"Fifth brother and fifth brother, the envoy of the governor of Greater Luzon in Little Luzon has arrived and wants to meet you......"

Luzon was originally an island in the Philippines, and the Ming people generally landed in Luzon when they went to the Philippines, so the Luzon Song Dynasty referred to the entire Philippines. Later, after Spain occupied the Philippines, it referred to Spain as the Great Lusong Dynasty and the Philippines as the Lesser Lusong Dynasty.

It has been the eighth day since Li Caifeng and Wang Xijie arrived in Chongming, and yesterday a Japanese delegation had arrived, and the special envoy of the Ryukyu Kingdom was also the first to arrive in Chongming, England, France, and the Netherlands the day before yesterday...... After those veteran European imperial figures received the invitation sent by Zhang You, some people also came to Chongming one after another to participate in the trial ceremony of the Zhenhai.

Counting the special envoy of the Spanish governor to the Philippines mentioned by Zhang Yunxiu, the number has already exceeded 100. Fortunately, Zhang You had already asked Zhang Yunxiu to buy a few private houses near the mansion, tidy up, and hang up the sign of the Siyi Pavilion, but there was no need to be in a hurry.

"Hasn't Yin Zhengmao arrived yet?" Zhang You did not answer the rhetorical question, the person he said was the governor of Liangguang military affairs in the capacity of the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, and Zhang Juzheng was a Zhongjin Shi in the same year, and he was a die-hard supporter of Wanli's new policy, and he was also Zhang Juzheng's henchman (the governor of Liangguang during this time period should be Ling Yunyi, but this person's story is too few to be worth mentioning, so Yin Zhengmao is still the governor of Liangguang here, if you have to be more serious, it should be the influence of the butterfly effect).

Zhang Yunxiu shook his head and said with a grin: "Yin Zhijun is an old qualification, and when he arrives at our house, his father will personally welcome him outside the gate, and agreeing to come over to watch the ceremony is already to give you face for the fifth brother, so don't expect anything else." ”

"Yes," Zhang You sneered: "This person, it's better to live longer than if you have any ability, and it is said that Yin Zhijun is very talented as a sergeant, so he has no ability, and he has to be respected...... I was thinking that he had been in Canton, and that he might be familiar with the envoy of the governor of Luzon, and I wanted him to help entertain him, but now it seems that I have to go out in person. ”

It can't be blamed on Zhang You's attention, in fact, in this era, Great Britain has just risen, and it can't compete with Spain, which has an invincible armada, except for the Ming Dynasty, the strength of all countries is respected by Spain.

In addition, there is another reason, Zhang Chang bought a rubber plantation in Luzon that covers a large area, and there is trade on weekdays, as the actual owner of Zhang's property, it is reasonable that he also has to give the other party a face.

The envoy of the governor of Luzon was a middle-aged man in his forties, with blond hair and blue eyes, a high nose bridge, his chin slightly cocked when he spoke, and his expression was a little arrogant: "You are the maritime governor of the Ming Dynasty?" I heard that you have made a ship, what kind of trial ceremony do you want to do, what kind of ship is still worthy of such fanfare, is it more powerful than our Spanish Invincible? ”

There are quite a few overseas Chinese in Luzon, so the envoy's Huaxia language is quite proficient except for the accent peculiar to Westerners.

Zhang Yunxiu, who was following Zhang You, changed color slightly, this foreign devil, if he doesn't know his name, he doesn't know his name and doesn't see politeness, but he actually came up and talked to the fifth brother in such an arrogant tone, which is simply too unusual.

Zhang You was not angry, at least not on the surface.

Smiling slightly, he stroked his chest with one hand, bowed slightly very gentlemanly, and then said: "That's right, it's a contemptible person, I don't know what Mr. Special Envoy is called?" ”

"Torres Castro Ruz!"

"Hello, Mr. Castro...... Well, Castro should be your father's last name, right? I don't know if I'm right? Zhang You asked politely, in later life, he saved a princess in Spain, and he was very close to the Spanish royal family, so he was still very familiar with Spanish culture.

Castro's eyes lit up subconsciously, there were not a few Chinese he knew, and when calling him, Zhang You, who could accurately call the right person according to Spanish habits, was definitely the first.

"Your Excellency the Governor knows a friend of our country?" His tone softened involuntarily.

"I still like the hospitality of your people...... I've heard that your name is usually made up of your Christian name, father's surname, and mother's surname, and married women often add their husband's surname, right? ”

"Yes, yes, the Governor really knows our culture very well, believe me, for some reason, I am suddenly full of confidence in our future friendship, and I believe that we will become very good friends." Castro smiled like a flower, and his earlier arrogance had long since disappeared without a trace.

I haven't seen how the fifth brother curries favor, this attitude has changed too quickly, right?

Zhang Yunxiu secretly admired that the fifth brother's clever methods had reached the level of moisturizing things silently, and compared to him, he was still far behind.

"I have met the Governor, I have met the Envoy, Lord Castro, the Governor is the most knowledgeable and wise official I have ever met, and you will surely find that it is the luckiest thing in your life to be able to get to know the Governor." Several people stood in the courtyard of the Siyi Pavilion and spoke, and a priest in a red-robed robe came over and smiled.

"It turned out to be Father Luo Mingjian, when did you arrive?" Castro asked, as a Catholic, he was still very polite to the new cardinal of the Far East.

The two have met a few times before, and they know each other well.

Luo Mingjian was followed by Mary and Alfred brothers and sisters, the reason why the two were able to reach the Ming Dynasty was directly related to Luo Mingjian's help, so Alfred personally accompanied him from Macau, and as soon as they arrived in Chongming yesterday, Mary withdrew and stayed with him until now, even putting aside the matter of Zhenhai.

Zhang You accompanied Luo Mingjian to eat with him at dinner yesterday, he was "very knowledgeable" and knew something about Christianity, so the two talked very happily.

"The priest praised it, I just know a little bit of things, in fact, there is nothing particularly proficient, but it is not wise, let alone lucky."

Luo Mingjian listened to Zhang You's politeness and said with a smile: "At least the Chinese Governor who can speak fluent English is the first ......."

"Isn't it worth all the fuss that Father Priest and Mr. Castro also speak Chinese?"

As they spoke, all three laughed at the same time.

Walking into the accommodation arranged for Castro and them, the guests and hosts sat down, and after laughing for a while, Castro suddenly asked: "By the way, Mr. Governor, when will the trial ceremony be held?" ”

Hearing this, Luo Mingjian also raised his eyes and looked over, obviously also concerned about this issue.

"It's coming, it's basically ready, just in the next few days, don't be impatient, you two won't be disappointed when the time comes."

"What kind of ship is it? Father, have you seen it? How is it better than our Spanish Armada? ”

Luo Mingjian shook his head: "I just arrived yesterday, and I haven't seen it." Saying that, he looked at Zhang You: "Your Excellency, it's still early anyway, why don't you lead us to see and understand?" ”

"Well, it's not okay for the time being, see me now, there is no mystery during the sea trial, the two of you should wait for two days with peace of mind, this is my younger brother, and also the prefect of Chongming Mansion, if you need anything, tell him that is."

Zhang You simply rejected Luo Mingjian, and as soon as the words fell, he suddenly saw Shen Wan'er happily entering the courtyard in a beautiful dress, and suddenly his heart moved, why did she come here, it can't be something, right?

This dress is so beautiful today, why haven't I seen her wear it before?