Xinshun 1730

Chapter 728
Batavia, as the capital of the East India Company, did keep most of the company's archives.In addition to some copies, there are also a large number of originals on the Southeast Asian region.

Even the "contributions" of Fuguang and others to the Netherlands are kept in the archives of the East India Company Governor's Mansion.

After destroying these files, even Fuguang and others will be "innocent", at least they can be won - if enough bribes are given to the Batavia governor of the imperial court, it will be easier to forgive them.

Whether or not they can be punished depends, of course, on the attitude of the Nanyang officials in the imperial court.

However, you have to prepare the steps for yourself in advance.

If there is a clear file and it is not punished, it is against the law. Even if the governor sent by the court has the heart, he is afraid that he will be powerless.

But if there is no clear evidence, it is easy to explain to the above, and there are loopholes to exploit.

Regardless of whether it can be done or not, at least the road can be widened.

At first glance, the plan of destroying corpses and exterminating traces seems to be a bit like listening to myths.These people grew up in an environment where "the Dutch are invincible". They are extremely afraid of the Dutch and think that the company is very powerful.

But even after Fu Guang finished speaking, these people thought quietly, it seemed that it might not be impossible.

However, there is still a key problem here.

"Brother Lian, there are not many Dutch people in the city. The governor has taken them all to Cirebon. If we can organize the Tang people in the city, plus your own servants and servants, it will not be a problem to burn down the governor's mansion."

"However, once the Dutch come back, we may not be able to defend it. At that time, if the Dutch attack, we will all be quartered."

"We destroy the corpses so that we can still be alive when the court comes. But if we are all dead before the court comes, then it will be meaningless to do so."

Lian Fuguang didn't say anything about Wang Wu yet, so he looked around and asked, "You all think that burning the governor's mansion is not a problem, right? The main reason is that the governor will bring people back, but actually Both you and I don't think the Dutch in the city are a problem, right?"

Everyone thought about it for a while, and felt that it was true that the Dutch were not afraid of being in the city.

There are indeed quite a few Chinese in the city, and their own servants and servants are also capable of fighting.

On the one hand, they have a tradition of supporting their families for self-defense.

On the other hand, they cover taxes, open casinos, and lend usury.How can it be possible that those who do these jobs don't have a few thugs who will take their lives?
The Dutch mainly guarded in several bastions, and the core area of ​​the city was actually very empty.Raiding the governor's mansion is not a big problem.

The Chinese community also gathered together, except for a small number of Chinese who converted to Christianity or the Green Church in order to pay less tax, the rest of the Chinese were active in a very closed circle.

The Dutch rule over Batavia was only within the city.Moreover, the rule of the Chinese in the city is also governed indirectly through these Jiapitan and Lei Zhenlan as middlemen.

Even the Chinese have their own courts, and the law uses the "Da Shun Law".

The Dutch don't care much about these things, just thinking about making money.

If you don't consider the return of the Dutch outside the city, not to mention taking the entire Batavia alone, burning down the Governor's Palace, and defending the Chinese community here, the problem is absolutely not big.

Seeing that everyone has no objection to this, Lian Fuguang said: "Things outside the city, we have our own explanations. We only talk about the things in this city. If we really want to do such a big thing, we need to make it clear."

"In a word, the Dutch are doomed. At this time, I will serve the Dutch and report to the Dutch, but there is no benefit at all."

"We don't need to swear to the gods, that's useless. Let's talk about reality. You have seen the fleet of the imperial court, and you have seen the powerful army of the imperial court. Batavia, the Dutch can't hold it."

"Don't listen to the counselor telling lies, saying that Austria and Bohemia sent troops. Even if they send troops, we deal with companies all day long, can we still not know how far away Europe is? The cargo ship has to go for a year, and then the troops will be dispatched." so easy?"

"If we really believe the words of the company's counselor, I'm afraid our bones will be broken when the reinforcements arrive."

This is right to the point. The words of the company counselor may be useful to those who have no idea of ​​the size of the world.

But these Kapitan and Lei Zhenlan may not know what the Dutch ally Hannover Electorate is, but they know that the company's cargo ship will set sail from Europe in December, and it will not arrive in Nanyang until June and July next year if everything goes well.

This year has already missed the monsoon season, and the news spread to Europe. Even if the non-stop soldiers can be loaded directly, it will be next summer.

The more you know, the harder it is to lie.

Even Fu Guang knew that these people were just like him, so he couldn't be fooled.This kind of not easy to cheat has become the basis for them to trust each other in this matter.

He didn't mention the return of the Dutch aid, the speaker had the heart, and the listener also had the heart.

"Brother Lian, of course we know that the imperial court won the battle against the Netherlands. However, Brother Lian never mentioned the return of the governor's army from outside the city. Could it be that Brother Lian got some news from Brother Ling?"

For a moment, all eyes were on Lian Fuguang.

If this is true, Lian Fuguang can really save them from the fire.

Lian Fuguang pretended to have a meaningful smile on his face, he didn't want to tell the whole thing.

Although he is not an official of the imperial court, he has been a Batavian Chinese Kapitan for so many years, and he is still proficient in some principles of deception in the officialdom.

If it is completely clear that it is people from the court who came to him, or even directly recommended people from the court, then what use is he in the eyes of these Lei Zhenlan?

Only when you act as an intermediary, can you get the greatest benefit.

Since the other party guessed wildly and thought it was his younger brother who said something to him, then he could monopolize the communication channel between the Chinese gentry in the city and the court.

These Lei Zhenlans have no connection with the imperial court, so she will naturally feel that she is communicating with them, and even feels that she has hooked up with the imperial court a long time ago.

In this way, when he bribes the officials sent by the court, will he still use the money?
When the time comes, it will be me who will give the gift, and Lei Zhenlan will be the one who pays.

The love belongs to oneself, and the money is paid by others.

Could it be that these Lei Zhenlans really dared to ask the imperial court if he even Fu Guang had anything to do with the imperial court?

With his many years of experience, definitely not.

Some things, you can't ask, you can only guess for yourself.I just want to take advantage of this kind of gap where I can only guess and dare not ask, and make a good profit for myself.

He doesn't need to say anything now, as long as there is such a meaningful smile on his face, these Lei Zhenlan will automatically guess many strange possibilities.

The less you explain, the more guesses you make, and the more outrageous you are, the more capable you feel.

Sure enough, after a while, several people around looked at Lian Fuguang together with an expression of sudden realization and surprise, and said, "Since Brother Lian is sure, let's do it!"

Even Fu Guangxin said that I am not sure yet, Mr. Wang neither said when the imperial army would come, nor did he say whether the governor's Dutch soldiers were wiped out.But if you tell the truth at this time, you all have to hesitate again. How do you know that this is the only way to survive in death?

"Everyone, since we want to do it, it's probably not enough to rely on our servants and servants."

"It is necessary to gather all the Tang people in the city. I don't think it is difficult to do this."

"Suffice it to say: the imperial army is coming, and the Dutch are afraid that they will not be able to defend the city. They will first slaughter the Tang people in the city, divide their property, occupy their wives and daughters, and flee back to the Netherlands by boat."

"In this way, why don't the people in the city join us in this big event?"

These few people nodded and praised: "It's really not difficult."

"In the past, the Dutch always asked us to notify the people below. If anything happened below, we would also go to the court of our Tang people. The Dutch only need stability and poll tax, and shops and hotels can open as usual."

"As the intermediary, we can only get news from us if the Tang people in the city have anything to do. As long as we say so, how can they not believe it?"

"All along, they have not had the opportunity to hear directly from the Dutchman."

"They're still easy to cheat."

Everyone present had this idea, the Chinese in the city were really easy to deceive.

This has nothing to do with knowledge.

But because of the way the Dutch ruled, the ordinary Chinese in the city had no chance of contacting the colonial government at all.

Including judicial trials, etc., the Chinese have their own courts.The Dutch only want money and stability, and they never thought that the Chinese would rebel.

As middlemen and taxpayers, they actually completely monopolized the connection between the middle and lower class Chinese in the city and the colonial government.

They were the channels through which the urban Chinese understood the policies of the colonial government; they were also the channels through which the colonial government maintained its rule and taxation.

Deception is an essential skill for a middleman.If you don't even have this ability, you can't be a middleman of the colonial government.

Kapitan and Lei Zhenlan who were present knew the Dutch colonial government very well, and they also knew the Chinese people in the city very well.

They easily found a way to incite the Chinese in the city, serve them as cannon fodder, and help them burn the Governor's Palace and burn their crimes.

If it is said that the imperial army came to make the Chinese people in the city think that they should come to welcome the king's teacher, the Chinese people in the city would probably not be interested.

Firstly, some people were not born in Dashun, so they have nothing to do with the imperial court at all.

Secondly, they do small businesses and small businesses. Although they are limited by knowledge and cannot consider the impact on their lives after the Dutch left, they also understand who wins and who loses. They are all doing small businesses and paying taxes. The difference is not big .Since there is not much difference, why would you shed your own blood to fight for a change that has no change at all?
But to say that the Dutch want to rob their family property, occupy their wives and daughters, and massacre them, it is easy to incite the people to rebel.

In the past, perhaps many people were afraid of the Dutch in their hearts, and would rather wait for the Dutch to put a knife on their head than dare to resist and wait silently for death.

But now it's different.

The news that the Dutch lost to the native states in India had actually spread, and the Dutch failed to encircle and suppress twice in Brian'an, and they couldn't hide it at all.

The rule of this thing, sometimes, really means that if you believe it, you have it, and if you don't believe it, you don't have it.

If you believe in it, you obviously have the ability to overthrow it, but you also think it is impossible, and you don't even dare to come up with such an idea.

Once you don't believe it, rebellion is like seeing a child holding a gold brick on a deserted path, rushing up to beat him up and steal the gold.

(End of this chapter)