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Perez held his ivory handle with a short musket inlaid with rubies tightly in his right hand, and held the sword handed down from his ancestors in his left hand, standing at the head of Manila with red eyes, staring viciously at the Chinese who were unloading the ships on the dock,

All night, all night, they were outside the range of their guns, where they moored and docked, unloading the soldiers, weapons, and cannons that were eyeing the ship, and the cannons that shone with a blue-yellow glow in the faint morning light.

In the past, Perez would have felt very pleasing to the eye when he saw the metallic luster on the cannon, which was a symbol of the great strength of the empire, but now it is the powerful force of the enemy.

A day and a night of naval artillery battles, the enemy's navy, destroying not only the batteries in the strait, but also, the Spanish Imperial Luzon detachment. That terrible fast cannon can destroy a battery or detonate its gunpowder with a single shot. (In this era, forts were built in the open air, so the cannons of pig's feet, especially the immoral weapons such as rockets, could easily detonate the powder keg of the fort and cause a martyrdom.) ）

Bulco went to negotiate with those damn Ming people, but in fact, it was just a cover for himself, asking for a price to pay back on the spot. Even if all the Chinese in Manila were killed, what could they do?

He knew very well that his predecessors had massacred Chinese in Manila more than 20 years ago, and that time, the blood of tens of thousands of Chinese killed had stained the river red, but the Chinese emperor did not seem to say anything. What's more, this time, he wants to attack the rich governor, can he kill himself as soon as possible?!

Looking at Captain Oscar, who commanded the troops under the city wall to gather those Chinese to take care of them, Perez smiled bitterly, if the news came back to Spain, it must be that His Majesty the Emperor and all the nobles would shout to kill Perez, the stupid donkey.

In the distance, there was a commotion on the Ming people's position, and a huge wave formed in the crowd, like a boulder being thrown into a pool. The soldiers at the head of the city were also nervous, could it be that the Ming people were about to start attacking the city? Slowly, the crowd calmed down, and a narrow passage parted, and a figure walked out of the crowd holding a white flag high and slowly walked towards Manila City.

Carlos, in the telescope, waved the white flag desperately, shouting loudly, "Don't fire!" Don't fire! ”

Hum! A smile appeared on the corner of Perez's mouth, and it seemed that my gambling or blackmail had succeeded. The governor of the Ming Kingdom sent someone to negotiate with me. Nothing else, leave your armed ship and those belongings on board, and you can take those Chinese.

The thought that he could return home to report to His Majesty the Emperor in the swift and powerful warship immediately felt that his future was as bright as the rising sun in the distance.

He straightened his robe, which was crumpled like the face of an old native Luzon woman, and "Bring Carlos to my office." ”

"What do you say?! You repeat!! Perez, worried that he hadn't heard Carlos clearly, slammed the handle of his pistol against his desk in a gaffe.

"My Honorable Governor, Governor Lee has asked me to sue you. If you dare to attack the Chinese in Luzon, he will immediately kill the Spanish soldiers he has captured, and, by the souls of his ancestors, he will wield a butcher's knife against all the Europeans here to avenge the Chinese victims. ”

"All the captured soldiers?" Perez sat down in frustration, "How many prisoners are there?" ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, I must tell you truthfully that we have failed. In this armed conflict, we have lost very badly. Almost all the armed ships were lost, and the batteries were destroyed. The number of prisoners was about more than two thousand. And, that number is growing. ”

"We still have a few thousand citizens! We have enough weapons and ammunition in our warehouses! Arm them up and fight the damn yellow-skinned monkeys to the end! ”

Lieutenant Colonel Juan waved his hands and shouted loudly.

"Lieutenant Colonel Juan, don't shout like that, your brother Lieutenant Fernández is also on the list of prisoners in the camp, and was also captured in the terrible shelling of Governor Lee."

One sentence made Lieutenant Colonel Juan like a deflated ball, and he no longer shouted loudly.

"They want our great Spanish Empire to surrender to them?"

"Nope! Your Excellency the Governor! ”

Carlos's words made Perez like a gambler who lost all his wife and children, and suddenly grabbed a heavenly card and an eight, and put together a pair of heavenly bars, as if he was going to eat them all. "Oh! Say it! ”

Governor Lee said that he had come this time at the invitation of Lieutenant Colonel José to conduct legal trade with him in Manila. However, it is because the Governor's Palace of Luzon has partly lost the greed of officers and soldiers who have lost their gentlemanly virtues that it has created today's situation. The Spanish Viceroyalty in Luzon must give a reasonable explanation for this matter, and compensate Governor Lee for the damage suffered by his noble heart. ”

Perez let out a long sigh of relief, as long as the Spanish Empire was not allowed to surrender, then he could keep the position of this governor, and as for the loss of troops and weapons and personnel, these were all very easy to do.

"What are the conditions?!"

The conditions put forward by Li Shouhan do not seem to be so harsh.

First: compensation for military spending. This part includes losses of weapons and equipment, casualties among personnel.

Second: Because Li Shouhan came with the good wish of peaceful trade this time, the trade will continue, but the price is no longer the price that Jose signed with him in Ha Tinh.

Thirdly, in view of the injustice and massacre suffered by the Chinese in Manila, after this incident, Governor Lee will send appropriate troops to stay in Manila to protect the Chinese here.

Fourth: hand over the murderers who participated in the massacre of the Chinese during the Wanli period.

Fifth: Cedion Mindanao and other islands to Governor Lee.

Sixth: Subic Bay, which served as an anchorage and supply port for Governor Lee's fleet......

"Tom!" In the distance, on the city wall, a dull cannon sound was heard. A few people in the room jumped up at once.

"Who is it?! Who's firing the guns?! ”

Immediately afterward, a series of cannon shots came from the direction of the city walls, and Perez felt the floor of his office tremble faintly.

After what seemed like a century, the cannonfire finally stopped, and Captain Oscar rushed in with blood on his head.

"Who was firing the cannon just now?!" This is what Perez himself thinks is ridiculous, here, in Manila, except for the city walls, his own soldiers and Li Shouhan's army outside the city walls, who can have artillery?

"The first cannon sounded was Pedro, with a few soldiers, he claimed that he wanted to recreate the glory of thirty years ago, and the cannon sound behind it was the artillery fire of General Mingguo's counterattack! Now, a section of the city wall of our Greater Manila City has been destroyed by artillery fire, and the Ming army outside the city is arraying and may attack the city at any time! ”

This damn Pedro! It's really not enough to succeed and more to lose! Pedro, the old man who boasted on the dock about his great achievements in the massacre of the Chinese during the Wanli period, in his eyes, these Orientals were no different from the Incas of New Spain, they were all for the Spaniards to enslave and kill.

It's just that this time is different!

Looking at the walls that had been destroyed by artillery fire, the corpses of the fallen soldiers on the city's head, and the wailing and moaning in his ears, Perez's dead fish-like eyes stared viciously at the dusty Pedro, and he really wanted to shoot him.

"Tie it up!" He burst the command through his teeth.

In the distance, on the Ming army's position, the two huge flags that symbolized the commander and the army began to wave, and with the swing of the flags, Li Shouhan's troops began to prepare for the attack.

José and Carlos arrived in front of his tent at the last minute when Shouhan was about to give the order to start the siege.

"Great Governor Lee, we, the Spanish Viceroyalty of Luzon, swear to you, accept your conditions, the specifics, and ask you to order a ceasefire, and our representatives will talk to you in detail."

"Let me order a ceasefire?!" Shouhan was annoyed by the cannon just now, and the casualties of the three soldiers made everyone angry.

"If you don't accept my terms, Xie Yinglong!"

"Yes!" Xie Yinglong jumped out of the side excitedly.

"Concentrate all the sword and shield soldiers. If, after half an hour, the Francophiles did not open the city and surrendered, they would first behead all the captives and sacrifice the flag, and then attack the city. After the city was broken, all the officials of the Franco-Rang Machine were killed, and the women were used as camp prostitutes. The cold command reached the ears of José and Carlos through Guò Bulco's translation.

"Nope! Governor, please and your brave soldiers do not use your terrible fighting power for a moment, and let us go back and consult with the Governor again! ”

"Counseling?!"

Bulco now fully believes that he is a Chinese, and he has fully contributed his language skills to Li Shouhan, not only the content is clearly translated, but also the tone is very appropriate.

Hearing this, Shouhan was a little angry, waved his hand, and motioned to the two Mo Jin and Mo Yu brothers beside him.

The two inconspicuous-looking fellows rushed to the group of Spanish prisoners of war tied up outside General Lee's tent in a few steps, selected two soldiers who looked very strong at random, pulled them to General Lee's banner, and whispered to them to their knees, the two soldiers could not understand his order, and hesitated for a moment. At this moment, the two vicious fellows raised their feet and kicked the soldier violently at the knee, and the soldier staggered forward. The ferocious fellow, at the moment when the poor soldier fell forward, pulled out a combat knife that was almost a meter long from his back and slashed at the soldier. The knife cut off the soldier's neck, and the skull was spurted with blood, rushing nearly a foot high. Oh! May God bless his soul to ascend to heaven. ”

It's a scene that Carlos keeps replaying in countless nightmares.

"Go back and tell your governor that if after half an hour the gates of the city are not opened, and all the soldiers are not standing outside the walls with their bare hands, then all the officers of your colonial government will be treated like this."

"Oh! O my Lord! José kept scratching the cross on his chest. Save your poor lamb! ”

"Oh, as for you, Lieutenant Colonel José, you're not on this list. You have always been my friend. "Lee Shouhan has been very generous in pulling Jose off the death list.

Suddenly, in José's eyes, he was the pope of Rome, and at this moment, he was not as good as Governor Li bathed in divine grace.

Carlos glanced at Jose with envy and hatred in his eyes, and rushed towards Manila City at a speed comparable to that of a shipper.

Twenty minutes later, the crumbling gates of Manila opened. Hundreds of soldiers walked out of the city gates with their bare hands and stood in line outside the city walls, followed by the officials of the Spanish colonial governor's palace who came out in despair, but hopefully, ready to meet the judgment of their fate.

"Mighty Governor Lee, on behalf of the Governor's Palace of Luzon, I surrender to you and your mighty army. I hope that you will keep your promise to ensure that I and my men, as well as the Spaniards in Luzon, will be treated peacefully and justly. After handing over his saber and the governor's seal, Perez was still there chattering for the interests of his future and fate.

Li Shouhan raised his chin and looked at him coldly, damn! This is the so-called Western aristocracy, gentlemen! When you don't have the strength to defeat him, what he gives you is artillery fire, killing, and plundering, and after you have the ability and strength to defeat him, he asks you to give him fair and just treatment!

This is a typical Western double standard!

I hit you can! If you hit me, you can't do it!

"Who killed my people twenty years ago?"

"Who ordered my compatriots to be detained here? Let their flesh and blood be your shield against cannonballs? ”

"Who opened fire on my camp while we were negotiating?"

"Who is it, trying to rob my peaceful trading fleet?!"

Accompanied by the low roar of Shouhan, all the army soldiers below Xie Yinglong raised their weapons one after another, and for a while, the sound of pulling knives and pulling hammers was endless.

The most excessive is Zhang Xiaohu. He shoved a handcuff that he had half-tricked and half-snatched from the sailors on board into Perez's mouth in a very direct and rude manner. The thick barrel of the gun choked Perez and rolled his eyes, and the placket of his saliva was everywhere.

"Little Liuzi!" Shouhan stopped Zhang Xiaohu's next act very majestically, although he was very satisfied with the behavior of this former pirate leader who had just surrendered to him, but the whole country was the first, and the country was second. He was going to keep these Spaniards in the service of his plan.

No, Perez, who had just been blasted by Zhang Xiaohu, endured his nausea and waved his hand to signal the officers behind him to take a few sturdy guys who were tied up.

"Governor Lee, this is the criminal we have arrested. He, Pedro, organized and participated in the massacre of the Chinese that year. Moreover, he was the one who opened fire on your military positions and camping areas during our negotiations. These are his accomplices. ”

Shouhan was very surprised, it seems that thick black, looking for a scapegoat, this is common all over the world!

"Bang! Bang bang! With a series of firecrackers, Pedro and his party were knocked to the ground. Lu Yunsheng took his first armor man to put the fire gun on his shoulder and ran towards the side of the city wall.

An accompanying doctor stepped forward to check, and after a while, he came back and reported to Shouhan, "My lord, none of them died, all of them hit the right shoulder blade." ”

Soon, these "culprits" were dragged in front of all the Spaniards like dead dogs.

A gloomy-looking guy took out a few knives and forks from a wooden box, and then, very carefully, tore Pedro's shirt open, using the knife to pierce a hole in the collarbone......

It's too bloody here, and minors watch it under the guidance of their parents.

Several fellows were pierced with wire and hung from the Spaniard's flagpole.

"Although the first evil has been arrested, the accomplice has not yet arrived." After making it clear that the governor of Luzon would execute these people three days later, Li Shouhan cordially shook Don Perez's hands.

"What do you mean, sir?"

"Those accomplices who participated in the massacre of the Chinese."

"This?" This time, it makes Perez embarrassed, if there are accomplices, then, all the Spaniards in Luzon are executioners, and no one is innocent. Even if they did not participate in the massacre, they participated in and enjoyed the fruits of the crime.

"It is my hope that Mr. Governor will be able to place all the native Luzon natives at the disposal of this general, and that I will work with Mr. Governor to punish these men according to the law."

Oh, I see! Perez let out a long breath. As long as it is not a wanton massacre of the Spaniards, those lazy and dirty natives on weekdays, General Li can deal with it as he wishes!

Soon, a large number of desperate knives and mourning guns were unloaded from the ship, and those Chinese, who had been driven like cattle and horses yesterday, organized themselves according to the military structure of the Han Dynasty, armed with the knives and funeral guns, and a group of men and horses with first-class soldiers, cooperated with the troops of the Han Dynasty around Manila, and began to hunt down the Luzon natives on a large scale.

"Mr. Governor, I beg you to decree that in three days all Spaniards, dressed in ceremonial dress, assemble in front of the city square to observe the ceremony."

"Okay! Good! ”

Knowing that he was safe at the moment, and his life and property were safeguarded, Perez nodded like a chicken pecking at broken rice.

"Now, we can talk about the reparations."

Hearing this, Perez's mood was immediately thrown from the Aegean sunshine to the back of the thousand-year-old snow-capped peaks of the Alps.

I don't know, what is the number of reparations that this general wants to get?

His ancestors captured the Inca emperor and asked for a room full of gold in exchange!

However, it seems that the young and unspoken General Li in front of him does not seem to be as greedy as Pizarro. However, when he heard Li Shouhan's next sentence, he would curse this eastern executioner with the most vicious words.

"Please sue me, your governor's palace, the location of the treasury."

In his office, Perez felt that he was standing in the law, he was a criminal who could be hammered at any time, and the guy sitting behind his desk happened to be the judge who learned that he had molested his wife.

"This, this ......," Perez muttered, not knowing what to say in order not to offend the figure in front of him who could end his future and life at any time.

"The vault should be here."

"This should be the vault!"

Two voices, two fingers, pointed to the same building on the map of the Doge's Palace.

One voice was rough and low, and the other voice was like a yellow warbler out of the valley.

One finger is like a spring onion. A finger is like an old tree.

Yes, it's Li Xiuxiu and Zhang Xiaohu!

"My lord, my subordinates have been robbing at sea all year round, and they have an almost innate sensitivity to where their belongings are hidden. If the subordinates are not mistaken, this house, whether it is the location or the layout, should be the treasury of the Franc machine man. ”

"Big brother! When I was in the capital, I saw countless warehouses, and this house has many similarities with the warehouses of the household department and the inner house, and this should be it! ”

Both men articulated their reasons from their respective professional perspectives.

Looking at the house made of volcanic rock, although the house is low, the thick walls, the heavy wooden clad iron gate, and the surrounding watchtowers all show that this house is extraordinary.

"Keys!"

Judging from Perez's panicked expression and the beads of sweat on his forehead, Li Shouhan knew that his two robbery consultants had speculated that the analysis was good.

"Governor Li, General Li, I'm really sorry, it's not me who did it on purpose, but that guy from the Financial Department fled with the keys and accounts when your powerful artillery fire just began to bombard the fort, I really don't know where he is now!" Almost weeping bitterly about his misfortune, Perez was about to despair, and he felt that his good life was coming to an end.

"Don't be nervous, I'm here to complete the payment. It doesn't matter if the key is not. Little Liuzi, go drag a cannon over! Shouhan gently patted Perez on the shoulder, signaling that he didn't need to be nervous. After I take the money, I will naturally hand over the goods we agreed to you and your cousin José. Complete our contract. ”

With the sound of the twelve-pounder bronze cannon, the wooden door nearly a foot thick was pierced by the scorching cannonball, and a huge hole appeared in front of the people. Lu Yunsheng rushed up with his brother to open the door.

"Mr. Governor, this is your vault?"

To be honest, including Lu Yunsheng and Aka, it's not that they haven't seen gold and silver. Not to mention that Li Shouhan, Zhang Xiaohu, and Li Xiuxiu are all people who have seen big money. However, the visual and psychological impact of so much gold and silver, piled up in such a small space, is absolutely stunning.

In the semi-underground storeroom, down the walkway, there were countless oak chests on the ground in the dark storeroom, on the shelves by the wall, and a few boxes probably fell down because the shelves were knocked down by cannonballs, and the boxy gold bars and silver emitting cyan silver light were scattered all over the ground.

"This storeroom is stacked with gold and silver that has been shipped from New Spain (the Spanish name for the Americas) for the last three years. There is also gold and silver from Luzon. It was supposed to trade with Canton, Macao, and Fujian, but because of our tense relations with the Dutch lowlanders, whose plywood ships had been harassing our merchant ships at sea, the gold and silver were stranded there. ”

Perhaps because he has broken through the psychological defense, Perez's psychology is much more steady. Whatever! The sky has already fallen anyway, how bad can it be?!

"What's the total?!" Li Shouhan's eyes were red, he was impatient to listen to Perez say why all this money was left here, he just wanted to know, how much is there now?

"It's been three years, two hundred tons in the first year, one hundred and fifty tons in the second year, and another two hundred tons last year. This is American silver, a total of five hundred and fifty tons. ”

"Ahh There was no doubt that it was Cui Xiuxiu, and after listening to Bulko's translation, the little girl couldn't help but scream.

In Ha Jing's life, she also knows that the unit of measurement used by Ha Jing, one ton, if converted into catties and taels, is 2,000 catties, which is 32,000 taels! Five hundred and fifty tons? That is, that is?

"17600000 taels!" Mo Yu's mental arithmetic is a little faster than Cui Xiuxiu.

"More than that! There's also gold over there. "Shouhan knows that he has definitely earned money from this black and black operation!

If nothing else, the harvest of gold and silver should be more than 20 million taels!

Although gold is not worth much in Luzon, if it is shipped back to the mainland, it will be a ratio of 1:10 to huàn! Even if you don't redeem it, it's good to keep it as the town treasury gold!

"So much silver? Daddy has managed so many troops in Liaodong, and he has never seen so much silver! ”

"So much silver? Daddy has been robbing at sea all his life, and I'm afraid I've never seen so much silver! ”

Both of them almost remembered their father, and the content was basically the same.

"Sealed!" Li Shouhan gave the order in a hoarse voice.

Back in Perez's office, Kei sat in the governor's big chair, and Li Shouhan's mind was very confused.

It is no wonder that Britain, France, the so-called Eight-Nation Alliance, Japan, and so on, all of them fought one after another, including the United States, once the domestic economy was in a recession, they all had to think of fighting a war.

A few wolf-like men moved into an oak silver box, with copper skin covering the corners and a large lock on the lid, all of which had the coat of arms of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.

"General, this box is about two hundred catties. Three thousand taels of silver! ”

"I said Lao He, Lao Lei! Sit down and let's talk about our deal! ”

Shouhan tried to clear his mind a little more, and called Jose and Perez very affectionately.

"Among the ships and schooners on the docks, I will have them rush back at once and bring in the goods we have agreed. Tea, raw silk, silk, porcelain, sugar! According to the price we said beforehand, it should be eight million taels of silver. ”

"However, because of the bad behavior of those greedy officers and soldiers, I have to make adjustments to this price. In addition, the military expenses of this military operation will also be borne by the Governor's Office of Luzon. ”

"Okay! Good! "Perez learned that there was no loss of his life, and that it was possible to make money, although the profit was far from the expected value, but it was better than losing his life.

"Lieutenant Colonel José, I am very pleased with your behavior in this incident. You dissuaded your cousin and showed me your friendship. In order to show my gratitude to you and to recognize your virtues, I have decided to appoint you and your partners as my sole agents within the limits of the Spanish Empire. The sale of tea, raw silk, silk, porcelain, sugar, etc., in Spain, is you! ”

José felt like he was being struck by happiness! Hit by a guy named Angel with powerful artillery fire! Hit by a golden cannonball he fired with a twelve-pounder bronze cannon!

Perez stared at his cousin with jealousy and eyes, this guy's luck is really good, he belongs to the kind of person who can win more than 500 million yuan in lottery tickets!

José didn't seem to feel the slightest hint of his cousin's gaze, and he knelt at Li Shouhan's feet in the same posture as he had made a pilgrimage to the Pope, holding Li Shouhan's right hand with both hands, "I will always be your most humble and loyal servant!" Then he gave him a gentle kiss on the back of his right hand.

Shouhan muttered something in his mouth, and Bulco immediately whispered loudly to Perez: "Lord Governor said, as the cousin of Lieutenant Colonel José and a partner in the business, why don't you show him allegiance?" ”

Oh, my God! O Lord! I praise you! Praise you for your great and generous heart!

Perez had never felt that Bulco's voice was so wonderful, and he almost rushed to Li Shouhan's feet, and expressed his gratitude to Marshal Zhao Gong with the same reverence, oh, no! It is loyalty to General Lee.

"My lord! In fact, Luzon has not only gold and silver, but also many other material reserves, and in order to show our confidence in the company, I will hand over to you the details of the material reserves of the Luzon Governor's Palace, and you can decide whether you can use these materials to offset future payments. ”

Soon, under the leadership and training of Zhang Xiaohu, a professional robber, and led by the governor of Luzon, a large-scale robbery of Luzon began.

The silver, gold, copper ingots, pig iron, sulfur, hemp, and tobacco in the warehouse, everywhere Zhang Xiaohu went, the warehouses were as clean and tidy as if they had been cleaned by water.

For this incident, some Spaniards who did not benefit from commerce and trade, picked up bones and gnawed, were full of jealousy and called Zhang Xiaohu Cypressus. He asked many people about the meaning of this title, which was translated into Chinese. Eventually, under his threat of violence, Bulko sued him, a term that, in the Tessi countries, refers to a beast of hell that is extremely fierce and greedy, and that it has three heads and is called the three-headed tiger of hell.

"Huh! Not bad! This nickname is very suitable for Lao Tzu! But many years later, Zhang Xiaohu learned from his grandson's extracurricular reading that the word is the three-headed dog of hell.

"Cunning Franc mongrel!"

A white-haired old man jumps and scolds in the sun!

However, in response to some of the confusion and questions of the Francophiles, our Governor Perez said, "If we want to buy those valuable materials from China, we will naturally have to pay for the goods, and besides, we have purchased so many good things, we can't put them in the open field, so that those beautiful porcelain, smooth and brilliant silks will be eroded by the rain and sunburned, right?" ”

The goods on the ships were unloaded and loaded into the empty warehouses, and then the ships were filled with other valuables, and both sides were satisfied with the exchange. For the first time, Perez felt that the sun in Luzon was so brilliant and gentle. The sun was filled with the smell of gold.

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