Xinshun 1730

Chapter 540 The hero with the spell
On the way from Batavia to the volcanic area, twenty Dashun soldiers escorted a military officer and were heading towards the volcanic area.

Followed by two people from the Dutch company, twelve Bugis mercenary cavalry, and four Brianan Indonesian aristocrats who went to negotiate, the iconic Indonesian sword can be clearly seen on their waists.

The military officer was wearing a blue-gray official uniform embroidered with Xiongbuzi, a three-beam crown on his head, and two brass Taixing 15-year-style flintlock short guns stuck in his waist belt. There is also a rolled, blue-striped woolen cloak on the horse's back.

If you were in the capital, just by looking at this attire, the musket at the waist, and the felt cape on the horse's back, you would know that this must be from Jinghai Palace.Either a staff officer of the fifth or sixth grade who went to the Privy Council as a staff officer, or a military attache stationed abroad of the newly-built Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This group of people, in name, is said by Shi Shiyong. The Chinese people still have a little bit of a slack in the hearts of the Chinese people. Now that the emperor Renyi wants to protect immigrants, it is these people who persuade them to surrender.

Of course, the Dutch side readily agreed: If it works, it’s a good thing; if it doesn’t work, it would be even better if the rebels killed Dashun’s officials.

After all, the emperor's special envoy characterized him as "fishing and killing families, and officials forcing people to rebel." If he really wanted to wipe it out, he had to at least communicate with Dashun, lest Dashun would take the opportunity to find fault.

The Dutch felt that the Chinese seemed to respect their emperor or court very much. At least from Batavia's point of view, the Chinese in the city still had some trust in their court.

So they also sent two company employees to follow. Dashun paid for it and hired some Bugis cavalry to follow along. The four local aboriginal nobles also went to talk about the hope that these rebels would return their property in Bogor.

But in fact, Shi Shiyong sent these people to send guns, horses, "news" and exchanges to the rebel army.

The officials leading the team were from the Jinghai Palace, and it was a pity that it was a shame to dismantle a few cannons from the ship to send an order to persuade them to surrender along the way, so they felt a little sad.

Forty horses and forty guns can only be regarded as better than nothing.

The one who took the lead here used a pseudonym. This official knew that most of them were his classmates, but he didn't know who this "Niu Er" was.

Along the way, he was thinking about what Shi Shiyong had told him. Mr. Xindao Shi deserved to have been an undercover agent in Japan for many years. This kind of thing is really professional.

Naturally, it is impossible for Shi Shiyong to come in person. He also needs to gather Chinese in Batavia and read out the imperial policy to stabilize people's hearts.

After all, for the imperial court, the greatest use of the group of people who rebelled was actually to pull away the most rebellious group of people, so as not to mix with slave labor, which would lead to troubles in the migration to Ceylon.Shi Shiyong stood on the side of the court and had to distinguish the priorities.

When the 40 people approached the mountains, they saw some villages captured by the insurgents.The people in these villages looked at this small group of troops, which were mostly Chinese, neither panic nor fear. Although they did not do anything such as eating pots of pulp, the official knew it well.

No objection, at least it proves that the buddies who started the incident can stand firm here.

Not long after leaving the village, I saw someone sticking out a musket in the woods on the opposite side, and shouted in Fujian Mandarin: "The opposite side, what are you doing? I think you are also from Tang Dynasty?"

After reporting their names in an official style, the officials here shouted: "They are all from the Celestial Dynasty. I have something to meet with your leaders. You go to report, and I will wait here. Just say that the imperial court sent people."

The other person scolded directly: "Why, Zhao'an has come to Java? The Dutch want to beat us and kill the imperial court. Damn, the imperial court immediately sent someone to recruit. What a shit imperial court ?”

The guarding soldiers didn't know what was going on, and were about to get off their horses, the officials waved their hands not to be impulsive, but just scolded: "You are only a few people, how dare you talk about recruiting security? The imperial court has millions of soldiers, and there are no more than 10 people. How can you be qualified to recruit security? Don't talk nonsense, just tell your leader, I have something important to talk about!"

After finishing speaking, he asked the soldiers to be alert quickly, retreated to an open space with few trees, and set up alert.

The two employees of the East India Company who followed saw that the soldiers of Dashun were well-trained, and they secretly remembered it in their hearts, so they could go back and repeat it.

It took a long time before a team appeared in the distance, most of them were Chinese faces, and most of them spoke Fujian Mandarin.

After all, the Celestial Dynasty still has some face, and of course it may be the simple friendship between compatriots.

If this were the Dutch, it would be impossible to talk so much nonsense, and they would have shot them a few times earlier.

After waiting for Niu Er to show up, the military officer who came here to deliver the gun saw that he was indeed an acquaintance. It turned out to be you, but he used such a nickname.

It's just that it's hard to recognize each other at this time, so he got off his horse and pretended to say: "The other side is Niu, Huang, Lian and other digital leaders?"

Niu Er also recognized his classmate, cupped his hands and said: "This is Niu Er, this is Huang Ban, this is Lian Huai Guan, what's the matter with you?"

"Listen, the emperor has heard about the remnants of the Celestial Dynasty in Bacheng, and now he has made an agreement with the Dutch that His Majesty will pay the poll tax for three years, in order to find a way to make a living within three years. The imperial envoy also said that you are just fishing and killing your family, and the government is forcing the people to rebel. The heaven guarantees that if you lay down your weapons, you will not be hurt at all. Then you will be sent to work in Ceylon and other places to make a living."

The imperial court did not intend to recruit this group of people at all, it was just a formality.

This group of people is obviously a group of stubborn people with "rebellious bones in the back of their heads". Let them go to Ceylon to work again, suffer twice, and suffer twice?How could he agree.

Sure enough, there was little reaction from the crowd to the news.

Some people even scolded directly: "Go to Ceylon. Even if the court is a guarantor, going to Ceylon to work is a near-death experience. I only worked in the sugar factory for a year, and I almost died. Going to Ceylon, will life be easier?"

"That's right, Zhu Yuanzhang is no more than a beggar. He beat the world out of the world with a broken bowl. He Li Zicheng can rebel and become the emperor. Why can't we follow the example and do something great in Java? Why go to Ceylon to work for others, exhausted Tired?"

"Mother, the red-haired ghost is not a good bird. The court is good enough to return the money to the red-haired ghost? When I almost starved to death in Zhangzhou, I didn't see half of the relief from the court, so I had to work in Nanyang to pay off the debt. .Today, the imperial court is here to recruit the red-haired ghost, what the hell!"

When the incident started, Niu Er intentionally pulled away the most rebellious group of people, fearing that these people would stand up at that time and bring those who could bear it with him to the uprising, so as to ruin the court's authority. plan.

Naturally, these people are also stubborn, and they lack enough respect for the imperial court. Compared with the attitude of Lian Fuguang and others in Batavia City, it is not 01:30.

Huang Ban and the others felt that there was nothing wrong with what they said, and that was exactly what they said.

When Niu Er heard this, he was frightened.

Outside the system, he is full of arrogance, consciously swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger, and giving him a few years is enough to move across Java.

But within the system, he is a fart.A group of small officials of the sixth and seventh ranks in the Privy Council may meet someone in the capital who may have a stronger official family background than them.

At this time, Huang Ban and others are the Monkey King who is making trouble in the Heavenly Palace, and he is also Bi Mawen with a magic spell.

How dare you say something like "He Li Zicheng can rebel and become the emperor, why can't we do something big"?
Fortunately, the classmate on the opposite side came out and said: "Presumptuous! How can you mention the name of Taizu? I think you are outside of Wanghua, so don't pursue it for now. Are you determined to be a thief here? I can tell you, after passing this village, there will be no such shop.”

The insurgents had not only experienced the collusion of corrupt officials and gentry in Fujian, but also experienced the beatings of fellow sugar mill owners with leather whips, and also experienced the brutal methods of the Dutch.

After going through everything, it is useless to only talk about the benevolence and righteousness of an emperor.

Niu Er was afraid that the situation would get out of control, and he also wanted to know what the court meant, so he said, "This is not a place to talk. If you have the guts, put down your weapon and follow me. If you don't have the guts, please go back." I read it because you and I both speak Chinese, otherwise, we would have been hit by a cannonball!"

The heart of the Privy Council said, my buddy is here to give you a horse and musket, so you answered it well.

"I'm full of courage. Don't say that the black hole in front of you is the lair of thieves, even if it's a dragon's pool or a tiger's den. I can go there myself. What's so scary?"

After all, he took off the two beautiful flint short guns on his waist, threw them aside, and walked straight towards Niu Er.

It was also the first time for these rebels to see court officials with such courage. Although it is unknown whether they are friends or foes, they admired them and shouted, "Good man! You have the guts!"

The remaining soldiers also obeyed, unloaded their guns, and handed over the muskets and gunpowder packs to the insurgents.

The Bugis cavalry hired with money, of course, obeyed the employer's orders, and all dismounted, but the swords on their bodies were not taught.

Although the employees of the two Dutch companies were also afraid, they were not afraid when they saw the officials from Dashun. Maybe these rebellious Chinese didn't dare to hurt them, so they all followed into the mountainous area.

After going up the mountain, the official of the Privy Council also learned rebellion without knowing it.

Knowing that the situation on the mountain is still complicated, with many factions, it is absolutely impossible to have a meeting alone at this time.In order to avoid suspicion among the rioters.

Sui said: "I also heard about your names in Bacheng. Some leaders may wish to talk to me. Let's open the skylight and speak brightly. The Dutch also listened. They also understand some Chinese. The court is the guarantee. Let's talk together."

Niu Er didn't agree directly, but went back to discuss with several leaders and asked their opinions to show respect.

Huang Ban said: "Since that's the case, it doesn't hurt to listen. This man is a bit courageous. Although he is a man in the government, he is also a man. If it works, listen to it."

Seeing no objection, he invited these people into the house.

He stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and the official divided the guests and the hosts to sit down according to the rules of the celestial dynasty, and said directly: "Several leaders, I might as well tell you clearly. Now that the emperor thinks about the hardships of the people here, he pays the money. Poll tax. But there is a saying that is good, the emergency does not save the poor, the court still hopes that the people of the Celestial Dynasty in Nanyang will have the means to make a living."

"Nowadays, many people from Batavia, Danmu, Semarang and other places have decided to go to Ceylon to work."

It seems to be talking about the policy and benevolence of the imperial court.

In fact, he was telling Niu Er not to go north.

Most of the people most likely to join the uprising in the north were transported to Ceylon.

The rest are either small merchants or big rich merchants, and there is no firm foothold there. There is no such thing as "mass foundation" in the Weihai classroom-of course, during the lecture, it was said that Emperor Dashunzu moved to Henan , How to make a wise decision correctly.

Niu Er understood it, turned his head to look at Huang Ban and the others, but didn't say anything.

Huang Ban felt dejected, sighed, and thought that the group of birds in the imperial court had misunderstood my brother's important matter, now it seems that it is impossible to go north?

The imperial court's words can be regarded as reuniting the insurgents who have internal differences, and stop thinking about taking root here, instead of thinking about going to the north, or even crossing the sea to Borneo.

The official of the Privy Council said again: "I heard in Bacheng that you all use British muskets? The British have castles in Bengkulu across the Strait to the west. But do you think that even if the British East India Company really smuggled along the south bank and sent you guns..."

"Do you think you can fight wars just with guns and cannons? Is it so easy to train and train soldiers?"

"Even though the Dutch are busy with immigration, statistics, and maintaining stability recently, they may not be able to encircle and suppress them within a year. But after a year, they will definitely mobilize heavy troops to come. What chance do you have of winning?"

"It is that you want to take advantage of the chaos to attack Cirebon and other places. The Dutch have soldiers stationed. Can you take the castle? As long as you don't pursue it, disperse everywhere, hold the fort, and maintain it until the immigration is over. The people's soldiers are called, do you have a chance of winning?"

The two Dutchmen who followed couldn't tell that there was anything wrong with it. They just thought it was a good statement, telling the facts and making sense, and telling them that they would be better off surrendering if they resisted to death.

Niu Er was also overjoyed, what was missing now was the information after the court came forward.

With these words, he understood that he was telling him that the imperial court was now putting pressure on the Netherlands to force the Dutch to disperse their energies on immigration and would not send troops to encircle and suppress them.

At the same time, his classmate brother also reminded him that he should take the initiative to attack Cirebon at this time, just a feint attack.

Now that the matter of immigration is being dealt with, the Dutch are extremely afraid that there will be a big disturbance in the wave of immigration. If they dare to "take advantage of the chaos to attack Cirebon" at this time, the Dutch will not dare to gather troops in one place, and they can only compete with the Chinese everywhere. Many places are strictly guarded to maintain order.

This is to use advance as retreat and offense as defense, and you can fight for a year.

For a year, this is where Niu Er was reminded to train and train.

As for weapons and ammunition, don't make it clearer: you just practice. Guns and artillery were bought from the East India Company through someone's trust and sent to you.The coastline in the south is so long, once the immigration starts, the Dutch will not have so much energy to patrol the south.

The outsider couldn't understand what was really going on here, and thought it was a threat.

Niu Er understood, so he responded: "Whether there is a chance of winning, hmph... then you don't need to worry about it. I will fight a few more battles and get a thousand guns, three or five cannons. I don't care about the Dutch." Put it on the letter."

"Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, there is a lot of sulfur here, although there is a lack of saltpeter, I have learned the method of raising saltpeter, a long-term plan, and my own means."

He was offering support to the imperial court, hoping to support more than a thousand guns and a few cannons. It would be best if there were barrels of gunpowder, and if not, a batch of saltpeter would be fine.

It has been clearly stated on the opposite side that "there may be smuggling ships from the East India Company delivering arms" on the south coast, so it seems that the arms will be delivered soon, and they are still British goods.

The two sides seem to be not talking speculatively, but they understand each other about what should be said.

The military officer stood up with a flick of his sleeves, clapped the desk and said, "That means, are you determined?"

"Correct!"

"Not afraid of death?"

"Don't be afraid! People are inherently mortal, so how about a dead country?"

"Let me tell you, once the Dutch attack in large numbers, there will be 2000 people. Do you think you can beat them?"

"Even if you die, brothers will no longer do slave labor."

The military officer said angrily: "You are stubborn! You are looking for your own death! Since this is the case, it is not speculative. Since you are determined to go to the end, the court will never take care of you in the future! Farewell!"

"Wait a minute!"

Niu Er got up, but he didn't see him off. He said in a cold voice: "Brother, I have kept the horses and guns for this trip, and I will borrow them. I will give them back in double when I finish my work! You write an IOU!"

The military officer pretended to be angry and said, "How dare you!"

After all, he rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush up to put it right, but a group of people rushed in and held the military officer down. Someone put a gun on his head and shouted: "Don't move, move and kill you."

The two Dutch company employees who followed were trembling with fright. They thought that this group of people would have some respect for the Chinese court, but they turned out to be a group of outright rebels who had no faith and neither respected the nobles nor the emperor. !
Niu Er wrote an IOU with his brush, looked at the two employees again, and said with a snort: "The two countries are at war, if you don't kill them! Go away! Go back and tell your governor, unless you agree to our plan." Conditions, otherwise don't think about recruiting security. We will never surrender, get out!"

While speaking, he pretended to hand the IOU to his classmate and friend, and took the opportunity to shake hands firmly with the etiquette of the military in Weihai.

Just shake it and let it go, everything goes without saying.

(End of this chapter)