Chapter 2895
Chapter 2895
Chapter 2895
Haihan sent troops to capture the Manila area in 1637, and there were still a large number of Spanish immigrants who could not evacuate in time.Haihan implemented long-term military control over the area after the war, so not many Spaniards were able to leave the area on their own. According to the statistics of the Manila authorities, more than [-] Spanish immigrants continued to live in the area after the war.
For this reason, the government also set up a "Hispanic Personnel Administration", referred to as a specialized agency of the Western Administration Bureau, to be responsible for the management of these Hispanic personnel who have settled in Manila.The first director of this bureau was Colonel Francis, the city defense commander of Manila before the war.
Although this colonel is just a puppet used by Haihan to stabilize the public sentiment, this institution has indeed played its due management role.From the third year after the end of the war, people of Hispanic descent went through the formalities of the Western Administration Bureau to apply for Haihan nationality.
These Hispanics who have successfully obtained Haihan nationality not only enjoy Haihan national treatment themselves, but also their descendants will automatically obtain Haihan nationality as long as they are born in Haihan territory.
So far, almost all of the Hispanic naturalized people registered in Haihan are from the Manila area, and the number is close to 2000.In the local bureaucracy, there are now many civil and military officials of Hispanic origin.
So to be serious, the Manila authorities should be no strangers to how to govern the former Spanish colony, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have rich practical experience.Qian Tiandun didn't think that Xiao Liang hadn't thought of this method at all, and it was more likely that he wanted to use it to bargain and win more favorable conditions for himself.
Of course, Qian Tiandun would not take the initiative to expose Xiao Liang in front of everyone.No matter what the other party's purpose is, since the problem is presented, he must come up with a feasible solution in order to be convincing.
The action plan designed by Qian Tiandun did take into account the governance of the occupied areas.In his view, after the occupation of the Spanish colonies, as long as those dangerous elements with sensitive identities and unreliable positions are eliminated, the remaining Hispanics are actually easy to manage, and the difficulty lies only in the differences in language and culture.But since the Manila authorities have many Hispanic naturalized citizens available, this is not a problem.
Yan Chujie probably couldn't bear Xiao Liang's intentional pretending to be confused, and interjected: "Manila has raised so many officials of Hispanic origin, isn't it just to be useful when dealing with Spain one day? As long as these people are loyal There is no problem with the speed, and I think it is time for them to play a role."
After Yan Chujie spoke, Xiao Liang naturally couldn't continue acting anymore, so he coughed dryly and said, "But I still have a question, assuming that we occupy more Spanish colonies overseas in the future, and assign Spanish colonies from Manila. If you want to manage these areas by ethnic officials, does that mean that these areas will be managed by Manila in the future?"
When Qian Tiandun heard it, he thought to himself that this is what you really want to bargain for.
Although everyone was called this time in the name of a joint operation, these local officials obviously have their own plans.Especially for the distribution of benefits after the war, it is necessary to discuss a general framework before taking action, otherwise an old fritter like Xiao Liang will definitely not see the rabbits and not scatter the eagles.
In terms of geographical location, the area in question is indeed relatively close to Manila. Of course, the management of the occupied areas after the war should be assigned to Manila. When management issues are brought up for discussion, this is to remind others not to reach into their own pots to scoop up meat.
Roger also understood Xiao Liang's purpose, and said with a cold snort: "Of course you, Manila, have the final say on the Philippine Islands. But if you go south and cross the Celebes Sea, apart from the territory of the Spaniards, if you go elsewhere If a new colony is to be built, governance will have to be discussed separately.”
Seeing this, Feng Annan followed suit and said, "The focus of Annan's garrison has always been on the Indochina Peninsula. I personally don't have much interest in the Philippine Islands."
Xiao Liang didn't say anything when he heard the words, but his eyes turned to Qian Tiandun silently.
Qian Tiandun knew that if he didn't make a statement, he probably wouldn't be able to reassure the other party completely, so he had no choice but to say: "My interest is not in the east, and I don't plan to have special forces stationed in Southeast Asia for a long time. After the Indian Ocean channel is opened , I will continue to develop westward.”
Among the crowd, only Roger had the least approval for this plan, and he only promised not to enter the Philippine Islands, the default sphere of influence of the Manila authorities.However, Xiao Liang did not express any objection, and thanked everyone with a smile, even if he believed that the agreement was valid.
A verbal agreement like this seems to lack effective constraints, but all the people who signed the agreement are generals with heavy troops in their hands, and the weight of words is there, and no one dares to violate it easily.
Now that Xiao Liang took the lead, everyone stopped hiding and laid out the conditions for dividing the sphere of influence they requested one after another.
Feng Annan demanded that all the colonial areas established in the Indochina Peninsula in the future be placed under the name of the Annan Garrison.This range can be described as huge, spanning the South China Sea and the Bay of Bengal, and there are six or seven countries in the domain.Even if it is measured by the territory of Ming Dynasty, it is close to half of the country.
The Malay Peninsula, which extends from the Indochina Peninsula and forms the Strait of Malacca with Sumatra, is also included in Feng Annan's request.It seems that he also intends to take a share of the Strait of Malacca, a key channel connecting the East and the West.
Compared with the Philippine Islands that Xiao Liang requested just now, they pale in comparison.Xiao Liang looked at the map of the South China Sea hanging on the wall, and immediately regretted his decision just now, he should have the courage to ask for more places.
However, Roger unceremoniously vetoed the content about the Strait of Malacca: "Old Feng, if you want the Indochina Peninsula, it's fine. I believe that no one here will compete with you for this title. But the Strait of Malacca, I advise you to still Don't interfere, it's good that I have been in charge of it all these years, don't make the simple situation too complicated!"
Feng Annan said: "In a place as big as the Strait of Malacca, you manage the South China Sea side and I manage the Indian Ocean side. The two sides will not interfere with each other. Isn't this the end?"
Roger was not willing to agree, but shook his head again and again, indicating that there was no room for negotiation on this matter.
Seeing this, Qian Tiandun couldn't help frowning secretly. He didn't expect that the generals in the South China Sea seemed to be friendly, but in fact they had a deep gap, and they were all masters who refused to suffer.It seems that it is not as easy as I thought beforehand to get these people to cooperate sincerely in the actions of external expansion.
(End of this chapter)
Haihan sent troops to capture the Manila area in 1637, and there were still a large number of Spanish immigrants who could not evacuate in time.Haihan implemented long-term military control over the area after the war, so not many Spaniards were able to leave the area on their own. According to the statistics of the Manila authorities, more than [-] Spanish immigrants continued to live in the area after the war.
For this reason, the government also set up a "Hispanic Personnel Administration", referred to as a specialized agency of the Western Administration Bureau, to be responsible for the management of these Hispanic personnel who have settled in Manila.The first director of this bureau was Colonel Francis, the city defense commander of Manila before the war.
Although this colonel is just a puppet used by Haihan to stabilize the public sentiment, this institution has indeed played its due management role.From the third year after the end of the war, people of Hispanic descent went through the formalities of the Western Administration Bureau to apply for Haihan nationality.
These Hispanics who have successfully obtained Haihan nationality not only enjoy Haihan national treatment themselves, but also their descendants will automatically obtain Haihan nationality as long as they are born in Haihan territory.
So far, almost all of the Hispanic naturalized people registered in Haihan are from the Manila area, and the number is close to 2000.In the local bureaucracy, there are now many civil and military officials of Hispanic origin.
So to be serious, the Manila authorities should be no strangers to how to govern the former Spanish colony, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have rich practical experience.Qian Tiandun didn't think that Xiao Liang hadn't thought of this method at all, and it was more likely that he wanted to use it to bargain and win more favorable conditions for himself.
Of course, Qian Tiandun would not take the initiative to expose Xiao Liang in front of everyone.No matter what the other party's purpose is, since the problem is presented, he must come up with a feasible solution in order to be convincing.
The action plan designed by Qian Tiandun did take into account the governance of the occupied areas.In his view, after the occupation of the Spanish colonies, as long as those dangerous elements with sensitive identities and unreliable positions are eliminated, the remaining Hispanics are actually easy to manage, and the difficulty lies only in the differences in language and culture.But since the Manila authorities have many Hispanic naturalized citizens available, this is not a problem.
Yan Chujie probably couldn't bear Xiao Liang's intentional pretending to be confused, and interjected: "Manila has raised so many officials of Hispanic origin, isn't it just to be useful when dealing with Spain one day? As long as these people are loyal There is no problem with the speed, and I think it is time for them to play a role."
After Yan Chujie spoke, Xiao Liang naturally couldn't continue acting anymore, so he coughed dryly and said, "But I still have a question, assuming that we occupy more Spanish colonies overseas in the future, and assign Spanish colonies from Manila. If you want to manage these areas by ethnic officials, does that mean that these areas will be managed by Manila in the future?"
When Qian Tiandun heard it, he thought to himself that this is what you really want to bargain for.
Although everyone was called this time in the name of a joint operation, these local officials obviously have their own plans.Especially for the distribution of benefits after the war, it is necessary to discuss a general framework before taking action, otherwise an old fritter like Xiao Liang will definitely not see the rabbits and not scatter the eagles.
In terms of geographical location, the area in question is indeed relatively close to Manila. Of course, the management of the occupied areas after the war should be assigned to Manila. When management issues are brought up for discussion, this is to remind others not to reach into their own pots to scoop up meat.
Roger also understood Xiao Liang's purpose, and said with a cold snort: "Of course you, Manila, have the final say on the Philippine Islands. But if you go south and cross the Celebes Sea, apart from the territory of the Spaniards, if you go elsewhere If a new colony is to be built, governance will have to be discussed separately.”
Seeing this, Feng Annan followed suit and said, "The focus of Annan's garrison has always been on the Indochina Peninsula. I personally don't have much interest in the Philippine Islands."
Xiao Liang didn't say anything when he heard the words, but his eyes turned to Qian Tiandun silently.
Qian Tiandun knew that if he didn't make a statement, he probably wouldn't be able to reassure the other party completely, so he had no choice but to say: "My interest is not in the east, and I don't plan to have special forces stationed in Southeast Asia for a long time. After the Indian Ocean channel is opened , I will continue to develop westward.”
Among the crowd, only Roger had the least approval for this plan, and he only promised not to enter the Philippine Islands, the default sphere of influence of the Manila authorities.However, Xiao Liang did not express any objection, and thanked everyone with a smile, even if he believed that the agreement was valid.
A verbal agreement like this seems to lack effective constraints, but all the people who signed the agreement are generals with heavy troops in their hands, and the weight of words is there, and no one dares to violate it easily.
Now that Xiao Liang took the lead, everyone stopped hiding and laid out the conditions for dividing the sphere of influence they requested one after another.
Feng Annan demanded that all the colonial areas established in the Indochina Peninsula in the future be placed under the name of the Annan Garrison.This range can be described as huge, spanning the South China Sea and the Bay of Bengal, and there are six or seven countries in the domain.Even if it is measured by the territory of Ming Dynasty, it is close to half of the country.
The Malay Peninsula, which extends from the Indochina Peninsula and forms the Strait of Malacca with Sumatra, is also included in Feng Annan's request.It seems that he also intends to take a share of the Strait of Malacca, a key channel connecting the East and the West.
Compared with the Philippine Islands that Xiao Liang requested just now, they pale in comparison.Xiao Liang looked at the map of the South China Sea hanging on the wall, and immediately regretted his decision just now, he should have the courage to ask for more places.
However, Roger unceremoniously vetoed the content about the Strait of Malacca: "Old Feng, if you want the Indochina Peninsula, it's fine. I believe that no one here will compete with you for this title. But the Strait of Malacca, I advise you to still Don't interfere, it's good that I have been in charge of it all these years, don't make the simple situation too complicated!"
Feng Annan said: "In a place as big as the Strait of Malacca, you manage the South China Sea side and I manage the Indian Ocean side. The two sides will not interfere with each other. Isn't this the end?"
Roger was not willing to agree, but shook his head again and again, indicating that there was no room for negotiation on this matter.
Seeing this, Qian Tiandun couldn't help frowning secretly. He didn't expect that the generals in the South China Sea seemed to be friendly, but in fact they had a deep gap, and they were all masters who refused to suffer.It seems that it is not as easy as I thought beforehand to get these people to cooperate sincerely in the actions of external expansion.
(End of this chapter)