Vigan City is one of the important ports in northern Luzon.

Although its brilliance is overshadowed by Laoag, it does not lose the characteristic prosperity of a port city.

After stepping into the city of Wigan, Liu Yu hurriedly rushed towards the coastal defense fort.

At this moment, he stood on the long-abandoned fort and looked at the bustling port of Wigan.

The neatly arranged streets, with people of all colors passing through, are no less prosperous than Dongning.

Even among the pedestrians on both sides of the street, Liu Yu saw many Chinese people dressed in exquisite costumes.

The arrival of the Ming army broke the tranquility of the city of Vigan,

The inhabitants of the city, who had been terrified by the departure of the Spaniards, were now a little numb to the new master.

They watched the soldiers of the Ming army seize the weapons of the local Iroke soldiers, and watched the Ming soldiers patrol the streets,

Watching the Ming army walk into the various city defense buildings abandoned by the Spaniards,

To the relief of the residents of Wigan City, the Ming army did not disturb the people.

This made the wealthy merchants in the city greatly relieved.

Vigan is the second largest city in northern Luzon.

As the only seaport in northern Luzon to Laoag, Vigan is also the center of commerce after Laoag, where ships sail into Vigan at all times.

Countless merchants settled here, purchased properties, and even many Chinese businessmen lived here.

After the defeat of the Franco-Rang in Mingcheng, Vigan, who was originally the commander of the Spaniards in Luzon, was forced to give up.

Hundreds of Spanish soldiers hurried to the far side of Laoag after destroying the city's military installations and coastal defense batteries.

Out of fear of the Ming army, the wealthy merchants in the city of Vigan also moved to the city of Laoag.

In just one month, six or seven out of ten of the wealthy merchants in Vigan City left, and most of the rest were unable to let go of the local industry, so they had no choice but to stay in Vigan City.

This made the originally prosperous city of Wigan a little more bleak, but for the Ming army, who were used to living a hard life, the scenery of the streets still made people feel magnificent.

Fortunately, Liu Quan's army was extremely strict, and after entering the city, he ordered the army not to disturb the people.

Otherwise, Vigan City will be able to sink these Ming soldiers.

"I'll go, Lin Xu, you see this is much more beautiful than the town we live in." Several young soldiers of the Ming army on the side looked at the noisy streets and talked nonsense.

"I remember my dad saying that my grandfather did business in Vigan and ended up settling in Luzon." One said.

"Yes, your ancestors also did business in Wigan, young master, where is your house?" Someone coaxed, causing several people on the side to laugh.

"What, it's gone." The man's expression darkened.

"My grandfather bought half of the street when he was young, I don't know where, anyway, it was a long time ago, and then the Francos came and killed my grandfather, and half of the street was burned down, and my father happened to be playing outside the city with a few playmates to escape." The man was lost.

In an instant, the crowd was silent,

Lin Xu leaned over and patted the man on the shoulder,

"That's all in the past, and now we have the court to protect us, and this." Lin Xu said and shook the fire gun in his hand.

The heavy firearms gave him a sense of security that he had never felt before.

"That's right, Brother Lin Xu,"

"Those hateful students, the Francois treat us as cattle and dogs, now I will see who dares to touch us, Lao Tzu will give him a shot." A few people were immediately happy,

Holding a fire hammer for a while,

"Alright, put the firecracker away, otherwise the squad leader will reprimand us again." Lin Xu saw that a few people took off the fire gun and gestured, and hurriedly said.

At first, the arrival of the Ming army plunged Vigan into a brief period of confusion, but as the Ming army quickly took over the important transportation arteries, the riots gradually subsided.

In order to maintain law and order in the city,

Liu Yu directly came to the three chapters of the agreement with the residents of Weigan City.

First, the Ming army did not take any property and housing owned by the wealthy merchants in the city

Second, the Ming army only collected the corresponding taxes from the trade income of large and small merchants in the city.

Third, the security of the city was the responsibility of the Ming army and the Ilok officers, all in accordance with the laws of the Franco.

As soon as the third chapter of the covenant is released,

The wealthy merchants who stayed in the city breathed a sigh of relief for a while,

The residents of Wigan City, who had planned to get on the boat and flee from Vigan City, also got off the boat one after another.

First, the sea is not calm, and there are a lot of pirates in recent days, and it is not safe to travel

Second, it was seen that the Ming army did not disturb the people and loot, but on the contrary, they were maintaining law and order in the city, so that many wealthy merchants also returned to their homes.

For the surrendered Ilok officials, Liu Quan was very polite,

Let them do their part and maintain the justice, taxation, and law and order of the city of Vigan.

There's no way around it.

What the Ming court lacks most at this moment is civil officials,

When he fled south to Luzon, in addition to more than 1,000 officers and soldiers, he also brought more than 500 craftsmen.

These people basically can't read a single word, and it is basically impossible for them to do what civil officials should do.

In fact, all kinds of copywriting work in the Ming Court these days are basically done by some literate generals.

At this moment, it was the best choice for the Ming army to let these Ilok officials in Vigan City perform their duties.

Seeing Liu Quan so courteous,

These local Ilok officials in Vigan are grateful,

Instead of executing himself, the Ming people in front of him reinstated themselves as officials and continued to do the business of knocking out bones and sucking marrow, how could they not make these Erok people grateful.

Soon, these Ilok officials honestly opened the local warehouse in Wigan City, and presented the goods accounts of the wharf to Liu Quan.

And that's not all,

Several Ilok officials directly took out the keys to the mansion of the Spanish consul in Vigan and handed them to Liu Quan.

Liu Quan was also not polite, and lived in the mansion that originally belonged to the Spanish consul.

Vigan is the most seaport city, where commerce and trade converge.

Every year, the oil and water can make the major officials full of money,

As the consul of Wigan, he is naturally rich, and his mansion is naturally the most luxurious.

I heard that after the Spanish consul heard of the defeat of the Spanish army in Mingcheng, the first time he did not think about consolidating the defense of Vigan City, but asked the Spanish army to escort the gold and silver treasures he had accumulated over the years to be loaded and unloaded onto the galleon.

Looking at the group of Filipino maids standing in line to greet him, Liu Yu couldn't cry or laugh.

I didn't expect that one day I would be able to be a rich man.

I have to admit that this former Archon of Wigan City is quite good at enjoying life,

The huge mansion is built like a European-style manor,

The dazzling decoration made the Ming soldiers present should be overwhelmed,

It may be that the escape is too hasty, or it may be that there are too many things that cannot be taken away.

At this moment, there are still many exquisite ornaments in the mansion.

"This is more spectacular than the mansion of any court official in Dongning." Even Liu Quan, who has experienced a hundred battles, sighed after seeing the dazzling ornaments and decoration layout of the mansion.

"Yes, the Franc machine man is too wide," Liu Yu sighed.

"Uncle, now I know why my nephew insists on going south to Luzon." Liu Yu looked at the resplendent mansion hall and said calmly.