Nanjing, Fengtian Temple of the Forbidden City.

"Your Majesty, His Excellency Caballero, the envoy of New Spain, believes that the Ming Dynasty's aggression and expansion against the Champa and Chenla countries seriously threatened the peace and stability of the region, and also harmed the interests of all countries that had trade routes in the South Seas, including the Spanish Empire......"

It was Qin Tianjian Tang Ruowang who spoke, and now he has returned to his post as Qin Tianjian and continues to watch the sky for the Ming Dynasty! In addition to stargazing, John Tang was also responsible for managing the Gezhijing School for Emperor Zhu, which was originally known as the Shixue School, which was now further developed into a new style of school that taught Western scientific knowledge.

It was much easier to spread Western learning in the Ming Dynasty than it was in the Qing Dynasty in history, and the Qing Dynasty was the world of science, and the Qing Dynasty was much more resolute than the Ming Dynasty in defending the position of "the foundation of middle school".

The Ming Dynasty, especially the rise of psychology in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, only cares about the conscience and heart, regardless of the desires of heaven and people...... Therefore, not only is there no power to prevent the spread of Western learning, but there are also many people who want to be very ambitious and Confucian, and they are delving into the strange skills of the West.

The fact that Western missionaries like John Tang could mix so well in the Ming Dynasty is also related to psychology.

And Zhu Cihong, the emperor, actually did not want the uncontrolled spread of Western studies - Western studies not only have natural philosophy, but also theology!

If Catholicism is allowed to spread, it may not be long before Catholicism challenges the dominance of Confucianism.

Therefore, what Emperor Zhu has to do now is not to sweep away Confucianism, but to find ways to improve and strengthen Confucianism - don't think that Emperor Zhu can create an idea that can oppose the three religions of the Apocalypse (Catholicism, Judaism, and Tianfang) out of thin air, he has no ability to do so, and he does not dare to underestimate the three religions of the Apocalypse.

Therefore, after Zhu Cihong took power, he did not make special efforts to promote Western learning.

So far, there are only three government-run new schools: the Jiangwutang (Army Academy), the Sailor Academy, and the Gezhijing Academy.

Another purpose of his "slow promotion" of the spread of Western studies is to train a group of teachers who are proficient in both Chinese and Western studies - don't think that you can now spend money to invite enough scholars who are only in charge of natural philosophy and do not know the philosophy of religion to spread knowledge in China.

In these days, there is no separation between natural philosophy and religious philosophy! And...... Apart from Jesuit missionaries, merchants, and adventurers, there were few Western intellectuals who wanted to come to China to spread knowledge and truth.

Today, the Jesuit missionary John Tong acts as a translator between Chu Tzu Hong and Sebastian Caballero.

That Manila Judge is now sitting in the Fengtian Temple, talking face-to-face with Emperor Zhu!

Caballero has apparently been replaced by Van Van. Dimen's Dutch-born smiling tiger has been deceived, and he is ready to be a bird that prevents the expansion of the Ming Empire.

And that Dutch profiteer ambassador Van . Dimen is much more shrewd, not to mention how friendly he is in front of Zhu Cihong, he is really an old friend of the people of Daming!

But as soon as he turned around, he did all kinds of bad things, and Emperor Zhu was still kept in the dark and didn't know anything.

Actually, Fan. Dimon made the bad happen to him and was unaware of the East India Company, the Dutch government, and the Dutch parliament.

After all, there is no serious conflict between the Netherlands and the Ming Dynasty, even if the Ming Dynasty expands to the New World, it is Spain that is unlucky.

"Caballero envoy," said Zhu Cihong, who was very calm, and did not get angry or heed by the Spaniards' protests, "when I sent people to Manila to send five sailing ships a year to New Spain for trade, you have not replied for a long time, can you tell me your reply now?" ”

Caballero was shocked. Because Zhu Cihong did not mean to be provoked in the slightest, and did not reveal his fear of the Spanish world empire.

"Your Majesty the Emperor," Caballero replied slowly after John Tong translated Zhu's request into Spanish, "Your request is still under consideration at the Viceroyalty of New Spain...... Because New Spain is not open to non-Spaniards, your request is very difficult for the Doge's Palace. ”

"That's right...... I see. ”

Zhu Cihong was a little disappointed, he knew that his plan to open up the Pacific route had been frustrated again!

"It seems that I can only make a direct request to Madrid!" Zhu Cihong's face remained unchanged, "I hope that King Philip IV can treat the Ming Empire as a friend of Spain, not an opponent. ”

Emperor Zhu felt that the king of Hades was good, and the little ghost was sad...... Maybe Philip IV would be easier to talk to?

Caballero asked, "His Majesty the Emperor wants to send envoys to the Kingdom of Spain?" ”

"Yes," said Zhu Cihong with a smile, "I will send envoys to Europe, and the first envoys will go to Spain, Holland, Portugal, France, England, Germany, Sweden, and Rakshasa countries. ”

Emperor Zhu paused, and then said, "I hope that His Majesty Philip IV can understand that the Ming Dynasty has no intentions for Spain's Philippine colonies!"

However, I have heard that there has been some discord between the Ming and the Spaniards in the Philippines recently, and if you wish, I would like to evacuate the Philippines to avoid unnecessary conflict. ”

The idea of evacuating overseas Chinese was put forward by Zheng Zhilong, and the Filipino expatriates are all from Fujian and Guangdong, and most of them are Fujianese, so of course the relationship with the Zheng family is very close.

Zheng Zhilong also knew that some of them had the idea of expelling the Spaniards, who had been a paradise for pirates and merchants from Fujian and Guangdong before the Spanish conquered Luzon.

Who would be happy to have their paradise taken by Western colonizers?

Now they see that the Ming Dynasty has begun to go to the ocean, and the Zheng family has become an important minister of the Ming court, of course, they want to take the Zheng family's door to pull the Ming into the water, use the power of the Ming Dynasty to expel the Spaniards in Luzon, and then change Luzon back to its original state.

But Zhu Cihong did not want to go to war over Luzon and the Spanish world empire...... Because he knows that the Spanish world empire is not many years away, and the Philippines will not be a "terra nullius" by then?

So don't be in a hurry now, first digest the Champa Kingdom, then swallow the Kowloon River and the Golden Oujiao of Chenla, and then eat the half-dead Zhenla, and then see if there is a chance to get into Siam - after the death of King Na Li Xuan, the Ayutthaya Dynasty of Siam began the "Renaissance", culture and art flourished, and the military power plummeted.

However, because the Shui Chenla next door had no idea of external expansion like the Taungoo Dynasty of Burma, Siam could rely on the residual power of Na Li Xuan to keep the peace and sound.

"What? Do you want to evacuate? Caballero did not expect Zhu Cihong to make such a request - the Spaniards in Manila do not like overseas Chinese, but they cannot do without them.

Because the indigenous people of the Philippines are too scattered and can't operate, the local economy is all supported by the Ming diaspora.

If there were no overseas Chinese, Fort San Diego would not be able to be repaired in another 100 years (if there were overseas Chinese, it would be completed in another 80 years, by the time Zhu Cihong was 100 years old), and the economy of the Philippine colony would probably collapse...... If the economy collapses, of course, it will not be sustainable!

And said that there was no attempt! Caballero said in his heart: Emperor Ming is too cunning, he actually wants to win the Philippines without a fight!

"Your Majesty," Caballero cried out, "the colony of the Philippines is a land of God's protection, where all can be happy as long as they obey the law." So the evacuation of overseas Chinese is unnecessary and unfriendly! ”

Disagree?

Zhu Cihong also had a bit of a headache, the Spaniards had to suppress overseas Chinese every once in a while. Zhu Cihong was not the emperor before, of course, he could pretend not to know.

But what about such a thing in the future?

So after thinking about it, Emperor Zhu still thinks that it is better to evacuate the overseas Chinese - to withdraw all the Philippine overseas Chinese to the territory of the Jing Navy and the Jin Ou Army!

Whether they want to farm or do business, the conditions of the Jing Navy and the Jin Ou Army will not be worse than those of the Philippines. In particular, the territory of the Jing Navy has developed well as early as the Han Dynasty, and it is necessary to have agriculture and agriculture, and there is a trade route - it is a transit point on the trade route between the East and the West, and it is much better than the Philippines!

Zhu Cihong saw Caballero protesting loudly, and knew that this matter could not be forced, so he gave in a little and said with a smile: "Caballero envoy, if you really need the Ming expatriates to go to Manila to work and do business, then a treaty can be signed between the two countries on the issue of expatriates." The treaty should fully guarantee the personal and property safety of the Ming expatriates in the Philippines, and should agree to the establishment of an embassy in Manila by the Ming court...... Of course, we also welcome the establishment of embassies in New Spain or the Kingdom of Spain in Nanjing and Shanghai. ”