The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 377 The Hamada Incident
There was a Western boy about ten years old on board who was cut in half by Japanese ronin who were about to become captives.

It turned out that the child who was killed was the son of Peter Nuiz, the Dutch officer stationed in Taiwan.

The story begins in the sixth year of the Apocalypse. In that year, the Japanese Hamada Yahei led a ship to Taiwan to buy raw silk, and wanted to borrow a sailboat from the Dutch authorities to ship the goods back to Fujian.

Because the coast of Fujian is under the control of the newly-rising great pirate Zheng Yiguan, who is going to monopolize the trade between the south of Ming Dynasty and Japan.Japanese merchant ships going to Fujian to transport goods back to Japan will definitely be robbed. If the Dutch merchant ships go to Fujian to transport goods back to Taiwan, Zheng Yiguan will be lenient.

The Dutch authorities, who were also eager to get Ming’s goods back to Europe for huge profits, of course rejected Hamada’s request. Not only that, the Dutch also charged a lot of taxes from Japanese merchant ships, which planted the seeds of disaster for both Japan and the Netherlands.

At this time, there were not many village communities in Taiwan, and the aborigine population was also limited. The relatively large ones included Xingang Society, Damujiang Society, Mujialiuwan Society, Xiaolong Society, Madou Society, and Ahou Society.

Their village, which is equivalent to a tribe, has only about a thousand people, and they don't even have a unified language. They belong to the Siraya language family, and they are absolutely uncivilized natives without writing, and they often attack each other.

Yahei knew that the aborigines of the Xingang Society were dissatisfied with the newcomers to the rule of the Dutch authorities, and were not angry with the Dutch suppression, and wanted to take advantage of the conflict between the aborigines and the Dutch authorities to profit from it.

Hamada contacted many times and gave some small favors, defrauding the trust of the head of the Xingang Society. In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Hamada lured sixteen aboriginals from the Xingang Society to follow him to Japan by saying that Japan could send troops to help the Taiwanese natives attack the Dutch.

Hamada is going to lobby the Edo shogunate to take an anti-Dutch action to seize Taiwan on the grounds that he has the support of the natives of Taiwan.

This spring, Yahei Hamada once again led a fleet to Taiwan with a total of 470 people, including [-] aborigines from the former Xingang Society.

At this time, the governor of the Netherlands and Taiwan was Peter Nuiz. Before Hamada arrived in Taiwan, he received a secret report from the sailors of the Dutch merchant ship, and learned that the Japanese Shuin ship carried soldiers, cannons, knives and guns and other weapons.

When the Japanese ship arrived at the port outside the city of Zeelandia, the Dutch suddenly sent troops to board the ship for inspection on the grounds that this was a free trade port where no force from other countries was allowed. Six Newport Aboriginal people.

The Dutch authorities detained all the weapons and gunpowder, and put Hamada under house arrest for nearly a week. Considering that there were many Dutch businessmen in Japan, Peter Nuiz was worried about diplomatic disputes, so he released all Japanese and arrested [-] Taiwanese aborigines. Sentenced to prison for treason.

Hamada is a sea merchant with a high force value. In this era, sea merchants are indistinguishable from pirates, and most of his samurai are outlaws.

He negotiated with the Dutch, asking for the return of weapons and gunpowder, the release of [-] aborigines, the provision of ships to Fujian to pick up the goods, and the permission to return to Japan. The Dutch authorities ignored him at all.

As a result, Hamada took violent measures and led dozens of Japanese samurai to launch a surprise attack, broke into Peter Nuiz's residence, and captured Peter Nuiz and his family who were caught off guard.

The Japanese samurai were indeed more fierce. They dared to compete with the Dutch with live ammunition and successfully captured the enemy chief while wielding cold weapons and using bows and arrows. It is no wonder that the Japanese consider the Hamada Yahei incident to be their pride. Hamada is a great hero.

Peter was caught by others, and the Taiwanese chief was finally willing to negotiate with the Japanese. After bargaining between the two sides, the Japanese got the goods they needed and the weapons seized by the Dutch. The hostage, Hamada's fleet returned smoothly.

Huang Sheng was overjoyed when he learned what had happened, and asked his secretary, Bian Zhiming, to take Shang Muming, Li Ximing, and Ruan Dan to carefully record what happened in Chinese, Japanese, Dutch, and Spanish. Handprints, especially guarding the samurai who beheaded Peter Nuiz's son.

This is the Hamada Yahei incident that has historical records. In the end, Japan and the Netherlands resolved this dispute after protracted negotiations. Now that both parties are dead, is this negotiation still meaningful?
Huang Sheng decided to go to Taiwan to see the Taiwanese governor of the Netherlands. What did this kid think when he saw his son's body?I don't know if he will go to Japan to seek revenge from the Edo Shogunate.

If he can successfully provoke the Netherlands to go to war with Japan, he seems to be able to profit from it.

Chu'er finally opened his eyes. There are more than 60 cannons on the twelve Zhuyin ships. When counting the goods, Chu'er, a rich girl who has seen a lot of money, was shocked. He Xiang told the master that it was worth [-] taels of silver.

"Husband, no wonder the Huang family is so rich, I finally know how I got here." Chu'er looked at her husband with a half-smile and said.

My wife thought she was a big pirate, sweat, Huang Sheng said with a wry smile:
"Chu'er, at sea, the strong survive. We rely on trade to make a fortune. Robbery is only a sideline, so how long can it last? It's all about luck. It's cheaper to meet the weak. If you're unlucky, your strength is not as good as others. But there is no way to escape, and not only the ship and cargo will be lost, but also your life will be lost."

Chu'er shivered and said: "Husband, our family has too much money, please don't go to sea in the future, okay?"

"Wrong, big mistake, not only have to go to sea frequently, but also use the money earned to build ships, cast artillery and train troops. Only by ensuring that you can always beat others can you be safe. If you don't go to sea, the enemy will grow stronger. They Don't you want to take the fleet to attack Huangjiawan Island and Daishan Island?"

"Husband, I am worried that you will meet a powerful opponent, so be careful!"

"My lady, don't worry, our ship is strong and cannons won't suffer anyone's loss. Besides, my husband cherishes the soldiers under his command to avoid unnecessary casualties and resolutely refuses to have a fierce battle."

He Xiang often fights with Huang Sheng, and has developed from fear at the beginning to fearlessness now.

She also comforted Chu'er and said, "Sister, don't worry, the master is amazing. Back then, our family only had four straw boats and dared to snatch the Zhuyin boat, which was more than double the size. Now there are so many strong boats and sharp guns. There is no enemy inside."

Huang Sheng was happy seeing He Xiang's calm and confident face, and said to his wife who was worried about his safety:

"Chu'er, you have to remember that you can't get peace by making compromises. You can only make yourself stronger forever."

"Husband, this concubine understands that the Huang family must keep earning money and increasing the number of soldiers, horses and warships in order to protect themselves."

Huang Sheng hugged the little loli into his arms and said lovingly: "It is a last resort to kill and kill, and when your husband can control the situation, he promises to make Xiaoxiao disappear, even in the sea, you can't do anything recklessly. "

"I believe there will be such a day. I know that there is no peace in the world without thunderbolt means. No matter what you do, I will support you."

A flower in a greenhouse, seeing the real society where the strong survive has a lot of emotion, and her horizons have also broadened a lot, knowing that without overwhelming force, it is empty talk of peace.

She saw that her husband had great ambitions and was full of joy, although there was a lot of anxiety and confusion...

(End of this chapter)