Not to mention the Governor of Batavia, even the Dutch Council of Seventeen was not qualified to sign the treaty on behalf of the Netherlands.

But in practice, the Dutch government chose to accept all the treaties signed by the governor of Batavia. Because of these treaties, most of them were beneficial to the Netherlands.

Since the favorable treaties have been recognized, the unfavorable treaties must be recognized if they are not recognized, otherwise it will give Britain, Portugal, and Spain an excuse to tear up the treaties.

The two envoys, Liu Hanyi and Sun Jue, made such a big move, and they just wanted to sign a treaty as soon as possible and finalize the fruits of victory.

Settle in the bag for safety!

Su Dingguo was called to help come up with an idea, this product has been dealing with the Dutch since he was a child, and he is full of bad advice:

"The Dutch East India Company, in recent years, there has been a distinction between localists and localists. The local officials, many of whom were not nobles, were slowly climbed up by small clerks, and the power of the South Seas and India was intertwined. ”

"At the Dutch headquarters, in order to curb this phenomenon, senior staff were either recalled home or transferred between colonies. The executives of the company who are transferred will marry each other, and this marriage will not be known to the Dutch headquarters. Because the object of the marriage is their illegitimate children here. Potential young employees are also recruited as sons-in-law, and sons-in-law are more important than their own sons, and are often assigned to important positions. “

"The councillors and deputies of parliament who have been arrested by the Governor are of the local faction and often work against the Governor. This time, the Governor and his cronies can be released, but the local councillors cannot be released. After the governor signed the treaty, he let him go to India with his cronies. In order to defend himself, the governor must have poured dirty water on the heads of the councillors, saying that Batavia was lost because of the surrender of the councillors. ”

"The Dutch headquarters has been suppressing the localists, and even no longer making the localists governors. When the time comes, it is very likely that the headquarters will favor the governor and decide that the main reason for the loss of Batavia is the surrender of these councillors. The local faction of the Dutch East India Company will have more and more contradictions with the headquarters. One day, when the imperial court goes to India to attack the Dutch castle, it is estimated that the Dutch will break out into infighting on their own. ”

After hearing these words, Liu Hanyi glanced at Sun Jue.

The so-called local faction was formed in the past 10 years.

In the beginning, the Dutch East India Company faced a very difficult environment, and a group of poor people struggled with their heads in Asia. And those real aristocrats will run away after a few years, so the rank and file will rise quickly.

It's like slapping the table and scolding the little old man of the governor, from a low-level businessman, to the chairman of the municipal council in a few years, and then to take full control of the Taiwan colony. Even if he was forcibly transferred back to the headquarters, he would have to be given the post of commander-in-chief of the East India Fleet.

The most powerful governor, Van Dimen, also rose from the bottom.

And now, the governor-general and commander-in-chief of the fleet can only be held by nobles sent from within the country. Those low-level employees of the company, the upside has been sealed, and at most they can become members of the company's parliament, and they can simply form gangs to cultivate local forces.

If it weren't for the rise of China, the next step for these localists would have been to build a colonial society: the Dutch were encouraged to build plantations, the Dutch were encouraged to start companies, and then they did business in partnership with the Chinese and Javanese aristocracy. Then build all kinds of public facilities and entertainment facilities, and treat the colony as his home, even if he retires and leaves, he will not be able to return to the Netherlands.

What are you going to do?

When they returned to the Netherlands, they were not nobles, but they could continue to be good people if they stayed in the colony.

One afternoon, Governor Rainiers was brought in to negotiate.

Sitting at the negotiating table, Rainiers was very dissatisfied: "This is your country's attitude to negotiations?" I need an adjutant, and I need a clerk. ”

Liu Hanyi sneered: "You are given two choices, one is to continue the negotiations, and the other is to be escorted to Nanjing for trial." I can guarantee that after the trial, you will definitely be beheaded. ”

Rainiers fell silent for a moment.

Seeing that the goods did not express their position, Sun Jue shouted: "Escort it down and bring it back to Nanjing!" ”

The two soldiers immediately dragged Rainiers out, and the guy was obviously frightened and hurriedly shouted: "I am willing to negotiate!" ”

Liu Hanyi raised his hand: "Bring it back." ”

Sitting back down, Rainiers said, "My current status is a captive, and a captive is not qualified to negotiate on behalf of the company. Moreover, I need the authorization of the Council, and without it, it would be useless for the Governor to sign the treaty. ”

Liu Hanyi asked, "Do you still need the authorization of the Council?" You've arrested all the councillors. ”

"It was an extraordinary time." Reiniers said.

Sun Jue said: "Now is also an extraordinary time. But rest assured, those parliamentarians will definitely sign the power of attorney. ”

"They won't," Rainnis said. ”

"They will." Sun Jue's tone was extremely affirmative.

Reiniers said helplessly: "Then let's talk." I have two demands, first, to guarantee my safety and let me go to India; Second, to return part of my property, I need fifty thousand guilders. ”

Fifty thousand guilders is more than ten thousand taels of silver.

Liu Hanyi said: "The first one can promise you, and the second one don't even think about it." If you honestly cooperate with the negotiations, you can leave you 3,000 guilders and send your mistress and illegitimate child to India together. ”

"Take out the terms you prepared." Rainiers knew he had to take it.

A treaty that had been drawn up was pushed in front of Rainiers.

The treaty, as always, was formal, bilingual in Chinese and Latin.

Rainiers read it carefully, unable to speak for a long time.

First, the cause of the war was the Dutch East India Company's unauthorized attack on China's vassals. The Netherlands tore up the last treaty and took full responsibility for the war.

Second, Batavia and its surrounding lands were seized by force by the Chinese army in a state of war. The Netherlands pledged to abandon Batavia and recognize Batavia as an overseas territory of China.

Third, as compensation for the military expenses incurred in the war, the Netherlands ceded Ambon Island and the surrounding islands to China.

Fourthly, the Netherlands renounced its suzerainty over Mataran.

The four contents seem very simple, but in fact, they completely drove the Dutch power out of Southeast Asia.

In particular, Ambon Island and the surrounding islands, which are the Spice Islands in the narrow sense of the word, were the main source of spices for the Dutch East India Company.

After a long silence, Rainiers said: "If I sign this treaty, I will be hanged when I return to the Netherlands." Moreover, the headquarters will not recognize this treaty, and even if I sign it, it will be a waste of paper! ”

Liu Hanyi said: "Whether you sign it or not is your business." Whether the East India Company recognized it or not, that was the matter for the East India Company. If you sign it, you may die if you go back to the Netherlands. If you don't sign it, you will definitely die if you are escorted to Nanjing! ”

"Do I have any other choice?" Reiniers was already lying flat.

"Nope." Liu Hanyi cut the railway.

Rainiers picked up a quill pen, brushed the treaty and signed his name, and said, "Where is my seal?" ”

Sun Jue snatched the treaty, took out the governor's seal from his pocket, and stamped it with mud. Then, he threw the governor's seal to Rainiers: "Give this back to you, I guess you still have some use for it." ”

Half an hour later, in another room.

The members and representatives of the Batavian Council of the East India Company were again reunited after being tried separately.

Sun Jue took out the proposed power of attorney of the council: "Sign it, you authorize the governor to negotiate and sign." Whatever the content of the treaty, the responsibility lies with the Governor, and you are all forced. ”

The little old man, Hans Putmans, said: "We have to look at the content of the treaty. ”

Sun Jue sneered: "I have already asked clearly, you are a German commoner, not a Dutch at all, let alone a Dutch nobleman. What do you care about treaties? ”

"The company's business is my business." Hans Putmans said.

Sun Jue said to several soldiers: "This person was once the governor of Taiwan, China, and slaughtered tens of thousands of Chinese people (Taiwanese natives). Kill it! ”

Before the Dutch parliamentarians could react, the Chinese soldiers rushed up and hacked Putmans to death.

One of the councillors was even splattered with blood.

Sun Jue smiled and said to the remaining councillors: "This man died in battle while guarding the castle, and you can repay him." However, before reporting the merits, it is troublesome to sign the negotiation authorization form. ”

The parliamentarians looked at each other and looked at Putmans' corpse.

Whoever dares not to sign will probably die for guarding the castle.

"Raise your sword!" Sun Jue shouted.

"I'll sign it!"

A councillor trembled with fright and trembled and picked up a quill pen.

Sun Jue left with the power of attorney, and went to discuss with Liu Hanyi with a smile.

Su Dingguo said that the parliamentarian could not be released, but after discussing it with the two envoys, they felt that they should be released. Not only must they be released, but they must also be kept safe, and they must not be put together with the Governor to prevent them from being killed by the Governor on the way.

When the governor and parliamentarians all arrived in India, they would definitely eat the dog and accuse each other of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country.

This treaty should also be appreciated by the British, French, Portuguese, and Spaniards. These countries have all signed treaties with the Netherlands that have not yet expired, and as long as the Netherlands dares not to recognize them, then other countries also have an excuse to tear up the treaties.

A few warships, transporting 500 Datong troops, sailed quickly towards Ambon Island.

Ambon Island is located next to the island of Seran and has an island of Bru to the west.

The island's natives were extremely fierce, having repeatedly attacked Portuguese and Spanish castles, and once defeated Dutch colonists.

In order to prevent indigenous rebellions, the Netherlands carried out several massacres. Because the massacre was so excessive, even Britain, Portugal, Spain and other countries could not stand it, and accused the Dutch colonists of being inhumane.

By the way, one of the terms of the armistice treaty negotiated between Cromwell and the Netherlands this time was actually that the Netherlands would pay 300,000 guilders to the descendants of the indigenous people of Ambon Island who were slaughtered.

The Netherlands really agreed, as for whether to lose money or not, only the devil knows.

Even if the Dutch were willing to accompany them, the natives would not dare to take it. The treaty only said that the money should be paid, but it did not say that the slaughter could not be continued, and that the natives who received the compensation should be killed.

Cromwell didn't think about really making the Netherlands lose money, and many of the contents of the armistice treaty were not operable, and they were just disgusting the Netherlands.

Of course, there is a sum of money that must be lost.

Because when the Dutch carried out the massacre, they easily killed all the British on the island.

Seeing the Chinese ships coming, the Dutch officers in Ambon hurriedly blew the trumpet and gathered soldiers to defend.

There are only more than 80 Dutch defenders here, and there are only about 100 people including civilians and civilians.

The writer Newhoff went ashore in a small boat, took out a document signed by the governor, and said to the Dutch in the city: "We have lost the war, Ambon Island has been ceded to China, so pack up your things and prepare to leave." ”

An island rich in spices fell into Chinese hands.

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