Chapter 138: Migration of Han Min

"My lord, there are more than 470 Han people in the private office, all of them are here." A deputy co-president said.

Looking at the men lined up in ten columns, Gore frowned.

"My lord, does it look like you Ming people want to colonize Luzon?"

For Gore, who was born as an East Indian merchant, he could naturally see Liu Yu's intentions.

"The Spaniards were able to colonize Luzon, and the Ming court was naturally able to migrate the Han people from the mainland to Luzon to reclaim wasteland and fish for a living." Liu Yu didn't hide it, and he was able to bring Gore to this place to show his attitude.

"Your Excellency wants to turn Luzon into your colony." Gore's face was not very good, which was not good news for the Spaniards or even for the Western colonizers in the Far East.

"Gore, to tell you the truth, we Chinese businessmen have been slaughtered by the Spaniards several times in Luzon, and now the number of Han people in Luzon is only a thousand, plus the battle of Mingcheng, the Spaniards slaughtered thousands of Han Chinese, and the number of Han people in Luzon today will not be much more than that of the Spaniards." Liu Yu held back his anger and looked at the idle Hermes-Epitek in the open space and said.

"The Ming court of Luzon needs time, it needs commoners, it needs merchants, craftsmen, and you, as a merchant of the East India Company, should know how a piece of land is going to develop."

"Population." Liu Yu said earnestly.

"Compared with those disobedient Fanbang natives, their own people are indeed more obedient, especially in foreign lands." Gore sighed, his gaze scanning over Hermes-Epitek on the field.

"However, since Manila has ceased war with the Ming court, then you should not continue to move Han Chinese to Luzon." Gore looked disgruntled.

It wasn't what he and Juan had expected.

"Why, the agreement doesn't say that Han Ming can't be relocated to Luzon." Liu Yu sneered, he knew very well the faces of these Western colonizers.

"Luzon is also not the land of the Spaniards, I remember that this land used to belong to the country of Sulu, and the Spaniards and the Chinese were latecomers."

"If the Spaniards were able to come to Luzon from the distant continent of Europa, why couldn't we Han Chinese move from the mainland to Luzon?"

Gore didn't refute, and looked at the Ming soldiers around him who were dressed in armor and armed with firearms and long knives at their waists, and Gore already understood that Manila could not recover the land of northern Luzon.

Even the Spaniards may even be lost in Luzon.

"Presumably, Juan should be having trouble sleeping in Manila now." Gore shook his head, feeling sad that Manila had died for some reason.

Liu Yu didn't care about the feelings of Western colonizers like Gore, and was listening to the officials' reports at the moment.

"These people were all transported from Teochew, and most of them were healthy and suitable for working in Luzon, except for more than 20 infections."

After listening to the official's report, Liu Yu nodded and motioned for the co-chairmen to go down.

During these days, the Han people who came from the mainland by land and sea were basically croppers and coastal fishermen.

And not just because both groups are at the bottom, and there are many of them.

The men who work in the fields every day naturally have a much higher physical quality than the ordinary people in the market.

The fishermen who go out to sea to fish all year round are also very good at water.

These two groups are the most suitable for a livable Luzon.

Compared with the Han people in other regions, it is also more suitable for the environment of Luzon.

For these people, Liu Yu naturally won't let them go to farming, and at the same time, he won't scatter them into various towns.

Liu Yu directly used these more than 400 people to organize a new auxiliary town.

The auxiliary co-president of Huben Town served as the co-president, the squad leader served as the deputy co-president, and the elite soldiers became the squad leader.

Establish a system of auxiliary town generals by transferring officers from Huben Town.

As for the deputy association, the deputy class will naturally be promoted from the subsequent supervision.

Auxiliary Army, Liu Yu mainly wants to use it as a reserve force.

When the loss of officers and soldiers in Huben and other towns is too great, the elite is directly selected from the auxiliary town to supplement the Huben town.

Therefore, the training intensity is not as good as that of Huben Town, and at the same time, the military salary and weapon configuration are far from meeting the standards of the Ming Army and Lu Town.

Of course, Liu Yu will not really let the auxiliary town serve as the main force in the bloody battle, the auxiliary town is more used as the rear transportation of baggage supplies and the guard work of the large battalion, and when necessary, congestion and recovery of the big towns such as Huben Town.

The task of training these Teochew recruits was naturally the responsibility of the veterans in Huben Town.

Liu Yu didn't stay here for long, after all, it was enough to leave things such as supervising and training soldiers to his assistant commander.

Gore was clearly also worn-up by the large-scale relocation of the Ming army to Luzon.

Liu Yu naturally couldn't criticize this East India businessman, why didn't he have the same heart as himself.

In fact, the East India Company's help to the Ming army in these days was already a relief in disguise.

How would the Spanish colonists in Manila react?

Liu Yu also disdains to know, after all, the current Luzon Ming army is getting stronger day by day.

There was a steady stream of Han Chinese migrates from the mainland to supplement the Luzon population.

The firearms division of Vigan and Laoag was working overtime to produce guns and gunpowder.

The iron shops all over the city forge weapons day and night.

Long knives, spears, rattan shields, bows, and all kinds of equipment can even directly popularize the auxiliary new town.

This is also the capital of Liu Yu and Manila's battle.

However, if you want to counterattack the Qing Dynasty with these, it is far from enough.

If you want to retake Taiwan, the first thing you need is warships.

Shi Lang's Fujian sailor is not a good stubble.

There are also large shipyards in Zhangzhou, Fujian and other places, which can provide a steady stream of warships for Shi Lang's Fujian sailors.

With the existing Three Towns Water Division, it is not enough to fight hard with Shi Lang.

After Liu Yu and Gore walked out of the barracks, they walked straight to the vicinity of the shipyard.

The shipyard and the wharf are not far away, and even at the head of the city, you can faintly see the bustling port trade of the wharf.

"I didn't expect Raag to be able to regain his life so quickly after the catastrophe." Looking at the galleons coming and going in and out of the harbor, Gore couldn't help but nod.

Did he know how important it was to have a seaport town where he could trade?

Especially now that Luzon is divided in two by the Ming army and Manila.

However, it is clear that Laoag cannot compare with Manila, which is the real core city of Nanyang.

Manila can even be said to be an unsinkable galleon.

If Liu Yu is not eager to get the city of Manila, it is false.

In fact, the generals of the Ming army were already ready to move.

Even Xiao Wu, Xu Bin and others had plans to attack Manila.

However, they were all categorically rejected by Liu Yu.

"Can the East India Company provide galleons and sailors for the Ming army?" Liu Yu asked suddenly.

Gore was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile.

"We can sell artillery to you, that's the greatest sincerity."

"After all, we are merchants, not mercenaries."

Liu Yu could only laugh at Gore's words, which could unite the chaotic Indian princely states for thousands of years into one country.

Such a company, you tell me, is just a businessman.

"If you can, I'd like you to provide us with some ships, silver taels are not a problem." Liu Yu said.

Gore naturally knew the difficulties of the Ming army now, and also knew that what Liu Yu urgently needed was a warship.

"We can export to you six armed merchant ships from the East India Company, no worse than the galleons of the Spaniards." Gore looked at Liu Yu and continued.

"It can carry more than ten artillery pieces, although it cannot compete with the Spanish Navy, but it should be enough to deal with naval battles in the Far East."

Liu Yu didn't think much about it and agreed directly.

Something is better than nothing.

In terms of armaments, Liu Yu has never been stingy.

This also makes Gore very satisfied.

"When I return to the East Indies, I will select the best six armed merchant ships from the merchant fleet of the East Indies."

Seeing Liu Yu's unthinking promise, Gore also readily took out the contract.