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In the original history, the Americans used the Luzon rebels to force the Spanish in Manila. At that time, the rebels had a total of 15,000, while the colonial servants in Manila did not exceed 3,000. In the face of absolute disadvantages, the Spanish in Manila chose to surrender very consciously. After the war, the United States established a pro-American government in Luzon, thus fully controlling Luzon, and Luzon also became the first overseas colony of the United States.

Li Mu had the same idea, but in the original history, the pro-American government of Luzon did not participate in the participation of Chinese, so after the establishment of the pro-American government, the living conditions of Chinese people did not improve significantly. It is different now. Due to the intervention of the Far East Company, Li Mu had the opportunity to establish a pro-American government with Luzon Chinese as the main one. This is no different for Americans. Americans do not care whether the Luzon government is controlled by Luzon Chinese or Luzon natives. As long as the "pro-American" attribute of the new government will not change, it is of great significance to Luzon Chinese. If the new government is dominated by Luzon Chinese, then the living environment of Luzon Chinese will definitely be greatly improved compared with the past. Even in decades, Luzon will have the opportunity to become a country dominated by Chinese like Singapore.

Oh, Singapore is still called Lion City these days, and it is not an independent country. With the guidance of the Far East Company, Li Mu believes that Luzon will be more in line with the interests of the Chinese in the future.

With this guiding ideology, Jimmy's attitude towards the indigenous people of Luzon was worse than that of Austin. Austin had to rely on the local indigenous people to fight against the Spaniards. Jimmy had no urgent need in this regard. The mercenaries of the Far East Company could turn Luzon upside down. The indigenous people could not change this fact.

Of course, with the addition of local natives, the cost of the Far East company will definitely be reduced, which is a good thing, so Jimmy did not change the current situation of the rebel army.

On August 15, the merchant ship "Far East Star" from Ryukyu sent Jimmy and Austin the first batch of supplementary supplies, including three thousand single-shot rifles, one thousand five hundred shotguns and pistols, as well as explosives urgently needed by the rebels.

"Sure enough, our Ryukyu was raised by our stepmother. I remember that apart from the initial pitiful support, we did not receive any supplies from the country. Now we want to buy weapons, but we still have to pay for it. The people in the weapons company are crazy and are all catching up with the money." Looking at the piles of supplies, Austin was full of jealousy.

"Come on, do you think we didn't spend money? I tell you that there is not a big son. The Far East Company is the Far East Company, and the Junma Group is the Junma Group. If you know how much these ragged equipment cost, you wouldn't say that." Jimmy was helpless. If you wanted to say that the mercenaries of Ryukyu were raised by stepmothers, then the Far East Company was the same. To put it carefully, the Far East Company got even worse than the Ryukyu. After all, even these single-shot rifles, the Junma Weapon Company was sold at the price of ammunition rifles. Moreover, these rifles were eliminated in the United States. The rifles in the barrel of the gun have probably been smoothed out. They are probably a little accurate within one hundred meters. Along with a hundred meters, the accuracy is probably similar to shooting birds in random guns.

"Haha, I'll just say, our Mr. Reim can't be so kind." Austin's mentality immediately balanced, raised his hand and picked up a rifle and pulled the bolt to check the chamber, and immediately threw it aside with disgust.

"Didn't Ryukyu have a gun repair shop? I guess they can repair these rags." Jimmy faced reality and hoped that these weapons could play their due role.

"Don't think about it. Even if it can be repaired, the firearms station probably won't have this interest. Besides, do you have enough gold?" Austin knew the current situation of Ryukyu and had no plans at all.

"Yes, we have so many spoils, we must play a role." Jimmy is confident that in the United States, the mercenaries are poor and live at the bottom of society. Once they arrive in the Far East, the mercenaries will immediately have extra income. Compared with the previous difficult life, the mercenaries are simply rich.

The so-called cannon is 10,000 taels of gold when a cannon is fired. This is not true at all. Although the natives in Luzon are barely in all their own walls, the Spaniards who live in Luzon are rich. These Spaniards live like the emperor in Luzon, which is the source of wealth for the mercenaries. Just a few days ago, the rebel army conquered a Spaniard manor. The gold in the vault alone was more than 1,000 pounds, and there were also a large amount of silver and various gems. The rich seizure made Jimmy dumbfounded.

The Spanish are also miserable. Many Spanish have lived in Luzon for generations, but the savings of generations are now swept away by the mercenaries. It is really a good cycle of reincarnation, not that the time has not come.

"Don't, I don't want to spend my own money. I'm still going to buy a farm in Hawaii." Austin is silent, and there is also a portion of Austin in the trophy. Austin doesn't want to watch his property shrink.

"Why is Hawaii?" Jimmy was very interested. For mercenaries, if they could use the money they saved to buy a farm when they retired, this should be the best destination for mercenaries.

Strangely, the longer I stay on the battlefield, the more I look forward to a peaceful life. For example, for Austin, even if he is asked to go to New York after retirement, Austin is not willing to do so. The leisurely life on the farm is what Austin yearns for. As for why he chooses Hawaii, this is purely a personal hobby.

"Why isn't Hawaii? Think about it, the sun, the beach, the enthusiastic Hawaiian girl, you should have passed by Hawaii when you come. Do you have no impression of Hawaii?" Austin seems to have longed for Hawaii for a long time, otherwise he wouldn't have remembered it so vividly.

Of course Jimmy has an impression. Jimmy still remembers the bonfire party at the Molokai Island Resort and the bad guy Bill. However, if Jimmy wants to choose, Jimmy probably won’t choose Hawaii. Compared with Hawaii, Jimmy prefers the country farm in Indiana: "Everyone likes the sunshine and the beach, but if I were to live in Hawaii, I would rather live in Indiana. I have bought a 1,500-acre farm in Indiana, and you are welcome to visit in the future."

"Indiana, that's really a good place. I heard that there are many Chinese farmers there, and I think that must be very interesting." Everyone has their own aspirations. Austin will not impose his will on others, but it's okay if he has the opportunity to be a guest. Austin likes Jimmy. Although he has not known each other for a long time, it's obvious that Jimmy has been recognized by Austin.

After a simple handover ceremony, Jimmy and Austin transported all supplies back to Maragon, where the temporary command of the rebel army was located. This was a castle built by the Spanish. It was originally owned by a declining Spanish nobleman. Now it is already the trophy of the mercenaries.

Like many cities established by Chinese in the United States, Jimmy's first thing after coming to Maragon was to determine Maragon's "Temporary Health Regulations". Although the Far East Company distributed corresponding medicines, the most effective way to deal with infectious diseases is to prevent them in tropical areas. The "Temporary Health Regulations" were formulated for these infectious diseases.

With the constraints of the Temporary Health Ordinance, Maragorn is definitely the best in Luzon, which is entirely due to the strict law enforcement of the mercenaries. The mercenaries do not treat this issue differently. Whether Chinese or indigenous people, as long as they violate the Temporary Health Ordinance, they will be treated equally, and at worst, they will be confined to the confinement. After experiencing the initial discomfort, good hygiene habits will gradually develop.

As the actual commander of the rebel army, Jimmy and Austin both live in the castle. In fact, only mercenaries are qualified to live in the castle. Even the middle-level officers of the rebel army must live in the houses outside the castle like ordinary soldiers.

"New weapons should be given priority to equip Chinese. No matter how good other natives perform, they will not give them anyway. Anyway, those natives are cannon fodder, and even if they give them any good weapons, it doesn't make any sense." Austin's favoritism was obvious, but on this issue, Jimmy and Austin's opinions were highly consistent.

"We have nearly 3,000 people now. Should we clarify the command of the troops? It's hard to keep hiding like this. It's time to put our banner." Jimmy was not worried about the equipment of the troops, and Du Yu was more concerned about the organizational structure.

"How do you say it?" Austin looked heartless, but this must be an illusion. If Austin was so scheming, Bai Qi would not have sent Austin to Luzon.

"We need a leader so that the rebel army can be justified, otherwise we will be exposed sooner or later. Two Americans led Luzon to fight against the just war of Spanish colonists. What's going on?" Jimmy has rich experience in rebelling. Since the rebel army has reached 3,000, it's time to propose his own political program.

"Lin Xianghai is quite suitable, with all national hatreds and family hatreds. In order to expel the Spanish colonists, he is willing to spend all his family wealth and a perfect image of the leader." Austin did not carry private goods, and Lin Xianghai was indeed the most suitable.

"Not now. We will launch a leader at this time, which is equivalent to erecting a target for the Spaniards. If Lin Xianghai is pushed up now, the Chinese in Manila will bear the Spanish's anger. Therefore, we need a local indigenous leader who must have enough appeal and influence and be able to fully attract the Spaniards' firepower." Jimmy didn't want to push the Chinese to the front of the stage now. The rafters that stood out first were rotten first, and the smile could only be the best.

Just like the Cuban War of Independence, when Cespedes sent people to the United States for help, he never thought that it was easy to ask God and it was difficult to send God. He, a "revolutionary pioneer", became a front-line who was photographed to death on the beach.

There are countless such examples in Chinese history, such as Chen Sheng and Wu Guang at the end of the Qin Dynasty. They sounded the clarion call to resist the violent Qin Dynasty, but Liu Bang was the one who became the emperor in the end.

"It's easy to find such a person. If you really can't find it, let's create one." Austin was also smart and immediately learned from it. It's hard to find a toad with three legs, and there are so many people with two legs.

In late August, a rebel leader named "Junjun" suddenly appeared in Luzon. "Junjun" was originally named Fernande Gonzalez, a standard Luzon native, with all Spanish names. This is because in 1849, the Spanish Governor of Luzon, Claveria, ordered all Luzon people to be named in accordance with Spanish traditions. Along with this decree, there is also a surname list for Luzon people to choose from by districts and villages. Therefore, in Luzon, a town or village often shares the same surname, which has nothing to do with blood. Even Lin Xianghai has a Spanish name, but Lin Xianghai has always been ashamed to mention it.

This Junjun has a irritable personality. Any Spanish colonists who fell into his hands have no good end. According to the Spanish who escaped from Junjun, who luckily claimed that whenever a male Spanish colonist was caught, Junjun would use cruel means to commit violence and finally execute the prisoners cruelly. The consequences of women are even more miserable. They often become camp prostitutes under Junjun, and suffer all kinds of humiliation, and they cannot survive or die.

Don't think that the Spanish colonists favoring the indigenous people in the fight between the indigenous people of Luzon and the Chinese would win the love of the indigenous people. Junjun's power developed very quickly. From the end of August to the beginning of October, in less than two months, Junjun's power spread throughout the northern half of Luzon, and Manila began to be harassed by Junjun's subordinates. In this case, Spanish Governor-General to Luzon, Zangweier finally issued a siege order, restricting the order of Junjun and his subordinates to surrender before December. The Governor's Office would not blame him. Otherwise, the Governor's Office would send troops to confront the front, and all rebels would be tied to the gallows.

It is not a mistake for the slow reaction of the Governor's Office. In fact, the Governor's Office had noticed this rebel force in the middle of the year. As the Governor, Zangewell had the obligation to ensure the stability of the colony, but before sending troops to clear it out, Zangewell must first obtain the authorization from Spain. This took half a year to go. When Zangewell got the authorization he wanted, the development of the rebel army was unstoppable, so Zangewell's first choice was to be gentle. According to previous experience, as long as the indigenous people are given a little benefit, the indigenous people will be satisfied, and perhaps the massive uprising will disappear invisibly.

Does it seem that the method is a bit stupid? In fact, such idiots can be seen everywhere in history. Why didn’t Xiang Yu kill Liu Bang at the Hongmen Banquet? Why did King You of Zhou play with the princes? Why didn’t the Americans believe that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor? Why didn’t Stalin believe that the Germans attacked the Soviet Union?

Looking at history from the conclusion of history, everyone is drunk and I am alone. Only when I am in it can I understand that every drink and peck will lead to heaven.
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