Xinshun 1730

Chapter 740 Batavia New Deal ([-])

On the land issue, Liu Yu is submissive in China; in Nanyang, he strikes hard.

Inside Dashun, Liu Yu didn't dare to touch the land issue at all, and Qi couldn't touch it at all.

This is like a pack of wolves distributing meat, and most officials are landlords. In this case, the interests of the landlords are violated. Even if Liu Yu thinks that he has lived a long life, the emperor still wants to give Dashun a few more years. .

The slogan of the year changed from "equalizing the land and exempting grain" from the beginning to "protecting the world" later. In the final analysis, it was Dashun's compromise with the landlord class.As a result, there are a large number of self-cultivating farmers in North China, while the south is still a big landlord manor economy.

But in Nanyang, it is different.

Anyone who has land interests in Nanyang can't even fart in the court, and there is no spokesperson at all in the court.

The emperor wanted the benefits of Nanyang, not land tax and poll tax, but coffee, sugar, spices, etc., and sold them to Europe for silver.

Therefore, the DPRK and China should not discuss Batavia's land policy.

As long as the land reform can be completed in West Java and other areas that take over the Netherlands, the agricultural conditions in Java will definitely bring enough benefits to the emperor's internal funds.

Farmers grow coffee, and the court monopolizes the coffee sales channels, so of course the court earns the bulk of the money.This is very simple truth.

Niu Er and others are not people who have lofty ideals, help the poor in the world, and save the people in the world, but ordinary people have pursuits.

He pursues promotion, and under the so-called general environment of not focusing on books, facts, and only superiors, Niu Er has no conflicts of interest in Java, and there are no complicated relationships in the local area. Do a few big votes.

Niu Er firmly remembered the last entrustment in his heart.

Thinking about being the governor of Java again, it seems that it is probably stable.Otherwise, it would not be his turn to do such things as benevolent to the Chinese in Batavia.

"Your Highness, Marquis Jing, and your subordinates have taken note. If the imperial court really appoints me as the false governor of Java, I will definitely do my best."

Liu Yu had told him before that he was told to do it boldly, and he would take care of it if something happened.With such a sentence, Niu Er was even more relieved.

In the early morning of the next day, the Guiyi Army still stayed in Bekasi to rectify and rest, and took some time off for a while, allowing them to spend some time in this small town.These people have been poor in the mountains for a long time, and they still have money but have nowhere to spend it. Now that they have money, they have to spend it well.

They didn't think too much about why the imperial court refused to let them enter Batavia. Occasionally, someone mentioned the old hatred at the sugar factory in the Ministry of Cane, and thought that they had just been "recruited" by the imperial court, so it would be better to be honest for a while.If there is a chance in the future, it will be revenge.

The Guiyi Army took a temporary rest, and the Marine Corps, who had basically never fought in Nanyang, as if they had come to Nanyang for an armed parade, assembled the whole team outside Bekasi.

The Dutch who resisted in the city were only trapped in a few isolated castles, and did not expect to rely on this force to defend the entire Batavia.Even though there are still fortresses that have not been captured, there is no obstacle to entering the city.

The neatly lined team, playing the war drums loudly, slowly arrived at Batavia at a normal marching speed.

The Dutch at the gate of the city had already withdrawn, and the citizens who had rebelled in the city rushed all the way to the gate of the city to welcome them.

The so-called scene where Liu Yu was going to fool the court, "Overseas adherents, hearing of the arrival of heavenly soldiers, all eat pots of milk to welcome the king's master", finally appeared.

It's just that this appearance is really a bit dark.

Politics is dirty.

It has nothing to do with morality.

Therefore, doing good deeds without leaving a name, guarding them silently, and doing good for others without letting others feel this kind of morally noble thing, in the current dirty politics, you must not do it.

The Hongxi tragedy was resolved invisible by Liu Yu with the help of Dashun's national power, but what he got was the recognition of the Dutch from the Chinese in the city, who felt that the Dutch rule was quite reasonable.

Obviously, the Dutch didn't dare to slaughter anymore, but they instigated the Chinese in the city to revolt, causing fierce conflicts between the Chinese in the city and the Dutch, so when the Dashun army entered the city, there was a scene of welcome in the streets.

Mozi 2000 years ago said something similar.

If you love someone, cover him with a quilt silently, and don’t wake him up; if you want to use someone, gently wake her up when you cover him with a quilt, and let her know that it was you who covered him with the quilt.

The difference between love and use is roughly the same.

If the Hongxi tragedy happens, Dashun's trip to Nanyang this time will surely inspire the Chinese people, looking forward to the stars and the moon.

But since Liu Yu chose to trade Ceylon with Java's "people's hearts", now he can only use this slightly dirty method.

The effect seems to be pretty good.

After entering the city, Liu Yu and Li Yan rode horses and were at the forefront of the team. The people on both sides kept applauding, and their joy was beyond words.

Some people put some tropical fruits from Batavia on the side of the road. From time to time, some bold ones ran to the marching team and stuffed these fruits into the hands of soldiers.

"The imperial court is finally here!"

I don't know who took the lead to shout, and the voice of response resounded instantly.The dark crowd fell to their knees, calling for the teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and yearning for Wang Hua.

Looking at this scene, Li Yan felt particularly at ease. He couldn't help waving to both sides of the road like Liu Yu, and then quietly approached Liu Yu, sighing: "I heard that in the past, the Emperor Taizu's riots swept across the road. In the north, the people opened the city and sang joyously. Today’s scene seems to be a glimpse of what happened that day.”

"When people talk about the Three Kingdoms in the market, people are happy when they hear Xuande's victory, and sad when they hear that Xuande is defeated. Therefore, because of Emperor Zhaolie's benevolence, he suddenly has the previous crime of massacring Xuzhou. After all, the people will still be replaced by Xiemin Let the one hundred thousand people crossing the river grow it."

While waving at the citizens on both sides, Liu Yu smiled and said, "If your Highness thinks so, it should be the same. It's all about finding a way to survive when you are dying."

"The hateful thing about the Dutch rule is that they asked the Tang people to become more contractors and tax collectors. It made the locals hate them a lot. Divide and conquer. There are indeed some methods."

"This time the Dutch did not dare to slaughter because of the large number of imperial warships. Without these warships, it would be hard to say."

Hearing this, Li Yan also smiled and said: "Many people in the court say that Jinghou is good at curing diseases and crediting them with merit. Jinghou built a navy with one hand, just like Bian Que's elder brother cured diseases. He cured the disease before it happened, but he did not show medical skills. Gao Chao. Most of the people in Bacheng before could not understand that the Dutch have restrained themselves in the past few years because of our warships."

"Everyone says it's better to make mistakes than to make mistakes. You can only show kindness if you bring up the mistake and then forgive it. If you know that the other party is wrong, but take good care of it and don't tell it, the other party will not feel any kindness."

"It's the same for doctors, and it's the same for Nanyang. The riots in the city were led by Jiapidan and others in the city, under the pretext that the Dutch were going to slaughter them. It can be regarded as letting the people of Bacheng know the truth and benevolence. Only within range of warships."

"Can it be considered a good thing?"

Looking at the excited crowd, Liu Yu thought for a while and said, "It won't last long. When the knife rested on their necks, they hoped that someone would come to save them. But after all, people still live for the rest of their lives, such as tea, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, etc. There are many things."

"After this battle, within hundreds of years, there will be no Europa power in Nanyang. Now that the flames of war have subsided, I want to live for a while. After these passions fade, the people still care more about their future life?"

"The Dutch divide and rule, using the Chinese as middlemen and taxpayers to attract hatred, we can't use it. In the future, we still need to spend some thought on the rule of Nanyang."

Li Yan thought that this was indeed the case, and then looked at the welcome people on both sides of the street, and sighed: "If it is a large army of the imperial court, within the celestial dynasty, everywhere the people go, the people can respect and love like this. Don't talk about Zhou Zhi's 800-year foundation, Even if it's a thousand years, what's the problem?"

Liu Yu glanced at Li Yan, couldn't help laughing, and thought to himself, don't dream here, even the army of the Dashun Empire is worthy?If you can pay monthly wages, the army can rule the world without robbing, you think too much.

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Among the crowd, the people who welcomed the imperial army into the city were exactly as Liu Yu and Li Yan said.

A few days ago, Kapitan told them that the Dutch were going to massacre them. In order not to be killed by the Dutch, they chose to rise up and kill the Dutch first.

It was not that easy to revolt. When the Dutch started to counterattack, they again remembered the indoctrination that "the Dutch are invincible" from the younger generation.

In the brutal street defense battle, the rebel army of the Chinese citizens, who had already been charged by the Dutch several times, was on the verge of collapse.

Once breached, it would be a full-scale massacre.

At that time, the moment when the cannons of the imperial warships sounded at the mouth of the Cirion River was the moment when the Chinese in Batavia looked forward to the imperial court the most.

When that moment passed, the mood of anticipation gradually slipped from the highest point.

When people are alive, they don't have to face such major events as massacres and riots every day. More often they are tea, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea.

The people in the city of Batavia looked at the imperial army passing by the streets, at the warships at the mouth of the Cirion River that were much larger than the Dutch, and at the army entering the city on foot with more artillery than the Dutch, of course is at ease.

There are also some that are proud of.

But after peace of mind and pride, more people consider the policy of the imperial court.

Do you have to pay taxes?

Is tax included?

Many people work in industries run by the Dutch, what should they do with the copper they need for their next month's living?
After driving away the Dutch, there must be fewer merchants in the city of Batavia. What should we do if we open hotels and restaurants?
People have to live.

Seeing the imperial army meandering into the city, seeing that the butcher's knife raised by the Dutch could never fall, the mentality of the citizens is also gradually changing.

The imperial court may not be all good.If everything is better than Nanyang, and the money is more profitable than Nanyang, then why go to Nanyang?Who doesn't want to be in their hometown?

The army of the imperial court in front of them seemed to be well-disciplined. At least for now, Qiu hadn't committed any crimes, and there hadn't been any robbery in the city.

However, the army is not the court, and the court is not just the army.

The people in Batavia City have a lot of expectations for the imperial court.Expecting the army to enter the city without committing crimes, giving money for buying things, and not robbing is just one of the expectations for the court.

In addition to being excited, the welcome crowd was actually a little anxious at this time.

A simple common sense, they still know.That is, after the regime is handed over and the new regime enters the city, some laws and policies will be announced to stabilize the hearts of the people.

Now that we all know this common sense, I think that when these troops enter the city, they will definitely promulgate laws and policies in the original Dutch Governor's Palace.

So when the last soldier of the Marine Corps entered the city, the welcoming people followed behind the Marine Corps. Thousands of Chinese gathered in front of the square of the former Batavia Governor's Mansion, expecting the new regime to make them feel at ease. down.

(End of this chapter)