At this time, in the palace of the Viceroyalty of Batavia, Governors Quint and Putmans and Admiral Anthony were discussing things.

I saw Kun looking at the other two, and said with a somewhat grim face: "Regarding the latest situation in the Ming Kingdom, Liu Xiang has already sent someone over to say that the situation is not optimistic!" “

Putmans nodded and agreed: "Indeed, the current Emperor of the Ming Kingdom seems to be ambitious, and he wants to make the whole world the territory of their Ming people!" It's never been done before! ”

Anthony didn't speak, frowning and thinking.

Kun looked at the two of them and said again: "This time Liu Xiang didn't come over in person, but sent someone to say it." He also said that if we didn't say anything else, his forces would not be able to resist the Ming army, and he said that he would abandon Temasek and flee further afield. ”

Hearing this, Anthony said with a little anger on his face: "Escaped to Nanyang with his tail between his legs, we kindly took in this dog, but he also had thoughts about the master, he is blackmailing!" ”

Putmans listened, and raised his head to look at Anthony, there seemed to be a little resistance in his eyes, after all, he also escaped from the big man.

After Kun finished speaking, he kept paying attention to the expressions of his two colleagues, and when he saw this, he continued: "Liu Xiang's people also said that if we no longer stand by, Liu Xiang said that he is willing to take the lead in uniting all the forces of Nanyang to deal with the Ming Kingdom together. Only in this way can we win the army sent to Nanyang by the Ming Kingdom! ”

"Hmph, I don't believe it, with the strong strength of our sea coachman, we can't beat the backward sailors of the Ming Kingdom?" Anthony snorted coldly.

There is a reason why he said that. Since they learned about the Luzon incident at the beginning of the year, they have begun to increase their troops in Batavia. Today, Batavia's warships can be said to be the most numerous places besides the mother country.

Kun didn't think he heard this. He turned his head to look at Putmans and asked cautiously, "You have many experiences with the Ming Navy, I want to hear what you think the war will be like if the Ming Kingdom attacks Batavia on a large scale?" ”

Obviously, he was officially assessing the outcome of the battle between the Dutch and the Ming Kingdom.

Anthony listened, a little disdainful, but still listened intently, obviously, he still had the attitude he should have.

Putmans lowered his head, and after being silent for a while, he seemed to have thought enough, and then looked up at Kun and replied: "Let's put it this way, if I take the fleet to fight the port of the Ming Kingdom, except for the successful sneak attack, I will rarely win." However, if the two sides fight far from the coast, then there is basically no defeat! ”

When Anthony heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, revealing a sneer, an expression that I thought was like this.

"But that Zheng Yiguan is indeed a very cunning person, and it is difficult to deal with!" "Under his leadership, the sailors of the Ming Kingdom were very brave, and often drove fast boats to pounce on them and set them on fire, and then they jumped into the sea themselves. It's his killer move! ”

Hearing this, Kun also frowned and said, "If that's the case, if the Ming Kingdom fights island by island, won't it be difficult for us to deal with?" ”

"The Governor has a point!" Putmans replied solemnly, "There are many people in the Ming Kingdom, and they can withstand attrition. We have few people, if we lose a battleship, not only the warship is difficult to replenish, but also the people are difficult to replenish, in this Far East, if the Ming Emperor is determined to continue to consume, we ...... Can't afford it! “

Hearing this, Anthony suddenly interjected and said: "Then sink all the sailors of the Ming Kingdom on the sea, and we will have more war losses with them than La, I don't believe it, then the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom can afford it!" ”

Kun turned his head to look at him and asked him in a deep voice, "Then what if Liu Xiang runs away and Ming Guo has been advancing by land from Temasek?" It will take a lot of time, but can we stop it? ”

Speaking of this, he saw that Anthony seemed to want to speak, so he reminded him again: "Don't forget, there are still many vassal kings in the Ming Kingdom, all of which have to be sealed one by one, and those big islands happen to be the same as Luzon, which can become a vassal state." The Emperor of the Ming Kingdom should not be in a hurry to destroy us, but to seal out all their vassal kings, understand? ”

Anthony wasn't stupid, he understood what the Doge meant. In fact, the Ming Kingdom did not deliberately make enemies with the Netherlands, but wanted to implement the matter of their feudal king, if the Netherlands was indifferent to this, it should be exactly in line with the Ming Emperor's wishes. But once the Nanyang side and other places become the territory of the Ming vassal king, then the remaining Batavia side will be difficult to resist the Ming State alone, even if the Dutch fleet is invincible at sea, it is useless.

Thinking of this, he said to the governor: "That means that we are going to cooperate with Liu Xiang to resist the expansion of the Ming Kingdom together?" ”

Kun nodded and said, "Since the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom wants to send all the vassal kings to Nanyang, there is a fundamental conflict with our establishment of a colony in Nanyang. Therefore, there must be a war between us and the Ming Kingdom. In this case, even if we can defeat the sailors of the Ming Kingdom alone, we must unite as many allies as possible to deal with the Ming Kingdom together and reduce our own losses. Another ......"

Speaking of this, he paused, looked at the two people in the room, and said solemnly: "We can also take the opportunity to expand our influence and obtain more benefits." I believe that if we make a conditional offer, such as offering to let them hand over silver, spices, etc., to us, so that we can join this alliance against the Ming Kingdom, the other forces will agree. After all, our Dutch fleet is the main force against the Ming Kingdom. ”

In other words, the Dutch no longer decided to sit on the sidelines, but to join the alliance against the Ming Kingdom and reap the benefits of it.

After looking at the faces of the two colleagues, Kun said solemnly: "Don't forget, the Spaniards are not dead, and there are Britons eyeing them, and the mother country needs us to transport as much wealth back as possible, understand?" ”

Hearing this, both Anthony and Putmans nodded, after all, they had gone to great lengths to establish a stronghold in Batavia, didn't they just want to plunder the wealth here and go back! Now is the right time to miss the opportunity!

As they were talking about this, suddenly a guard came in at the door and said, "Your Excellency the Governor, Jiabidan Su Minggang asks to see you." ”

Hearing this, Kun's face was a little better just now, and he immediately showed an unhappy look, waved his hand, and said, "Just say I don't have time, I don't see!" ”

The guard listened, nodded and turned to go out.

Kun, who had an unpleasant face, turned his head to look at his two colleagues and said, "Yesterday, he already came to me, saying that their Ming people want to shorten the time they work. Rejected by me! It's definitely not going to be a good thing to come back today! ”

Hearing this, Putmans, who had said it before, and was in charge of monitoring the Ming people, immediately frowned and said: "Recently, those Ming people have often run to Jiabidan's house, and sometimes, they talk for a long time as soon as they say it, and looking at their expressions, it seems that they are still a little excited. “

In fact, Su Minggang was appointed by them as Jiabidan, which is to manage the Ming people. In the past, the Ming people also ran to Kapitan's house to say something, but at that time, the Dutch didn't care. But now, under the background of the strong Ming Kingdom, what they used to think was normal, they began to be suspicious at this time, and they felt that it was abnormal.

Hearing this, Anthony immediately turned cold and asked, "What do these Ming people want to do?" Is it really indebted? ”

Since the last time, after the construction intensity was increased, some Ming people began to sabotage work, and the Dutch went into battle in person for this reason, and those who did not complete the construction period according to their requirements were all arrested and whipped by the head of the craftsman in charge. Warn other wise people that delaying the construction period and violating the contract will be the end.

There are some Ming people who are almost physical, and they were beaten up, but they were killed unexpectedly. In this regard, it should be regarded as the most serious warning to the Ming people, telling them not to think about breaking the contract, and those who do not have the spirit of the contract will be beaten at the light of the day, and the heavy will be death!

After hearing this, Kun nodded and said, "The construction of Batavia must be accelerated, otherwise if the Ming army goes around to other locations and attacks Batavia by land, we will pay a great price." ”

Although the Dutch fleet was numerous, the island was also too big, larger than their home country, and it was impossible to defend it. Therefore, the construction of Batavia must be completed as soon as possible.

As soon as he said this, he saw the guard come in again and say, "Your Excellency the Governor, Jiabidan Su Minggang said that he has been waiting outside, and when the Governor has time, you can summon him again!" ”

Hearing this, Kun's brows furrowed, that Su Minggang would not stop if he didn't see him, this attitude made him very dissatisfied.

Not only was he dissatisfied, but the other two people in the room were also dissatisfied. In their eyes, this Kapitan is actually just a dog of their Dutchman, but now it is good, they don't understand the meaning of the master to do things, but they are on the bar. This kind of dog is not a good dog!

Kun thought for a while with a cold face, waved his hand, and said, "Call him in!" ”

"Yes, Lord Governor!" The guard said yes and went out.

As soon as he was gone, Anthony said to Kun, "Lord Governor, you are too polite to this man! “

"If we were to take care of the Ming people, it would take a lot of energy." Quinn said to Anthony, "But you are right, it seems that my reprimand yesterday was not heavy enough!" ”

Just a while after he finished speaking, Su Minggang came in, and seeing that the room was really deliberating, he hurriedly learned Western etiquette, bowed deeply and said, "Your Excellency, my lords, it's really disturbing!" ”

"Hehe, my friend!" A smile appeared on Kun's face, and he greeted with a smile, "Is there something wrong with being in such a hurry to find me?" But another project has been completed? ”

As he said this, Anthony glanced at him, but did not speak.

When Su Minggang heard this, he seemed to be slightly flustered, and his face suddenly became a little unnatural, but he still took out a roll of paper from his sleeve, and said while unfolding it: "Lord Governor, the villain came here this time for this." ”

As he spoke, he unfolded the paper in his hand and showed it to Kun, and continued: "After the villain went back, he carefully read the contract. It says that as long as the work in charge is completed, you can leave freely. The villain has relatives who miss his hometown, so he wants to go home, and he asks the governor to let him go! ”

As soon as he heard this, Kun's face sank, and he stared at Su Minggang, his eyes a little cold.

Su Minggang didn't dare to look back, lowering his head and feeling a little uneasy. He already knew that if he didn't look at the Governor as a "my friend", in fact, he would turn his face very quickly.

"Bring it!" Kun said coldly after a moment.

When Su Minggang heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and finally responded. He immediately stepped forward and respectfully presented the contract.

Kun just glanced at it and dropped the contract on the table. The contents of this contract are written according to his intentions, and you don't need to read them to know it.

At the beginning, in order to build Batavia and attract more Ming people, he gave such a contract to compete with other colonial forces in Nanyang for the Ming people. After all, compared with the natives here, the Ming people are not only obedient and easy to use, but also hardworking and capable, and many crafts, even if they are from the mother country, cannot catch up.

He didn't speak again, just looked coldly at this Kapitan, whom he had personally appointed.

The more Su Minggang waited, the more uncertain he became, but he still comforted himself that these Dutchmen had been emphasizing the spirit of the contract and emphasizing that they could not go back on the contract. Now that I'm coming here with a contract, it's justified, and the Governor has nothing to say, right?

After a long while, Kun suddenly asked, "How many people want to leave?" ”

"About fifty-three!" As soon as Su Minggang heard the question, he hurriedly replied, "They estimate that they will finish the work at hand in five days, and they don't want to continue to do new work, they want to go home!" ”

In the original history, Su Minggang also fought with the Dutch for this. However, the Dutch at that time, they were afraid that these Ming people did not actually go back, but went to work with other colonial powers, which not only might leak everything in Batavia, but also might strengthen their competitors, after all, these Ming people were very useful. Therefore, the result of the negotiation was to allow the Akito to leave and return to his homeland, but there was one clause that he had to take the Dutchman's warship back to the Daito, so that his interests could be guaranteed.

But now, it is clear that it is impossible for Kun to agree to this condition.

After listening to Su Minggang's words, he said coldly: "Okay, don't talk about fifty-three people, even if they all want to go back, then it's no problem, as long as all Batavia is built!" ”

Su Minggang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and hurriedly reminded: "Your Excellency, the contract does not say that Batavia will be completely built. ”

If that's the case, there's no end in sight. After all, when will Batavia be completed? After repairing what is in front of you, as long as the governor orders to build something more, it is impossible to build Batavia until death!

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