New Shun 1730

Batavia, the capital of the East India Company, does preserve most of the company's archives. In addition to some copies, there are also a large number of originals about Southeast Asia.

Even the "contributions" made by Fuguang and others to the Netherlands are preserved in the archives of the East India Company's Governor's Palace.

After destroying these files, even Fuguang and others were "not guilty", and at least they could fight for it. If they gave enough bribes to the governor of Batavia in the imperial court, it would be easier to be lenient.

Whether their crimes can be cured or not depends, of course, on the attitude of the court’s Nanyang speakers.

However, you have to prepare the steps for yourself in advance.

If there is a clear file and the crime is not punished, it will be a violation of the law. Even if the governor sent by the imperial court has the intention, he is afraid that he will be powerless.

But if there is no clear evidence, it will be easy to explain to the superiors, and there will be loopholes to exploit.

No matter whether it can be done or not, at least the road can be made wider.

At first glance, the plan to destroy the corpses and eliminate traces sounds like a myth. These people grew up in an environment where "the Dutch are invincible". They are extremely afraid of the Dutch and believe that the company is very powerful.

But even after Fuguang finished speaking, these people thought about it quietly, and it seemed that it might not be impossible.

However, there is still a key issue here.

"Brother, there are not many Dutch people in the city now, and the governor has taken them all to Cirebon. If we can organize the Chinese people in the city, plus your and my own servants, it won't be a problem to burn down the governor's palace."

"However, once the Dutch come back, we may not be able to defend it. If the Dutch attack at that time, we will all be torn into pieces."

"We destroy the corpses so that we can still be alive when the imperial court comes. But if we are all dead before the imperial court comes, then it will be meaningless."

Lian Fuguang hadn't said anything about Wang Wu yet, so he remained calm at this time. He looked around and asked, "You all think that burning down the Governor's Mansion won't be a problem, right? The main reason is that you are worried that the Governor will bring people back. In fact, You and I don’t think the Dutch in the city are a problem, right?”

Everyone thought for a while and felt that indeed, the Dutch had nothing to fear in the city.

There are indeed many Chinese in the city, and their own servants are also capable of fighting.

On the one hand, they have a tradition of raising family members for self-defense.

On the other hand, they pay taxes, open casinos, and lend usury. How could someone in this line of work not have a few thugs with lives on their hands?

The Dutch were mainly guarded in a few bastions, and the core of the city was actually very empty. Raiding the Governor's Mansion is not a big problem.

The Chinese community also gathers together. Except for a small number of Chinese who have converted to Christianity or Green Christianity in order to pay less taxes, the rest of the Chinese live in very closed circles.

The Dutch ruled Batavia only within the city. Moreover, the rule over the Chinese in the city was also governed indirectly through these Kapitan and Lei Zhenlan as intermediaries.

The Chinese even have their own courts, and the law is based on the "Dashun Law".

The Dutch only care about making money and don't care much about these things.

If we don't consider the return of reinforcements from the Dutch outside the city, if we don't take over the entire Batavia alone, burn down the Governor's Palace, and defend the Chinese community, there is absolutely no big problem.

Seeing that everyone had no objection to this, Lian Fuguang said: "Things outside the city have their own explanations. Let's just talk about the things inside the city. If we really want to do such a big thing, we need to make it clear."

"In a word, the Dutch are doomed. At this time, joining the Dutch and snitching to the Dutch will do no good at all."

"We don't need to swear by the alliance gods, that's useless. Let's be realistic. You have seen the imperial fleet, and you have also seen the imperial army. Batavia, the Dutch cannot hold it."

"Don't listen to the counselor's lies when he gets angry and talks about Austria, Bohemia, etc. sending troops. Even if they send troops, we deal with companies all day long, how far can we still not know how far Europe is? The cargo ship still has to leave for a year, so what about sending troops? So easy?"

"If we really believe the company counselor, I'm afraid our bones will be rotten when reinforcements arrive."

This is exactly the point. The company counselor's words may be of some use to those who have no idea about the size of the world.

But these Kapitan and Lei Zhenlan may not know what the Electorate of Hanover, the Netherlands' ally, is, but they know that the company's cargo ship will set sail from Europe in December, and if everything goes well, it will not arrive in Nanyang until June or July next year.

The monsoon season has been missed this year, and the news has spread to Europe. Even if the soldiers can be loaded directly without stopping, it will not be until next summer.

The more you know, the harder it is to lie.

Even Fuguang knew that these people were just like him and were not easy to deceive. This difficulty in being deceived became the basis for them to trust each other in this matter.

He did not mention the return of aid from the Dutch. The speaker meant it, and the listener also meant it.

"Brother Lian, of course we know that the imperial court defeated the Netherlands. However, Brother Lian never mentioned the return of the governor's army outside the city. Could it be that Brother Lian got some news from your younger brother?"

For a moment, everyone's eyes turned to Lian Fuguang.

If this is true, Lian Fuguang can really save them from fire and water.

Lian Fuguang pretended to have a meaningful smile on his face, he didn't want to reveal everything.

Although he was not an official of the imperial court, he had been a Chinese Kapitan in Batavia for so many years, and he was still proficient in some of the principles of deception in officialdom.

If it is made clear that it was the people from the court who came to find me, or even directly introduced the people from the court, then what use would I have in the eyes of these Lei Zhenlans?

Only by acting as a middleman can I get the greatest benefit.

Since the other party is guessing blindly and thinks that it was my brother who said something to me, then I can monopolize the communication channels between the Chinese gentry in the city and the court.

These Lei Zhenlans have no connection with the court, so they will naturally think that I am the one communicating among them, and even think that I have already colluded with the court.

In this way, when I bribe the officials sent by the court, do I still need to pay?

At that time, I will be the one giving the gift, and the Lei Zhenlans will pay.

The feelings belong to me, and the money is paid by others.

Could it be that these Lei Zhenlans really dare to ask the court whether Lian Fuguang has any relationship with the court?

With his many years of experience, he will definitely not do that.

Some things cannot be asked, and you can only guess by yourself. It is to take advantage of this gap where you can only guess and dare not ask, and make a good profit for yourself.

He didn't need to say anything now, as long as he showed this kind of meaningful smile on his face, these Lei Zhenlan would automatically guess many strange possibilities.

The less explanation, the more guesses, the more outrageous, and the more they felt that they could do it.

Sure enough, after a while, the people around looked at Lian Fuguang with a look of sudden enlightenment and surprise, and said: "Since Brother Lian is sure, let's do it!"

Lian Fuguang thought to himself, I am not sure myself, Lord Wang did not say when the court's army would come, nor did he say whether the governor's Dutch soldiers were eliminated. But if you tell the truth at this time, you will hesitate one by one, how can you know that this is the only way to survive?

"Everyone, if you want to do it, then relying on our servants alone is not enough."

"We have to gather all the Chinese in the city. I don't think this is difficult."

"Just say: the imperial army is coming, and the Dutch are afraid that they can't defend the city, so they have to kill all the Chinese in the city first, divide the property, occupy the wives and daughters, and escape back to the Netherlands by boat."

"In this way, how can the people in the city not join us in this great cause?"

All of them nodded and praised: "It is indeed not difficult."

"In the past, when the Dutch had something to do, they asked us to notify the lower level. If there was anything to do, they would go to the court of our Chinese. The Dutch only want stability, head taxes, and shops and hotels to open as usual."

"As middlemen, the Chinese in the city can only get news from us if there is anything to do. As long as we say this, how can they not believe it?"

"All along, they have no chance to get news directly from the Dutch."

"They are still easy to deceive."

Everyone present had this idea. The Chinese in the city are indeed easy to deceive.

This has nothing to do with knowledge.

It was because of the Dutch ruling method that the ordinary Chinese in the city had no chance to contact the colonial government.

Including judicial trials, the Chinese had their own courts. The Dutch only wanted money and stability, and never thought that the Chinese would rebel.

As middlemen and tax farmers, they actually completely monopolized the connection between the middle and lower class Chinese in the city and the colonial government.

They were the channels for the Chinese in the city to understand the policies of the colonial government; they were also the channels for the colonial government to maintain its rule and taxation.

Deceiving the superiors and the subordinates is a necessary skill for middlemen. If you don’t even have this ability, you can’t be a good middleman for the colonial government.

The Kapitan and Lei Zhenlan present knew the Dutch colonial government very well; they also knew the Chinese people in the city.

They easily found ways to incite the Chinese in the city, serve as cannon fodder for them, and help them burn the Governor’s Mansion and their crimes.

If you say that the imperial army is coming, let the Chinese in the city think that they are responding internally and welcoming the royal army, most of the Chinese in the city are not interested.

First, some people were not born in Dashun, and had no relationship with the court at all.

Secondly, they were doing small business, and although they were limited by their knowledge, they did not consider the impact on their lives after the Dutch left, but they also understood who won and who lost, and they were all doing small business and paying taxes, and there was not much difference. Since there was not much difference, why should they shed their blood to fight for a change that did not change at all?

But if they said that the Dutch wanted to rob their property, occupy their wives and daughters, and slaughter them, it would be easy to incite the people to resist.

If it were in the past, perhaps many people were afraid of the Dutch from the bottom of their hearts, and would rather wait for the Dutch to put a knife on their heads than dare to resist, and wait for death silently.

But now it is different from the past.

The news that the Dutch were defeated by the princely states in India has actually spread, and the Dutch’s two failed encirclements in Burangan could not be concealed at all.

Sometimes, ruling is really a matter of belief or not.

If you believe it, you will find it impossible even if you have the ability to overthrow it, and you will not dare to have such an idea.

Once you stop believing, rebellion will be as natural as seeing a child holding a gold brick on a deserted road, rushing up to beat him up and stealing the gold.