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

A three-masted sailing ship was heaving with the waves on the wide sea. Liu Chunfu stood on the bow and looked ahead. The uneasiness in Manila Bay could be seen with the naked eye.

A month ago, he was still a well-known cloth merchant in Guangzhou City, but now... all he has left is the three-masted sailboat under his feet and the 10000 taels of silver in the cabin.

The inexplicable fire a month ago completely burned down the warehouse where he stored cloth, and also burned up all his life's hard work.

He knew that the fire was definitely not an accident. They had just stored the dyed fabrics in the warehouse, but that night, the warehouse was completely burned due to water leakage.

How could there be such a coincidence?

But it doesn't matter now.

More than half a month ago, he saw a batch of new-style cloths from a friend who traveled to Southeast Asia all year round. The soft fabrics, novel colors, and low prices made him realize that this might be his chance to make a comeback.

That's why he appears here now. He knows this is a big gamble, but he has no way out.

"Captain Zhang is in front of Manila, right? I heard that it is controlled by the Francois. This is our first time here. Is there anything we need to pay attention to? Don't collide with those foreigners."

Liu Chunfu looked at the Manila Bay, which was getting closer and closer, and asked the captain beside him.

"Boss, your news is out of date. I heard from my friends that the current city of Manila is not decided by those foreigners, but by the Ming Dynasty. Under normal circumstances, no one will make things difficult for us." The man with dark skin The captain replied.

"Big name?"

Liu Chunfu said with some confusion.He did not associate this "daimyo" with the Ming Dynasty, and thought that a certain daimyo from the Japanese country occupied this place. After all, subconsciously, the Ming Dynasty had been destroyed for decades.

However, as long as no one deliberately makes things difficult for them, that's fine.

Soon, Liu Chunfu's sailboat entered Manila Bay, and more and more ships came and went around it.

Liu Chunfu discovered that a flag he had never seen before was hung on the masts of many ships. The flag had a blue background, and in the middle it looked like the sun and the moon were embracing each other and emitting thousands of rays of light?

However, Liu Chunfu only glanced at it twice and passed by. After all, the world is so big, and there are naturally many flags that he has never seen before.

"Master, we've arrived at the port!"

After the sailboat docked at the port, the captain followed the port staff to handle matters related to berthing the ship, while Liu Chunfu led several entourages off the ship.

After floating on the sea for seven or eight days, Liu Chunfu felt a lot more at ease when he once again set foot on solid land. However, his sense of stability was quite short-lived, lasting less than a minute.

Seven or eight dark-skinned natives wearing coarse cloths ran over screaming as soon as they saw them.

This moment frightened Liu Chunfu so much that several followers behind him immediately drew their swords and looked at the surrounding natives warily.

"Hey, you guys! Those natives are just looking for work and have no ill intentions. Put away the knife quickly. If the patrol officer sees it, you guys may have to squat in the station tonight."

At this time, a middle-aged man not far away shouted at them.

Looking for a job?

Liu Chunfu glanced at the middle-aged man who shouted in confusion, and then at the natives in front of him. It seemed that they had no intention of attacking.

The middle-aged man also ran over and looked at them and said:

"Hurry up and put the knife away. This is not the Qing Dynasty. If you make a mistake, no one will come to catch you."

Hearing this, Liu Chunfu was suspicious and asked his followers to put away their swords.

"Your Excellency, I, Liu Chunfu, am from Guangzhou Prefecture. I have just arrived here and don't know much about the situation here, and I don't understand the language. Please tell these natives... brothers, I don't have any work for them yet."

Liu Chunfu bowed his hands to the man and said.

The man nodded, and after saying a few words to the natives, the surrounding natives reluctantly left.

"Your Excellency is a great talent! You actually understand the language of these natives." Liu Chunfu praised.

The man smiled and said, "I don't know how to speak their words. I mainly rely on gestures. By the way, my name is Heng Jingfu and I am from Fujian. Is this your first time in Manila?"

"It's indeed my first time here. I didn't expect that I would make a fool of myself just after I got off the boat and make your Excellency laugh." Liu Chunfu smiled awkwardly.

"What's so funny about this, but it's your first time here. Let me remind you that although people here won't make things difficult for you because of your status as a Qing Dynasty, you'd better not say bad things about Ming Dynasty, at least not openly. . I have something else to do, so I’ll leave first.”

Heng Jingfu did not communicate much with Liu Chunfu, and left after saying a few words, leaving Liu Chunfu standing there with a confused look on his face.

Bad words about "Daimyo"?

Looking at Heng Jingfu who had walked away, Liu Chunfu shook his head. He did not understand the meaning of Heng Jingfu's words.

"Let's go and take a look at the city first."

The group of people walked a few hundred meters along the main road. A large city wall appeared in front of them, and pedestrians were passing through the city gate.

Liu Chunfu took a look, then raised his feet and prepared to enter the city.

"Hey, you guys wait a minute."

There was a shout from beside him, and Liu Chunfu stopped and looked over in confusion. The person who stopped him was a soldier wearing a red military uniform with scales on his back and carrying a musket.

"The military master is calling us?"

"Yes, it's just you." The soldier glanced at Liu Chunfu's dress and shiny forehead and said, "It's your first time in Manila, right? Come here first and fill out a registration form. Then it's not allowed in the city. Civilians carry weapons, so your weapons must be temporarily kept by us and taken away when you leave. In addition, open defecation and spitting are not allowed in the city. Violators will be fined, so please be careful."

Liu Chunfu originally thought that the soldier stopped some of his people to ask for entry fees. After all, this was commonplace in the early morning.As a result, he was asked to fill in forms and various precautions, which surprised Liu Chunfu, but he didn't say much. Naturally, he had to follow other people's rules when he went out.

After filling out the record form and handing over the sword, the group finally entered the city.

However, as soon as he entered the city, Liu Chunfu was stunned.

"This...this...how is it done?"

Looking at the smooth pavement in front of him, which was several feet wide and with no trace of splicing on the surface, Liu Chunfu was so shocked that he stumbled over his words.When he was outside the city, the road was not so wide before, so he had not noticed it. Now that he entered the city, the road suddenly widened, and he finally discovered that the road under his feet was different.

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