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Ye Tingyang looked at the joyful Nanyang Chinese on the Surabaya wharf, the lion dance team and the continuous firecrackers, and the red colorful silk couldn't wait to hang all over the wharf. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 An imperceptible indifference flashed in Info's eyes.

These Nanyang Chinese are so elated now, but they don't know that in the eyes of many officers and soldiers of the sailors, their behavior is full of pity and shame.

From the Tang and Song dynasties, there were Chinese who began to reclaim in the South Seas, and until Zheng He went to the West, it can be said that the status of the Chinese reached a peak in the local area.

However, with the abolition of Zhu Ming's revocation of the Old Port Propaganda Department, the status of the Nanyang Chinese began to decline rapidly in the local area. By the time the foreigners came, the status of these Chinese had actually fallen below the indigenous aristocracy, and there was no substantial difference between them and the indigenous monkeys.

What kind of mental state is this the result of?

Not to mention that the colonial development of Europeans has the country as a backing force, and the influence of the Chinese in Nanyang for thousands of years is not in vain. Is there such a big gap between these people and the European colonizers?

Wang Zhi, who was also a member of the Ming Dynasty, was known as the owner of the Wufeng ship, settled in Hirado, Japan (now belonging to Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan), called himself King Hui, called Song, deployed official subordinates, and had a famous name. Control the key points, and the razor of the thirty-six islands is under his command. The standing elite force can reach 5,000 people! It is even stronger than some of the small daimyo in the Warring States, and there are more than 100,000 people who can agitate.

This is non-colonization.

If this example does not have universal measurement value, then there are Li Dan and Yan Siqi and others. The tide of Han people moving to Taiwan began in their hands.

Otherwise, China may really let the foreigners kill 200 years earlier.

You don't say that the crooked natives are not as powerful as Nanyang, and in the eyes of many sailors and soldiers, it is completely a question of whether they have that heart.

One is to cut the land as king, and the other is to bow down.

One is the tasteful, dignified and decent Mo family in Hexian Town, and the other is the poor worm who was searched from house to house in Manila and Batavia, regardless of men, women and children.

What kind of thinking is it that makes generations of Nanyang Chinese lose their heads, not only bow their heads to foreigners, but also completely bow to the indigenous nobles?

It's a big, big subject.

Most of the people of the Nanyang Navy Division come from the three provinces of Guangzhou, Fujian and Guangzhou, and it stands to reason that they are all fellow villagers with the Nanyang Chinese, but after seeing many descriptions of Nanyang society, many people are also angry to death.

Both mourn its misfortune and hate it!

"At the end of the day, the bones are not hard. And after a long time, the Chinese in Nanyang naturally regarded foreigners as officials. The people do not fight with the officials, this is the old tradition of our Chinese! ”

Ye Tingyang's adjutant Zhao Yan looked down on the Chinese in Nanyang. He really couldn't understand the attitude of the Nanyang Chinese. Wasn't there enough suffering at the hands of the Spaniards and the Dutch? Why haven't they learned their lesson?

Of course, this right lieutenant, who was born in Quanzhou, still holds a very small minority view, that is, some people in the army have an extraordinary understanding of the weakening of the status and strength of the Nanyang Chinese in the middle and late Ming Dynasty -- it is all a disaster for Zheng He.

It was Zheng He who killed Chen Zuyi and killed the largest Han armed force in the Nanyang region, because Zheng He was a believer in the Tianfang Sect, and he was opening the way for the Tianfang Sect. The greening of the South Seas was completed in the first and middle Ming Dynasty in the first and middle centuries.

This view is in the minority, in the minority. Although from the history of the Sultanate of Malacca, Zheng He did play a very important role in the establishment of the Sultanate of Malacca.

But to say that he killed Chen Zuyi and killed more than 5,000 of his subordinates in order to promote Heaven, it is too absurd.

Ye Tingyang's deputy continued on the side: "No matter what the reason is, it can be summarized in one sentence, there is no seed!" It's just not planted! "There are not a lot of Chinese in Nanyang, and part of the reason for the current fate is definitely themselves.

While a few people were talking, the fleet had already approached the dock of Surabaya Port, with clear water and blue sky, and ships like shuttles.

Standing tall on the boat, everyone can easily see the Tianfang Temple in the city, and some of the buildings are especially magnificent, standing in the midst of a large number of chaotic indigenous dilapidated buildings, and the huge round treasure roof reflects a dazzling luster.

Most of the ordinary buildings of the indigenous people here are mixed with bamboo and wood, and there are many Chinese-style courtyard houses dotted in the port area, which are very high-grade and rich compared to those simple and low bamboo and wood houses.

The architecture of the port is inseparable from the small Western-style western-style buildings, which are very typical of European flavor, telling the ownership of the city.

The sea is dotted with boats, and there are many small boats such as fishing boats. Surabaya is a node for its offshore transportation, and the wharf ships are better than Borneo.

The local aborigines can't build big boats, but small boats are quite slippery.

This kind of east, which ranges from small canoes to large fishing boats, is qualitatively different from the boats of the indigenous people of Mindanao rowing to attack the Spaniards.

Around the harbor, coolies, sailors, and all sorts of people came and went. It's bustling and lively. All sorts of sounds mingled together, drifting far to the surface of the sea.

The Chinese fleet came quite suddenly. Their arrival has made the local Chinese ecstatic, but also silenced many indigenous people. But don't put all the natives here into one category, take the natives of the port of Surabaya, they don't care about the purpose of the Chinese, for them, the most important thing is to carry a boatload of fruits to the side of the ship to sell.

This is their main source of income.

By the way, you can also see the excitement, those Chinese welcome the momentum is very big, the sound of crackling firecrackers came, a group of people carrying red silk, hanging firecrackers, blowing and blowing.

Four Chinese naval warships flying the red flag of the blue sky and the white sun docked at the Surabaya pier, and two destroyers circled the waters outside the port. The Dutch also appeared on the docks, and news of the sudden 'visit' of the Chinese naval warships spread throughout Surabaya City at a speed like the wind. The Chinese neighborhood was filled with the sound of firecrackers.

Several Dutch colonial government officials on the shore looked gloomily at the sturdy soldiers standing on the side of the ship. No matter how unhappy they were, the Dutch had to figure out what the Chinese were planning.

Six warships came at once, and they came so fast. This caught the Dutch by surprise.

They thought they could delay a few more days, and the Sultan of Yogyakarta apparently wanted to wash away the shame by burning the Chinese merchant to death immediately. In the minds of the Dutch, the Chinese and natives in Surabaya, and the Yogyakarta Sultan behind the natives, may start a conflict tomorrow. In that case, what if all the Chinese warships came?

Blood has been shed, will the Chinese give up?

Don't want to? Okay, I'll get out of the way. You two are going to fight? The Dutch will be happy to die then.

The Yogyakarta Sultan, who had such a big conflict with the Chinese, will definitely unite more closely with the Dutch, and the threat of the Chinese is not something that the Yogyakarta Sultan can easily bear. And at this time, it is the rainy season here in Jawwa, and the musket is not necessarily better than the indigenous dogleg knife.

The Yogyakarta Sultan also has a geographical advantage, as well as an absolute numerical advantage, and even if the Chinese win this battle in the end, they will pay a heavy price.

Batavia had been plotting a counterattack since receiving a reminder from the British.

This unexpected event is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But the Chinese came too fast.

There has been no formal conflict between the natives and the Chinese in Surabaya......

"God, the Chinese are coming too fast. We haven't prepared a little yet. ”

"Our fleet is still in Batavia."

Surabaya Supervisor Jane Rokusen clasped her head and screamed. The blow came too suddenly, and too severely. This Chinese fleet was quite capable of easily capturing the entire city of Surabaya.

In the city hall, the commander of the Surabaya garrison, Army Major Phillips, clenched his fists and shouted, "Your Excellency, we must do something. We must immediately intensify the conflict between the indigenous and Chinese people. Otherwise, all our plans will be ruined. Your Excellency the Governor awaits our good news. "With soldiers from six warships to rely on, the Yogyakarta Sultan may not be able to resist the Chinese.

It is necessary to immediately form an irresolvable hatred between the indigenous and Chinese people, so that they cannot sit together if they want to talk.

"No, I can't. That would ruin Surabaya. The Chinese warships are docked at the docks, and they will use the harshest means to fight back and retaliate, and then the whole of Surabaya will be reduced to ruins. ”

Surabaya Supervisor Jane Rokusen doesn't have the decisiveness of a soldier. And, very importantly, he himself has a huge stake in the land.

Surabaya is the second largest city on the island of Java, and the consequence of continuing the project is that this important city will most likely be reduced to ruins, which is a little different from what the Dutch had planned.

But the commander of the garrison, Phillips, apparently did not think so, in his opinion Rockusen was completely criminal, he was cowardly. "Mr. Supervisor, are you afraid of those hateful barbarians?"

"What if the city of Surabaya is bombarded to ruins by Chinese artillery? As long as this piece of ruin is in the hands of the company, this is a victory; Otherwise, it would be a crime against the company. Those stupid monkeys don't have the guts to face gun attacks, their passions will be easily suppressed by the Chinese, and the Chinese will find an excuse to meddle. "Surabaya City is not the same as the Sultan of Yogyakarta.

"But if you don't immediately provoke the conflict between the two sides to erupt, those indigenous monkeys will be scared by the Chinese and sneak back to their nests like mice." However, the Chinese problem will not be solved immediately, Chinese if this is used as an excuse to leave an army in Surabaya City......"

"You'll definitely be hanged by His Excellency the Governor."

Although the Major had a point, the tone of his voice hurt Rokusen's pride. But as a very clear-headed man, Rokusen knew that the major was right.

According to the original plan, when there was a conflict between the Chinese and the indigenous monkeys, the Dutch colonial army and police would let it go for a while, and then immediately take the position of the Chinese and take a severe repression against any rioting natives. Strive not to leave the slightest tongue on the Chinese!

Rokusen's face was already darkening! The words that can come out of his mouth are, "Then it will be as you wish." ”

……

As the foreign liaison representative of the Chinese fleet, Zhao Yan disembarked. The Dutch had not declared war on China, so they could not and could not prevent the fleet from docking at the port of Surabaya, nor could they prevent Zhao Yan from disembarking.

Zhao Yan is the adjutant of Ye Tingyang, the commander-in-chief of the fleet, and he said that he was from Quanzhou before, and because his surname was Zhao, he claimed to be Zhao Song, and he hated the Pu family, who slaughtered countless Zhao and Song sects in Quanzhou in the late Southern Song Dynasty. The natives of Nanyang not only act as thugs for foreigners, but also believe in heaven, Zhao Yan simply feels that it is a waste of air for these people to live one more day.

Zhao Yan led a few people to the dock to greet the Dutch. His eyes swept over the Chinese on the side, and the latter's gongs and drums were beating more energetically.

"Sir, my Government is very unhappy with the fact that a number of Chinese citizens have been killed in Surabaya. We believe that Surabaya is a colony of your country, under the control of your country, and you must give a reasonable explanation for such a tragedy. At the same time, the Chinese government also solemnly swears here that anyone whose hands are stained with Chinese blood will be punished as he deserves. The cheers of the Chinese on the dock became louder, and the sound of firecrackers that had just stopped rang out again.

"Don't think we're joking. We hope that you will take this issue seriously and carefully. We will stop in Surabaya for a period of time to investigate what happened. We hope that you can provide a detailed incident report in the shortest possible time. ”

The cheers on the docks were like thunder, and they reached the town hall far away.

Somehow, Rokuson suddenly had a sense of foreboding in his heart.

The cheers of the Chinese on the pier were so loud that it was a very bad signal for the Surabaya City Government.

It wasn't long before one of the government clerks Rockuson had sent to meet him at the docks walked briskly back to the chamber.

"The Chinese held a speech on the dock that was not a speech, and the attitude was very tough, and the Chinese people who welcomed them at the dock wanted it."

"They think the company should be very responsible for that incident, because Surabaya is our colony, a place under our control. It would be a remiss to let the Sultan of Yogyakarta's men break in in droves and carry out such bloody violence. We must deal with the dereliction of duty seriously, and at the same time make necessary compensation to the Chinese who died. ”

"The Chinese say that the Chinese government will never let go of anyone who has the blood of the Chinese on their hands. The Sultan of Yogyakarta must pay a heavy price for his atrocities. ”

"And for the whole incident, they asked the company to give a reasonable explanation, and they themselves will investigate the matter to verify the situation. So their fleet needs to be stationed in Surabaya for a while, and they asked to be stationed at the docks, so let's set aside an area for ......."

Before the clerk could finish his sentence, he was rudely interrupted by Rokusen. The coffee cup he Rokuson swept to the ground and shattered. "No way. Surabaya is the Surabaya of the Netherlands, and not an inch of extra land will be given to the Chinese to station. ”

A layer of sweat oozed from Rokusen's forehead.

Thankfully, fortunately. The Chinese went so far as to directly demand that troops be stationed in the port of Surabaya, and their ambitions are greater than those of the devil. Thankfully, I followed Phillips' advice, otherwise the company would have killed me.

"You return to the docks at once. Tell the Chinese to come to the city hall and interview me. But you can't bring more guards. ”

As soon as the clerk turned around and walked out of the chamber, Rockson beckoned to his secretary, "Go tell Phillips to get him ready to act." "Take advantage of this opportunity, which is not an opportunity, and just set the powder keg on fire.

……

In a gathering place of indigenous people in Surabaya, a few dark, thin men gathered in a room, but they spoke not in the local language, but in the not-so-standard Nanjing official dialect.

"The Dutch are absolutely trick-or-treating. All of a sudden, the rumor spread. Soekarno and Akbar, the two lackeys of the Dutch, were already gathering their men. As he spoke, the man raised the crude sugar cane machete in his hand.

That's the weapon! "They're going to do it!"

"Aren't those monkeys afraid of our warships?" A man asked in astonishment.

Although everyone in the room was surging with the joy of completing the task. But they are also really strange about the choices of those indigenous monkeys.

"These bullshit monkeys don't think that our warships are as tall as the Dutch, and they don't have as many guns as the Dutch, so they won't be the match of the Dutch. I think we don't dare to directly bombard Surabaya City. ”

"Then let's not do it yet. See how Sukarno and Akbar did it. If they did. You will quickly withdraw ......" These people in front of you who look very much like the natives are Han Chinese, as long as they tan themselves more and can speak fluent and authentic vernacular, it is easy for these elites of the Military Intelligence Bureau to blend into the indigenous group of Surabaya. (To be continued.) )