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Tasman didn't think what Su Zhaoxing said was wrong. Judging from the surrounding situation, there were indeed no strong enemies around Batavia.Spain, an old power in Europe, has declined, and the power of the newly-emerging Britain has not really touched this sea area, so the East India Company is the boss here.

"However, I always feel that this place is still not safe." Tasman said seriously.

"My lord governor, that's because you and your family are here, and this is your home. It's not too much to deploy too many troops around your home, but you think about the strength of the castle here, you just We need to send a small team to garrison here, who can capture this castle? Those natives with stones?" Su Zhaoxing spread his hands, expressing his helplessness.

"Haha, Su, you really know how to joke." Tasman was amused by Su Zhaoxing's words.

In fact, there was no content in this summoning. It was nothing more than Su Zhaoxing unraveling a small knot in Tasman's heart. The truth is that, except for the plan of the Great Ming Navy, Su Zhaoxing's other words were very consistent. Common sense.

Tasman had already heard Zuo Menggeng say this common-sense statement the night before.The difference is that Zuo Menggeng believes that Tasman should strengthen the control of the Chinese outside Batavia, and he feels that none of his compatriots can be trusted.It's a pity that this sentence is nonsense in Tasman's view, because since the city of Batavia was built, the Chinese are the best citizens.

However, Su Zhaoxing is from Tong'an, Fujian, and Zheng's family is from Nan'an, Fujian. They both belong to Xiamen, a neighboring county.Su Minggang is very successful in Nanyang, how can the Zheng family not know?

What Zheng Chenggong gave Su Zhaoxing was not a letter at all, it was an imperial decree from Zhu Youjian, and at the same time a series of arrangements for the Zheng family to give special care to the Su family.In this battle, what the Zheng family wants is not as simple as profit.

"Master, the carrier pigeon has been delivered. Tell me, can the Zheng family's words be trusted?" As Su Zhaoxing's confidant, the housekeeper still wanted to ask more questions.

"Uncle Liu, do you know what we can get after the event is completed?" Su Zhaoxing was a little excited.

"It's not like letting you be the governor, sir?" Liu Bo said.

"The Zheng family can become a king, and can be a director of a domestic company. My Su family can lead the governor of the Ming East India Company." Su Zhaoxing pouted Eastman from the heart. The governor offered him a seat.However, the new East India Company that Daming wanted to establish needed talents who were familiar with Nanyang affairs. My own Jiapitan was the best resume.

Chapter 579: Batavia before the Great War

Maybe the Dutch are really used to running rampant in this sea area, or maybe there is indeed no opponent here who can match them.

People who have been in peace for too long will always forget the crisis.

As ten European-style warships sailed in the Karimata Strait under the Dutch flag, Dutch ships sailing northwest from Batavia saluted the fleet.It seems that they didn't realize that the busy crew members on the deck were Han Chinese with short shaved hair and no European appearance at all.

"Shi Lang, can we take this thing off the neck, it's very itchy like a woman." Liu Guoxuan stood on the deck and twisted his neck desperately.

Standing beside him, Shi Lang and Feng Xin were both dressed in European style, the most typical ones being a wheel-shaped lace platter around their necks and tight white trousers.

"That's right, that's right. Especially these trousers, I'm too tight to wear them. It's easy to wear them like this..." Feng Xin deliberately made an indecent gesture.

"It's because you're young, I'm so impressed. For an old man like me, no amount of grinding will work."

"Hahaha..." The crowd laughed loudly, the barracks were always rude.

"It's unrealistic to change everyone's clothes, but there must be at least a few Westerners on each boat. It took a lot of effort to get these wigs on our heads. The foreigners in Nanyang are not good. They are easy to find, and their hair is stinky. Cut them into nuns one by one, so that they will hide at home for at least half a year and dare not go out to their families." Shi Lang added more details and improvised some of his actions.

"You didn't take the opportunity to sleep with those foreign women, did you?" Liu Guoxuan was obviously a person in this way, and the question he asked hit the point.

"It stinks, you're interested in finding a group for you next time." Shi Lang looked contemptuously.

The so-called European beauties in this era are probably not as good as those in the Central Plains.Unlike the fashion models of the later generations, each of them was astonished, holding a "big ocean horse" on the left and right, wishing to drool for a long time.

Behind the ten battleships, there are another twenty Fuchuan warships.But they are half a day's voyage away from the European-style warships of the first echelon, and Shi Lang is also afraid that the appearance of too many warships at one time will easily arouse the vigilance of the opponent.Batavia's geographical location is too good. Once the war starts, it is easy to leak the news. To attack Bacheng, the army and navy will need a lot of people.

Bacheng is as quiet as ever, especially the Chinese community, whether it is the business and handicraftsmen in the city; or the plantations outside the city, even the gambling houses that the Chinese love to visit, there are not many people in Yemen.

This incident seems to be nothing wrong with the Dutch, they just simply think that the Chinese are saving money.In other words, they are saving for festivals. Anyway, the Chinese don’t understand the annual festivals, especially the July and a half after July and the Mid-Autumn Festival in August.

Zuo Menggeng has been wandering around the city with his three confidants, with only one purpose, and that is to find out what is going to happen.

The signs of the strangeness have been heard for a long time, but Zuo Menggeng didn't figure out what it was because he couldn't understand Cantonese and Hokkien.

"Young Marshal, why don't I go and find those rotten boys in the south of the city?" A confidant's eyes rolled around, but his brain was flexible.

"Then why don't you go quickly?" Zuo Menggeng stared at his cronies for three seconds and saw that the other party didn't move, then slapped the other party's face and cursed: "You're a deadhead, not sensible at all."

The confidant who was beaten could only cover his face, nodded and ran away quickly.If he didn't run away, he might infuriate Mr. Zuo even more, and maybe his leg would be broken.This kind of thing happens often, especially when the subordinates show that they are smarter than the eldest son Zuo, it is most likely to make the eldest son Zuo unhappy.

According to Zuo Menggeng's principle of conduct, if there is a good suggestion, the best way is to quietly remind him with the smallest voice in his ear.Never say it in front of a third person.After Mr. Zuo understood the suggestion, he announced in the meeting that it was a wise decision that he came up with himself.If the matter is successful, a little money will be rewarded to the person who gave the suggestion; if it is not successful, I am afraid that it will be a big meal, and what's more, it will be dragged down and buried, and I don't even bother to find someone.

The confidant who was beaten was upset, but he acted quickly. He only heard a piece of news after an hour.Jiapidan Su Zhaoxing, a Chinese in the city, colluded with the Zheng family and wanted to attract all the Chinese workers to make trouble.The news had spread to the Chinese in Bacheng as early as three days ago, and a lot of knives, guns and sticks had been secretly distributed.

Do you want to report it to Zuo Menggeng immediately?

In the end, this confidant of Zuo Menggeng chose to wait half a day to report. Anyway, that slap was not in vain. The longer it took, it just showed that it was more difficult for him to do things.

The Chinese in Bacheng all know that Mr. Zuo has a estrangement with the Su family, who would be willing to take the initiative to report to him?The eldest son Zuo wandered around until dark and found nothing.

"Master, I found out the news." Just when Zuo Menggeng felt that his day was wasted again, these words cheered him up.

"Quickly tell me, what is a good thing?" The disadvantage to the Dutch among the Chinese is his opportunity for Zuo Menggeng, so it is a good thing to him.

When Zuo Menggeng heard that Su Zhaoxing wanted such a big deal, his eyes lit up, like a wolf in the dark, with two small green lanterns on his head, staring darkly at his prey.

"I want to see the governor, immediately!" Zuo Menggeng felt that he could not delay for a moment, and the Jiapidan here should belong to him in the next second.

"Young Marshal, we have no evidence!" The confidant couldn't help but persuaded loudly.

"Slap!" A crisp slap fell on his face again.

"Let you spoil my good deeds, do you need evidence for this kind of thing?" Zuo Menggeng said.

At any rate, Zuo Menggeng was also a young marshal, commanding tens of thousands of people.As a person who ascends to a high position, the most taboo thing is that someone inside rebels.Generally, when encountering this kind of thing, the suspect is first directly controlled, and then the authenticity is checked.According to the emperor's art for thousands of years, most of these things turned out to be unfounded and finally became iron cases.

Zuo Menggeng believes that even Dutch people are no exception, this is human nature.

Zuo Menggeng's guess is correct. Although Tasman is Dutch, he is also human.When Zuo Menggeng reported the horrifying news to him in the twilight, he decisively sent a company of Dutch soldiers to arrest Su Zhaoxing, and ordered Bacheng to be under martial law.

"Su, you disappointed me so much. After all, I trust you and your subordinates so much." Tasman said while staring at Su Zhaoxing who had been tied into a rice dumpling.

"Your Excellency, there is an old saying in Ming Dynasty: If you want to commit a crime, there is no excuse! I will not admit any crimes against me today. I only ask for one thing, can you produce evidence?" Su Zhaoxing was worried. under eight.

After all, he is not a professional espionage officer of the imperial court, and almost everyone in Bacheng knows about it.It was too easy for Tasman to find evidence, just torture a Chinese worker casually.

"Evidence? Hmph, you don't cry when you see the coffin. I'll give it to you." Zuo Menggeng jumped out, pointed at Su Zhaoxing's nose and said, "My subordinates asked someone to ask him personally. He is evidence."

"Your subordinates, you are not in charge. Besides, where are your subordinates?" Su Zhaoxing had already said the wrong thing in a guilty conscience, and he was obviously very stubborn.

"Come on, you boy have a good talk with our master Jiapidan." Zuo Menggeng felt that he was sure to win this time, because Su Zhaoxing already seemed a little flustered.

"Little man, the villain went to the south of the city. I didn't hear that anyone was going to rebel..." The confidant glanced at Su Zhaoxing. hand.

"What did you say?" Zuo Menggeng couldn't believe that the people around him would betray him at this time.He raised his arms and was about to go down.

"Young Master Zuo, are you planning to torture and extort a confession, and do you want to frame him?" Su Zhaoxing is not Zuo Menggeng. Since someone helped him, he must express his position at the first time, otherwise, wouldn't he let him take refuge in him? People chilled?

Like being the boss, you must know how to protect your subordinates.Otherwise, who would want to live with you?

Chapter 5 Eighty: Su Zhaoxing plans to trap Zuo Menggeng

Tasman was very angry at Zuo Menggeng's words, but it was also dubious about Su Zhaoxing. Such things would rather be believed than not believed.