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Chapter 101: South Seas Chapter 11: Manila (Part 2)

When waiting outside, Jiang Tieshan with his hands behind his back was a little excited.

In just a few months, he had dressed up as a Truchen man, had short hair, put on a white shirt, linen trousers, and a pair of leather shoes on his feet.

As the first Filipino Chinese businessman to join the Truchens, Qitad gave him the small island of Sikijol, near Cebu Island. This was a major event in the history of the Chinese Philippines.

Although the island only has a few thousand people, it also has several small castles. If it is well-managed, it will be a century-old foundation.

If the Truchens easily took Mishima of Cebu, it would only shock him, and with the capture of Fort Santiago, he would be completely devoted.

After experiencing the intensive strait artillery battle in Cebu, he had something open in his heart.

"Even Santiago Fort is taken down, Manila City is not far away. The Philippines is about to change its dynasty"

Although the local army surrounded the Eighth Company, they surrounded it on three sides. They were unable to surround the side facing the Bashi River, so Jiang Tieshan could easily come here by boat.

If it were still like the previous massacres, he would definitely not have been so relaxed.

It's different now.

He came on behalf of Truchen!

After a while, Lu Haisheng's housekeeper brought him in.

As soon as everyone saw Jiang Tieshan dressed like this, everyone understood. Chen Hu even stood up with a loud voice, pointed at him and said, "You..."

Jiang Tieshan pressed his hand down.

"Yes, I came on behalf of the Truchens. By the way, I almost forgot to tell you something. I am the owner of Sikijol Island now!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

In the past, although the Spaniards were tolerant of Chinese businessmen, land, especially island-level land, would never be affected by Chinese people. But now Jiang Tieshan has obtained an entire island!

Of course, Qitad did not conduct a careful investigation of Sikijol Island. You should know that it is the place where manganese ore is very easy to mine in later generations. If you know all this, he obviously gave this island to Jiang Tieshan.

"At the same time, His Majesty Emperor Truqin appointed me as a member of the Cebu Political Consultative Committee and has the right to participate in the civil affairs of Wright, Cebu, and Powa Mishima"

Chen Hu said viciously: "Are you so sure that the Truqins will definitely win the Philippines? Are you not afraid of annoying the Spaniards and ending up being ruined and homeless?"

"Hahaha", Jiang Tieshan was about to refute him, but he felt a cold look from the other side. Jiang Tieshan naturally met Chen Hu and his housekeeper, who was an old man in his thirties named Chen Zhong, who was very handsome. Since Chen Hu entered the Eighth Company, except for bulk business, general business has been handled by Chen Zhong.

Jiang Tieshan was just a little surprised and turned his gaze to Chen Hu again.

"The Spaniards? Their fleet no longer exists. In the entire Philippines, they only have three divisions. Now Mindanao has fallen into the hands of the Portuguese, and one division is gone"

"The warships of the Luzonan Islands, the defenders were almost wiped out in the war to rescue Cebu Island. It would be great that they could defend the island. Only two divisions of Luzon Island were left, and they were stationed in vast areas. What can they do?"

"Want to rely on the tall and sturdy city of Manila? Joke, even the stronger Santiago Fort is taken down, but still care about Manila City?"

A few words left Chen Hu speechless.

Lu Haisheng felt aroused, and while letting Jiang Tieshan sit beside him, he asked: "Even if what you said makes sense, what I am worried about is where our future will be?"

Jiang Tieshan said: "The Truchens are not Spanish, they have a fanatical hobby for land. They will not take Luzon Island, but just to avenge the previous Spanish fleet attacking their fleet. In the entire Philippines, they will only take the Three Islands of Cebu"

"In the future, how you do business is as usual"

"Not good, once the Truchens leave and the Spaniards see that they have contact with us, what should they do to take revenge on us?"

Jiang Tieshan smiled and said, "The Truqin people will naturally sign an agreement with the Spaniards, agreeing not to kill us Chinese merchants without authorization. At the same time, in order to avenge a revenge, they will also ask for compensation and cede land."

"They occupied the Three Islands of Cebu, by the way, they also occupied Guangming Bay near Manila Bay. Haha, it is the small bay north of Molong, which is only more than a hundred miles from Manila. How can you sit and watch a big incident happen here?"

Mo Long, a small town in the south of Subic Bay in later generations, a small gathering point for Chinese people.

"Guangming Bay?"

Jiang Tieshan took a sip of tea, "His Majesty of our country also has a Chinese name, his surname is Deng's name, Guangming. According to his old man, he was originally a Mongolian man, named Dunluobu Salaqitade. Dunluobu means to achieve greatness, Sala, Guangming means to Qitade, Qitade means to look like a Han person"

"He used the word "light" to name the bay and harbor, which is also the only meaning"

"By the way, they originally believed in Lamaism and believed in their past and future lives. He himself said that his predecessor was a Han Chinese from Anqing, Qing Dynasty, and was originally named Deng Guangming"

Jiang Tieshan inadvertently revealed the purpose of Qitade's sudden arrival in Nanyang this time. Could it be that he wanted to go back to Anqing this time? Although it was Anqing in ancient times and was far from Anqing in later generations, he was not back to his hometown after all?

Chen Hu still disagreed, "Can the Spaniards sit and watch the Truqins cut off a piece of it from their land? Don't they know the reason why they are sleeping soundly on the side of the bed?"

Jiang Tieshan smiled and said, "Since I've come here, I won't just forget it. In addition to telling you about this, I will also go to Manila City"

Lu Haisheng pondered and nodded for a while, "Then wait for the good news, but..."

Jiang Tieshan had already stood up and was about to walk out, but after hearing this, he turned around.

"Is it a large army of natives outside the city? Don't worry, my Majesty said that our country has taken over the land of Hexian Town and is in need of a large number of people to build, and these natives are just in handy."

As he said that, he walked out.

At this time, he no longer needed to take a boat to Manila City, but walked out of the Eighth Company directly, and then entered Manila City through the local army through the floating bridge on the moat.

Since he is under the guise of negotiating with the Spanish, I believe the natives will not stop him.

Lu Haisheng also said at this time: "Since this is the case, let's disperse and wait for the news about Jiang Tieshan before making any decisions"

....

Jiang Tieshan obviously did not come alone. In addition to his housekeeper, there were two intelligence agencies. The group of four left Beiba Company and walked straight west along the street.

Not long after, they came to the trench dug by the Chinese to deal with the attacks of the natives. Lu Haisheng's housekeeper also followed them and explained the purpose of the visit, the young and strong Chinese garrisoned let them go.

In front of it was an open wasteland, and the local people were in the position. They were lying or sitting in the same place in clusters, except for a short knife, a hoe, a shoulder pole, a wooden stick, etc., only a very small number of people had muskets in their hands.

After seeing Jiang Tieshan and others, he naturally stopped him.

They did not dare to neglect the news that the Truchens were sent to negotiate with the Spanish. They obviously knew the news of the fall of Fort Santiago. It was not certain who would decide the land in the future, and they did not dare to offend the Truchens.

Jiang Tieshan and others were taken to a tent, and then a short, sturdy and dark middle-aged native man came out.

This person is called Curio, a representative of the local natives and a native descendant who received a large amount of Chinese assets in the latest massacre.

Obviously, he did not have the business acumen, and in the end all his business was lost, but he still obtained many Chinese land estates. With these, he could attract some local people to farm and have a lot of grain. In addition, as a local wholesaler for Chinese businessmen, his life was still very comfortable.

Jiang Tieshan naturally knew this person. After communicating with him in local language, Curio did not dare to offend the Truqin people. He did not think too much and prepared to let him go. At this time, a person appeared behind Curio. As soon as this person appeared, Jiang Tieshan felt a sudden slap in his heart.

"This person is Kawashima Koichiro, the leader of the Japanese samurai in the city. He usually maintains the market in the city. Why do he hook up with the natives? It is probably because the Spanish sent him to assist Curio"

The descendants of the Japanese ronin in the Philippines still stubbornly keep their ugly lunar head (it may also be that the Spanish deliberately asked them to continue to dress up like this in order to distinguish between the Japanese and Chinese), and carried a samurai sword on their bodies.

I saw this person walking to Curio and said softly. Curio couldn't help but hesitate when he heard this.

While Koichiro Kawashima was whispering with Curio, Jiang Tieshan saw another tent near Curio's tent, with a circle of white cloth around the top of the tent - this is a Japanese tent!

It was probably Koichiro Kawashima. At this time, the curtain was open, and there was a vague person inside. Although he couldn't see clearly, Jiang Tieshan still made it clear that he was a Chinese!

A Chinese man with braids!

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"At this point, there are still Chinese who have turned their own camp and followed the Spanish. It really responds to His Majesty's words. It is really not easy for Chinese in Southeast Asia to unite them."

Soon, Kawashima Koichiro and Curio finished speaking, and then he glared at Jiang Tieshan and others fiercely, and shouted again.

The shout was obviously spoken in Japanese, and soon more than a dozen Japanese samurai came from the neighborhood with samurai swords.

These people were wearing clothes with their arms and calves, and their heads were covered with white cloth. They surrounded Jiang Tieshan and four others like fierce.

Curio was a little hesitant, but he also shouted at this time, naturally in the language. Not long after, there were more than a dozen natives holding flintlock rifles.

Jiang Tieshan and others obviously did not carry weapons, and they did not even have the two Truqin intelligence personnel. Seeing this, Jiang Tieshan asked loudly: "Your Excellency, aren't you afraid of offending the Truqin people?"

"Bang..."

Before he finished speaking, he didn't know that the native man shot first, and then there was a crackling sound, and Jiang Tieshan and four others all fell down!

Butler Lu Haisheng, who was watching near the distant trench, saw it in a telescope and ran to Lu Haisheng's mansion as if he was flying.

After receiving this news, Lu Haisheng was shocked and said a word after a while.
Chapter completed!
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