The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 555 Our Ming Dynasty, the Land of Etiquette

On the 13th, after several days of begging to see Ding Yi, the commander of the Dutch fleet, Kous, finally waited until Ding Yi was free to summon him.

After they defeated and surrendered, Kous had expected that the Ming would treat them well and let them go, as the Putesman commander had done before.

As a result, the [-] soldiers who surrendered were all forced to dig stones, lift soil, and participate in the construction of the city.

Cous was getting old, and after only two or three days, he couldn't stand it.

He asked to see Ding Yi every day, but Ming kept saying that he was not free.

Today, it finally meant that Ding Yi was free to summon him.

In the past few days, they eat porridge and sweet potatoes, and then have some broth (mainly fish soup). They eat until they are [-]% full every day, but they have to do heavy work. Kous has lost several catties.

Walking outside Ming's room, he adjusted his military uniform and straightened his back.

When he came in and saw Ding Yi, he was slightly taken aback because Ding Yi was younger than he imagined.

"Master Ding, the Dutch general Kous is here." An interpreter beside him laughed.

"I am Kous, Commander of the Dutch Navy Fleet." Kous said with a blushing face.

"The Dutch Navy? A mercenary from the East India Company?" Ding Yi said with a smile: "Your Netherlands is not recognized by the Kingdom of Spain."

Cous suddenly felt like a deflated ball, so he had no choice but to say: "General Ding, we have already surrendered in defeat. Please, let me and the soldiers go back to my hometown."

"Don't worry about this, we Ming Dynasty people, a country of etiquette, have always treated soldiers who surrendered kindly—"

"..." Kous had a black line on his face, asking us to dig the earth and build a city called kind treatment?

"I'll let someone notify your headquarters to exchange you for gold and silver. By the way, Mr. Cous, how much gold do you think you are worth?"

"What?" Kous was shocked and angry.

He was a little angry, Putesman and the others confiscated the money?
That's right, I confiscated the money and let them go, but you came to beat me again, of course I took the money, and I let you go again, and you organize a fleet to beat me again?I'm not stupid.

Kous hurriedly said, no, no, the East India Company has not many warships and soldiers.

Ding Yi killed nearly [-] soldiers in two battles, accounting for almost [-]% of the East India Company.

The warships suffered countless losses. Half of the warships of the East India Company were snatched by Ding Yi, and the four largest three-tier battleships were completely wiped out.

It is impossible for the East India Company to start a war with Ding Yi now, and they dare not fight him again.

Of course, Ding Yi had a look of disbelief, and shook his head desperately: "You can rest assured to live here, I will let someone bring the word to Batavia, it is war or peace, what you say doesn't count, and what I say doesn't count, Bada It’s up to the people in Via to say it.”

Kous was silent for a moment, because what Ding Yi said made sense.

But he asked himself not to work, and said that after his family in Batavia found out, they would definitely redeem him with gold, please take the message back with him, and he is willing to write a letter.

Ding Yi agrees.

He also said that some officers in the army and soldiers with family members in Batavia can write letters.

Ding Yi also agrees.

Ding Yi did not enlist in the Dutch surrender this time. One reason is that the soldiers and horses of the generals are already a bit chaotic. If the Fan tribes, Mongols, Jurchens, and Dutch are recruited again, the combined number will already exceed their garrison. , which is a factor of restlessness.

Second, in a short period of time, he felt that there was no big battle here, and there was no need for so many Dutch soldiers.

In fact, although the Dutch soldiers he conscripted in the first wave were mercenaries, they had also undergone their queue training. On the whole, the navy was usable, and the infantry was not as good as the Fan and Qing soldiers.

So he wants to exchange most of these prisoners for money, and keep a small number of mid-level officers who are skilled in naval warfare and are willing to stay.

Let them work for a few days first, and after suffering, these captives will all want to leave, either to get money to go home, or to work for Ding Yi.

Sure enough, in the end, almost all of the 800 people arrested this time wanted to write letters after being forced to work for a few days.

However, [-]% of them had no family members in Batavia. For those without family members, Kous wrote letters to the Batavia authorities on their behalf, and for those with family members, he wrote a separate letter.

Cous estimated that if the Batavian authorities left them alone, they could only rely on their own families.

Kous stated in the letter that Ming Ding Yi was willing to make a deal with him, but he would not return the ship, only the people.

The officers received 500 taels of silver each, Kous 1 taels of silver, the navy each received 100 taels of silver, and the infantrymen each received 50 taels of silver.

A month later, a passing foreign businessman brought the letter to Batavia.

The Batavian authorities were shocked and angry, but they did not expect to lose again the second time.

Not to mention the lost personnel, all the ships were also gone.

At this time, they had to re-examine Ding Yi's strength again.

There are two different opinions among the authorities. One is to continue fighting and gather more troops, and the other is to negotiate peace and strive to keep the road of trade with the Ming Dynasty smooth.

Soon, those who agreed to peace talks prevailed.

Because half of Batavia's warships and troops have all been defeated in the Taiwan Strait, and the three strongest battleships have been wiped out. It is impossible to beat Ding Yi again.

Now they are worried about whether Ding Yi will call.

The East India Company is not the only stronghold in the Taiwan Strait.

They also maintain sufficient interests in the rest of the world.

And their army and warships no longer allow them to organize such a huge war.

It was proposed to recruit more mercenaries, but this would take a long time, and more money.

It's better to change back to the already existing sergeants. After the Ming people passed the news to Batavia, many family members made a fuss.

It took as long as a year for the fate of the Dutch captives to be finalized.

At this time, Ding Yi's Xingang City outer wall was almost completed under the construction of their captives. During the period, due to overwork and illness, more than 200 employees were reduced. Afterwards, when they returned to China, they all scolded the East India Company for only looking at money. Lee, do not value their lives.

Because the Batavian authorities were unwilling to pay so much money, and thought that Ding Yi had occupied their warship, they should reluctantly give it to them, and at the same time, they had to report it to the Netherlands.

Back and forth, the two sides negotiated and bargained. After a year, Ding Yi charged 21 taels of Dutch gold coins and released 100 people.

This transaction made Zhao Dashan and others understand better that it turns out that fighting wars, especially winning wars, can really make money.

In the battle with the Dutch, the warships and artillery obtained are worth nearly a million taels of silver. This is what Ding Yi and Lushun need to manufacture for at least three years, which is equivalent to saving Ding Yi three years of development time .

But it is easy to obtain warships, but it is not easy to use warships well and keep them from being taken by the enemy.

On the side of the officers, in the future, the sailors will be the main ones, and more emphasis will be placed on the training and training of the sailors.
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On the [-]th, Ding Yi reorganized the army of land and water.

The navy is the fourth battalion of Xu Erxian, including Xu Erxian's flagship Tainan (formerly the third-class Dutch battleship), Pirut Taichung (the third-class battleship Nar), and twelve other warships, totaling [-] sailors Gunner plus sailor.

The Second Battalion of the Seinfeld Navy, including Seinfeld's flagship Pingtung (the third-class battleship of the Amu), and the Qiu Zhentai Yilan (the third-class battleship of the Doruff)

There are also eight warships and merchant ships of various types, with a total of [-] naval gunners and sailors.

Considering that the navy currently has four tier-three battleships, all of which are large ships that can carry about [-] people, Ding Yi asked Xilao to draw [-] sailors from the navy to come over and learn how to control the tier-three battleships first. After you produce it yourself in the future, you can use it directly.

Xu Erxian was in charge of the garrison officers, and Sein Fei was in charge of buying guns and selling sugar in nearby Luzon, Macau and other places, inquiring about news, wooing relationships, and it was also a kind of show of force.

The Bu camp was changed to the first battalion of Dayuan and the second battalion of Dayuan. Yu Liangtai still ordered the first battalion to have 500 people, and Chang Jiangang led the second battalion to have 500 people, a total of [-].

There are three battalions of Fanbing, Naqige leads two thousand soldiers and horses, and Misa is the deputy.

The Jurchen and Mongol allied forces consisted of one thousand and five battalions, with Aobai as the commander and Duolumu and Badu as deputy.

Turutaiji enjoys good fortune and does not need to fight, and is only responsible for managing his own tribal slaves.

The strength of such a large number of troops now includes 1 Ming infantry, [-] Fan soldiers, [-] coalition troops, and [-] navy troops, totaling [-].

It seems that there are quite a lot, but each has its own tasks, and it is not enough. The main thing is that there are too many enemies here.

The sailors are mainly trained and familiar with the third-tier battleships. Usually, most of the warships will be parked in the port, and only four third-tier battleships are patrolling outside.

The Third Battalion Fan Army and the Fourth Battalion Coalition Army are the vanguards of attacking Sheng Fan and expanding their power.

In addition to guarding the home, the Ming army infantry camp also went out to draw pictures, patrol, and search for various minerals.
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On the 18th, a large merchant ship from Persia stopped at Dayuan.

This is the merchant ship of the Persian merchant Avi. He travels between Persia, Ming Dynasty and Japan all the year round, and sells the sugar from the officials, the silk fabrics from the Ming Dynasty, ceramics, and Japanese handicrafts to Persia, and brings Persian carpets, saffron, and turquoise from Persia. And other specialties.

The last time he came here was nearly a year ago. He didn't expect to get off the boat. He found that this place seemed to have changed a lot. The soldiers and horses stationed here had all become Ming soldiers. But strangely, there were many more boats here than before. Many merchant ships are docked on the shore, and the port seems to have been expanded to accommodate more merchant ships.

"What's going on?" Seeing the merchant from the Ming Dynasty who also went ashore, he asked in proficient plain language, "Is there a change here?"

"Of course, the Dutch were beaten away, and now we are occupied by Ming people." The Ming businessman said proudly.

"Zheng Zhilong?" Avi asked in surprise.

"No, no." The Ming businessman said, shaking his head, "I don't know who it is, but it's different now than before. You'll know when you go up."

"Is it good or bad?" Avi chased after him and asked.

"Of course it's fine, we Ming people are the ones to make the decision." Ming Shang raised his head and said.

"..." Awei looked depressed, he was good to you, but not necessarily good to us.

(End of this chapter)