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Text 704 [The bitter Dutch Army]

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    ?Zhen Juan Yishui Shoal 704 Malacca Castle, its real name is Fort Santiago.

    But there are too many Santiago Forts. Portugal and Spain have built a lot of Santiago Forts all over the world.  The one in Macau is called Fort Santiago, the one in Manila is called Fort Santiago, and the one in Malacca is also called Fort Santiago.

    The central castle is built on the mountain, and the tallest watchtower is more than 30 meters above the sea.  The fortress wall is 3 meters thick, and the actual wall is about 5 meters high.

    There are also city defense guns here, but the strange thing is that the cannons are placed semi-fixedly, and the muzzles are always facing the direction of the city, and they are not used to defend against enemies at sea.

    Because when the Portuguese built the castle, they believed that the enemy would not come from the sea, but from the army of the Sultan of Malacca, as well as the Chinese and indigenous people who might rebel inside and outside the city.

    Of the other two turrets of the castle, one turret was relatively intact and the other was destroyed.  It was destroyed by the Dutch, and it has not been repaired until now. The Dutch are just busy repairing the outer wall, thinking that the central castle will not be attacked. In history, until the British captured Malacca,

    The Dutch haven't even fixed the turret yet.

    Even the central turret was too lazy to repair. It is conceivable how arrogant the Dutch defenders were, and they didn't think it would be attacked at all.

    "How much gunpowder is there?" Saunders asked.

    Hendrick replied embarrassingly: "The gunpowder in the arsenal, except for the outermost one, is often used and ventilated to dry, and the rest are all damp."

    Sanders roared: "I'm asking you, how much gunpowder is available!"

    Hendrick said: "I fought a few days ago and moved a lot of gunpowder to the outer city wall. I didn't have time to bring it back when I retreated. Now there are only six barrels of gunpowder left"

    Sanders almost cracked when he heard it, and asked: "How did you become an army commander?"

    Hendrick asked: "Why is the salary of soldiers in the army only one-sixth of that in the navy? I am only allocated that little military expenditure every year, and I have to maintain law and order inside and outside the city. Soldiers are poor enough to work in the city. How can they have time to maintain it?"  arsenal?"

    Sanders said: "This is the decision of the company council, and I am not the only one who has the final say!"

    The two broke up unhappy, and both felt that they were justified.

    The Dutch soldiers were even more angry. Due to the long-term absence of war in Malacca, the wages of the army here are lower than those in Taiwan.  Moreover, they will be deducted by the commander, and the monthly salary of the soldiers is not even as good as the income of the Han shoemakers in the urban area.

    The number of soldiers defending the city was still small, and the colonial authorities did not want to spend money to hire servants.  Such a situation led to self-government of all ethnic groups in the city blocks, the complete free-range state of the aborigines outside the city, and the collection of agricultural taxes was purely paid by the landlords.  The Dutch army in the castle, not to mention bullying the natives outside the city, did not even dare to search for the Han people in the city.

    ?The military pay is low, and it is deducted by the chief, and there is no way to exploit the people. What do you want these Dutch soldiers in Malacca to do?

    Now, working in the city has become their main job, but returning to the castle to serve as a soldier is a side job!

    Sanders thought for a while, and called Hendrick again: "I saw that the soldiers were depressed. You give them a month's military pay. Tell them that during the defense period, they will be paid double every month."

    Bachelor Hendrick said: "No money."

    Sanders took out the warrant he issued: "Go to the treasurer and get the money."

    More than a hundred Dutch soldiers received back pay, and their morale was slightly boosted.

    They moved out all the gunpowder barrels, and at the risk of breaking up the hardened gunpowder bit by bit, they took them to the open space to dry.  The air here is too humid, and drying in the sun has no effect, so simply light the flame and put it away to bake.

    How many can be used, the devil only knows.

    The writer Neuhof threw the rusty musket aside, took out a pen and paper and continued writing:

    "I am a little scared. I don't know what the future will hold. Malacca may not be able to defend it. The army in Fort Santiago is as chaotic as ever. As long as there is no war for more than a year, these army soldiers will be slack. Either they have nothing to do, and when they are on duty to defend the city  Basking in the sun, or going to work in the city to make money during the rotation"

    "It's not what a professional soldier should look like, but unfortunately, that's how it is in the Dutch Army. It's like this in Brazil, it's like this in India, it's like this in Malacca."

    "When I was working in Brazil, there were only two Dutch soldiers in that castle. There were few residents there, and there were almost no Dutch people. They were all mixed descendants of Portuguese and South American natives. Dutch soldiers went out of the city to blackmail these mixed blood in order to make a living.  Once, four half-breed farmers,

    With their slaves, they rebelled collectively and killed the Dutch soldiers.  Since then, Dutch soldiers dare not leave the city

    &The Japanese had an idea to help him drive away the Portuguese smoothly.

    Now, it seems that Kuang Hong will not leave until he breaks the city, and he has to stand up and give advice to Kuang Hong.

    Anyway, no matter who comes, whoever has the upper hand, the Chen family will choose to help, so that they can stand firm in Malacca.

    "Who is going to negotiate?" Kuang Hong asked.

    Chen Erxun cupped his hands and said: "Caomin recommended himself."

    Kuang Hong smiled and said, "You are very courageous."

    Chen Erxun said: "The red-haired ghosts bully the weak and fear the strong. When they don't gain the upper hand, they are still polite and polite. They will never kill the negotiating envoy. As for when they gain power, it is uncertain. Caomin has seen too many foreign countries.  The barbarians are afraid of power and not virtuous. Once the barbarians gain power,

    Completely disregarding etiquette, justice, integrity and shame, even the old and weak, women and children, will kill as soon as they say it.  "

    Kuang Hong nodded: "Then please, Mr. please come."

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