1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 376 The Dutch are in action
July 1640, 7, Hanzhou, Jianye Port, Wai Hai.

Except for the two professional warships left in the mainland of Hanzhou to attack and intercept the merchant ships of the Dutch East India Company, the other fifteen large ships have all sailed to Hanxing Island successively to participate in the annual immigration collection and transshipment tasks until next year's Only in February can we return.

Meanwhile, more than a dozen small and medium-sized galleys were responsible for the transportation of materials to several settlements in Hanzhou and Weiyuan Island.It can be said that Hanzhou will last for more than half a year, and it will not have the command of the sea in its native waters.

Of course, even if all the ships in Hanzhou were concentrated in the mainland of Hanzhou, if the Dutch sent a large-scale fleet to attack, Hanzhou would still lose its coastal dominance.

Just in the afternoon of this day, the Dutch fleet of as many as ten armed merchant ships once again visited the port of Jianye City.They flamboyantly swam back and forth in the waters outside the port, and were still close to the firing range of the Gulf Fort, and carried out several rounds of demonstrative shelling towards the port.

"Damn it, if you have the guts, bring the boat over here. See if we don't beat you into the sea and feed you bastards!" The behavior of the Dutch showing off their force made Zhang Jiawen, the commander of the Jianye Port Fort, look at his teeth itchy, but Seeming helpless, he could only say bitterly.

"Commander, we also fired artillery to retaliate against their demonstration." Yu Fukun said with his eyes wide open.

"With such a long range, is it enough?" Cao Xiong felt annoyed as he looked at it.

"It's probably close." Zhang Jiawen looked back and took a visual inspection, then shook his head and said, "The shitty Dutchman controlled the distance very well, just outside the range of the heavy artillery."

"Will they force their way into the port this time?"

"Probably not. If we forcefully break in, we can sink half of their ships at least." Zhang Jiawen replied: "Even if they come in, they will not be able to land. There are still two of our port fortresses, and the top of the city will not be able to land." There are a lot of artillery deployed."

"Then there's nothing to see today." Cao Xiong turned around and was about to leave the watchtower, "Since they dare not break in, we can't catch them, so there's nothing to see. I'll go back and hug my kid! ... Pao Don’t waste it, after all, it cost a lot of money, so let’s save it.”

Everyone watched Cao Xiong slowly go down the watchtower of Fort No. [-], and then rode towards Jianye City, they couldn't help being stunned.

"Is the commander-in-chief angry at the Dutch?" Zhang Jiawen asked Yu Fukun in a low voice.

"It doesn't look like you're angry." Yu Fukun said: "It's the Dutch who can't do anything to us, why should the commander be angry! However, this looks a little... indifferent."

"The commander-in-chief is so generous!" Zhang Jiawen praised: "However, as the subordinates, we, as subordinates, are extremely ashamed that the Dutch bullied us so much at the gate of Hanzhou."

"What shame. We are not as strong as others. It is really not easy to keep up with the Dutch until now." Yu Fukun looked at the Dutch fleet at sea in the distance, and said quietly: "We will concentrate on developing Hanzhou for more than ten or twenty years. At that time, I also went to block the door of the Dutchman."

"Ten or twenty years! We were already old at that time, and our legs and feet were even more inconvenient. Then we have to let our children realize this wish." Zhang Jiawen touched his broken leg and smiled self-deprecatingly Said.

"Live well. In the future, our Hanzhou will get better and better, and the days of happiness will be long!" Yu Fukun glanced at the other party's broken leg, and said meaningfully: "Our Hanzhou will inevitably produce many heroes in the future. It will be a matter of time before our wishes come true.”
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"Colonel, the Hanzhou people seem to be very restrained. They didn't respond to our provocation at all, and all the forts kept a terrible silence." Major Abel Tasman said: "This enemy really deserves our due attention and vigilance."

"Yes, Hanzhou is different from all the enemies we encountered in the Far East." Colonel Dakman Barek, the naval commander, looked at the coast of Hanzhou in the distance, and said seriously: "If we are at this time, we will not be able to suppress And the threat of cutting off Hanzhou, then in the future, it will definitely be the strongest opponent of our East India Company. Your Excellency Governor has a very clear understanding of this, and has a firm determination."

"To curb the development of Hanzhou, the island not far from here seems to be a very good choice." Major Abel Tasman said: "If we establish a stable base on the island in the shortest time, not only can we Blocking the sea passages of Hanzhou at any time, and monitoring their every move at all times, forcing them to retreat to the mainland of Hanzhou."

"It will take at least half a year to build a solid stronghold, and the construction can only be completed without external interference." Colonel Dakman Barek said: "But we can't park too many ships here for a long time. ship to cover the construction of the stronghold. Therefore, Major Tasman, in addition to exploring the specific geographical situation of Hanzhou, you also need to confirm whether the New Netherlands we discovered is connected with Hanzhou. In addition, Another most important task is that you have to find a hidden landing point nearby for our East India Company, so that we can build a base to contain Hanzhou."

"In the previous several explorations, it seemed that New Netherland was a barren island, but Hanzhou was able to find a very suitable place as their development base. I suspect that they have mastered most of the waters south of Java Island. Geography and routes, after they develop and become stronger, they will definitely monopolize those unknown continents and many islands in the south. Therefore, it is very necessary for our East India Company to explore and understand the south. Major Tasman, can you complete it? These tasks?"

"Colonel Barek, I will use my professionalism and professional ethics to assure you that I will definitely find a suitable landing base. Moreover, I will also try my best to explore some geography of the new continent and Hanzhou in the south environment, so that our East India Company can better understand and understand everything about these unknown continents and islands." Major Abel Tasman said solemnly.

"Very good." Colonel Dachman Barek nodded, and then said: "If we encounter Hanzhou ships on the way, it is best to capture them, so that we can obtain some specific information about Hanzhou. Of course, as the commander of the Exploration Fleet, you will be granted the power to make quick decisions."

"So, Colonel, can I lead my two armed exploration ships to set off now to find the secrets of the unknown world?" Major Abel Tasman looked at the sky. It was almost evening, and he felt that he could take advantage of it before dark. Take a long way.

"Of course!" Colonel Dachman Barek solemnly took off his hat to Major Abel Tasman: "May your journey be smooth! God bless you!"

"Thank you Colonel!" Major Abel Tasman saluted and said with a smile: "God Almighty will definitely bless his people."

On July 7, after several days of sailing, the Dutch exploration fleet crossed a huge bay (Joseph Bonaparte Bay), passed a piece of broken offshore islands, and had to adjust its direction and prepare to head southwest.

At this time, they saw a light boat from a distance, heading straight for their position from the west.

Major Abel Tasman immediately ordered the two ships to form an angle and circled towards the small boat.This sea area should still be a place that no one pays attention to. The ships that can appear here should only belong to the Hanzhou people.Well, being able to capture them here is a pleasant surprise.

Seeing two malicious Dutch armed merchant ships approaching, the small boat immediately adjusted its direction. One kilometer away from the protruding Dutch ship, it made a very dexterous turn and fled northeast.Compared with the Dutch armed merchant ships, the speed was extremely fast, and it disappeared from the sight of the Dutch exploration fleet in only ten minutes, which surprised Major Abel Tasman.

"The small boats made by Hanzhou seem to be much faster than our fast liaison boats! If the same is true for all their warships, then they have really encountered a very terrible opponent."
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"The two armed merchant ships of the Dutch have gone to the northwest of Hanzhou?" A week later, when Qi Tian brought back the message from "Flying Fish 6", he was instantly shocked.

"They may want to explore the situation in the west of Hanzhou." Dong Fengshan said: "However, they may also find a suitable landing point on a coast near us so that they can establish a stronghold that can threaten us."

"If the Dutch want to establish a stronghold near us, can they send flying fish boats to find their possible landing places?" Qi Tian asked.

"I'm afraid it's very difficult." Dong Fengshan shook his head and said, "The coastline on the west of Hanzhou stretches for tens of thousands of miles, so it's impossible to search everywhere."

"It's fine if it's only in the northwest of Hanzhou, I'm afraid they will find the southwestern part of Hanzhou and find that golden mountain, then they will be in trouble!" Qi Tian murmured.

"Golden Mountain?" Dong Fengshan was startled when he heard that, "There is a golden mountain in the southwest of Hanzhou,...a mountain full of gold?"

Cao Xiong, Yu Fukun, and Hu Wenjin all looked over in surprise.Qi Tian didn't say that the western part of Hanzhou is a desert, which is not worth occupying for the time being, so he vigorously migrated to the eastern part of Hanzhou to expand the land.Now, why did it suddenly say that there is a golden mountain in the west of Hanzhou?And how did he know there was gold there?

"In the southwestern part of the Hanzhou Continent, there is a large piece of livable land, with fertile land and a suitable climate, enough to support millions of people. Therefore, it is called Jinshan." Qi Tian said without blinking.

After everyone heard this, they couldn't help showing a little disappointment on their faces.If there is a golden mountain, Hanzhou will send people and ships to occupy the southwest of Hanzhou no matter what.

"Is there really a golden mountain in the southwest of Hanzhou?" Cao Xiong asked in a low voice after everyone left one after another.

"Although there is no mountain of gold, it is enough to make tens of thousands of people in Hanzhou rich and honorable for a hundred years." Qi Tian said.

"Why don't you want everyone to know about this?"

"Man, once he is rich and rich, will he still bury his head in hard work and production?"

Qi Tian couldn't help but think of Spain, a country that plundered tens of thousands of tons of gold and silver from the Americas. Not only did it fail to make his country rich and powerful, but it squandered it recklessly, its domestic industries withered, and the country's finances even went bankrupt several times.Although the plight of the Spaniards was mostly caused by being involved in too many wars, the influx of countless gold and silver had a great impact on the country's handicraft manufacturing and agricultural production, and opened up a global model of buying, buying, and buying. So much so that there is basically no decent industrial output in Spain.

If Hanzhou gets a lot of gold and silver in the southwest of Hanzhou, will it become another Spain?You must know that with the current development strength of Hanzhou, if it attracts some western colonial forces to scramble for gold, it may not be able to keep its huge wealth.

"But if the exploration fleet sent by the Netherlands went to the southwestern area of ​​Hanzhou and occupied it, wouldn't everything be cheaper for them?" Although Cao Xiong felt that what Qi Tian said was very reasonable, he clearly knew that there was a huge amount of money there. Gold, but don't occupy it, I always feel that I am at a disadvantage.

"In the next few months, we will also send out exploration ships to establish a few supply points in the middle, and try to set up a settlement point in the southwestern area of ​​Hanzhou next year." Qi Tian thought for a while and then said: "If the Dutch want to colonize the Hanzhou I am afraid that it will not be possible in one or two years in the southwestern region of Africa, and we should still have time."

(End of this chapter)