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Chapter 1503 Zhao Jia Si Lang

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    "Sorry, Zhao Hao's son is a scholar, not a "shi". This has been corrected.  ¡¿

    The firecrackers outside have turned into a pot of porridge. In the study room of No. 9 Courtyard, Liu Xuesheng and Xunzheng are still crying to Mr. Zhao about the various inhuman treatments suffered by overseas Chinese in Luzon.

    Zhao Hao listened very carefully, convincing the two of them that he could really empathize with the suffering of the overseas Chinese.

    Little Luzon is Manila. Although it has superior geographical conditions, it is too useless to support the Southeast Asian natives. Materials on the island are very scarce, so both the natives and the Spaniards cannot do without Chinese goods.

    Especially since the launch of the galleon trade from Mexico to Luzon, Spanish galleons with a carrying capacity of 400 tons have brought in shiploads of South American silver, opening up the purchase of silk, raw silk, porcelain, lacquerware, spices and other maritime trade products at high prices.  goods.

    In the eyes of the overseas Chinese who were merchants in the Ming Dynasty, "Red Hair from the East" "mostly made lace silver coins in their land and had no products. Those who came to Guangdong from the sea only carried silver".  To put it bluntly, these big dog owners who are so poor that they only have money are much more generous than the "Xilai Hongmao". They are never picky about the goods sold to Manila, and they don't even bargain with the price. They don't refuse anyone who comes, and in the end  The important thing is - money and goods are cleared and paid in cash!

    And those Portuguese businessmen were much more treacherous.  They charge all purchases and don't settle the bill until the end of the year. Sometimes the ship sinks or is pirated, so they just refuse to pay. It's so shameless!

    As a result, Manila quickly became a rising international trade center, rivaling Malacca on the west coast of the South China Sea.  Maritime merchants and overseas Chinese from overseas naturally flocked here, and the number increased from more than 2,000 to more than 10,000 in just a few years.

    There are more than 1,000 Spanish talents in Luzon, only one-tenth of the overseas Chinese.

    This aroused the fear of the Spaniards, because they knew very well that Luzon was at the doorstep of the Ming Empire, but it was thirty thousand miles away from their ¡®Governorship of New Spain¡¯¡­

    In fact, in another period of time and space, it was not until thirty years later that the Spaniards finally began to exclude China on a large scale.

    "However, the direction of history has been changed in a mess by Zhao Hao, a big-ass moth, and it has basically lost its reference value.

    Liu Xuesheng told Zhao Hao that at first, the Spanish mainly used overseas Chinese because they needed a large number of craftsmen and merchants to maintain the operation of colonial cities.

    But since the fifth year of Longqing, when the Jiangnan Group¡¯s fleet completely annihilated the Portuguese¡¯s Macau fleet, everything has changed.

    The Spanish Governor of the Philippines, Sander, was very shocked. Although he always believed that Portugal was not worthy of being compared with his own country, he still admired the Portuguese navy.

    Although the Portuguese navy was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, it relied on its superb tactics and mobility advantages to always deal with the Spanish Armada, but was annihilated by a private fleet of the Ming Empire!  This naturally makes Sander extremely worried - how powerful must the regular army of the Ming Dynasty be?

    When attacking the Luzon Sultanate and many tribes on the Luzon Islands, the Spaniards more than once heard those who died under their butcher knives curse that the Ming Dynasty's heavenly soldiers would soon come and kill them red-haired ghosts.  Drive them all to hell!

    No wonder the Ming Dynasty¡¯s army has high hopes. It turns out that they are really powerful Hey, it seems that they have got themselves involved?

    The Spaniards were then worried about the arrival of overseas Chinese whose number was dozens of times their own and the number was still increasing, lest these people become internal agents of the Ming Dynasty's attack.

    So they decided to take a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, they captured slaves from various Southeast Asian island countries to build castles and prepare defenses; on the other hand, they started to reduce the number of Chinese in Manila.  They plan to repatriate half of the overseas Chinese next year to test the Ming Dynasty's reaction

    If the Ming Dynasty reacts strongly, they will restrain themselves; if there is no reaction, they will show their true colors as executioners - kill everyone!  Just like they did so many times in America.

    This is the simplest and most efficient way to permanently occupy a piece of territory

    Zhao Hao felt that he had an obligation to prevent this massacre that was brought forward thirty years because of him.  After listening to the two people's cries, he said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I, the Nanhai Group, and even the Ming Dynasty will not sit back and watch their citizens being bullied by outsiders!"

    "That's great" Liu Xuesheng and Xunzheng immediately kowtowed and thanked them profusely.

    "But God will help those who help themselves. You must also try your best to save yourself!" Zhao Hao asked the two of them to get up, and first said to Liu Xuesheng in a deep voice: "Go back now, help the Luzon Commercial Center, and organize all the overseas Chinese there. If  If necessary, you can purchase a batch of weapons through the merchant house, so that if the Spaniards suddenly attack, you will not be completely helpless to protect yourself."

    "Yes, thank you sir." Liu Xuesheng hurriedly agreed,?.

    Zhao Hao also responded with a heartfelt smile, stepped forward to hold Qiaoqiao's other hand, kissed her forehead, and said he was suffering.

    "It's okay." Qiaoqiao said softly, "I feel it's much easier than last time. Sister Xianglan, don't cry either. I didn't send the child to someone else's home. Aren't they still members of our Zhao family?"

    "No matter what you say, I owe you my whole life anyway." Ma Xianglan cried even harder.

    Zhao Hao had no choice but to free up one hand and gently wipe away Sister Ma's tears. He wanted to comfort her with a few words, but he didn't know where to start.  His eyes turned red, and he burst into tears.

    Seeing them crying, Qiaoqiao also started crying.

    It wasn¡¯t until the infant Zhao family¡¯s fourth child began to cry loudly that Sister Ma quickly gathered her mood, carefully picked up the little life, and gave it to the wet nurse for breastfeeding.

    Zhao Hao naturally wanted to avoid it.  Before going out, Sister Ma asked him the name of his child.

    Zhao Hao then smiled and replied: "His grandfather has given it to him a long time ago. His name is Zhao Shili!"

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