Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1261 Congratulations from the Dutch
After Ming Qiu completed the occupation of Xiamen and Gulangyu Island, he ordered the front finger to be moved to Xiamen Island-although the security war had not yet ended completely, there was no Zheng family's stronghold and large-scale troops on the island.Only some stragglers hid in the mountains and forests.Shi Zhiqi mobilized the security forces to carry out the search mission, and each team of the security forces assigned a few prisoners, promising to reward each of their former robes with a silver dollar, so the prisoners led the security forces across the mountains one by one with great vigor. Ridge's arrest.As a result, the security operations on Xiamen Island, Gulangyu Island, and Jinmen Island quickly made great progress.

Now two-thirds of his mission has been completed, and the rest is mainly to prevent enemy counterattacks and cover the civil clean-up work in Anping, Xiamen, and Jinmen—a euphemism for large-scale raids and arrests in official documents.

It will take one to two weeks for the entire civil purge plan to be completed. Before that, he must ensure that these occupied areas are in the hands of the Senate so that the Planning Institute and the Intelligence Bureau can carry out their tasks calmly.

The direction of Anping is the most likely location for a counterattack. The Zheng family has large tracts of land and manors in Nan'an and Jinjiang, and there are a large number of private soldiers and village warriors. With someone commanding and enough silver, it can still explode with considerable combat effectiveness.For this reason, Mingqiu focused its defense on the direction of Anping.The main army troops of the follow-up troops are deployed near Anping, monitoring the movement of the two counties at any time.

The surprise attack on Anping killed and captured a large number of top and core members of the Zheng Group.However, there are always some fish that slip through the net, especially in Jinmen and Xiamen. Some people who are quick to see the opportunity cross the strait and escape to the mainland before the navy has time to block it.

There is still no definite answer to how many members of the "Eighteen Zhi" escaped from birth.According to the preliminary interrogation of the prisoners, it is known that Zheng Zhifeng, Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Lian, Zheng Cai and other important figures among the Eighteen Zhi escaped.These few people all have great prestige and strength in the Zheng Group, and it is entirely possible to organize a large-scale counterattack.

As for Zheng Zhilong, the leader of the Zheng Group, the Hornets reported that he was "suspected" to have been killed.Although there is no solid evidence, based on the analysis of the photos taken by Qian Shuixie and the evidence extracted at the time, the intelligence agency concluded that this headless corpse was most likely Zheng Zhilong himself.The confessions of many Japanese and black guard prisoners they captured on Xiamen Island all proved Zheng Zhilong's escape route, but the two groups of people who sneaked across the blockade had been wiped out, and no one could provide strong evidence of confession.For this reason, Ming Qiu has sent people to dig up the corpse, and sent power to Kaohsiung to invite relevant professionals to do the autopsy.

In front of Operation Overlord in the Central Left Office, Ming Qiu, who has not rested for several days, is receiving a special guest.

The guest, blue-eyed, blond and tall, was Trodneus, the senior businessman of the Dutch East India Company stationed in Zhangzhou Bay, that is, the Zheng Group. Appointed by him to be responsible for trade with the Zheng Group.

On the D-day of Operation Overlord, Trodius' ship was moored at Gulangyu Island, and he himself was resting on board.When he heard that someone was attacking Zhangzhou Bay, Trodneus was taken aback, and the caretaker immediately pulled the anchor and prepared to flee to the open sea, but he did not dare to act rashly because the sky was not clear.In addition, the Zheng Group's strength in Zhangzhou Bay is very strong, and foreign enemies may not be able to break into Xiamen Island.

After dawn, Trodnius realized that the situation was much more serious.Black smoke was already billowing in the bay, and the Zheng family's fleet seemed to be in a bad situation.But at this time he had received definite news that it was the Australian fleet that came to raid Zhangzhou Bay.

After getting this news, Trodnius decided not to take the risk of fleeing——during the exchange of fire between the two sides, he would be easily attacked by the Australians as an enemy. He has been to Kaohsiung and seen Australian ships. There is some understanding of the naval superiority of the Australians.If the Australians attack his speedboat, it will inevitably destroy all the people and boats.

Australians have always kept their promises and never killed indiscriminately.Our company has a trade agreement with them. So far, neither side has had any hostile actions. The Australian fleet should not launch an attack on its own ship.He immediately ordered the sailors to close the fire doors of all the cannons, and at the same time hoisted the flag of the East India Company and the Orange flag, and hoisted these two flags on both sides of the hull to show his identity.

His measures worked, and the Australian fleet sailing from the Golden Gate did not fire a single shot at his ship.Trodnius stood on the poop, watching a grand naval battle he had never seen before.

Yes, it is a naval battle show.Trodius can only use this word to describe: Zheng Group's fleet is not so much an opponent, but a supporting role on the stage to dance with the protagonist.The Australian fleet used the most perfect formation and artillery fire to imprint terror on the heart of the Dutch businessman.

"Zheng Zhilong is finished, and Liu Laoxiang is also finished." He secretly thought, "God bless the East India Company!"

Trodius took off his feathered hat and bowed: "I salute you! Your Excellency the Admiral."

Ming Qiu nodded his head to express his gratitude, and Trodnius then said: "Our master and I would like to express our most sincere congratulations to you for such a brilliant victory." He took off his hat and bowed.

"Thank you for your congratulations." Ming Qiu was a little tired, after all, he was over sixty years old, and the work for several days and nights made him exhausted physically and mentally.Now there's another Dutchman -- isn't he just staying on his own boat?What are you doing here?But he is the supreme officer of the formation, and he also has the obligation to undertake diplomatic work.

"I believe that your victory in Zhangzhou Bay will not affect our cooperation..."

"Okay, what do you want to say?" Ming Qiu said impatiently.

"Well..." Trodius told him his request.It turned out that he had just reached a trade agreement with Zheng Zhilong to purchase a large amount of sugar and silk from the Zheng Group, and his ship was coming to Xiamen to load the goods.

Some of this cargo has already been loaded on the ship, and the rest is still in the Dutchman's warehouse in Amoy - luckily it was not burned.Now Trodnius asked Ming Qiu to allow him to continue to ship and remove the goods stored in the warehouse.He has a warehouse bill to prove that the goods have been paid for and delivered.

Ming Qiu pondered for a moment, this question was too sudden, and it was also a bit tricky for him.He didn't come from a legal background, so he couldn't think of a similar example, how should he deal with it?Logically speaking, the ownership of the goods belonged to the Dutch, and the Dutch had sufficient evidence, so it seemed reasonable for the Dutch to ask for them to be removed.But this issue is a bit sensitive, and he doesn't know how the relevant laws enacted by the arbitral tribunal stipulate, so it's not appropriate to make decisions on his own.

"I can't promise you anything now." Ming Qiu said after thinking for a moment, "But since you can provide evidence, I can order my subordinates to temporarily seal up this batch of goods and not register them as spoils of war for the time being. You can send someone to Lingao's Admiralty court conducts related litigation”

Although Trodius expressed disappointment, there was still room for change in this solution, and he immediately accepted it.Then he tentatively asked what the Senate's next plan was in Zhangzhou Bay, whether there was an attempt to replace Zheng Zhilong and monopolize Fujian's foreign trade—in particular, whether the Australians planned to occupy Anping and Xiamen.

Ming Qiu had no choice but to use the word "no comment" to rebuff. After talking about it and dismissing Trodnius, Ming Qiu thought: The Dutch are indeed the top businessmen at that time, no wonder they can be considered a small country. Millions of people became sea coachmen.

The sun rose as usual in the morning, and Dajinmen Island, where there were only some fishing villages except for the camps and wharves of the Zheng Group, was already full of hustle and bustle.This is the material transfer station for Operation Overlord, where the materials transported from Taiwan are unloaded and transshipped, and the trophies and prisoners looted from various places in Xiamen and Anping are concentrated on the island for registration and bookkeeping before being shipped back.

All kinds of goods, gold, silver, and weapons piled up like a mountain. The staff of the Planning Institute counted them one by one and reported the numbers, and then they were sorted and packaged after being registered by a special person.These workers work every three hours and then rest for one hour, so as to avoid errors caused by too long working hours and fatigue.Everyone knows that this time the Senate has "got rich" again.

Ning Liujin was wearing a "new student uniform" with a small wooden sign hanging around his neck, pushing a wheelbarrow back and forth to carry the "trophy".He was captured on Kinmen Island. After he ran ashore and hid in the forest, he was thirsty and hungry. After being searched by the security forces with big wolf dogs, he had to come out and surrender soon.Everyone said that although the Kun thief killed people like hemp, he never killed casually and was very kind to the captives.For Ning Liujin, no matter how bad it was, he would not be decapitated.

Sure enough, he was assigned to work in the labor team soon after he surrendered. The bandit captain who was in charge saw that his clothes were all torn, so he found him a new one to wear—although the clothes were really weird.

In the evening, he ate a full meal: it was cooked in a big pot, a little salty and meaty!It also seemed to have dried vegetable leaves or something in it.He didn't know what it was made of, but it was food and you could eat as much as you wanted.For Ning Liujin, who eats sweet potatoes to fill his stomach all year round, it is like a feast: sweet potatoes do not make you hungry.

It seems good to work for Kun Thief, at least for his family's "distant relatives" Nao Shizi, well fed, and no one is interested in his chrysanthemums.He couldn't help thinking this while drinking the sixth bowl of hot mush.

(End of this chapter)