Port of Manila, Luzon. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

With the frequent arrival of Chinese trading fleets and the arrival of large quantities of industrial goods, it was much more prosperous than before, and not far from the port wharf, there was a large area, where there were many Chinese-style buildings and many large warehouses.

This is the Chinese trade transit point in Manila, and there are several large sail ships docked at the dock, and it can be seen that this is a non-governmental trade ocean-going fleet.

Such a private ocean-going trading fleet was active not only in Luzon, but also in many ports of Annam, engaged in trading activities.

Most of the non-governmental ocean-going trade fleets are large sail ships, ranging from three or five ships to more than a dozen, and of course, there are also a small number of ocean-going trade fleets that purchase steam-powered seagoing ships and begin to use steam-powered seagoing ships to carry out ocean-going trade.

Next to the wharf, these sail ships are docked there, and some local laborers are carrying all kinds of goods and supplies from the ships, or placing them on the docks, or temporarily storing them in a trade transit station not far from the docks.

It is estimated that this ocean-going trade fleet is a joint venture of many bosses, because it is profitable to run this Luzon area, and these bosses also personally followed the fleet.

One of them, slightly chubby, said happily: "Lao Wang, this trip, if it goes well, we will earn more than double." ”

Ocean trade, the profits are already huge, especially when you go to Luzon, a trip down, at least double the profit, or even more. Provided, of course, that all goes well.

However, the influence of the Chinese Empire in this area of Luzon is increasing day by day, and even if the influence of Westerners in this area is not small, everyone has confidence in their hearts and is not afraid of Westerners, of course, competition and friction with Westerners are inevitable.

Another boss said: "This kind of trade, a few more trips, I can also rest assured that I can retire." ”

"What do you raise, at least you can work for another ten years, now, our national strength is getting stronger and stronger, His Majesty the Emperor is very wise, and now the status of our businessmen is getting higher and higher, I have already thought about working until I am fifty years old."

"Haha, Lao Liu, when you say this, I am also motivated, I want to work for a few more years, such a good opportunity, I can't waste it."

"Haha......"

Several bosses were happy for a while, and one of them proposed: "Everyone, let's get off the boat, go and drink tea, and see that there is no over there, that large area is all our Chinese territory, and there are many Chinese tea houses there." ”

"Let's go, I've been on the ship for more than twenty days, and a bird has faded out, and I'm going to have a good drink or two."

Several bosses, seeing that their boat had docked at the dock, a large group of local laborers, were carrying things from the ship, everything was normal, and everyone was relieved to get off the ship.

In the distance, another pier.

There are also several ships parked there, also large sail ships, but judging by the ship type, this is not a Chinese ship, but a large Western sail merchant ship.

Western ships, at a glance, you can see, because the ship type is obviously different from the Chinese ships, these ships are indeed Western countries, and on the dock, there are still a few Westerners, who are watching from a distance.

One of the Westerners said: "See, gentlemen, their ships are carrying a large amount of cargo again, more than us, and for us it is a serious threat. ”

Immediately another person said: "It seems that we have to do something about it, or we will lose a lot of profits." ”

The Westerners next to him nodded in agreement, so that these Westerners looked at it in a different way.

About ten days later.

Several large Western sail warships slowly sailed into Manila, stopping on the sea not far away, and from the pier, this large warship could be clearly seen.

On each battleship, one by one, the guns are clearly visible, as if declaring its extraordinary power, and on the dock, there is a large group of Western soldiers, it can be seen that these soldiers are composed of several Western countries, which can be seen from the outfit and military uniform.

The leader of the leader, a bearded man, estimated to be at least a major, led this large group of soldiers into the dock where the Chinese ships had been docking.

The bearded man said in stiff Chinese: "Let your stewards come out, I have something to talk to them." ”

With a large group of heavily armed soldiers, the attitude is not good, and a fool can see that this bearded man has bad intentions, and immediately a man who looks like a steward shouted: "This is our dock, please leave, otherwise, we will use force." ”

Next to the wharf, in addition to several large sailing ships of the private ocean-going trade fleet, there were also three steam-powered transport ships of 3,000 materials.

Undoubtedly, these three ships were the ships of the Oriental Ocean Trading Fleet, and the steward just now was also the steward of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company, and this steward was righteous and demanded that these Westerners leave.

I really ate the gall of a leopard, and actually came with a large group of heavily armed soldiers!

The bearded man said arrogantly: "From today onwards, all this place belongs to the East India Company, you either leave here, or pay us a silver tael, otherwise, we will use force to drive us away." ”

It's just lawless, and they actually say that this is their territory, and this has always been a dock where Chinese ships docked, not far from the dock, and a large trade transit station established by China.

Seeing that the fleet of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company and a number of Chinese non-governmental ocean trading fleets often come here and bring a large number of goods, the Westerners believe that this poses a challenge and threat to them.

This time, led by the Dutch East India Company, there is no shortage of Netherlands, Spain, Britain and other countries, this matter is not these two days, but long-term premeditated.

There is a large combined fleet formed by these countries, which has already arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, and now, the few Western warships parked in the sea not far from the port of Manila are only the vanguard, and the large forces have not yet arrived.

It is no wonder that these Westerners are so confident that they are so arrogant that they want to drive away the Chinese personnel and ships, which is really a leopard's guts.

The steward of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company was not afraid of things, and waved his hand: "Guys, copy guys!" ”

Hearing the shouting, many muskets picked up muskets, and suddenly, the atmosphere in the whole dock was very tense, the two sides confronted each other, and those Western soldiers also picked up muskets.

It can be seen that these Westerners are all flintlock muskets, but the men of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company are far more advanced in their muskets than these Westerners.

If it was a year ago, the guys of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company were all rifled front-loading money, but now, the guys here are all rear-loading guns and use copper-shelled bullets.

In the distance, on the dock of the Westerners, there was a large group of people, led by the Spanish Governor in Manila, and the Spanish Governor said slowly: "Gentlemen, do you say that the Chinese dare to shoot?" ”

There is a humane next to him: "It is better for them to shoot, and we have an excuse to use force to drive all the Chinese here away." ”

Not far from the sea.

On the deck of a large Western sail warship, there were also several people, and the Westerners were premeditated, the purpose was to provoke an incident, and then use force.

Westerners are looking at the Chinese docks, and many people can't help but be happy when they see that everything is developing according to their own speculation.

On one of the Western sail warships, a big nose, holding a short gun, shouted loudly: "Prepare for battle, as soon as the gun sounds, we raise the sails and lean over and kill all the Chinese." ”

The movement is a little bigger.

Not far from the wharf, there is a trade transit station on the Chinese side, and there are also many people from the Oriental Trading Company, including Duan Yougui, the Chinese governor in Manila.

Duan Yougui used to be a steward of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company, because he often led the fleet to Luzon, he was familiar with Luzon, and coupled with his outstanding performance, he was now promoted to the head of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company in Luzon, and at the same time the Chinese governor in Manila.

"What's going on?"

Someone immediately said the matter briefly, Duan Yougui heard it, and immediately said loudly: "Gather people and copy guys!" ”

Duan Yougui is not a person who is afraid of things, on the contrary, he has a fierce personality and can't rub sand in his eyes, although he guesses that these Westerners are stirring up trouble, but Ma Yougui is not afraid.

Duan Yougui had two or three hundred men under his command, and they were all equipped with rear-loading guns and copper-shelled bullets. The entire Oriental Ocean Trading Company, not all of them are equipped with breech-loading guns, but considering the particularities of the Luzon region, the guys here are the most priority to be equipped with breech-loading guns.

On the docks, the situation is tense, the battle is on the verge of breaking out, and there is a possibility of misfire at any time.

Duan Yougui arrived with a large group of people, bringing more than two hundred men, all of whom had rear-loading guns and bullets loaded, and they all occupied advantageous positions, and pointed their guns at these Westerners.

Duan Yougui is holding a short gun in his hand, of course, it is the first generation of short guns, and now, if it is an officer above the platoon commander of each infantry division, there is a standard pistol, which is a 9 mm caliber revolver, not a professional soldier, Duan Yougui can only hold a short gun.

"What's going on? Dare to come to me to make trouble, don't you want to live? ”

As soon as Duan Yougui came over, he was angry and asked loudly, don't look at Duan Yougui's aggressive appearance, it seems that he has courage and no strategy, in fact, Duan Yougui is thoughtful and has seen clearly, he should have an advantage, there are more people than this team of Westerners, and the muskets are more advanced than them.

The only thing that worried Duan Yougui was that the other party seemed to be prepared, and in the distance, there were obviously quite a few Westerners standing on the pier of Westerners, one of whom seemed to be the Spanish governor in Manila.

Farther away, on the sea, there are a total of five Western warships, two large and three small, the largest of which is estimated to be the flagship, which is a few points more than its own 3,000 material transport ships.

Sure enough, they came prepared, with the purpose of provoking trouble.

Duan Yougui was like a mirror in his heart, weighing in his heart, in case of a conflict, what his chances of winning would be, Duan Yougui's principle was very simple, if he didn't fight, he would do it, as long as he really started fighting, he must win.

The bearded man of the West, seeing that Duan Yougui was a master, immediately said arrogantly in blunt Chinese: "Hear clearly, this is our territory, from today onwards, you either withdraw from here, or pay us silver taels, otherwise, we will use force to drive away." ”

Duan Yougui snorted coldly!

In the third year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He, the eunuch of Sanbao, led a huge fleet to Luzon, that is, he appointed Xu Chailao, the leader of overseas Chinese in Jinjiang, as the governor of Luzon by the edict of Emperor Yongle, and took charge of the country's political, economic, military, and cultural powers, and served for 20 years.

Luzon was rich in gold, abundant in its products, and prosperous in trade. Worked in the year