"God General, do you have any better solutions besides this method?" El Salvador thought for a long time and finally asked.

Rivera opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything, her eyes were confused.

El Salvador was right. They really had no good solutions except this method. But he was worried that if this method was used to divert the conflict in Luzon, what if it caused a strong reaction from the Ming Dynasty?

"I have thought about this question." El Salvador hesitated: "Maybe the Ming Dynasty will not regard these Chinese as their people as their people, after all, many of these people did not come from the Ming Dynasty, but lived in the South China Sea for many years."

"But there are still many Ming merchants in Manila. Your Excellency, don't forget this." Rivera reminded.

"Yes, of course I know this." El Salvador nodded and said, "Maybe we can distinguish these people. General, this time is different from before. What we have to do is not to massacre, but to divert the contradictions and overcome the current no wonder as soon as possible. So we can do it in some appropriately eased ways, just push the responsibility for this matter to the Chinese and give the angry people an outlet to vent."

"What if... I say something really happens?" Rivera still asked worriedly.

"Nothing will happen." El Salvador said confidently: "We have control over the military and political affairs of Luzon. As long as the army and warships are in our hands, the situation can be controlled. Besides, we can change our strategies anytime, anywhere, and maybe the locals are also a good choice."

"Locals? You mean to let the locals do it." Rivera understood what El Salvador meant, but still asked confirmation.

"You are right. If this is the case, we can explain to the Ming Empire even if there are some deviations. After all, the real owner of this land is the Tu people. We Spanish are just the colonial government here. Although we have a responsibility for the conflict between the locals and the Chinese, this responsibility is not very large. If we take the initiative to kill a group of locals and use their heads to give the Ming Empire an explanation, they should obtain their understanding."

Facing El Salvador's reasonable explanation, although Rivera was a little moved, he felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart for some reason.

He was worried that El Salvador would cause big trouble if he did this, especially in the current period of tension between the Luzon government and the Ming Dynasty. If the situation exceeded control and the Ming Empire responded fiercely, Luzon might usher in a war.

"War? No! This is absolutely impossible!" El Salvador said with confidence: "Genius General, do you have no confidence in our Spanish warships? You must know that in Manila we have an army of more than 10,000 people and a powerful fleet. If all the armed merchant ships are mobilized, this fleet can even be said to be one of the largest fleets in the Far East."

"Your Excellency, don't underestimate the Ming navy, don't forget how the Portuguese fleet failed back then." Rivera said immediately.

"The Portuguese are a group of fools. If they did not return the fleet to Macau, but continued to fight with the Ming warships, the Portuguese might have won the war. These Portuguese provoked the war but did not have the courage to continue the war to the end. This is the real reason for their failure. Besides, how could Luzon be comparable to Macau? As long as Luzon is in our hands, the Ming warships cannot block the entire Luzon at all. More importantly, don't forget that according to time, the fleet of the New World should arrive soon. When they arrive, our strength will be much stronger."

As a military general, Rivera certainly knew the defeat of Portugal that year. He admitted that El Salvador's analysis made sense. As for the fleet of the New World, it was more than a month late for unknown reasons, but it can also mean that the arrival of this fleet should be soon.

In addition, El Salvador also made a suggestion that there is no need to start a war at all. War is not the best way to solve problems, especially when two countries have differences, war is just a means.

As long as Luzon's Spanish military strength is not sure about the other party, the war can be completely avoided. At that time, appropriate political concessions will be made, or as El Salvador just said, controlling the situation and then finding excuses to obtain the understanding of the Ming Empire, this matter can be easily resolved.

Seeing that Rivera was still a little hesitant, El Salvador once again frankly told him that if this matter is not handled and resolved as soon as possible, it would be very unfavorable for them. It would be possible that the two of them would collapse at the same time because of this matter.

Hearing this sentence, Rivera was shocked. He immediately thought that once he lost his power, he would never be able to have everything he is now. This was intolerable to himself, who had already reached the current level step by step.

If Luzon was in chaos as El Salvador said, and Habsburg supporters even controlled Luzon, they would not only collapse, but they would not be able to do so, both local and Luzon would be sent to the gallows.

When Rivera thought of this, he shuddered. In the end, his desire and self-protection mentality defeated his reason and finally agreed to the plan.

The two giants of the Luzon colonial government reached an agreement and immediately began to implement the plan. Because time waited for no one, with the result of the previous incident, Manila is about to become a powder barrel. Once this powder barrel exploded, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But none of them expected that it was their seemingly good move and decision that was exactly the fuse that ignited the powder barrel, and it was their stupidity that led the Spanish Empire's operations in the Far East for more than a hundred years, leading to the beginning of changing the world pattern.

The next day, a news began to circulate in Manila. The content of this news was that there was actually a shadow of Chinese behind the conflict and death in the prosecution court. The reason why Chinese people did this was because Chinese people wanted to retaliate against what had happened in the past century.

Now, the Ming Empire's trade restrictions and maritime inspections against Spain are also the same. It is precisely because of these reasons that have led to all the root causes of Manila today.
Chapter completed!