Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 318

It took Meng Hui only one day to take down the city of Manila. Although there were other Spanish strongholds on Luzon Island, the fall of Manila represented the beginning of the end of Spanish rule in the Philippine Islands.

The bitter and restless Spaniards, whether they were soldiers or officials, merchants or civilians, men or women, were all detained together.They are colonists from Europe, and they are people that His Royal Highness does not need. Just like the Ming army captured Java Island before, they adopted the same attitude towards the Dutch.

The governor Salcedo, whose hands were tied, was full of anger at the moment. He said to Meng Hui: "You can't treat me like this! I am the governor of the Philippines, and I represent the king of Spain. I am a nobleman. My basic courtesy!"

Meng Hui couldn't understand the Spanish he was yelling at, but Liang Haisheng, a diplomat who understood, just curled his lips and dismissed it.

Meng Hui asked, "What's the name of this guy?"

Liang Haisheng said: "I'm still pretending to beep after being caught, it's nothing serious."

Meng Hui nodded, and said calmly, "I would also like to ask you to negotiate with these people. Whether or not we can achieve the greatest benefits in this military operation depends not only on the soldiers, but also on you civil officials."

Liang Haisheng said solemnly: "I understand, Comrade Commander."

Meng Hui was not worried about these things. In fact, before he set out for the expedition, he had Bai Mingxiu's detailed instructions in his hand, instructing him on what to do.He doesn't need to think too much about the specific civil affairs, because there will be a whole team of the Luzon Propaganda Department on the next ship.His Royal Highness still values ​​Luzon very much, and there will undoubtedly be a wave of development here.What Meng Hui really needs to deal with is more about the Spaniards.

Gu Tiexiong, the battalion commander of the Marine Corps who was in charge of besieging the Manila Cathedral, ran out very excitedly and reported to Meng Huihui: "Commander, we have found the small treasury hidden by the church. Although we haven't had time to check it carefully, it is estimated that it is 20 yuan. There is an amount of two."

Meng Hui finally showed some rare smiles and said, "Okay, very good."

The funds harvested in Manila will be directly transferred to the military's budget, which can be regarded as making up for the appropriation of the military's previous military operations.The war in the Ming Dynasty was quite expensive, even more than the Liaodong war in the previous Ming Dynasty.In fact, Bai Mingxiu had already restrained himself very much. Even though he had a lot of troops, he didn't start fighting everywhere.Now he mainly relies on the advantages of the system to obtain funds for military operations, but he cannot completely rely on the system, so on the one hand, he reserves various funds and materials, and on the other hand, he does not expand his war operations without limit .

The most reassuring thing for Bai Mingxiu is that after the southern provinces were pacified, production has begun to resume. With the encouragement of the New Deal of the Legislative Council, industry, commerce and agriculture are developing vigorously. Bai Mingxiu is confident that after a few years, Daming's economic strength and even national power It's more than double.After all, he was standing on the wave of the industrial revolution, and he knew exactly what kind of power the industrial revolution would unleash.

The personnel of the Ming Marine Corps, even the sailors who got off the ship temporarily, participated in the "cleaning" of Manila.Except for Chinese families, no matter they are Spaniards or natives, soldiers of the Ming army will enter it and count the relevant property.However, the Ming army is different from the guy who scrapes the ground, pots and pans will still be left behind.

Some of the natives who took refuge in the Spaniards, only those with a relatively high status were "confiscated". Ordinary people, such as coolies in the city, were basically let go by the Ming army, and they were not captured.As long as they had European faces, they were all taken away and sent to temporary labor camps.

Che Quzhi also came forward at this time. He did not talk or discuss with Salcedo and others at all, but made a public speech in front of the Europeans in the camp.

"...Gentlemen and ladies, you are now prisoners of the Ming Empire. Due to Spain's provocation and unjust atrocities, the Ming Empire has decided to carry out punitive military operations against Spain and occupy the Philippine Islands. All your property is now confiscated, As compensation to the Ming Empire. At the same time, the Ming Empire will set up a special disciplinary court to try the previous crimes of the two massacres of our nationals by the Manila authorities, restore the truth, and return justice to the victims. In addition, they have not been sentenced to punishment The innocent people can be freed after paying the penalty (ransom). If you don’t want to pay, or if you don’t have any relatives and friends to pay for you, then I’m sorry, you need to pay labor for Luzon in the labor reform camp in Daming, After 15 years you will be free."

All the Spaniards below were about to blow up when they heard it. If it weren't for the Ming soldiers with guns and live ammunition everywhere in the camp, these Spaniards would probably make a fuss on the spot.

Che Qu laughed straight away, and said again: "Oh, right, the Philippine Islands are already the Luzon Xuanwei Division of the Ming Empire. According to your understanding, they are colonies. So you have no right to live here. After 15 years, you will be free. Will be repatriated. Naturally, Ming also welcomes those who identify with the Ming Empire, are familiar with Chinese culture, and are willing to become a proud citizen of Ming, provided that you are valuable to this country and have good skills. Alright , I’m almost done with what I want to say, enjoy this place, everyone.”

The people present were extremely desperate, and Salcedo waited for the people in power in Manila to almost scold them loudly.

But the businessman Pablo jumped out immediately, and he went to the car and shouted: "My lord, I am Pablo, a Manila businessman, a good friend of the Ming businessman. I can pay the ransom for our family, oh no , It’s a fine! I have an account in the Daming Imperial Bank, as long as I write a check, you can get the money. Oh, there is so much respect and love for our family in Daming. I have always been committed to maintaining the relationship between Luzon and Daming I hope to create more value for the people of Daming and Luzon! I hope to become a member of Daming, and I hope this lord can make it happen!"

Pablo jumped out and said these words, which made all the Spanish prisoners uproar.However, Che Quzhi was very satisfied. Ming Dynasty needed these European traitors, especially in order to build an intelligence network in Europe and enhance Ming Dynasty's influence and control, it would need some collaborators like Pablo.

"Yes, Mr. Pablo, we can have a chat. In addition, you can write your check. If it is confirmed, your family can be released."

(End of this chapter)