Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 40 Pan Mingyan

Liang Haisheng, who was an interpreter, looked at the hypocritical Dutch governor, and before Bai Mingxiu could speak, he said, "If there is no corresponding etiquette, then His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not accept your surrender, and the battle is not over yet."

Masiike said angrily: "Don't I kneel down, will you continue to kill our people? Your actions are not what a civilized country should do. Attacking Batavia and killing us Dutch is a couplet. A major provocation by the provincial republic, aren't you afraid of triggering the anger of the Netherlands? We, the Netherlands, have the most ships in the world and are the number one power in Europe!"

Bai Mingxiu couldn't help laughing when he heard Masiike's nonsense, he said: "The Netherlands is just a tiny place liberated from the control of the Spanish Empire. In China, it's just the size of a state, and the population is even less. I am a few tenths of the Ming Dynasty. Do you expect us to look at you in such a country? Besides, you got a good deal from the war with the British? The war that broke out in 1652 was lost by you Dutch people. Do you think How many European countries will sit back and watch your Netherlands control the maritime trade, haha, not to mention European countries, even countries in Asia, it is impossible for you to monopolize it."

Bai Mingxiu cleared his throat, and continued: "My attitude is very clear, kneel down and surrender, otherwise there won't be any living Europeans in Batavia."

In the end, under Bai Mingxiu's strong pressure, Ma Suike knelt on the knees. This process took more than ten minutes, and the translator Liang Haisheng kept explaining to him what a correct chief executive should do.

Bai Mingxiu accepted Masiike's kneeling very naturally, and took over the surrender document he presented, before saying: "I, Zhu Cixuan, the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty formally accept you, John Masiike, United Province of the Netherlands Surrender of the Governor of the East India Company of the Republic."

All the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty standing around and behind Bai Mingxiu immediately started to cheer. The rising sun had jumped above the sea level and began to shine on the earth. In the early morning sea breeze, the flag of the Ming Dynasty fluttered in the wind.

After the entire city was almost cleaned up, the Dutch were placed in several facilities in the city, and after the basic law and order was restored, Bai Mingxiu also entered the city immediately.The first thing he did when he entered the city was to summon Jiapidan and Pan Mingyan, a Chinese from Batavia City.

Kapitan was once translated by the captain of the Netherlands and the English word Captain, which refers to the leader in the colony.The entire Batavia is a typical immigrant town. The population of Europeans is no more than 1000, while the population of Chinese in the city is more than 3000, which is the most populous ethnicity.This is only in the city, there are more Chinese in other areas such as plantations outside the city.

The Chinese did a lot of construction work in the city. Most of the buildings, city walls, moats, and irrigation systems in the city were built by the Chinese. It is because of his merits that he was appointed as Kapitan.

At least in this era, the Chinese were indispensable helpers and important producers for the Dutch in Batavia.Even many taxes in Batavia are contracted to the Chinese to collect.

When Pan Mingyan and several Chinese elders met Bai Mingxiu, they were full of fear and sincerity.As the Chinese who abandoned their homeland and came to work hard in foreign lands, they themselves have a strong sense of inferiority complex, and this sense of inferiority even resembles a crime, and when they face His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, they are even more afraid .

"Grassman Pan Mingyan, I greet His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the Crown Prince is a thousand years old."

Seeing the Bacheng Chinese kneeling on the ground in front of him, Bai Mingxiu was also a little emotional.Even though they went to a distant country, they still wore the hairstyle of Ming Dynasty, but they were dressed in European clothes.

Bai Mingxiu said softly: "Please get up, you must have been shocked by the battle last night. I have brought you here to comfort you, and I will also tell you why you came to Bacheng."

A thin man in his early thirties clasped his fists and said, "His Royal Highness, let me tell you. The villain's name is Lin Xiu, he is from Xiamen, Fujian, and his father works under Guo Xingye. The villain came to Bacheng a few years ago. , is under the order of Lord Guoxing to monitor the Dutch red hair. Lord Guoxing is dealing with the Dutch on Taiwan Island at this time. I didn’t expect the prince to raise troops and directly occupy the nest of the Dutch. It’s very gratifying!"

Bai Mingxiu was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Zheng Chenggong to put his eyeliner in Batavia.

Bai Mingxiu said with a smile: "Very good, I met King Yanping's subordinates in Bacheng, and I just hope to get in touch with King Yanping to plan the great event of destroying the Qing Dynasty. Well, this strong man Lin, please rest for a few days, and then you You can take the letter from the palace to the high officials, and invite King Yanping to discuss important matters with the palace. You have endured humiliation and burdened Bacheng and made meritorious service to the country, and the palace will reward you heavily."

Lin Xiu was really overjoyed when he heard that, and knelt down in the tunnel again: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness! The villain will go through fire and water for His Highness, and I will do anything!"

It was an accident to find someone who was Zheng Chenggong.Bai Mingxiu's top priority is to arrange matters related to Bacheng.

"Pan Jia Bi Dan."

Pan Mingyan immediately panicked and said: "His Royal Highness, Jiapidan was arbitrarily conferred by the Dutch. The villain has nothing to do with Ming, and he is just a grassroots."

Bai Mingxiu smiled, and said: "It's okay, I have also heard that Mr. Pan is very popular in Bacheng, and he has good talents. Bacheng can have today's appearance, and he has made a lot of contributions. I have invited you here today. It is also an honor for you Be at ease. Although the Ming Dynasty is precarious, the people of the world are in my Ming Dynasty, and there are heroes who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, such as King Yanping, to expel the Tartars and restore the Central Plains. It will definitely be possible. Except that Emperor Yongle once opened up the sea and sent the Sanbao eunuch to the West. , the Ming Dynasty did not pay attention to overseas. But this palace is different. This palace knows how vast the world is, and how much land is available for our people to live in. Just like this Java Island, the land is fertile and the shipping routes are important. This palace is not Will give up."

He paused and then said to Pan Mingyan: "You may not know that my Ming Dynasty has already taken all of Burma and established the Xuanwei Division. Back then, the Sanbao eunuch's remnant department also established our Ming territory on the southern mainland. The establishment of a country on the sea will be the future of the Ming Dynasty. General policy. This city of Baba in Java is the key place for the palace to manage in the future. The palace will station elite soldiers here to guard against European colonists such as the Netherlands, Portugal, and Britain. Pan Mingyan, the palace intends to appoint you as Badawi Lord of the sub-city, manage this place on behalf of the palace, reproduce and expand business, and expand trade, are you sure you can take over?"

(End of this chapter)