Chapter 8 Han Chinese

After a polite greeting, Liu Yu began to ask the patriarch about the local Han people in Luzon.

When the interpreter translated Liu Yu's inquiry to the patriarch,

The patriarch looked a little flustered at first, and there was a hint of panic in his eyes.

Liu Yu obviously sensed something in the eyes of these natives, but he didn't get angry, but continued to ask very calmly.

Seeing that these guests did not have the momentum to ask the guilt, the patriarch calmed down.

He pointed to the east and said that there were indeed many Han people who ran to them or fled into the deep mountains and rainforests.

However, this was more than a decade ago.

They treated the Han Chinese who had fled from the south and sold them some land.

When he heard the news of the local Han people in Luzon, Liu Yu was ecstatic.

This time, they came to Luzon to hope for the local Han Chinese.

Although he also knew that although more than 20 years had passed since the massacre, there were many Chinese businessmen in Manila.

But he didn't want to go south to Manila right now to collide with the local Spanish colonizers.

After all, Manila is a core Spanish colony.

In fact, Liu Yu's strategic consideration was to try to collect fleeing Han Chinese immigrants in the northwestern and central plains of Luzon.

The Han Chinese, who had been persecuted, fled in large numbers to the central plains and deep mountains.

Escape the massacres of the Spaniards and local natives.

It is believed that a considerable number of Han Chinese survived.

Liu Yu wanted to recognise these Han Chinese and reclaim farmland in the Central Plains, relying on the high mountains of northern Luzon for defense.

Liu Yu said goodbye to the old patriarch and rushed to the east.

The Ming army set off immediately,

After walking more than ten miles out of the village, they inevitably encountered a Spanish patrol.

In a burst of gunsmoke, the Spaniards fled.

Liu Quan wanted to pursue but was stopped by Liu Yu.

After all, there were no casualties on either side, and it would be useless to destroy the other side.

After all, sooner or later the Spaniards will find out about their existence.

Finally, outside the rice fields of the Iroque, the Ming army found another rice field.

However, compared to the fertile rice fields of the Iloke people before, the rice fields in front of them are a little barren.

The farmer's farming tools are also rudimentary.

However, compared to the relatively brown skin of the previous Eloque, the complexion of the person in front of him was closer to that of the Ming soldiers present.

Although he was prepared, Liu Yu was still very excited when he saw these people.

It has been half a month since I went south to Luzon, and the thrill and persistence of half a month are not exactly these Han people in front of me.

Looking at these trembling people, the Ming army wanted to be as kind as possible.

"We are entrusted by the Ming Emperor and the surname of the country to come here to shelter the Luzon Tang people." Huang Liangji read out the edict drafted by Xiao Wu and the others overnight last night.

Although the bloody tragedies have long passed, even Ming has turned into a handful of loess and disappeared into history.

When Huang Liangji read out the edict, countless Ming soldiers and Han people present still burst into tears.

Many old people with gray temples wailed and cried.

For more than 20 years, they have long been rickety and gray-haired.

When the Spaniards slaughtered Chinese merchants, the Ming Dynasty did not protect the Luzon Chinese because they were the people and the merchants were lowly.

When the Spaniards once again raised their butcher's knives against the Chinese, the national surname did not come.

But today, the Ming army is coming.

More than 20 years after the fall of the Ming capital, a Ming army crossed the ocean to protect them.

After more than 20 years of chattering, it is really a king from heaven.

Even though they have been thousands of miles away from their homeland for more than 20 years, these Han people still show great enthusiasm for the 300 Ming Army.

There are more than 60 people in this village, all of whom are Han people.

Through conversations with the old people in these villages, Liu Yu and his entourage learned that the village in front of them was established by the Han people who fled north back then.

After the national surname was taken over from Taiwan, the local Spaniards in Luzon were worried that the Chinese and overseas Chinese in Luzon would collude with the Zheng family in Taiwan, so they wantonly killed Chinese businessmen.

Some of the surviving Han Chinese began to move north, settling in the rainforest plains.

Although more than 20 years have passed and the Chinese merchants have gathered in Manila again, these Han Chinese who fled north have never returned to the south, but have settled here.

These Han immigrants provided food and shelter for the Ming army who had traveled far and wide to settle here.

Because the Ming Dynasty has been destroyed for many years, the appearance of an army under the banner of the Ming Army naturally caused quite a stir.

Manila City,

Spanish Viceroyalty,

In an exquisite room,

Governor Juan Vargas was scrutinizing a cloisonné with a cloisonné, and the room behind him was filled with porcelain.

Governor Juan was clearly in love with this cloisonné.

"Mr. Elko, as a merchant, what do you think is the most precious commodity in Spain's maritime trade?" Governor Juan Vargas looked at the troubled businessman on the side.

The merchant seemed to have something to do, and was a little stunned when he heard Governor Juan's question, but quickly came to his senses.

"Great Governor, of course, it is gold."

"It was because of our search for gold that we discovered the Americas, and it was the Americas that brought us countless amounts of gold." Mr. Elko replied.

"But in my eyes, these fragile Chinese porcelains are truly priceless." Governor Juan Vargas carefully put down the cloisonné,

"Our king was even willing to exchange a mountain of gold for such a hut filled with Chinese porcelain." Governor Juan spread his hands, but his blue eyes stared angrily at the merchant in front of him.

"But you are smuggling a whole shipload of porcelain under my nose, and you merchants of the British East India Company are disgusting to me."

Behind him, two guards stepped forward and directly blocked the British merchant.

"Your Excellency the Governor, I'm willing to pay half of the proceeds this time, please,"

"You also know that since China imposed a maritime ban, the value of these artifacts has risen all the way, and this ship has become all my belongings." Mr. Elko wept.

"So, if you're honest about docking your boat in Manila instead of smuggling, I think you're just paying a hefty docking fee." The Governor drew his saber and gestured against Mr. Elko's suit,

"But now, you will have nothing."

He handsomely put his saber into the scabbard,

"Send a small boat to take him back to Batavia, I don't want to see him again in Manila." Two guards carried the struggling British merchant away.

Before Governor Juan could pick up another piece of finely crafted porcelain, a rush of footsteps rang out.

A burly officer barged in.

"What makes my best lieutenant so flustered."

Governor Juan put down the porcelain and looked very dissatisfied.

"Something has happened, Lord Governor."

"This morning the patrol ship spotted a sizable fleet in the waters northwest of Luzon and opened fire on our ship, and the captain sent us the news with carrier pigeons." The officer was also unambiguous, and said 1510.

"What fleet?" Governor Juan asked alertly.

"The letter said that the flotilla that suddenly appeared was using the flag of the Taiwanese Zheng clan." The officer added.

"Taiwan's Zheng Navy," Governor Juan was a little puzzled.

"Didn't the Portuguese say that the Qing court was attacking the Zheng clan in Taiwan?"

"How could their fleet appear on our Spanish colony." Governor Juan's face was solemn, then relieved.

"Forget it, just with these third-class inferior warships, what kind of waves can they make, is it difficult to attack Manila."