The wind blows from the South Sea

Chapter 57 Taking stock of gains

after a moment

The gunshots and screams gradually stopped, and corpses were thrown out one after another. The injured were directly treated with wounds to save them further pain.

Seeing that the war was decided, Feng Guohui ordered the cavalry to withdraw from the Huang family mansion and instead control the fleeing people in the entire village and valley.

After clearing the battlefield, the swordsmen, shieldmen and musketeers also exited the Huang family mansion one after another.

We can't let these street boys continue to squat here and have fun. Feng Guohui alone saw many people who found some jewelry, gold and silver from the house and put them in their arms, or directly snatched trophies from the corpses.

This was all a bad habit of the veterans of the Nanyang Company. They were quick and slow, which attracted the newcomers to imitate them.

Of course, they only dared to take small objects, such as gold, silver and soft objects, and they did not dare to touch large objects.

This situation

Feng Guohui pretended not to see it. The brothers under him did not have any lofty ideals. Naturally, they had to be given some sweetness if they worked hard. If the water is clear, there will be no fish.

Not surprisingly, the big head still fell into his hands.

The Huang family retreated from Surabaya City in an organized manner, so they brought out all the relevant house deeds, land deeds and other property documents, which are the most important part of the family property.

In the room, a large pile of property documents as tall as a person was found.

It can be as small as a scattered shop and a slave's deed of sale, as large as a mine, a plantation, a large field and a wharf, and the deed of the Huang family's ancestral home is also among them.

The Huang family's ancestral residence in Surabaya City is located in the south of the city. It covers an area of ​​26 acres, about 4.3 acres, and is a large complex of Chinese-style buildings.

This is the second-most luxurious mansion in the city second only to the Western-style mansion of the Dutch Linke von Biedrins family. It covers a large area and was built over more than ten years.

This big house alone is worth 170,000 to 80,000 silver coins, and there is no place to buy it.

rough estimate

The title deeds of these real estates, mines, plantations and fields are all added together, with a total value of about 700,000 to 800,000 silver coins, and there are also a large number of rare antiques that are difficult to calculate.

Feng Guohui found some English letters in the room, which were written to Mr. Link and other white Dutch people, including letters presented to the Governor's Palace in Batavia.

It's a pity that Nanyang Company arrived too quickly and these letters have not had time to be sent out.

Dutch people often speak Dutch at upper-class gatherings, but English is the official language, and relevant legal documents and documents are in English.

After all, Dutch is a small local language. It originated from the long-term status of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, as an important commercial port in Northern Europe. It later evolved into a sea coach driver in the Age of Discovery. With hundreds of years of business tradition, English is the bridge that connects the world.

If you don’t know English, you will do half the business less.

After obtaining these important property deeds and property documents, Feng Guohui didn't care much about the result of only seizing less than 2 silver coins in cash.

After becoming successful in Nanyang Company

The Huang family was the first local force to launch an attack on the Nanyang Company, and then suffered a violent counterattack, resulting in heavy losses in its men.

Coupled with several subsequent wars and mergers, the Huang family suffered a great loss, with many casualties and decoctions, medicine and settlement expenses being paid.

After going back and forth, the cash on hand was spent, and there was not much left.

Looking at the silver coins, copper coins, and open money boxes scattered on the floor, Feng Guohui symbolically called in several squad leaders to reprimand them, once again emphasizing discipline.

Then each person was rewarded with 200 silver coins, and they left happily with heavy bags of money.

For these subordinates, Feng Guohui planned to reward them with some scattered shops or better houses after a while, depending on their individual performance, so that these backbones of captain and squad leader levels could also have a taste of meat.

The way to employ people is to always give them some good things.

Nowadays, many squad leaders still live in relatively simple wooden houses and don't have much extra money. It's time to make up for it.

In the chaos, Huang Zonghan of the Huang family was pushed off the platform by people around him and broke his neck. After wailing for a while, he died.

His youngest son, Huang Ziwei, was brave enough. He led the remaining 20 or 30 people of the Huang family to resist, but in the end they were shot into a hornet's nest and died. Feng Guohui ordered the survivors to be tortured separately. They fought hand-to-hand and did not find out the location of the secret treasure. It seemed that they really didn't know.

Without any choice

Feng Guohui waved his hand and could only give up. These direct descendants of the Huang family, the children of the Pang family, and close relatives were all handed over to his subordinates.

They were taken to a remote place outside the mansion in turn, and after a burst of gunfire, they were completely cleared.

Considering the vast area and remote location of the Landa Mountain Mine, it is very suitable for training troops. The vegetables and fruits grown in the valley are enough to support the troops.

Feng Guohui decided to place the training ground for the 500 newly recruited recruits here.

Originally, the buildings in the Huang Family Courtyard were not luxurious, but they were all stone houses, which were cool, pleasant and sturdy to live in. They were simply used as military camps.

If we squeeze it together and use wood to build some canopy beds, 500 recruits can be accommodated.

With this plan in mind, Feng Guohui left the entire group of more than a hundred infantrymen led by Hu Laohu to maintain full control of the Landa Mountain Mine.

Wait until new soldiers arrive one after another before changing defenses.

He was busy until evening. After everything settled down, Feng Guohui led Chen Yong's cavalry team of more than 20 people and more than of his own bodyguards to return in a hurry.

When night had just enveloped Surabaya City, the Yibiao cavalry led by Feng Guohui returned to the old camp.

This news, witnessed by many witnesses, quickly spread throughout the city of Surabaya.

The undercurrent atmosphere that originally shrouded the city was broken and dissipated in the blink of an eye after Feng Guohui led a group of cavalry back, breaking the extravagant hopes of a few people with ulterior motives.

Feng Guohui took away nearly 200 armed forces this time. In addition, the two mules and horse caravans of more than 100 people who went south have not yet returned, leaving the Nanyang Company with only more than 100 people (note; not including new recruits). of newcomers).

With such a small manpower, it is indeed too weak to maintain the territory and old camp in two streets of Surabaya City.

This inevitably made some ghosts and snake gods have other thoughts. If Feng Guohui could not come back in a few days, the consequences would be unpredictable.

This is by no means an unfounded worry, but a cold reality in Surabaya City.

Feng Guohui led seventy or eighty capable men to return overnight. It was precisely because of this concern that he stayed in the old camp that night instead of returning to Jinyu Tower.

Laoyingzhong

Now there are more than 180 elite armed forces from Nanyang Company, as well as 336 new recruits recruited today, and the popularity has been restored to its peak.

The people outside who were probing their heads went to report back to their masters one after another, and a possible fierce fire disappeared without a trace.

two days later

After all the more than 500 recruits entered the old camp and started training, Feng Guohui returned to Jinyu Tower with more than 20 elite men.

Before I could even take a breath after returning home, I received good news;

The Spanish businessman Gavi Torres, who had disappeared for more than a month, finally appeared. He returned to Surabaya port with two fully loaded Spanish galleons.

Now he was sending a letter proudly, asking Feng Guohui to go immediately to greet him. The words between the lines revealed the arrogance of a villain who succeeds.

Feng Guohui couldn't help but smile. Well, Garvey Torres is a typical dog who can't store two taels of suet in his belly. He started to get swollen before he was anywhere.

He likes such simple-minded companions.

(End of this chapter)