New Shun 1730

I have told so many lies that I have come to the point where I believe them myself. I can tell lies easily.

This is not the future, and the people of the people at this time are not the people of the future.

As for whether to allow the Chinese in Batavia to return to Fujian, the court does not care about benevolence, righteousness, or ruthlessness, and no one will say anything.

Public opinion is in the hands of those Confucian scholars who are now busy opposing the court's change in tax policy and have no great interest in overseas expansion.

War costs money, so why spend their money to seek the interests of Southeast Asia? If there is money for war, wouldn't it be better to exempt money and grain and implement benevolent policies?

Even the landlords in the Jiangnan region, which are closely related to export trade, have no interest in overseas expansion: sitting at home, someone will send silver to them, and they will go to war for those barbarians who refuse to obey the king. Isn't that a mental illness?

But in Liu Yu's mouth, it seems that this emperor was elected by the people, and he also has to consider nationalist sentiments.

Fazaklai is only half-speaking about China, just like someone who has just learned a foreign language, he still needs to translate the language words into his own language before understanding. He seems to know a lot about China, but in fact, he is only half-knowledgeable, and still uses the British way of thinking to understand China's problems.

Liu Yu's lies are very good, and they are said perfectly. The whole thing is completely analyzed from the perspective of the court to analyze the interests. Fazaklai thought that it was indeed the case. The Dutch's counter-kick was indeed brilliant.

From Liu Yu's words, he analyzed the attitude of the Dashun court towards Nanyang. Fazaklai summarized Liu Yu's previous preparations and basically had a rough idea in his mind.

"My Lord Marquis, if we capture Luzon, we will never treat the Chinese there like the Spanish."

"We will not force them to convert to Catholicism. Of course, we ourselves are not Catholics. We will not implement some drastic measures such as massacres."

"If there are Chinese who are willing to govern themselves, we will allow them to govern themselves... I wonder what the Celestial Empire thinks of this?"

He was talking about Luzon, but he was actually talking about Java.

Liu Yu understood but pretended not to, thinking for a moment and said: "There is another way to say this."

"If they can pay tribute respectfully, the Celestial Empire may not be unable to tolerate it. But one thing is that it needs to be made clear when they left the sea and when they went to the South Sea. If it is the remnants of the pseudo-Ming who did not surrender and left the sea, even if our dynasty is more tolerant, it will definitely not be tolerated."

"But if they pay tribute, the Celestial Empire must also protect the vassal. Such as Korea of ​​the Ming Dynasty and Ryukyu of our dynasty. However, the chaos in the South Sea will affect the whole body, and our dynasty may not be willing to pursue false reputation and suffer real disaster."

"So... it is best not to I don't want to ask, I pretend I don't know. You don't have to tell me, we also pretend I don't know. That's the best. "

After that, he spread his hands and said: "In a word, the Celestial Empire is vast and rich in resources, and the trade in Southeast Asia has always been prosperous. No matter who controls Southeast Asia, as long as it does not hinder the Celestial Empire from sitting at home and waiting to send silver, it's fine."

"The court's interest lies in whether you European countries can relax tariffs and import more silk, tea, porcelain, cotton, etc. from the Celestial Empire. Of course, this is the court's intention, not my own intention."

Fazakley heard this and thought to himself that he was afraid that you would return disappointed when you went to Europe this time. How could countries relax their tariffs?

Who doesn't know that cotton cloth is good? It's comfortable to wear, but you can't produce it yourself. The British don't know how to spin cotton. If imports are liberalized, what will happen to the woolen textile industry, the pillar of Britain's economy? What about those landlords who enclose land and raise sheep?

The East India Company also hopes to relax tariffs, but although the East India Company is strong, how can it fight against the nobles, landowners and textile industry in the country who enclose land?

When he saw Liu Yu saying this, he was also worried. He thought that this person understood economics, but unfortunately the court did not listen to him and still expected him to go to Europe to negotiate the tariff issue. It can be seen that the Marquis himself knew that this trip would be fruitless.

However, Fazakle's focus was still on Dashun's views on the situation in Nanyang.

Since Dashun's court meant this, it could be assured and bold to assist the Chinese uprising in Batavia. Even if Dashun knew about it, it would not care too much.

The East India Company's expectation of the situation in Nanyang was just to break the Dutch monopoly on Nanyang. Since it did not have the strength to dominate, then letting Nanyang be in chaos and even supporting some independent countries that were pro-British and anti-Dutch would be the most cost-effective way.

The meaning of the Dashun court was "I will close my eyes, and you don't tell me, then I will pretend that nothing happened. Don't make things like Batavia, and force Dashun to express its position. It is not justifiable not to express a position, and I can't explain it to the expansionists and radicals; if I express a position, it will be troublesome and involve a lot of things and cost money..."

You can pretend that the bell does not exist if you cover your ears and steal the bell. But if someone is blind and insists on prying open the hands covering the ears and shaking the bells on the ears, then he is looking for trouble.

This may not be Liu Yu's attitude, but Fazakley can also see that the court does not seem to like Liu Yu's overly radical policies. This time, sending him to Europe to try to achieve the impossible task of "reducing tariffs" for various countries is the best embodiment of the attitude of the Dashun court.

After getting this reassurance, Fazakley determined that the company could take this opportunity to open up the situation in Nanyang, increase investment, and even use the opportunity of George Anson's fleet stationed in Southeast Asia to make the Dutch suffer.

After getting the information he wanted and confirming that Liu Yu's anger over George Anson had dissipated, Fazaklei chatted some more and left.

After leaving, he first wrote a letter to the Indian side, informing Dashun that the official attitude was clear - Dashun hopes that Southeast Asia will maintain a balance of power, rather than a situation where one company is the dominant one. This is tantamount to tacit approval of Britain's troubles in Southeast Asia.

Therefore, companies can increase their focus on Southeast Asia. Although the company's top target is India, the current Chinese uprising in Batavia, once successfully funded, will surely trigger an anti-Dutch uprising throughout Java. Small countries that were previously forced to submit to the Netherlands will also try to break away from Dutch control.

What the company needs is a Southeast Asia that can trade freely and is not monopolized by the Netherlands. For this reason, the Chinese rebels who supported Batavia would be able to achieve great results with a very small investment.

The company had agreed to his previous suggestion and sent a batch of firearms to Bengkulu. What Fazaklai means is that these are not enough, and more support can be provided.

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Shortly after Fazaklei left, the disguised spy Wang Wu also arrived in Guangzhou from Macau, met Liu Yu through secret channels, and told about his contacts with the British.

"Sir, overall it's going well. The British have collected the deposit and have prepared the firearms in Bengkulu. They are just waiting for us to pick up the goods. Now that you have humiliated the British, this will not have any impact, right?"

Wang Wu was a little worried, fearing that this matter would cause a stir and the British would change their mind.

Liu Yu didn't want to think about it, but he smiled and said: "It's okay. Fazaklei also came to see me before, and asked about the court's attitude towards Nanyang. Taking advantage of the introduction of their war with Spain, he asked me whether I would interfere in the situation in Nanyang. . The affairs of the imperial court belong to the imperial court; the affairs of the Chinese belong to the Chinese. "

"Since he came to deceive me, I naturally followed his plan and deceived him. Britain and the Netherlands are enemies and friends. The Celestial Empire is entrenched in the north. If the Celestial Empire fails, it will force the Dutch and the British to join forces. "

"This matter must end with the British. Otherwise, firstly, if the court comes forward to buy guns, the news is likely to leak; secondly, to buy guns, you have to go through the Sunda Strait, where there are both Dutch and British forces. If the Guru’s power is hostile to both, it will be difficult to achieve success.”

"If the imperial court steps forward now, Britain and the Netherlands must unite to prevent the dynasty from returning to the grand occasion of Yongle's voyage to the West."

"Now I say that the imperial court has no intention of Nanyang, but at the same time I go along with it. My words imply that the imperial court acquiesces to its balancing of Nanyang, and it will definitely be tempted."

"Since I'm going to the West for a while, and since he's trying to insinuate me, I just happen to be looking for some help for you during this time."

After that, he smiled and said: "I killed chickens in Humen to scare monkeys, and everyone watching in the audience had their own thoughts. Most of the Dutch thought I was doing it for them. This time when I go to Batavia, they will not let me show off my power. Opportunity. This way, you will have enough time.”

Determining the approximate date of departure, the date of inspection of Batavia, and the date of going to the Sunda Strait, he said: "The sea is rough and rough, but the general sequence will not be wrong. You will take advantage of this opportunity to Firearms shipped over.”

"While I was going to the West, you also trained your troops diligently. But remember not to attack Batavia easily. It is not impossible. In fact, Batavia is a gain or loss in one place. Nanyang is so big that you cannot lose a big one because of a small one. ”

"After that, Mi Ziming and Du Feng will destroy the pirates and force them to come to you. You can take some in, not too many, as long as they have a name, so that in the future there will be some ships with traceable origins, and it will also be convenient for transporting arms. etc."

"As soon as I can get ships, I will smuggle more with the British. One is to increase military expenses, and the other is to give Britain a taste of the sweetness. Bandung and other places have already implemented the Bolangan system, and the village products also have many goods that the British want. It can be exchanged for British arms and equipment."

Wang Wu wrote down Liu Yu's arrangements one by one and said, "Then, Marquis Jing, I will rush to Bengkulu right now?"

"Well, let's go now. Without further ado, the accompanying officers should not follow us. We will wait in Macau and set sail in a few days until we reach Sunda. Tell Niu Er that the most difficult day is when I go there After the Chinese on the western and northern coasts moved to Ceylon, the Netherlands had to concentrate its forces to clear them up. Remember, let them come in any direction, and I will only attack them all the way to lure the enemy in, cut off one of his fingers, and injure one of his parts. Proposing peace talks has become a separatist trend."

"yes!"

Taking note of these words, Wang Wu quietly left Liu Yu's residence and returned to the noisy Macau overnight.

Early the next morning, two merchant ships built in Macau left Macau and headed for Bengkulu, preparing to load British arms. They were waiting for Liu Yu to go south to Batavia to comfort the Chinese survivors and force the Netherlands to mobilize their navy. To prevent the news of Liu Yuyao showing off his power.

As long as there are no surprises in this last step, the strategy of "taking Nanyang as the dynasty's Western Region" planned by Liu Yu when he passed the Wude Palace has basically taken shape.

As long as Luzon is not moved for the time being, Malacca, Borneo, Batavia, and Ceylon are Dashun's "Four Anxi Towns" in Southeast Asia.

Since the Song Dynasty, the foundation laid by the expedition to Nanyang for nearly a thousand years has been continued. Now it is finally harvesting. The Guiyi Army has been waiting for thousands of years and finally hopes for reinforcements from the Celestial Dynasty.

The Chinese uprising in Batavia started well. It is impossible for Dashun to rely on the people in Batavia as the basis for the future military town, and if Batavia wants to be a military town, it must have a trustworthy force.

The miners in Borneo and the slaves in Batavia were the best soldiers for the military garrison.

Malacca was the garrison of the "Anxi Grand Commander" and was guarded by regular troops. There was no need to consider the number of local Chinese at that time.

As for Ceylon, the war would start in three to five years, and the immigrants in Ceylon had just passed the most difficult days.

The land was reclaimed, the houses were built, and the "contract expiration" promised by the Dutch was approaching. Dashun went there, and the land was equalized and the grain was exempted. They only wanted Ceylon's cinnamon and betel nut, and did not want the land tax.

The suffering was naturally caused by the Dutch, and the good days came with the occupation of Dashun: the immigrants were moved by the Dutch, and forced labor and forced reclamation were the whips of the Dutch. The timing was right, so how could people's hearts not be determined?

With Ceylon, we can repeat the story of "Qin's troops are advancing day by day, and Han cannot respond. It is better to return Shangdang to Zhao. If Zhao accepts me, Qin will be angry and will attack Zhao. Zhao will be attacked by the troops and will be close to Han. If Han and Zhao are allies, they can resist Qin."

By then, Shun had Ceylon, and China and France were allies, so Britain would have to send more troops to India to achieve a balance of power with China and France.

If a war really broke out, Dashun would only talk but not do. Dupleix received Dashun's words and thought that he had the advantage, so he would take the initiative to start a war. If Dashun did not send troops to aid France at that time, France would be defeated.

By increasing the value of North America by participating in the mink trade, France, which was not very interested in India, would choose to drive the tiger to swallow the wolf and directly "sell" the strongholds such as Pondicherry to Dashun, and lure China and Britain to go to war.

Anyway, it can't be defended, and its value is not as good as North America, which has developed ginseng, mink and Dongzhu. It's better to make use of the waste, and Dashun will take over, and by the way, it can also fight against Britain. France should still have some diplomatic thinking. Anyone who is not a fool will make this choice. It's nothing more than sacrificing Dupleix, a friend of Liu Yu.

This is the old story of Han offering Shangdang to Zhao. As long as Dashun doesn't fight the Battle of Changping in India...it will be clear who will be the emperor in the future.

In this way, great things can be accomplished.

The general trend has been set, and we just need to go to Southeast Asia this time to check out the situation and explore the route, and let the accompanying staff formulate a battle plan for the southward march.