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Chapter 1550 Thirty thousand miles away

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    "I understand, I will bring your wishes to General Leonardo in Cebu." Father Franco felt that Zhao Hao's conditions were not too harsh.

    Although the Papal Meridian was drawn by the Pope for Spain and Portugal, let alone other European countries, even the church people disagreed with it.  How can the earth be divided equally between you two based on a single thread?

    He now even feels that it is natural for the Spaniards to cross the ocean and conquer a land tens of thousands of miles away and be beaten by their overlord country.

    ¡°After all, Spain was the first to destroy other people¡¯s vassal states, and then massacred the overseas Chinese. After all, we can¡¯t allow them to fight back, right?

    Although this young master is indeed a bit ruthless

    Unconsciously, Father Franco¡¯s evaluation of Zhao Hao changed greatly.  Perhaps it was his friendly attitude towards the church that Father Franco had not expected.

    "And people sometimes feel hatred towards the good people who spare their lives; but they often have an excessive fondness for the devils who spare their lives.  This is despicable human nature, and even God¡¯s servants are not immune to it.

    Now Father Franco feels that it is enough to have a foothold here and free preaching and trade. What more bicycles are needed?

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    Zhao Hao kept his word and released Father Franco, ten priests and 10,000 Nanyang natives that afternoon.

    This is already the largest transport capacity in the Luzon theater at the moment.  The remaining 90 priests and 90,000 Nanyang natives had to wait until the north wind came and the shipping fleet led by Chen Huaixiu sailed south before sending them to Cebu.

    Cebu is really not close to Luzon. Even if you take the shortest route within the archipelago, it will be a full 1,500 miles.  The distance is too far. There are more than a thousand large and small islands in the middle, and there are countless sea areas for ambush. It is simply a nightmare for the defending side.

    This is one of the reasons why Zhao Hao has temporarily left Cebu unconquered.

    Of course, the more important reason is that he needs to clear out the original owners on the central plain of Luzon to make room for the immigrants who followed the shipping fleet.

    Although you can kill someone with a borrowed knife, let the Igorot do the dirty work.  But this kind of trick can only fool people for a while. This bloody debt will always be settled on him in the future.

    Although Zhao Hao doesn't care about his posthumous reputation, the negative impact of this evil deed is too great and will seriously increase the cost of the group's rule in Nanyang.

    So it¡¯s better to go to some trouble and give them to the Spaniards.  These natives followed the Spaniards to fight against the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty only sent them back to their masters. This was so benevolent that no one could fault them.

    Of course Cebu cannot bear such a large population. The Spaniards do not want to explode on the spot, so they can only find ways to consume this part of the population.  For example, launch them to attack Sulu and Mindanao, kill all those hateful Moors, or let them be killed by the Moors.

    As for who kills whom, it¡¯s none of Mr. Zhao¡¯s business

    In addition, he also wants to send a signal.  Let the Spaniards understand that they are not completely non-negotiable.  This should reduce their hostilityright?

    Even if it doesn¡¯t dissuade them from taking revenge, it can still slightly improve the dangerous situation faced by the small bamboo fleet sailing around the world, right?

    ??~~

    In early October, the transport fleet, escorted by the naval battle fleet, arrived at the Visayas.

    Cebu is the central island of the archipelago, surrounded by many islands. It is a beautiful and quiet long and narrow island.

    Cebu has a close relationship with the Spaniards.  When Magellan was sailing around the world, he was killed here because he rashly pretended to be a Yi and intervened in a tribal conflict.

    This is also the starting point for the Spanish conquest of Luzon.  Ten years ago, the expeditionary force led by Legazpi finally found the place where this ancestor died after an arduous voyage and established the first colonial point in Cebu.  From then on until the Spanish captured Manila, this was the residence of the Governor-General.

    Although the Governor's Palace was moved to Manila a few years ago, the Spanish have been operating here for a long time, and the islanders have basically converted to God and become obedient people.  Their rule here is much more stable than in Manila.

    Therefore, the Spaniards did not abandon this hard-won colonial settlement, but used it as a base for their southward expedition against the Moorish regimes such as Sulu and Mindanao.  Leonardo, commander of the Philippine Military Region, is in charge here, forming a de facto duopoly with Manila.

    Maybe this is also a check and balance on remote colonies that are beyond our reach.

    The arrival of the huge fleet broke the tranquility of Cebu.  The shrill alarm bells rang throughout the port city, and Spanish, Mexican, and indigenous soldiers rushed toward the fort.  The sailors rushed to the dock, climbed onto the warship, and hurriedly raised the sail.Think about it carefully.  If it were us, we would have the same reaction, perhaps even more cruelly.  "

    The two major generals understand that the bishop wants to make peace with the people of the Ming Dynasty!

    But the decision-making power on this matter does not belong to them, not even to His Majesty the Vice-President. It has to be decided by His Majesty the King of Madrid.

    But this does not prevent them from patting their chests and guaranteeing that they will do what the bishop wants.

    In the end, Major General Bamonde took the initiative to stop the mission back to New Spain.  His own father was the emperor's most trusted duke, and he would definitely be more capable than General Leonor in doing this kind of thing.

    ¡°And the latter also knows his level, and is worried that if he is left to look after his family in Cebu, Cebu may have been lost before he even arrives in New Spain

    It just so happens that a fleet of large sailing ships loaded with cargo is returning to New Spain.  Bamonde boarded the 600-ton sailing ship and personally served as the fleet commander. He left Cebu in late October and crossed the Pacific from west to east.

    Half a year later, it was late April in the third year of Wanli.  After sailing for 30,000 miles, the treasure fleet finally arrived in Acapulco, Mexico, exhausted.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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