1299 Despair
When Nolbu fled again, another wanted criminal from the Ming Dynasty was living a very comfortable life, or in other words, he was in a prosperous state and had a trend of rising again, and he was Liu Xiang.
After landing in Mexico with the remaining ships of subordinates, he relied on his years of experience in dealing with the Western Yi and knew what the Western Yi would like. Therefore, after he arrived, he used his power to make trouble among the Chinese and acted as a blessing and power.
Originally, the Chinese in Mexico were vulnerable groups, oppressed groups. Liu Xiang and the others came and bullied them again, making them miserable, but no one could make decisions for them. In the end, I felt that I couldn't stand it anymore, so I pushed a few people and went to the Governor's Office to beg.
So Liu Xiang was ordered to go to the Spanish Governor's Office and was summoned by the Mexican Governor: "Are you the leader of the Ming people?"
The Mexican Governor's face looked a little bad, and he had a cold face.
"The villain is the head of all the wise men!" Liu Xiang said shamelessly, responded with a smile on his face, and then presented the gifts that had been prepared in his hands with both hands. "This is a little care the villain gave to the Governor. Please accept it with all your smile!"
When the Mexican governor saw it, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. When he opened it, he saw a box filled with silver ingots. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and a smile appeared on his face.
When Liu Xiang saw this, he knew that the Western barbarians were all birds of a feather. He was very calm in his heart and continued to smile humbly: "Governor General, a villain is not talented, and he is willing to help the Governor General manage those wise people. Not only can he help the Governor General collect annual taxes, but he can also pay an additional 10% of the taxes to the Governor himself."
When the Mexican governor heard this, he immediately laughed, stood up from his seat, and walked to Liu Xiang.
Originally, Liu Xiang was taller than the Mexican Governor, but at this time, when he saw the Mexican Governor walk in front of him, he bent his waist and lowered automatically, and his face kept a charming smile.
When the Mexican Governor saw it, he couldn't help but feel more satisfied. He immediately reached out and patted Liu Xiang on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Very good, I am very satisfied with you. In this way, you will be responsible for all the Ming people in Mexico in the future. But you must remember your promise!"
There are actually quite a few Ming people in Mexico, and they are similar to Ming people in other places. They are hardworking and capable, and are the label of Ming people. For this reason, no matter where they go, they can slowly accumulate wealth and be jealous of the locals.
Now that Liu Xiang has come to Mexico, he uses his own power to bully his compatriots and take the initiative to work hard for the Western Russians, which instantly won the favor of the Westerners.
"Don't worry, Governor General, the villain has the support of Governor General, they will do whatever they ask them to do, otherwise I can't deal with them!" Liu Xiang nodded and bowed, but his words were a little fierce. "There is a saying in our Ming Dynasty that our own people know our own people. If we have villains here, we are not afraid that those people will make a fuss. Don't even think about cheating me. The villain will definitely eat them tightly!"
When the Mexican governor heard this, he immediately burst into laughter and became more satisfied with Liu Xiang. He then promised: "No, not bad, so I will give you the power to form a patrol team. Come and help me look at those wise people!"
"As for the order!" Liu Xiang was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly agreed.
At the gate of the Governor's Mansion, there were two groups of Ming people fighting each other. One of them, although the number was a little smaller, stared fiercely at the people opposite. With their expression, it seemed that if it weren't for the Spanish guards standing guard at the door, they would have wanted to rush up to teach the people opposite.
The people on the other side were mainly older people, with only two young men. Both had a worried face. One of the old men looked a little weak and a little scared, and whispered to their companions: "Don't worry, the Governor heard our request and passed on the thief Liu Xiang in. He would definitely warn him that our lives would be better in the future."
"Old Liu is right. At least we have been here for so many years and have been offering the Spanish for so many years." Another middle-aged man whispered, "They are new and don't look for work. The Spanish definitely don't like people like them. The Governor will help us!"
When the two of them spoke one after another, their faces looked a little better. The young men even had the courage to look at the thieves on the opposite side and glared back.
Under such a confrontation, there was a movement inside, and Liu Xiang, accompanied by a Spaniard, walked out in a swagger.
Only after seeing this, the pirates suddenly became happy and shouted excitedly: "Brother, brother..."
And Mr. Liu and his group of people couldn't help but feel a little sank in their hearts and felt something was wrong.
When Liu Xiang arrived at the door, he bowed to the Spanish and said to him: "Please stay. The adults are busy, and the villain can only handle the rest!"
After hearing this, the Spanish enjoyed Liu Xiang's flattery. He nodded immediately and whispered to the guards at the door. He didn't even look at Mr. Liu and his group, and turned around and walked back.
Liu Xiang bowed to see him off, and when he walked away, his waist straightened up. When he turned around, his face was already ferocious and evil. He immediately shouted to his subordinates: "Why are you still standing there? These troublemakers dare to come to the Governor's Office to sue us, but you still won't take action?"
When the subordinates heard this, they were all over the place. They were all desperate people and were doing business at sea, and they were the most proficient in this matter. They pulled out their knives and rushed over, and immediately forced the old Liu and his group who had no weapons at all. Then they attacked them in front of the Governor's Mansion and hit them to death until everyone, no one of them stood up again, and they stopped.
Liu Xiang walked up to them with his hands behind his back, looked down at the Ming people lying all over the ground, and didn't care about their painful moans at all, and shouted coldly: "Mr. Governor said that all the Ming people here in Mexico will be under my control in the future. If anyone doesn't accept it, I will beat him to obey!"
After saying that, he waved his hand and said arrogantly: "Go!"
Without caring about these on the ground, Liu Xiang took his subordinates away.
When the Spanish guards at the gate of the Governor's Mansion saw this situation, they not only did not interfere, but instead stood there and pointed and smiled, just pretending to be watching a monkey show.
Although the young man was beaten the most, he was still full of blood and energy. He got up first and then helped the old man up.
When we looked at each other, they were all bruised and swollen, and there were many scars on their bodies. Everyone's face was full of despair. They could not beat these pirate outlaws and asked the officials to take charge. But it was obvious that the Spanish officials were standing on the side of the pirates.
How can I live this day?
They supported each other and went back, and another blow to the compatriots waiting there.
What to do, what should I do in the future?
No matter what the reason was, it was already very difficult to come across the ocean under the rule of the Spanish. Now, coupled with the exploitation of these pirates, the future is unimaginable!
"Oh, I'm so old, it seems I have to be buried here!" Old Liu sighed.
Everyone else knew that Mr. Liu's wish was to return to his roots, so he wanted to save more money and pay the Spanish more money, hoping to take him back to the Ming Dynasty. But now, almost everyone's money has been knocked out by Liu Xiang's pirates.
These pirates who were both Ming people were more cruel than the Spanish. They knew that Ming people's habits could not hide them at all. They could estimate any of their family background.
"Uncle Liu, instead of sitting here and waiting for death, we might as well take a boat back by ourselves!" A young man who was beaten suddenly said angrily, "Even if he dies on the sea where he returns home, there will always be a glimmer of hope!"
When the people in the room were discussing the matter, they all looked at the young man when they heard this. However, Mr. Liu sighed and said, "Si Ming, we don't know the route in the vast sea, how can we go back? I said again, we don't have the kind of sailboats like Spain. If we go out alone, we will die without life!"
When the others heard this, they nodded. Siming, surnamed Wei, was about to speak after hearing this, and another old man also said first: "Siming, you were born here, I'm afraid you don't know. In fact, life in the Ming Dynasty is not very good. The government pays heavy taxes and has a lot of labor. If you didn't live a difficult life, you wouldn't have been deceived. You said that your life here is good!"
"Yes, life in China is not something that people live. I just fled for labor and hid on a nearby island. I was caught by the Spanish and fleeing." Another older person also said,
When Wei Siming heard this, he said nothing: "My parents gave me this name, just because I want me to go back to the Ming Dynasty one day. No matter what, at least we are all black-haired and yellow-skinned over there, so we don't have to nod and bow when we meet the Spanish. There is no hope here. Are we treated as human beings by them?"
This is also a fact. When people in the room heard this, they couldn't help but feel silent.
Wei Siming touched the bag on his forehead and bit his teeth, and decided: "No matter what, even if I die, I would rather die on the sea where I returned to China than be bullied by the Western barbarians and those pirates!"
After hearing this, Mr. Liu sighed and said, "In fact, even if he can return to the country for a lifetime, the government may arrest us as a hidden residence."
Speaking of this, he suddenly changed his mind and said, "But I am old and the fallen leaves return to their roots. No matter how you go back, no matter whether you can go back or not, it's all decided, Siming, let's go together!"
Seeing that both of them were determined, the others were a little moved. In the end, three or four older people made the decision to go together. Most of the others were silent.
After all, in their opinion, the possibility of going back is extremely low. The biggest possibility is to die in the ocean where you go home and be buried at the bottom of the sea. Few people can have the courage to take such risks.
Seeing this, Mr. Liu said to the people in the room: "That's it. Go back and ask quietly. If anyone is willing to go back together, we will be together then!"
In this way, the people in the room dispersed with despair about the future.
What Wei Siming didn't expect was that the next day, when he was packing things quietly, suddenly, a companion rushed into his home and said to him in a panic: "Brother Siming, run away quickly. Someone told me that you were going to escape. Liu Xiang's pirates came to capture you, saying that they wanted to beat you to death in public, kill the chicken and scare the monkey!"
When Wei Siming heard this, he was immediately panicked. He could not beat those people at all, and it was difficult to fight to the death. So he stopped packing his things and ran away quickly.
Mr. Liu and others also received news from their compatriots, met with Wei Siming, and immediately entered the forest and fled.
A few days later, they finally escaped to the beach with exhaustion. Here, there was a larger fishing boat, and it was because of this that they had the idea of taking a boat back by themselves. If there was no boat, they wouldn't have to think about it.
But before they prepared anything, Liu Xiang's people chased after him, forcing them to sail immediately.
In the vast sea, exhausted, their faces were full of despair. It was originally a life-and-death journey. If they were more prepared, they might have more hope. But now they are running in such a hurry that they are not even good enough to use tamasuke for a few days, so they must die on the sea.
After breathing a sigh of relief, Mr. Liu made a decision and said, "Let's go north first, find a place where no one is left before logging in, and prepare for supplies again."
"I have also seen the map. It seems that the north side will be a little narrower, and it may be easier to return to the Ming Dynasty!" Another person also echoed.
At this time, there was actually a broken world map. Although it was inaccurate, it could at least have a concept.
The others had no objection and went north.
After a few days, they felt that they should leave the Spanish control territory, which means that Liu Xiang's pirates should not chase him, so they leaned towards the coast.
On the fishing boat, Mr. Liu was not in good condition. He was old and had not recovered from his injuries by Liu Xiang and others. He ran away day and night. He couldn't bear it and became ill.
In fact, the other people's health is not as good as it is almost a ship of injuries. Wei Siming is young and there is no serious injury.
At this time, everyone on the boat was not angry, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing. In fact, each of them knew that in this way, it was impossible to cross the ocean and return to their hometown.
Even Wei Siming was depressed and just controlled the ship to lean towards the coast.
In a daze, Wei Siming suddenly realized something was wrong. He quickly cheered up and saw that a sailboat with the Spanish flag was already very close to them. He could even see a few Western barbarians standing there looking at them on the bow of the boat.
Chapter completed!