"Did they kill a lot of people?"

Upon hearing the news about Pang Yu, Julie's eyes suddenly widened.

"It's okay. There are about a thousand people. They are all religious fanatics and violent prisoners of war."

According to the letter from Ling Ning and others, the cause of the incident was that Catholics from several monasteries and churches in Manila tried to cause riots, and they also contacted the Spanish military prisoners in the prisoner of war camp to respond together. As soon as Wang Haiyang and others discovered that the situation was not right, they immediately launched a

Severe suppression: First, a small force was sent to blockade several monasteries and churches so that people inside could not rush to the streets. Then the main force was mobilized to suppress the prisoner of war camp, and Ling Ning's navy was also ordered to use large artillery on ships to assist.

After a series of indiscriminate bombings, the prisoner-of-war camp was razed to the ground. No matter how many people there actually participated in the violence, they were no longer able to cause trouble. After that, they would clean up the monasteries one by one.

These monasteries are very solidly built, similar to medieval fortresses, so believers have the courage to gather and cause chaos. However, in the face of twelve-pounders, gun bags and grenades, it is not an obstacle after all - the defense of the monastery quickly collapsed.

, many people died during this process. According to statistics afterwards, more than a thousand corpses were collectively buried.

"Compared with what Spain did to the Chinese back then, Haiyang and the others have been very restrained...at least ordinary civilians have not been affected."

From a military point of view, Wang Haiyang and others' handling was completely correct, but it was not a glorious thing after all. Therefore, they did not report to the superiors through formal channels. They just mentioned it lightly in the routine report: "On a certain day of a certain month,

There was a riot in Manila and it has been suppressed." - that's all. If Pang Yu hadn't gotten inside information from private channels, even he wouldn't have cared about this news.

"So what is the situation in Manila now? Will it affect the market there?"

Julie didn't show too much discomfort with how many people died. After all, she had even done things like running up a hillside to watch rocket launchers, and her psychological quality had long been developed. However, the female manager was very concerned about the market situation there.

, in her view, no matter how much the territory is expanded, it is meaningless if it cannot be transformed into an effective market.

In Taiwan, she had long asked Xie Xi to pay more attention, but the news from the latter disappointed her. At this time, Taiwan was basically a desert island, and the main local product on the island was deerskin - a large number of Japanese people

Purchased and used to make high-grade armor. But Chuanzhong did not want to do business with the Japanese. At least, the military group under the chairmanship of Tang Jian had never allowed Japanese businessmen to enter the Qiongzhou market before.

So Julie put her main hope in the Philippines, which has been ruled by the Spanish for many years, and the colonial economy has basically been established. Although it is a bit deformed, it can be cultivated as a market. What's more, the Philippines is still the Spanish empire from the Americas.

A transit point for transporting plundered gold and silver back to Europe. Even after being occupied by the Crossing Troops, it was difficult for the Spaniards to find other alternative ports for a while, so they could not abandon this node immediately. Many treasure ships still had to return to Europe via this route.

.

"Currently, the city is under military control. The market... I'm afraid it's a bit depressed."

——There is nothing that can be done about it. According to Ling Ning’s records in the letter: This time the religious figures, the army and the aristocracy in Manila were hit hard. As for the ordinary citizens and businessmen, although the Eastern Route Army did not deliberately suppress them.

But because so many Spaniards are religious, Catholic faith has penetrated into every aspect of daily life of those Europeans. Most of them were involved in the riot and were suppressed as violent elements.

In the first few days after the riots, Manila implemented a curfew and martial law. Wang Haiyang and others even issued a very strict order: all white men who took to the streets in groups of three or more would be shot to death!

Speaking of this, Pang Yu showed a complicated look on his face - even he, who had personally experienced the Spanish discrimination against the Chinese at that time and had no good impression of the European colonists, when he saw this news,

I couldn't help but be secretly frightened - even the legendary methods used by Wang Beard during his iron-blooded suppression of Xinjiang were revealed. It seems that the situation in Manila is far more complicated and sinister than the simple sentences in the letter. Can the East Route Army

It should be said that it is quite difficult to still firmly control the overall situation in this environment.

The command collective of the Eastern Route Army has not failed to pay attention to civil affairs issues, and Osayan is currently mainly doing this work. Although he has completely fallen out with the Spanish on the island, Osayan is still confident that he can restore Manila's civil affairs in a short period of time.

economic vitality.

Aosayan plans to rely mainly on Chinese businessmen in the Philippines to boost the economy. The number of Chinese businessmen in the Philippines is much larger than that of foreign businessmen, and their financial resources are not bad. However, they have been suppressed by Spanish discriminatory laws for a long time and have been unable to develop on a large scale.

.Now that the ceiling that has been suppressed has been lifted, and the new ruler is a compatriot of his own country, it should be easy to achieve mutual trust. But the actual situation is not like this.

——Chinese businessmen in Manila have split into two major groups: one is the "Jiannei" Chinese businessmen who had contact with Northern Latitude last time. These people still maintain traditional customs and habits. The other group is more powerful.

, live in the "Balian" area very close to Manila. Most of them believe in Catholicism, and many young people among them are very devout to God.

Due to the Eastern Route Army's severe suppression of Catholics, this group of people had a very cold attitude toward the occupying forces, and their work in the "Eighth Company" area was somewhat limited. The Eastern Route Army should not take excessive measures against these Chinese compatriots.

Tough measures can only be softened slowly through various gentle means.

"Right now, Lao Ao seems to be organizing a Chinese general business association. He will first bring all Chinese businessmen together, and then promote his father-in-law from the northern latitudes to the position of president of the business association. In this way, many things will be justified... He estimates that it will only take about half a year.

, we can completely integrate all the forces in Luzon, and it will not have much impact on various trade businesses."

"...Wait a minute, my father-in-law from Northern Latitude?"

When Julie interrupted the topic, Pang Yu was stunned:

"What? Didn't I just say that? It's Lin Yizhuo, the overseas Chinese leader in the Manila Jiannei area. We brought back Lin Ahu's father last time."

"You definitely didn't tell me! What's going on? Tell me clearly!"

"It's nothing special - the East Route Army has just arrived and needs the support of local forces. The local Chinese businessmen are looking for backers, and it just so happens that Lin Ahu also has a young and beautiful ***... It's similar to the situation in Shuzhong... eh

, but the bride is younger than Shu Zhong’s wife.”

In the eyes of Pang Yu and other men, it is just an ordinary political marriage. It seems to be no big deal. As long as both parties are willing to do so, it is not a bad thing. I heard that Beiwei was not happy at first, but after the woman claimed that she had already obtained it, and

After showing his token of love on the spot: a bullet casing, at that moment facing the surprised and suspicious looks of all the Chinese businessmen on Luzon Island, even a handsome and cool guy like Bei Latitude could only submit and accept the marriage in a daze.

"Ah, ah! This is nothing special! It's so touching!"

Although it is just a few sentences, in the minds of gossip girls like Julie, it is a traditional bloody plot with standard action: young commander, polished riding boots, sharp bayonet, passionate youth, wealthy Nanyang Chinese businessmen, beautiful

And the proud daughter-in-law - unfortunately not a mixed race, and of course an absolutely loyal brother-in-law... will definitely be a popular best-selling novel when written down! How can such a big gossip be let go so easily!

"The affairs of the Chinese Business Association are closely related to the business of our trading company. How could you not inform me!... Well, it has been decided. I will go to Manila in person. I must grasp it in my hands during the preparation stage!"

Pang Yu was stunned:

"There are not enough ships and sailors now..."

"It doesn't matter. Send a telegram to Ling Ning and ask the Princess to come back and pick her up! By the way, they also need to add supplies, right? After those few battles, even if my father-in-law can provide them with food, clothing, and ammunition, they still have to be transported from the rear.

of."

Julie had good reasons, but Pang Yu was speechless. Although he could roughly guess the real purpose of Julie's upcoming trip to Manila, there was no room for objection at this time - Ossayan had mentioned it in his letter:

When appropriate, you can ask Julie to come over and take a look. Commercial trade in the Luzon region will definitely be tied up with Qionghai Trading Company in the future. However, his idea is to wait until the business association is established, and then the trading company will come forward to cooperate with it.

contact, rather than taking control of the company from the beginning.

"By the way, since you are going... you can ask them in the telegram if it would be appropriate for me to take Anna with me?"

The female manager had a lot of ideas. After Pang Yu thought about it for a while, he understood the other party's intention:

"Do you want Anna to integrate the remaining white forces over there?"

"I have this idea. After all, Europeans have been operating there for many years and have sufficient resources and connections. It would be a pity to completely destroy it like this. If we can use it, it can also play a great role."

After pondering for a moment, Pang Yu nodded slightly and said:

"At present, most of the religious leaders and nobles there, that is, the upper class people in spiritual and material aspects, have been purged, leaving many white people at the bottom of society. It is a time when the gods are without a master. If there can be a pure blood and outstanding image at this time,

European nobles come forward, even the candidates we propose should be able to attract the loyalty of many people... But are you sure? It is a good choice for Anna to re-establish her own network of contacts? "

"That's why I told you first. I think among everyone, you should be the most supportive of me."

Julie did not face this problem head-on. Instead, she smiled confidently. The latter was stunned for a moment, and then nodded:

"Indeed, I always felt that she could play a big role, but it was just vague and I couldn't grasp the feeling. Only now, I finally figured it out."

"——Anastasia de' Medici has the best family background, appearance and education in Europe, but she is exiled by the whole of Europe. Her intelligence, admiration for modern civilization, and the best thing

- She is still an atheist! All this determines that she is very suitable to become a spiritual leader - the spiritual leader of all Westerners under our leadership, at least in Southeast Asia!"

After all, the matter was too important to be decided by one or two people alone. So Pang Yu not only sent a telegram to Manila, but also sent a telegram to Lingao and all committee members in Taiwan, explaining his and Julie's ideas, and

Ask for their opinions.

As usual, some people agreed and some opposed, but in the end it was Mr. Li Mingyuan who made the final decision: he agreed in principle with Pang Yu and Zhu Li's idea of ​​creating a "spiritual leader." However, in terms of specific implementation steps, they were required to rely on the on-the-ground opinions of the Eastern Route Army Headquarters.

For the Lord, don’t take anything for granted.

A reply from the East Route Army was quickly sent. Wang Haiyang and Beiwei were somewhat dissatisfied with the plan, but since Professor Li thought it was acceptable in principle, they didn't care. The main reason for not objecting was that in the city of Manila,

The ideological situation of white Europeans is indeed as Pang Yu expected: quite chaotic.

They didn’t know what the occupying army’s next policy would be. The iron-blooded suppression some time ago really frightened the courage of many people. Some old people thought of what they had done to the Chinese in the past, and of course they felt that the Chinese would definitely come back with revenge. Mentally, they

He seemed very scared and empty.

Usually religion is a good anesthetic in this situation, but all the troubles here are caused by religion. Now all the churches and monasteries in the area have been closed down, and those who are willing to die for the Lord have got what they want.

The remaining ones are not pious enough to risk their lives for religion.

"To put it simply, they long to be saved, but don't know what gods to pray to. At this time, if a Virgin-like figure is introduced, it will indeed be easy to become the spiritual sustenance of those people. But..."

——This is the content of the reply sent by Aosayan to Pang Yu. The East Route Army headquarters finally agreed to the plan, but also put forward new suggestions and additions:

After deliberation, the leadership group of the East Route Army felt that this easily obtained power of faith should not be obtained by a non-time traveler, even if she is "very suitable". Therefore, Ao Sayan and Ling Ning suggested that Jack Han should also be given to him.

Dr. Desen launched it, and the latter should even be the main focus in the direction of publicity.

"There are many wounded people here now, especially the seriously injured white people. I believe that Old Jack's surgery will definitely touch people's hearts more than a simple visit to express condolences - let Old Jack come with us. If we really need a Western Governor in the future, he will definitely do it.

Old Jack will do it. Anna's beautiful image and noble status are very suitable for being a vase, but it is just a vase."
Chapter completed!