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  Chapter 703 700 [Diplomatic touches]

   "Go back all!"

  The adjutant accompanied Kuang Hong all the way, and when he saw the situation, he immediately dispatched soldiers to force the shipbuilder to leave with guns and ammunition.

   Kuang Hong looked puzzled: "Are these Chinese people slaves? They are not allowed to return to China?"

  The adjutant replied: "They signed a contract with the shipyard. If they leave before the contract expires, they will pay the shipyard a large amount of liquidated damages."

  Kuang Honghuan suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "How much is the liquidated damages?"

  The adjutant said: "Ten times the annual salary."

   "This is no problem, I will pay all their liquidated damages!" Kuang Hong waited for this sentence.

  The adjutant finally got anxious and said, "Sir, wait a moment, I want to report this matter to the governor."

  After the adjutant sent someone to the Governor's Mansion, Kuang Hong asked again: "The Han residents in the city should also have liquidated damages?"

  The adjutant shook his head: "No."

Kuang Hong said to the naval soldiers around him: "Go to the urban area, check door to door, and tell them when you see Han people. When you return to China, you can divide the land and settle down. Those with skills can also find a living in the city. The Datong Navy uses ships to pick them up. They go!"

   "Sir, you can't do this!" The adjutant was terrified.

  The Han Chinese and their families in Batavia, including mixed-race children, now number more than 20,000. The successive governors were very worried, feeling that the proportion of Han people in the city was too high, so they imposed heavy taxes to limit the increase of Han people, and later even instigated the aborigines to massacre Han people.

   But if there are no Han Chinese, the entire city, including the port, will have to stop functioning!

  Van der Lin hurried back, pointing at Kuang Hong and angrily scolded: "You are an envoy from China. I abide by diplomatic etiquette and allow you to move freely in Batavia. But for the espionage you just did, I must expel you immediately!"

Kuang Hong looked confused again: "I did something subtle? I just told the Han people here that if they want to go back to the country, I can take them away. These are Chinese, not slaves you looted. Shouldn't they come and go freely?"

   "Leave Batavia immediately!" Van der Lin shouted.

  Kuang Hong gritted his teeth and said: "You imprison the Chinese and don't allow them to leave. Are you going to declare war on China?"

   It is obvious that Kuang Hong is doing diplomacy, which is the favorite thing for Chinese envoys to do.

  Including the middle and early Ming Dynasty, especially the Han and Tang Dynasties, when envoys went on missions to foreign countries, they would die as they could. They don't even want their own lives, they just want to provoke each other. If they die because of this, the Chinese court will have a reason to launch a war.

  Van der Lin shouted: "Raise your guns and lead them to the sea!"

Kuang Hong was not afraid at all, and raised his head to fight back: "Your Excellency's behavior, I will automatically regard it as a war. As long as I leave the port and return to the ship, the navy will launch an attack! You can also kill me immediately, my If the navy fails to receive news within three hours, it will launch an attack on Batavia Port. Even if this navy is defeated, China still has more fleets that will attack here every year! In the downwind season, Chinese merchant ships will send The warships followed, and any merchant ship that came to Batavia for trade would be regarded as treasonous behavior once discovered. I want Batavia to not be able to buy a load of Chinese raw silk, nor a single bolt of Chinese cotton cloth!"

"you…"

  Van der Lin, who was burning with anger, actually held back. It was the first time he saw such a crazy diplomat.

Kuang Hong continued: "Except for Aceh, all the countries around Malacca have become Chinese vassal states. Once a war breaks out, these countries will form a coalition army to cooperate with Chinese soldiers to capture Malacca! How many Dutch defenders are there in Malacca? A hundred? Four hundred? Or a thousand? There won't be two thousand?"

  Van der Lin was chilled by these words. It was Malacca, where the position was important and there were not many defenders. If China attacks Batavia and at the same time attacks Malacca, the two port cities will fall sooner or later.

  Van der Lin said in a calm tone as much as possible: "What exactly do you want to do?"

   "According to His Majesty's will, the Netherlands signed a contract with China!" Kuang Hong laughed.

  Vander Lin said: "This matter is very big, and I need time to think about it."

   "Okay, I'll give you three days." Kuang Hong said.

  Van der Lin's consideration is actually to hold a meeting.

  A group of councilors wrangled for two days, passed the proposal with great risk, and fully accepted the request of the Chinese emperor. From now on, the Netherlands must not attack China's vassal states for no reason. If there is a reason for the incident, it must accept China's mediation, otherwise it will be regarded as a declaration of war against China. The Netherlands transferred Busuanga Island to China for 1 tael of silver.

Van der Lin told the congressmen: "After Busuanga Island was seized by the Chinese, we did not actually control it, and there was no loss in transferring it to China. As for the Chinese vassal states, the treaty only says that they cannot attack without reason, and we can plan a coup d'etat. It is possible to pretend to be pirates and attack its ships. Therefore, this contract is symbolic, and it is just to satisfy the vanity of the Chinese emperor, and we will do what we do in the future.”

  Van der Lin deliberately did not mention that once the contract was signed, it gave China legitimate legal principles.

   In the future, if there is trouble, China will be able to come up with a reason for war at will. And no matter where the trouble is, even if the Pope is asked to judge, Busuanga Island belongs to China.

  The two sides signed the "Batavia Treaty" in the Governor's Palace. Just after signing and leaving, someone came to Van der Lin and murmured.

  Van der Lin glared at Kuang Hong fiercely: "Your words don't count!"

  Kuang Hong said innocently: "No."

  At this moment, many Han people in the city of Batavia rushed to the dock with their families. They lined up at the pier, registered as a family, boarded the boat immediately, and took them home for free.

  And as the news spread, more and more Han Chinese came, and in a blink of an eye, there were more than 2,000 people.

   When Van der Lin learned of the situation, Kuang Hong didn't get it right, and immediately ordered: "No ships are allowed to leave the port, and all residents of Batavia must disembark!"

  Kuang Hong asked: "What reason do you have for doing this?"

  Van der Lin said; "I am the governor, and my order is the reason!"

Kuang Hong said: "If this is the case, then in return, we will detain one Dutchman who will go to China in the future, and no one will be allowed to leave China! Can you really keep these Chinese? The Chinese court only needs to say to the maritime merchants, How much tax can be deducted by bringing back a Han Chinese, and the Chinese here can go back by merchant ship. Why do they want to leave? Because the tax here is too heavy! Not only is the tax higher than the Dutch, it is even much higher than the Javanese natives! "

   Kuang Hong glared at Fan der Lin: "This kind of behavior is an insult to His Majesty the Emperor! In your eyes, what are the Chinese? Are they even inferior to the Javanese natives? Why are heavy taxes only imposed on the Chinese?"

  Of course, the Chinese are hardworking and hardworking, and can survive even with heavy taxes.

   Moreover, as long as they convert to Christianity, the Chinese can reduce or exempt some taxes, which is forcing the Chinese to change their beliefs.

   In order to pay less tax, many Chinese were baptized into religion, but more Chinese would rather be poor than convert.

  Van der Lin said: "The issue of the tax amount is an internal matter of Batavia. It seems that something is indeed wrong. We will adjust it after we discuss it in a meeting."

  How to adjust?

   Of course, it is to collect heavier taxes, step by step to push the Han people to the limit, and drive all the Han people into Christians. Those who refused to convert, but still read Chinese, instigated the natives to kill them. Anyway, the Dutch did not do it themselves, and everything could be pushed to the heads of the Javanese natives.

   Kuang Hong said: "Either pay taxes equally, or let them stay. You can decide for yourself."

  Van der Lin snorted coldly.

  Kuang Hong took the contract and walked to the pier, watching the Dutch dispatch troops to **** the Han people back, he said with emotion: "We are afraid of power but not moral. It seems that there is no pain, and it is not enough to make the barbarians fear."

   Kuang Hong boarded the ship and left Batavia, and went to the sea to join the fleet. He said to Hong Xu: "Immediately return to Banten Port, unload the ship, and attack all Dutch ships that can be seen on the sea!"

   "War again? Great!" Hong Xu was overjoyed.

   As a diplomat, Kuang Hong certainly cannot command the navy. This time, there was a special arrangement for Kuang Hong to act with full authority, including a fight with Holland Xiao.

When the fleet returned to Banten Port, Sultan Ageng heard that he was going to trouble the Netherlands, so he quickly asked: "Your Excellency, do you need our help? Although my navy is not strong, I can gather soldiers to besiege Jakarta (Badawi Ya)!"

  Batavia is originally the territory of the Wandan Kingdom, and it is always thinking of taking it back.

  Kuang Hong thought carefully, nodded and said: "Okay, you immediately gather soldiers, you attack from land, we attack from sea!"

   Sultan Ageng vacated the warehouse and let the Datong Navy unload and store.

  After unloading, the naval ships traveled lightly, not only intercepting Dutch merchant ships, but also intercepting Chinese merchant ships.

   In a word, Batavia is not allowed to do business normally!

A few days later, the British took the initiative to come to the door and asked happily: "Is China going to war with the Netherlands? We, the UK, can help. Now there are two armed merchant ships in the port, which can join the Chinese fleet. If the war drags on for three months After that, Britain can still transfer armed merchant ships from India!"

  The conflict between Britain and the Netherlands in Nanyang is particularly intense.

  In order to compete for the share of spices, the Netherlands once played massacres and killed all the British on an island. Even now, the Netherlands controls Malacca, and they often attack British merchant ships when they see them.

   "I need your help very much." Of course, Kuang Hong did not refuse friends.

  After Britain joined, Kuang Hong sent someone to notify the Sultan of Johor, asking him to send troops to attack Malacca. You don't have to fight, just bluff and bluff. At the same time, let Pahang, Da Ni and other countries also send troops. Anyway, they are not far away, and they don't need to cross the sea. It is considered an armed training.

A few days later, Van der Lin received a report: "Your Excellency, our fleet has been attacked. The main force of the opponent is the Chinese navy, as well as Banten's offshore rowing boats, and British armed merchant ships! Our merchant ships have been attacked. One sank, and three were captured by the enemy! Also, the Chinese merchant ships that came to Batavia for trade are being lured to Banten by the Chinese navy."

   "How dare he do that?"

  Van der Lin couldn't help complaining, this diplomat is too weird, he is simply a lunatic.

  The treaties were all signed, and it was so big for some Han civilians.

  (end of this chapter)