Chapter 130: Chinese Exclusion
The Dutch suffered a great loss in this naval battle. The Dutch Navy's East India Fleet was completely destroyed. You don't have to think about it, Jacques. How resentful the Governor of Dominica was towards Xinhua State. It's just that everyone didn't expect that he would be so shameless that he would dare to secretly provoke the contradictions between the natives and the Chinese, and then attack the Chinese on Java. Such a means is really despicable!
"Your Excellency, why did the Dutch do this? A chaotic Java island that won't do them the slightest! The middle-aged Chinese asked a little puzzled. After all, the Dutch, as the rulers, had to keep the colonial authorities afloat by collecting taxes from these Chinese merchants!
"Humph! The Dutch are resentful of the destruction of their navy by us, so they want to use this to weaken the Chinese! After all, after we defeated the Spaniards, it will definitely be their turn next! That's why they want to attack the Chinese so despicably! Fang Minghong gritted his teeth and said. Although, this is just his guess, but it is very consistent with what he really wants!
"Your Excellency, what should we do? In Batavia, there are more than 20,000 Chinese! The middle-aged Chinese were a little panicked. If the Dutch colonial authorities had been instigated in the background, it would undoubtedly be a huge disaster for the Chinese living here. There were hundreds of thousands of people in Batavia, but all but 20,000 Chinese and about the same number of Dutch were native.
"I'll go and see the Dutch Governor in Indonesia later! I had already conveyed to him the King's warning! If he is obsessed with it again. When the time comes, they, the Dutch, will pay for it too! Fang Minghong said.
"Also, get all the Chinese together! Once you find out that something is wrong. Gather at the consulate now! The consulate guards will try their best to keep everyone safe! Fang Minghong said. Inside the consulate, there was a platoon of the Xinhua Army. However, in normal times, these Xinhua officers and soldiers are staying in the consulate under other names. In addition, the Xinhua Army also stored a batch of weapons in the consulate, although not much. But it was enough to arm more than a hundred people. When the time comes, this will also be a rare combat force. The consulate is located in the port area of Batavia, and if something is wrong. Can lead the Chinese into the port and escape from Batavia. Of course, only if there are so many merchant ships. To take all the more than 20,000 Chinese away, at least 30 merchant ships were needed. Inside the port of what is now Batavia. There were simply not that many merchant ships.
"It's good. Your Excellency Consul, I'll make arrangements! By the way, there are a few boats in the port now, and we can send some of the old and weak women and children away first! The middle-aged businessman suggested. After all, when a riot breaks out, the most vulnerable are the old and weak women and children!
"Hmmm! You go ahead and arrange it! I will immediately send people to contact the country and the navy, hoping that they can rescue us in time! Fang Minghong said. Relying on the strength of the Chinese on Java Island alone, there is certainly no way to avoid this catastrophe. can only rely on the strength of Xinhuaguo. It's just that Xinhua is too far away from the island of Java. It takes a month to come back and forth. Fortunately, after the Xinhua Navy annihilated the Dutch Navy, the scope of its power had expanded to the eastern part of the Java Sea. If someone had been sent to inform them now, they might have been able to arrive in time.
The two immediately went their separate ways. Fang Minghong once again rushed to the Dutch Indonesian Governor's Palace, asking to see Jacques. Governor of Dominica! However, his request was denied, and the staff of the Governor's Palace told him that Jacques . The Governor of Dominica was ill and did not have time to see him. Such a reply suddenly made Fang Minghong's heart sink to the bottom. This undoubtedly shows that the real Dutch are playing tricks.
After returning to the consulate, Fang Minghong summoned the consulate's guards and explained the situation to them. The Xinhua officers and soldiers of the guard were excited, and they all said that even if they fought for their lives, they would protect the Chinese in Batavia as much as possible. In order to strengthen the strength, the guards selected some strong people from the Chinese children and distributed weapons to them to use to strengthen the consulate!
At the same time, the Chinese in Batavia also began to organize. Everyone began to pack up and prepare to board the ship and leave here. In particular, the old and infirm, women and children, were the first to leave on merchant ships in the ports of Batavia.
The actions of the Chinese attracted the attention of the Dutch colonial authorities. The Governor of Dominica wanted to take revenge on the Chinese, how could he let those Chinese leave?
On March 16, 1838, in a ghetto in Batavia, a Caucasian man in a top hat walked into a thatched house with his nose covered. Inside the thatched house, there are several skinny black Indonesian natives.
"Elder Damon, have you thought about it? In the past few days, many Chinese have fled Batavia! When those Chinese have fled, you just want to rob those Chinese of their wealth, and that is impossible! The Caucasian said to an old native. That old man is an elder among the indigenous people of Indonesia, and he has a high status among the indigenous people.
"Those Chinese are not easy to deal with! If we do something to the Chinese, it will bring disaster to my people. This is a grievance between you Dutch and Chinese, and we will not interfere! The old man shook his head. Although the indigenous people have a low level of education, they are not stupid either. These Dutchmen came to the door on their own initiative, obviously with bad intentions. If you don't do it, you'll be framed by these guys. When the Dutch invaded the Indonesian archipelago, the natives who died at the gunpoint of the Dutch did not know how many people there were. Many indigenous nations have been destroyed as a result. It can be said that there is also a blood feud between the natives and the Dutch. It's just that the Dutch are powerful, and these natives who are good at bullying the soft and afraid of the hard do not dare to retaliate!
"Elder, I swear in God's name! This time, we definitely didn't lie to you! It's all because the recent actions of those Chinese are so hateful, so His Excellency the Governor wants to teach them a lesson! When the time comes, all the wealth of the Chinese who have been robbed will belong to you! The Caucasian continued.
Elder Damon hesitated a little, the greedy and lazy natives were already salivating for the wealth of the Chinese. If they are not tempted, it is absolutely impossible. It's just that they are afraid that this is fat meat wrapped in poison, and although it is delicious, it will kill them.
"Father, let's do it! Your Excellency the Governor will not deceive us. Those Chinese have plundered our wealth and made our lives so poor, we must use force to take back the wealth that belongs to us! A middle-aged native, who was Darley, the son of Elder Damon, said that he also had a high prestige among the natives. In menopause, he didn't have as many worries as his father. The rich life of the Chinese has long made him very envious!
"Can you guarantee that there will be no Dutch military police to suppress my people this time?" Elder Damon asked, looking at the Caucasians.
"Elder, I promise! You should have felt it from the situation in the past few days! Our troops stayed in the barracks and did not go out, and the police stayed in the police stations. As long as you don't attack the Dutch living quarters, then you can run rampant in Batavia! The Caucasian said with a smile.
"Father, I've been walking around the city for the past few days, and this gentleman is right. This time the Dutch will not stand in our way again! I saw yesterday in the port that those damn Chinese were transferring their wealth. If it's a little later, they'll have transferred all their wealth away! Darley said anxiously.
"What do you think?" Elder Damon looked at the other natives in the room.
The natives had no opinion, and they, like Dare, had long coveted the wealth of the Chinese. Of course, in addition to the wealth of the Chinese, those beautiful Chinese women are also the target of their coveting.
"Alright, let's go back and prepare! Start tomorrow and let those Chinese pay off the debts they have owed all these years! Elder Damon said. Almost all the indigenous people regard the Chinese as outsiders and the main culprits for the poverty of the indigenous people. In this way, the hatred they have accumulated towards the Chinese can be imagined!
"Yes, Elder!" All the natives replied excitedly.
A smile also appeared on the face of the white race, and the task assigned by His Excellency the Governor was finally successfully completed. As for the consequences of this, whether it was the natives or the Dutch governor Jacques. Dominic, it seems, never thought about it.
On March 17, 1838, Batavia was cloudy. However, this day is a very important one. This day will also be destined to be remembered by history.
As soon as the sun rose, a group of natives stormed the streets of the Chinese population. They claimed that a Chinese liquor shop had sold fake liquor to them. In the end, it turned out that they were nothing more than a false accusation. However, these natives did not stop there, and they began to beat people and steal things in the liquor store. Suddenly, the behavior of these natives aroused the anger of the Chinese people. Other Chinese came and drove the natives away. However, in less than half an hour, tens of thousands of natives gathered outside the streets inhabited by Chinese!
"Fellow citizens! Those damned Chinese, they sold fake wine to our compatriots, and they also injured our compatriots, it's so hateful! For hundreds of years, the Chinese have been plundering our wealth, causing us to live in more and more poverty! We can't live a life like this anymore! Everyone rush with me, kill all those Chinese, and regain the wealth that belongs to us! Darre shouted loudly to the Indonesian natives! (To be continued......)
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