Wanli year 25, November 20th, Luzon Island, Nanyang.
In an open area about 40 miles north of Manila, the Ming Army was cleaning up the battlefield.
"Master Hou, Master Hou!"
Chen Longzheng held a statistical report in his hand and ran to Xiao Ruxun, who was looking at the spoils of war.
"Hmm? What's wrong? "
"The results are out!"
Xiao Ruxun reached out and took the statistical report.
"According to the statistics, our army was killed 67 people, more than 300 were injured, more than 50,000 people were killed, 6,000 were captured, and less than 2,000 escaped."
Xiao Ruxun nodded.
"These people still have some combat power. At this point, they can still fight back, retreat, and persist in fighting even when we sneak attacked them. If this energy was used to deal with the Spaniards, how could the Spaniards have a foothold here? To put it bluntly, it was internal strife that let the Spaniards take advantage. "
Xiao Ruxun handed the statistical report back to Chen Longzheng.
After a period of waiting and preparation, Xiao Ruxun led her army to land on Luzon Island on the evening of the 8th of November. After more than a day of marching, they successfully arrived at the battlefield of the two major forces on Luzon Island. After witnessing their bitter battle with her own eyes, she suddenly led her army to launch an attack while both sides were suffering.
First, tens of thousands of cannons were fired in unison, and then the continuous firing of guns and cannons annihilated the two exhausted factions in one fell swoop. Then, they reaped the benefits. More than forty thousand of them killed each other, and more than ten thousand were killed by the Ming army's cannons and sneak attacks. Then, more than six thousand of them did not even have the strength to escape and were captured.
Xiao Ruxun did not order the pursuit. It was more useful to let these people go back and spread the message of panic than to kill them.
"The timing of this battle is really good. Let them kill each other until they are exhausted, then we suddenly attack and annihilate them all in one fell swoop. In this way, we have no opponents on the entire Luzon Island, and they no longer have more strength to resist."
Xiao Ruxun nodded with a teasing smile on his face.
"In total, we have lost seventy to eighty thousand strong men. The total population of this large island seems to be only a few hundred thousand. This time, we have nothing to worry about. Tilong, go and make the arrangements. Tell the Luzon King to return. We can start preparing the palace and residence for His Highness."
"What about the rest of the tribes? Follow the footsteps of the Spanish? "
"Of course that's not all. We'll go to their tribes and declare our position. Then we'll support those who are obedient, tax them, and kill those who oppose. Don't leave a single one alive. Such a good place with good Fengshui, we should let our people live here in the future. How can we let these barbarians occupy this place?"
Chen Longzheng asked with some surprise, "The Marquis means … to populate this place?"
"Why not? The land annexation in Daming is increasing day by day. There are more and more peasants who have lost their land. But there is only so much land. Although Myanmar is large, there will be a day when it cannot be filled with refugees. Luzon Island is an excellent place. With such fertile soil and superior conditions, it can even become our granary and fruit warehouse. "
Chen Longzheng listened to Xiao Ruxun's words, his brows still tightly knitted.
"The Marquis, the desires of the landlords are hard to satisfy. The more land there is, the more land they can annex. Expanding overseas is only a temporary measure, not a permanent solution."
Xiao Ruxun narrowed his eyes, looking towards the north.
"The symptoms must be treated, but the root of the problem must be treated. But treating the symptoms does not obstruct the root of the problem. How can such an important place be given to others? This is also a move to benefit the future generations. If we give up now, the future generations will blame us. As for me, it's not time to punish them yet. When the time comes, I'll make them spit it out with interest. "
Chen Longzheng did not quite understand what Xiao Ruxun was thinking, but Xiao Ruxun had never let him down. He was willing to believe that Xiao Ruxun had the best way to deal with these problems, so he did not say anything more.
Chen Longzheng and Xiao Ruxun split up. Xiao Ruxun began to 'visit' the tribes one by one with elite troops, accompanied by missionaries who could communicate with the local natives.
If the other party was willing to accept the rule of Daming and pay taxes to the 'King of Luzon', then it would be good for everyone. They would send a 'good citizen' banner to the tribe, announcing that the tribe was under the protection of the Xiao.
If the other party was unwilling and showed hostility …
Then I'm sorry.
Guns and cannons were fired, and the sounds of killing shook the sky. Those who dared to resist were all killed, and the rest were all captured as slaves to mine, log, and build the local area. After more than ten days, half of the tribes on Luzon Island were bombarded by Xiao Ruxun's guns and cannons. Different from the Spanish negotiation, Xiao Ruxun advocated the policy of stick and gold.
Those who cooperated with him had great benefits, and those who did not cooperate with him would be killed without giving them a chance to live.
Those who were wise and willing to cooperate were given official positions and became nobles. Then, people were sent to assist the Ming Dynasty Army to manage the disobedient captives. Those who were obedient became supervisors and supervised the work of those who were disobedient. In the mines, in the logging sites, and in the construction of the city, good citizens could be seen everywhere waving whips.
In this way, the good indigenous people were accepted as part of the ruling class by Xiao Ruxun. They were specifically responsible for managing the captives of the rebellious indigenous people. The Ming Army was in a higher position. They were supervisors, not executors. They only supervised from the side with weapons, and the specific management was all handed over to the good indigenous people.
In order to claim credit from the new master and declare that they were aware of the current situation, the good indigenous people were as cruel as they could be to the rebellious indigenous people. Just like the Allied Forces who stood in the position of the Spanish to treat their compatriots cruelly, a new alliance was formed again.
Three days later, the "King of Luzon", Hendry, dressed in luxurious local costumes, accompanied by Xiao Ruxun and the allied forces, held a grand enthronement ceremony in City M. He officially became the King of Luzon recognized by Xiao Ruxun and the allied forces, and began to exercise his power.
He could live in the most magnificent palace in City M, enjoy the best treatment and the most money, get the most women to serve, and have enough wine and food. He could also leave City M to enjoy hunting and various entertainment in the nearby leisure and entertainment venues specially built for him.
In short, in addition to handling government affairs and controlling the army, he could do anything he wanted. The new colonial government would have special funds to provide for Hendry's enjoyment. Naturally, there was one more thing that was very important.
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