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Whether it is the Han people on the island of Taiwan or the Gaoshan people, to the Dutch people who came from afar, they all have yellow skin and black eyes, and they are just Ming people. After they occupied Taiwan Island, they naturally had to exploit the island residents.

In the original history, as the Dutch stayed on the island of Taiwan longer and longer, their colonial rule and exploitation of the island residents became more and more cruel.

On the one hand, the Dutch rule was managed politically by appointing obedient "elders" among the Han and Gaoshan people; on the other hand, they took over all the land in Taiwan as their own economically and forcibly collected high sums from the island residents. The annual land rent for each field (approximately eleven acres) is eighteen shi for the upper field, fifteen shi and six dou for the middle field, and twelve shi and two dou for the lower field. Various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are also levied; in terms of ideology, missionaries are dispatched to the island residents. Instill religious ideas and try to completely turn Taiwan into a Dutch Taiwan.

For this reason, in 1652, the Guo Huaiyi Rebellion broke out, which was the largest rebellion against the Dutch on the island of Taiwan. However, this uprising quickly failed due to the betrayal of traitors, and Guo Huaiyi died in the battle, and more than 9,000 people, including deputy commander Long Guan, were killed.

When Putmans heard this, he understood Aibi Ge's thinking. After thinking about it, he nodded and said: "That's okay. Since we won't go out, let's send people out and grab more people to repair the castle." . Also, we need to investigate other parts of the island more, and make all the people on the island work for me, Holland. Anyone who dares to resist or escape into the mountains will be killed without mercy."

Naturally, the construction of the castle could not have been done by the Dutch themselves. They only need to hold guns and whips and supervise the work of the Ming people. It doesn’t matter if you’re exhausted, just throw it into the sea under the cliff, it’s very relaxing.

Putmans seemed to have finished saying a very relaxed thing, but he did not loosen his frown and continued to ask Aibi Ge: "Even if we repair the castle, all taxes will be collected on the island, plus the Japanese ones." The trade income is not worth the trade with the Ming Dynasty, right?"

The rumors over Japan are also a bit tight. The Tokugawa shogunate in power does not seem to want to do business with outsiders. Although it has designated cities to continue trading, looking at the trend, trade with outsiders may be completely cut off in the future.

After hearing this, Aibi Ge thought for a while and then replied: "Your Excellency Governor, if it is really not possible for the Japanese country, just use naval guns to speak. As for the Ming Dynasty, Li Kuiqi's navy is the northern navy. It is impossible to stay in the south for a long time. I heard that there is still a war in the north and see that all the pirates there have gone to Nanyang, so they will definitely go back to the north. By that time, there will only be a fleet of Zheng Yiguan in the south. Master, it will be easy to deal with. And maybe, by that time, Liu Xiang and the others might sneak back."

Hearing this, Putmans became angry again and cursed loudly: "Those cowardly guys, what are you doing back here? Go to hell!"

After scolding him, he thought that Aibi Ge's idea was indeed a good one, so he ordered: "What you said is all right, so let's do this first! I will send you an army, and you stay far away. Bring back some Ming people!”

Aibi Ge was overjoyed when he heard this. This kind of matter of leading troops to capture the natives does not require too much money and water, and there is not much risk. When you see something good, grab it; when you see something beautiful, grab it; when you see something you don’t like, kill it; when you see something you don’t like, burn it, whatever makes you happy! Anything that would trigger the law in this country goes unpunished here!

So Aibi Ge happily accepted the order, left the castle, and walked away happily. Little did he know that history had changed and their good days in Taiwan were numbered.

In the chat group, Emperor Chongzhen created a temporary group and explained to Zheng Zhiyuan and Liu Jinsheng in the group: "Hongyi's firearms are sharp, and the two naval forces currently cannot match them in terms of firearms. Even if there are Folangji, But they won’t fight to the death for my Ming Dynasty, so don’t have too high expectations for them!”

What he said was actually to Zheng Zhilong and Li Zhiqi. After the army was assembled and about to set off, Emperor Chongzhen was a little worried, so he explained in the chat group: "Furthermore, Hongyi's castle is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we attack hard, my Ming soldiers will suffer heavy losses. Therefore, I am here." One suggestion is to use a siege method after landing. It doesn’t require many troops. As long as the terrain is used properly, Hongyi can be trapped to death..."

This method was naturally used by Zheng Chenggong in later generations to defeat Hong Yi. However, one thing that was different was that Zheng Chenggong had no choice but to adopt the siege method; but this time, Emperor Chongzhen proposed it directly before the war.

"In addition, as long as you understand the advantages and disadvantages of firearms, it is not difficult to deal with them." Emperor Chongzhen was like an old woman with small feet at this time, teaching earnestly, "Jianlu has a skill in dealing with firearms, and we can learn from it." Fo Langji On the other side, we must not let them hang around..."

Having said everything he could, Emperor Chongzhen felt that he had nothing more to explain, but the two people in the group asked questions almost at the same time.

"Your Majesty, who should lead the entire army during this expedition?"

"Your Majesty, who should lead the navy in this battle?"

Upon seeing these words, Emperor Chongzhen remembered that Li Zhiqi and Zheng Zhilong were both naval commanders, and their abilities in naval combat were similar. The two of them had unpleasant experiences before, and it seemed that neither one would be convinced by the other!

Sun Chuanting had already taken office as the governor of the three provinces. His status was not suitable for leading an expedition. It might be possible for Hong Yunzheng to take over as governor of Fujian, but to be honest, Emperor Chongzhen had no confidence in his military ability.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen thought: "I will personally command this battle!"

Remote control via video, photo, etc. seems to be no problem either. Moreover, this command can also warm up the imperial commander's personal expedition to Liaodong next year. It’s just that the achievement points consumed will be a bit too much. But that doesn't matter, there are still a lot of achievement points gained from Jiangnan. Besides, if you leave the palace and go shopping more, you can cope with the achievement points consumed by this expedition.

No matter how much Zheng Zhilong and Li Zhiqi thought, they never expected the emperor's reply. Regarding this reply, neither of them had any temper. Anyway, it would be best if the other party did not lead them.

Although Emperor Chongzhen wanted to take command personally, in fact, it was Li Zhiqi and Zheng Zhilong who actually commanded the war. Emperor Chongzhen would take action only when coordination was needed between the two.

However, as a result, Li Zhiqi and Zheng Zhilong were more prepared in advance. After all, the emperor was personally commanding them. Who dared to embarrass them in terms of materials and personnel?

Three days later, the two fleets of the navy and the French fleets merged and sailed to the city of Jelandia, where the Dutch were located.

Thanks to Yiye Zhiqiu111 for the tip!