This is not the first time Gao Pragmatic has done this kind of thing. For example, Dingnan City, which is under construction, can actually be regarded as a renaming of Bangkok in later generations to some extent.
As for Manila, in later generations it was one of the largest cities in Asia, and even enjoyed the reputation of the "New York of Asia" for a period of time.
This city was not built from scratch by the Spaniards on a piece of wasteland. Its history can be traced back to 3000 BC. According to research by later generations of scholars, Australia's indigenous inhabitants were the first to discover Luzon and migrate there, becoming the most primitive inhabitants of Manila. Later, Malays and Polynesians also settled here.
As for the origin of the place name Manila, there is a saying: In the middle of the 16th century, there was a fort near the ruins of the ancient city that was built next to the river and the sea. This fort and its vicinity are inhabited by a floating people named Tejiale, who are descendants of Malay immigrants.
At that time, except for the dense residential areas near the fort, the rest of the place was desolate wilderness, covered with a vine with white flowers. The Dejiale people called it Maynilad, and the Tagalog language called it Maynilad. Its Chinese transliteration It was called "Menile", and the city got its name from it, which means "where there are flowers."
After the Spanish colonists invaded the city of Menile, they designated it as the colonial capital and carried out extensive construction and expansion. The then Governor of the Philippines, Legazpi, slightly changed its pronunciation and renamed it Maynila, which means Manila.
Prior to this, the city prospered rapidly during the Tangdu Kingdom period, especially in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, due to direct trade with China. From 1485 to 1521, the Bolkiah royal family of the Kingdom of Brunei took advantage of the prosperous trade between the Kingdom of Tangdu and the Ming Dynasty and established the Kingdom of Manila nearby.
After that, the Kingdom of Manila became a satellite state of the Kingdom of Brunei and paid tribute to it every year. With the influx of Arab, Indian and Southeast Asian traders, the Green Religion spread rapidly in the Kingdom of Manila.
On June 24, 1571, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, the conqueror of New Spain (Mexico), invaded and occupied the Philippines from Manitoba, and then settled in the center of Manila and on the south bank of the Bus River. Castles and forts were built. Since then, Manila has been the capital of the Spanish colonial administration in the Philippines.
From 1565 to 1851 in original history, the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade lasted for three centuries, promoting trade between Europe, Africa, Latin America, the Pacific Islands, and Southeast Asia.
During this period, silver from Mexico and Peru was transported to China, India and Southeast Asia via Manila. Silks from China, gems from India, and spices from Southeast Asia were also transported to various parts of Europe via Manila. Red wine and olives from Europe and North Africa were also transported to various parts of Europe. It was then transferred to Manila via Mexico.
All in all, it can be regarded as a world-class maritime trade hub during this period.
At this time, although Gao Pragmatic only said "it can be considered", Liu Xin said: "My personal suggestion is that if you want to change the name of Manila, it's best to do it as soon as possible, otherwise everyone below will be used to it and you suddenly order the name change. , not only did everyone have to forcefully change their words, but it was also quite troublesome administratively, at least many changes had to be made in various aspects of the writing.”
"Oh... let's change the name to Fubo City." Judging from Gao Pragmatic's casual attitude, he probably didn't think much about it at all.
"Fubo?" Liu Xin thought for a while, nodded and said: "This is a good name, with a good meaning, and it sounds very Chinese. I have the impression that there was a Fubo general Ma Yuan in the Han Dynasty. The saying 'horse leather shroud' comes from It came out of his mouth, does the name you choose have anything to do with him?"
Gao pragmatic nodded and said: "You can understand it this way, after all, this is one of the reasons."
Liu Xin nodded slightly and replied: "Then I will record it first." There was no ink on her desk at the moment, so she picked up Jinghua's unique charcoal pen and jotted it down, and then asked: "What should Fubo City do in the future?" Is it still the capital of the Kingdom of Luzon?"
"Of course. Should I bother to build a new Luzon capital?" Gao Pragmatic leaned his head back again, closed his eyes and said, "I don't think that is necessary for the time being. The geographical location of Fubo City is still good. Not only Fubo Bay (Manila Bay) is a large natural harbor, and there is a more famous but smaller natural deep-water harbor very close to the northwest, which is..."
"The US military's Subic Bay Naval Base before 1991." Liu Xin continued: "In 1991, that place was covered by volcanic ash, and then it was taken back by the Philippine government. When I was in college, my teacher was talking about natural disasters. Mentioned this.”
"I wonder why you were still paying attention to this back then." Gao pragmatically said suddenly.
"Then why do you pay attention to it?"
Gao pragmatically spread his hands: "I'm different from you. Men, fans of the military and pseudo-military are very common. For example, Cam Ranh Bay, I also attach great importance to it, right?"
"Oh, that's true." Liu Xin smiled and asked, "Then Japan also has Sasebo and so on. Don't you covet it too?"
Before Gao Pangshi could answer, Liu Xin suddenly remembered something and said in surprise: "Oh, you chose the Shimazu family as the bridgehead of Jinghua in Japan. Could it be that you are going to Kagoshima Bay?"
Gao Pragmatic shook his head: "What you said revealed your old background of not caring about history and military. If I wanted to choose a military port in Japan, how could I choose Kagoshima Bay? Yokosuka, Wu Port, Sasebo, and Maizuru are not Better? Even if I have to be on Kyushu Island, then I should choose the Omura family. After all, Omura Kizen has Sasebo in his hands."
Liu Xin said angrily: "I have never heard of who Omura Kizen is."
Gao Pragmatic still didn't open his eyes, and said calmly: "This person... let me briefly introduce him: trash."
"Pfft!" Liu Xin couldn't help but snicker: "This introduction is indeed simple and straightforward, but what exactly did he do, and why do you evaluate him so much?"
"That's the problem." Gao Pingshi sighed: "During the period of great changes like the Azuchi Momoyama era, even I have no impression of what this guy did. Do you think he might not be a waste?"
Liu Xin was startled for a moment, then suddenly said: "I see...but what you said makes sense."
Of course, in an era where heroes emerge in large numbers, he is unknown and has not even had the opportunity to be used as a whetstone for others. He has directly become a transparent person. What kind of person can he be expected to be?
Gao pragmatic brought the topic back and said: "Don't think about expanding your sphere of influence first. We just won a horse... Fubo City. Now we should consider how to regain the entire Luzon Island. How to bring the entire Philippines under the rule of the Kingdom of Luzon, these are serious matters."
Who knew Liu Xin's answer was so simple? She opened her eyes wide and said, "What's there to think about! The Spanish navy was defeated, and the army's strength was far inferior to mine. How dare they stay in Luzon Island longer?"
As for continuing south, it is very simple. Now we have a clear advantage in military strength, and the Philippines is an archipelago. As long as the navy seals the island and the army transports it, it will be done.
I estimate that the Spaniards should have retreated directly to their home in the Philippines - Cebu Island, where they first landed. However, Cebu Island is not big, and it is in the middle of the archipelago. There are other half-sized islands in the southeast, northwest, and can easily be blocked.
In other words, as long as you are sure that large-scale aid cannot be sent from Spain, they will not be able to stay in the Philippine Islands at all. After the expeditionary force regained the entire Luzon Island, as long as it pushed all the way south, it would be a matter of time for the Spaniards to get out. "
Gao Pragmatic did not comment and just asked: "What about other local small kingdoms, especially the southernmost island of Mindanao. I remember there are small countries like Maguindanao."
"I guess you are not asking about how to fight, because there is no big difficulty in fighting them. Are you worried about the name of the army?" Liu Xin shook his head and said: "This matter does not need to be so troublesome. In a sense, these small countries Speaking from the outside, they are just political orphans. They have never had any strong allies or backers. Just conquer them in the name of the Kingdom of Luzon."
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "With absolute strength, name may indeed be a dispensable thing, but if it is not difficult to obtain, I am still willing to obtain it first before taking action.
It is indeed possible to directly conquer in the name of the Kingdom of Luzon, but have you ever thought about it? From another perspective, this is also opening up the Kingdom of Luzon. Especially for some uncivilized natives, if they can't turn around, they may even think that their "Kingdom of Luzon" is so powerful - note that he may not know that this is the power of Jinghua, and It is not the strength of the Kingdom of Luzon. "
"Oh, you are afraid of causing such a misunderstanding." Liu Xin seemed a little surprised, but she still nodded and thought for a while before saying: "Not to mention, in this era when the people's wisdom has not yet developed, and in this kind of people's wisdom' Especially in unopened areas, this situation may really happen to the natives."
She slightly flattened her mouth and frowned, wondering why: "But in this case, it will not be so easy to become a master, especially since you probably want to be a civilized, mighty, and victorious master." … Things like that are even more troublesome.”
"It's not as troublesome as you think." Gao's pragmatic tone sounded quite leisurely: "There is an old but very useful routine. Do you want to listen to it?"
"Oh? What's the trick?"
Gao Pingshi said calmly: "Serve the emperor to punish disobedient ministers."
Liu Xin suddenly realized when she heard this, but she heard that there was something wrong with this sentence, and said: "It seems that the original sentence of this sentence should be 'to obey the emperor's orders and not to submit', right?"
"If you don't obey the order, how can I not ask for it?" Gao Pragmatic snorted: "For example, the emperor's order is for Luzon to unify the Philippine Islands. Can those small countries that want to be unified agree? I think they are not that easy to talk to. , so in the end we still have to 'discuss' it."
"Are you so sure that you can convince the emperor?" Liu Xin was a little confused: "This time you sent troops, there was no formal edict to approve the action in advance. Later, you wanted to make up for the vote, and you also planned to use the tiger's skin as a banner. You Don’t you worry about what the emperor will think this time?”
"You are worried too much this time. It will be easy for the Emperor to make up for the troops sent out this time."
"Why?"
Gao Pragmatic spread his hands and Shi Shiran said: "Because for the emperor, this war is very simple in nature. It is just a 'private fight' - the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance is about to expand its business to Luzon. Who will It is expected that the Spanish governor-general of the Philippines was greedy for money and temporarily raised tax rates repeatedly. The Maritime Trade Alliance could not persuade them, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, so they had to teach the dishonest Spaniards a lesson."
Liu Xin made a sound and asked: "If you want to explain the reason for the outbreak of the war in this way, then if the emperor asks you what is going on in the Luzon Kingdom, how will you answer?"
"Just answer truthfully: We are teachers of gentlemen who have received the excellent traditional education of the Ming Dynasty. How can we remain indifferent after discovering that the Kingdom of Luzon has perished and not take the initiative to help them to "survive"? Don't you think so? "
Liu Xin said abruptly: "Yes, that's right. But if it's just 'survival or death', how can you convince the emperor to issue an edict to let Luzon unify the entire Philippines?"
"I have inherited a fine tradition. I don't know if you have heard of this tradition: when you are poor, you put aside disputes, and when you are strong, you have been since ancient times." Gao Pragmatic finally opened his eyes and said with a half-smile: "Of course, on the surface, I will be with the emperor. He said that if the Philippine Islands are not fully controlled, then the Kingdom of Luzon, a transit point for American silver, will not be safe enough.”
"Aha, I understand." Liu Xin laughed: "You have been campaigning for the new Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes under the silver standard system during this period. The emperor must also know the importance of American silver, so you plan to use this He used it more thoroughly, making him think that Luzon, a silver transfer station, must be in the hands of his own people to be safe.
However, the Ming Dynasty has always had some internal constraints on mobilizing troops externally, mostly saying that "warriors will lead to death", so the court may not be able to personally take action. It just so happened that it was not only Jinghua who came to Luzon to fight this time, but also almost the entire Jingnan family... The relationship between the nobles and the royal family is almost like that of vines and trees, so the emperor must be more at ease in this way. "
"Hahaha, Secretary Liu, I am very pleased that your political awareness is improving day by day."
"Rewards and awards are all due to the boss's guidance." Liu Xin replied in a coquettish manner, and then asked in an even more coquettish tone: "But boss, look at me working here for so long, you You didn’t even give me a day off, isn’t that a little too much?”
Gao Pragmatic was startled and said somewhat unexpectedly: "Do you want to rest, or do you have something to do?"
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