Chapter 249 Eighty million taels of silver compensation

Author: tx Cheng Zhi

Chapter 249 Eighty million taels of silver compensation

Chapter 248

Almost most of the warships in Zheng's fleet were relieved and rushed to the front, hoisting white flags with lightning speed, fearing that Ning Haijun would go back on his word and not accept their surrender.

In fact, this cannot be blamed on them not being brave enough. War on the sea can rarely be changed with courage. Ning Haijun's warships are faster than them, which means that escaping is not a good idea. This battle is impossible.

If you can't fight or even escape, why continue to carry him to death and let others slaughter him?

After receiving Cheng Shijie's order, the Ning Navy Navy stopped the attack. Some of the warships escorted the surrendered warships to Yecheng Port, while others put down their boats and began to rescue the sailors who fell into the sea. Seeing that they did not intend to kill them all,

, Zheng Daxuan, Song Fuguo and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and gave up their last thoughts. Just be prisoners honestly. This is a good thing for him and his subordinates!

The number of surrendered warships was actually not that many, only 164. In other words, in the short battle, nearly 200 warships were sunk by the Ning Navy. Such efficiency is chilling.

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At best, the number of warships that followed Zheng Zhilong to escape would not exceed two or forty. It can be said that Zheng Zhilong has lost the opportunity to make a comeback.

As the Ning Navy launched its operation to rescue the drowned sailors, this sea battle that attracted national attention came to an end.

In this great sea battle, Zheng Zhilong staked most of his fortune. None of the 604 warships with the strongest firepower and strongest defense capabilities were left behind, and all of them went into battle. Ning Haijun's navy was also an elite one.

After all, the sixty-eight warships that could continue to fight all went into battle, killing blood and flesh everywhere.

This is a naval battle that seems to have a huge disparity in strength, but is actually even more disparate. It can be regarded as a showdown between the classical navy and the modern navy in East Asia. The result of the battle also proves that even if the classical navy has ten times the advantage, it cannot defeat the modern navy.

In the fierce battle, fifteen warships of the Ning Navy were severely damaged and had to be abandoned. More than 1,600 sailors were killed or injured, which really made Cheng Shijie heartbroken.

But compared with Zheng Zhilong, his losses were nothing. One hundred and sixty of Zheng Zhilong's six hundred and four warships surrendered to the navy in despair, and only thirty-eight of them had the chance to escape with him.

Only one ship, that is to say, more than 320 warships were destroyed by the Ning Navy in one battle, 15,000 sailors were buried in the belly of the fish, and more than 20,000 people became prisoners. It can be said that the seemingly powerful Zheng Zheng

The group's backbone has now been broken.

"What? Zheng Zhilong was defeated again?"

In the Governor's Palace of the Dutch East India in Batavia, Brewer's eyes were rounded, and he stared in disbelief at the spy who came back to report the news. He looked like he wanted to eat someone!

"Yes! Zheng Zhilong disappeared after his defeat. Zheng's fleet had more than a hundred main battleships, and nearly 20,000 people were captured by Ning Haijun. In this battle, Ning Haijun won..."

"No!"

Brewer let out an angry roar and kicked over the tea table made of rosewood. The exquisite set of tea sets placed on the coffee table, which even the royal family in Europe would not be lucky enough to enjoy, rolled to the floor and fell.

A smash.

Brewer had no time to feel sorry for the heavy losses he had inadvertently caused. His whole body was filled with terrifying anger. He roared and threw several expensive tableware.

"Damn Zheng Zhilong, why did he lose so quickly?"

Brewer never thought about it. He ordered the Dutch combined fleet to avoid fighting and relied on the Zheng fleet to fight the Ning navy. Although the Zheng group fought several battles with the Ning navy, they all failed. Although the Zheng group fought several battles with the Ning navy, they all failed.

Although he had abundant capital, he lost the confidence to order the war.

After Zheng Zhilong was defeated and fled, Brewer quickly calmed down. He issued two orders, using Putmans and Sidney as the negotiators of the Dutch East India Company to prepare to restart negotiations.

Secondly, go down and mobilize all the Dutch in all the colonies in East India, arm the indigenous tribes of the East Indian colonists, and prepare to kill them all.

The Chinese in Batavia first felt the difference between the Ming army's rule of Batavia's Westport area and the Dutch's rule of Batavia.

Under the rule of the Dutch colonial government, the Port of Batavia was a busy port. Many ships would dock at the Port of Medan every day. Most of the ships passed through Batavia directly to the Lion City, or further afield.

Medan also has direct routes to Europe.

In fact, Batavia's trade has almost nothing to do with the Chinese. They should be poor or rich. At most, they are the laborers who carry bags at the port. They have more opportunities to make money. Of course, those who work as laborers to carry bags

The Chinese will also be deducted from their wages by the Dutch in various ways.

Originally, there were less than 2,000 Chinese laborers without residency rights in the West Port area of ​​Batavia. However, after the Ning navy occupied the West Port of Batavia, in less than a month, Yecheng Port changed from the initial three

There were more than a thousand Chinese, and now the number has increased to more than 50,000.

In addition to the increase in residents, the biggest change is that the appearance of the port has undergone earth-shaking changes. The port becoming cleaner and tidier is only one aspect.

The biggest change is that more and more wooden houses with carved beams and paintings have been built throughout the port, which are very characteristic of the Ming Dynasty. The expansion work of Yecheng Port is getting bigger and bigger, the income of residents is also increasing, and the living conditions are also getting better and better.

Well, in the past, most Chinese in Batavia West Port were carrying bags for a living, and a small number relied on fishing. There were no other jobs to choose from. But it is different now. There are more and more jobs and more opportunities.

Come more and more.

Although Ning Haijun and the Dutch East India Company both collect taxes, they are very different in terms of tax types. In the past, Chinese people in East India went to sea to fish, and fishing boats had to collect taxes when entering and leaving the port, and taxes were collected on the fish they caught when they brought them back to the port.

, bringing fish to the market for sale is also subject to tax. After all, the fish caught by the fishermen may not be enough to pay the tax in the end.

In Yecheng Port under the management of Ning Haijun, fishermen do not need to pay taxes when they go fishing, and the tax they have to pay when sending fish to the market for sale will not exceed 5% of the total price. Even so, fishermen who go out to fish have to pay more.

There are fewer and fewer people coming, and most people are applying for jobs at the newly established Port Authority, either as construction workers or freight workers. Anyway, there are many jobs in this field.

There are many benefits to becoming a worker. Although compared with fishermen, workers have less free working hours and the work is harder, but the risk of the work is not great. It is very different from fishing at sea, and the Ning Naval Port Authority pays

The salary is relatively high, and you can still make a little money to support your family, which is a dream for the residents of Yecheng Port.

Ning Haijun is already very experienced in managing ports, from Jinzhou Port, Lushun Port, Gaizhou Port, Haizhou Port, Pidao Port, Jeju Island Port, as well as Luzon Port, Zhenghe Port, and now because of Yecheng

There are already dozens of ports under the jurisdiction of Ninghai Navy.

It is almost a replica of Jinzhou Port. The ordinary Chinese laborers who originally lived in the port, that is, the baggage workers, originally lived in the shantytowns of the port. Of course, the living environment in these shantytowns was very harsh. Ning Haijun adopted a replacement method.

They were demolished in shantytowns and new residential areas were opened further away from the port.

As a result, Lifu, who carries the bags, has to go further from home to get off work. The journey is almost ten kilometers back and forth, which is very inconvenient for the bag carriers.

Ning Haijun explained to them that if the shanty towns were too close to the port, they would definitely suffer heavy losses if a war broke out. However, in the newly built residential areas, there are smooth streets, complete sewers, and garbage storage areas. Not only is the environment good, but

Moreover, these Chinese laborers immediately had their own fixed assets.

Ning Haijun's strategic business purpose has always been very clear and precise. Even in Luzon, despite the fact that Wu Shangzhi, Li Guoqun and other wealthy Chinese people gave Ning Haijun gifts and money, Cheng Shijie knew very well that the wealthy Chinese businessmen in Luzon had too much.

, they are only allies and cannot become the backbone of the force.

The backbone of the Ning Navy, that is, the basic strength, comes from the common people. After regaining the Ming Dynasty nationality, the biggest change for the Batavia Chinese is the poor civilian class. They were originally proletarians, but now they have become

For the property owner, this asset is their house.

The principle of homestead allocation for the common people in Yechenggang is the same as that of Liaodong, and because there are fewer Chinese people, the distribution standard is larger. Even an ordinary bachelor with only one person in the family is allocated two acres of homestead land, and for one to five people, it is

Three acres of land, five to nine people, then five acres of land.

Whether the soil other than houses is used to grow vegetables, fruit trees, or raise cattle and sheep, it is all voluntary for the people. The houses built are mainly made of wood.

In this way, the Chinese civilians in Batavia were naturally willing to follow Ning Haijun all the way, because only Ning Haijun could ensure that they lived a decent life, and the Dutch would definitely not be able to let them live like a human being.

Residential areas also have corresponding supporting facilities, schools and hospitals. Of course, now the schools and hospitals have not been built, and even the roads have not been completely repaired.

These Chinese people who work in the port area return to their new homes after get off work every day and actively ask to work overtime to build roads and drainage canals as soon as possible.

At Yecheng Port, under the escort of more than a dozen Haisha-class warships, the Zhili Giant Shark-class "North Zhili" warship began to slowly enter the port. The port was immediately filled with gongs and drums and the sound of firecrackers.

When Cheng Shijie arrived at Yecheng Port, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians came to greet him. However, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians could not hide that Yecheng Port looked like it had been rebuilt after the chaos.

At this time, Cheng Shijie was not wearing an official uniform, but a military uniform. He was wearing a bright silver armor given by Emperor Chongzhen. In fact, it was just a pair of paper armor made of silver paint. It looked very gorgeous and eye-catching.

In fact, the defensive ability is not strong. Not to mention muskets, even bows and arrows can easily shoot a hole.

The main purpose of Cheng Shijie wearing a military uniform was also to inspire the martial spirit of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty really needed a martial spirit. Influenced by the policy of using civil society to control military affairs and the guard system, the concept of "a good man should not be a soldier, and a good iron should not be hammered" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

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In fact, Cheng Shijie did not wear military uniforms unless it was a private meeting. Generally speaking, Cheng Shijie had to wear military uniforms when attending solemn occasions. He used this method to revive the martial spirit of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, there is also the policy of Liaodong. Soldiers and military dependents have great tax incentives. In the past, as long as they were qualified, they wanted to marry their daughters to scholars. Now in Liaodong, the first choice for marriage is definitely

Soldiers of Ning Navy.

"Greetings to Duke Hai and the commander-in-chief!"

At this time, Cheng Shijie's reputation in Nanyang, including East India, could be said to be as great as thunder. Of course, different perspectives had different views on Cheng Shijie. In the eyes of the Dutch, Cheng Shijie was an out-and-out devil, but in the eyes of the Dutch,

In the eyes of the Nanyang Chinese, Cheng Shijie is simply the Buddha of thousands of families.

The Luzon incident has spread throughout Southeast Asia, and of course the Batavia incident. Among these rumors, Cheng Shi and Li Weiluan are also very famous. They say everything. Some people say that Cheng Shi is Cheng Shijie's son.

The adopted son is the number one general under Cheng Shijie, and Li Weiluan is even more incredible...

Of course, the Chinese in Batavia now want to see what kind of person their great savior is. There are also many young people who are not willing to become militia soldiers, but want to join Cheng Shijie directly and become Ning Haijun soldiers.

"Greetings to the commander-in-chief, and to the Duke of Haiguo!"

The Chinese in Batavia were very enthusiastic. If Cheng Shijie's personal guards had not formed a wall of soldiers, they would have been afraid that they would rush to Cheng Shijie's side.

Cheng Shijie was the first to arrive at the location of the more than 1,600 soldiers of the Yecheng Militia. The current training time of the militia was too short, and their energy and vigor were far inferior to that of the soldiers in Tiaodang Camp.

“Welcome everyone to join Ning Haijun!”

Cheng Shijie looked at the militia soldiers and said: "You are all rare good soldiers. Welcome to join the big family of Ning Haijun. When I come here, the people here are here. I know the issues they are concerned about. We are here."

, we won’t leave, at least until all Ning Haijun’s officers and men are dead, we won’t leave again.”

Cheng Shijie's words also touched the hearts of everyone. Especially the Chinese in Batavia. What they feared most was to be abandoned by Ning Haijun. Once Ning Haijun retreated, with the character of the Dutch, even if they wanted to die, it would not be a big deal.
To be continued...