Chapter 835 831 [Re-acquisition of a vassal state]

  Governor of Batavia Rainiers, several MPs and MP representatives, more than a dozen high-level company employees, more than 20 civil servants, and more than 400 Dutch soldiers were tied into a string with ropes and escorted to the pier.

  The governor once arrested members of parliament, and high-level staff once led soldiers to besiege the governor's mansion in order to capture the governor and surrender.

   The contradictions between each other have long been irreconcilable.

   "I want to stay here, I want to be Chinese!" A large number of Dutch soldiers shouted.

  They have besieged the governor's mansion, what if they leave here and are retaliated by the governor wearing small shoes?

   Liu Hanyi wanted to laugh a lot, and ordered: "Let them divide into two teams, and choose which team to go."

   The captive team soon became very different.

  The governor and his cronies, as well as the soldiers who tried to rescue the governor's mansion, all spontaneously stood aside.

   On the other side, there are local company executives.

  As for the middle and low-level civil servants, those who have been away from the Netherlands for a long time choose to join the local faction. He has only been away from the Netherlands for two or three years, and subconsciously went to get together with the governor.

   Even if they get to India, they will not be safe.

  Because the representatives of the parliamentarians here are the cronies of certain high-level officials (Governors of India and Ceylon), and represent those high-level officials who stayed in Batavia. The arrest of their representative is equivalent to being arrested, and Rainiers must be hated to the bone.

  As the governor of Batavia, Rainiers is in charge of the entire Asian affairs, but when he goes to India and Ceylon, it is the territory of the governor of India and the governor of Ceylon.

   Obviously, Rainiers is the one that needs protection. It is estimated that the goods will not dare to disembark when they arrive in India. Fortunately, the commander-in-chief of the East India Fleet, who is also an airborne faction sent by the headquarters, will definitely do his best to protect Rainiers' safety.

  The writer Neuhof did not join any side, this guy shouted: "I love China, I want to be Chinese, long live His Majesty the Emperor of China!"

  Sun Jie couldn't laugh or cry, and said to Liu Hanyi: "Ambassador, this person can stay."

   "Then let's stay." Liu Hanyi nodded.

   When the Datong Army besieged the Governor's Mansion, Neuhof actively cooperated and acted as a dog's leg. Then he helped to count the goods, and even ran to Ambon Island to deliver a letter, persuading the Dutch on Ambon Island to pack up and leave.

   There is no credit, but hard work. This kind of good dog can be accepted.

  In the end, there were nearly a thousand civilians. Liu Hanyi said to these people: "Among you, those who want to leave can stand up, and those who don't want to leave can stay."

  These civilians were all born in Batavia, and all of them were of mixed blood.

   Their property has been confiscated. Even if they stay, they can only work to make a living, and they may have to go to the countryside to serve as slaves to the Han people.

Seeing that these people were hesitating, Liu Hanyi continued: "Women under the age of 40, as long as they are willing to stay in Batavia, I will help you find a new husband. If you have children, children under the age of ten, you can take the remarriage to your husband's house .”

  As soon as this remark came out, hundreds of women walked out on the spot, and more than 20 people brought their children.

  At this time, the Dutch colonists were still unwilling to stay in the colony for the elderly. Therefore, their wives in the colony can basically be regarded as mistresses. When high-level employees return to China, they can also arrange for mistresses and illegitimate children to escape. Those middle and low-level employees, once transferred, will most likely leave with a pat on the back, regardless of the life or death of their wives and children.

  In this case, it is normal for these mistresses to choose to abandon their husbands.

  Many of the lower-class Han Chinese in Batavia can’t even marry native wives. These women stayed and just married the low-level Han people, and Liu Hanyi was already thinking of ways to govern this place.

  Because according to Kuang Hong's example, Liu Hanyi is likely to be appointed Governor of Batavia!

  About twenty minutes later, these nearly a thousand mixed-race civilians made their own choices one after another. Many of the men chose to go to the Indian colonies, while most of the women begged to stay in Batavia.

  In fact, no matter where they go, these mixed-race civilians have no sense of belonging, and they don’t even know where their home country is.

   This situation is best domesticated!

  The Portuguese mixed-race descendants in Macau did not have any sense of belonging to Portugal, so they were ordered by Zhao Han to change their surnames for more than ten years, and now all of them regard themselves as Chinese people. At the beginning, I still held it, resisting intermarriage with Han people, but now I am afraid that I will be discriminated against, so I desperately find Han people to marry for my children.

  Even those of mixed race in Macau, there are still a large number of reformers every year, who invariably choose to believe in Mazu.

   Watching the Dutch leave the port by boat, before Liu Hanyi returned to the city, he saw a fleet of ships approaching from afar. They were all offshore galleys, obviously from some sultanate.

   The galley fleet was allowed to enter the port, and a guy in a hood came ashore with his guards for questioning.

Soon, the man was brought before Liu Hanyi, kneeling on his knees and said, "Tertna Sultan Zaku, I pay my respects to the great Chinese envoy! Tertina country, I would like to obey the Chinese emperor as my master, and thank China for driving away the hateful Dutch!"

   "The king please rise up!" Liu Hanyi was overjoyed, and he got another credit.

  Tertna Sultanate is not a small country.

About sixty years ago, this country was in its heyday. It occupied most of Mindanao, most of Sulawesi, the entire Lesser Sunda Islands and the Alor Islands, the North and South Maluku Islands, the Bachan Islands, and the Buru Islands. island and more. If the sea area in the middle is included, it is as large as the south of the Yangtze River in China.

   Then, the Europeans came.

   First bullied by Portugal, then bullied by Spain, and then bullied by the Dutch. It is a crime to conceive the jade, and the Tertena country is rich in spices, even producing half of the spices in Southeast Asia.

  It’s not working now, and the country’s land has shrunk by 70 to 80%. As far as its land area is concerned, it is roughly equivalent to two Taiwan islands.

Liu Hanyi took Sudan to the Governor's Mansion, and said: "China is a great country in the Celestial Dynasty, and has never treated vassals harshly. From now on, as long as you are loyal to His Majesty the Emperor of China, you will definitely not be bullied by Europeans again. China is different from the Netherlands, and will not force you to be inferior. Sell ​​your spices at a low price. Any merchant can buy your spices. Who you sell your spices to is up to you.”

  The sultan was very excited when he heard this, and knelt down to the north again, shouting: "Thanks to the great and benevolent Emperor, the royal family and people of Tertena will be His Majesty's servants for generations!"

  The Dutch did not build a castle in the country of Tertena, but the colony of Ambon Island in the Netherlands always deterred the country of Tertena. As long as the country's spices dare to be sold to a third party, the Netherlands will immediately send troops, and the massacre has been carried out several times.

   Now that Ambon Island is occupied by China, the Sultan of Tertena is of course overjoyed, and he voluntarily submits to China without any psychological burden.

  The Netherlands is too far away, and there are too few people, so they can only be subdued by force, forcing Tertena to sell spices to himself. China does not have so many concerns. Countless Chinese maritime merchants will flock to Tertena, and other countries will not be able to compete.

   It seems that Tertena is free to buy and sell spices, but in fact they must be sold to Chinese businessmen.

  Although the result is the same, the means are different.

  Tertna Sultan resented the European colonists, but was extremely grateful to the Chinese emperor, because China was his savior. In the past few decades, in order to fight against European colonists, two Sudans of Tertena died in battle.

   Liu Hanyi's achievements far surpassed that of Kuang Hong who captured Malacca.

  He removed the core of Dutch rule in Southeast Asia, not only captured Batavia, but also released the entire Spice Islands. Just relying on those islands rich in spices, Chinese maritime merchants can make a lot of money.

   Moreover, the surrender of Tertena Kingdom also has very important strategic significance.

  Tertena country's territory at this time is mainly concentrated in North Maluku Island, located between Mindanao and Papua.

  Once China goes to war with Spain in the future, troops can be dispatched from Luzon in the north, Brunei and Sulu in the west, and North Maluku in the south. Gather this group of vassals and attack the Spaniards on three sides, and they can beat Spain to the point where mother doesn't even know it.

  In addition, the territory of the country of Tertena is also an excellent landing point for sailing from America to Asia.

  When Magellan sailed around the world and left the Pacific Ocean, he almost landed in Tertena. The reason for not choosing where to land is simple, because it was Portugal's sphere of influence at the time.

   In order to show his loyalty, the sultan stayed directly in Batavia and planned to go to Nanjing with Liu Hanyi.

  Su Dingguo found Liu Hanyi, and brought several wealthy Arab and Indian businessmen.

   "Master Angel, Batavia has been defeated, and the next step is to capture Chittagong." Su Dingguo said.

  Liu Hanyi was satisfied and didn't want to make any more troubles, but he still asked: "Why do you have to occupy Chittagong?"

Su Dingguo explained: "The Dutch were driven away, and many Chinese goods could not be shipped out, and they needed to be shipped to India. Chittagong is a perfect place, where a group of pirates and Portuguese ruled. In the future, Chinese maritime merchants Ship the goods to Batavia and Palembang, and we merchants in Batavia and Palembang can transship the goods to Chittagong. The Portuguese, the British, and the Dutch transport the goods from Chittagong to Europe .”

   Well, just after Batavia was brought down, the merchants are already considering new sea trade routes.

   "Do you have enough cargo ships?" Liu Hanyi asked.

"Not enough," Su Dingguo shook his head and said, "Take my Su family as an example. There are only two sea boats, which my father saved back then. The Dutch unloaded mills and killed donkeys, and the Han people were not allowed to increase the number of ships, so the Su family's sea boats There have always been only two ships. Moreover, they are not allowed to go west, so they can only do business in other directions. Batavia has a shipyard. If you ask the ambassador to auction it, we will build ships in Batavia. If we can’t build so many, we will Go to Guangzhou Shipyard to order."

Liu Hanyi shook her head: "I have no right to auction the shipyard and armory in Batavia, and I have to ask the court for instructions. But the ship can be built first, and all profits belong to the court. I will keep Deputy Envoy Sun and let him manage the shipyard temporarily. and the arsenal."

  (end of this chapter)