Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 730 Luzon Tragedy
At the end of October of the 20th year of Chongzhen, news about Annan reached Manila in Luzon.Suddenly, the Ming army occupied Annan and placed Annan under direct jurisdiction, which became a topic of discussion for most people.

For the local Ming people, they are all very excited.

"I didn't expect that the emperor would personally conquer such a far place and clean up those Annan monkeys!"

"Clean up well, you don't know, in the past, they were not friendly to us Ming people. When they came to Luzon, they didn't dare to go near the coast of Annan!"

"..."

In addition to applauding, some people were also surprised by the situation in Daming.

"When I was young and left home, the Ming Dynasty was in chaos. You don't know that the Jianlu from Liaodong invaded the pass. It is said that even Jinan Prefecture was captured by them. It was so miserable that the people in the city Most of them were slaughtered, and then burned, and the rest were looted to Liaodong."

"That's right, apart from Liaodong Jianlu, there are rebellions everywhere. Didn't the imperial tombs in Fengyang be dug up by the Eight Great Kings! At that time, I thought that the dynasty would change soon!"

"Yes, at that time, the people were in dire straits, there were thieves everywhere, and people were dying of hunger everywhere. The emperor also issued two edicts on sin, which made me feel that the court was in trouble. I escaped and came to Luzon to eat. .”

"Me too, the country is so chaotic, it's better to come out!"

"But, looking at the current situation, the turmoil in the country should have subsided, right? Otherwise, how could the emperor personally march so far south?"

"Yes, if the north is still undecided and the thieves are endless, it should be impossible for the emperor to march south?"

"I always feel a little impossible. How many years have passed before the calamity of Jianlu in Liaodong and the rebellion of thieves can be put down? Could it be... Could it be that the emperor moved his capital to the south, regardless of the corruption in the north, so we must consolidate What about the situation in the south?"

"..."

Being in Luzon, the domestic news is not timely after all. These Ming people in Luzon opened their brains and made guesses about the domestic situation.

However, no matter how they guessed, few people think that the domestic situation should be better and they can return to China.Generally speaking, only some old people have this kind of idea, wanting to return to their roots.However, today they are only limited to discussions.

Of course, you can't blame them either.After all, they have been in Luzon for so many years. With traditional virtues, they worked hard to get rich.

When they speculated about the domestic situation, the local natives were not so happy.

"What, the Ming Dynasty took Annan? This is impossible!"

"Is there any possibility? The news has been spread. Don't you know? The Ming army killed a river of blood in Annan. It is said that the corpses of Annan people even blocked the river."

"So cruel, will they capture other places, such as ours, will they kill us too!"

"Don't talk nonsense, how did I hear that all the people in Annan were allocated fields!"

"How is it possible? Look at when those old men thought about it for ordinary people and gave them back the land. Then why did they work so hard to beat Annan?"

"That's right. It seems I heard it wrong!"

"..."

On the Annan side, those who had the ability to escape and spread the news along the way were generally the powerful landowners of Annan.As for ordinary people, how could they flee after hearing about Ming Dynasty's policies?And considering their strength, they can't escape!
Therefore, most of the news that spreads is unfavorable to Ming Dynasty and discredits Ming Dynasty.

Although different people will hear different news.Those who are more powerful will hear more news.But for Daming, it's not necessarily friendly.For example, the largest force in Luzon Island, that is, the Spanish colonists, heard more outside news, and their discussions became more worried.

"The Ming army occupied Annan and killed all the Dutch. I heard that the Portuguese continued to hold the Ming Dynasty's lap, but they were fine."

"It's not just the ones in Annan. Didn't there be news before that the Dutch in Taiwan were also wiped out by the Ming Navy?"

"These are the rebellions of our Spain, and it would be better if they all died!"

"You can't say that. With them in contact with the Ming country in front, at least we don't have to worry about Ming's plans. Now that they are all wiped out, Ming's power has been extended. If there is any threat to our Luzon Island What about the plot?"

"Haha, how could the Ming Kingdom send troops to our Luzon Island? You have forgotten that when we killed all those Ming people a few times ago, the Ming Kingdom did not send any troops!"

"Hey, that's right, it's true when you say that!"

"..."

What these Spaniards mentioned was the three massacres of the Ming people that took place on Luzon Island.

The first time was in the 30th year of Wanli. Emperor Wanli was carrying out the three major levies. He had no money, so he followed the words of Yan Yinglong and Zhang Ni, the envoys of mine tax, and sent Zhang Ni, Chengwang Shihe of Haicheng County, and hundreds of households to do [-]% Go to Jiyi Mountain in Luzon for prospecting.But at that time, in fact, Luzon was no longer a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, but was occupied by the Spaniards.

Those Spaniards suspected that the Ming Dynasty would capture Luzon Island, and they suspected that the Ming people in Luzon would become internal supporters, so they wanted to massacre.

In the beginning, they were very cautious.Fearing that the massacre would fail, they lied to the Ming people that they would attack neighboring countries and bought ironware at high prices.As a result, the Ming people in Luzon were all greedy for profit, so their families were defenseless.Then the Spanish governor ordered that the names and information of all Ming people should be recorded, and they should be assembled in a courtyard of 300 people. After these things were completed, they would all be slaughtered, which was very easy.In this first massacre, they killed about 5000 people in total.

Later, the Spanish colonists lied to the Ming court that it was the Ming people who wanted to rebel, and they had no choice but to kill those Ming people.

In December of the 32nd year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli issued a decree: the chieftain of Luzon kills merchants and people without permission, and the officials will discuss the crimes to hear about them.The governor Xu Xueju and others moved to Lusong, counting the crime of homicide, and ordered the wife of the deceased to be sent home.

Seeing that the Ming court only had this attitude, these Spanish colonists were relieved, and they didn't care about Ming officials at all.And the officials of the Ming Dynasty were just perfunctory, and ignored it, and the matter ended like this.

Six years later, the Ming merchants who regrouped in Luzon to discuss their livelihood could not bear the heavy tax imposed by the Spanish colonists, so they protested against the excessive taxation and demanded a reduction or exemption. As a result, the Spanish colonists were very straightforward this time, directly killing all the Ming people and killing them. All property was robbed.In this second massacre, more than 2 Ming people were killed.

Regarding this massacre, Emperor Wanli believed that the merchants who had lived in Lusong for a long time no longer belonged to the common people of Ming Dynasty.Who is responsible for the overseas disputes has not been found out, and more importantly, merchants are the most humble among the four peoples, so how can they start a war for the untouchables?
Of course, this also had something to do with the national conditions at the time. Emperor Wanli didn't have that much energy to send troops to Nanyang at all.Add to this the subjective nature, and this is how it ends.

In the 12th year of Chongzhen, the Spanish colonists forced the Ming people to pay high ID tax and rent tax, thinking of draining all the hard-earned money of the Ming people. Of course, the Ming people were unwilling and began to resist such a heavy tax. , As a result, this time it was very straightforward. The Spanish colonists directly slaughtered the Ming people and robbed them of their wealth.

At this time, it was the time when Emperor Chongzhen crossed over. At that time, Dorgon led an army of 20 to rage in the pass, and the southernmost point even reached Jinan Prefecture.Even Jiangnan is panicked.Many people fled to Nanyang.

Coupled with the reaction of the previous two courts, everyone did not give hope to the court, thinking that the court would uphold justice, so the matter was basically gone.

With the experience of three massacres, it can be said that the Spanish colonists on Luzon Island had no scruples about killing Ming people, just like raising pigs. When they are almost full, they kill them and eat them; after eating, , and introduced preferential policies to attract people from the Ming Dynasty to go to Luzon again.

Now, after hearing about the situation in Annan, the Spanish colonists became a little worried and suggested to their governor Diego that in order to prevent the Ming people from becoming internal agents of the Ming army and possibly endangering Luzon, they should kill them as soon as possible. Trouble later.

After hearing this, Diego did not hesitate, and immediately imitated his former governor, and started massacring the Ming people in Luzon again.

In the original history, Luzon massacred the Ming people for the fourth time, but it was not until the 16th year of Yongli.At that time, the Spanish colonists were also worried that the Ming people in Luzon would become internal agents of the Ming army, so they killed them directly.Because of the civil unrest, hundreds of thousands of people fled to Luzon, and all of them were killed.

Zheng Chenggong was furious when he heard about it, and immediately assembled his army to prepare for war. Just before he set off, he did not expect to be seriously ill and die young.But his successor began to fight for power and profit.Therefore, the matter of conquering the Spaniards in Luzon and avenging the Ming people was left alone.

But in this plane, when the news of the massacre on Luzon Island spread again, after arriving in Annan, Lu Xiangsheng was furious. He immediately reported to Emperor Chongzhen and began to prepare for war.

Those who violate the Ming Dynasty will be punished even if they are far away!The Xiyi on Luzon Island are so rampant, how can they be spared if they dare to slaughter Ming people so blatantly!
Coupled with the revelation of the three previous massacres of Ming people, Lu Xiangsheng was even more furious, and directly issued a killing order.None of the Xiyi on Luzon Island remained.

Of course, for foreign wars, the will of Emperor Chongzhen must be obtained, which is the duty of a minister.Therefore, while preparing for the battle, Lu Xiangsheng anxiously waited for news from the capital.

In fact, this unexpected news did not need to be delivered by Lu Xiangsheng's memorial. Emperor Chongzhen already knew it through the eavesdropping system the moment Lu Xiangsheng knew it.

(End of this chapter)