Java, Port of Batavia.This is the Dutch East India Company, the base camp in the South Seas.It has been in business for more than 30 years since the Dutch occupied it in 1619.Over the years, Batavia has gradually developed from a deserted seaport, and has accumulated little by little, becoming one of the few large towns in the South Seas.Today, Batavia has grown into a city of 40,000 to 50,000 people, with hundreds of seagoing ships moored in the harbor.At this time, in the fortress where the Batavia East India Company was located, Governor Fort Feull stood in front of the window of the office on the top floor of the fort, overlooking the whole port.From here, you can see the market outside the castle and the sailing ships in the harbor.Feuerburg liked to stand on the top of the castle, looking down on the town, looking at this city that had been built in the far east, full of European colors, looking at the town built by the Dutch, he had a sense of European superiority.At this time, behind him, several Dutchmen were reporting to him, and one of them said: "Your Excellency, there are more than a thousand Chinese who have landed in New Netherland, and it should be the fleet sent by Zhao to India." ”Felburg's face showed a look of surprise, "This group of Chinese actually fled to New Netherland?"
”In the vast sea, it is difficult for others to know what to say, Fairburg sent a fleet to Malacca to block the returning Chinese merchant ships, preparing to destroy this fleet on the way back of the fleet of the China Merchants Shipping Company, teach Zhao Ming a lesson, and let Donghai Town suffer a dumb loss.But no, the Chinese were very vigilant, and when they saw the Dutch fleet, they turned around and ran, and the Dutch fleet pursued for several days, and finally chased and lost the Chinese."
Your Excellency, the despicable Chinese, has attacked us and occupied the gold mine we have discovered, and the company must return the color."
The Dutch officer was furious.Feuerburg pondered for a moment and said in a cold voice: "It seems that the war between the company and Zhao will be inevitable!"
Felburg looked out of the castle, and he received news that Zhao Ming had suffered a miserable defeat in the war with the Tatars, and it seemed that he had no intention of fighting the Tatars, but intended to expand south.Previously, there were serious conflicts and contradictions between the Netherlands and Zhao Ming, but Zhao Ming had more important things to do, so he left the Netherlands aside, and now the Ming and Qing dynasties negotiated peace, Zhao Ming just suffered a big defeat and did not have the strength to challenge the Manchus alone, so he focused his attention on the Dutch.According to the news from the Taiwanese officials, Donghai Town has recently sent some troops to the island of Taiwan, and Zhao Ming has reorganized a caravan to conduct ocean trade again.All this threatened the interests of the Dutch East India Company, and judging from Zhao Ming's actions, the executives of Feuerburg and the East India Company both believed that Donghai Town might be about to attack the Netherlands.Jabko, commander of the Dutch fleet, said in a deep voice: "The Chinese are pressing step by step, and judging from the fact that they have increased their forces to Taiwan and constantly sent fleets to the sea, perhaps they have begun to plan a war against us."
And Your Excellency, please forgive me for saying that Zhao's strength is obvious to all, no worse than Zheng Yiguan back then, if he is ready, the company may be difficult to defeat Zhao. ”Previously, Zhao Ming and Donghaizhen's energy was mainly focused on dealing with the Manchus, but now they turned their attention overseas, and the Dutch immediately felt a huge threat.Feuerburg said in a deep voice: "What do you have in mind?"
”Yabuko said coldly: "Your Excellency the Governor should know that not long ago, Zhao's army was defeated by the Tatars and suffered heavy losses.Now Zhao wants to make a move on the company, but he still needs time to prepare.I think the top management of the company should abandon the luck mentality and prepare for war immediately, otherwise it will be difficult to resist Zhao's army. ”Feuerburg asked, "How do you think the company should prepare for war?"
”Jabko said: "First of all, take advantage of the Chinese who landed in New Netherland, lose contact with Zhao, annihilate them all, recapture the gold mines, strengthen the company's financial strength, and at the same time relieve the Chinese in New Netherland and face the threat of Batavia from the south."
Second, the Chinese in Batavia and various bases in the South Seas should be cleaned up so that they do not collude with Zhao. ”Feuerburg's face sank, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency means that you are slaughtering the Chinese of Batavia and the big people?"
”The Dutch, Spaniards, Portuguese and other Westerners, in the colonies of Nanyang, were able to develop and prosper, thanks to a large part of the Chinese merchants, as well as Chinese immigrants who came to Nanyang to seek a living.There are few people in the West, and the natives of Nanyang are very lazy, and the neighborhoods outside the Dutch castle are almost all built by Chinese who come here to trade and beg for a living.Because the Chinese were industrious and intelligent enough, they soon accumulated a certain amount of financial resources and power in the colony, posing a threat to the rule of the colonial government.In normal times, the Dutch were completely able to suppress the Chinese in the colony, but if there was support from external forces, the situation was not necessarily the case.Once the Chinese in the colony collude with Zhao Ming, it will pose a great threat to the colony.Felburg understood this threat, but the prosperity of the colony was inseparable from the colonial Chinese, but he couldn't make up his mind for a while.At that time, Manila was the center of Nanyang trade, but the Spaniards were worried that the Ming Dynasty would send troops to collect Manila, and slaughtered the Chinese in Manila twice, killing more than 20,000 people before and after, relieving the internal hidden dangers, but at the same time it also caused the decline of the port of Manila, and now its status is far behind that of Dayuan and Batavia.Seeing that Forberg hesitated, Jabko continued: "Your Excellency the Governor, in the past six months, the Huaxing Company has rarely sold goods to the company, and they are bent on opening up their own shipping routes, even if His Excellency the Governor shows favor to Zhao, it is difficult for the company to obtain supplies from the Huaxing Company.The Chinese pigs in Batavia and the big ones are no longer useful, and they should be cleaned before they transfer their belongings, make up for the company's losses, and solve the hidden dangers at the same time!
”Maritime trade was lucrative, and although the Dutch took the lion's share, the Chinese merchants still amassed a lot of wealth through hard work.Now it seems that the war between the East India Company and Zhao Ming is only a matter of time, and the businessman usually has a keen sense of smell, and when there is a disturbance, he will definitely transfer his belongings, and the fattened sheep will be cheaper for others.Feuerburg paced back and forth in the office, and after thinking about it for a while, he finally made up his mind, "I accept Your Excellency's suggestion.While Zhao is not ready, the company will first send a fleet to deal with the Chinese who landed in New Netherland, recover the company's colony, and clean the Chinese pigs in the colony to solve the hidden dangers inside.These Chinese, like pigs, fat and plentiful, really threaten the rule of the company. ”()