The Ming Dynasty has just been exiled and the Luzon system has awakened.

Are there iron ores in Luzon?Of course there is.In fact, Luzon not only has iron ore, but also has amazing reserves of nickel ore and copper ore.

But Zhu Heyi is not a geographer, nor has he studied the mineral distribution map of the Philippines, so he does not know the specific areas where these mines are located.

Fortunately, just because he doesn't know, doesn't mean that others don't know.

"Your Majesty, I do know the location of an iron mine, not far from Manila. It was mined by the Chinese in the early years, but it is covered by rainforest, and there are several tribes of indigenous people scattered around it. Because of this, the mine was abandoned.”

Xu Jingming, who is quite familiar with Luzon Island, spoke.

Zhu Heyi's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Aboriginal?He is afraid that there are not enough indigenous people. Due to the emergence of cement, the city of Manila is currently constructing infrastructure on a large scale. This is the time when manpower is needed, and it is also time to clean up the surrounding area.

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Heyi looked at Li Zhenhua and asked.

"General Li, there are a group of Japanese prisoners among the prisoners I remember, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, there is a group of Japanese mercenaries hired by the Spanish. There are more than 200 Japanese mercenaries. They are currently repairing roads with other prisoners."

"There are only more than 200 people. So, you go back and organize them and tell them that as long as they fight for the Ming Dynasty for two years...three years, they can be exempted from the responsibilities of the crimes they committed before and pay them 100 taels of silver every year. , well...count the Spaniards as well.”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Zhenhua bowed his head and accepted the order.He knew that His Majesty the Emperor was looking for cannon fodder for his troops.

Zhu Heyi is indeed looking for cannon fodder for his troops. So far, he actually has three troops that can be considered army troops.

Li Zhenhua's army, Su Qiyi's armed police force and Jin Yiwei.

But the only ones with real combat effectiveness are the more than 3500 people in Li Zhenhua's hands.

Su Qiyi, in order to fill the vacancies in the establishment of the armed police force, also recruited two thousand light armored infantry from the military camp.But these 2000 people were said to be light-armored infantry. In fact, when they walked out of the military camp, they had nothing but a mandarin duck jacket. The weapons they used now were only some captured sabers and matchlock guns.

Moreover, the system defines them as trained light armored infantry, which means that this group of people have training memories in their minds that are all about cold weapon combat methods. This is obviously lagging behind the current era. After they have finished changing their equipment, they have completed firearms combat. Before training, Zhu Heyi would not allow this unit to set foot on the battlefield.

The last Jin Yiwei, this unit has the smallest number of people, only 200 people.However, the recruitment cost of these 200 people is as much as that of 2000 light armored infantry.

The appearance fee for the emperor's personal army is indeed higher, but Zhu Heyi suspects that the reason why their recruitment fee is so high is entirely because of their gorgeous flying fish uniforms!

Like the light armored infantry above, the Jin Yiwei also had nothing but the flying fish suit.The training memories in their minds are not only about fighting, but also about obtaining intelligence. From this, it seems that this unit is more like an agent spy organization than ordinary soldiers.

Of the three units, only Li Zhenhua's army can be used, and the other two need to be re-equipped and retrained.Under such circumstances, if you want to wipe out the surrounding indigenous people, there will naturally be a shortage of troops, and the Japanese and Spanish captured just now can make up for the shortage of troops to a certain extent.

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On a road construction site in Manila, more than 500 Spanish prisoners and more than 200 Japanese prisoners, under the supervision of Ming army soldiers, poured truckloads of concrete onto the road, then pushed it away and smoothed it.

At first, the captives were naturally unwilling to do these hard jobs, especially the Spaniards.

However, when the two troublemakers were beaten to raw flesh and then hung on the flagpole to expose themselves to the sun for a day, everyone became honest.

But privately, they still sneered at the Ming Dynasty's practice of using mud mixed with stones to pave roads, believing that even after the road dried, a heavy rain could destroy it.

But such thoughts were overturned this morning when the road was inspected.

"This is simply the magic of the East! God, this thing can change the future!"

Zhu Heyi fulfilled his promise. Because Nickel told Ku Yin's location, he did not have to perform high-intensity physical labor like other prisoners. Instead, he became the overseer of these prisoners. At this moment, he was touching He murmured to himself as he looked at the white mark that was hit by a hammer when inspecting the pavement this morning.

Nickel was able to climb to the position of brigadier general at the age of 40. The influence of his family naturally contributed a lot, but his own ability should not be underestimated.Looking at the concrete pavement, which was harder than stone, he had realized that the future might change with the young Ming Dynasty monarch.

"Viscount Nicol, gather all your soldiers. Your Majesty has something important to announce!"

While Nikhil was still dazed, shouts came from the distance.He responded quickly and went to summon the soldiers on the construction site.

Ten minutes later, the disgraced Spanish and Japanese prisoners finally gathered together. Li Zhenhua looked at the group of prisoners in front of him who had taken so long to assemble with disdain in his eyes.Fortunately, what he needs is not a group of elite soldiers, but just a group of cannon fodder.

"Your Majesty has decreed that as long as all Japanese and Spanish prisoners are willing to join the Ming Foreign Legion and sign a three-year employment contract, they will be immediately exempted from work and rest, their crimes will be cancelled, and they will receive a military salary of 100 taels of silver per year. After retirement, Ming Dynasty no longer restricts their freedom, and everyone can decide to stay or go at their own discretion."

After the translator finished translating Li Zhenhua's words, the prisoners below were stunned for a moment and then began to talk about it. Obviously, they needed time to digest this sudden news.

Li Zhenhua did not rush them, but just watched quietly from the side.

After a while, a Japanese prisoner stood up and asked Li Zhenhua.

"I dare to ask the general of the Heavenly Dynasty, can the hundred taels of military pay mentioned by His Majesty the Emperor be real silver?"

"Bold! Your Majesty's golden words, how can you allow you to question them!" Li Zhenhua shouted angrily, scaring the Japanese man to the point where he knelt on the ground.

Li Zhenhua looked at the Japanese prisoner kneeling on the ground and said coldly: "Huh! I'll spare your life this time. If you do it again, you will be killed!" After saying that, he turned to look at the other prisoners: "All the silver coins are The real silver will be distributed, and once the contract is signed, you can receive a settlement fee of ten taels of silver. In addition, I don’t want anyone to follow His Majesty’s orders again!”

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