After the meeting, Shang Yi and Ali Sandra also returned to the inner room. Toyotomi Kaoru had directed the waiting room with the missionaries, and actually arranged four dormitories.

Seeing that they were back, Toyotomi Kaoru also greeted them, looked at the two of them, and said strangely: "Why are there only you two, Miss Li, why didn't she come back with you?"

Alisandra smiled and said, "He is not in Luzon now, so Ah Xun packs up quickly. We will set off again tomorrow. I think he can't wait."

Toyotomi Kaoru couldn't help but cover his mouth and laughed. In fact, Toyotomi Kaorui also knew about Shang Yi and Li Huamei. To be honest, the emperor had a lover, and such a thing was nothing. Japan's third-generation general Tokugawa Iemitsu had a lover Atong, and he gave birth to an illegitimate son, Masayuki.

Therefore, the nature of this kind of thing actually depends entirely on Shang Yi's historical evaluation. If the historical evaluation of Shang Yi as a hero of a generation, then this would be considered a romantic event at most. It would not only not damage Shang Yi's image, but on the contrary it would also add a little bit of fun to him. But if the historical evaluation of Shang Yi as a foolish monarch, then it is the best evidence of Shang Yi's lust and impotent country. Of course, from the current situation, Shang Yi is undoubtedly able to be with Qin Emperor and Han Wu, Tang Emperor and Song Emperor, and what is the heroic monarch who surpasses them.

But Toyotomi Kaoru was also very curious about the fact that the emperor was looking for lovers, even if he was not a lady from a family or a lady from a famous family, he was also a famous prostitute. But according to what Alisandra said, Li Huamei was born as a pirate, and when he met Shang Yi, he was a female pirate leader. Therefore, Toyotomi Kaoru really couldn't understand that a female pirate attracted Shang Yi, or Shang Yi's taste was not ordinary. Moreover, although Alisandra always joked with Li Huayi, she still expressed her opinion to Toyotomi Kaoru in private and admired Li Huamei very much, so Toyotomi Kaoru really wanted to see what this female pirate was like.

However, Shang Yi slapped Alisandra's buttocks hard and said with a smile: "You dare to make fun of me for this matter. Let's see how I deal with you tonight." He turned to Toyotomi and said: "Axun, come together, listen to me tonight, and you must make Yani unable to get up tomorrow."

Although Toyotomi Kaoru's face turned red, he felt happy and immediately walked over and said, "

Alisandra giggled and said, "If I had known this was the case, it would have been enough to just clean up a room."

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The next morning, Shang Yi took a long time to get out of the jade-filled legs of Alisandra and Toyotomi Kaoru. Of course, he couldn't help but kiss me. Fortunately, the three of them had been sleeping together during this period and had experienced a lot of bathing together in a pool, so there was no need to be restrained. After Shang Yi got up, Alisandra and Toyotomi Kaoru also got up one after another, and the three of them almost finished washing at the same time.

Because the next plan had been decided yesterday, Cheng Gang ordered the Chinese army stationed in Manila to prepare for their luggage and be transferred, but the transfer of the army cannot be completed in one day, so there is nothing to do today. Shang Yi also planned to go to the market outside Manila after breakfast, and check the situation in Manila.

But at this moment, Zhang Gengqiu came to the church and asked to meet Shang Yi.

After meeting, Shang Yi asked Zhang Gengqiu to sit down and talk. Zhang Gengqiu was not polite. After thanking him, he said, "Your Majesty, I came to see the emperor this time at the request of the officials of the Governor General's Office of Luzon to build a province in Luzon."

Strictly speaking, Luzon is not yet considered a territory of China, but can only be considered a colony of China. The Chinese government only established a Governor's Office in Luzon, but did not formulate a system to manage all colonial affairs. Everything is decided by the Governor's Office. Therefore, the current Luzon colony enjoys great autonomy and only needs to pay a tax to the country every year. Of course, the Luzon colony still needs domestic support to gain a foothold, and there is no need to worry that it will go independent.

In fact, Shang Yi had considered the establishment of the province in Luzon before, but the conditions were not ripe at that time, so he was temporarily rested. Unexpectedly, Zhang Gengqiu would take the initiative to come out to Shang Yi this time, so Shang Yi couldn't help but be a little surprised and said, "Governor Zhang, it's so good, why did he suddenly mention the establishment of the province in Luzon?"

Zhang Gengqiu said: "Report to the emperor, since the emperor led his troops to occupy Luzon, Luzon should be a land of China. Now there are more than 500,000 Chinese in Luzon. Everyone hopes that Luzon will establish a province so as to officially return to China. Originally, the emperor did not come to Luzon, and we also plan to write to the court after the beginning of the year to establish a province in Luzon. The emperor happened to come to Luzon. Therefore, the officials of our Governor's Office believed that we should directly request the emperor."

Shang Yi smiled and said, "The Luzon colony has been five years. If Luzon wanted to build a province, it would have been proposed to the court. Why should we wait until now? It must be another reason. Governor Zhang, I met you when I met you. Just say it straight, and there is no need to turn the corner."

Zhang Gengqiu also smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, then I'll tell the truth. Although there are more than 500,000 Chinese people in Luzon now, there are less than 200,000 people who have settled here. There are many merchants and farmers, although they have industries and land in Luzon, their main businesses are also in Luzon, but they still retain their home land deeds in China and keep people guarding them. They did not really immigrate to Luzon. And according to my investigation, most people do not intend to live in Luzon for a long time, and they are preparing to return from Luzon after making some money. Can the emperor know why?"

Shang Yi sang for a while before saying, "Is it because Luzon did not build a province?"

Zhang Gengqiu said: "That's right."

Shang Yi frowned and said, "Since I stepped down from the foundation, I have declared that all the people in the world are all equal, no distinction between high and low, and I have sent troops to protect overseas Chinese several times, and stationed troops in Luzon to protect them. This is actually not much different from the establishment of a province. Isn't this enough?"

Zhang Gengqiu said: "Although the emperor did these things, if Luzon does not build a province for one day, it will not be considered a land of China for one day. And the Chinese who settled in Luzon are also difficult to be considered a Chinese. Then it will inevitably make people unstable. Only when Luzon establishes a province as soon as possible and officially becomes a land of China can people calm their hearts and allow Luzon Chinese to live and work in peace and never have any worries."

In fact, Zhang Gengqiu still said it more obscurely, but Shang Yi had already understood the unspoken voice. To put it bluntly, the Chinese in Luzon lack protection, because this time, Luzon immigration was organized by the government and participated in the immigration. Most of the people who came to start a business in Luzon, and were preparing to start a business in Luzon, not because they could not survive in China, so they came to Luzon to survive. Therefore, what Chinese people in Luzon need to open up land and plant and start businesses in Luzon is a long-term security policy. As long as China does not officially confirm that Luzon is China's official territory in one day, they will not get security guarantees in one day.

This is especially true for merchants. Although Shang Yi has done a lot of rank to protect overseas merchants, the impression that the Chinese massacres in the past few overseas has left on overseas merchants is too profound. Apart from Shang Yi, other Chinese emperors ignored this and let them die on their own. Therefore, most overseas merchants were prepared for both ways. On the one hand, they bought property overseas and expanded their operations. On the other hand, they paved various ways of retreating in China. Whenever there was a stir, they immediately ran away. Although Shang Yi has done a lot of things, they have only treated the symptoms but not the root cause, which is not enough to dispel these concerns. To put it bluntly, it is not China's land, so they can give up at any time. After all, China is just beginning to embark on the era of navigation trade.

If the province of Luzon is officially established, these concerns can be largely dispelled, because once Luzon is established, it means that Luzon officially becomes China's land, and then China will have the responsibility and obligation to protect Luzon and will not give up Luzon easily. Of course, in the long run, China must also formulate a set of relevant colonial and immigration policies to protect the security interests of colonies and immigrants in the form of laws, rather than just based on the emperor's personal likes and dislikes. Therefore, Shang Yi nodded and said, "Okay, Governor Zhang, I know what you mean. I will seriously consider the matter of Luzon's establishment."

After hearing this, Zhang Gengqiu felt relieved and said, "If there is anything that we need to do in the Governor's Office of Luzon, the emperor please give it your order."

After Zhang Gengqiu left, Shang Yi also canceled his trip to Manila today, and called on Alisandra and Marquis Gonzalez, told them what Zhang Gengqiu said just now, and then asked them for their opinions, because they were both from old colonial countries and had much less experience in this regard than Shang Yi.

After listening to Shang Yi's speech, Alisandra first said: "If you want to talk about the establishment of a province in Luzon, I think it is very appropriate. After this war, the cities can start to do it. China's colonies are actually very different from those in Europe, because the current Luzon colonies, including the colonies established in the South Ocean after we defeated the Dutch and the Nanyang army, are actually very close to China. China can completely annex them as part of its own territory, but Europe is impossible. It seems that the Netherlands has absolutely no way to turn Batavia into the land of the Netherlands. Therefore, I don't think that Europe's experience in colonies can be copied to China."

Shang Yi nodded and said, "I know this, but before annexing these countries, I always have to go through a period of colonial time, just like Luzon. Therefore, there should be a relatively complete method for managing colonies. In these aspects, I think that the experience of Europe is worth referring to."

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