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Chapter 1011 Trend ()

As the system representative's side task completion prompt sounded, the crisis for the Chinese compatriots in Surabaya City was finally over.

It’s just that this incident has had a huge impact.

As various incomplete news spread, the impact and trend it caused in the Far East in 1893 had just begun.

Faced with the outcome of this incident that shocked everyone, all parties involved had different reactions. For a time, the entire Far East region became extremely lively.

I don’t know how many people and forces started to rise up after hearing the news...

Time: Three days later, that is, around 6 o'clock in the morning on June 8 according to the foreign Japanese calendar.

Location: In Daqing Capital, south of the city, in a teahouse called 'Gaosheng'.

As for the busiest place in the entire capital city during the day, it is definitely the various teahouses in the city.

No! Although the Fourth Master of Zhenghongqi Manchu was extremely poor and had not finished his meal, he was still carrying a bird cage in his hand, and the gentleman was carrying a jade ring, a snuff bottle and other things, walking around like a dog. Entered Gaosheng Tea House.

After walking straight into the door, I immediately felt the fiery atmosphere.

I saw many people sitting around the many tables in the teahouse.

Among them were merchants who were discussing business, and scholars who went to the capital to study and take exams, but most of them were idle people like him who had nothing to do.

These people gather here to chat, as if there is nothing in the world that they don't know; it seems that a teahouse is a world.

For such a scene, the Fourth Master has long been accustomed to it and is as comfortable as a fish in water.

Facing the waiter with a smile on his face, he yelled: "Old rules, give me a pot of goulash~"

The so-called "high broken" actually refers to the tea foam that is sorted out when the tea leaves are sorted out in the tea shop. They are originally cheap goods that are not very valuable.

However, the fourth master shouted out a pot of good tea such as 'Longjing' and 'Biluochun'.

The banner man! What matters is momentum and cards.

This mouth refuses to suffer at any time; there is even a joke in later generations that even if their mouths were stewed in a pressure cooker for two hours, their mouths would still be hard.

After finishing shouting, the fourth master held the bird cage in his hand and walked towards some acquaintances who were also bannermen, just like before.

The difference is that if it were changed to normal times after they meet.

They always asked with a polite face, "Have you eaten?" '

Today's situation was a little different. The Fourth Master first looked to the left and right and found that no one was staring at him.

With a mysterious expression on his face, he sat down at the only empty seat at a table full of bannermen.

With an acquaintance wearing a white flag, after the two of them reached the point where their shoulders were touching each other's shoulders, they lowered their voices and asked:

"Second Master Ye and everyone else, have you heard about it?"

After hearing this, the man who was called Mr. Ye also lowered his voice and said mysteriously:

"But what happened in Surabaya City in Java? I've heard a little bit about it, but who in the entire capital city doesn't know that the fourth master is well-informed, so naturally he knows better than the fourth master."

The voice just fell, and another banner man with a pockmarked face immediately echoed: "How about thanks to the second master today, my brothers can talk to us and let us learn something~"

Several other people also agreed one after another at this time.

It was just that the Fourth Master, facing everyone's requests, smiled and then said indifferently:

"I woke up late today and even forgot to eat breakfast. It's almost noon now. It would be great if I could have a bowl of rotten pork noodles~"

The fourth master's meaning was very simple. If you wanted to hear his secret information, you could do it, but you had to treat him to a bowl of rotten meat noodles.

The so-called 'rotten meat noodles' are actually a kind of noodles that use some shapeless minced meat picked from the bones as the main material and made into toppings.

The taste is good and the price is quite cheap and not expensive.

It's a pity that after hearing this sentence, no one among the banner men was willing to treat the Fourth Master to a bowl of rotten meat noodles.

no way! As Daqing's life deteriorates year by year, their hardcore crops are also getting smaller and smaller year by year, and they are even often in arrears.

Even after they got it, the banner men, who didn't know how to do anything but spend money and have fun, were completely wiped out in two or three days.

Don’t look at the banner men on this table now, each one is more glamorous than the other.

But they all look like birds, their pockets are cleaner than their faces, and they have no food for lunch. Who has the money to treat the Fourth Master to eat 'rotten meat noodles'?

Even a bowl of rotten meat noodles really won't cost a few big bucks.

For a moment, these Eight Banners men looked at each other, and the atmosphere was quite awkward.

Fortunately, at this moment, a young scholar at the next table stood up, saluted everyone, and said with a clear Hunan accent:

"Masters, please don't blame me, Meng Lang.

I shouldn't bother you all at first, but I just arrived in Beijing from Hunan Province, and it's just when I'm confused about the current situation. Why don't I listen to what you have to say, and treat me to a compliment and have lunch together. "

After saying that, without waiting for the fourth master and others to be reserved, they shouted to the waiter:

"Give these gentlemen a pot of good tea, a bowl of 'rotten meat noodles' for each of them, and some side dishes~"

At this time, these bannermen all turned to the scholar, made a thumbs-up sign, and said:

"Man, you are so particular..."

*****

In the following time, a bowl of rotten pork noodles piled with toppings was served per person, as well as some peanuts, pork head meat, braised pork and other dishes were served to the table.

While the Fourth Master was eating, he began to talk about some of the inside information he had learned about the Surabaya City Incident.

During such a process, not only the scholar but also all the bannermen were fascinated.

Even the waiter, who had a towel on his shoulder and an iron pot of hot water in his hand, was fascinated by them and didn't move for a long time.

There is no need to worry that his shopkeeper will scold him for his lazy behavior.

Because even though the shopkeeper was behind the counter, pretending to be calculating accounts, he was actually listening with his ears high, listening intently to what was being discussed.

And what is it about it that makes everyone so fascinated.

In fact, everything started a few days ago with the crisis faced by a group of Chinese compatriots in the city of Surabaya in Java, a place that many young people had never heard of before.

After someone clearly connected the phone for the first time and explained the reasons clearly.

This remote location has aroused the interest of the entire Daqing, especially the common people in the capital city; they have even begun to worry about the fate of those people who have never met the country.

In an instant, everyone turned into international relations experts, talking about 'dual nationality' and 'The Netherlands is just a small country in Europe, and its military power is not something to be afraid of'.

"The imperial court will definitely negotiate sternly to show the majesty of our great youth" and other topics.

Result? Reality soon hit me in the face.

It was only the second day, and the military officials of the imperial court had not yet discussed how to deal with the matter; Lafayette and Guangxu did not even speak.

Not to mention issuing a stern note to negotiate with the Dutch.

A huge piece of bad news came again, and another public notice was broadcast in Surabaya City, and the content was explained.

The Javanese natives, numbering between ten and two hundred thousand, have already raised their butcher's knives against the Chinese compatriots in Surabaya; the Dutch people who usually collect taxes have gone to who knows where.

The condemnation of the Great Yin Empire and other great powers had no effect whatsoever on the Dutch people.

However, after a lapse of thirty-two years, Xuange Camp appeared again in Surabaya City, establishing several safe zones in the city to gather and protect all compatriots.

Unfortunately, although they have amazing combat power, they only have a few dozen people.

Under the attack of the natives from almost the entire East Java area, it is now very difficult to resist, and it is feared that all the Chinese in the city will be slaughtered soon.

The above are all things that most people in the capital city have known for a long time.

If it were just like this, although everyone in the capital would scold the Dutch people for a while, and besides lamenting and talking to the hundreds of thousands of Chinese compatriots in Surabaya City, there would not be such a big reaction. After all, the officials of the Daqing court were slow to react no matter what happened.

For such a big matter, if those military and aircraft ministers had not discussed it carefully for a few days, there would never be a formula for the outcome, and the people would have long been used to it.

It happened that two days later, that is, yesterday, some new news came out secretly.

This is also what the current Fourth Master said to everyone in the teahouse.

It is foreseeable that, with the sieve-like situation of the Daqing court, these so-called secret messages will soon be spread to the level where everyone knows.

As for this secret news, the specific situation is:

It turns out that the situation in Surabaya City was at its most critical moment; three armored ships from the Xuange Camp Fleet, as well as the Zhiyuan and Laiyuan ships from the Beiyang Navy arrived.

With the combined efforts of both sides, they first defeated the Dutch fleet that blocked them, as well as the five coastal defense forts.

Then, the cannons were raised again, bombarding the natives and Dutch people in the city, and finally saved a group of Chinese compatriots in Surabaya City from the swords of the natives.

The whole process can be described as thrilling.

I'm afraid it can make all the old and young men in the capital city talk about it for a month while drinking 'high breakers' and eating 'rotten meat noodles'.

But more importantly, it is said that the Xuan Ge camp on that day signed the "Xuan He Surabaya Treaty on the Aftermath" with a gun almost to the head of the Dutch man.

The content of it, after the fourth master said it mysteriously, made everyone dumbfounded:

First, this incident was all caused by the Javanese natives. These barbaric and uncivilized monkeys, because they are lazy and lazy, have long been jealous of the wealth of the Chinese, and a riot broke out under the instigation of the relevant leaders.

It has nothing to do with the Dutch, even they are victims.

In this incident, they also suffered a large number of casualties. Many houses and manors were burned down by the natives, and many women were raped and killed by the natives.

Therefore, the Netherlands and the colonial governor-general of Java made a unanimous decision.

All natives who participated in the riots were severely punished. Except for the natives who had been killed during the riot, all the natives among the captured prisoners were executed.

Any natives with Dutch or Chinese blood on their hands will also be put to death.

The remaining captured natives and rebels will all serve life sentences of hard labor; when they die from exhaustion, they will be finished.

Second, although this tragedy happened, everything was done by the natives.

However, the Dutch colonial governor's office in Java admitted that it was their negligence that led to the Surabaya tragedy.

They have an unshirkable responsibility for the Chinese who were killed and injured in this tragedy; they also have the responsibility and necessity to make certain compensation to the Chinese who were victimized in this tragedy.

Supplementary means for Dutch people include:

Within ten years, there will be no increase in any form of taxation on Chinese people in Java.

Some Chinese people in Surabaya City were still paid a total of Dutch guilders equivalent to five million taels of silver as pensions and compensation for this tragedy.

Third, because the Netherlands is facing financial difficulties.

Of the compensation worth five million taels, two million taels will be paid to the victims and their families in the next month.

The remaining three million taels will be paid with 75% of the subsequent tax revenue from the East Java region as a priority until all losses are completed...

After the Fourth Master finished talking about the above-mentioned contents in his mouth.

Everyone in the teahouse fell into a long silence; mainly because they couldn't believe that the content of this treaty was so generous to Qing Ren.

God! Since the 20th year of Daoguang, after the first duck war.

The Daqing court and these foreign devils have signed countless treaties.

Each time, they lost money and lost territory, but basically received no benefits.

Even if Daqing was in Annan with the legal person eight years ago, Daqing claimed to have won the battle with the legal person; the treaty signed later did not mean that the vassal country of Annan was lost.

I have never heard of things like this that made foreigners pay a large sum of money and admit their mistakes.

It happened that such a treaty was signed in the hands of these rebellious people from Xuange camp who were regarded as a thorn in the side of the imperial court.

Between the Daqing Court and Xuange Camp, in this Surabaya crisis, there are advantages and disadvantages of each, as well as the possible consequences.

Among the people in the teahouse, it can be said that only one person can see clearly.

Even a group of bannermen who led the hard-core farmers were embarrassed to say a few words for their court.

In the end, the fourth master drank all the noodle soup, grabbed a yellow belt around his waist that represented the identity of Daqing Grandmaster, and wiped his mouth full of oil and water randomly.

With a very emotional tone, he muttered:

"There are treacherous ministers in the imperial court who are harming the country. If this is done, the hearts and minds of millions of Chinese people in Daqing in Southeast Asia will completely fall back to those traitors in Xuange camp.

I heard that these Nanyang guys are all in trouble for money again. This time Xuan Ge camp is probably going to make a fortune.

There is also Commander Deng of the Zhiyuan ship. He took the initiative in the crisis and somewhat saved the face of our Daqing court. However, if the traitors in the court are in power, I am afraid there will be no consequences~"

It was also at this time that the scholar stood up and saluted the fourth master and other banner men and said in his mouth:

"The ancients said it well, listening to your words is worth ten years of reading.

The fourth master's explanation made me enlightened. I thanked him in advance. I just had some trivial matters, so I said goodbye and left. "

After saying that, he threw down a small piece of silver that was enough to pay the bill and strode out of the teahouse.

Anyone can see that this scholar is full of things on his mind...

In fact, this thoughtful scholar was Tan Fusheng. He had been living in the capital for some time and was not a scholar who had just arrived from Hunan Province.

With his father's status and connections, he is currently the governor of Hubei Province.

He also already knew the secret that Fourth Master said.

Even with his knowledge, he could analyze more contents from the previous clear call and the "Xuanhe Surabaya Treaty".

The tragedy in Surabaya City was nothing but a riot by Javanese natives.

That was just a nicer statement made by the Dutch people for the sake of their own reputation and face; but for this, they probably paid a considerable price.

In addition, there should be some contents in the treaty that have not been announced yet.

But what it is specifically, he has no way of knowing now.

When I came to the teahouse to invite the fourth master and others to dinner, it was not so much to inquire about the news; it was more to change the angle and see why Daqing became like this and why his performance in the crisis was so poor.

And what else can be done to make everything get better for Daqing.

It is a pity that these Eight Banners uncles who only know how to eat, drink and have fun every day have no explanation except that "there are treacherous ministers in the court".

Of course, I can't say what inspiration it brought to Tan Fusheng.

Finally, after walking out of the teahouse, he finally made a decision:

Go to Surabaya City and meet the people in Xuange Camp; see if you can find a real answer from the rebellious mouths of these imperial courts.

After making up his mind, he hurriedly packed his luggage, hired a carriage at the carriage house, and headed straight for Jinmen.

Because taking a boat from there to the city of Surabaya in Java should be the fastest and most convenient means of transportation.

It's just that even he himself doesn't know how much impact and change his temporary decision will have on his future life.

And like Tan Fusheng, he was not the only one who rushed to Surabaya City with a feeling of confusion.

I don't know how many people, like him, are rushing to that strange city in Southeast Asia...

　PS: After dinner, I have to go out for something, so I will update one chapter first and the remaining chapter later.

　　

　

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