Chapter 251: Visit on the ship in Luzon
"Welcome to the arrival of the special envoy of Ming Dynasty!" the host said (the translation is omitted below).
The guest said: "Thank you, Your Excellency Governor for hosting!"
Juan de Ocuido said in surprise: "I didn't expect the Great Envoy to be so young!"
"We are young, and there are many places to learn from your country!" Hong Xiguan said frankly.
Yes, you must learn from your country’s spirit of expanding and adventurous across the oceans and your country’s spirit of slaughtering foreign races at every turn. According to the style of the big leader of the government, Yan Dashao, you really have to study hard (Yan Dashao is more benevolent) …
This is stinging, Juan de Ocuido thought, don’t learn from our country’s massacre of the Chinese in 1603. You must not slaughter the whites the other way around. It’s okay to learn Piero’s killing of the Incas, he said. Important members of the East Indies of the Kingdom of Spain:
Archbishop Santos, Bishop Corina and Fraile; (Priority is to introduce clergy. Spain is a religious country and likes to preach so much. One of the reasons why the Edo Shogunate locked the country was that it was annoying for the Spanish to preach among the Japanese, the Dutch and The Ming people don’t preach, so the Japanese Kingdom started trading with them)
The Procuratorate (in charge of hearing civil cases in the colonies, and the right to report to the king the success and failure of the governor in the process of ruling, which is the eyes and eyes of the king) the chief judge Wise and the deputy chief Osella;
Senior administrative officials Iguera, Cruz, Corina;
Senior military officers Cortez, Bravo, Rico;
Manila Mayor Fuentes and so on.
Official Hong Xi also introduced this visitor including deputy envoys Hao Sizhong and Yan Zhang. In fact, they were the captains of other supply ships and cruise ships. It is good for Hao Sizhong to be older, and Yan Zhang is younger than official Hong Xi, which makes Spanish officials very much. It's uncomfortable. Many of them are officials in their 40s and 50s, and the two small Maotou officials on the other side actually fight against them in court, and are on an equal footing!
Especially when it came to the introduction of "consultants", "Southeast Daily" reporter Xu Jin was nothing. Although he was a young man, he was full of vigor. At first glance, he was in the same role as the Xiao Maotou officer, even with a little bit of cunning and arrogance of officials. Can't be underestimated.
Although he covered up well, the colonial officials recognized people very accurately. Xu Jinming had no official status. He was actually a senior agent of the Southeastern Intelligence Bureau!
This guy specializes in making acquaintances with three teachers, and collecting information from them.
But another consultant, the colonial officials, was not so happy to agree, because he was the maritime merchant Xu Qing. If he hadn't restrained himself, he would almost habitually want to bow to those officials ninety degrees to ask for peace. He nodded his head unnaturally, so that the colonial officials knew at a glance that he was the former sangley (the barbaric abandoned by God), and he was not qualified to enter the Intramuros!
The guys are too lazy to talk to him, Xu Qing begs himself boring.
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The introduction of the two parties has been completed. According to the etiquette, the host will ask the guests to board the carriage and go to the Governor's Mansion to hold a summit together. This is justified.
But Juan de O’Quedo had a whim, he asked, he wanted to visit the battleship in the Southeast Palace immediately, and wanted to know how the opponent defeated the Dutch.
Why is he so polite to the Southeast Fleet? As Xu Qing said, "The times are different!"
The golden age of the expansion of the Spanish Kingdom has passed. First, the Invincible Fleet was defeated by the rising star of the British in the last century, and then at the beginning of this century, it was strongly challenged by the Dutch. Spain is at a disadvantage, so that everyone cares about the Spanish nation. People are anxious.
Juan de Ocuido is the DD of the Spanish admiral Antonio de Ocuido. The brothers have a heavy responsibility to deal with the Netherlands. Juan de Ocuido wants to help him.
At the beginning of this year, the Dutch fleet fought with the Southeastern Mansion fleet. The ending was unexpected. The Dutch had assembled the largest fleet in the Far East, and they did not expect to return.
Although both sides claimed victory, the discerning person knew at a glance that the Dutch belonged to the offensive side. After fighting, the opponent was still alive and kicking in the Fujian Sea. This is not the Dutch defeat or something!
The Dutch are the masters who can make the Spaniard headaches!
Okay, let's see what is unique about this Southeast Fleet!
He asked, Hong Xi officials were not afraid of what they learned, even if they used the new idea of the Southeastern warship, this is only the material factor, the human factor is what a decadent, old and outdated country can learn.
He took the Spaniards to visit everywhere, answering all questions, not cherishing his own broom, and his generous attitude, which made the Spaniards a little admired.
is not the ordinary little family style, but the style of the family!
Juan de O’Quedo has seen the Kaohsiung No. 8 cruise ship, and then visited the Yacha No. 3 supply ship (Kaohsiung No. 16 will not be visited), he has a foresight, and concluded that it is "smooth"!
This is a further improvement of the Galen ship!
Yes, the Galen ship has greatly reduced the cumbersome bow and stern of the Karak, especially the towering of the bow, and replaced the round stern with a square stern. The shape of the ship is relatively narrow and long, and the ship speed is faster. , Excellent maneuverability in headwinds. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com
The cruise ships of the Southeast Fleet almost canceled the fore and stern towers. There is no decoration on the outside. Although it looks unsightly, I have to admit that the whole ship is clean and fast.
Maybe we Spaniards can learn from their shipbuilding style, but the upper echelons of the kingdom may not agree with it.
The governor was right, not to mention the kingdoms thousands of miles apart, even if they were close at hand, some people doubted it.
During the visit, the Spaniard asked this question and that, and official Hong Xi answered frankly. Among them, the military commander Cortes asked unkindly: "The decoration of your ship is simple?"
"Hmm!" This is a fact, official Hong Xi does not deny it.
"If you do this, how can you intimidate the enemy when fighting at sea!" As he said, Cortes triumphantly pointed to a large Spanish-style Karak boat moored beside him.
The tall ship, which is as tall as a castle, is decorated with the scene of Saint George's Dragon Quest. It looks majestic. Compared with Kaohsiung No. 8, Kaohsiung No. 8 looks like an ugly duckling.
"You're right!" Official Hong Xi said sincerely: "We intend to smear some terrifying patterns on the outside to intimidate the enemy, but it is impossible to have exterior decorations like Kibune, which will slow down the speed and make the gains outweigh the gains."
He said hesitantly: "In naval battles, it is the power of cannons, not the use of patterns to defeat the enemy!"
"With the pattern, the enemy will be in a state of panic, morale will be weakened, and it will be more conducive to the play of the artillery!" Cortes debated with him.
Hong Xiguan spread his hands and said casually: "Well, you said you beat me!"
Here is a turning point: "But we used such a simple ship to defeat the Dutch ship with the mighty pattern as you mentioned!"
Cortes was speechless!
