Spain's rule over Luzon began in 1574, the second year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, and it has been more than a hundred years. But in fact, although Spain has been operating in Luzon for so long, it is strange that Spain did not directly set up a Governor's Office in Luzon. It just set up a Governor's Office first, and then established a prosecutor's office as the main management agency.

The reason for this is nothing more than that Luzon is too far from the local area. In order to govern the colonies, the Spanish Empire set up several major colonial areas around the world, and later gradually evolved into the jurisdiction of four major colonies.

Luzon, which is later Philippines, this colony belongs to the New Spain colony, and the capital of the New Spain colony was not in the Far East, but was located in the New World, which is later Mexico City.

The jurisdiction of Luzon is basically carried out by the prosecution court, and the military is subject to the colonial military, that is, the governor's district. It can be seen that Luzon's daily life is often the final say in Manila's Luzon governor and the president of the prosecution court.

Since the end of the European War, the Bourbon dynasty controlled Spain, which led to the Spanish Empire entering the Bourbon dynasty period. The original Governor of New Spain had returned to China. The new Governor was Jose, who had just arrived. His Excellency the Governor was unswervingly on the side of the French Empire in the European War. This is also the main reason why Jose was appointed as the Governor of New Spain after the end of the European War.

New Spain was the most important colony of the Spanish Empire, and it was also the colonial area with the largest jurisdiction and the largest population. The position of the governor can be said to be a generous and poor person, and it is impossible for ordinary people to take this position.

That is, Jose, who was the Spanish nobleman who supported Louis XIV, won such a position after the war. For Jose, this was the most glorious time in his life. As long as he stayed safely in the position of governor for a few years, he would not only gain huge wealth, but also become a member of the parliament with his qualifications.

However, when Jose took over the position of governor with confidence, the first thing he did was to encounter a war between the New World and the Ming Dynasty. In fact, Jose did not intend to intervene in this war, but because of the French Empire, Jose, as a loyal younger brother, still stood on the side of France and formed a coalition with the French army of New Flan and launched an attack on the Ming army.

However, this war did not imagine a huge victory as Jose imagined. In the end, the sudden outbreak of war stopped in another way. As the governor, Jose naturally knew very well, and he also understood the source of the reason why the French took the initiative to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty and ceased to fight.

The war finally ended, and the New World seemed to have returned to peace, but Jose's heart was not as relaxed as it appeared. On the contrary, just like his name, he was in his heart. Not only did no one gain any benefits in the previous war, Spain lost a lot of troops in the colony because of the intervention of the war. More importantly, because of joining this war, Spain also offended a powerful empire, which was the Ming Empire that had just risen in recent years.

Compared to the French, Jose, as a Spanish nobleman, has a better understanding of the history of the Ming Dynasty. After all, Luzon, a colony that had been operating for more than a hundred years in the far east and west Spain. As the governor of New Spain, Luzon is now under his jurisdiction, so he is more aware of the current situation of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty, this ancient country, was so powerful back then. It was precisely because of the Ming Dynasty's initial feat of voyage to the West that the curtain of the Age of Discovery was opened.

However, later, the Ming Dynasty began a two hundred-year sea ban policy, making the invincible fleet that scattered all over the world a dust of history, thus sealing the dust in the memory of many people.

Later, the Ming Dynasty was invaded by the Tatars in the north, and the Ming Dynasty finally destroyed its country due to internal and external troubles. This country, which was once yearned for by Western civilization and was great and powerful, finally came to an end, which is a pity.

However, for the Spanish, this was an opportunity. It was precisely because of the adjustment of the Ming Dynasty's policy and the subsequent civil strife that the Ming Dynasty could not take care of overseas, which also led to Spain's rule over Luzon in the second year of Wanli.

During the reign of more than a hundred years, the Spanish were trembling and cautious at the beginning, fearing that if one was not careful, it would annoy the giant around them. However, as time went by and the decline of the Ming Empire, Spain gradually became bolder, not only continued to expand in Luzon, but also began to attack the Chinese living in Luzon.

The massacre of the Chinese came from this period of time. Several massacres can be said to be the way the Spanish tested the Ming Dynasty. After the first massacre, the nervous Spaniards found that they had not received any revenge, and immediately cheered up and celebrated. After several massacres, Spain no longer cared about the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty was destroyed and the Tatars established the Qing Dynasty, Spain was even more unscrupulous.

But the situation is different now. In just half a century, the demise of the Ming Empire has actually revived again. What is even more shocking is that the revived Ming Empire has become different from before. The current Ming Dynasty not only still has the previous richness and culture, but also becomes aggressive and aggressive.

If it were in the past, the Ming Empire would not have taken the initiative to walk out of its land and explored the depths of the ocean. However, the Ming Dynasty has not only done this, but has even set up colonies in the New World like Western countries. Relying on the Ming Dynasty's strong national strength and rich population resources, it actually completed the territory that Spain, even countries such as France and Britain have been exploring in the New World for hundreds of years.

Just like now, the Ming Dynasty's colonies in the New World, known as the New Ming side in the Ming Dynasty, now occupying the western and central areas of Las Vegas to the north, New Spain to the south, and West France and the British colonies in the east. From the map, it almost includes parts of the western and central territories of later generations of Canada and the United States.

The Ming Dynasty only took a few years to achieve such a large territory. More importantly, the Ming Dynasty showed its combat effectiveness in the New World, which was no less than the best army in the world.

In the previous wars, Jose had a deep understanding that the Ming army could almost directly compete with the French army in terms of equipment, training and combat effectiveness, and even the most elite troops in Spain were no less powerful.

This change made Jose very uneasy. After the truce, he was frowning. The changes in the Ming Dynasty and unexpected toughness would have an impact on the Spanish Empire. Jose was extremely worried.

As a nobleman and the current governor of New Spain, Jose's political sensitivity is not comparable to that of ordinary people. Moreover, he was defeated by his own vision and obtained his current position.

In his opinion, although the war on the New World has already had a truce, what consequences will New Spain come next? Don’t forget that it was not the Spanish Empire that signed the truce agreement with the Ming Dynasty, but the French Empire. From this point of view, the truce was only a matter between the Ming Dynasty and France. For the Spanish Empire who participated in the war, the war was still not over.

Of course, I am not very worried about Jose in the New World. After all, as a member of the Bourbon dynasty, as long as the French flag still flutters on this land, Spain does not need to have much concern. France will definitely not allow Spain to be attacked under the protection of France, and there is no doubt about this.

But Jose thought of a problem, that is, the New Spain under his jurisdiction is not just the New World, but also Luzon in the Far East.

Will the Ming Dynasty, which suffered losses in the New World, be angry on Spain? If the Ming Dynasty attacked Luzon directly in the Far East, how can Luzon face the revenge of the Ming Dynasty?

When Jose thought of this, he felt a chill in his heart. So after France and the Ming Dynasty held a ceasefire negotiation, Jose quickly sent a letter to the Governor's Office and the Prosecutor's Court in Luzon, asking Luzon to prepare for war in order to prevent the Ming Dynasty's attack on Spain.

I have to say that Jose’s concerns were correct. In fact, when he started writing letters, Zhu Yicheng, who was far away in Nanjing, had already planned to attack Luzon and began to make arrangements. From this point of view, Jose, the governor of New Spain, was very qualified.

Unfortunately, it is not so easy to travel from the New World to the far Far East Luzon. The connection between the Governor's Office of New Spain and Luzon has always been conveyed by the order of the second voyage every year. On weekdays, all the affairs of Luzon are handled by the Governor of the Luzon and the President of the Prosecutor's Court, so from this point of view, it is not so easy for him to deliver the message to Luzon in a short time.

What's even more terrible is that after the truce between France and the Ming Dynasty, although the war on land stopped, the Ming navy still maintained a wartime state against Spanish merchant ships and warships on the ocean. Although there was no naval war between them, it was obvious that the blockade and defense of Spanish ships had not stopped.

Because of the same local reasons, New Spain and Europe have always been the top priority, and on the Pacific Ocean, the strength of the fleet or the size of merchant ships is far inferior. In addition, due to the season, it is not yet time to go to the Far East, so although Jose had already written a letter, this letter has not been sent out due to the above reasons.
Chapter completed!