Discussions went on, although some suggested that it would be better to send a naturalized citizen, or hire an influential native from Macau or even Batavia to serve as consul - hiring foreigners to serve as consuls was a common practice in the 17th century.
But Skade felt that giving up a great opportunity to directly observe and influence Batavia was a waste.
"Diplomats are the best spies." Jiang Shan said seriously to the veterans of the Intelligence Bureau in the office building of the Intelligence Bureau. "It would be a pity to give up this opportunity!"
"I'm willing to go if there's no suitable candidate," someone in the conference room said.
This man is in his thirties, with a bearded face and a pair of piercing black eyes. He wears his hair in a bun and looks both elegant and chivalrous. He wears a green pleat. You can tell at a glance that he is wearing this kind of attire.
Department B of the Intelligence Bureau training class received veteran intelligence agents sent from the mainland for training.
"I understand English, German, French and Latin, and I can read Spanish - but I can't understand it," he said. "If I can speak German, there won't be much of a barrier to communicating with the Dutch."
"Old Zhao, you shouldn't go. We will soon go to Zhejiang to recruit people, and then we will transfer the mainland population on a large scale. The layout of the two rivers is very important." Jiang Shan immediately denied, "If we set off now, there will be at least three or four
It takes a month to effectively settle down, and it will take at least half a year to open up the situation. If you go to Batavia, all the previous training will be in vain."
The main work of the Intelligence Bureau in the second half of 1631 was to acquire and transfer people on a large scale from the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui regions. The station opened in Hangzhou would be an important deployment point of the Intelligence Bureau system in the southeast. Jiangshan certainly did not want his overall plan to be disrupted.
In the end, in accordance with the recruitment principle, volunteers were recruited from Caijinkou to Batavia - fortunately, the consul had an open status and did not need any cover training.
The person who volunteered to serve as consul in Batavia was an elder named Xue Ruowang. He was a certified public accountant and a certified tax accountant. He specialized in the construction of the financial and taxation system in Caijinkou. He felt bored with system construction and financial and taxation work, so he wanted to go out for a job.
Go and see if there are other more exciting jobs available. Xue Ruowang doesn't know German or Spanish, but he is proficient in English, French and classical Latin. He can still work in Batavia with difficulty. Fortunately, Caijinkou
There were a lot of people, so Cheng Dong said he could let them go.
"The scale of Dutch financial operations was very high in the 17th century. We might be able to find some opportunities by placing someone familiar with finance in Batavia." Skade was very happy to hear that someone was willing to go, "In addition,
We can also introduce some modern international trade systems into the import and export trade between us and the Dutch. Or simply open a bank in Batavia..." Skade became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke.
"Let's discuss this matter again," Jiang Shan said. "Let Lao Xue stay in Batavia first."
So the final decision was made to be the consul in Batavia, Xue Ruowang, which made this veteran who had been immersed in account books and figures overjoyed.
"After I arrive in Batavia, I will try to open a Batavia branch as quickly as possible..." he said with excitement.
"To be honest, I'm worried about your future." Yan Ming, the president of Delong Bank, said with a melancholy face at Caijinkou's farewell banquet, "You have to be careful about that damn place, don't make trouble.
Tropical diseases, even if you send a doctor immediately to save you, it will be too late..."
These words immediately made Xue Ruowang lose his energy. Although everyone had received as many vaccines as possible before traveling through time, and also received some vaccines that were only available when going abroad to Africa and Southeast Asia, many of the vaccines were not
One-time immunity is effective for life, and some validity periods are almost over. Although the work of developing vaccines in biological laboratories has made great progress, there is still a long way to go before returning to the level of immunity in the 21st century.
"It's okay. If the Dutch can stay here, so can I." Xue Ruowang pretended to be heroic, "Besides, there are a lot of Chinese people there. I'll be careful and I'll be fine."
Before departure, Xue Ruowang got a "life-saving box".
"This is prepared for you by the organization." Skade pointed to this exquisitely crafted small box, which has a rattan buffer layer on the outside, stamped iron on the inside, and is lined with animal skin to prevent moisture.
The box is very small and comes with a special carrying strap, so it can be easily carried on your back and you can escape when necessary.
In the box are medicines specially distributed by the Ministry of Health based on the local situation in Batavia. There are anti-malarials, snake medicine, antibiotics, and some other emergency medicines and wilderness survival equipment. Finally, there are 50 Portuguese gold coins.
"I hope you don't get a chance to use this," Skade said.
"I think so."
As usual, Xue Ruowang had to bring his life secretary with him. Xue Ruowang once hoped to get a Dutch woman in Batavia, but people from the Ministry of Colonization and Trade thought this was unlikely. The Dutch rarely shipped local women to Europe.
Women, even a few women, are other people's wives.
After Xue Ruowang's life secretary decided to go to Batavia, he received confidential training in the confidential class of the Political Security Administration, learning passwords and radio usage. Through the radio, the Ministry of Colonization and Trade can effectively grasp the business of Batavia
and political conditions.
Excerpts from Leib Trini's correspondence with Venetian friends.
Dear friends:
I am very happy to write to you. Since arriving in the Far East, all kinds of novel experiences have been filling my mind. I feel a great honor to be able to share these experiences with you. And being able to go to Lingao makes me even more excited.
Eye-opener.
As an attaché of the company, I was able to go to Lingao, a city supposedly founded by the Australians on Hainan Island, and after obtaining a formal trade agreement, we were allowed to move freely to observe this city founded by a nation we had never known.
You must know that as a painter, I have a strong interest in observing things. Whether on the sea to the Far East, in Batavia or various parts of the East Indies, as long as I see the scenery with my own eyes, I will try to keep them.
In my sketchbook. Of course I have the same interest in Lingao, not to mention that this is also one of the reasons why the company sent me as an attaché.
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Mr. Gonzalez, a Spaniard, and I left the shopping mall at night. The gatekeeper of the shopping mall did not restrict our access, but only reminded us not to leave the Dongmen City area at night with a sign written in multiple languages. In order
To ensure that we could return to the store, he also gave us a small cardboard card with some kind of writing on it--it seemed to me that it was Chinese characters--as long as we handed the piece of paper to pedestrians on the road.
We were led back to the store smoothly.
There is no difference between Dongmen City at night and during the day. The street lamps along the street emit bright light from behind their glass lampshades. The light is so bright that even if a button falls off on the road, it is easy to find it. Street lamps not only exist
On the main streets, you can still see traces of them even when you enter the branch roads and alleys - it's just not as dense and bright.
Obviously, on such a dark night, Dongmen City's security is better than any other city. The light drives away the gangsters' best cover for their crimes - darkness.
Mr. Gonzalez and I wandered the streets until midnight. Even when there were few people on the streets, we still felt very safe. Not only did we feel this way, but those shops that were open until late at night should feel the same way.
Out of curiosity, Mr. Gonzalez and I went deep into the remote alleys. I was really surprised: the streets in Dongmen City, both the streets and the alleys, were very neat and clean - it was really
A miracle. We can't see traces of garbage or urine in any corner. Every inch of the road is paved with slate, gravel, bricks or black fastened sand, so there is no sewage left on the road. Australians
It is not difficult to understand that they have a strict quarantine system for any foreigner who enters their territory. In such a clean and hygienic city, it is indeed difficult for diseases to break out.
In order to ensure hygiene, they set up rattan baskets for collecting garbage in many places, and all the garbage is collected in them. They also set up toilets for public use everywhere in the streets and alleys. Of course, these two points alone are not enough to ensure hygiene. You must also
I know: Many nobles and prominent figures defecate or even defecate under the stairs of their own and other people's palaces without any care - even though the palaces are equipped with toilets. I can only think that under the rule of Australians, the moral standards of local people are poor.
There has been a big improvement.
We were originally going to find a tavern to drink, but the various exotic customs on the streets of Dongmen City attracted us. From time to time we entered the shops along the street to observe the products. The shopkeepers and waiters did not seem surprised by the Europeans, it seemed that they
We often see Europeans. Later we learned that there are Europeans among Australians. Of course, we don’t know how these Europeans became Australians.
There are a variety of products sold in the shops, and you can almost see Chinese products that are common in East Asia. The prices are not very expensive. There is a large supply of fruits locally, and there are even shops specializing in selling fruits and fruit products. Especially when there are a large number of
of preserves. Apparently they had no shortage of sugar supply.
Australians are unique in the production of various snacks. It is rare for you to see such a wide variety of snacks sold in one store elsewhere. We entered a store that specializes in selling candy, and the shelves were lined with glass-made snacks.
The finished jar is filled with all kinds of colorful candy cubes. Even my pen cannot repeat the color and shape of these candy cubes in a short period of time. They exude a variety of sweet and tangy aromas, which is simply