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    "Five escarines for soldiers and ten for officers?" Everyone became a little excited when they heard this. In the Netherlands, one escarine is one silver coin. Such a price even in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.  It¡¯s a good salary. Didn¡¯t these adventurers come to the East just to make a fortune?  The difference between being a prisoner for twenty years and working for others for five years and still getting paid is so great that it has made many people forget the danger.  A prisoner took two steps forward and asked suspiciously: "Your Majesty the Governor, can those Ming people really give us a monthly salary of ten escarins and let us go home after five years?" "No to be precise  You can only take five escarins, don¡¯t forget that you won¡¯t be an officer even if you wait for another five years,¡± Villa said mercilessly.  "Hahaha" The prisoners on the side all laughed, and the tall Renn laughed at him: "Adam, did you hear that? Even if you can't become an officer in another five years, you still have to be honest.  "Aha, our Adam also wants to be an officer, but before that, please learn how to write with the priest. I think it will be about the same in five years." Everyone on the side also laughed.  stand up.  "Damn it, Renn, can't you shut up your stinking mouth? Otherwise, I'll make it impossible for you to open your mouth again!" The prisoner raised his fist at Renn with some irritation.  Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control again, Overward had to cough hard and said loudly, "Okay, you all, stop arguing and think carefully about whether you want to serve the Marquis of Ming Dynasty. After all, after signing the contract,  You have to work hard for others, otherwise if you want to be lazy and disobey orders after signing the contract, their bullets will not recognize you!" After the excitement, everyone calmed down. After all, this matter is not a joke.  But it is related to one's own wealth and life.  After a while, the supervisors' sharp whistles began to sound again, which meant that it was time to work again. The prisoners picked up their tools and walked toward the road, while Oward and Villa also pushed the wood.  The car headed towards the wooden house at the foot of the mountain.  After the two walked for a while, Villa suddenly asked: "Your Majesty the Governor, do you think these guys will go to Luzon with you?" "Yes." Overward said affirmatively: "I know these guys very well.  Many of them are not willing to stay here for twenty years, even for this reason." Villa nodded, and then asked: "Actually, I have one.  The question has been in my mind for a long time, that is, why did the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty give you this opportunity? Is it because you have been a high-ranking governor? " Overward was silent for a long time before he said softly: "There may be something in this.  It's because of Irene, she and Belinda are working as maids at the Marquis's place." At this point, both of them stopped talking.  When things have developed to this point, anyone who is not too stupid can see that there must be something going on here. When a man is willing to help the father of a beautiful girl like this, it is definitely not about how kind-hearted the man is, but about the girl.  I have a story with that man that I have to tell.  Both Villa and Overward knew in their hearts that Irene was most likely in bed with the Marquis of Dinghe, otherwise there would be no reason for them to help an enemy governor like Overward who had once been against him.  It's just that although these two people guessed the beginning correctly, they failed to guess everything. Yue Yang, this unscrupulous guy, has actually married both mother and daughter.  Just as the two of them were walking down the mountain in silence, they suddenly saw a group of people walking up from the foot of the mountain. At first, they thought they were the Dutch prisoners who were building the road on their own side. Unexpectedly, Villa unconsciously looked down again.  After that, a look of horror immediately appeared on his face, and a whooshing sound came out of his throat first, and finally he roared in a voice that seemed to be sprayed from the nasal cavity, "Oh God those  The man turned out to be a Spaniard! " "God what the hell is going on? How come there are Spaniards here?" Oward also groaned in a voice that looked like he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.  After a while, the two of them saw groups of Spaniards wearing red and gray military uniforms walking up from the foot of the mountain. Next to them were groups of fully armed Ming soldiers, holding bayonets dazzling on their foreheads.  Urging the Spaniards to move faster.  "Oh my God, do these Ming people want us to duel with the Spaniards?" Overward only felt that his legs were starting to weaken. Don't these people know about our grudges with the Spaniards, or do they still want to be here?  Open a colosseum and let us kill each other.  The grievances between the Dutch and the Spanish have been going on for a long time, and they were regarded as?After the Spanish rule at the height of national power, more and more businessmen could not stand the fact that the Spaniards always put their hands in their own money bags, and began to unite seven provinces to declare and establish the Dutch United Provinces Republic, and then gradually developed into what it is today.  The hundreds of years of grievances between the Spaniards and the Dutch can be written into a thick stack of history books.  If the people of the Ming Dynasty put these Spaniards together with their own people, they would probably have to think hard.  "No, I'm going to find the overseer here. We must not let these Spaniards be locked up with our people, otherwise something big will happen." Overward murmured and was about to run back, but was stopped by  Villa was stopped, and the loyal adjutant advised: "Your Majesty the Governor, I don't think you need to worry about this problem. The Marquis of the Ming Dynasty must have his reasons for doing this." "This"  Overward looked at the Spaniards who had already walked up to him and then at Villa. He sighed and could only give up. At this time, he could only pray that the Ming soldiers could separate these Spaniards from his own people and imprison them.  .  In fact, O'Ward was not the only one who was worried about this matter. At this time, Yue Yang was also in the room with Belinda and Irene, saying some provocative words that made them blush. Suddenly Yue Yang asked: "  What do you think would happen if I locked those Spanish prisoners of war with those Dutch prisoners of war? " "God, you wouldn't really do that." As soon as Yue Yang finished speaking, Belinda's face immediately turned red.  It turned pale in a flash.  "Why can't I do that?" Yue Yang's expression was still calm and calm.  "Your Majesty the Marquis, we our people cannot be locked up with the Spaniards, otherwise something will definitely happen!" Irene on the side also turned pale. Although she knew nothing about military affairs, as a Dutch she naturally  Knowing the grievances between her country and the Spanish, Erin couldn't help but shudder when she thought about what would happen if thousands of Dutch and Spanish prisoners of war were forcibly locked up in one place.  "Something happened? Of course something will happen, but I will control it." A meaningful look appeared on Yue Yang's face No matter what O'Ward, Belinda, or Irene said, when those Spanish prisoners  After being pressed to the mountainside and meeting the Dutch, the tinkling sounds that had been resounding on the mountain immediately stopped. The Dutch who were bending over to work all stood up and looked at the Spanish who were being pressed over with unkind expressions.  When the Spaniards saw the Dutch on the mountain, they were shocked at first, but then many of them showed a look of disdain.  The two sides just looked at each other silently, seeing that a conflict was about to happen. Fortunately, the Ming army soldiers who escorted the Spaniards saw this and quickly stepped in to separate the two sides. Then an officer loudly announced discipline to both sides.  If either party provokes a fight first, that party will be severely punished.  "As you can see clearly, the corpses on the crosses on the top of the mountain have now turned into mummies. They probably hope that some people will go up and chat with them. If anyone wants to go up and keep company with them, just make trouble. My soldiers will be happy to do so.  Send you up!" In the officer's words full of death threats, the smell of gunpowder between the two sides gradually faded away, and the Dutch prisoners were driven back to their jobs by the supervisors and continued to work.  The officer leading the team secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that order had returned to normal. He walked up to a burly middle-aged man in the front row who was tired but still had bright eyes and warned with a stern expression: "Coque.  Governor La, I hope you can take good care of your soldiers. If your people take the initiative to provoke trouble, my soldiers and I will not show mercy. I have received permission from above to allow us to open fire on the troublemakers!  " "Of course, I will! " This middle-aged man is the Spanish Governor-General Coquilla. Looking at the officer's stern expression, he knew that the other party was not joking with him. If his people really dared to cause trouble,  Ming soldiers will never show mercy.  "Okay, now you all go to the east hilltop to get each a set of work clothes and tools, and then come down to work. Remember not to play tricks, otherwise I guarantee you will regret it!" The officer finally said with a warning in his mouth.  After speaking to Coquilla, the soldiers were asked to take the Spaniards up the mountain.  At this time, the supervisor, who was standing aside silently, said with a grimace to the officer: "I really don't understand why the superiors put these two groups of people together. Doesn't he know how much harm this will bring to us?"  Are you in trouble?" "You kid, don't say weird things. If you continue to talk nonsense, just look up and go back to farming. Don't talk nonsense!" The officer glared at the supervisor impatiently.  "How can I, I amIt's because I'm afraid something will happen.  "The overseer scratched his head in embarrassment. Being an overseer here is a comfortable and profitable job. He went back to farming after his brain was caught by the door panel. "It's just that although the officer scolded the overseer, he was actually thinking about it.  He murmured to himself, "What on earth does the Marquis think? If we put these two groups of people together, we won't be afraid of them being stupid?  Doesn¡¯t this make things difficult for those of us who are subordinates?  " But this officer, like the supervisor who had just been scolded by him, could only dare to be angry and dare not speak out. After all, this order was directly issued by their Lord Yue. Even if he couldn't figure it out, he could only obey resolutely.  "You don't understand why I issued this order, right?  " In the living room of the Governor's Mansion, Yue Yang was asking Guo Jingxian, Yue Shunbao and Chen Zhenhui who were sitting in front of him. Shunbao on the side said nonchalantly: "Young Master, of course you have your own reasons for doing things. As subordinates, we just need to listen.  Well, didn't you always say that soldiers should obey orders as their bounden duty!  " Among the distinguished generals under Yue Yang's command, only Yue Shunbao can flatter him so nakedly. This general who was born as a book boy has been with Yue Yang since he was a child. His obedience and trust in this young master have reached the point of blind obedience.  Therefore, if others flattered Yue Yang so nakedly, they would definitely be despised by others, but no one found it strange except Shun Bao, because everyone knew that his obedience to Yue Yang was engraved in his bones.  This kind of obedience comes from childhood upbringing and the teachings of the parents. This is why wealthy families generally like to promote those servants who have been with them since childhood or even for several generations. This kind of obedience has been cultivated over several generations.  Loyalty is the most rare thing. Therefore, if others pat Yueyang's horses like this, they will definitely be laughed at or gossiped about behind their backs. Only people like Shunbao who have been serving the Yue family for generations will not think so.  Strange. ¡°General Guo, Dingsheng, what do you think?  "Yue Yang ignored Yue Shunbao, but looked at Guo Jingxian and Chen Zhenhui. Chen Zhenhui rolled her eyes, with a smile on her face and said: "Is it possible that the Marquis wants a good partner?  " "La Lang Pei?  " Guo Jingxian, who was thinking, was stunned, but Yue Shunbao said with a big mouth: "Chen Tongpan, what are you talking about? Don't bully me for not studying well, but at least I have studied with the young master for a few years.  Shu, I still know what lalangpei means.  " "Hey" Before Chen Zhenhui could say anything, Yue Yang, who was sitting at the top, couldn't help but pick up an apricot on the table and threw it at his head. He laughed and cursed: "You kid I asked you to read more books back then.  Even if you don¡¯t listen, forget it if you don¡¯t study. Why are you pretending to be a scholar now?  " Yue Shunbao, who was hit on the head by Yueyang's apricot, did not dare to say a word and lowered his head in grievance: "Master, don't I want to ask clearly.  " Sighing lightly, Yue Yang expressed that he was completely speechless for a general who was born as a scholar. He no longer paid attention to this guy, but said to Chen Zhenhui: "Actually, I brought those Spanish people together with those Dutch people.  There is a reason.  You also know that I plan to mobilize 500 Spaniards to form a mercenary battalion in the next few days to go to Luzon Island to exterminate the natives. After all, the Spaniards are very familiar with Luzon Island, but Luzon Island is now the territory of the Spaniards.  After these Spaniards were armed, someone must monitor them.  After all, people who are not my race must have different minds, so I thought of the idea of ??arming these Dutch people and letting them form a mercenary group with our team of a thousand people.  " "Wonderfulit's really seconds!  " Hearing this, the three people present gave a heartfelt thumbs up. The Spaniards and the Dutch are natural enemies. If they are put into the same team, you can use them with confidence without worrying about them teaming up to fight against each other.  The army is at a disadvantage. After the two parties are combined, they will supervise each other. If one party has any objections, the other party will soon notice it and report it to the commander of the Ming army. In this way, there is no need to worry about them not working hard to replace them.  Daming worked hard. ¡°Master Hou, if you do this, you don¡¯t have to worry about them betraying you, but will it reduce their combat effectiveness?  "Soon Guo Jingxian raised his own question. "Humph" Yue Yang sneered: "No matter how bad their fighting power is, they can't even defeat the indigenous people on Luzon Island. If that's the case, I have to consider it.  Let them come back and rebuild the road.  " Guo Jingxian was still confused and said: "Master Hou, I still don't understand.  In fact, considering that our Xuan army has tens of thousands of elites, is it really that we are short of these few hundred barbarian troops?  Why do you insist on building this mercenary group?  " Yue Yang did not answer, but looked at Yue Shunbao: "Shunbao, what do you say about this matter?  ¡±   Yue Shunbao smiled and said in an honest manner: "Young master, you are testing me. In fact, the general has just seen that those barbarians have been camped in Luzon Island for many years, and the awe of the natives for them has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.  But our Ming sergeants are new here, and suddenly the natives will definitely be dissatisfied with us and will resist desperately. Although we are not afraid of this, it will definitely increase the risk of our army conquering Luzon Island. If we can hire some barbarians,  Why don't we do things that we are not suitable for? " "Hey Okay, Shunbao, the ancients said that I have been impressed by you for three days, but I didn't expect that you are really promising!" "Shunbao!  After talking, even Guo Jingxian and Chen Zhenhui looked at Shunbao in surprise. They didn't expect this guy who usually only flatters people to have such insight.  Yue Yang looked at Shun Bao with a smile. Others said that Shun Bao became a general today because of Yue Yang. After all, he was a book boy who grew up with him. There is no doubt about his loyalty.  Then he took the position.  But they also didn't want to think about it. If Shun Bao was really a guy who only knew how to flatter others, how could Yue Yang repeatedly ask him to stay behind and leave the most important family property to him when he went on an expedition.  "Okay, don't look at Shun Bao like that. This kid can't help but raise his tail when he praises him." Yue Yang smiled and waved his hand: "If my prediction is true, the official document ordering us to send troops to Fujian will be issued soon.  They are coming, and they will definitely make some remarks to appease us. In this case, we will not be able to send troops, otherwise it will not look good to the emperor. So, I will leave for Fujian as soon as the official documents from the court arrive.  General Guo, you must also lead the navy to closely monitor the Zheng family¡¯s movements, do you understand?¡± ¡°I will obey the order of the Marquis!¡± r1152?¡­
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