Wanli 1592

Chapter 413 Forget the Governor of God
Xiao Ruxun still remembers that after the massacre of Chinese by the Spaniards eight years later, Zhu Yijun was furious and wanted to send troops to conquer the Philippines, but was stopped by the literati group because the national treasury was empty after the three major conquests, and the national strength was weak and could not support more During the war, the inheritance left by Zhang Juzheng was squandered, and Daming no longer had the strength to go out to war.

Furthermore, these literati pointed out that overseas Chinese are not my citizens of Ming Dynasty at all, because they are all coastal merchants, and they are originally low-status untouchables, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and the status of these people can be imagined.

More importantly, they fled abroad and did not pay taxes to Daming at all. Why did Ming have any reason to send troops for them?Then he took this opportunity to attack Zhu Yijun and asked him to make the crown prince, so Zhu Yijun silenced his banners and drums.

The literati said confidently that the evil done by the sky is especially forgivable, and the evil done by oneself cannot be lived!They were extinct from Daming, and only after being killed by Xiyi did they know to ask for help from Daming, but why did they contribute taxes and personnel to Daming?

That being the case, they are no longer my citizens of Daming. Of course, these Western barbarians wantonly massacre them, and they don’t give Daming face. Daming will send someone to read the rebuke edict, severely reprimanding these Western barbarians, let them be careful!
This is how it went.

Afterwards, even greater tragedies were triggered, and the overseas Chinese in the Philippines became the most tragic chapter in the history of blood and tears of overseas Chinese in modern history.

Of course Xiao Ruxun would not allow such a thing to happen again, that's why he sent people to the Philippines so actively, ready to send troops to conquer at any time, but right now the Spaniards in the Philippines are highly nervous.

In order not to irritate them further, Xiao Ruxun did not make any military preparations, and it happened that Matteo Ricci and the bishop were on their way to Manila at this time, and their arrival might give these Spaniards a reassurance.

"Shiro, there are some things that I don't know if I should say it or not."

Zhang Wu looked at Xiao Ruxun and said hesitantly.

"Say something."

Xiao Ruxun nodded.

"It's true that the Chinese nationals on Luzon Island are having a hard time. Being oppressed by the local Xiyi and some big merchants, the current situation is not even as good as those of the Luzon survivors. Thinking about it, they are all oppressed by those landlords and gentry For those who are forced to go overseas to seek a way to survive, the living cannot be suffocated to death by urine, and they will die if they stay in the country. Only by running out can they survive.

What those elders said is really a bit painful to stand and talk, the world has been taken away by them, what shall we eat?Who wants to leave their hometown and go to an unfamiliar place if they have something to eat and a way to survive?According to the old saying, if you die like this, you will not be able to return to your roots. If you want to be a lonely ghost, they themselves are not willing to leave their hometown!
When Humble Job talked with those elderly people, they all told Humble Job with red eyes that they were homesick and wanted to go back, but they didn’t make enough money, they couldn’t buy land, they couldn’t grow food, or they couldn’t go back. You have to escape to make a living, what is this for? "

Looking at Zhang Wu's expression of deep emotion, Xiao Ruxun may not be unimpressed. The large-scale Chinese people's voyages to Nanyang in this era are based on the large-scale enclosure of Jiangnan gentry, and the land has been annexed.

It is precisely because the land is gone that they fled the country helplessly to survive. What can you blame them for?It is a basic human need to have a full stomach. If you don’t eat a full stomach, you will die. Of course, the first need of Shengdou Xiaomin is to survive.

Those elders lived a luxurious life with enough food and clothing, and of course they would not understand the sadness of Fujian and Cantonese people going to Nanyang.

"Okay, don't talk about this, you take people to Luzon to keep an eye on it, if there is any trouble, tell me immediately, don't hesitate, life is at stake, the people you take with you had better secretly bring some bird guns And some weapons for self-defense, if your identity is exposed, you have nowhere to escape and can't fight back, I know that your men are skilled, but a dagger is useless on the battlefield."

Xiao Ruxun gave some instructions, Zhang Wu also recognized it, nodded, and ordered to bring a hundred blunderbusses to hide in the merchant ship, and in the name of the merchant ship, take these guns to the Philippines and hide them in case of emergency. After all, they have set up a long-term stronghold in the Philippines, and it is impossible to rely on a few daggers without weapons for self-defense.

Zhang Wu also felt a little worried. The Chinese in the Philippines really don’t have any weapons, so let’s not mention firearms. The Spaniards don’t allow anyone other than themselves to own firearms, even knives, guns, bows and crossbows. The cold weapons are also strictly controlled, and only some people who assist in management can hold them.

Most of these Chinese are unarmed, and if the Spaniards are really against them, it is really difficult to resist.

This time I have to talk to them.

Zhang Wu thought so.

At the same time Zhang Wu set off by boat, Matteo Ricci and the bishop arrived in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. The governor felt extremely excited and happy. He put on a show and warmly welcomed Matteo Ricci and Bishop Alexander.

Bishop Alexander was naturally very happy with the "courtesy" of the Philippine Governor. After all, the reason why Spain can establish a stable rule in the Philippines is the Catholic Church's control over the Philippine people and the land.

Therefore, the Spanish colonial rule was relatively stable, and Bishop Alexander naturally believed that this was due to the outstanding contributions of the Catholic Church.

Of course, he didn't know that if they didn't come from Burma, and didn't bring Xiao Ruxun's greetings, they probably wouldn't be greeted by the governor in person. Had an unexpected surprise.

The arrival of Matteo Ricci and Bishop Alexander was of course an unexpected surprise. For him, don’t be too surprised. He gave Bishop Alexander a warm bear hug when he came up, and then held Bishop Alexander’s hand tightly. His eyes were full of excitement. famous.

"What did General Xiao say?"

Bishop Alexander frowned.

its not right?Shouldn't he say some blessings such as wishing the Lord, and then greet himself, talk about what he has seen on the trip, and then invite himself to his governor's mansion to entertain him with food and drink, and then at the dinner table, Do you talk about these things after you have prayed holy?

The bishop finds it very strange.

"General Xiao, General Xiao from Burma, what did he want you to tell me when he asked you to come here? Is China planning to attack the Philippines? Is it planning to attack us? What is the reason? They always need a reason to attack us, right? Is it because Are we hiding those Chinese problems? We can explain, we can negotiate, in short, war must be avoided!"

The bishop stared blankly at the governor, and finally realized that the glory of the Lord was no longer covering him. This guy had already forgotten the Lord.

(End of this chapter)