

! ! ! ? ? ?
Olaza fell into an ice cellar, careless!
Didn't Franco say that just now?

How to do?
How to round back?
But he found sadly that it seemed that he couldn't make it round no matter what.

Moreover, judging from His Majesty's expression, he was completely distrusted.

How did this damn Franco escape the blockade he sent and escape from Mexico City?
"Your Majesty, when I came back, I brought a warship and more than 200 sailors with me. As a result, I was attacked by an unknown fleet in the Gulf of Mexico, and the warship was destroyed. A few of my men and I were captured by a merchant ship while holding planks. He survived, quietly came to Mexico City, and met His Majesty!"

"Franco, don't talk nonsense!"

Olaza panicked.

He indeed instigated the family's captive pirates to pay attention to the ships returning from the east. As long as they intercepted the people who came back to report, no one would know what happened to Luzon in a short time.

In his view, the fall of Manila is a must, and no one can escape from Daming, including Cerezo.

After a while, wouldn't it be up to him what happened in distant Luzon?
Because as long as it is not for those few important people, they are not even qualified to see His Majesty, and those little people who are lucky enough to survive cannot have the courage to offend themselves.

Olaza's calculations were bang bang. In order to cover up his mistakes, he racked his brains.

Because he knew that with His Majesty's character, if he knew that he had single-handedly caused the fall of Manila, he would never let himself survive.

Therefore, he wove out this seemingly perfect, but actually full of loopholes lie.

"Franco! You were punished by me for losing the battle, so you held a grudge and intentionally slandered me in front of His Majesty!"

He still wanted to quibble, but Franco was too lazy to look at him again.

"Your Majesty, please make a decision!"

"Your Majesty, I really didn't mean to lie to you, it was him! He colluded with Cerezo and took my position as Governor." Olaza was already incoherent.

"Pull it off!"

Felipe IV waved his hand irritably.

Now that it has been confirmed that what Franco said is true, then Luzon should indeed have fallen.

Manila is Spain's most important port in the east and an important link between the country and the east. If it is occupied by the Ming people, it will be an extremely heavy blow to Spain.

What's more, judging from Franco's words, they seem to have no power to fight back?

Felipe IV rubbed his head, looked at Franco, and asked in a softer tone:

"Franco, what kind of battleship are you talking about? Can we build it?"

"I can draw it."

Soon, an oil painting depicting the First Fleet was drawn by Franco.

"Is this the biggest ship?" Felipe IV asked, pointing to the Dingyuan ship.

"Yes, Your Majesty! This one is the largest, and the others are slightly smaller."

"Are these guns?"

"They're all cannons! The calibers are different, and the range and power are also different. But each one is very powerful!"

"What are the two smoking chimneys for?"

"I don't know either." Franco shook his head. "Your Majesty, I don't know the purpose of many of the things on it. I don't even know how many people they need to drive such a big steel ship to reach that speed. This is the scariest thing."

Then, relying on his memory, Franco drew a close-up oil painting of the Dingyuan ship.

Throughout the morning, Felipe IV and Franco sat around in front of the two oil paintings, constantly discussing the terrifying warship built by this great eastern country.

Finally, Felipe IV stood up slumped.

He discovered that some things, let alone counterfeit, had never even been seen before.

Take those two tall chimneys as an example. Although I don’t know what they are for, they are not for soldiers to cook, right?

He breathed a long sigh of relief, and said to Franco on the side:
"Franco, we must build such an advanced warship!"

Felipe IV quickly adjusted his mentality.

His knowledge of Ming Dynasty was only limited to the exquisite porcelain and silk fabrics, and he never thought that they already had such advanced warships and firearms.

If one day, if they are no longer satisfied with dominating the East, will they be able to resist with their current strength?

Take these seven warships as an example, without considering the supply, they can penetrate the fleet of any country in the world, right?
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing to consider right now."

"what's up?"

"Can Cerezo still be saved?"

"Cerezo is still alive?" Felipe IV was surprised. After talking for a long time, he thought Cerezo was dead.

"Want to escape or not, but was captured alive by Nicholas Yiguan's men."

"It's not that we can't be saved, the question is, can't we beat it?" Felipe IV was speechless.

How did they get to this field in Spain?

"Your Majesty, Nicholas Yiguan said. He will not kill any of our people, but he will not let them eat for nothing."

"Then what are they supposed to do?"

"Farm the land! Open up wasteland! Be a slave! Until death, or we can redeem them with money!"

"how much is it?"

"The prices of officers and soldiers are different, and the prices of officers at all levels are also different. The sum is very high!"

"Tell me how much it will cost to redeem Cerezo!"

"100 taels!"

"silver?"

"silver!"

"Let him work until he dies." Felipe IV muttered with black lines all over his head.

"Your Majesty, those ordinary soldiers are fine. But many officers have served in the military in the past, so it's not good, right?"

"If you redeem them all, how much will it cost in total, have you calculated it?"

"Probably at least 2000 million taels of silver."

"Let them work till they die."

"Your Majesty, it's better to release the news and let each family raise money by themselves, and then negotiate with the Ming people after they are collected together."

"The royal family doesn't need to spend money?"

"Should not."

"it is good!"

(End of this chapter)