At night, the Luzon Governor's Palace is brightly lit, and Master Li, who is not used to candles and oil lamps, brings a small generator powered by gasoline to revive the original Spanish building full of Renaissance style.

Through Truss's efforts, Honolulu is undoubtedly ahead of the times in the electrical field, large steam turbine generators have long been used in Honolulu and Ryukyu, and the first thermal power plant in Liaodong, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces is also stepping up construction.

Some places that can't use large thermal power plants have also started to use these small generators, and as the number of islands under their control grows, a new generation of wind turbines has been submitted to the desks of Truss's big-headed monsters.

The milky yellow light bulb surprised and curious people from all walks of life in Luzon at the meeting, and at the same time let them see the methods of this young man who was crowded in the crowd and talked and laughed with everyone, but many people couldn't understand why he, as a Chinese, never summoned Chinese businessmen after occupying Luzon, but invited famous local gentry and Chinese businessmen from all over Luzon tonight.

The Chinese businessmen who had this question gathered around each other, looking at the local celebrities and gentry in Luzon who were vigorously talking to Li Mo, they couldn't help but be a little disappointed, and they surrounded President Lin of the Chamber of Commerce, hoping that he would talk on behalf of his own people, and that the Chinese could not be in charge now, but left behind them, the native Luzon Chinese.

Looking at the Chinese businessmen who were huddled into a group of whispers, Zhong Wenyao smiled slightly: "Young master, it seems that they are still a little dissatisfied. ”

"Dissatisfied with ......."

Li Mo pursed the corners of his mouth: "Are they really the era of a son of heaven and a courtier?" It is necessary to win over Chinese businessmen, but it is most urgent to stabilize the local talents in Luzon first. ”

"Boiled frogs in warm water, moisturizing things silently."

In the end, he talked nonsense about these two sentences, which made Zhong Wenyao's eyes flash, he has been with Li Mo these days, so he knows very well the thoughts of this staggering young man who has risen rapidly, and the trend of national reading power is now spreading in all countries of the world, and if you want to use force to contain it, it can only maintain a temporary effect.

If the large-scale appointment of Chinese officials and the co-optation of Chinese businessmen after the occupation were to arouse the dissatisfaction of the local people in Luzon, which would repeat the mistakes of the Spaniards, Li Mo and the Government Council came up with an even more desperate plan to draw salaries.

With the development of a large number of plantations and agriculture and the exploitation of mining with a predatory character as bait, they used vested interests to win over as many local Luzon gentry and celebrities as possible, and at the same time rigidly grasped the links of processing and export, restricting the development of heavy industry in Luzon, forcing the land to go only to light industry and agricultural cultivation.

After the plantation was expanded, more manpower was naturally needed, and Chinese laborers could use labor as an excuse to enter Luzon in a steady stream, and without the support of heavy industry, Luzon would be broken and would not be able to get rid of its dependence on itself no matter how troublesome it was in the future.

At the same time, the increase in the number of Chinese people can justifiably promote Chinese language and Chinese education, so that in ten years at most, Luzon will become a large island dominated by agriculture and plantation.

Compared with the slow efficiency and huge investment of industry, agriculture and plantation will get faster profits, which will bring a more stable life to the Luzon people, reduce antagonism, and when the Chinese reach a certain percentage, the power of the local people will be greatly weakened, and at that time, no matter what Luzon becomes, there will be great resistance to turning the sky upside down.

As a later generation, Li Mo knows best the driving force behind the national reading movement that began to spread in the early 20th century, in addition to the unpopularity of colonization and the proliferation of reading ideas, the game of great powers is the main reason for the growing popularity of this trend.

He is not an immortal, it is impossible to fundamentally alleviate this movement, what he wants to do is to use a big cover to cover Luzon tightly, reduce the attack of the outside world, and then slowly resolve this trend through immigration, increasing the proportion of Chinese and other means.

And this cover is that the Pacific Fleet must always be maintained strong, deterring those careerists who covet this land, and interrupting all internal and external collusion, so as to ensure the implementation of the plan.

In fact, to put it simply, Master Li only wants to develop Luzon into a future raw material and grain base, as for industry, it is okay to produce teacups and basins, but not to build ships and cars!

Even the worst outcome he had thought about was to learn from the United States in a few decades and let the Luzon people vote for a referendum, so the proportion of Chinese must be increased significantly in these decades, and it would be a big deal to divide Luzon!

Just when Li Mo was gritting his teeth and calculating, the lively hall suddenly quieted down, and people looked at the door one after another, and a beautiful figure in a Western-style long skirt, dragging a little delicate and shy, attracted everyone's attention.

Being stared at by so many eyes, Luo Sanniang only felt itchy all over her body, especially this kind of clothes that were exposed everywhere, I really couldn't understand how those Western women could wear such things.

When he approached Li Mo and saw the evil smile on the corner of his mouth, he was even more angry, this loser used his younger brother to force himself to wear this, it was too embarrassing!

"Sanniang, you are very beautiful tonight."

"You're ......!" Luo Sanniang wanted to scold a few words, but Li Mo praised her beauty in front of so many people, and she couldn't say anything when it came to her mouth, so she could only glance at Young Master Li fiercely and handed him the telegram she had just received.

At the same time as receiving the telegram, the greasy white on her chest made Young Master Li sniff, but when she opened the telegram, she put aside her thoughts on how to continue to train the pirate master for the time being, and raised her hand suddenly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have news for you to share."

As Li Mo's hand slowly lowered, the voices in the living room that were discussing the relationship between this woman and Li Mo all stopped, and all eyes were attracted to the thin piece of paper full of small characters in his hand.

"Yesterday afternoon, my fleet defeated Yue himself again, sinking a total of twenty warships!"

"Coax ......." After a moment of silence, the entire living room exploded, and everyone was stunned by the news read out by Li Mo, twenty warships, what kind of concept is this?

In fact, at this moment, many people in the hall already knew about the war between Li Mo and Yueben, but they didn't expect that in just a few days, the news of sinking twenty Yueben warships came, and everyone knew what this news represented! This young man is far from being comparable to the old Spaniards, and the powerful force in his hands is probably extremely feared even by Britain and France, let alone Luzon!

The tragic death of tens of thousands of Luzon elites in Cavite and the final revenge of the Spaniards in the massacre of the city had already made the remaining Luzon people unable to raise any thoughts in a short period of time, and this news directly strangled their dreams.

Tens of thousands of Spaniards can do so much damage, so how much more can the Pacific Army, which is ten times stronger than Spain?

Next to her, Luo Sanniang's beautiful eyes rippled, looking at Li Moqiao's blushing face and not knowing what she was thinking. Zhong Wenyao was also full of excitement and shock, he didn't expect the fleet to win such a big battle this time, but Li Mo only mentioned the number, and did not mention that it was the kind of warship that was sunk, so that he understood the meaning.

This news is a kind of deterrent, a deterrent that is even better than machine guns and artillery, and I believe that when these people leave with the news, the whole of Luzon will be suppressed by this news.

"Today I am very happy, for the sake of those soldiers who fought bloodily, and for the sake of you and the future of Luzon, I have decided to personally contribute 500,000 pounds to the construction of the Luzon Railway to accelerate the circulation and development of the island." After the young master Li finished deterring, he decided to throw a few sweet dates, and swept every face with a smile: "At the same time, I will urge the Government Council to let them come up with a development plan for Luzon as soon as possible, and I am here to assure you that in the next five years, we will invest at least 100 million yuan in this land for economic development, education, and help everyone continue to expand their plantations and make more money." ”

"Of course, don't forget to pay taxes when you make money, I also have to eat."

The last sentence made everyone laugh, but at the same time as laughing, the heart was also raging, 100 million! Even if it is 100 million taels of silver, these people in the living room have never seen it, what a fortune it is!

Is this young man, who is affectionately called "our young master" by many people, crazy?!

Li Mo didn't go crazy, but he had to use this shocking way to calm down Luzon as soon as possible, because he knew that the Far East had reached the most critical moment!

When Li Mo rushed back to Ryukyu with the 2nd Marine Regiment the next day on the Honolulu, which came to escort him and no longer needed to hide it, with the twisted Luo Sanniang, the new Governor of Luzon, Zhong Wenyao, also appointed dozens of senior officials at the same time, six local governors and a large number of local officials were retained, which suddenly relieved many Luzon people who were worried that the Chinese power would be dominant.

The appointment of the eldest son of President Lin of the General Association of Chinese Entrepreneurs as the governor of Mindanao Province also made the Chinese businessmen feel a sense of balance, knowing that Medan is the second largest island after Luzon, and it is also a place rich in resources, plus the nearby Palawan Island, which occupies almost half of Luzon.

In return, after visiting Chung Boon Yew, Chairman Lin immediately joined hands with several local gentry in Luzon to build a joint venture to build tobacco and rubber plantations, and at the same time prepared to recruit 30,000 laborers from the southern coast to replenish the manpower.

His lavish approach soon made some Chinese businessmen with good intentions understand, and they also engaged in planting, agriculture and animal husbandry one after another, recruiting a large number of laborers from all over the Qing Dynasty to make up for the shortage of local labor.

At the same time, Zhong Wenyao recruited a large number of idle local laborers on the grounds of building roads and railways, renovating seaports, and increasing infrastructure construction, which also made more farmers and plantation owners set their sights on the populous Qing Dynasty.

Unlike Young Master Li, who proudly spent money to guide and buy people's hearts in the spring breeze in Luzon, it was already a miserable storm and mourning in the Tokyo base camp, because the returning fleet, which was supposed to come back on the 15th, was already ten days late!

Ten days!

Every high-ranking officer and staff member of the base camp who knew that Luzon had been occupied by Li Mo was restless, and they all knew that there was an extremely difficult way home in front of Yamamoto's guards.

The only way to bring the fleet back is to take a detour, but where should it be taken?

In the vast Pacific Ocean, there are many places to choose from, but no matter which one, you have to pass through the sphere of influence of the Pacific Fleet! Looking at the charts, everyone was worried, and at this time many people realized how embarrassing and serious the loss of the Ryukyus and the sale of the Ogasawara Islands had brought to him.

From the return of the four capital ships to the learning that the returning fleet had also departed, the excitement and excitement all turned into smoke at this time, and now everyone wants to know most about whether the fleet has been intercepted or delayed by a detour.

That is the last hope of the Celestial Fleet, once there is a problem with the returning fleet, then the blow to the country will not only be as simple as the complete defeat of the Navy, but the cannons of the Pacific Fleet can even be directly put on the neck of the Celestial Fleet!

However, despite these and such worries, many people still insist that even if the Pacific Fleet intercepts the main fleet, it will not be possible to swallow it all at once, knowing that it is a powerful fleet with 26 warships and 10 capital ships.

This kind of self-consoling confidence made Saigo feel ridiculous sitting in the corner and watching the busy officers of the base camp, he didn't understand that Li Mo's army had not yet arrived, all foreign communications had been cut off, and even what was going on in North Korea had to rely on small fishing boats to secretly deliver letters to find out, was it necessary to pretend to be so conscientious and busy?

"Your Excellency Saigo, I think we should immediately order the remaining fleet to set off to meet Admiral Yamamoto's fleet." Bai Beichuan could stare at the silent Saigo Congdao for a long time, his teeth itched, if this guy hadn't firmly controlled the Admiralty, maybe he would have included the fleet in his jurisdiction and went out for a decisive battle, how could he hide in the harbor like now!

"Nope." Prince Komatsu shook his head: "There are four battleships outside, and we only have two battleships, so if we attack rashly, I'm afraid there will be losses." ”

"So what to do? Could it be that Yamamoto is being blocked outside? ”

Just as the quarrel in the base camp continued, and the smell of gunpowder between the two sides of the battle and waiting became stronger and stronger, a rush of footsteps made everyone stand up suddenly.

"Report, the Uraga Waterway Observation Post reports that four enemy battleships left abruptly half an hour ago, and their whereabouts are unknown."

Leaving suddenly?

This news made the base camp fall silent suddenly, did it lure the fleet out for a decisive battle, or did it ......?

"The fleet is back?!"

(To be continued)