The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 24 Forcing Equality of All Beings
When the men sent by Michael escorted Yales to Manila.

The Manila authorities did not pay too much attention to this matter, but announced that Yales was detained and awaited trial by the Department of Justice.

Then they sent back the few people sent by Michael.

Because living in Manila, whether it is food, drink, or accommodation, requires money.

Living in Manila for more than half a month requires a lot of expenses.

Although the treatment of mixed-race supervisors is better than that of Chinese miners, their monthly salary is not much.

The stingy Spanish master doesn't treat these mixed-race overseers as his own.

Therefore, they decided not to wait for the monthly grain delivery team, and simply returned to the mine together.

Just when they were about to leave Manila, a well-dressed, high-nosed, deep-eyed Spaniard with beautiful red hair approached them.

"Master Yada!"

Several people saluted respectfully.

The mine where the few people work was opened by the father of this young master Yada.

Even Michael was just the playmate of this young master Yada.

Yada was very proud. As a pure-blooded Peninsular, he looked down on the mixed-races in front of him.

Holding her head high, Yada spoke.

"My father is going to take a respectable gentleman from the Governor's Palace to inspect the mine, and then he will set off."

"I want to go to the mine in advance to arrange the reception!"

"Come with me! There are more people to avoid accidents on the road."

Manila is not peaceful now, especially the wilderness area near Manila city, which is the boundary of uncivilized indigenous people.

There are even cannibals among these natives!
Cannibals don't care who you are, Spanish, mixed race, Chinese, or indigenous, in their eyes, as long as they catch you, they are all edible snacks.

Force all beings to be equal!

To be on the safe side, if you go to the wild, the more people there are, the better.

Several supervisors nodded hurriedly. They dared not refuse Master Yada's request.

A group of people left Manila City, and after meeting Yada's bodyguards, they headed for the mine.

When they passed by Jiannei, where the Chinese lived outside the city of Manila, the five supervisors, who had kept their heads down and were extremely humble, raised their heads high.

It seems that he is afraid that others will not see his red face clearly!
They enjoy the awe-inspiring eyes of the Chinese around them, and feel great about themselves.

Under the deliberate induction of the Spanish colonial authorities, the relationship between the Chinese and the Spaniards in Manila or the local aborigines was very bad.

But every time a conflict broke out between the two sides, the Spanish colonial authorities blindly suppressed the Chinese and favored the Spaniards and indigenous people indiscriminately.

This has also led to the fact that in Manila today, the status of the Chinese is not as good as that of the indigenous people, and they are truly the bottom of society.

……

Most of the miners in the mine had family members. Li Guangyuan led a platoon of soldiers from the Restoration Army, armed with weapons, and left the mine.

They walked along the winding road towards the direction of Manila city.

The road is not too wide, and it can accommodate a carriage at most. There are dense forests on both sides, and there are countless poisonous insects, snakes and ants in the depths of the forest.

The natural environment in Manila is not good. It is located in the tropics, and due to insufficient development, it is full of miasma and dysentery. All kinds of poisonous insects, snakes and ants are everywhere.

Not friendly to foreigners.

However, the soldiers of the Restoration Army have survived in Manila for at least several years, and have already adapted to the hot and humid environment in Manila.

Li Guangyuan and his party trekked for a day, because they were going home to pick up their families, everyone was full of energy, and no one complained of being tired.

Until the evening, the group stopped and began to rest.

A platoon of Liberation Army soldiers, except for someone who was on duty outside to take charge of vigilance, the rest of them were sitting around a bonfire.

Li Guangyuan skewered a pancake on a wooden stick and grilled it on the bonfire.

He ate the pancakes slowly, and took a sip of the boiling water that had just boiled.

Zhu Hongyu deliberately told him to drink boiling water, cold water, especially raw water from rivers and lakes in the wild, and try not to drink it if he can.

Although he didn't know why, he had always fulfilled Zhu Hongyu's request without compromise.

While everyone was eating, a soldier of the Liberation Army who was in charge of guarding in the distance ran over and reported.

"Company commander, a group of red hair is coming towards us!"

"Look at the attire, like a supervisor in a mine!"

Li Guangyuan put down the pancake in his hand, frowned and asked in thought.

"How many people are there, and what weapons do they have?"

The Liberation Army soldier in charge of security thought for a while and said.

"Company commander, there are a total of 12 people on the other side, each of them has a musket, and a sword is pinned to his waist!"

Li Guangyuan let out a heavy breath and spoke.

"Extinguish the bonfire, clean up and we'll leave, and report back to the mine the same way!"

There were 12 people on the other side, and there was a platoon of Liberation Army soldiers on my own side, with 30 people.

The number of people is more than twice that of the opponent!
If the opponent has only cold weapons, Li Guangyuan may choose to fight to eat the opponent.

But the opponent has twelve muskets, and if they really want to fight, their platoon may not be an opponent.

Li Guangyuan didn't want to see unnecessary casualties, so he ordered to retreat, and returned to the mine to report the report.

At the same time, worries arose in his heart.

The red hair came so fast, it is estimated that the team sent by Michael to Manila has returned.

It was much earlier than they expected, and it is estimated that the uprising of the Liberation Army could not be hidden.

Everyone packed up their things, put out the bonfire, cleaned up the traces left on the ground, and quickly returned by the same route.

As soon as Li Guangyuan and his party left, Yada showed up with them.

There were 12 people in the group, except for the five who were mixed-race supervisors in the mine, the remaining six were Yada's bodyguards.

These six bodyguards are real active duty soldiers of the Spanish Army.

Being able to use active soldiers from the Spanish Army as his bodyguards shows that Yada's status in Manila is not low.

His grandfather was once a guest of Governor Basaro of Manila. Although he died of illness, the favor still exists.

His uncle was Colonel Robin, the military commander in Manila, and his uncle, Mr. Ollibone, was the most trusted deputy of Mr. Rica the Consul.

It is precisely because of these relationships that Yada's father was able to open a mine in Manila that was making a lot of money every day.

Without a strong background, even Spaniards are not qualified to participate in things like mineral development.

A group of 12 people didn't notice that someone had been stationed here, maybe they noticed, but they didn't care.

This road leads to the mine, but it is usually used by many indigenous tribes, and it is normal for people to leave traces.

……

The atmosphere in the mine was lively. Amidst bursts of shouts, the soldiers of the Daming Restoration Army kept on practicing.

The soldiers chanted neatly and marched forward. Accompanied by waves of drums, the spears in their hands stabbed out in unison.

The musketeers were constantly practicing the movements of loading, firing, and charging with bayonets.

More soldiers are running around the perimeter of the mine, running in circles, overcoming some obstacles from time to time, stopping to organize their formation.

Everyone is working hard!

(End of this chapter)