Cutting 1719

Chapter 597 Chinese Uprising
Regarding the current situation of the Dutch East India Company in the Southeast Asian colonies, the governor of Batavia, Vizos, probably knows better than anyone else. Even the 17-member council in Amsterdam may not know better than him.

It is a bit exaggerated to describe it as being in danger, but there is no hope at all. It is like an old man who is about to die. There is an incurable terminal disease deeply rooted in his blood. Maybe he will not die immediately, but anyone can find it. There is no way to save it.

The reason is also very simple. The development of the Dutch East India Company itself is implicated in the general trend of the Netherlands. When the general trend of the Netherlands itself is in a period of decline, then the Dutch East India Company cannot have any luck.

One prospers, one prospers, one loses both, this is the most appropriate description of the relationship between the two.

However, Wei Zuos is not reconciled, he hopes to take a different path, so he needs more support, such as de Vries, and those in Amsterdam.

De Vries shook the wine glass in his hand, and said with a smile: "Weizos, if I hadn't come to Batavia this time, maybe I couldn't believe that the operation of the Dutch East India Company has reached this point or you can actually Do it so well."

Vizos shook his head slightly, and said solemnly: "De Vries, I need your help."

"What help? Go back to Europe and ask for more reinforcements? Send more warships to Asia?"

De Vries snorted coldly: "You should understand in your heart that no matter how important the Dutch East India Company is, it is not fundamental after all. Only Europe is our real focus!"

"No, de Vries, you should understand that Europe has never been the future of the Netherlands, we will only be

, France, are firmly controlled by these countries, they will not give the Netherlands more living space, but the vast Asia is different, if we can manage Batavia like we manage our own, we will be able to reap in the future The things I got are definitely not what I have now.”

Vizos sighed softly, and said sincerely: "If it weren't for the Dutch East India Company's pioneering efforts in Asia over the past 100 years, the Netherlands would not have ushered in a golden century. What we have to do is to continue to develop Pakistan. Davia, rather than shrinking its sphere of influence further in Asia."

De Vries sighed slightly, took a sip of wine, and said softly: "This issue is of great importance. I can't give you more support until you convince those old guys."

"De Vries, right now we have encountered strong resistance in Asia. The threat from China is real, and it is by no means something that you can bypass in your imagination!"

Vizos looked a little excited. If he could convince the 17-member council in Amsterdam, he wouldn't go to such lengths to win over De Vries. But obviously, within the Dutch East India Company, there is no further development. Idea, they just want to keep the status quo.

In particular, it is very important that the interests of the Dutch East India Company in Southeast Asia are closely related to China. It can even be said that the reason why the Dutch chose to build a city in Batavia was because the Dutch colonists hoped to pass Here, come to trade with Chinese merchants to obtain a large amount of Chinese silk, porcelain and tea.

At that time, Chinese merchants shipped a large amount of silk, porcelain, tea, dried and fresh fruits, flower brocade, white cotton cloth and other high-quality products to Batavia for huge profits, just like the unremarkable Fuju. The price is high, but as long as it is shipped to Batavia, the price will increase several times. A well-known businessman named Su He, because he can't buy valuables at all, made a lot of money just by selling Fuju.

Therefore, on the issue of China, the Dutch have always been very cautious. They previously had conflicts with Taiwan’s Zhu Yigui on trade issues because they hoped to dominate the trade privileges of Nanyang—then Ning Yu seized the opportunity and then recovered Taiwan. For this reason, the hostile strategy against the Dutch East India Company was launched.

Although Vizos has made a lot of efforts, hoping to ease the relationship with Ning Chu, but before the substantive issues cannot be resolved, the negotiation cannot continue at the level, so he can only choose to change the direction and use the information from Ning Chu. Threat, come and tell de Vries, and those behind him.

You want to maintain the status quo to make money?Stop dreaming!

De Vries smiled wryly and shook his head. He shrugged and said, "Okay, so what are you going to do now? You have to understand that I need to give the parliament and those big shots a reason to support you."

"De Vries, I understand your difficulties, but now there is an opportunity."

There was a cruel sneer on the corner of Vizos's mouth, "In the past hundred years, more and more Chinese have come to Batavia, and they have almost controlled all the wealth and industries in Batavia. People grow up too fast, too strong and maybe they should give something, shouldn't they?"

De Vries had a thoughtful face, he shook the wine in his hand, but the bright red liquid in the glass became more and more coquettish
On the sixth day of May in the sixth year of innovation, the Governor's Office of Batavia once again issued an order, claiming that if the Chinese want to stay in Batavia, they must go to the government to apply for a residence permit. If they do not apply, they will be banned. They were sent out, and it was emphasized in the order that they must be useful Chinese to stay. As for whether they are useful or not, they naturally need to be approved by the Governor's Office.

Of course, in order to show his sincerity, Vizos first released the detained Kapitans and let them convey their policies.

As a leader among the Chinese Kapitan, Liu Rulong is naturally a great talent, and was even appreciated by Governor Wei Zuos, making him the plenipotentiary representative of the Governor's Mansion among the Chinese, responsible for negotiating with the Chinese community.

Liu Rulong is very satisfied with this appointment, although he also knows that many people call him a dog's leg and a traitor, but Liu Rulong doesn't care.

Isn't that just being a traitor?Isn't that just kneeling down and being a dog?As long as it is beneficial, he is willing, but there are still many people who can't find the door!

Therefore, on the third day after the order was issued, on the eighth day of May, Liu Rulong found those Chinese Jiapidan, and then representatives of some large Chinese families, such as the Lin family, Huang family, and Zeng family, to negotiate.

"In short, the meaning of the Governor is very clear. It is not that we Chinese are not allowed to stay in Batavia, but that we big guys can understand that everything we have now was brought by the Dutch, otherwise we People, where did so many industries come from? We must know the good and the bad as human beings!"

Liu Rulong said impassionedly, looked at everyone, and sighed: "Now, my Liu family has contributed half of the industry, and the sugarcane plantation outside the city has given six to the governor, and this is in exchange for some thin noodles. At this time, you can't cling to your own family property!"

As the representative of the Huang family, Huang Chu stood up abruptly, and said with a sneer, "Hmph, how did we Chinese come to Batavia back then? They were sold as piglets! There are many other people who are Just be snatched by these Dutchmen!"

"In Batavia, how much blood and sweat have we Chinese shed? What a heavy price have we paid? Why should we let the Dutch take away the family property we have accumulated through hard work? Don't say we don't agree. Even the Chinese in Batavia will not agree!"

Speaking of this, Huang Chu cast a cold glance at Liu Rulong, and said sarcastically: "Liu Rulong, you licked the ditch of the Dutchman today, don't forget how your father died back then!"

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar. Almost all the Chinese present looked at Liu Rulong with strange eyes. You must know that Liu Xiancheng, Liu Rulong's father, was beaten to death by the Dutch for no reason. Liu Rulong's nose scolded him for betraying his father for glory without shame.

In the moral system of the Chinese people, this is almost the most serious moral problem, and no one will be ashamed of it.

Sure enough, after hearing this, even with Liu Rulong's face, he had no choice but to flee from this place in embarrassment. He looked at Huang Chu with hatred, and then at the crowd with sarcasm.

"Okay, okay, just wait for Master Liu, you will have a better time in the future!"

In the few days after the breakdown of this negotiation, the Dutch mercenaries went to arrest those uncooperative Chinese Kapitans again, and many Dutch mercenaries went to the gathering place of the Chinese clan to spy, more or less Some are ready to move.

In this critical situation, the Chinese also spontaneously united in everything, not only the Chinese clan whose property was embezzled was ready to resist, even all the bottom Chinese also stood up.

Especially the lower-level Chinese in Batavia. Many of them fled from China to Batavia during the war between Ningchu and the Qing court. They didn't have much savings in just a few years. If after being expelled, it is almost the same as death, and there is a rumor among the Chinese that all the expelled Chinese will be thrown into the sea on the way, but this suddenly makes more people angry.

Therefore, on the twelfth of May, Huang Chu, who had already become a young bird, secretly brought his confidants and cronies, and gathered with about [-] Chinese to the sugar factory near Kandariya, determined to launch an opposition Dutch uprising.

This time, the Chinese uprising was a little different from the history. Not only was the time advanced and the preparations were more adequate, but also a rather resounding political slogan was launched - expulsion of the Dutch and restoration of Chinese power.

Of course, behind this uprising, there are naturally shadows and the hands and feet of the Military Intelligence Department. Like the Chinese clans behind the uprising, they have already expressed their intention to submit to the imperial court. If Batavia and Nanyang are captured in the future, all All officials in Nanyang Province can be appointed from the local Chinese, and the court will have many other benefits at that time, so all the Chinese clans have actively participated in this uprising.

With the support of the Chinese family, the number of Chinese uprisings has exceeded 5000 from the very beginning, and the rebel army that can be initially armed has exceeded 500 people—all muskets and grenades are the premise of military intelligence. It was transported secretly, and it also supported an officer corps of more than 50 people, which can at least exert a certain combat effectiveness.

After receiving Ning Chu's support, Huang Chu was also quite courageous. Now he has been temporarily appointed as the commander-in-chief of the rebel army. If the uprising is successful, he will not only be named a Marquis, but also become the Zuo Chief Envoy of the Nanyang Chief Secretary, which can be said to have reached the sky in one step.

Of course, before the uprising, Huang Chu, as the second knife, also held a swearing-in meeting in the sugar factory, which boosted morale and inspired people.

"All compatriots, all brothers, today we are standing here with muskets in our hands and bayonets in our waists, purely out of desperation. If we can live well, who is willing to come out and shed blood?"

"However, it's no longer enough not to work hard now. The Dutch don't want us to live. They want to take away everything from us now-if we don't take up arms, we will only become fish waiting to be slaughtered in the future, your parents Wives and children, old and young, will all be slaughtered, so we must resist!"

The crowded Chinese people in the sugar factory suddenly made a noise, and then some people began to shout loudly, wanting to resist, the voice gradually turned into a torrent, and turned into a neat and powerful sentence.

"We want to live, we want to resist!"

"Expel the Dutch and restore Huaquan!"

Next, under the command of the officer corps of the Fuhan Army, [-] Chinese rebels were organized into a regiment, which was divided into five battalions below, and each battalion was divided into three companies. All the battalion and company commanders under his command are composed of officers of the Fuhan Army. As for the head of the uprising regiment, Huang Chu himself serves as the deputy head of the regiment, Lin Cheng, the patriarch of the Lin family, and the chief of staff is a colonel sent by the Fuhan Army. Xu Lin is in charge.

Just after the uprising broke out, Huang Chu led the uprising group directly towards Batavia, and started a big battle with the suppressed Dutch mercenaries outside the city of Batavia. The entire city was shocked, people fell in a pool of blood, thick white smoke almost enveloped the entire Batavia sky,
"Bang bang bang-"

"Kill!"

In the smoke, there were gunshots one after another, mixed with the wailing of people, and the constant shouts of killing. However, even though the war showed its cruelty from the very beginning, the two sides did not flinch in the slightest.

The Dutch mercenaries had received professional military training after all. Although they were smaller than the rebel army in number, their military quality was much higher than that of the rebel army, so they always had the upper hand. Although the rebel army suffered heavy casualties, But there is no room for retreat. Once the uprising fails, they will face death.

Just as the two sides were fighting fiercely, waves began to appear on the sea, and a huge fleet was heading towards Batavia.

(End of this chapter)