1890 King of Southeast Asia

In the Liu family compound, in Liu Wanhua's yard, Liu Yiming was silent.

In fact, Liu Yiming was frantically looking through his original body's memories, trying to find memories about Zhang You. Thanks to his strong body and clear mind after crossing, he did find some pictures, but the most recent pictures were when he was twelve years old, when Zhang You was only eleven years old.

Wearing a small dress, a traditional headdress, and big eyes, she was a 1.34 meter tall crying little loli. When she went out to play and encountered problems, she always hid behind Liu Yiming and cried. After that, she had no memory. Liu Yiming started to study and never went to Semarang again.

"Dad, tell me carefully." Liu Yiming rubbed his eyes. Although he had the ability to refuse this matter now, the impact would be very bad. Moreover, according to the plan, Java Island would definitely be unified in another year or so. It would be difficult for her to survive if he broke off the engagement.

Seeing that Liu Yiming did not make a big fuss, Liu's father breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

"Son, you have found a treasure this time. I have often visited your uncle's house in the past two years. I have seen Zhang You. She is well-educated, graduated from a girls' school, speaks Dutch and English, and likes to recite ancient poems when she is free. She is also pretty, and she is more than enough for you." Liu Wanhua spoke louder and louder, and he was a little depressed. If it weren't for the past two months, he would have just told Liu Yiming about this, but now he was afraid that he would rebound.

Hearing what Liu's father said, Liu Yiming was relieved. At least Liu's father would not make up something out of nothing, right?

Emm...

It's hard to say about this kind of thing.

"Okay, when can we meet? I haven't seen Youzi for many years." Liu Yiming asked.

"Tomorrow, your uncle will arrive at Sishui Port tomorrow, and we will go to meet the ship together." Liu Wanhua said.

"Dad! You only told me today?" Liu Yiming was a little unbelievable.

"Aren't you busy?" Liu Wanhua said evasively.

"Let me tell you first, this engagement is indeed my fault. I didn't tell you in advance, but it's settled. You have to marry Zhang You and treat her well. I don't ask you to be affectionate, but you have to respect each other!" Liu Wanhua paused.

"You will have a concubine in the future, and your father won't say anything, but Zhang You is the mistress of the Liu family, there is no room for negotiation. Zhang You is well-educated and well-mannered. Your aunt has already told me that she brought two maids as a dowry..."

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Liu Yiming was a little speechless =_=.

"Okay, I know, Dad. I remember that sister Zhang You looks good. Why do you look worried that I will bully her?"

"Alas~" Liu Wanhua sighed.

"Zhang You is a good child. She has been well-behaved and clever since she was a child, but she stopped growing when she was fourteen. She is still tall. Alas~, your father won't say much. Anyway, you will know when they come tomorrow."

Hmm? ? ?

Liu Yiming was a little surprised and had some guesses. What do you mean you stop growing at the age of fourteen? Isn't that a loli? Thinking of the little face that looked even more childish in his memory, Liu Yiming felt a sense of inexplicable excitement. ∑(o_o；)

"Okay, then Dad, I'll go down first, call me tomorrow." Liu Yiming's ability to withstand blows is still very strong now, but Liu's father's last sentence poked him.

Liu Yiming returned to the yard, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, always thinking about things in his mind, and suddenly thought, did his father tell his uncle about Sishui's independence?

Putting on his clothes, Liu Yiming knocked on Liu Wanhua's door again.

"It's so late, what's the matter? Let me tell you first, you have to go tomorrow, whether you want to or not! You promised!" Liu Wanhua said first in the room.

"It's not this matter!" Liu Yiming didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Dad, I want to ask you, have you told your cousin about Sishui's independence?"

"I have considered this for a long time, but I still haven't told them. But before the pirates spread the news, your cousin was also asking about it. I hinted it openly and secretly." Liu Wanhua said.

"Huh~, OK, go to the dock early tomorrow and make some arrangements. Don't scare them." Liu Yiming breathed a sigh of relief. It's not that he doesn't trust his cousin, but the less people know about this, the safer it will be. Every day he delays, the more prepared Liu Yiming will be.

Liu Yiming is not considering the Dutch now. Up to now, the Dutch have no way to deal with Sishui. With the current strength of Sishui, unless the Dutch soldiers come with 30,000 local troops, there is no way to deal with Sishui. The imitation of machine guns has started for some time, and I believe that the results will come out soon. Once the machine guns are equipped, no matter how many Dutch come, it will be the same.

Next is Britain, a country that can fight a protracted war with you even if it is 10,000 nautical miles away. Liu Yiming must try to appear weak and harmless. Otherwise, he will be blocked, isolated, and lose the ticket to the next big change.

Liu Yiming couldn't sleep after returning to his room. He was still making plans and looking for the best way to break the deadlock. Britain could accept the emergence of a country in the Dutch East Indies, but it was impossible to tolerate the Dutch East Indies being completely taken over. This was a subversion of the colonial order.

This was also an important reason why the weak Netherlands and Spain could still retain their colonies.

It was past twelve o'clock again before Liu Yiming went to bed. This was because he had to pick someone up the next day, otherwise it would be even later.

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Early the next morning, Liu Yiming opened the door. Liu's father had already arranged a carriage, and the two drove to the port.

After arriving at the port, Liu Yiming observed the situation at the port before anyone arrived. Yesterday, Liu Yiming's focus was only on the cargo ships, and he didn't pay attention to the situation in the port. Today, he found that in a short period of time, the port had seized more than a dozen merchant ships of various types, with small ships of hundreds of tons and large ships of thousands of tons. Because of the port blockade, all the ships coming over were Dutch merchant ships, and the crews were all controlled. The ships were seized and only waited for the declaration of war. This was the property of the autonomous government.

Fortunately, the port of Surabaya is wide, and these ships were towed to undeveloped places to anchor, so as not to hinder the normal operation of the terminal.

Liu Yiming has been worrying about how to make money recently, and suddenly came up with the idea of ​​​​deceiving some merchant ships to come. This flash of inspiration, but Liu Yiming found it very feasible! Take out the notebook to record it, and think about how to operate it after returning.

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Ten kilometers outside the port of Surabaya, a freighter was adjusting its course and preparing to enter the port. Suddenly, the crew found a warship behind it, approaching the freighter.

The crew reported to the captain in panic, but the captain was undecided and ordered to keep the course and report to the ship owner, Zhang Wenbin, Liu Yiming's uncle.

This ship is for both passengers and cargo, with two cargo holds under the deck. Zhang Wenbin lives in the first-class cabin No. 1, and his wife and daughter live in the second.

After hearing the report, Zhang Wenbin, who was panicking, knew that he couldn't panic.

"Don't panic, sail normally and see what he wants to do. After all, it's a warship, not a pirate ship, and it's so close to Surabaya, it should be the navy stationed in Surabaya."

The warship did not say anything, and accompanied him into the port until it stopped. Zhang Wenbin didn't know why it was like this. Escort, how can you escort him when you arrive at the port? It's more like an escort!

The tugboat slowly towed him into the dock. After the docking, Zhang Wenbin searched for Liu Wanhua in the crowd, and then saw a group of soldiers surrounding Liu Wanhua and walking towards the dock where he was.

Zhang Wenbin looked at the yellow-skinned soldiers, thinking about the previous rumors, and thinking about the vague words Liu Wanhua used in the telegrams he sent to him these days, he had a bold guess in his heart.

"This is true! Sishui is independent, and there are warships!" Zhang Wenbin thought excitedly!

Then a basin of cold water rushed down, and he looked at the cabin worriedly, and then looked at Liu Wanhua surrounded by soldiers, straightened his clothes, and got off the boat.

"Hahaha! Brother Wenbin, long time no see!" Liu Wanhua greeted enthusiastically.

He walked up and grabbed Zhang Wenbin's hand, greeting him enthusiastically.

"The last time we met was last year, Wanhua, how come you have aged so much?" Zhang Wenbin was also very happy, but found that Liu Wanhua had aged a lot, so he asked.

Liu Wanhua had experienced too much during this period, from the native riots to the seizure of Sishui, he couldn't sleep all night, and then took over the position of the police department. He couldn't figure out the clues and could only work overtime ineffectively, so he aged a lot, and the middle and senior management of the entire Sishui had aged during this period.

"Ah~, it's hard to explain! Let's go home first and talk slowly!" Liu Wanhua pulled Zhang Wenbin to leave.

"Wait, the soldiers around you are..." Zhang Wenbin whispered to Liu Wanhua.

"Oh! Forgot, these are our Chinese soldiers. The sky of Surabaya is no longer that of the Dutch! The details are a bit complicated. Let's go home first and I will explain it to you slowly!" Liu Wanhua patted his head and said.

"Wait, wait, why are you in a hurry, your sister-in-law is still on the boat!" Zhang Wenbin walked a distance before he realized that his wife and children were still on the boat!

"Oh! Hurry up and get on."

Liu Yiming has been forgotten...

Watching a woman walk out of the cabin, she looks like she is in her thirties, she should be well maintained, followed by a girl, less than 1.6 meters tall, wearing a white dress, a white veil, and a pair of white leather shoes, stepping off the boat.

Looking closer, one word to describe it is cute, and two words to describe it is cute! Look at those eyes, look at that nose, the nose is the nose, and the eyes are the eyes.

(Okay, I can't describe it... I'll make a picture based on the cute lolita in my head!)

The face is very childish, so childish that you'd think it's a child, a genuine lolita!!! She's about 1.55 meters tall, a little thin, but she's well developed in the right places.

"Just take care of her!" Liu Yiming thought!

"Hmm? Master, what did you say?" Shunde heard the master mutter something and asked.

"Ah? Nothing! I'll go up and say hello!" Liu Yiming wiped the corner of his mouth.

"Dad! Hello, cousin, aunt." Liu Yiming simply said hello, then looked at the girl behind him.

"Yuzi?" Liu Yiming called softly.

"Brother Yiming?" Zhang You also called out in confusion.

"Yiming! You've grown so tall, huh? What's this outfit? Are you going to the army?" Zhang Wenbin almost didn't recognize Liu Yiming, but when he saw the clothes on Liu Yiming, he felt a little complicated.

"Okay, okay, you don't feel hot under the sun, but my sister-in-law does. Let's go home and talk!" Liu Wanhua saw that everyone was gathered and started to pull back.

Liu Yiming, Liu Wanhua, and Zhang Wenbin took a carriage, and Zhang You and her mother took another one, and drove to Liu's house.

After settling down, the mother and daughter went to rest first, and the remaining three men chatted.

First, Liu Wanhua and Zhang Wenbin brothers started a meeting to recall the bitterness and sweetness, and then burst into tears.

Then Liu Wanhua told Zhang Wenbin about the current situation in Sishui and the recent developments.

Hearing the natives rioting, Zhang Wenbin's veins also exploded. Knowing that Liu Yiming stood up, he developed a great liking for Liu Yiming. He also heard Liu Wanhua talk about how Liu Yiming gathered the power of Sishui, how to train the army, how to capture Sishui City, how to ensure that the news was not leaked after the capture, and how to build a high wall to slowly become king.

What Liu Wanhua said was true, but the process was slightly processed. Understandably, everyone likes to brag after drinking. For example, the attack and defense of the inner city was obviously to scare them into surrendering, but it became Liu Yiming leading hundreds of people to rush into the inner city, killing people, and scaring the Dutch into surrendering!

After everything was said, Zhang Wenbin was more and more satisfied with Liu Yiming.

"Yiming, your father should have told you that we came this time because we saw that you two were already grown up and wanted you to get married as soon as possible. What do you think?" Zhang Wenbin said to Liu Yiming bluntly.

This made Liu Yiming unable to handle it. He hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to say, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all. On the contrary, Zhang Wenbin can't do it.

"Brother Wenbin, I have already told him that we should let the young people communicate with each other. They also have an emotional foundation. Let's discuss marriage!" Liu Wanhua said when he saw the two people deadlocked.

After the lunch, Liu Yiming was urged by his father to find Zhang You and take her out for a walk.

Liu Yiming took Zhang You out for a walk in Sishui. The industrial zone was under construction in full swing, with countless workers building factories and installing equipment. This was something Zhang You had never seen before, and he stared at it with big eyes.

"Youzi, I haven't seen you for a few years. How have you been these years?" Liu Yiming chatted.

"It's been six years, and this year is the seventh year. I was fine. It was just that when I was thirteen, I caught a cold, and then I stopped growing. With a baby face, everyone thought I was a child!" Zhang You complained.

"And you didn't even tell me you were coming to play with me, we had agreed to that!"

"Ah, I went to study after I came back, and then I graduated. When I came back, I didn't have time to look for you, and the natives rioted." Liu Yiming told her what happened during this period as an excuse.

Hearing that Liu Yiming was knocked unconscious by the natives, Zhang You looked around worriedly, and when she heard about the natives rioting, her face was full of panic and anger. When she heard about building an army, shocking the natives, and seizing power, her face was full of admiration!

Liu Yiming also told her about his vision, as well as various ideas and problems, all at once. After saying it, Liu Yiming felt much more relaxed.

Then he saw that his originally excited face was now a little pale, and his eyes were dull.