New Ming Empire mixed in America

When the naval soldiers of the New Ming Empire began to tie up the Spanish sailors one by one with zip ties, they finally discovered the governor's son who was gagged and tied in the corner.

For this strange guy, the navy soldier just looked at him twice, and then ignored him.

After all, the other party is also a foreigner. Isn’t it normal for foreigners to bite dogs?

"What did that guy do?"

If Cheng Yuanliang hadn't been sharp-eyed, the governor's son might have been imprisoned in the cabin like other naval soldiers.

"He is the son of the Governor of Manila. He went to sea this time to be gilded, so that he can legitimately become a senior military officer when he returns."

The Spanish commander, who was not sent to the cabin due to special care, answered Cheng Yuanliang's questions in a timely manner.

"Come on, come with me to see His Majesty. By the way, take that governor's son with you too..."

Cheng Yuanliang said the first sentence to the Spanish commander, and the second sentence to his guards.

After all four Spanish warships had accepted it, Li Mingqi's ship finally came closer.

After meeting the Spanish commander, Li Mingqi asked directly: "Tell me everything you know about Manila. The more detailed you can make an appointment."

Li Mingqi didn't give the other party a chance to beg for mercy, because it was unnecessary. He didn't want to think about anything now. He just wanted to go to Manila and turn the Spaniards into a capital to pay homage to the hundreds of thousands of innocent Chinese who died tragically that year.

On both sides of the cabin stood several guards in charge of recording. If the Spanish commander did not know how to commend himself, this question would be asked again in prison.

"There are about 6,000 police and militiamen at the Manila port, and about 2,000 regular troops."

The Spanish commander was very smart. He knew what Li Mingqi wanted to hear.

"There are still two battleships, and there are more than twenty steam gunboats. There are also some combat-capable battleships out to sea..."

What he meant by warships going out to sea was to patrol the waters between Luzon Island and the Puppet Qing Dynasty. On the one hand, it was because pirates were somewhat rampant in the nearby sea.

On the other hand, it was also to deter several nearby forces, such as the Dutch and the indigenous people. The bigger reason was to deter the pseudo-upright officials in Ryukyu and the coastal areas of Guangdong.

Now the Spanish royal family has gradually begun to despise the Far East. After all, the profits collected from the entire Luzon colony are not as much as those of several plantations in Cuba.

Even though this place is on the trade route between Europe, the Puppet Qing Dynasty, and the Japanese country, the income has dropped sharply since it opened to the world.

Not to mention that in addition to maintaining Spain's military force here, the rest of the customs revenue has to be paid to Britain, France and other countries to pay off debts.

In other words, the landlords did not have much surplus food, so they set their sights on the camphor business in Ryukyu.

For this business, the Spanish not only cheated the Liu family of Ryukyu a lot of money, but also sent warships to collect tolls from the pseudo-Qing merchant ships on the sea.

They originally planned to use this method to force Ryukyu to open the camphor business to them, and they also wanted to build a concession area in Ryukyu Ning.

After listening, Li Mingqi's mouth showed a trace of ridicule.

He was almost used to the incompetence of the pseudo-Qing. This was no longer about bearing humiliation, this was simply like kneeling on the ground and licking the toes of foreigners' shoes.

They are not even as good as the Indians in the Americas. At least the Indians will howl and fight for their lives with the Americans.

After asking a few more questions, Li Mingqi asked someone to remove the rag from the governor's son's mouth.

"You coward, you will be Spain's sinner in the future..."

The governor's son's voice, which became somewhat shrill with anger, immediately sounded in the cabin.

Jin Yiwei swallowed his next words because of the soles of his shoes, but he still glared at the Spanish battleship commander fiercely.

"I advise you to say something that will interest His Majesty, otherwise you will be of little use to useless people..."

Hehe sneered, and Jin Yiwei lifted him up.

When pretending to be a tough guy, at least stand up and pretend. With those two legs that are shaking like noodles, no matter how loud he shouts, it can't offset his true appearance of being fierce and soft-hearted.

Although he couldn't understand what Jin Yiwei was saying, the governor's son could tell from the joking in his eyes that his little trick had been seen through.

"I am the next generation of the Birmingham family. My father is the Spanish governor of Luzon. I hope to pay a ransom in exchange for my freedom."

McGee Birmingham, the son of the Spanish Governor, looked at Li Mingqi and told his origins as fast as he could in his life.

Because he had seen the impatience on Li Mingqi's face and was afraid that if he continued to pretend, he might be thrown out to feed the fishes.

"The Birmingham family...you said if I asked your father for Manila Port, would he agree?"

Li Mingqi looked at the map on the table and suddenly asked a question.

McGee Birmingham was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "No, he will give birth to a son to continue the family, just like he gave birth to me after my eldest brother had an accident when he was 12 years old."

Li Mingqi glanced at the young man and suddenly laughed. He found that this guy was not as bad as the Spanish commander said.

"It's certainly unrealistic to ask for Manila from you, but what I want is never obtained through blackmail."

Speaking of this, Li Mingqi looked at the Spanish commander again and asked with interest: "Do you think he will give up the Manila Port?"

Although Li Mingqi's words seemed to be a joke, the Spanish commander still answered honestly:

"Birmingham is just the governor, and he has only been in office for just over a year. I don't think he has the right and prestige to give Manila to you..."

Li Mingqi knew that the other party was telling the truth, because being the governor here in Luzon was really not a good job.

Not only must we maintain the armed forces here, we must also try to squeeze as much money as possible under the pressure of other European countries.

From 1860 to the present, Spain has had six governors-general. This cannot be explained by political factors.

However, Li Mingqi felt that the governor named Birmingham must have some ability, because the data showed that this guy had been the governor for three full years.

And in the year after he left office, six governors were replaced. If he didn't have any ability, Li Mingqi would be the first to not believe it.

What's more, Manila has just experienced a major earthquake, and large buildings such as the Governor's Palace and churches were collapsed.

But for such a huge earthquake, the data only listed more than a thousand casualties.

It is conceivable that there will be no explicit names of local indigenous people on this casualty list, and there will also be no Chinese names.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Mingqi would not be able to open his mouth even if he didn't cut some flesh off the other party's body.

The most important thing is that the best port here on Luzon Island is Manila Port.

Moreover, Li Mingqi was not prepared to win this place through negotiation. In the end, strength would have to speak for itself.

And Manila is not his goal. What he wants is Lingayen Bay on Luzon Island because it is closer to Ryukyu.