Chapter 439: The Yellow Peril Threat Theory
After Angel and Carlos were captured, they experienced massacre in Tianjin and hard labor in building roads. They also had contact with some Qing officials and knew a lot about their way of speaking. Although the fourteenth prince in front of him was so harmless that he spoke, his tone was also very friendly and gentle, but after thinking about it, he knew that it was not the case at all.
Once the Spaniards do not put the overall situation first and do not lead them to the port of Acapulco, what awaits them is definitely ruthless massacre and turn against each other, this result cannot be questioned. Not only do they cannot accept this result, but they think that the Spanish cannot bear the blow of the Qing Empire, because even without the Spanish, they can still reach Europe. There are too many people who know about this trade route from Europe to the Qing Dynasty...
After thinking for a moment, Angel spoke, "Dear Fourteenth Prince, we are happy to serve you, and the Governor of Manila, Mairotin, is not a person who does not know the general."
Yinzhen nodded. This result was long as he expected. However, in order for the Beiyang Fleet to be absolutely safe, he still had to give some benefits and leave some hope for them. After a little diligent yin, he said: "I believe Spain will be proud of your decision, because you will gain a strong ally, an Eastern ally who can send troops to Europe to help you. This world is very big and no one can take it alone, and the same is true for the Qing Empire.
In addition, since they are allies, we will also provide corresponding goods for the goods of the eight merchant ships. Please tell the eight captains to make them feel at ease and hope that they will continue to come to the Qing Dynasty.”
This world is big and no one can take it alone, and the same is true for the Qing Empire! Does this mean that the Qing Empire will not attack New Spain in the Americas? After all, the unoccupied areas of America are still quite vast. Angel and Carlos were both overjoyed and bowed quickly and said, "Thank you for your generosity."
As soon as the two of them left, Yande hurriedly asked, "Dean, don't we grab Spain's territory in America?"
Yinxiang chuckled and said, "Who said he wouldn't rob it?"
"Just, the dean was not expressing his opinion just now?" Yande said hesitantly.
"You have to listen to the other way around," Yinxiang smiled and said, "This means that Spain has robbed too much territory, so we can score points."
Ah? Yande was stunned. He wanted to understand this way. He immediately chuckled.
Wu Ge, who had just returned from patrol, saw that he was successful in the cabin as soon as he entered Mén. He looked back suspiciously. Yinzhen smiled and waved: "Sit as you want. This time I go to Manila, you can give me some advice on how Zheng Qingyuan and the others train soldiers. With the opening of the American route, Manila's trade status has plummeted. However, the safety of Luzon cannot be ignored. We cannot collect money and take care of things. We must ensure that Luzon cannot make any money."
Wu Ge also knew that all the Beijing officials had manors on Luzon Island, so there was no need to be any accident. He quickly stood up and saluted, and responded in awe: "Yes."
Yinzhen looked slightly and said silently. The world is really too big and no one can take it alone. In this feast of dividing America and Africa, where does the Qing Dynasty want to get the most? How can we permanently control the territory we gain? Vigorous assimilation and national integration? Or do we give full play to the population advantage, immigrate everywhere, and Chineseize America and Africa?
Should overseas lands take the initiative to adopt the Commonwealth model of later generations or centralization? In addition, with the development of overseas routes and the promotion of Western learning, the traditional theories of the world and the world will inevitably be greatly impacted, and the divine authority of the monarch will also be questioned. Will the collision of Eastern and Western cultures shake the foundation of ruling? Without strong centralization, how can we compete with Europe for the world?
Just as he was thinking about it, Yande leaned forward and asked: "Director, as far as we know, Spain's overseas territories in the Americas are spread across the south and on both sides of North America. After we occupy the Port of Acapulco, should we avoid Spanish territory in the Americas? In addition, are the territories in the South and North America a colleague, or should we focus on it?"
Yinzhen came to his senses, but he had not heard clearly what he had said before, and couldn't help but say, "Repeat."
When Yande heard this, he knew that he had accidentally interrupted Yinzhen's contemplation. He couldn't help but feel a little careful and asked again with caution.
Yinzhen couldn't help but nodded slightly. The question was asked well, and he said, "This year is the first time to enfeoffment. This route is also the first time to run. The scale of enfeoffment will not be too large, and there will not be many people going to America. First avoid the Spanish territory. In the future, the veto country will develop, whether to swallow or enfeoff, it will be determined by the situation."
As he said that, he spread out the map of Kunyu and Wanguo, but after looking at North America with severe distortion, he couldn't help but sigh and thought for a moment, and then said, "Let them go north along the coast. After half a month of sailing, they can find good ports along the coast. Of course, the frozen place in winter is not good. The place where the foothold cannot be a bitter and cold place, otherwise it will be inconvenient and development. As for going south, look for the entrance of the river in this big bay as a foothold."
After a while, he continued: "North America is closer to our Qing Dynasty, which is convenient for contact and control in the future. We will focus on North America for the time being. South America is close to Africa, and its future development is also limitless. You must choose a good foothold, which will help you steadily advance in the future."
After the auction of land in Luzon, a large number of slave manors seemed to be spreading across the plains and valleys of Luzon overnight. The most direct consequence was the increase in demand for slaves. The local area was good at growing rice and sugarcane. The Tagalog and Irok people who were good at rice were originally worth three or two, but in less than half a year, it soared to ten or one. Even the short black people in the mountains in the northeast that were ignored at the time also rose to three or two, and there was still a shortage of supply.
With the rise of a large number of slave farms, a large number of refugees, vendors, gentry, and merchants flocked to Luzon, and the number of merchant ships traveled and increased. Manila, Dagupan, and Lar port cities naturally flourished day by day.
Yinzhen and his team sailed into Manila Bay, Angel and Carlos were both very moved. However, after a year, they had been traveling again, and their identities were turned upside down. A year ago, they were the masters of Luzon Island, but now they have become prisoners, and Luzon Island has also given them to the Qing Empire.
The fleet had just entered the Manila port. Zheng Qingyuan, who was stationed in Manila, received a report without much money. Both of them were extremely happy. The court decided to go to Europe and America to reward the navy again. The news that the 14th prince led the navy to the Southeast Asian Sea had already reached Manila. The two were already looking forward to it, and immediately took the Erpeng Green Camp soldiers and the two battalions regiments to greet them.
Waiting for the free time in the boat entering the dock, Qian Buduo glanced at the neatly arranged group training team, glanced at Zheng Qinghai again, and said with some concern: "Brother Zheng, we have sent all the green camps to capture slaves. The Fourteenth Master will not have any objection, right?"
Zheng Qinghai looked back and glanced at the team-lined training team. It was quite like that. For nearly half a year, he and the money were not bad at all. Apart from batches of training, there was nothing to do. After more than half a year of arrest, the local natives either became slaves, fled into the mountains, or fled outside the island, and it became increasingly difficult to capture slaves.
After a while, Zheng Qinghai said, "Who asked the Fourteenth Master to transfer all the Spanish captives to Garopa? We have no choice but to worry, the Fourteenth Master asked, I will hold on in front."
Qian Buduo knew the relationship between the Zheng family and the Fourteenth Master, so he immediately put his heart in his stomach and smiled and said, "I feel relieved when I say Lao Di. I wonder if we have a share of this reward?"
"I would rather not give me a reward than firmly demand to return to the navy." Zheng Qingyuan was not concerned about the reward.
I don't want to go to Europe and America, and it's far away. God knows when I will be able to return to the Qing Dynasty. I can just stay comfortably in Manila. I don't have much money but I don't want to take risks anymore.
As soon as the boat landed, Zheng Qingyuan boarded the boat alone to pay tribute, but he was wondering how to ask the Fourteenth Master for going to the Navy, Europe, America, anywhere. After this, God knows that it will take until the Year of the Monkey and Horse Month to encounter such a big battle again. When he saw Yinxiang, Wu Ge, Yande hugged Yinzhen.
He hurriedly trotted a few steps, greeted him with a standard military salute, and said aloud: "Precaution Zheng Qinghai will report to the Dean, Thirteenth Master, and the two captains."
Yinzhen smiled and said, "It looks like he is still awesome, but he is running in small steps. Wu Ge, get off the boat and hurry up and train them."
"Yes, Dean." Wu Ge responded loudly.
Zheng Qinghai's face turned red when he was said, and he said no, "The Holy Birthday is coming soon. I will set off tomorrow morning and ask someone to make up for the fleet immediately."
When Zheng Qingyuan heard that Yinzhen's itinerary was so tight, he couldn't help but complain secretly and hurriedly stood up and said, "Yes, let's arrange someone to prepare immediately."
In the crowd of people, Yinzhen entered the Governor's Office. As soon as he sat down, he smiled and said, "Is it okay for Spanish Governor Mairoting, Mai Ruoting?"
"Return to the dean, I look very thin now. I have been yelling to see you several times." Zheng Qingyuan replied respectfully.
He heard that he was very thin, Yinzhen couldn't help but smile. This dead stubborn person did not cooperate last time and was ordered to only supply two taels of meters a day. I don't know how thin he was. He ordered: "Please bring him and let him meet the generals of the Spanish Far East Fleet."
Zheng Qingyuan responded, then turned around and gave me some money. Then he turned around and said, "Report to the President, please return to the Navy. I hope the President will allow him."
"Jingji Si moved?" Yinzhen smiled and said, "What's the situation in Luzon now?"
Seeing that Yinzhen did not express his opinion, Zheng Qingyuan couldn't help feeling a little nervous and said respectfully: "Return to the dean, Luzon is now firmly controlled by us. Most of the local natives have become slaves, and only a very small number have escaped into the mountains. The Green Camp and the Tuanlian are still continuing to arrest them.
Slave farms in various places have basically been built, and the most troublesome problem is the slave problem. Farms in various places have a large demand for slaves, but slaves are in short supply. Although the prices have risen and risen again and again, they have reached ten taels, but they are suffering from no source."
Ten taels, it seems that they have to organize people to go to the Mughal Empire to capture slaves. Yinzhen nodded slightly and asked, "How many slaves are there in Luzon?"
"There are 240,000 slaves sold, and the income of the slaves sold is 1.1 million taels." Zheng Qingyuan was prepared for this and answered the questions.
"It's only 240,000?" Yinzhen frowned.
Zheng Qingyuan hurriedly explained: "This is sold by green camps and group training. Manors in various places are also arrested under si, and the specific number is impossible to count."
Yinzhen was in a state of yin for a moment before saying: "I ordered all localities to count the number of indigenous slaves in Luzon year by year, and to report the specific number every year, and to promote it. It is legal to capture slaves in Si and there is no additional fee levy, but it is not allowed to conceal it, otherwise it will be severely punished."
After hearing Yinzhen's order, not only Zheng Qingyuan was puzzled, but Yinxiang, Wuge and Yande were also very confused. What does this mean? Since there is no additional fee collection, why bother to count with this huge amount of effort, but also to report it year by year? The three of them looked at Yinzhen and waited for him to explain.
Yinzhen had no intention of explaining at all. He had no fondness for the indigenous people of Luzon. The reason for doing this was to better count the local indigenous population and guard against the national liberation movement that swept the world in the future. He had to let the Han people have an absolute population advantage in Luzon, so that he could firmly control Luzon and avoid leaving disputes in the future. The resources under the South China Sea were too rich, and the South China Sea must be gradually turned into China's inland sea.
This too evil idea naturally cannot be described. Therefore, Yinzhen quickly changed the subject and said: "The vacancies of slaves can be solved in one or two years. Of course, they are also allowed to go to nearby islands to capture natives as slaves, but the number of people must be reported truthfully."
As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't have much money and walked in with a Spanish man with a thin bone but a wide governor's dress. Is this Mai Ruoting? Yinzhen glanced at the governor's dress, looked up and down again, and looked carefully, and then he vaguely saw the traces of the governor's last year from his face.
I really didn't expect that in just half a year, it turned out that Governor Mairoting, who was as fat as a pig, was tortured by hunger and was left with only his own figure. Yinzhen looked at it for a while before he said uncertainly: "Are you Governor Mairoting?"
The guard Zhang Tiansheng, who was standing beside him, quickly began to translate.
Hearing this sentence, Mai Ruoting almost burst into tears. Two or two meters a day, that is, a bowl of porridge that can produce a figure in the morning and evening. After nine months, he naturally became thin and deformed. Otherwise, you can try it! He endured his sadness and stepped forward to bow respectfully and said, "Mai Ruoting feels extremely honorable to see the prince again." These words were completely out of sincerity. He could see Yinzhen again. The hard days were finally over. He once thought that this noble prince had completely forgotten him.
Looking at Governor Mairoting who could even blow away a gust of wind, Yinzhen ordered: "Get him some food first."
When he heard that there was food, Mairoting immediately started to scream in discomfort. He hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, His Highness, for your generosity."
"Go and call Angel and Carlos in." Yinzhen then ordered.
Angel and Carlos did not recognize Mai Ruoting as soon as they entered the hall. They looked at the generous governor's dress on him. They couldn't help but look at Yinzhen in suspicion, not understanding what the fourteenth prince was playing.
But Mairoting said actively: "Anger, Carlos, are you really captured? The Far East Fleet was captured?"
Angel and Carlos stared at him for a while, then they could vaguely see a little of their eyebrows. This skinny and bone-like air was the former fat Manila Governor Mairotin. Angel asked in surprise: "Are you Governor Mairotin?"
Finally recognized, Governor Mairoting kept nodding, but couldn't say a word.
Carlos asked anxiously: "Governor Mairotine, are you sick?"
"I'm hungry, I've been hungry for nine months." Mairoting said weakly.
When Angel and Carlos were shocked when they heard this, they looked at each other. How did Governor Mairoting offend the Fourteenth Prince? How could he be so hungry?
Yinzhen glanced at the three of them and said, "Last May, I summoned Governor Mairotin in Manila to learn about the situation in New Spain. As a result, he told me that the silver mines in New Spain were exhausted and that the route from Manila to Acapulco Port was too dangerous. I am really embarrassed, although the Qing Dynasty was rich, it did not raise idle people."
Angel and Carlos felt nervous when they heard this. This was a blatant threat. Carlos hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Highness, Fourteenth Prince, please allow us to convince him."
Yinzhen nodded and said, "Take him to the room next to him."
As soon as the three of them entered the next room, Merutin glared at Angel and Carlos, and said in a low voice: "What will happen if the Qing Navy lands in Acapulco Port? Don't you two know?"
"Governor Mairotin, I think there are many things that you don't know. Please listen to our explanation." Carlos whispered: "The Qing Navy is willing to send 20,000 troops to Europe to assist Spain and France in confronting Britain and the Netherlands."
"You believe this kind of nonsense, too?" Mairoting angrily scolded.
At this time, there were a few knocks. As soon as the mén was opened, a sweet pastry smell spread. Mairoting's nose moved violently for a few times, quickly grabbed two pieces of pastry from the strip and stuffed them into his mouth.
Angel and Carlos were stunned. This was the Manila Governor who always held a noble air and paid attention to elegance in every move. However, Mairoting was nowhere to be around. He swept two dishes of pastries at a jaw-dropping speed, drank another glass of water, and sighed with satisfaction.
After looking at the two of them, Mairoting's expression turned angry and said angrily: "How many people died from opening this route from Manila to Port Acapulco? Do you know? How could you give it to me like this? How big is the Qing Dynasty? Do you know? Aiding Spain and France is a lie, a shameless lie! Haven't you heard of the Yellow Peril that swept Europe in the 13th century?"
{Piaotianwen Thank you for your support, your support is our greatest motivation}
Chapter completed!