Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 929: From Big Staff to Dog Beating
It is said that in order to avoid foreign invasion and internal strife, the local aborigines planted a large number of thorny bamboos near the village to protect the village, and the local pronunciation of thorny bamboo is "beating a dog".Kaohsiung's old name "Dagou" or "Dagu" comes from this local dialect.

As for the name Kaohsiung, it was created by the Japanese during the Japanese occupation period based on the Japanese pronunciation of "beating a dog".Both the pronunciation and the meaning of the word are much more elegant, and it has become an official name.Just as Keelung replaced chicken coops, Kaohsiung also replaced dagou.

Ren Fu had been to Dayuan before, but he had never been to Kaohsiung, but he knew that "beating the dog" was not too far from Dayuan.So he took the safest route to go to Dayuanwaihai first, and then go south along the coastline to Kaohsiung.

With the level of navigation of the navy, it is not difficult to fly directly from Nan'ao Island to Kaohsiung, and there is no need to use this circuitous coastal navigation route. However, Li Ziping really wanted to see the fortification status of the Dutch in Dayuan.

He had obtained from the Foreign Intelligence Service sketches and rough estimates of the Dutch defenses at Grandeur.At this time, Dayuan Port did not have the comprehensive defense system as when Zheng Chenggong recovered Taiwan. At best, it was just a fortified armed business house.The total number of Dutch permanent residents in Dazuo will not exceed [-].

Facts have proved that the estimation of the Foreign Intelligence Agency is accurate. When the Haitian passed through Dayuan Port, the Dutch castle was still missing, and only a few larger buildings were scattered along the bay.There are only three European-style ships moored in the bay, ranging in tonnage from small boats of tens of tons to one or two hundred tons.Considering that when Zheng Gongcheng came to attack here in the old time and space, the Dutch only had three ships to meet the enemy. Obviously this is their standing sea force in Taiwan.

The Dutch's power in Taiwan before 1633 was quite weak.There is no deterrent effect 30 kilometers out of the city.The natives didn't buy into the Dutch. In 1630, the East India Company once considered abandoning the trading house in Taiwan due to insufficient trade and the constant harassment of the aborigines outside.

The Zeelandia Castle, which Zheng Chenggong gnawed for more than half a year, was not built until 1633. According to the East Asian standards at that time, it was a very strong castle, and it cost a huge sum of money from the East India Company.In fact the defense system of Zeelandia Castle proved to be quite effective.From the high-powered telescope, Li Ziping saw that large-scale construction seemed to be going on near the Dutch business hall. There were many workers and a lot of construction materials were piled up.According to records, from 1631 to 1632, the East India Company carried out large-scale expansion here.

If it is time to conquer Dayuu 1631, many people advocate tearing up the trade agreement immediately after the end of the typhoon season at the end of 1631, and conquering Dayuu in one fell swoop.But compared with the benefits brought by the Dutch trade agreement, a mere big man is not in the hearts of the executive committee.The status of Dayuangang is, at best, another Macau—even worse.With the current siege firepower of the Fubo Army, they can occupy it whenever they want.The Dutch and their servants and mercenaries were a group of "lonely foreigners" in Taiwan, surrounded by ulterior motives and unreliable mainland immigrants.Travelers can easily uproot them - just like Zheng Chenggong once did in Taiwan.

The Dutch are also unable to station large ships here: the entrance and exit of Dayuan’s port is relatively shallow. Only ships with a draft of less than three meters can enter and exit freely, and ships with a draft of three to five meters must enter and exit at high tide, and the draft is greater than five meters. The ships can only be parked outside the port and loaded and unloaded by barges.This almost makes it impossible for ships over 200 tons to anchor in Dayuan Harbor.Dutch ships to Taiwan are generally small, largely due to local port constraints.

All in all, Dayuan is not a suitable trading port, and there are almost no real natural ports on the entire island of Taiwan. Both Kaohsiung and Keelung are the result of large-scale artificial reconstruction.

When the Haitian was approaching the senior officer, a puff of white smoke suddenly appeared above the Dutch business house, and then the sound of cannons was heard from a distance.Whether it was a warning or an inquiry, Li Ziping had no way of knowing, but he had roughly confirmed the information from the Foreign Intelligence Agency through the telescope.The oversized Dutch are by no means a potential stumbling block to the engine's action - they are simply too small.A 901-class type is enough to sweep the naval forces of the East India Company.

After leaving Dayuan and driving along the coastline, in less than a few hours, the Haitian came to the sea off Kaohsiung. There are a large number of seaside lagoons, which have almost completely disappeared in the 21st century. They were either silted up into land or transformed into ports.In the time and space of the 21st century, Kaohsiung is the second densely populated area in Taiwan. Even the countryside generally presents an urbanized appearance, but at this time and here, the seaside is extremely barren and almost completely deserted.Compared with the coastline near Dayuan, there are still some sporadic indigenous villages and villages of Fujian immigrants.

Desolation has the advantage of desolation, at least there is no need to use any means to seize the land.Li Ziping grew up under the red flag. When he was a child, he criticized the colonists everywhere. When he grew up, he was swayed by universal opinions. He used all kinds of tricks and robbery to deal with the aborigines-according to "political correctness", it should be called the original. Residents—the plundering of land and resources is somewhat guilty of plundering, and they belong to the category that is not very open.

Haitian sailed slowly under Ren Fu's guidance.Then Li Ziping discovered Zuoying according to the charts and latitude and longitude.In the old days, the base of the Taiwan Navy was still a lagoon port called "Wanten". Fishermen along the coast of Fujian would sometimes park their fishing boats here for shelter from the wind.In addition, not to mention large ships, even the Haitian can only enter when it is full of court.

"Dagoushan!" Ren Fu shouted.Li Ziping immediately looked towards the shore, and sure enough, there was a hill standing on the coastline not far away. This hill was unremarkable, covered with subtropical vegetation and lush.

"Calculate the altitude." Li Ziping yelled, and the naval cadets and survey team members who were practicing on the deck immediately conducted some observations and calculations on Dagou Mountain, and concluded that the altitude was 330.04 meters.

When you see Dagou Mountain, Dagou Port is just around the corner.Dagou Port is a lagoon port.The long lagoon is separated from the open sea by a natural sandbar, almost 10 kilometers long and almost 1.5 kilometers wide.Among the harbors along the coast, this place has the best mooring conditions, and fishermen often park their boats here.

But for large sea-going vessels, the berthing conditions in Tagou Port are not very good.Because the lagoon is very shallow, large ships can only berth at the outer end of the port, and the anchorage area is very small.In the old time and space, the Dutch also built a port here, but it was rarely used.

Entering Dagou Harbor is a very dangerous thing, especially for large sailing ships that have no motor power, are propelled by the tide of the sail, and keep the direction of the rudder.It has only a narrow entrance, with rocky reefs on both sides, and the width of the port is only 60 meters.Although the Haitian has propellers, Li Ziping is not at ease about the underwater situation, and Ren Fu also advises to proceed with caution-there is a sandbar that is often moving under the water of Dagou Harbor, and it will be troublesome if it is rubbed and grounded.The tide here is only once a day, and the tide height is less than one meter.It is very difficult for a stranded ship to escape.

In the end, the safest method was adopted. The Haitian put down a rowboat, measured the water depth with the rowboat, and towed the Haitian into Dagou Harbor, and chose a place with a suitable water depth to anchor.

Li Ziping made calculations and looked at the charts, and finally concluded that their current berth was probably the small port area of ​​Kaohsiung. This place was formerly known as "Gangzai Que", and the port established by the Dutch in Kaohsiung was here.But at this time, the Dutch themselves are being disgraced by the four major societies near Zeelandia, and they are simply unable to come here to repair the port.

Qian Shuixie and his team once again acted as the vanguard of the landing.Ren Fu reminded him to be careful.The natives here are very difficult to get along with.Fujian fishermen and coastal pirates who came here to shelter from the wind or collect water and chop firewood sometimes clashed with them, and often suffered losses.

In the past, several boats under Zhucai's old men went to Dagou to fetch fresh water, and they clashed with the local "Dagou savages", killing and injuring dozens of people.Almost fled in embarrassment.

The so-called "Dagou Savages" who are active near Dagou Port are generally believed to be a branch of the local Pingpu ethnic group in modern times.

"I heard from them that the natives are quite powerful and capable of fighting. They like to cut off people's heads and go home, and hang them in the village one by one as a military exploit." Ren Fu said, "Please be careful, chief."

Qian Shuixie nodded: "It's okay, we will be very careful."

He immediately ordered the soldiers to board the rowboat, and besides the weapons, he also brought two dogs - descendants of the six breed dogs that Yang Baogui had brought with him.Under Yang Guigui's training, they have all become well-trained working dogs, which are very useful as vanguards and guard posts.

Li Ziping said: "If you encounter natives, try to communicate peacefully. Avoid armed conflicts."

Qian Shuixie disagreed, but apparently agreed.

"Don't worry, we are not European colonists who kill people and set fires. What we pay attention to is harmonious coexistence and joint development..."

Liu Zheng said with a smile: "Jointly develop a fart. Just grab it here? What kind of harmony are you talking about with these barbarians from the South Island!" He made a "beheading" movement, "If you don't want to, just click .”

Qian Shuixie shook his head: "There is only one mode of joint development: we are the bosses, and they are wage earners for joint development."

Several people laughed together, which confused Ren Fu.Had to accompany dry laugh a few times.

(End of this chapter)