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Chapter 297 The boiling Chen family

Chen Lizi didn’t know what Chen Huan and Chen Sanxi thought, nor did he want to know. // High-speed update// What he was most concerned about was that since the establishment of a stronghold in Dagupan in June this year, the entire Chen family has embarked on a path of no return.

Chen Lizi knows the past of the Chen family, the grievances and grievances between the Han people and Spain.

The Chen family was from Chaozhou. At the beginning of the opening of Longqing, Chen Lizi's grandfather was wandering to Manila. At that time, Spain had just established a stronghold in Manila, but its foundation was not solid. In the second year of Wanli, it was attacked by pirate Lin Feng, and the situation was in jeopardy.

What the Spanish did not expect was that Fujian Governor Liu Yaohui actually sent troops to help and jointly encircle Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was overwhelmed and led the rest of his troops to escape.

The Ming Dynasty and Spain established a certain trust relationship in cooperation, and in the fourth year of Wanli, the ships they invited were allowed to be taken to Manila for trade. The total trade volume between the Ming Dynasty and Spain quickly reached a height. With the hard currency such as silk, raw silk and porcelain, the Ming Dynasty transported a large amount of silver back from Manila, causing the first inflation in the Ming Dynasty.

Luzon Island is rich in resources and has many gold mines, so it is easier to develop, but the local natives are lazy and stupid, so the Spaniards cannot, so they had to recruit Han people from the Ming Dynasty to reclaim their colonies in Luzon Island.

Chen Lizi's grandfather firmly grasped this opportunity and quickly amassed a lot of wealth. Together with the Li family and Wang family, he became Manila's leading wealthy rich.

The number of Han people increased sharply, and it controlled Manila's economic lifeline, which caused extreme panic among the Spanish authorities. Spain gradually changed its established strategy of attracting Han people, began to increase exploitation and restrictions on Han people, and under the protection of swords and guns, he sent Han people at will.

How could the proud Han people tolerate discriminatory treatment from Spain? In the 21st year of Wanli, under the leadership of Pan Hewu, they launched a maritime uprising and killed the Spanish Governor Das Marenas. The Spanish finally made up their minds and began to expel the Han people in the 25th year of Wanli, and launched a massacre in the 31st year of Wanli, and more than 20,000 Han people died in a bad life.

At that time, Chen Lizi was only in her teens. His father felt danger in advance and sent him to Batavia to hide before he escaped. Chen Lizi's family, except for a few loyal servants, were all killed.

"If you don't take this revenge, you will be a son of man!" Fifteen-year-old Chen Lizi bit his finger in Batavia and wrote a bloody letter on silk!

After this massacre, the Spaniards discovered that after leaving the Han people, tax revenue fell sharply, and the rule of Luzon was in chaos. As a last resort, the Spaniards began to attract the Han people again. Their attempts were very obvious, just like planting leeks, cutting them one after another and waiting for the next one.

Chen Lizi, who had long seen through the vicious nature of the Spanish, did not avoid prestige and returned to Manila without hesitation. His creed was to pay blood debts and blood. After decades of hard work, he re-established the Chen family and became the leader among the Han people again.

In the past few decades, ordinary people have found it difficult to understand how much psychological pressure Chen Lizi is and how much suffering he has suffered. These pains and pressures have almost driven him crazy. He even thought that instead of living in such a painful way, it would be better to resist it quickly in the 31st year of Wanli.

Chen Lizi knew very well that as the Han people's economic strength became increasingly large, it was not long before the Spanish had cut leeks! For this reason, Chen Lizi was extremely anxious. He not only secretly contacted the Li family and the Wang family, but also targeted Zheng Zhilong, who was growing stronger.

Later, the Dutch were defeated in the Battle of Luowan. The Chen family, Li family and Wang family were all ecstatic and secretly sent envoys to Zheng Zhilong's place, not only providing a large amount of donations, but also actively lobbying Zheng Zhilong to attack Manila.

However, the Li family and the Wang family were not in close relationships, and were discovered by the Spanish and almost all of them were slaughtered. Moreover, the Spanish obviously strengthened the surveillance of Chen Lizi, making it difficult for Chen Lizi to move.

The move to resist the Spanish suffered a major setback, which once made Chen Lizi lose confidence. He grew older by dozens of years. In his forties, he looked like an old man in his sixties or seventies.

Just when Chen Lizi was discouraged and tried to move his family, the strongest voice suddenly came from Guangdong.

"Nanyang is the South Ocean of the Ming Dynasty. No one outside the Ming Dynasty is allowed to get involved!"

"No matter where you are, as long as you say Chinese words, wear Chinese clothes, and look to China, you are all Chinese people!"

"Bonte will organize a fleet to expel the Spaniards within two years..."

When Chen Lizi heard these words, she was in her forties and cried like a child while holding her wife and concubine.

He knew that his hope had finally come true.

Over the years, Chen Lizi has personally experienced the death of his relatives and witnessed so many massacres. He has learned to be cautious and endure. He has been waiting for so many years, and he can continue to wait.

He finally endured the torture like an ant bite. In June this year, the Bangtai Navy easily established the Dagupan stronghold and sent a large number of manpower to open a dense forest trail, connecting Dagupan and Manila.

Moreover, what surprised Chen Lizi even more was that he actually met the son of an old friend: Li Siming, and learned that Li Siming was the general manager of the Bangtai Navy! The ecstatic Chen Lizi and Li Siming discussed for several days, and decided that Chen Lizi would provide food for the resistance near Manila to fight the Spanish together.

Chen Lizi also knew that in just three months, more than 1,500 elite soldiers near Manila had exceeded 1,500. They held steel crossings, crossed between the dense forests, hunted the Spaniards everywhere and burned the Spaniards' manors, causing chaos near Manila.

Chen Lizi was full of confidence. He believed that with more than 1,500 people, attacking Manila might not be enough, but blocking the Spaniards in the city should not be a problem.

As a result, Chen Lizi became more and more courageous. Not only did he take on the military rations of elite soldiers, he also sent people to purchase a large number of weapons through the dense forest path, preparing for war every day and training the servants at hand.

At the same time, Chen Lizi vigorously strengthened the construction of the defense facilities of the Chen Family Manor. In addition to not having a flag yet, he almost openly informed the Spaniards that I was going to rebel.

Chen Lizi was once again, and had long put life and death aside. However, "there are three kinds of unfilial piety, and no descendants are the greatest", Chen Lizi still sent his son Chen Huan to Dagupan just in case.

However, when Chen Huan appeared in front of him again, his eyes were almost wider than the copper bell.

Chen Lizi's face was gloomy, staring at Chen Huan, frowned so much that she could almost accumulate a pool of clear water, and shouted in a low voice: "Say! Why are you back?"

Chen Huan couldn't help but have a cold war. He knew that his father was the most terrifying at this time. Even though he had been thinking about it for a long time and had thought of many excuses, he was frightened by Chen Lizi and forgot everything behind his head. He just lowered his head and whispered: "Dad...I..."

"What am I?" Chen Lizi was almost on the verge of going wild. He ignored Chen Huan and turned to stare at Chen Sanxi, "Sanxi! You are a half-time person! How did I tell you?"

Chen Sanxi was so scared that his knees weakened. He quickly knelt down and said tremblingly: "Master, I..."

Chen Huan didn't know where a courage emerged, and interrupted Chen Sanxi's words loudly: "Dad, no wonder Brother Chen San, this matter is my own decision!"

Chen Lizi's face became even more gloomy. He walked to Chen Huan, threw Chen Huan to the ground with one kick, and said sternly: "You are making a fortune, dare not listen to your father!"

After saying that, he was about to continue kicking Chen Huan when he suddenly heard a scream from the side hall: "Dad..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a beautiful woman with anise bun appeared full of vitality and jumped in front of Chen Lizi in a few seconds, blocking his kick.

When Chen Sanxi saw the woman jumping out, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. With the appearance of Chen Tianyao, who was pampered with thousands of love, Chen Lizi's anger must have been held in her heart and couldn't be heard.

Chen Tianyao helped Chen Huan up from the ground and accused him angrily: "Dad, you have to punish your brother, at least let him argue a few words. If you don't say a word, just kick him directly. Mom should be sad again!"

Chen Lizi's first wife, Wang, has been with Chen Lizi for many years. Her knowledge and vision are very respected by Chen Lizi, so it is widely rumored that Chen Lizi is afraid of her.

Now when Chen Lizi heard his daughter mention Wang's name, he couldn't help but feel a little bitter in his heart. He waved his hand and ordered: "Everyone retreat!"

The servants looked at their noses and their noses, and did not dare to show any disrespect. They walked cleanly in an instant, leaving only Chen Lizi and the other two behind.

Chen Tianyao did not let Chen Lizi go: "Dad! Since you trust Bangtai so much, you practice martial arts in the manor and buy weapons in a large number of ways, but why did you hesitate when you are about to come and leave a way out? If your father doesn't trust Bangtai from the bottom of his heart, why did he put the Chen family in a dangerous situation?"

Chen Lizi always loves Chen Tianyao very much. Seeing that Chen Tianyao's thoughts were clear and every word was reasonable, she couldn't help but look at Chen Tianyao more and thought to herself that Tianyao had inherited her mother's vision and insight, but she was always impulsive in doing things and was a little ignoring the consequences.

At this time, Chen Huan also said, "Dad, I understand your good intentions. I know all the hardships of my father over the past few decades. I want to ask my father, if this failure is the case, will my father be willing to watch his son repeat your old path?"

As soon as these words were said, they hit Chen Lizi's chest like a heavy hammer. Yes, looking back on the past few decades, I was almost breathless under the pressure of family feuds. Only by working hard can I relieve my inner hatred and pain. If I fail, will I really have the heart to watch my son spend his whole life in suffering?

Chen Lizi was discouraged, shook his head, sighed heavily, and said, "Ah... what do you know! Spain, the Netherlands and Portugal formed an alliance to deal with Bontai together..."

Chen Huan and Chen Tianyao were shocked and said, "How is this possible!"
Chapter completed!
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