October 13, 1660, Surabaya, Java Island.

Liang Yunan, the former chief of the Qing Dynasty's special forces who wanted to escape from the territory of Qi State, had been drifting on the sea for three months until today if we include his departure from Jianye City in mid-July, and this journey seemed to last forever.

There is no end in sight.

What made him even more angry was that he originally thought that when he arrived at the kingdom of Mataram Sultan on this island, it would be considered out of the sphere of influence of the Qi people, but he did not expect that this port called Surabaya would also

Belongs to the territory of Qi State.

The Dutch sailors on those ships said that this place was indeed the territory of the Sultan Kingdom of Mataram before. However, because of fear of being invaded by their Dutch East India Company, the port and the surrounding 20 miles were moved three years ago.

The land within the area was leased to Qi State in order to obtain their protection.

His grandma, this country of Qi is really a regional hegemon. It actually overwhelms the barbarians and makes many small states rush to seek refuge and donate their land! This is much easier than our Qing Dynasty, who rides on horseback and sieges cities and plunders territory all the way.

Much more.

It is said that in order to better control this place, the people of Qi have immigrated more than a thousand people here to plant rice, sugar cane and coffee. Liang Yunan knew the first two crops, but what is coffee? He looked at the sailors on the ship.

Like an idiot, he suddenly felt a 10,000-point critical blow in his heart.

Therefore, when a sailor brought him a dark drink that exuded a rich, mellow and bitter taste, although Liang Yunan was somewhat suspicious of the other party's sinister intentions, in order not to let them look down upon him, he endured the scalding heat.

of water and drank it in one gulp.

His grandma's was something weird, bitter, and a little sour. However, after drinking it, there was a faint fragrance and sweetness between the lips and teeth, giving people an indescribable feeling.

Seeing Liang Yunan's expression, several sailors couldn't help laughing. After more than a month of getting along day and night, coupled with the special lonely environment above the sea, these sailors gradually understood this Tatar who had fled Qi.

Become a part of the ship.

Although they occasionally teased and beat him, they only used this to show that their status on the ship was higher than that of the Tatar, and they enjoyed the feeling of being superior to others. As for the thought of putting him to death, they also dissipated.

A lot. Of course, when we get to Batavia, we still have to continue trying to seize his property. Because the captain, navigator and other officers already know of his existence, and they will definitely share part of the money gained.

things.

Perhaps it was because they were about to arrive in Batavia. During the two days they docked in Surabaya, the sailors on the ship relaxed their control over Liang Yunan a little. They not only provided him with a lot of fresh food and water, but even allowed him to take a pleasant bath.

and allowed him to walk freely on the deck.

Now that he was free to move, Liang Yunan's mind began to come alive. After more than a month of getting along with each other, he already knew that the sailors on the ship were all employed by a large Western trading company, and the composition of the personnel was also extremely complex. Each of them came from afar thousands of miles away.

When you go to the East, all you want is gold and silver, and there is no morality or loyalty.

Therefore, Liang Yunan wondered whether he could instigate some of the barbarians to rebel and bring them to our Qing territory for my use. You must know that during this period, not to mention Tang Ruowang, Nan Huairen and others in the court

The highly trusted Yi people helped the court

Compiling calendars and instructing cannon casting. That Tang Ruowang was even appointed as the supervisor of the Qintian Prison, enjoying the high official salary and wealth. Even in the Beijing Firearms Bureau and Wuzhen Hachaoli of the Eight Banners Department, there were hundreds of

The Yi people are serving our Qing Dynasty.

I still remember that more than ten years ago, it seems that this Dutch trading company once sent many barbarians to Beijing to provide me with Qing Dynasty firearms and ask for trade. Later, for some unknown reason, they suddenly withdrew all of them.

He lost many people and stopped developing friendly trade with the Qing Dynasty. But at that time, there were still dozens of people who were greedy for the generous salaries given by the Qing Dynasty and stayed in Beijing despite the strict orders of this Western trading company.

When Liang Yunan tentatively contacted several officers, he hinted that he was an important official of the Qing Dynasty and could recommend them to serve in the Qing Dynasty. He also said that as long as he had skills or could help the Qing Dynasty develop firearms and other artifacts, he would definitely be able to do so.

Earn rewards that are several times more than what they currently earn.

It can be seen that these Yi officers were very moved, especially when they heard about the treatment and status received by Tang Ruowang, Nan Huairen and others, their eyes showed envy.

However, they admitted frankly that the entire continent was forbidden to the Han people and no Western forces were allowed to get involved. Moreover, in view of the close cooperative relationship between the Dutch East India Company and the Han people, all their employees had been severely warned by the company, and in the end

It is best not to serve for the Tatar regime in the north of the mainland. Otherwise, once the Han people find out about it, they will inevitably suffer ruthless revenge and attacks.

Liang Yunan said that our Qing Dynasty occupies half of the mainland and has millions of troops. It is just around the corner to unify the whole country. The foreigners living in the country enjoy preferential treatment and will be strictly protected by our Qing Dynasty. There is no need to worry about being harmed.

The revenge of the Qi people

. Even if you are willing, you can permanently settle in my Qing territory, and then you can marry a few gentle and lovely Qing women, and finally settle down and live and work in peace and contentment. This is not as hard as you are running a boat on the sea.

, much more relaxed and comfortable.

Several officers and senior sailors on the ship looked at each other, and they seemed a little hesitant. Over the years, influenced by the Han people, many officers and sailors under the East India flag have always believed that the Tatars in the northern part of the mainland.

The regime is known for its barbarism, ignorance, and backwardness. They massacre civilians, burn down cities and villages, and destroy all visible signs of civilization, just like the crazy and brutal Mongols hundreds of years ago.

However, the officials who claimed to be the Tatar regime in front of them repeatedly claimed that their country was a prosperous, civilized and tolerant regime. They invaded the Ming Dynasty from the cold and remote corner of the northeast in order to rescue tens of millions of people suffering from the Ming Dynasty.

The people the Chinese government brutalized were for the sake of

It brought happiness and liberation to countless oppressed people. However, the corrupt Ming government was unwilling to give up the power to continue to enslave the people, and colluded with the evil Hanzhou people to prevent them from unifying the country, leaving countless people to continue to fall into

In dire straits of persecution.

Otherwise, how could there be so many Westerners serving them in Beijing, Shengjing, and Baoding? Tang Ruowang and Nan Huairen were appointed by their popes to preach in their capitals. And under the protection of this regime, they

At that time, Catholicism spread relatively smoothly in the north. As the number of missionaries increased, the scope of activities expanded.

With the expansion of the area, the number of believers has grown rapidly. It is said that so far, the number of believers has reached 200,000. Ten years ago (1650), the Qing government also granted land to rebuild the church next to the original Catholic Church in Xuanwumen. Tang Ruowang and others moved the previous Lima

A sutra hall built by Dou was expanded and built into the first cathedral (South Hall) in Beijing.

On the contrary, in the places ruled by Hanzhou, it seems that the government does not strongly support and promote Catholicism. There are only a few churches built. Not only are the scale of the buildings very small, but the Catholicism in their country is also controlled by the government. In addition, the Catholicism they promote is

Why do some Catholic doctrines feel so different from those in Europe?

On October 20, the "Groningen" finally arrived in Batavia.

Three years ago, when Liang Yunan disguised himself as a fur trader and immigrated from the mainland to Hanzhou, he did not stop at Batavia. Instead, he stopped at the small stronghold of Guangning Fort. He did not appreciate that the Dutch built it for nearly sixty years.

prosperous trade center in the years.

The first thing that caught his eye was the boats on the pier, or to be more precise, there were many boats. There were mainland Chinese fortune boats, bird boats, Malay hut boats and imitation Western-style galleys.

, there are also Arab Shebek ships, and more are Western three-masted ships and Galen ships. Of course, there are also many Qi merchant ships flying the red and yellow dragon flags.

"Why, there is also a stronghold established by Qi State on your land?"

After getting off the ship, when he was being held hostage by a group of Dutch sailors and rushed to the city, Liang Yunan suddenly saw a tall flagpole standing in front of a large building on the west side of the pier, with a flag of Qi flying on it.

His expression couldn't help but tremble, and he asked in astonishment.

"Oh, that's a warehouse built by the Hanzhou people." A sailor said nonchalantly: "It is said that the Hanzhou people rented several houses here for immigration and goods more than 20 years ago.

A temporary residence for turnover. Now, the large area of ​​land in the west area of ​​the dock has been rented by the Hanzhou people, and then they built these warehouses, warehouses, restaurants, restaurants, and a huge market trading center."

Liang Yunan took a deep look at the large area of ​​goods yards built by the Qi people, and couldn't help but secretly curse. It seems that in this Nanyang area, it is not easy to bypass the Qi people's sphere of influence. I haven't said it yet, you guys have to think about it.

The solution is to leave here as soon as possible and return to the mainland.

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October 20, Batavia, Governor's Mansion.

"After a year of fighting by the Han people, except for the British trading houses in the Mughal Empire, all the coastal trading houses in several kingdoms in the south were captured or burned by the Han people. In addition, according to reliable sources

Information confirms that the Han Chinese also sank and captured at least ten English merchant ships, and the number of damaged ships would only be even higher, so that the English did not even dare to sail out to sea."

Gene Matsek, Governor of Batavia of the Dutch East India Company, is being briefed on Indian affairs by Victor Flores, Senior Commercial Counselor of the Company, and Friedrich Severen, Senior Manager of Regional Affairs of the Company in India.

.When he heard that the Han Chinese had made the English miserable and suffered heavy losses, he couldn't help but have a playful smile on his face.

"What is strange is that after the English suffered such heavy losses, they did not provide much support at home. Even the number of ships that normally come to India for trade is much less than in previous years. Therefore, some support is not available

The people living in England sent a representative to the company’s commercial center in Surat six months ago to seek our help.”

"Do they want to bring us together to deal with the Han Chinese?" Governor Matsek asked in surprise.

"No." Severon smiled and shook his head and said: "They should know that the relationship between us and the Han people has always been close, so how could we make such a request? The English asked us to carry out the war against them.

Mediation. They are willing to conduct formal negotiations on the armistice request made by the Hanzhou people."

"Why don't they just go to the Han people to ask for peace?"

"They approached the Han people, but they were stumped by the conditions proposed by the Han people and considered them unacceptable."

"Haha..." Governor Matsek laughed, "The stubborn English must be reluctant to throw away the trade benefits they have gained. Don't they know that by rejecting the Hanzhou people, not only can they lose the benefits, but also

Everything they possess now will probably be destroyed by the Han people, or even completely expelled from the Indian market."

"My Lord Governor, then we should refuse the English's request and not mediate the war between them and the Hanzhou people?"

"In India and Ceylon, the Han people have always spared no effort to support the Portuguese to prevent them from being completely squeezed out of the above two areas by us." Governor Matsek did not answer Severon's question, but stood up and walked to

Next to a huge map, "The Hanzhou people did this because they didn't want our East India Company to take advantage of the situation and get bigger, so they tried to win over the Portuguese to impose necessary restrictions and restrictions on us. If the English were driven out of India,

Then we, the Han Chinese and the Portuguese are the only ones left in this area."

"Mr. Governor, what do you mean..." Severon looked at Governor Matsek thoughtfully.

"Although we all dislike the English, and we in the United Provinces once had a full-scale war with them that lasted for more than two years. However, in India, once the English are driven out, we may become isolated there. And

, in the distant future, none of us can guarantee whether the East India Company and the Han people will always maintain such a close cooperative relationship. Sometimes, a region needs to maintain a proper balance of power."

"My Lord Governor, I understand what you mean."

"In addition, according to news from Europe, the Duke of Cornwall (Charlie II) returned to London at the end of May. Perhaps this will make the situation in the entire England have some huge changes after Cromwell's death.

Changes." Governor Matsek said with a smile: "In this case, if we can mediate the conflict between the English and the Han people, we can use this to sell them a good deal and open up the English market for the company.

, or urge them to abolish the so-called "Navigation Regulations" and provide necessary public opinion support."
To be continued...