Instead of rushing back to the Dutch governor's palace in Batavia first, Van Hoddock also quietly made his way to Borneo. The spies he bribed provided him with an army of nearly 20,000 men brought by the Chinese, and this time the Chinese emperor personally sent an envoy to travel, and he had already made a preliminary judgment that the Chinese already had territorial illusions about Southeast Asia, or at least Borneo.

Now that the Borneo Chinese company has come to an end, other countries established by the Turks, such as Sarawak and Brunei, are weaker. In addition to the English in the north, Borneo gradually increased the influence of the Dutch during these years, and Van Hoddock believed that it would not be long before the Dutch would be able to completely dominate Borneo.

But now, the Chinese have sent a fleet and army far stronger than the current Dutch strength in Southeast Asia. Whether they wanted to rule the land directly, or to prop up these Chinese companies, it was unacceptable to the Dutch. They didn't know that Lan Fang had already accepted the country.

Van Hoddock sent men to rule the Doge's Palace, and he found Elliot, a Dutchman in Wanla.

"Captain, what a rarity, there is nothing more pleasing than meeting a true Dutch soldier in this wild land!"

Van Hoddock didn't say any more polite words, but went straight to the point, saying, "Elliot, I need your help!" ”

Eliot was a Dutch merchant who did business within the influence of the Wanla natives, and was respected by the local natives and had a certain right to speak.

When Eliot saw that Van Hoddock looked serious, he also put away his smile and asked solemnly: "My friend, I believe that if I can do it, you will get a satisfactory reply." ”

"Elliot, I was going to Taiwan to investigate, but I met the Chinese fleet on the way. They came to Borneo, bringing with them a division of land and an ambassador to the emperor, and I have reason to believe that the emperor of southern China, who had just won a great victory, had taken an interest in the huge and deserted islands. And this is contrary to the interests of our Kingdom of the Netherlands. I hope that you will be able to incite the natives of Wanla to carry out a surprise attack and kill the ambassador, thus creating irreconcilable tensions between the local Chinese and the mainland China. ”

Elliot frowned and asked, "Then have you ever thought that if we really succeeded in killing this envoy, wouldn't it provide an excuse for the Chinese emperor to invade Borneo?" In the name of revenge, his army may directly attack the native countries and thus control the territory. ”

Van Hoddock said: "But it may also make the local Chinese because they are afraid of the emperor's retribution, and they will fight against the emperor's army and unite with the natives to resist." Moreover, we can also provide assistance to the well-connected indigenous forces, and I believe that the Chinese will not be able to defeat us! ”

After hearing this, Eliot's eyes froze and said: "Hoddock, you must know that the strength of the Chinese is now strong, even the British have stopped the opium trade and no longer violate China's interests, and China's science and technology are far stronger than ours, and European countries are trying their best to obtain their technology." What capital do we have to do it? ”

"Shut up, merchant, it's because no one eats the first crab that we don't know its deliciousness, the strength of the Dutch army is beyond doubt, and we have to take a bite on Chinese soil!"

Elliot could not compare with an officer with a good future and a good family background, but asked, "So, Captain, can you take responsibility for what you did?" Or can you get the Governor's Office's approval? ”

"The Governor will understand me, and I will take responsibility for everything, Elliot, and here you are only a middleman, and there will be no responsibility! Moreover, please believe that the strength of the Chinese is false, we are not afraid of a war with them, and more importantly, here, Nanyang, is the territory that we Dutch have operated for hundreds of years, and they are not good! ”

Elliot spread his hands and said, "Well, I hope your plans will go as you wish, after all, I am also Dutch." ”――

"Your Excellency the Special Envoy, General (Xu Jibing, Commander of the 31st Division) is in Xia Ye Tenghui, the veteran of the company, thank you for your Jade Toe in person, and the Chinese in Pontianak are all admired!"

"Mr. Ye has a good reputation, this envoy came this time, one is for the will of His Majesty the Emperor, to comfort the Chinese children who are working hard in Borneo, to show the emperor's grace, and then to the people with lofty ideals who can gain a foothold overseas, you have opened up a unique situation in Borneo, and have made extraordinary contributions to the political and economic status of our Chinese, I personally admire it very much!"

In the mansion of the general office of the Lanfang Company, a welcome reception was held to welcome the special envoy of the Chinese Empire. The building is Western-style, the cocktail party is also a cold dinner party, and although there are a lot of Chinese snacks in between, the men in suits and leather shoes make people feel as if they have returned to the 21st century.

To tell the truth, Li Xin, as a gentleman with a good education in the empire, looked at these rustic and businessman veterans of the Lanfang Company, and felt a disgust for no reason. These people supported a group known to Westerners as the state overseas, but they still operated as a semi-commercial, half-gang association. From the first generation of the general system, Luo Fangbo, to the present day in 1832, they have not changed much. Opened gold mines, did business, fought with his own people, and fought with the natives. I have never stood up and been a man, and I have never seen my limitations.

Westerners think that this is a republic with the significance of the times, but Lin Hong feels that this is an old-fashioned monster standing at the gate of the times. One step away, it can walk out of another world for the Chinese, and its weakness and cowardice have made the seeds of submission and resignation rooted in the bones of the Chinese in Southeast Asia since then. From Batavia, Luzon, and even to the nineties of the twentieth century, a large number of Chinese were constantly slaughtered, their property was robbed, and their wives and daughters were humiliated, while they just got up, wiped their blood, and started all over again. And then to be killed, to be robbed, and so on.

That's why Lin Hong decided to take over everything here and renovate from the new.

After the elders of Lanfang Company toasted, Li Xin knocked on the cup, stood up, and said with a plain but undoubted majesty: "Fellow overseas compatriots, Borneo, and even the entire Nanyang, we and the descendants of Yan and Huang have been working hard here for more than 400 years. I think that back then, the Three Treasures eunuchs went to the West, how strong the country was, Bo Ni, Siam to Tianzhu countries, all of them worshipped, looking up to my Huaxia Tianwei. However, in the past two hundred years, the situation in the homeland has changed, and a group of barbarians have taken advantage of the chaos in the world to steal national weapons for two hundred years. In the meantime, the people of China and the earth were all beaten to bend their backbones, hung the tail of the money rat, the generosity of a country is not open, the wind of a family is not rising, not only the people at home are not happy, social turmoil, but also the ancestors and predecessors of you and others overseas have also suffered and suffered, the red hair fan, the yellow hair fan bullying and humiliation, heavy taxes, and often killing, the native people are greedy for the five elements, always coveting our wealth. It is shameful that the Tartar is full of shame, and it is not visible that there is a Han state built in the south of this heavenly kingdom, and he does not care about it, and let Naxiyi slaughter thousands of my compatriots and let them shed rivers of blood. ”

What Li Xin said was the truth, and his tone was impassioned, and for a while, someone quietly cried.

"But the will of heaven is clear, the sky is clear, my Chinese backbone is not bent, after two hundred years, I wait for the descendants of Yan and Huang who have the heart to restore the country, and finally accumulate strength, together with all ethnic groups in China, Yan and Huang families, in one fell swoop to overthrow the decadent and dirty Manchu Qing, now the south of the Yangtze River is restored, the land north of the Yangtze River, the land can be restored in a few years, and the heaven and earth are clear. Today's plan is the great change that has not been seen in the Celestial Empire for 3,000 years, and people with lofty ideals in the world are working together to seek our great plan for the transformation and rejuvenation of China. The society was just beginning, and the country was prosperous, but my holy son of heaven was in the dynasty, and it was not easy to remember overseas compatriots, so I sent this king to Borneo to express my condolences and compassion to you, and to feast on the kings with the grace of heaven. ”

Li Xin's voice fell, and all the Lanfang people present stood up and said, "Long live my emperor!" ”

He coughed and said: "My Nanyang compatriots, not to mention 100,000, are slightly inferior to the natives, but far surpass the Xiyi, but they are bullied, and the reason for this is that there are two major drawbacks. A country is weak, and my Chinese sons and daughters are not strong enough to speak out. The mother country cannot help the people, and the people will naturally have all kinds of grievances when they are outside. Second, it is the people of Nanyang, most of whom come from Fujian and Guangdong provinces, and even the people of the two counties and the same province are full of contradictions with each other, constantly attacking each other, and consuming their strength internally, which is letting others take advantage of them and bully others. ”

After he said this, everyone in Lan Fang was ashamed, although they may still be slanderous inside, but everyone is not stupid, and naturally knows how strong the power will be if the expatriates unite as one. The general system of Lanfang can only be assumed by Guangdong Jiaying people, the reason is that when Luo Fangbo was the first term, someone from other counties in Guangdong did absconding with money, and Luo Fangbo set such absurd rules. From this, it can also be seen that the organization of this pretends to be a republic is actually limited.

"But now, the Celestial Empire is strong, and Xiyi does not dare to move lightly, if you can work together and work together with companies such as Dagang and Santiaogou, even if you really create a country, Your Majesty can only be happy. The main purpose of this envoy's visit this time is to urge you and other families to unite, either merge into the Lanfang Kingdom, or establish a country into a vassal domain, honor the king, and accept the king's transformation. In a word, no matter what you do, Your Majesty said that the compatriots in Middle-earth will never want to see you continue to bleed, but they will hand over your hard-earned money and inheritance to foreigners and natives! ”

This is really a pot, a country into the domain, it is definitely a major event to glorify the ancestors, if it can really be recognized by the local dynasty, it is undoubtedly a great joy. However, the additional conditions are very difficult for them to accept, they have a feud with other companies, especially the powerful Dagang Company and the Santiaogou Company, and they kill each other, and it is definitely not an easy thing to discuss to let them unite with these guys.

At this time, Li Xin did not read the emperor's edict, and the people of Lanfang did not know that Lanfang was already the territory of the empire, except for a very few people such as Gu Liubo and Liu Taier. In Li Xin's view, Liu Taier is bent on regaining power and becoming prime minister with the support of the empire, Xie Guifang is blindly opposed, adding obstacles and stumbling blocks, while Ye Tenghui is a little who only cares about his own business, as long as his rights and interests are protected, he can deal with it properly.

In this way, Li Xin also knew in his heart, just smiled, looked at the staggered chips, and was faintly a little drunk.