Seeing the commotion coming from the direction of the port, and hearing that the governor seemed to be back, all the Akito people immediately became nervous.
For them, it will soon be clear how they will pass this level.
Because of this, many people couldn't help but pray secretly in their hearts, hoping that the Governor would come back happily.
The leader of the Ming people, who was appointed by the Governor of the Netherlands to manage the Ming people for the Netherlands, was called Kapitan. This Kapitan is actually an errand boy who collects taxes and other chores for the Dutch. If something happens, he does not have the right to judge. Everything must be listened to by the Dutch.
The first Kapitan of Batavia was named Su Minggang. When he got older, he once thought about returning to his hometown, Tong'an County, Fujian Province. Therefore, he resigned in the ninth year of Chongzhen and went to Taiwan to return to Fujian.
However, after he arrived in Taiwan, he heard that there was a famine in Fujian and that bandits were everywhere, so he stayed in Taiwan and wanted to wait until the situation improved before returning. As a result, the wait lasted for three years. In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, I heard that all the Jianlu captives came to Jinan Prefecture and massacred Jinan. Jiangnan would soon fall, so I gave up the idea of returning to the Ming Dynasty and returned to Ba. Davia finally died of illness in a foreign country in the 17th year of Chongzhen.
The current Kapitan is Su Shigui, the son of Su Minggang.
After seeing the movement in the direction of the port, someone from Ming Dynasty said to him: "The Governor is back, why don't you go and see how the situation is?"
Desperately wanting to know what your fate will be is a common trait among people at all times. When others heard it, they all agreed.
Su Shigui himself also wanted to know whether the governor was going well or not, so he nodded and headed towards the port.
At this time, the leading Dutchmen on the fence side of the square had already rushed to greet the governor. The remaining Japanese, natives and other Dutch mercenaries also looked over there, wanting to know the situation. One of the Japanese even climbed up to a flagpole to take a look, and then returned to his accomplices to talk in a low voice.
Su Shigui hurried to the fence, but before he could speak, among the Japanese and indigenous people who were talking around, another Japanese immediately noticed him and shouted at him sharply: "What are you doing? Come back!"
In normal times, Su Shigui was a Kapitan, and the Japanese, who were Dutch mercenaries, would be polite to him. However, at this time, they were greeted with evil words, which made Su Shigui sigh in his heart. The situation was stronger than the others, so he became lifeless. He squeezed out a smile, pointed at the port and said, "It seems that the Governor is back. I'll go greet him!"
"Get lost!" After hearing this, the Japanese shouted coldly, "Who are you? Don't you know anything about yourself?"
Upon hearing this, Su Shigui finally became angry, and he put away his smile and said coldly: "My father is the first Kapitan, and I am the second Kapitan, appointed by His Excellency the Governor himself. Get out of the way!"
Hearing this, the Japanese couldn't help laughing, as if they had heard a very funny joke. The other Japanese and natives nearby also laughed.
There was endless ridicule on their smiling faces, and Su Shigui's face turned pale with laughter.
"Get out of the way!" Not wanting to listen to the ridicule of these Japanese anymore, Su Shigui demanded again with a cold face.
"Bah!" After hearing this, the Japanese stopped laughing and spat at Su Shigui.
Although Su Shigui hid for a while, the Japanese spitted on his sleeve.
Looking at the disgusting thick phlegm, even the clay figurine was angry. Su Shigui immediately said sternly: "Okay, I want to show His Excellency the Governor that you, a Japanese, can insult Kapitan appointed by His Excellency the Governor!"
"Yo yo yo..." The Japanese seemed very scared after hearing this. After pretending for a while, he spat again with a "bah" sound, but this time because Su Shigui had been on guard, he did not spit.
When someone from Ming Dynasty saw the situation here, several young men immediately gathered around, all with angry faces.
When the Japanese saw this, they immediately shook the Japanese swords in their hands and shouted: "What are you doing? You want to rebel. Believe it or not, I will chop you to death?"
"How dare you!" Su Shigui is usually a good old man, but at this time, he couldn't hold it back anymore. He stepped forward and shouted sternly, "Try cutting it. The Governor has arrived. Let's see how you explain to the Governor!"
When the Japanese heard this, they all showed a sense of ridicule. The Japanese who spat immediately slapped their chests and said: "Come on, come on, remember, my name is Matsushita Guitan. So what if the Governor knows about it? Do you think the Governor will still care?" You? Not to mention, the Governor gave an explanation before he left..."
When he said this, the Japanese named Matsushita Turtle hesitated for a while, as if he didn't know whether to say it or not.
The accomplices next to him had no scruples. They took over his words and said in a cheerful tone: "The Governor-General promised before he left that if he doesn't come back, he will kill you all!"
When he said this, he also made a beheading gesture towards his neck.
Although Su Shigui had a bad premonition, he never expected that the Governor would issue such an order to kill them all. Even if there is no credit, there is still hard work! Batavia could be where it is today without the sweat of Akito! How many Ming people died to build Batavia, as evidenced by the many graves outside the city!
It’s not like the imperial court came to attack Batavia, but the governor himself wanted to help Spain in Luzon, but he actually gave such an order before leaving! Why, why?
For a moment, Su Shigui was dumbfounded.
The other Ming people who came to help, Qingzhuang, were also dumbfounded. They also never expected that the Dutch actually wanted to massacre them all!
When Matsushita Guedan heard what his accomplice said, he couldn't help but blame him: "The Governor has already told me that it cannot be disclosed in advance. What are you doing?"
If we really want Mingren to know in advance, there will be trouble if there are so many Mingren, four to five thousand!
After hearing this, the accomplice said disapprovingly: "I saw it just now. The Governor came back in a small sailboat alone. He must have escaped from the defeat. There is no difference between this and the Governor not coming back. These Ming people are still It’s not a word for death!”
Hearing this, Panasonic Turtle nodded, as if it made sense, and he stopped complaining.
Hearing their words, Su Shigui came back to his senses and immediately became angry and complained: "Why do you want to kill us, just because we are Mingren? I want to ask the Governor for an explanation, absolutely not because we are destined to be unable to change. Because of our birth, we will be punished!"
At this point, he became excited, pointed at Batavia with his finger, and said loudly: "Look, this Batavia was built with our blood and sweat. When the Horse and Blue Army attacked Batavia, , we also fought desperately to defend Batavia and the enemy. As far as our contribution to Batavia is concerned, we don’t know how much more than you Japanese and you natives. Why, why do we have to not If you don’t trust His Excellency the Governor, do you have to kill us all?”
After hearing this, Matsushita Guedan followed the example of the Dutch and shrugged his shoulders: "Haha, as Mingren, you deserve to die."
Akito who heard the conversation between them were furious. They regarded Batavia as their home, but no matter how hard they tried, they were not recognized and were slaughtered.
Several young men of Ming Dynasty immediately returned to the crowd and spread the news.
When the other Ming people heard that they were about to be killed, no matter how docile and obedient they were, they would not be able to just sit back and wait for death.
Suddenly, chaos broke out in the square. Women and children were crying, and men rolled up their sleeves to resist.
The Japanese, natives, and some Dutch who were watching around were shocked when they saw it. They all tightened their weapons, raised their muskets, and aimed their bows and arrows. As long as Akito made any further changes, they would definitely kill people. .
Seeing this, Su Shigui couldn't help but feel extremely sad and angry.
It was him who went from house to house to tell them that the Dutch would not have any ill intentions and that the Governor-General had His Majesty's consideration, so everyone just obeyed and gathered in the square without bringing anything with them.
Now it seems that Akito is left to wait for his fate with bare hands. Once the Dutch really decide to kill, just like now, their compatriots will have to face it with bare hands!
At this moment, Su Shigui couldn't help but feel extremely regretful. He regretted that the Dutch were so obviously hostile, but he insisted on pretending not to see it. He also thought that by obeying the Dutch, he might get the Dutch's pity and return to the past. However……
Looking across the entire square, he saw that his compatriots were very sad and angry. Then, facing the heavily armed people around him, he could only use his own body to protect the elderly, children and women behind him.
At this moment, Su Shigui was really desperate!
As for Panasonic Guitan and the others, although they were a little nervous, most of them had a sinister smile on their faces and seemed to be a little impatient.
The tense situation in the square naturally attracted the attention of other places. All the Dutch, Japanese, and natives gathered in the square, each holding a weapon and ready to kill at any time.
Because many people rushed to greet the Governor before, there were more people at the port, and naturally there were more people coming back to suppress him.
At this time, at the port, Governor Anthony of Batavia had just disembarked. To be honest, he didn't know how to speak. Or maybe they are in a bad mood and don’t want to talk.
However, before he could speak, he saw the crowd behind him running back with weapons in hand. He was immediately startled and quickly asked what was going on.
Even if he doesn't ask, someone will report it to him.
When Anthony heard about the situation on the other side of the square, he was so frightened that he almost knelt down. Regardless of his hidden injuries, he hurriedly ran towards the square. While running, he shouted loudly: "Stop, everyone, stop..."
The Dutch who were still at the port were a little dumbfounded. Why was the Governor so nervous?
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