At night, He Bin's residence.

There was no light in the black, the night was already deep, He Bin was lying on the bed, but he couldn't sleep anymore.

Shi Daxuan's words and the Zheng family's solicitation made his brain boil into a pot of porridge.

He thought of his bright future in Anping for a while, and then thought of his small property in Dayuan Town.

If he defected to the Zheng family, his family was small, and his property in Dayuan would never be as intact as before. The Dutch were not so stupid and did not guard against him in the slightest.

Therefore, if the Zheng family really fought with the Dutch, how could he He Bin continue to be trusted by the Dutch?

This is a real question that can no longer be true, just like Zheng Zhilong asked his subordinates if the court gained power, would it let go of the Zheng group, it was an inevitable fate.

This encounter can also be applied to Guo Huaiyi's body.

The two of them have a deep relationship with the Zheng family, which many people know, and they will definitely be suspected by the Dutch when they fall, and it is good to be imprisoned and imprisoned, and it is not necessary to be killed directly.

Because they were the leaders of the Han Chinese immigrants under the Dutch, if they chose the Zheng clan, the Dutch would be left with only a castle.

The aborigines were co-opted and supported by them, but if the Zheng family's army attacked them, those savages would dare to shout no?

Although the Dutch have a lot of attraction to the indigenous tribes, they know very well that these savages have never been the main force, and all they can do is to wave their flags and shout behind the Dutch.

"Hi ......" sighed, He Bin felt that he didn't seem to have to worry anymore, how to choose, the best answer was already in front of him.

But when I think of the difficulty, the possible casualties and losses of my own family and property, my heart aches like a knife.

When Eighteen Zhi parted ways, it can be seen from the choices of He Bin and Guo Huai that they are not ambitious.

Compared with working hard to build a good future with their heads, these two people are more eager for a stable life.

At least in the choice of fate, He Bin and Guo Huaiyi made the choice of 'quitting the rivers and lakes'.

Such a person will naturally fall in love with his family, and he will be reluctant to give up on the next loss, which is logical.

The representative of the Dutch, Leonadus, was now in Hamen, and he was a member of the Council of the Great Council, which was a rule of the East India Company. Due to the underdevelopment of communications at this time, the East India Company established the "East India Council" in the East, located in Batavia, to empower them to make their own decisions in times of emergency.

And a merchant house such as the Grand Minister, as the Dutch themselves called, was the governor of Formosa, or the governor.

There are as many as two or three thousand Dutch soldiers and civilians who have been stationed in the army for a long time, and after deducting half of the naval army, the remaining more than 1,000 people are also quite considerable.

Naturally, the Formosa/Senate also exists.

You can think of this as a local council, just like the Portuguese did in Macau. Leonadus is the key inside.

"It can't be, it's crazy. Is the Zheng Group going to war with the company? ”

When He Bin arrived in Xiamen by boat and put on a sad face to meet Leonadus, his complaint immediately detonated Leonadus.

How important it was that the Cheng Group demanded that they give up a quarter of the East India Company's overall trade in the East, and that the Zheng Group would be declaring war on the company by asking them to give it up completely.

Zheng's Group is trying to touch the company's fundamental interests in the East.

"A merchant house on Nanao Island, a merchant house without any special rights? So what's there to expect? Even free trade does not compensate for the company's losses. Unless they can allow companies to monopolize trade with China forever, that might be the case. And Annan? God, how much does Annan have in interest? It was Beizheng who benefited the most from the unification of Annan, not us. Leonadus shouted, and ten Annan were no match for a single man.

In their vision, the strategically located Dazhong was the bridgehead for the East India Company to fully control trade with China, and it was not only a transit point for their trade with Japan.

The ultimate goal of the Dutch was to completely monopolize trade with China. And if you want to achieve this goal, control the big people, and cut off the trade routes of England to China by force, that is necessary.

Just like when they used force to cut off the trade of the big plate duck to China.

And He Bin did not tell Leonadusto that the Zheng Group was willing to give up the monopoly trade with the Netherlands, there is no need to tell this, a South Australian business hall, a free trade, is enough to show his attitude.

"Now the person in charge of Anping is Zheng Hongkui, and Zheng Yiguan has been away for more than a year because of the war in northern China. However, I heard the news from Anping that Zheng Zhilong has already gone south by boat, and it is estimated that he will be able to return to Anping in a month at most. He Bin revealed Zheng Zhilong's whereabouts to Leonadus.

Leonadus's face improved a little, "Yes, this is good news, Zheng Hongkui is not Zheng Zhilong, he can't be the home of the Zheng Group." But it's hard to guarantee that the greedy proposal he's making now isn't coming from Zheng Zhilong's instructions. Formosa is under serious threat, and the Zheng Group's armed forces far outweigh our power in Formosa, and I must pass the word on to Geranza. Companies should be prepared to face war. ”

After Leonadus made a decision, he looked at He Bin in front of him, "My friend, we have known each other for many years. Although you are not Dutch, I have always regarded you as my most loyal friend, and I believe in your loyalty to the company. ”

"In the current situation, your situation will definitely become very difficult, but I hope you can seriously consider, in the words of the Chinese, that is, think twice, do not make rash decisions, put yourself in a dangerous situation, and let yourself regret it in the future."

Just like He Bin thought, when the Dutch felt a huge threat, they immediately had doubts about him Guo Huaiyi.

He Bin's already unsightly face immediately became even more unpleasant. "I understand, I understand......"

He didn't say much, just put on a sad look, and said in such a dejected way.

This made Leonadus feel a little unbearable in his heart.

He is He Bin's 'friend', and he is a person who believes in He Bin.

What does that say? Cats and dogs still have feelings after raising them for a long time, let alone people?

He Bin has been defecting to the Netherlands for more than ten years now, and during this period, he has experienced the Zhenghe War, and his performance is very good.

Now, it is not certain that he will also choose the Dutch East India Company.

But who can say for sure this kind of thing. In the previous war between the Dutch and the Zheng group, the Dutch were always attacking, and Zheng Zhilong was at his most powerful, and he never showed covetousness for the Dutch in Dayuan's territory.

Now the Zheng group is on the offensive, and they want to drive the Dutch out of the big ranks.

Whether it is He Bin or Guo Huaiyi, the interests of both are on Dayuan Island.