1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 194 Money Offensive
"Colonel Van Dijk, how are our preparations going?" asked Anthony Van Daiman, Governor of the Netherlands in Batavia.

"Twelve warships have been assembled in the port of Batavia, and all of them have been fully maintained. There are also three warships returning from Japan and Formosa. According to the time calculation, they should arrive within a week. ’ replied Colonel Arjan Van Dijk, Commander of the Batavian Fleet.

"Very good!" Governor Daiman nodded with satisfaction, and then he looked at Colonel Pete Kurucs, the commander of the army, "How is your army preparing?"

Colonel Peter Kurutz replied: "Four hundred musketeers and more than 300 spearmen are ready and are currently undergoing simulated attack training in the barracks. Before boarding the ship next month, it should be possible to maintain a good fighting spirit !"

"Oh, by the way, our Hanzhou partners, are their offensive troops ready?" Governor Daiman asked.

"The three warships they promised to dispatch have not yet arrived in Batavia. It is believed that they should ship immigrants in the Ming Dynasty at this time. Their contacts in the city assured that their warships will definitely arrive before the end of September. Arrived in Batavia. However, their landing troops seem to have arrived in two batches one after another, and have already settled in the military barracks in the city." Colonel Aryan Van Dijk said, while nodding to Colonel Pete Kurucs.

"Yes, the Hanzhou Marine Corps has more than three hundred soldiers stationed in our barracks." Colonel Pete Kurutz said: "And they train very hard. It seems that they are a soldier with good combat effectiveness!"

"Really?" Governor Daiman asked with great interest: "Compared with our mercenaries, whose combat effectiveness is higher?"

"..." Colonel Pete Kurucs froze for a moment, lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "The Marine Corps of Hanzhou should be able to defeat our mercenaries. Because they have more dedication and stronger endurance."

"How can you tell that Han Zhou's soldiers have more spirit than our mercenaries?"

"They will stand still in the afternoon sun for more than an hour. Without the order of the commander, those soldiers will not be shaken in the slightest even if they faint on the ground. Don't talk about our Mercenaries, those countries in the European continent, the soldiers of Sweden, Spain, and France can't do it either." Colonel Pete Kurucs corrected.

"If Hanzhou is our enemy, their soldiers will be our terrifying existence! Yes, their soldiers will be very resistant to battle, and they will be a powerful armed force!"

"No matter how strong Hanzhou's army is, they can't show their force at will. Because Hanzhou's sea power is too weak. We only need to send about ten warships to completely block their land." The coastline. Let them not even come out of the house!" Colonel Aryan Van Dijk said disdainfully.

"Although Hanzhou's sea power is relatively weak, their tentacles extending outward have already reached the Kingdom of Cambodia." Senior Commercial Counselor Senad Kalamet said softly.

"Kalamet, do you mean Xinsheng Island occupied by Hanzhou there?" Colonel Aryan Van Dijk asked.

"Yes, Hanzhou has occupied the largest island in the bay, and built a strong fortress. They seem to want to manage the island for a long time, and even want to expand the business there." Senad Karameh Te said.

"There may be some expansion of commercial activities." Colonel Aryan Van Dijk said: "But they mostly use that island as a transit point for immigrants. The person in charge of Hanzhou in Batavia has already given us The navy has notified and also stated that as a transit supply point, all ships of our East India Company will stop for supplies without restriction."

"Moreover, there are always a lot of hungry people from the Ming Dynasty gathered on the island, waiting to be transported to Hanzhou. As far as we know, the biggest trade goods on Xinsheng Island are grain, a lot of grain!"

"However, Xinsheng Island seems to be somewhat hostile to our East India Company's expansion of business activities in that area, and even slightly hostile." Senad Kalamet couldn't help but glanced deeply at Colonel Aryan Van Dijk, his In the words, it seems that they are secretly safeguarding the interests of that Hanzhou.

"Relying on Hanzhou's poor sea power, how could he dare to threaten the commercial activities of our East India Company? Unless, they no longer need immigrants and no longer leave Hanzhou!"

"Karamet, do you think Hanzhou will hinder our business expansion in the Kingdom of Cambodia?" Governor Daiman asked seriously.

"The island occupied by Hanzhou near the Kingdom of Cambodia is currently a transit point for immigrants. However, as their strength increases, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not turn it into an armed stronghold for attacking the Kingdom of Cambodia in the future. After all, it is far away from Pakistan. Davia has a voyage of more than ten days." Senad Kalamet said.

"did you mean……"

"Can our East India Company take this island, transfer it, or exchange it with something. With this island, we can not only expand the commercial activities of the Kingdom of Cambodia, but also radiate Siam, Champa, Annan, etc. nation."

"Will Hanzhou give up this island?"

"Colonel Van Dijk said that Hanzhou's sea power is very weak." Senad Karamet said softly.

The power at sea is very weak, which means that the Dutch can easily control Hanzhou, but they have to submit.

"After fighting the Philippines, we can talk to Han Zhou about the island." Governor Daiman nodded and said.

Near the basin of that big river (the Mekong), with a population of several million, its commercial potential cannot be underestimated.Hanzhou occupied that island and used it only as a transit point for immigrants, which was simply too wasteful.

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"Go to the Hanzhou Warehouse and tell them that our East India Company wants their Newborn Island." Back at the mansion, Colonel Aryan Van Dijk said to his butler.

Colonel Ayan Van Dijk naturally collected a lot of money from Hanzhou for doing so.In view of Ludwild's departure, Hanzhou suddenly lost the high-level support and maintenance of the Dutch East India Company, and the situation was extremely passive.

In order to get rid of the predicament of not having a backer, Han Zhou accepted Qi Tian's suggestion and spent a lot of money on a backer.Because in Batavia, apart from Ludwig, the person who had the most contact was the fleet commander, Colonel Aryan Van Dijk.

When Hu Wenjin brought two boxes full of gold coins and silver coins to Colonel Aryan Van Dijk with his men, he suddenly knocked him unconscious.

Oh god, how much is that?Thirty thousand dong, or fifty thousand dong?Although after he came to the East Indies, the wealth he acquired and owned was tens of thousands of dong.However, seeing so many coins in front of him at once still dazzled him.

The person in charge of Han Zhou named Hu didn't say anything, put down the cash box, and left his mansion.

Colonel Aryan Van Dijk never said any words of rejection from the beginning to the end. How could he say no to so many coins!
In the evening, the housekeeper came back with a small wooden box.He walked up to Colonel Aryan Van Dijk, and after opening it, it was full of coins again.

"What did they... say?" Colonel Aryan Van Dijk asked. After a rough estimate, there should be no less than [-] dong in the small wooden box.

"They don't want to give up that island. Let you think of a way to avoid this from happening." The steward lowered his head and said, "Afterwards, [-] dong will be sent over."

"I see." Colonel Aryan Van Dijk nodded. Although this matter is a bit tricky, it is not impossible.

The Hanzhou people are really generous. Presumably, Mr. Ludwig must have received a lot of benefits from the Hanzhou people in the past, so he defended them so much.

So what if they occupy that island?Without strong sea power, sooner or later it will be taken over by other forces.I really don't understand why they made money and desperately immigrated from the mainland.Just to satisfy the desire to be a king in Hanzhou.

It's ridiculous, wouldn't it be better to accumulate more gold coins?

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"The shitty Dutchman is still thinking about our Xinsheng Island!" Hu Wenjin scolded.

He turned around and said to Kong Jiliang: "You guys in black should think of a way to investigate that shit business counselor to see if he has any ulterior motives."

"Commander Hu, do you want to..." Kong Jiliang asked in surprise.

"I didn't think about anything." Hu Wenjin sneered, "If he wants to target Hanzhou, he must first know everything about him. But, be careful, don't let others notice."

"Your subordinates obey." Kong Jiliang bowed his hands and agreed.

"Have your black guards checked on me?" Hu Wenjin asked suddenly.

"Ah?" Kong Jiliang was stunned, and then terrified, "Commander Hu, how dare our black guards investigate you! The subordinates absolutely dare not!"

"Hey!" Hu Wenjin looked at Kong Jiliang's astonished expression, and sneered a few times, "I and the commander-in-chief have had a life-and-death relationship for more than ten years, how could I be afraid that you will come to investigate me!"

"Commander Hu, my subordinates really don't dare! Besides, our black-clothed guards belong to the commander's mansion..." Kong Jiliang was sweating on his forehead.

Hu Wenjin stared at Kong Jiliang for a moment, then smiled, "I thought you were just like our Jin Yiwei from Daming."

"Commander Hu, how can our black-clothed guards compare with Daming's brocade guards?"

"I can't say, in a few years, you will be comparable to Jin Yiwei!" As he said, Hu Wenjin waved his hands and left the room.

Kong Jiliang stood blankly for a while, and couldn't help but think of what the commander of the black guards, Guan Zongxiang, said, that the black guards can investigate and arrest anything that is not good for Hanzhou.

If what Commander Hu has done is detrimental to Hanzhou, can it be investigated and arrested?

(End of this chapter)