I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 212 Give in to others

The Dutch did not give Yuri a chance to make a sneak attack. They all evacuated before dark, and the three warships sailed towards the Strait of Malacca.

Yuri's men were quite resourceful. They caught a snake and a few birds and made a dragon and phoenix soup.

The soup was delicious, but Van Bureden and Kloost couldn't eat it.

Yuri ate quickly and with a large appetite. He ate all the soup and water before burping with satisfaction.

"Sleep well and don't think about anything. Tomorrow is a new day."

At night on the island, the dew is still a bit heavy.

Van Beurden tossed and turned until midnight.

The same goes for Kloster next to him.

Early the next morning, the Dutch prisoners were busy under the supervision of the pirates.

The supplies that were moved deep into the island a few days ago are now all moved to the shore.

The Dutch had hoarded a lot of supplies in Port Wey, and naturally they all became trophies for pirates.

Hundreds of people worked together for a whole morning to move, and the materials on the shore were piled up like mountains.

"What do they want to do?"

Krust was hungry and thirsty, and now he missed the dragon and phoenix soup last night very much.

"I guess I want to evacuate——"

Van Beurden isn't sure either.

"But there's no boat here, so we can't swim back."

Kloost finished his words when a mixed passenger and cargo ship suddenly came from a distance.

Looking at the flag flying, it looks like it is a French ship.

Yuri was very familiar with the captain and greeted him warmly. The captain also invited Yuri to drink tea on the bridge.

The pirates forced the captives to carry supplies onto the ship, with no intention of hiding anything from others.

"How dare they?"

Kloost was shocked and angry. Are these pirates French?

"What are they afraid of? Wei Port is open to civilian ships. Don't forget their identities."

Kloost didn't understand what Van Burden's words meant until he got on the boat.

In fact, it is easy to understand.

Yuri's identity is a pirate.

So, isn’t it natural for pirates to rob civilian ships?

So the French don't have to worry about being discovered by the Dutch, after all, they are forced.

Li Sha was forced at first, but soon became willing.

Being the sultan is so exciting. Although these old idiots look disgusting, compared with the Aceh people, they become cute.

As we all know, the living environment of Chinese people in East India is very harsh, facing double pressure from colonists and indigenous people.

Because the Chinese are smart and capable, their economic status is generally better.

However, the Chinese are not interested in politics, do not cultivate personal power, and their internal relationships are relatively scattered.

So the Chinese became leeks.

The metaphor of leeks is not very good, but I have no choice but to say this.

So when Li Sha saw the formerly arrogant and greedy indigenous chief kneeling in front of Li Sha and kissing Li Sha's shoes, Li Sha immediately fell in love with this feeling.

Compared with the Chinese, these natives are really nothing, lazy, bad, and hopeless.

But they have one advantage. When facing the Western colonists, they can no longer be humble and do whatever they are told. Even if they sacrifice their wives and children, they do not hesitate and have no intention of resisting.

It’s okay to steal money from Chinese people.

But if you want to snatch the wives and children of Chinese people, you must go to great lengths.

Li Sha's power developed rapidly. In just over 20 days, Li Sha already had 3000 subordinates.

Antonov was responsible for training the troops.

Ivanov continued to expand to the surrounding areas, breaking through the Aceh border to the north and entering the Dutch East Indies.

Li Sha expressed his concerns at the right time, fearing retaliation from the Dutch colonists.

"The Dutch can attack Aceh, why can't we attack the East Indies?"

Antonov was very satisfied with Li Sha. Li Sha's performance far exceeded Antonov and Ivanov's expectations for Li Sha.

What this means is that the history of the Chinese people stretches for thousands of years, and everyone knows the story of Zhou Gong spitting food to the world and returning to his heart.

If there is a way, if you are poor, you can benefit yourself; if you are successful, you can help the world.

If you are asked to open up new territories, you won’t be able to do so, and if you are asked to win over the people, won’t you be able to win them over?

Li Sha actually doesn’t know either.

But he was willing to learn.

And showed amazing learning ability.

that's enough.

"It's possible, but the territory is too big. I'm afraid we will be crushed to death."

Li Sha couldn't explain too profound principles, but he still understood the principle of building high walls and hoarding grain.

"Hahahaha, this is why you Chinese have only been able to live in a corner for thousands of years."

Antonov is quite familiar with the history of the Chinese.

In fact, I can’t say I understand.

I can only say that I have a superficial understanding.

Even so, it was enough for Antonov to like Han culture.

Antonov was particularly fond of various schools of thought. Thanks to the habit of Chinese ancestors who like to record, there is nothing new under the sun. What is happening in Europe now and what will happen in the future can be found in Chinese history.

Even the political system can be used as examples in Chinese history.

Isn't it the Confucian way of persuading people with reason?

Small government is incompatible with the core of Taoist thought of governing by doing nothing.

The European judicial system can almost be seen as a pirated copy of Legalism.

The Industrial Revolution was a concrete manifestation of Mohist pragmatism.

Even Britain's continental balancing policy can be traced back to the political advisors of the Warring States Period.

Li Sha could not convince Antonov and could only try to do his best work.

Ivanov sent back not only strong young men who were suitable for joining the army, but also half-grown men who were not suitable for joining the army, and young women who looked very capable.

Lansha was too close to the sea and could be invaded by the Dutch navy at any time.

Antonov and Ivanov chose an inland mountainous area far from the coast as the base camp of their small group.

Now that we have a base camp, we must have a name.

Because there are many rubber trees in Aceh, the base camp was named Oak City.

Li Sha felt it was not appropriate. Aceh also had gold mines. Wouldn't it be better to call it Jincheng?

Antonov had a sly smile on his face and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, let's call it Oak City, the City of Oaks."

Building a city in Southeast Asia is much easier than in Amur. At least there is no need to consider heating issues.

The people of Aceh do not have high requirements for living environment. If they really don’t have a house, they can make do by building a shed.

Ivanov was busy conquering the north and south, and Antonov was busy training the army, so Li Sha was responsible for the construction and management of Oak City.

Li Sha is completely confused, so it's okay to let him win over people's hearts with small favors.

Asking him to build a city is really beyond his capabilities.

Ivanov and Antonov indeed have great powers. Within a few days after Oak City was confirmed as the base camp, a group of new recruits arrived in Oak City.

"Oak City? Why don't you call me Yuriev?"

The new Ivan is also not satisfied with the name "Oak City".

"Yeah, I think so too."

Li Sha finally has an ally.

Ivan and Antonov both looked at Li Sha with strange eyes. It's none of your business. Go educate your little prince.

We can’t blame Russians for having a high chance of having the same name. In this era, Russian names have religious connotations, and the range of choices is quite narrow. Most Russian names can only be chosen from more than 200 candidates.

So for every thousand Russian boys, there are 240 Ivans.

For every thousand girls, there are 200 marias.

With the addition of Ivan, the construction of Oak City finally entered the fast lane, and everything began to become orderly.

When Western colonists pioneered Southeast Asia in the early days, their biggest enemy was not the Southeast Asian natives, but disease.

The first order Ivan gave was that no one was allowed to drink raw water and must drink boiled water.

Li Sha didn't understand why.

Ivan didn't explain either: "You just need to execute it, don't ask why."

Li Sha's execution ability was still very good, so then, the number of people infected with the disease in Oak City became less and less.

Ivan's second request is hygiene.

The hygiene habits of Acehnese people are very poor. It is normal to urinate and defecate anywhere. The clothes worn by women here are two-piece and there is no covering at all on the chest.

Li Sha and Acehnese men have become accustomed to it.

Ivan found it difficult to accept.

"Clothes must be neat and decent, and public urination and defecation are not allowed. Violators will be whipped."

"It's hard to do, they have no clothes at all, and it's too hot here. This kind of clothing is their traditional habit and it's hard to change."

Li Sha was pragmatic and wanted them to dress neatly, so they had to have clothes to wear.

The British Industrial Revolution began with the textile industry. Before that, clothes were very important possessions for many families.

"You can do it by taking a shower every day, right?"

Ivan also knows to adapt to local conditions. Aceh is not Vladivostok and does not have the support of a strong empire. Even if it wants to develop, it must first defeat the Dutch invasion.

"can."

If you just take a shower, that's no problem. Aceh lacks everything except water.

"very good."

Ivan and Li Sha also need to get along in order to work together tacitly.

Bathing does have benefits.

At least after taking a shower, the women in Oak City seemed less dark and more in line with Ivan and Li Sha's aesthetics.

In Ivan's opinion, the shacks in Oak City are too simple. Let's not talk about city walls and palaces. At least there must be a house. With a house, you have a home, and you have care and motivation.

Where forest coverage is 50%, wood can be found everywhere.

In the past, people in Aceh did not build houses because the forests in Aceh were the private property of the chiefs. Common people could not even pick up some branches to take home to make fires for cooking. They could not even think about building houses.

Everything around Oak City is now Li Sha's private property, and he can chop it down as much as he wants.

Ivan finally discovered the treasure.

Many forests in Aceh are virgin forests, and the trees in them have grown for who knows how long. Centennial trees can be seen everywhere.

Just ordinary trees.

Some precious woods are very popular even in Amur.

There is nothing we can do about it. Who allowed Amur to have a super duke who likes Eastern traditional culture? The people below will have to do what they want.

(End of this chapter)