Chapter 406: Invitation (1)
Historically, Spain has not managed the colony of the Philippines very well, and its cultural and martial arts are not good. The reason why it was able to successfully colonize the Philippines was that the Philippines was still a basically primitive society at that time, without a unified royal power and without a strong religion. It could not stand against the ironclad muskets of the Spaniards, nor against the cross and the scriptures.
However, after colonizing the Philippines, Spain did not pay attention to the construction of this place at all, and used it more as a transit point for transportation, and did not pay attention to it. Even in the 18th century, the Moros of Sulu, Mindanao, Basilan and Palawan in the southern Philippines drove fast boats to the Philippines to hunt slaves.
This Don? Juan certainly has various problems, but on this issue, the perspective is unprecedentedly consistent with Li Yanqing. Although Li Yanqing has no favorable feelings for Catholics and Moros, it is undeniable that the latter is obviously more destructive than the former. Moreover, he didn't want the Ming Dynasty to really start a full-scale war with Spain, an empire on which the sun never sets.
So he nodded, "If your Excellency can one day become the governor of Spain, I think we will become very good friends." At least you can speak Chinese fluently. ”
"I'm sure you'll be fluent in Spanish sooner or later. After all, you have that flaming rose by your side, don't you? There's nothing like a beautiful teacher to promote learning, trust me, friend. ”
In later generations, he was known as the Spanish god of war, defeated the Ming army five times, annihilated 100,000 enemies, and successfully transferred to the Tang Dynasty for thousands of miles? Juan, who was in the Philippines at this time, was only an insignificant minor character. He knows. If you want to gain a foothold in the Philippines, you can't do without the support of Bugarao, the god of wealth and socialite. also took the initiative to show favor to Li Yanqing:
"Alfonso, by the way. There is a great Ming man who is very important. He was called the Magical Leaf by Alfonso and was said to be an excellent swordsman. Of course, I believe that with my great Don Juan, I can easily kill him in a one-on-one duel. But he and Your Excellency have a hatred for taking his wife, and his wife seems to have become your love. So the most he wants to do is stab you in the chest with a sharp sword. As a commander, it would be a pity to die under a dagger. As long as you're willing to pay me a little bit, I don't mind being there in Luzon. Create a small fire accident. ”
This news had no effect on Li Yanqing, and in the evening, after he told Xie Yunshang the news, the latter's expression was also very ordinary, just a simple sigh, and then said: "What are you mentioning him for?" I have already worshiped the master in Baiyun Villa, I am your woman, and as for what he wants, it has nothing to do with me. Let me change my posture and serve my master once. ”
According to Li Yanqing's thoughts, he wanted to cook here in Xiangshan, so he went to Yizhou to have a look. Hong Simei's side has been separated for a long time. I miss it very much. I also heard that there was a battle in Yizhou recently, and Hong Simei seemed to have incorporated a lot of people, and he wanted to ask about the situation. I don't want to wait for him to go. Hu Jingshui came first.
"I heard that brother, you have made a military garrison in Guangzhou, and I specially came to congratulate you. War with Spain? Meddlesome. A good thing. Our East India Company has just merged with the thief Lin Feng not long ago. If the Spaniards were defeated again, the reputation would be completely opened. I look at the two oceans of the East and the West, the countries of the South Seas, who dares not to sell our face? ”
"What? It was Lin Feng who was defeated not long ago? I heard that this is a thief, and there are some horses in his hands, we have a lot of losses in this battle, is the fourth sister okay? ”
Hu Jingshui smiled: "Brother, you are really an amorous person, don't worry, there should be nothing wrong with Hong Tusi." Or that this battle is not dangerous at all, although Lin Feng is a thief, he is just a thief. Fighting him can only be regarded as a training army, and the real enemy is still the Spaniards. ”
Lin Feng can indeed be regarded as a gang of bandits in another time and space. He was born in the army of Tai Laoweng, and later succeeded his people and established himself as king at sea. When the army was at its largest, it was claimed to have 300 ships and more than 40,000 men and horses. Later, he set up a base in Keelung, Yizhou, attacked the Philippines twice, and became king in the Philippines, until he was jointly attacked by Spain and the Ming Dynasty, and then he was defeated and fled.
But in this time and space, the appearance of Li Yanqing has changed all of them. The establishment of Hong Simei's Maritime Patrol Division, as well as the previous preparations for the opening of Xiangshan, carried out public security operations, and Lin Feng's department suffered great damage. His subordinates also heard that the East India Company was very well treated, and that they had always given preferential treatment to those who brought ships there. Besides, judging from the comparison of strength, the East India Company's ships are strong and can fight well, and Lin Feng's men and horses do not rely on hope at all.
Lin Feng hit a few nails in Guangdong one after another, and as in history, he led the fleet to prepare to open up South Australia as a base, but he did not expect to encounter the fleet of the East India Company that was building a sub-base in South Australia. The battle between the two is simply a one-sided war. Lin Feng's army, which had the advantage of strength and first move, was defeated and lost, Lin Feng's subordinates rebelled one after another, and finally he fled with a small fleet of ships and disappeared.
"That's not a battle, it can only be counted as a military training." Hu Jingshui had no interest in this naval battle, but he proudly sold Li Yanqing another gift of his own, "Sea Boat." Enough sea vessels. This way of naval warfare is nothing more than that the big ship wins the small ship, the more guns win the less artillery, and the more ships win the fewer ships. How much do the Spaniards want to compare ships with us? Let's compare them and see if he has more boats or if I have more boats. ”
This time, in order to change the plan of returning to the sea, the imperial court wanted to build more than 100 sea ships at a time. However, the officials of the Ministry of Industry were sympathetic to the lack of national resources and practiced frugality, and the materials allocated were only enough to build 300 sea vessels. Hu Jingshui also hired a large number of workers at any cost, and succeeded in building 186 seagoing vessels within the specified date, and handed over 94 of them. The other seagoing vessels became the property of the East India Company.
"You can see these sea ships when you go to Yizhou, I built them according to the standards of warships. As long as the cannon is installed, it is a battleship. When the time comes, I won't believe that the little Spain can really win our sailors. I need time now, and the longer it takes, the more my big ship will be launched, and the sea will be our ship at all times, and it will be interesting to see if the Spaniards dare to compete with us. ”
Li Yanqing was overjoyed when he heard the news. This Hu Boat King is really a good friend, and he is very happy to dig the corners of the high-profile walls. The more he wanted to go to Yizhou, the more he wanted to see Hong Simei, and the second was to see his own sailor. But his itinerary was not so smooth, and before he left, a pretty woman rushed in and grabbed him
"Brother, you're finally back. I heard that you are now a five-grade soldier, can I still call you brother? (To be continued!)
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