Because of fear of the torture of the Jinyiwei, Delong and other Dutch prisoners said everything they knew like beans, and finally gave the Ming Dynasty a more detailed understanding of the Dutch East India Company.

Quanzhou Prefecture, Kinmen Sect.

In order to handle matters related to Dongfan Island nearby, Fujian Governor Zhang Kentang brought his subordinates to work here a few months ago.

Also working here is Chen Jitai, the governor of Nanyang who was appointed by the imperial court this year.

Chen Jitai, born in 1607, is from Panyu, Guangdong. He passed the imperial examination in the early years of Chongzhen. He was specially appointed as the magistrate of Pingle, Guangxi. During his tenure, he pacified the Yong'an bandits.

Later, he was promoted to the prefect of Linjiang, and was appointed as the chief of the left senator of Huguang and the deputy chief of the Censorate.

In this life, he also made many political achievements under Du Yinxi's command. Later generations, he was recommended by Su Guansheng during the Longwu period and was awarded the title of Governor of Nanxiong.

Later, Emperor Shaowu and Emperor Yongli fought. Chen Jitai belonged to Emperor Shaowu and defeated Lin Jiading in Sanshui. Later, he surrendered tens of thousands of pirates and fought with Lin Jiading again at the Hekou and killed him.

In the end, the Qing army captured Guangzhou, and Chen Jitai refused to surrender.

It can be said that Chen Jitai was another official in the late Ming Dynasty who was like Zhan Tianyan and Chen Junpeng, who was a juren as an official, but performed very well in both civil and military affairs.

It’s a pity that the most dazzling "achievement" in his life was actually reflected in the battle between Zhu Ming and the royal family. It’s a pity.

Du Yinxi recommended Chen Jitai to Zhu Mai more than a year ago, but because he did not have a suitable location, Zhu Mai transferred him to Fujian as a political player to deal with matters related to Fujian's coastal areas and Dongfan Island.

This time, when he decided to set up a prefecture on Dongfan Island, he simply appointed Chen Jitai as the governor of the South China Sea and also served as the governor of Dongfan, and at the same time, he included Qiongzhou Prefecture and the South China Sea waters under the rule of Nanyang Governor.

Therefore, this action against Dongfan Island was apparently dominated by Fujian Governor Zhang Kentang and Chen Jitai as the auxiliary. In fact, Zhang Kentang was only responsible for logistics matters, and Chen Jitai decided on military and political affairs related to Dongfan Island.

In addition to Chen Jitai, the court also appointed Xiong Kaiyuan as the military supervisor in Nanyang, which was not only an official position according to the usual rules, but also a kind of supervision of Chen Jitai and Zheng Hongkui.

In order to deal with the war to take place in Dongfan Island and Nanyang, the Military Affairs Council appointed Zheng Hongkui as the acting admiral of the Nanyang Navy, and the governor was marked as the Seventh Town of the Navy he had originally led. In addition, it also has a water reorganized with the Zheng family navy of Fujian as the main body.

The 11th Town, the 12th Town, and the 13th Town.

When the fleet returned to Kinmen Site, Kuang Lu and Liu Weiming reported to Chen Jitai.

After reading the many information that Liu Weiming got from Delong and other Dutch prisoners, Chen Jitai couldn't help but sigh: "The Dutch Yi can actually get more than 400,000 Dutch guilds a year on Dongfan Island, which is four or five tons of gold.

No wonder they don’t want to evacuate.”

Then, he saw the Dutch establishing churches and schools on Dongfan Island and dividing administrative districts, and he couldn't help but look cold and harsh, saying: "The Dutch and the French governed on the island, and they also threatened the foreigners, and the Han people were baptized and religious, and

Establishing schools to spread their texts and cultures is obviously intended to steal and occupy Dongfan for a long time, and it is really a pity for its heart!”

After understanding these, Xiong Kaiyuan, the military supervisor, could not help but say: "The rice on this island is ripe three times a year, and the various materials on the island are extremely rich, which can be said to be a treasure of things.

However, after being stolen by the Heyi for twenty or thirty years, the rule gradually became stable. If our dynasty did not take it back, I am afraid that in a few decades, this island would not be owned by my Ming Dynasty.”

Zheng Hongkui said: "Chen Futai, Xiong Jianjun, it seems that it is necessary to dispatch a large army to recapture Dongfan Island by force?"

Chen Jitai said: "He Yi received a rumor from Zhan Ruo (Kuang Lu) in the previous period. Not only did he not mean to evacuate, but he secretly doubled his troops and asked his headquarters to transfer a fleet as a maritime reinforcement. It can be seen that

They are ready to occupy Dongfan by force.

Therefore, this battle must be fought - later, Zheng Junmen, Xiong Jianjun and our court will jointly send telegrams to the court to know about these matters."

Zheng Hongkui and Xiong Kaiyuan each nodded.

After receiving the telegram from Kinmen, Nanjing quickly gave a simple and powerful reply - beating! He Yi must be expelled and Dongfan Island must be taken back!

Chen Jitai and Zheng Hongkui no longer had any hesitation, and immediately prepared for the acquisition of Dongfan Island by force.

In the Navy, in addition to the four towns under the jurisdiction of the Nanyang Navy, the Imperial Army Qinglong Camp also came here for two years to train.

At the same time, there are two Fujian garrison towns and two Guangdong garrison towns, both of which were transferred to the coast of Fujian to stand by.

A few days later, seeing that the deadline for the Ming Dynasty to leave for the Dutch was about to come, the Dutch, the senior Dutch sent an envoy.

One of the messengers happened to be an acquaintance of the Zheng family, He Yanbin.

He Yanbin, once named He Bin, was a subordinate of Zheng Zhilong in his early years (actually pirates). Later, Zheng Zhilong was appointed as the guerrilla general of the Ming Dynasty by Zhao'an, and gave up his stronghold that he had once operated on Dongfan Island.

However, He Bin did not give up, but went completely ashore. With his former connections, he became a landlord and businessman on Dongfan Island.

Later, the Dutch established ruling power on Dongfan Island. Because He Bin was proficient in foreign languages, he was recruited as a translator by the Dutch, and at the same time he was the "grand leader" who represented the Dutch ruled the country.

Speaking of which, he is also a minor official from the Dutch East India Company.

Historically, more than ten years later, He Yanbin's position as "head" was removed from office because of a filthy relationship with senior Dutch officials in charge of Dongfan Island.

In addition, he knew that Zheng Chenggong was determined to conquer Dongfan Island. Considering his relationship with the Zheng family and the benefits promised by the Zheng family, he took advantage of the translation and presented a decree to the Zheng family that the Dutch ruled Dongfan Island at that time.

The administrative map and provided a lot of important information, which made certain contributions to Zheng Chenggong's acquisition of Dongfan Island.

However, although his "cooperation" with the Dutch is not as good as the honeymoon period, it is quite good.

So, he came here this time and sincerely wanted to be a lobbyist on both sides.

"Chen Futai, Zheng Junmen, and Governor Oward said that as long as the Ming Dynasty is willing to release Dutch officials and soldiers such as Delong and resume trade, the East India Company is willing to pay 10,000 taels of silver in one lump sum and take out five every year

Thousand taels of silver are used as the rent of Dongfan Island.”

Speaking of this, He Yanbin paused, and saw that Chen Jitai and others had no intention of speaking, so he continued: "Dear parents, Caomin is also considered to be in Cao's camp and in the heart of Han, so I will explain the Dutch's truth here.

Although the Dutch had less than 2,000 soldiers on Dongfan Island, they were all elite. In addition, the Dutch ruled in Dongfan for many years and had controlled nearly 100,000 people.

Once the Ming Dynasty and the Dutch had a great war, although the Dutch might not be able to mobilize all the people, it would be possible to mobilize 20,000 to 30,000 people to participate in the war.

Of course, the strongest thing about the Dutch is that its fleet - the Dutch are known as the "sea coachman". The West even compared it to the Mongolian cavalry that traverses the East and the West, and called it the sea cavalry.

It is said that they have more than 10,000 marine warships, accounting for more than three-quarters of the number of marine warships in the world.

Although there is no main force of the Dutch fleet in Nanyang, there are nearly forty battleships of three and four levels, and hundreds or thousands of other warships.

Moreover, the Dutch are now in full swing, overwhelming Spain, Portugal and other countries, and occupying many important maritime roads in the Southeast Asian region.

If our Ming Dynasty fights it, regardless of the outcome, the Nanyang Commercial Road will be blocked, which will be detrimental to both the country and the people.

Now the Dutch are willing to take a step back and pay 5,000 taels of silver a year to give me the Ming Dynasty decent. Why didn’t I, Daming, end up, trade with it as before, and make a fortune together?"

After saying this, He Yanbin waited for the reply with confidence.

Although he had never been an official in the Ming Dynasty, he had dealt with Ming officials a lot in the past few decades, and knew that Ming officials liked "It is better to have less than more things."

Besides, it seems that it is of no benefit to cross the sea to capture Dongfan Island in the Ming Dynasty? After all, did the Ming Dynasty allow the Dutch to occupy Dongfan Island more than 20 years ago?

This time, the Dutch were willing to pay 5,000 taels of rent a year, and the officials in front of him had an explanation to the Ming Dynasty.

However, what happened next was completely beyond He Yanbin's expectations.
Chapter completed!