1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 292 Into the Tiger's Den
"Mr. Su, the Dutch have stopped the construction of the new city hall." Sixth Brother Jiapidan Lin, a Chinese from Batavia, said solemnly: "Moreover, local mobilization has begun in the city. The Dutch who can hold guns have all entered the city." After leaving the barracks, those natives were also urgently conscripted to garrison the western fort outside the city. Tell me, can the Kingdom of Mataran come in this time?"

Su Minggang closed his eyes, pondered for a long time, and suddenly showed a playful smile.

"We all underestimated Hanzhou!" Su Minggang leaned back on the chair behind him, and said leisurely, "They probably spent a lot of effort on this battle with the Dutch."

"Old Su..." Sixth Brother Lin said with a wry smile, "Do you think that the Mataran Kingdom's attack on Batavia was instigated by Han Zhou?"

"Even if it wasn't instigated by Hanzhou, they gave Matalan the courage to attack Batavia again." Su Minggang said: "Hanzhou can produce its own weapons and send some to the natives, isn't it because Encourage them to attack the Dutch!"

"Then, the Dutch should also know that the Hanzhou people sent weapons to the two kingdoms of Matalan and Banten, and they must hate Hanzhou even more in their hearts." Brother Lin sighed: "If the Dutch completely solve this problem The two Tubang kingdoms, wouldn't they spare more energy to deal with Hanzhou? If the two sides fight endlessly, tell me, how should we Ming people deal with ourselves?"

"I think Hanzhou will definitely not only attack a Dutch stronghold in Ambon." Su Minggang said: "They will not give the Dutch too much chance to breathe. I guess the Hanzhou will definitely look for an opportunity to attack a certain Nanyang of the Dutch again." The stronghold, in order to achieve the goal of continuously bloodletting the Dutch. As for those of us Ming who are caught in the middle, the Dutch will definitely be jealous. It is imperative that we will donate some money to them voluntarily in a few days!"

"It's not a problem to keep fighting like this!" Lin Liuge said: "The governor of Fujian, Zheng Zhilong, also participated in it, and attacked the Dutch merchant ship near Xinxin Island in the north of Hanzhou. This must be Hanzhou and him. Let's deal with the Dutch together. In this situation, the Dutch are going to be offended severely, so how can the two parties stop after this?"

"Stop?" Su Minggang shook his head and smiled wryly, "Han Zhou will probably not take the initiative to surrender to the Dutch, and the Dutch, if they can bear enough losses, they will definitely subdue Han Zhou completely. But, the Dutch In the whole of Nanyang, it seems that the enemy we are facing is more than one Hanzhou."

"Old Su, do you mean that the Dutch may face attacks from many common enemies?" Sixth Brother Lin asked.

"The Dutch are sometimes overbearing. They beat the Portuguese, the Westerners, Banten, Mataram, Jambi, Aceh, and now they have just added a Hanzhou."

"Will the Dutch lose?"

"The Dutch will not be defeated." Su Minggang shook his head and said: "They have so many large Western ships in the Southeast Asia region, but their enemies are scattered and cannot gather together to pose a threat to them. However, the troubles of the Dutch There will be a lot. How to choose and how to deal with it depends on the Dutch people’s loss tolerance and how they choose their interests.”

Sixth brother Lin had been gone for a long time, but Su Minggang still sat on the grand teacher's chair without moving for a while.

Before it was too late, his eldest son Su Shaonian walked to the door, looked into the room, and hesitated whether to go in.

"Shao Nian, is there something wrong?" Su Minggang asked softly.

"Father, that Han Zhou spy surnamed He has gone to the former commander of the Batavia fleet, Colonel Van Dijk."

Hearing this, Su Minggang couldn't help being startled, and immediately stood up, staring at his eldest son with wide eyes.

"You said he went to the home of the original fleet commander, Colonel Van Dijk?"

"Yes, father." Su Shaonian said worriedly: "Will he be caught by the Dutch and then bite us out?"

He Qing, the black-clothed guard, led two companions to lurk in Batavia. At first, he purposely mingled in the vicinity of Nancheng, where Ming people gathered. Later, he heard from a companion that the granddaughter of Jiapidan Su Minggang, who was originally from Batavia, Married to Cao Xiong's nephew Qi Continental, it is a real relationship by marriage.Moreover, Su Minggang has a relatively close relationship with the Dutch, and he is also a well-known Ming merchant leader in the city.

So, without hesitation, he brought his two companions to find Su Minggang's mansion, and used it as his habitat, often going out to inquire about various information about the Dutch.Su Minggang was very worried about this, and repeatedly persuaded the three guards in black to hide in the mansion honestly and not to go out easily, lest they be caught by the Dutch.

But as a spy sent by Zheng Zhilong, He Qing would not care about the feelings of Su Minggang and Qi Dalu who are far away in Hanzhou.

Regarding this, Su Minggang's family was startled and frightened, for fear that the three of them would be captured by the Dutch and then implicate them.As for hooking up with the Dutch, handing them over, as a well-known and well-known man in Batavia city, he would not bother to do it.Moreover, his granddaughter married Hanzhou Cao Xiong's nephew, which made the Su family unable to do such insidious things.

Unexpectedly, today, these three daring black-clothed guards went to the home of the former commander of the Batavia fleet. If there is a mistake, it will bring disaster to the Su family and others.

"Father, do we need...to prepare a boat?" Su Shaonian asked.

Prepare the boat, that is to leave Batavia.Su Minggang paced back and forth in the house, thinking about what would happen to the Su family if Han Zhou's black-clothed guard was arrested.

"Did the man named He say anything?" Su Minggang asked.

"He said...will come back later."

"Anything else? Did you say what to do with Colonel Van Dijk?"

"He said, go and ask for some interest and come back."

"Ask for some interest?" Su Minggang was taken aback, thought for a while, and whispered in disbelief: "Could it be that Colonel Van Dijk was bribed by Hanzhou?!"

After Colonel Aryan Van Dijk returned to Batavia in early January, he was immediately dismissed from the position of fleet commander by the governor of Batavia, Antony van Daiman, and ordered him to cooperate with the Batavia court in the inquiry of whether there was any malfeasance. .

After more than a month of continuous questioning and investigation, the Batavian colonial government agency has proved that Colonel Aryan Van Dijk did not commit any malfeasance in the war with the Hanzhou army stationed on Timor Island, but as a The commander of this battle, because he was unable to complete the combat tasks assigned by the governor and the company committee, needs to bear the responsibility for the ineffective combat.

Therefore, Colonel Aryan Van Dijk was completely relieved of his military post and rank, as well as the corresponding treatment.Faced with this situation, he can return to Europe by boat and start over as a civilian.Of course, he could also rejoin the Batavian colonial government in the name of a volunteer, but he would only serve in the fleet as a second lieutenant.

As the former commander of the Batavian fleet and one of the hottest and powerful figures in the East Indies, Colonel Aryan Van Dijk felt humiliated.He ordered his housekeeper to start dealing with several plantations in Batavia, real estate in the city, and packing the wealth he had accumulated in the Far East.Yes, he is going to return to Europe. As for whether to return to the Netherlands, he has not decided for a while.

As a middle and high-level employee of the former East India Company, if it is a normal job change or transfer back to the mainland, then there will naturally be a lot of opportunities for Colonel Aryan Van Dijk to choose.But now, he has been dismissed from his position and military rank by the governor of Batavia in such a disgraceful manner, which makes him face many embarrassing issues of identity in the Netherlands.

Perhaps, you can go to England. It is said that it is very friendly to all rich people from Europe. There are no restrictions on property purchase and investment. More importantly, it is also a Protestant country.Although they have a king, so what, maybe, in the future, they will not have any contact with politics and military affairs.

Then, with a lot of wealth, you can enjoy the life you want.Colonel Aryan Van Dijk held up his wine glass, drank the wine in the glass, and then threw the glass into the corner of the room with a big laugh.

The butler opened the door and came in, looked at his master, then silently walked to the corner of the room, picked up the silver wine glass,
"Sir, two Ming men came outside and said they want to see you." The housekeeper whispered.

"Let them go!" Aryan Van Dijk waved his hand irritably.

"He said they were from Hanzhou."

"Say it, let them..." Aryan Van Dijk was a little annoyed, but the word Han Zhou shocked him, and then said with a gloomy face, "Bring them in."

He Qing actually didn't want to come to see the former commander of the Batavia fleet, but Li Dazhu boldly proposed to find this high-ranking Dutch official who was once bribed by Hanzhou, ask some Dutch secrets, or ask him to help Play along and cause some trouble for the Dutch in town.

Another guard in black, Zhao Huixiong, also strongly agreed. Since he dared to accept money from our Hanzhou before, at this time, the former high-ranking Dutch official would definitely not arrest them or hand them over to other Dutch people.That being the case, you can get some unexpected benefits from him.

He Qing looked at the two companions who were trying to get promoted and made a fortune, and couldn't help but sighed again and again.I don't want to work so hard, I have made great achievements, so why should I be an official in Hanzhou for the rest of my life?
He Qing, who was forced to go to Liangshan, had no choice but to bite the bullet in the end, leaving another guard in black, Zhao Huixiong, to watch the situation outside, and brought Li Dazhu, who was eager to make contributions, to Ayang Van Dijk's mansion.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do for you?" Ayan Van Dijk took He Qing and his personal butler and welcomed He Qing into his study, then stared at his blood-red eyes and asked in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)