Win the Ding 1617

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Perez tightly held his short musket with an ivory handle inlaid with rubies in his right hand, and the sword passed down from his ancestors in his left hand. Standing on the head of Manila with red eyes, he stared viciously at the people on the pier. Chinese unloading ships,

It's been a night, a whole night, and they are outside the range of their artillery, where they moored and docked wantonly, unloading the soldiers, weapons, and the cannons on the ship. The cannon body shone with a bluish-yellow light.

In the past, Perez would have found the metallic luster on the cannon very pleasing to the eye. It was a symbol of the powerful force of the empire, but now it is the powerful force of the enemy.

In the day and night of naval artillery battles, the enemy's navy not only destroyed the forts on the strait, but also wiped out the Luzon squadron of the Spanish Empire.That terrible fast cannon can destroy a fort or detonate the gunpowder of the fort with one shot. (The fortifications of this era are all built in the open air, so pig-footed cannons, especially unscrupulous weapons such as rockets, can easily detonate the gunpowder barrels of the fort, and then cause a martyrdom.)

This guy Bulko went to negotiate with those damn Ming people, but it was actually just a cover for himself, asking for a lot of money and paying back the money on the spot.Even if all the Chinese in Manila were killed, so what?

He knew very well that his predecessors massacred Chinese in Manila more than 20 years ago. That time, the blood of tens of thousands of Chinese was stained red in the river, but the emperor of China didn't seem to say anything.What's more, this time, it's him who wants to attack the rich governor, can he not kill himself and then quickly? !

Looking at Captain Oscar who was commanding the troops under the city wall to gather those Chinese under surveillance, Perez smiled wryly. If the news spreads back to Spain, His Majesty the Emperor and all the nobles must shout to kill Perez, the idiot. donkey.

In the distance, there was a commotion on the Ming people's position, and a huge wave formed among the crowd, like a huge boulder being thrown into a pool of water.The soldiers on the top of the city were also nervous for a while. Could it be that the Ming people are about to start attacking the city?Slowly, the crowd calmed down, and a narrow passage opened. A figure walked out of the crowd, holding a white flag high, and walked slowly towards the city of Manila.

Carlos in the binoculars desperately waved the white flag, shouting loudly, "Don't fire! Don't fire!"

hum!A smile appeared on the corner of Perez's mouth. It seems that my gamble or blackmail was successful.The governor of the Ming Dynasty sent someone to negotiate with me.Nothing else, leave your armed ships and those belongings on board, and you can pick up those Chinese.

Thinking that he could drive the fast and unprecedentedly powerful warship back to the country to report to the emperor, Perez immediately felt that his future was as bright as the rising sun in the distance.

He straightened his robe, which was wrinkled like the face of an old Luzon native woman, "Bring Carlos to my office."

"What did you say?! Say it again!!" Perez worried that he didn't hear what Carlos said clearly, so he knocked loudly on the desk with the butt of his pistol in a gaffe.

"My respected Governor, Governor Li asked me to tell you. If you dare to attack the Chinese in Luzon, he will immediately kill the Spanish soldiers captured by him, and he swears by the soul of his ancestors to break into Manila Afterwards, he will swing the butcher's knife at all the Europeans here and avenge the Chinese victims."

"All the captured soldiers?" Perez sat down frustrated, "How many captured soldiers are there?"

"My lord governor, I must report to you truthfully that we have failed. We have failed miserably in this armed conflict. Almost all armed ships have been lost and the forts have been destroyed. More than 2000 people have been captured. And, that number is still growing.”

"We still have a few thousand citizens! We have enough weapons and ammunition in our warehouses! We can arm them and fight the damned yellow-skinned monkeys to the end!"

Lieutenant Colonel Juan waved his hands and shouted loudly.

"Lieutenant Colonel Juan, don't shout like that. Your younger brother, Lieutenant Fernandez, is also on the list of the prisoner camp and was also captured in Governor Lee's terrible shelling."

In a word, Lieutenant Colonel Juan was like a deflated ball, and he stopped shouting loudly.

"They want our great Spanish Empire to surrender to them?"

"No! Your Excellency Governor!"

What Carlos said made Perez look like a gambler who had lost all his wife and children. He suddenly caught a natural card and an eight o'clock, and put together a pair of sky bars, which seemed to be taking all of them. "Oh! Say it!"

"Governor Lee said that this time he was invited by Lieutenant Colonel Jose to start a legal business with him in Manila. However, because the Luzon Governor's Palace has partially lost the greedy hearts of officers and soldiers who have lost their gentlemanly virtues, This has led to today's situation. The Spanish Governor's Office in Luzon must give a reasonable explanation for this matter and compensate Governor Li for the damage to his noble heart."

Perez let out a long sigh. As long as the Spanish Empire is not allowed to surrender, then he can keep the position of the governor. As for the loss of troops and weapons, these are easy to handle.

"What are the specific conditions?!"

The conditions proposed by Li Shouhan did not seem to be so harsh.

First: Compensation for military expenses.This part includes the loss of weapons and equipment, casualties of personnel.

Second: Because Li Shouhan came here this time with a good wish for peaceful trade, the trade will continue, but the price is no longer the price that Jose signed with him in Ha Tinh.

Third: In view of the fact that the Chinese in Manila have suffered unfair treatment and massacres, after this incident, Governor Li will send appropriate troops to stay in Manila to protect the Chinese here.

Fourth: Hand over the murderers who participated in the massacre of Chinese during the Wanli period.

Fifth: Ceded Mindanao and other islands to Governor Lee.

Sixth: Subic Bay, as an anchorage and supply port for Governor Lee's fleet.

. . . . . .

"Boom!" There was a muffled cannon sound on the distant city wall.The few people in the room were so startled that they jumped up immediately.

"Who?! Who is firing?!"

Immediately afterwards, one after another gunshots came from the direction of the city wall, and Perez felt the ground of the office tremble faintly.

After what seemed like a century, the gunfire finally stopped, and Captain Oscar rushed in with his head covered in blood.

"Who was firing the cannon just now?!" Perez himself felt that this was absurd. Here, in Manila, besides the city wall, his own soldiers and Li Shouhan's army outside the city wall, who can have cannons?

"The first cannon fire was fired by Pedro with a few soldiers. He claimed that he wanted to restore the glory of 30 years ago. The subsequent cannon sound was the counterattack of the Ming Dynasty general! Today, our big In the city of Manila, a section of the city wall has been destroyed by artillery fire, and the Ming army outside the city is in formation, and may attack the city at any time!"

The damned Pedro!It's really not enough to succeed but more to fail!Pedro was the old man who showed off his great achievements in massacring the Chinese during the Wanli period on the pier. In his eyes, these orientals were no different from the Incas in New Spain. They were all enslaved and killed by the Spaniards.

It's just that today is different from the past!

Looking at the city wall that was bombarded by artillery fire, the corpses of the fallen soldiers on the top of the city and the sound of wailing and moaning, Perez stared viciously at the dusty Pedro with eyes like dead fish, I really wanted to shoot him dead.

"Tie it up!" he said through his teeth.

In the distance, on the Ming army's position, the two huge flags that symbolized the commander and the army began to wave. With the wave of the flags, Li Shouhan's troops began to prepare for the attack.

Jose and Carlos arrived at the guard's tent at the last minute when he was about to give the order to start the siege.

"Great Governor Li, our Spanish Luzon Governor's Office swears to you and accepts your conditions. The specific content, please order a ceasefire, and our representatives will discuss it with you in detail."

"Let me order a ceasefire?!" Shou Han was extremely annoyed by the shelling just now, and the casualties of three soldiers made everyone angry.

"If you don't accept my conditions, Xie Yinglong!"

"Yes!" Xie Yinglong jumped out from the side excitedly.

"Concentrate all the sword and shield soldiers. If after half an hour, the Frangji people have not opened the city to surrender, first behead all the captives and sacrifice the flag, and then attack the city. After the city is broken, kill all the Flangji Officers, women serve as battalions." The cold order was clearly conveyed to the ears of Jose and Carlos through Burco's translation.

"No! Your Excellency Governor, please refrain from displaying your terrifying combat power for now with your brave soldiers. Let us go back and discuss with the Governor General again!"

"Negotiation?!"

Burke now fully believes that he is a Chinese, and he has completely contributed his language ability to Li Shouhan. Not only the content is translated clearly, but also the tone is very appropriate.

Hearing that, Shou Han was a little angry, and waved his hand to signal Mo Jin and Mo Yu brothers beside him.

"Two seemingly inconspicuous guys rushed to the group of Spanish prisoners of war tied up outside General Lee's tent in a few steps, randomly selected two seemingly strong soldiers, and pulled them to General Lee's banner. Before him, he ordered them to kneel down in a low voice. The two soldiers couldn't understand his order and hesitated for a moment. At this moment, the two vicious guys raised their feet and kicked the soldier's knee violently , the soldier staggered and rushed forward. The fierce guy, at the moment the poor soldier fell forward, pulled out a saber almost one meter from his back, and slashed at the soldier. This knife , cut off the soldier’s neck, and the hot blood spurting out of his head was nearly a foot high. Oh! May God bless his soul to ascend to heaven.”

This is a scene replayed in Carlos' countless nightmares.

"Go back and tell your governor, if half an hour later, the city gate is not opened and all the soldiers are not standing outside the city wall with bare hands, then all the officials of your colonial government will be treated like this."

"Oh! My Lord!" Jose kept making the sign of the cross on his chest. "Please save your poor lamb!"

"Oh, as for you Lieutenant Colonel Jose, you are not on this list. You are always my friend." Li Shouhan greatly pulled Jose out of the death list.

Immediately, in Jose's eyes, the Pope of Rome was not as blessed as Governor Li at the moment.

Carlos stared at Jose with envy and jealousy, and ran towards Manila City at a speed comparable to that of a galleon.

Ten minutes later, the dilapidated city gates of Manila opened.Hundreds of soldiers walked out of the city gate with bare hands and stood in line outside the city wall. Immediately afterwards, officials at all levels of the Spanish Colonial Governor's Mansion walked out dejectedly but full of hope, ready to face the trial of their own fate.

"The powerful Governor Li, on behalf of the Luzon Governor's Mansion, I surrender to you and your powerful army. I hope you will keep your promise and ensure that I, my subordinates, and the Spaniards in Luzon can be treated peacefully and justly." After handing over his sword and the governor's seal, Perez was still chattering there to fight for his own future and destiny.

Li Shouhan raised his chin and gave him a cold look, damn it!This is the so-called Western nobleman and gentleman!When you don't have the strength to defeat him, what he gives you is gunfire, killing, and plunder. After you have the ability and strength to defeat him, he asks you to give him fair and just treatment!

This is a typical Western double standard!

I can hit you!It is absolutely impossible for you to hit me!

"Who killed my compatriots 20 years ago?"

"Who ordered my compatriots to be detained here? Let their flesh and blood be your shield against shells?"

"Who opened fire on my camp while we were negotiating?"

"Who is trying to rob my peaceful trade fleet?!"

Accompanied by the deep roar of Shou Han, all the army soldiers below Xie Yinglong raised their weapons one after another. For a while, the sounds of knives being pulled out and hammers being pulled could be heard endlessly.

The one who went too far was Zhang Xiaohu.He directly and rudely stuffed a pistol he had obtained from the sailors on the ship into Perez's mouth.The thick gun barrel made Perez roll his eyes, and the drool was everywhere on the skirt of his clothes.

"Little six!" Shou Han sternly stopped Zhang Xiaohu's next move. Although he was very satisfied with the behavior of the former pirate leader who had just joined him, the national priority came first, followed by breaking the country.He wanted to keep these Spaniards for his purposes.

No, Perez, who had just been blasted by Zhang Xiaohu, suppressed his nausea, and waved his hand to signal the officers behind him to put on a few strong guys who were tied up.

"Governor Li, this is the criminal we arrested. He, Pedro, organized and participated in the massacre of the Chinese that year. Moreover, he was also the one who fired on your military positions and camps during our negotiations. These are all It's his accomplice."

Shou Han was very surprised. It seems that thick black and finding a scapegoat are common all over the world!

"Boom! Boom!" With the sound of a series of firecrackers, Pedro and his party were knocked down to the ground.Lu Yunsheng took his own men and put the firecrackers on their shoulders, and ran to the side of the city wall.

An accompanying doctor went forward to check, and came back after a while to report to Shou Han, "My lord, none of them died, and all of them were hit on the right shoulder blade."

Soon, these "culprits" were dragged in front of all the Spaniards like a dead dog.

A gloomy-looking guy took out a few knives and forks from a wooden box, and then carefully tore open Pedro's shirt, and used a knife to pierce it up and down at the collarbone. made a hole.

. . . . . . .

The blood here is too bloody, and it is recommended that minors watch it under the guidance of their parents.

A few guys had wires threaded through their hips and hung from the Spaniards' flagpoles.

"Although the chief culprit has been arrested, the accomplices have not yet been brought to justice." After confirming that the governor of Luzon will punish these people three days later, Li Shouhan held Don Perez's hands affectionately.

"Sir, what do you mean?"

"Those accomplices who participated in the massacre of Chinese."

"This?" This time, Perez was in a dilemma. If it was an accomplice, then all the Spaniards in Luzon were executioners, and no one was innocent.Even if they did not participate in the massacre, they participated in and enjoyed the fruits of the crime.

"I hope that Mr. Governor can hand over all Luzon natives to this general, and I will work with Mr. Governor to punish these people according to the law."

Oh, so it is!Perez let out a long breath.As long as the Spaniards are not massacred, those lazy and dirty natives on weekdays, General Li can do whatever he wants!

Soon, a large number of Juehu Dao and Sangmen Gun were unloaded from the blast ship. Those Chinese who were driven like cattle and horses yesterday were organized according to the army system of the Han Dynasty, holding Juehu Dao and Zangmen Gun in their hands. The team was accompanied by a soldier, and cooperated with the guarding troops around Manila, and began to hunt down the natives of Luzon.

"Mr. Governor, please order that after three days, all Spaniards must wear uniforms and gather in front of the inner square to watch the ceremony."

"Okay! Ok!"

Knowing that he is safe now and his life and property are protected, Perez nodded like a chicken pecking at broken rice.

"Now, we can discuss matters concerning compensation."

Hearing this, Perez's mood was immediately thrown from the sunny area of ​​the Aegean Sea to the thousand-year-old snow peaks of the Alps.

I don't know, what is the amount of compensation the general wants?

After their ancestors captured the Inca emperor, they asked for a room full of gold in exchange!

However, it seems that the young and outrageous General Lee in front of him seems not as greedy as Pizarro.However, when he heard Li Shouhan's next words, he would use the most vicious words to curse this oriental executioner.

"Please tell me the location of your governor's mansion and vault."

In his office, Perez felt that he was standing in the courtroom, that he was a criminal who could be hammered at any time, and the guy sitting behind his desk happened to know that he had been molested Your Honour, who passed his wife.

"This, this..." Perez muttered, not knowing what to say so as not to offend the person in front of him who might end his future and life at any time.

"The vault should be here."

"This should be the vault!"

Two voices, two fingers, pointed to the same building on the map of the Governor's Mansion. <Scallions.A finger is like an old tree.

Yes, it was Li Xiuxiu and Zhang Xiaohu!

"My lord, my subordinates have been robbing at sea all the year round, and they are almost innately sensitive to where the property is hidden. If my subordinates read correctly, this house, no matter its location or layout, should be the treasury of the Frangji. "

"Big brother! When I was in the capital, I saw countless warehouses. This house has many similarities with the warehouses of the household department and the inner government. This should be it!"

Both of them explained their reasons from their respective professional perspectives.

Looking at this house made of volcanic rocks, although the house is low, the thick walls, heavy wooden iron-clad gate, and the surrounding sentry towers all show that this house is extraordinary.

"key!"

From Perez's flustered expression and the beads of sweat on his forehead, Li Shouhan knew that his two robbery consultants had done a good job of guessing and analyzing.

"Governor Li, General Li, I'm really sorry, I didn't do it on purpose, but that guy from the Financial Secretary fled with the keys and accounts when your powerful artillery fire just started to bombard the fort. I'm really sorry I know where he is now!" He explained his misfortune almost in tears, Perez was almost desperate, he felt that his great life was about to end.

"Don't be nervous, I'm here to complete the delivery of the payment. It doesn't matter if the key is still there. Little six, go and drag a cannon!" Shouhan patted Perez on the shoulder very gently, signaling him not to be nervous. "After I take the payment, I will naturally hand over the goods we agreed upon to you and your cousin Jose. Complete our contract."

With the sound of a twelve-pound bronze cannon, the nearly one-foot-thick wooden door was pierced by hot shells, and a huge hole appeared in front of people.Lu Yunsheng rushed forward with his brother and opened the door.

"Mr. Governor, is this your treasury?"

To be honest, it's not that people like Lu Yunsheng and Aka have never seen gold and silver.Not to mention that Li Shouhan, Zhang Xiaohu, and Li Xiuxiu are all people who have seen big money.However, so much gold and silver piled up in such a small space, the visual and psychological impact is absolutely shocking.

The semi-underground warehouse goes down the walkway. In the dark warehouse, on the floor and on the shelves beside the wall, there are countless oak boxes. Several boxes fell down because the shelves were knocked down by shells. Gold bars and silver that exuded blue and silver light were scattered all over the place.

"This warehouse is stacked with gold and silver transported from New Spain (the Spanish name for America) in the past three years. There are also gold and silver produced locally in Luzon. It was originally intended to start trade in Guangzhou, Macau and Fujian. As a result, because of the tension between us and those lowlanders in the Netherlands, their plywood ships have been harassing our merchant ships at sea, so the gold and silver are stranded here."

Perhaps because he has broken through the psychological defense line, Perez's mentality is much more at ease.Who cares!The sky has collapsed anyway, how bad can it be? !

"What's the total?!" Li Shouhan's eyes were red. He was impatient to hear Perez's explanation of why the money was left here. He just wanted to know, how much is there now?

"For three years, 150 tons were shipped in the first year, 550 tons in the second year, and [-] tons last year. This is American silver, and the total is [-] tons."

"Ah!" There was no doubt that it was Cui Xiuxiu's voice. After listening to Bulko's translation, the little girl couldn't help but yelled.

Living in He Jing, she also knows the unit of measurement used by He Jing, one ton, if converted into taels of catties, it is 2000 catties, which is 32000 taels! 550 tons?That's it, that's it?

"17600000 taels!" Mo Yu's mental calculation was faster than Cui Xiuxiu's.

"More than that! There's gold over there." Shou Han knew that he definitely made a profit from this black-eating operation!

If nothing else, the harvested gold and silver should be more than 2000 million taels!

Although gold is worthless in Luzon, if it is shipped back to the mainland, the exchange ratio is one to ten! Even if it is not exchanged, it is good to keep it as a town treasury gold!

"So much money? Dad has managed so many troops in Liaodong, and he has never seen so much money!"

"So much silver? Dad has been robbing at sea all his life, I'm afraid he has never seen so much silver!"

Both of them almost thought of their father, and the content was basically the same.

"Seal it up!" Li Shouhan ordered in a hoarse voice.

Back in Perez's office, Ji sat on the governor's big chair, Li Shouhan's mind was very confused.

Such a huge benefit can be obtained from a robbery operation or an act of war. No wonder, later Britain, France, the so-called Eight-Power Allied Forces, Japan, etc., fought hard one after another, including the later United States. In the boom, we must find a way to fight a war.

Several wolf-like men moved into an oak silver box, with copper corners and a large lock on the lid, all of which had the coat of arms of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.

"General, this box is about two hundred catties. It's 3000 taels of silver!"

"I said Lao He, Lao Lei! Sit down too, let's talk about our business!"

Shou Han tried his best to clear his mind, and called Jose and Perez affectionately.

"For those lucky boats and schooners on the pier, I will let them go back immediately and bring the goods we agreed on. Tea, raw silk, silk, porcelain, sugar! According to the price we agreed in advance, it should be 800 Ten thousand taels of silver."

"However, due to the bad behavior of those greedy officers and soldiers, I have to make adjustments to this price. Moreover, the military expenses for this military operation will also be borne by the Luzon Governor's Office."

"Okay! Okay!" Perez learned that his life would not be lost, and that he might make money. Although the profit this time was far from the expected value, it was better than losing his life.

"Lieutenant Colonel Jose, I am very pleased with your behavior in this incident. You dissuaded your cousin and showed me your friendship. In order to express my gratitude to you and commend your virtue , I have decided to appoint you and your partner as my sole agents within the Spanish Empire. The sales of my commodities, such as tea, raw silk, silk, porcelain, sugar, etc., in the Spanish region are all entrusted to you !"

Jose felt hit by happiness!Got hit by a mighty cannon fire from a guy called Angel!Hit by the golden shells he fired from his twelve-pound bronze cannon!

Perez stared at his cousin with jealousy and eyes. This guy's luck is really good, he belongs to the kind of person who can win more than 5 million in lottery tickets!

Jose didn't seem to feel his cousin's gaze at all. He knelt at Li Shouhan's feet in the same posture as when he was on a pilgrimage to the Pope, holding Li Shouhan's right hand in both hands, "I will always be your most humble and loyal servant!" Then Gently kissed the back of Shou Han's right hand.

Shouhan muttered something in his mouth, and Bulko immediately said loudly and softly to Perez: "The governor said, as the cousin of Lieutenant Colonel Jose and a business partner, why don't you express it to him? Allegiance?"

God!Oh God!I want to praise you!Praise to your great and generous mind!

Perez had never felt that Bulko's voice was so beautiful. He rushed to Li Shouhan's feet almost scrambling, and expressed his reverence to Marshal Zhao Gong, oh, no!It is loyalty to General Li.

"My lord! In fact, Luzon not only has gold and silver, but also many other material reserves. In order to express our confidence in the company, I will give you the details of the material reserves of the Luzon Governor's Mansion. It is up to you to decide whether it can be used Such materials will be offset against future payments.”

Soon, under the leadership and training of Zhang Xiaohu, a professional robber, with the governor of Luzon leading the way, a massive robbery against Luzon began.

Silver, gold, copper ingots, pig iron, sulfur, hemp, tobacco in the warehouse, wherever Zhang Xiaohu went, each warehouse was as clean and tidy as if it had been washed by water.

Regarding this incident, some Spaniards who did not benefit from the business and traded, and picked up the bones, called Zhang Xiaohu Cypress full of jealousy.For this title, he questioned many people and translated it into Chinese.Finally, under his threat of violence, Bulko told him that this term, in Western countries, refers to a beast in hell. This beast is extremely ferocious and greedy. It has three heads and is called the three-headed tiger in hell.

"Hehe! That's right! This nickname is very suitable for me!" But many years later, Zhang Xiaohu learned from his grandson's extracurricular readings that the term is Hell Three-Headed Dog.

"Cunning Franz bastard!"

An old man with white hair jumped and cursed in the sun!

However, in response to some puzzles and questions from Frangji, our Governor Perez said, "If we want to purchase those valuable materials from China, we will naturally have to pay for the goods. Moreover, we have purchased so many Can't they put the good things in the open air, and let those beautiful porcelains and smooth and splendid silks be eroded by rain and burned by the sun?"

The goods on the Fuchuan were unloaded and carried into the warehouses that had been vacated, and then the Fuchuan were filled with other valuable materials, and both parties were satisfied with the exchange.For the first time, Perez felt that the sunshine in Luzon was so bright and gentle.The sun is filled with the smell of gold.