1890 King of Southeast Asia

While Liu Yiming was busy sorting out internal affairs, reorganizing the army, planning industrial layout, etc., the news of the Surabaya rebellion spread further and further. At first, no one believed it, not even the Chinese in Batavia, let alone the Dutch.

Until September 21st, many people who had connections with the pirates confirmed the incident from the escaped pirates. A large number of Chinese and natives were boiling with suspicion. Many Chinese sent telegrams to Surabaya. At this time, the telegraph line in Surabaya had been repaired, but external communications were strictly controlled. Liu Yiming thought that he could delay it for a day, so the original telegraph operator reported to Batavia in front of the black muzzle of the gun that "everything is normal."

The telegrams did not receive a response, which made the Chinese begin to worry about gains and losses again, fearing that it was fake, and fearing that it was true. It was not until September 24th that a dozen students drove a small boat to Surabaya.

The atmosphere in Batavia became increasingly strange when the news was unclear. Many Chinese walked around the streets, trying to find out if there was any definite news. However, the Dutch had semi-blocked Surabaya for a month or two to facilitate their invasion. Later, the autonomous government was established, and the policy of building high walls and slowly claiming the throne was adopted. Apart from the British, only the pirates knew the news.

The British are still keeping the news secret, and only circulate it among British crew members. If Surabaya can really be autonomous and can disgust the Dutch, the British would be happy. If the Dutch lose all their colonies, that would be even better. At that time, the Netherlands would have no choice but the British Empire.

As for pirates, how could the great Dutch government collude with pirates? It's just that some colonial officials have already bought tickets back to Amsterdam.

The news continued to ferment. On September 24, Batavia was already a hot topic. Many Dutch were also worried about this matter. Some even bought tickets back to their homeland and were ready to run away, which touched the colonial management.

At the Governor's Office in Batavia, when the then Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Cornelis Pinak, learned about this, he chuckled and casually told his assistant to ask Surabaya, and then went to find his sweetheart, a 16-year-old Dutch girl who had just arrived in the colony.

Surabaya.

The Dutch telegraph operator, with an 11mm Martini Henry on his head, and the soldier next to him took the gun and shot at the watermelon, and the watermelon burst directly.

The translator took out a bill of exchange and said to the telegraph operator: "This is fifty pounds. As long as you can make Batavia feel that everything is normal, it is yours. After that, fifty pounds every three days until Batavia realizes something is wrong."

The telegraph operator just sweated and looked at the barrel without saying a word.

"Think about it, as long as you can hold on for a month, you can completely not go back to the Netherlands. Five hundred pounds is a huge sum of money anywhere. You can go to Britain or the United States, buy a large piece of land, and be a farmer? Or open a small factory."

"I can't do it, sir." The telegraph operator's eyes flashed.

"One hundred pounds, one hundred pounds every three days. If it takes more than a month, I'll double your salary." The translator is only a part-time student studying mechanics. He is busy debugging equipment in the factory. The seamless steel pipe will start trial production soon. He doesn't want to waste time here.

"How can I believe you will pay this money?" The telegraph operator stared and asked.

"I don't have so much time. What's your name?" The translator said.

"Henry, Henry Srna," the telegraph operator said.

"Okay, Srna telegraph operator, you have no choice, but as long as you can delay for three days, the first payment of two hundred pounds will be given to you directly. You can go to a bank in the UK and remit the money to anywhere you want." The translator said.

"After that, it will be one hundred pounds every three days. If it takes more than a month, you will pay one thousand pounds in one lump sum."

"This is the bottom line. Otherwise, I don't mind changing someone else to do it. You have more than a dozen telegraph operators." The translator was impatient.

"No, sir, I'm not a telegraph operator. I'm a technician at the telegraph office. I have worked in Batavia and Surabaya." Srna said.

"You are right, sir. My dream is to be a farmer. After the war, I will go to the United States and buy a farm."

"I am familiar with the bureaucrats in Batavia and the communication methods between Batavia and Surabaya. However, this alone cannot last for a month. I have a way to prevent Batavia from finding out."

The translator was a little interested: "What do you think? If it works, your farm may be bigger."

"You captured three Dutch naval ships, lined them up in the port, raised the Dutch flag, blocked the port, and controlled all people entering the port. I will forge the communication documents between Surabaya and Batavia. Within a month, Batavia will definitely not be able to react."

"That's all?"

Henry Srna just stared at the translator, and the translator took a while to react.

"You deal with this telegram first. I will report your matter. I hope you can come up with the plan by then."

Watching Srna deal with the telegram, although he didn't understand it, it was just mathematics. After a rough check, the translator left. In fact, it was just to scare Srna. After dealing with it, two soldiers locked Srna in a civilian house.

This matter has been passed to Liu Yiming, because only Liu Yiming can mobilize the navy. After Liu Yiming heard it, Srna was brought up.

"I am the military commander of Surabaya. My time is limited. You have ten minutes to talk about your ideas and needs, Mr. Srna." Liu Yiming sat in a chair and rubbed his temples.

"For Badavia's bureaucratic system, as long as Surabaya is completely blocked, they may not be able to react in half a month, but if they want to drag for a month, even two months, the conventional method is not possible. But I can do it. To, I want £ 10,000 and I have to protect me to the United States. "

"If you can do it." Liu Yiming didn't hold too much confidence, and two months would be almost everywhere.

"There are many ways to operate, and Padavia officials will only care if they can get money. I need some authority."

"You try your best to try it. If you can do it, everything here is missing, but there is no shortage of money."

Henry Srner went down. In the next few days, Slner reported to Badavia in the name of various officials in Surabaya. The plan is ongoing, and the Turks are confronting the Chinese.

The Padavia Telegraph received the telegram and sent the telegram to the Governor's House. Governor Koinelis Pinak, who had just attended the ball, glanced at the telegram and said at will "I know!"

"Put the news down, and say that there was a native rebellion in Surabaya. During this time, the situation was chaotic. Don't listen to the rumors at will and let them settle down!" After thinking about it, Governor Kinelis told the housekeeper again.

After speaking, the Governor went to his little sweetheart again.

The housekeeper looked at the content of the telegram, which said that the natives had begun to riot, but the rebellion inside the natives had been calmed down by the colonial forces.

The steward shrugged, put the electrical text in the file bag, and threw it into a pile of stacked files.

The people of Badavia are doubtful to the news of the government. After all, the colonial government is famous and unreliable, but there are three kinds of people who can come to the colonies. The first is to be plated, and the second is to come to fight. In a wave of opportunities, the third is poor ghosts and criminals. Under various reasons, the colonies are temporarily quiet.

On the last day of September, a merchant ship from Surabaya entered Hong Kong, which completely reassured the Dutch and made the natives and Chinese calm down.

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On the 27th, Liu Yiming was discussing the issue of industrial development with Xu Hui. The first mortar gun was made. The test results were not satisfactory, the heat dissipation was slow, the weight was large, and there were cracks. Check the mortar.

"Commander, more than a dozen Chinese from Padavia, mayor, asked me that Mayor Chen asked me to send you these people." The municipal secretary sent a dozen people.

"Huh? What are they doing? Badavia?" Liu Yiming was puzzled.

"See you?" Xu Hui preached.

"Then go, just we lack the news of Badavia." Liu Yiming agreed.

In the reception room, a dozen people seemed to be in their twenties. The hair was messy, wearing jeans and jackets, it felt like a western denim.

Liu Yiming is inexplicable. What do more than a dozen denim Chen Jiangtao find him?

"Hello, I am Liu Yiming, temporarily the highest commander in Surabaya. I heard you find me?"

More than a dozen people were excited and speechless, and finally one came out and said.

"Lord Liu, we came from Badavia. I heard that the Chinese in Surabaya defeated the Dutch and occupied Surabaya. We were excited, come to see if there is anything to help!" This is a very sunny young man, If you are handsome, maybe he will threaten Liu Yiming.

"Good come! Surabaya is missing everything now, especially people!" Liu Yiming saw that they were not like fake, or decided to talk.

"You don't know, we have been forced to the end of the way more than half a month ago. More than 10,000 Turkish soldiers have gathered. If we were not strong first, there may not be a few Chinese in Surabaya."

The group did not know the cause of the incident. It was only a Chinese uprising. The education they received and experienced made them want to set up a country belonging to the Chinese, so that the Chinese can stand up and talk!

"By the way, you came from Badavia, what are your names?" Liu Yiming asked.

"My name is Li Ziyao, the Li family of Badavia, the grocery store, the Chen family in Surabaya is still my uncle." The first sun -opened boy said.

"I am Zhang Qiuming, the Zhang family of Badavia, and the second house of the Wang family is my aunt's hand."

Then they said one by one, all of them have the history, eliminating the possibility of spy.