Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 1042
The preparations of the people are in full swing, and even several major forces in Fujian and Guangdong have been alarmed. These sea masters have always been interested in trade monopoly, and they don't care much about the killing of Han people in Luzon. For them, Spain in Luzon Although people are strong, they may not be able to deal with them. As long as the two parties are still doing business, they will not turn their faces.

In fact, on the vast sea to the east of Malacca in Asia, the sea masters of Ming Dynasty are the most powerful at sea. Whether they are Spaniards, Portuguese or Dutch, they also have to pay the "water fee" for safe navigation. Their flag, otherwise it would be difficult for them to move an inch. For them, the most decent situation is not to cross the river with Daming's sea master. This kind of situation often occurs when there is no biggest force on the sea.

This is almost the current situation. The business scopes of Sanshui Wang Shen Wang and Sha Dacheng are moving northward, and the sea masters in Fujian and Guangdong have not yet developed, so there is a vacuum period.

Although the sea masters dominate the sea, they also know that the fleets entering and leaving Tianjin Wei cannot be offended, and now they also intentionally avoid the fleets entering and leaving Songjiang.

Not to mention that their own ships want to trade in and out of Songjiang Mansion to make money, they are afraid that Wang Tong wants them to grab a ship to make a case, and then Wang Tong can sweep it up.

Many people, either openly or secretly, have seen the gunboats parked on the Songjiang Wharf, and their eyelids twitched when they saw them. There is one of these things that can set fire to the ship at sea. If eight or nine ships together Pull it out, there is still room for others to mess around in the sea.

And this Wang Tong is not just this big gunboat, his periphery is Sha Dacheng's fleet, you will not be an opponent if you want to go up to fight, if you jump up and use your knives, are the sharks afraid?

First clarify the position of not daring to touch the ships of the Songjiang Mansion, and then everyone puts this mind on making a fortune together. If they want to make a fortune, they pay more attention to the news of Songjiang Mansion and Jiangnan, and they will deal with any troubles. Deliver notifications in a timely manner.

Now the rich and powerful in Jiangnan are talking about going to Nanyang to make a fortune, and many people have already taken action. They are often unfamiliar with the sea, so naturally they contact the sea masters first.

After hearing the news, the sea masters all have a trade-off. The sea masters have a nice name. To put it bluntly, they are the head of the pirates. When they were rampant, they also led their men to burn, kill and loot along the coast of Daming, but now they have restrained themselves a lot.

There is no difference between the lives of the Han people in Ming Dynasty and the lives of Han people in Luzon, and there will be no hatred or regret for them, but this time they went to make a fortune.

Most of the powerful and wealthy people in the south of the Yangtze River provide goods for the sea masters, and the powerful ones provide private ports, such as the nobles in Nanjing City, and the family members of high-ranking officials in the south of the Yangtze River, and even provide official protection for the sea masters.

The two sides are integrated inside and out. Since this person has been found, the sea owners can't be perfunctory. Besides, the trend of seeking wealth in the south of the Yangtze River is quite touching to them. It turns out that wealth can be made like this, and the Spaniards occupy If you go to Luzon, you will be handed over by them to do business there. The gold, silver and specialty sea owners on Luzon Island are not very accessible. If you open Luzon, everyone will grab a hand there.
Some people even think far-reaching, want to be big and stable, and want to last for a long time, no matter what, they must have their own ports and bases, or they will be annexed and scattered by other people, or they will be wiped out by the government. After entering Hirado in the Wa Kingdom, it developed step by step.

Look at Shen Wang and Sha Dacheng, relying on Tianjin Wei, they swelled up step by step, not to mention, that Liao Duke, this man has only been at sea for a few years, and now he has become the largest sea lord.

Furthermore, the area along the coast of Daming has been severely squeezed by Wang Tong and Sha Dacheng. Originally, the center of this group was in Tianjin Wei. There is room for everyone to eat, and now this is an opportunity to seek space from Nanyang.

No matter how powerful the sea masters are, they are limited after all. They have no way to continuously replenish their population and financial resources, and even their weapons are bottlenecks. However, with the support of these wealthy people in Jiangnan, they can think about these things.

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The Duke of Liao, who has always been cunning and far-sighted, did not pay much attention to this Nanyang craze, and seemed to be only concentrating on managing the Songjiang Mansion.

Everyone wondered whether Wang Tong, the Duke of Liao, really wanted to cultivate himself. Speaking of which, the two concubines of the Duke of Liao were pregnant, and it seemed that it was time to give birth. Perhaps this was the reason.

It is said that Wang Tong specially arranged for people to find a small island in the east of the Zhoushan Islands for fun and relaxation. After a little renovation, he arranged for people to build mansions and various facilities on it, saying that it was a quiet place to go there in his spare time. Take a look, it's also a way to relax.

Great people have big people's hobbies, not to mention that the materials for this house and various facilities have to be shipped over, and the craftsmen who built it also have to do the same, and many people are unwilling to go to sea. If they want to hire people, they have to double their special wages. Of course, for Wang Tong's wealth and status, this is money that is not in the eyes, but your status is so precious, and you have both wife and children, so you have to pay attention to whether a son of a daughter can sit down or not.

Going out to sea by boat, and going to a remote island, although there are many guards, but the sea is windy and rough, if something happens, wouldn't it be a catastrophe?

Many people saw this matter in their eyes, and several dignitaries and eunuchs in Nanjing City even persuaded them out of courtesy to point it out no matter what, so as not to blame the big shots in the future.

Reciprocity, Wang Tong also replied politely, saying that he must pay attention, and when going out to sea, he must bring more escort ships, be careful and so on.

Persuading and answering are not the same thing at all, young and energetic, but still playful after all, but there is not much to say, since everything that needs to be mentioned has already been mentioned, so there is nothing more to say.

After all, he is a man of incomparable wealth, and he has a lot of boats on hand. Around September, all the facilities on the island have been built.

It was built here, and Zhang Hongying and Lu Ruomei were pregnant and gave birth in October. Zhang Hongying's child was born half a month earlier than Lu Ruomei, but it was a girl. Lu Ruomei gave birth to a boy, and the Wang family was imported again. This is a great joy The officials and merchants in Nanzhili and Zhejiang did not mention the congratulations, and the capital also congratulated them. Emperor Wanli and Empress Zheng also received their own rewards. Both of them were still in their infancy, and they both had various titles.

It is said that mothers are more expensive than children, let alone a house like the Duke of Liao. As the main wife, Han Xia had a son first, and the eldest son of the main wife. Needless to say, other houses, such a big scene as Wang Tong, will definitely not be alone. All have been inherited, and whoever has a son will not only have his own status guaranteed, but his son will also have a bright future.

Lu Ruomei was naturally happy, but Zhang Hongying was very disappointed, not to mention Zhai Xiuer and Song Chanchan, both of them seemed to be doing well on the surface, and they were helping each other with a smile, but when Wang Tong went, it was necessary Some grievances to pour out.

Wang Tong also comforted him in many ways, and he was also a little irritable. In the end, he said "I'm not over thirty, what are you anxious about?", finally letting the inner house settle down.

The name is quite simple, the eldest son was named Wang Xia, and Wang Tong originally wanted to name the second son Wang Hua, but Yang Sichen, the magistrate of Shanghai county, stopped him very recklessly. He also thought too much, why did Wang Tong avoid coming to Songjiang Mansion.

Wang Tong didn't care about this, since it was a taboo, he might as well name it "Wang Zhong". The eldest daughter was named "Wang Lan", which was really simple.

Regarding naming, Wang Tong was teased by Jiangnan Shilin, thinking that this is true for vulgar martial arts, and the name is just like a small family, so it is not worth mentioning.

However, some secret news came from the capital, saying that Emperor Wanli knew about Wang Tong naming the child Wang Zhong, and Emperor Wanli was very happy that day. The comment "It's just that, how can you be more beautiful than me", this is pure romantic gossip, just look at it and laugh.

The trend started to be stirred up in June, and it was almost time to act after September. Ships went out to sea one after another, and Wang Tong's side was leisurely.

Veterans retired from the Huwei Army system also began to come to Tianjin Wei from various channels. Wang Tong's settlement of them was also very aboveboard. The guards on each commercial firm and each ship, and even the guards at the gate of the mansion, all recommended them in the past. When it's time to employ people, the people recommended by Wang Tong are all elites in battle, and they all abide by the rules. These days, brave people are not rare, but what is rare is that brave people can know how to advance and retreat.

The places for these veterans seem to be everywhere. In fact, behind the front desks of these places are basically people who want to make a fortune in Nanyang and have already put into action.

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Paul Luiz is the governor of Spain in Luzon and the chief of the garrison. This name is extremely prestigious, but everyone knows that it does not represent a high status.

In the Spanish colonies in the Americas, the governor and the garrison chief must not be alone, and the separation of powers and balance must be considered, and the integration of military and political power is often not taken seriously.

Luzon is an extremely important node on the route from Asia to Europe, and from America to Asia. Everyone knows this person. The importance of this place is the most important. Few of the ships and merchants that can come and go are permanent here. It is to regard this place as a transit station.

Moreover, Luzon does not have much defensive pressure. With the forts and fortresses in Manila Port, no fleet in Asia can enter now, so they can sleep peacefully. The fighting power of the indigenous people is stronger than that of the Incas in America. Just a little bit.

Originally, Spain planned to place two infantry regiments and a squadron of ten gunboats in Luzon. This was not to suppress the natives and guard against whites in other places, but to target Ming Dynasty.

This behemoth is almost as big as the whole of Europe, and its manpower is even greater than that. There is also a huge standing army. Beside such a behemoth, one must be on guard against being eaten by him at any time. It was discovered that this great empire didn't care much about the affairs of the sea, and they didn't even regard the people overseas as their own subjects.

That being the case, there is no need to maintain so many standing forces, so it is enough to have [-] soldiers stationed permanently, and nearly [-] militias that can be mobilized. As for the battleship, the Galen ship with [-] guns has There are two ships, and three ships with [-] guns. If you count the domestic armed merchant ships docked in Luzon, the force mobilized at any time is enough to suppress.

The real trouble is the Han Chinese pirates at sea, but they prefer to pursue profits rather than fight for territory with heavy casualties, so they don't have to worry too much if they have a good sense of proportion.

Louis was a major when he was in the country, and served as an adjutant of a certain infantry regiment. In a battle with France, he saved the life of a lieutenant, but he did not expect that the lieutenant was the son of a duke. Fortunately, after being promoted to lieutenant colonel, he was recommended to Luzon to serve as the colonial governor.

Paul Louis was quite resistant to coming to the East. He wanted to go to America because it was more similar to Spain and was very developed. After coming here, Louis realized that his judgment was wrong.

Compared with the almost primitive America, this place is more civilized and developed. What is rare is that the natives and Han people here are very docile and obedient, and it is easier to squeeze and plunder.

With the experience of the Spanish domestic infantry regiment, Louis can also suppress the local garrison in Luzon. This position is considered secure. However, since he came, the Spaniards on the Luzon side have urged him to plunder the Han people. The Han people have accumulated enough. Wealth, and gradually squeezing the business space of white people, it is also good to teach them a lesson.

At first, Luis didn't agree. He knew what these people were up to. Every Spaniard overseas wanted to replicate the miracle of Pizarro's conquest of America. Gold and silver miracles.

Relying on the wealthy businessmen who oppressed the Han people, and the bribes those Han people voluntarily paid, Louis lived comfortably enough, why bother to kill the chicken to get the eggs?

However, there are too many aristocrats in Spain, too few positions in the country, and the same is true when counting the positions in the colonies. It is impossible for one person to work in a fat job for too long. When Louis received a letter from the country, telling him that his term of office was about to end Louis was also tempted by the proposal below.

He didn't expect that the resistance of the Han people dozens of times stronger than himself was so weak, and he didn't expect the massacre and looting this time to be so easy. Louis has now accumulated wealth that can allow him to squander it for generations. He is satisfied and just waits. Transferred.
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