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In the following days, Shouhan lived a very good life, and it was almost the most comfortable time he lived after coming to Daming.

Every day under the coconut tree, watching the sunrise and sunset, listening to the Spanish lyre singing, and by the way, measuring the size of those Spanish ladies with their eyes. Feeling the warmth of Spain?

Oh! No! At this point, Shouhan still pays attention to it! At the very least, until the rubber is successfully introduced and fully utilized, he will not have any relationship with these foreign women that goes beyond friendship.

You must know that this era happened to be the promiscuity between many infectious diseases, such as syphilis and so on, which gradually spread all over the world. Who knows what kind of virtues these Spanish women with all kinds of appearance and aristocratic style will have in private?

Therefore, the greatest pleasure of Shouhan is to hold Xiuxiu's little hand, wander between the sun, the beach, the waves, and the coconut grove, and leave two pairs of footprints in the sunset.

He lived a comfortable life, and naturally there were some uncomfortable ones.

Xie Yinglong, as the old man of the Li family and one of the old confidants, was appointed as the representative of the Han Yuan firm's commercial representative office in Luzon.

"Have you seen the Bafu patrol press on the stage? Have you seen the minister? Don't they all have Shang Fang's sword in their hands, and the so-called Ru I is here in person? That character, just like yours! In Luzon, you are me! You are the representative of General Ha Tinh's Mansion! Anything directed at you, or against a commercial representative office, can be considered against General Ha Tinh's Mansion! ”

So, Xie Yinglong began to work on the construction of the commercial representative office, personnel, soldiers, houses, fortifications. Wait a minute.

The most important thing is to train the recruits of the escort team to form combat effectiveness.

In the Chinese Volunteer Corps, Xie Yinglong selected several hundred people to train according to the training method of Li Jiajun, and at the same time, the Chinese in Manila were prepared to implement the system of one armor and one soldier in the future.

In addition, according to the provisions of the Treaty of Manila, the Chinese had the right to reclaim land in Luzon, and the so-called central plain north of Manila became a benefit distributed by Li Shouhan to those newly recruited soldiers. In this fertile land, every Chinese under the rule of the commercial representative office can also enjoy the same quota of 15 acres of land. It will be adjusted accordingly in the future!

Hearing the news, Huang Archie, who was practicing the queue and bayonet and knife skills under the scorching sun of Luzon, waved the swords and guns in their hands more powerfully.

And Zhang Xiaohu, who was hard-working, led several ship owners and several schooners to work intensively between the islands of Luzon.

In the eyes of Perez and his predecessors, the wealth of the Luzon Islands was the countless gold and silver on the island of Luzon, as well as the iron ores, and in the eyes of these Spaniards, who did not know how to produce and build, but only knew how to plunder the wealth, only gold and silver were the things that the Spanish Empire needed most! This may be the reason why the Spanish Empire, the first empire on which the sun never sets, collapsed once it fell.

Under the treaty, Lee received Mindanao and several other islands in the Luzon archipelago. These islands, in the eyes of the Spaniard Perez, were completely barbaric places, and they were happy to be handed over to this young Ming general. The islands of Samar, Masbat, Leite, Cebu, Bohol, and Mindanao had little significance for the Spanish to occupy except for the vicious indigenous people and the harsh natural environment.

However, Li Shouhan knew very well that in the future nanny country, in addition to Subic Bay, a naval port that was bound to be won, only those huge mineral reserves and fertile land left an impression in his mind. It's a pity that it is in the hands of those lazy Luzon natives who cannot function normally.

There are abundant reserves of minerals on these islands, iron, coal, gold, copper, chromium, manganese, except for the poor quality of coal, the rest of the various mineral deposits are ranked in the top ten in the world, and they are often calculated in units of 100 million tons; And the incredible gold deposits on Masbate Island are what Li Shouhan needs most in the future.

Copper, gold, nickel, chromium, manganese, these are all resources that Li Shouhan needs now or in the future. Especially at the moment, the huge copper resources on Luzon Island are no less than a huge mountain of gold in China, which uses copper as the basic monetary unit.

What's more, Shouhan's troops now need a lot of metal to make artillery and other weapons.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaohu worked hard. On several islands, he chose landing sites, built improvised ports and berths, and chose sites for the mines to build fortifications and houses where appropriate.

There are very few natives who are unwilling to let their homes be occupied by these outsiders come out to resist, but under the dense fire of muskets, these people either become the heads of the mourning guns or Zhang Xiaohu's prisoners.

Then, the natives who had been sentenced to hard labor appeared. According to Li Shouhan's trial, although these people did not participate in the massacre of the Chinese that year, the actions of their father and brother made them accomplices in the fruits of the crime, so they had to serve ten years of hard labor in mines, plantations, and other places. After ten years of hard labor, you can become a free man.

Of course, as a mining mine, naturally under the high-intensity labor, poor production conditions and other factors, there will be a certain amount of loss and attrition, the proportion is not too large, it is completely tolerable, and the annual personnel loss is about 10%.

However, rest assured, the lost personnel will naturally be supplemented by new arrivals, until there are no men in this family or tribe!

Finally, after completing the surveying and mapping of several islands, and the construction of simple port wharves, Li Shouhan got up and set off with a huge fleet of ships.

This trade with Luzon was a huge gain, and militarily speaking, a distinguished naval commander was thrown under his command. The military operation against Manila has tempered the combat capability of the naval fleet, whether it is against batteries or warships at sea. The officers and soldiers of the Sailor Division were full of confidence. Moreover, with a good naval port, Subic Bay, in the heart of Shouhan, Subic Bay in the east and Cam Ranh Bay in the south, two ports in hand, you can firmly grasp the South China Sea route.

Politically speaking, the signing of the Treaty of Manila made the Spanish Viceroyalty its own puppet regime, and Tong Guò had defeated them again and again spiritually by showing off his force in front of them, massacring the natives.

Economically, having obtained the right to reclaim, plant, and exploit minerals in Luzon, Shouhan was confident that within ten years, Mindanao would become another granary in his hands.

As for how many precious metals were plundered from Luzon, this figure has been a topic of debate among Chinese and Western scholars.

Western scholars insist that Li Shouhan plundered at least tens of millions of taels of gold and silver, as evidenced by the books and records of the shipment of gold and silver from New Spain to Luzon for several years in a row. In addition, during the pirate occupation of Luzon by Li Shouhan, he carried out dozens of organized, step-by-step, and purposeful looting against the natives, looting at least millions of taels of gold and silver. From gold and silver to copper ingots, from pig iron to cane sugar, there is almost nothing that Li Shouhan does not rob.

So much so that later, in Spanish, there was a set of words, "Lee's Cleanup", "Lee's Attack". It was from this Manila incident that came about.

The most powerful evidence is the confession of Li Peilin, a capable official under Li Shouhan, in his notebook "Records of Experiences on the Southward Journey", which contains the following words: "Although the general's trip to Luzon was dangerous, all the treasures accumulated in Luzon over the years were put into my treasury!" ”

Listen up! That's what you guys say! Isn't that conclusive enough!?

However, in the mouth of Chinese scholars, there is another theory.

Li Shouhan obtained the gold and silver from Luzon, but the gold and silver were obtained through legal trade, as evidenced by historical materials such as contracts between the two parties, as well as inspection reports.

"As to what the Spanish scholars say, as to the whereabouts of the gold and silver of the Americas, we ask you to read carefully the memoirs of Governor Perez and the recollections of many of the people involved, is it by chance that at the beginning of the armed conflict between the two sides, the head of the treasury of the Luzon authorities disappeared with his account books? We suspect that in Luzon at that time, there was no such thing as American silver at all. All were embezzled by these colonial officials. ”

Western scholars have put forward relevant evidence, and the source of evidence, in addition to the "Records of Experiences on the Southward Journey", is Li Shouhan's financial expenditure after returning to Ha Tinh.

"For example, all the expenses for cannon casting, military training, ship building, iron smelting, people's livelihood, immigration, land reclamation, etc., are all listed here."

Without the strong support of Luzon gold and silver, how could Li have been able to expand the production of armaments and armaments in the Annam region on a large scale?

Sitting in his cool cabin, Shouhan's heart was like frying.

For nothing else, the gold, silver, brass ingots, and pig iron carried by those schooners and fortune ships could make the sailors and soldiers of the fleet happy and smiling, and sit together in groups of three or five, enthusiastically discussing how the generals would share the rewards after returning to the division this time, and how much money each person could get. However, Li Shouhan, as the commander-in-chief, cannot be so optimistic.

Nothing else, one is the inflation problem caused by the influx of huge amounts of precious metals, and the other is the syndrome of excessive accumulation of precious metals by the Spaniards.

The territory that Shouhan now controls is the area on the north bank of the Lingjiang River and part of the Lao Kingdom, in addition to Hejing. The population is about a little less than a million.

If such a large sum of gold and silver poured into the Ha Tranh area like a landslide, then the situation would become very serious.

Although the price index in Ha Tinh is very low today, if the soldiers' share of the reward is handed out, it will be a huge amount, and once this amount of gold and silver enters the market, there is no doubt that the price will be high.

How do you attract immigrants?

"Let me tell you, go home this time, and you will wait to marry the most beautiful girl in your village! I'm from here, and General Insurance will send this money down! ”

Well? Outside the cabin, Lu Yunsheng was foaming at the mouth of Aka and other recruits, describing the good times after several expeditions with the army. "Insurance?!"

That's right! Insurance!

In Shouhan's memory, no army in this era handled this business for its soldiers and officers, and the soldiers were worried about their livelihood after being injured and disabled, and the problems of their families after their deaths, which led to many problems such as military discipline and the phenomenon of Guan Zhong who cowered during battle.

If I take this money and give it to the soldiers, but I don't give it to them, will I avoid the Spanish syndrome of inflation and excessive accumulation of precious metals?

Moreover, it can also make the soldiers worry-free?

However, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Shouhan still made a bold move when he landed on the shore. On the dock, he announced that Zhang Xiaohu, the former pirate leader, had accompanied him on the expedition this time, commanded properly, had meritorious combat skills, and was rewarded with a number of gold and silver, which was cashed on the spot.

Seeing that Zhang Xiaohu, the guy who had just returned on the journey, was able to get so much gold and silver, the soldiers and sailors suddenly burst into joy, yes! Your Majesty is true to his word!

As everyone knows, this is the old trick of the old guy Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, to play the remaining Yonghong and still be the marquis.

However, Zhang Xiaohu, after getting thousands of taels of gold and silver, actually went to find a Miao silversmith, drew a pattern, and made a huge three-headed tiger.

Soon, this three-headed tiger symbol of hell, made of gold and silver, became the most familiar thing in the eyes of countless maritime merchants. He who loves him sees him as a protector, and he who hates him sees him as the gate of hell.

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