You Degao and others all changed into ordinary dark suits, and a group of men in their twenties directly knelt down on one knee and shouted at Liu Ximing on the dock.

Liu Ximing sighed with a heart, this farewell is a few years, and they are all the descendants brought out by himself, and it would be bragging to say that he didn't remember it.

He immediately stepped forward to support You Degao, and then helped Jiang Baolin and the others.

"Okay, good, in recent years, I have heard that you are all over the world, although I have not seen it in person, I also feel that the heroic and dry clouds, the majestic mountains and rivers, and the rush to protect the business routes of the family, you have made great contributions."

You Degao clenched his fists with excitement on his face and said: "Second brother praises, brothers want to see second brother day and night, our Luzon is now prosperous, and the people in Qianzhou City also remember you." ”

"Hahaha, let's go, we'll talk about it in the city."

Turning his head to look at the crowd of people surrounding the port, Liu Ximing was afraid that there would be too many people, so he patted You Degao's shoulder to show his closeness, and turned around and left directly.

"How many goods did you bring with you this time? I think these ships seem to be newly built, and it seems that the Luzon shipbuilding industry has developed well in recent years. ”

Signaling Li Biao to arrange for people to unload the goods, Liu Ximing asked You Degao while asking.

"Second brother has good eyesight", You Degao smiled, "These are all merchant ships specially built by Qianzhou Shipyard on the basis of Sun Wu and others, combining the characteristics of Fu ships and plywood ships, and each ship has a displacement of up to 20,000 stones. ”

"This time, after receiving the order of the second brother, we brought a total of 80,000 stone copper ingots, in addition, there is also the coinage machine you want, and more than 60,000 stones of white sugar, salt and other goods shipped from Luzon and Taiwan."

Liu Ximing calculated in his heart that according to the current weights and measures of the Liu family, 80,000 stone is 8 million catties, which is equivalent to the output of copper mining in Yunnan for five years, which is enough for the Baoquan Bureau to spend a lot of time.

Luzon has already realized machine coinage, and now the currency in Luzon includes copper coins, silver coins, gold coins, Luzon treasure banknotes, copper coins and other metal currencies have all been machine-made.

In order to ensure the success of this coinage, Liu Ximing's first thought was to improve the coinage process, so as not to be imitated by the people, which naturally had to rely on machines.

Liu Ximing and his entourage walked into the newly built Baoquan Bureau Foundry in the east of Tianjin, and You Degao and others laughed as soon as they approached here.

The architectural structure of the entire Baoquan Bureau is full of Liujiacun-style characteristics, and the walls, sentry posts, etc. are somewhat different from the Ming Dynasty buildings, which gives You Degao and other naval officers a sense of intimacy.

Walking into the three-story building to the east of the Baoquan Bureau, Liu Ximing immediately pulled You Degao to inquire about the recent situation in Luzon.

Although there are many correspondences throughout the year, this is not as thorough as speaking.

Hearing Liu Ximing ask about this, You Degao couldn't help grinning.

"Second brother, rest assured, everything is fine at the moment, the population statistics completed this year show that there are Han people and Tu people in Luzon, and there are Han people and Tu people in Taiwan and Ryukyu."

"According to your instructions, second brother, there are now three divisions of the army, one division and one brigade of the navy under the jurisdiction of the Luzon General's Office, and in addition, plus the police sent by the mainland for training, there are more than 30,000 police forces in total."

"In terms of armaments, the Governor's Office of the three armed services has completed the construction of six departments, namely, the Ideological and Political Department, the Ministry of Staff, the Department of Training, the Department of Armed Selection, the Department of Carriages, and the Ministry of Arsenal, and the Ministry of Arsenal has taken over all the production of armaments in Luzon."

"In terms of economy and trade, the Dutch have been completely squeezed out of the trade between Japan and North Korea, and the Zheng family now has a small half of the goods that need to be exported through us, and the General's Mansion has obtained a total of about 8 million taels of business income."

Liu Ximing has been seeking to build the military system into a modern combat system, and in the past two years, the Luzon General's Office has been reforming according to his requirements.

Now the Governor's Office of the three armed forces can already exist as an independent military department, and it is only because Liu Ximing needs Su Jin and Chen Yiding to help check and balance the military that He Degao and others must report to the Government Council.

Most of the departments under the Governor's Office of the three armed forces evolved from the military department, of which the staff department is the staff department, the frame department is the general logistics department, and the arsenal department is, of course, the general armament department.

With such a structure, the entire military officially broke away from the control of the civilian clique and began to transform into a modern military system.

Of course, in the future, all the officers of the Governor's Office of the three armed forces will also be selected from the military academies, which can be regarded as a manifestation of civilian officialdom.

It's just a piece of commerce, although Liu Ximing already knew that Luzon's fiscal revenue increased greatly last year, but it is still a little strange, the trade circle in the South China Sea is logically unable to provide such a large amount of trade.

You Degao heard Liu Ximing specifically ask about business, and the smile on his face was even better.

"Hehe, this has to start with the Spaniards......"

Through You Degao's narration, Liu Ximing slowly understood what happened.

It's kind of funny to say.

In the twelfth year of Chongzhen's reign, the governor of Mexico in the Spanish Empire sent Lieutenant Colonel Carlos, missionary Morales and others to Luzon to spy on intelligence, and based on this, he judged whether Spain could recover Luzon.

However, Carlos and the others stayed in Qianzhou City for more than a year, and their mood became more and more pessimistic.

Because with the defeat of the Zheng family and the Dutch in Luzon, the number of immigrants from the mainland to Luzon suddenly increased dramatically, and the entire city of Qianzhou was rapidly developing the eastern and western districts at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the number of troops continued to increase.

Realizing that they could not engage in a direct confrontation with Luzon, Carlos and the others finally formally proposed peace to the Viceroyalty of New Spain in Mexico.

In this way, it was possible to preserve the Spanish colonies in Cebu and other places, and reserve a base for the Spanish Empire to advance.

After the news reached Spain, there were calls for war against the Luzon in Spain, and many people denounced Carlos and others as traitors and traitors.

Under pressure, the Spanish crown issued a special order to the Viceroyalty of New Spain.

However, his family knew about his own affairs, and since Luzon was conquered by Liu Ximing, the Manila sailing trade has ceased since then.

The high-end goods such as raw silk, tea, and porcelain that were originally continuously transported from the East suddenly had no source, and the most important thing in this was raw silk.

In Mexico alone, there are more than 14,000 workers who produce silk from raw silk.

As soon as the raw silk from the East stopped being sold, Mexico's economy immediately went into serious trouble, and even several large riots broke out as a result, and the Viceroyalty of New Spain had to send troops to suppress it.

Coupled with the fact that the sea route is far away, it is almost impossible to declare war on Luzon in such a situation.

For this reason, on the one hand, the Viceroyalty of New Spain was false to the Spanish royal family, and on the other hand, it secretly began to send merchant ships to Qianzhou again to make transactions.

This also led to a sharp increase in Luzon's trade income between the thirteenth and fourteenth years of Chongzhen.

As soon as he said this, Liu Ximing immediately understood, and it seemed that the Spaniards who left Cebu before him still had a certain role.

"By the way, how are the MIA's espionage activities in Japan, North Korea, and Annam?"

Liu Ximing immediately asked about the topic he was most concerned about, Luzon opened the sea not only for trade, but also for a bigger plot behind it.

Feng Jingyi, head of the Luzon branch of the Military Intelligence Bureau, who came with him, stood up with excitement on his face.

"Second brother, all the work of the Military Intelligence Bureau is going smoothly, and on the North Korean and Annan sides, with the cover of the Ministry of Commerce, we have already figured out which pro-China people are, and have contacted and cultivated them."

"As for the Japanese side, there are still many remnants of the Shimabara Rebellion alive, and we have already contacted these people, and we are also providing monetary support while also preliminarily integrating and training them."

"In addition, because we have dumped a large amount of goods in Luzon to Japan, Japan's gold and silver continue to be exported, the whole country has begun to show signs of deflation, the price of grain and other materials has been declining, and the life of the peasants is becoming more and more difficult day by day, and I believe that there will be even greater riots in the future."

Feng Jingyi spoke in an orderly manner now, and as soon as he finished speaking, Liu Ximing slapped him on the shoulder.

"Hahaha, you kid did a good job, it's not in vain that your godmother thinks about it every day, do it well, Yu Yongkai and they are all from each town, you have to grow up as soon as possible."

Feng Jingyi's eyes turned red when Liu Ximing said this, and the tears of emotion turned around in his eyes a few times before going down.

"Second brother, don't worry, I will never live up to your expectations."