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Governor of the Straits Settlements, who administers the colonies of Singapore, Penang and Malacca, as well as Christmas Island and Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean, and is also High Commissioner of Malaya and Brunei.

At this time, at the Governor's House in the Straits Settlements, Governor Sir Anderson sat opposite his assistant Daniel, discussing the matter of Lan Fang.

Daniel and Sir Anderson are playmates since childhood, personal feelings are very good, when Anderson was the governor of the Straits Settlements, he invited Daniel to help him, after Daniel arrived, he did help Anderson deal with a lot of things that were inconvenient for him to come forward, Anderson also trusted Daniel, and used to go to Pontianak to exchange silver for gold is Daniel to handle.

"Daniel, can you be sure that it was the Lanfang People's Army that annihilated the Dutch navy."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor, according to the observation of the Dutch officers and soldiers on the merchant ships and the captains of the merchant ships at that time, it was the Lanfang Chinese who laid mines in the places where the Dutch Navy must pass, and after the warships hit the mines, the Lanfang Navy sent a large number of mine-striking boats to besiege the Dutch warships and sank all the Dutch warships.

"Why is Lan Fangjun so strong when he just came out, is there any shadow of force on this side?"

"Your Excellency the Governor, the Lan Fang Army is not only strong in navy, but also not weak in the strength of the army, and has now occupied most of Kalimantan Island, and has also sent the army to occupy the entire island of Java while the whereabouts of the Dutch Governor are unknown, I don't know what their plans are next."

"Did you report it to the Cabinet? What do they think? “

"Your Excellency the Governor, now that the cabinet is changing, how can you have the time and energy to care about such a trivial matter."

"Damn the cabinet, they are dereliction of duty, this is a crime, this Lan Fang will definitely be a trouble for our British Empire in the future, their development momentum is too strong, and their expansion must be suppressed."

"Your Excellency the Governor, it is advisable to inform the Kingdom of the Netherlands of this matter as soon as possible, for it is estimated that they do not yet know what is going on in the East Indies; In addition, they have more than 100,000 troops stationed here, we should sum them up and let them fight hard with the Lanfang army. “

"Yes, this is a good way, let the Kingdom of the Netherlands fight with the Lanfang Chinese, but the Kingdom of the Netherlands is a small country after all, and provide them with some help when necessary."

"Your Excellency the Governor is wise."

"Do the French know about this?"

"You should know, there are very few countries that don't know about this now. It was only because the whereabouts of the Dutch governor were unknown that no one informed the Dutch government; In addition, I heard from businessmen that all the Dutch were also imprisoned, which also caused the Dutch government to be informed. “

"I don't know what the French think?"

"The French don't care about these things, they're busy lending usury."

"Damn French."

"Daniel, I still hope that you can go to Pontianak once and find out the real situation at the scene, so far the Lanfang Kingdom has not released any information to the outside world, we can only investigate it ourselves."

"Your Excellency the Governor, rest assured, you will not fail in your mission."

It is more than 500 kilometers from Singapore to Pontianak, and it takes about 30 hours to get to Pontianak by merchant ship.

Daniel arrived in Pontianak on the morning of January 6 on a merchant ship bound for Pontianak from Singapore and on the afternoon of January 7.

When Daniel arrived in Pontianak, he found that it was no different from usual, the streets were full of merchants from all over the world, and the shops were all open as usual, if there was a difference, the city was cleaner, and there were few indigenous people on the streets.

Daniel did not rush to visit the Lanfang government, but stayed in a hotel he was familiar with first, wanting to know some information before visiting.

There were significantly fewer guests in the hotel than before, and there were just a few staff members sitting alone in the lobby, and the owner of the hotel was there.

When I saw Daniel carrying a suitcase, I knew that I was staying in the hotel, and the service staff was busy and warmly greeted.

The owner is Chinese and speaks English, Dutch and Meizhou.

The boss and Daniel are also acquaintances, the last few times to Pontianak Daniel are living in this store, I feel that the health here is OK, the meals provided are also good, and I have not changed places.

"Dear Mr. Daniel, long time no see. Welcome to your arrival. "The owner greeted Daniel in broken English.

"Dear Lee, it's been a long time, is everything okay?"

"The same as before, no change, dear Daniel, how many days are you going to stay this time?"

"It's hard to say, let's arrange 2 days first."

"Why are you in such a hurry this time?"

"My company knows that there is Lan Fangjun here in Pontianak, and I am not at ease about the business, so let me come over and take a look at the situation first."

"Haha, dear Daniel, you guys are too careful, as long as it's not Dutch, it's business as usual, how to do business or how to do it, nothing has changed, you can rest assured."

"Dear Li, tell me about it, how can there be no change?"

"If you want to say that the change is safer, Lan Fangjun has stationed a large number of troops here, no one dares to make trouble, and Lan Fangjun does not harass our businessmen, as long as the tax is paid on time, no one dares to trouble our businessmen, by the way, the tax has been lowered a lot."

"Then why are there so few guests?"

"Haha, dear Daniel, you're wrong, you've been busy lately, I've just rested for 2 days, and you're just here, and you don't know the situation."

"What is the reason?"

"Some time ago, after the Lan Fang army came, the port was closed, and all the merchants from other places lived in Pontianak, do you think I can not be busy? It's just a few days after the lockdown has been lifted, and the guests have all gone back, so I'm relaxed for a few days. ”

"Understood, thank you, dear Lee."

On the morning of January 8, Daniel first went to visit his old customer James.

James's nationality is American, so Daniel still believes in James, at least more favorably than people from other countries.

"Welcome, Lord Daniel."

"Thank you, Lord James."

"Are you trading gold on behalf of the Governor?"

"Your Excellency misunderstood, Your Excellency the Governor knows that Lan Fangjun has appeared here, and he is not at ease with the transaction, so let me take a look in advance."

"In this case, Your Excellency has run for nothing, and there is no change here, the same is the same, it was the closure of the port some time ago, which made my guests complain, but now it is okay, you are welcome to exchange gold at any time."

Damn the Yankees, you know how to make money, Daniel thought to himself.

"I've heard from other merchants that all the Dutch have been locked up and their property has been taken away, and I'm worried about accidents, but the gold I exchanged is not mine, so be cautious."

"Lord Daniel, there is no need for you to be so careful. The Lanfang Kingdom ignored this at all, and promulgated tax regulations, but the taxes were lower; By the way, there are also public security regulations, so Pontianak is safer, and you can trade with confidence. “

"Then I'll be relieved, thank you, Lord James."

James knew that Daniel was here to inquire about the information, and he didn't tell him, and took the initiative to leak the news to him.

"Your Excellency Daniel, I've been here here all along, if you want to know anything, just ask me, I know everything."

"Thank you so much, Lord James. Could you please introduce me to this Lanfang Kingdom? “

"No problem, this Lanfang Kingdom appeared too suddenly, I don't know if you noticed, some time ago, many Chinese manors and mines were looted by the natives, and the Chinese were also killed; Later, it was rumored that the Dutch governor and the natives cooperated in the robbery, and the Dutch governor first let the natives rob the Chinese, and then pretended to be bandits, killed all the natives, and all the property belonged to the governor personally. It may be that the Dutch governor angered the forces behind the Chinese, the Chinese suddenly controlled Pontianak City and Yamaguchi Yang City, and then blocked the port, which can only enter but not exit, you know, my customers have complained to me many times, and my head is big. I don't know how the Chinese got so many warships, and then the Chinese occupied the territory of the Dutch on the entire Kalimantan Island, and later, I heard that the Dutch governor brought a warship to fight with the Lanfang Kingdom, but the warships were all sunk by mines, and even the governor was captured, and the Lanfang People's Army took advantage of the situation to occupy Java Island, and now the kings of the Lanfang Kingdom have moved to Java Island, so they don't manage this side much, and it's still the same. “

"Why are the Chinese so powerful, the army so powerful, the navy so powerful, even the governor has been captured, shame."

"No, the Dutch have made a big deal this time, who let them die like this, what a joke that the dignified governor is pretending to be a bandit. But this time it was planted in the hands of the Chinese, you haven't seen the Chinese troops, it's really mighty. “

"How can the Chinese have such a strong power? Why didn't it break out before? “

"The Chinese are a very strange nation, with a long history, there must be many hidden families, it is not surprising that there are such powerful soldiers, if it weren't for the Dutch bullying the Chinese too hard this time, I estimate that the Chinese troops will not come out, the Dutch governor not only robbed the wealth of the Chinese, but also exterminated the clan, every time he robbed a place, he killed all the Chinese, they deserved it."

Daniel learned what had happened, and he didn't stay long, and after saying goodbye, he went straight back to the hotel, and did not visit the government of the Kingdom of Lanfang.

In the afternoon, he took a merchant ship back to Singapore.

On the 9th, Daniel reported to the Governor the results of his trip to Pontianak.

"Daniel, what do you think about this?"

"Your Excellency the Governor, the Dutch have not declared that Lan Fang has been destroyed, and now Lan Fang has risen up against the brutal rule of the Netherlands, we have nothing to say. And this time the Dutch governor was too careless, and now the whole world knows that he is robbing Chinese mines and estates, and also implements a policy of extermination against the Chinese, and then pretends to be bandits to destroy the evidence, which is too careless. “

"I didn't mean that, I mean what to do?"

"This should be the internal affair of the Dutch, we can't interfere, and the Dutch don't take care of it, so it's not easy for us to help."

"Isn't it okay for us to help quietly behind our backs? I just don't want to see the colonial rebellion succeed, if the Lanfang Kingdom succeeds, it will make the people of our colonies think similarly, and then it will be difficult to rule. “

"The main thing is that the Dutch governor has been captured, and now the Dutch are wolves without a leader, how to help, who to help?"

"That's it, Daniel, it's up to you to run Sumatra once, there are still 3 Dutch divisions stationed there, we can help provide food, weapons, ammunition and other baggage, which can be regarded as a help to them, I hope they can withstand the attack of Lanfang's army."

"All right, Your Excellency the Governor."