May 14, 1646, Yizhou City, Luzon (now Legazpi City, southeastern Philippines).

As for the control of desires and temptations, Cheng Guangyin, the ruler of Yizhou City, the former leader of the Ming Dynasty in the Luzon uprising, also restrained himself very well. The idea that he once wanted to separate Luzon and establish himself as king has long since been extinguished.

They were considering how to obtain more aid and support from Hanzhou in order to maintain their dominance in the Yizhou area.

Two years ago, they revolted and more than 5,000 people abandoned Calamba and Batangas and other areas, and fought all the way from central Luzon to southeastern Luzon. Then in early February 1644, they captured the city in a surprise attack.

They captured this port stronghold, which the Spanish called Legazpi, and captured a Spanish galleon docked in the harbor.

Cheng Guangyin and other leaders of the Ming rebellion beheaded all the Spanish officers and soldiers stationed here on the beach, leaving only women and children, as well as a few craftsmen and artists. Then they sent people to find the Hanzhou representatives in Manila City.

Urgently request necessary military and material assistance to them.

In mid-May 1644, two Hanzhou transport ships transported a large amount of food and other production and living materials to the Ming people who occupied this place. They also sent several construction craftsmen to guide them in the construction of this stronghold that had been renamed Yizhou.

Rebuild and reinforce.

After two years of continuous assistance from the Hanzhou people, coupled with the hard work of more than 5,000 Ming people here, the Ming people in Yizhou City have initially established a firm foothold here.

Yizhou City is located at the foot of the famous Mayon Volcano in Luzon. The plains, valleys, and woodlands are all covered with thick volcanic ash, making the land here extremely fertile. Thanks to the hard-working Ming Dynasty, the entire Yizhou has now opened up tens of thousands of

With acres of farmland, a large amount of rice, corn, and sweet potatoes are grown. In addition, the climate here is warm and humid, and two crops can be harvested a year. Last year, Yizhou has initially achieved self-sufficiency in food, and can live a life of having a full stomach.

However, in accordance with the requirements of the Hanzhou people, Yizhou continues to expand the grain planting area and provide necessary food support to Hanxing Island and Denglai areas.

In addition, there are abaca and coconut groves all over the mountains and plains. During the slack season or coconut harvest season, the local people will cut down a large amount of abaca to dry, pick coconuts, and then sell them to Hanzhou people to earn a meager sideline income.

Cheng Guangyin, the leader of Yizhou City, once asked the Hanzhou people whether they could build an abaca processing factory locally to use the rich local resources to produce hemp ropes, handicrafts, hats, accessories, or special paper so that they could better

to develop the local livelihood economy.

Cao He, the commander of Pingan Island, couldn't help but sneer at this. You, the local force in Luzon established by an outsider, still want to rely on us, Hanzhou, to help you build some workshops and develop primary industries?

I’m afraid I’m overthinking it!

Don’t forget, our Ping An Island is an overseas territory of Hanzhou. So far, except for a few pitiful grain and oil processing workshops and abaca processing plants, there are no other decent industries.

As for you Yizhou, you should save your own money and grow your own food to provide the necessary supply of agricultural products for our Hanzhou immigrants every year. There is no need to think about other things.

Cheng Guangyin did not receive a positive response from Hanzhou and was very frustrated. As a former Hanzhou black-clothed guard spy, he vaguely knew the reason for Hanzhou's rapid rise and power, that is, it only relied on simple agricultural cultivation without any

Basic industrial production, you simply can't stand for a long time. Remember before

The Chief Civil Affairs Manager of Hanzhou and the current King of Qi - Qi Tian seems to have said something that the strength of a country in the future will be measured by the degree of industrialization. Even if you are an agricultural country with a huge land and population,

When facing a powerful industrialized country, the only outcome is to be beaten and slaughtered.

However, after seeing the many Hanzhou artillery placed at the top of Yizhou City, more than two hundred standing armed forces equipped with Hanzhou muskets, and all the production and living tools from Hanzhou, Cheng Guangyin and other Yizhou ruling classes sighed.

They gave up the idea of ​​self-reliance and seeking to strengthen themselves. Not to mention that Yizhou did not have craftsmen who could develop industry (handicrafts), even its own population was pitifully small.

If you want Hanzhou people to help you immigrate, it will definitely be impossible in the short term. Qi State occupies the vast Hanzhou continent and Weiyuan Island, and is still waiting for more people to fill it. Moreover, the other party has no leverage

With great strength, I have taken great care of you by plundering the population of Yizhou.

It is said that the Han people established a stronghold near Hele City in the Sulu Kingdom (today's Jolo City, Jolo Island, Philippines) to help the forces of the Eastern King of Sulu resist the attack of the sultan of the country, and to deal with the nearby Majin

Intrusion from the kingdom of Danao Sultan. They also

I don't know where they recruited hundreds of Japanese wandering warriors. Under the leadership of several Hanzhou Marine Corps officers, with the help of artillery and muskets, they repeatedly defeated the rebellion of the Sulu Kingdom Sudan, and even the upcoming attack on Ma Jin Danao.

The natives of the Sultan Kingdom were beaten until they were scared to death.

A week ago, Ping'an Island, not far from Yizhou City, sent people to negotiate with Cheng Guangyin, hoping to borrow their two hundred musketeers and their only armed merchant ship to prepare for the fight with the hundreds of Japanese mercenaries stationed at the Hanzhou stronghold in Hele City.

Jointly attack the nearby Basilan Island to attack and weaken the Sultan Kingdom of Majindanao and remove the threat to the northeast of Hele Island.

The Hanzhou people promised that after conquering the royal city of the Majin Danao Kingdom on Basilan Island, they would be given 30% of the captured capital. Cheng Guangyin and several Yizhou leaders only had a brief discussion before making the only decision.

Choose, do your best, follow the footsteps of the Han people, and conquer the natives on the islands of Luzon who do not accept the "king's transformation".

"Big boss, we have worked hard in Luzon for the past few years, and we have figured out that if we want to develop on our own strength, it is impossible." Ge Ping drank a bowl of honey wine and then wiped it with a handful.

He said, "The Zheng family wants to monopolize the entire Luzon. As for Hanzhou, they are also focused on emigrating from the Ming Dynasty. We are a group of people."

We wandered from Calamba to this remote place. Without outside support, we will either be annexed by the Zheng family sooner or later, and we will end up lying dead in the wilderness, or we will be eaten alive by countless natives around us. In this case, we will simply seek refuge in Hanzhou.

, being their little brother might lead to a good outcome."

"Brother Ge's words are reasonable." Shi Yuchun nodded and said: "Hanzhou will probably look down on the poor and remote areas here. We regard Hanzhou as our big brother, and under their care, we have a steady supply of guns and other materials.

No matter what, you can be here

Within a hundred miles, be king and hegemony and establish a great cause. Besides, this Hanzhou is also a country established by our Ming people. Maybe, with their support, we can also establish a country here and become a country.

Their vassals are not unacceptable."

"That is, the Ming Dynasty is about to perish. From now on, this Hanzhou will be the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang, and we will be the Korea of ​​Nanyang. From now on, with the support and assistance of Hanzhou, we will expand our territory in the southeastern region of Luzon.

If you use soil and make great contributions, you will be a good minister for generations to come."

"That's right!" He Tongfu said in a deep voice: "We are weak now, so we need to find a stable backer. Looking at the development of Hanzhou in the past few years, we may really be able to dominate Nanyang and dominate Siyi in the future. Even if we in Yizhou

I have become a vassal of Hanzhou, as long as they don’t wait for me

What's the harm in intervening and giving them a title of suzerainty? Think about it, during the Hongwu and Yongle years of our Ming Dynasty, how many foreign vassal states were vying to be our Ming vassal, but they didn't see any losses! On the contrary, for hundreds of years,

Let these vassals take advantage of our Ming Dynasty."

"What you brothers said is very reasonable." Cheng Guangyin said: "You don't need to worry, I will be angry because of the name of being a vassal and paying tribute to Hanzhou. Hanzhou is more powerful than Nanyang, but what it lacks now is

It’s just that their maritime strength is slightly weaker than that of the Dutch. Let’s help the Han this time

The best way to surrender is for the Chinese to go to Basilan to fight the natives. If this war goes well and some captures are obtained, we can take the opportunity to submit to the Han Chinese and request to send our big ship.

, Immigrated to Ming Dynasty with the Hanzhou immigration fleet."

"Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is in chaos and people's hearts are mixed. However, after two years of development, Yizhou has initially formed its own independence. It is a good opportunity to absorb the population and enrich the place for long-term planning. Hanzhou is vast, rich in products, and not rich in population, so it must be
Chapter completed!