New Shun 1730

Just when the Dutch soldiers in Batavia were about to go out to pursue and suppress, several Dashun official ships from Tianjin arrived in Batavia under the "escort" or surveillance of Dutch warships.

This time was different from the last time when the Dashun official ships arrived in Batavia. The last time, the ship did not come to Batavia at all, but went to Gothenburg, Sweden, but was seized by the Dutch in the name of checking pirates.

The ship that came this time had the special envoy of the Emperor of the Celestial Empire on board, who was coming to Batavia. Following them were the entourage of the East India Company's China Trade Committee who went to Beijing for negotiations to prove their identities.

The Governor of Batavia knew the news as soon as the ship docked, and he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

He thought to himself that fortunately he didn't kill all the Chinese, otherwise the East India Company's stock price would plummet this year, and he would be killed by the shareholders as the first person responsible.

Since the two sides have already conducted diplomacy, even if Dashun is actually only dealing with the East India Company, since the emperor's special envoy has come, the governor of Batavia can only go to the port in person to greet him.

Of course, Dashun is not unwilling to deal directly with the Dutch government. The problem is that the Netherlands has no government at all now. The seven provinces are governed by themselves, and there is no governor or prince of the Orange family to rule.

As soon as the official ship of Dashun arrived, in the eyes of the governor of Batavia, it was basically certain that Dashun acquiesced to the Dutch rule over Southeast Asia. The people of the China Trade Commission went to the capital to discuss these issues, and now they should have reached an agreement.

If they had not reached an agreement, they would definitely not send a few ships now, but the navy might have gone all out to fight in Southeast Asia.

"Governor, will the company that went out of the city to encircle and suppress continue to set off now?"

When the officers heard the news that the Chinese emperor had sent a special envoy, they still carefully asked the governor's opinion.

After all, the leaders of the uprising were the Chinese, and they were the unemployed black shirt party and the trouserless people who liked to resist the most among the Chinese.

Many of these people were sent to Batavia to work as slaves in this generation, and they were not born here like Kapitan and Lei Zhenlan.

Moreover, the Netherlands had considered sending these people back to Fujian before, so this matter itself was not just Batavia's own business. Theoretically, these people's nationality still belonged to Dashun. Even if they paid the head tax, they only got a residence permit.

Valknier thought for a moment and nodded: "The pursuit company will set off as planned. Tell them to be quick, don't let those rabble have a chance to breathe, and don't let them destroy the village and recruit the poor to rebel together."

"Yes!"

The officer got the order and went out. Valknier thought to himself that these rioting Chinese must be cleared up as soon as possible. These people are the sparks that can ignite all the powder kegs in Java.

However, no government likes uprisings and resistance. Even the royal family of Dashun now is of humble origin and obtained the throne by rebellion. Valknier believes that as long as it is made clear that these people fired the first shot and armed rebellion, Dashun will not say anything.

After explaining these things clearly, Valknir asked the members of the Batavia Council and the Chinese Kapitan Lei Zhenlan to go to the dock to welcome the special envoy of the Chinese Emperor.

Someone else asked: "Governor, should we gather the troops in the city and go to the dock to intimidate the special envoy of the Chinese Emperor? Just like the records of the trading house in Nagasaki, the Japanese used force to intimidate the Koreans and take the initiative in the negotiations?"

Valknir looked at the person who proposed it as if he was a fool, and said sarcastically: "You mean, relying on 450 European soldiers and 300 Javanese soldiers in Batavia to intimidate a Khanate that defeated Russia, destroyed the Mongols, and just invaded Japan, with at least 200,000 elite troops, is planning to The envoy of the emperor of the empire who joined Sweden to go to war against Russia and frightened the Russians with the number of artillery and logistical capabilities? "

"In Amsterdam, perhaps a fleet review could be used to deter. But in Tianjin, they have their own battleships. And what does Batavia have? Relying on a few armed merchant ships to intimidate an empire with at least two battleships? It's like a baron of the Holy Roman Empire taking a velvet blanket to the court of the Ottoman Sultan to show off his wealth? "

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On the ship, Shi Shiyong, who had made contributions in Japan, was the candidate for this special envoy.

The reason for choosing him was mainly because the emperor knew that the overseas Chinese might not have too much respect for the court.

It was a bit like "the king should not rule the barbarians". Sending a person who came from a regular imperial examination, who was inflexible and insisted on requiring the overseas Chinese to abide by the etiquette and laws, and felt that the overseas Chinese were abandoning the king's rule, which might lead to people's dissatisfaction with the court, so it would be better not to send him.

Shi Shiyong had been in Japan for a long time and had come into contact with overseas Chinese and knew their mentality. Secondly, the emperor knew very well that in addition to the people from the Privy Council and the Children's Army, the local Chinese leaders must be gangsters, and Shi Shiyong would find it easier to deal with them.

In addition, it was the thing that the emperor had always been worried about: facing some unprecedented new things, now he really can only send some people who are close to Liu Yu to do it, and he doesn't know what others will do.

Too radical, always want to learn from Ban Dingyuan, maybe he will do something big after he goes there.

Too pedantic, always think that overseas Chinese are a group of people who abandon the king and their ancestors, and have nothing to do with themselves, and they have no good feelings towards the grassroots uprising, and they may even follow the Dutch and think that killing is a good thing.

Shi Shiyong has been in Japan for many years, proving his ability and absolute loyalty. The emperor can also give him some advice and tell him the court's next plan.

Only by knowing the plan can we grasp the degree of doing things.

Shi Shiyong also knew that he, as a special envoy, was just here to delay time. The real imperial envoy who was coming was someone else, but he would not come now.

Before the ship docked, Shi Shiyong discovered the movement of Dutch warships. Several warships were about to set sail, and he guessed that something might have happened.

After all, he had stayed in Weihai for a while. Although he was not a member of the navy, he knew something about the internal affairs of the navy, and he could still distinguish the state of navy training and attack.

"Is it too late?"

Thinking of this, Shi Shiyong couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Before leaving, the emperor told him some details and asked him to discuss some specific measures with Duke Qi.

Duke Qi also told him what kind of situation the court wanted, and found someone who could speak some Dutch from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a noble son as his deputy to go to Nanyang together.

He knew what the court wanted. Now that he saw the Dutch warships moving, he naturally thought that an uprising had already started around Batavia.

He admired these brave men in his heart, but standing on the side of the court, he also knew that it was not a good time to start an uprising.

Even the court had to prepare for a while to go to Southeast Asia. It was difficult to overthrow the East India Company's rule in Southeast Asia by relying only on the local Chinese people.

As the ship slowly approached the port, Shi Shiyong glanced at the Chinese people standing on the dock in Chinese clothes, thinking that it should not be as serious as he thought?

On the ship, the well-dressed children's army began to disembark and line up. More than 300 carefully selected tall soldiers, as the ceremonial guard of the emperor's special envoy this time, were related to the emperor's face, and they were unwilling to lose to others.

They were all clean-cut; their ancestors were from the northwest strong men of the current Tianbao Prefecture, Tianbo Prefecture, and Tianbao County. They had been training in the Weihai Camp before. If the emperor intended to take a boat tour in the future, they would follow the boat.

These people got off the boat first, lined up in two rows, and the ceremonial guards were blown and knocked. Shi Shiyong and his deputy and a group of people slowly got off the boat.

Lian Fuguang, who followed behind Valkenir, saw the court's army for the first time. It was completely different from what he had seen in the opera and imagined.

Because it was a ceremonial guard, even though they were holding muskets with bayonets, the armor on their bodies was still the armor of the emperor's personal army under the old system. Although this armor was useless in fighting and could not protect against one or two lead bullets, it looked really mighty.

Lian Fuguang had seen many Dutch soldiers and local Javanese soldiers. In terms of height alone, they were far inferior to the strong men selected by Dashun.

The generation of soldiers serving in the East Indies today were all born after the Dutch disaster year. The British and French coalition forces attacked Amsterdam, and the Dutch dug the levee themselves to prevent Amsterdam from being captured. From then on, the Dutch Golden Age came to an end.

After that, they experienced the South Sea Bubble, the Seven Provinces Autonomy, the Spanish Succession War, the French bleeding, and the excessive concentration of wealth in the hands of the upper class. Those who could serve in the army were all from the bottom of society, and they were from the bottom of society after the disaster era.

At that time, the average height of the Dutch was only 1.63 meters. The height of the Dutch increased rapidly, and it was not until the great revolution in Europe in 1848, a hundred years later. The revolution also broke out in the Netherlands. A small part of the wealth flowed to the bottom, and the productivity improvement brought about by the Industrial Revolution, the height of the Dutch began to increase rapidly.

It sounds very mysterious, as if you can grow taller with money. But the reality is so mysterious. You can really grow taller with money and a slight redistribution of social wealth.

On the other hand, Dashun had a dual system of recruiting soldiers and hereditary soldiers. Most of the people in the emperor's personal army were from good families, or descendants of veterans of the past. They had no worries about food and drink and were supported by the finances. They were specially for serving in the army. Dashun also learned from the previous dynasties and knew that soldiers must be fed. Such soldiers who served as ceremonial guards were tall and strong.

In terms of height, the Dutch are not as good as them, let alone those Javanese soldiers. Lian Fuguang was born in Batavia, and his understanding of China is limited to the legends, dramas, vernacular novels and some rumors of his father's generation. Now that he has really seen the soldiers of Dashun, his previous imaginations have almost been overturned.

In fact, this is not the most powerful force of Dashun, but it is definitely the best-looking force. This time in Nanyang, Dashun was originally for people to see, and it was just right for use.

Shi Shiyong and others slowly walked forward a few steps, and the followers behind them hurriedly brought the incense table and incense burner. A cannon sounded, which made Valkner and others look confused, not knowing what this was for.

A reading officer following behind Shi Shiyong took the imperial edict from the axe officer. This was an "obedience test" deliberately designed by the court.

Without prior notice, see whether the local Chinese officials in the Netherlands still take the emperor seriously.