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Historically, Captain Cook brought tuberculosis and flu, but it didn't have much impact on native Hawaiians.What is really scary is typhus, which is a European disease. The Hawaiians whose ancestors came from East Asia are estimated to have no antibodies at all, and they were killed directly to only 8.4 people.Then another outbreak of smallpox killed only 1 Native Hawaiians.

"Let's rest today and work tomorrow," Ouyang Chun said after assigning the slaves, "Captain Yao, send soldiers to take turns to guard the night to prevent any changes from the indigenous civilians."

Yao Dian smiled and said, "Leave it on me."

Starting tomorrow, we will organize slaves to build houses and build everyone's houses.All the houses are built at the foot of the mountain. In the future, a castle will be built there, and all Chinese houses will be framed in the castle.

As for the cultivated land, the land along the river has been reserved, and it will be occupied after the houses are built.

Back in his room, Ouyang Chun saw his wife.Although he had a marriage contract in China, he broke off the engagement before going to sea. This is still his first wife.

Ouyang Chun is quite satisfied with this foreign wife, she has good looks and figure, and she is the granddaughter of the high priest of this island.

Seeing Ouyang Chun coming in, the girl quickly knelt down, not treating him as her husband, but purely as a bodyguard left by the gods.

"Aloha." Ouyang Chun greeted with a smile.

This is what he learned on the next island, and it has meanings such as hello, goodbye, and goodwill.

The girl froze for a moment, she didn't expect the spirit guards to speak human languages.Immediately she also greeted back: "Aloha."

? "Ji Ya Oh (Recently it's good)

The girl was amused by the accent of the whole foot, and she pursed her lips and replied, "Maika (I'm fine)."

The Hawaiians and the Maori of New Zealand not only look alike, but even speak very similar languages.Like these simple greetings, there are only a few syllable differences.It may be a difference in resources. Maori have cannibalism, while Hawaiians do not eat people.

Ouyang Chun asked again: "Oh Waikouyin (what's your name)?

The girl replied: "Oh, it's the mouthprint of 'Janissi Thanakukauah Heyhulihekahuhaulah'. (My name is...)"

Ouyang Chun was directly dizzy, the more noble, the longer the surname.The girl repeated it twice, and Ouyang Chun said, "Ha... Jia Lisi, your name is Jia Lisi)"

The girl nodded: "Aha Jia Lisi (my name is Jia Lisi)."

It's different after going to middle school, and I don't do anything else on my wedding day, I've been practicing foreign languages ​​with my wife.As I was practicing, there was a crackling sound from the room next door, mixed with the cry of Yiyi, it seemed that the man next door was also practicing a foreign language.

There is no way, there are too few nobles in the village, and only a few people can live together.

It was getting dark, Ouyang Chun was a little hungry, and he didn't arrange for the servants to cook

meal.He took out some bananas and biscuits, cracked open two coconuts, and placed them on the table to call the girl over.

Jia Lisi was stunned and did not move.

Ouyang Chun handed over the biscuit: "Haven't you eaten this thing before? This is the marching rice cake of the Celestial Dynasty. It can be eaten after a year or two."

This sentence is in Chinese, and his local dialect level is not enough to express it.

Jia Lisi took the biscuit curiously, but she didn't dare to put it on the table, but retreated to the side and sat on the ground.Even if she is the granddaughter of the high priest, she must obey the law and not be on the table when eating.

"Why are you sitting on the floor?" Ouyang Chun dragged the girl up and forced her to sit on the bench.

Jia Lisi was trembling with fright, her facial expression was full of fear, her behavior was already a capital crime.Either strangle, or hang, or serve as a slave for human sacrifice.

At this time, the temperature was more than 20 degrees, Ouyang Chun stretched out his hand to touch it, and the girl's arm was actually a little cold, shaking more and more like a sick man.

Ouyang Chun felt a little distressed, sat over and hugged the girl, hugged her in his arms and patted her gently to comfort her.

After an unknown amount of time, Jia Lisi finally regained her composure, and Ouyang Chun's actions reassured her a lot.Knowing that she would not die, she subconsciously looked outside the house, for fear of being discovered by others.

Ouyang Chun got up with a smile and went to close the door.

In the evening, the house was dark, which gave Jia Lisi a sense of security. "Eat." Ouyang Chun pointed at the biscuits.

Jia Lisi took a bite and found it very delicious. She quickly finished the whole biscuit and felt thirsty to drink water.

Ouyang Chun pushed the cracked coconut over: "Drink some coconut juice to moisten your throat.

Jia Lisi shook her head subconsciously, and then thought, anyway, it's a capital crime, why not taste the coconut milk.The island is full of coconut trees and bananas, but women are not allowed to eat them. When Jia Lisi was young, she heard that a lady who couldn't resist eating bananas was executed.

She picked up the coconut and drank it carefully, feeling that the juice was extremely sweet.

It turns out that coconut milk tastes like this!

Before he finished drinking the coconut juice, Ouyang Chun handed him a peeled banana, and Jia Lisi took the banana and continued to taste the delicious food.

Bananas are so delicious, Jia Lisi was so moved that she almost cried.

It was completely dark, the couple had dinner and had no other entertainment, so Ouyang Chun took the girl to bed.

After some cloud and rain, Jia Lisi, who was blushing, sat up with her exhausted body, and then went to sleep on the floor bed in front of the couch.This move made Ouyang Chun very puzzled, he didn't know there were such rules on the island.

"Come up and sleep." Ouyang Chun said.

Jia Lisi did not understand, and smiled at her husband in the dark.Ouyang Chun had no choice but to get out of bed by himself, ignored Jia Lisi's struggle, carried his wife back to the bed, and hugged her tightly to prevent her from moving.

Perhaps because she had already committed many capital crimes, Jia Lisi smashed the jar, twisted it a few times and stopped moving.

After a while, there was a slight snoring sound in the darkness.Jia Lisi reached out to touch her husband's cheek, as gentle as a baby, and then gently kissed her husband's shoulder, the smile on her face became sweeter and sweeter.

She really couldn't sleep, what happened today was so bizarre, it seemed like a frightening dream.

She was afraid that everything was false, so she hugged her husband tightly, for fear that this man would disappear suddenly.

He fell asleep in a daze, and it was dawn when he opened his eyes.

Jia Lisi got out of bed carefully, and went to make a fire to cook. She was born in a noble family and knew how to cook.

After breakfast, Ouyang Chun called everyone to a meeting.Some soldiers guarded the residential area to prevent the natives from making trouble and stealing things. The doctors continued to take care of the patients, and the rest commanded the slaves to repair the house.

Women also try their best to find work, although they are born "noble" and do not know how to do many housework.

Jia Lisi met the chief's daughter in the courtyard. The two looked at each other, as if they were communicating, and then turned around with a tacit smile.

Apparently, the chief's daughter, too, had committed a capital crime last night, and enjoyed the act very much.

They dare not talk about related topics openly, but they are all in a happy mood, happily waiting for their husbands to come home.

At noon, Ouyang Chun was still directing the slaves to work on the construction site, and Jia Lisi did not dare to go out to inquire, because inquiring about her husband's whereabouts was also a capital offense.

After staying there until evening, Jia Lisi had already cooked the meals, and her husband finally came back smelling of sweat.She hurriedly boiled the bath water and waited for her husband to take a bath, her eyes were full of admiration and respect.

Dozens of Chinese soldiers apparently robbed the daughters of noble families as wives.But these women are so happy overnight, they feel that they are too happy, and they are accompanied by all kinds of stimuli that risk their lives and violate the prohibition.

They finally know what bananas and coconuts taste like.

Every woman hugs her husband tightly when she sleeps at night, for fear that her husband will disappear when she wakes up.When doing housework during the day, I often look outside, and if there is a slight noise, I feel that my husband is back.

Enjoying his wife's tenderness and consideration, Ouyang Chun had an idea that it would be a good idea to live on the island.

Chapter 901 [Sunset Empire]

Li Quan's ocean-going fleet and the Spanish galleon returned to Asia one after the other, and the time gap was less than ten days.

However, the destination is different.

Li Quan arrived on the east coast of Luzon Island, circled the island from the north and went straight to Manila.And those Spanish galleons sailed to Cebu Island to dock. After losing Luzon, the Philippine Governor's Palace was changed to Cebu.

There was no cargo on Li Quan's ship, only a pile of tobacco, sugar and rum.

It was those Spaniards who couldn't make up any money for a while, so they exchanged goods for Li Quan.After he arrived in Manila, he sold it directly to Chinese merchants at a low price, and then took the silver and silver coins he got from America, and went to the Datong Bank in Manila to exchange them for Chinese silver dollars.

Due to the strict control of the imperial court and the fact that silver dollars are more convenient than silver, almost only silver dollars are accepted in domestic transactions.

Although silver dollars are mixed with impurities, they are more reliable than silver. You don't need to find a master to identify the fineness when trading.For large transactions, even silver dollars are not used. Datong Bank and private banks have money order services.

The next step is to repair the ship, and purchase some Luzon specialties by the way, intending to ship them to northern China for sale.

Zhang Huangyan, governor of Luzon, heard that Li Quan had returned from America, and immediately sent someone to invite him to a banquet.

"Meet President Zhang!" Li Quan greeted with cupped hands, and he also brought a gift, which was a piece of sandalwood brought back from Hawaii.

Zhang Huangyan said with a smile: "Yuheng is really young and promising, and he even sailed across the ocean in a huge boat. Can you anchor in Manila for the return journey in the future, and don't go to Taiwan or Fuzhou to land?"

"It depends on the situation." Li Quan didn't give much face.

Zhang Huangyan's meaning is very clear, he wants to use Manila as the destination of American trade, so as to prosper the commercial economy of Luzon Island.

And Li Quan's return voyage this time directly arrived at the east coast of Luzon. If he wanted to come to Manila, he had to make a detour, and the distance was enough to go directly to Taiwan.Next time I come back, maybe it will be near Taiwan. Wouldn’t it be better to go directly to Fuzhou to trade?

But Zhang Huangyan said: "As long as Yuheng anchors in Manila, I will immediately send someone to negotiate with the Philippine governor to ensure that Yuheng will not be attacked on the west coast of America in the future."

"It's a deal!" Li Quan was waiting for this sentence, otherwise why would he come to Manila in a circle?

That night, the guests and the host had a good time, and everyone took what they needed.

Zhang Huangyan attached great importance to this matter, and sent an envoy the next day to visit the governor in Cebu, Philippines.

The governor of the Philippines is Sabignano Manrique Delarra. This man has been in office for more than two years. Apart from making money, he has devoted all his energy to countering the rebellion.

Well, counterinsurgency can also make money.

The officials and army of the Philippine colony spend about 20 silver pesos a year on their salaries.

After the rise of the Netherlands, the Philippines was threatened and had to increase its troops and replenish its fleet.As a result, the expenditure of the Philippine colony also increased, and 40% of the "surplus silver from Mexico" was directly shipped over.

With the rise of China, the Philippines lost Luzon, leaving only those southern islands.The governor took the opportunity to ask the king for money, saying that in order to guard against China, administrative and military expenditures rose again, and 45% of the "surplus Mexican silver" was shipped in every year.

The so-called "Mexican leftover silver" refers to the amount of silver that is officially mined in Mexico, after deducting the silver that was shipped back to Spain, and then deducting the expenses of the Mexican colony.According to historical data, the amount of silver mined in Mexico was actually more than three times the official amount, and the colonial officials made a lot of money!

In the past few years, the Philippine uprising continued, and the governor and officials continued to ask the king for money, trying to transport 50% of Mexico's leftover silver to the Philippines.

In fact, the large-scale uprising has been suppressed, but the governor deliberately left sporadic small uprisings, not to raise the bandits' self-respect, but purely to raise the bandits for money!

Governor's Dela La received Zhang Huangyan's envoy and asked, "Is there anything you want to do when you come to Cebu?"

The envoy cut to the chase: "Just a few days ago, there was a fleet from China that came back from your Mexico."

"What?" Delara was shocked.

The envoy continued: "The Chinese fleet will also go to Mexico next year. Please tell the Spanish Navy not to attack the Chinese fleet without authorization!"

"Sorry, I can't decide, you'll have to talk to the admiral," Delarra said.

The Philippines only asks for money, but after getting the money, they don’t replenish the warships at all. All the ships are antiques from 30 years ago.

In both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, there is the so-called galleon trade.

Because there are so many warships and pirates in the Atlantic Ocean, every time the treasure ship and official merchant ship go to sea, there are twenty or thirty warships to escort them.

On the Pacific side, there were no warships at all, and even if there were, they were all old-fashioned boats.

So much so that Japan can bully them. Once the galleon trade had to dock in Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi directly confiscated a Spanish galleon for religious reasons.The Spaniards had no temper for this, and since then, they have not dared to dock in Japan, and have not carried out any acts of revenge.

The Chinese envoy came to negotiate this time, mainly to inform the Mexican fleet that there are more than 20 Spanish warships on the west coast of Mexico, which are specially used to deal with Dutch and British pirates.

The envoy said: "Once the Chinese fleet is attacked, every Spanish galleon traveling from Cebu to America may become the San Philip!"

The St. Philip was the Spanish galleon detained by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

This is a naked threat. China has already occupied Luzon, Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands. If the Spanish galleon wants to go to America, it must pass through this area.Of course, you can also take a detour, but you can't sail along the Kuroshio Current, not to mention that you can't go smoothly, and there is a greater chance of encountering a big storm.

The throat of the galleon trade has long been choked by the Chinese navy.

The two sides fought a previous battle, China seized Luzon Island, but soon signed a truce.Why?

In order for China to continue to obtain American silver, Spain in order to continue to obtain Asian commodities.Everyone takes what they need, that's all, they all want to resume the galleon trade as soon as possible.

Now, the Chinese fleet is heading to the Americas in an apparent attempt to disrupt trade.

"I'll tell you." Delarra couldn't speak harsh words at all.

"Wait for the good news!" The messenger turned and left.

In Mexico and the Philippines, too many people live off the galleon trade.

Others don't mention it, just say that Delarra and his cronies are using their privileges to obtain licenses.They do not directly participate in trade, but only speculate on licenses as securities, and they can earn several times the profit by buying short and selling short.

A large sailing ship is divided into thousands of spaces, and each space requires a permit, and each permit is a waste of money!

If the Chinese want to trade in the Americas, as long as the trade volume is not large, let the Chinese do it.

For colonial officials, the event of an attack on the Chinese fleet and the cessation of the galleon trade was a matter of immediate concern.Not only the king wanted to question the crime, but also many people's jobs were smashed, and they definitely couldn't afford to walk around.

Delara called a meeting of Filipino officials, and no one had anything to say about it.

To solve this problem completely, the king had to send a large fleet to bring back Luzon Island, Taiwan Island and the Ryukyu Islands.is it possible?The royal family has long been bankrupt and can't even fight in Europe, let alone come to Asia to fight China.

Then you can only hide it from the king, and the colonial officials continue to engage in smuggling and speculate in licenses, acquiescing to the fact that Chinese businessmen have a hand in the silver trade.All the best!

Except for the Spanish king and local merchants, everyone has nothing to lose.

In fact, everyone has long been dissatisfied with the king and has been restricting the trade volume of galleons.In another time and space, in a few decades, the king will be forced to increase the volume of trade, double, double, and double.

"The great Spanish Empire has lost its glory after all." Delarra sighed looking at the sunset.