Blind expressed his strong curiosity about a letter from the cunning and domineering former pirate leader Nicholas Yiguan. He didn't know how Cocu hooked up with Zheng Yiguan. 】98】98】9 reading】9 books,.2≧↗
If he deliberately fooled himself and bought a worthless letter for six thousand silver coins, he must be taught a lesson he will never forget.
"The writer is Officer Nicholas from across the strait, and the recipient is our Chief Officer Vanderburg. I have not read this letter, but I know what is written in it!"
Cocu was completely sure of his statement, because this was a nightmare he had just experienced. If he hadn't met Blind, a fat pig, and could get a sum of money, he would have lost all his money on this trip. .
"Are you selling me the letter written by Chief Nicholas to Chief Berg?"
Blinder didn't think that Cocu would make fun of the former pirate leader's letter. Once the other party knew that it was a fake and used for blackmail, Cocu would be thrown into the sea by Zheng Yiguan and fed to the sharks.
"To be precise, I want you to take a look. I will just dictate the specific content. This letter has not been opened yet and must be handed over to Chief Bolger!"
Kecu didn't want to hand over his future to this pig, even though he cheated him of six thousand silver coins. But business is business, and what he wants to know will not be given to him less. It's just that the channels for getting the information are different.
"What? A message worth six thousand silver coins? Philip! You bastard! Are you crazy?"
Blind was so angry that he almost jumped into a fight. If he hadn't known him for many years and knew the details of this guy Cocu, he would have punched him down.
"Of course! I'm sure this message is worth this money! And it's only a lot more! You know, the entire staff, including Chief Bolger, doesn't know this secret!"
Secrets are priceless, whether they are military secrets or commercial secrets. If the two are combined, then the secret will be even more valuable, at least Keku thinks so.
"...What secret? If it's not worth six thousand silver coins, don't even think about leaving this room!"
Blind was so angry that his mustache kept trembling, his eyes widened, and he took a deep breath before he calmed down and made the final threat patiently.
"In the Chief, I will tell you one person. As for how you choose, that is your own business. Then I will give this letter directly to Chief Bolger!"
Cocu only cares about making money and delivering messages, and other things have nothing to do with him. After finishing the matter, he first ran to Manila to avoid the limelight, otherwise he would be blocked in the port and beaten up by that unscrupulous guy.
"Stop talking nonsense! My time is precious!"
Blind had a gloomy face, stroking his mustache with his fingers, waiting for the details of what Cocu thought was a shocking secret.
"I think so. You and I don't have much time!"
Cocu smiled meaningfully. This was not a curse, but an actual situation that many people didn't know.
"……explain!"
Blind's patience was exhausted, and he wanted to immediately beat up this bastard who had been tempting him.
"Okay! The real situation is that Officer Nicholas has assembled the entire fleet. According to my visual inspection, the number of warships is no less than 500. Now they have stationed in Penghu, preparing to launch a full-scale attack on the officers after Chief Bolger refused to surrender. Attack! This letter of mine was given to me by him personally. If you don’t know, if you go out to sea and go east to Penghu, you will be intercepted by that guy’s warship, and all the goods will be confiscated! "
Cocu believed that the entire Dutch merchant ship was put back on his ship, and even the merchant ships that escaped did not know what happened. What was about to happen would be even more terrifying. ▲-八▲-八▲-Read ▲-Book,.◇.o≧
"You are joking?"
Upon hearing such shocking news, Blind was first stunned, and then subjectively rejected such a ridiculous story. This was simply the most alarmist anecdote he had ever heard.
Although Officer Nicholas completely ignored the existence of the East India Company in this area of water and fought for commercial interests, he was still a supplier to the Dutch merchants. How could he raise an army to invade?
If he sent out a fleet to attack the senior officials, wouldn't he be making the entire East India Company an enemy? Although the company's strong military strength is not enough to repel the enemy, Batavia will definitely not give up if they know the news.
To be precise, Officer Nicholas was afraid of the military strength of the entire East India Company, not his own senior officials. How could a senior official with a small territory compete with a former pirate leader who had tens of thousands of troops? What about being equal?
"I don't think there's any need to swear on this matter. Anyway, I'm going to see Chief Berg now. You already know the news about Neimu. Where to go is your own business!"
While he was talking, Cocu had already stood up, put on his very beloved orange top hat with white goose feathers, and swept the clothes on his chest. It looked quite neat, and he was about to turn around and leave.
"Are you serious? You want to see Chief Bolger?"
If Cocu went to the castle to ask for a meeting with Bolger, Blinder thought it was true. He did not believe that the two people would collude just to deliberately defraud him of a huge sum of money. Once word spread to Batavia, this would Both of them will be severely punished by the head office.
"Of course! I'm not kidding you, and every word I said before was not a joke!"
Cocu gave his final explanation righteously, hoping that this guy would not be naive enough to think that he had changed his profession and became a liar.
"Then I want to go with you!"
Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Even if he is deceived, Blind will have to spend money to understand.
"It's up to you!"
Coku asked his confidants to carry boxes of silver coins onto his ship, and immediately after the delivery, he no longer wanted to stay in this place that was about to be engulfed in war.
He believed that Bolger would never let go of the East India Company officials who had worked hard for more than ten years.
If this is the case, Bolger, who gave such an important stronghold to Nicholas as an official without mercy, will definitely be sentenced to death by the East India Company.
Not only was it unwilling to do so, the East India Company also wanted to expand the territory it occupied from Daguan to the entire Formosa, and eventually achieve permanent rule over this place, turning it into the "Dutch North Indies"!
As long as Bolger dares to surrender voluntarily, causing the head office to lose millions of taels of annual trade volume, the angry members of the East India Council will do everything possible to kill him...
To be fair, Cocu did not believe that Officer Nicholas would risk a war that would hurt both sides and fight to the end with the powerful East India Company for the sake of a mere official.
Perhaps in a land battle, the East India Company's military strength would be inferior to that guy Zheng Yiguan, but in a naval battle, whether it is warship firepower or actual combat experience, the combat power of the East India Company's fleet is second to none in the world.
Unless there is a war with the Spanish Imperial Navy, facing Zheng Yiguan's assault, even if he loses the first battle, he can still win the final victory by virtue of his strength advantage.
“Besides the hot weather, it’s picturesque and a great place to make money!”
At this moment, Chief Vanderburgh was chatting with Colonel Vincent Jansen who was sitting next to him. When official duties were not very busy, the two of them would lie contentedly on the deck chairs on the top platform of the castle. Drink tea.
As long as the level is high enough and the power is powerful enough, work and pleasure can be integrated. Enjoying the sea breeze, reading a few documents, signing your name, you can spend a working day happily.
At least in the Da Yuan Territory, Bolger enjoys his status as the master. No one dares to challenge his authority, not even the original owner here, King Potbelly.
Apart from the annoying long hair that often makes him sweat, Bolger believes that he has surpassed most Ming people and all natives in terms of dress, behavior, moral character, kindness, etc.
We have come all the way here to help the natives on Formosa Island, let them know and accept the advanced things created by the Netherlands, and obey our management. Otherwise, he would order his subordinates to use cannons and guns to "help them obey"!
"It's true. The people here are ignorant and brutal. Only noble people like us can give them the civilization they deserve and help them build schools, churches, hospitals, and towns. Otherwise, even if they live here for another thousand years, After many years, the level of civilization is only equivalent to that of Northern Europe a thousand years ago!"
Janssen is a very sturdy middle-aged man with a pair of brown eyes that exude arrogance and sharpness. The beard on his chin is carefully trimmed to form a relatively perfect inverted isosceles trapezoid.
The pair of large black leather shoes under his feet were polished extremely brightly by the indigenous slaves. The high-grade carved sword symbolizing rank and power and the matching three-color cross-body ribbon tied around his waist were not taken off even while drinking tea.
Fortunately, there was a parasol above my head and a constant sea breeze. Otherwise, even if I only wore an ultra-thin white shirt, I would be sweating in this weather.
Don't take such a gentle reply as a gentleman's virtue. Not long ago, Jansen suppressed an indigenous rebellion, and his heavily armed men shot and killed no less than five or six hundred people.
The colonel, who looks neat and speaks elegantly, calls this move "restoring order." He regards invading and occupying other people's territory on the island as "propagating civilization", and he believes that every dead person agrees with his views and opinions!
"In just a short time, we have built a prosperous town and a magnificent castle on Da Yuan Island. This construction speed is unparalleled in the world. I believe that one day, Da Yuan will become New Netherland will also become the Amsterdam of the East, a rich and civilized place!"
Bolger can be considered very satisfied now. When the previous chief ministers took office, the town of Danyuan and the Castle of Geranze had not yet been fully built. By the time he came to take office, he would be able to enjoy the results.
Moreover, the trade with Zheng Yiguan was relatively smooth, which changed the situation in Putmans period where the two sides were incompatible with each other and were at war with each other. It can be said that now is a better time for ourselves and the East India Company.
It would be better if we could get trade privileges to Japan, but General Tokugawa did not intend to be lenient to the East India Company due to the large-scale rebellion two years ago, which was really a pity.
"Excluding the temperature factor, I think this place is even better than the mainland. There are no strong enemies around. It is also on the trade route leading to Kimchi and the Japanese country. The grains are harvested at least twice a year. Just use cannons to make the indigenous people and the Ming Dynasty People are obedient, work hard for us, and receive taxes and fees as well as food. With all due respect, I really can’t ask for more!”
As a military attache, Jansen was sent to Formosa, and he almost forgot about the war-torn European battlefield. With turquoise waters, soft sandy beaches, and swaying coconut trees, if you are accompanied by a beautiful woman, this place will be a holiday paradise.
Through Bolger's detailed introduction to him, Jansen became more certain of his own ideas. It would be great if he could get the respect of the slaves without doing anything. When they didn't want to obey, he would dispatch hundreds of brave men. A skilled Dutch soldier.
After several "restoration of order" operations, Jansen found that the indigenous equipment here was backward, low in combat effectiveness, and disorganized. They were simply vulnerable to the well-trained and well-equipped troops of his own.
It can be said that a Dutch soldier can repel at least twenty indigenous people. No matter how many they have, they are just a ragtag group. It is simply a wishful thinking to seize the territory of the big people and will never be realized.
"Haha, you are right. Apart from the fact that our territory is not big enough, I also think so. Since the products here are rich and the climate is pleasant, why don't we turn this place, I mean the entire Formosa Island, into a What about becoming a Dutch territory?”
Bolger's ambition to devour this place is obvious, and there is no need to avoid this colleague, because almost every civil and military official of the East India Company who works here thinks so.
"I hope so, too. It's just that the head office has limited troops. Being able to send a thousand permanent officers means that we attach great importance to this place. If we want to capture the entire Formosa, we must mobilize at least three thousand people."
For this plan, Yang Sen also estimated in advance that it might not be that troublesome to clean up the Dadu Kingdom, but don't forget that there are Spanish troops stationed in the north of this big island, and they have also established two strongholds there.
The Netherlands will not go to war with Spain in the short term. The Spanish Philippines separated Dajuan from Batavia, which was not cost-effective for the Dutch and the East India Company in terms of geographical location and war costs.
"We don't have to swallow this piece of fat in one bite. We can take it step by step. We can first eat away at the big belly kingdom and finally resolve the dispute with the Spaniards!"
Bolger also knew that the head office would not easily deploy a large number of troops to support his actions. If he wanted to be self-reliant, he could only make careful plans based on the current situation.
The reason for doing this is ostensibly for performance reasons.
In fact, Bolger also had great selfishness.
He heard that the head office would transfer him out of the senior staff next year, and he was extremely reluctant to leave this lucrative job.
His predecessor Putmans served for seven years, while he was only equal to more than half of his tenure.
Burgos thought about it and finally believed that he could only keep his position by involving his officials in a war.
Of course, this war must be winnable.
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