"According to statistics, since the opening of the port by the emperor of China, the price of Chinese goods going to sea has become lower and lower. This was also due to the effective rule of the Chinese emperor, who rectified the Chinese currency, stabilized China's commercial taxes, and purged corrupt officials and bandits from China. There are more and more maritime merchants in China, and they can get goods at a lower price than us. When the Zheng pirates were co-opted by the Chinese emperor, although the port tariffs were raised, the pirates were no longer paid protection fees, and the profit margins of the Chinese maritime merchants were greatly improved......"

"Gentlemen, taking into account the cost of purchasing goods and the loss of ships going to Canton, the overall cost of a Dutch merchant ship to buy goods in person in Canton is at least 10% more than waiting for Chinese merchants to ship them directly in Batavia...... Therefore, I propose that the merchant ships of the East India Company no longer do business with China. Of course, Japanese trade must be preserved. ”

"In the future, the East India Company could retain these three ...... on the trade routes of the Far East"

"First, Chinese merchants shipped goods to Batavia, and the East India Company shipped goods from Batavia back to Europe."

"Article 2, Japan - Geranza (Tainan) - Vietnam - Batavia - Europe."

"Article 3, Spice Islands - Batavia - Europe."

As soon as the Director General of the East India Company's Oriental Affairs finished speaking, Governor Anthony van Diemen resolutely objected, and the man said angrily: "Gentlemen, is it not your eye that you can only see that little profit? Now withdraw from China, wait for Chinese businessmen to sell goods to Batavia. After the rise of Chinese businessmen, it will inevitably promote the development of China's navy. At that time, I am afraid that we will not be able to stay in Batavia, and even the Strait of Malacca will be taken by the Chinese! ”

Director General Huis smiled: "Your Excellency, you don't know the Chinese. The Chinese only pay attention to their land, they have no interest in the sea. In the eyes of the emperors and ministers of China, the rich mainland of China already has enough wealth, so why brave the storm to venture into the treacherous sea? In Batavia, I often heard stories about Zheng He. Zheng He, a Chinese official, led a huge fleet all the way to Africa more than 200 years ago. But they are there to show off their force, and as long as the countries are willing to pay tribute, they will not do anything else. The merchant ships of the Chinese are not suitable for the sea, and the transportation of goods to Batavia is already the limit. Batavia and Malacca will always belong to the Netherlands. ”

"No, I know the Chinese, especially the Chinese merchants," Anthony said, "and that they are no less greedy and daring than European adventurers." Today the Netherlands withdraws from the South China Sea, tomorrow it will be forced to withdraw from the Far East! ”

Huis said: "Your Excellency, your worries are unfounded. ”

Anthony slapped the table angrily: "No one here is more familiar with the Far East than I am, you are doing a stupid thing!" In order to reduce the cost by 10%, he even gave up the business route from China to Batavia! ”

Anthony, the governor of Batavia, was a merchant by birth and an unsuccessful merchant.

He's more fit to be at the helm!

He united with Chinese merchants and Malay natives to defeat the Sultan's army, occupy Batavia with fewer victories, and build the city of Batavia with his own hands. They also joined forces and took a vote of natives to seize Sri Lanka and Malacca from Portugal. Through diplomacy and war, he forced the Governor of Goa (Portugal) and King Fars to sue for peace, and obtained a monopoly on local chili peppers, spices and other goods.

He also started the trade between Japan and Vietnam.

He sent expedition fleets and discovered unfamiliar lands such as the New Southwest, the north coast of Australia, Tonga, and Fiji.

He even personally drafted the Batavia Code, opened Latin schools, Catholic churches, hospitals, orphanages, and carried out cultural colonization along with military colonization.

Such a far-sighted and holistic governor single-handedly created a solid situation in the Far East for the Dutch East India Company.

But after the situation is stabilized, there are more and more constraints, and it is very likely that the Dutch headquarters did it deliberately!

Huis didn't argue with Anthony, but said, "Raise your hand to vote, and if you agree with the proposal, please raise your hand." ”

More than eighty percent of the councillors raised their hands in favour.

Huis looked at Anthony: "Your Excellency the Governor, do you need another vote?" ”

Anthony said: "I have voted against it in the name of the Governor of Batavia!" The result of the Senate was not to be passed by the Governor against the objections of the Council, and it was necessary to take it back to the Netherlands and submit it to the Council of Seventeen for a vote. ”

"Of course, this is the power of the governor, and the proposal will be brought back to the Netherlands soon." Huis smiled.

Dominate East Asia?

Hehe, the board of directors of the Dutch headquarters, has no interest in this. The gentlemen of the seventeen-member meeting are only responsible to the shareholders at large and to the investors of the stock exchange.

Reducing the total cost of cargo by a full 10%, this proposal must pass, and the withdrawal of Dutch merchant ships is a matter of time.

Huis added: "After the opening of the sea by the Emperor of China, more and more Chinese merchants came to Batavia. Many of them opened trading houses, leaving Chinese employees to do things, and there were more and more Chinese in Batavia. In order to win over the Chinese, I propose that one or two Jiapitan be allowed to be elected as councillors of the city hall with the right to observe and make suggestions. ”

This power was originally promised to the Chinese leaders, but it has never been truly exercised.

Anthony said, "I agree. ”

Unanimously passed.

There were too many Chinese, and it was inconvenient to manage, and they often had disputes with Dutch officials.

It is very cost-effective to recruit one or two Chinese leaders into the city hall as dogs, and to use China to control China.

"The Chinese Kapitan in Batavia asked for a school to be opened in the Chinese quarter, and they also asked for the construction of a Mazu temple in the Chinese quarter. Although this is a matter under the jurisdiction of the town hall, it can be voted on at the council today. ”

"I'm against it!"

Anthony said: "In Batavia, only Latin schools can be built, only Jewishish churches can be built. If the Chinese are allowed to build schools and temples, their influence will grow. ”

As long as there is no monetary interest involved, then it is basically under the governor's orders, and there is no result in getting it back to the Dutch headquarters anyway.

The construction of a Chinese school and the construction of a Mazu temple were all rejected by the council!

The Kapitans in Batavia were very disappointed by this, but they had no choice but to set up a private school in their own homes and offer to the concubines.

Anthony then transferred the city hall files, and the rapid increase in the number of Chinese shocked the governor. He felt that he could not let the development continue, nor could he expel him directly, and that he should raise taxes on the Chinese and force some Chinese to leave Batavia.

Historically, the Manchu Qing Dynasty briefly lifted the sea ban, and a large number of Chinese came in that year, and another governor did the same.

However, he went even further, directly prohibiting the Chinese from staying, and resisting arrest and expulsion of the Chinese on various charges.

When there are too many Chinese to control, then ...... Massacre!

"Your Excellency the Governor, there is important news from the Philippines!" The adjutant hurried in.

Anthony opened the letter and was shocked, the content was: Spanish Tuhua!

This Tuhua incident should have happened four years ago. At that time, in order to trade with Zhao Han, the Spanish governor did not kill the Filipino Chinese, which can be said to have changed history.

However, after Zhao Han agreed to open the port to Spain, Spain did not directly benefit.

Because more and more Fujian businessmen are going to the Philippines to do business, they have almost grabbed the market share of the place.

What's even more terrifying is that there are more and more Chinese, and it is simply difficult to govern.

The Spanish colonists were so alarmed by this that they had slaughtered 30,000 Chinese at a time just forty years earlier. At that time, there were no barbers, tailors, shoemakers, cooks, and farmers in Manila, who looted countless goods but could not buy them.

Spain's colonial rule in the Philippines almost collapsed due to the large-scale massacre of China!

Well, the scar forgot the pain, and now the tragedy is repeated.

This time, the Philippine governor of Spain had exactly the same idea as Anthony: there were too many Chinese, it was not easy to manage, heavy taxes were imposed to force some away, and forced labor to kill some.

As a result, the Filipino Chinese rose up.

Don't think that the Chinese are bullied, the massacre in the Philippines forty years ago, tens of thousands of Chinese rebels were killed all the way to Manila, and even made Lu buses for siege (a few years before the official uprising, the Chinese mercenaries who could not be tortured directly killed the Philippine governor).

Barrian, Manila, Philippines.

The city of Manila was also built by the Chinese. However, the Chinese were not allowed to enter the city, and could only live outside the city in Barrian, which the Chinese called "Jiannei".

Once the Spanish colonists chose to make a move against the Chinese, the artillery in the city could directly bombard the stream!

"Boom, boom!"

The Spanish took action, because they learned that the Chinese in the stream might rebel.

"Father-in-law, let's go!"

Wan Zhaoan grabbed his uncle's wrist, dragged him outside the store, and ran all the way to the back house to pick up his weapon.

Long Xianmin panicked: "Artillery bombardment, how can you run around?" Find a place to hide. ”

Wan Zhaoan said anxiously: "After the artillery bombardment, there will be an army to kill." If you don't run away now, you won't be able to escape in the future! ”

Forty years is enough to make people forget the old things.

What's more, the massacre 40 years ago, which almost wiped out the Filipino Chinese, is now a latecomer to re-immigration. In order to restore the colony, Spain took great pains to invite Chinese businessmen back, and even gave various tax incentives at the beginning.

Wan Zhaoan took his father-in-law's family, as well as the Chinese guys in the store, and soon came to the street with his baggage.

The streets were already in chaos, and a large number of Chinese civilians were fleeing in all directions.

Seeing that it was not a solution, Wan Zhaoan suddenly pulled his sword out of its sheath and shouted in a hissed voice: "Is there a Datong army?" Datong Army assembles! ”

shouted for a long time, but no one responded.

Wan Zhaoan could only drag his wife and take his father-in-law's family to continue to escape.

He was a disabled veteran with a broken middle and ring finger on his left hand. could have been placed as a policeman, but he came to the Philippines to break through because there was a baby here.

Wan Zhaoan ran for a distance, the shelling gradually stopped, and the Chinese fleeing in front suddenly ran back.

"There are red-haired soldiers in front, flee back!"

"The fire is so powerful that it can't be rushed!"

“……”

Soon after, a large number of Chinese fled in the other direction.

The Chinese settlement was surrounded on several sides, but the Spanish soldiers were not enough, so Japanese mercenaries and local aborigines were brought in to fill the number.

The local indigenous soldiers are weak chickens and are active in slaughtering civilians, but they will flee in the face of fierce fighting.

Thousands of Chinese rushed towards the native soldiers together, and they could only break through from here.

But soon, the Chinese civilians at the entrance of the alley couldn't parry, and they ran back one after another, and the alley entrance was completely blocked.

"It's on fire, it's on fire!"

The Spaniards actually set fire to the settlement, along with the Chinese.

Seeing the fire on all sides, these Chinese finally let go and rushed forward with the butcher's knives of the indigenous soldiers. The native soldiers, on the contrary, were frightened, let go of the alley and turned to flee.

Wan Zhaoan squeezed out of the streets with the crowd, and at this time, the Spanish soldiers and Japanese mercenaries had already chased after him from both sides.

The Chinese jumped off the Bashi River and fled across the river to the swampy areas further north.

The Spanish officers rode in pursuit and slashed the last Chinese who had fled. The native soldiers drew earthen bows and shot arrows at the Chinese pile. The Japanese mercenaries raised their swords and chased and slashed all the way.

After more than 3,000 deaths, the Chinese finally stormed the woods.

Men and women, young and old, picked up branches and stones to make weapons, and then helped the old and the young to the swamp.

Forty years ago, more than 400 Chinese also fled to this swamp. Faced with their pursuers, they committed suicide by jumping into the swamp en masse, unwilling to be caught by the Spaniards.

Wan Zhaoan ran into the crowd and shouted: "I am a soldier of the 6th Battalion of the 1st Brigade of the 7th Division of the Datong Army, and I have served as a soldier for His Majesty the Emperor of Datong, China. Whoever trusts me, listens to my commands. Now, who brought the rope? Ten people, follow me into the swamp. Tie the waist with a rope, and pull it out when it sinks in. No one is allowed to walk around, all line up and grab the clothes of the compatriots in front of them! After going deep into the swamp and getting rid of the pursuers, all the supplies will be distributed uniformly! ”