1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 249
"There is news from Batavia that the Dutch want the city of Dili we captured! Discuss, how should we deal with it?" Cao Xiong summoned all the high-level officials in Hanzhou to discuss the matter in the Jianye City Commander's Mansion. Discuss how to deal with the upcoming offer of the Dutch to buy Dili.

More than half a month ago, the Hanzhou military government watched the Dutch go all out and take more than half a month, with more than 180 casualties, to capture the century-old Portuguese colonial stronghold of Oecussi.Therefore, the military government disdains the fighting power of the Dutch mercenaries.

It was originally thought that the Dutch captured Oecussi and Hanzhou captured Dili. At this point, the Portuguese were completely expelled from Timor Island.Then, for a long time in the future, Timor Island should maintain the situation when the Portuguese were there, forming a situation where the two families divide Timor Island equally.

However, according to top-secret news from Batavia, the Dutch seemed unwilling to occupy Dili City in Hanzhou, saying that it would pose a potential threat to their Spice Islands.Therefore, they planned to buy the city of Dili from Hanzhou and drive Hanzhou's forces out of the northern part of Timor Island.

"Commander, if we in Hanzhou don't give up Dili, will the Dutch have to block our route to Daming?" Yu Fukun asked.

"That's right, if we occupy Dili City and don't give it to them, that's the final plan of the Dutch." Cao Xiong said in a deep voice.

"General Manager, can your industrial and agricultural production, including food, in the civil affairs department completely get rid of the blockade of Batavia?" Yu Fukun turned his head and asked Qi Tian again.

Qi Tian shook his head.

"So, let's give them Dili City." Yu Fukun said.

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at Yu Fukun.

In previous conflicts with the Dutch and Portuguese, Yu Fukun usually behaved very aggressively and advocated a tough confrontation.Why now, the Dutch just made a proposal to take away the city of Dili, and haven't sent a representative to Hanzhou to negotiate this matter, so he compromised like this.

"Old Hu from Batavia also has the same opinion." Cao Xiong frowned slightly, and then said to everyone: "The Dutch are very firm, they want to control the northern part of Timor Island, and no one is allowed to get involved in their spices." Archipelago. Moreover, they also discussed that they wanted our Xinsheng Island, but it was temporarily blocked."

Qi Tian habitually spread out a piece of paper, and the quill pen in his hand kept moving, the Dutch, the Portuguese, the Hanzhou, the Kingdom of Wahali, the Spaniards...

"If we give up Dili City, will the Dutch make trouble in other places in the future?" Niu Hu asked.As the chief officer of Hanzhou's only land combat force, he is also qualified to attend this meeting related to Hanzhou's main decision-making.

"That's right, barbarians value profit over righteousness, so it's hard to guarantee that they will have the desire to look forward to Shu in the future." Wang Zheng gently twirled his beard, echoing Niu Hu's opinion.As the oldest, most prestigious, and most knowledgeable chief officer of the education department of the civil government in Hanzhou, he was specially invited to participate in the discussion of Hanzhou's military and civilian affairs.

"Mr. Liangfu, what do you think?" Cao Xiong asked respectfully.

"The Yi people have no faith, so they asked for Dili. If they want Weiyuan Island again in the future, what should I do? If they give Weiyuan Island, what should I do if they want Jianye City again? In the end, it ended up with the destruction of the country. How can we not take warning of this?"

"Mr. Liangfu, if we don't grant Dili, the Dutch will block all our external routes in Hanzhou. At that time, Hanzhou will not be able to immigrate, let alone daily use. How should we deal with it?" Yu Fukun asked.

"How can the Dutch block all the gates of Hanzhou easily? Hanzhou is rich in gold, and the world is so profitable. The Netherlands is really threatening to block Hanzhou. We can inform people of all forces in Nanyang to make huge profits in order to obtain what is lacking. So, can it be alleviated by one or two?" Wang Zheng said.

After everyone listened, some nodded and some shook their heads.High profits lure Nanyang merchants to come to Hanzhou for trade. Although it can alleviate some material shortages, it is not a long-term solution.Moreover, the most needed population in Hanzhou will be cut off temporarily, which will greatly hinder the development of Hanzhou.

But what Wang Zheng said is not unreasonable. If they compromise this time, the Dutch will taste the sweetness. Will they often threaten Hanzhou with a blockade in the future, asking for land, things, and gold and silver.

"Our navy in Hanzhou can't beat the Dutch." Niu Jinming admitted bluntly, but changed the subject and said resolutely: "But we can fight them desperately. The Dutch are here to trade and colonize, and to beg For the money, he didn't come here to fight for his life. We Hanzhou fought him seven or eight boats, which made him feel unbearable pain. At that time, he didn't dare to come to Hanzhou to ask for conditions."

Because Qi Dajiang, the commander of the Hanzhou navy, took three armed merchant ships to carry out material transportation and maritime escort operations in the waters near Dili City, Niu Jinming could only participate in this military meeting as a representative of the navy.

"Commander Niu, you have lost all the ships. How will Hanzhou transport people and supplies in the future?" Pan Qifeng couldn't agree with this kind of loss-losing approach.

"Don't we have craftsmen and artists who build big boats?" Niu Jinming said: "The boat is gone, just rebuild it."

"Then what if the person who sailed the boat is gone?" Yu Fukun asked coldly.

"Then..." Niu Jinming was at a loss for words, yes, the boat can be built, but the sailors are exhausted, who will sail the boat!The only complaint is that the population base of Hanzhou is too small, and there are naturally fewer sailors available for training.

Cao Xiong saw that everyone was discussing, everyone said their own things, but there was still no safe countermeasure, so he couldn't help becoming anxious.He looked at Qi Tian who was writing and drawing with his head down, knowing that he was calculating the strength comparison between the Netherlands and Hanzhou, and trying to find a corresponding solution, he couldn't help looking at Qi Tian expectantly.

Following Cao Xiong, everyone's eyes also focused on Qi Tian.

"We may need to engage in a low-intensity war with the Dutch." Qi Tian took a breath and said slowly: "As Commander Niu said, we need to let them know that in order to protect our own interests, we Hanzhou, I will work hard!"

"However, Commander Yu also said just now that the Dutch may not need to launch a war against us. Just blocking our route to Daming is enough to make us feel suffocated and helpless, and force us to submit. But we face the blockade and cannot Sit and wait. Wang Lao proposed that it is a very good way to lure businessmen to risk trading in Hanzhou with a lot of money. Businessmen value profits. If the price of the materials we urgently need is much higher than the market price, it must still be There are many businessmen willing to come here."

"However, facing the Dutch blockade, we cannot react negatively. We need to show the Dutch our determination and let them know that we dare to fight them. Everyone, the Dutch have traveled far and wide to Nanyang, It's not about fighting and killing. They are looking for profit, and they are here to make a fortune. If we Hanzhou show a desperate posture, they will definitely re-evaluate whether it is worthwhile to have a war with us? "

"What I said just now is to fight a low-intensity war with the Dutch, not to gather all our warships to fight a desperate battle with the Dutch. Because we can't fight them with sea power. We need to conduct an all-round unrestricted war with the Dutch. What is an unrestricted war? It means that we must subvert the existing rules of war, transcend all restrictions, and use all possible means to achieve our war regardless of the front line or rear. Purpose."

"What the Dutch are looking forward to most is a sea confrontation with us. World War I will wipe out our Hanzhou's sea power. But we in Hanzhou must try our best to avoid this kind of sea confrontation. We want to attack all the colonies of the Dutch in Southeast Asia." Stronghold, to intercept all their trading merchant ships, to support and assist all their hostile forces..."

"The Dutch expect to use the smallest price to force us to submit, but we want to raise the price they have to pay infinitely. The Dutch rule in Nanyang is an agency of a joint stock company in the Netherlands. The purpose of their business is to earn more trade profits and monopoly profits. However, if there is a small force that is unwilling to submit to their oppression, and can continue to bloodlet them. Even if the Batavian colonial government wants to continue Fight with us, but their headquarters in the Netherlands will not allow them to reduce or lose the trade profits they should continue to earn in such an unlimited way, which will definitely prevent them from continuing their war with us."

"Sir, if there is a war with the Dutch, how long will it last?" Pan Qifeng asked.

"It is estimated to be two to three years." Qi Tian silently calculated, "The impact of our war with the Dutch will spread to them in the Netherlands in a year, considering that they need to evaluate and calculate the impact of the war. It may take half a year to pay and gain. If Batavia’s losses increase, their headquarters in the Netherlands may soon stop the war. It will take more than half a year for the order to reach Batavia. Calculated in this way, the end of the war will be two years if it is soon, or three years if it is slow."

"What should we do if the mainland of the Netherlands orders Batavia to continue the war regardless?" Yu Fukun asked.

"No. They are also fighting in the Netherlands, and they need continuous financial support from Batavia." Qi Tian thought for a while. At this time, the 30-year war in Europe seems to be in full swing, and the Dutch should also be involved. of.It costs money to fight a war. In order to protect the interests of the Netherlands, it is impossible for them to endure the interruption of cash flow from the Far East, and for the sake of their so-called dignity, they will engage in a meaningless war with Hanzhou, an inconspicuous little player.They're not like those dumb Spanish lunatics.

"In this case, if the Dutch ask for Dili City, we will reject them straight away." Cao Xiong felt a little relieved after hearing Qi Tian's analysis, and made a decision.

"No, we can't just reject the Dutchman." Qi Tian said suddenly.

"Why?" Everyone was puzzled when they heard the words. Didn't you make an analysis just now and think that there will be a low-intensity war with the Dutch?Why do you want to oppose the rejection of the Dutch request now.

"The Dutch ask for the city of Dili, and we cannot refuse it outright. Although we are determined to fight a war with them, we still have to avoid entering the war early. We can aimlessly ask for the conditions proposed by the Dutch, As long as it can be delayed, it can be delayed for as long as possible. The longer it takes, the better it is for us."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but smile knowingly.We are trying to be a rascal. We clearly disagreed with the handover of Dili City, but dragged the Dutch to conduct meaningless negotiations for several months, and at the same time left a lot of time for Hanzhou to prepare for war.

"If we procrastinate, the more opportunities we will have, and the strength of our Hanzhou will increase....In the end, it will be delayed!"

(End of this chapter)