As the sun sets, the whole world is covered with a layer of gold, especially the white sand beach has become golden, and a large number of people are waiting there in the harbor at this time.

Weng Huasong, Chen Zhixiao, and Shen Jun stood side by side on the dock, looking at the incomparably huge black ship with awe in their eyes, watching the group walk down from it.

After all these years of training, they seemed to have matured a lot, but when they saw the familiar figure from a distance, their faces were immediately filled with a smile like that of a child.

"Greetings to Lord Chincha!"

The three of them stepped forward quickly and saluted respectfully.

Lin Haoran nodded lightly and got directly into the sedan chair they had prepared.

Weng Huasong and others had already prepared a sedan chair, immediately let people get up the sedan chair, and then hugged Lin Haoran to the United New City.

On the way, Lin Haoran opened the sedan curtain and found that there was already cultivated land here. Crops such as sweet potatoes, cotton, and peppers are planted in the fields here, and it is almost harvest time.

What surprised him slightly was that there were not only Ming farmers here, but also the figure of the indigenous Luzon natives, but he saw a Ming woman teaching a female aborigine to grow crops.

Union City is a new city, and not only the walls are new, but the houses inside are also new. Like Leizhou City, there are only two main streets that are vertical and horizontal, and the others are narrow lanes.

There are not many civil houses on both sides of the street, but mostly two-story buildings with concrete structures. Although many of the houses are empty, there are many shops for rent here, just like the newly built shops in the community in later generations.

This situation is the result of Lin Haoran's planning, and these shops are the ones he asked to build.

Now, not to mention Lin Haoran's transcendent status, just in the influence of the United Business Group, no one will question all his decisions. Even though these street shops seemed redundant and obviously a waste of land resources, everyone carefully followed his intentions.

Of course, Weng Huasong and others will not really think that Lin Haoran is wasting, but a manifestation of their confidence in United New City.

The sedan chair enters from the west gate and goes directly to the business center of the city's United Business Group, an oriental garden-style house.

After Lin Haoran moved in, he changed into ordinary scholar's clothes and called Weng Huasong and the other three to the living room.

Now, the United New City has been handed over to the three young people Weng Huasong to take care of, and the vision and courage of the three of them will affect the next development process of the United Cooperative Workshop to a certain extent.

Lin Haoran chose to come to United New Town, in addition to wanting to witness the construction results with his own eyes, he also planned to give instructions to these three and guide the hope stars of these three joint business groups.

"I've seen Lord Lin!"

Weng Huasong and the three of them came in together and saluted respectfully.

The three of them have been in Luzon for a few months, and they were originally white young people, but they are all a lot darker at the moment, but they have more calm on their bodies, and their eyes are especially bright.

"Sit down!"

Lin Haoran nodded lightly and looked up to signal them to sit down.

Weng Huasong sat in the front, Shen Jun sat in the back, but the three of them were not sorted by age, but seemed to be measured by ability. And although the three of them sat down, they didn't dare to live in reality.

In essence, although they had seen Lin Haoran many times, they had always stood behind their father, and now it was the first time they were sitting alone facing Lin Haoran.

And at this moment, they all felt the majesty of Lin Haoran more obviously. The prefect of Guangzhou and the deputy envoy of the Guangdong Patrol Channel, and now he is going to Nanyang as a messenger, no matter which identity is enough for them to look up.

Although the United New City seems to have nothing to do with the person in front of them, the three of them know the facts, and it is this person who promotes this matter, which makes the current United New City possible.

Lin Haoran took a sip of tea, and found that the spirits of these three people were very good, and he said with great satisfaction: "The three of you have done a good job, very, very good!" ”

"Lord Lin praised it falsely!" Weng Huasong and the others immediately humbly bowed their hands.

Lin Haoran shook his head and emphasized seriously: "The three of you have indeed done a good job, and you have not lived up to the fraud of the official, at least the three of you have really done a good job in the heart of the official!" ”

"Schelling-sama's compliment!" Weng Huasong couldn't help but be overjoyed in his heart, and thanked him seriously. Being able to get Lin Haoran's recognition is undoubtedly the recognition of the United Business Group, which can be regarded as the greatest affirmation of their hard work these days.

After setting the tone, Lin Haoran said eloquently: "You are all people who have read the sage book, and this official has read the sage book to the extreme, and once completed the feat of connecting the six yuan, becoming a model for the world's readers!" What we scholars pursue is nothing more than to establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations. The front is fine, but if you want peace forever, this is the most difficult! ”

Weng Huasong and the others were undoubtedly respectful to Lin Haoran, and listened carefully to the teaching, but Weng Huasong asked: "Lord Lin, eternal peace, can it really be realized?" ”

Among the three people, Weng Huasong is undoubtedly from a family of eunuchs, and his uncle is a scholar of the Ministry of Officials and Soldiers. It is this kind of background that makes him have a higher vision than his peers, and he can't help but question this noble pursuit.

In essence, the reason why he chose to give up the imperial examination was not only because of the boring passage of the four books and five books, but also because he was disappointed in officialdom and questioned the so-called way of sages.

"Don't say that it is peaceful for all eternity, even if it is peaceful for one lifetime, this is already difficult!" Lin Haoran shook his head with a wry smile, and then said seriously: "We have too many great Confucians in front of us, but none of them can do this, why is this?" Because we are engaged in the Ming Dynasty, the wealth is finally concentrated in the hands of a few people, and more and more people have become homeless, and it is naturally impossible for the world to be peaceful! ”

"Uncle Nian, I remember that your philosophy is: personal wealth is inviolable!" Chen Zhixiao interjected in confusion.

During his tenure as prefect of Leizhou Prefecture and Guangzhou Prefecture, Lin Haoran advocated the protection of personal property, and never had the sage idea of "equalizing the world".

When Weng Huasong heard this, he also looked at Lin Haoran in confusion, and also saw the contradictions during this period.

"Yes, personal wealth is inviolable, this is the official's opinion!" Lin Haoran nodded affirmatively, but changed his words and said: "It's just that this official believes that if you want to solve the contradictions of the Ming Dynasty at the moment, it is not to equalize the world, but to let more wealth flow into the Ming Dynasty." Q: Where is the canal as clear as promised? For there is a source of living water. During my tenure at the Hanlin Academy, I once found a great man in an ancient book who said: The state-owned silver source water can wash away the world's sorrows. Now you are not only doing things for your father, nor only for our joint business group, in essence, you are doing things for the entire Ming Dynasty, and you are opening up a peaceful road for the people of the Ming Dynasty! ”

"Lord Lin, we ...... Is it really that important here? Shen Jun, who had always been outspoken, swallowed and spit, and looked surprised to verify. But it was not to question Lin Haoran, but this was too appalling, which made him feel very unbearable.

Lin Haoran met the eyes of the three of them, and confidently gave an affirmative answer: "If Union City is only a cotton and sweet potato plantation, this place is not very important!" But if this is the base point of Daming based on the South Seas, and the starting point for Daming to open up new routes, then it will be very important here, and the three of you will definitely become famous in the annals of history! ”

This......

Weng Huasong and the others' mouths opened slightly, completely shocked.

They are not unambitious people, and they also want to become famous ministers in the annals of history, but they are hindered by the thick Four Books and Five Classics. It's just that now, they have the potential to become famous people for centuries, how not to get them excited?

"We will live up to the expectations of adults!"

The three of them exchanged glances and immediately made a solemn promise.

If others said this, the three of them would definitely be suspicious, but they had already been convinced by Lin Haoran and knew that this was very likely to be a way to save Daming.

Lin Haoran poured up the teacup and took a sip of tea, knowing that this tongue was not in vain.

He didn't need much surprise from Weng Huasong and the others, but as long as they did it step by step, Da Ming would definitely be able to go out step by step, and even embark on a new sailing road.

As if suddenly thinking of something, he put down the teacup and asked, "When I entered the city just now, I saw some Luzon people farming on the road, what is going on?" ”

"My lord, they are the wives and concubines of our workers, and in order to encourage them to do this, we also subsidize them for two taels of silver!" Weng Huasong said seriously.

Lin Haoran's heart moved slightly, and then he looked at the three of them and asked, "Whose idea is this?" ”

"It was my idea!" Chen Zhixiao replied.

Lin Haoran glanced at him deeply, and asked very seriously, "Why do you want to do this?" ”

"Assimilation!" Chen Zhixiao met Lin Haoran's gaze and gave an answer with certainty.

Lin Haoran smiled slightly and tasted the teacup, but there was no praise or criticism, as if it was a trivial matter. But he knew that he might be more optimistic, maybe these three people could really surprise him.

He actually hoped to go further with the United Business Group and help Da Ming find a real mountain of gold, but the reality would not give him so much time. His real battlefield was not overseas from beginning to end, but in the whirlpool of Ming officialdom.

Although he is now a bigwig-level figure in Guangdong and has woven a solid network of relationships in Guangdong officialdom, he wants to continue to survive in the Ming officialdom, but he still has to find a way to climb up.

Not to mention that he may be transferred back to the capital to take up his post at any time, but the year after next will be a big test, and he, the prefect of Guangzhou, will inevitably return to Beijing to report on his work, and he will most likely be left in Beijing to serve at that time.

It is precisely because of this that he needs to take precautions, and now he will slowly hand over the affairs of Nanyang to these three young people, while he has to concentrate on the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

After chatting for a while, Weng Huasong and the three of them left respectfully.

Shen Jun walked out of the door of the business center, his face looked very excited, after learning the significance of this place, especially knowing that he could go down in history, the whole person seemed to have drunk wine, and finally shouted at the other two when he got to the door: "Haha...... It turns out that what we have done is so powerful, the three of us want to go down in history! ”

"We're going to get things done, so we can really look good!" Chen Zhixiao corrected.

Shen Jun said disapprovingly: "With your intelligence, Hua Song's calm and practical work, my ...... Brave and invincible, what did the three of us do? ”

"That's right! The three of us will be able to do it! Weng Huasong's eyes, who had been silent, suddenly lit up, and he stretched out his clenched fists towards the other two.

The three of them gathered their fists together, and in the last rays of the sunset, it seemed as if they had completed a contract, and they looked so solemn. While feeling the pressure, it is full of endless fighting spirit.

The next day, the fleet entered Manila Bay and came to Manila, the hinterland of Luzon.

Lin Haoran met Suleiman as a messenger, and Suleiman finally met this legendary Lin Daren, looking at Lin Haoran's clothes and temperament, but there was a feeling of dwarfing.

After a brief meeting between the two sides, the fleet left Manila for only one day.

It was just surprising that the fleet did not head southwest to Sulu, but chose to continue south along Luzon to Batangas Bay, which is 90 kilometers away.

Although there were many tribal leaders in Luzon, the only one who could really challenge Suleiman's regime was Lacandura in Batangas, who was the leader of many powerful tribes in southern Luzon.

Batangas Bay is not as blessed as Manila Bay, but it is also nourished by rivers, has small agriculture and has the advantage of being a port.

"The angel is really coming!"

Rakandura led a group of tribal leaders to greet them at the docks, and when they saw the Armada appear, their eyes widened, and they finally understood the meaning of the words "Heavenly Empire".

If there is one thing that makes Lacandura feel the most angry, it is undoubtedly that their Batangas are also the overlords of Luzon, and as a result, the Manila tribe has been canonized by the king of the Ming Dynasty, while their Batangas are still indigenous tribes.

However, things seem to have ushered in a turning point, a while ago he received from the mouth of a Ming maritime merchant that the Great Tomorrow Envoy was coming to the South Seas, and he put forward the bold idea of inviting the Great Tomorrow Envoy to Batangas.

Although he quickly got a reply from the Daming maritime merchant, after he calmed down, he felt that the Daming maritime merchant was a liar. It's just that everything that is presented in front of them proves that everything is true, and the angels are really coming to them in Batangas.

"Batangas leader Rakandura see the angels!"

Lakandulla watched Lin Haoran, who was wearing a bullfighting suit, get off the boat, but he stepped forward quickly and bowed his head and bowed. He had been looking forward to this day for too long, and at this time he also saw a glimmer of light in the founding of the Batangas state.

The leaders of the tribes behind him saw Lakandula bow down like this, and they also knelt down one after another, and bowed down together to this noble angel.

But I don't know where I learned it, there was a tribal leader who shouted "Long live" in their dialect, and he actually treated Lin Haoran like an emperor.