Chapter 82: Early Morning

Vigan had a sleepless night, and since last night, the screams and noises have been resounding, and the sudden and sudden fire from time to time has made the residents of Vigan even more terrified.

No one dared to go out into the street that night, and the whole family, young and old, hid in the house, shivering out the window.

From time to time, a few figures came out of the window, carrying a bright steel knife, and the rustling footsteps made everyone in the room tremble.

These mercenaries were also measured, and only plundered the rich merchants in the local area of Vigan, but they did not commit any crimes against the people in these cities.

Of course, the robbing of these vigan residents could not extort a few bucks, so why do such a thankless task.

For most of the inhabitants of Wigan, this is also a blessing.

Mercenaries begging for money, killing people and setting fires are not the turn of these ordinary people.

Therefore, the vast majority of the residents of Vigan hid in their houses and did not dare to come out, just hoping that the night would pass quickly.

The unlucky ones were the wealthy local merchants of Wigan.

These merchants, who had a lot of money and good clothes and food on weekdays, died tragically under the knife of the mercenaries one after another.

Many people were cut off their heads by mercenaries in a sleepy haze,

Wherever a mercenary passes through a mansion, it is often a slaughter without discrimination.

It wasn't until the sky lit up slightly that the noise of Vigan gradually subsided.

Mutafe is really a bit lucky,

As the leader of the mercenaries, he is also aware of the house where the black chestnut is secretly hidden.

Then he hurriedly led a team of brothers to the house, but unexpectedly more than a dozen brothers broke in front of the courtyard wall.

I didn't expect Wuli to be so ruthless, and he directly burned the entire mansion with fire oil.

These mercenaries only care about killing people and setting fires, who would think that they would have to put out fires.

Coupled with the ferocity of the fire, by the time they reacted, the entire mansion was only a pile of broken walls.

Standing on the ruins that were still emitting black smoke, looking at the broken beams, Mutafi's face was gloomy.

"Big brother has found it, and the silver has been found." A mercenary shouted from the side.

"What, I found it." Mutafi was taken aback and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

When a group of mercenaries turned over the broken beams and found the gold and silver hidden under the ruins, Mutafi looked up to the sky and laughed.

"Ha, ha," he said, grabbing a handful of Spanish silver dollars and cracking his mouth out laughing.

"Old fox, you are vicious enough,"

"You're burning, I'm going to see what you can burn." He glanced disdainfully at the dozen or so charred corpses piled up beside him.

The Ming army did not plunder like such mercenaries, nor did they kill people and set fires.

When the mercenaries broke into the mansion of the rich merchant, killed the rich merchant's family, and looted the gold and silver, the Ming army immediately intervened and took over the mansion.

In just one night, the Ming army took over all the restaurants, casinos and various handicraft workshops under the Vigan Chamber of Commerce.

At the same time, a lot of treasury silver in the Chamber of Commerce was confiscated.

Compared with the mercenaries' wanton looting and slaughter and blind destruction, the Ming army appeared orderly and had very gentle methods.

When Liu Yu left the dock and went to the neighborhood controlled by the Weigan Chamber of Commerce, it was a mess as far as the eye could see.

Knife marks and blood stains could be seen everywhere throughout the street, and several charred corpses were lying in pools of dried blood not far away.

There was a thick smell of blood and gunsmoke wafting through the huge streets.

Some soldiers of the Ming army who had never participated in a battle before saw this scene, their legs were also weak and their faces turned pale.

Under the reprimand of the fellow veterans, he made up his mind.

Although the rebellion lasted only one night, the damage to Vigan was staggering.

The wealthy local merchants in Wigan were almost slaughtered except for the Chinese merchants who were under the protection of the Ming army.

Among the ordinary people, there are also many who died under the knife of the mercenary who killed the red eye.

Looking at this situation, Liu Yu looked very indifferent.

He walked down the street with a nonchalant expression. On both sides, the soldiers and men of the Ming army were cleaning the streets.

Despite the restraint of the Ming army, these mercenaries did not set fire to each other on a large scale after killing people and looting property.

But many of the crazy wealthy businessmen of Wigan chose to set themselves on fire.

But the end is often the whole family buried in the fire, because neither the Ming army nor the mercenaries have the time to put out the fire.

Liu Yu was followed by a large group of Weigan Chinese businessmen.

Except for a small number of Zhao family members, most Chinese businessmen did not know about this action of the Ming army.

When the shouts of killing sounded last night, these Chinese businessmen could be said to have palpitations.

Because no one knew whether it was the pirates who raided or the Spaniards who had returned.

The Vigan Chinese merchants, who did not know what had happened, had to huddle in the courtyard and stay in terror all night until they were taken away from the house by the Ming army in the early morning.

That's when they realized what was going on.

Looking at the knife marks and blood stains all over the street, everyone's faces were pale and trembling.

The turbid smell of blood made the stomachs of everyone present tumble, but fortunately they were taken away by the Ming army early in the morning, and they didn't have breakfast, and they were retching at the moment.

Looking at the appearance of a group of Chinese businessmen behind him, Liu Yu whispered to a gorgeously dressed old man on the side,

"Old Zhao, I don't know about this play, you are satisfied."

Zhao Zhou's face was expressionless, and after hearing Liu Yu's words, he only changed color slightly,

"Master Hou is really heroic and decisive, this rich businessman of Weigan seems to be strong but does not know how to restrain himself, and he is killed like a chicken and a dog, but he is also asking for himself." Zhao Zhou spoke slowly.

"Today, our Ming army and Chinese merchants are all in the same boat, if the Ming army is defeated, when the Spaniards return to Vigan, I am afraid that this scene in front of us will also be the fate of the Chinese merchants in Vigan." Liu Yu said coldly.

"Why, Master Hou is threatening." Zhao Zhou's face sank again.

"I don't mean that." Liu Yu smiled at Zhao Lao and said softly.

Looking at Liu Yu's harmless appearance, the Chinese businessmen on the side all rolled their eyes.

"If you weren't threatening, why did you pull us here early in the morning?"

Thinking of this, a group of Chinese businessmen couldn't stop retching.

Although his heart trembled, he also carried a trace of fear.

What if these mercenary knives were not aimed at the rich merchant of Wigan last night, but at themselves.

Or maybe it was the pirates or the Spaniards who suddenly returned to Vigan?

Thinking of this, all the Weigan Chinese businessmen present changed their color and trembled.

"Everyone, our Ming army has thousands of troops in Luzon, and there are countless baggage, and Lord Xiao of the Navy Master Zhen has killed the Franco-machine people in Laoag, and with the protection of my Ming court, you don't need to worry too much." Wang Tong, the leader of the association, saw the turn and said to all the Chinese businessmen with a smile.

"It's a great blessing to have Master Wang to protect my overseas Tang people."

The Chinese businessmen present were not stupid, and after hearing this, they echoed again and again.

For a while, the sound of flattery was endless, and Zhao Zhou couldn't help but sigh when he heard Zhao Zhou in front of him.

"Today, our Ming army will destroy the Weigan Chamber of Commerce with the momentum of thunder." Listening to the echo of the Chinese businessmen behind him, Liu Yu smiled slightly and continued to speak:

"Countless sums of money were seized, and the mansions, restaurants, casinos, and handicraft workshops under the Chamber of Commerce were all incorporated into the Four Seas Commercial Bank."

As soon as Liu Yu's words came out,

The Chinese businessmen in the audience were in an uproar, and even Zhao Zhou's face changed, and two fine lights shot out of his eyes.