Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 478 The Insidious Governor of Batavia
Van Diemen is a powerful governor. If Asian countries want to do business with the Netherlands, they must go through the Batavian authorities or get the consent of the Batavian authorities.

You can't transport the goods to Europe by yourself, or wait for their soldiers, Batavia's strong ships and guns, and even the Portuguese and Spaniards will be suppressed by them, not to mention other small countries.

Of course, there are exceptions, and that is Daming. They not only closed the ports for trade with Batavia, but also did not allow the people of Ming Dynasty to trade with the Netherlands, and forbade their own vassals to trade with Batavia.

But not all the vassal states are obedient, some small states such as Annan, Burma, and Wa still continue to do business with Batavia.

After Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas, the Ming navy shrank very much, and it was not considered strong at sea.

As long as Westerners do not invade Ming's territory, Ming's navy will generally not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, which also causes some small countries to ignore or disdain Ming.

After Fan Dimen took office as Governor of Batavia, he recruited a large number of Chinese laborers to build Batavia City.

As more and more Chinese people enter Batavia, they not only make great contributions to the development of Batavia with their hard work.

Let this small town controlled by the Netherlands gradually become an Asian freight center, and make your life rich.

Gradually, Van Diemen discovered that most of Batavia's economy was in the hands of the Chinese, such as the production and processing of spices, sugar cane planting and sugar production and processing, which were almost monopolized by the Chinese.

You must know that almost all the sugar and spices needed in Europe come from Batavia. Later, they joined the mining and other industries to make Batavia more prosperous.

Of course, no matter what they did, it was tantamount to working for the Netherlands, and most of the profits were taken by the Netherlands.

Despite this, the Chinese are still much richer than the local aborigines and people from other countries, which has also caused many people to start hating the Chinese.

Now not only are the natives hating the rich, but even the Batavian Japanese and some Westerners have begun to have thoughts about the Chinese, and even the governor of Batavia, Fan Dimen himself, is worried that Batavia will be controlled by the Chinese. .

After Daming issued a boycott to sanction the Dutch, Van Diemen already felt that the business of the Dutch had dropped a lot compared to before, and it was hardly half of what it used to be.

At this time, they began to discuss how to search and cut the leeks of the people of Ming Dynasty in Batavia, and finally decided to encourage the natives of Batavia and those wandering foreigners to launch a purge against the Ming people.

During this period, a small number of Ming people's stores and factories have been robbed, and some Ming people have been killed by them, but the number is not very large.

No matter how secretive the Ming Fleet was, after all, there were such a huge number. When they were still a day away from Batavia, Batavia still got some information.

Wearing a black top hat and a black uniform with a large collar, Fan Dimen looked very clean and capable. Although the traces of the years had climbed up his forehead, his high nose bridge and slightly thin face still looked handsome.

Known as a politician, soldier, admiral and businessman, the Governor of Batavia is also the most powerful figure in the entire East Indies.

Fan Dimen was sitting behind a luxurious desk with a glass of red wine in his hand, silently looking at the vast sea outside the office window, looking thoughtful.

At this moment a captain walked into the governor's office:
"Report to the Governor, we have received information that the Ming Fleet is heading towards Batavia, and it is currently about [-] kilometers away from Batavia."

Fan Diemen didn't seem to panic when he heard the information. He raised his glass and took a sip of the red wine before asking unhurriedly:
"They are still two hundred kilometers away from Batavia. How do you know that the Ming Fleet is heading for Batavia? Can't they go to Luzon? How many warships do they have?"

The lieutenant said without any hesitation:

"The Ming Fleet's target must be Batavia. In their route of about [-] kilometers, only Batavia is found. They have five ironclad warships so far."

When Ming Dynasty regained Taiwan, it had already started to use iron-clad warships. Fan Dimen had heard about the iron-clad warships for a long time.

However, he was not too worried. As an invincible existence at sea at that time, he did not believe that there were any real iron-clad warships, but they were better packaged in iron sheets. He did not believe that there were unsinkable warships at all.

Fan Dimen is worthy of being an old Jianghu, he thought for a while and thought of the key point:

"There won't be only five ironclad warships. Such a long distance. They have no supplies along the way. It is impossible that there are no supply ships following them. There should be battleships and supply ships that have not been discovered by you."

The captain hurriedly gave a military salute:

"The subordinate immediately sent someone to pretend to be a fishing boat to inquire."

Fan Diemen nodded, and a murderous look suddenly appeared on his body:
"In order to ensure the safety of Batavia, our plan can be implemented, we must not let these wise people cooperate with each other to control Batavia.

At the same time, the naval warships were ordered to prepare for battle, and the nearby warships quickly assembled for Batavia, and the soldiers were not allowed to disembark for the time being.

In addition, prepare dozens of small boats filled with hay and fuel. The Ming warship consists of about ten iron-clad warships. Once our navy loses, light these small boats and set fire to the Ming warship.

The governor wants to make sure that the Ming warship never comes back. Once the Ming army is defeated, we will take advantage of the victory and pursue it, and strive to regain Taiwan. The position there is still very important.

We want the Emperor Ming to know that the coachmen on the sea are not called for nothing. Almost all important areas in the world are controlled by our coachmen on the sea. What is a Ming Dynasty?

If we were to fight against Ming on the mainland, their troops would have a huge advantage, and we might struggle, but at sea they were still overwhelmed. "

Fan Dimen's words made Nedland Shangwei's blood boil with enthusiasm. In his heart, it seemed that the whole of Da Ming was under his control, and he saluted Fan Dimen hurriedly and excitedly:

"Yes! Your Excellency Governor is right. This subordinate will carry out your order immediately. From Malacca to the Cape of Good Hope and then to the Americas, everything is under the control of the Netherlands. Daming is a bird!"

Van Diemen smiled and waved, and the captain immediately turned and left.

Seeing the disappearance of the captain's back, Fan Dimen called out to the door:
"Come on."

A lieutenant hurried into the governor's office:
"What are your orders, Lord Governor?"

The ferocious Western colonist Van Diemen's face flashed fiercely, and he ordered without hesitation:

"The wool on the Ming people can be harvested. Immediately notify the local chiefs. The action will start tonight. All the belongings of the Ming people will be robbed. The old and weak will be killed. The young and strong will be sent to Ceylon to mine, and all rebels will be killed."

Captain Netherland smiled sinisterly, and immediately stood at attention and saluted:

"Yes! The sheep that have been raised for so many years are indeed harvesting!"

(End of this chapter)