Just when Zhou Jixun introduced the situation, Zhuang Jiyun was distracted.

"Since the Chinese are doing well here, why do they follow us to Hexian Town? Do you have to force them to go? Say the Spanish are going to massacre you soon, so let's go quickly. What a joke? According to the school teacher, people's memories are short-lived, and they have almost forgotten half of them after ten years."

"After twenty years, I have almost no impression, whether it is a tragic or a wonderful happy event, let alone they are ordinary people who dig food in the field."

"There are also those businessmen, since they are doing well in the Philippines and have good profits, why bother to follow us? When we arrive at a new place, we have to re-lay out. Is it that easy?"

But Timur's style is completely different from that of Chitard, who is very detailed. He doesn't want to listen to the process, just the result.

Moreover, Qitade obviously trusted him highly in the Far East affairs. He was the prince of the Far East, and in fact he was the local emperor here, and Zhuang Jiyun had to listen to him.

Obviously, such a thing cannot be discussed in detail with him before leaving, but these people can discuss it now.

So he interrupted Zhou Jixun's narrative and expressed his thoughts in his heart.

Zhou Jixun smiled and said: "Whether it is Krabi or Manila, it is almost impossible to use a ship cannon to destroy it, and it can only be broken from the inside."

"Inside, your people have a way?"

Zhou Jixun nodded, "Answer the question you just asked, on the surface, the Chinese in the Philippines are almost the best Chinese living in the entire Nanyang Islands. This is also based on the different management styles of Spanish and Dutch and Portuguese people."

"The Spaniards like to collect taxes. They are not good at small matters and are unwilling to do, which gives the Chinese here a chance to take advantage of and make a lot of profits."

"But as a colonial empire with a long history, Spain is obviously experienced in dealing with this situation. In addition to the use of different people to check and balance, they also play one faction within the Chinese. For businesses that obviously want to grow bigger, they will definitely deliberately find fault and make things difficult."

"Then support the weaker people to grow bigger. The Spanish Governor General Office holds secret meetings every year to evaluate local Chinese businessmen and formulate a comprehensive strategy"

Zhuang Jiyun thought to himself: "This news obviously comes from Freemasonry"

"Also," Zhou Jixun continued, "Even without the Spanish's division, the Chinese are not united. In addition, the Spanish's operations have fallen apart. Therefore, it is almost impossible for them to unite and grow bigger."

"In order to gain an advantage in business, they bribed Spanish officials without exception, and they were naturally hostile to each other"

"I want them to unite unless there is an incident"

"Occasional incident?" Zhuang Jiyun suddenly realized something, "It was probably instigated by your people"

"Okay, let's get back to the topic, how to win Krabi? The storm is coming soon, and the attack on Manila is protracted. Before that, we must first obtain a base that supports our offensive."

Zhuang Jiyun nodded, "It is still easy to take down the Krabidi port, but the Krabidi military fort is located at a high place and can overlook the entire port. If you want to station safely in the port, you must occupy the fort, because the artillery above can easily hit all parts of the port."

"Then you guard the narrowest part of the peninsula and take advantage of our sea to obtain a safe and large-scale supply base. There are tens of thousands of residents near the castle and port, most of whom are Chinese. Now it is time for the northeast wind to cross the southwest wind"

"Merchant ships coming from Guangzhou will not dock in the port for a long time. They need to transport the rice, corn, valuable copper, saltpeter and sulfur here as soon as possible to Guangzhou, and then trade with European merchants in Guangzhou after taking it off."

"The key here is the Spanish treasure ship. After the treasure ship arrives, part of it will be used for the trade of the Spanish to Guangzhou by themselves, and part of it will be left in the local circulation. It is also the time when the silver ingots on the market have the highest value, so the value will naturally increase greatly if it is too late."

"It is also the time when the transaction time is the shortest, otherwise it will be delayed for several months"

"Therefore, Chinese businessmen need to race against time to unload and load goods. People here have long known this and have prepared food and other materials. In other words, if they occupy this place, at least they don't have to worry about food."

"The local Chinese have built several huge ponds on the peninsula, so there is no need to worry about using water. At the same time, since it is a season of trading, there will be no shortage of vegetables, medicinal materials and other items to replenish ships"

"So, as long as you take down the Krabi Peninsula, you can get enough material supplies that can support the capture of Manila City"

Zhuang Jiyun inserted: "The profits of those businessmen will naturally be ruined."

Zhou Jixun nodded, "I know the general's concerns, and the key is Manila. As long as you take the city, you can compensate it with the silver ingots stored in the Governor's Office. Once you get the compensation, these merchants can't stay in the Philippines and can only go to Hexian Town."

"Besides, the population of the Philippines is not enough to compare with Hexian Town, Vietnam, Siam, Cambodia, Malay Peninsula, and Batavia. Once Hexian Town rises, there will be much more business there than here. As businessmen, they will definitely see this soon"

"As for those who continue to stay here to do business, with our Hexian Town, the Spaniards will not regard them as targets of massacre. We can make an agreement in the post-war treaty"

"You still haven't talked about how to conquer the Krabi Army Fort"

"General, the first storm in Nanyang is coming. According to the tradition of Chinese Filipinos, this storm indicates that the trade season dominated by the southwest wind is coming. Before that, they will hold a grand sacrificial ceremony at Mazu Temple"

"This kind of Mazu temple is usually built on the highlands near the sea. In Krabi, before the arrival of the Spanish, the military fort was originally a Mazu temple with a prosperous incense. It was later occupied by the Spanish and changed to a military fort, but it still left a small piece of open space for them on the north side of the military fort."

"It was natural that it was much smaller than before, but it was still a place where Chinese merchants in Krabi had to hold ceremonies before going to sea"

“Do they hold before or after the storm?”

"Before the storm, they will feel the upcoming storm in advance, but they do not know how long the storm will last, so they must pray and sacrifice in advance"

"Since it's a small temple, I can't hold too many people, right?"

"That's natural. The Spanish deliberately left only a small piece of place in order not to let too many people flock there, because if you want to enter Mazu Temple, you must pass through the military fort. If there are too many people, it is also a safety hazard for the military fort."

"They only allow thirty Chinese business representatives to enter there for sacrifices, and the entourage carrying pigs and sheep will not exceed one hundred people"

Hearing this, Zhuang Jiyun roughly understood what Zhou Jixun was going to do.

"Xiao Zhou, I still don't quite understand. You must be planning to let our people get in and take the opportunity to take the military fort. But you also said before that there were only thirty Chinese business representatives. These thirty people must be familiar with the military fort, so you can only dress up as their entourage."

"But your people are not so powerful that they can bribe all of these 30 Chinese businessmen. As far as I know, although Chinese businessmen are quite brave in business, if they are involved in such a thing, few people dare to join in."

"The general said it is right. Although our people know several Chinese businessmen, it is almost impossible to do things for us. At most, they can only win over one or two, and they are not at all responsible."

"Then..."

"If you want to enter the military fort, you must first climb a stone staircase about 200 meters long, and also carry pigs and sheep. Those who can do this are strong and strong men. There are not many such people under Chinese merchants, and most of them have to be carried up, but the number of people in the military fort is very limited to their number"

"So in the past, these Chinese merchants had to go on the battle themselves and carry pigs and sheep with their subordinates. You must know that if these Chinese merchants have the opportunity to go to Mazu Temple to pray, they must be the top figures inside, they are all wealthy. Although they are also people who are used to coming and going to the wind and rain, they are not strong men after all."

"So, since the military fort was built, they have replaced the whole pig and sheep with pig heads, sheep heads, and cow heads, just for the convenience of carrying"

"But as far as I know, about 20% of the Chinese merchants traveling to and from the Philippines every year will suffer shipwrecks, and it may not necessarily lead to ship damage, but it will cause serious losses."

"So some people said that the lack of worship for Mazu, the insincere heart, etc., have come out. At this time, if there is a shop that specializes in selling pigs and sheep, and can carry the whole pigs and sheep to Mazu Temple alone, these merchants obviously would not refuse."

"And..." Zhou Jixun suddenly smiled on his face.

Zhuang Jiyun also smiled and said, "Thirty merchants are thirty pigs and sheep. Since this Mazu Temple is built near the military fort, there must be no one in the temple. Once these merchants leave, these pigs and sheep will be cheaper than Spanish, right?"

"Hahaha," Zhuang Jiyun laughed, "That's right, but the Spanish don't eat pig-headed sheep's heads. Therefore, although they strictly control the number of Chinese merchants, they also want them to get the whole pig-headed sheep, so they don't have that much attention to the number of people."

"But before that, a Marine must be sent to Krabi"

....

Li Hucheng seemed a little absent-minded when walking in the Chinese market in Krabi.

He looked at the sky while walking, muttering to himself.

Li Hucheng's ancestral home is Jinzhou. He was originally a descendant of soldiers in Dongjiang Town. After Dongjiang Town was defeated by the Qing Dynasty, some surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and some went south to join Zheng Chenggong's troops. Zheng Chenggong died not long after occupying Taiwan Island. Some people were dissatisfied with Zheng Jing's rule and went south to Luzon Island.

After many murders by the Spanish, Li Hucheng became the few Chinese descendants who remained here. Li Hucheng's ancestor was the Dongjiang Town Navy. In those massacres against the Chinese, he was not near Manila, but in Cebu, and barely escaped a disaster.

However, when the news reached Cebu, Li Hucheng's grandfather showed his true nature as a descendant of Dongjiang Town. Instead of sitting there waiting to die, he ran away by boat and started pirates near the Sulu Islands.

After the calm and quiet Luzon Island, he brought his people back to Krabi. After several twists and turns, he became one of the top businessmen in Krabi who specializes in doing business in various parts of the Philippine Islands.

If you want to do local business, you must be familiar with the local language and the local geographical structure, and you must also be a bit ruthless.
Chapter completed!