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Governor Rainiers of Batavia, several parliamentarians and parliamentary representatives, more than a dozen senior company employees, more than 20 civilian staff, and more than 400 Dutch soldiers were tied in a string with ropes and escorted to the dock.

The Governor once arrested members of Congress, and senior staff once led soldiers to besiege the Governor's Palace in an attempt to capture the Governor and surrender.

The conflicts between them have long been irreconcilable.

"I want to stay here, I want to be Chinese!" a large number of Dutch soldiers shouted.

They had besieged the Governor's Mansion. What if they left here and were retaliated by the Governor wearing small shoes?

Liu Hanyi wanted to laugh when he saw it, and ordered: "Let them divide into two teams and choose which team to go to."

The captive team quickly became distinct.

The governor and his cronies, as well as the soldiers who were trying to relieve the siege of the governor's palace, all spontaneously stood aside.

On the other side were the local company executives.

As for middle- and low-level civil servants, those who have been away from the Netherlands for a long time choose to join the local team. Having only been away from the Netherlands for two or three years, I subconsciously went to get together with the Governor.

Even if they reach India, they will not live in peace.

Because the parliamentary representatives here are close associates of certain high-level officials (the Governors of India and Ceylon), and they stay in Batavia on behalf of those high-level officials. If their representative was arrested, it would be equivalent to being arrested himself, which would definitely make Rainiers hate him to his core.

As Governor of Batavia, Rainiers was in charge of affairs throughout Asia, but when it came to India and Ceylon, they were the territories of the Governor of India and the Governor of Ceylon.

Obviously, Rainiers is the one who needs protection. It is estimated that this product will not dare to get off the ship in India. Fortunately, the Commander-in-Chief of the East India Fleet, who is also an airborne sent by the headquarters, will definitely do his best to protect Rainiers' safety.

The writer Neuhoff did not join any side. This guy shouted: "I love China, I want to be Chinese, long live His Majesty the Emperor of China!"

Sun Jie didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said to Liu Hanyi: "Ambassador, this person can stay."

"Then stay." Liu Hanyi nodded.

When the Datong Army besieged the Governor's Palace, Neuhoff actively cooperated and acted as a dog leg. Then he helped count the belongings and even went to Ambon Island to deliver a message to persuade the Dutch on Ambon Island to pack up and get out.

There is no merit but hard work, and this kind of good dog can be accepted.

In the end, there were nearly a thousand civilians. Liu Hanyi said to these people: "Those of you who want to leave can stand up. Those who don't want to leave can stay."

These civilians were all born in Batavia, and they were all of mixed race.

Their property has been confiscated, and even if they stay, they will have to work to make a living, and may even have to go to the countryside to work as slaves for the Han people.

Seeing that these people were hesitating, Liu Hanyi continued: "Women under 40 years old, as long as they are willing to stay in Batavia, I will help you find a new husband. If you have children, children under ten years old can be brought to your husband's family to remarry." .”

As soon as these words came out, hundreds of women walked out on the spot, and more than 20 people came with their children.

At this time, the Dutch colonists were not willing to stay in the colony to retire. Therefore, their wives in the colonies could basically be regarded as mistresses. When senior employees return home, they can also make arrangements for their mistresses and illegitimate children. Once those middle- and low-level employees are transferred, they will most likely leave without caring about the lives of their wives and children.

In this case, it is normal for these mistresses to choose to abandon their husbands.

Many of the lower-class Han Chinese in Batavia cannot even marry indigenous wives. These women stayed and happened to marry lower-class Han people. Liu Hanyi was already thinking of ways to govern this place.

Because based on Kuang Hong’s example, Liu Hanyi is likely to be appointed governor of Batavia!

About twenty minutes later, these nearly a thousand mixed-race civilians made their choices one after another. Many men chose to go to the Indian colonies, while most women requested to stay in Batavia.

In fact, no matter where they go, these mixed-race civilians have no sense of belonging, and they don't even know where their mother country is.

This situation is best tamed!

The mixed-race Portuguese descendants in Macau have no sense of belonging to Portugal, so they were ordered by Zhao Han to change their surnames for more than ten years. Now they all regard themselves as Chinese citizens. At first, she was still holding back and resisted intermarriage with Han people, but now she is afraid that she will be discriminated against, so she desperately looks for Han people to marry her children.

Even among those of mixed race in Macau, there are a large number of converts every year who unanimously choose to believe in Mazu.

Watching the Dutch leave the port by boat, Liu Hanyi saw a fleet approaching from afar before he returned to the city. They were all offshore galleys, and you could tell at a glance that they were from some sultanate.

The galley fleet was allowed to enter the harbor, and a guy in a turban came ashore with his guards for questioning.

Soon, the man was brought to Liu Hanyi, knelt down and said: "Tertena Sultan Zaku, pay homage to the great Chinese envoy! The Tertena Kingdom is willing to obey the Chinese Emperor as its master, and thanks China for driving away the hateful Dutch!"

"King, please rise!" Liu Hanyi was overjoyed. He had gained another achievement.

The Sultanate of Tertena is not a small country.

About sixty years ago, this country was at its peak. It once occupied most of Mindanao, most of Sulawesi, the entire Lesser Sunda Islands and Alor Islands, North and South Maluku Islands, Bacchan Islands, Bulu Islands, etc. Island and so on. If the middle sea area is also included, it is equivalent to the size of the south of the Yangtze River in China.

Then, the Europeans came.

First bullied by Portugal, then bullied by Spain, and then bullied by the Dutch. The country of Terte Na is rich in spices and even produces half of the spices in Southeast Asia.

It’s no longer possible, the country has shrunk by 70 to 80%. In terms of land area alone, it is roughly equivalent to two Taiwan islands.

Liu Hanyi took the Sultan to the Governor's Mansion and said: "China is a big country in China and has never treated its vassals harshly. From now on, as long as you are loyal to His Majesty the Emperor of China, you will definitely not be bullied by Europeans again. Unlike the Netherlands, China will not force you to be humble. Sell ​​spices at a reasonable price. Any merchant can buy your spices. It is up to you to decide who you sell your spices to."

The Sultan was extremely excited after hearing this, and knelt down to the north again, shouting: "Thanks to His Majesty the Great and Merciful Emperor, the royal family and people of Tertena will be His Majesty's servants for generations to come!"

The Dutch did not build a castle in Tertena, but the Dutch colony of Ambon threatened Tertena at any time. As long as this country's spices dare to be sold to third parties, the Netherlands will immediately send troops and massacre them several times.

Now that Ambon Island is occupied by China, Sultan Tertena is of course overjoyed and surrenders to China without any psychological burden.

The Netherlands was too far away and there were too few people, so they could only be subdued by force, forcing Tertena to sell spices to himself. China does not have so many worries. Countless Chinese merchants will flock to Turtena, and other countries will not be able to compete.

It seems that Tertena is allowed to trade spices freely, but in fact they must all be sold to Chinese businessmen.

Although the results are the same, the methods are different.

The Sultan of Tertena resented the European colonists, but was extremely grateful to the Chinese emperor, because China was his savior. In the past few decades, in order to fight against European colonists, two sultans of the Tertena Kingdom died in battle.

Liu Hanyi's achievements far exceeded those of Kuang Hong who captured Malacca.

He uprooted the core of Dutch rule in Southeast Asia, seizing not only Batavia but also freeing the entire Spice Islands. Just from those islands rich in spices, Chinese maritime merchants can make a lot of money.

Moreover, the surrender of Tertena State also has very important strategic significance.

The Tertena Kingdom's territory at this time was mainly concentrated in North Maluku, located between Mindanao and Papua.

Once China goes to war with Spain in the future, the north can send troops from Luzon, the west can send troops from Brunei and Sulu, and the south can send troops from North Maluku. Gather this group of vassal troops and attack the Spaniards from three sides, and you can beat Spain to the point where you don't even know it.

In addition, the territory of the Tertena Kingdom is also an excellent landing point for sailing from America to Asia.

When Magellan sailed around the world and left the Pacific Ocean, he almost landed at Tertena. The reason why we did not choose a location to land is simple. At that time, this was Portugal's sphere of influence.

In order to show his loyalty, the Sultan settled directly in Batavia and planned to go to Nanjing with Liu Hanyi.

Su Dingguo found Liu Hanyi and brought several wealthy Arab and Indian businessmen.

"Lord Angel, Batavia has been conquered. The next step should be to capture Chittagong." Su Dingguo said.

Liu Hanyi was already satisfied and did not want to cause trouble, but still asked: "Why do we have to occupy Chittagong?"

Su Dingguo explained: "The Dutch were driven away, and many Chinese goods could not be shipped out and needed to be shipped to India. Chittagong is an excellent place, where a group of pirates and the Portuguese rule. In the future, Chinese maritime merchants will Ship the goods to Batavia and Palembang, and we merchants in Batavia and Palembang can transfer the goods to Chittagong. The Portuguese, British, and Dutch transported goods to Europe from Chittagong. .”

Well, Batavia has just been captured, and the merchants are already considering new sea trade routes.

"Do you have enough cargo ships?" Liu Hanyi asked.

"Not enough," Su Dingguo shook his head and said, "Take my Su family as an example. We only have two sea ships, which were saved by my father back then. The Dutch unloaded mills and killed donkeys and did not allow the Han people to increase the number of ships, so the Su family's sea ships There have always been only two ships. Moreover, we are not allowed to go west, and we can only do business in other directions. There is a shipyard in Batavia. Please ask the ambassador to auction it, and we will build ships in Batavia. If we cannot build that many, we will Go to Guangzhou Shipyard to place an order."

Liu Hanyi shook his head: "I have no right to auction the Batavia shipyard and weapons factory. I have to ask the imperial court for instructions. However, the ships can be built first, and all profits will go to the imperial court. I will keep Deputy Ambassador Sun and let him temporarily manage the shipyard. and the arsenal.”