Chapter 226 The young master is also waiting

In a huge plantation on the outskirts of Manila, rows of rubber trees are scattered. On the trunk of the tree, the concave drawn with a knife was filled with milky white juice, like a drop of tears, falling along the gully into the can below.

Rubber is native to the Amazon. After the Spaniards took control of the Philippines, it also spread to the whole of Southeast Asia with the footsteps of the colonists. Until now, rubber has become the fourth largest export material of Luzon after tobacco, sugar and grain.

Rich profits and more and more extensive uses, coupled with the unique climatic conditions, have made the rubber industry in Southeast Asia show full of vitality. Large rubber plantations continue to appear, and even super-large rubber plantations with nearly 10,000 employees have appeared.

But Polavisia never thought that Slo did not prepare coffee and wine for him, but insisted on bringing him here when he was busy, taking him to the rubber garden that belonged to him, and saying that there was something important to discuss! What on earth does he want to do? Do you want to give me a plantation like this?

God, it's better to give cash and jewelry.

A row of lush rubber trees and flowing milky white glue did not arouse any interest in Polavisia. Although he knew that rubber was very profitable, it was not worth his action.

"Mr. Sloe, you."

As he went deeper and deeper into the rubber garden, Polavisia finally broke the silence, but before he could continue to speak, the lush rubber forest in front of him suddenly seemed to have been swept by a hurricane. Countless rubber trees fell to the ground, and there were traces of fell and forcibly destroyed everywhere. Among the fallen trees, a The body curled and soaked in the mud, and the blood dripped down the tree pole to the ground, soaking the whole land.

"This is."

"Mr. Governor." Slo's eyes were red, and his tears cried bitterly, "Did you see it? This is what those mob did. They destroyed my rubber garden and killed hundreds of workers, and not only here, every factory and every plantation of mine has been treated like this.

Slow was heartbroken, and his expression was like a mourning. Before Polavisia could speak, he continued to perform: "Mr. Governor, you must make the decision for me. I really can't stand it. If the plantation is destroyed, it can be rebuilt. If the workers die, they can be re-recruitated, but do you know? Last month alone, I lost three cargo ships. If it goes on like this, I will really go bankrupt!"

Polavisha couldn't laugh or cry. She thought it was a big deal. Unexpectedly, Sloe pulled him to see the loss. However, over the years, he also got a lot of benefits from others. He couldn't ignore it and comforted him, "Mr. Sloe, this is only temporary. The reinforcements will arrive soon. Please believe me. The Philippines will soon be able to return to its original situation.

"No, Mr. Governor, I can't wait. As a Spanish nobleman, I hope you can immediately send troops to protect my property!"

"Punish troops! Cough, cough." Polavisia held her hand on her forehead and almost fell down.

Send troops? What kind of pie do you take?

Less than 10,000 troops have been scattered, and even the temporary Philippine puppet army has been sent out. If the second batch of reinforcements are not about to arrive, I'm afraid he can only choose a conservative strategy to keep Manila.

But it doesn't work. Slo's uncle is not only the governor of Guam, but also related to the queen. The most important thing is that in the past few years, Slo has squeezed into the Spanish upper-class aristocracy with his wealth of assets, and has friendship with many members of Congress. If he doesn't If you support it, I'm afraid the governor will do it!

But what method can be used?

Slow seemed to see Polavisia's difficulties and took the initiative to say, "Mr. Governor, I know your difficulties. The army needs to ensure the safety of the whole Philippines, so I hope you can allow me to form my own escort."

Before Poravisia's answer, Sloh had already continued: "In addition, I want to rent two cruisers from you to protect my fleet from pirates."

Polavisia's eyes widened. He finally knew why Slo pulled him here to see the dead body. It didn't matter if he formed his own escort, but he rented a cruiser belonging to the state to protect his private property? Did you hear it right?!

You should know that there are only a few warships in the Far East Fleet stationed in the Philippines at this moment, which is already the biggest guarantee in his hands. Without these warships, I'm afraid he doesn't have the confidence to persist until the reinforcements arrive!

It doesn't work even if you don't send ships to protect it. During this period, pirates suddenly became rampant. The Far East Fleet lost two gunboats in a row, and the fleets lost a lot.

Not to mention Sloe, many shipowners and cargo merchants in the kingdom have protested to him, accusing him of being unfavorable. With the escort of warships sent by various countries, the sea suddenly became lively. Originally, Polavisia also had the idea of escorting the main warships, but the riots in front of him completely disrupted his steps.

It is impossible to maintain the safety of the ship owner and Slo's fleet without the escort of the warship, but the launch of the capital ship will undoubtedly weaken his strength. What should he do?

As if to see the difficulty of Polavisha, Slo carefully "suggested" and said, "Mr. Governor, do you think this is okay? My uncle knows some Hawaiian businessmen. They are willing to help us contact the convoy here in Hawaii. Can you ask them to protect the fleet?

"Hawaii convoy?" Polavisia is very clear about this small fleet from afar, but if you want the other party to help you escort yourself, the other party must frequently enter and exit the port of Manila. Isn't it too dangerous to do so?

Although it is not the main fleet, Honolulu is now famous. Their greed for land has shocked the whole of Europe. Will it attract wolves into the house?

"Don't worry, Mr. Governor, the war between Hawaii and Japan is about to begin. They have no energy to come here again. As long as our reinforcements arrive, the fleet can be empty, and then we can not rely on them." After saying that, Slo quietly took out a check from his pocket and handed it to Polavisia: "Sir, this is too important for me. If I can't guarantee the safety of my fleet, then I must ask my uncle to tell the queen to send more warships here."

20,000 pesos!

Polavisia swallowed her saliva, which was really not a small amount of money, and the sentence behind Sloe was more threatening, so she weighed it repeatedly before collecting the check and said seriously, "Mr. Sloe, although your uncle is the governor of Guam, I still want to remind you that our country's seaport cannot allow it. Warships from other countries have been stationed for a long time, so when I recover the situation here, they must leave.

"Mr. Governor, thank you for your support. You can rest assured that as long as the situation in the Philippines returns to normal, I don't need those annoying guys. The price of their escort each time is too high!"

"Oh? Really? Haha."

After seeing Polavisia receiving the check, Slo was relieved and could finally explain to Nemo! ——

In the temporary staff of Lushun, the ticking telegram sounded again after the headquarters was re-established. Most of the time, Chen Ping even felt that he could not sleep without such a familiar voice for a day.

With the gradual improvement of the staff center, there is finally no need to rely on the forwarding ship on the sea. Through this invisible radio, from Jilin Heilongjiang to Lushun, then from Honolulu to Ryukyu Luzon, and even Cuba and Chile, you can pass through the forwarding stations one by one, or the ships that have received the signal. Gather here.

So far, Chen Ping still can't believe how the young master liked Tesla. At that time, no one could believe that the radio would bring such a big change to the war!

"Tan Wang reported that the first three escort guns have entered the port of Manila. In addition, Liu Hengyu also reported that the first regiment of the Fifth Division has been stationed in Luzon in the name of labor, and the second regiment will also enter in batches in the name of private escorts, but. Zhang Zuolin closed the document: "They are all carrying light weapons."

"It doesn't matter. Tell Liu Hengqi that what he has to do now is to continue to provoke the war between the Spanish army and the Luzon Rebels. The more fierce it is, the better. If necessary, he can decide whether to send a small group of troops to help."

"Yes."

"Do you have any news from Li Qiang?" Chen Ping stood in front of the North Korean beach and asked.

"Three days ago, a telegram was sent that they had moved to Xichuan near the Qingchuan River and annihilated at least 500 troops. The Korean Rebel Army also absorbed many people along the way. At present, the size of the army has doubled, but the combat effectiveness is really good."

"It's nothing. Anyway, they also use it to consume and harass me." Chen Ping's tone did not have a trace of emotion, and inserted the flag representing the night eagle into Xichuan's position on the sand table.

Zhang Zuolin was originally going to leave, but after thinking about it, he still asked, "Chief of Staff, Luzon has fought unswervingly, and Cuba has also made a scene. This is a good time to intervene. Why don't we do it?"

"Have you read Sun Jiugong's telegram?" Chen Ping threw down the flag in his hand and looked up at the increasingly mature army contact staff. Instead of answering, he laughed and said, "He has made a name for himself in Cuba. He commanded the Cuban Revolutionary Army to annift out 3,000 Spanish soldiers and successfully recovered the important land. The young master has sent him a telegram, and the staff has also made a decision to promote him to Lieutenant Colonel."

"I hope you can work harder, too." Chen Ping patted the epaulette of arms on Zhang Zuolin's shoulder and smiled: "Change it early."

"Yes!"

As soon as Zhang Zuolin saluted, Chen Ping motioned him to put it down and asked, "Yuting, you just asked me that Luzon can do it, so let me ask you, if we take Luzon at this time, what will happen to the warship ordered in the United Kingdom?"

"Maalacca definitely can't go. Then there are only two ways, take the Indian Ocean, along the sea off the island of Sumatra, take the western part of Australia along Cape York to enter the Coral Sea, and then go north from the Solomon Islands to cover the many islands in that area to return home.

"There is also one that crosses the Atlantic Ocean, takes the Magellan Strait, and then goes north along South America."

Chen Ping nodded and could see that Zhang Zuolin had worked hard on the chart and said with a smile, "It's good for the army staff to know the chart like this." After admiring it, he asked, "If you were the base camp, where would you let the fleet go?"

"Walk along the Strait of Magellan and along the coastline of Chile." Zhang Zuolin replied affirmatively, "Why? Many people think that Chile is our ally.

"Because as long as you cross South America, you can enter the protection circle of the U.S. Navy. If there is a problem, you can immediately hide in the west coast port of the United States to avoid our attack."

"Yes, the analysis is right." Chen Ping turned his head, looked at the huge world map hanging on the wall, and said affirmatively, "So you must not enter Luzon at this moment. In that case, you would have taken the route you said, and the fleet would be forced to enter the unfavorable battlefield for a decisive battle!"

"So, I can tell you that the young master is also waiting, waiting for an opportunity!"

As soon as Chen Ping finished speaking, a hurried footsteps came from the outside: "Report, Changchun City suddenly encountered a large group of horse bandits last night and attacked the residence of the Chamber of Commerce. At present, the first division, second regiment and the fifth battalion stationed there are chasing the other party. It is reported that the attack has killed more than 700 people and injured more than 300 people. The Chamber of Commerce President Liu Zhiquan was also seriously injured.

Hearing the news, Chen Ping frowned. At the same time, Zhang Zuolin also took a deep breath. The horse bandits attacked Changchun City?

Isn't it a mistake?

(to be continued)