In five days, there were nearly ten scouts who ran out from Wangcheng to ask for help, and none of them were trained by bad people.

But apart from the lockdown, Australians haven't even entered the out-of-town neighborhoods these days, and Manila's natives and merchants are nervous but relatively peaceful, except for the gentlemen in the city who have temporarily given up watching bullfights.

During this period, some native soldiers also ran to the front of the Beiwei military camp to test, but soon left the bodies of several of their companions and ran back. Later, the Australians set up a temporary trading area in a vacant lot outside the camp, allowing the surrounding Aboriginal and hawkers to trade and have the courage to go and exchange fresh vegetables every day.

Alonso sometimes even began to doubt Manila's urban planning, whether it was south or north of the city, those neighborhoods were all covered by the artillery of the royal city, which is not even a secret, and the logic of the Spanish rule here is so simple, just as Zhu Dazhao thought that it also stemmed from the 'distance of truth'.

However, because of this, the enemy's camp seemed to be deliberate, and the artillery was extremely uncomfortable just outside the street to the south, and it was visible to the artillery, but absolutely impossible to hit.

Further south from the south gate of the Intramuros, the Tagalog village stretches along the coastline to the edge of the forest, where fishermen and hawkers look cluttered and contrasted with the regularity of the neighborhoods beneath the Intramuros. However, in the interior adjacent to the village, a very striking camp has recently been placed, and the outer perimeter of the camp is also in the shape of a fortress, although the construction is simple but meticulous. The tents in the camp are neatly arranged, which makes people feel intoxicated, bright flags flutter high in the center of the camp, and even the smoke that rises on time every day shows the seriousness of Australians.

In the past five days, Tanai and the other three tribes destroyed several Bangbanya villages in Manila that were loyal to Avalos, and all of them were looted, and the bad weather became their best cover, and these princely villages soon changed owners. However, with the exception of a few villages where resistance was particularly fierce, the massacres of the traditional preservation project did not occur, and the population was able to get something better with the Australians, and the captives were to contribute their labor under the new Luzon order established by the Senate, as punishment for the long-standing persecution and discrimination against the Chinese as accomplices of the Avaros clan and colonizers.

Taking advantage of the emptiness of the Spanish rule and the opportunity seized by the Australians, the great chieftain of Bangbanya changed the law to expand his territory for himself, as long as they were not allowed to go to the ditch in the royal city to serve as cannon fodder, and no one needed to teach them the matter of annexation.

If Manila can succeed in changing a master, they will never suffer, and on the other hand, the loss of the Bangbanyan people is really not small, even if the Spaniards are safe and sound in the end, this tribe will be greatly damaged, and the colonists will not settle accounts in order to maintain the stability of their rule, and they will only rely more on the several tribes of Tagalu, and these people will act more unscrupulously after seeing through this matter.

The light rain continued, and the chaos around the area did not stop, and every day the women, children, and men of Bangbanja were taken from the forest to the camp of the Bunga, and these people were gathered and sent to the rear of Cavite, where they were destined for Borneo or Java, and the Senate would not let these people get too close to Manila.

These days, in a neighborhood on the north bank of the Bashi River, which is at least three times the size of Wangcheng, Huang Jiangzheng, at the urging of Xie Ming and Li Dan, is organizing Chinese merchants to move their possessions to the north, and as long as they cross the big crossing, Manila's cannons cannot be hit.

This expedition fleet even brought a singing troupe from Brunei, but now this troupe has been renamed as a troupe and is directly under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council. The performance of the Gaojia opera "The Fisherman" by the Ministry of Rites, adapted from the brutal suppression of the Chinese uprising by the Spaniards, caused a sensation after the performance, which made most Chinese businessmen from Fujian towns feel emotional after watching it. The story tells the story of the Chinese who were mining gold in Luzon's 'Jiyi Mountain' and inadvertently fished a fishing pot treasure from the sea, while the greedy chiefs and missionaries tried to take it for themselves, and finally the relentless struggle of the expatriates saved the treasure.

The plot of this drama is full of ups and downs, and the details are close to life, among which the cruelty of the Turen chieftain to the Chinese, the greed of the Franc machine missionaries for treasures, and the weakness and incompetence of the Ming government in the face of the Yangyi, and the hard work of the Fujian expatriates in a foreign land are all vividly expressed, which soon aroused the anger of the Chinese. All kinds of injustices and resentments in the past years have erupted because of this, and if it were not for Huang Jiang's repeated assurances that there would be great changes within a few days, I am afraid that this would be the beginning of an uprising, and thus Li Dan was once again impressed by the methods of the chiefs, he had never imagined that a mere singer could have such a terrifying courage.

The merchants and cultists of Cavite were gathered together for missionary work, and Liu Jinqiu promised them that as soon as the Battle of Manila was over, the military control would be abolished, and then the merchants would naturally be allowed to trade again, and the Fubo army would guarantee all the legitimate profits of the merchants, including profits.

After so many movements, these days have been spent unusually peacefully.

…………

Days passed, but the rain did not stop.

On this day, Zhu Dazhao was routinely patrolling the camp with students and guards, chatting about daily training and study topics as he walked.

"Xiangyu, I heard that you have already obtained a first-class diploma?" He casually asked about the teenager who was following him, and in less than two years, he had grown from an illiterate and ignorant teenager to a warrior who could recognize more than 3,000 Chinese characters, and his writing and arithmetic skills were almost close to the level of junior high school students in later generations based on his diploma alone.

Wu Hao was a little embarrassed, "It's all the head of the school who teaches well, even a few years ago, I didn't dare to expect to learn so much knowledge, and I would wake up laughing if I can write my name, but it's a pity that ......"

"What a pity?"

"It's a pity that Mr. Fu Xian went to Qiongzhou."

"Teacher Fu has already passed, and you have not fallen behind in your homework these days, otherwise how can you get this diploma, after all, you still want to be motivated...... By the way, I should have a gift for you. But as he spoke, he suddenly realized, "Do you want to go to Qiongzhou?" ”

Wu Hao didn't hide it, "The student has indeed always wanted to go to Daming to have a look, and I have often heard Jiazu mention it before." ”

"I see, but you don't have to worry, it's not too late to make some merit in the army, I might as well give you some news, the Senate will open the imperial examination next year, and it won't be too difficult to pass with your results, and if you have a military merit exam, you can add points."

"Huh?" Wu Hao was like falling into the clouds, "With my knowledge, I can also participate in the imperial examination?" ”

He has no idea what the imperial examination of the Senate looks like, but the examination with the word imperial examination must not be easy, and he had heard that even if he was just a talent in Daming, he would be one in a hundred among scholars, not to mention what to raise people and jinshi. Although he felt that the chief most valued him, no matter how he guessed, he would not think that he could participate in the national talent selection ceremony with just a few more words.

"Why not? Do you think the Senate is picking up some sourness like those goods in the north? Zhu Dazhao would not think that all the Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty were wine bags and rice bags, but how difficult it was to select talents based on the Four Books and Five Classics, and the imperial examination of the Senate would naturally not follow in such footsteps, but was more like the civil service examination of later generations, which was generally more practical. But then again, the imperial examinations in previous dynasties are no different from the civil service examinations, and all the high-ranking officials selected are state, but the evaluation criteria are different.

At present, the Senate brought out the imperial examination only in the hope that the naturalized people under its rule would pay attention to the study of knowledge, and as for the name of the examination itself, it is not too important.

Now that Zhu Dazhao said it in front of Wu Hao, maybe he can really do it, thinking of this layer of young man's eyes suddenly flashed.

He struck while the iron was hot and asked the question that had been haunting his mind these days, "The student still has something unclear, and I want to ask Mr. to clarify the doubts." ”

"Say."

"The students heard from those natives that the walls of Manila have not really been completed now, especially a few fortresses have not yet been capped, if it is our army's artillery, a few more rounds of school fire can also destroy a few opponent's artillery positions, but these days the back army has been silent." He now mainly learns in the army is the staff officer's praise painting, and he does not want to hide anything in the intelligence analysis, so he is cautious to ask for advice and half to remind, "According to the confession of the prisoner, the food stock in the royal city of Manila can be supported for at least another three or four months, and my army may be taken advantage of by people for a long time to stay here." ”

Zhu Dazhao seemed to have expected Wu Hao's remarks a long time ago, and said with a smile: "You are very reasonable, from a military point of view, this concern is indeed no problem, and it can even be said to be quite insightful, but in a war, you can't just look at the military, you have to settle political accounts." ”

"Political accounts?"

"I wonder if Teacher Fu told you the story of the three chapters of the law when he taught you at the beginning?"

"I talked about the Hongmen Banquet."

"That's not bad, since I talked about the Hongmen Banquet, I must have also talked about Liu Bang's entry into Xianyang, other generals and even Liu Bang himself, after entering the city, they only cared about searching for goods and women, but do you remember how Xiao He did it?"

"Xiao He ......"

Looking at the expression that was obviously stumped but a little overwhelmed, Zhu Dazhao didn't mean to blame, after all, this kid also remembered the Hongmen banquet, which is rare for the Han family born overseas, he continued like an elder: "Among these people, Xiao He is the only one, after entering Xianyang, he is neither greedy for gold and silver, nor obsessed with beauty, but is anxious to send new soldiers to surround the prime minister and the imperial history mansion of Qin, and collect the world's books, among which are the household registration, maps and laws of the Qin State. It is precisely because of these books that the Han Dynasty finally replaced the Great Chu, and it was the Emperor Gao of the early Han Dynasty who took Xiao He as the first credit, which is not just the friendship of the old brothers in Peixian. ”

"Chief, are you saying that Manila has these things too?" Wu Hao reacted quickly.

"It's true, although the Western Thief is also a barbarian in our eyes, this is only relative to the operation system of Huaxia, but in terms of the management of archives and books, I am afraid that there is no one in Nanyang who has done a better job than here."

"Are these things better than muskets and silver?"

"The ancestors said, 'Only Yin ancestors, there are books and classics.'" In many cases, archives can be much more useful than guns and gold and silver, imagine how it feels like the world to become transparent in front of you? That's not something you can compare to how much money you can make by killing a few people, and you'll see later. ”

Is the world transparent? The young man showed a look of fascination that seemed to understand but did not understand.

The Spanish court and the Church have always attached great importance to archival work, whether it is the logbook of the voyage or the land and population under its rule, the level of detail is definitely beyond the average level of this time, which is also an important consideration in the development of the strategy of the Recruiting Division.

According to Feng Ge's estimates, after nearly half a century of continuous accumulation of rule, Manila at this time at least grasped the general situation of nearly one million people in the major dioceses of the Philippine archipelago, of which at least 200,000 to 300,000 were effective resources that could implement taxes and land taxes, in addition to tax materials for trade over the years and documents with New Spain. These things alone would save the Senate at least two to three years of combing time, and an additional ten days and a half months would be nothing.

At this time, the northern latitudes are hurrying in," two messages. ”

"Say the bad first, then listen to the good." Zhu Dazhao said with a smile, he likes bitter first and then sweet.

"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, neither of them is bad."

"Oh? Tell me...... "The Privy Counsellor looked a little surprised.

"We were approached by a wealthy Spanish merchant who had settled here and offered to serve our army."

"What about motivation? You know what I'm talking about, if it's just to make money, I don't think you would have made a special trip to mention it to me. ”

There have been many similar effects in the past few days, and it is really not a very important thing to talk about alone, even if the other party is a Spanish gentleman.

"There is some privacy involved in this, our dear Governor-General, and you will understand it when you meet him."

"Okay, you can arrange it for me...... Wait, you just said two pieces of news. ”

"Oh, look at my memory, another news is from the Hong Kong reporter, the weather radar shows that the cyclone is leaving the Philippine Islands, and the sky is about to clear."

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