Li Jiu chose a continuously rainy day and attacked in the middle of the night on the second day. It can't be said to be imprudent. The fifty guards who first climbed into the city were the best ones carefully selected by Li Jiu.
These guards are calm and have actual combat experience. They are all guards who have seen blood.
The result was extremely smooth, and the guards guarding the city were quickly killed. Five of them were Dutch, plus fifty local moles. No one left alive.
The Dutch were still very alert, and their muskets were loaded with gunpowder and ready to fire.
But how could the guards who boarded the tower give them a chance. After arriving in the city, they first targeted the Dutch with muskets. Naturally, they won't be given a chance to shoot.
As for the other traitors who assisted in the defense. They didn't have muskets, they were armed with cold weapons. Naturally, it poses no threat to the guards. It was quickly cleaned up.
Finally, 1,500 guards climbed onto the city wall, leaving 500 guards guarding the four gates. To prevent fish from slipping through the net. Finally, just when Li Jiu thought the situation was decided, intensive gunfire rang out in the city.
When Li Jiu arrived at the scene, almost all the Dutch were killed. There were no less than two hundred guards lying in a pool of blood at the scene. Nearly a hundred people died on the spot, and no less than a hundred people died of serious injuries.
Nearly a hundred people were not seriously injured. In the end, their wounds were infected, and nearly half of the guards died. In other words, Li Jiu's fleet paid the price of 250 deaths in the end.
This is the first time in previous battles between large and small ships. This casualty is already quite considerable. You must know that the guards and sailors of large and small ships are all the best among the best.
The main reason for the problem was that the guards had alerted the Dutch when they attacked the city.
But these Dutch people pretended not to know, and some continued to pretend to be asleep. Some people began to hide in the dark and prepare. When Li Jiu's escort rushed into the military camp, the Dutch's volley of guns was already waiting.
It didn't matter whether it was raining or not, so the extremely lethal volley of guns hit the guards who entered the room first. These guards are also brave and fearless of death.
The guards who did not fall continued to advance. It became a shield for the guards who entered from behind.
Soon the Dutch became desperate and began to surrender. In fact, it takes time to add gunpowder. The guards themselves did not accept surrender, and a large number of teammates fell in a pool of blood.
So all the Dutch were killed, and died miserably. Even Baron Holman died an embarrassing death. Even their family members were all executed. Only then did he barely calm down the anger of the guards.
Soon Li Jiu appeased the guards and began to rule the people of Tainan. In fact, the people in Tainan are really having a hard time.
Li Jiu immediately opened a granary to stock up on grain, so that the people would be fed first. The people in Tainan are all skinny. It's definitely caused by long-term malnutrition. On the one hand, it is because of the exploitation of the Dutch.
What's more, they are afraid that the people in Tainan will have the strength to resist if they are full. The Dutch would only let Taiwanese male laborers barely have a meal during the busy farming season, and at other times, they would only give Tainan people very little food.
The people of Tainan saw that the people who rescued them were people from the Zheng Dynasty. All rejoiced. Just opening the granary to store grain has already moved them to death.
Coupled with the many immigrants from the Great Zheng Dynasty, they saw that it was the Great Zheng Dynasty people who rescued them. Soon the people of Tainan settled down.
As for the series of policies promulgated by Li Jiu later. The people of Tainan have long been numb.
As for those traitors who were originally lackeys for the Dutch. Anyone whose hands are stained with blood and whose crimes are extremely heinous will be put to death through a public trial. There are nearly a thousand lackeys left. This is no small amount.
Most of them are young and strong. To say that he is an elite in Tainan may be a bit too much. But it’s not much different. Li Jiu is now short of manpower, so he can only give these lackeys a chance to make meritorious deeds.
In fact, the Tainan area was originally managed by them. Now it's just a different policy. Li Jiu selected some people with good reputations and stable families. Assist your own forces in managing Tainan.
Very good results were quickly achieved, whether it was household registration or policy promotion. Even the local people recognized this group of people, and soon Tainan was in order. The people's enthusiasm for production is unprecedentedly high.
Of course, there are also some who work in secret and are still domineering over the people. Li Jiu showed no mercy and punished them all severely. In troubled times, there is no reason to give out heavy scriptures.
However, Li Jiudu suppressed it through a public trial.
It not only shocked Xiao Xiao, but also appeased the people. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
Li Miao looked at Li Jiu's report and was extremely pleased. It is a pity to let Li Jiu be the captain. As a captain, Li Jiu can only be regarded as excellent. As a fleet commander, Li Jiu is barely good.
Li Jiu was particularly good at governing the Tainan area. Li Miao believed that Li Jiu was more suitable to be the chief executive governing the entire Taiwan region. Li Miao feels that the training of Li Jiu over the years has not been in vain.
Although Li Jiu's attack on Tainan was remarkable. But the governance of Tainan is absolutely indispensable. What Li Miao valued most about Li Jiu was his flexible means. Boldly enable those Dutch period moles.
Don't look at these traitors. First of all, they are also capable. Otherwise, why would the Dutch use him? Most of these people can still be used as long as they are not treacherous or evil people.
At least it is necessary at this stage! This is very beneficial to the current management of the Tainan area. Moreover, these traitors will devote 100% of their energy to management affairs.
He has no eyesight at all, yet he still deserves to be called a traitor!
Judging from Li Jiu's description, the Dutch's gunpowder did not make much breakthrough. But the bullets were replaced with lead bullets. Lethality slightly increased.
The key is that lead is toxic after entering the human body. Increased difficulty in healing.
In addition, the Dutch's musket reloading speed has been increased. It also indirectly increases the power of the musket. For example, it used to take a minute to change the gunpowder flash bomb, but now it only takes more than half a minute.
It can also be seen from this battle that the Dutch's steel manufacturing level is not much different from that of the Liaodong Bureau. Weak can't be much weaker. As for gunpowder, compared with the development of gunpowder on Lingshan Island, there is still a big gap.
As early as last year, Li Miao went to Lingshan Island and tested the power of gunpowder. The gunpowder used at that time could achieve a killing radius of thirty meters when used on muskets.
Moreover, Li Miao's gun barrel can still withstand it and will not explode.
This group of alchemists are really talented in the development of gunpowder. In just a few years, the power of gunpowder was doubled.
But Li Miao still didn't want to put gunpowder into actual combat. It really hurts Tianhe.
As an enlightened monk, he is also an expert in the late stage of the Heavenly Dao Realm. Li Miao knew that once he used advanced gunpowder for muskets and artillery. A huge amount of luck will be lost.
In later generations, due to breakthroughs in gunpowder technology, it was widely used in weapons manufacturing. Used extensively in war. The extensive use of lethal weapons has resulted in massive human deaths.
There was even a worldwide war. The number of people who died as a result reached tens of millions!
Before Li Miao traveled through time, humans already had weapons that could destroy the entire world. This is really terrible. After coming to this world, Li Miao promised not to be the first to use gunpowder weapons.
Once Li Miao can't withstand other people's gunpowder weapons. That is what must be used. That is also a last resort. At least it won't weaken luck anymore.
The current development of gunpowder has not yet achieved any major breakthroughs. So the lethality is still limited.
If there is a last resort, Li Miao will rely on the steel manufacturing capabilities of the Liaodong Bureau. Large quantities of muskets and artillery could soon be produced. The war was fought against the industrial system.
This is also the reason why Li Miao has been indulgent and the Liaodong Bureau uses a large number of mining slaves.
This corresponds to the saying that the primitive accumulation of capital is always bloody. Trade plunder is also plunder, not to mention the use of mining slaves. Li Miao was also prepared to deal with the possible rise of the West.
The first to rise in later generations were the Netherlands and Spain. They used advanced navigation technology to take the lead in trading plunder. Mainly because their muskets and artillery are not sharp enough.
The law of the jungle also applies between countries. everywhere!
Liaodong Bureau's shipbuilding, steel manufacturing, paper manufacturing, and cement manufacturing industries have begun to take shape. Especially the steel manufacturing industry, which is the mother of industry. This is the basis for all industrial development.
This encounter with the Dutch in Taiwan also sounded a wake-up call for Li Miao. The Dutch have occupied Tainan for thirty or forty years.
Their shipbuilding and steel industries, including the use of muskets and artillery, have been at the forefront of the entire world.
Naturally, the industrial development of Liaodong Bureau cannot be given up. The development and utilization of Taiwan has also begun to become urgent. In particular, Taiwan must also develop its industrial system.
Taiwan Island is rich in resources and has no shortage of mineral resources.
Taiwan is currently short of people and lacks a large population. The total population of Taiwan Island is estimated to be around 200,000. Such a large territory, only such a small population.
Farming is far from enough. How to develop industry?
If food is the first priority for the people, agriculture must be developed first. Let’s solve the problem of eating first. With the advancement of productivity, surplus labor emerged. It is the basis of industrial development.
As for the technical talents needed to develop industry on the island of Taiwan, Li Miao's power is not lacking.
There are many skilled craftsmen in Qingzhou, all of whom are within Li Miao's influence. In fact, he has been Li Miao's slave for a long time. They worked in Qingzhou Farm Tool Factory and Shipyard.
Li Miao didn't dare to let them give birth. After all, Qingzhou still belongs to the Zheng Dynasty, and Li Miao still has to pay attention to the influence.
If we put them on Taiwan Island and build another Liaodong Iron and Steel Plant and Farm Tools Factory, there would be no problem at all. Taiwan Island is fairly rich in iron ore resources.
Coupled with the skilled workers of Lingshan Island, the scale of a shipyard built on Taiwan Island will never be smaller than that of the Liaodong Bureau. Now that the industrial system is developing on the island of Taiwan, there is really no shortage of skilled craftsmen.
What Taiwan lacks are ordinary workers. It sounds like a joke.
