New Shun 1730

Lian Fuguang's performance was definitely not good from the perspective of the Dashun court.

According to current rules, such people would most likely have their property confiscated after capturing Batavia.

The emperor takes part, the lower-level officials take part, and the treasury takes part. This kind of person has money but no foundation and no acquaintances in the court. This kind of big fat sheep will not be slaughtered until it is slaughtered.

There are many benefits to slaughtering such a big fat sheep.

Firstly, he was a tax collector, and after he was killed, the people applauded him; secondly, he was rich, and after he was killed, everyone from top to bottom would get a share of it; thirdly, he was a Kapitan appointed by the Netherlands, so he was properly The rebel official.

He and Liu Yu are very different. Although Liu Yu is also rich, if the emperor really wants to kill Liu Yu for meat, he has to think about it first: a true pure minister will work for you wholeheartedly. He will kill you when you say it. In the future, he will be stupid to work for the emperor. . Besides, what do the other officials and nobles think of slaughtering and eating meat from the nobles who have retired from the country? Not to mention that both lose and prosper, at least it is the death of the rabbit and the sorrow of the fox.

Even in Wang Wu's opinion, after slaughtering this big fat sheep, there will be hundreds of benefits and no harm. But in view of Liu Yu's requirements and orders, Wang Wu could only handle this matter with his nose pinched.

Although I felt sick in my heart, there was nothing I could do about it.

Such people certainly considered the fact that Dashun occupied Batavia and their lives would be difficult. The most important factor was that they felt that the Netherlands was very powerful and that the rebels could not succeed.

After all, it was said that Dashun occupied Batavia. Although life was difficult, they did not dare to resist the imperial court. A hard life is better than death.

This is the characteristic of wallflowers, they can accurately judge the situation. Just talking about the rebels and the Dutch, of course I think the Dutch are strong. Even the Dutch here can't beat them. But the Netherlands is also a big country with hundreds of warships and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. If you bet on the Netherlands, you won't be able to defeat those mud-legged people in the mountains. Slave labor?

So in Wang Wu's opinion, this matter is simple. As long as he is told the news about the imperial army's march to Nanyang, such people will definitely rebel immediately.

Loyal and loyal, she burst into tears and regretted that the "Mr. Governor" in her mouth would turn into a "red-haired ghost" within fifteen seconds.

Wang Wu's mentality was quite relaxed. He was not like Lian Jieguang, who was worried about his brother's inability to speak out, nor was he like the guards next to him who were filled with indignation and felt like they wanted to kill this person directly.

At this time, Wang Wu's mentality was like a cat playing with a mouse.

After Lian Fuguang continued to talk about "persuading surrender", Wang Wu said calmly: "We are just surrendering, but I'm afraid it won't do any good. My wife, children, family property, and land honors are all here." The court is concerned. If the Dutch really have the ability to attack the capital, I might as well consider whether to follow them, but I think they probably don’t have the ability to do so, so I’m really not interested.”

“It’s no good, who the hell is going to surrender?”

Lian Fuguang, who had just arrogantly advised Wang Wu and others to surrender to Governor Batavia as soon as possible, suddenly became limp. My whole body felt like I had just taken hibiscus cream and I couldn't muster any strength.

Once the body is weak, even if you sit on a chair and don't use your legs, it is difficult to sit up straight.

"You...you...you...don't..."

He had a bad stomach and it was best to eat liquid food, so a servant had to kneel on the ground and hold a silver plate for him to spit out the remains of the food. But there was nothing wrong with his mouth, and there was nothing wrong with his teeth, but at this time he couldn't even speak a complete sentence.

Lian Fuguang looked down upon the rebels.

But that doesn't mean he looks down on the court.

Although he was born in Batavia, his grandfather's generation was already among the upper class in Batavia, and he had never returned to Dashun in his life.

However, when Shishi used it, he brought the imperial guards with them, all of them tall and powerful. When Liu Yu came, he also brought a warship.

Of course he knew that the imperial court that seemed far away before was actually not far away and was very powerful.

The rebels and the court are not the same thing. Although both are actually Han Chinese, how could a person like Lian Fuguang feel that the two sides are the same from an ethnic perspective?

The imperial court occupied Batavia, let alone whether their life was easy or not. Lian Fuguang had a clear mind, but he also knew that the court was trying to deal with a big fat sheep like him.

In his words just now, he also criticized the court's policies. At this time, he was sweating profusely and his mind went blank.

Lian Jieguang, who had been silent until now, still took the initiative to stand up for his brother.

"Brother, let me introduce you. This is actually Mr. Wang from the Sea and Land General Staff of the Privy Council of the Holy Dynasty."

The official position of Wang Wu is still far away from the concept of "adult" within Dashun.

But at this time, Batavia still deserves this title.

Even Fuguang didn't know what the Privy Council, the General Staff, and the various rooms were, but he clearly heard the words "Holy Dynasty" and "Sir".

His legs, which were already weak, gained a third of their strength at this time, and he knelt on the ground with a thud. His butt was raised high, his head fell on the ground, his mouth was dry and there was no saliva at all, but he tried his best to make a hoarse voice.

"The common people...the common people really don't know that you are the master of the imperial court. I...the grass...the grass...the villain deserves to die, and I actually served as a fake official..."

Basically, he couldn't say a complete sentence, but his meaning was conveyed. Wang Wu thought, what kind of fake official? The Netherlands never intended to conquer the Central Plains, so what kind of "fake" official is it?

While mocking him in his heart, he said, "I like your attitude of being arrogant at first and respectful later. Very good."

Lian Fuguang's back was soaked with sweat, and he felt cold all over in the hot weather.

Arrogant at first and respectful later is not a good word.

However, thinking about what he did just now, it was indeed this word.

Then he thought that this gentleman said "very good, very much", which was obviously all ironic, and thought, isn't this over?

In Batavia, he was respected by the Chinese as Kapitan, and even in the Dutch, he was qualified to take a carriage directly to the Governor's Mansion.

After leaving Batavia, he was a well-known figure among the Chinese in the entire Southeast Asia.

Lei Zhenlan of Cirebon is his father-in-law; Kapitan of Ambon is his brother-in-law; Wu Zhimi of Sulawesi is his cousin... He claims that from Malacca to Ambon, wherever there are Chinese people, he will be a person who will make the Chinese people shake with his stomping feet wherever he goes.

However, if the real imperial court goes to Southeast Asia, what is he?

If the Dutch Governor of Batavia is compared with the Netherlands in the Celestial Empire, the governor in charge of one side must be a first-rank official, right? He usually works for this first-rank official.

But what if it is the real Celestial Empire? Can he see a first-rank official? I am afraid that he will be a seventh-rank official, and he is just a rich fat sheep.

Although the Lord Wang in front of him does not know what the Privy Council and the General Staff are, he is obviously also an official.

He is covered in shit and is very rich. Isn't this a way to kill himself?

There are many reasons for the imperial court to deal with him!

I am the Kapitan of Batavia, is this reason enough?

If not, I am a tax farmer, and there are many complaints from the people. The court likes to kill some people to appease the people. There are often such stories in storytelling.

If it is not enough, I reported Lian Huaiguan. Who would have thought that the rebels he looked down upon would actually get in touch with the court? When Lian Huaiguan returns home in glory, won’t he take revenge on me? I am afraid that Lian Huaiguan thought, fortunately I ran fast, otherwise because of your report, I would be torn into pieces and hung on the roof of the church.

Besides, I still have millions of family wealth. In Batavia, there are lands rewarded by the Dutch, more than a dozen sugar factories, seven or eight spice hills, casinos, and usury. As the saying goes, a man is innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure. Even if the previous reasons are not valid, I am afraid that the court will find a reason to raid my house?

After all... Lian Fuguang thought to himself, after all, the court is not like the Dutch, who follow the law.

He was short-sighted, and of course he didn't know that the "law-abiding" Dutch had exiled him to Ambon and robbed all his property on the false ground that "he should not have been unaware (of the sugar factory slave uprising)."

At this time, a series of fears about the court surged in his heart, but he was more or less a man, and at this critical moment, he didn't wet his pants.

It was hard to make his dry throat spit a little, and he knelt on the ground with a hoarse voice, trembling: "Sir, I know I was wrong... I deserve to be beaten, I deserve to be beaten!"

Wang Wu said: "Do you think I am humiliating you? Are you joking with you? Actually, your attitude of being arrogant at first and respectful later is really good, and I really like it."

"Being arrogant at first and respectful later means that you are a person who knows the times. It also shows your respect for your court. There are adults in the court who said that you should just be a fence-sitter."

"As a fence-sitter, you will follow whoever wins. And as long as the court is strong , a smart fence-sitter will not betray the court. "

"You were arrogant before because you thought I was a member of the righteous army."

"You were respectful later because you knew I was a member of the court."

"Now I might as well say it clearly. That gentleman thinks highly of your brother, and Lian Huaiguan also speaks well of your brother. The two are friends who have risked their lives. In this case, that gentleman will give you a chance."

"Submit a letter of surrender."

"Do you understand what it means?"

Even if he has not read Water Margin, he has listened to the storytelling of Water Margin. Lian Fuguang certainly knows what a letter of surrender is.

As the Kapitan of Batavia, the letter of surrender he can submit is of course not a head, but the entire city of Batavia. This is obvious.

There are not many Dutch people in the city, but there are quite a few Chinese. Counting those mixed-race people and those craftsmen from small Protestant countries in the Holy Roman Empire, the number is still much less than that of the Chinese.

Moreover, most of the Chinese in the city are considered middle class, and generally have guns at home. It's not that they have any special thoughts, but the risk of going to sea is extremely high, and they have to consider preventing robbery and other situations.

What they lack is organization, and of course they lack the motivation to drive the Dutch away.

However, Lian Fuguang couldn't help but murmur in his heart after hearing what Wang Wu said.

I thought that if the imperial court really went to Southeast Asia, this city of Ba would be captured in no time. If Ba was captured, rich people like us who had served as officials for the Dutch would be fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered?

With such an opportunity to make a fortune, who in the government office would not be like a mosquito seeing blood? Why did he give me the opportunity to make merit anyway? Could it be that this person was deceiving me?

Could it be that he was not a member of the imperial court at all, but a mud-legged man in the mountains, but used the name of the imperial court to deceive me?