Nanhengzhou, a city that may be unfamiliar to Westerners, is famous in Europe when it comes to "Batavia", and the Dutch's eastern commercial colonial empire is centered on Batavia.

Fifty years ago, the ambitious Jean Peterlsson Kun became the third governor of the Dutch East India Company, and it was he who laid the solid foundations of the Dutch commercial colonial empire in the East. It was under his leadership that the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company was established after the raid and drive out of the Banten army, and served as the political basis for Dutch rule over the colonies of Java and the entire East Indies.

But Yan Petererson Kun probably never dreamed that the city they had been running for nearly half a century would one day change hands and become the capital of another country.

From June of the fourth year of Xingqian, every ship entering Nanhengzhou, the first thing to see is the lighthouse, and when you see the lantern, you will also see the blue "hibiscus flag", the so-called "hibiscus flag", which is the national flag of Guiguo, and there is a five-petal golden hibiscus flower embedded in the blue flag.

"Hibiscus flowers are the most common in Hunan, and although the Gui Fan is overseas, it is also unforgettable!"

Looking at the "Furong Flag" in the port, Xu Fuyuan couldn't help but sigh that as a descendant of the Xu family, the first assistant of Jiajing, he was invited by the lord of Gui to teach here.

Actually, he is not a descendant of Xu Jie. Xu Jie's great-grandson, Xu Nianzu, committed suicide when the Qing army captured Songjiang. At the same time, there are the eighth grandsons Xu Shu, Xu Kaizuo, and Xu Shou. And he is the descendant of Xu Jie's younger brother Xu Zhi, and when he was young, he and Xia Yunyi and Chen Zilong advocated several societies, and became famous in the sea. When Xia Yunyi and Chen Zilong died, he went to Xiamen, Fujian, Zhoushan, Zhejiang and other places to participate in the anti-Qing activities of the Southern Ming Dynasty. Three years ago, he returned to his hometown as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites.

"Actually, my father doesn't have to come here."

Looking at his father's thin figure, Xu Kaiping said with some heartache, after all, his father and son are more than seventy years old, and his health has not been good in recent years.

"Kaiping, you don't understand."

Looking at the new Hengzhou that was getting closer and closer, Xu Fuyuan looked at the city full of colorful customs and said to his son.

"This time, Your Majesty divided dozens of feudal domains, its original intention is actually to restore the old system of Zhou rites, for the father as a servant of the Ministry of Rites, although he can no longer serve in the court, but he can also use this remnant body for my Ming Dynasty to spread and educate in the four seas, so that Gui Guosheng can be educated by the Heavenly Empire, and he can return to China one day."

When the words fell, Xu Fuyuan's eyes fell on the passengers standing on the deck, hundreds of Ming people, looking at the city, their eyes were different, since they were full of desire, they also had the fear of the unknown, although their identities were different, but the complex eyes were similar.

"Look, what's that?"

Just as the ship was about to enter the dock, suddenly, someone pointed to the dock and shouted.

"There is actually a flower archway, isn't it to welcome us?"

At this time, the wharf of Xinhengzhou set up an unusual guard of honor. On the wharf is not only the colorful flags fluttering, but also the drum music is complete, the temporary flower archway is tied up one after another, the guards with swords and guns, armor are lined up one by one, perhaps, the armor has been eliminated in the Ming Dynasty, but it comes in handy in the South Seas, after all, in the short combat, the armor is the best choice to resist swords and bows and arrows.

The most striking thing is the heavy coastal cannon sticking out of the shore fortress, the muzzle of which is pointed at the sea. In addition to some ships of various countries in the port, there are several warships of the Gui State moored in the port area, and on the wharf, you can also see a royal flag, which is the royal flag of the lord of the Gui State.

The lord of Gui is here!

Such a guard of honor is, of course, not to welcome ordinary immigrants, but a guard of honor used by Zhu Cixuan, the lord of Gui State, to welcome Xu Fuyuan.

After the ship entered the port, the people on the ship knew that the inconspicuous-looking old man was actually the former waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and in the surprise and envy of the people, Xu Fuyuan stepped on the gangplank.

"How are you doing all the way?"

Before Xu Fuyuan got off the boat, Zhu Cixuan, as the lord of the country, took the initiative to step forward to help.

"The little people see the king."

took a step back without showing a trace, and Xu Fuyuan bowed according to the courtesy.

"This way to the camp, Xiao Wang every time he thinks of the old age, still not far from the small state to educate the people, is frightened, but secretly happy, after being able to receive the teachings with the public every day, it is really Xiao Wang's luck."

Zhu Cixuan's excitement is not fake, after all, this is the first great Confucian in the world "recruited" by Gui since he came to China, maybe Xu Fuyuan is not a "great Confucian in the world", but he is also quite famous in Jiangnan Shilin.

If he can stay in Guiguo, it will naturally help Guiguo recruit talents. It is precisely because of this that Zhu Cixuan is extremely enthusiastic. People's mentality will always change because of the different environment, in the past, in the Ming Dynasty, he was sincerely afraid all day long, and sometimes worried about his life.

But after taking the country, as the king of a country, he slowly stopped being as cautious as in the past, and what he thought about was not just "saving his life", he also thought about the future of Guiguo more than once.

Perhaps, he can't leave anything for future generations, but at least he must leave a country for future generations, so that the tablets of his ancestors have a place to worship.

In addition to recruiting people to enrich the population, it is also important to recruit talents, after all, talent is the foundation of a country. Because of this, whenever a slightly famous scholar comes to Guiguo, Zhu Cixuan will personally greet him and invite him to stay in Guiguo.

In fact, this is not a "corporal of etiquette", because the population of Gui is only 100,000, even including slaves and maids, the population is only more than 300,000, which is equivalent to a place in the Ming Dynasty, and the prefect welcomes celebrities in person and treats them with courtesy, which is the duty of officials. Even in the past, the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty treated celebrities with courtesy.

In the roaring salute, Zhu Cixuan personally helped Xu Fuyuan to board the carriage, and even shared a car with him, such a courtesy, but also made Xu Fuyuan feel a little flattered, although he looked pampered and not surprised, but for Xu Kaiping, it seemed a little frightened, after all, the king of a country is so polite, it is really moving, in addition to moving, of course, he also feels frightened. Perhaps that's why it's a bit incoherent.

"The lord of the country treats his father so kindly, it is really the luck of the Xu family, the glory of the Xu family."

Xu Kaiping, who originally wanted to express his gratitude, obviously ignored Xu Fuyuan's identity as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, and when he said this, Pan Renyuan, who accompanied him in the same car, hurriedly smiled.

"Xu Bulang has won the trust of His Majesty, and today he has come to a small state from thousands of miles away, and my small state is fortunate to be from the lord of the country to the common people, and it is also a matter of course for the lord of the country to welcome him."

Saying this, Pan Renyuan sighed in his heart, the Xu family really has no successor, thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, what a beautiful scenery the Xu family in Songjiang was back then, but today there is no successor.

Xu Kaiping, who was reminded by Pan Renyuan, realized that he had lost his words, and he felt a little embarrassed, and when he saw the house on the side of the road, he asked with a smile.

"Looking at this new Hengzhou, the houses and houses are all different from my Daming, they all look like Europeans, why is this so?"

Xu Kaiping just wanted to resolve the embarrassment, and Pan Renyuan didn't know about his thoughts, so he said with a smile.

Although Xinhengzhou is the capital of Guiguo, it was the "Batavia" built by the Dutch in the past. Of course, when the Dutch first arrived, the area was not only sparsely populated, but the surrounding area was a desolate marshland, rarely inhabited villages, flooded during the rainy season, and lacked food supplies, no timber to build ships and houses, and tigers, wild boars, rhinos, etc., and at the same time faced hostility and threats from the local natives. For this reason, the Dutch did not hesitate to bring boulders from the quarries of the Coromandel Coast in India, cut teak from Zabala in East Java, and collected coral stones from the local area to build the city. ”

As the new owner of the city, Pan Renyuan did not deny the merits of the Netherlands.

"It seems that the Dutch, although they live here as barbarians, can be regarded as quite a contribution to this place."

"What Gongzi said is very true, but, in Pan's opinion, if it weren't for my Mingren, I'm afraid the Dutch would not be able to build this city, you know, it was thanks to the Dutch who recruited a large number of reliable and hard-working craftsmen from the Ming Dynasty to establish the prototype of this city on this swamp......"

After a pause, Pan Renyuan pointed to this city like a water city and continued.

"Most of the major construction works of this city, such as the excavation of canals and drainage channels in the city, the construction of houses and harbors, and the construction of walls and protective fortresses, were contracted by our Ming people. The craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty were skilled in brick-making and bricklaying, which made them highly appreciated by the Dutch. Today, this city belongs to my kingdom of Gui, and it can be regarded as its original owner. After all, this place was also a subordinate of my Ming Dynasty in the past, and it was also canonized by my Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately, the natives were unable to protect themselves, and they lived for others. ”

Although he said this a bit strongly, Xu Kaiping just smiled, there are countless such "doves occupying magpies' nests" throughout the ages, don't everyone find all kinds of reasons, and what they say there is upright?

In fact, everyone knows that these are all excuses, no matter how high-sounding they are, excuses are always excuses, but sometimes, it is better to have an excuse than not to have an excuse.

And these excuses from Pan Renyuan's mouth are the source of the legitimacy of Gui's rule - this is the hometown of the Ming Dynasty, and Gui is naturally a natural thing to lead the old land with a clan. Now, maybe the local barbarians may not understand, but after dozens or hundreds of years, they will naturally recognize this legitimacy, so that they willingly accept the indoctrination of China and belong to Huaxia.

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