"Build overseas trade strongholds, and build castles and water villages to ensure that the trade strongholds are not violated."

“Build friendly and trade relations with local leaders.”

"When the trust between the two parties reaches a certain level, villages will be set up around the siege, ancestral temples, fields will be opened, and Shenming Pavilion will be built to encourage local chiefs to pay tribute."

This is the overseas immigration trilogy that Zhan Yi learned during his six art hall. After completing these trilogies, there is a natural result: China is attached to the country and the county is in the country.

However, when Zhan Yi arrived at Manila Bay, he realized that the actual situation did not completely follow these trilogies.

Unlike the colonization situation of Europeans, since the Tang and Song dynasties, people in China have moved to Southeast Asia one after another. So whether it is Zhan Yi or Shenmen, no matter what area they go to the South China Sea, they can almost find overseas Chinese or descendants of overseas Chinese. In other words, China already has a certain population base here, and it is also a high-quality population base. Chinese are "high-ranking people" in this area, with status, status, respect, and even enjoy varying degrees of legal immunity. For example, in Zhenla, foreigners kill Tang people and die, Tang people kill foreigners and fines, and if there is no gold, they sell themselves to atone for their sins. Tang people are called Chinese people, and all overseas countries are like this.

When Zhan Yi arrived at Manila Bay, he found that there were already three Chinese villages along the coast of Manila Bay, each with about 30 to 70 families. These villages have already intermarried with locals to varying degrees, but they can still maintain their surnames and traditions.

One of the villages had a surname Chen, one village had a surname Lin, the other village had a surname Cai, and the other village had a surname Cai, and the two surnames Lin were from Zhangzhou Prefecture. The Cai family was descended from Quanzhou Prefecture, and they all lived in clans. They heard that there were large ships coming to greet the Celestial Empire and were very enthusiastic about entertaining them. Zhan Yi's fleet showed Li Yanzhi's sign. These overseas disciples were even more happy when they heard that they were sent by a filial and honest person, so they were willing to provide help.

Zhan Yi was a disciple who could enter the Six Art Hall, so he was not so pedantic that he could not move Li Yanzhi's dogma regardless of actual conditions. Before he settled in Luzon, there were three overseas Chinese villages here. He chose a good harbor among the three villages, named Manila Port, and established a water village. This happened to be the entrance of a big river, so Zhan Yi named it Zhehe River. The water village was also called Zhe River Water Village.

The three villages are not close together, and there is a distance between them. Chen Village is in the north, Lin Village is in the south, Cai Village is closest, but it goes deeper into the inland. When the ancestor of Cai Village came here, he entered the village along the Zhe River. With the Zhe River Water Village as the center, Chen, Lin and Cai Village are three points outside, the land enclosed is about fifty square miles. The soil of these fifty square miles is fertile and the water source is sufficient, so it is very suitable for farming.

More than 20 years ago, Magellan successfully completed a global trip. Its symbol was to cross the Pacific Ocean to a small island south of the Luzon Islands, which was called Mayi in ancient China. The route from Europe to Africa and through the Indian Ocean to Asia was temporarily monopolized by the Portuguese. The Spaniards had to cross the Atlantic Ocean, bypass the New World and then cross the Pacific Ocean before they could reach Luzon. Because the cost was too high and the journey was too far, the progress of invading Asia was not as fast as that of Portugal.

So far, the Spaniards have only reached Ma Yi in the southern part of the Luzon Islands. They have not invaded the Bay of Manila, so apart from a small number of overseas Chinese, there are only indigenous peoples, with a small population, lazy habits, and very backward planting technology. Many of them rely on collection to live. However, the place is rich, with many fruits, spices all over the ground, and treasures are all in front of and behind the doors and windows. When Chinese merchants arrived here, they took some Chinese goods to barter with them, and collected spices and gold.

When the King of Manila heard that there were envoys from the Celestial Empire, he sent elders to visit. At that time, if the Chinese world wanted to develop the South China Sea, the conditions were truly unique! The right time, place, people and everything were ready! The Ming Dynasty was so powerful that it was all over the world, and it was both respectful and fearful in the surrounding areas, and they were different from Westerners. At that time, they had little resistance to the Chinese. Even though Zhan Yi was just a captain from the Ming Dynasty and was not an official envoy to the court, the King of Manila did not dare to offend him. He invited him to the royal city for a while, and the elders who came to invite him seemed respectful and loving.

Overseas Chinese are far away from overseas and always hope that the power of the motherland can reach their side. This is not only an emotional belonging, but also an objective need to seek protection. At that time, several Chinese businessmen familiar with Manila led the way to interpret the situation. Zhan Yi brought more than 20 aircraft soldiers to visit the King of Manila. When he came here, he was shocked. It turned out that this "king city" was just a larger village, all made of bamboo and wood, with a radius of more than a hundred steps, and a whistle and bamboo.

There were two local cannons on the building and outside the city gate to demonstrate - but these local cannons were not mainly destructive weapons, but when they encountered foreign enemies, they called for help. Their function was similar to a big drum. At that time, the firearms of Southeast Asian countries were quite developed and prosperous, with many types of guns and cannons, but most of them were not practical. For example, in the Siam and Annan areas, firearms were often used as objects to exorcise evil spirits, and traditional weapons such as swords and bamboo spears were still used during combat - in the eyes of the natives, these weapons were more suitable.

That night, the King of Manila held a banquet to entertain Zhan Yi. His wives, concubines and daughters were interested in seeing Zhan Yi being handsome and admiring the luxurious clothes of the Celestial Kingdom. The King of Manila wanted to marry his two daughters on the spot. Zhan Yi saw that his daughters were both black and short, and in terms of the aesthetics of the Ming men, it was very ugly. He refused so desperately and said that he had a wife in the Ming Dynasty. The King of Manila was displeased. Several Chinese merchants advised Zhan Yi to accept him, but Zhan Yi refused and left unhappily that night.

After Zhan Yi returned to the Zhehe River Village, he stayed for several days, but nothing happened. His direct purpose here was to buy food. After discussing with the Chinese businessmen, he felt that it was difficult for Manila to raise a large amount of grain to be transported to the seniors, so he decided to go to Ma Yi to take a look. Ma Yi is located in the southern part of the Luzon Islands on the passage from the Pacific Ocean to the South China Sea. At this time, the Spaniards had already arrived there and established a stronghold.

After arriving at Ma Yi, he met an opponent with a level of civilization that was comparable to his own. Zhan Yi spent some time. The Spaniards were not strong in Ma Yi, and Zhan Yi did not bring many people. Both sides had their own reliance and their own taboos, so they maintained restraint.

Before leaving, Chen Yuting thought they might meet the Florians, so each fleet was equipped with two Florian sailors, which happened to be used as translators. The Spanish were surprised to see that there was a European in this fleet serving. During the private exchange, Captain Lopez found out that Li Xiaolian behind Zhan Yi was a powerful figure in the Ming Empire, and also heard about the war in Penghu. He knew that Li Yanzhi had defeated the Portuguese fleet and won completely, and his heart was full of fear. He knew that this legendary Eastern Empire was indeed not comparable to the natives he encountered in Africa all the way, and the new continent!

At that time, when Europeans came to Asia, the most active and combat-effective ones were usually not the regular government troops, but various private merchants. Of course, many private merchants also had some government positions, or were recognized by the government after successfully seizing wealth and returning to China.

In the East China Sea, the main activities in the South China Sea in China for more than 20 years were Portuguese, and some new developments in the Spanish area seemed a little ignorant.

Zhan Yi collected a lot of spices in Ma Yi, but failed to get the food he expected, so he decided to return to Luzon. Lopez asked to send a small boat to go to Penghu to do business with them. Zhan Yi hesitated for a moment and agreed.

After Zhan Yi returned to Zhehe Water Village, he wrote a third long letter to Li Yanzhi, detailing the recent situation of Luzon and Ma Yi. Only then did he want to send a ship to deliver the cargo and letters to Penghu. He didn't want to kill outside the village, so the people from Cai Village fled in and shouted: "Manila Tufan is here!"

Zhan Yi was shocked. He was born in a blog museum and advanced to the Six Art Hall. His art industry was more literary than literature. He had done business in practice, but he was not the best in war. This time Chen Yuting sent him to ask him to buy food and collect information from Luzon and Ma Yi, instead of letting him conquer Luzon. Therefore, Zhan Yi used soft means all the way.

After stabilizing the defense of Zhehe Shui Village, his deputy Lu Fuli came into the house to discuss with him. Zhan Yi asked urgently what happened. Lu Fuli smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that you are unwilling to be someone else's son-in-law, and they are taking revenge."

It turned out that Zhan Yi rejected the King of Manila's marriage that day. In his opinion, he was not rude, but Manila became suspicious.

When Chinese people do business in Southeast Asia, if they want to maintain a long-term cooperative relationship with local residents, they usually remarry their wives locally. Local women also compete to be the outdoor rooms of Chinese businessmen and take pride in this. Therefore, Zhan Yi refused to agree to marry the daughter of the King of Manila. The monarch and ministers of Manila became suspicious. Some believed that Zhan Yi looked down on them, while others believed that Zhan Yi had a different ambition.

A few days later, Zhan Yi left, and after a while, he ran back. Why did he come and go? Some of the elders of Manila thought that Zhan Yi might be bringing people to invade. At this time, the Manila people and the Chinese had established trade links, either selling spices, or coming to find work. Not long after the establishment of Zhehe Water Village, there were many civil fortifications and people were needed to be hired for construction, so Tufan often entered Zhehe Water Village. Relying on these eyes and ears, the King of Manila found out that Zhan Yi had brought several guys who were not like humans and ghosts into the port! Then an experienced elder said, "I heard that it was a group of ghosts coming from the west! Many people on the islands have been massacred by them!"

The crowd was full of rage. Those Europeans came to Southeast Asia and almost grabbed it wherever they went, and killed it wherever they were. They were already notorious on the small Western islands. Therefore, when the King of Manila heard that Zhan Yi was mingling with those evil ghosts, he became even more suspicious, afraid that Zhan Yi would come to rob and kill people when he led these ghosts! Since that's the case, it's better to take action first! That night they attacked Cai Village and surrounded Zhehe Village!

A conflict that came unexpectedly and ended quickly and abnormally, kicked off.

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Chapter completed!