Chapter 494: Bullying others with power

After the bloody incident at the Joseon Palace, Seoul may now be called Huaju City, and the second martial law began. North Korean officials in the city were extremely nervous, fearing that the blade would fall on their heads again this time, and the merchants moved to their other businesses near the port in advance.

Whether it is Han people or Koreans, the people are a little confused about why the martial law was encountered. However, the martial law of the Jiang family army is not a situation where residents are not allowed to go out at all. It is just that there are several streets that are not allowed to walk, and they are not allowed to appear on the street after sunset at night.

Those streets are just roads in front of the Governor's Office and the Prefect's Office. As for not leaving at night, those merchants are boring in their night entertainment. These people have left Seoul and lived near Incheon. Although there is no prosperity there, they are more free.

The real tension comes from the soldiers on duty on the street, almost reaching ten steps and one post. There are often about twenty cavalrymen galloping by, which makes them look extremely murderous.

Everyone thinks this way. Even the officials and yamen runners of the Huazhou Prefectural Office are not clear about this matter. When asked about the officers of the Governor's Office, those people just smiled and said that there would be nothing in a few days.

The Governor's Office governs the various areas occupied by Jiang Feng, and is the Commander's Office here. The areas ruled by Jiang Feng are also a system of military control over the people. Therefore, the Governor's Office is the real center. In a sense, the Huazhou Prefecture House is a unit parallel to the outside of the pass and Yizhou, under the Governor's Office.

So they were helpless about keeping the secret of Shangfeng, but it felt very awkward. After all, a city like Seoul, which suddenly became a fortress, was very uncomfortable, even though murderous cannons were erected on the city walls around every day.

The envoy of Levire, the governor of Luzon in Spain, was frightened by this solemn atmosphere. Before coming to Luzon, Phillips was a proud lieutenant, full of hope to establish the great achievements of his compatriots in South America and Africa. The heroic warriors of the king could defeat tens of thousands of soldiers from each other in South America and capture the emperor of the other. Perhaps they could also establish such achievements in places like Asia.

However, after arriving, I realized that things were not as ideal as in his mind. The powerful fleet always cruised in the port of Luzon, and Luzon was called a colony of the Kingdom of Spain. However, in the port of Luzon, it was described by people who had been to the East as cowardly and unaware of resistance by people who had been to the East. They had no awe of the Spanish garrison at the port. Instead, they were arrogant. The result of the conflict was to be negotiated by the Governor of Luzon and the officers of the squadron stationed in Luzon.

The Spanish living in Luzon had about 2,000 people and 630 colonial troops. It is said that there were four sailing navys in the past, but now the defense of the port has been "enthusiastic" taken over by the Yizhou squadron in Luzon, and there is no feeling of the so-called superior nation.

Instead, you must be careful in your actions, for fear of violating the local Chinese. As a side note, the local Chinese have 2,000 militias, and the training is carried out completely according to the Spanish army's phalanx. The density of firearms is not bad at all compared to that of the Spanish colonial army, and the training is not relaxed every day.

Rather than a militia, it is a regular army, with warships on the sea and army on the shore. What kind of colonists do the Spanish have here? The Governor of Luzon, Levier and the Spanish below have figured it out. They can act as Spanish merchant ships here, and those who pass by Luzon from South America, go to other colonies or return to their own merchant ships. Fortunately, they are familiar with the rules and are very convenient to communicate with their own people.

What's more, on the sea surface in the east, with such prosperity as sea trade, Spanish merchant ships brought gold and silver from South America, and replaced them with silk and fine porcelain here, and then brought them back to Europe.

The price difference and profits here are very high. As an intermediary, it is really profitable. Whether it is the colonial army or the military and civilian officials who came here, they all joined the business intermediary activities. After working in Luzon for two years, many people have already earned money to go home to retire.

The same is true for Phillips. Now he is already thinking about whether to buy a manor and donate it to himself for a title or something.

In his spare time, Luzon Governor Levire also laughed at himself, saying that he was the agent of the Port Office of the Kingdom of Spain in Luzon, responsible for commercial matters and port security. When he heard this, everyone laughed and just passed by. Anyway, he came to such a far place just to make a fortune.

Making money is the most real thing, what do you do if you have so many false names?

I thought I could only make money so hard, but when my term expired, I would return to Spain with a glorious style of gold and silver. It would be good to be a rich man.

Eighty-nine out of ten people in the world are unsatisfactory. In September of the 19th year of Jiajing, the governor of Huazhou, Jiang Feng, sent a official letter with a very plain word, but the content inside made people sweat. The official letter was quite beautiful in Latin. There were many Dutch people with culture in Huazhou, so such official documents were not rare.

It is said that it was a major case of Park Renyong's rebellion and rebellion in Seoul in June. This major case led to the death of the North Korean king. Park Renyong's group was severely punished according to the law, but there must be a behind-the-scenes in this matter, and all signs were directed at the Spanish colonial institutions in Luzon.

Because the most important evidence is a musket. After being identified by craftsmen, this musket was confirmed to be a franc machine's musket, which is a Spanish standard weapon. Spanish standard weapons must be related to Spain. On the sea of ​​East Asia, it can be represented by the official institutions in Spain, and the only one in the Spanish colonies in Luzon.

After knowing the meaning of this document, all the Spanish were furious and hundreds of Spanish ships sailing in various ports on the Asian sea. Almost every ship had such muskets for self-defense or trading arms. Moreover, the Portuguese in Macau and the same number of Portuguese ships also had Spanish-style muskets, so why did they suspect Luzon?

Moreover, the Spanish in Luzon did not say in front of the envoy that in the whole of Asia, the army under Jiang Feng was the institution that held the most muskets, and Jiang Feng's arsenal was the largest production area for muskets. Why didn't you check yourself, but instead question Luzon.

Of course, this sentence was just a slander. The messenger of Huazhou was in the office of the Governor of Luzon, Levi, and was extremely rude in his words. He shouted and asked Luzon to give him an explanation, although the messenger was only carrying five followers.

However, the Spanish colonial army and the males, who were exceptional to the castle, dared not act rashly. They all faced the messengers with politeness and stiff smiles, because the Yizhou fleet in the port had raised their sails and aimed the muzzle at the castle on the shore. In the Spanish settlement area, the so-called Chinese People's Group had surrounded the place with full arms.

Maybe this is blackmail, but the other party's strength is far better than you. Everything about the Spanish colonists is within the range of cannons in China. There is no other way except to surrender.

Another thing to explain is that all negotiations are between the Chinese and the Spanish. As for the local natives with the largest population in Luzon, everyone regards them as non-existent. Apart from being a coolie and slave, the indigenous people have no say.

The Governor of Luzon, Levi, swore without any integrity in the name of kings, God and family that this matter had nothing to do with them.

However, no one paid attention to his swearing. The messenger kept asking them to give an explanation, so he had to send an envoy to Huazhou to explain himself that there was a commander of the colonial army under Levier, with a rank of lieutenant and also Levier's deputy.

Of course, these two people would not take risks in person, and the people on the mission must have the status of being able to show off. Therefore, this glorious and arduous task was handed over to the young newcomer and the second lieutenant Phillips who had a certain position.

Phillips looked at the soldiers on both sides of Huazhou City Street. The standing posture and weapons on these soldiers all showed the excellence of the Huazhou army. When he came over the sea, the second lieutenant also saw the size of the Huazhou Navy's fleet. Although he was unwilling to admit it, he still felt that even if such an army fought against the Spanish Kingdom in Europe, he might not be at a disadvantage.

But with such overwhelming strength, the other party could turn the small Luzon colony into powder at any time. Why did you still have to negotiate with a big fanfare? The more you think so, the more nervous Phillips felt, and was extremely worried. Of course, it was inevitable that he would curse Luzon's bosses who pushed him out to die.

Under the guidance of the serious guards, Phillips came to the living room of the Huazhou Governor's Office in a trembling manner. An officer was waiting there. The officer was tall and about thirty years old, with a fierce and fierce aura. When he saw this person, the military temperament of the other party immediately made Phillips serious. A very standard Spanish military salute said respectfully:

"The Governor of the Kingdom of Spain, Luzon, paid tribute to the Duke of Huazhou on behalf of Phillips!"

The translator next to him looked embarrassed and quickly whispered to the lieutenant who was saluting:
Chapter completed!