New Shun 1730

Liu Yu had his own ideas about Lian Huaiguan's arrival. This person dared to come, which showed his courage and ability.

However, the matter of Batavia was not enough to rely on this courage and ability. If it was not handled properly, it was very likely that tens of thousands of the lowest-level Chinese, who were the foundation of Dashun's rule, would be sacrificed in vain.

He was not worried that overseas Chinese did not have the courage to resist, but that they were too courageous and would lead to blind activism.

In order to shock Lian Huaiguan, Liu Yu showed his style that he had not shown for a long time.

The authentic Jiedushi of Whale Sea, with his official status and rank, naturally also had the etiquette.

Green flags, green fans, apricot yellow umbrellas, copper sticks, beast swords, flags and spears, avoidance and silence signs... a large series of ceremonial objects that were basically rarely used were displayed.

This was not to show off Lian Huaiguan's power again, but to remind Lian Huaiguan that the system of the Celestial Empire was like this, so that he could make a choice between the real Celestial Empire and the real Netherlands.

The only reason why the Emperor of Dashun would mobilize troops against Batavia was not because there were many overseas Chinese in Batavia, but because Liu Yu said that Batavia could make money.

Liu Yu knew very well what the emperor was. He could not persuade the emperor with a few passionate words about national interests, no matter what his surname was.

The situation in Batavia must be different in the hands of Dashun and in the hands of the Netherlands.

The Netherlands is a commercial capitalism, which is too deeply poisoned. In addition, half of the population of hundreds of thousands in the country are speculating in stocks and half are doing business. Except for the shipbuilding industry, the Netherlands can't produce any decent handicrafts.

They can only use violent means to maintain their interests. And in order to maintain the cost of violent rule, they have to pursue huge profits.

Whether it is frantically cutting down spice trees in Indonesia to maintain the high price of "supply less than demand"; or squeezing the price of sugar cane to strictly investigate smuggling and prohibit private sales, it is because the Netherlands cannot use Indonesia as a dumping ground, and can only engage in this lowest-level colonial policy.

Dashun was different. If Britain and France did not have an extremely mercantilist trade protection policy, the handicraft industry at that time could really be completely destroyed by the handicraft industry of Britain and France.

What the emperor needed was a monopoly of lac, spices, and hemp wood, which required the continuation of the Dutch rule over the Javanese.

What the Chinese needed was land reform, land distribution, free operation, and the abolition of the tax farming system.

The interests of Kapitan and Lei Zhenlan were not the interests of the majority of the Chinese.

Even if Batavia was recovered, Liu Yu's attitude towards Batavia was very firm: the local snakes in Batavia were not allowed to still control Batavia, whether it was Kapitan or Lei Zhenlan, all had to be eliminated.

Fortunately, the vast majority of Chinese in Batavia were engaged in the sugar industry, not the planting and cultivation of a series of tropical specialties such as spices and lac.

The interests of the poor hired workers, who accounted for the vast majority of the Chinese, did not conflict with the interests of the emperor, which created an environment for adjusting policies in the middle.

Liu Yu could only be sure that Lian Huaiguan had the heart to resist the Dutch, but he didn't know whose interests he stood on to resist the Dutch?

Overseas Chinese are not an indivisible whole, but are divided into groups of different classes by different economic bases.

Which part of the interests does Lian Huaiguan represent?

There is no policy that can benefit all Chinese in Batavia.

Lian Huaiguan, who finally arrived in Weihai, saw the high-ranking officials of the Celestial Empire for the first time.

He often heard about it in operas and novels, but he really had no chance to see it in Batavia.

The influence of the opera is still there. Amid the shouting of the guard of honor, Lian Huaiguan knelt on the ground involuntarily.

He is not Xu You who defected to Cao Cao in the Battle of Guandu. Liu Yu does not understand the real purpose of this person, so he cannot use any attitude of welcoming him with open shoes.

After some official words, Liu Yu still showed a gentle enough attitude. Lian Huaiguan went to the back hall to wait. After a long while, Liu Yu slowly came to the place where he met guests.

Lian Huaiguan recalled the reliance on majesty just now, and he was a little timid in his heart.

When the servants served tea, he did not dare to drink it, so he could only sit there and wait for Liu Yu to ask questions.

Liu Yu looked at Lian Huaiguan, who was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. His skin color was a little dark, probably because he was tanned in the tropics.

He was very strong, but his back was straight, and it was obvious that he had never done hard work since he was a child.

"Lian Zhuangshi came from Batavia. What advice do you have? If you have something to say, just say it directly. I have to go to train the soldiers later. I am really in a hurry."

Lian Huaiguan wanted to take a look first, but after hearing this, he had to get straight to the point.

He briefly explained the situation in Batavia and said, "Sir, the Celestial Empire has speculated that the Dutch may relocate the Celestial Empire's people who go to sea to Ceylon, but I don't know that the sea is hard and Ceylon is hot now. If this is true, half of them may die on the way."

"Many people have no land in Fujian, let alone gold and silver. Even if they return to Fujian, it is difficult to survive. Batavia was built from scratch. Whether it is the canal, the city wall, or the bastions, as well as the sugarcane plantations and land outside the city, they are all watered by the blood and sweat of overseas Celestial Empire people like us."

" When Batavia was first built, my ancestors were abducted from Penghu. At that time, Batavia was still a swamp, and the Javanese did not know how to make carpenters and bricklayers. If there were no Chinese like us, how could there be Batavia today? "

"Now the Dutch see that we are "useless" and want to get rid of us. What's the reason?"

"Therefore, I hope that the Celestial Empire can come forward to protect the Celestial Empire's overseas citizens."

Liu Yu thought, only under the barrel of a gun can there be reason. The Dutch have guns, cannons and money, so they can do whatever they want.

This matter must be solved, of course, and maintained, but my solution may be very different from the solution you think of.

"What Lian Zhuangshi said makes sense. But, how do you want to solve it?"

"Sir, all the people overseas miss their homeland. If the Dutch really want to expel us, tens of thousands of people will have no way to make a living, and there will definitely be an uprising. If the Chinese government can support some firearms during the uprising, or If we send ships to attack the Dutch, Batavia's overseas people will definitely fight to welcome them."

Liu Yu hummed, and even Huai Guan didn't dare to look at his face. After waiting for a long time, Liu Yu slowly squeezed out a few words.

"If the Dutch really do something like this, they will certainly be controlled. Since you have such thoughts, how can the court ignore your life and death? But I don't know how far you want the court to control you?"

Lian Huaiguan hurriedly said: "The Dutch are cruel and violent. They occupy Bacheng and they don't pay tribute. If we succeed in the future, we will pay tribute to the emperor. We dare not forget the four seasons. If it is like the previous dynasty's three declarations and six consolations, I will You will be loyal and obedient.”

"The Celestial Empire does not need many soldiers and horses. As long as it provides some ordnance, we can protect ourselves. In this way, without spending much money on food for the imperial court, we can obtain a loyal and obedient land in Nanyang, which can be done."

The Celestial Dynasty has rarely had official activities in Nanyang in recent years. Lian Huaiguan believed that even if the Celestial Dynasty wanted to take care of this matter, it would still be the same thing as the royal soil in the world, and they would set up some propaganda and comfort departments passed down by old people in Nanyang.

He looked down upon the Dutch because he only saw a few Dutch and many Chinese in Batavia.

As soon as Liu Yu heard this, he knew that Lian Huaiguan was absolutely underestimating the enemy, and it would be impossible to do it solely relying on local people.

Moreover, it is absolutely impossible for Liu Yu to accept such conditions as three announcements and six comforts.

Fighting against the Dutch requires the court to go all out to uproot the Dutch power in Southeast Asia.

Even now, Dashun's entire country cannot win. It will take at least three years for the fleet to be completed, otherwise even if the army's reformed army is capable of fighting, it will be impossible to paddle to Batavia in a wooden basin.

After the war is over, if there is no real money and silver interests, it is impossible for the court to continue to support navigation. Even if there is support, the resistance will be huge.

Unlike the Netherlands and Britain, the Chinese Empire could not allow merchants to form a powerfully armed trading company. The Dutch had been operating in Southeast Asia for a long time. If they wanted to kill the Dutch, it would not be enough to just rely on the local Chinese.

In order to make Lian Huaiguan sober, Liu Yu asked a few questions.

"If things come true in the future, you only need to defend Batavia? I heard that the Javanese have been resisting Dutch rule in recent years. If things come true in the future, and you only defend Batavia, you may be able to defend those countries. Javanese? Besides, how will Batavia survive in the future?”

Lian Huaiguan was slightly startled. He didn't quite understand what Liu Yu meant. It was difficult for him to understand the problem.

According to what he wanted, he could drive away the Dutch and accomplish a great thing, becoming the lord of Bach.

As for what will happen to Bacheng in the future, he really hasn't thought about it.

Speaking of which, he is actually a strong man, a real strong man.

He just instinctively felt that the Dutch rule was cruel and wanted to overthrow the Dutch, but he had never thought about what to do with Batavia after the Dutch left.

Seeing his confused expression, Liu Yu simply spoke more clearly.

"Do you understand the source of Batavia's prosperity?"

Lian Huaiguan thought about it for a moment, nodded and said, "Did it originate from merchant ships?"

Liu Yu smiled and said: "Yes, it originated from merchant ships. Without merchant ships, Batavia would not be prosperous. Do you know why Batavia has declined in recent years?"

Lian Huaiguan still shook his head. He probably understood that he had thought about it in his mind, but it was difficult to organize it into words and express it in words.

"The Celestial Empire is in retreat, and the city of Zeba is prosperous."

"If the Celestial Empire opens up, Bacheng will inevitably decline."

"If you want to go back to the good times, it will be difficult. Even if the Dutch leave, the decline of Batavia is inevitable. The Dutch can go directly to Guangdong to buy goods, so why do they have to transfer to Batavia? The only reason for going to Batavia is to save some silver and exchange it for various spices from Batavia, and also to appease a group of officials in Batavia.”

"A Batavia that does not retreat from heaven will inevitably decline; and a Batavia that cannot control Java and the Spice Islands is nothing. Ask yourself, can you control the entire Java and the Spice Islands?"

"It is true that the Dutch have kept the price of sugar low, but China produces sugar all by itself, India now also produces sugar, and the Caribbean west of Europe also produces sugar. Tens of thousands of Chinese employees who make a living on cane sugar, have you ever thought about what they will do in the future? ”

"You can't let China refuse sugar from Fujian and Taiwan for your sake, but charge a high price for sugar from Batavia, right?"

Lian Huaiguan had obviously not thought about these issues, and Liu Yu was convinced that Lian Huaiguan could not think of these.

The matter of Batavia is not just a matter of capturing it, but the follow-up of the capture is the top priority.

If the Dutch are driven away, Malacca will be the most prosperous port. As long as Dashun continues to open and close, no fool will go around in circles to Batavia for trade with Europe.

Batavia is very important militarily. It can reach Java, Malay, and Brunei, and it is located in Southeast Asia.

But when it comes to trade with Europe, it's not even a piece of cake.

This kind of place is similar to the Western Regions and Northeast China. At this time, it is an economic loser and a political and military battleground.

It is impossible to set up a Xuanwei Office in such a place.

As for the local Chinese, Liu Yu had to rely on the local Chinese employees and those craftsmen engaged in small businesses.

As for the local local tyrants, he didn't want any of them.

Lian Huaiguan had the courage to come here, which showed that he wanted to do something big in his heart. Such people can be used and cooperated, but at the beginning of the cooperation, he must make an accurate judgment of his own position.

The Dutch relied on the East India Company supported by the whole country, and relied on the smuggling of Persia, India, the Netherlands, Europe and North America to barely rule Java.

Lian Huaiguan's idea of ​​establishing a country by relying on Batavia was extremely immature, because he could not afford the cost and money to maintain violent rule.

Once the Dutch were driven away, the role of Batavia as a transit port would no longer exist. A city that prospers by a transit port will only become more decadent than it is now without the advantages of a transit port.

Liu Yu was afraid that after taking back Batavia, the local rich and local tyrants would all miss the rule of the Great Netherlands.

This kind of thing cannot be explained by reasoning, so Liu Yu does not want to reason with these people at all. The emperor is far away, and he will firmly stand on the side of the poor people at the bottom of the society, who make up the majority of the Chinese population, and will eliminate any existing indirect rule.

Even if those Kapitans, Lei Zhenlan and tax farmers are all Chinese, it will not work.