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  Chapter 713 710 [Chaos into a pot of porridge]

   Malacca is fighting fiercely. In the territory of the ally Aceh, there are also Han people raising troops to fight for independence. What is the governor of Batavia doing?

  He is guarding against Wandan Kingdom!

  As early as when the Datong Navy robbed Dutch merchant ships, Banten Kingdom began to jump. Instead of directly attacking Batavia, they engaged in friction on the Matalam border, and the British also took the opportunity to send troops to do so.

  Due to the continuous suppression of the Netherlands, the British power in Java is very weak. Didn't even bother to station the warships, only in the castle near Banten, with a few civilians, and 16 British Army soldiers.

  Why didn't they attack the Netherlands, but instead attacked Matalan?

  Because Mataram is currently the Sultan, he chose to cooperate with the Netherlands, which seriously violated the interests of Banten and the United Kingdom!

   Just when Aman Goulart I, Sultan of Matalan, sent someone to ask for help from the Netherlands, and the Netherlands sent 500 troops to help. An uprising broke out in Matalam. The indigenous aristocrat, Trunozojo, held high the banner of fighting against the oppression of the Netherlands, and gathered thousands of troops to attack the capital of Matalam.

  These insurgents are also interesting. Their slogan is to fight the Dutch, but they don't fight the Netherlands at all, but attack their own capital.

  The reason for such nonsense is that the Netherlands and Matalam are sworn enemies!

   Mataram's predecessor, Sultan Radeng Langsang, was also a hero. Twice he led the army to besiege Batavia.

  After the defeat, Ladeng Langsang began to cultivate his health. He reformed the domestic calendar, reformed the tax system, encouraged maritime trade, and seriously developed the economy. It is planned to develop the army and navy after the strength is strong, and finally have a decisive battle with the Dutch.

  Unfortunately, although this hero has remarkable internal affairs and made Ma Talan rich and powerful, he has a successor who is greedy for enjoyment.

  After Aman Goulart I succeeded to the throne, relying on the abundant treasury left by his father, he began to build palaces, search for and buy exotic beauties, and spend all day in the palace. In a few years, the treasury was empty, so they began to extort money.

  In addition to the aggression of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, Mataram lost control of shipping, trade declined, and production slumped.

  The local nobles in the country were already very dissatisfied. Amon Goulart I didn't want to appease them. Instead, he took the initiative to give the Dutch the right to purchase spices and use the Dutch army to suppress domestic rebellions.

  Even if the uprising does not break out now, it will happen in a few years.

  Historically, the aristocratic rebel army not only captured the capital, but also controlled the entire coastal area of ​​East Java Island. The tyrant Aman Goulart I was also killed by the rebel army. This guy's son once again relied on the Netherlands to suppress the rebellion. The price was that Matalam became a vassal of the Netherlands and ceded part of its territory to the Netherlands.

   "Your Excellency, the rebels have captured Semarang, and the Sultan of Mataram is asking for help again. The Sultan promises that as long as he helps him destroy the rebels, Mataram is willing to be a vassal state of the Netherlands."

   "Semarang is a big city, how did the rebels fight so fast?"

   "The Tang people in Semarang joined the rebels."

   "Tang people, Tang people, these **** Chinese again!"

  Van der Lin felt uncomfortable when he heard words such as "Tang people" and "China". There are too many bad things related to China, which made him unable to resign safely, and insisted on making all kinds of moths and disgusting people.

  In fact, the Chinese in Semarang announced to join the Matalam Rebel Army, the reason has nothing to do with race, but has a huge relationship with religion!

  The tyrant Sultan of Mataram, in order to gain power and curry favor with the Dutch, went so far as to crack down on local sectarian forces while conniving at the Dutch missionaries to spread Christianity. This move angered believers across the country. This uprising is tantamount to a tripartite alliance of sects, nobles and common people.

  Wherever the rebel army passed by, there was no need to fight at all, and religious sects, nobles and people from all over the world came to help.

  The Chinese in Semarang are almost all Christians!

  This is also Zheng He's supply base. The Chinese converted to the Green religion, and Zheng He contributed a lot.

   Zheng He's voyages in Nanyang were also a trip to spread Green Education. Champa, Old Port, and Semarang are the three major missionary bases of Zheng He, and the local leaders he appointed are all believers.

   Those Chinese who revolted in Palembang before were all religious!

  Second Sister Shi, the second Daming Old Port Propaganda Envoy, has an adopted son named Sunan Jiri. With the help of Second Sister Shi, this person actively opened up Chinese dioceses, not only preached in Sumatra, but even developed the power of the sect to Java, and was honored as "the greatest of the nine sages of the Green Sect in Java" by later generations of believers.

Although the Shi family in Palembang does not show their mountains and dews, as long as the name of "Pinazhi" is displayed, the believers in Sumatra and Java, whether Chinese, indigenous or Arabs, will more or less give the Shi family some points Thin noodles.

  Second Sister Shi's honorific title is "Pinazhi Shi's Auntie".

  Pinazhi means leader, she was once the spiritual leader of Nanyang believers.

  The Chinese leader in Palembang was originally the ancestor of the Liang family. The fact that the ancestors of the Shi family were able to serve as consolation envoys was simply because the Shi family was the first to join the religion, and thus gained Zheng He's respect!

   "Leave 500 soldiers to garrison Batavia, and the rest of the army will all march towards Semarang!" Van der Lin ordered immediately.

  Semarang is too important to save.

  The capital of Matalam is called Pasak Gede, which is near the later Surakarta (Chinese name "Solo"). This is the core area of ​​Matalam, where a large amount of spices are produced, and all goods must be shipped to Semarang before they can be shipped to Batavia by sea.

  With the loss of Semarang, almost half of the spices in Matalam will no longer be sold to the Dutch.

   Just when the Dutch army was about to go to suppress the rebellion, the news from Malacca finally came back to Batavia, and Kuang Hong sent a ship to deliver the letter.

   "Malacca is gone? Aceh has become a vassal of China? The Chinese in Palembang rebelled for independence?"

   A series of news made Van der Lin at a loss.

  The Chinese have already occupied Malacca, will they take the dogs they collected and join forces from all over the world to attack Batavia?

  Van der Lin's vest felt cold at this moment, and he quickly stopped the counter-insurgency army, and all stayed behind to defend Batavia. As for the coalition forces of Banten and the United Kingdom, which are attacking the Matalam border, he can no longer take care of such trivial matters.

   "Tell the envoy, ask him to go to Batavia, and I will negotiate with him again." Van der Lin said to the envoy.

   Another few days passed, and before Kuang Hong came to negotiate, the prince of Matalan fled to Batavia first.

  The prince had succeeded to the throne halfway, that is, Amon Goulart II, and he cried to Van der Lin: "The kind and generous governor, please send troops quickly, I will promise you any conditions!"

  Van der Lin was puzzled: "The city of Basha Gede is so strong, how could it be broken by the rebels?"

Aman Goulart II explained: "Before the rebels came, the patriarch of Pasha Gede incited the believers to rebel! My father was killed by the brutal believers, and I ran fast. I was lucky enough to escape from the capital."

  Van der Lin was speechless and felt sorry.

  Van der Lin had a very good impression of the dead Sultan. This Sultan was an enlightened figure who even allowed the Dutch to build a church in the capital of Mataram and allowed missionaries to spread Christianity freely.

  What a good Green Cult monarch, it is a rare occasion, how could he be killed by the rebels?

Van der Lin appeased and said: "Don't worry, I will send troops to help you restore the country, but it is not the time yet, I must first solve the threat of the Chinese. I will send 50 soldiers to go with you to the western part of Mataram , in the name of the sultan, you try to gather the king's army as much as possible."

  Amang Goulart II hesitated to speak, scolding the eighteenth generation of Van der Lin's ancestors in his heart.

  Where can he summon Qin Wang's army?

  Aristocrats from all over the country rebelled one after another, and the deans of various dioceses also mobilized believers to help rebel. Didn't he show up to summon the army by himself and go back to die?

Aman Goulart II said: "Mr. Governor, I think we should stay here first and stay in Batavia to issue orders. I will wait for your Excellency to settle the affairs, and then go to recapture the capital together. I...I am willing to take Burian An area, all donated to the Netherlands, as a gift from the Netherlands to help me restore my country!"

  Van der Lin's eyes sparkled when he heard this, for it is an important spice producing area. If I can get it there, and take Malacca as a vassal, such a great contribution can barely offset my sin of losing Malacca.

  Van der Lin was full of energy and said: "Honorable Sultan, I will definitely help you restore your country!"

  Amang Goulart II, like his tyrant father, is also a pleasure-seeker. His own capital was captured by rebels, and he was able to stay in Batavia to have fun, singing, dancing, eating, drinking and playing with women every day in the residence arranged by the Dutch.

  He believes in the strength of the Dutch army, as long as the Netherlands sends troops, they will definitely kill those rebels!

  As for selling out national interests and cede land, Aman Goulart II didn't take it seriously. Anyway, Mataram's territory is very large, so it's nothing to cut off some, as long as I can go back and be the sultan.

  He seems to have forgotten that when his ancestors founded the country, the land was so lost. When his grandfather succeeded to the throne, civil strife broke out and the country fell into division. It was the grandfather and the sage who turned the tide, not only quelling the civil strife, but also expanding the territory several times.

  Tian is not panicking, **** it!

  But he said that Kuang Hong came from Malacca, did not go directly to Batavia, but went to Palembang to meet the Chinese leaders there.

   After shopping for two days, Kuang Hong felt complicated.

  The people have Chinese faces, the words are in Fujian and Cantonese dialects, and the clothes and buildings are in Chinese style. But the mosque there made Kuang Hong a little nervous. Almost all Han Chinese believed in the Green Sect.

   Kuang Hong couldn't express his dissatisfaction with this, so he could only leave angrily, and came to negotiate with the Dutch by boat.

  The conditions he offered made Van der Lin very angry.

  First, Malacca belongs to China.

  Second, the Netherlands terminated its alliance with Aceh, and Aceh will be a vassal state of China from now on.

  Third, the Netherlands gave up the exclusive right to acquire spices from Aceh, and gave up the right of first priority to acquire spices from Matalan.

  Fourth, the Netherlands compensated 10,000 taels of silver.

  Fifth, the Netherlands allows the Han people in Batavia to have the right to live and leave freely, and no longer imposes heavy taxes on the Han people in Batavia.

  Sixth, the Netherlands recognizes Taiwan as Chinese territory.

  (end of this chapter)