Chapter 1234 Either life or death [Update resumed today]
"The Han people cannot be trusted."
The sudden crisis made the Spaniards in Luzon extremely nervous.
Ashura Torres made a quick judgment.
And this judgment is recognized by all Spaniards.
"When Xia invades, these Han people will definitely cooperate with others and threaten our security."
The eyes of Diego Franco, the Spanish military commander in Luzon, flashed with danger.
The Spaniards have always been wary of the Han Chinese in Luzon.
After all, compared with the local indigenous people, the Han people are more civilized and more difficult to control. They are a threat to Spanish rule in Luzon.
Therefore, the Spanish have been focusing on weakening the strength of the Han people for a long time.
It’s not like the Europeans don’t have the concept that people who are not our own race must have different minds.
In addition, compared with the Xia Kingdom, their strength is too weak. Therefore, they feel like a light on the back of the nearby Han people.
"Although I don't know what Xia Guo's purpose is or whether he will call. If we want to protect our own safety, there must be no unstable factors around us."
Asura Torres came to Luzon as governor only three years ago.
Although it didn't last long, his thoughts were the same as all his predecessors.
Whenever there is trouble, it is always right to attack the Han first.
Diego Franco was a little more cautious.
"I just don't know if these Han people have learned the news? If they are prepared, it will be a big trouble."
The number of Han people in Luzon is very large, tens of thousands.
This is one of the reasons why the Spaniards have always been uneasy.
After all, the number of Spanish people in Luzon is only a little over a thousand. If the force is not strong enough, it would be really difficult to suppress the Han people.
If the Han people had already learned the news and were prepared, it would be really difficult for the Spaniards to achieve their goals.
Asura Torres smiled slightly.
"Why should we take action ourselves? I believe the natives will be happy to help."
When he said this, everyone's eyes lit up.
Wherever these Western colonists went, what they were best at doing was sowing discord.
Take advantage of the conflicts among the locals and lure them into killing each other. After both sides are weakened, these colonists can reap the fruits.
In Luzon, the Spaniards did the same thing.
Since the Han people arrived here earlier than the Spanish, the conflict with the indigenous people has always been acute. The Spanish adopted a strategy of supporting the indigenous people and targeting the Han people.
This strategy has achieved great success.
Under the double attack of the Spaniards and indigenous people, the Han people have always been in a difficult situation.
Now the Spaniards are doing it again.
Asura Torres summoned the local indigenous leaders to Manila.
"The number of Han people has increased again. They have occupied the best places and taken away all the wealth. This is unfair to everyone. These despicable people must be made to understand who is the master here."
Kakun is the largest local tribal leader in Luzon.
Before the Han people came here, his tribe could almost be regarded as the local king. He was domineering, took everything he wanted, and suppressed other tribes miserably.
But after the Han people came, they occupied the best land in the Gulf area and united with other tribes, causing his ancestors to lose their status.
Kakun's ancestors had always wanted to expel the Han people, but they were unable to do so and could only hold back their hatred in their hearts.
After the Spanish arrived, they were keenly aware of the tension between the two sides and began to unite with the Kacun tribe to target the Han people.
In that massacre, Kakun's tribe was the vanguard.
Otherwise, the Spaniards alone would not be able to do it.
Now that he heard that the Spaniards were going to attack the Han people again, he couldn't be more positive.
"It's still the same rule as before, whoever grabs it belongs to whoever grabs it."
There was a secret agreement between the local tribes and the Spaniards.
When attacking the Han people, whoever grabs something will own it, and the other party will not interfere.
After several cooperations, both parties are very satisfied.
"Of course. This is the best sincerity and the basis for our mutual trust."
Asura Torres was really happy when he saw these natives taking the bait.
He didn't care how much wealth he could grab from this operation, preserving the Spanish colony in Luzon was the most important thing.
The situation in Luzon is once again delicate.
Even children can feel the tension in the air.
The Han people have been bullied a lot, and their nerves have become extremely sensitive.
"Brother Chen, what happened? People in the village wanted to enter the city today, but the Spaniards refused to let them go. Moreover, I saw those Spanish soldiers reinforcing the city defense. Is there going to be a war?"
Most of the Han people who settled in Luzon came from Zhangzhou and Xiamen in Fujian.
Being far away from their homeland and wandering in foreign lands, these Han people inevitably chose to stick together.
Although they were not very united in the face of Spanish oppression, everyone also understood that there would be no way to survive without helping each other in times of crisis.
Chen Jiujiu has been traveling to Southeast Asia since his grandfather's generation and came to Luzon. By his generation, after decades of subtle influence, there is a certain gap between his appearance and that of the Han people.
However, the Fujian people's strong sense of local characteristics still made him proud of being Han.
He is very prestigious in the local area, so when the situation goes wrong, everyone comes to him for advice.
Chen Changjiu experienced that terrible massacre when he was young. His grandfather stuffed him into cow dung and he survived.
His heart was filled with hatred for the Spaniards and natives.
However, the strength of the Han people was too weak, and revenge was impossible.
Thousands of miles away, the Central Plains dynasties did not even care about remote places like Luzon, and did not even regard them as people under their rule.
The feeling of being helpless is really sad.
Chen Jiujiu clicked his pipe pot, his thick eyebrows tightly knitted together.
"Tell everyone, be prepared. If something goes wrong, run to the mountains quickly."
"Mr. Jiujiu, are you saying...are those foreign devils going to take action again? Are they still being reasonable?"
Chen Changjiu sneered.
"When have they ever been reasonable?"
Another Han leader was filled with grief and anger.
"Those damn natives are so stupid, can't they understand that the Spaniards have evil intentions? How can they survive after they have done harm to us?"
Chen Changjiu's mood did not fluctuate much.
"It's useless to say all this now. Everyone should be careful. Just survive as long as you can."
As he spoke, his dirty eyes looked northward.
Grandpa said that his hometown is the center of the world, and the emperor there has supreme majesty.
In this case, why did the emperor abandon his people?
A figure rushed in at a high speed, and before he could stand still, the sounds of joy were heard.
"Mr. Jiujiu, there is someone from Zhongyuan."
Chen Changjiu couldn't help but look over in astonishment and confusion.
When he saw the figure walking in, he was quite confused.
The visitor was wearing a simple and strange short shirt, with his hair sticking tightly to his scalp. Although he looked particularly clean and tidy, he was very different from the appearance of a Han Chinese.
That man didn't care at all about everyone's strange looks.
"The Xia Kingdom has captured Taiwan, and all the Spaniards on it have been wiped out. The Spaniards know that a disaster is coming, and they will definitely attack you. Next, it's either life or death, what are you going to choose?"