Huang Da later learned that there were many more advanced entertainment activities and food on the ship, but they cost a lot of money.
This made Huang Da, who already had some money, feel that life on the ship was not boring or boring.
Operating some fee-based projects on ships has existed since the Ming Dynasty began to run the shipping industry and carry out large-scale immigration.
Basically, those who sell all kinds of goods and services on the ship are merchants with a noble and bureaucratic background, but they have official and merchant names registered with the Ministry of Commerce.
The imperial court allowed them to do this because if the powerful bureaucrats were not allowed to make extra money by doing business, then the powerful bureaucrats would make extra money by colluding with the navy on the ship to blackmail the merchants on board the ship.
After all, the navy is not a kind person, and it is also profit-seeking. Especially at sea, the cost of covering up violations of military discipline is very low. Therefore, the court can only use the method of government-merchants contracting ship sales to prevent the powerful bureaucrats from directly colluding with the navy for extortion. Appear.
This is undoubtedly more civilized.
Naturally, the navy cannot directly engage in business, but a large part of the income from official and commercial operations will still be turned over to the state treasury, and then the state treasury will share part of the profits with them in the form of various subsidies and bonuses, so as to avoid the navy's resentment that the court does not allow them to engage in business directly. produce dissatisfaction.
Back to the topic.
While Huang Da enjoyed the high-end entertainment life on the ship, he would also read books and newspapers on the ship, and even listen to plays and stories.
Because of this, Huang Da was able to learn about the Huangshan Massacre and the Sheliao Island Massacre through dramas and newspapers, as well as the Portuguese invasion of Tuen Mun Island, which had not been widely publicized by the Ming court before.
Huang Da became more aware of Xi Yi's true face, especially after reading the sharp writing and incisive analysis of some newspaper columnists, he became even more certain that Xi Yi was likely to massacre China.
This gave him a great insight.
"It's right for us to get on the boat and leave. According to this old man's reasoning, even if the imperial court doesn't want to regain Luzon, the Han people in Luzon will be massacred!"
Huang Da therefore spoke to his wife Hong on the boat.
After hearing this, Hong asked: "Why, aren't we Han people already very honest?"
"You really have a woman's opinion! No matter how honest a fat sheep is, it is still a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered!"
Huang Da said angrily, and then looked at Hai Bo outside the window.
Mrs. Hong knew that he was not angry at her but was worried about her father-in-law Huang Kang and her mother-in-law, so she asked: "In other words, the master and his wife."
Huang Da clenched his fists and said nothing, only looking in the direction of Manila in trance.
The books and newspapers placed by the officials and merchants who ran the ship's commerce were ordered by the imperial court to open up the people's wisdom, allowing many people to broaden their horizons through reading, and to further understand the operating logic of the world under the guidance of some knowledgeable people, and then to understand the imperial court. Why do this.
Not only books and newspapers, but also for ordinary Han people who have no reading ability or do not know a few words, they mainly use dramas and listening to books to understand why the Ming Dynasty wanted to recover Luzon and why the Western Barbarians in Luzon wanted to be eliminated. .
"Kill these thieves!"
"If you beat them to death, especially that Maquina, he should be cut into pieces by a thousand knives!"
Therefore, in the storytelling area and drama area on the ship, ordinary Han people who returned home were affected by these works every day and became emotional after learning about these stories of Western barbarians harming the people, and even shouted for beatings and killings.
Thus.
Almost all Han businessmen who are willing to return to China are more willing to believe that the imperial court is willing to spend such a high price to take them back to the country because of their lives and property. Many of them have begun to be grateful to the imperial court for this, knowing that the imperial court takes them into consideration. Because they are far away overseas and have not contributed to the Ming Dynasty and paid taxes, they do not care about their personal lives and interests.
Therefore, the entire evacuation fleet had a smooth journey back home without any mutiny.
The only conflict was that some Han people who were agitated after seeing the white-skinned Hu Ji regarded her as a person full of evil and wanted to take revenge, but there were not many. After the officers and soldiers stopped her, they basically spent money to go to the hook on the ship instead. Li carried out a coupled attack and revenge on Hu Ji who sold herself.
"Are you telling the truth?"
It didn't take long for Chen Lin to learn about the Massacre of Chinese in Manila. After learning about it, he asked a Jin Yiwei who had just caught up with the evacuation fleet in a wave boat to report the situation.
This Jinyiwei's name is Xie Jing. He is a strong man from Guangdong and Guangxi who has been Sinicized. Genetically, he should belong to the South Asian race, which is the same race as many natives in Southeast Asia. Therefore, his skin color and body shape are basically the same, which makes it easy to blend in with the Filipinos. Among people.
Since Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Jingxiu to take charge of Jinyiwei, Zhang Jingxiu's promotion in Jinyiwei's official school was mainly based on merit, especially military merit. Therefore, there are many people like Xie Jing who would rather take the risk of never coming back after joining Jinyiwei. Work as an undercover agent among the Nanyang natives and learn the native language to collect important information for Jin Yiwei.
Because once he reaches a certain age, he can directly serve as a hereditary official after returning to Beijing, and he will also be given priority for subsequent promotions.
Stop gossiping.
After Chen Lin asked, Xie Jing replied: "Yes! They are killing the Chinese who are unwilling to follow Master Wang back to China. They are not even sparing the Chinese who have been baptized by them, including the elderly, children and women, and are taking away their money. , and cultivated their fields, the natives were also encouraged by them to help in the slaughter. Many Chinese people gathered together and their corpses littered the fields, and their heads littered the ravines."
Xie Jingrao is a man of firm will and his voice trembled slightly as he spoke.
Liu Yingqiu on the side pursed her lips tightly and asked: "Does this mean that Huang, Li and other big Chinese families are not immune?"
Xie Jing nodded and said: "Of course! And the first thing the bandits will kill is them and their family members!"
"I've tried to persuade him, but I just have to give him a direct order or kneel down and beg him Huang Kang!"
Liu Yingqiu sighed and said.
Chen Lin said: "Have you rescued anyone alive?"
"have!"
"Knowing that the imperial court might need them, I, a few of my guards dressed as natives, teamed up with a few trustworthy natives to rescue some Han people, and now I have brought them all here."
Xie Jing replied.
After hearing this, Chen Lin looked at Liu Yingqiu: "Let these people speak to the people on the ship about the current situation in Manila, just like His Majesty asked the soldiers and people affected by the disaster in Huangshan to go to various places to speak about the evils of the bandits, so as to further enlighten the people's wisdom and gather people's hearts. !”
Liu Yingqiu nodded and asked Xie Jing to follow him.
Chen Lin walked out of the cabin, came to the deck, and looked to the south.
An hour later.
Nong Shoucheng, the son of a Chinese merchant in Manila who had just returned from being guarded by Jinyi, entered the cabin of a big bird ship and saw many Han people wearing the same clothes as himself watching Orchid dancing or sitting in a heavenly and gorgeous hall. After drinking tea and chatting on a wicker chair nearby, with a happy and comfortable expression on his face, he couldn't help but think of the tragedy he saw in Manila again, and his family members who had been massacred.
(End of chapter)
