Chapter 55 Conversation
"Everyone," Liu Yu raised his glass,
"You are all overseas Tang people. It is a blessing for Liu to meet on the Luzon Island far away from the royal land." He stood up, held up his wine glass and glanced at the many Chinese merchants present, and drank the wine.
"where,"
"We have worked hard since we came to Luzon, but we have never been recognized by others. Whether it is the Folang Ji people or the local local Chinese, they look down on me." Su Langqing sighed, then looked at Liu Yu,
"But after the Wangshi arrived in Luzon, the local sects, whether they were the Yiluo people or the Bangbangya, were much more friendly to the Tang people, and the local chamber of commerce did not dare to bully Chinese merchants too much."
Su Langqing said this, and the Chinese businessmen present nodded.
These days, because of the existence of the Ming court, Chinese merchants in Luzon were frightened day and night, fearing that the Spaniards and the Shengfans would attack themselves.
Who would have thought that not long after the Ming army defeated the Spanish?
This shocked Weigan.
The local business officials and chambers of commerce have also become much better at Chinese businessmen, especially after the Spanish escaped from Vigan.
This made local Chinese businessmen gradually develop a little favor with Ming Jun.
"I don't know what the local Chinese businessmen in Weigan are invited to come here for the banquet, so what is their intention?" Liu Yu spoke.
For a moment, the whole banquet became quiet in an instant.
Everyone stared at Liu Yu.
Liu Yu naturally knew what these Chinese merchants in Southeast Asia were thinking, but he still wanted to see how these Chinese merchants in Weigan City spoke.
Suddenly, an old man stood up and bowed to Liu Yu.
"Except a few of our Luzon Chinese merchants who survived the Spanish butcher knives, most of them have moved to Luzon to avoid war in the past 20 or 30 years." The man was a little old and looked at Liu Yu indifferently.
"Bold, you dare to do this..." A personal soldier beside Liu Yu was glaring and was about to draw a knife, but was stopped by Liu Yu.
The old man was not scared by this, on the contrary,
He hadn't even seen the personal soldier, his turbid eyes staring at Liu Yu,
Mr. Zhao can be said to have expressed all the grievances of the Chinese businessmen present in one breath.
They dare not say this to Liu Yu, who has military power, but Mr. Zhao dares,
Since Mr. Zhao is not afraid of death and has made the words clear, what are he afraid of?
They looked at Liu Yu coldly, wanting to see how Liu Yu should end.
Liu Yu was very uncomfortable being stared at by this look.
Looking back, there was clearly sarcasm and anger in those eyes.
"I dare to ask about the name of sir." Liu Yu stood up and bowed.
"I am from Fujian. I have been to Luzon with my grandfather since I was a child. It has been more than 60 years since then," the old man looked at Liu Yu who was leaning over to salute with disdain.
"Mr. Zhao, whose name is Zhaozhou, has lived in Luzon for a long time and has many industries under his command. He originally lived in Manila. In recent days, when he went to Weigan to buy and sell raw silk, he stayed here to protect his life," Su Langqing explained to Liu Yu.
I didn't appreciate it when I saw Mr. Zhao.
Liu Yu's face also darkened.
"Everyone, I have lived in Luzon for some time. Don't everyone know how Luzon's sons and Spanish treat the Tang people?"
Liu Yu looked extremely firm and looked at the Chinese merchants and said, "Even if I can't wait for Luzon, will the Spanish let Luzon go? It's only more than twenty years since the last time the Spanish slaughtered Luzon Chinese."
"If you blame the Ming court for implicating you, you can take a boat to Lavague or Manila, and you will never stop it." Liu Yuleng said.
Su Langqing was still here all the Chinese businessmen were shocked.
I just wanted to give Liu Yu a warning, but who would have thought that Liu Yu was so decisive?
"Okay," Old Zhao's chest was undulating violently, his face turned ashen.
"Haha, sir, I, Luzon Huashang, did not blame Wang Shi. Mr. Zhao's unpretentious words annoyed the Marquis, and asked the Marquis to be with him." Before, Wang Li, who was introduced to Liu Yu by Su Langqing, stood up and smoothed out the situation.
Everyone present was a businessman, and they all agreed to see someone giving him a step.
Seeing this, Liu Yu felt a little overshot, so he picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in the glass in one go.
"Please sit down, Mr. Zhao, we have not had any contact, so there is no need to be so angry." Liu Yu stood up and personally picked up the wine pot to pour wine for Mr. Zhao.
"Hmph," Mr. Zhao snorted coldly.
It didn't go too far, so I took the wine glass and drank it all in one go.
As a general of the Ming army, the young man in front of him could put down his figure like this. Why should he be too old to care about the younger generation?
After the drinks were in their stomachs, Mr. Zhao's anger also subsided.
It was because of the arrival of the Ming army that the Chinese in Luzon suffered disasters and criticism again, which made Mr. Zhao feel a sigh of relief. Now that he said it, his anger will naturally disappear.
I couldn't help but look at the young man in front of me.
The marquis in front of him was very young. He was so angry that the young man had never suffered such anger.
But what he said just now did not anger this person, but instead poured wine for him, which moved Mr. Zhao a little.
"Mr. Marquis, you are a general and a merchant, and you are not that literati, so your words are not so round-robin. If what you say angers Marquis, please forgive me." Mr. Zhao finally put down his figure.
"However, today I ask the marquis to understand what I said." He added,
When Liu Yu heard this, he nodded.
"I know you want to do it. We are all Tang people. Although the king's army crossed south and involved the Luzon Chinese Shang, today the king's army conquered Weigan, then the king's army will naturally protect the Weigan Chinese Shang."
Liu Yu's words seemed to give everyone a reassurance. Everyone nodded, and their expressions were no longer as cold as before.
"So since my royal army protects Weiganhua merchants, should Weiganhua merchants do something?" Liu Yu smiled and looked at the merchants present.
These businessmen's expressions changed slightly, and their hearts trembled suddenly.
After all, come?
The reason why Liu Yu was invited was that he thought that this person should be better than his uncle in his young age, but now it seems that the young marquis in front of him is not simple either.
Liu Yu put down the wine pot and looked at everyone with a calm face: "Don't misunderstand me, the Ming army did not mean to embezzle your property. The Ming court was not a Spaniard, so he would never kill the same clan and plunder the property."
Liu Yu's words made the businessmen feel a little relieved, but they are still a little nervous and suspicious.
The Spanish had already plundered all the treasures of the Weigan government. At this moment, the Ming army did not attack the Weigan merchants. To be honest, they did not believe it very much.
Chapter completed!