Li Siya made up as a local Hokkien woman, painted her face darkly, and wore a dark hat. She followed several people under Guo Huaiyi and went to Dadan disguised as a hunter selling deer skins. .\\
Her identity is the "daughter" of one of the hunters. [No pop-up novel website] These people are all Guo Huaiyi's confidants. They often go between the officials and Bengang, spying on the movements of the Dutch in the name of doing business.
The road from Bengang to Dajuan is basically safe - at least during the day, Han immigrants and East India Company employees can walk in groups without fear of being attacked by natives. Fastest update, all text typed by hand
Most of the indigenous people on the island of Taiwan are Malays who drifted from Southeast Asia. Some of them only landed in Taiwan during the Tang and Song Dynasties. Many so-called indigenous people brought a custom of headhunting from their distant homeland.
Headhunting is not necessarily for hatred or profit - of course it is better to have hatred and profit. In many cases, it is more about headhunting for the sake of headhunting. The rows of heads on wooden piles in the village are like modern people's collections. A collectible to show off. The dried heads serve as proof of the owner's courage and strength.
The shipwrecked sailors who landed on the island, the sailors who fetched water, and the immigrants from southern Fujian who landed on the island all became the targets of headhunting at the beginning of the landing. Malaria and headhunting by indigenous tribes made the island of Taiwan a scandal to outsiders for a long time. chapter
With the increase in immigration, the establishment of self-defense forces and the operation of the Dutch in Taiwan, natives in Xingang and other places began to surrender, and headhunting became much less common. But it’s still not safe to travel alone. Although a lot of farmland has been developed on both sides of the road from Bengang to Dayuan. But large areas are still wilderness and inaccessible. Neither the Dutch nor the immigrants can guarantee security in this area.
The Dutch Commercial Building was originally located on the northern island of Taijiang, taking into account both defense and the protection of the inner and outer waters of the Taijiang River. However, in order to facilitate transactions with local people. Several additional houses were built on one side of Luermen Waterway as trading posts. Purchase deerskin and cane sugar, and sell some daily groceries, ironware, salt and other commodities.
The trading post itself is also a brick and stone building, with warehouses on the second and third floors used to stack purchased goods. At the entrance of the commercial station, Han Chinese selling deerskin products and indigenous people from Xingang and other places were queuing up at the foot of the steps. There was a large table on the steps. Deerskin was placed on the table, and a low-level Dutch businessman was responsible for checking the price - deerskin is Taiwan's most valuable local export product after sugar, and the Dutch attach great importance to it.
The sunshine in Taiwan in May is already very hot. Except for the indigenous people, who usually show their heads and bare bodies, almost all Han people wear bamboo hats, which are common in southern Fujian. The face is almost invisible. Li Siya knew that as long as her face was not seen, there would be no problem. She carefully observed the situation of the senior officials under the bamboo hat.
Although it is difficult to carefully observe the progress of Relanja Castle from this place, even if it is vaguely visible, it can be seen that the construction work is already over half, Li Siya estimated. It will be completed in less than half a year.
What showed the vigilance of the Dutch even more than the Castle of Geranze was their fort on the island at the end of the northern line. The fort had obviously been fortified, and the bamboo pole walls erected on the ramparts showed that the Dutch had recently strengthened their vigilance. She noticed that the number of artillery guns on the fort on the island at the end of the northern line had also increased. The number of sentries patrolling the island has also increased.
Recall that Guo Huaiyi said that the Dutch have recently been recruiting a large number of civilian workers to work on the construction site. Apparently they are eager to complete the city of Relanja as a support point to defend against the Australian attack.
This place is very close to the Japanese village, and Li Siya soon discovered that there was a notice in Japanese posted on the notice board at the entrance of the store. She excused herself and walked over to take a look and found that it was a recruitment order from the Dutch.
The Dutch were recruiting Japanese soldiers - a new discovery that confirmed her suspicions. She knew very well the stinginess of the East India Company and would never recruit mercenaries for no reason.
Chief Putmans is either extremely wary of the Australians, or he intends to do evil to the Australians.
However, as of now. In terms of Taiwan's strength comparison, the Dutch are far from the Australians' opponents. It is impossible for Hans Putmans to be crazy enough to take active hostile actions against the Australians. And he doesn't have this power.
After selling the deerskin, Li Siya came to Dazhan Street - there was a simple market outside the Dutch buying station because of trade. At this time there are only a few shops and some small stalls. It was a business between the local indigenous people and the Han people who came to trade. Many of the people walking in and out of the streets and shops are local aborigines from Xiaoluo Society, Madou Society and Xingang Society. Because they have been "educated" by Dutch missionaries, they already have simple clothes. But many natives were very drunk. Wandering around in the street.
The Dutch transported a large amount of arrack from Batavia and rum from Lingao, specifically to exchange fur goods with the natives.
Getting the natives addicted to alcohol was a common practice of many trading companies in the Age of Discovery. The indigenous people with a lower level of civilization generally do not need too many daily necessities, so the indigenous people must be forced to do transactions frequently. Just use your brain more on addictive products. Once the natives become addicted to alcohol, they become poor people who can be exploited by companies. This scene is happening everywhere from North and South America to the Bering Strait and Siberia.
Li Siya herself has done this kind of business and doesn't care about it at all. She asked Guo Huaiyi's men to take her into a decent liquor store. From the people coming in and out of the door, it seems that the place does not entertain natives. All the people coming in and out are Han people, and occasionally Japanese, black people and East Indians come in and out.
The tavern was bustling with people, and all the windows in the room were open for ventilation. There are 70 to 80 percent seats inside. There's always a lot of news in the tavern. Especially a tavern like this. Judging from the people coming in and out, there were not only Han Chinese who came to trade, but also various people serving under the Dutch. You should be able to get a lot of information from their mouths.
Lisya can speak many languages that are common on the East Asian sea-even some dialects. At her signal, the group found a table near a table where several Japanese people were drinking, ordered some wine and rice, and started eating and drinking quietly.
The Japanese speak Japanese - they probably feel that since they are all Chinese here, no one can understand Japanese, so they do not shy away from the content of their speeches. Lisya soon received a lot of news: including the recently strengthened alert; orders to increase rice and gunpowder reserves in the city and various fortresses; and new artillery and matchlock guns would be shipped from Batavia.
Then Lisya heard an important piece of news: the trading ship coming from Batavia on the southern trade wind would carry a big man to the city of Relandia.
Although the Japanese have a relatively low status and do not know who the visitor is, judging from the various preparations they mentioned in their conversation to welcome this big man, the visitor is at least a Batavia critic. A senior member of the East India Company, or perhaps a prominent figure from within the Netherlands.
This news immediately aroused great interest in Li Siya. The sudden arrival of this big man obviously had an important purpose. If we could know who the visitor was and what his purpose was, we might be able to use it.
After leaving the tavern, Li Siya immediately decided to stay overnight in order to investigate the matter.
There are simple inns in the market, and it is certainly inconvenient for Li Siya to stay there. Fortunately, as soon as Guo Huai had someone in the local area who was responsible for inquiring about information, he stayed at his home.
"Are there any prostitute activities near Da Yuan Street?" She asked her entourage immediately after settling in.
"Yes, there are many prostitutes on the street. There are Han people and native people..."
"Whose business do you do?"
"Anyone does anything."
"Is there anyone doing business with red-haired people?"
"There isn't one on the street. But there is a tavern next to the Midao Pier on the Northern Line. They are all saltwater girls, some are Han Chinese and some are black. Occasionally there are ghost girls. They specialize in business for sailors on ships, and the red ones in the city are The hairy people often go there too.”
Li Siya knew that the black people among the Han people included black slaves from Africa and natives from the East Indies. Black people are relatively rare in East Asia, and there are even less likely to have black women; it is more likely that the Dutch brought indigenous female slaves from East Asia from Batavia.
"As soon as it gets dark, try to get me to the last island of the Northern Line."
"Young man, I understand!" The entourage had been instructed and obeyed this woman's arrangements.
"When I want to return, I will hold up a light on the shore as a signal, and you will send a boat to pick me up."
"It's easy." The attendant said, "The ship doesn't need to return. There are many rocks and shallow water over Lu'ermen. The red-haired ghost never goes there to patrol. I hid the ship among the rocks. Just whistle on the shore and I will Come out and respond.”
After it got completely dark, Li Siya and her two followers quietly came to the shore, where a small boat had been prepared. Li Siya was wrapped in a black hooded cloak, jumped lightly, and landed on the boat.
"Let's go."
The boat quietly paddled across the water - this is the Luermen Waterway, which is inaccessible to large ships and therefore inaccessible. The boat soon crossed the waterway safely and docked among the rocks on the shore.
"Wait for me here. If I don't come back before dawn, go back and report to Guo Touren." Li Siya observed the situation on the shore and warned.
"I understand, little one."
Lisya quietly landed on the coast, which was not far from the pier. The pier was dark, with only a few lights still on. She had already asked for the location of the tavern and headed there.
She carefully dodged the sentry near the dock and took off her cloak next to a cargo pile. She was wearing a European-style cotton dress, deliberately torn in some places, and her hair was fluffy. She tore off a hem of her skirt, exposing part of her calf. He quickly took out the rouge from his pocket, quickly applied it on his face and lips, and then used charcoal pencil to outline his eyebrows and eye circles.
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