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Chapter 195 The Philippines under Spanish rule

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Six months later, news came from the Central Plains that Wu Sangui died of illness and his son Wu Yingxiong succeeded to the throne. The Great Zhou army retreated step by step, and finally retreated to Yunnan and resisted stubbornly.

This famous traitor in history finally died. I wonder how he faced the millions of Han people who were massacred because of the Qing Dynasty's entry into the pass.

The Mu family held a sacrificial activity in Ping'an Town to celebrate the death of the traitor of Wu. Not only were they, but the Han people who migrated from the Central Plains all celebrated with each other and set off firecrackers. The whole area of ​​Taiwan was cheering and went to the streets to celebrate.

This time of celebration was not maintained for a few days, and a shocking news came from Manila, Philippines.

The Spaniards who ruled the Philippines waved their butcher knives at the Chinese businessmen in the Philippines, and the death toll of Chinese people reached as many as 50,000!

Zheng Kebi's face was gloomy and overturned the table. The civil servants and military generals in the conference hall were all in a turbulent manner. Those who were rude were also scolding each other.

In the early 17th century and mid-17th century, Spain massacred Chinese in the Philippines twice. Zheng Chenggong also wrote a letter to an overseas Chinese businessman in Batavia, Java, asking him to stop trade with the Spanish.

and submitted a diplomatic document to the Philippine Governor, condemning the cruelty of the Spanish

However, the Spaniards regarded this document as a provocation to them. Not only did they not restrain themselves, but they became more and more aggressive. They carried out the third massacre of overseas Chinese, and 4,000 overseas Chinese died tragically

Zheng Chenggong was furious when he heard the news and decided to fight to avenge the overseas Chinese

On the one hand, he provided pensions to resettlement overseas Chinese who fled from the Philippines to Taiwan, and on the other hand, he organized and prepared troops and sent people to secretly contact overseas Chinese in the Philippines, so that he could cooperate with the inside and outside at that time. Unexpectedly, the alliance Geng Jingzhong at that time asked him to send troops to support him, so the operation was stranded

There is another saying that Zheng Jing had twice prepared to send a fleet to conquer Manila in 1670 and 1671, but he did not send troops in the end.

The reason is due to information, and it is not yet known in detail

Summoning Military Advisor Chen and Wei Xiaobao to discuss!

Zheng Kebi had just finished giving orders, but he still couldn't help but cursed and shouted: Is there no one in the Spanish bullying our Ming Dynasty? I want to fight in person! Kill them all!

He pointed to Zheng Tianshou, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, and said: Lord Zheng, how many warships can we draw out?

Zheng Tianshou said aggrievedly: The prince can draw 500 warships at any time, including 90 lucky ships, and more than 400 other small double-brig warships and Guangzhou ships. They can fully attack the Spaniards.

After a pause, he said: I would like to volunteer to come to the battlefield in person!

Zheng Tianshou took the lead, and the other generals volunteered to fight. The crowd was full of feelings. Most of the military officers of the Zheng family were naval generals and had rich experience in naval battles. They often had small-scale conflicts with the Qing Dynasty naval division and accumulated rich practical experience. However, if this battle was completed, it would be a large-scale war. Five hundred warships mean that nearly one-third of the naval forces in the Taiwan Bend were dispatched in full swing. The scene was so exciting to think about.

However, many civil officials have put forward the opposite opinions. They believe that since the overseas Chinese have chosen to leave, they should bear all the consequences. Some people who are mature and persistent suggested that Zheng Kebi first submit a letter of nationality to Spain, warning them that if they don’t listen, they will make a decision.

The civil and military ministers argued endlessly about this. In fact, everyone has a hidden concern. The Qing court has basically solved Wu Sangui, and the monk Geng Jingzhong is almost exhausted. The next goal of the Qing court is nothing but Taiwan. If so many troops are drawn, it will be very dangerous if the Qing court attacks. But they sit back and ignore their compatriots and let foreigners slaughter them. They are unwilling to bear the reputation of being criticized.

While he was entangled, Chen Jinnan and Gao Gui arrived together. Zheng Kebi was overjoyed. He was tired of hearing the war of words in the conference hall. As a thirty-year-old young prince, he was actually the King of Taiwan. He also had ambitions to restore the Ming Dynasty. From Zheng Chenggong to Zheng Jing, and then to his long-cherished wish, the three generations of people paid for this, not only blood and tears and the lives of thousands of righteous men who resisted the Qing Dynasty.

Zheng Kebi couldn't stand the massacre of Chinese. Those old scholars were timid and looked back, which made him very upset. Seeing his most relied on his right-hand man, he was happy and came down to greet him in person.

Gao Gui had learned about this on the road. He didn't know about this history of the Spanish massacre of Chinese in the Philippines, nor did he expect that foreigners bullied China. It turned out that the curtain had already begun at this time.

As soon as he arrived at the meeting room, he spoke first

Prince, what else can I discuss? Beat him a damn! People are bullied by good people, and horses are ridden by others. Don’t let foreigners bully us in the Ming Dynasty!

Gao Gui's eyes wide open, his fists clenched, and he looked like he was about to immediately rub his palms and go forward to kill people.

Zheng Kebi nodded repeatedly and said: Brother Xiaobao, I said the same thing, I was bullied to the point, what else can we say politely! If we ignore our compatriots' life and death, not only will our compatriots be disappointed, but those foreigners will also look down on us.

Gao Gui praised loudly: The prince said it well!

Suddenly he turned around and faced the civil and military ministers and shouted: This matter has already concern the dignity of the country and the hearts of the people. The Han people in the Ming Dynasty are our compatriots no matter where they are. As the king of the Ming Dynasty, the prince had ten thousand reasons to attack the murderers and avenge our compatriots, making foreigners dare not underestimate us anymore! I saw you just now, and I must be worried that our troops would be drawn to make Taiwan’s garrison empty. In fact, there is no need to worry that we are fighting for our compatriots and fighting for the dignity of the country. Even if Taiwan does not leave any soldiers or soldiers, the people will fight to the end for us and defend their homes!

In the chamber, those few who oppose the opposition have shut up their hat of national justice, and no one can withstand it.

However, in the past six months, there have been many people who have been to Java, but not to the Philippines. The specific situation can only be obtained from local Chinese. At present, someone will bring a meeting hall for Chinese businessmen from Manila.

This man was thin and short, dark-skinned. He obviously stayed in Manila for a long time. His name was Ban Chawang. He was a small businessman who operated porcelain and pottery. Ban Chawang knelt on the ground and cried about the Spanish's atrocities. His shop had become ruins like other shops in the local Han Street. The Spaniards and Filipinos not only plundered the Chinese's goods, but also massacred the Chinese. Although Ban Chawang's property was gone, heHis wife and four children were also killed. He went out to negotiate a batch of goods and survived. At the beginning of the massacre, he and some Chinese merchants hid in the basement of a warehouse and hid for seven days. When the situation calmed down, Ban Chawang secretly returned home and found out that all his family had been killed. Later, after discussion, Ban Chawang and several Chinese merchants boarded a British merchant ship docking in the Port of Manila overnight to Taiwan, hoping that the King of Yanping could help them.

In the third year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty (1569), the Ming Dynasty pirate Lin Feng personally led 62 warships, and used more than 5,000 strong and powerful men to attack the Spanish colonists. He captured Daimao Port on Luzon Island in one fell swoop, and established a capital in Daimao Town, forcing Spanish colonists to come and pay tribute.

The Ming Dynasty fell, and Daimao Town gradually declined. The Spaniards regained the control of this town that actually reached the size of a small city, and Han Street refers to Daimao Town.

Hearing the Chinese merchants crying with his own ears, everyone was angry. From Ban Chawang, he learned that the Spanish are now mainly on land, not on sea, so there are not many warships. He heard that King Yanping wanted to send 500 warships to fight, and was stunned and kowtowed repeatedly

Gao Gui and Chen Jinnan thought of something at the same time, looked at each other, and nodded secretly...