In the era when humanism was not yet rampant, the value of life made people dare not look directly, and in the Qing Empire in the Far East, the people struggled with natural and man-made disasters, and in order to survive, people even changed their children to eat.

At the same time in the West, people were brutally oppressed by factory owners in factories, they had to work more than 12 hours a day, they were poorly paid, and they even sent their seven or eight-year-old children to factories, so that at least those children would have a chance to live.

If you look at it this way, you can understand how much Steven's hatred for the rotten Bill is, fortunately this is Hawaii and has not yet arrived in the Far East, otherwise Steven is afraid that he will order the rotten Bill to attack Manila, of course, he will only let him go alone.

That's right, this is to let the rotten Bill go to death, this is normal in this era, life is not worthy of fear, the so-called own people do not kill their own people is not true, look at the Great Patriotic War of the USSR decades later, those soldiers who carried out the order to charge were either killed by the enemy, or executed by their own people for escaping, there is only one way to live, that is, to defeat the enemy in front of you.

Well, most of these things happen in the Army, and the Navy is relatively proud, so George Dewey was in a good mood.

"I'm sorry that there was a small accident, and now we can continue with what we just talked about." Steven was not bad, at least he did not disgrace the Far East Company in front of George Dewey.

The relationship between the Far Eastern Company and the Pacific Fleet is a bit complicated, they both have the same goal, but each has its own interests, which determines that the relationship between the Far Eastern Company and the Pacific Fleet can only be a divergent cooperation.

Fortunately, the relationship between Li Mu and George Dewey was very good, which made Steven and George Dewey maintain a certain degree of restraint, although the communication between them was not harmonious, but it was not to the extent of turning faces.

"I've already said what I need to say, and I hope you have reservations, at least not to beat the Spaniards so quickly, I think it's better for both of us." George Dewey didn't turn his attention off the dancing girls, life in the army was still relatively boring, at least George Dewey didn't dare to watch the dancing girls dance so unscrupulously in the army.

"I don't see anything in our favor, we are a private company, if we can beat the Spaniards a day earlier, we can get out of the fight a day earlier, we can save the company millions of dollars, this is also my responsibility, not to mention, the Spaniards are not easy to mess with, if you can't beat the Spaniards as quickly as possible and give the Spaniards a chance to breathe, then maybe who will be the final winner." Steven is not so easy to fool, George Dewey hopes that the Far East Company will have reservations, because the Pacific Fleet is not yet capable of combat, otherwise George Dewey would not be so good at talking, and as Steven, he is not qualified to appreciate the dancing girl with George Dewey at all.

"There's no need to worry about that, since I knew that Ream was a shareholder in the Far East, I knew you were going to win, at least against the Spaniards." George Dewey did not have confidence in the Far East Company, but all his confidence came from Li Mu, which came from George Dewey's experience of fighting side by side with Li Mu.

In Cuba, Li Mu had already defeated the Spaniards once, and the war at that time was commanded by George Dewey, so George Dewey knew Li Mu's methods, compared with Cuba, the Philippines was farther away from the Spanish mainland, which made it more difficult for the Spaniards in the Philippines to get support from the Spanish mainland, so the Spaniards lost this battle.

"Heh, if your judgment is based on such frivolity, then I'm worried about whether you will be able to command the Pacific Fleet in the future." Steven is no stranger to George Dewey, once Steven and George Dewey both served in the U.S. Navy, it was more than ten years ago, Steven was already a colonel when he retired, if Steven served until now, the military rank is estimated to be higher than George Dewey's.

"Don't care how I come to my conclusions, I naturally have my reasons, as for whether I have the ability to command the Pacific Fleet, this is not a question for you to be responsible for, let's think about the next work, maybe you can stay in Hawaii for a few more days, maybe there will be unexpected surprises." George Dewey is not in a hurry, the biggest shortcoming of the Far East Company is the surface power, although the Far East Fleet of the Spaniards is not strong, only a few sail cruisers that are so tattered, but this is still something that the Far East Company cannot limit, unless the Far East Company strengthens its water power, it is impossible for the Far East Company to completely defeat the Spaniards in the Philippines.

It is not so easy to strengthen, although the Far Eastern Company has backers, it cannot buy warships at all, and now all the shipyards in the United States are serving the Pacific Fleet, and there is simply no excess production capacity left for the Far Eastern Company.

"To be honest, I don't like surprises, I always believe in the supremacy of strength, so if you insist, I will leave Manila to you at most, but you don't have to delay too long, you must know that our Far East company has no ship, and if the Spaniards escape by boat, we can't stop it." Steven still has to consider the requirements of the Pacific Fleet, in the future, the Far East Company and the Pacific Fleet will have to eat together in the Pacific Ocean.

In fact, it is impossible for the Far East Company not to save face for George Dewey, you must know that George Dewey will definitely be responsible for the future Pacific Fleet, if George Dewey wants to find trouble with the Far East Company, it is still very simple, and listing Manila alone can be regarded as a meeting gift from the Far East Company to George Dewey, and I believe that George Dewey must be understandable.

"Yes, rest assured, the Spaniards have nowhere to run." George Dewey was very satisfied, in George Dewey's view, the Spaniards were already the turtle in the urn, as far as the Spanish tattered fleet was concerned, it might still have a bit of a deterrent effect on the natives of the Philippines, but it was not enough for the Pacific Fleet, George Dewey even felt that even a "Albany" could completely annihilate the Spanish fleet.

After three days of rest, the Greenfield left Molokai Island and continued its march to the Far East, while a second migrant ship carrying Far East mercenaries finally left the port of San Francisco, this one with 800 men, and three more groups, in order to deal with the Spaniards in the Philippines, the Far East Company recruited nearly 4,000 mercenaries.

It is enough, according to the information provided by Bai Qi, the total military strength of the Spaniards in the Philippines does not exceed 4,000 people, which is not counting the large number of servant troops, as for the pure Spaniards, they are not willing to enter the army to work hard, and it is the right business to run their plantations comfortably.

While the Far East Company and the Pacific Fleet were in full swing, in Manila in the Far East, the Spaniards had entered their final madness.

The counterattack of Chinese Americans in the Ryukyus and Japan successfully stimulated the Spaniards in the Philippines, who were originally worried that the strength of the Chinese in the Philippines would endanger the rule of the Spaniards, so they set off an anti-Chinese movement in the Philippines many times, and this time was no exception, because they were worried that the Chinese in the Philippines would be influenced by the Ryukyu and Japanese Chinese-Americans and resist the colonial rule of the Spaniards, and the Spaniards "had to" launch another persecution against the Filipino Chinese, compared with the previous persecutions, This time the Spaniards were even more brutal.

"We were already heavily taxed, we had to pay taxes for marriage, having children, doing business, and even the furniture used in the house, and our children could not get an education, let alone get ahead, so the Spaniards were not satisfied, they stirred up the relationship between those natives and our Chinese, and even supported those natives to attack our Chinese, so that they didn't have to worry about affecting their reputation, all the notoriety was attributed to the fact that those natives were difficult before, but they finally had a chance to live, and now they really can't live, We have to pay twice as much as we paid before, and this is pushing us to a dead end, even if we want to resell what little property we have, no one wants to take it over, they are waiting for us to give it up, or wait for the land to become terra nullius. ”

In Bai Qi's office in Pu Tian, Lin Xianghai, a wealthy businessman in Manila, was crying to Bai Qi.

It's really crying, Lin Xianghai is in his fifties this year, although his family is quite wealthy, he doesn't seem to be pampered, he looks older than his actual age, a lot of people of his age, a handful of snot and tears are crying, and it looks really miserable.

Speaking of which, Bai Qi and they also have to bear some responsibility for the miserable life of the Filipino Chinese today, if it weren't for Bai Qi, the Chinese Americans, who directly controlled the Ryukyus and Japan, then maybe the Spaniards would not have targeted the Chinese in the Philippines so much, the Spaniards were afraid that the Chinese in the Philippines would look up to the Chinese in the Ryukyu and resist the rule of the Spaniards, but they did not expect that the persecution of the Filipino Chinese by the Spaniards objectively pushed the Filipino Chinese to ask for help from the Ryukyus.

That's right, Lin Xianghai asked Bai Qi for help, if it was because of the weakness of the Qing government, or because of the cowardice and fear of the Chinese, the Filipino Chinese were powerless to resist in the face of the cruel persecution of the Spaniards and could only bear it silently, then Bai Qi's behavior in the Ryukyus and Japan has set enough examples for the Filipino Chinese, either they die in silence, or, they explode in silence.

It's a simple multiple-choice question.

"Why don't you resist?" This is not the first time that the Spaniards have raised a butcher's knife, it is precisely because of the cowardly performance of the Filipino Chinese in the previous persecution of the Spaniards that the Spaniards are so unscrupulous, do they really have to wait until the knife reaches the neck to struggle to survive?

I'm afraid that by then it will be useless.

"It's not easy to resist, we once asked the court for help, but the court ignored it, maybe the court thinks that we are foreigners, and we don't care about our life or death, we try to live in the Philippines, just hoping to get a glimmer of life, for which we can endure the endless greed of the Spaniards, but I didn't expect that just such a little request cannot be guaranteed now." Lin Xianghai didn't think about resisting, but resisting is not easy, not everyone has the knowledge and vision that transcends the times like Li Mu, Li Mu is in the United States during this period of time It is possible to get out of the way, if God did not throw Li Mu to the United States at that time, but threw Li Mu to the Philippines, it is estimated that Li Mu will not succeed today.

Rebellion has never been a simple matter, you can't blame the Chinese in the Philippines for not having the spirit of resistance, to put it mildly, their ancestors were originally "deserters" who went to Nanyang, if it wasn't for the fact that they couldn't get along in the mainland, the ancestors of the Filipino Chinese would not have gone to Nanyang to seek a life, some things are really inherited by blood.

But even so, take 10,000 steps back, the Chinese in the Philippines should at least have the right to live, after all, because of the diligence and pragmatism of the Chinese, the Chinese in Nanyang are generally well-off, they have contributed to the development of the local economy, and they should have the right to do so, but under the deliberate provocation of the colonizers, the property that has been accumulated with hard work has become the "original sin" in the eyes of the watchers.

"Now, then, what do you want from me?" Bai Qi was at war with heaven and man in his heart, and for a moment, anger overcame reason, and Bai Qi's promise almost blurted out.

If it was half a year ago, or even three months ago, Bai Qi could take advantage of the situation, with the cooperation of the Filipino Chinese, and the external forces of Ryukyu and Japan, the Spaniards in the Philippines may not have the strength to fight, after all, the weakness of the Spaniards is well known, the Spaniards have never regarded the Philippines as a high-quality asset to operate, in the eyes of the Spaniards, the Philippines is a colony that can be allowed to be taken by Spain, and plundering and squeezing is the way the Spaniards operate.

The Spaniards' means of dealing with the Filipinos is to win over and provoke, in fact, this can also be done by Bai Qi, when fighting against Japan, Bai Qi also did this, so the Spaniards can provoke the Filipino natives to attack the Filipino Chinese, and Bai Qi can also provoke the Filipino natives to attack the Spaniards, even if those Filipino natives are afraid of the Spaniards and dare not accept Bai Qi's pull, Bai Qi can also find some Japanese to pretend to be the Filipino natives to attack the Spaniards, anyway, the final result is the same, The natives have always been the ones who use tools and blame for themselves, but the victims have changed from Filipino Chinese to Spaniards.

The crux of the matter is that now that the United States has decided to wage war against the Spaniards and the Pacific Fleet has been established, it is impossible for Bai Qi to make any more big moves at this time, otherwise Li Mu will have to bear tremendous pressure in the United States, and may even be pointed at by thousands of people.

At that time, the wealth accumulated by Li Mu will also become Li Mu's original sin.

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