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The despicable Dutch fled, they deliberately led us to a dead end. The front and www.biquge.info of the pen & fun & pavilion were crowded with the rapidly surging natives, the crowd was surging, and the heads of the wavy people were dark and shiny. They wielded knives in their hands, glittering in the sun. A native in front of me looked at me with bloodthirsty eyes, a terrifying roar coming out of his throat, and the undisguised killing intent made my whole body tremble......

Countless weapons were as dense as the trees in the forest, and countless arms fluttered in the air like branches swaying in the raging winter wind;

The spirits and hearts of our group were in a state of high tension, and I felt the heat emanating from the soldiers around me, who were the best soldiers in the world, and they all smelled blood.

The natives are no longer considered human, they have become a vicious bunch of hounds, trampling on the justice of the world at the behest of their masters......"

――From "Huang Dingyou's Travels in the South Seas: Surabaya"

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Edodanuma, Japan.

After a day's work, Tanuma Yoshiji was already very tired, but Japan's resolution on the establishment of a new army had reached a critical juncture, and the game between the shogunate and the local daimyo had also reached a critical moment.

What is the structure of the new Japanese army, is it still the traditional Japanese shogunate armament, or is it a unified national reorganization?

Because of the different current situation in Japan, the whole country of Japan, which had suffered a heavy blow, demanded that a new naval division and army be established immediately. The voices of the samurai and civilians were raised, and they saw the fragility of Japan and the great disadvantage of defeat for Japan. However, it was not only the shogunate that had to contribute money and efforts in this matter, but also the daimyo in various places raised money for the new army, and wealthy merchants threw away their money to support the construction of the new army, and even the public family in Kyoto donated 300,000 yen to show off their presence.

With the successful enrollment of the first batch of Chinese students sent by Japan, a new chapter has been opened in the history of Japan.

At the same time, several foreign daimyo such as Choshu and Sendai announced plans to establish their own military academies and hire Dutch retired or serving officers as naval and land instructors.

Schools and academies have also blossomed everywhere. Although most of them are empty shelves.

Tanuma Yiji only felt a burst of flowers in front of him. Several layers of cotton pads were pressed under him, and he still felt pain in his lower back. It's hard to help when you're old!

However, he went from an ordinary low-level samurai of the Kishu Domain all the way to the position of the old middle, relying on the momentum of never stopping to climb upward, and Tanuma Yiji is still strong now! He also hoped that one day he would be able to bring the emperor to ruin, and then help Tokugawa Iyoji to become the king of Japan, so that the wealth of the Tanuma family would be truly at ease.

Just as he was looking into the eyes of the old flower, he heard a rush of footsteps outside the room. Before Tanuma Yiji could ask who it was, he saw the little surname at the door lift the curtain, and his younger brother Tanuma Yiman and eldest son Tanuma Yi were striding in. The two of them were very anxious, especially Tanuma, who lost the appearance of the samurai.

The Tanuma family was born in a low-level samurai family, and Tanuma Yiji was able to be promoted again and again, first becoming a daimyo of 10,000 koku, and later becoming the lord of Sagara 20,000 koku in Enoe Province, and now becoming an old middle school of 37,000 koku, the people of the Tanuma family especially began to pay attention to their own food, clothing, housing, behavior, words and deeds. Just like the nouveau riche who suddenly gets rich, after the desire for wealth is satisfied, he begins to pursue the need for human dignity.

The eyes cast by others are full of respect, and they are more satisfied than wealth and power.

In the past, Tanuma Yiji paid more attention to appearance than Tanuma Yiji himself.

But now he completely ignored that.

"Big brother, big brother, look at the new special issue of "Central Plains Daily"!"

Tanuma Yiman held a tissue paper in his hand. On the front, the four big characters of "Central Plains Daily" are strong and dignified.

"Special issue?" Listening to Tian Nush's voice, Tian Nu Yici raised his eyebrows, the current "Central Plains Daily" is not the "Central Plains Daily" of the past, and there are few things for them to take the initiative to issue additional special issues.

"What's the matter?" Tanuma Yoshiji doesn't remember what has been happening in China recently that deserves to be done by the Central Plains Daily.

"Zhongyuan Daily" represents the face of the Chen and Han courts.

Even if the Sino-British and Sino-Russian negotiations are over, they will not use this, and a special issue will be issued. "Isn't it ......, is North Korea really going to attach itself to China?"

"Is it a North Korean thing?" Tanuma Yoshiji suddenly felt something.

Negotiations between China and Britain and China and Russia alone are not qualified, but if the DPRK is really attached to China, it is still worth publishing a special edition, can you systematically introduce the historical ties between the DPRK and China? Other than that, there aren't any major events going on these days.

Yoshiji Tanuma took over the newspaper very skillfully, and now newspapers are becoming popular in Japan. Because of the rapid development of China's newspaper industry, the Chinese government has introduced a set of legal systems to restrict and regulate the public opinion newspaper industry, which have been completely transplanted by the Japanese into their own homes. Visionary people such as Tanuma were fully aware of the importance of newspapers. It's a powerful weapon that can influence the speech of society to a certain extent, and holding a newspaper with a huge influence is like.

In addition, looking at the world, publishing some strange stories about foreign countries or China in the newspapers, and then opening a section to introduce the national history and geography of various countries in the world, can very broaden the horizons of the Japanese people, and even many low-status Japanese civilians are very interested in the contents of the newspapers. Just like the newspaper readers in Chinese teahouses, some taverns in Japan now have special newspaper readers.

Tian Nua Yi sighed and said, "A detachment of the Chinese Nanyang Naval Division sailed directly to Surabaya. Because a Chinese merchant in Surabaya was captured by the Yogyakarta Sultan in Jawwa, the men sent by the Yogyakarta Sultan also killed several Chinese businessmen's retinue and bodyguards in the process.

The Chinese drove the warship directly to the territory of the Dutch.

At the same time, the Chinese in Surabaya also launched a large-scale counterattack against the natives, cooperating with the sailors and marines carried on the fleet, slaughtering two or three thousand natives in one fell swoop and controlling the entire Surabaya. ”

Of course, Tanuma's complacent complaint will not be based on all the statements in the newspaper. The newspaper also said that the Dutch had colluded with the natives of Surabaya, and took Zhao Yan and his party to the encirclement of the natives halfway, and ran away first. The Dutch are ill-intentioned!

It is necessary to provoke contradictions between China and the indigenous people, so that the two sides can form an irresolvable blood feud.

Will Tanuma Yiman believe it all?

The natives who were killed by the Chinese like chickens may be really barbaric and ignorant, or they really surrounded Zhao Yan and his party first, but looking at the number of dead and wounded natives, as well as the gunshots and explosions just rang out, the actions made by the Chinese neighborhood in Surabaya, how could they react so quickly if they hadn't concentrated several forces earlier? They drove the natives together like ducks, and then were shot by the Chinese marines as if they were shooting at a target. It would be impossible to say here that there is no deeper planning, no shady scenes.

In any case, this proves that the Dutch are in trouble.

"Big brother, do you think China is going to open its mouth to Nanyang?" This issue was also discussed early on among a group of high-ranking members of the shogunate.

The behemoth of China moved, and the South Seas were like fat on their lips. Looking at the actions of the Chinese over the past few years, none of the Japanese believe that China is not interested in the fertile land of the South Seas.

Tian Nua Yiji watched the eyebrows flying, and after reading it once, he turned his head and watched it again with relish.

Finally put down the newspaper, laughed and said to Tanuma Yoshimitsu: "Japan can't control China." But the fact that China occupied Surabaya for the Dutch under the pretext of wanting to negotiate with the Sultan of Yogyakarta would definitely bring their relations with the Netherlands to the brink of war. It's a great benefit to us in Japan. ”

This is perhaps the first reaction of all Japanese to the Sino-Dutch conflict - the greater the conflict of interests between the Dutch and the Chinese, the greater the importance of Japan to the Netherlands. This was more conducive to the 'communication' between the shogunate and the Dutch government.

"Right."

"Hey."

"You send someone to Nanyang immediately, and I want to know the most accurate information there in the shortest possible time."

"Father, don't worry."

In fact, after seeing this edition of the "Central Plains Daily", Tanuma Yizheng had already given such instructions to his subordinates. This was not only useful for his father's work, but also for the "Edo News" for which Tanuma himself was in charge.

This special issue, which was quickly published by the Edo-based branch of the Nakahara Richi, gave Tanuma a glimpse of the influence of a true newspaper magnate.

In order for Edo Shimbun to become a truly influential newspaper, it must not only dispatch a large number of reporters in Japan, but also dispatch foreign correspondents in China, North Korea, and Nanyang, and establish the fastest news transmission channel.

A message can really generate a lot of energy when necessary.

For example, if the news of the Sino-Dutch conflict in the South Seas had been reported a few days earlier in this special issue of the "Central Plains Daily", the impact of this special issue would have been much smaller today. The powerful shock generated by this news report is the confidence of a newspaper, just like the fame of those celebrities.

"Yo Xi. Not bad. Now that you've seen the gap, let go and catch up. "It's just to support the development of a newspaper, and Tanuma Yiji doesn't need to use the power of the government, but the financial resources of the Tanuma family are enough to support it.

Of course, Tanuma is more of a politician nowadays, and he is the heir of the Tanuma family, and he will become the daimyo of Enoe Province in the future. However, the Tanuma family was full of enemies in the entire Japanese political arena, and his father went from a low-ranking samurai to the chief of the shogunate, and he took charge of the shogunate's affairs, touching the interests of too many deep-rooted old families.

And the pressure that Tanuma Yiji can resist, Tanuma Yizheng does not have so much confidence. This "Edo News" may not be able to become a heavyweight hole card for the Tanuma family at that time, protecting the interests of the Tanuma family in the future.

When Tanuma asked his eldest son to create the Edo News, he did not want to make money by running a newspaper, but to make the newspaper his own weapon, even if he could not kill the enemy, he could resist the enemy's attack. He thinks more about politics. The Tanuma family's newspaper map is influence, and this influence can help Tanuma Yoshiji a lot in many cases.

Yoshimasa Tannuma, who attaches more importance to the newspaper than his father, has already generated an idea. If you want to be influential, you have to catch the big news; And to catch the big news, you have to have a big investment.

No one would have imagined that Japan's top newspaper "Edo Shimbun" would have a huge influence in China in the development process of the future. But that's how wonderful it is.

Chen Ming struck the Dutch in the South Seas, and it was not only the British who were alarmed, but even the Japanese who were also mobilized.

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At the same time, in the Nanjing Imperial Palace. Chen Ming looked at the special issue of the same "Central Plains Daily" and smiled slightly, and his eyes flashed with a calculating light.

This special issue of the Central Plains Daily is not only a simple introduction to the Sino-Dutch conflict, but also a large text about the long historical relationship between China and Nanyang. Then there are several blood debts from China with the Netherlands and Spain.

In this way, it will be easy to mobilize the 'common hatred' in the hearts of the people in the country.

The massacres of the Chinese by the Spaniards and the Dutch can make the favorability of these two countries in the minds of countless Chinese instantly turn negative.

In the dark, Chen Ming felt that his abacus was more slippery.

He's building momentum right now!

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And at this time in the Dutch governor's palace in Batavia.

Governor Jacob von Loulen leaned back in the high-backed chair behind his desk and looked at the letter from Surabaya Supervisor Rokusen with a heavy face. "This stupid bastard, he screwed everything." It actually left a handle for the Chinese, and it was a big handle.

"Rokusen, you idiot!"

"He shouldn't have come forward. Teach Sukarno everything and they will do it, and then kill Sukarno and Akbar. Let the Chinese fight with Hamengu Buwono II [Sultan of Yogyakarta] instead of making the company so embarrassed. ”

In the battle of Surabaya that day, such an important figure as Sukarno was captured alive by the Chinese, which was really the biggest and biggest mistake. It was also fortunate that Akbar was dead, otherwise the Dutch colonial government would have been even more embarrassed now. The Chinese now not only occupy Surabaya, but also directly kill Batavia to seek justice for themselves. Thinking of the Zhao Yan who settled in the city, Jacob's head was big.

The Batavia detachment roaming the Sunda Strait had already raised its sails and was about to rush to Surabaya as fast as possible. But now they continue to nest in the Sunda Strait.

However, Jacob has not yet made a definitive conclusion on the matter of Surabaya, but Rokusen must be punished.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the company's losses are very large. Although the Sultan of Yogyakarta has formed a hatred with the Chinese because of this incident, Hamengu Buwono II will definitely hate us a hundred times. "The two or three thousand natives who were strangled by the Chinese in Surabaya are not a fart for the Yogyakarta Sultan, but now the Chinese are quickly gathering troops to Surabaya, and they demand that the Yogyakarta Sultan immediately release the captured Chinese businessman, and at the same time hand over all the murderers, and the Yogyakarta Sultan himself should apologize personally.

This caused a great shock to the entire Sultanate of Yogyakarta. Hamengu Buwono II was annoyed that China's actions directly insulted his dignity and trampled on his authority. If he still wants to be in the position of sultan, a fight is a must.

The Dutch to a certain extent fulfilled their plans. It's just that Sukarno's life is too embarrassing for the Dutch.

Of course, the Dutch would never have expected that just when Jacob had a headache, the old man Li from Qiongzhou was already convulsing like Parkinson's, and he was so excited that he couldn't breathe, and he couldn't get up on the bed.

Chen Ming's mother-in-law also fainted with a head in her head.

Only Li Kun's wife and Li Xiaomei's sister-in-law can still hold on, even if her face is sallow and white.

"You go to the prefect's yamen, please come to the prefect's door."

A special issue of "Zhongyuan Daily" fell on the ground paved with blue bricks, and Li Kun's name and address were clearly written, so there would be no mistake.

There are many Li Kun in the world, but only her man lives here.

The Li family's sky is about to collapse.

The old couple couldn't stand such a big stimulus, and they couldn't get up anymore. In case there is a bad thing, Li Kun will have another mistake......

Thinking of the worst possible consequence, Xiao Li's brain was about to burst open. (To be continued.) )