Xinshun 1730

Chapter 531
What Shi Shiyong said was "let's just avoid it", but not "just let it go".

The latter implies a threat, and the next sentence must be to ask "I can't help it, how are you going to do"?But the previous sentence is just a request.

Valknir has a bottom line in his heart, the negotiation is nonsense, and he will show the bottom line if he doesn't come up.What I said earlier must be a condition that doesn't matter.

However, what is going on in Dashun's side can't be known now, and the people from the China Trade Commission of the company that accompanied them need to talk about it in detail before they can make a decision.

So according to the normal process, Valknir only said that this issue can be discussed, but considering that the special envoys of the Great Emperor are exhausted, it is suggested that they rest for a day and talk tomorrow.

Shi Shiyong also knew that he came here to give money to the Dutch, and he didn't expect to get rid of the money.Since the Dutchman said that he should rest first, it is obvious that this is to summarize the situation in the capital.

"Okay, if that's the case, let's take a rest first. But since we're here, the overseas adherents of the Celestial Dynasty here also need to let us meet and read the emperor's oral order."

"Mr. Special Envoy, please forgive me. Now you and I have not reached any agreement, especially on the poll tax issue. I don't want you to give those Tang people a benefit that we can't promise. After all, this is Pakistan. Davia is not the city of Beijing. Your emperor cannot rule here. We are not your tributary country either."

Shi Shi said with all his heart, no wonder the emperor didn't use those people who came from the imperial examinations to engage in diplomacy, it really couldn't be done.If one reads the books of sages and sages, with just this sentence, he should walk away. Is there any king in the world? This is the legal principle and bottom line of the Celestial Dynasty.It is not unreasonable for the king not to rule barbarians and di, and it is appropriate to use it in this place. If you want to engage in diplomacy, you can't demand the other party to be polite.

In addition, the Dutch are really a bunch of bastards. Shi Shi said with his heart that when the missionaries in Macau prevented you from entering Beijing to ask for trade, you didn't say that.

But he knew the purpose of his trip, so he didn't say much at this time, but just took a meaningful look at those Chinese Jiapidan and Lei Zhenlan.

Glancing over, Lian Fuguang didn't dare to make contact with this gaze, anxiously thinking about countermeasures.

He didn't know if the uprising outside the city had anything to do with the imperial court, but he guessed it might be.

I also know that the governor's letting the emperor's special envoy rest today is an opportunity for him to show his loyalty: to choose sides.

Either, quietly being the Capitan of Batavia, sitting honestly in the manor in the afternoon, or serving as a servant in the Governor's Mansion.

Or, they should organize those Lei Zhenlans to entertain this special envoy from the capital to prove that he is in Cao Ying and his heart is in Han.

But for the former, the Celestial Dynasty will regard itself as "a fake job"; for the latter, the Dutch will regard themselves as "suspectful of loyalty".

No matter what you choose, it's hard.

It's not psychological discomfort, but now it's hard to say who will win in the future.

Standing on the Dutch side, if Dashun wins, his family property will definitely be confiscated, and he will be fined to go to Beihai to defend the border.

Standing on Dashun's side, if the Netherlands wins, his family property will definitely be confiscated, and he will be fined and exiled to Cape Town.

When I was anxious, I took my heart into consideration and hurriedly said: "My lord, the special envoy of the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty came here, and the soldiers followed. I'm afraid I can't get used to the climate of Batavia, and I'm not used to the Dutch-style houses."

"Everything in my Amanus Gracht Manor is in accordance with the layout of Jiangnan gardens, with a main hall, side halls and side rooms. They can be arranged to live there. It just so happens that I, as Capitan, will be waiting at the Governor's Mansion I can't go back to the manor to live."

"Also, Governor, according to Chinese customs, His Majesty's incense table must be placed in the main hall. If it is a Dutch-style house, there is no distinction between the main hall and the side rooms, and there is indeed no way to entertain special envoys."

He did not say "our Chinese habits", but said "according to Chinese habits".He also said that he was Kapitan and wanted to be on standby at the Governor's Mansion, and even brought up a question of oriental etiquette, expressing his loyalty to the Batavia government in front of the Governor, and at the same time, he could let the imperial envoy remember him filial piety.

After all, in my own manor, I have many confidantes, so it is convenient for sending messages or giving gifts.

In this way, even if you don't go this afternoon, if the imperial court really intends to come to Batavia in the future, you can make connections in advance.

Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with the imperial court, because according to the characterization of the imperial envoy, the "rebels" outside the city were "officials forcing the people to rebel".

But the matter has come to this point, the imperial forest army of three hundred strong men in the northwest is really scary, and the Dutch may not be able to win.

Then it's better to take the opportunity to make connections in advance. In the future, he will hug his thigh and have the relationship with the group of people outside the city like his younger brother. At that time, it will be a big deal to sell the sugar factory.

Valkner thought for a while, and felt that the Chinese had some strange rules, so he agreed to this suggestion.

Lian Fuguang hastily went over to hand in hand, and said in Fujian official dialect: "Master Imperial Envoy, although my manor is simple and crude, it is suitable for temporary residence. I will send someone to drive out all the servants and idlers."

He didn't say to send Shi Shiyong and others there, but said that he was going to vacate the house first.

What kind of person Shi Shiyong is, who has been up and down for many years, how can he not see this little thought.

But I just smiled, knowing that the court will come to Nanyang in the future, it is not this group of people who can be relied on, this group of people is unreliable, if the other party wants to bet on both sides, then don't refuse.

He knew the court's plan, and had a lot of contact with Liu Yu, knowing that "yes" and "nothing" should be considered in everything.

If the imperial court wants to go to Nanyang, what is there?nothing?What is missing?what do you need?With this way of thinking, the court only gave a rough idea, and he could also know which direction to work hard.

Thanks to the imperial examination system, is Dashun short of alternate officials?To conquer Batavia in the future, who is missing an official?Lack of tax?
Absolutely not, there's no doubt about that.

At the very least, Batavia must be a fifth-rank state shepherd. There are so many officials from the Imperial College, Jinshi, and Wude Palace graduates waiting in line for official vacancies. Are you afraid that no one will become an official?No one to collect taxes?

That being the case, as long as Dashun still maintains the old rule, these local snakes are dispensable in Dashun's eyes.Those who are vying to line up to be the state shepherd can line up from the gate of the official government to the entrance of Dongjiang Mixiang.

On the contrary, what the imperial court lacks most now is the number of Chinese people outside Java.

For example, Ceylon, as the gateway to Nanyang, can attack Tianzhu when entering, and defend the important places in Nanyang when retreating. Without the Chinese population, Dashun cannot maintain effective rule.

This is the fundamental reason why Dashun had to take so much trouble to solve the Nanyang issue this time, because Dashun didn't want to just establish a tribute system in Nanyang like the Ming Dynasty, it would be very easy to die.Once Zheng He died and caught up with Columbus Globe, the whole situation changed completely.

At least it must be like the rule of the Han and Tang Dynasties in the Western Regions, there are four towns in Anxi, and the rest of the place can be restrained, but there must be military towns where the Chinese occupy the majority.According to the history books, Dashun has its own set of experience in governing the colony. It is still clear how to choose between confinement, Jiedu, and land reform.

These local Chinese tycoons who bet on both sides are not the power that the imperial court urgently needs. Whether they support or not, the imperial court doesn't care.

He saw Lian Fuguang's careful thinking, so he didn't care about it, knowing that the people the imperial court would rely on to gain a foothold in Nanyang in the future were not these people.

He didn't care about it, and he didn't object to the other party's overtures. He accepted the other party's kindness calmly, and the people slowly came to the gorgeous manor.

This manor is really beautiful. Compared with the manors of those noble families in the capital, this manor is more clever and more beautiful.Although a little less solemn, the layout is still Chinese.

When they came, the servants were using red silk cloth to cover the ancestral tablets in the sacrificial place with silk cloth, so that it was convenient to put some symbols of imperial power.

The tablet of the dead can't be higher than the imperial power, but it's not easy to smash it, so it can only be covered with cloth.As a consistent practice, when going to the Ryukyu for canonization, the tablets of Zhongshan Wang Temple must also be covered with silk.

After everything was settled, Shi Shiyong quietly went about his business.He took out a bronze talisman that was only half in size, and quietly waited for someone to come to him.

In the evening, the guard delivered the other half of the bronze talisman to him, and soon he was brought to Shi Shiyong alone.

After the agreement was confirmed, the rest of the people were dismissed. Shi Shiyong took a look at the other party, as if he saw his young self when he went to Weihai to prepare for the country of Wa.

He couldn't help laughing and said, "Before I went to the Wa country, I also used this kind of copper talisman. The little brother is lucky, I only stayed here for a year or two, but I stayed in the Wa country for seven or eight years."

A fluttering sentence brought the relationship between the two of them closer. Since they both worked as spies and were colleagues, the man was not nervous anymore, smiled and sat on the chair following Shi Shi's finger pointing.

Talked about the situation of the riots outside the city, and said: "The arrow is on the string, and we have to launch it. We have no choice. Brother Niu can only drag away the group of people who are most likely to riot first. The rest of the people who do not leave, just accept it." I’m used to it, as long as I can survive, I can generally persist.”

"Those who rebelled and left, whether they have us or not, will revolt. Therefore, Brother Niu took those people away first, and the rest who stayed here without the encouragement and organization of those people will not move for the time being. The imperial court still has to come forward to protect these people."

"The red-haired ghosts are no less vicious than the eastern captives when they killed people. These people still have their hearts attached to the dynasty. Although life was worse than death in Fujian, their life here is not as good as when they were in Fujian. Didn’t Ying Suobo say that back then, you don’t want to be the best, as long as others are worse than you.”

Shi Shiyong said with a smile: "That's true. Corrupt officials and gentry are rampant in the countryside. When compared here, isn't it the worst?"

The man smiled and said, "It's not much different. It's just that the past is too far away, and the present is on the body. The whip I received a year ago is the same as the whip I received today, but it still hurts more today. Before the Privy Council asked us to act cheaply. If things have to happen, then we can’t sit still. Brother Niu said that if the Privy Council gets some guns, he is sure to gain a foothold here. But we must still get British guns. If you have guns, that's the best."

Shi Shiyong nodded, he knew the court's next plan, and he thought that those who were determined to resist had already been pulled away, and he was absolutely right.

This group of people, even if the court guarantees that the Dutch will not throw them overboard halfway, but actually send them to Ceylon to work, this group of people will not go.

If you think about it in another way, you know that everyone is pulling the pole to start an incident. Are you still willing to accept the condition of "the court guarantees that the Dutch didn't throw them overboard, but they really went to Ceylon to do hard work"?Even if Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were pardoned and asked to build the Great Wall, would they have accepted it?Just be honest?
(End of this chapter)