Chapter seven hundred and ninety sixth crisis
Russell's special experience made him have a deep blood hatred for the Spanish. He has always remembered this hatred. Many years ago, when Russell's father also died of a disease, Russell decided to go back to the Far East to see the country where his bloodline came from. In this way, he bid farewell to his mother and came to the Far East.
After arriving in the Far East, he first arrived in Luzon and lived in Luzon for two years. Through understanding and investigation, he understood the blood and cruelty of the massacres, and at the same time he became more hatred towards the Spaniards in his heart.
Later, Russell came to the Ming Dynasty on a Spanish merchant ship. In the Ming Dynasty, he finally saw the country of his ancestors and deeply felt the power of the Ming Dynasty, thus having a deep sense of belonging.
Because of this, Russell's intimacy and bloodline recognition of the Ming Dynasty took the initiative to find the Maritime Affairs Office in Ningbo and proposed that he would serve the Ming Dynasty. This was the first time that the Maritime Affairs Office encountered this situation, especially this young Western man who could speak fluent Chinese language, quickly reported the news.
This news quickly attracted the attention of the General Office. Next, the General Office sent personnel to learn about Russell during contact with Russell, and after understanding his feelings, they immediately discovered that Russell was not only a talent, but also a good seedling urgently needed by the General Office.
After a period of training and training, the General Office officially recruited Russell as a member of the General Office and sent him to Luzon, thus becoming one of the important members of the General Office in Luzon.
Now, the Spanish once again intend to provoke trouble in Luzon and target the Chinese in Luzon. This made Russell think of the hatred of his family at the first time. His father was crying and gritting his teeth to tell him the scene of the Spanish and local people in the family who died tragically, and it is still vivid in his mind.
When Russell thought of this, he felt angry and worried about the safety of these compatriots. It was precisely this that he asked Bao Derong to find a way to save the fate of these people and never let the tragedy happen again.
After sighing, Bao Derong stepped forward and helped Russell up and said seriously: "I naturally understand your intentions, but you also know that our Public Affairs Office is not strong in Luzon, and there are not many people who can call. But don't worry, I will do my best to find a way to keep them safe."
"I understand, I thank you for your thanks!" Russell wiped his tears and nodded.
"Okay, it's not too late. The most important thing now is time. Please be careful not to leave the wind."
"Abide by the order!"
The three of them responded at the same time, and then hurriedly left and prepared to go. After they left, Bao Derong called the servant who was guarding the door and continued to explain some arrangements to him carefully, and then returned through the same path.
In the following days, the actions of Spaniards against local Chinese began to become more and more obvious, and those lazy natives also began to get ready. When some news continued to gather from all aspects to Bao Derong, Bao Derong was convinced through analysis that the Spaniards were indeed going to start attacking the Chinese.
At this time, the Chinese in Manila also felt something was wrong. Because of the previous massacre, the Chinese were not fools. When the danger came, many Chinese were panic and at a loss. Some people began to think of ways to leave Luzon, but at this time the Spanish suddenly announced that they would temporarily restrict all Chinese in Luzon from leaving. Even some Ming merchants in Luzon prevented them from leaving. The reason was that they wanted to investigate the previous case of the trial court. In addition, due to local struggles and turmoil, in order to ensure the safety of Chinese lives and property, Chinese people need to temporarily live in designated places and not go out without authorization, etc.
These reasons that seem high-sounding on the surface are actually nonsense. Any smarter person has guessed the real intention behind these measures. At this time, the panic in the hearts of Chinese people became even worse. Bao Derong also knew that there was not much time left for him, so he decisively began to mobilize people and contact local Chinese organizations to protect themselves.
The General Office has been operating in Luzon for several years. As the highest-level official of the General Office in Luzon, Bao Derong also has an armed force of nearly 100 people in addition to the intelligence personnel. This armed force is a skilled man who has undergone strict training and is equipped with the most elite firearms in the Ming army.
These firearms not only include hand guns, but also small Folang machines. In addition to the lack of regular infantry cannons, their combat power is really good, and even if they encounter the same number of formal troops, they can compete.
But after all, the number of people is too small. The armed forces of a hundred people in such a huge Luzon are like a drop of water in the sea. Even in Manila, these people do not play any role. You should know that the population of the entire Manila is as high as nearly 200,000, including nearly 50,000 Spanish, less than 40,000 Chinese and Ming people. Apart from these, the rest are the local natives.
According to Bao Derong's idea, the Chinese population in Manila is quite large. Even if the elderly, weak, sick and disabled were eliminated, they could only calculate the young and strong, and they could gather seven or eight thousand people.
As long as there are these people, and the Chinese have many industries in Manila, they can gather all of these people, rely on Chinese farms and manors to form temporary safe areas, and then use this team to ensure the safety of Chinese people.
But Bao Derong never expected that when he tried to do this, there were very few Chinese who truly agreed and were willing to participate. Perhaps because they were often overseas, these Chinese in Luzon seemed to have lost their blood, or in other words, many people were lucky. Instead, they did not do this, but were worried that doing this would give the Spanish an excuse, so they used this excuse to attack the Chinese.
Some people even proposed to sell Bao Derong to the Spaniards in exchange for the Spanish's vigilance and actions towards the Chinese. They believed that as long as Bao Derong took the blame for them, everything would pass. If the Spaniards found the culprit, they would naturally not target them again.
These made Bao Derong both angry and amused. He couldn't understand what these people were thinking. He wanted to bargain with the tiger who wanted to eat people, and tried to be kind to the other party. Could it be that the whole thing in their heads was Xiang?
Poor people must have something hateful. This old saying is true. These Chinese people nowadays really make Bao Derong unable to accept their thinking and choices. But what makes him relieved is that not all Chinese are short-sighted and have no brains. Some clear-headed Chinese accepted Bao Derong's suggestion and quickly took action. A few days later, Bao Derong finally formed a team of 3,500 people under his organization, and distributed the weapons hidden in Manila to these people. In addition, three connected manors were used as temporary garages for Chinese people to shelter the Chinese who were transferred here.
Chapter completed!