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Chapter 360 The enemy of my enemy is my friend 2

"...Why is he here? Your Majesty has captured the Port of Manila!" When the dusty Captain Angelo saw the special envoy on the playground through the window in the Xiyuan Campus room, he immediately lost his composure. , with obvious panic flashing in his eyes.

"No, tell me who he is and his position. If you are right, you can go back to class. If you are wrong, you will both be tortured. It is a punishment unique to the East, and it is very, very unbearable. "Hong Tao is very satisfied with Captain Angelo's reaction. It's right to be afraid, but it's not enough. He needs to be even more afraid!

“He is the commander of the Philippine garrison fleet, Major Juan Garcia, and a close confidant of Governor Aguna. He not only manages the fleet, but also manages the defense of Manila Port.

I've only met him a few times in the Governor's Palace and chatted casually, but I'm not familiar with him... Oh yes, he has a wife and son in Spain, that's all! "Captain Angelo had no doubts about the emperor's guarantee. He racked his brains and thought hard, but he still couldn't provide much information.

"Okay, let them take you around Beijing for two days and then go back to class, as a reward for telling the truth. Remember, work hard to learn our language, there is a shortage of people like you in the imperial fleet.

Although you will not be able to command any large sailing ship independently for a long time, you can be a first mate or boatswain on the ship and continue to engage in the career you like. It is much better than staying on the shore.

You must already know the salary of the Imperial Navy. It doesn’t need to be much. As long as you serve under Governor Yuan for five years, the money you save will be enough to exchange for a lot of goods, and then ask someone to bring it back to the New World, so that your family can live a good life. Life. "

Hong Tao didn't need to know too much, as long as the person's name and position matched. He still had kind words for Captain Angelo. He was probably the most useful of the Montanis' prisoners.

There is a huge gap between drawing a route across the Pacific on a chart and actually driving a ship along the route and arriving safely. One day in the future, the navy may use his skills, such as suddenly appearing on the west coast of Mexico or Peru with a huge fleet, turning America into the Ming Dynasty's overseas territory.

"Your Majesty, will you really allow us to board the galleon and contact your family?" It was difficult for Angelo to believe the authenticity of this big pie that was inexplicable and tasted unknown. But being in a foreign country and a prisoner, there are really not many choices.

"Well...if everything goes well, you can write home in three years, and I will have someone forward it to the Governor of Manila." Hong Tao roughly calculated, if the letter cannot be completed within three years, Spain's cooperation has achieved obvious results, and there is no need to keep the whereabouts of these people secret.

"Thank you very much for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will express my gratitude in your language when we meet next time. Jesus bless you!" Looking at the emperor's kind smile and harmless fat face, Angelo chose to believe it.

"Major Juan, or Major Garcia, do you bring the sincerity of the Governor of Manila? Please speak slower, my Latin is not very good."

Captain Angelo was taken away, and Hong Tao followed him out of the room. He walked up to the special envoy with his hands behind his back and showed his signature smile again. Anyone who has been bathed in this kind of smile has either passed away, or is working day and night in a mine or factory.

"...Please forgive me for my rudeness. Juan Garcia, the knight of the King of Spain, would like to extend my high respect and greetings to you on behalf of myself and the Governor of Aguna." Regarding someone calling out his surname and first name, Juan said The major looked a little stunned. But it was just a brief absence. I looked up and down several times with my big gray-blue eyes. Then I quickly confirmed the extraordinary identity of this young fat man who was dressed too casually through the seemingly casual but distant people around him. Immediately kneel down on one knee, take off his hat and caress his chest with his right hand, bow his head and salute.

"There is no need to greet you. If conditions permit, you and Governor Aguna should be eager to eat me. Now that you are here, let's talk about the conditions frankly. As the owner, I will start with the Montanis and the cabin. The silver, including all the crew members, is in my hands, which is barely enough as compensation.

In addition to taking revenge, I also want to remind Governor Aguna not to always challenge my endurance. The people of Ming Dynasty love peace very much, but that doesn’t mean they can be bullied casually. I don’t care what it was like before, but now that I am the emperor, I must have the final say in everything about Ming Dynasty and surrounding areas.

Of course, man is not God, and everyone makes mistakes. The reason why the situation of the Montanis is not made public is also out of goodwill. I don't want to cause too much trouble to Governor Aguna and cause misunderstanding between the two major powers.

So my suggestion is that the Montanis was not robbed. It encountered a storm and sank in the vast Pacific Ocean. If Governor Aguna agrees to this, then I have a better suggestion, which will be very beneficial to you, Governor Aguna and even Spain. "

Although Major Huan was very upright and had blond hair and gray-blue eyes that were not common among Southern Europeans, Hong Tao still didn't feel the slightest bit interested in having a long conversation.

He didn't like talking nonsense with men who didn't matter. He made his position clear and straightforward. He didn't give the other party any room for negotiation in most aspects, but he didn't completely shut them out. He even left a Small opening.

"... Among the passengers of the Montanis is Baron Silva. He is an old friend of Governor Aguna. I wonder what your Majesty plans to do with it? If possible, we are willing to provide him with a full ransom."

Colonel Juan probably didn't expect that the emperor would be so happy, and so shameless, that he would actually describe piracy as helping others. But this is fine. As long as he can ensure that the whereabouts of the Montanis are not known to outsiders, his mission will be completed.

"If I collect the ransom, I'm afraid he will never reach the port of Manila. Major Juan, don't play tricks on me. Please also tell Governor Aguna that if there is another abuse of the Chinese in the future, Baron Silva and his wife will be very happy." It may appear in the port of Batavia, and the Dutch must be willing to pay a higher ransom."

My dear friend, the Baroness herself said that her husband was serving in an overseas territory for the first time and did not know Aguna at all, and had never even heard of it. The so-called ransom is nothing more than the cost of murder and silence. In order to prevent the true whereabouts of the Montanis from being reported back to Spain, even a true friend would not hesitate to kill him.

(End of this chapter)