Xinshun 1730

Chapter 276 Self-reliance
"Master Mi doesn't know something. Ninety-nine percent of the sugarcane gardens around Batavia are worked by us Chinese. Those Javanese people only need to work for a hundred days a year, and they will not starve to death. The rice here is ripe three or four times a year. There are a lot of wild fruits, and people here have their own villages, so they seldom work in the sugar factory."

"Only the people of the Celestial Dynasty are industrious and diligent. When they come here, they usually have to work in sugar factories. If the Dutch really have the idea of ​​deporting us to Ceylon, it can be described as dangerous!"

"Ceylon is very far away from here. I don't know how many people will survive on the way. Even if they get to Ceylon by chance, it is sweltering and humid, and there are more deaths and fewer lives."

"Since the Celestial Dynasty infers from this, is it necessary to see the tens of thousands of Batavia's citizens of the Celestial Dynasty die overseas?"

After a little observation of Lian Huaiguan's face, Mantou can already confirm that this person is not a Dutch spy.If it was a Dutch spy, he wouldn't pick up this shit.

Not only was Lian Huaiguan extremely shocked, but he also recognized this behavior of throwing dung on the Dutch. Obviously, Lian Huaiguan did not trust them to do good things because of their daily behavior.Speaking of which, although the Dutch have not yet done this matter, even if there is a great possibility that they will do it, it has not happened yet. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an exaggeration to blame the Dutch for this time.

This deliberate shit pot is the situation where Mantou judges Lian Huaiguan's attitude.

It's just that Mantou still wants to ask one more question.

"It's hard work... I really don't know much about it. Why are the Chinese so hardworking? Since they can't starve to death after only half a year of hard work, is it possible that I, the people of the Celestial Dynasty, are really hardworking by nature?"

At least, in Liu Yu's case, hard work is not a good evaluation.

At this time, the dream of the vast majority of people is to be a landlord who collects rent and lives without worrying about food and clothing. I am afraid that this kind of hard work is not natural.

Lian Huaiguan explained: "My lord doesn't know. The Javanese still has a village community, and no matter how bad they are, they can return to the village community to live. As for the Chinese who come here, the owners of the garden do not pay poll tax in order to save money. If they are not diligent, those slave laborers will hardly survive. If they are not diligent, they will report to the Dutch that they are black households without a residence permit, and they will be captured and sentenced to death.”

Mantou sneered secretly, and said lightly, "Oh, it turns out that he is so diligent."

Lian Huaiguan didn't understand the true meaning of the steamed buns, and said: "These Westerners are not good people. Then Spain is in Luzon. Since the Wanli period of the previous dynasty, it has slaughtered my generation, intermittently seven or eight times. The Netherlands Humans and Spaniards are red-haired ghosts, they can do such a thing."

Mantou thought to himself, of course I know about this, besides, my husband has said it more than once.It's just that my husband has a different judgment on the matter of Batavia, and I need to think about it when I deal with it on the fly.

He knew that Liu Yu's mind was on Nanyang, and he also knew that Nanyang's problem was on the navy.

As for how large a navy can be to ensure control of Nanyang, on Liugong Island, Liu Yu's inference is that there are about 15 cruisers, relying on wolf pack tactics to let blood, cut off merchant ships, and cut off the cash flow of the East India Company, as long as A little cooperation from France and the Dutch East India Company would collapse in no time.

Now Weihai's navy still has a certain distance from this bottom line goal.

It's just that Liu Yu's plan is purely from the perspective of the navy.If you consider the resistance of the Chinese in Batavia and the fact that there can be an army of two to three thousand, the pressure is actually much less.

Even in Britain at this time, the number of troops transported to India at one time is only a few hundred people, which does not reach the scale of two thousand.From the Netherlands to Southeast Asia, even if it is a merchant ship, it takes about 200 days on average, regardless of troop transport and supplies.

As long as the army is involved, the threat from the Dutch may be far inferior to the mosquitoes in Batavia and the leeches in the woods.

The Nanyang issue The biggest problem facing Dashun, a feudal dynasty, is the Chinese in Nanyang. Which part should they rely on?

Is it to replace the Dutch and let those Kapitan and Lei Zhenlan continue to rule, just like Dashun compromised with the Jiangnan gentry in order to defeat Houjin?

Or rely on the vast sugarcane plantations around Batavia to hire labor, slave labor, and small Chinese business owners?
What kind of attitude will Dashun take to manage Batavia in the future?

Mantou and Liu Yu had the same thoughts, so they really wanted to know how much power the hired workers in the sugarcane garden here have?What kind of attitude is it?

Seeing that Lian Huaiguan had clearly mentioned the Luzon massacre, Mantou basically confirmed Lian Huaiguan's attitude.But this attitude is only an attitude in the general direction.

What does Lian Huaiguan want?
Is he a hero who protects the people in Shuntian?Or do you want to be the leader of a separate regime?The difference between the two will make a big difference in future cooperation.

"Although you go to sea, this dynasty allows you to go to sea to make a living. Even if you go to sea, you are still a citizen of the Celestial Dynasty. If something really happens, it will naturally take care of it."

"However, the migration to Ceylon is just a guess. It's unknown how it will be. Maybe it will allow local reclamation and planting, deregulation, and treat each other leniently with a policy of appeasement in order to achieve stability. Then It's hard to say."

He deliberately said that he didn't want to care about it, but he thought to himself, if the Dutch can relax the control and treat each other leniently, then the sun will really come out from the west.

Leniency is not going to happen, but there is a real possibility of sending the brethren to Ceylon.

In Nanyang, there are many legends about the founding of the country by the pirates of the predecessors. The story of Li Jun who established the country overseas in "Water Margin" and the story of the bearded man who established himself as the king in "The Three Heroes of the Wind and Dust" has inspired generations after generations to want to do something. big event people.

They didn't have much affection for the Dashun dynasty, they could only say that they thought that they would be the king here and pay tribute to the Celestial Dynasty.

Since I don't want to be a king's official on the shore of the land, so even Huai Guan didn't say anything like eating pots of milk to welcome the king's teacher, but only hoped that Dashun could intervene in this side—then the Netherlands The country can have the East India Company, and it will be the most comfortable if it can be self-reliant and a tributary country of Dashun.

For example, all the small countries under Ruo'an Xidu Protectorate?Or the nine surnames of Zhaowu from the Western Regions?Or the toast in the southwest?

Lian Huaiguan wants to do something big, but he is not Yue Wumu, and he has never eaten a grain of Dashun rice since he was born. His idol is not Yue Wumu, but the bearded man who established a country overseas in the story Guest, Hunjianglong.

However, to accomplish such a major event, it is impossible to rely on the brothers under his hands.He hopes to borrow some external power, such as... the Celestial Dynasty.

"Master Mi, I can't be more clear about what the Dutch look like. It is absolutely impossible to relax the control. This is managed by the governor of the Dutch East India Company. The company must be responsible to the shareholders and make profits. Is it the case of the Dutch? Shareholders, all benevolent people, spend money to make the life of the Chinese in Batavia better? This is obviously impossible."

"I just ask my lord to make a statement to the superior after I go back, and please see that for the sake of being of the Chinese lineage, if the Dutch really do something to expel us in the future, I just ask the Celestial Dynasty to make some negotiations... Or, please If something happens, we and other overseas red people can also protect themselves."

Finally when the key point was reached, Mantou's heart moved, his face remained calm, and he asked, "What is your position in Batavia now?"

"White body. There is no position, only some money."

"Oh...According to you, Jiapidan and Lei Zhenlan here are also unreliable?"

"Hehehe... I'm afraid that the Dutch will go to help with the matter as soon as they give the order. Anyway, most of them don't make a living from running sugar cane gardens, and they all have residence permits and pay poll tax on time. Batavia's tax collectors again. Without them, the Dutch wouldn't even be able to collect taxes, and the Dutch probably wouldn't embarrass them."

"Well... If that's the case, there seems to be some truth. The people you are waiting to go to sea are also citizens of the Celestial Dynasty. If the Dutch really do this, they really can't ignore it. However, I still have urgent matters now, and I have to go A trip to Sweden will take a year or two. How about..."

When Lian Huaiguan heard that this seemed to be a joke, he became excited and said, "My lord, please tell me."

"I'll write a letter to you. If you really want to plead for the lives of the common people, you might as well go back to the Heavenly Dynasty. Take my letter and go to Songjiang. After you go, go find the trading company's residence and hold my Believe me, someone will take you to meet some people. I am a soft-spoken person, but the person I recommend is enough to do what you said."

Lian Huai thought to himself, isn't this the so-called gentleman of this lord?Listening to this person's speech, it seems that he has a lot of respect for this person.That Songjiang is not too far away, it is enough to go there.

If you are counting on this person, not to mention whether you can come back after going to Sweden, even if you come back, it will be two years later.Two years from now, who knows what will happen?

"In that case, thank you sir."

Mantou nodded and smiled, took up a pen and wrote a letter, explaining what happened here in detail, and sealed it with wax.

Lian Huaiguan inquired about Songjiang's affairs again, and after asking about the details, he wanted to leave.

"When you get off the boat, don't talk about some things. I can talk about what I'm going to do in Sweden. A strong dragon doesn't overwhelm a snake. This Batavian Dutchman has too many eyeliners, so you need to be stricter."

"Yes, someone remembered."

After leaving the Free Trade Ship, and returning to his compound in Bacheng in the dark, several trusted brothers leaned over and asked, "Brother Huaiguan, what do you say to the officials of that dynasty?"

Lian Huaiguan shook his head and said: "I didn't say anything. He's going to Sweden to do business for the emperor, and he won't stay here for long. But because he set sail with the Swedes, the Swedes' ship was detained, so he can only follow Let's take a look. However, he said that there seems to be some changes in the Celestial Dynasty, and asked me to go to Songjiang to have a look. Let me see, why don't we go to Songjiang to have a look?"

These brothers don't have any serious occupations. To put it mildly, they are Lian Huai Guan's disciples, but to put it badly, they are Lian Huai Guan's horsemen.

Most of them were born here, and they may never have returned to Middle-earth in their entire lives.But it is still very easy to return to Fujian and Guangdong from Batavia.

Even if he doesn't have a boat, even Huaiguan has a lot to do here.

Many businessmen have homes in Dashun, and they also have homes in the local area. They often miss the monsoon and have to wait for a long time. They also need someone who knows the cold and heat. They usually marry another one here. These businessmen often return to Fujian and Guangdong. Guan believes that his interpersonal relationship is still good, and it is not difficult to go to Songjiang to have a look.

If you can really get some help, not to mention a trip to Songjiang, it is worthwhile to go ten or eight times.

"Since the brothers have agreed, this matter must be kept secret. After a few days, when the news dies down and the Swedish ship leaves, we will go there."

(End of this chapter)