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    The Han Chinese in Batavia had a delicate relationship with the Dutch colonial government.

    There is even a saying that Batavia is a Chinese colonial city!

    This place was originally called Jakarta, and it was snatched by the Netherlands from the Banten Kingdom.  At the beginning of the occupation, the Banten Kingdom, Mataram Kingdom, the United Kingdom and other forces sent troops to besiege the city in turn. If the surrender conditions were not too harsh, the Netherlands would have chosen to surrender long ago.

    In order to gain a firm foothold, the Netherlands chose to join forces with the Han Chinese.

    The castle was completely built by the Han people.  The city bricks were fired by the Han people, the moat was dug by the Han people, and the Netherlands was only responsible for transporting stones and grain from other places.

    Before the castle was even built, the Han Chinese, Kapitan Su Minggang, was appointed as a member of the Councilor to participate in the discussion of Batavia's government affairs.

    At that time, forests and swamps surrounded the city, and the forests were full of hostile Javanese natives.  It is impossible to transport all the food from other places, and the Netherlands teamed up with the Han people. The Netherlands was responsible for military development, and the Han people were responsible for reclaiming farmland, and they achieved food self-sufficiency in a few years.

    When everything stabilized, the Netherlands bared its fangs and began to impose heavy taxes on the Han Chinese.  As far as poll tax is concerned, the tax rate of the Han people is several times that of the Javanese natives.

    However, the Han people are still strong.

    If history has not been changed, the Han people will gain more power.  With the increase of Han people, two positions, Lei Zhenlan and Street Chief, were established under Jiapitan to fully realize the autonomy of Han people inside and outside the city.  Wu Zhi fans will also be set up, and the power of the Han people will be further enhanced.

    Then Confucian temples, academies, hospitals, and nursing homes appeared, and with the expansion of Dutch power, this system of Han people spread throughout Indonesia.

    ? Even the countryside is controlled by Han plantation owners, and the indigenous landowners and Dutch plantation owners can only survive in the cracks.

    In the end, the Netherlands felt overwhelmed and incited the aborigines to massacre the Han Chinese.

    It is not that overseas Han Chinese are not united, nor are they not interested in politics.  They have been holding groups, and even set up nursing homes to adopt orphans, and the Han Chamber of Commerce also provides education for orphans.  They have been fighting for political power, with more and more Han Chinese in official positions, and more and more Han Chinese parliamentarians.

    Without the support of the state at all, it is all up to the Han people to fight for themselves. It is good enough to be able to develop into that.

    It's a pity that the Han people didn't have guns, not because they didn't want to, but because the Netherlands didn't give them to them at all.  The Han people are forbidden to hold weapons, and they have no power to resist the butcher's knife.

    "500,000 taels of silver? That's more than 1.9 million Dutch guilders!"

    When Carl Rainiers heard the amount of compensation, he was not even in the mood to bargain, and said directly: "Get ready to go to war!"

    This is the net profit of the Dutch East India Company in Asia for two full years.  Note, the profits of the whole of Asia, including India, Ceylon, Japan and the Spice Islands.

    Naval commander Balthazar Burt said: "Our fleet in the Far East cannot defeat the Chinese navy. In the past few years, we lost too many warships, and now more than half of them are converted from merchant ships. And the Chinese navy, this  Three capital ships were launched in two years. If we transfer fleet support from India, the Chinese can also transfer fleet support from the mainland. So the real decisive battle depends on the victory of the army.¡±

    Army Commander William Clapp said: "I can guarantee that we will stick to the castle until we run out of ammunition and food. But there are too many Chinese residents inside and outside the city. They will definitely help the Chinese army to fight and will definitely provide food for the Chinese army. We must  Take the lead, kill the Chinese residents as much as possible, and grab as much food as possible to defend the city."

    Rainiers said worriedly: "If a massacre is carried out against the Chinese, Batavia will be destroyed. Not only will the city not be able to function, but the food will not be self-sufficient. In the future, food will only be transported from other places."

    The Dutch immigrants in Batavia did not grow food at all at this time.

    Historically, more than ten years later, more than half of the plantations of the Han people were burned down by Bandan bandits, causing a continuous food shortage in Batavia.  The Han Chinese were dissatisfied with the failure of the Dutch army to provide protection, and took the opportunity to demand more power.  Until then, the governor called on the Dutch to open plantations in the suburbs, and gave them super preferential treatment that was almost tax-free.

    Massacre the Han people now, even if they win this battle, the future of Batavia will be bleak, and there will be food shortages for several years.

    ?Because of a Nanbawa gold mine, taking the risk of falling out with China and taking over that gold mine is enough to prove how short-sighted the Dutch colonial authorities are.  When they think about it, even if China sends troops, it will not be so fast.  By the time China sends troops, these high-level officials have already returned to China, and the mess will be a headache for the next governor.

    Clapp said: "The first priority now is to defend the castle, and we will talk about it later. The Chinese, especially the Chinese in the urban areaThe further the land is cultivated, the more often it is plundered by Javanese bandits, and the Netherlands does not send troops to help.  Now that the army of the Celestial Dynasty is coming, as a Han Chinese, I should do my best to serve the country.  I can't guarantee that the Su family will give as much food as they have, and they will not accept a tael of silver!  If the Han army besieged the city for a year, all the Su family's sugarcane gardens would be used to grow food until the army attacked Bacheng!  "

    Sun Jie was greatly moved, and quickly helped Su Dingguo up: "Your Excellency has the heart to serve the country with fists and fists. When I return to Nanjing, I will definitely report to Your Majesty!"

    Ten years ago, the Han landlords here would have hesitated and even helped the Dutch to fight the Datong army.  But it is different now. The Netherlands has been defeated repeatedly, and the local Han people are more optimistic about the Chinese army.

    Su Dingguo got up and told the housekeeper: "Take off the lantern at the door!"

    "No need for now, don't let the wind leak." Sun Jie stopped.

    Su Dingguo said with a smile: "Angel, please don't worry, the area outside the city for dozens of miles is our territory of the Han people, and the Dutch will not leave the city. Even the taxes in the countryside outside the city are contracted to the Han gentry, but the tax amount is more  The higher and higher. The Dutch only go out of the city twice a year, not to go to the countryside to collect taxes, but to check whether the Han people have hidden military armor.¡±

    "So that's how it is," said Sun Jie. "It is inevitable that traitors and traitors will inform you, so the lanterns should not be picked up. Ambassador Liu has already made an appointment to dispatch troops. Mr. Su, don't connect with Han gentry for the time being. When the agreed time is approaching, we will go to connect with Han people half a month in advance.  , so as to avoid exposing the military situation as much as possible.¡±

    "The angel has a well-planned plan, and the grassroots must follow it." Su Dingguo said.

    Then he said: "Although the red-haired ghost forbids the Han people to hold military armor, the gentry of various families have quietly bought some, and they can also pull hundreds of thousands of rebels."

    For rural Han people, recruiting thousands of soldiers is already the limit.

    Regardless of the tens of miles around, most of the land belongs to the Han people.  But there are not many real farmers, and they mainly use slaves to cultivate. Those Javanese slaves are not of the same heart as the Han landlords.
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