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Upon hearing this, Song Yingsheng and his mother-in-law's expressions froze.

This is really a reward for this world, it came quickly!

At this time, both of them regretted it very much. Why did they say such things? Isn't this just shooting yourself in the foot?

But then again, who knew that when the second brother (second uncle) came back, he would be a fifth-rank official! And not only by relying on other things, but by relying on the miscellaneous studies that I used to look down on, I have achieved a bright future, and it is very likely that I will become a second-level minister!

"Second uncle, what I just said was just a joke. Don't take it seriously!" Mrs. Song Yingsheng knew that her husband was being held captive, so she was shameless and risked her life anyway. She quickly said with a smile on her face.

Before Song Yingxing could say anything, Song Shigui, who felt proud and proud, immediately answered in front of his father: "Are you kidding? Auntie, do you have the nerve to say this?"

His words made Mrs. Song Yingsheng's face turn red and she felt a little embarrassed. Everyone present didn't know that what he said just now was definitely not a joke.

"That's enough, don't be rude to your elders!" Song Yingxing looked at his eldest brother and sister-in-law, then turned to scold his son, "Get ready and go to Beijing with your father. You know a lot about miscellaneous studies. Science and Technology Qing Li Si Cao Chuang, dad needs your help. I can go talk to the emperor, and it should be fine."

Upon hearing this, Song Shigui couldn't help but be overjoyed. When he saw the eldest grandson looking over, he couldn't help but raise his head high and responded loudly: "Okay, dad!"

Beside, Song Yingxing's wife was already wiping tears of joy with excitement! The husband finally got through it, and he no longer had to look at his sister-in-law's face.

"Mom, my eldest brother is an official of the imperial court. It's not easy to get an official position. He just resigned if he can't explain it. How about you follow the child to Beijing?" Song Yingxing turned to his mother and said.

The mother of the Song family was also very happy and burst into tears. Both brothers became officials, and the younger son also became a high official. This was really smoke coming out of the ancestral graves of the Song family!

She disagreed with Song Yingxing's request. After all, she was old and unwilling to leave her familiar homeland. In the end, it was the eldest son who took the initiative, and the eldest son of the eldest son stayed at home to serve his grandma. Although he is of age for the scientific examination, he does not delay serving his grandma. After all, there are servants at home, and there is no need to do it yourself.

After the affairs of the Song family were settled, Song Yingxing quickly took his son to the capital.

This incident also caused a sensation in Fengxin County. Suddenly, miscellaneous studies became a hot topic. And as the news from Yingtian Mansion spread, related miscellaneous studies, to be precise, scientific and technical knowledge, became a hot topic again.

Compared with the liveliness and happiness here, Liu Xiang, who was escaping in Nanyang, was not happy. By this time, he had arrived in Batavia.

Batavia, later known as Manila. After taking office in 1619, the third governor of the Dutch East India Company, Yan Pedelson Kun, attacked and drove away the Banten army and occupied this place. However, at that time, the population here was sparse, there was a lack of food supply, and there was no wood to build ships and houses. The surrounding area was a desolate swamp, with few villages inhabited. Floods occurred during the rainy season, and tigers, wild boars, rhinos, etc. were often seen. At the same time, the surrounding areas It also faced hostility and threats from surrounding local kingdoms.

Then, the Dutch used various means to obtain the hard-working and skilled Ming people. They transported boulders from the stone quarries on the Coromandel coast of India, cut teak from Zabala in East Java, and collected coral stones from the local area. The prototype of Batavia was built on the ruins.

The major construction projects in Batavia, such as the excavation of canals and drainage channels, the construction of houses and harbors, the construction of city walls and protective fortresses, were mostly built by the Ming people. Chinese workers were well versed in brickmaking and bricklaying techniques, which was highly praised by the Dutch.

At this time, Batavia had not yet been built, and there were not even city walls, only some bastions as defenses. The reason for this is that the Dutch did not care about the city walls because they were confident enough to deal with attacks from surrounding enemies. Because this Batavia was built as a base camp for the East. The fleet alone exceeded three hundred men, and it was led by Admiral Anthony Van Diemen.

At this time, Anthony Van Diemen looked at Putmans with a bit of contempt. This former high-ranking governor accompanied the great pirate Liu Xiang to leave the port and go to the Governor's Palace. I cursed in my heart as "a bunch of lost dogs."

Liu Xiang looked at the bustling Batavia and saw Ming people building the city everywhere. Instead of being happy to see his compatriots, he felt worried.

After Putmans escaped to Batavia, life was not easy. At this time, he had a gloomy face and did not want to talk to Liu Xiang.

When a group of them arrived at the Governor's Mansion, they happened to meet Governor Kun of Batavia personally sending a few people out. Liu Xiang took a look and could tell at a glance that he must be Mingren.

At this glance, he couldn't help but be a little curious: "Who is this Mingren, and he is so valued by the Governor?"

"This is the Kapitan Sumingang of your Ming people!" Putmans said coldly, "It is the leader of the Ming people in Batavia. Your Majesty the Governor thought that it would be easier to manage since you Ming people have a leader. I guess this Kapitan came as a gift."

According to Dutch regulations, citizens in Batavia must pay a poll tax and must report to the Governor's Mansion once a year to prevent tax evasion. This poll tax was collected by Kapitan among the Ming people, that is, Su Minggang, who was in charge of Kapitan at this time. He collected the poll tax and then handed it over to the Dutch, thus saving the Dutch a lot of time and energy. .

At this time, the head tax paid by the Ming people accounted for more than half of the total income from the head tax and other taxes collected by the Dutch East India Company in the city. It can be said that the city of Batavia was completely created by Ming people and supported many Dutch people.

"Your Excellency, Governor, you must not give it away again, otherwise you will offend the villain." Su Minggang, who was much older than Liu Xiang, bowed repeatedly and stopped the Governor of Batavia who was sending him away. He bowed repeatedly before leaving. .

When I met Liu Xiang, I was a little surprised. He didn't know who this person was, but he came over accompanied by Putmans. He looked Liu Xiang up and down with suspicion in his eyes. But he didn't say anything and just left.

As for Liu Xiang, he naturally looked down on Su Minggang. Kapitan was nothing more than a dog owned by the Dutch!

Turning around, he saw Governor Batavia looking at him, so Liu Xiang quickly squeezed out a smile and greeted respectfully: "Dear Governor Kun, this villain has brought money for the second half of the year. The inventory and handover have already been carried out at the port."

Although Liu Xiang apparently had a cooperative relationship with the Dutch, when he first arrived, the Dutch were already operating this sea area, so he initially promised to give a portion of the stolen money to the Dutch every year. When he came this time, he brought the money for the second half of the year according to the upper limit. He just thought that having this money would make it easier to talk.

"Haha, my friend Liu, come and sit in the room!" When Governor Batavia heard this, his eyes immediately lit up and he greeted quickly.

No matter what the two parties think in their hearts, they will naturally be polite. In the end, Governor Batavia couldn't help himself and asked: "You are also the leader of a party. There is no need to come here in person to send money. Since you are here in person this time, what other matters do you have?"

Liu Xiang heard this and was about to speak when the Dutch admiral Anthony van Diemen came in. He came to report to the Governor of Batavia that there was no problem with the money. After he finished speaking, he didn't leave, but stayed in the room, obviously wanting to hear Liu Xiang's purpose. Because he also knew that Liu Xiang came over personally and sent money in advance. Something must have come up, and he just happened to be idle and bored.

After the Governor of Batavia heard that the money was no problem, he became more enthusiastic and asked Liu Xiang again what happened. Just tell him.

Seeing this, Liu Xiang stopped being polite and immediately said with a serious face: "Dear Governor, something serious is going on!"

"Something is bad..." Governor Batavia and several other people in the room looked at each other, with a hint of displeasure on their faces, and asked, "What do you mean?"

Liu Xiang immediately explained: "Maybe the Governor doesn't know that the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Luzon and killed all the Spaniards there. Now Luzon belongs to the Ming Dynasty!"

"What?" Several Dutch people present were shocked when they heard this.

When Liu Xiang saw this, he secretly thought something was wrong, and quickly explained in detail: "The imperial court sent a large number of soldiers and horses, and the navy was led by Zheng Yiguan. They suddenly landed in Luzon and occupied it. By the way, there is also Annan. Now, They also belong to the imperial court. The Portuguese there were also killed by the Ming army!"

After he arrived in Nanyang, he learned that the name of the Flemish people's country was actually Portuguese. Therefore, here, he is called by the Dutch name.

The Ming Dynasty was the largest country in the Far East, and naturally the most powerful country. Now they suddenly sent out large-scale troops, not only occupied Annan, but also occupied Luzon unprecedentedly. This is still very shocking to the Dutch in Southeast Asia and is a bad signal.

"Mr. Governor, there are various signs that the imperial court is preparing to send troops to Nanyang on a large scale." Liu Xiang continued, "You may not know that the imperial court will never show mercy to the Western Yi. It is said that the Spanish in Luzon and the Annan All the Portuguese were killed by the imperial army! We have to guard against the imperial court’s ambitions!”

The three Dutch people in the room looked at each other with shocked expressions on their faces. Whether it is the Spaniards in Luzon or the Portuguese in Annan. The Dutch have all thought about seizing their colony, but their Batavia has not yet been fully built. Therefore, they have been making preparations and sending more troops to Batavia, preparing to conquer the colony in a few years. When you have enough, go grab those colonies.

But now, the people of the Ming Dynasty took the initiative and occupied all these territories, and it was different from before.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty also sent troops to Nanyang, but they were only small-scale troops, and they were still used to destroy pirates lured from the Ming Dynasty. After the war, he went back.

Thinking of this, these Dutch people suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but look at each other again. Then, Putmans asked with a puzzled tone: "As far as we know, the Spanish also deployed heavy troops in Manila, and the port has been a place where they have been operating for a long time. The Ming army captured it immediately? How can we do this? Didn’t you hear any movement?”

Luzon is Spain's largest stronghold in the Southeast Asia, and it is also the point connecting Mexico and across the Pacific Ocean. It must have made great efforts in defense. Even the Dutch have never thought of attacking Luzon because it is difficult to fight. But now, if it hadn't been for Liu Xiang, they wouldn't have known that Luzon had changed its owner. The Dutch were naturally suspicious of the news they heard.

Upon hearing this question, Liu Xiang immediately replied: "The Spaniards wanted to kill all the Ming people on the island just like they did during the Wanli period. As a result, the news was leaked in advance. Those Ming people begged to come to me, and I sent people Went over. I happened to see this situation..."

Naturally, the Dutch also heard about the massacre in Luzon. To be honest, they were also very envious. After fattening the pigs, they killed them in one go and were full. Unexpectedly, Ming people did not remember to kill, and they quickly gathered in Luzon. It seemed that the pig had become fat again.

The three Dutchmen in the room looked at each other but said nothing. While Batavia is still employing people, it is naturally impossible to follow the Spanish approach. But let’s talk about what happens next.

At this time, they all continued to listen to what Liu Xiang said.

"...The Spaniards were unprepared and mobilized most of their troops to massacre the Ming people who had fled to the manor outside the city. At this time, the imperial army suddenly landed in Luzon. Therefore, Luzon fell into the hands of the imperial court. ”

Hearing this, Governor Batavia was shocked and asked quickly: "How could it be such a coincidence?"

The other two were also very surprised, because it was such a coincidence.

On the way here, Liu Xiang had already thought about what to say. Therefore, he did not hesitate and immediately replied: "This is not a coincidence at all! Because the court had long known that the Spaniards would do this, and they had calculated the time."

"What do you say?" Putmans asked immediately after hearing this.

Liu Xiang had a serious face and said extremely seriously: "Although the matter has not been confirmed, it should be close to ten. The imperial court may have been planning to occupy Luzon for a long time. Therefore, the Jin Yiwei was sent over long ago and the time was calculated. Lure the Spaniards into action, and then the Ming people escape to the manor outside the city to hold on, attracting the Spaniards and having to send a large number of troops there, so that it is convenient for the imperial army to capture Luzon!"

Having said this, Liu Xiang solemnly asked, "How else could anything in this world be such a coincidence?"