At this time, Marquis Gonzalez said, "Your Majesty, you are the master of this country, and my daughter is one of your queens, so you and her have the most say in this matter, and I am one Old man, I have some opinions and can provide you with some reference."
Shang Yi said: "Marrior, please give me advice."
Marquis Gonzalez said: "I think Governor Zhang's concerns make sense, whether you are planning to deal with Luzon or future colonies, or to maintain their role as a colony for a long time, or to annex the territory of the empire. , but they must be given enough rights, and only by having rights can they increase their sense of security."
Shang Yi was stunned and a little confused: "They have the right. Now the power of the Governor General of Luzon is quite great. Governor Zhang is in Luzon, almost equivalent to a feudal lord in Europe, more than any Chinese Local officials have great power.”
Marquis Gonzalez shook his head and smiled, "I am not talking about their rights in the colonies, but about the rights they have in your empire. Governor Zhang wants Luzon to be your empire. So please think about what rights will be obtained in the empire after Luzon becomes a province of the empire."
After hearing this, Shang Yi thought about it, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed, and immediately woke up and said, "It's Congress."
After Marquis Gonzalez's revelation, Shang Yi's mind suddenly became clear. In fact, the establishment of a province in Luzon cannot completely protect the rights of Luzon, because the country will also have a good reputation. There is a loss. When the national strength is weak, it is possible to be ceded. However, after Luzon's establishment, the real benefit is that it can maintain political connections with the country. The country will send officials to Luzon, and Luzon Some people in the region will also go to the mainland to become officials, so in the domestic political field, there will be a voice from Luzon. Even local officials in China need to support them in the central government to do well in the local area, let alone overseas colonies. , because China now has a parliament.
After Luzon was established, he was qualified to participate in the sergeant. Both houses of the House of Representatives could issue proposals to protect Luzon's interests in parliament to prevent the passage of proposals that were not conducive to Luzon. Although the number of members of MPs in a province is limited. But as long as someone can enter the parliament, there will be a chance to join forces in the parliament, to form an alliance with members of other provinces, and to truly protect the interests of Luzon.
To further promote it, as long as you give certain seats for MPs in other colonies established in the future, every colony has the opportunity to participate in the politics of the empire, and can protect the interests of the colonies in national politics, and it can also be greatly improved. The worries of all colonies are solved, and this is the same in European colonies. Of course, not every colony has members in its own parliament. At this time, the parliamentary system is not popular in Europe, but every colony is in its own country. There are political spokespersons in politics, and this is a fact.
For example, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands East India companies have collected a lot of money to buy a group of MPs in their country's parliaments and serve the interests of the company in parliament. After all, every colony makes money, but China cannot do this at the moment. One thing, there must be someone in Congress.
Therefore, Shang Yi had to admire Marquis Gonzalez. As expected, Jiang is still old and can see through the essence of the matter at a glance. Of course, this is also like Spain is an old colonial country, and it has a lot of experience in this area.
Although these things will not be implemented until the war is over and Shang Yi returns to China, he has now found the right direction and knows what to do with the whole body, so Shang Yi is completely relieved. In addition, strengthening the political rights of merchants in the country is also a necessary path for the development of modern countries. It is a good opportunity to combine with Shang Yi’s thoughts on governing the country.
After discussing this, the morning passed. After lunch, it was only in the afternoon that Shang Yi, accompanied by Zhang Gengqiu, inspected several markets in Manila, and recruited several Chinese and foreign businessmen, and asked some questions. Related matters.
Today, Manila has become an international city and a gathering place for goods from various countries. Every year, it can not only directly pay a large amount of taxes to the national treasury, but also bring considerable income to domestic customs. , and indirectly stimulating domestic economic development and the prosperity of many industries is even more uncountable.
Of course, in recent years, Zhang Gengqiu's hard work in Manila has also made great contributions, because Zhang Gengqiu was originally a businessman and has been doing business in Manila for many years. Of course, he knows the advantages of Manila and how to better promote Manila's prosperity and development
Shang Yi also officially told Zhang Gengqiu that when he returned to China after the war, he would definitely ask the cabinet to discuss the establishment of a province in Luzon. Even if the establishment of a province cannot be approved by the parliament, he would also give the colony certain political rights, such as giving it to a certain parliament in the colony. Seats waiting for the temple.
This is exactly what Zhang Gengqiu hopes to achieve, because Zhang Gengqiu is an old overseas businessman and has experienced several Manila massacres. Although he saw the opportunity every time, he fled Manila in advance and escaped the disaster, but he has always been there for this. Everyone is still scared. After decades of ups and downs, Zhang Gengqiu also knows the difficulties of Chinese people in operating overseas and striving to survive. Behind them, the support of the state must be behind them to stand overseas. In recent years, China has produced Shangyi Such an emperor who valued overseas trade and protected the interests of overseas Chinese led to China's capture of Luzon and the development of Luzon. Zhang Gengqiu was also very pleased that the days for overseas Chinese to be proud have finally come.
But Zhang Gengqiu is a worldly-wise person after all. He knows that relying solely on the emperor's personal preferences cannot last long, because the emperor's ideas will change. Moreover, in China's past dynasties, the emperor was not able to make full decisions in everything, and he had to support it in domestic politics. Only by the political power of overseas Chinese can we better protect the interests of overseas Chinese. Shang Yi also put forward the political proposition of equality among the four people and no distinction between high and low. Therefore, he actively advocated the establishment of a province in Luzon. Only in this way can we be in the parliament. He has a place in the country and gradually expands the political power of overseas Chinese, so Zhang Gengqiu is also very grateful to Shang Yi for this decision.
Shang Yi also proposed to Zhang Gengqiu that from now on, public relations should be carried out in China, because even if the cabinet issued a proposal to establish a province in Luzon, it must be approved by the parliament. Therefore, Luzon must fully lobby and Their associated members of Congress have obtained their support, prepared for the future, and prepared for future Congressional votes.
In fact, after the establishment of the Luzon Colony, Zhang Gengqiu has been working on it. When he was unable to personally participate in national politics, he could only support a group of his own political spokespersons first. Moreover, many of them were also in the parliamentarians. He was born as a businessman in the southeast coastal area. Zhang Gengqiu mainly made friends with some members of Congress, established relationships, and often contacted his relationships. However, there was no big deal before, and there were not many opportunities to come in handy, but now it is for them to play a role. It's time.
However, members of Congress colluded with each other, and some members acted as spokespersons of some forces. Shang Yi certainly knew about these things, but he did not think there was anything wrong with it, because this was also an inevitable phenomenon of the development of the parliamentary system. The above said that this is also the only way to create political party politics. As long as it is not too much, the party is openly fighting against differences, and Shang Yi does not intend to stop it, and this cannot be completely stopped. In addition, members of the MPs are changed every three years, so no force can control some members of the MPs for a long time.
Two days later, the Chinese army stationed in Luzon had already been prepared. Cheng Gang ordered the second squadron of the Nanyang Fleet and the 33rd Brigade, the 39th Brigade, and the local Luzon The troops, fleets, were stationed on Luzon Island, as reserve forces.
The Third Squadron of the Nanyang Fleet, the Second Squadron of the Beiyang Fleet, together with the Imperial Fleet brought by Shang Yi, the Seventh Army and the Guards, drove south by boat, rushed to Zamboanga, and the Nanyang stationed there. The first and fourth squadrons of the fleet gathered together to prepare for fighting the coalition forces of the Netherlands and Southeast Asian countries.
The 29th Division of the 17th Army went south with the fleet. After reaching Zamboanga, it was responsible for attacking the Majingdaan country on Mindanao.
The terrain of the Luzon Islands is one in the south and one in the north, and there are two large islands, namely Luzon and Mindanao. There are more than ten small islands in the middle, and there is also an elongated Palawan Island to the southwest. Therefore, the Chinese Army The fleet set out and headed south along the west coast of the Luzon Islands. After two days of voyage, it entered the Sulu Sea and arrived at Zamboanga.
Zamboanga is located at the westernmost end of Mindanao, on a narrow and semi-arc peninsula extending to the southwest. It is the Sulu Sea to the west and the Morro Bay to the east. In another time and space, this is an important quantity in the southern part of the Philippines. port.
There are two statements about the name Sanbaoyan. One is the place where Zheng He stationed when he went to the West, so he was named after the Three Treasures; the other statement comes from Malay, meaning "City of Flowers". The "Three Treasures" in "Sanbaoyan" is a kind of artemisia pole that is used to hold a boat when the tide is low.
Makindanu Sultanate is an Islamic country located in the south of Mindanao. It was founded in the 15th century and is one of the Islamic countries established on the Luzon Islands. The Ming Dynasty called it ancient Malalang and was separated from Zamboanga by Moro Bay. Hope, the capital is Sultan Kudara, and the current king is Sultan V of Ampatun. Now the population is about 120,000 to 130,000, mainly Moors and Makindanu.
But just as the fleet was about to arrive at Zamboanga, countless ships were shuttled on the sea, and the artillery fire was rumbling, and gunfire was filled with smoke. Water columns kept soaring into the sky, and a fierce naval battle was underway. On the shore, countless indigenous soldiers were carrying simple weapons and launching an attack from North Six to Sanbaoyan. It seems that the countries in the South China Sea have taken the initiative to attack Sanbaoyan.
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