Luzon was in the southeastern sea, and it was a small country that produced gold. In the third year of Yongle, envoys sent to pay tribute. During the Jiajing period, the envoys arrived again and exchanged markets with the people of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, and the people moved to their land, reaching tens of thousands.

This is the record of the Luzon State in the historical materials of the Ming Dynasty. Judging from the records, the population of Luzon in history should be only about hundreds of thousands, and its territory is probably not very large. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would not have called it a small country.

As for why the Spanish colonists fell in love with a small country like Luzon, it is probably because it "produces gold."

As the saying goes, "A man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure." You are a small country with a population of only hundreds of thousands, which is rich in gold. The colonists are not rushing towards you when they smell the smell of stinky meat!

Yang Cong recalled the records about the Luzon State and then sighed: "Emperor, this vassal state, Luzon, may not be able to withstand the invasion of the Red-haired Fan. If we don't go to rescue him, Luzon will be over."

Luzon is over?

Should I go and save it?

To be honest, Yongqing was really a little confused. If he had a vassal state like North Korea, Ryukyu, and Annan, he would naturally issue troops to rescue him without hesitation, because he sent envoys to pay tribute almost every year. After he ascended the throne, he was also very respectful. If he was in trouble, he would not be able to save him.

Luzon is different. It seems that he has only paid tribute for two or three times in total. Moreover, after he ascended the throne, he has not seen the vassal state send envoys to congratulate him.

If you don’t worship Buddha, you can just hold on to the Buddha’s feet if you have something to do. Should you save such a vassal state that only comes to pay tribute once every decades or even hundreds of years?

He thought for a while and simply asked, "Master, do you think we want to save us?"

Yang Cong nodded without hesitation and said, "Of course I have to go and save me, but where is the majesty of the Ming Dynasty?"

The majesty of the Ming Dynasty?

Well, although this reason is a bit reluctant, it is just a matter of fact. The Ming Dynasty is a country above the Celestial Empire. If the barbarians in the other countries bully their vassal states, where will this face be put?

Upon hearing this, Yongqing nodded slowly and said, "Well, then I'll send Qi Jingtong to lead the navy fleet. Master, what do you think?"

Yang Cong subconsciously shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that I have to go there for me in person."

ah!

You have just come back and are leaving again?

Yongqing was a little reluctant and said, "Master, why don't you do anything about this? According to the envoy of Luzon, there are only more than a thousand people in total, less than two thousand."

Yang Cong shook his head and sighed: "Master, this invasion of the Red-haired Mosaic of Luzon is not simple. They are the maritime power Spain mentioned in the "Theory of Investigating Things and Knowing. Geography" written by the empress. This Spain is the current maritime overlord, and its naval army is even stronger than that of the Ming Dynasty today. If we take it lightly, we may suffer a great loss!"

Spain?

Of course Yongqing learned "Theory of Understanding of Things and Knowing" and he also had some impression of Spain, because the most described part of the overseas barbarians in "Theory of Understanding of Things and Knowing of Things and Knowing of Things and Geography" is Spain.

This Spain is not simple. The territory it occupied was even larger than that of the Ming Dynasty. Faced with such a powerful man at sea, Yongqing couldn't help but say cautiously: "Spain? Do we need to provoke them for a small Luzon?"

Yang Cong nodded without hesitation and said, "Of course it is necessary. The maritime tyrants on the continent are like flies, and the Ming Dynasty is also a piece of fat in their eyes. If we ignore the behavior of their invasion of the vassal states, they will flock to it. At that time, the coast of the Ming Dynasty will probably be as peaceful as the Japanese pirates invaded. Therefore, we must defend the enemy and drive the maritime tyrants on the continent out of Luzon and even the Southeast Asian countries, so that we can protect the country and the people."

This sounds a bit illusory. Yongqing does not have the knowledge of Yang Cong for hundreds of years, so how could he think so far?

He was still a little confused after thinking for a while. In desperation, he could only get up and turn out the "Theory of Investigating Things and Knowing. Geography" from the bookshelf, open the "Map of Kunyu in All Nations" in it, pointing to the corner of the continent and said, "Master, are you talking about Spain?"

This kid, the book was not in vain.

Yang Cong nodded with relief and said, "Yes, it's this Spain."

Yongqing said in confusion: "Spain is more than ten thousand miles away from the Ming Dynasty. Can they call us?"

Yang Cong shook his head helplessly and said, "This distance is not a problem. The main problem is interests. As long as it is interests, they will not let it go even if it is tens of thousands of miles apart."

Immediately afterwards, he pointed to the map and introduced in detail: "Your Majesty, you see, here, here, and here have been taken down by Spain. The reason why they invaded Luzon was probably our Ming Dynasty. Because it is definitely inconvenient to go back and forth tens of thousands of miles away. If there is a springboard to gather food, grass, warships and soldiers, it will be different. The way they ran from Europe or Mixier to attack the Ming Dynasty was a bit too far. If they ran from Luzon, it would be different. Even if they were sailing boats, they would be able to get from Luzon to Ming Dynasty in a few days. Therefore, we must not occupy Luzon, and we must not occupy any place in the entire Southeast Asian region. Once they found the springboard, we would be in trouble."

This is more intuitive to the map. Yongqing could understand it at a glance. Indeed, if Spain sent troops from the continent to the Ming Dynasty, it would not be as simple as the labor force attacking the far away. It would be a brain disease. It would be tens of thousands of miles away, and I don’t know how much food and grass to bring. I’m afraid that the ship was full of food and grass to be filled.

It would be different if they occupied Luzon. From the map, Luzon is probably only one or two thousand miles from the southernmost part of the Ming Dynasty, which is even more advanced than the distance from Southern Zhili to Northern Zhili. If Spain stationed troops to Luzon, it would be much more convenient to attack the Ming Dynasty.

It seems that Luzon cannot be lost.

Thinking of this, Yongqing nodded slowly and said, "Master, you are right. We cannot lose this Luzon, we must drive out Spain."

That's right.

When Yang Cong heard this, he couldn't help but smile with relief.

In fact, he was a little alarmist at this moment. In history, Spain invaded Dongfan for a while, and then it fell by chance. Therefore, Spain did not have much threat to the Ming Dynasty.

However, the lack of threat to the Ming Dynasty by Spain does not mean that the colonists do not have any threat to the Ming Dynasty. If we follow the historical development trajectory, whether it is Britain, France, Germany and Italy, they are all the ones who can eat people and not spit out their bones. If we are not careful, even if the Ming Dynasty is strong, it will suffer a loss.

His main purpose is actually to make Yongqing pay attention to threats from the sea and the development of the navy. Now it seems that Yongqing has some understanding.

This child is not taught in vain.

He couldn't help but praise: "The emperor is wise. We must prepare for the future and defend the enemy thousands of miles away to ensure the peace of the Ming Dynasty."

After receiving the praise from the master, Yongqing couldn't help but smile shyly. However, after a smile, he seemed to think of something again, and his face became ugly and said, "Master, didn't you say that this Spanish navy is stronger than the Ming Dynasty? Can we fight?"
Chapter completed!