Upon hearing this, Su Minggang, who was originally lying on the recliner, suddenly sat up. With a serious face, he stared at the young man who spoke and said sternly: "Fight? What are you trying to fight with?"
His sudden outburst immediately shocked everyone, and everything in the lobby, including the courtyard, became very quiet. Only the crying coming from outside became clearer.
Looking around at the others, Su Minggang shouted seriously: "They are afraid that they have no excuse to attack us directly, so you are willing to hand us the knife? I will tell you that if we fight with them, we will not have a chance, and we will only die more. Come on, I’m dragging everyone down!”
Who doesn’t know how powerful the Dutch are? They came to such a far place and became the masters of this place.
Therefore, after hearing his words, the scene was filled with sadness.
Only those young men, although they did not speak, still looked very angry.
When Su Minggang saw them, he stared at them and said, "You must not do stupid things. The Ming people in Luzon were all massacred by the Spaniards just because some people resisted!"
"But...but are we going to be bullied to death like this?" The young man roared unwillingly, and at the same time pointed his hand outside and said, "Did Brother Wang take the initiative to cause trouble? Now that there is no restaurant, what will his family do? "
After hearing this, Su Minggang stayed for a while, then sighed and said: "We are all wise people, wandering outside, and we should help each other. If you can help, please help! Maybe... maybe until the next governor takes office. , our life will be easier!"
Hearing this, sighs could be heard inside and outside the lobby, expressing endless helplessness.
The Chinese people are like this. If they can endure it, they will endure it. Few people will resist until they are truly desperate.
This was also regarded by the Western colonists as a sign of "cowardice" in nature.
But things were different in later generations. Westerners would spread the theory of Chinese threat at every turn.
This change was made by the Chinese with their fists, making Westerners realize that the Chinese are not lambs to be slaughtered, but just sleeping lions.
In the lobby, suddenly an old man with the same gray beard said to Su Minggang: "How about Brother Su go and talk to us and let us go back? No matter how chaotic the country is, it won't be much better here. It's better to return to the roots and die." It’s better to die in my hometown!”
Seeing Su Minggang looking at him, he then added: "I know that I can't take the money away. I just want to have money so that I can return to my hometown!"
Others listened and agreed.
"Yes, it's better to go back and forget it."
"If we don't leave, we will only starve to death if we stay here! Death is not death, so we might as well go back to our hometown!"
"Didn't they say that the imperial court is already very powerful now? I'd like to go back and have a look. Maybe it's true?"
"That's right, you definitely can't survive if you stay here. It's better to go back to your country. If you can't stay in your hometown, you can go next door. The Ming Dynasty is so big, I don't believe there is no way to survive!"
"..."
When Su Minggang heard their words, he was also moved. It can even be said that after seeing what happened over the years, he actually regretted coming back. As the brother said before, he will die in his hometown. After all, it is the fallen leaves returning to their roots!
After pondering for a while, he stretched out his hand to signal for silence, and then said: "Okay, then I will go and see the Governor. We will give all the property here to the Governor. We only want to leave a money. In this way, it is a crime to have a jade. This jade If it’s gone, it won’t embarrass us, right?”
Although many people feel very unfair about this and feel that it is really not worth giving away the money they have earned after working hard all their lives. However, they are very helpless about their current situation. There is only one way to change the situation.
"Then let's do it. If you lose money, you can make it again. You only have one life. Don't take money too seriously!"
"Yeah, just make money later!"
"..."
Seeing that everyone was in agreement, and the few who didn't say anything, Su Minggang took it as their acquiescence, so he stood up from the chair and told a young man next to him: "Quan'er, help grandpa change his clothes and go to see the governor." You adults can’t be careless!”
After hearing this, his grandson quickly agreed and helped him back to the house.
Just like that, with the expectation of his compatriots, Su Minggang went to find the Dutch Governor in Batavia with the support of his grandson.
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Not long after, Su Minggang came back. However, facing all the expectant eyes, Su Minggang shook his head bitterly and told them that he didn't even see the governor's face and couldn't enter through the gate.
Upon hearing his words, everyone was very disappointed and even felt desperate.
Seeing this situation, Su Minggang frowned and said to them: "Folks, don't be impatient. The Governor must have thought that I wanted to seek justice from him, so he avoided seeing him. As long as the Governor knows, we are willing to give up all our property." Donate it, and I believe the Governor will not make things difficult for us!"
Before anyone else could answer, the grandson who was supporting him complained first: "Grandpa, the guards at the door don't communicate at all. When they see us, they chase us away as if they are disgusted. How can we let the Governor know?"
Upon hearing this, everyone became even more disappointed.
"It's okay, your grandpa, I have an idea!" Su Minggang heard this and immediately replied, "Just do as I say!"
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In the Batavia Governor's Mansion, Governor Anthony was handling government affairs and listening to his subordinates' reports. Suddenly, he heard noises coming from outside, and he couldn't help but frown.
As soon as his men saw it, they immediately hurried to the window to see the situation.
Then, he smiled and reported to Anthony: "It's those Oriental pigs making trouble at the door again."
When Anthony heard this, he frowned and said, "You still dare to come, do you really think I have a good temper?"
At the same time, he was also a little surprised as to why his men were still laughing. Didn't he always say harsh words before and put Akito in jail?
Perhaps guessing what he was thinking, his subordinate reported to him: "Your Majesty the Governor, those Ming people are holding banners at the door, saying that they have given us all their belongings, and they only ask the Governor to allow them to return to their hometown."
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Anthony couldn't help being a little surprised, so he stood up, walked to the window, and looked outside. Sure enough, there was a group of Ming people timidly holding banners. There were Dutch words written on the banner, which meant exactly what I heard just now.
His men were beside him and said to him with a smile: "Your Majesty the Governor, you can have this. You don't have to worry about it. You can get all the belongings of these oriental pigs!"
Anthony didn't speak immediately. After looking at it for a while, he suddenly shook his head.
His men couldn't help but be surprised when they saw it, and asked: "Does your Excellency the Governor think that these wise people will secretly hide their property?"
After asking the question, without waiting for Anthony to answer, he answered himself: "If that's the case, your Excellency the Governor, don't worry, leave the inspection to me, and make sure that these Oriental pigs can't take away any of them." money!"
Anthony turned around, walked back to his seat, and said at the same time: "If we let them go, the Ming army will know everything about our situation in Batavia. Do you think I can let them go?"
Upon hearing this, the man was immediately surprised, and then showed an expression of admiration, thinking in his heart, as expected of the Governor, he thought more than himself.
So, he immediately expressed his position: "In that case, just do it without stopping and kill them all. Then there is nothing to worry about!"
Anthony walked back to his seat and sat down, then looked up at his men, still shook his head and said: "No, they are still useful, they cannot be killed!"
"Can't kill them?" When his men heard this, they were immediately surprised. "Your Excellency, Governor, if we kill them, the property is not ours. Why can't we kill them? Is it possible that we should keep them to continue working?"
Anthony opened his mouth to explain, but suddenly remembered that if this matter was told, it would damage the morale of the army, so he waved his hand and said to this subordinate: "Just remember what I said, you will know it in the future."
From what it sounds like, it doesn't seem like it's for money. His men were confused, wondering what the governor was planning?
But he also understood Anthony. If he didn't want to say it, he definitely wouldn't say it, so he had no choice but to keep his curiosity deep in his heart.
When he was about to leave, suddenly, a beaming guard ran in from outside. Before he could enter the door, he shouted loudly, "Your Majesty the Governor, our ship has arrived, and the reinforcements have arrived!"
Upon hearing this, Anthony's chair seemed to be equipped with springs. He stood up from the chair and asked with surprise: "How many ships are there?"
"Twenty-three ships! A total of twenty-three ships!"
Upon hearing this, Anthony was overjoyed.
After suffering the defeat, he immediately sent a message back asking for reinforcements to Batavia.
These days, he has been on tenterhooks, fearing that the Ming army would come over first before the reinforcements arrived. In other words, the final result is that there are no reinforcements.
Unexpectedly, twenty-three ships came this time. You must know that the entire Dutch East India Company only had a total of forty warships.
If you include the warships lost before, it can be said that most of the East India Company's warships were sent to the Far East.
Including the original six warships on Batavia's side, there are a total of twenty-nine warships. If you add in the armed merchant ships, there are about seventy warships on Batavia's side alone. Including the Strait of Malacca and the Annan side, Anthony could command as many as one hundred warships.
The scale of this fleet is a powerful force even in Europe.
Suddenly, not only Anthony was overjoyed, but the other Dutch were also overjoyed. They no longer had to worry about the Ming army coming.