Chapter 145: Uprising (Asking for a Monthly Pass!) )
"Bang, bang......"
The sound of gunfire echoed at the Pontianak pier, and there was no doubt that the Dutch sheriff reacted immediately as soon as the police station received the overseas Chinese attacking the port immigration department, as in the past. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info uses the most direct and effective way - shooting.
Accompanied by the sound of gunshots, crimson blood splashed outside the gate of the immigration hall, and in the midst of the bullets, hundreds of Dutch and Indian military policemen brandished batons and beat the crowd, and the lead-covered cowhide truncheon fell on the heads of overseas Chinese, and immediately made a terrible wound, and the wounded were beaten to the ground before they could scream in a hurry, and then they were handcuffed by the Dutch and Indian military police in the style of vicious dogs, and they were arrested one by one, and what was waiting for them was to be arrested in prison and sent back to the country.
Almost as soon as the gunshots rang out, like many overseas Chinese, Shi Er also jumped into the Landa River, and when he swam towards the opposite bank, he listened to the gunshots coming from behind him, but his mood was quite unpleasant.
Until he swam to the other side, looking at the frightened crowd, Shi Er's expression seemed a little complicated, although he knew that the gunfire had broken the deadlock, but in any case, he could not deny one thing - it was he who single-handedly contributed to this massacre, the massacre of overseas Chinese!
Can...... It's also for their benefit!
Looking at the frightened overseas Chinese around him, panting heavily, and his face was full of despair, Shi Er heard someone say something like saying hurry home or lie down in the forest.
"That's it, let's avoid this peak first, and then talk about ......"
Before they could finish speaking, Shi Er said angrily,
"Are you still men? Our wives and children were humiliated by the lackeys of these foreign devils, and our compatriots and villagers were shot dead by them, but what you think of is fleeing, what about the backbone of the Chinese? ”
Yes, what about the backbone of the Chinese people?
looked at these overseas Chinese with braids in front of him. Suddenly, at this moment, Shi Er seemed to understand that they were Qing people, Qing people who had been fooled by the Qing State for hundreds of years, and they were just a group of Qing people who were willing to be slaves, and they didn't wake them up. If they knew that they were defending their own interests, how could the thirteen Chinese companies that controlled half of Borneo at that time be smashed and swallowed up by the Dutch one by one, and even those companies did not hesitate to cooperate with the Dutch in order to survive for a while?
"Well, this brother, look, look at what you say. Well, a good man doesn't suffer a loss in front of him, this, this thing ......"
A man in his forties with a big waist and a round waist muttered on the side, a good man doesn't eat the loss in front of him, just endure it if he can!
"Yes, but there are foreign guns, let's. What do we have? ”
This is the most sensible word, people have foreign guns. And what do they have?
"We also have foreign guns!"
Suddenly, a word came from the crowd, a young man with an angry face, and I saw him stand up and shout loudly.
"Foreigners have guns, don't we have guns?"
Yes, the Chinese also have guns. Maybe the company is gone, but whether it's reclaiming forests or mining, there is always a need for foreign guns to take care of the home, and if it comes to guns, at least in Pontianak. They only have more guns than foreigners, not less than foreigners.
"Just with guns, people, Dutch ghosts, and warships!"
"Battleship!"
The words of the compatriots made Shi Er's eyes light up, and he only heard him shouting from the side.
"We also have warships, just in Singapore, listen to me, as long as we make a big fuss, the fleet over there in Singapore will definitely come, brothers......"
Standing in front of everyone, Shi Er said sincerely.
"Do you want the Dutch to be so oppressed all your life? Don't forget, brothers, whether it is Pontianak or Borneo, it was all reclaimed by our overseas Chinese with an axe and a plow, what did those Dutch ghosts do? We paid so much money to the Dutch ghosts, but what did the Dutch ghosts do to us? Brothers, what else have they done besides insulting our wives and daughters and oppressing us......
Shi Er's words became more and more excited, and finally he pointed to the other side, where the sound of gunfire could still be heard.
"Listen, they will only levy heavy taxes except to shoot us, brethren, are we just going to be the cattle and horses of the Dutch ghosts for the rest of our lives?"
"That's it, big brothers, uncles, are we going to let the Dutch ghost ride on our heads for the rest of our lives? I'm young, but I still remember more than ten years ago, when I came here, we were still in charge of the family, and there were Dutch ......ghosts there."
The young man's voice seemed very excited, but it was more convincing than Shi Er's words, his words immediately evoked everyone's memories of the old days, yes, although the days at that time were not much better than now, but after all, there was no oppression by foreign devils, let alone the bullying of those earth ghosts and black monkeys, at that time, there was never only the Chinese bullying the soil ghosts, but now, it has completely turned over, those earth ghosts rely on the support of foreign ghosts, bullying people to death and bullying.
"This brother, what do you say?"
A man speaking Hakka stood up,
"Do you want people, or do you want guns? I don't have anyone next to me, but in the Hakka people, I can still pull up a few brothers, ask for people, ask for guns, you just have to command......"
As he spoke, the middle-aged man looked at the uncertain crowd around him and said loudly.
"From today on, there are no Hakka people, no Chaozhou people, some are just descendants of Yan and Huang, and they are men with handles, so they copy the guys, fight with foreign ghosts, and drive out foreign ghosts......"
When the man's words fell, the people around him were silent, and it seemed that everyone was hesitating, and suddenly a foul word burst out from the crowd.
"guys, those foreign ......"
It was nearly evening, and the area around the immigration hall, where the gunshots had echoed before, had returned to silence, and the Dutch major in military uniform walked back and forth, occasionally he would look at the handcuffed overseas Chinese, and a few clumps of crimson blood on the ground reminded him of what had happened here before.
"Mr. Major, we killed five mobs and wounded 112 others......"
The captain's newspaper made Major William's brow lock, he was not worried about so many casualties, for him, the overseas Chinese were like locusts, no matter how many they killed, they could not stop them from pouring into the Dutch East India. Even if they are subjected to inhuman treatment here, there is no way to stop them.
Of course, the authorities have no intention of preventing them from entering the Dutch East Indians, after all, the Dutch East India cannot do without these Chinese, compared to the lazy natives. It is these hard-working Chinese who have built everything in East India, and almost every plantation and mine in East India is inseparable from the Chinese.
It is precisely for this reason that in the past few decades, the Dutch and Indian authorities have acquiesced in the Dutch merchants to lure and abduct indentured Chinese laborers in various ways, and signed government proclamations to protect the rights of merchants to use indentured laborers, ignoring their abuse and beating of laborers. But all this had nothing to do with William, and the only thing he needed to do was for these Chinese, as in the past, to maintain their reverence for the Dutch rulers, which was in fact the reason why the Dutch and Indian authorities were extremely oppressive of the Chinese - out of the need to consolidate colonial rule. After all, the Chinese were the largest alien civilization in the entire East Indies, and once they shared power. It is very likely that it will affect the rule of the Dutch, or even shake their rule.
"How many people have we arrested?"
After learning of the number of arrests, William pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Exile them to the plantations in Sulawesi, and make these yellow-skinned monkeys aware that they are here. Who's the ......?"
Before William could finish speaking, suddenly, an indigenous policeman hurried over, his face full of horror.
"Major, Your Excellency. Chinese......"
Bang!
In the next moment, the sound of gunfire broke the report of the indigenous police, and William was also startled, at first he was already thinking that he had gone off, but the next scene made him almost unable to believe his eyes - Chinese!
Thousands of Chinese came from all directions, many of them still carrying guns, although some of them were ridiculously front-loading guns, and many more were carrying machetes used to cultivate plantations in the forest, but he could not laugh at all, because in the faces of those Chinese, he saw anger, which was anger in his bones.
"Xu, Xu...... He, he ......"
Just when William shouted and wanted the Jiabidan surnamed Xu to stand up, he saw that the person had long since run to where he had gone, and the indigenous policemen beside him, who had previously flaunted their might, were all pale and looked at the Chinese who rushed over in horror.
More than a dozen native-born Dutch police officers with guns looked at William nervously, if they still had the courage to shoot before, then now, they had only one thought - escape!
But where are you going to run now?
"Quick, get on board now......"
As the local police chief, looking at the machetes with a cold glow, William almost immediately understood what choice should be made - a hero does not suffer immediate losses.
Escaping into the immigration hall is obviously not a good choice, the Chinese only need to pour a barrel of kerosene, it is enough to plunge the immigration hall into a fire, all of them will turn into roast chickens in the flames, fortunately, the boat is still there and can leave here by boat.
There was no doubt, and there was not even a need for William to give an order, and the indigenous policemen had fled desperately to the steamer, but when they rushed to the trestle and were about to board the ship, there was a very astonishing scene - the muzzle of the gun, and the sound of a dozen black holes sticking out of the side of the pier was aimed at the people on the trestle.
It was only then that these policemen noticed the Chinese character "Xingtang" at the bow of the ship, which was a passenger and cargo ship belonging to Beiyang Shipping, and the previous gunfire and beating had already angered the crew on board, and the crew took out weapons to resist pirates and prepared to kill ashore, but the captain's order made them just angry at all this happening, after all, they were just ordinary crew members, and if they intervened in this incident, it was likely to affect the company's investment of tens of millions of dollars in Nanyang.
Now, when the policemen try to hide on board, the crew will tolerate them getting on board, all with guns, glaring at the indigenous policemen and preventing them from getting onboard.
"First Officer Fang, we hope to be able to ...... on your ship first"
Without waiting for the Dutch customs officer to finish speaking, the first mate with the pistol said loudly,
"I'm sorry, but according to the captain's order, any passenger on board must show a ticket!"
Tickets!
The first mate's words almost didn't make the crew laugh out loud, and it was a shame that the captain could think of it, yes, it was a ticket, and without a ticket, the captain naturally had the right to refuse others to board the ship - they were not passengers who were shipwrecked, and naturally they had no obligation to rescue.
If you want to get on board, you can!
But please show the ticket first, but the question is, where to buy the ticket now?
Even if they buy a ticket and the departure time is two days later, they can still refuse passengers to board the ship early, which is a common rule in the industry, and no one can blame the captain even anywhere.
"Can you let me see Mr. Captain?"
The stalemate on the trestle made William understand everything immediately, and he could feel the anger of the ship's crew, but ...... This is his only savior, for him, as long as he can get on the boat, as long as he gets on the boat, they can still drive himself down?
"I'm sorry, Mr. Officer, the captain is having a meal!"
The corners of the first mate's lips lifted slightly, and then he deliberately emphasized.
"Brothers, listen up, if anyone forcibly boards the ship, under any pretext, just shoot!"
Perhaps, in the face of the unarmed "mob", these policemen dared to shoot directly, but in the face of these crew members with long and short guns on the ship, none of them could afford to shoot bravely, especially after the other party deliberately gave this order in English, which made the policemen standing on the trestle all more and more desperate.
At that moment, there was a shout.
"Don't let the Dutch ghost run away!"
In the midst of that angry shout, the gunfire rang out again, and the bullets flew on the trestle, and while constantly hitting the police, there were also stray bullets hitting the hull of the "Xingtang", and when the bullets hit, only the first mate shouted.
"Quick, shoot, there is a mob attack......"
Excuses, sometimes, really just one excuse is needed, and without even his orders, the crew immediately pulled the trigger.
It was a complete massacre - in order to prevent the passengers from being squeezed off the trestle, the lower inn was equipped with closed railings on both sides, so that the vast majority of policemen, customs officers, and even had the opportunity to jump into the river, were knocked to the ground by bullets, and when the crimson blood dripped down the cracks in the trestle on the river, the Dutch flag on the immigration hall building was lowered by someone, and then a sun and moon flag with a blue background and gold and silver was raised.
Looking at the banner from afar, Shi Er in the crowd looked thoughtful, he knew that no matter what, after paying the price of blood, they had at least made a start.
"Hopefully, everything will go well!" (To be continued.) )