Chapter 672 Confinement

All the things on the ship were cleared out, and a dedicated person took a pen and paper to count them one by one. However, there was indeed no contraband on the two ships. They were basically supplies. The documents and letters that Van Longen and others had previously produced were also included.

They were collected together and sent to the headquarters for Yan Chujie to review. Of course, Yan Chujie probably couldn't understand these foreign language scriptures at his level, so he could only send them back to Fort Victory for translation and interpretation by a dedicated person.

After the three of them stayed in this solitary room for more than an hour, the three of them slowly got rid of their nervousness and began to feel hungry and thirsty. At this time, the small sliding window under the door opened, and a

A wooden tray was passed in from there. On it were three large bowls filled with food, a pot of water, and three small cups. Although there were no knives and forks, in addition to chopsticks, there were also spoons, which was taken into account.

The dining habits of two Dutchmen.

"Isn't it...poisonous?" Van der Wegen looked at the three bowls of food that Su Keyi brought to the table, still hesitant.

"If the Haihan people want to kill us, they don't have to use this method." The hungry Su Keyi took one of the bowls without ceremony and started eating.

"What he said makes sense. The Haihan people are not pirates. Their leaders should be a group of very smart people. They should not do anything to us before they understand the purpose of our coming here." Fan Longen also expressed his views on Su Keyi.

He agreed. However, he agreed, but he was not in a hurry to start eating.

It wasn't until Su Keyi had destroyed most of the bowl of food that nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Van Longen winked at Van der Wegen, and then the two of them each took a bowl and started eating.

Of course there would be nothing wrong with the food and drinking water. Haihan did not have any intention to persecute them. It was just that his superiors ordered them to be treated coldly, and they could not be harmed physically. There was nothing the person in charge could think of doing.

That's how they were locked up and provided with only three meals.

However, these conditions were obviously not enough. Not long after eating, the three of them felt a little anxious, and there was not even a toilet in this small room. In desperation, Su Keyi had no choice but to knock on the door.

Soon there was a reaction from outside. After the door opened, several soldiers with live ammunition signaled Su Keyi to retreat. Then someone came in with a toilet and took away the tableware they had just used.

Su Keyi took the time to negotiate: "Where are your people in charge? We have important things..."

Before he could finish speaking, a Haihan soldier interrupted him: "Just wait! A doctor will come to check your health later!"

"We are in good health. Let the person in charge come to see us now..." Su Keyi wanted to say a few more words, but the other party no longer wanted to pay attention to him, quickly left the room, and locked the door from the outside.

"These are really a group of unfriendly people!" Although Fan Longgen didn't quite understand the content of Su Keyi's negotiation with the other party, the impatience shown by the Haihan soldiers was directly written on his face. This attitude can be fully understood without the need for verbal communication.

Understood.

Van der Wegen, however, had silently accepted the reality, quietly walked to the corner and opened the toilet seat...

About an hour later, the door opened again. This time, in addition to a doctor carrying a medicine box, the three of them were finally delighted to see a manager who was obviously one level higher. Although this man was young,

Qing Qing was not wearing a military uniform, but a strange-style stand-up collared blouse. But looking at the respectful looks of the soldiers behind him, it was obvious that this person was not an ordinary person.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Yu Xiaobao. I am a clerk in the general office of the Haihan Executive Committee. Please accept the physical examination arranged by us first. We will talk about other things later." After entering the room, the young man introduced himself.

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"Sir, the three of you below are special envoys who came to Sanya to visit Haihan on behalf of the Dutch East India Company. If you don't have to worry about anything else, can you give us a place to live first? This place... is a bit too simple, isn't it?

Is this your way of hospitality?" Su Keyi immediately responded.

Yu Xiaobao looked Su Keyi up and down and asked with a smile: "What do you call this gentleman?"

"I am Su Keyi, courtesy name Baishuo. I am a native of Batavia in Nanyang, and my ancestral home is Chaozhou, Fujian." Su Keyi introduced himself with cupped fists.

"Mr. Su, let me explain it to you. You can translate it to your two red-haired companions later." Looking at the two ghosts next to him with their big eyes staring at each other, Yu Xiaobao knew that they were listening.

He didn't understand what he was saying, so he chose Su Keyi as the main person to talk to.

Yu Xiaobao continued: "First of all, for security reasons, we have to take a moment to confirm your identity. The official documents and letters you brought have been sent to your superiors for review, and there will be news later. Here.

We had to let the three of us feel aggrieved here first, after all, we find it difficult to handle your sudden visit like this."

"Can't we wait for your identity confirmation in a place with a better environment? It is not a reasonable behavior to lock the envoys of the country in a cell!" Su Keyi continued to try to get better treatment.

Yu Xiaobao shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, given that you have taken extremely unfriendly behavior towards us in Fujian, we believe that we are still in a state of war with you. And we have not yet confirmed your identity and intention of coming.

, so this can only be done for the time being. I hope you can cooperate a little, which will also help your future treatment."

"What is he talking about?" Van Longen asked Su Keyi in Dutch. Su Keyi briefly summarized the conversation and told him. Van Longen shook his head and said: "Please tell him that the war in Fujian was started by the Haihan people.

of!"

After Yu Xiaobao listened to Su Keyi's report, he waved his hand gently and said: "I'm sorry, the fact I know is that your armed sailing ship formed a coalition with the local pirate gang and attacked Nanri Island where the Ming army was stationed.

launched a military offensive. As the military adviser appointed by the Fujian government, our Haihan Militia Group has the obligation and responsibility to make the necessary response to such a provocation. In our view, it was the East India Company that provoked the war, that is, you just responded

.”

Seeing that Su Keyi still wanted to defend himself, Yu Xiaobao added: "If you want to continue arguing with me, that's up to you, but what I must tell you is that if you haven't completed the physical examination on you, make sure there is nothing wrong with you.

Weird infectious diseases, then you will never have the chance to see the people you want to see."

This warning obviously worked. After the three Dutch envoys whispered to each other for a while, Su Keyi said that he could undergo a physical examination, but hoped to leave this place as soon as possible.

After spending a while to complete the inspection, Yu Xiaobao said: "You three, I have to stay here for the night today. You can leave here at the earliest tomorrow."

After Yu Xiaobao finished speaking, soldiers outside brought in three rolls of straw mats and straw pillows and placed them on the ground. This was the bedding the three of them would use to spend the night tonight. It was now the dog days of Hainan Island, and more than thirty people

In temperatures below 10 degrees, there is no need to cover yourself with a quilt.

"There will be a dedicated person in charge of your food and drinking water. Just wait for the news." After Yu Xiaobao completed the process, he left the room, ignoring Su Keyi's yelling.

"These rude guys!" After the door was locked again, Fan Longgen couldn't help but lost his temper. Due to language reasons, he could not communicate directly with the other party and had to go through Su Keyi, the translator, which made him guess

I was full of anger but couldn't vent it out.

However, after shouting a few words, Fan Longgen quickly calmed down and calmed down: "It seems that the Haihan people do regard us as a group of Shibazhi. It's no wonder they have such deep hostility towards us.

"

Van Longen traveled back and forth between Damuan Port and Batavia more than once. He still knew something about the actions and reputation of Shiba Zhi. As one of the strongest armed forces at sea in the Far East, Van Longen was actually

He was ashamed to hang out with pirates like Shiba Zhi and be compared to him in such a way, but this was the company's strategy and he was not allowed to question it.

"The Haihan people have been in alliance with the Fujian government for a long time, but we really didn't expect that they would dare to take the initiative to attack us." At this time, Van der Wegen recalled the battle in Fujian, and he also realized that he underestimated the enemy at that time.

This was one of the main reasons for the defeat of the subsequent battle. Moreover, at that time, the Dutch fleet indeed launched an attack on the Daming Navy first, and then the Haihan fleet joined the battle. If we really want to defend it, the East India Company must be in the wrong.

Of course, as the East India Company's military attache stationed in Damuan, he would definitely not admit that the company had made mistakes in its policy of handling relations with Shibazhi, because it was his uncle Hans who decided to send troops. If he also

If you think this is not done correctly, you are causing trouble for your family.

"This is a military camp." Su Keyi suddenly said something irrelevant.

Seeing the two people looking at him in confusion, Su Keyi quickly explained: "Listen to the sounds outside..."

The two stood up, walked to the wall where the small window was, and began to listen to the noise outside. Sure enough, they heard neat and loud slogans and rhythmic footsteps coming clearly from outside.

The officers and men of the militia have excellent conduct

I am not afraid of strong enemies but I am responsible

The horn blows the iron-blooded glory

Victory for me, Haihan, on the battlefield

…

Su Keyi translated what he heard to the two Dutch people one by one, and the three of them just leaned against the wall and listened for half an hour. In the end, it was Van der Wegen who took the lead in expressing his opinion: "This is a project of huge scale.

In the small military camp, judging from the slogans they shouted, each group should have between forty and sixty people, and there were at least five groups of people doing this kind of marching training at the same time, which means there were about three hundred people.

This kind of training is being carried out. If you take into account the proportion of personnel in this unit who are on combat readiness and those who are resting, I think the size of the troops stationed here is at least about a thousand."

Although Van der Wegen's inference is not entirely accurate, it can be considered to have some basis. The Luhuitou Peninsula army training base currently maintains a garrison size of more than a thousand people all year round, but this is not all of the garrison in Sanya, except for the navy at Victory Port.

In addition to the base, there are also well-established army troops stationed in the Sanya Port Area, Victory Fort and Tiandu Industrial Zone, with a total force of about 1,500. Although such a force cannot be said to be powerful, considering Haihan's current control

The area is getting wider and wider, and the number of troops stationed in Sanya is already relatively concentrated. In places such as Danzhou and Qiongzhou Fucheng in the north, the number of troops stationed is far less than that of the base camp.

Of course, given Sanya's geographical location, it is difficult for any strong enemy to launch a direct attack here from the outside world. Waterborne armed forces coming from the mainland must first pass through the blockade of the Qiongzhou Strait, and the nearest enemy in the South China Sea is located in Bada

Obviously, the Dutch in Vienna do not have such a surprise attack capability. As for the Annan Kingdom in the west, more than 80% of its coastal defense force is in the hands of the Haihan people, so there is no need to worry. The current number of garrisoned troops has basically been

Enough to maintain daily defense.

"The Haihan people imprisoned us in the military camp, which shows that they at least did not treat us as ordinary prisoners." Van Longen could only find some such reasons to appease the emotions of the unlucky trio.

"But we can't expect to escape from here on our own." Su Keyi immediately poured cold water on him: "The security in the military camp is much tighter than in the prison."

Of course, Su Keyi was just joking. They came with a heavy responsibility, and they couldn't just escape even if they could. If they couldn't meet with Haihan's senior management, they wouldn't be able to report to the company's board of directors when they returned to Batavia.

"That young man just now, is he from Haihan or Ming?" Fan Longgen asked Su Keyi curiously.

"I think he is a Ming person... No, to be precise, he is a group that the Haihan people call 'naturalized people'. They were Ming people in the past, but now they belong to the Haihan people without Haihan blood." Su Keyi explained: "

The Haihan people used the form of naturalization to change their belongings to those Ming people who were included in their ruled areas. Only those people who chose to naturalize as Haihan could enjoy various preferential treatment conditions of Haihan, such as working in Sanya.

, settle down, enlist in the army, etc.”

"You know a lot!" Fan Longgen was also a little impressed with Su Keyi. When he set out, he thought that Su Keyi was just because of the family's favor, so that Cohen could push him to the top. However, as his understanding deepened, he found that

This Chinese man indeed has a lot of things in his mind. At least his understanding of Haihan and his calm behavior here have shown some of his abilities.

"My daily business is to deal with those Ming Dynasty maritime merchants from Sanya, so I know the situation of Haihan relatively clearly." Su Keyi responded humbly.
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