1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 30 San Fernando ([-])
"In this era, good officials and good people don't live long!" Qi Tian sighed.

"But the bad guys will always get their retribution, sooner or later!" Gouzi said, "At noon, I took Chuangen and Chunsheng to the pier, and sank all the sailors who committed the tragedy of killing their families into the sea. Take revenge!"

"In this world, there are too many bad guys and too many tragedies. Can you kill all the bad guys and avenge everyone?" Qi Tian looked at the boy who was less than 15 years old in front of him, and was really afraid that he would die in the future. Because of killing too many people, causing mental distortion, what a fucking chaotic world!
"If a bad guy kills one, there will be one less bad guy in this world, and the good guy will suffer less bullying!"

"There are not many bad people in this world, but because of the collapse of the social system and social order, and of course, the lack of law and morality."

"Ah?" Gouzi blinked his eyes and looked at Qitian in a daze.

"Forget it, you will understand when you grow up." Qi Tian shook his head and smiled, saying this, how could Gou Zi understand, "In short, when we reach the southern continent, we will establish an orderly, And in a peaceful and stable world, everyone will not be bullied and can live freely, richly and peacefully.”

Gouzi stared blankly at Qi Tian, ​​and nodded foolishly, thinking that the world this little fourth uncle mentioned must be the legendary paradise.

Ding Yongchang's family, after the pirates of the Ming Dynasty captured the town, first felt a wave of panic, fearing that their family would be destroyed.But in the evening of that day, after his son Ding Chuangen came back, he felt relieved.His son told him about the origin of these pirates, and how he, Chang Chunsheng and others failed to avenge Zhu Huaibao's family, but were hunted down by Spanish sailors, and finally led the pirates to attack the town.

"It's hard for us to take root here, but now we have to flee to the sky with them!" Ding Yongchang squatted on the threshold with a bitter face, frowning, "It will be difficult for anyone to be left behind!"

In the past few days, many Ming people immigrated, both openly and secretly accusing Ding Yongchang and Chang Chunsheng of attracting pirates and bringing disaster to the whole town.As for the pirates who demanded that all Ming immigrants board the ship for transfer, they tried their best to evade the delay.

Some villagers wanted to sneak out of the town at night, hide in the nearby mountains for a few days, and return to the town after the pirates left.However, there were pirates patrolling the town's north and south gates and the surrounding fences with knives and guns. Except for a few families with more than [-] people who ran out in the first two days, the rest had no chance.

In desperation, all the immigrants from the Ming Dynasty secretly wiped their tears and began to pack and organize the belongings of each family, chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle and donkeys..., pots and pans..., food and bedding..., there are so many things, they can't wait to put all the things in the family. Take everything away.

Marciolo immigrated to the town from Naples five years ago.In his hometown, he was originally an apprentice blacksmith. He followed his master to learn how to make ironware, various farm tools for farmers, and hardware for urban residents. He even helped the nearby Spanish military camp repair muskets.But as the Thirty Years' War in Europe continued, Spain was attrition on the battlefield.At the same time, France also began to prepare for the end to reap benefits, and engaged in military friction on the border. Spain had to mobilize in the Italian region.The entire blacksmith shop where Marciolo worked was forcibly confiscated by the army, and in a blink of an eye, he became a homeless wanderer.Extremely poor, he gritted his teeth, boarded a boat, and traveled across the ocean to the Philippines.Now, relying on his previous skills, he opened a blacksmith shop. As usual, he recruited two apprentices to make all kinds of hardware and farm tools for the town residents, and sometimes made some ship tools for passing ships.

Just when they were looking forward to a better life in the future, a group of pirates attacked their town.At first, he also tried to make some resistance with the town's militia.But the number of opponents was obviously superior, and it was a surprise attack at night. Seeing the corpses of several militiamen who fell in front of him, he simply hid back in the blacksmith shop and waited for God's arrangement.

Marciolo believes that maybe after the residents of the town pay the pirates a head fee, they might not make things difficult for us.Indeed, apart from the atrocities that occurred after breaking down a few days ago, the town soon regained some order.Those pirates from the East collected ten silver pesos from each person and promised to protect their lives.However, within a day, the pirates suddenly began to register all the artisans and craftsmen in the town and asked them to be ready to be transferred on board.

God, where are these Eastern pirates taking us?Could it be the wealthy Ming Dynasty, but I heard people on the Eastern merchant ship passing by say that there seems to be a rebellion in that huge country, and wars are happening in many places.Oh, the world, it seems like wars are going on everywhere.Marciolo was a little indifferent. The master who taught him the craft once said that people with special skills often lose a certain amount of freedom in a chaotic world, but they have the greatest chance of survival.Whether it's a king, a general, or a pirate, they always need skilled people to serve them, don't they?It's just, it's a pity, I finally lived peacefully for three or four years, and a slowly developing blacksmith's shop, um, a good blacksmith's shop.

Marciolo sighed, and directed the two apprentices to start packing up various tools in the blacksmith shop.He took a peek at the two pirates standing at the door, intending to ask them to help lift the heavy gallows, but seeing their vigilant expressions, he didn't dare to speak.Alas, I hope we can live longer with these pirates in the future, and I hope they will be kinder and let their wives and children eat their stomachs.

The Governor of Spain in the Philippines, Luis das Marina, is holding a military deployment meeting in the Governor's Palace. The participants include Colonel Polzionato, Commander of the Army in the Philippines, Colonel Rorscheit, Commander of the Far East Fleet, and the Metropolitan Police Officer of Manila. Major Altinian, and Major General Lalginho, the commander of the Peruvian fleet, who had just arrived in the Philippines from the South American continent for a few days.

"In view of the growing arrogance of the Sultan of the Sulu Kingdom and their endless harassment of the Philippines, I have decided to launch a punitive blow to the Sulu Kingdom in the near future. Everyone, please express your suggestions."

Major General Larginho is responsible for transporting a large amount of South American silver and furs to the Philippines, and then bringing the Ming Dynasty silk porcelain and various handicrafts purchased here back to Spain. He is not under the jurisdiction of the Governor of the Philippines, so he is a little detached .He picked up an exquisite teacup and lightly drank the tea leaves from the Ming Kingdom.

"Your Excellency, Sulu Kingdom is less than a week's voyage from Manila. Although their small sampans are not enough to threaten our warships, we must consider that once we land in Sulu Kingdom, we may face at least [-] to [-] soldiers. Of course, we can also choose the remote beachhead of the opponent to land, but our supplies will not be transported ashore in time." Colonel Rohrscheit, commander of the Philippine Far East Fleet, said.

"So..." Governor Luis Dasmarina looked into the other's eyes and asked, "What do we need to do?"

"We need more warships to ensure that we have enough firepower to occupy the opponent's port." Colonel Rorscheit said, looking sideways at Major General Lalginho.

"Colonel Rorscheidt is right." Army Commander Colonel Polzionato echoed, "It is said that the Sulu Kingdom has a lot of firearms, and it is estimated that they were passed down from the damn Dutch. Sulu Kingdom There are many small islands such as Palawan Island and Sulu Island, with complex environments and dense jungles. Therefore, if you want to inflict heavy damage on them, it is best to be near their ports, or in their capital."

Governor Luis Dasmarina nodded. The two were right. It is not difficult to defeat the natives. The difficulty is how to surround them and inflict heavy damage. "How many people can we mobilize here? ... I mean, how many people can we mobilize at most while ensuring the safety of the Philippines?"

"Well, we have more than 1000 musketeers and more than 600 spearmen in the entire Philippines, and we can mobilize half of them to attack. In addition, we can probably mobilize about 4000 people on the island. said Colonel Polzionato, commander of the army.

"Oh, we can dispatch an army of more than 5000 men at once!" Governor Luis Das Marina smiled with satisfaction, "I believe that this army will easily tear apart any enemy in front of it. Then..., "As he said, he turned his head to look at Major General Larginio, "Dear General Genio, are you willing to attack that barbaric country with our fleet for the benefit of the king on the way back to Europe? ?”

On the way to the meeting, Major General Larginho already knew that the Philippines needed him to lead the fleet to attack the Sulu country on the way before returning to Europe.For that savage country, he didn't pay attention to it at all, and followed it, nothing more than using the powerful firepower of their fleet to bombard the port of Sulu country, and cover the smooth landing of large troops.Maybe, without a few days' delay, maybe the brave sailors under him could get some spoils.

"Dear Governor, I am very willing to punish that barbaric Sulu country under your command." Major General Lalginho held his hat brim and nodded.

"Very good!" Governor Luis Dasmarina smiled with satisfaction, and he waved to the butler behind him, who immediately brought a bottle of red wine and a few glasses.

"Gentlemen, now, let's have a drink. For the king, for the honor, and for the victory!" Governor Luis das Marina raised his glass.

"For the king!"

"For the king!"

The crowd raised their cups.

"Then, let's start preparing according to the plan!... I hope that everything can be completed before NO.15 next month. Because, in this way, we can not delay the return journey of our respected General Larginho. "Governor Luis Dasmarina put down his wine glass and said to everyone.

"As you wish, Your Excellency the Governor!" Everyone bowed and motioned.

"General Genio, I heard that a ship of yours landed in San Fernando a few days ago. I wonder if it has returned to Manila at this time?" Governor Das Marina asked.

"Oh yes, the Santa Cruz has a broken mast and a lot of damage to the sails. . . . That damned storm! I think it's on its way back, after all it's only a three-day flight from Manila ’” Major General Lalginho said.But I was a little worried in my heart. According to the agreement, the Santa Cruz should return to Manila today, so nothing will happen, right?No, if we don't receive another message from the Santa Cruz tonight, we must send a warship to see what happened tomorrow morning.God bless, hope all is well.

(End of this chapter)