After the capture of Keelung, the shelf of the local government of Taipei was established in an orderly manner, and Maiden acted as the chief executive of Taipei, presiding over the work of Taiwan in an all-round way. René. Allem stepped down as captain of the Nanhai and was transferred to the commander of the Taipei Squadron; Commander of the 2nd Field Battalion Ludwig. Filhoff was transferred to the post of commander of the Taipei Army. All three of them entered the Council of the Chief Executive of Taipei, and learned from the practice of the Amsterdam Board of Directors of the Dutch East India Company, and he directly appointed only three members of the Council, leaving the remaining two places to be recommended by the Council.

The Taipei Chief Executive's Office is located in the former Spanish Governor's Office, and Maiden directly occupies Gonzalo. Portinho's office. In previous battles, some of the buildings at the Fort of Peace were damaged by artillery fire. During the stationing period, their troops did not set foot on the island of Taiwan on a large scale, some were on Heping Island, and some went to Tamsui. Using the existing officers and soldiers, prisoners of war and manpower collected from the nearby Fanshe in Keelung, the repair, expansion and reconstruction of the Heping Fort, the Sheliao Fort and the Tamsui Fort were started at the same time. In order to put it into use as soon as possible, the fort did not use pozzolana cement, but used traditional construction techniques.

The Governor's Office was one of the first buildings to be repaired and renovated, and the furniture was basically from the inventory of the Spaniards.

At this time, Shou Zhi and Maiden were standing at Maiden's desk with wine glasses in hand, admiring the statue of Shou Order's first mate in uniform that had just been hung up. The oil painting is juxtaposed with the Southern Cross bird flag, and the portrait of Shou Xian, dressed in three-quarter armor, stands at the head of the fortress of Sheliao, holding the hilt of a long sword, and looks at the Spanish administrator who presents his sword to him. In the distance, on the sea, several warships were moored.

"In a month's time, this portrait of yours was finally completed."

Shou Xu is very satisfied with this, "There are indeed many talents in Spain, and qualified painters and musicians can be found in the small city of Keelung. ”

"Keelung City is small, but it is also one of the three windows for Europeans to enter China."

With a sip of the wine glass, the Age of Discovery brought not only trade goods and European weapons, but also European culture collided with China. European oil painting and Western music had already been introduced to China by this time.

The so-called three windows of exchange are Macao for the Portuguese, Dayuan for the Dutch, and Taipei for the Spaniards. Although the Dutch had the most powerful cannons, the Dutch hillbillies still had a certain gap in spreading their culture compared to the Portuguese and Spaniards. Beginning with Luo Mingjian in Macao a few decades ago, European missionaries and engineers brought European musical instruments to China. Matteo Ricci, Guo Jujing, Pang Di I, and John Tong are all compound talents who are proficient in music, especially Italians. Pang Di: I even taught 4 eunuchs chords in the palace of the Wanli Emperor.

In Keelung City, he found more than ten kinds of musical instruments, such as piano, violin, cello, flute, double tuba, timpani, organ, harpsichord, etc., and he could almost form a small orchestra.

Maiden looked at the order, "Many of the prisoners of war are the people I need. Have you figured out what to do with these prisoners of war? ”

Shou Xuan frowned, "We are not pirates now, and when we take Keelung City, all countries are watching our actions." Reputation is also an important resource, and prisoners can no longer be forced as before. ”

"Or did you decide to release them?"

Shou Xuan nodded slightly, "The women and children will be released unconditionally, and after the construction of the three castles is completed, all the Spanish military and political prisoners under Portirio will also be released, of course, it would be good if they volunteered to stay and work for us." ”

"But we don't have a boat to send them back."

"Of course I won't send them to Manila, and the released captives will be handed over to the Dutch in Tainan for them to deal with."

"What about the people of Pampanga and Cagayan? They were just slaves to the Spaniards, and I needed this batch of manpower. ”

"Well, the natives of the Philippines are all left to you." Maiden is the acting chief executive of Taipei who was temporarily appointed by the order, because he has not been formally appointed by the Senate, and the title is preceded by the word acting. The Order will resolve this issue when it returns to the Golden City.

Maiden was satisfied, "What are you going to do with the monks and school teachers of the Dominicans?" They may be of great use. ”

Orderliness is a headache for this group of Catholic priests, and it must be admitted that much of the knowledge of this era is in the hands of the church. Missionary influence on Western colonial expansion was enormous, and the Spaniards actually conquered the New World with their swords in one hand and the Bible in the other. The same is true in Asia, where the Spaniards consider the Catholic natives to be their own, and in fact they are, and the Catholics are more loyal to the Spaniards. The Netherlands was a Protestant country and was less zealous in proselytizing than the Spaniards, but it was also more trusting of the natives. Any colonial governor would be very supportive of the pastor's missionary work.

Shouxuan asked Maiden, "What do you suggest?" ”

Maiden shook his glass lightly and thought for a while, "We still started with malaria, whether in Jincheng or Keelung, you have been emphasizing the harm of mosquitoes, that is, malaria. The regulations on malaria prevention and control have been updated several times, each time becoming more complex and specific. ”

Shou Zhi nodded, "I can only use the way of constant indoctrination to make everyone pay attention to the problem of malaria." Before the cinchona tree grows, we don't have a cure. You should pay special attention to Keelung, and urge the soldiers to do a good job of health service. ”

Maiden said: "I will follow your regulations. Don't worry too much, the island of peace is a rocky island separated from the mainland, there are no terrible swamps and wetlands, the Spaniards have been operating here for 16 years, all the infrastructure is good, and there is no malaria epidemic on the island. ”

Order: "I'm not worried about Heping Island, but you don't want to set foot on the island of Taiwan easily, and even if you want to go, you can only land on the island in winter." ”

Maiden: "You said it's a Xiaoice period, and it will snow in the winter in Taipei, so there will be no Plasmodium falciparum parasite." No wonder the first thing you did after Jincheng was not to check the seized gold and silver, but to go to the military warehouse. ”

Plasmodium falciparum is the most lethal to humans, but it is also the most sensitive to temperature. Plasmodium falciparum needs to stay above 22 degrees Celsius for 3 weeks to reproduce, which is close to the lifespan of mosquito hosts, and falciparum malaria cannot survive when the temperature is below 18.9 degrees Celsius. Plasmodium vivax is not as fussy as falciparum malaria and can survive above 15 degrees.

Shou Zhi smiled: "I saw the fur coats piled up by the Spaniards in the warehouse. Although Chinese businessmen in Guangdong told me that the winter in Taipei is colder than that in Leizhou, and Leizhou is colder than Hainan. In Hainan, you can live in a single coat, Leizhou needs cotton clothes, and Taipei needs fur. But you can only rest assured that you have checked it with your own eyes. ”

A fur coat means that the winter temperature in Keelung will be around 0 degrees at this time, at least the winter is safe, and a widespread snowfall will interrupt the reproduction of Plasmodium falciparum. It's just that because of the frequent exchange of people during the southwest monsoon every year, the sea ships will bring the carriers of the incubation stage of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite back into Taipei, but this is much less harmful than the local Plasmodium falciparum parasite.

Maiden sighed, "On the Tamsui side, we can be like the Spaniards for the time being, only maintaining control of the Tamsui Fort, and not going deep into the Taipei Basin in the upper reaches of the Tamsui River. But Keelung I'm definitely going to be in full control, the Spaniards have laid a good foundation. I'm sure there's a lot of shore work to deal with, and I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it if I can only land on the island in the winter. ”

"This issue is not negotiable. Not only you, Army Commander Filhoff, but Admiral Aleman, the Navy's Taipei Squadron, and all members of your Taipei Council are not allowed to land on the island outside of winter. Unless the Army's health intelligence unit confirms that Taipei has become a low-malaria zone, it will take a long time to develop. ”

Maiden said, "Well, since you insist, I can only obey." But I would like to mention two conditions. ”

"On what terms?"

"Leave all the black officers and men in the fleet to me first."

Because the country was founded in a hot and humid area, now all the officials in Jincheng have a deep understanding of the benefits of black officers and soldiers, they do not know what the problem is, but they can observe that black people almost never suffer from malaria. Shou Xian did not explain the reason to the officials, which was too advanced for people to understand today. In sub-Saharan Africa, as a result of a long evolutionary process, up to 95% of blacks are Tamiflu-negative, innate immune to vivax malaria and highly resistant to half of the falciparum malaria variant. In areas with a high incidence of malaria, blacks are simply open-minded.

Seeing that Shou Xuan was hesitating, Maiden said: "The Spaniards have a demographic of the Taipei area in the Keelung archives, which may not be accurate, but it is also an important reference for us. Starting from Hsinchu all the way to the Taipei Plain in Keelung, there were less than 6,000 natives in total, and the Spaniards controlled only 1,200 of the four communities near Fort Tamsui and in the Keelung area. ”

Maiden and Shou Xuan didn't care about Yilan for the time being. The population of the Yilan Plain is larger than that of Taipei, and there are about 10,000 indigenous people in Yilan. Separated by mountains and with no reliable land links, the Kamalan people of Yilan are fierce and difficult to control. Therefore, although Yilan can grow rice, it is not the focus of orderly colonization for the time being, and now the object of their attention is the Taipei Plain.

Shou Xuan thought for a while, "This expeditionary force, including the army and navy, has more than 200 black officers and soldiers, all of which are left to you?" The fleet will be short of men. ”

"Yes, I want it all. And no matter what branch of the military they were, I would convert them to the Army. With these more than 200 people to maintain daily control of the familiar fan, and then I plan to mobilize once in the winter, I will be able to conquer the entire Taipei Plain. In this way, they will not be like the Spaniards, who do not even dare to go out of the gates of Tamsui Fort. A smile tugged at the corner of Maiden's mouth, "As for the lack of manpower on your side, you can figure it out yourself." ”

"Okay, okay, it's all up to you." It is helpless to keep order, Taipei is indeed more difficult, "But you don't kill too much in Taipei, as long as the Fan Society obeys our rule and pays taxes to us, you can give them a certain degree of autonomy." ”

"I understand that manpower is precious, so I still need that group of Spanish missionaries."

"What do you want a missionary for?"

Maiden shrugged, "At least the Catholic Fan Society will be more civilized than the Shengfan and more useful to me." ”

Orderly reminded him, "Don't get into big trouble with your faith. Allemmans: They are all Huguenots. ”

Maiden: "Believe me, I've been through the bloody battles between Catholics and Protestants, and not many people understand the dangers of faith splits better than I do. I'll take care of it, there can only be Protestants on Heping Island, but the Spaniards have baptized thousands of people on the island of Taiwan, and if I want to develop Taipei faster, I have to carry on their legacy in this area. ”

Although Maiden was full of confidence, he still felt uncertain, and he asked, "Which parish is Taipei?" ”

"Dominibe, I will."

Spain is the most obvious enemy of Jincheng at present, and the Church, as the strongest political force in the Spanish colonies, has naturally collected a lot of information in this regard. The Spaniards have 5 major religious organizations in the Philippines, namely the Congregation of St. Augustine, the Dominicans, the Franciscans, the Society of Jesus, and the Hospitalization of St. Augustine. His Majesty the Catholic King allotted these congregations their dioceses, that is, missionary territories. The admonitions of the Archbishop of Manila are often used as air for the sake of the Archbishop of Manila, unless the bishop is a member of the Order.

Compared to the Jesuits, which were heavily military and conquest, the political landscape of the Dominicans was somewhat more ambiguous.

Shou Order's heart moved, "Have you already talked to those missionaries?" ”

Maiden smiled, "Of course, they all agreed to stay." ”

Order: "We are the enemies of Spain, why would they stay?" ”

"My Excellency the Consul. Although I have converted, I was also a Catholic. It may be difficult for you to understand the zeal of Catholic monks for mission. They risked their lives to convert the cannibals and headhunters into civilized followers, not only to save more lost lambs for God, but more importantly to save them from untold wealth. ”

Orderly: "I understand that in America I have seen Jesuit silver. The Catholic Church is very powerful in its own diocese, and the Jesuits are the largest banks in the South American diocese, controlling the economic lifeblood of the diocese. ”

Maiden: "I've had a lot of conversations with the missionaries during this time, and the Catholic Church in the Philippines is even more mysterious than in South America, and the king can't even send someone to check the accounts. ”

"But Taiwan is an underdeveloped colony, and we will not allow them to wield political and economic power here, so it is necessary for the Dominican to stay and continue their mission?" ”

Maiden shook his head, "No matter how underdeveloped Taipei's economy is, there are thousands of baptized believers here, and no one will give up easily." ”

"But I don't want Taipei to become a predominantly Catholic region. ”

"I have assigned them a diocese, and they can only preach in the existing community. Aren't you planning to emigrate 200,000 people to Taipei? A few thousand Catholics will not make a difference. ”

Shou Xuan frowned, "Of course that's fine, but do they really agree to such harsh conditions?" ”

Maiden smiled, "Actually, they are for China's missionary rights." As we said earlier, Keelung, Macau, and Daguan are the three windows for Europeans to enter China, and the Dutch don't care, and Macau does not cooperate with the Dominican monks to enter China to preach, which is the territory of the Jesuits. ”

"You mean to say that because of the struggle with the Jesuits for missionary rights in China, the Dominicans chose Keelung as a bridgehead to enter China."

"Exactly. Although many Dominican missionaries in Taiwan were killed by Tamsui, the main reason they remained in Taiwan was to enter China. More than a dozen missionaries have died in the Taiwan Strait due to storms and pirates, but they are persevering. Maiden drank his glass of wine, "The diocese of China means tens of millions of lost lambs, and I promised them that I would help them enter China." ”

Promises to enter China are empty promises, and they don't matter. Shou Xuan thought for a moment, "How many Catholic missionaries are there in Keelung now?" ”

"Father Eskiwell, Father Kapila, Father Nishirokuzaemon, Father Soonaga, the latter two are Japanese. In addition, there are several Zolius monks. ”

Shou Xuan sighed, "Okay, you are the chief executive of Taipei, and you insist that it is necessary, then I agree." ”

The governor of Taipei achieved his goal and said with a smile: "Thank you for the support of Your Excellency the Consul, the Catholic monks are the lubricant between the Spanish garrison and the Fan Society, and the same is true for us. ”

The Spaniards have several churches in Taipei, two of which have been banned, Tamsui Fort and Heping Fort, but they still have the Han Jiannei Community Church, the Grand Barry Church, and the Chimori Church on the other side of the Bachimen Channel on the main island of Taiwan, and a priest's residence in Suao Harbor in Yilan. Through these churches, the Spaniards took control of the Balifen, Kimori, Sable, and Sena societies in Tamsui and more than 600 people in Yilan.

The Dominican monks were very peaceful in Taiwan, risking their lives to mediate the civil war, open schools, and even ask the Spanish garrison to forgive the priest for killing the priest. The Spaniards had to take priests with them when they went to the countryside to collect taxes and collect manpower, otherwise it would be difficult for them to receive anything.

Order: "Missionaries aside, what do you think of the remaining two seats in the Council?" ”

"Mr. Boggs, the special commissioner of the Ministry of Finance in Taipei, is the right choice, and I am still difficult to decide."

"Decide as soon as possible before I go."

"Okay......

The meeting ended in an orderly manner and left the Governor's Office. Maiden then freed prisoners of war from several major communities in Keelung, and with the assistance of black soldiers and missionaries, he quickly assumed control of the area around Keelung Harbor and regained control of the Bali Branch Society near the mouth of the Tamsui River. From the east and west, the core of the current Taipei governor's jurisdiction is delineated.