"Mi-sama doesn't know. Nine out of ten of the sugar cane plantations around Batavia are done by us Chinese. The Javanese people worked for 100 days a year and did not die of hunger. The rice here is ripe three or four times a year, there are many wild fruits in the forest, and the people here have their own villages, so they rarely work in the sugar factory. ”

"The people of the Heavenly Dynasty are industrious and diligent, and they generally have to work in a sugar factory when they come here. If the Dutch really had the idea of deporting us to Ceylon, it would be dangerous! ”

"Ceylon is far from here, and I don't know how many people will live on the way. Even if you are lucky enough to arrive in Ceylon, it is hot and humid, and there are more deaths and fewer lives. ”

"Since the Celestial Empire deduced from this, should it watch the tens of thousands of Celestial Empire's people in Batavia die overseas?"

After a little observation of Lian Huaiguan's face, Mantou could already determine that this person was not a Dutch spy. If it was a Dutch spy, he wouldn't have taken this basin.

Lian Huaiguan was not only extremely shocked, but also recognized this kind of behavior of throwing feces on the Dutch, obviously the Dutch's daily behavior made Lian Huaiguan very distrustful of their ability to do good things. Speaking of which, although the Dutch have not done this yet, even if there is a high probability that they will do it, it has not happened yet, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is not an exaggeration to put on the Dutch.

This deliberately deducted basin is the steamed bun's bureau to judge what kind of attitude Lian Huaiguan has.

It's just that Mantou still wants to ask more.

"This is industrious...... I really don't know a little bit about it. Why are the Chinese industrious? Since you can't starve to death as long as you work for half a year, is it possible that my Celestial Empire people are really born diligent? ”

At least, in Liu Yuna, hard work and diligence are not a good evaluation.

At this time, the dream of the vast majority of people is to be a landlord who collects rent and lives without worrying about food and clothing, but I am afraid that this diligence and diligence is not in nature, if you are lazy, you can have no worries about food and clothing, and I am afraid that no one is willing to be diligent and diligent.

Lian Huaiguan explained: "Adults don't know. The Javanese people still have a village community, and they can return to the village community no matter how bad it is. The Chinese who came here, in order to save money, the owner did not pay the poll tax, and if they were not diligent, it would be difficult for those slave laborers to survive. If they are not diligent, they will report to the Dutch that they are black households without residence permits, and they will be arrested and forced to work until death. ”

The steamed bun snorted secretly, and said lightly: "Oh, it turns out that it is so diligent." ”

Even Huaiguan didn't taste the true meaning of steamed buns, and said: "These Westerners are not a good thing." Then Spain in Luzon, since the Wanli period of the previous dynasty, began to massacre our generation, intermittently seven or eight times. The Dutch and the Spaniards, both red-haired ghosts, do this. ”

Of course I know this, and Mr. has said it more than once. It's just that Mr. has another judgment on the matter of Batavia, and he needs to consider it when he deals with it on the spot.

He not only knew that Liu Yu's mind was in Nanyang, but also understood that the problem in Nanyang was in the navy.

As for how large the navy can ensure control of the South Seas, on Liu Gong Island, Liu Yu gave the inference that about 15 cruisers, relying on wolf pack tactics to bleed, cut off merchant ships, cut off the cash flow of the East India Company, as long as France cooperates a little, the Dutch East India Company will soon collapse.

At present, Weihai's navy is still far from this bottom-line goal.

It's just that Liu Yu's plan is purely from the perspective of the navy. If you take into account the Chinese resistance in Batavia, and consider that there can be an army of two or three thousand, in fact, the pressure is much less.

Even Britain at this time could transport troops to India at one time in about a few hundred, not two thousand. From the Netherlands to Southeast Asia, even if it is a merchant ship, not considering the transportation of troops and supplies, the average is about 200 days.

As long as the army is involved, just looking at the threat of the Dutch, it may be far inferior to the mosquitoes in Batavia and the leeches in the woods.

The biggest problem in front of the feudal dynasty of Dashun is the Chinese in Nanyang, which part should they rely on?

Is it to take the place of the Dutch, and let those Kapitan Lei Zhenlan continue to rule, just as Dashun compromised with the Jiangnan gentry in order to defeat the Houjin?

Or do they rely on the vast sugar cane plantations around Batavia, hired laborers, slave laborers, and small Chinese owners?

What kind of attitude will Dashun have in the future to run Batavia?

Steamed bread and Liu Yu thought the same, so I wanted to know, how much power do the hired workers in the sugarcane orchard here have? What kind of attitude is it?

Seeing that Lian Huaiguan had clearly mentioned the Luzon massacre, the steamed buns basically determined Lian Huaiguan's attitude. But this attitude is only an attitude in the general direction.

What does Lian Huaiguan want?

Is it a hero who protects the people? Or do you want to be the lord of one side of the separatist country? The difference between the two will be very different in the future cooperation.

"Although you go to sea, this dynasty allows you to go to sea to earn a living. Even if you go to sea, you are also a citizen of the Celestial Empire. If there is really something, it will naturally be managed. ”

"But the migration to Ceylon is only speculation. Exactly how, it is not known. Perhaps, it will be allowed to cultivate and cultivate on the spot, deregulate it, and treat each other leniently with appeasement in order to seek stability. That's hard to say. ”

He deliberately said that he didn't want to care, but Lian Huaiguan thought to himself, if the Dutch could relax the regulations and be lenient, it would really be the sun coming out of the west.

Leniency would not have appeared, but it would have been possible to send the brothers to Ceylon.

In Nanyang, many of them have the legends of the founding of the country by the pirates of their predecessors, such as the story of Li Jun's founding of the country in "The Legend of the Water Margin" and the story of the bearded man who established himself as the king in "The Three Heroes of Wind and Dust", inspiring generations of people who want to do great things.

They don't have much affection for the Dashun dynasty, so they can only say that they think that they are kings here, and they can pay tribute to the Heavenly Dynasty.

Since he is unwilling to be the prince of the whole world, so even Huaiguan does not say anything like eating pot pulp to welcome the king, but just hopes that Dashun can intervene here - then the Netherlands can have the East India Company, if he can stand on his own and be a tributary state of Dashun, it will be the most comfortable.

For example, a number of small countries under the Protectorate of Ruo'an? Or the nine surnames of Zhaowu in the Western Regions? Or the toast of the Southwest?

Lian Huaiguan wants to do something big, but he is not Yue Wumu, he has not even eaten a grain of Dashun's rice since he was born, his idol is not Yue Wumu, or the bearded guest and mixed river dragon who founded an overseas country in this story.

However, in order to accomplish such a great thing, I am afraid that it will not be possible to rely on the brothers under my hands. He hopes to be able to use some external forces, such as ...... Celestial.

"Mi-sama, what the Dutch look like, I can't be more clear. There is no way to deregulate. This is the governor of the Dutch East India Company, which is responsible to the shareholders and profit-making. Could it be that the Dutch shareholders are all benevolent people, spending money to make the life of the Chinese in Batavia better? That's obviously not possible. ”

"I just ask that after the lord goes back, he will declare to the Shangguan, and for the sake of the fact that they are all in the same line as China, if the Dutch really do something to expel us in the future, I just ask the Celestial Empire to make some negotiations...... Or, please ask for some ordnance, if something really happens, we and other overseas red people can also protect themselves. ”

Finally got to the point, Mantou's heart moved, his face remained silent, and asked, "What is your position in Batavia now?" ”

"White body. He didn't have any position, just some money. ”

"Oh...... According to you, Jiapitan and Lei Zhenlan here are also unreliable? ”

"Hehehe...... I'm afraid that the Dutch will give the order, and they will go and help with it as soon as possible. In any case, most of them do not operate sugar cane plantations for a living, and they all have residence permits, pay poll taxes on time, and are tax collectors in Batavia. Without them, the Dutch would not even be able to collect their taxes, and most of the Dutch would not embarrass them. ”

"Hmm...... In this case, there seems to be some truth. The people who go to sea are also the people of the Celestial Empire. If the Dutch really did this, they really couldn't ignore it. It's just that I still have urgent things to do now, and I have to go to Sweden, and it will take a year or two to come and go. So be it......"

When Lian Huaiguan heard that this seemed to be a play, his heart became excited, and he said, "My lord, please speak." ”

"I write a letter to you. If you really have such a desire to ask for the lives of the common people, you might as well go back to the Celestial Empire. Take my letter and go to Songjiang. After you go, go and find the location of the trading company, and with my letter, someone will take you to meet some people. I'm a soft-spoken person, but the person I recommend is enough to do what you say. ”

Lian Huaiguan said, isn't this the so-called gentleman of this adult? Listening to this person's words, it seems that he has a lot of respect for this person. The Songjiang River is not too far, and it is possible to go there.

If you count on this person, not to mention whether you can come back after going to Sweden, even if you come back, it will be two years later. Two years later, who knows what will happen?

"In that case, thank you, sir."

The steamed bun nodded and smiled slightly, picked up the pen and wrote a letter, carefully talking about the matter here, and sealing it with wax.

Lian Huaiguan inquired about Songjiang again, asked the details clearly, and was about to leave.

"When you get off the ship, don't say anything. I'll talk about what I'm going to do in Sweden. The strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, this Batavia Dutchman has too many eyeliners, you need to be tighter. ”

"Yes, so-and-so remembered."

After leaving the Free Trade and returning to his house in Bacheng at night, several trustworthy brothers leaned over and asked, "Brother Huaiguan, what do you say about the officials of the Dynasty?" ”

Lian Huaiguan shook his head and said, "I didn't say anything." He was going to Sweden to do business for the emperor, and he wouldn't stay here for long. But because he set sail with the Swedes, the Swedes' ship was detained, and he could only follow to see. However, he said that there seemed to be some changes in the Celestial Empire, and asked me to go to Songjiang to have a look. I think, why don't we go to Songjiang to have a look? ”

These brothers don't have any serious careers, and if it sounds good, it is a guest of Lianhuaiguan, and if it is ugly, it is a horse boy of Lianhuaiguan, and it is a horse that looks at Lianhuaiguan.

Most of them were born here and probably never returned to Middle-earth in their entire lives. But it is still very easy to return to Fujian and Guangdong from Batavia.

Even if he doesn't have a boat, even Huaiguan has a lot to do here.

Many businessmen have a home in Dashun, and they also have a home in the local area, and they often miss the monsoon to wait for a long time, and they also need to have a person who knows hot and cold, and generally marries another one here, these businessmen often go back to Fujian and Guangdong, and even Huaiguan thinks that his interpersonal relationship is still okay, and it is not difficult to go to Songjiang to see.

If you can really get some help, don't say that a trip to Songjiang is worth going ten times or eight times.

Since the brothers had agreed, the matter was to be kept secret. After a few days, when the wind has subsided and the Swedish ship has left, we will make a trip. ”