1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 565 The New Forces of Luzon

On May 1646, 5, Luzon, Yizhou City (now Legazpi City in the southeastern Philippines).

As for the control of desire and temptation, Cheng Guangyin, the ruler of Yizhou City, the former leader of the Lusong uprising in the Ming Dynasty, is also very restrained.The idea of ​​​​separating Luzon and establishing a system to become king has long been extinguished. Instead, they are thinking about how to obtain more assistance and support from Hanzhou to maintain their dominance in Yizhou.

Two years ago, they mobilized more than 1644 Ming people, abandoned Calamba and Batangas, and killed all the way from central Luzon to southeast Luzon.Then at the beginning of February 2, the port stronghold called Legazpi by the Spaniards was captured by means of a surprise attack, and a Spanish galleon docked in the port was also captured in one fell swoop.

Cheng Guangyin and other leaders of the Ming Dynasty beheaded all the Spanish officers and soldiers stationed here by the sea, leaving only women and children, as well as a small number of craftsmen and entertainers.Then they sent people to find the representatives of Hanzhou in Manila City, and urgently asked for necessary military and material assistance to them.

In mid-May 1644, two transport ships from Hanzhou delivered a large amount of grain and other production and living materials to the Ming people who occupied this place. Rebuild and reinforce.

After two years of continuous assistance from Hanzhou people, coupled with the hard work of more than [-] Ming people here, the Ming people in Yizhou City have initially gained a firm foothold here.

Yizhou City is located at the foot of the famous Mayon Volcano in Luzon. The plains, valleys, and woodlands are all covered with thick volcanic ash, making the land extremely fertile.Thanks to the hardworking Ming people, tens of thousands of acres of farmland have been opened up in Yizhou, and a large amount of rice, corn, and sweet potatoes have been planted. In addition, the climate here is warm and humid, which can achieve two crops a year.In the past year, Yizhou has initially achieved self-sufficiency in food, and lived a life of being able to eat with confidence.

However, according to the requirements of the Hanzhou people, Yizhou continues to expand the area of ​​grain cultivation to provide necessary food support for Hanxing Island and Denglai area.

In addition, there are abaca and coconut groves all over the mountains and plains. During the slack season or the coconut harvest season, the local people will cut down abaca in large quantities to dry in the sun, pick coconuts, and then sell them to the Hanzhou people to earn a little sideline income.

Cheng Guangyin, the leader of Yizhou City, once asked the Hanzhou people whether he could build a abaca processing factory in the local area and use the local abundant resources to produce hemp rope, handicrafts, hats, accessories, or special paper, so as to better develop the local livelihood economy.

Cao He, the commander of Ping An Island, couldn't help scoffing at this. The Luzon local forces established by you, an outsider, still want to rely on our Hanzhou to help you build some workshops and develop primary industries?

I'm afraid I think too much!
Don't forget that our Ping An Island is an overseas territory of Hanzhou. So far, apart from a few poor grain and oil processing workshops and abaca processing plants, there are no other decent industries.

As for you Yizhou, let’s save money and grow food by ourselves to provide the necessary supply of agricultural products for our Hanzhou immigrants every year. For the rest, you don’t have to think about it.

Cheng Guangyin did not get a positive response from Hanzhou, and was very frustrated.As a former spy of the Hanzhou Black Guards, he vaguely knows the reason for the rapid rise of the Hanzhou, that is, with simple agricultural planting without basic industrial production, you simply cannot gain a foothold for a long time.I remember that the former Chief Civil Affairs Officer of Hanzhou, and the current King of Qi——Qi Tian seems to have said something that the strength of a country in the future will be measured by the degree of industrialization. Even if you are an agricultural country with a huge land and population When a country faces an industrialized power, it can only end up being beaten and slaughtered.

However, Cheng Guangyin and other Yizhou ruling class sighed when they saw the many Hanzhou artillery arranged at the head of Yizhou City, more than two hundred standing armed with Hanzhou muskets, and all the production and living tools from Hanzhou. Putting out the idea of ​​self-reliance and seeking to strengthen yourself.Not to mention that Yizhou has no craftsmen capable of developing industry (handicraft industry), even the population itself is pitifully small.

It is definitely impossible for Hanzhou people to help you immigrate in the short term. The Qi State occupies the vast Hanzhou mainland and Weiyuan Island, and it is still waiting for more people to fill it.Moreover, the other party did not rely on their strong strength to plunder your population in Yizhou, which is considered to be taking good care of you.

I heard that the Hanzhou people established a stronghold near Hele City (now Jolo City, Jolo Island, Philippines) in the Sulu Kingdom to help the Eastern King forces of the Sulu Kingdom resist the attack of the country's Sultan and deal with the nearby horse towels. Invasion of Danao Sultan Kingdom.They don't know where they recruited hundreds of Japanese wandering warriors. Under the leadership of several Hanzhou Marine Corps officers, with artillery and muskets, they repeatedly defeated the rebellion of Sulu Kingdom Sultan, and it was even more of a horse scarf for future attacks. The natives of Danao Sultan Kingdom were beaten and fled.

A week ago, Ping'an Island, not far from Yizhou City, sent people to negotiate with Cheng Guangyin, intending to borrow their two hundred musketeers and the only armed merchant ship to fight against the hundreds of Japanese mercenaries stationed at Hanzhou stronghold in Hele City. A joint attack on the nearby Basilan Island to strike and weaken the Sultanate of Maguindanao and relieve the threat to the northeast of Hole Island.

The Hanzhou people promised that after they captured the royal city of the Sultanate of Maguindanao on Basilan Island, they would be given [-]% of the captured land.Cheng Guangyin and the leaders of Yizhou only discussed it for a while, and then made the only choice. They tried their best to follow in the footsteps of the Hanzhou people and conquer the natives on the Luzon islands who refused to accept the "Wanghua".

"Boss, we have been tossing in Luzon for the past few years, and we have figured it out. If we want to rely on our own strength, it is impossible." Ge Ping drank a bowl of honey wine, and then wiped it. At the corner of his mouth, "The Zheng family wants to monopolize the entire Luzon. As for Hanzhou, they only focus on immigrating from Daming. We wandered all the way from Calamba to this remote place. If there is no external support, we will sooner or later be killed by the Zheng family." Annexation, we will end up as dead bodies in the wilderness, or be swallowed alive by countless natives around. In this case, we simply take refuge in Hanzhou and become their little brother, maybe we can get a good result."

"Brother Ge makes sense." Shi Yuchun nodded and said, "We are in a remote village here, and most of us don't like Hanzhou. We regard Hanzhou as the big brother, and under their care, we have a steady stream of guns and other supplies. No matter what, within a radius of a hundred miles, we can become kings and hegemons, and establish a great cause. Besides, this Hanzhou is also a country established by our Ming people. Maybe, with their support, we are also here It is not unacceptable to establish a country and become their vassal."

"That's right, this Ming Dynasty is about to perish. From now on, this Hanzhou will be the Ming Dynasty in the Nanyang region, and we will be the North Korea of ​​the Nanyang region. With the support and assistance of Hanzhou, we will expand the territory in the southeast of Luzon." Earth, making contributions and making achievements, is also good for generations to come."

"That's right!" He Tongfu said in a deep voice: "We are weak now, so we need to find a solid backing. Looking at the development of Hanzhou in the past few years, we may really be able to dominate Nanyang and conquer the four barbarians in the future. Even if we are in Yizhou I became a vassal of Hanzhou, as long as they don’t interfere with us and give them the title of suzerain, what’s the problem? Back then, during the Hongwu and Yongle years of our Daming, how many foreign vassal states competed to be my vassal of the Ming Dynasty. See what they have lost! On the contrary, for hundreds of years, these vassals have been allowed to take advantage of the boss from our Ming Dynasty."

"What you brothers said is very reasonable." Cheng Guangyin said: "You don't need to worry, I will be annoyed because of the name of paying tribute to Hanzhou. The strength of Hanzhou is the best in Nanyang. What is lacking now It’s nothing more than a slightly weaker sea power than the Dutch. This time we helped the Hanzhou people go to Basilan Island to fight the natives, which is the best vote. If this battle goes well and we get some captures, we can take the opportunity Offer surrender to the Hanzhou people, and ask to send our big ship to emigrate to Daming along with the Hanzhou immigration fleet."

"Nowadays, Ming Dynasty is chaotic and people's hearts are mixed. After two years of development, Yizhou has initially formed self-reliance. It is just right to take the opportunity to absorb the population and enrich the place. I think it is a long-term plan. Hanzhou is vast, rich in products, and the population is not abundant. He will covet our land of Yizhou. In this way, we can take advantage of the opportunity of being attached to Hanzhou to vigorously expand and develop in the vicinity, achieve great things, and seek long-term wealth for our descendants!"

(End of this chapter)