Chapter 415: The Fall of the East India Company
The Dutch did not hold out long before laying down their arms.
In the face of the strong firepower of the Chinese army, Peter Ersson, the governor of Batavia, the Dutch East India Company, accepted Gao Junshan's terms of surrender and ordered his subordinates to give up resistance.
When the battle between the two armies was raging, Gao Junshan called the captain of the "Selte" who had surrendered, and he said to the captain: "You have personally witnessed the military strength of our Huaxia, so it is only a matter of time to capture the castle in front of you, and it is meaningless for the people inside to hold on for as long as they want." You already know that there are no reinforcements to look forward to, and we have wiped out all three of your fleets in the South Seas, expecting to send troops from the Netherlands to support them, which is even more impossible, we have blocked the entire sea. ”
The captain understood the meaning of Gao Junshan's words very well, so he said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I agree with your words, if the people inside blindly stick to it, they will not be able to escape the fate of death in the end. I am willing to use my own experience to persuade them to put down their resistance, as long as His Majesty the Emperor can ensure their safety. ”
Gao Junshan said: "As long as they lay down their weapons, I will guarantee their lives, and I, as the emperor of Huaxia, will be true to my word." In addition, I would like to say a few more words, it is one thing to ensure their safety, but it is another thing whether they can return to the Netherlands safely. The purpose of our Huaxia Kingdom coming here is very clear, that is, to take over the trade in the South Seas, your East India Company must withdraw to the Netherlands, as long as your East India Company withdraws, there is still hope for our two countries to continue to communicate, if you insist on going your own way and refuse our demands, not only will it be difficult to save the lives of the people inside, but our two countries will be in a state of war for a long time. And Britain has joined our front, and is now at war with you Holland. ”
The captain, fully aware of his current image of the East India Company, accepted the task of persuasion and returned to the castle alone, convincing Doge Peter Ersson.
Peterlsson agreed to Gao Junshan's terms and withdrew all of the East India Company from Asia, and Gao Junshan provided them with the safety of their lives back to Holland.
Peterlsson thought that there would be no more war between China and Netherlands after he returned, but he did not know that Gao Junshan had concealed from him the fact that the Legion of America in China was about to go to war against the Dutch West India Company.
Since Peterlsson left Batavia, the entire South Seas were dominated by China, and even the British merchants had no right to control the prices of the South Seas, and the pricing power of sugar, deerskin, venison, antlers, bamboo and rattan, rice, spices, pepper, amber, linen, cotton, opium, tin, lead, silk fabrics, pottery, gold, silk, soap and other commodities was completely controlled by the Chinese merchants.
Regrettably, with the withdrawal of the Indian East India Company, parts of the South Seas have become unmanaged and chaotic, and Gao Junshan must manage these areas as soon as possible.
These include Luzon, Sulu, Brunei, the Malay Peninsula, Aceh, Sumatra, Banten, Mataran, Timor, New Guinea, the Solomons, and even Australia and New Zealand are part of the Greater Asia Agenda.
Standing on the land of Batavia, Gao Junshan truly felt that the grand blueprint in his mind was being realized step by step.
"Father, please take the 'Zheng He No. 2' back to Yangon, and leave the remaining problems here to the children to solve." Liu Wenxiu came to Gao Junshan and suggested.
Gao Junshan knew in his heart that there were still many problems left over from Nanyang, and it was impossible for him to do it himself, so it was good to take the opportunity to let Liu Wenxiu exercise, and he could also use the telegraph to remotely command when he returned to Yangon, so he accepted Liu Wenxiu's suggestion.
After the repatriation of the Dutch captives, it was February 1657. One morning, five speedboats docked at the Batavia wharf, and these five speedboats were sent by the "Zheng He No. 2" to pick up Gao Junshan, because the Batavia wharf could not dock the 8,000-ton "Zheng He No. 2," so the speedboats had to be sent to pick up the Gao Junshan ships, and the "Zheng He No. 2" battleship was waiting in the open sea.
Gao Junshan returned to Yangon with Hong Pengju (son of a fellow Red Armyman) and Tian Qiliang (son of Tian Jianxiu), and at the wharf were Liu Wenxiu, governor of Banten, Hui Yan (son of Hui Dengxiang), commander of the Fifth Marine Division, and Gu Dajiu, the newly appointed head of the Batavia Station of the General Affairs Bureau.
In addition to Li Derong's Imperial Forest Army, Gan Yong was the commander of the reconnaissance company of the Fifth Marine Division, and after completing the mission in Batavia, he was now ordered to return to Yangon, and Miao Lun was the commander of the militia company, and he was also returning to his hometown.
Gao Junshan boarded a speedboat in the middle, escorted by four speedboats, and left Batavia, and after drawing five graceful white arcs in the harbor of Batavia at a speed of 20 knots, the speedboat sailed towards the "Zheng He II" anchored in the open sea......
On the day of the return of the high mountains to Yangon, the weather was unusually clear, with a few white clouds floating in the blue sky, and the cool sea breeze was refreshing.
The mayor of Yangon, Cao Minghao, came to the pier early to greet the triumph of Gao Junshan.
The majestic Zheng He-class battleship slowly sailed into the Yangon pier, Gao Junshan had already descended to the first deck and was ready to go ashore, and as soon as the battleship landed on the dock, he couldn't wait to step onto the pier.
"Ming Hao is here to wait for the triumph of the mountain chief!"
Gao Junshan nodded to Cao Minghao with a smile: "I finally didn't see the people chanting 'long live' this time. ”
Cao Minghao said: "The mountain chief specially instructed not to disturb the people, so the people of Yangon did not know that the mountain chief was back today. ”
There were already more than a dozen carriages parked on the dock, which were prepared for Gao Junshan, and under the guidance of Cao Minghao, he got on one of them.
"Come up and sit down!" Gao Junshan invited Cao Minghao.
Of course, Cao Minghao would not refuse the emperor's invitation, he quickly boarded Gao Junshan's carriage, and in the carriage, he sat opposite Gao Junshan.
After the carriage moved, Gao Junshan asked Cao Minghao: "In the past few days since I left Yangon, what news has happened in Yangon?" ”
Cao Minghao said: "If you want to talk about the news, I don't know if the Yangon Grand Theater staged the drama "The Fragrance of Oil" is news. ”
Gao Junshan criticized: "Oil is oil, how can oil be fragrant? The name of this script is sensational! I suggest that you inform the Yangon Grand Theatre to change the name of the play, otherwise people will think that oil is an edible oil. ”
Cao Minghao said: "When the students go back, they immediately notify the repertory troupe to change its name. ”
Gao Junshan reminded: "You have to do a good job of explaining, don't give a hard notice, it is difficult to accept a hard notice." I just said it casually, and I haven't seen this drama, maybe people do have a reference to this name? ”
Cao Minghao said: "Students haven't seen it either, this drama is very popular these days, you don't know, many people come to our yamen to find students to open the back door to buy tickets." ”
Gao Junshan immediately said: "You can't set a precedent for such an unhealthy trend!" ”
Cao Minghao said: "Students often keep the teachings of the mountain chief in their hearts, and of course they will not violate the mountain chief's teachings to the students. Besides, where did the theater tickets come from in the yamen? ”
Gao Junshan said: "What I hate most is those who use power to engage in privilege. Since this play is so popular, we might as well go and take a look, and decide whether to change the name or not. ”
"What the mountain chief said is very true."
"Any news?" Gao Junshan continued to ask.
At this time, the carriage seemed to be crossing a ditch, and the carriage suddenly shook, and after the carriage was stable, Cao Minghao said: "There is one more thing, the student wants to report to you." The banknotes have already arrived in Yangon and will be ready to be issued at the bank in two days. ”()
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