The Dutch fleet sailed past Malacca without being attacked.
Even when picking up the governor, we went to Palembang in China for supplies. A war is a war, and business is a business. Now that the war is over, you can replenish fresh water and food by giving money.
In the cabin, Governor Rainiers said: "Batavia is gone, and occupying Ceylon cannot make up for this heavy loss. Before the headquarters gets the news, we must make up for it. Portugal's Nagapatam Port is not easy to attack.
But Chittagong is relatively easy, there are only a few Portuguese and some pirates there."
Navy Commander-in-Chief Adlan said: "I'm afraid we won't be able to send troops. We seem to have lost the war with the British."
"It seems?" Rainiers didn't understand.
Edland said: "A few days ago, I met several French merchant ships, and they brought the latest news from Europe. In the last naval battle, both we and the British suffered losses, but our naval commander was killed. Due to the half-year siege of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Prices are soaring, food is in short supply, and I heard that many civilians have starved to death. We are negotiating with the British, and we are passive in the negotiations."
Rainiers was shocked: "How is it possible that even the British fleet cannot be defeated?"
Adlan said: "I am also surprised, but that is the fact. So I dare not fight a decisive battle with the Chinese fleet, because our fleet suffered heavy losses at the headquarters. If we fight the Chinese fleet again, even if we win, it will inevitably
We have suffered heavy losses and it will be difficult to replenish our ships in the short term. By that time, if China gathers its fleet to attack again, we may not even be able to protect the Indian Ocean. Now our army is insufficient and we can only defend the existing colonies. It is impossible to capture Chittagong.
port."
When Rainiers heard that the Netherlands lost to the United Kingdom, he was not very sad, but felt a little bit happy.
It was a major mistake for me to lose Batavia, and it was not a major fault for the Netherlands to lose to England? Everyone is divided, so no one should laugh at anyone. I can shirk myself when asked by the headquarters.
Rainiers said to Adlan: "When we arrive in India, throw those staff and soldiers into the colonies in batches. We will take our trusted associates to Colombo to rebuild the Governor's Palace."
"Aren't you going to Pulicat? The development is best there." Adlan asked.
Rainiers shook his head: "It's because Pulicat has developed so well and the local forces there are so intertwined that it was easy for me to be ignored after I went there. Colombo was just the opposite. Not long after it was conquered, the local faction had not yet had a solid foundation. It was again
Portugal has ruled for hundreds of years, and Colombo is suitable for Europeans to live in, and it is the best place for the company's Governor's Palace."
Groups of civilian personnel and Dutch soldiers were thrown into the colonies on the east coast of India.
Rainiers, with his trusted subordinates, landed in Colombo and converted the castle left by Portugal into the Governor's Palace. Sri Lanka became the center of Asian rule of the Dutch East India Company.
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Cebu.
After the loss of Luzon, it became the center of the Philippine Governor's rule.
The new governor, Sabignano Manrique de Lara, set off from Spain to Mexico, and then took a boat to the Philippines to take up his post.
"You are finally here, hurry up and make the handover. I have wanted to leave this damn place for a long time." The current governor, Diego Fajardo Chacon, was relieved.
Sabignano asked: "What's the trouble?"
Diego said: "Half of the Philippines is in riots, and these natives can't be killed. Also, don't mess with the Chinese. The Netherlands is about to be driven out of Southeast Asia by China."
"Batavia was captured by China?" Sabignano asked in surprise.
Diego said: "I'm not sure. The news I got is that the Chinese army has been surrounding Batavia for almost two months. The reason was that a large gold mine was discovered in a Chinese vassal state, and the Netherlands actually sent troops to capture it."
Sabignano gloated about this: "Those greedy Dutch people really deserve it!"
Diego said: "Don't worry about the Dutch. I remind you to apply for more troops as soon as possible. There is a rebel leader named Sumuluo Yi. He instigated and led the indigenous riots. This riot has lasted for four years. Forgive me for my lack of ability.
, I really couldn’t completely put down the rebels. I killed more than 20,000 rebels one after another, but the number of rebels increased."
"Four years of rebellion?" Sabignano finally realized the seriousness of the problem.
Diego said: "In the entire Philippines, more than half of the areas have rebelled. Especially in Mindoro Island, which is closest to China's Luzon Island. The indigenous people on the island killed missionaries in the countryside and surrounded our colonial castle.
.The first time I sent troops there, I successfully killed more than 2,000 indigenous rebels. However, the reinforcements only left for half a year, and the indigenous people began to rebel on a large scale again. Because I was busy suppressing Sumuluo Yi's rebellion, I was unable to send troops to rescue Mindoro Island.
.The Spanish defenders in the castle were besieged for nearly a year, and they all starved to death."
Sabignano asked: "In other words, Mindoro is now occupied by indigenous people?"
Diego nodded and said: "Yes, they also elected a Chinese as the provincial governor. And that Chinese is holding a parliamentary vote to try to annex the entire Mindoro Island to China."
"The rebels in Mindoro must be suppressed immediately!" Sabignano said.
Diego shook his head: "We couldn't spare enough troops. There were at least more than 100,000 rebels in the entire Philippines, and they elected Sumuluo Yi as their leader to start a riot. In fact, Sumuluo Yi has been killed by us. But
Kill one Sumuluo Yi, but more than ten Sumuluo Yi appear one after another."
This rebel leader named Sumuluo Yi has obviously become the Third Prince Zhu of the Philippines, and all the rebels on various islands use him as a sign.
Regardless of whether China has captured Luzon or not, the Philippines has always had uprisings, which stems from the brutal colonial rule.
The administrative structure of the Philippines is divided into three levels: province, town, and village. In addition, there is a "territory" model, in which the King of Spain rewards someone as a lord.
The lords could levy taxes, enforce corvees, and recruit indigenous soldiers. They could expand their territories as they pleased, occupy indigenous or Han lands, and use corvees to force the indigenous people to continue cultivating.
Most of these lords are missionaries!
While frantically exploiting the indigenous people, it was also accompanied by religious oppression, forcing the indigenous people to convert to Catholicism.
Various indigenous villages were forcibly combined into towns.
The leaders of the village community are partly colonial lords and partly indigenous scoundrels. They form a town council and elect an indigenous puppet as the mayor. This mayor is actually a scapegoat. If he causes big troubles, he will be pushed out directly.
Each city and town formed a province, and the provincial governor was also frantically making money.
Under the layers of exploitation, the indigenous people could not bear it and started to revolt one after another. Most of the Han people who could not survive the situation chose to flee to Luzon, and a small number of them participated in the uprising of the indigenous people.
Let’s put it this way, in the Philippines under Spanish colonization, an uprising broke out on average once a year and a half.
The Sumuluo Yi Uprising has lasted for four years and quickly spread to half of the Philippines. In many areas, the Spaniards could only huddle in the city, and all the suburbs became the territory of the rebels.
Moreover, the rebels became smarter as they fought. When the Spanish army went to conquer, they immediately hid in the mountains or forests. After the Spanish army left, they came out of the mountains and forests and killed the colonial lords of each village and even the town mayor.
and congressmen, making it impossible for the governors of various provinces in the Philippines to collect taxes.
Diego took his embezzled money, took a boat to Mexico, and left in style.
Sabignano, the new governor, had no idea how to deal with the mess of the rebels in Montreal. He could only start from Cebu Island to counter the rebellion, and called on Europeans to join the army, no matter which country they were from.
As long as they are Europeans.
Europeans could form private armies, and after putting down a rebellion in a certain place, that land would become that person's territory.
As a result, these European adventurers formed their own armies in small groups. After gathering hundreds of people, they dared to conquer a small group of rebels, conquered a large territory, and immediately divided the spoils.
As for Mindoro Island, which is right next to Luzon, the Spaniards really can’t take care of it!
This island, which is more than a quarter of the area of Taiwan, elected a provincial governor according to the Spanish system.
Before the Batavia Castle was breached, the Han provincial governor personally took a boat to Manila and knelt down in front of Luzon Governor Zhang Huangyan: "Song Min, an abandoned overseas citizen, pays homage to the Governor of China!"
Zhang Huangyan smiled and helped him: "Please get up quickly."
Song Min stood up and immediately bowed his hands: "Your Majesty, please send troops quickly to occupy the castle on Mindoro Island. Don't let the Spaniards come back again. This time, the Han people and indigenous people on the island joined forces to conquer the Spanish
The people were driven away, and hundreds of Han people died as a result, and more than a thousand native brothers died."
Mindoro Island, known as Mayi Country since the Song Dynasty, was an important trading place for Han maritime merchants. The specialty products here are yellow wax, pearls, betel nut, tortoise shell, floral cloth, etc., which are exchanged for Chinese porcelain, ironware and
cotton.
The record in "Dao Yi Zhi Lue" of the Yuan Dynasty is: "(Mayi Country) has flat and wide mountains, villages with streams, fertile fields, and a slightly warmer climate. The customs are strict and righteous... The barbarians negotiated the price and took the land to Chuan Bo Yi.
The shipper will deliver the goods at the correct price and keep his word as he did at the beginning, and he will live up to his promise."
That is to say, the mountains of Mindoro Island are gentle, and most villages are gathered in the river valleys. The climate is relatively warm, and the land is very fertile. The indigenous people here advocate justice and have a tradition of sacrificial burial. The indigenous businessmen keep their promises and negotiate the price.
Will not change my words.
Zhang Huangyan asked: "Are all the residents on the island willing to submit to Your Majesty?"
Song Min replied: "Of course. The residents on the island, regardless of the native Han, all hate Spain and admire China. When they heard that the imperial court treated the natives of Luzon well, all the natives on the island yearned for it."
Zhang Huangyan asked again: "How many Han people are there on the island?"
Song Min replied: "There are about two to three thousand Han people (mostly mixed race)."
Zhang Huangyan thought for a while and said: "In this case, I took it upon myself to change the name of Mindoro Island to Mayi County, and you will be the false (acting) county magistrate for the time being. After reporting to the court, you will be converted to the county magistrate. The county will respond
Your Excellency will make arrangements for the officials. In addition, I have recruited three hundred troops in Luzon to garrison the castle there."
"Thank you, Lord Governor!" Song Min was overjoyed.
If the land donation is meritorious, a magistrate will definitely give it. In order to stabilize the rule of the island, the officials arranged by the magistrate will also honor it.
Well, it’s only held once every three years.
After two terms at most, the imperial court will send official officials to replace them, and they will gradually be brought under the actual control of the central government.
Datong China's expansion in Southeast Asia has been so smooth. As long as it is backed by force, a bunch of vassal countries have come to invest. Now even the islanders are revolting and directly offering land to merge with China.
It is true that those Southeast Asian natives were so oppressed by the European colonists that they thought of turning to China if they had the slightest chance, so that they would not be bullied by taking refuge in China.
When one day all the European colonists are driven away, the situation will surely gradually change and turn into a conflict between the Han people and the indigenous people. By then, it will be the indigenous uprising and rebellion against China.
