Chongzhen Chat Group

At the same time, in many places in the Ming Dynasty, the news that the Western Yi were about to massacre the Ming people in Luzon was slowly spreading and discussed. Especially in Fujian and Guangdong, the virus spreads faster.

The source was the people in the chat group who saw Zhang Wu's words.

"Have you heard that the Xiyi people in Luzon are preparing to massacre the Ming people there!"

"What's going on? Xiyi is so brave that he dares to massacre our Ming people?"

"What are you afraid of? We Ming people make so much money overseas, they are all jealous! As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food. Aren't the Western barbarians just barbarians? Isn't it normal to be blinded by profit?"

"Aren't they afraid of the imperial court's revenge?"

"The imperial court's revenge? Don't you know? In the thirty-fifth year of Wanli, the Western Yi massacred them once. Thirty thousand Ming people, old and young, were massacred by them! Did the imperial court send any troops? No! That’s why Xiyi became bolder!”

"It's different now, isn't it? Today's emperor is the king of the Holy Ming. Jianlu, pirates, red barbarians, and Buddhists have all been driven out and wiped out. Now our Ming Dynasty is completely different from before!"

"What's the difference? Luzon is so far away, it's impossible for the court to send troops, right? I can't see it!"

"..."

Public opinion is roughly divided into two factions and two viewpoints. Most people's view is that the imperial court will take care of this matter. After all, the current emperor is not the former Wanli Emperor!

People in other places probably talked more about it after dinner, but people in Fujian and Guangdong became very anxious when they heard the news spread. Because most of the Ming people who went to Southeast Asia were from these two provinces. Unlike other places, they felt that the imperial court would probably not care about matters far away in Luzon!

"Awen, have you heard that those beasts in Luzon are trying to take action again? Are your family members in Luzon?"

"Yes, I heard about it too, what should I do? My mother-in-law is almost crying to death!"

"What can we do? Go to the government. Only the government can take care of this matter!"

"But will the government take care of it? So many people died that time before, but what happened? You don't know, many people on the street next to us can only worship silently, but have no way to take revenge! Alas, this time When I went to sea, they all advised me not to go because it was not safe outside, but they were right!"

"Yes, Luzon is too far away, and the court thinks that businessmen are low-ranking people. It's strange that they don't know how to take care of them!"

"..."

Or care leads to chaos, or the hurt you suffered is still fresh in your memory. When the same thing happened again, many people lacked confidence in the government and the court.

But the safety of their relatives far away cannot be left to sit idly by!

"Let's go to the government to petition and ask the village elders to come forward!"

"Yes, go to the Governor's Mansion. Mr. Sun hates Xiyi very much. He may send troops, but that's not necessarily true!"

"Didn't the government say that we, the people of Ming Dynasty, will take care of things overseas? I remember saying that we have to speak out!"

"That's why I said this after the sea was opened. I wanted more people to go to sea and collect more taxes! But it's just right. Let's go and ask for an explanation!"

"..."

Concerned about the safety of their families, even those whose families were not in Luzon also took action. Because they are afraid that the Western Yi in other places will do the same thing! If the court doesn't care, the life of the family will be difficult to guarantee!

The crowd was furious, and a large flow of people slowly gathered. This surprised the local officials when they saw it. They were afraid that they would cause trouble, so they allocated manpower to try to forcibly disperse them and prevent them from gathering.

However, when it comes to the safety of their family, they don't want the tragedy of Wanli's 35th year to happen again, and no one listens to the government.

"You are so powerful, why don't you go against Xiyi? You only know how to attack us common people. How can you be considered a hero?"

"That is, do the words of the government still count? Are overseas Ming people not Ming people? Does the court care about it?"

"Folks, let's go to the Governor's Mansion and petition Lord Sun!"

"..."

The local government couldn't suppress it at all, and the more they tried to suppress the matter, the more dissatisfied the people became. Under the fierce public sentiment, it seemed to be getting worse.

At this time, the local officials were anxious. If something went wrong, the cold-faced King of Hell would not speak nicely! For a moment, they thought of increasing the intensity of the pressure and reporting the situation to their superiors.

However, what they didn't expect was that the news that they wanted to cause trouble would suddenly change.

"Folks, folks, good news, good news!"

"What good news? What good news can there be at this time?"

"Don't you know? The Governor's Office issued an order early this morning. If you don't believe it, you can go to the naval base and have a look. The remaining navy is preparing to go to Nanyang!"

"This morning? So soon? Impossible, right?"

"Is there any possibility that my youngest son, who happened to be at home on leave, was urgently recruited back? He said he was going to send troops to Southeast Asia. He said he was going to transport our Ming army to Southeast Asia to save our compatriots!"

"..."

At first, many people still didn’t believe it. In fact, we can't blame them, because the court's reaction was so fast that they couldn't believe it. Especially when comparing things from the Wanli period, they couldn't believe what they heard was true!

However, it is a fact that Sun Chuanting sent troops to Nanyang on the order of Emperor Chongzhen. Sun Chuanting also acted vigorously and resolutely. He had already done it there. The people who saw and heard it naturally knew more and more as time went by.

"Don't you know? In fact, the Governor's Palace gave an order last night, and the navy station started replenishing fresh water to prepare for the voyage last night. It was so lively at the beginning, I thought something was going to happen, but I didn't expect it. Going to a place as far away as Nanyang!”

"Is the imperial court really so nice? Why do I always feel like I'm in a dream!"

"Are you stupid? The current Holy Emperor is the only emperor of the ages. Anyone who offends the Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away you are. Didn't the Jianlu in the north be so powerful that they were destroyed by the emperor! We didn't have the Western Yi here in the past. Hongyi is pretty powerful, right? What about now? And those pirates, what about now? Let me tell you, the Ming Dynasty now is different from the Ming Dynasty before!"

"I don't believe it. Luzon is not the Ming Dynasty. Will the emperor really care about such a distant place?"

"..."

During the dispute, someone suggested: "Let's go and have a look, seeing is believing!"

This proposal was the most practical, but when they arrived, there were no naval warships in the port, only a few small boats. They were alone, and the port looked very empty.

After understanding their purpose, the people around them and those left behind by the navy told them that the navy had been ordered to set off for Annan to transport the Ming army there to Luzon to save the people of the Ming Dynasty!

The court's swift action this time surprised everyone. They did not expect that the imperial court would be so concerned about the safety of Ming people far away in Luzon. Thinking that their loved ones might have hope of survival, everyone became excited.

"From now on, when we go to Nanyang, we will no longer be afraid. The imperial court will make the decision for us. Let's see who dares to bully us!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! This is the blessing for us ordinary people!"

"..."

Of course, it was only the common people at the navy station who could see the imperial court actually sending troops to Nanyang for the first time. However, sending troops is a fact, and when the news spreads, it will naturally calm the concerns of other places.

After this matter was reported to Emperor Chongzhen through the chat group, he came to his senses and immediately issued an order to let the navy go south with great fanfare, in order to let all the people of the Ming Dynasty know that the court kept its word, no matter how far away it was. In Nanyang, the imperial court would not let it go, even if it meant a war.

This can also be regarded as a good opportunity, which can be used to cultivate the Ming people's sense of identity and pride in their country. The feelings of the country and the nation must be influenced by the court with actual actions, rather than just shouting a few slogans.

Of course, publicity is also very important. The storytellers in the inn system all started talking about things in Luzon in Nanyang during the interval between storytelling. The newly established news agency publishes real-time news through chat groups, and also publishes a lot of things related to Nanyang and Luzon. Not only what is happening in Luzon right now, but also what happened in the past, and even the various things that happened when Ming people went to Nanyang and so on.

Under the strong public opinion offensive, basically the people in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty would tell some news about Nanyang when they met. The lives of nearly 30,000 Ming people again touched the hearts of the people of Ming Dynasty. As long as people's hearts are full of flesh, they will worry about whether the people far away in Luzon will be safe in the end!

Such a thing would have been unimaginable in the past! It's just something far away in Luzon. Don't say that the news can't be spread. Even if it can be spread to the country, not many people will care about it except the family members of Nanyang Mingren.

However, the north of the Ming Dynasty has now been peaceful. Although there are still droughts and floods in various places, the court has money and strong disaster relief capabilities, so people will not starve to death. The most critical thing is that with the existence of chat groups, the storytelling system and the new newspaper, these measures together put the domestic public sentiment and public opinion in the hands of the court and Emperor Chongzhen.

This phenomenon, according to the meaning of Emperor Chongzhen, means that the people of the Ming Dynasty should increase their knowledge and broaden their horizons. They should not just focus on the states, prefectures, counties and provinces around them, or even limit themselves to the Ming Dynasty. See the world with your eyes. Look at how big the world is outside the Ming Dynasty! What is the world outside like?

With this foundation, there will be a good foundation for the next national policy, building a stronghold and the sun will never set.

This Luzon crisis is such an opportunity!

Of course, regardless of the incident itself, there was one thing that Emperor Chongzhen always insisted on, which was to try to save the Ming people in Luzon. For this reason, before he could confirm the news, he issued an order to the frontier officials in various places to start making preparations for the invasion of Luzon.

"Zhang Wu, how is the situation in Luzon? In the temporary group, every change must be reported!" This was Emperor Chongzhen's request to Zhang Wu.

Naturally, Zhang Wu would not fail to comply, and now his status is different. He is quite valued by the Ming people in Luzon, and he is sitting in the Ming people's base camp. Therefore, everyone is aware of the situation and reports the situation in the group from time to time.

"Thousands of Pampanga people from Luzon came, about 4,000 people, about 600 Japanese people, and others, a total of nearly 6,000 people. The gathering place is almost here!"

"We are about 7,000 young men, more than 4,000 healthy women, and the rest are old people and children. Now everyone is busy thickening the courtyard walls, and several nearby manor houses are connected."

"The situation is not very good. We don't have enough swords and guns, we don't have a single hand, and there are too few iron weapons."

"The Spanish's firearms are so powerful. We only have a dozen or so archers, all hunters, and they don't have many arrows. We can't fight against them!"

"..."

On this day, Emperor Chongzhen basically only paid attention to this matter. Listening to Zhang Wu's feedback on the situation in Luzon bit by bit, he couldn't help but feel anxious.

The Ming people on Luzon Island tried to use the manor hastily renovated as a basis to resist the invasion. This was simply unrealistic. The Spaniards had artillery. The walls of the manor will collapse with just a few shots!

Also, in a hurry, Luzon Mingren didn't even have enough basic weapons. This is really terrible!

At this time, the muskets of the Spaniards should still be the same as those along the coast of the Ming Dynasty, which were matchlocks. However, the Luzon Ming people did not have long-range weapons, they were only for beatings. The Spaniards should not be too familiar with three-stage shooting!

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Thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but worry a little. The distance between Annan and Manila in Luzon was not close. Zheng Zhilong's navy couldn't move troops very fast and it would take time. But how long can the Ming people of Luzon persist with their current crude weapons and fortifications?

Thinking like this, Emperor Chongzhen wished that his golden finger was a space door, even if it could only transport items. In that case, just send weapons directly from the country and arm all the Ming people in Luzon!

Yeah, this system is still rubbish! Emperor Chongzhen sighed secretly in his heart.

Luzon is really too far away, and it’s not too much to say that we are looking forward to it! The Ming Dynasty has such powerful resources in the country. Not to mention weapons and so on, the firearms alone are more advanced than the Spanish, but they just can't support the Luzon Ming people immediately!

Emperor Chongzhen sighed secretly, and then scanned the other temporary groups and the main group. When he saw messages one after another flooding the screen, he felt a little angry: Humph, they were having a great time chatting!

Thinking like this, he wanted to cast a big silence spell to see how they would talk!

Just when he thought of this, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and an idea came to him, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed!

Yes, there is a way to help the people of Luzon Ming immediately and make them persist longer!

Thinking of this, he immediately took action.

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