I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 506

Batavia was captured, and there was no doubt that the Ming army would win.

Even Feilongqi is embarrassed. If they still can't defeat it, then the Ming army will basically no longer have to think about participating in overseas colonial wars.

The civilians of all ethnic groups in the city gradually felt relieved after seeing that the Ming army only suppressed the rioting slaves when they entered the city, and did not massacre or massacre the city.

Although many people died in Bacheng in this battle. But [-]% of the entire population of Bacheng are foreign immigrants and Javanese natives. Either they were mixed-blood bastards and slaves, and the remaining [-]% ​​were expelled Han people.

Moreover, those who died were all casualties in the siege battle. What does it have to do with them, the surviving civilians of Bacheng.

Batavia went from being broken down, to slave riots, to then the riots subsided and the situation stabilized. In less than two days, the civilians of Bacheng did not care who led them, as long as they did not massacre and loot their property.

At this time, the situation in Batavia became delicate. The city was conquered in one day, but the castle as a barrier was still there.

When the war reached this point, anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was impossible for the Netherlands to have reinforcements.

It is still summer, and the rainy season is still at least three or four months away. With only a few castles and no reinforcements, the Dutch cannot hold on, even if they hold on tightly. The food stored in the castle alone is not enough for four months.

However, I knew that the Dutch Governor Van Croon did not want to surrender.

In less than a year after taking office as governor, Van Croon lost Batavia, the headquarters of the East India Company, and the last Dutch colonial headquarters in the Far East. If the news spread back to the Netherlands, he would not be able to bear this responsibility. Especially when the former governor had just led the East India Company in the Far East, severely damaged the Spanish, captured the South Philippine Islands, and opened up the Americas-South Philippines-Batavia route.

The former governor was very lucky. He didn't achieve anything during his reign and died of illness immediately. This big pot fell on his head in such a confused way.

Dutch castle.

Van Croon convened a provisional parliament by order of the governor.

A middle-aged congressman was smoking a cigar produced in southern Jiangxi and was speaking impassionedly: "Gentlemen! Today's China is the Ming China. It is just like the Ming China a hundred years ago, it is a powerful country. I have long followed You said not to provoke Ming China, they are still our allies in the Netherlands."

"But you still didn't listen to the advice, oppressed the Chinese in Batavia, and even maliciously raised the purchase price of cotton in India, hoping to force those Chinese businessmen away. You never thought that the Chinese would I won’t be angry, will the emperor of China dislike us in the Netherlands?”

"You even sold the cigars and porcelain from our joint monopoly agreement with China to those damn British. You not only betrayed the Netherlands, but also betrayed China... our ally."

Seeing that the congressman was going too far, Fan Kroon couldn't help frowning and said: "Sir, these are decisions authorized by the parliament, and they were decisions made before I came to Batavia. What we need to discuss now is how to communicate with China People negotiate.”

The middle-aged congressman suddenly said angrily: "But I voted against it. You guys don't care about our ally China at all. You only have immediate interests."

These words were so outrageous that all the members present and Governor Fan Kroon were speechless. The so-called "no" vote was nothing more than necessary conservatism in politics. No policy decision can be passed unanimously. Someone must vote against it to ensure the rationality and fairness of the vote.

For example, when the United States entered World War II, there was only one vote against it, but there was no absolute unanimous vote.

Although Fan Kroon was annoyed, he still reminded in a deep voice: "Sir, now that the city of Batavia has been violently occupied by the Chinese, they are the ones who violated the agreement between the allies first. We must find a way to take back Batavia , this requires us to negotiate with the Chinese and use our bargaining chips." Fortunately, the middle-aged congressman stopped pretending and directly said: "That is your business as the governor, Batavia has been occupied by the Chinese, we cannot possibly Take it back. And we have rejected the Chinese's previous persuasion to surrender. Now we can only send people to negotiate with the Chinese and donate all the castles. But the condition is that we must be let back to the country and allowed to take away our property. "

Van Kroon stood up and said angrily: "My God, are you crazy? What will happen to the Spice Islands if Batavia is lost? There are also Palembang, Malacca, and Banten. These are all our colonies. Today's Netherlands Already dragged down by the war in Europe, if the Spice Islands are lost again, the East India Company's capital chain will have serious problems. It is very likely that it will declare bankruptcy like the West India Company."

The middle-aged congressman said: "So what if the Spice Islands are saved? China now has brand-new cotton spinning machines, and cotton cloth is getting cheaper than before. Moreover, there are more Chinese businessmen than Dutch businessmen, and Batavia's profits will only be It has been decreasing year by year, even forcing us to start from the raw material market."

"What's more, the Chinese have already arrived in Batavia, and the company's power can no longer help us defend Batavia. The loss of Batavia means that Palembang, Malacca, and Banten will no longer exist, and spices The archipelago will also be completely meaningless.”

"Moreover, we have been cut off from the cigar and porcelain trade by China. Without these two monopoly commodities, we will completely lose to the British and Spanish in the Far East. Vote! Gentlemen, Batavia can no longer hold on. The anger of the Chinese emperor must be appeased. Otherwise, the Netherlands will completely lose its foothold in the Far East in the future."

This impassioned speech especially touched on the issue of interests. These parliamentarians, who represented the interests of the East India Company, quickly reached a consensus.

The voting result was unanimous.

At this time, there is no need to deal with the issue of voting fairness.

Van Croon then said: "I am the governor of Batavia and have veto power. I request that this vote be invalidated."

When the middle-aged councilor heard what Fan Crone said, he was surprisingly not angry. Instead, he nodded and said: "Of course, this is your power, Your Excellency the Governor. But now, we would like to ask you to stay quietly in the castle for a while without disturbing you." It will affect the subsequent negotiations between us and the Chinese.”

Fan Clon was startled and was about to get up and run away.

The next second, countless Dutch soldiers rushed into the room.

The scene lost control in an instant.

Van Croon yelled at the two Dutch soldiers who came around: "I am the governor of Batavia, and I am a noble appointed by the headquarters. You civilians have no right to arrest me."

The two soldiers looked at each other, but Peter, who was behind him, stepped forward and yelled: "I am also a noble, and the Governor has gone crazy. He actually wants to ignore the interests of the company and fight the Chinese. We are here to protect the interests of the company. It is also to protect the lives and property of Dutch civilians, and the Parliament will also prove it for us.”

With these words, the two soldiers no longer had any scruples and quickly stepped forward to control Fan Klon. Almost no one in the entire parliament was surprised.

Fan Clon also recognized the reality. This was a typical case of being ostracized by the local government, commonly known as the lower class overcoming the upper class.

The Dutch East India Company had become too big a long time ago. Although it did not break up the country, it was still far away from the emperor, and it had long been entangled by the management of these parliamentarians and colonial officials.

It's just that the new governor, who has been in office for only half a year, has what ability to compete with the interest community composed of these local colonial officials and parliaments.

In particular, they are doing it for the benefit of the company, unlike this governor, who is just doing it for his family and himself.

(End of this chapter)