Chapter 1051: Our Request
"Patriarch Chen, are you here this time to represent the meaning of your Chen clan, or the attitude of all the Ming clans in Manila? I need you to tell me this clearly, and it's very important for us to work together. ”
After some conversation, Vlar and the Patriarch of the Chen Clan now knew what they meant very well, and they both understood each other's attitudes.
That is, they had to work together to solve the problem of rebellion against the natives.
Other than that, they had no other choice.
However, now Vlaar has to figure out a very important thing, that is, this time the patriarch of the Chen clan came to find him, and he only represented the attitude of their Chen clan, or the attitude of all the Ming people.
This is very crucial.
If the patriarch of the Chen clan only represents the attitude of the Chen clan, then it means that he can only use one or two thousand people, which is not enough to suppress the rebellion of the natives.
Only by bringing together all the wisdom of the people here in Manila can they really strike hard in the event of a riot and give the natives a powerful counterattack.
As soon as Vlar asked this, the patriarch of the Chen clan understood what he meant.
"Your Excellency the Governor, I have come this time to represent the attitude of all families. We, the Akito, are willing to exert all our strength in this matter to help the Governor through this difficult time. ”
The patriarch of the Chen clan said this very beautifully, but Vlar didn't know what to say, in fact, the target of this indigenous riot was against the Ming people.
And the patriarchs of the major clans who knew the news didn't stand up and hug each other at such a time, their brains would really be in the water.
But think about it, they can lead so many people to create such a big family business here in Manila, and I think that none of these people are easy to get along with.
Moreover, their brains are definitely not the kind of brain-dead goods.
Everyone knows very well what they are up against.
In such a crisis, no one is immune. This is very obvious.
Therefore, they must do everything in their power to deal with this crisis and make an alliance with the Spaniards.
Of course, the real cause of this incident, Elder Chen would not tell Vlaar.
Because they were afraid that the Spaniards, when they learned that the target of the natives was not the Spaniards, but that they were Ming, they would hide from the sidelines and watch.
If such a problem arises, then it is a problem.
The number of Ming people in Manila is also quite large, as many as 50,000 or 60,000, and most of them are still young and strong.
But. Compared with the hundreds of thousands of natives, the Ming people are still a little weak.
More importantly, the Spaniards had weapons in their hands, while the Ming had very few weapons.
Therefore, once the indigenous people rioted, then it was unlikely that the Ming people would be able to resist the other party.
So, they needed the support of the Spaniards, as well as the weapons of the Spaniards. And it would be better if it could be supported by the strength of the Spanish armed forces.
Although the Spaniards are barbarians in the eyes of the Ming people. But at such a juncture, who cares about this.
Look down on it, but in such a crisis, the Spaniards can still take advantage of it.
Although they are all barbarians. But the Spaniards are still fighting well.
When the Spaniards occupied Manila, they really cleaned up the natives.
Therefore, the older Chinese knew what the Spaniards were fighting for.
Don't say anything else. They are definitely experienced in dealing with the indigenous Spaniards, and the natives are no opponent at all.
After all, the Spaniards are on the South American side. In the war against the Maya, he gained a lot of experience in tropical warfare. So here in the South Seas, the natives and Spaniards are fighting, and it is impossible to take advantage of anything.
The Ming people took a fancy to this, so after some discussion, they brought out the patriarch of the Chen clan to represent all of them and find Vlaar to discuss the matter.
After all, the Chen clan controls Manila's cargo terminals, and they can be regarded as one of the more businessmen who do a lot of business.
The Ming coolies at the dock are basically from the Chen family.
It can be said that the patriarch of the Chen clan can paralyze the docks in Manila with a stomp of his feet, and it is impossible for the Spaniards to offend such a person.
Of course, it is precisely for this reason that the Chinese in history will be deeply feared by the Spaniards. It was the Spaniards, who felt threatened, that drove the natives to commit massacres.
Many things have a cause and effect, and they can't happen for no reason.
Therefore, in some historical events, we have to slowly smooth out some things and find some real fuses.
On this side, after listening to the answer of the Chen clan patriarch, Vlaar suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
If the patriarch of the Chen clan came this time to represent not only the meaning of his Chen clan, but the meaning of all the Ming people here in Manila, then it would be very good.
Because of the Spanish army, with the addition of these Ming people, it was much easier to resist the attack of the natives here in Manila, and then suppress them.
In fact, what Vlaar feared most was that the Ming and the natives would come together and join forces to plot against the Spaniards.
Now it seems that such worries are no longer necessary.
As long as this matter is resolved, the relationship between the Ming and the natives will become irreconcilable.
When the time comes, the Akito will be tightly tied to the Spaniards.
Hahaha!
That's not bad either.
Vlaar thought to himself.
Because he got a very satisfactory answer, Vlaar is in a very good mood right now.
So the smile on his face became a little more.
"Oh, if it's the attitude of all the wise people in Manila, then this thing will be much easier." Vlaar finally sat down opposite the Chen clan patriarch, and then said to him with a smile.
"Your Excellency, you don't have to worry about anything. If the natives make a rebellion, we Ming people will also suffer a great loss, and no one can guarantee that they will not do some things to burn and loot while rioting. We who live here in Manila will also bear the brunt of the impact and damage, right? ”
The patriarch of the Chen clan continued to speak beautifully.
In fact, he was already dying of laughter in his heart.
Hahaha, these barbarians are really funny, in fact, this matter has nothing to do with you at all, but you have already gotten in after the old man said something.
It seems that the brains of the barbarians are not easy to use at all, and the brains of our masters are easy to use.
Vlaar didn't know what to say, and sat across from him looking at his old man with a smile on his face, laughing in his heart.
"What kind of cooperation is our cooperation, I want to hear what you mean."
Since both sides want to cooperate against the natives, then the next step must be to talk about the details of cooperation in depth.
The sooner this matter is implemented, then everyone can breathe a sigh of relief earlier.
Because neither the Spaniards nor the Ming knew exactly when the indigenous people of Ludao started the riot.
Therefore, they should make some preparations and arrangements as soon as possible, so that they can have a response when trouble comes.
If you prepare too hastily, it will probably cause some unnecessary trouble.
You must know that the number of Nanyang indigenous tribes they will face after uniting is hundreds of thousands. This estimate is not a little bit of water, and it excludes the old, weak, sick, young and women of the indigenous people.
It can be seen that the dangerous situation they are facing is quite serious.
Of course, the good thing is that the technology of the indigenous people is not very high, otherwise it would be the real trouble.
However, because the Spaniards had ruled Manila for more than a decade, the natives of Manila and Luzon were different from the natives of the islands over there, and they had already abandoned their stone weapons and began to use cold iron weapons.
These weapons and paraphernalia, of course, were sold by the Ming and Spaniards.
So, that's a bit of a headache.
Hundreds of thousands of natives rebelled, and they used iron weapons, which was a great headache for both the Spaniards and the Ming.
As soon as Vlaar said this, the patriarch of the Chen clan put away his careful thoughts and became serious.
Now their conversation has begun to get to the point.
The patriarch of the Chen clan came to Vlaar this time, in addition to reminding him that the natives were going to riot and negotiate a joint fight against the natives, the main thing was to talk about how to cooperate.
After all, the Ming people who come to Manila, they basically rarely cause trouble, and many times they would rather eat and rest and calm people than cause trouble.
In fact, in the bones of Oriental people, there is no kind of genetic fever that provokes right and wrong, and it can be said that Oriental people, especially Chinese people, are very kind.
Therefore, everyone here is basically very law-abiding, and everyone will be busy making money every day, and they will not care about other things at all.
The current situation is very serious, and it has forced them to take up arms.
But the problem is, they don't have weapons.
Although some martial artists were hired by the big merchants, the number of these people was too small.
If you want to guard against the rebellion of the natives and avoid your own losses, then you need to equip yourself with a lot of weapons.
Manila, under the control of the Spaniards, was quite strict in terms of weapons.
This is also one of the reasons for the lack of weapons of the Ming people.
The patriarch of the Chen clan cleared his throat and said to Vlar: "If you can, I hope that Your Excellency the Governor can provide us with some weapons and send someone to train our people, so that we can survive together in the upcoming riot of the natives......" (To be continued......