Chapter 819 816 [Those who uphold integrity are ruthless people]
Liu Hanyi was born in the former Ming Dynasty. If Zhao Han had not changed history, he would have died fighting the Qing Dynasty in Licheng, Shandong.
"Liu Angel, do you want to return to Beijing immediately?" Captain Zhang Yue asked.
Liu Hanyi pounded his staff on the deck, and the staff swayed. He stared at the Dutch warships in the distance, gritted his teeth and said: "Namba has become a Dutch vassal. What fate do I have to return to Beijing to recover? Kuang Hong is on an envoy to Nanyang.
, If I can capture the city of Malacca, I can capture Batavia! Do you want to become a marquis at sea?"
From Zhang Dai to Liu Xiangke, and from Liu Xiangke to Kuang Hong, they all achieved meritorious service and promotion as envoys.
Kuang Hong, in particular, gathered the armies of various Southeast Asian countries with integrity, captured Malacca in one fell swoop, and was re-appointed and promoted to the governor of Palembang. This incident irritated many Honglu Temple officials. Liu Hanyi is now holding back his anger, and how can he be ashamed?
Go back to Nanjing? What he wants is not to occupy Nanbawa, but to knock down Batavia directly.
Zhang Yue was tempted by the idea of being a "Marquis of the Sea" and wanted to join in the trouble. He asked: "Then go to Luzon and bring reinforcements?"
But Liu Hanyi said: "Go to Tong'an, Fujian first!"
Zhang Yue didn't understand why and asked, "What are you going to do in Tong'an?"
Liu Hanyi said: "It is impossible for the imperial court to raise a large number of troops. The most we can do is mobilize the troops from Luzon and Palembang. These troops are not enough to defeat Batavia, so we can only win with strategy. There is an old gentleman in Tong'an who can help
Come up with ideas.”
"Is there a Crouching Dragon and Phoenix chick in Tong'an County?" Zhang Yue asked curiously.
Liu Hanyi complained: "You have watched too much "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"."
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Fujian, Quanzhou Prefecture, Tong'an County.
Su Minggang lived in a large country house. The original owner was executed in public trial during the land distribution in Fujian Province for plundering the land.
"Sir, the angel is here!"
Su Minggang was squinting in the sun when the housekeeper rushed in and shouted in an excited tone.
Angel?
Su Minggang was overjoyed. Could it be that he had received praise from the emperor because of his donation to support education? Or was it the report about Batavia that had gained him the emperor's favor?
He stood up tremblingly and said, "Hurry up and help me to meet the angel!"
Su Minggang was 73 years old, and his body was still strong. He put on his glasses as he walked, and sure enough, in the living room, he saw the imperial envoy holding a scepter.
The emperor's envoys do not use scepters in the country.
Then, the angel in front of me must be going to sea to work.
Su Minggang had some calculations in his heart, and he cupped his hands and said: "I pay my respects to Lord Angel!"
"How polite, old gentleman," Liu Hanyi held the other person's hands and whispered, "Please step aside."
Su Minggang understood immediately and ordered: "You all go down."
There were only two people left in the room. Liu Hanyi closed the door personally and watched the other people go away.
Su Minggang asked: "Angels are going to take action against Batavia?"
Liu Hanyi was surprised and said: "The old man knows things like a god!"
Su Minggang shook his head and said with a smile: "I have no other skills. I am only familiar with Bacheng. The angel is holding a scepter and seems to be going on an overseas mission. The two things combined mean that he is going to attack Bacheng."
"It's really the Dutch and Sultan Nambawa who went too far this time and didn't take China seriously at all!" Liu Hanyi began to explain the specific reasons.
After Su Minggang heard this, he asked: "How many troops can China send?"
Liu Hanyi said: "There are 3,000 garrison troops in Luzon and 500 garrison troops in Palembang. It is impossible to use all the troops in these two places. The number of soldiers used to attack the city can be more than 2,000 at most. Of course, Manila and Palembang
The fleet can also provide some naval soldiers. If it is not enough, we can go to Malacca to borrow 200 soldiers."
Su Minggang was shocked: "Bacheng is the home of the Dutch ghosts. How can this army be enough?"
"That's why I came to ask the old gentleman, this battle must use strategy, and the help of the Han people in Bacheng is needed." Liu Hanyi showed a fox-like smile.
Su Minggang attended a private school and also learned martial arts. Because his family was in decline, he went to sea to make a living when he was more than ten years old.
Thirty-four years ago, the Netherlands occupied Batavia. At that time, Sumingang had already started from scratch, owned a sea ship of his own, and also owned land on the outskirts of Batavia. He helped the Dutch bring Han people to build the city. Because of his generosity
With his righteousness, he stood out among many ship owners and was unanimously supported by the Han people.
Therefore, Su Minggang was appointed as Kapitan by the Dutch Governor to manage the civil affairs of the Han people in Batavia. When the Han people had disputes, they would come to him to handle them. Immediately, he was appointed as a member of the Batavia Senate.
Historically, he resigned from Kapitan in the eighth year of Chongzhen's reign and returned to his hometown to return to his roots. But when he arrived in Taiwan, he heard that Fujian was strictly investigating people who went overseas. He was so frightened that he stayed in Taiwan for three years and returned to Taiwan in desperation.
Batavia lives forever.
What do you say about this thing?
He must have tricked his compatriots, but he did indeed win a lot of benefits for the Han people in Batavia. At the same time, he also had a very good relationship with the Dutch. He was even proud of it and hung lanterns at the door of his house in Batavia.
He wrote the four words "Founding Father" and believed that he assisted the Dutch in establishing the foundation.
In this time and space, Su Minggang successfully returned to China, spent money to buy a large house left by the evil gentry, and was allocated several acres of land without paying any money.
One of his sons was brought back to the country and started as a civil servant, and is now a seventh-rank official. The other children and grandchildren continue to run industries in Batavia, mainly doing trade and setting up plantations.
He also took the initiative to write a report introducing the situation in Batavia in detail. All Honglu Temple officials have read this report.
Faced with Liu Hanyi's request for help, Su Minggang said: "My son is in Bacheng and often writes letters back. Over the years, Bacheng has been different from when I was doing Kapitan."
Liu Hanyi quickly asked: "What's the difference?"
Su Minggang said: "The Dutch lost Taiwan and suddenly lost the source of cane sugar. They wanted to do the cane sugar business again, so they encouraged the Han people to plant cane sugar, and even captured the natives and sold them to the Han people at low prices as serfs. The Han people reclaimed large areas of forest to grow sugar cane, and just now
At first everyone was happy to get what they needed, but gradually the Dutch showed their true nature. They prohibited the Han people from privately selling sugar cane, prohibited the Han people from privately opening sugar mills, and also lowered the price of sugar cane. The Han people who grew sugar cane were extremely dissatisfied with this. These Han people,
But they are all big landowners!”
"If you are dissatisfied, you can contact me. Sir, please continue talking." Liu Hanyi said happily.
Su Minggang said: "When I was working in Kapitan, I tried my best to ease the relationship between the Dutch and the Han people, and I also tried my best to help the Han people speak. After I left, I changed to another Kapitan, and it completely changed. The Datong Army and the Dutch had many conflicts
During the war, the Netherlands became more and more distrustful of the Han people, so they specially selected people who were pickpockets to make Kapitan. Now this Kapitan raises thugs and oppresses the compatriots, and the Han people have been dissatisfied with it for a long time."
"This man must be killed to unite the Han people in Bacheng." Liu Hanyi said.
Su Minggang added: "At the beginning of the establishment of Bacheng, there was an extreme shortage of food. So we asked Han shipowners to transport more Han people and encouraged the Han people to reclaim land in the suburbs. The Han people who were the first to reclaim land have now become landlords and no longer work in the fields themselves.
Han Chinese landowners also imitated the missionaries, setting up plantations in the suburbs, also known as farms, and buying natives as serfs. There are more and more plantations, and they are getting farther and farther away from the city of Batavia. In recent years, they often
They were robbed by Banten bandits, and the plantations were burned one after another. The Han landowners asked the Netherlands to send troops, but the Banten bandits ran away after looting and burning, and they could not be caught every time they sent troops. As time went by, the Dutch were too lazy to send troops.
Let Wandan bandits plunder Han farms."
Liu Hanyi thought about it: "Sir, you are saying that the big Han landowners in Banten have alienated themselves from the Dutch because the price of sugar cane has been lowered and because they have been robbed and ignored."
"That's it." Su Minggang nodded.
Liu Hanyi asked again: "What else?"
Su Minggang said: "The last time China signed a contract with the Netherlands, the Netherlands was not allowed to tax the Han people in Bacheng differently. The Netherlands did keep its promise, but contracted the head tax to Kapitan. Kapitan is a Han Chinese, no matter how high the tax is, it will
It did not violate the contract between the two countries. The Han people in Bacheng were therefore even more angry, believing that the Dutch had gone back on their word. As long as the Chinese army was dispatched, ordinary Han people would help fight the war. As for the Han landlords outside the city, as long as they were given sufficient preferential treatment promises, they would definitely
I am willing to sell grain to the Datong Army. If the Datong Army besieges the city with 3,000 men, they don’t have to worry about food for two years. They can buy it from Han landlords."
"Great kindness!" Liu Hanyi said happily.
Su Minggang added: "Quinzi's letter indicates that a big event happened last year."
Liu Hanyi said quickly: "Old sir, please speak."
Su Minggang said: "There are a total of 21 types of taxes in Bacheng, 17 of which are contracted to the Han people for collection. Every New Year's Day, these contracted taxes are tendered at Kapitan's house. Last year it changed!"
"Changed?" Liu Hanyi asked.
Su Minggang said: "The tax bidding was moved from the Kapitan mansion to the Batavia Castle. There was an employee of the Dutch East India Company who married the widow of a Javanese noble and colluded with other members to act randomly during the bidding. 17
One of the Han tax types was taken away by the Javanese nobles. Although the Han people won the bid for the other two tax types, the winning bidder was a relative of Kapitan who worked as a dog for the Dutch. The wealthy Han businessmen in Bacheng also had great influence on the Dutch.
dissatisfied."
"Wonderful!" Liu Hanyi laughed.
Su Minggang said: "I can write a letter and give it to Quanzi when the angels send troops to Bacheng. Quanzi will contact the wealthy Han businessmen and landlords in Bacheng. We are unable to help the Datong Army attack the city, but as long as the Datong Army is willing to pay, we will guarantee
Provide two years of military rations for three thousand soldiers. We can also recruit thousands of people to serve as civilian laborers for the Datong Army, helping to cut down trees, dig trenches, fill trenches, etc."
Liu Hanyi stood up and held his hands in his hands: "Thank you very much, Mr. Sir, for your generosity. Once the matter is accomplished, I will definitely take credit for you."
"No need, I can just spend my old age in my hometown." Su Minggang was actually dissatisfied with the Netherlands. After he left Batavia, he was gone, and the new Kapitan was meddling with him in Batavia.
An inheritance left to his son.
The next day.
Carrying Su Minggang's autographed letter and holding a scepter, Liu Hanyi boarded the ship again. He also had to persuade the Governor of Luzon and the Governor of Palembang to send troops.