Xinshun 1730

Chapter 541 Human Nature

The team that persuaded them to surrender returned to Batavia "disgraced".

Shi Shi used the topic to make use of it, and in front of the Dutch, angrily denounced the group of people in the mountain as "they have no law, they will not change, they will not be hungry and die in peace, they will act like praying mantises, and the heavenly soldiers will cross the sea to destroy them"!
Valkner was delighted when he heard the translator translate these angry words.This is probably the so-called standing and talking without pain in the back. What was said at the beginning of "the government forced the people to rebel", but now it has damaged Dashun's face, so I have to say these words.

Seeing Dashun's attitude, Valknir felt relieved for the time being.As long as Dashun expresses his position and promises not to take the opportunity to cause trouble, this matter will always be resolved.

As long as you keep an eye on the British, don't send guns and cannons, you can fight slowly.

It is too late to organize troops now, as long as the immigration is done first, those Chinese lack the opportunity to go north to find compatriots to serve as soldiers, even if the ruled area will be corrupted for a period of time, it will take ten or eight years, and they will be wiped out no matter what.

"Mr. Special Envoy, I have said long ago that these people are villains, criminals, and people without any sense of morality and shame. Now, you finally know their evil deeds, which will be beneficial to our future cooperation. of."

"At the same time, I must solemnly inform you that the British are absolutely untrustworthy. They are the best at stirring up chaos, and they often engage in piracy. Please be sure to tell your Majesty the Great Emperor about this."

Shi Shiyong secretly smiled in his heart, but with a puzzled look on his face, he hesitated and said: "To be honest, Your Excellency Governor...it is difficult for me to convey these words."

"When I was in Japan, I heard that the Portuguese sued you as pirates, and you also sued the Portuguese as pirates."

"After the dynasty was settled, Portuguese Catholic missionaries said you were pirates, and that you slaughtered 40 to [-] people in Taiwan. The British said the French were pirates, the French said the British were pirates, and you said the British People are pirates, and the Swedes say you are pirates..."

"This... really makes it difficult for me to say. After all, who is telling the truth?"

What he said made Valkner quite embarrassed. In fact, what Shi Shiyong said was right, they were all pirates, and they all had piracy.

It's just that Japan locked the country, and the Netherlands relied on "Dutch Storytelling" to control external news, so they can say what they want.

Dashun's side has already started diplomacy, and it is of no benefit to anyone that countries reveal their old stories to each other, and there is indeed no way to convey it.

If it is conveyed to the Dutch, can France, Sweden, Denmark and other countries have good things to say about the Netherlands?

There is no need to make up rumors, in fact, it is enough to repeat what they really did.

After the embarrassment, fortunately, Valkner is also the governor, and his skin is thick enough. This matter must be made clear.

It's not to affect Sino-British relations, but to characterize this Chinese uprising as a riot supported by the British behind the scenes. Only in this way can the whole incident be settled and Dashun will not interfere.

Because at this time, many things in the West can be used as an excuse for war.

For example, Jenkins in the United Kingdom is obviously a pirate and a smuggler. Then the Spaniards cut off his ears. Is there any problem?But does that get in the way of starting a war?
"Mr. Special Envoy, I still ask you to pass on this matter. The British are a nation that cannot be trusted. This time the Chinese rebellion is not the 'fishing and killing' as you said, but an event hosted by the British. The conspiracy of the envoy. I hope that your country will no longer be deceived by others, and even spread rumors of massacres."

"At the beginning in Taiwan, many people did not die from massacres, but they voluntarily went to Batavia to make a living, and engaged in some work such as building walls and building houses."

"It's just that the climate in Batavia was hot and humid at that time, the disease was rampant, and there were swamps everywhere, so the death rate was a little higher, leaving some bad memories. What killed them was not us Dutch, but the climate here .”

"You also know that the missionaries are Catholics. It is normal for them to attack the Netherlands. But we and the UK are both Protestants. We have no reason to attack the UK for religious reasons, so what we say is the truth .”

Shi Shiyong remained calm, thinking that no wonder people who have been to Fujian and Guangdong to be officials say that the Dutch are stingy, and it is true.Is this just to make me say red lips and white teeth?As far as your awareness is concerned, you can still maintain trade, and you are really capable.

As for spreading the word... Shi Shiyong still knew in his heart whether the British were behind it or not.

He also knew what Valknir wanted, but he thought Valknir was a little funny.It is always easy to find excuses for China to go to war. Is there no reason not to interfere with the suppression of the Chinese uprising in the Netherlands?
Thinking about what Liu Yu always said before, people in the DPRK and China like wishful thinking, and when it comes to fighting Japan, he said that Japan also likes wishful thinking. In the end, everyone actually likes wishful thinking, and there is no difference.

The purpose of the imperial court was to immigrate to Ceylon. The Chinese uprising had a soldier who could threaten Batavia. Bandit".

Sui said: "What Your Excellency Governor said seems to have some truth. Then I will report this matter to the emperor. However, these people are now gathering together on a volcano and raising flags to walk the road. Will it delay the immigration and taxation?"

Valknir shook his head hastily, just as the first goal of the Dashun court was to emigrate to Ceylon, and the first goal of Batavia was also to remove the unemployed, potential unemployed, and imminently unemployed Chinese.

Otherwise, if there was another uprising and this group of people went up to Gede Volcano together, it would be so powerful that it could not be wiped out.

"Mr. Special Envoy, there are important and unimportant things, and there is a hierarchy. The matter of immigration will not be affected in any way. This is the top priority of the Batavia government this year. Please rest assured."

"Those rebels don't have enough weapons to threaten the cities along the northern coast. I will ask the soldiers to step up their guard. They are unable to attack the castle."

Shi Shi said carefully, nonsense, of course I don't worry, I don't believe that you dare to draw all your troops to encircle and suppress at this time?
The two sides agreed, and at dawn on the second day, the Chinese Kapitan Lei Zhenlan also hurriedly conveyed the order from the Governor's Mansion to lift the ban on Chinese in the city.

The Chinese, who have been banned from going to the streets for nearly ten days, finally opened the door of their houses, and they don’t have to worry about being shot as “rebel supporters” while walking on land.

The matter of immigration has nothing to do with them, they have residence permits.

For more than ten consecutive days of closing the door, they were considered a blessing in disguise, and let Batavia know the importance of these small Chinese citizens to Batavia.

During the more than ten days of closing, the whole of Batavia was almost at a standstill: basic necessities, restaurants, hotels, vegetable vendors and butchers, prostitutes and casinos, fish market smokehouses, and urinals and excrement trucks were almost all under the control of the Chinese.

It wasn't until the Chinese opened the door again that Batavia became a city again, not a dead fortress.

The prisons in the city also opened their doors.

The poor and slave laborers who were arrested without a residence permit before, relying on the last bit of trust in the court at this time, lined up at the gate of Batavia to collect money, apply for a residence permit, and pay the poll tax.

Everyone who received the money would kneel on the ground and shout Long live the emperor, and then hand over the money to the Dutch.

Say your name and get a residence permit from a Dutch official.

These people who were going to be punished as hard labor were the first batch of Chinese immigrants to Ceylon.

As in all slave markets, before boarding the ship, everyone was disinfected with body-burning lime water, and then lined up to board the ship to Ceylon.

The Chinese in the city and the idlers choose to go to the wharf to watch the excitement.

And as long as there are some people who are running a business, they are busy at this time, and Batavia has been shut down after closing for more than ten days. It is the time for retaliatory consumption, and everyone is busy.

Next to a Chinese residence in the city, a carpenter named Georg Schwartz was visiting his Chinese neighbors with a few bottles of sugar cane wine.

You can tell from the name that this is not a Dutchman, but probably a guy from Germany, working as a carpenter in Batavia.

The neighbor's surname is Sun, and he has lived here for a long time. The relationship between the two families is good, and they often drink and eat together.

Schwartz didn't knock on the door, just like usual, he called "Sun", pushed the door open and walked straight in.

Next to the toilet next to the yard, there is a pigsty, and two big fat pigs are humming there.The Chinese child surnamed Sun was throwing bundles of pig grass into the cauldron in the yard, preparing to cook it and then feed it to the pigs. When he saw Schwartz, he called out to his uncle as usual.

The Chinese surnamed Sun heard the call, came out with a smile, and called his wife in the room to fry some dishes quickly.

Leading Schwartz into the house, Schwartz also put the bottles of wine directly at the door as usual.The Chinese surnamed Sun also casually took out a bottle of wine from the few bottles as usual, opened it, and put it on the table.

Soon, the woman who was cooking came in with the food, put it on the table, smiled at Schwartz, and asked Schwartz about the situation outside the city these days. familiar.

A few simple dishes, pour the wine that Schwartz brought.Schwartz understood the habits of the Chinese very well. He took a bowl from the table, picked up some dishes, called the children who couldn’t eat with the guests, handed the dishes in the bowl to the children, and stroked their hands. Heads, let them eat more.

Very simple gatherings of acquaintances, friends, neighbors.Naturally, I drank too much.

I said some greetings, talked about some past events, imagined my future life, and got drunk.

Before leaving, the Chinese surnamed Sun also said: "When the Chinese New Year comes, butcher the pig, come over and I'll make some good dishes. Let me tell you, this fat sausage tastes really good..."

In the end, he sent Schwartz out of the house carelessly. Before leaving, Schwartz shouted, "It's good that you are fine, come to my house in a few days, I bought some smoked sausage..."

Just like the most common story among neighbors and friends, after drinking, they go home separately, maybe they will meet again in a few days.

However, whether it is Schwartz or the Chinese with the surname Sun, they will never know the story in another time and space.

In another time and space, or in the original history, Schwartz recalled later.

[My Chinese neighbor has a good relationship with me and often eats together.When the day of the slaughter came, the head of our carpenter pointed to the fat pig in the neighbor's pigsty and asked me if I wanted it. 】

[So I nodded.The head carpenter told me to kill the neighbor first, and then rob the pig].

【So, I picked up a rice pestle and beat to death the neighbor who usually ate and drank with me.He also killed his wife and children.He had a pistol at home, but he dared not shoot it.I took away the big fat pig. 】

[I took this pistol and rushed into the street, shot and killed any Chinese I saw, and took anything from them. 】

[After killing someone, it becomes normal to kill again.Killing a Chinese is as easy as killing a dog. 】

【Good God, the Chinese in the city, men, women and children, all died under the sword.Even infants and pregnant women were not spared. 】

[People laughed and divided the property of the Chinese, and hundreds of rebels outside the city were arrested and shackled.People are like slaughtering sheep, laughing and stabbing their throats with knives, catching blood with basins. 】

(End of this chapter)