New Shun 1730

"Lian Zhuangshi, you have never thought about these questions, how dare you say that you will follow the story of the Three Xuans and Six Consolations of the previous dynasty? However, since you have the heart to protect the people, if the Dutch really make a move to expel my people in the future, if you make merit, I can report to the emperor and make you an official. It is also a good thing in life to make your wife and children famous. What do you think?"

"The emperor is also paying more attention to the affairs of Bacheng. This time you come, it happens that I am going to Beijing. I can take you with me, maybe I can meet His Majesty."

This time, I took out the ceremonial guards that had not been used for a long time, hoping that Lian Huaiguan would see how "magnificent" it is to be an official in the court and bring honor to the ancestors.

After seeing the majesty of Liu Yu's ceremonial guards with his own eyes, and thinking about the plot of "meeting the emperor" that can only appear in the script, Lian Huaiguan was a little confused for a while.

Liu Yu wanted to take him to see the emperor, which showed the importance of the court, and Lian Huaiguan was also happy.

But how did this official do it? Being a temporary official is not as comfortable as being the lord of a city.

Seeing that Lian Huaiguan was still hesitating, Liu Yu felt that it was necessary to let Lian Huaiguan think clearly. Relying on their own strength, they were not enough to shake the rule of the Dutch.

In Lian Huaiguan's eyes, there was only Batavia, and he could only see Batavia. He knew that there were not many Dutch people in Batavia, and he did not think that these people were heavenly soldiers and generals in daily contact.

However, although it is courageous to think so, it is dangerous to do it.

In the Red River Massacre in history, not only did they fail to capture the city of Batavia, but they also failed halfway because the Dutch recruited local indigenous cavalry.

If you want to gain a foothold in Batavia, in addition to considering the Dutch, you must also consider the local indigenous people. Without a regular army of three to five thousand people, you cannot completely take over the rule of the Dutch.

The reason why I want to bring Lian Huaiguan to the capital is, first, to recruit him, and second, to cheat both sides.

On the one hand, it made Lian Huaiguan single-minded, and on the other hand, it also told the emperor that Batavia was easy to attack, and the local people were waiting for the king's army with food and drink.

Liu Yu made such a decision because he believed that to attack Batavia, he did not need a local Chinese leader, and only needed to rely on the local poor hired workers.

It was okay to have a Chinese leader like Lian Huaiguan, or not.

If it was really necessary and of great significance, Liu Yu's attitude would have been to flatter him by "respecting the wise and humble".

To solve the survival of the local Chinese, reforms must be made, and the interests of the local gentry will definitely be affected. Liu Yu did not want Lian Huaiguan to be mixed with the local gentry at that time.

He may indeed have conflicts with Kapitan and Lei Zhenlan, but what about the local gentry other than Kapitan and the six Lei Zhenlans?

Of course, there are some benefits to having such a local snake. People can be sent to Batavia in advance to let Lian Huaiguan get an identity, collect intelligence and train soldiers in Batavia.

But that's all. Liu Yu didn't want Lian Huaiguan to intervene in more complicated matters.

"Lian Zhuangshi, you are brave, but I have to dampen your spirit first. The Dutch are not so easy to fight. Even if you drive away the Dutch in Batavia, it will be difficult to hold out for too long."

"Since you want to do big things, you need to think about this clearly. Otherwise, I'm afraid that the local people of the Celestial Empire will bleed in vain and die meaninglessly."

"Without the court, you can't take Batavia. If you really want to do something for the people of the Celestial Empire in Batavia, you must obey the orders of the court. Otherwise, it will not only be useless, but harmful."

"Let me ask How many of you can line up to meet the enemy and fire guns to defend against the cannons? If the Dutch warships come to attack, how will you fight the enemy? What if the Javanese come to attack on the orders of the Dutch? "

"This matter needs to be considered in the long run. You must not rely on the courage of the moment. I know you have a conscience and deserve praise, but if you really want to do this, you can't act on your own. If you act on your own, I'm afraid you will ruin the lives of tens of thousands of people in Batavia. "

Such a big hat was put on first, and then the situation in Batavia was carefully explained to him according to Liu Yu's macro understanding.

It has been talking for most of the afternoon, and Lian Huaiguan finally realized that the Batavia he saw was just a surface. The real Batavia is a general term for the surrounding Malacca, Ambon Island, Japanese trading house, Guangdong trading house, Bansiga, Semarang... etc., which can be seen and invisible. Under the command of the East India Company, if there is an arm, it is to fight against the entire Dutch East India Company, not a small Batavia.

The temporary perspective of half intimidation and half warning made Lian Huaiguan sweat coldly. He had already agreed with Liu Yu's statement in his heart, and knew that what he had thought before was probably simple.

In Liu Yu's view, what is needed now in Batavia is not courage or agitation, but waiting and forbearance.

The inevitable development of the trade situation and the industrial structure of the Chinese in Batavia make this anti-Chinese incident inevitable.

However, because of Liu Yu's existence, the Dashun court could not be like a fool and ignore it. The whole thing is within a controllable range.

If the Dutch started to exclude Chinese after the Dashun navy was ready, it would be just right.

At that time, the internal and external forces would work together and succeed in one fell swoop.

If the Dutch started to act before the Dashun navy was ready...

It is not uncontrollable.

At least, the court could warn them, send a few warships to Batavia for a circle, close the trading house and cut off trade as a warning, and the Dutch should not dare to massacre.

Anyway, the Dutch’s solution is basically to ship to Ceylon and India. Because the Chinese in Batavia are very skilled workers in growing sugarcane and refining sugar, it is most likely that they will be shipped to Ceylon or India to do the same job.

Sooner or later, they will expand to India, and they need a place with a population base. It is not impossible to be a little ruthless and rely on the Dutch to help China complete the first wave of immigration to India.

Let the Dutch bear the bad reputation, and the court will interfere throughout the process. Don’t let the Dutch go too far. In the future, when the war against the Netherlands is launched and Malacca is captured, you can go to Ceylon and use the local Chinese who were immigrated by the Dutch. It is not a bad thing.

Listening to what Lian Huaiguan said, the new governor of Batavia will check the population of the local Chinese and ask them to pay the head tax. This is a dangerous signal.

But the whole strategy cannot be changed. Japan’s national strength is stronger than the Netherlands’ influence in Southeast Asia-otherwise, the Dutch would have long been using gunboat diplomacy and free trade.

It is necessary to be strong first and then weak. Before Japan has time to react, Japan must be dealt with first, and then the Dutch trade with Japan must be closed, friction must be created, and the Dutch must be defeated.

This order cannot be wrong, otherwise it is likely to be noticed by Japan.

Moreover, it will take at least three years for the navy of Weihaiwei to have a 70% chance of solving the problems of Japan and Nanyang.

What Liu Yu is worried about is that something happened in Nanyang during this period.

If the local Chinese rebel on a large scale, it may lead to the massacre of the local Chinese, and if the Dashun side is not prepared, then the sacrifice will be in vain.

To resist, you must take the lead. This Lian Huaiguan, judging from the fact that he was able to run to Weihaiwei, should be a key figure in the lead.

If Batavia really wanted to exclude Chinese and even massacre before Liu Yu was ready, he could only take the "diplomatic channel" of the court, warn the Dutch not to massacre, and force the Dutch to really pay to immigrate to Ceylon.

When the local Chinese really have difficulty surviving, he can also provide some assistance.

Twenty or thirty thousand people, to maintain the minimum survival, he can still provide assistance.

At worst, he could find a middleman to rent most of the sugarcane plantations and sugar mills, and wait until he was ready. It was only a few hundred thousand taels of silver, and he could still afford it.

Or, before he was ready, he could pay the local head tax first. He could take it back from the Dutch in the future.

In short, before the Japanese problem was resolved, he would never attack Nanyang. Even if he had to pay the head tax to delay the Dutch for two years, he had to endure it.