I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 250 Who Can't Play Word Games?

Chapter 249

In the east port of Batavia, the setting sun in the distance gradually sinks into the sea.Burning to the western sea surface, it was a blood-red color beating.

The governor of the Dutch East India, Breuer, stood on the pier of the port, letting the evening sea breeze blow his skirts high.He just stared into the distance.I don't know what to think.

The Dutch East India Combined Fleet has more than [-] large and small warships and armed merchant ships. The tall figures of those warships sailed to the depths of the ocean with the last ray of sunlight.

Yecheng Port, also known as Batavia West Port, is to be taken back by the Dutch East India Governor's Office. After all, if the Ning Navy is stationed here, it is equivalent to a sharp sword hanging over the heads of the Dutch.

If the wolf wants to eat the sheep, he will find an excuse anyway.

There are many Chinese living in Batavia, and most of them live in Donggang District. What's more, the Dutch are used to bullying the Chinese. It was the Ning Navy bombarding the Batavia East Port area.

This problem is too serious, but the problem is that it is impossible for the Dutch East India to compromise without limit, and his biggest concession is difficult to satisfy the appetite of Ning Haijun.

Letting warships leave the port at night is a sense of crisis and a temporary escape. Without the protection of the fort, these warships are not necessarily safer in the port than at sea.

"Your Excellency the Governor!"

"Dear Hans, are you back?"

"Yes, Your Excellency... I am very sorry!"

Brewer looked at Putmans' face and knew that he must be disappointed. Ning Haijun did not agree to the request for peace talks.

Putmans smiled wryly: "The Ming people are too greedy. They not only want money, but also Sumatra, and they demand that we provide 8000 million taels of war reparations!"

"This is impossible!"

"Now the negotiations have broken down, and there is only war!"

Putmans looked frustrated: "With the strength and power of our Dutch East India, it is not enough to resist the attack of the Ning Navy, but the position of Sumatra Island is too important..."

Breuer knew that there was no way to support them in the Kingdom of the Netherlands now: "The only way is to delay the time!"

"I'm afraid Daming people won't give us this time!"

"You're like this... Go there again and tell them that the greatest sincerity of our Dutch East India Company is to compensate them with 5000 million Dutch guilders, and the Governor's Office of the Dutch East India Company can guarantee that similar things will not happen in the future!"

For the Dutch East India Company, 5000 million Dutch guilders is also a huge amount of money, and it is an astronomical sum. According to the current normal exchange rate with Daming, one tael of Ming silver (37.125 grams) can be exchanged for 3.9 Dutch guilders, 5000 million Dutch The shield is equivalent to 280 taels of silver (the latest exchange rate cannot be found, the exchange rate in 1637)

This is almost equivalent to about [-]% to [-]% of the profits of the Dutch East India Company.

Of course, due to the high status of the Netherlands in the international arena, the actual purchasing power of the Dutch Guilder far exceeds that of the equivalent pound.

After learning about the situation, Xie Jinglin reported to Cheng Shijie.

"What is the master going to do?"

Cheng Shijie stared at a huge world map hanging on the opposite wall. The map showed the sphere of influence of the Dutch East Indies in the most striking blue color. Except for sporadic bits and pieces, most of Sumatra Island had been covered. It was painted blue, and there was the Port of Medan, which made Cheng Shijie feel shocking.

In comparison, the scope controlled by the Ning Navy is much smaller. Except for Dayuan and a part of Luzon Island, there is only Batavia's West Port area, which is less than 5.00% of the Dutch East India Company's territory in Southeast Asia.

Cheng Shijie smiled wryly and said: "Our military contest with Zheng Zhilong is over, and the next battle can only be fought at the imperial court. This commander must return to the capital immediately!"

"Then what about here?"

"It's impossible to spit out the land we ate!"

Cheng Shijie said: "We only give the Dutch two choices, either buy it back with money, or exchange it with Sumatra and Medan Port!"

"If the commander-in-chief leaves, will the fleet follow suit?"

"There must be a part of it, and now the navy is going to reorganize!"

Cheng Shijie said: "I'm fighting to the death now, and I won't leave if I don't get any benefits. Tell the Dutch that they have three days to make a decision. If they don't make a decision, Ning Haijun will immediately send troops to retaliate!"

"Is it really a fight?"

"Of course I can't really fight!"

The question Cheng Shijie was considering was that the Spanish Empire needed to last longer in Europe. At the same time, the Dutch should not be too weakened. Otherwise, how could the Dutch suppress the British?
Without the four Anglo-Dutch wars, the rise of Britain would be faster. This would be a worldwide war. The decisive battle of the navy is not easy. The problem is that if the opponent does not want to fight openly, he will adopt a method of breaking the war , Cheng Shijie will also have a very headache.

Cheng Shijie thought of the countries established by later generations of Chinese in various parts of Nanyang, such as the Lanfang Republic established by Luo Fangbo, the Daiyan Kingdom established by Wu Yuansheng, the Jiexu Kingdom established by Zhang Jiexu, a defeated army officer in the Southern Ming Dynasty, and the Three Buddhas Qi Kingdom established by Zhang Lian. There is the Shunta Kingdom, and the most famous one is the Luoxi Kingdom, which is the Thonburi Dynasty established by Zheng Xin in Thailand.

However, the countries established by these Chinese have existed for a short time. The Three Buddhas Qi Kingdom has been destroyed by the Manstajia Kingdom. It will take more than 30 years for Zhang Jiexu to establish a country. Now it is unknown whether Zhang Jiexu was born or not.

Cheng Shijie looked at Xie Jinglin and said, "You stay in Nanyang to do a great thing!"

"What's the big deal?"

"The Chinese in Southeast Asia have been immigrating for a long time. For example, in Medan, Semarang, Surabaya and other places, the Chinese are very powerful, but they are all oppressed by the Dutch!"

Cheng Shijie thought for a while and said: "Now they must have received the conflict between us and the Dutch. You don't need to go to them, they will come here to look for you!"

It's not that the Nanyang Chinese are not united, but at that time, they had nothing to do. Now that Cheng Shijie has stepped forward, if they don't seize this opportunity, they deserve to be bullied.

"If these representatives want to accept the protection of Ning Haijun, go to Luzon or Yecheng Port, register, and get household registration, they will be protected by our Ning Haijun!"

Cheng Shijie said: "Whether it is a mixed-race Chinese or a Chinese, they can also obtain the household registration of Daming. Each household registration does not require money, but only costs a hundred cash. In addition, we seized 2000 cash from the Dutch East India colonial army. Many muskets, as well as a large number of weapons and armor, if these equipment are not enough, then transport them from Liaodong!"

"Yes!"

Xie Jinglin smiled and said: "Commander, I'm afraid this matter is just wishful thinking. These Chinese are used to being bullied in Nanyang. How should I put it, I'm a little timid. Even if they were given weapons, they would not dare to resist!"

"Don't be afraid of this. The enemy of the enemy is a friend. As long as you are willing to fight against the Dutch, willing to resist the Dutch colonial rule, you can buy equipment or training with money!"

Xie Jinglin said, "Price!"

"The production cost of our weapons is not high, but it is very laborious to transport them to Nanyang. It shouldn't be too much to double it!"

"Not too much!"

Cheng Shijie said: "If no one is willing to take the lead, let's train a few, Lin Bufan from the executive committee, do they have any clansmen in Medan?"

"It is said that there is, but the relationship is far away!"

"Don't be afraid of the distance, it was a family 500 years ago!"

Under the colonial control of the Dutch East India Company, the East India economic system is dominated by a single colonial economic system, which brings many benefits. The East India is an important producer of coffee, rubber, palm oil, and sugar. In the past, the Dutch These crops were purchased from the plantations and sold to Europe, and then various industrial products were imported from Europe, which made huge profits and became an important income for the Dutch government.

Now this part of the income will be transferred to Liaodong. Liaodong itself has a strong industrial production capacity. All kinds of industrial products can be produced in Liaodong. However, due to the shortage of population in Liaodong, the scale of the Liaodong market is not large, which seriously restricts Liaodong's industry. develop.

Well now, with Luzon, Dayuan and Yecheng, Liaodong's industrial production capacity will have a new round of expansion.

Xie Jinglin said: "Then what is the difference between us and the Dutch?"

"Where do you see the difference?"

Cheng Shijie said with a smile: "In the eyes of their natives, we are invaders just like the Dutch. It's just that under the rule of the Dutch, the Chinese in East India are like leeks. Now, the Chinese are the rulers, at least we are not only plundering, but also building."

The real reason why Cheng Shijie did not expand on a large scale in East India is that he has a clear understanding of his own strength. Strength and ambition are directly proportional. Ning Haijun has such a strong strength, and now he only dares to occupy Yecheng Port. Expansion is because the territory is too large, and the troops will be dispersed and the Dutch will be defeated one by one.

Although the fighting power of the jumping camp is very strong, in fact, the heavy infantry with cold weapons and equipment has really fallen behind. If the Dutch charge directly with casualties and shoot with volleys of guns, the jumping camp will also suffer. significant loss.

This is what Cheng Shijie does not want to see. He will continue to increase his troops. Luzon is the base of the Ning Navy in Nanyang, and Yecheng Port is a tentacles for the Ning Navy to reach out to Nanyang.

Before Cheng Shijie left, he made adjustments to the personnel arrangement of Yecheng Port. First, more than [-] people from the jumping camp and a Chinese garrison group of more than [-] people were reorganized together to form the Yecheng garrison brigade. .

This garrison brigade has four regiments under its jurisdiction, two heavy steps and two light steps, with Li Weiluan as the major general brigade commander.

Guo Bingren served as the colonel's chief of staff and head of the third regiment of the light soldiers, and Li Shiji served as the colonel's deputy brigade commander and head of the fourth regiment of the light soldiers.

The commander of the Fourth Fleet is Rear Admiral Li Fang, who has 32 warships under his jurisdiction. Since the Seawolf class is not assigned in place, the entire fleet of the Fourth Fleet now has a total of 28 Sea Shark class warships and four Jusha class warships.

Xie Jinglin served as the director of the Executive Committee of Yecheng, and Lin Bufan, Li Sixi, Li Weiluan, and Li Fang served as members of the Executive Committee of Yecheng.

Cheng Shijie attended the meeting of the Yecheng Executive Committee and made an important speech at the same time: "Now Yecheng is the Yecheng of Daming, and the Ning Navy will not withdraw. After reorganization, the Yecheng garrison consists of two parts: the navy and the army. These include two heavy infantry regiments, two light infantry, brigade headquarters and field hospitals. The brigade has a total of more than 32 soldiers. The Fourth Navy Fleet is permanently stationed in Yecheng, with a total of [-] warships in the army. The fleet headquarters , shipyard repairs and support troops, the entire navy has more than [-] people..."

Listening to Cheng Shijie's speech, all Chinese representatives applauded him redoubledly. No matter in what era, an army capable of fighting well and with strict discipline will always be unreservedly loved by the common people. What's more, this army not only They can support themselves and create countless jobs for the local area.

"In the future, we will establish sixteen primary schools, two middle schools, and one university in Yecheng..."

Cheng Shijie is very proud. The literacy rate of Chinese in Nanyang is very high, and they do not have the pedantic thinking of the Ming Dynasty. This time Cheng Shijie took more than [-] selected Chinese teachers to Liaodong, which will strengthen the strength of teachers in Liaodong.

During the break of the meeting, Xie Jinglin found Cheng Shijie.

"Big guy!"

"Tell me something!"

"Marshal, I dare not say anything under the door!"

"Let it go!"

Xie Jinglin blushed and said: "The four major Nanyang families in Yecheng, Li, Lin, Guo, and Xie each launched a lady who has not left the court. They don't ask for fame, they just want to serve by the commander's side!"

"Is there a condition?"

"That's right, if the commander-in-chief agrees, then it will be a family!"

"What if I don't agree?"

"I didn't say anything about it, it's just that the commander-in-chief will lose a huge sum of money!"

"How many?"

"Each family has two million taels of silver, this is the real daughter of a thousand gold!"

Cheng Shijie was silent for a moment, one sheep is herding, and a flock of sheep is also herding. Once this opening is opened, not only the Chinese in Coconut City, but also the Chinese family in Luzon will do the same.

Although this is a bad habit of the feudal dynasty, the problem is that they give too much.

The Chinese representatives in Yecheng donated a total of 880 million taels of silver to Ning Haijun. If counting the dowry of the daughters of the four major families and other property, it is expected to exceed 2000 million taels of silver.

It can be seen that the Nanyang Chinese are very rich, and the money is definitely not all of their wealth.If the income in Luzon is included, the Ning Navy can make a net profit of more than 4000 million taels of silver in this game.

Sure enough, the robbery came quickly.

In December of the seventh year of Chongzhen, the negotiations with the Dutch East India Company finally made a breakthrough.

Xie Jinglin reported to Cheng Shijiehui: "Marshal, the Dutch are completely out of recruits. We have more and more Chinese armed forces. They agree to our negotiation requirements, and they don't ask to return to Yecheng Port. Yecheng Port is not allowed to garrison more than 1000 people, and they agreed to transfer the Medan Port in Sumatra to us! However, we want to buy it!"

"how much is it?"

"One guild, Medan port they sell us for one guild"

The Port of Medan in this era was actually a big fishing village, which had no real value and was just a transit port.

"How much will we be compensated for?"

"Sixty-five million Dutch guilders, which is equivalent to one thousand six hundred and sixty-six thousand sixty-six thousand and sixty-six thousand six taels of silver! However, they asked to pay in ten years, 500 million guilders per year!"

"Tell them to pay in five years!"

Cheng Shijie pondered and said: "You can treat Yecheng Port as a commercial port, and the garrison does not exceed 1000 people!"

Cheng Shijie immediately set up the inspection department of Yecheng Port, and moved the second heavy regiment and the third light regiment of the Yecheng garrison to Medan Port. As for the original heavy armor regiment and light step fourth regiment, they were all refitted into Yecheng armed police force.

Who can't play word games?

The Dutchman played word games with Cheng Shijie, purely looking for abuse.

With the resolution of the Nanyang incident, Cheng Shijie left Yecheng Port, including the main fleet of the Ning Navy. At the same time, Cheng Shijie also brought Nanyang's harvest, worth more than 2000 million taels of silver, and four concubines who had never even met .

Watching the huge battleship sailing slowly out of the port, Breuer, the governor of the Dutch East India Company, also wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.

The plague god is finally gone.

(End of this chapter)