Vizos, the governor of Batavia, probably knew better than anyone else about the current situation of the Dutch East India Company in the South Seas colonies, not even the Council of Seventeen in Amsterdam.

It is an exaggeration to describe it as in danger, but there is no hope in sight, it is like an old man who is dying, with a terminal disease that cannot be removed in his veins, maybe it will not die immediately, but no one can find a way to save it.

The reason is also very simple, the development of the Dutch East India Company itself implicates the general trend of the Netherlands, and when the general trend of the Netherlands itself is in a period of decline, then the Dutch East India Company cannot have any luck.

One is prosperous, and one is lost, which is the most appropriate description of the relationship between the two.

However, Wizos was not reconciled, he wanted to find a different path, so he needed more support, such as De Vries, and those in Amsterdam.

De Vries shook the wine glass in his hand and smiled: "Vizos, if it weren't for this visit to Batavia, maybe I wouldn't have believed that the operation of the Dutch East India Company had reached this point........ Or rather, you can do it so well. ”

Vizos shook his head lightly and said solemnly, "De Vries, I need your help. ”

"What helps? Back in Europe for more reinforcements? Let more warships come to Asia? ”

De Vries snorted coldly: "You should understand in your own heart that no matter how important the Dutch East India Company is, it is not fundamental after all, only [Jilin fo] has Europe, which is our real focus!" ”

"No, De Vries, you should understand that Europe was never the future of the Netherlands, and we would only be British

France, firmly controlled by these countries, they will not give the Netherlands more room to live, but the vast Asia is different, if we can run Batavia like a homegrown, what we can gain in the future is not what we have now......."

Wizos sighed softly and said sincerely: "If it weren't for the development of the Dutch East India Company in Asia in the past hundred years, the Netherlands would not have ushered in a golden century, what we want to do is to continue to develop Batavia?" Rather than further shrinking their sphere of influence in Asia. ”

De Vries sighed slightly? He took a sip of wine and said softly, "What is at stake?" Before you convince those old guys? I can't give you more support. ”

"De Vries, we're already facing a lot of resistance in Asia right now? The threat from Huaxia is real, and it is by no means something that you can bypass in your imagination! ”

Wizos looked slightly excited? And if he could convince the Council of Seventeen in Amsterdam? He would not have gone to such great lengths to win over De Vries, but it was clear that within the Dutch East India Company, there was no idea of continuing to develop, and they only wanted to maintain the status quo.

What's important in particular? That is the interest of the Dutch East India Company in the South Seas? It has a very close connection with China, and it can even be said that the reason why the Dutch chose to build a city in Batavia was because the Dutch colonists hoped to trade with Chinese merchants through this place? to obtain large quantities of Chinese silk, porcelain, and tea, among others.

At that time, Chinese merchants shipped a large number of silk fabrics, porcelain, tea, dried and fresh fruits, brocade, white cotton and other fist products to Batavia to obtain huge profits? Just like the inconspicuous Fu Tangerine, when the domestic price is not high? But as soon as it is transferred to Batavia, the price will rise several times? A businessman named Suhe? Can't put valuables because of this? I made a lot of money just by selling mandarin oranges.

Therefore, the Dutch were actually always very cautious about the question of China, and they had previously contradicted Zhu Yigui of Taiwan on the trade issue, also because they wanted to dominate the trade privileges of the South Seas, and as a result, Ning Yu seized the opportunity, and then regained the origin of Taiwan, and launched a hostile strategy against the Dutch East India Company.

Although Wizos made a lot of efforts to ease relations with Ning Chu, when the substantive issues could not be resolved, the negotiations could not continue at the level of nature, so he could only choose to change directions and use threats from Ning Chu to tell De Vries and those behind him.

Do you want to maintain the status quo and make money? Stop dreaming!

De Vries shook his head with a wry smile and shrugged, "Okay, so what are you going to do now?" You see, I need to give the council, to the big guys, a reason to support you. ”

"De Vries, I understand your difficulties, but now there is an opportunity."

The corners of Vizos's mouth outlined a cruel sneer, "In the past hundred years, more and more Chinese have come to Batavia, and they control almost all the wealth and industry in Batavia, and these people have grown up too fast and too strong...... Maybe they should give something, shouldn't they? ”

De Vries looked thoughtful, and he shook the wine in his hand, the bright red liquid in the glass more and more enchanting........

On the sixth day of the fifth month of the sixth year of the reform, the Governor's Office of Batavia issued an order again, claiming that if the Chinese wanted to stay in Batavia, then they must go to the government to apply for a residence permit, and if they did not apply, they would be sent out, and emphasized in the order that they must be useful Chinese to stay, as for whether it is useful or not, it naturally needs to be recognized by the Governor's Palace.

Of course, in order to show his sincerity, Wizos also released the detained Kapitan first, so that they could convey their policies.

As the leader of the Chinese Kapitan, Liu Rulong is naturally a great talent, and even won the appreciation of Governor Vizos, so that he became the plenipotentiary representative of the Governor's Office among the Chinese, responsible for negotiating with the Chinese community.

Liu Rulong is quite complacent about this appointment, although he also knows that many people are scolding him for being a dog and a traitor, but Liu Rulong doesn't care in his heart.

Isn't it just to be a traitor? Isn't it just kneeling and being a dog? As long as there is good, he is willing, but there are still many people who can't find the door!

Therefore, on the third day after the order was issued, on the eighth day of the fifth month, Liu Rulong found those Chinese Jiapitan, and then some representatives of the Chinese family, such as the Lin family, the Huang family, the Zeng family, etc., to negotiate.

"In short, the Governor's meaning is very clear, not to let us Chinese stay in Batavia, but to hope that our big guys can understand that everything we have at the moment is brought by the Dutch, otherwise where did we people get so much industry? Let's be a good person! ”

Liu Rulong said impassionedly, looked at everyone, and sighed: "Now that my Liu family has contributed half of the industry, the sugarcane plantation outside the city has sent six to the governor, in exchange for a little thin noodles, you can't hold on to your own family funds at this time!" ”

As the representative of the Huang family, Huang Chu stood up at this time and sneered: "Hmph, how did we Chinese come to Batavia back then?" It was sold like a piglet! There are many people who are simply robbed by these Dutch! ”

"How much blood and sweat have we Chinese shed in Batavia? What a heavy price has it paid? Why should we let the Dutch take away the family business that we have worked so hard to accumulate, don't say that we don't agree, and the Chinese in Batavia won't agree! ”

Speaking of this, Huang Chu glanced at Liu Rulong coldly, and sneered: "Liu Rulong, you licked the ditch of the Dutch today, don't forget how your father died back then!" ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar, and almost all the Chinese present looked at Liu Rulong with a strange look, you must know that Liu Rulong's father Liu Xiancheng was beaten to death by the Dutch for no reason, and this was pointed at Liu Rulong's nose, scolding him for shamelessly betraying his father for glory.

In the moral system of the Chinese people, this is almost the most serious moral problem, and no matter who is ashamed of it.

Sure enough, after hearing this, even with Liu Rulong's face, he had to flee from this place in embarrassment, he looked at Huang Chu with a hateful look, and then looked at the people with a look of ridicule.

"Okay, okay, you wait for Liu Ye, you will have a good time in the future!"

In the days after the breakdown of the negotiations, the Dutch mercenaries were once again going to arrest the uncooperative Chinese Kapitans, and many Dutch mercenaries were going to the gathering places of the Chinese people to watch, more or less ready to move.

In this critical situation, the Chinese also spontaneously united in everything, not only the Chinese people who wanted to be embezzled from their property were ready to resist, but even all the Chinese people also stood up.

Especially in the low-level Chinese in Batavia, many of them fled from China to Batavia when Ning Chu fought with the Qing court, and they did not have much savings in just a few years, if they were expelled from the country, it would be almost the same as death, and there was a rumor among the Chinese, that is, all the Chinese who were driven away would be thrown into the sea on the way, which made more people angry.

Therefore, by the twelfth day of May, Huang Chu, who had become a rising bird, secretly gathered with his henchmen and cronies and about 5,000 Chinese to the sugar factory near Kandaria, determined to launch an uprising against the Dutch.

The Chinese uprising this time was a little different from history, not only was the time advanced and the preparations more adequate, but also played a rather loud political slogan - expel the Dutch and restore Chinese power.

Of course, behind this uprising, there are naturally shadows and hands and feet of the military intelligence department, like the Chinese people behind the rebels, they have already expressed the idea of returning to the imperial court, if they take Batavia and Nanyang in the future, all the Nanyang provincial officials can be appointed from the local Chinese, and then the imperial court will have many other benefits, so all the Chinese people are very active in this uprising.

With the support of the Chinese people, the number of Chinese rebels exceeded 5,000 from the beginning, and the rebel army that could be initially armed exceeded 2,500 people - all the muskets and grenades and other items were secretly transported by the MI on the premise, and also supported the officer corps of more than 50 people, which could at least exert a certain combat effectiveness.

After Huang Chu got the support of Ning Chu, he was also quite bold, he has now been temporarily appointed as the governor of the rebel army, and will be responsible for the actions of the entire rebel army under the guidance of the staff officers sent by the Military Intelligence Department, and once the uprising succeeds in the future, he will not only be named a marquis, but also become the political envoy of Zuo Bu of the Nanyang Political Division, which can be called a step to the sky.

Of course, before the uprising, Huang Chu, as the second knife, also held a pledge meeting in the sugar factory to boost morale and inspire.

"All my compatriots, all my brothers, today we are standing here, with muskets in our hands and bayonets in our waists, purely out of desperation, if we can live well, who wants to come out and spill their blood?"

"However, it is no longer possible not to fight hard at the moment, the Dutch do not want us to live, they want to take everything we have now - if we do not take up arms, we will only be reduced to fish to be slaughtered in the future, your parents, wives and children, old and young, will be slaughtered, so we must resist!"

There was a sudden uproar among the crowded Chinese in the sugar factory, and then some people began to shout loudly to resist, and the voice gradually turned into a torrent, into a neat and powerful sentence.

"We want to live, we want to rebel!"

"Expelle the Dutch and restore the power of Hua!"

Next, under the command of the officer corps of the Fu Han Army, the 2,500 Chinese rebels were organized into a regiment, which was divided into five battalions, each battalion was divided into three companies, and all the battalion and company commanders responsible for military command were composed of officers of the Fu Han Army, as for the head of the uprising regiment, Huang Chu personally served as the head of the uprising regiment, the deputy head was Lin Cheng, the patriarch of the Lin family, and the chief of staff was Xu Lin, a colonel officer sent by the Fu Han Army.

Just after the uprising broke out, Huang Chu directly led the rebel group to Batavia, and started a big battle with the suppressed Dutch mercenaries outside Batavia, the two sides crackled and fought, the gunfire almost shocked the entire city, and people continued to fall in pools of blood, so white that the smoke almost covered the entire Batavia,

"Bang bang bang-"

"Kill!"

In the smoke of gunfire, gunfire came and went, mixed with the wails of people and the constant shouts of killing, but even though the war showed its brutality from the beginning, the two sides did not flinch in the slightest.

The Dutch mercenaries have always had the upper hand because they have received professional military training after all, and although they are less numerically than the rebels, their military quality is much higher than that of the rebels, so they have always had the upper hand, and although the rebels have suffered heavy casualties, they have no room to retreat, and once the uprising fails, they will face death.

Just as the two sides were fighting fiercely, waves began to rise on the sea, and a large fleet was heading in the direction of Batavia.