For a long time, Yi Zhixiang did not approve of killing prisoners, and Yuanqi Tuanlian and the Nanyang Navy did not have a tradition of killing prisoners, but Spain was an exception, after all, Spain had massacred Chinese on several occasions in Luzon, and the reason why they agreed not to kill prisoners was because of war considerations. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Manila is Spain's political and military center in Luzon, and the Philippine governor is also Spain's civilian, military, and political commander in Luzon.

Seeing that Yi Zhizhi agreed not to kill the prisoners, Yan Yangtian was slightly surprised, but he didn't say anything, and immediately said loudly: "Mark this arrangement, accept their surrender." ”

Yi Zhixiang said with concern: "What about the casualties? ”

"I haven't counted yet, but the casualties of our army should not be large." Yan Yangtian said: "As for the enemy army, there should be a lot of casualties, especially the indigenous army stationed in the open area of the city, which was bombarded intensively for a long time and suffered heavy casualties, the city was full of corpses, and most of the buildings were burned and damaged. ”

Yi Zhishu nodded slightly, imagining that the royal city of Manila is not big, covering an area of only 1,000 acres, and gathered 120,000 people, under the intensive shelling and covering blows of hundreds of artillery pieces and rockets, the casualties can be small, and the blame is only that the other party is too stupid to hold on to and wait for help.

After a slight groaning, he said, "Ask them the governor and senior officers as soon as possible, find out about the Spanish garrison in Luzon, and in addition, loot the money in the royal city." ”

"Yes!" Yan Yangtian replied loudly.

Looting money, Yi Zhizhi didn't have much hope, Luzon is not as good as the Japanese and Annam, Spain will transport the wealth looted in the colonies back to the mainland every year, but these nobles in Luzon can be scavenged.

During the Spanish rule of Luzon, in order to facilitate management, the local powerful families were co-opted and used, and large tracts of land were often divided into meritorious officers, officials, Catholic monasteries and local gentry who supported them.

Lin Meilian came in with freshly brewed green tea and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Master Hou for capturing Manila in one fell swoop." ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled, "You should congratulate you on successfully rescuing thousands of compatriots who were taken captive by Spain." ”

Lin Meilian hurriedly said: "Lord Hou loves the people like a son, and he is really Luzon..... It is a great fortune for all compatriots in Nanyang. ”

This is not a lie, all along, the Chinese in Nanyang is at the bottom, oppressed and exploited, conquered Nanyang, Nanyang Chinese since turned over, jumped to become the master of Nanyang, smiled, Yi Zhizhi said: "Stay up all night with you, tired, rest early." ”

"Master Hou hasn't rested, how can his subordinates rest first." Lin Meilian said tentatively: "Master Hou also stayed up all night, and now that the war has stopped, it is time to rest." ”

"I can't sleep yet, I have to wait for news." Yi Zhizhi said: "You don't rest, it's good to go and see breakfast." ”

After a while, Lin Meilian came back with a food box, and said softly while arranging it: "The inspector has reported that another group of local gentry are asking to see outside. ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly and said, "You say, do you see it or not?" ”

"Nope." Lin Meilian said without hesitation: "These people obviously came in a hurry when they saw the great victory of the Hou Ye, and they should have been watching ..... before." ”

"That's a good point." Yi Zhixiang smiled: "Let's just say that Benhou has rested." ”

However, for most of the hour, Yan Yangtian, Yizeng, and Chen Hongming hurried to the big tent, and after seeing the ceremony, Yan Yangtian reported: "Junmen, according to the Spanish Governor Jons, the Western army and the indigenous army near Manila have all been concentrated in Wangcheng, in addition, he also asked for help from Laoag and Medan, and it is expected that the reinforcements from the two places are on the way to Manila, and it is expected that they will arrive in about ten days, and the total number of reinforcements from the two places should be about 10,000. ”

Sure enough, he insisted on waiting for help, and after a little groaning, Yi Zhizhi said: "Whether it is to wait for work or take the initiative to attack, there is no hurry, and the troops will be repaired for two days first." ”

The news of the Qing army's victory, the surrender of the Spanish governor, and the capture of the royal city soon spread, and the whole of Manila fell into a carnival, which was reveled by thousands of Han people who escaped death, Han Chinese who jumped from the bottom to become the masters of Luzon, and mixed races with Han Chinese blood.

The natives of Luzon were not happy, for they were nothing more than a change of master, and many people were still worried about their relatives in the indigenous army, and those indigenous nobles and hereditary families who had always supported the Spanish colonial government and benefited from it were worried, and did not know what fate awaited them.

On the north bank of the Passi River, Malaca Nan Palace.

This is a clean and beautiful villa estate, which is used to arrange the reception of Spanish admirals and other high-ranking officials who came to Manila, the royal city was bombarded by Huton and almost ruined beyond recognition, and now it has become a large prison for white people, which is naturally uninhabitable, and Yi Zhizhi also lived in the Malaccanan Palace.

Walking into this originally very familiar manor, as a prisoner of the Spanish Governor Jones, his mood was very complicated, and his mood was extremely low, and he was taken to the office on the second floor of Yi Zhi, he glanced at Yi Zhi, who was sitting behind the desk in military uniform, and bowed forward: "The Spanish Governor in the Philippines, Joans, has seen His Excellency the Marquis. ”

Listening to the translation, Yi Zhifen glanced at him up and down, Jons was slightly bald, a little fat, haggard, and smiled slightly, Yi Zhifen said, "Please be seated." When he was seated, he continued: "I wonder if there is any need for the war in Luzon to continue?" ”

"Not necessary, not at all." Jons hurriedly said, he was afraid of being beaten in the battle of Wangcheng, and he also knew very well that the Spanish army in Luzon was no match for the Qing army at all, and if he continued to fight, the situation would be even worse, and after a pause, he continued: "Your Excellency, in the name of the Governor of the Philippines, I will order the garrisons in various parts of Spain to surrender." ”

The Spanish garrisons in Luzon surrendered, this possibility is very small, most likely to let them evacuate Luzon, but Yi Zhizhi doesn't care, what he wants is territory, and it is naturally best to be able to take over Luzon smoothly from Spain, and he groaned slightly, he said straightforwardly: "I allow you to withdraw from Luzon with dignity, however, we must sign a treaty to return Luzon to us in its entirety for nearly three hundred years." ”

After a pause, he continued: "Of course, if you are not convinced, you are welcome to fight. As he spoke, he took a draft of the terms and conditions and handed it over, saying: "This is a draft agreement, Your Excellency will take a look at it first, and if there is no objection, you will send it back to China, and after signing the contract, you can return to China with dignity." ”

Jons absentmindedly took the draft agreement and looked at it, the Philippines is Spain's only colony in the Far East, and the loss of the Philippines means that Spain has lost the Far East, he doesn't know whether the country will be able to swallow this breath, but he knows that Spain wants to send troops to the Far East on a large scale to recapture the Philippines, and the difficulty is not ordinary.

After more than an hour of talks, Yi Zhixin sent Jons away, and the two sides signed an agreement that within a month, all the Spanish garrisons in Luzon would be withdrawn, of course, under the surveillance of the Qing army.

As soon as Jons left, Lin Meilian came in and reported: "Master Hou, Yan Yangtian has been waiting outside for a long time. ”

"Let him in."

Walking into the office, Yan Yangtian saluted: "Principal, you are looking for me." ”

"Sit." Yi Zhizu lit a cigarette as he spoke, and when the other party sat down, he said, "Do you understand the significance of Luzon and the Nanyang Islands to Yuanqi?" ”

The significance of the Nanyang Islands to the Qing Dynasty has been said many times, but what is the significance to Yuan Qi, Yan Yangtian really doesn't know, and even said: "The student is stupid, please ask the principal to make it clear." ”

"Nanyang is suitable for growing rubber." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Yuanqi needs to open up a large number of rubber plantations in Nanyang, as well as tobacco, both of which will be Yuanqi's pillar industries in the future, in addition, the Nanyang Islands should also have rich mineral resources, which still needs to be gradually explored." In public and private, we must firmly control the Nanyang Islands, and I plan to arrange for you to sit in the Nanyang. ”

Yan Yangtian paused, then stood up and saluted, "Rest assured, the principal will never disappoint the principal's high expectations." ”

"Sit." Yi Zhizu stretched out his hand and pressed it weakly, and said: "After conquering the Nanyang Islands, the imperial court will inevitably build a province, set up a capital and a county, and appoint officials, this governor of Nanyang, I don't plan to give it to others." ”

Governor of the South Seas! Yan Yangtian's face flushed suddenly, and he hurriedly said, "Principal, students have no experience in handling local government affairs. ”

"I don't have the experience to learn slowly." Yi Zhizhi said disapprerovingly: "The imperial court has established a province in Nanyang to set up a prefecture and a county, and it will inevitably wait until we completely consolidate it, at least three or five years later, and these years are not enough for you to experience?" You first served as the governor of Luzon.

There are many soldiers in the army, ask if there is anyone who is willing to change the text, you can also choose from the local Han or indigenous people, if it is not enough, I will choose from the children of Yuanqi, and set up the shelf first. ”

This is to control Nanyang in the hands of Yuan Qi, Yan Yangtian reacted, and hurriedly said, "The student obeys." ”

After a slight groan, Yi Zhizhi said slowly: "Luzon is the only Spanish colony in the Far East, whether Spain will be willing to give up, it is still difficult to say, at present, we must stabilize the situation in Luzon as soon as possible and win the hearts of the people."

As I said before, if we don't kill the indigenous people, we must treat them equally, treat them well, let them integrate into our country as soon as possible, and let them have a sense of belonging.

In the name of the Provisional Governor's Office, you issued a proclamation abolishing the racial segregation of the Spanish colonial government, declaring that all the people of Luzon, regardless of nationality or creed, were equal and enjoyed the same rights -- including political, economic, legal, cultural, educational, and personal aspects, and had the same obligations -- including the maintenance of national unity, national unity, observance of the law, payment of taxes, and service to conscription, and in addition, emphasizing respect for the religious beliefs, food, clothing, customs, and habits of all ethnic groups. ”

After a pause, he continued: "These are not enough to make the people of Luzon desperately supportive, and they must also fight the local tyrants and divide the land." ”

"Fight local tyrants and divide the land?" Yan Yangtian couldn't help but be stunned.

Yi Zhishu nodded slightly, took a puff of cigarette, and then said slowly: "In order to facilitate the rule and management of Luzon, the Spaniards transplanted the European medieval fiefdom system to Luzon, and often gave large tracts of land to meritorious officers, officials, Catholic monasteries, and local gentry who supported the government.

The formation of a large grange system with a high concentration of land and two diametrically opposed classes - the Spanish aristocracy and the indigenous aristocracy, which controlled large amounts of land and various resources, and the landless and impoverished tenant farmers. The other is the family politics that is extremely unfavorable to our rule - local officials have long been monopolized by local nobles and wealthy families.

We must break this situation, otherwise we will not be able to completely and truly control Luzon, and we must launch a revolution in Luzon as soon as possible -- the agrarian revolution -- fight the local tyrants and divide the land! By eliminating the aristocracy and ecclesiastical power in Luzon and giving the landless tenant farmers enough land to survive, we will be able to gain the active support and loyal support of the tenant farmers, who make up the vast majority of the population.

In addition, it is necessary to take the opportunity to assign all the ownerless land and the remaining land to the name of Yuanqi, and in the future, a steady stream of immigrants to Luzon will need to distribute a large amount of land to the immigrants, and a large amount of land will be needed to open up plantations, so you can't buy it from them. ”

Yan Yangtian was originally from a poor family, so he naturally knew how attractive land was to farmers, and whoever gave them land, they would unswervingly support him! For Luzon, this agrarian revolution was a reshuffle!

After a slight sigh, he said: "Headmaster, I am afraid that this matter will arouse strong opposition from all the landlord strata in Luzon, or should it be delayed and launched after all the Western troops have withdrawn from Luzon." ”

"Well thought out." Yi Zhizhi nodded and said, "However, the notice of ethnic equality can be issued first. ”

The next day, the provisional Governor's Office of Luzon was established, and the first proclamation of peace and security was issued, which was the equality of ethnic groups. Written in Spanish and Chinese characters, and covered with the bright red seals of the Provisional Governor's Palace and the Great Seal of the Chinchaguan Guard, the notices were widely posted in Manila, causing a great sensation in Manila.

For more than 200 years under Spanish rule, the white people have always enjoyed all kinds of privileges, and all ethnic groups and Chinese in Luzon are the objects of discrimination, oppression and exploitation.

Not only did they be given equal status, but they also declared respect for the religious beliefs, food and clothing, customs and habits of all ethnic groups, that is, they did not have to shave their hair and keep braids like the Qing people, and they did not have to change their religious beliefs and clothing. The whole of Manila is once again in a state of revelry.