On April 8, 1900, a fleet consisting of one battleship, two cruisers, four destroyers, and three transport ships suddenly appeared in the port of Pontianak.

The mighty fleet managed to capture the entire port without much effort, and then several thousand heavily armed Marines went ashore in a rage, and then captured the city of Pontianak.

The hundreds of Dutch soldiers stationed in Pontianak could only raise their hands obediently in the face of thousands of well-equipped marines.

In the afternoon of the same day, all the Dutch military and political leaders stationed in Pontianak were summoned to the living room of the city government.

"I protest, you are a barbaric act of aggression, a harsh provocation against my Kingdom of the Netherlands, and my government will never give up!" A Dutchman in a suit protested loudly.

The Marines next to him who were in charge of maintaining order couldn't understand what the guy was talking about, but with a simple gesture, they shut his mouth obediently, and they raised their rifles and aimed them at the Dutchman's head.

About half an hour later, a rear admiral and several officers, surrounded by an old man in a robe, slowly walked into the hall, and the rear admiral nodded slightly at the old man.

The old man's face was excited, and he turned his head to those Dutch and said loudly, "In the name of the great control of the Lanfang Republic, I solemnly declare to you that my Lanfang Republic is a subject state of the Great Qing Dynasty, and any violation of the Lanfang Republic will be regarded as a provocation to the Great Qing Empire. Now I issue to you an ultimatum that all Dutch in the territory of our Republic of Lanfang must withdraw from our territory within 24 hours, and if your country refuses to withdraw its troops, it will automatically be regarded as your declaration of war against us. ”

As soon as the old man's voice fell, there was already an interpreter next to him who translated all the old man's words to these Dutchmen, and these Dutchmen all changed color after hearing it.

At this time, the rear admiral suddenly spoke, "I am in the name of the commander of the Qing Empire in the Lanfang Republic. Xiang Er and others solemnly announced that the Lanfang Republic is a subject country of our Qing Dynasty, and our Qing Empire has the right to protect the subject country. Any act of aggression against the Republic of Lanfang will be regarded as a serious provocation against our Qing Empire, and the declaration of war on the Republic of Lanfang is a declaration of war against our Qing Empire, and our Qing Empire will never sit idly by, and will do its utmost to eliminate any country or force that dares to invade and provoke our Qing Empire. Now, on behalf of the Qing Empire, I would like to issue an ultimatum to you. The order must be withdrawn from the territory of the Lanfang Republic within 24 hours, otherwise our Qing Empire will directly declare war on the Kingdom of the Netherlands. ”

If the old man's words only surprised the Dutch, then the rear admiral's words undoubtedly frightened the Dutchmen.

The Netherlands, once known as the country of the coachmen of the sea, in the 17th century, the capitalist economy of Europe has developed greatly, and the trade between countries is increasing day by day. At that time, the trade routes between countries around the world were mainly by sea. Whichever country has a developed shipbuilding industry and has the largest number and tonnage of merchant ships, it will be able to control the trade between the East and the West and dominate the seas. Engaged in overseas colonial plunder. At that time, the ship was like a carriage for land transportation, the ship was the carriage of the sea, and whichever country mastered the carriage of the sea, it was the coachman of the sea. Throughout the 17th century. The Netherlands is the most powerful maritime hegemon in the world, and for this reason, is known as the "coachman of the sea". But. The good times of the "sea coachman" were short-lived. From the middle of the 17th century, the Anglo-Dutch fought for supremacy on the seas, and later the French also participated. The Franco-Dutch War swept through the Netherlands and ended in a crushing defeat for the Netherlands, which has been in ruins.

And now the Netherlands, a once powerful country, has long since declined. And the Qing Dynasty is indeed a rising power, a powerful country, with the current military strength of the Qing Dynasty, has far surpassed the current Netherlands, even Britain and France and other old powers do not dare to provoke the current Qing Dynasty, let alone these Dutch!

And now the rear admiral in front of him actually declared that if he did not withdraw from the territory of the Lanfang Republic within twenty-four hours, the Qing Dynasty would directly declare war on the Kingdom of the Netherlands, how could such shocking news not make these Dutch people feel frightened. And the reason for this qiē is this so-called Lanfang Republic.

The Great Republic of Lan Fang, commonly referred to as the Republic of Lan Fang, was the first republic founded by overseas Chinese who existed in South Sea Borneo (now Indonesia occupies Kalimantan Island) between the seventies and eighties of the 19th century, and the first republic in the history of Asia.

In 1770, Luo Fangbo, a Hakka from Meixian County (now Meizhou City) in Guangdong, established the "Lanfang Company" in Pontianak, West Borneo (now West Kalimantan) in Southeast Asia.

In 1777, Luo Fangbo changed the "company" to "republic", and established the "Lanfang Great Unified Republic" with Dongwanlu as the capital. This year is set as the first year of Lanfang.

When the Republic of Lanfang was established, the first general system was Chen Lanbo, and the second general system was Luo Fangbo. The name of the Lanfang Great Unified System is taken from this; Some people also call it the Fangbo Republic because of the second general Luo Fangbo.

In 1777, according to the opinions of the local people, Luo Fangbai set out to establish the "Lanfang Company" with Dongwanlu as the capital, and organized the "Lanfang General System" Republic. The 1.1 million people under his jurisdiction unanimously supported him, calling him "Chief of the Tang Dynasty" and respectfully "Fang Bo".

As soon as the founding of the People's Republic of China, Luo Fangbo sent people back to the Qing Dynasty to meet Emperor Qianlong and ask for a vassal status, but the Qing court regarded it as a nest of pirates and bandits, and did not accept this country established by the Nanyang Chinese overseas. For this reason, Luo Fangbo died depressed, and before his death, he also explained to the people that no matter who is the leader of the country in the future, the heart of submitting to the Qing Dynasty must not change.

At that time, another reason why Luo Fangbo and others wanted to return to the Qing Dynasty was to find a strong backer. Southeast Asia at that time was not calm. The Dutch colonists invaded Indonesia in 1596 and established the "East India Company" in 1602 with government powers, and continued to invade and expand the Indonesian islands. The Dutch colonists have always had their eyes on the Republic of Lanfang and have constantly sent troops to invade it. Luo Fangbo and other national leaders believed that it would be difficult to resist the Dutch colonists if they only relied on the strength of the small country of Lanfang, and only with the help of the Qing Dynasty could the Dutch be suppressed.

Lan Fang's move has had a certain effect. Although Luo Fangbo's wish to claim vassal status to the Qing Dynasty was not realized, the Qing government eventually agreed to trade with the Republic of Lanfang. Lan Fang also took advantage of this to create a false impression and claim that Lan Fang was already a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty. This move really frightened the Dutch, who were worried that the invasion of Lanfang would cause opposition from the Qing Dynasty, and they had to stop harassing Lanfang. (To be continued......)