"May God bless Manila and the Governor-General and the Bishop!"
"..."
Everyone stood up one after another and saluted the two men.
In fact, in the Spanish colonial system, the administrative level of Manila was not that of the Governor-General.
Instead, it was counted as the Manila Metropolitan Government under the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
In other words, the Governor of Manila cannot be called a Governor.
But as the saying goes, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below.
This happens not only in China, but also abroad.
Manila is Spain's only stronghold in the Far East and one of the most important nodes on the Spanish treasure fleet's global route.
The status is very high!
It is unreasonable to count Manila under New Spain.
Spanning half the world, with the communication conditions of this era, the jurisdiction of the Viceroyalty of New Spain over Manila is only in name only.
The Governor's Palace of New Spain has already acknowledged that all matters in Manila are decided by the Governor of Manila and do not need to be reported to the Governor's Palace.
In terms of actual power, the Governor of Manila is no different from the Governor-General.
And in terms of title, everyone has long been accustomed to calling the Governor of Manila as the Governor-General.
Then, there was such a convention in Manila.
Although Manila was only a governor's office in the Spanish colonial system, it was called the governor-general in Spain and had the actual power of the governor-general.
Governor Barossa walked to the front seat and sat down with a very solemn expression on his face. He glanced around and spoke.
"Dear gentlemen, I want to inform you of a very unfortunate incident."
"Just a month ago, the Chinese miners in the Scourge family's mine rebelled."
"They brutally killed all the supervisors in the mine and the priests who spread the gospel of the Lord in the mine."
"A few days after their uprising, without knowing anything about it, Mr. Cappello, the patriarch of the Scotch family, took Mr. Oscar, the deputy of His Excellency the Consul, to inspect the mine."
"As a result, the entire inspection team was wiped out, and almost everyone was brutally killed."
"Those rebels who had no bottom line attacked poor Mr. Oscar, and Mr. Oscar lost his precious life!"
"Commander Robin mobilized the garrison into the mountains to quell the rebellion, led by Captain Cayal, but the rebels used the most despicable and shameful means to defeat the brave Spanish warriors."
"They also took noble Spaniards as prisoners of war and used them to threaten the Governor's Palace!"
"This is something that the Governor's Palace will never accept!"
"The emergence of these rebels is a great challenge to Manila's original ruling order, and the Governor-General has zero tolerance for this."
Barossa's current attitude is very clear. He wants to send troops to destroy the Chinese rebels in the mountains.
Bishop Sares stood up and said.
"Your Majesty the Governor, annihilating that group of Chinese rebels is what must be done."
"But before that, please redeem those prisoners according to the requirements of the rebels."
"They are all God's most loyal people. As the bishop of the church, I have the obligation to protect their safety as much as possible!"
"I can't just watch them lose their lives and suffer at the hands of infidels!"
Hanging around Sares' neck was the golden cross that Capello sent overnight last night.
With a stern face, he spoke very righteously.
He, Sares, collects money to do things without deceiving others!
Barossa couldn't help frowning and said.
"Your Majesty, the rebels' request is to use gunpowder, food and other supplies in exchange for prisoners of war."
"The Governor's Office is about to send troops into the mountains to clear out the rebels. If we hand over gunpowder, food and other supplies to those rebels at this time, wouldn't we be siding with the enemy?"
Sares said expressionlessly.
"If two to three hundred of God's people were brutally killed, it would be a great dereliction of duty on your part as the governor!"
"I will explain this to Madrid!"
The consul Rika on the side also suggested.
"Your Majesty the Governor, I think you don't want to see two to three hundred Spaniards being brutally murdered!"
"Perhaps we can pretend to give in to the Chinese and agree to exchange prisoners of war."
"First use a small amount of supplies to exchange for a few prisoners of war, and drag the others first."
"You can even send people to pretend to have peace talks with them to show that the Governor-General is willing to recognize their existence and delineate the sphere of influence with them."
"When they become complacent and lose their defenses, the Governor's Palace will strike with thunder to wipe them out."
"In this way, as long as the Governor-General's action is timely enough and the rebels have no time to attack the prisoners of war, the lives of the captured Spanish boys can be protected to the greatest extent."
After Rika finished speaking, Governor Barossa's eyes lit up, and he thought there was a way to do it, so he spoke.
"Maybe it works!"
"My Lord Bishop, what do you think?"
Barossa asked the bishop for his opinion, and Bishop Sares nodded.
"The Governor makes the decision!"
"All I want is to ensure the safety of the Lord's people as much as possible."
"Of course, if the Governor's Palace needs it, the church can send several priests to participate in the negotiations."
Barossa nodded, and then looked at the two Chinese people sitting in the corner, who had the lowest status and were the most inconspicuous.
"Lin, Zhao, the Governor's Mansion needs your help!"
"Your Chinese faces are the most advantageous tool for the Governor's Office to gain the trust of those Chinese in the subsequent negotiations."
"Only by convincing the Chinese of the sincerity of the Governor's Office's negotiations will they be able to relax their vigilance, and the Governor's Office can easily eliminate them."
"Restore the original order in Manila!"
When the two traitors and Japanese devils heard this, they quickly stood up from their chairs and said to Governor Barossa.
"Mr. Governor, we are willing to serve you!"
"For Manila, for Spain, for the great God, we are willing to sacrifice everything, including our own lives!"
Barossa nodded with satisfaction.
Sares also spoke to the two of them.
“People of God, may God bless you, grant you peace and joy, grant you wealth and health, grant you wisdom and luck!”
In order to ensure the stability of their rule in Manila, the Spanish adopted a policy of religious assimilation towards the Chinese and indigenous people.
Use Catholicism to brainwash them!
Judging from the performance of these two people, the results of brainwashing are quite good.
Look at the two dogs wagging their tails towards their owners to show their loyalty. How obedient the dogs are!
Capello stood up and said.
"That group of Chinese rebels started from the Scotch family's mines. The Scotch family has an unshirkable responsibility for this matter."
"The Scourge family is willing to bear all the expenses for the Governor's Mansion to redeem the prisoners of war!"
Barossa nodded with satisfaction.
The Scotch family is quite sensible. In the final analysis, this incident originated from the Scotch family's mine. Now that something happened, the Scotch family naturally cannot stay out of it.
Besides, the young master of the Scourge family is still in the hands of those rebels!
He is also the most valuable prisoner of war, bar none.
Even Caial, a captain in the Spanish Army, is worth a lot less than Yada.
Who said that the Scotch family only has a baby named Yada? The Scotch family, which has a big family and a big business, is extremely rich!
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