Dragon Sea Empire

Just the day before Yuan Jin returned to China, a large number of Ganla soldiers, Japanese warriors, and Pangbangya aboriginals stormed into the Balian market area. Under the pretext of confiscating metal utensils, they ransacked some shops and killed several Chaozhou businessmen. .The Chinese rose up to resist, and several Japanese warriors were killed.Huang Kang, the chief executive of the Balian Chinese, came forward to appease the people, and represented the Chinese people to appeal to the Governor; when he came back, he claimed that the Governor would guarantee the safety of legitimate businessmen, and asked everyone to buy all metal utensils to the Ganla people. Huang Kang was even willing to Buy Chinese meat-cutting knives at a high price for related wax people.

Due to poor business this year, Li Dan is also preparing for the winter in Balian.However, he is a Christian who once ran for the governor of Balian. He lives north of Balian Market, and there are more Chinese Christian communities on the north bank of the Pasig River (Pasig River) than Nong.His two ships had already been sent to Japan for trade, so now he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.Li Dan still has a relationship with the upper echelons of the Spanish ruling class, and he thinks nothing will happen. In addition, he still has a large amount of goods in the warehouse, so he only sent Yuan Jin to escort a batch of silver back to China, and he is still quietly waiting for changes in Bari. .

He sent Yuan in to inform Yin Feng not to go to Manila next year, and it would not be too late to go when the situation became clearer.This was his good intentions, but it was a pity that Yin Feng had already gone to sea 20 days ago.Yuan Jin also brought the recent situation of the Zeng family brothers; they are both well and staying at Li Dan's residence on the north bank of the Bashi River.

Of course, another 20 days have passed, and the situation has changed again, and the people in Quanzhou have no way of knowing.The Spaniards strictly inspected their household registration and drove all non-Christian Chinese away from Binondo. The Zeng brothers now live in the Quanzhou merchant community in the Balian market area.

At this time, all the crew members of Yin Feng were paddling in shifts, desperately rushing on the sea.Yin Feng came to the bottom cabin in person and joined the row of paddling in a group of four.This move made the crew much less complaining.

No one understood his behavior: going to Luzon by sea this season is already a crazy move, and there is no cargo on board, only a few barrels of gunpowder and knives, which is a waste of the ship's carrying capacity.Under the same weight, Chinese sailboats have always carried more cargo than Western sailboats, but now the entire cargo hold is almost empty.This is also the reason why the old needle master, Huo Changxiao, kept sighing.According to the regulations at the time, he could have carried a certain amount of his own goods onto the ship, but before departure Yin Feng almost dragged him out of the bed, so he almost boarded the ship empty-handed.

Among Yin Feng's crew, the backbone is still the 10 Hainan Dan people sailors.They obey Yin Feng's command unconditionally, and they are hard-working and hard-working, so that others are convinced and have no choice but to follow along.

The 4 days of long-distance paddling exhausted everyone's physical strength, and quickly depleted the water and food on board.Finally, when there was only the last ladle of water left, a piece of land appeared in front of him, the mouth of a big river.There is a village on the bank of Haikou, and there are a few native people's canoes wandering on the river.

The boarding boat approached, and a group of natives surrounded the pier by the village at the mouth of the river.Not far away, some indigenous women were bathing naked in the water, while looking at the Fu Xing, showing no sign of shyness.

The crew who had just escaped from the predicament couldn't help being excited. The young men sang the courtship song of men and women in their hometown in southern Fujian, and some people asked the captain Yin Feng: "Captain, we are sweating all over, let us go down and take a bath!"

Yin Feng said angrily: "Aren't you afraid that the natives here will cut off your thing? The natives here like to cut off heads!"

A tall man stepped out from among the natives. He was bare-chested and his skin was much fairer than that of the surrounding natives.He shouted in fluent Hokkien: "Are you a biological person?"

Yin Feng was struggling with how to communicate with the aborigines, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed when an aborigine who could speak Chinese popped up.

The boat docked at the pier, Yin Feng came down and cupped his hands and said, "We are businessmen from Daming, and our brother is..."

"I am a Chinese, just like you. What are you doing here?" The native youth looked at the "Fu Xing" curiously and said, "The trading season has passed, how did you come here?"

Yin Feng's mind brightened, and he looked up and down the indigenous young man: "Are you Chinese? Oh, this is Peng Jiaslan?" He immediately thought that the young man in front of him might be the descendant of the survivors of Lin Feng's fleet 30 years ago. .

The estuary that Yin Feng came to is the Ango River Estuary (called Hawksbill Harbor in China) in Ren Yain Bay on Luzon Island opposite Bijia Mountain (Kalayaan Island).When Lin Feng failed to attack Manila, he retreated here to set up a fortress; later, when he was driven away again by the Spanish people, some people left behind retreated to the mountains in the upper reaches of the river, where they mixed with the local Egalo people and intermarried. The descendants are called Chinese by the locals.

The Chinese are the best craftsmen and farmers in the eyes of the locals, and this mixed-race Chinese youth seems to be quite prestigious in this village.At the moment, he helped Yin Feng and others arrange food and water supplies, and contacted craftsmen in the village to help repair the damaged ship.

In the stilt house of the village elders, the indigenous people warmly entertained Yin Feng and his party.Everyone called the Chinese youth Da'an, and he asked Yin Feng why he went to Manila at this time: "Now there is a lot of chaos in Jian, and people from Guanlan come to arrest people and make trouble every day."

Yin Feng was a little curious: "Why do you know the current situation in Manila so well?"

"A few days ago, a physiological person came here to do business here. You can ask him when he returns to the village after dark. He just came from Manila."

In the evening, a small physiological man came back carrying the burden of the salesman.He is in his 40s, with short Western-style shaved hair on his head, a combination of Chinese and Western clothes, and a cross around his neck.This is a biological Christian; the Spaniards once banned the Chinese from participating in the local retail trade, but no people of any ethnic group can endure hardships and stand hard work like the Chinese - the Chinese can get up early and dark to carry the burden, avoid the Spaniards' surveillance, and go out by small roads Streets and alleys, up and down, buying and selling any small needles and threads, making small profits but quick turnover, taking the trouble to make money one by one, and willing to lend to the aboriginals to buy goods, crowding out all other ethnic retailers.In the end, most of the retail industry in Manila was controlled by the Chinese, and even the new Jewish Christians were no match for the Chinese.The Spaniards had no choice but to stipulate that only Christians can trade 60 miles away from the Balian market.This middle-aged man named Zhang Wei has been in Luzon for ten years and has traveled to almost all the mountain tribes in Northern Luzon. The local indigenous people are familiar with him.

"You really don't want to die, you dare to come to Luzon this season!" Zhang Wei said to Yin Feng and others while drinking local wine: "I hid here because I was afraid that something would happen to Manila. The people here The natives know me, and they will protect me if the related Greeks turn against me."

"You mean, the Ganla people will deal with us Tang people?" The old needle master, Huo Zhang Xiao, asked cautiously. He never believed Yin Feng's words.

"It's hard to say. Last year, there was a flood in the city of Manila, and the Ganla people closed the city gate to prevent us Tang people from entering to help put out the fire. Now, the city of Manila has been reinforced, and a few cannons have been added to the top of the city. Jiannei. There used to be a checkpoint for Ganla soldiers, but now the soldiers have been recruited to Manila. Many Tang people living outside have been killed, and now everyone dare not go out alone. I am also here under the protection of a native friend in their canoe."

"Couldn't it be the natives who did it?" Da'an, a young man of mixed Chinese ethnicity, interjected, "That group of Pampanga people near Manila is not a good thing."

"The Pampanga people listen to the missionaries of the Ganla people so much, even if they kill people, it is because of the instigation of the missionaries of the Ganla people." Zhang Wei said very positively, and he turned to Yin Feng and said: "There is one more thing, I When I left Manila a few days ago, the port of Guanlan people in Manila has been closed, and you can’t even go there if you want to.”

Yin Feng was taken aback: "What, the port is closed? Could it be that trading ships can't enter?"

"The Chinese ships are not allowed to enter Manila Bay; those from other countries are allowed. However, what ships will come to Manila this season? In fact, it is to guard against our Chinese ships."

"Where is another coast to land near Manila?"

Zhang Wei frowned and asked, "Young man, why do you have to go to Manila?"

"Go save someone. My brother is in Balian."

Zhang Wei's eyes brightened, and he looked Yin Feng up and down: "I have never seen you rushing to die like this. I have been in Luzon for more than ten years, and I have seen how the Ganla people killed our Tang people." .”

"So I have to save my brother. I can't control the life and death of all Tang people, so I can only try my best to save my brother's life." Yin Feng said without hesitation, and he took out a few silver coins: "You are a local snake here, you must There is a way to take me to the city of Manila. I can pay you, and you can report the amount."

"Madman! You must be crazy!" Zhang Wei took the money hesitantly, while still shaking his head.

"I also feel that I must be crazy, but I still have to go." Yin Feng himself lacked confidence, feeling that his trip would definitely not go smoothly.He didn't expect that the Spaniards would block the port, which ruined his plan of sailing into the port and bringing people back.

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On the fifth day after the Fu Xing landed at the mouth of the Ango River (Hawkbill Harbor) in Lingayin Bay, the ship was repaired, and with sufficient supplies, it continued to sail south to Manila.The boats are advancing close to the coastline, which is full of continuous cliffs, and occasionally aboriginal canoes appear.

Two days later, after crossing the mouth of a small river, a flat beach appeared in front of my eyes.

"This is Badangan Beach. The high mountain in front of us is called Dalun Mountain in Tang Dynasty. After climbing over the mountain and going southeast, you will see Manila King City in a short time." Zhang Wei, a small peddler, finished his introduction, and then said: "Be careful, the mountains There may be Pampanga people who are accomplices of the Gala people."

Yin Feng got off the boat with Magaro and two Danmin sailors, and walked ashore on the sea.

He left eight Danmin sailors to control the Fuxing ship, because those recruited temporarily by Quanzhou showed signs of instability.They clamored to go home in Hawksbill Harbor, unwilling to continue south to Manila.Yin Feng promised to double the work and food silver, and the sailors agreed to move on.