Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 440 The Homesick Spaniard

When Bai Mingxiu returned to the hotel where he temporarily stayed, he met Zhang Fengming, the consolation envoy.

Zhang Fengming said hello and smiled at Bai Mingxiu: "Commander, I happen to have something to inform you of."

"what's up?"

Zhang Fengming replied: "That's right. There are still about tens of thousands of Spanish whites stranded in Manila, because when we finished the war, we asked them to pay a ransom. Oh no, the fine can only be returned to China. Many people have not made up the money now." The money for fines, so they are basically locked up in labor reform camps and given to us in Manila for voluntary labor. For example, the hotel we are in was built by their labor. Uh, this is irrelevant. What I want to say is, Some of the stranded people are women. Compared with men, we are more relaxed towards women, and they have relative freedom. Many women work as waiters and laundry workers in the city, but there are also some..."

Bai Mingxiu interposed his hands, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Is it a skin business?"

Zhang Fengming nodded and said: "It's like this. Some Spanish women want to get enough money and return to Europe, and some want to marry a Ming man directly so that they can live like this. After all, Manila is also a good place , is becoming more and more prosperous, and our Daming now respects women more, and women also have various rights."

Zhang Fengming continued: "Not only European women, but some native women are also like this. Most of the Chinese immigrants here still have a little money because of the division of land and labor. At least it is easy to raise a wife and support a family. Some Chinese came to Luzon, found native women to be friends with, and gave birth to children, and that’s what happened. The native women who married Chinese had a good life, so many native women wanted to Marry a Chinese. Because of this, Manila also made a lot of jokes and incidents.”

Bai Mingxiu also said seriously: "Then you in Manila must pay attention to prevention and control."

Zhang Fengming was quite embarrassed: "Uh, our health work is being promoted..."

Only then did Bai Mingxiu come to the point: "Do you want me to restrain the navy soldiers as much as possible and prevent them from causing trouble?"

But Zhang Fengming said: "Navy soldiers, I'm really not too afraid. After all, our discipline is very strict, and entering and leaving sensual places is strictly prohibited. But this time there are businessmen and tourists in the fleet. The situation is not very good."

"Well, I ask the captains of the ships to tell the story."

As soon as Bai Mingxiu finished speaking, he heard noise from the street.He and Zhang Fengming went out to have a look, and saw two young officers of the Ming Navy flirting with a rather beautiful Spanish woman, getting entangled.

Zhang Fengming patted his head and said, "Come here for whatever you're afraid of."

Bai Mingxiu only heard one of the navy lieutenants shouting: "I didn't molest you, you were the one who rushed up!"

The second lieutenant looked rough and did not look like a Han Chinese. Bai Mingxiu thought for a while before realizing who it was: "Isn't this the little Junggar prince Galdan?"

Another naval cadet officer also said: "That's right, it's clear that you are touching porcelain. My brother hasn't seen any girls on a date in school."

The beautiful Spanish woman still shouted: "Don't quibble, you are the one who molested me!"

Zhang Fengming explained to Bai Mingxiu: "This woman is very famous in Manila. Her name is Isabella. Her husband seems to be a Spanish businessman, but her reputation is very bad. She has a relationship with some officials and military officers in the Spanish colonial government. As a result, his husband deliberately did not pay her when he paid the ransom, and now he has returned to Europe, and Isabella was stranded in Manila. I heard that she often seduced our officers and was warned many times , this time it’s done again.”

Bai Mingxiu touched his forehead and said, "Why are there people like this?"

With that said, Bai Mingxiu walked over.

"Lieutenant, what did you do?" Bai Mingxiu asked.

When Galdan saw the person coming, his heart froze. He stood up straight, saluted, and said in a Mongolian official language: "Report to the commander, I did nothing. I was framed."

The Spanish woman named Isabella saw Bai Mingxiu, her eyes lit up, and she was about to rush into Bai Mingxiu's arms and shouted, "My lord, please make the decision for me!"

As soon as Bai Mingxiu stepped aside, he passed the woman.

"I need witnesses. Who saw it just now? Did the military officer belittle this woman? Please, the public-minded citizens of Ming Dynasty, stand up and give people a sense of innocence and justice."

Many people in Manila know what kind of person Isabella is. Regardless of whether they saw it or not, several passers-by came out and said, "This officer didn't touch her. This person is a female cousin. Don't believe her!"

"That's right, who in Manila doesn't know that she is promiscuous and specializes in seducing men."

"It's too bad, as expected, Western women have no virtue."

When Isabella heard what everyone said, she was so ashamed and angry that she shed tears. She yelled hysterically: "Do you think I am willing to be a female cousin? Do you know how difficult it is for a woman to live in Manila? ?I just want to go home, I just want to go back to Madrid! Damn Rubio, tell me I'm just coming to the Philippines for vacation, how do I know I'm stuck on this ghost island!"

Her tears were falling down and she looked very sad.The Europeans on the street couldn't help but feel the same way when they heard her words.In this city, they are just a group of prisoners who are not locked behind iron pillars. They have no money to pay the ransom or buy a ticket back to Europe. They are struggling in pain and even have to endure this place in China. People and even natives make fun of them.

But just over a year ago, they were also the perpetrators who inflicted pain and even death on others.They came to the Philippines to plunder wealth. They raised the butcher knife and killed many Chinese and natives.Here in Spaniards, no one is innocent.

Galdan looked at her coldly, without any sympathy or pity.His country and tribe have perished, and he even has no relatives. He now lives in the Ming Dynasty, surviving as a province of the Ming Dynasty, but he has not given up his life.

"If you are weak, you will be punished, and if you fail, you will suffer a tragic end. There is nothing to complain about. You are disgusting as a woman. No one owes you anything. Tragedy is not a reason for you to slander others."

Galdan said calmly: "People, no matter what kind of difficulties they encounter, they must live. Complaining will not change the status quo. At least one person's efforts can make oneself less miserable."

(End of this chapter)