Following Du Mingen's order, the Ming army, which had been prepared for a long time, began to attack the city.
The castle in Manila is not high, but it is very hard. It is all made of stone. Luzon also spent a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to build this castle.
Although the city wall is not high, everyone came in a hurry and did not have any siege equipment, so the better option was to use muskets to suppress the Luzon soldiers on the city wall, and then send people to rush under the city gate and use explosive packs to directly attack them.
The city gate was blown open.
Simple and easy.
"Bang~"
Under the city wall, the musketeers aimed at the people on the city wall. As waves of thick smoke rose, lead bullets left clouds of blood on the city wall.
The flintlock muskets manufactured by the Miyun Iron Works have a long range and great power. Hundreds of muskets are aimed at the city wall at the same time and fire freely. As long as anyone shows his head, he will be immediately and ruthlessly attacked.
Just a few waves of shooting suppressed the Luzon soldiers on the city wall, making them unable to even raise their heads. All those who raised their heads fell into a pool of blood.
As for Lagan, he was already scared to death.
This Ming Dynasty man is too fierce, and he will start a fight if he disagrees with someone.
With such a long distance, their bows and arrows could not cause any harm to the Ming army, but the Ming army's muskets were able to attack them easily, and they were so suppressed that they could not even lift their heads.
"Counterattack, counterattack~"
"The Ming army came from afar with little supplies and no siege equipment. Their attack will definitely not last long. Give me a hard beating and let these Ming people know how powerful we are."
Lagan had a ferocious look on his face and shouted loudly.
After hearing Lagan's order, the archers under his command tried to stand up and fight back, but as soon as they stood up, they were immediately struck mercilessly.
The shooting power and accuracy of the musket are terrifying beyond imagination.
"Boom~"
Then, it didn’t take long to wait.
Suddenly, with a deafening loud noise, the extremely solid city walls trembled, as if an earthquake had occurred. A burst of white smoke and dust enveloped the city gate, and soon the shattered city gate was revealed.
"With this explosive pack, any city wall can be easily broken. It is really powerful."
Du Mingen looked at the blasted city gate and couldn't help but sigh, the explosive pack is really useful.
The gunpowder developed by the Miyun Iron Works is very powerful. Tens of kilograms of explosives can be made into explosive packets, which can easily blow up a large ship to pieces. As for blowing up the gate of the castle in front of you, it is simply trivial.
"Kill~"
Du Mingen waved his hand, and the Ming army behind him suddenly rushed into the castle like a tide.
The castle in Manila is not too small, it can be considered a small city, and the dignitaries of the entire Luzon Kingdom live here.
Of course, in this era, although the Luzon Kingdom occupies many islands, the Luzon Island is not small, but most of the areas are undeveloped areas. The population of the Luzon Kingdom is not large. In total,
In fact, it is almost the same as a small county town.
Historically, more than 20 years later, the Europeans came here and easily captured Manila, established it as a colonial stronghold, and then occupied the entire Luzon region.
European fleets are generally small in size and have limited armed forces, but they can still be easily captured with guns and cannons. This shows how weak the Luzon Kingdom is.
At this time, as the Ming army rushed in like a tide, the entire castle was completely in chaos.
The Ming army carried out Du Mingen's order and killed everyone on sight. Wherever it passed, they killed without mercy, just like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves and the wind sweeping away clouds.
The Malays and black dwarves in the castle were no match for the Ming army. They were vulnerable. In the blink of an eye, there were corpses everywhere and rivers of blood.
On the city wall, Lagan wanted to escape, but the people around him were all running away like frightened birds, and no one had time to worry about him.
Soon he was captured by the Ming army.
The castle is not big, and thousands of Ming troops quickly and completely occupied it. All the Malays and black dwarves were like turtles in a jar, hiding in the corners of the castle, trembling constantly.
The Ming soldiers were like bandits, fiercely smashing open the doors of each house, rushing in, killing anyone who encountered resistance, and starting to grab things when they saw them.
The people inside the castle are all dignitaries of the Luzon Kingdom, far beyond the comparison with the hard-working people outside the castle.
"Get rich~Get rich~"
"Haha, now I'm rich~"
One by one, the Ming army soldiers couldn't help shouting excitedly.
In the homes of these dignitaries, you can see gold decorations everywhere, such as ivory, agate, coral, gold, silver, jade, jewelry, etc. You can find them everywhere, which makes the eyes of these Ming soldiers turn red.
, each family began to dig into the ground and scrape away.
"Lagan~"
Du Mingen and Lin Shuhong entered the city. Seeing the people being pushed over and pulled over, Du Mingen couldn't help but smile and said, "Let's go, take us to see your palace."
After saying that, he also led people straight to Lagan's palace. As the king of Luzon, he must have the most wealth. The wealth of other dignitaries can make the Ming troops under him rich. This Luzon
The king's wealth naturally belongs to His Majesty the Ming Emperor.
There is no way, this matter is too big, and enough wealth must be spent to get the emperor to acquiesce to their operations. Otherwise, when we return to the Ming Dynasty, there will be many memorials to impeach Du Mingen in the court.
"I'm going~"
Soon, Du Mingen, Lin Shuhong and others arrived at the palace. Looking at the magnificent palace in front of him, Du Mingen couldn't help but say.
Luzon is rich in gold and silver. It also belongs to the Nanyang region, with gems, agates, corals, ivories, and treasures from Tianzhu, Siam, Myanmar and other regions. There are also treasures from the Ming Dynasty, Korea, Japan, etc.
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The people here in Luzon are not like the Ming Dynasty people, who pay attention to not showing their money, being low-key, modest, etc. The people here like to show off more.
From King Lagan of the Luzon Kingdom to ordinary dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, etc., they all like to show off.
So it is very obvious in terms of architecture and clothing.
For example, the Lagan in front of me is dressed in gold and silver, silk from the Ming Dynasty, and a thick gold necklace hanging around his neck. The pendant of the gold necklace is a fist-sized piece of top-quality imperial green jade.
At the same time, he also wears a top-quality jade bracelet on his hand, and his fingers are covered with various rings inlaid with gemstones, jade, etc. The crown on his head is made of gold, with a diamond inlaid in the center.
The finest ruby the size of an egg.
It can be said that his whole body is covered with glittering gold and jewels. He doesn't look like a king at all, but more like someone who has suddenly become rich.
Another example is the palace in front of you. Although it is not very tall and has no comparison with the Qianqing Palace of Emperor Hongzhi of Ming Dynasty, it is very splendid.
Really magnificent~
The walls outside the palace are made of gold plates, and there is a gem the size of a millstone on the roof. Under the sunlight, it is extremely eye-catching. The huge red coral, snow-white ivory, and the exquisite patterns on the city wall are actually made of Gem-set.
There are two large lions placed at the entrance of the palace. This is obviously influenced by the customs of the Ming Dynasty. These large lions are actually carved from jade.
The floor tiles at the entrance of the palace are actually made of silver. They have been taken care of cleanly. Under the sunlight, it makes people dizzy.
"Fuck~"
Everyone who saw this scene couldn't help but widen their eyes. They were dumbfounded when they looked at the magnificent palace in front of them.
This feeling means that all the gold, silver, jewelry, jade, etc. from the entire Luzon Kingdom were moved here and used to build this palace?
"I'm getting rich now~"
Du Mingen traveled all over the country and saw a lot of things. He also saw a lot of all kinds of treasures and his eyes were very good.
Looking at the decoration of the palace in front of me, I can tell at a casual glance that these things are very valuable. Not to mention anything else, the jadeite as big as a millstone on the roof can be regarded as a priceless treasure.
There is also red coral. Coral is very valuable in Daming, especially red coral. However, red coral in Daming is very rare. Even if it exists, it is not big.
The red coral in front of me is just for decoration. It is very large and very rosy in color. It is definitely the top red coral.
There are also these ivory, treasure mountains, pearls, etc., all of which are top-notch things. In the Ming Dynasty, they were all things that people were willing to pay high prices for. They were often priced but not available, and even those with money may not be able to buy them.
Not to mention anything else, just bringing these things back to the Ming Dynasty is enough to easily sell them for millions of taels of silver. Some people will be willing to buy these treasures at all costs.
"I'm getting rich, I'm really getting rich~"
"Let's go and take a look inside the palace~"
Du Mingen's face was full of smiles, and he couldn't help but want to go in and see what treasures there were in this palace.
The gate of the palace was opened under Lagan's order. The palace, which was not that big, was equally luxurious, and everything was extremely magnificent.
Walls wrapped in gold, floor tiles paved with silver, rockeries made of huge corals, ornaments made of ivory, exquisite patterns made of pearls, gems, jade, etc...
Everyone was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, their eyes were wide open and everyone who looked at it was dumbfounded.
Even Du Mingen, a well-informed person, couldn't help but open his mouth wide and his eyes turned red.
So rich~
And it’s too arrogant.
The Emperor of Ming Dynasty may not be able to come up with these things.
It’s not that Emperor Hongzhi was poor, or that the Ming Dynasty was poor, the main reason was that the Ming Dynasty was not rich in these things.
Like corals, the corals of the Ming Dynasty were basically tribute from the Nanyang region. This kind of thing from the ocean is very rare in the Ming Dynasty, and it is extremely difficult to mine.
There are also ivory. There are no elephants here in the Ming Dynasty. Where did the ivory come from?
All ivory needs to be purchased or paid tribute from Siam and Annam. Ancient navigation technology was limited, and the goods that could be carried each time were very limited. It was difficult to obtain these things in large quantities.
There are also pearls, gold, etc. The output of these things in the Ming Dynasty is very small. The key is that the quality is not good. Even though the Ming Emperor is rich all over the world, it is not impossible to obtain these things in large quantities.
But this requires huge financial, material and manpower costs, which will put a huge burden on the people of Ming Dynasty.
But the king of Luzon was actually able to use these things to decorate his palace, making the entire palace magnificent and luxurious.
It's not that he is really richer than the Ming Emperor, but because he is in Luzon, where gold and silver are produced, and there are a lot of these things here.
As for pearls and corals, let alone them. This has been an important producing area of pearls and corals since ancient times, and it is close to Bo Ni, Siam, and Annan, so ivory, gems, jade and other things are not rare.
Naturally, this palace can be decorated so luxuriously that everyone's eyes will be opened.
"Get rich~"
“I really got rich~”
Not only Du Mingen was shouting, but all the people who rushed into the castle were shouting excitedly.
Like locusts, everyone began to sweep every corner of the castle. Ming Dynasty's rare pearls, corals, ivory, gems, jade, gold, silver, etc. were everywhere here. A little bit of it would be enough to last a lifetime.
In every corner of the castle, a pair of Ming soldiers were like crazy, carrying big and small bags full of stuff, constantly plundering, wishing they could dig deep and move everything back to the Ming Dynasty.
go.
In the palace, Du Mingen and Lin Shuhong led people to press Lagan to Lagan's treasure house. The heavy treasure house door was slowly opened, and everyone poured in.
"I'm going~"
Du Mingen and Lin Shuhong were a little better, but the other people who followed couldn't help but marvel.
The not-so-big treasure house in front of me is filled with gold, which is smelted into bricks. It is piled full of bricks, and there are also large boxes. When the box is opened, there is a box and a box of pearls inside.
Jade, agate, gemstones, all kinds of colors are dazzling to see.
"I've really made a fortune. The gold alone is probably worth millions of taels~"
Lin Shuhong smiled and said, he was quite calm. After all, when he was in Golden Continent, he had seen cities and houses built with gold. The treasure house full of gold and jewelry in front of him was pretty good.
"There must be millions of taels. If we include these things outside, tens of millions of taels of silver will definitely not be able to escape. The key is that many of these things cannot be bought in our Ming Dynasty even if we have money."
Du Mingen made a slight calculation, nodded with a smile and said, this time he really made a fortune.