"The Dutch are greedy, the army is tyrannical, and the poll tax, tithe, and agricultural tax are overwhelming. The good life of the people under the command of the eldest brother of Zheng Yiguan in the north of Sizhi Island is really annoying. It is also a hook-up with the aborigines, joining forces with the land to control China, proclaiming evil gods, disrespecting Mazu, and treating my Han as a mustard, which is unbearable! ”

In front of the ancestral hall of Chijijialuo Village, there are torches dotted all over the place, and countless people are crowded. This was originally a Mazu temple, but with the completion of the city of Geransha ten years ago (1633), the Dutch ruled more and more strictly in the sphere of influence in the south of the island, and it was inevitable to promote Western religion and suppress Mazu and other beliefs.

Although Guo Huaiyi was very dissatisfied, his arms couldn't reach his thighs, so he could only change the Mazu Temple into an ancestral hall. At least on the surface.

Guo Huaiyi and He Bin were even baptized and ostensibly believed in Western religion.

"Today, Brother Yiguan has led an army of 100,000 people to come, and the army is stationed in Penghu, a stone's throw away from Relansha. The army has advanced southward in a big way, and will soon kill the enemy at Heliao Port. So how do we do that? Do you continue to be a good citizen of the red-haired ghost, or pick up a knife and gun to fight to the death with the red-haired ghost?

Do you want to continue to live half-dead under the red-haired ghost, or are you willing to live a good life under the command of the big brother? ”

What kind of life did the Han immigrants in Taoyuan live, and now no one in the south of the island is unclear.

During the period when Zheng Lian was negotiating with the Dutch, countless news had been spread among the mainland immigrants in the south of the island, and it was all about good news.

And in fact, the current Taoyuan is indeed good.

From agricultural taxes to commercial taxes, it was a low sum compared to the high taxes of the Dutch. Not to mention that the Dutch still have a heavy poll tax and tithe, which is not present here in Taoyuan. This will definitely be the first place in Chinese history to abolish the poll tax.

In the south of the island, the Dutch can take 50 or 60 percent of the fruits of a year's hard work of the immigrants, and even 6 or 70 percent of the most. But in Taoyuan, Zheng Zhilong only took one percent more.

This is not more than not knowing, and not being angry in my heart. Why is it the same as farming, people don't have to worry about eating and drinking, and the days are comfortable, but I have to eat chaff and drink thin, and the days are tight?

The crops in the field are obviously growing well, but after harvesting, there is not much left after paying the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes stipulated by the Dutch, how can the family cope with food and clothing?

The situation of the family with few laborers and many children is even more miserable, if this harvest in the field belongs to themselves, it is still difficult to ensure the food and clothing of the whole family, and let the Dutch take more than half, then how can there be a way to live?

Why is Guo Huaiyi's prestige so high among the Han people in the south of the island? That is the result of his more than ten years of kindness to others.

How many of the people here today have received help from him in the past?

Therefore, Guo Huaiyi can respond to the immigrants in the south of the island.

As soon as Guo Huai spoke, Zheng Lian had already appeared behind him.

"In the lower Zheng Lian, Tian is the nephew of the Zheng Longtou clan, sent by the dragon head, and has been negotiating with the red-haired ghost in the city for many days, and the good teacher quits the member. Let this big man become my Han family's paradise. Unexpectedly, this red hair is really greedy, and Zheng Longtou has given up many interests in order to change the ranks, and they are not satisfied. The heart of a man and a beast is not a little unwilling, so he will backfire and harm, almost ruining my life. This time, I, Zheng, will not give up with him. ”

Zheng Lian's words are true and false, but does it matter? It doesn't matter. From the day Guo Huaiyi's ass did the Zheng family's side, all this was just an excuse and a foreshadowing.

"Everyone knows that Uncle Guo is a plain person, he and He Tongshi have known my family leader for many years, and they are all old sworn brothers, so they will never deceive everyone. As long as the Dutch red hair is driven away, I, Zheng Jiading, will treat the people in the south of the island and the Han'er in the north of the island equally, regardless of each other. ”

There was an immediate sensation in the crowd in front of the ancestral hall. These people are not just from Jialuo Village, recently Guo Huaiyi also invited the heads of many Han villages in the south of the island.

They all brought a large number of young people, and they will all be volunteers from the south of the island later.

Guo Huaiyi was appointed by Zheng Zhilong to recruit people in the south of the island, and the banner has already been prepared.

However, man is a very complex creature, and some of the immigrants in the south of the island are on Guo Huaiyi's side, and there are also people who are yearning for the Dutch.

Just when the village of Jialuo was crowded with people and the crowd was angry, a person rushed out of the village in a panic, and after confirming that no one had noticed, he ran all the way to Heliao Port, until he reached the seaside more than ten miles away, and looked back from time to time, lest someone chase him.

The panicked man didn't even bother to notice the puddle under his feet, and several times he stepped into the puddle on the way, and fell all over the mud, and he couldn't pat the sludge off.

The Dutch obviously wouldn't easily let such an unseemly person into the harbor, but after the man was stopped by the sentry, he only whispered a few words to the Dutch guard, and was immediately brought in.

This mud-covered man is called Guo Bao, and he is also the head of a Han immigrant village. Tumei Village, where he is located, is on the edge of Chiji Town, and when he rushed from his village to Jialuo Village, he didn't expect Guo Huaiyi to rebel, and now he is going to denounce Guo Huaiyi. The latter prepared to rise up in response to Zheng Zhilong's army.

In the news brought by Guo Bao, the most important thing is not that Guo Huaiyi is going to cause an incident, but the appearance of Zheng Lian and He Bin there, as well as responding to Zheng Jun!

This means that Zheng Zhilong has sent troops, and the war is really about to break out?

The Dutch were very stunned by this sudden news, and Major Fairberg, a Dutch officer stationed at Heliao Harbor, immediately sent people to Chichi Town to find out Zheng Lian's traces and control He Bin. As a result, they pounced!

Under the pretext of the storm, the two men left the castle of Geranza and the town of Dayuan, and moved to the town of Chichi, where they were on the shore, but now they disappeared without noticing.

The Dutch then imposed martial law on the entire town of Dayuan and Chichi, but only arrested some of He Bin's relatives. When the latter was arrested, he didn't know anything about the disappearance of He Bin and Zheng Lian. He Bin has worked hard here for so many years with the Dutch, naturally his time is not in vain, but he can only keep his nearest person. Those relatives who have made a fortune with him over the years, no matter how good the relationship was in the past, can only give up.

He Bin must ensure the absolute safety of his close confidants and Zheng Lian, there are too many people, there is a lot of movement, what should the Dutch do if they find out? Do you really think they are all deaf and blind?

The only thing he could do was pray that the Dutch would not do things so desperately, or else he would not be blamed for being so ruthless.

In the castle of Geranza, the prefect Paul Duradnius could no longer maintain his aristocratic demeanor. As a high-ranking employee of the Dutch East India Company, a descendant of a Dutch aristocracy, and although an illegitimate, Paul Duradnius always looked up to his father who had gone to hell in appearance.

This is a very aristocratic person.

But now, the sudden bad news also made him angry.

"This is a violation of the dignity of the company, and it is also a damage to the company's interests. I believe that we must prevent any infringement of the company's interests from happening. That's what the scene says.

In fact, Zheng Zhilong's army had not yet arrived in the south of the island, and this was a good time to defeat them individually.

Take Guo Huaiyi first, use the wealth and blood of Hermes-Epitek to enhance the soldiers' will to fight, and use the wealth of Hermes-Epitek to enrich the material reserves of Gerancha Castle. It also made the Han people in the south of the island aware of the inviolable dignity of the company. Then come and fight against Zheng Zhilong's army.

"I agree." Putmante raised his hand and said, "Destroying the weak Guo Huai's army first, from a military point of view, is extremely correct. ”

"Then let Major Felberg go at once. The strength of Heliao Port was enough to destroy the entire village of Jialuo and kill all the rebels. Paul immediately decided.