Seeing that Chen Ronghua had decided, Lei Mingmu no longer advised him. "Don't worry, I will give all these things to Yimin."

Chen Huarong shook his head, "You only have to hand over the things in the two red boxes to him. The remaining thirty boxes, ten boxes with seals, are filled with gold and silver. After you get there, you hand over seven of them to the Ming army generals stationed in Nanlu County. He said that this is the intention of our Nanyang merchants, to help them expand their troops, and be sure to let him accept it. As for the other three boxes, I heard that they set up a money shop in Nanlu County, so you can temporarily store it there! The boxes without seals are filled with rhinoceros horns, ivory and other treasures that the Ming Dynasty cherishes. If necessary, use them to make friends with local officials."

Lei Mingmu's face changed slightly, "Uncle Shi, what are you doing? Why do you take out your property and give it to those Qiu Ba? They are insatiable."

Chen Huarong smiled bitterly and said, "If you don't give it to them, who will protect our lives? We started by smuggling and were pirates for a while. Although we were for self-protection, you two never robbed the ships and people of the Ming Dynasty. But according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, we are no different from sinners. At this moment, we are bullied by the Dutch people. If they don't accept us, what should we do? Should I be a pirate like when I was young? After all, silver is something outside of my body. If I lose it, you can make another profit as long as the person is fine. Besides, I see that the Ming Dynasty was stationed there, and it is very likely to be planned to operate Nanyang for a long time. If I can use this little silver to establish a good relationship with it, it would be a great blessing. Moreover, I learned from other ship merchants that the generals of the Ming army in Nanlu County this time were Qi Shaobao's nephew, so I shouldn't be too greedy!"

Lei Mingmu frowned and thought for a while and said, "Uncle Shi said, "But you don't have to take this money alone. My Lei family also took out five boxes of money to offer it to them with you. If he lowered his posture like this, he still couldn't accommodate us. How could he win the trust of many ship merchants? I'm afraid he can't continue to operate this Nanyang."

Chen Huarong nodded with a smile. Lei Mingmu was so smart and quick-minded. He suddenly understood what he meant, far from being comparable to his stupid son. "It's getting late, let's set off quickly! When it's dawn, the Dutch ship will start moving."

Lei Mingmu bowed to Chen Huarong with his fists and stepped onto the bow of the boat. With a shout, the two ships slowly left the shore. Then the speed became faster and faster, disappearing into the vast dark night.

After staying outside until dawn, Chen Huarong returned to Batavia City. As soon as he arrived at the gate, the old servant at home came up to welcome him. "Master, the visitor is here at home, and I'm waiting for you in the main hall!"

After working hard outside for a night, Chen Huarong was very tired. When he heard the news, he suddenly felt energetic. He raised his eyebrows, and was shocked and frightened. When he asked clearly about the situation and found that he was not a Dutch, he completely relieved. He breathed a sigh of relief and speeded up his pace.

He walked into the main hall and saw a middle-aged man looking up at a banner hanging in the main hall. He was of medium shape, wearing a dome leather hat on his head, silk clothes on his body, dressed in a businessman. He heard something behind him, turned his head, smiled and pointed to the banner on it and asked, "Shopkeeper Chen, this should be the original work of Dong Xuanzai! But strangely, why didn't he sign it on it?" Dong Qichang, whose courtesy name was Xuanzai.

Chen Huarong applauded and said, "The distinguished guest has great eyesight. This is the original work of Lord Dong. At that time, he had not yet become famous. My grandfather accidentally saw his calligraphy and praised it. He took out a pen of 100 taels of silver and asked him to write the eight big words "The world is home, the roots are in the Central Plains". Lord Dong felt that his writing skills were not yet proficient and he was unwilling to sign, so he only had these eight big words."

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded in appreciation, "Good words, good eyesight, good story." After saying that, he walked straight to his seat and sat down, "Shopkeeper Chen, come and sit down! We have to have some things to talk about."

This move aroused Chen Huarong's a little dissatisfied, thinking that the other party was too rude and regarded this place as his home. But seeing that the other party was calm and composed, he had an unknown temperament, and the merchant's keenness made him calm down. He pressed the anger in his heart and sat on the chair opposite him, and asked with a respectful attitude: "What advice do you have for a distinguished guest?"

The middle-aged man brought the tea cup and took a sip of fragrant tea, then took out a copper seal from his arms and handed it to Chen Huarong, "I am Ma Shaoyu, who is a fifth-rank chief doctor in the Ming Dynasty. At this moment, he also led the South China countries to recruit comfort envoys. When we met for the first time, I would like to ask Manager Chen for more advice."

Chen Huarong's face suddenly changed. He carefully checked the copper seal and hurriedly stood up and knelt down. "I don't know if it's the adult who is visiting the humble house. I'll forgive me for your crime."

Ma Shaoyu smiled and helped him up, "Shopkeeper Chen doesn't have to be too polite. I'm here this time, I'm here for some things."

One day later, through Chen Huarong, Ma Shaoyu contacted Lin Miaofei who was hiding. Ma Shaoyu provided him with a batch of weapons, as well as hundreds of soldiers from the Blue Sultanate.

The leading general changed from Lin Miaofei to Ming General assigned by Ma Shaoyu and a general named Ma Dalan, but the banner they still used was Lin Miaofei. Because with the current military force, it was impossible to capture Batavia City, and Ma Dalan Sultan Agong did not want to start a war with the Dutch again at this time. Under the banner of Lin Miaofei, such trouble was avoided.

Lin Miaofei was a well-known merchant in Batavia. He knew the main shipping channels and profitable industries of the Dutch. With support, he led these soldiers to continue to attack, plundering the traveling Dutch ships and rob the Dutch merchants. They did everything that could bring trouble to the Dutch.

The Dutch were extremely angry about this and sent troops to fight. However, the Nanyang area was vast and sparsely populated, with dense forests. Dutch soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding muskets took a month, but they couldn't even touch the shadow of the enemy.

Taking advantage of the empty military force of Batavia, using Chen Huarong's prestige and influence in Batavia, dozens of wealthy businessmen were persuaded to transport their wealth out of the city through private channels. They and their families first took a boat to suspend in Java, and then set off for Nanlu County, where the Ming army was located.

They were not the only ones, but ordinary Chinese people in the local area also left Batavia.
Chapter completed!