Zhang Yong and others first arrived in Batavia, where they stayed briefly for further training.
The Yu people mainly told them how to explain their new status.
Of course, the Chinese may also have to make some preparations.
In Batavia, they were prohibited from going out. Because there were many Chinese in this city, the East India Company authorities did not know whether there were spies of the Renaissance Army among them.
Now the East India Company does not dare to drive out the Chinese, and it also allows the natives to massacre the Chinese.
That just gave the Chinese an excuse to go to war with them and drive them away.
On several occasions, Chinese in Dutch-controlled cities launched armed riots, drove away the colonial authorities, and then established new countries.
There must be the shadow of the Renaissance Army intelligence department behind this.
The Dutch East India Company knew very well that the Renaissance Army would slowly erode them in this way. Sooner or later, the Renaissance Army would be able to drive them out from here without a single soldier.
The huge amount of assets the company has invested in the construction here over the years will become the wedding clothes of the Chinese people.
Therefore, after the war between the Renaissance Army and the Great Empire broke out, the Dutch have been helping the Great Empire at the risk of being discovered.
The top brass of the Dutch East India Company were all smart people, and it was impossible for them not to see the intentions of the Renaissance Army.
Even the Great Empire couldn't gain a foothold in the east, so what qualifications did their small Netherlands have to stay here?
As for why the Renaissance Army has not officially taken action against them until now, the senior officials of the Netherlands East India Company are also confused.
But they have been making preparations in this regard. In recent years, the Dutch East India Company has stopped investing in the areas under its control. Not only that, they have also stepped up their plunder of the local area.
They used to not capture local natives and use them as slaves. But now, they have begun to traffic local natives to their African colonies.
Slaves also began to be used in local manors. Such behavior was naturally resisted by some native tribes. Resistances emerged in endlessly from various places.
The Dutch East India Company also changed its past tolerant policy.
They recruited some natives to suppress those who resisted. The tribes that revolted were basically uprooted, and all the young and healthy people were transported away as slaves.
This exhaustive means of plundering caused many native tribes to take their own land and seek refuge with the Chinese country.
This behavior of the Dutch East India Company was undoubtedly drinking poison to quench its thirst.
Dong Shuheng's plan was actually very simple, which was to force the Dutch East India Company to weaken the population of the natives.
Then the Chinese appeared as saviors and became the leader here.
After Zhang Yong stayed in Batavia for a period of time, he was transferred to the northern part of Java Island under cover of night.
Through the secret passage in the jungle, they came to a small Chinese country called Semarang.
The model of this Chinese country is very similar to that of Lan Fang Country, which is a republic formed by the partnership of several large families.
The position of consul was held by several large families in turn, and the candidates were recommended by representatives of the large families.
This republic stretched from Semarang on the later Java Island to Surabaya City in the east. It was composed of two main cities and occupied almost half of Java Island.
The country has joined the Greater China Circle and is an attached vassal state. The Renaissance Army will protect the security of Semarang in accordance with the treaty.
Therefore, even though the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company was right next to it, they still did not dare to touch it.
This actually feels like bullying.
But the fact is this, the law of the jungle is the rule here.
Zhang Yong and others were taken into Semarang from a jungle path in the mountains. They were taken to a plantation run by a Chinese.
The plantation belongs to the Lu family, a large local family. The person in charge was apparently bribed by the Dutch. This person helped Zhang Yong and other Chinese spies to fake their identities.
There are already a lot of Chinese scattered around Nanyang. It is normal for a Chinese to suddenly appear.
In addition, most of these small Chinese countries in Nanyang are start-ups and their management systems are not perfect.
It is not too difficult for the Dutch to falsify their demographic information through some means.
In order to hide their identity from others, Zhang Yong and others lived here for a period of time.
This is a huge plantation covering an area of dozens of square kilometers. There are tens of thousands of acres of rubber plantations that have just been planted, but they are all still seedlings.
The rubber industry has developed rapidly in recent years and the demand is strong, especially after the Renaissance Army developed cars and tractors.
The price of rubber has increased nearly ten times, and importing rubber from Donghua can only solve part of the gap.
And the cost of transportation from Donghua is much higher.
The climate conditions for growing rubber here in Nanyang are very good.
And you can get cheap labor here.
Those natives can't do well if you ask them to do other things. But they are very good at drilling in the forest, and they are suitable for being rubber tappers.
However, the mortality rate in this job is quite high. Rubber tapping is usually done in the early morning, when snakes and insects are out and about.
People are bitten almost every day in the plantation. If they are brought back in time, they can save their lives. If they are sent back one night late, the person will be dead.
In the small Chinese country in Nanyang, the natives can only live dependent on the Chinese.
Because of past hatred, the Chinese controlled almost all production resources in their own hands.
To be precise, the main means of production are controlled by large families.
In addition to some businessmen, craftsmen and some small landowners, the Chinese are relatively independent, and most of them are dependent on these big families.
However, Chinese generally served as stewards and plantation security personnel.
These large Chinese families are more like lords in the local area.
The country they founded was also a union of several companies.
In fact, several companies have divided their spheres of influence locally.
Zhang Yong entered the Lu family's manor, although he only stayed here for a few days.
But I also feel the superiority of the Chinese here.
He even saw some natives trying to escape and being sunk directly into a large river that flowed through the manor.
Here Zhang Yong met a Chinese steward who was originally from Chaozhou.
The two hit it off and talked about a lot of local things.
Only then did Zhang Yong realize that Chinese people had no sense of security living there.
The Dutch used native tribes close to them to act as local managers.
Most of the income earned by the Chinese people's hard work was plundered in the end.
Even a Chinese without family protection will suddenly disappear if he is not careful. Then his property will be occupied by those natives.
The reason why they are so cruel to the natives now is simply to retaliate against them, to avenge their past humiliation.
Zhang Yong stayed in Lu's Manor for a while and then left with a group of companions.
They boarded a cruise ship from Nanyang to Shanghai.
Every day, a large number of overseas Chinese return to the mainland to visit relatives.
The Renaissance Army allowed Chinese from vassal states to move inland.
But it is limited to visiting relatives, studying and traveling.
If you want to go back and settle down, you need approval.
This is mainly due to concerns about the return flow of immigrants.
After all, these immigrants were sent out by Dong Shuheng at great cost.
In a short period of time, the living conditions of mainland people will definitely improve faster.
There is no guarantee that some people will want to take advantage of the opportunity to visit relatives and return to the mainland to live.
Zhang Yong and others obtained the opportunity to enter the country for a month to visit relatives from the office of the Fuxing Military Academy in the vassal country.
In this way, Zhang Yong returned to China again after leaving his motherland for many years.
Although he has no culture, he still feels that things are different and people are different.
In his impression, the most prosperous place in the mainland is Guangzhou Thirteenth Street.
He has never been to Shanghai, but he knows that this place was once occupied by the Chinese people as a concession.
It can also be considered a prosperous place.
He also lived in Cape Town for several years, which is also a prosperous big city.
But these are nothing compared to Shanghai.
The docks along the Huangpu River stretch for several kilometers and are full of docked ships.
The wide road along the river stretches as far as the eye can see.
There are many trams with big pigtails and four-wheeled cars that can run on their own without horse-drawn carriages.
Zhang Yong saw such a scene while on the boat.
Until now when he got off the boat, he still felt like he was in a dream.
In fact, not only him, but almost all tourists who have not returned to China for many years, or foreigners who come to the mainland for the first time, will feel that this is a dream world.
Shanghai is now known as the world's largest city.
In fact, it can indeed be called the largest city.
Now the permanent population here, including the free trade zone, has exceeded five million.
In this era, a city with more than one million people is considered a metropolis.
When it comes to population, this place must surpass Xinjing City.
The urban area of Shanghai mainly extends north and south along both sides of the Huangpu River. Now it has begun to expand to the east and west.
The factory area was moved to the east of the river. There is a majestic iron bridge over the river, which is now considered a landmark building in Shanghai.
Every day, there is an endless flow of people and cars on this bridge.
Every morning and evening when I get off work, it is even more congested. Even after the iron bridge is built, the surrounding ferries still have to be used.
"Young man, where did you come back from?" The hat vendor is a middle-aged man in his forties, but his face is covered with wrinkles. Maybe he has been doing business outside for many years. He looks very ugly.
old.
This vendor is not a local, but came from Suzhou.
Fortunately, the vendors spoke Mandarin, otherwise Zhang Yong would definitely not understand. He had never been out of eastern Guangdong before going to Xiangjiang.
"Brother, I came from Nanyang, Semarang, did you know?"
"I know, I know, Java Island, it's really not that close!"
"Isn't that right? I left the country when I was a teenager and worked in the plantations there. Now Semarang is under our own control as Chinese people and our lives are better. So I came back to see that my family was poor and I wanted to come back to help.
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"Young man, you'd better go back and take a look first. It's not yet certain whether you want to help or not! Nowadays, anyone who is willing to contribute will not be poor. You have been abroad for a long time and don't know the situation in the country. The government is different now.
Needless to say, ordinary people have many more outlets than before." The stall owner obviously loves to chat.
"Yes, uncle, I have never seen such a big city in Shanghai." Zhang Yongwei said complimentarily.
"Isn't that right? We here claim to be the largest city in the world. This is not what we claim to be, but what those foreigners say."
"Speaking of which, Shanghai was not that big a few years ago. But in recent years, wealthy businessmen from all over the country have gone here, and foreigners also like to go here. Maybe rich people like to get together."
"The more rich people there are, the more factories there will be, and the more people will spend money, so there will be more factories and businesses. There will be more workers and clerks, and there will be more and more people in this city. Brother,
In fact, I am also a foreigner, but most of the people living here are foreigners, with the majority in Suzhou and Hangzhou."
Zhang Yong was not in a hurry to leave, and just stood there listening to the stall owner's chatter.
Just think of it as a way to understand the situation in the country.
There were two other people following him, but at first glance they looked like boring gourd types.
A group of three people has the intention of supervising each other.
Zhang Yong is not worried about one of his downlines, but Zhang Yong is not sure about the other person.
The country already knew about his return. While in Cape Town, Zhang Yong took the time to ask Portuguese merchant ships to bring the news back to the country.
But after Zhang Yong set off, he had no chance to send any more news.
Today's spies are not in a position to hide a radio station in their residence.
Although the Renaissance Army now has that thing, the high antenna alone of the ocean radio station is not something Zhang Yong can solve.
Now that he is back in China, Zhang Yong must find an opportunity to contact the organization.
But there was an uncertain factor around him, and he couldn't get rid of it for a while.
If he deliberately gets rid of the person or kills him directly, then Zhang Yong may expose himself when he returns to Cape Town again in the future, or he may not get the support of the Korean people.
Zhang Yong will only be on duty in the Mainland for one month this time because their passes to return to the Mainland are only valid for one month.
There is no way for the Chinese to help them fake the identity of a mainlander.
The customs of the Renaissance Army are still very strict.
The place where Zhang Yong and others disembarked was in the free trade zone. They had already gone through an inspection, and then they had to go through a second customs.
"Brother, I am actually from eastern Guangdong, but this time there are only ships to Shanghai. So we can only go here. Do you know how we get to eastern Guangdong from here?"
"Well, then you took a long detour!" the stall owner said, shaking his head.
"It doesn't matter much. I haven't been back to the mainland for many years, and it just so happens that I can see the great rivers and mountains of the motherland." Zhang Yong said with a smile, seeming to be full of yearning for travel.
"In this case, you don't need to take a boat and go by sea. You can take a boat up the river, and then take a train to Wuchang and go south. If it takes a while, you can go south directly from Jiangning." The stall owner seemed to be right.
He is very familiar with the railway lines. He does business here, so people should often ask him about this.
"Thank you very much, brother. We brothers will go through customs right now." Zhang Yong put on his newly bought cotton hat and took out a few small bills and handed them to the stall owner.
Nowadays, banknotes issued by the Fuxing Bank are also circulating in the vassal states of Nanyang, with denominations ranging from one cent, one cent, one dime, to one hundred yuan. This can basically meet various purchasing needs.
Zhang Yong only became familiar with this new banknote when he arrived in Batavia.