Chapter 944: The Royal Family

"Your Highness is wise. For example, in Luzon, the Portuguese have been creating conflicts between the natives and the overseas Song people. If these natives are left alone, it is hard to guarantee that they will not continue to oppress the overseas Song people. It is necessary to station troops for supervision. Zhou Yi nodded frequently after hearing Zhao Xu's explanation.

After a pause, he continued, "And the establishment of the Protectorate can also prevent the Western forces from infiltrating the Southern Region."

Zhao Xu showed a praiseful look. After his criticism, Chang Wei and Zhou Yi now have a much broader vision than before.

Can see deeper problems.

As he said, another role of the Protectorate is to protect the Southern Region and resist foreign forces.

The Western Region has colonized the Southern Region for so long, and it must have cultivated a group of pro-Western forces.

He will not allow these people to continue to hook up with the Westerners.

"That's right, so from now on, prepare for the Southern Region Protectorate. It will be temporarily managed by your Marines, and Luzon will be included in the supervision of the Protectorate. "Zhao Xu said.

Like Zhou Yi, he was not very confident about the natives of Luzon.

Luzon at this time was basically close to the primitive tribal state.

There was no civilization at all, not even as good as Jiaozhi and Pyu Man.

It was for this reason that the Central Plains Dynasty regarded itself as the Celestial Empire and believed that the surrounding people were just barbarians.

Therefore, if they did not set up a Protectorate over them, they would be afraid that these natives would be massacred by the overseas Song people at any minute.

In modern times, such a tragedy happened in the country south of Luzon, that is, the Yaga area controlled by the Sterdan people.

And this was when human civilization entered the 20th century.

It was these blood debts in history that made him think that he and the Song Dynasty under his rule did not need to be polite and modest like a gentleman.

He introduced the Protectorate, firstly to actually control the southern region, and secondly, to revive the legacy of the Han and Tang dynasties.

The Book of Han records: Nanyue killed our Han envoys and slaughtered them into nine counties.

The King of Wan killed our Han envoys and hung his head on the northern gate.

Korea killed our Han envoys and was immediately killed."

Those who offend the mighty Han will be punished even if they are far away!

These records, with only a few words, demonstrate the supreme prestige of the Han Dynasty.

During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, there were even more heroic events such as Tang envoys being robbed and one man borrowing troops to slaughter a country.

Now that the Song Dynasty is rising rapidly, how could he let others bully the Song people under his nose.

"Yes, Your Highness." Zhou Yi was excited when he heard this.

The King of Yan handed over the Southern Region Protectorate to the Navy, which was a trust in him.

After saying this, Zhao Xu ordered Zhou Yi to send the Marine Corps to take over other cities in Luzon, including Cebu and Cotton Island in the south, so as to control the entire Luzon.

The main force of the Portuguese and the indigenous army were annihilated in this battle. These places can be said to be empty of troops and do not need to spend much time.

"There is another urgent matter. You should immediately dispatch a group of soldiers to take over the rubber plantation in Manila, and then send a steamship to Lincheng, send a telegram back to Yancheng, and let the Commerce Department send merchant ships to Luzon to transport rubber." Zhao Xu said, with some excitement in his words.

After entering the era of electric power industry, rubber can be said to be a bottleneck resource for industrial development.

Now that Luzon has been taken, Dasong's rubber problem can finally be alleviated.

If the rubber plantations in Yaga and Marais are taken, Dasong's rubber resources will be sufficient, even rich.

When in Yizhou, King Yan once ordered the seeds of seized rubber trees to be sown.

Now, these seeds have sprouted and grown into seedlings.

Since that incident, he knew the importance of rubber to Dasong.

In the future, some parts of their warships may also use this thing.

So he said, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will personally keep an eye on this matter."

As the two were talking, there was a sudden noise outside.

Not long after, Pan Chang arrived at the Governor's Mansion, followed by a team of soldiers.

A middle-aged man with a dark appearance and a feather hat was escorted by two soldiers.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Xu and Zhou Yi came down from the third floor.

"Your Highness, this is Badugu, the King of Manila." Pan Chang said.

"Saglei..." Seeing Zhao Xu, Baduge was terrified and kept saying something.

Zhou Yi frowned, looked at a Songman beside Baduge, and asked, "What did he say?"

This Songman was the Songman who translated for Ferrero.

He hurriedly said respectfully, "He asked Your Highness to forgive him, and he would serve the Great Songman like he served the Portuguese."

"Humph, is he worthy?" Pan Chang sneered, "Your Highness, I have found out that this King of Manila was supported by the Portuguese and did not get the throne properly. His lineage was originally just a general under the command of the Manila royal family. He colluded with the Portuguese to usurp the throne and got to where he is today."

After a pause, he continued, "And when he was king, he cooperated with the Portuguese to do a lot of bad things."

"I see, then this matter is easy. Does Luzon still have the royal bloodline of the past?" Zhao Xu asked.

"Yes, he is." Pan Chang suddenly pointed to the translator beside him.

Zhao Xu and Zhou Yi were both surprised.

"What's going on?" Zhou Yi was puzzled.

Pan Chang said: "The Portuguese were also worried about the king they supported, so they left a royal bloodline as a check and balance. In order to prevent this royal bloodline from being killed, they stayed in the Governor's Office as a servant."

"But isn't he a Song person?" Zhao Xu said.

At first sight, this person looked similar to a Song person, so he thought he was a Song person.

"He is not the legitimate son of the royal family, but a concubine's son. His mother is from Song. That is why he knows both Portuguese, Luzon and Da Song. For this reason, Ferrero calls him when he needs an interpreter." Pan Chang said.

Zhao Xu nodded slowly, looked at the interpreter who had always lowered his head, and smiled, "What's your name?"

"Bateer." The young man said cautiously.

"From today on, you are the king of Manila, and the status of your royal family has been restored." Zhao Xu said seriously.

Bater was completely dumbfounded and could hardly believe his ears.

If it were someone else, he would naturally think it was nonsense.

But this is the King of Yan of Da Song, and the fate of Luzon is only in his hands.

"But my father is still here, and my three brothers are the legitimate sons..." Bater hesitated.

"This king said that you are the king of Manila. How to deal with your father and your brothers is your business in the future. Of course, if you don't have confidence, I will consider them again." Zhao Xu said lightly.

"I have confidence, but why did His Highness choose me?" Bart said hurriedly.

Because his mother was from Song, he and his mother did not live a happy life at home, and were often beaten and scolded by his father.

They just treated the mother and son like slaves.

"Don't think too much, this king does not understand you, nor does he know your ability. It's just because of the little bit of Da Song blood in your body. As for whether you can do it, it depends on your performance." Zhao Xu said: "Now, let's talk about what you should do in the Dongtu system of Da Song after you become king."