The reason why the United States will accept Li Mu is not only because the United States is a country of immigrants and the United States can accept anyone, but also because Li Mu comes from a decadent and backward country like the Qing Dynasty, and it is basically impossible for such a country to provide Li Mu with a solid backing, so no matter how much Li Mu has made in the United States, the US government does not have to worry that Li Mu will defect to the United States, and it is also for this reason. Washington can acquiesce to Li Mu's control of the military industry, which is the lifeblood of any country.

In the current situation, no matter what decision Bai Qi makes, he must consider whether it will have an adverse impact on Li Mu, and if some decisions may jeopardize Washington's trust in Li Mu, then Bai Qi will even nip the threat in the bud.

Fortunately, Lin Xianghai does not have such great ambitions: "General, we only hope to live, if possible, we hope that the general can lend a hand, although the villain is not talented, but it has accumulated for several generations, and the family has a small fortune, and the villain is willing to dedicate all of it to the general." ”

Although Bai Qi was not sure how much money Lin Xianghai had, but listening to Lin Xianghai's tone, since it could make the Spaniards greedy, it must not be too little.

Lin Xianghai can also be regarded as seeing through, if the Lin family can't escape this catastrophe, then no matter how rich the Lin family is accumulated for several generations or more than ten generations, it will inevitably be taken by the Spaniards in the end.

"Don't talk about the money in advance, you talk about it first, how do you want me to help you?" Bai Qi is not short of money now, although Ryukyu and Japan are not rich, but if the wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few people, it is still a lot, even if Bai Qi does not put his mind on looting, it is not difficult to accumulate a net worth of tens of millions in just a few years, at the moment, Bai Qi is willing to provide Lin Xianghai with a certain degree of help, but it must be within a controllable range, so before Lin Xianghai spoke, Bai Qi first set the bottom line: "If you want me to use troops in the Philippines, don't think about it, your family's money is not enough to make me tempted." ”

The disappointment in Lin Xianghai's eyes flashed away, although he knew that it was unlikely, but before Lin Xianghai came to the Ryukyus, he may not have fantasized about Bai Qi knowing what kind of treatment the Filipino Chinese were treated, and then going to the Philippines to avenge the Chinese.

That's the best-case scenario, and the worst-case scenario should be the worst.

It's not the worst, at least Lin Xianghai saw Bai Qi, but it was obvious that Lin Xianghai lacked the ability to convince Bai Qi.

"I don't dare to ask the general to use the sword soldiers, the villain only hopes that the general can send someone to the Philippines to pick up the villain's family, as for the villain's property in the Philippines, if the general doesn't like it, it's good to buy some tea for the brothers." Lin Xianghai's requirements are not high, and it is impossible for Bai Qi to fight the Spaniards, but it is not difficult to get a few people out of the Philippines.

Well, it's not hard to get any more.

After listening to Lin Xianghai's request, Bai Qi did not reply immediately, Lin Xianghai still wanted to beg, but the guards came over and politely and resolutely asked Lin Xianghai to leave, this is the time for the meeting.

In the Ryukyus, Bai Qi is now equal to the emperor, the king has no binding force on Bai Qi, Pan Tingzhen and Bai Qi at most check and balance each other, the only person who can restrain Bai Qi is far away in New York, ordinary people who want to see Bai Qi also need to make an appointment, Lin Xianghai in order to get the opportunity to meet Bai Qi, I don't know how much price he paid.

Three days later, Lin Xianghai boarded the American merchant ship "Seattle" and headed for the Philippines.

The name "Seattle" does not come from the West Coast city of Seattle, but from a famous Indian chief, from whom the city of Seattle is said to have been named, and the main area of activity of the "Seattle" is in the Far East, and it is a bit ironic that the Pacific Company named "Seattle" after this name.

"After you go back, send the old, weak, sick and disabled to Ryukyu first, and you'd better find a few people to cooperate with us to stay in Luzon." In the cabin, Austin, a Chinese American from the United States, was admonishing Lin Xianghai.

Austin's original surname was Chen, originally a Cuban plantation worker, after the Cuban War of Independence, he returned to the United States with Will to serve in the 1st Cavalry Division, and later retired to join the mercenaries of Bai Qi to come to the Far East, before going to Luzon, Austin had already made a home in the Ryukyus, with a wife from the Qing Kingdom and a concubine from Japan, from this point of view, Austin is also a winner in a sense of life.

Although Bai Qi didn't want to start a war directly, it was still possible to make some trouble for the Spaniards, after all, the Far East Company would take over the war against the Spaniards next, and Bai Qi was now sending Austin to Luzon, which could be regarded as helping the Far East Company to fight the front station, at least it would be useful to find out some information or something.

With Austin to Luzon, there is also a 60-member Einsatzgruppen team, which includes not only Chinese Americans like Austin, but also white people who are proficient in Spanish, and even Hispanics at all, compared with the Chinese who are nostalgic for their homeland, several Hispanics in the Einsatzgruppen have no feelings for Spain, they do not hesitate to do anything, in many cases, they only call themselves "Americans", as for Spain, that is a thing of the past.

The Einsatzgruppen will go to Luzon in batches, and Bai Qi will smuggle a batch of weapons to Manila, and then the Einsatzpen will become a dagger to the soft underbelly of the Spaniards.

"You're still going to stay there?" Lin Xianghai didn't know Bai Qi's plan, and thought that he was just picking up someone and leaving.

"Damn, you have suffered such a big loss, and the money you have saved for several lifetimes has been robbed like this, can you not admit it?" Austin does not have a clear view of right and wrong, but in this kind of thing, if it is replaced by Austin, Austin is absolutely unacceptable, and he can't say that he wants to fight to the death.

The word "you live and die" is really full of malice, whether it is "you die" or "I live", there is only one result anyway.

"How can you admit it? Although Lin is not talented, but he is not a stubborn person, the Spaniards are insatiable, and those natives are even more abusive, they rob our property, burn down our houses, rape and plunder all kinds of evil, we and other Chinese people can't wait to eat their flesh" Lin Xianghai can't stand this stimulation, although the Chinese are often unwilling to cause trouble, but if the knife is really on the neck, the courage will never be less.

"That's right, how come your big family has a few hundred people, and you can't pick out a few bloody? The Spaniards provoked the natives to kill you, won't you kill them back? It's not good to stand there and let them kill, our lords, as long as we can still stand up, we can't kneel. Austin is very satisfied with Lin Xianghai's attitude, what the Chinese lack is an organization, as long as someone is willing to take the lead, the Chinese are the most rebellious people in the world, at the beginning in Cuba, even those native-born Cubans were capricious in the process of fighting with the Spaniards, but the Chinese troops have been persevering to the end, even if they die in battle, they will not surrender, Austin is one of them.

In fact, this issue should be viewed dialectically, just like during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, it was also Chinese, KMT's army was defeated on the battlefield and fought to become a puppet army, PLA was able to persist in the War of Resistance and swear not to surrender, in the final analysis, it is still a matter of leaders.

"It's not that we don't have blood, we just hate the Spaniards for being unscrupulous and provoking, blindly helping the natives, and the natives are extremely vicious and shameless, we have to deal with the Spaniards, but also appease the family, but also run the business, after all, there is something that cannot be taken care of." Lin Xianghai is also helpless, when the whole society is full of malice, unless he smashes this society, there is no way to think about it.

Now in Luzon, the Spaniards are the rulers, the Chinese are considered to be the middle class with thin assets, and most of the natives have nothing at the bottom of the society, at this time the situation of the Chinese is extremely embarrassing, on the one hand, they have to deal with the oppression of the Spaniards, and on the other hand, they have to deal with the attacks of the natives.

The reason why Austin and they want to go to Luzon is to guide the Chinese in Luzon to launch a counterattack against the Spaniards and natives, in fact, as long as the method is right, it is really not difficult, and even if the Chinese have ambitions, it is not impossible to turn Luzon upside down and drive the Spaniards away, it is no longer the era of the "Invincible Armada" to run rampant in the world, the Spaniards have been weakened, and the matter is man-made.

"The Spaniards don't have to worry, they have a mess in the country, and they just lost Cuba in South America, that is, no one is taking advantage of the fire to rob now, otherwise the Spaniards would have been defeated, as for the natives, it is simpler, the Spaniards can provoke the natives, we can also provoke, don't you want to scatter all the wealth, take out the money, I don't believe that the natives are not moved." A few years of military career has long tempered Austin from a simple plantation worker to a veteran oilman, and the two years of mercenary career have repeatedly lowered Austin's bottom line.

"Everything is at the command of the general, as long as he can avenge the Chinese who suffered misfortunes before, Lin is willing to scatter all his family wealth." Lin Xianghai is determined to break the kettle this time, the property or something will be scattered, and the daughter will come back after being scattered, as long as there are people.

"Don't call me General, we haven't reached that level yet, from now on you can call me Lao Chen, and don't call Austin by the name." Austen's current identity is Lin Xianghai's servant, and since he is a servant, he must have the consciousness of a servant.

The "Seattle" sailed off the coast of Manila, where Lin Xianghai and Austin took a fishing boat and landed on the outskirts of Manila and arrived in Luzon in a near-smuggling manner.

No, it doesn't work, Austin and his party have three white faces, Austin has obvious oriental characteristics and can pretend to be Lin Xianghai's servant, but these three white people can't be disguised, not everyone can hire white people as much as Li Mu wants, if Lin Xianghai has this ability, he will not be forced to ask Bai Qi for help.

The Lin family is located in the Quezon area north of Manila, and has been painstakingly managed by the Lin family for several generations, Lin Xianghai has a plantation in Quezon with an area of more than 1,500 acres, which is the pride of the Lin family, and it is also the source of disaster for the Lin family.

It's a good thing that there is no family planning, the Lin family has more than 150 direct relatives, Lin Xianghai himself has eight brothers, and the total population of the entire Lin family is more than 400 people, according to Lin Xianghai's plan, at least 300 people will be sent to Ryukyu in advance, and the 100 people left behind, although they did not say it explicitly, are also ready to die with the Spaniards.

1500 acres of plantation, employing more than 300 workers, these are the nearby indigenous people, they will be hired by the Lin family when they are busy with farming, although the Lin family has never been in arrears of wages, and has never abused the workers, but the Lin family's castle-like mansion has become the object of coveted by these natives, a very ironic fact, although the Lin family hires these natives, objectively raising these natives, but it is these natives who hate the Lin family the most, As for the provocation of the Spaniards, that only played a catalytic role.

"More than 300 workers, there are always some people who can be trusted, can't you not buy a single native all these years?" Austin immediately got to work as soon as he learned about the situation.

According to Austin's estimates, more than 300 workers, no matter what, three or five percent should be more loyal to the Lin family, at least they should be a little grateful.

"There are probably more than a dozen of them who are trustworthy, if there are no such people, it is estimated that we will disappear like the Zhang family and the Huang family in previous years, in fact, there may be more, but you also know that over the years, our Chinese life has become more and more difficult, and most of the natives are people who see the wind and steer, so they are not trustworthy." Lin Xianghai's answer made Austin a little disappointed, only a dozen people, which was too far from Austin's expectations.

Prior to this, the Chinese in Luzon have been targeted by many ** movements, the Zhang family and the Huang family are estimated to have died out in the previous movements, if Lin Xianghai did not take this step, then it is estimated that it will not be long before the Lin family will follow in the footsteps of the Zhang family and the Huang family.

"Okay, a dozen people, it's not impossible, at most it's just a little troublesome, you organize those who are going to be sent to the Ryukyus first, start sending them now, don't make a big fuss, don't let the Spaniards be vigilant." Although a little disappointed, Austin did not lose confidence, the problem of manpower is actually very easy to solve, as long as there is an opportunity, it is not difficult to tie these more than 300 people to Austin's chariot.

A large part of the reason why the natives will be provoked by the Spaniards is because the natives are afraid of the Spaniards, so they need to vote for the name, as long as they have the vote, those natives can't think of getting a car.