Chapter 1041 Towards South

The people were in full swing, and even several major forces in Fujian and Guangdong were alarmed. These sea owners were always interested in trade monopoly and had no concern about the killing of the Han people in Luzon. For them, although the Spaniards in Luzon were strong, they might not be able to do anything to them. As long as both sides were still doing business, they would not turn against each other.

In fact, on the vast sea eastward from Malacca, Asia, the most powerful sea power is the Ming sea lords. Whether they are the Spanish, Portuguese or Dutch, they also have to pay the "water fee" for safe navigation and hang the flags of the sea lords, otherwise they will be unable to move forward. For them, the most decent situation is to not violate the well water of the Ming sea lords. Such a situation often occurs when there is no largest force on the sea.

This is almost the same situation at present. The business scope of Sanshui King Chen Fang and Sha Dacheng is moving northward. The sea owners in Fujian and Guangdong have not yet developed, so there is a vacuum period.

Although the sea lords dominate the sea, they also know that the fleets entering and leaving Tianjin Wei cannot afford to offend. Now they are also deliberately avoiding the fleets entering and leaving Songjiang.

Not to mention that their own ships want to trade in and out of Songjiang Prefecture to make money, they are afraid that Wang Tong would hope that they would grab a ship to do a case, and then Wang Tong could make a large-scale sweep.

Many people have seen the gunboats parked on Songjiang Wharf, either openly or secretly. When they see it, they feel their eyelids twitch. There is a ship that can set fire at sea to deal with. If the ships are pulled out together, there will be room for others to hang up at sea.

Moreover, Wang Tong is not just this cannonboat. His outer periphery is Sha Dacheng's fleet. If you want to lean on it and fight, you are not a match. If you jump to help, are you afraid of the Sharks?

First, we made it clear that we dare not touch the ships in Songjiang Mansion, and then everyone put this thought together to make a fortune. If we want to make a fortune, we pay more attention to the news in Songjiang Mansion and Jiangnan. We will promptly send notifications if there are any changes.

Now the powerful and wealthy people in Jiangnan are talking about going to Nanyang to make a fortune. Many people have already taken action. They are often not familiar with the sea, so they naturally contact the sea owners first.

After the sea lords learned the news, they all weighed it. The sea lord's name sounded nice, to put it bluntly, they were the pirate leader. When they were rampant, they also led their subordinates to burn, kill, loot the coast of the Ming Dynasty, and now they have been much more restrained.

The lives of the Han people in the Ming Dynasty and the lives of the Han people in Luzon were no different, and there would be no hatred or regret, but this time I went to make a fortune.

Most of the powerful and wealthy people in Jiangnan provide goods to the sea lords, while those with great power provide private ports, such as the nobles in Nanjing City, the relatives of senior officials in Jiangnan, and even provide official protection for the sea lords.

The two sides are one inside and outside. Since this man has come up, the sea lords cannot be perfunctory. And then again, the trend of seeking wealth in Jiangnan has also touched them. It turns out that wealth can be made like this. The Spanish are entrenched in Luzon, and they have to work together to do business there. The gold, silver and specialty sea lords on Luzon Island are not very involved. If Luzon is opened, everyone will grab a hand there...

Some people even have a deep thought. If they want to become bigger and firm, they must have their own ports and bases for a long time. Otherwise, they will either be annexed and broken up by others or be wiped out by the government. At that time, the owner of the Wufeng ship was occupying Hirado in Japan, and then they developed step by step.

Look at Chen Wu and Sha Dacheng, it just relied on Tianjin Wei to expand step by step, not to mention that the Duke of Liao, who has only been on the sea for a few years, has now become the largest sea lord.

Furthermore, the coastal area of ​​the Ming Dynasty has been squeezed by Wang Tong and Sha Dacheng. Originally, the center of this group was in Tianjin Wei, so it is okay. Now the center of the focus is towards Songjiang Prefecture, gradually coming to the south, and there is no room for everyone to eat. Now this is an opportunity, and it is a good opportunity to move to Nanyang for space.

No matter how powerful the sea lords are, they are limited after all, and they cannot continue to obtain population and financial resources. They are even bottlenecks in weapons. However, with the backing of wealthy figures like Jiangnan, they can think about these things.

The Duke of Liao, who has always been skilled and visionary, did not pay much attention to the Nanyang craze this time, and seemed to be just focusing on managing Songjiang Prefecture.

Everyone was wondering whether the Duke of Liao really wanted to cultivate one's own character. Speaking of which, the two concubines of the Duke of Liao were pregnant, and it seemed that it was time to give birth, and perhaps this reason was also the reason.

It is said that in order to have fun and relax, Wang Tong specially arranged for people to find a small island on the east side of the Zhoushan Islands. After a little renovation, he arranged for people to build a mansion and various facilities on it, saying that it was a quiet place to go and take a look in his spare time, and it was also a relaxing place.

Big people have big people's habits, and not to mention that the materials for this house and various facilities have to be transported by ship, the same is true for the construction craftsmen. Moreover, many people are unwilling to go to sea and want to hire people, they have to double their wages. Of course, for Wang Tong's wealth and status, this is not something that is worth paying attention to, but your status is so expensive and your wife and children are both good. You must also pay attention to whether a son of a daughter can sit in the hall or not.

I took a boat to sea and went to remote islands. Although there were many guards, there were strong winds and waves on the sea. If something unexpected happened, wouldn’t it be a disaster?

Many people see this matter. Several nobles and eunuchs in Nanjing even advised each other out of etiquette, so as not to blame the big guys in the future.

After reciprocating, Wang Tong also replied politely, saying that he must pay attention and must bring more guard ships when going out to sea, be careful.

The persuasion and answering are not the same thing. You are young and energetic, and you are still playful after all, but you don’t have much to say. You have already clicked on what you should call, so there is nothing to say.

After all, he is a wealthy person who is as rich as a country, and there are quite a few boats on his hands. Almost around September, all the facilities on the island were built.

This place was built, and Zhang Hongying and Lu Ruomei also gave birth after ten months of pregnancy. Zhang Hongying's child was born half a month earlier than Lu Ruomei, but he was a girl. Lu Ruomei also gave birth to a boy, and the Wang family was imported. This was a great joy. Both officials and businessmen in Nanzhili and Zhejiang congratulated each other without mentioning it. There were also congratulations in the capital. Emperor Wanli and Empress Zheng also had rewards. Both were still in their infancy and had different titles.

It is said that the mother is noble for her son, let alone a house like Duke of Liao. As a wife, Han Xia first had a son, the eldest son. Needless to say, in other houses and Wang Tong, there is definitely not all of them. Whoever has a son, not only will her status be guaranteed, but her son will also have a bright future in the future.

Lu Ruomei was naturally happy, but Zhang Hongying was very disappointed. Don’t mention Zhai Xiuer and Song Chanchan. Both of them were well maintained on the surface and helped with everything with a smile, but when Wang passed, he would have to feel a little wronged and wanted to express his grievances.

Wang Tong also comforted him from many sources and was a little irritated. In the end, he said such words as "I'm not over thirty, why are you anxious?", which finally made the inner house settle down.

The name is simple. The eldest son was named Wang Xia. Wang Tong originally wanted to name the second son Wang Hua, but Shanghai County Magistrate Yang Sichen stopped him regardless of the rules. The word "Huaxia" is too big and makes people think too much. What did Wang Tong avoid Songjiang Prefecture for?

Wang Tong doesn't care about this. Since he is taboo, it's better to name it "Wang Zhong". The eldest daughter is named "Wang Lan". It's really simple.

Wang Tong was teased by Jiangnan Shilin for naming the name, thinking that the vulgar martial artist was indeed like this. His name is the pattern of a small family, and it is not worth mentioning.

However, some secret news from the capital came, saying that Wang Tong named his child Wang Zhong was found out by Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli was very happy that day. Of course, with this news, Emperor Wanli's evaluation of the Japanese girl, "But that's the case, how can I be more beautiful than my Ming Dynasty?" This is just a pure gossip of the romantic gossip, just a smile.

The tide began to incite from June, and after September it was almost time to take action. Ships went out to sea one after another, while Wang Tong was leisurely and leisurely.

Veterans who retired from the Huwei Army system also began to come to Tianjin Guards from all channels. Wang Tong was also very open and upright in their settlement. The guards on various businesses and ships, and even the guards of the mansion gates were recommended in the past. Nowadays, every family is employed everywhere. The people recommended by Wang Tong are all elite soldiers in a hundred battles and are all following the rules. These brave people are not rare these days, but the brave people can still understand the ability to advance and retreat.

The places where these veterans seem to be there everywhere, but in fact, behind the front desks of these places are basically people who want to make a fortune in Nanyang and have already started to take action.

Paul Louis is the governor and commander of the Spanish army in Luzon. This name is extremely majestic, but everyone knows that this does not represent a high status.

In the Spanish colonies in America, the governor and the garrison commander must not be the same person. They must consider the issue of decentralization and balance. Where military and political power are united, they are often not valued.

Luzon is an extremely important node on the routes from Asia to Europe, America to Asia. Everyone knows that this place is important. Few ships and merchants who come and go here are permanently resident here, and they often regard this place as a transit station.

Moreover, Luzon did not have much defensive pressure. With the forts and fortresses in Port Manila, no Asian fleet can come in now, so they can rest assured. The combat effectiveness of the indigenous people is just a little stronger than that of the Incas in the Americas.

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

This giant is almost as big as the whole of Europe, and even has to surpass manpower. There is also a huge standing army. Beware of being eaten by such a giant beast at any time. However, over time, both priests and merchants found that this great empire was not very concerned about the affairs of the sea, and they even regarded their people overseas as their subjects.

Since this is the case, there is no need to maintain so many standing forces, so it is enough to have six hundred soldiers and nearly a thousand militias that can be mobilized. As for warships, there are two Galen ships with thirty cannons and three of them with twenty cannons. If we include the armed merchant ships of the country docked in Luzon, the force that can be mobilized at any time will be enough to suppress them.

The real trouble is the Han pirates on the sea, but they prefer to pursue profits rather than to compete for territory with heavy casualties. If you grasp the right measure, you don’t have to worry too much.

When Louis was in China, he was a major and served as an adjutant of an infantry regiment. In a battle with France, he saved the life of a lieutenant. However, he did not expect that the lieutenant was the son of a duke. From then on, he had good luck. After being promoted to lieutenant colonel, he was recommended to Luzon to serve as the colonial commander.

Paul Louis was originally 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 he had made a wrong judgment.

Compared with the almost primitive America, it is more civilized and developed. What is rare is that the indigenous people 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 also suppressed the local garrison in Luzon, and this position was stable. However, since he came, the Spanish in Luzon have instigated him to plunder the Han people. The Han people have accumulated enough wealth and gradually squeezed the white people's business space. It is also good to teach them a lesson.

At first, Louis did not agree. He knew what the group of people were thinking. Every Spaniard overseas wanted to copy the miracle of Pizarro conquering America. To be more accurate, he wanted to copy the miracle of Pizarro's gold and silver that Pizarro plundered America.

Lewis lived a comfortable life because of the wealthy businessmen who exploited the Han people and the bribes paid by the Han people. Why bother to kill and retrieve eggs?

However, there are too many nobles in Spain and too few places in their own country. The same is true for the location of the colony. It is impossible for a person to work 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 moved by the proposal below.
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