On April 17 of the third year of the Holy Dao, the sound of artillery still lingered over Subic Bay, and the stock Jiāo Yisho in Yutou Street in Huangpu also seemed to have just experienced a big battle. The shopkeepers were red and panting, and the inspectors of the Accounting Department and the officials of the Deed Tax Department of the Ministry of Commerce were also soaked as if they had been fished out of the sea.

In less than three hours, more than half of the more than 30 stocks listed on the market were sold, and the Nanyang Company, which had a total principal of 6 million taels, had already been sold short, and even began to change hands. The issue price of 100 taels of silver per share has now risen to 160 taels.

This is just the buyer in Guangzhou, there will be a few bō** in the future, the only difference is that some stocks are really unwanted. For example, many people don't understand what this business is doing, and only less than 1,000 of the 5,000 shares are sold, but the proprietor doesn't care at all, and he doesn't even want to learn from other stocks that can't be sold to be issued at a lower price, so he doesn't know what to rely on.

After lunch, there were only the people left in the Jiāo Yi Office, and these were all spies of the big buyers. When the market opened at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, a group of Fujian people poured in, and the shares of Jianxia Investment were quickly out of the closet.

"We Fujian people have inside information, and when His Majesty receives Luzon, not only Fujian to Manila, but all Manila routes are contracted by Jianxia Investment"

"Why? Isn't that clear? We Fujian maritime merchants are used to running in Manila, and we are very clear about Manila affairs. Most of the local Chinese in Manila are from Fujian. Your Majesty won't give us the business of Manila to the Fujianese, but to you Cantonese? ”

"This is not to make trouble with you Cantonese people, the specific things are done by our Fujian people, but everyone eats it. As long as you buy the shares invested in this building building, won't you sit on this huge profit? ”

These Fujianese are obviously trusting, but the inside information they revealed not only attracted the retail investors who came to pick up leftovers in the afternoon, but also attracted the spies of the big households.

The "Industrial and Commercial Express" released later corroborated this inside information, and the Ministry of Planning and Commerce were indeed discussing the "contracting" of the Manila trade route.

At this time, the British and Chinese people have become accustomed to this model, Nanyang and Bo Ni are like this to deal with foreign trade, if the imperial court takes Luzon, most of them will also be handled in this way, which is a win-win model for the imperial court and the people.

But the big question is, what if the court didn't win against the Spaniards?

"Brother Liang, Your Majesty is wise and martial, how can you lose for so many years?"

"That's right, the emperor went to sea for thousands of miles, and it was impossible for him to be defeated."

At the end of Yutou Street, several merchants are gathering in a teahouse to drink tea, and one of them is Liang Boyan, a salt merchant from Quanzhou. July Chinese Net Free Book TXT eBook Download** He was asking about it worriedly, while several other businessmen with southern Fujian accents said disapprovingly.

"It's too blatant to stir up such a stir-up, aren't you afraid of the court here?"

Liang Boyan is facing several big proprietors of Jianxia Investment, and he is also one of the proprietors. The release of relevant news, and even a series of wrists, are not visible, so he is very worried.

Fuzhou maritime merchant Wang Mingle said with a smile: "There are no rules, there is no circle, we didn't steal or rob, and our words and actions are not without evidence, the court here has the most important rules, if you really want to rectify us, how can the Chamber of Commerce and Industry watch the fire from across the shore?" ”

Xu Shan, a maritime merchant in Quanzhou, nodded and said: "This is a piece of our Fujianese who have invested in the imperial court here, and the big proprietors are all Fujianese. The imperial court here has rectified Fan Sihai, and if they rectify us, do they still want Fujian? ”

These two people are vaguely concerned about Shi Shibiao behind them, Liang Boyan didn't say anything more, just shook his head and said: "Liang Mou bought shares in response to his hometown, and he doesn't want to bother more about this matter......"

Everyone shook their heads and sighed, Liang Boyu is making money and making numbness, this is not as hard as selling salt, as long as it changes hands back and forth, it is a huge profit. At this time, everyone is turning over money, even if it is a loan shark borrowed from Zhejiang people, look at the stock price changes of the jiāo Yi Institute, if the news is pushed violently, it can give birth to double the interest in three or five days

Fujian chaebol and maritime businessmen are very excited, and they are much better than Cantonese people in terms of money and money, especially speculation and kung fu. Now that Yinghua has opened such a stock market and entered the bureau with Jianxia investment, it is not only a hard profit, but also a signal to the Yinghua Imperial Court that Fujian silver is coming, and since it is a move, it should share the benefits that are in line with its own ability and status. This building investment is such a tool. , Liang Boyu is in his heart, the people here can make you roll up money so easily? As far as retail investors are concerned, it is indeed very easy. The news in the newspaper, coupled with the vague words of the court officials of Jiāo, said that Yousi was indeed in contact with the relevant companies on relevant matters, which immediately detonated the shares of Jianxia Investment, and in one afternoon, not only did the shares be sold out, but the stock price gradually caught up with Nanyang Company, becoming the biggest dark horse that day broke out in Jiāo Yisuo.

Everyone was full of confidence in the victory of the British and Chinese over Spain, and when this matter was tied to the profit of money, this confidence was also sublimated into an incomparably strong conviction, even stronger than that of the officers and soldiers at the front.

At the bottom of Subic Bay, outside the port of Olonga Bō Feng, the guns roared, and the blue-clothed army was facing the Spanish soldiers with red borders between black and yellow.

There were three platoons of the Fu Bō army, four platoons of Spaniards, and for each row of guns, more than a dozen people fell to the ground.

The Spanish Army arrived in the early hours of the morning and, after a small reconnaissance raid, distributed an attack at noon. They numbered about 1,2300 and were divided into three clusters. To the left and right were five hundred infantry, and in the middle were a dozen or so mén artillery.

There were as many as 3,000 Fu Bō troops ashore, and the Fu Bō army was under the control of all of them, and the Zhonglang general Zheng Yong came in person, and he was very pitiful to these Spaniards, feeling that the other party was not able to do anything about himself. More than twice as many as them, and with twenty mén four-pound cannons and eight-mén eight-pound cannons, Zheng Yong's initial consideration was how to eat this Spanish army, not just defense.

Thanks...... Fortunately, at the last moment, Zheng Yong acted with seriousness, and only sent two battalions of men and horses to attack from the left and right, and the remaining main force held the Xiōng wall defense line.

The Europa people were indeed not the Tatar soldiers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and in such a battle, the gap between the Fu Bō army suddenly appeared. Originally, the Fu Bō army was not good at battle battles, and the three rows of wheel shè could only be held at the beginning of the battle, and then they were shaken by the strict order of the opponent's guns and artillery fire at all, and it became Ling Luàn's free shè attack.

Even if they attacked with weakness, even if the artillery fire was weaker than the ambush army, even if they encountered a flank attack, the Spaniards did not panic at all, as if this kind of battle situation had been rehearsed a long time ago, or encountered countless times. They neatly shrank their forces in front of them and then spread them out to the side, while the artillery in the center line methodically covered it.

Six hundred against five hundred, the battalion on the left side of the army and the other side insisted on facing each other for more than half an hour, but they were still defeated. On the right side of Feng Cer's command, this battalion ambushed the bō army and fought non-stop, lying down almost half of the people, but the four rows of guns on the other side did not seem to be much sparse.

This is not a difference between shè technique and a musket, but a difference in organization. If you can't effectively organize the platoon shè or even the round shè, Ling Luàn's shè attack will not cause much damage to the enemy. Feng must have shouted in his heart that it was a fluke, if it weren't for the artillery that was also dominant, the other party didn't dare to give up the flank, and rashly attacked, his battalion was estimated to be eaten up.

The horn of retreat sounded, and not only the ambush army, but also the Spaniards began to retreat.

Feng must have returned to the position with a stomach full of anger, but saw Zheng Yong laughing heartily.

"The Navy Won"

There are fast ships of the Fu Bō army in the bay, and the battlefield situation can be transmitted back as soon as possible.

"Really"

Feng must have understood why the Spaniards were retreating.

Joy came and went quickly, Zheng Yong and Feng must have been relatively silent, the navy defeated the strong enemy, but the Fu Bō army did not even win the weak enemy. In the three or four hours of fighting, nearly 200 people were killed and more than 300 wounded, and the Spaniards estimated that no more than 100 people were killed in the battle, half of which was due to artillery.

Zheng Yong quickly perked up: "The land battle is not the work of our army, so let's give it to the army." ”

Feng must have also figured it out, the expertise of the Fu Bō army is not in the battle, there is no need to cross the line. This is not only the duty of the army, I heard that the Europa demonstration battalion was also established before, which was trained by British officers, and it was used to practice the battle against the Europa army. If it were an army, 3,000 men would definitely be able to eat this group of Spaniards.

But after getting the detailed battle report of the naval battle, Feng must have frowned and said: "The Spaniards still have the strength to spare, and it is probably a great risk to send the army ashore at this time." ”

Zheng Yong asked the liaison officer who sent the war report a few more words, and Chōu said with a cool breath: "Hu Hanshan has already solved this problem, but it is just ......"

Just what?

Too adventurous, or too child's play.

This is the opinion of Lao Kim's eldest son, the right cavalry lieutenant Jin Huan, and the Portuguese, who also holds the rank of right cavalry lieutenant, also thinks so, and Gomez even said: "This kind of thing can only be true in fairy tale books." ”

Hu Hanshan patted him on the shoulder: "Since you all think that this is impossible, then the Spaniards should also think so." ”

Four Spanish cruisers in good condition, with four sea carp ships, were breaking through, looking to the south, Gomez shrugged his shoulders and said: "It sounds reasonable, but as long as you can defeat the Spaniards, it is worth the risk." And the biggest adventure, haven't we already done? ”

On the deck of the ship, the sailors who came and went were all Portuguese, and this was the Portuguese seafarer who joined the Anglo-Chinese Navy by virtue of his skills after the Australian was recovered by the British and Chinese, in order to obtain preferential treatment. They all volunteered to join Hu Hanshan's adventure, and their voices were the same as Gomez's.

Of course, they also looked the same as the Spaniards, and after changing into the clothes of the Spanish crew, they were no different. The flag of the ship has also been pulled out of the flag of the Spanish Navy, and it is exactly the same.

Colonel Gonzalez, who looked like the commander of this small fleet, who was on the helm platform, closed his eyes, crossed with his hand wrapped in pig's trotters, and muttered to himself: "O Jesus Christ, forgive your son, who is about to commit an unpardonable sin." ”