Chapter 248: The End of the Heroes and the New Aquaman

Author: tx Cheng Zhi

Chapter 248: The End of the Heroes and the New Aquaman

Chapter 247

Batavia's West Port area has undergone earth-shaking changes compared to a few days ago. The scattered buildings originally built around the docks have basically disappeared, replaced by neat wooden buildings, and the original port warehouses have also been relocated as a whole.

Further out in the suburbs, warehouses have now become open squares, and Dutch colonial prisoners and Chinese laborers are now dredging channels and expanding piers to accommodate larger ships.

Since Xie Jinglin left, the military and political power here has been concentrated in the hands of Li Weiluan. In the past few days, the soldiers of Tiaodang Camp have not been idle, but have attacked from the west and captured a large area.

With the establishment of the Yecheng Executive Committee, the Yecheng Executive Committee led the establishment of the Civil Affairs Bureau, followed by the City Management Bureau. Now the person who is also the director of the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Executive Committee is Lin Bufan. Li Sixi was appointed by the City Management Bureau.

Of course, now Li Sixi, like Lin Bufan, is a temporary acting director, and formal appointment will definitely require Cheng Shijie's authorization.

Ning Haijun has always adopted a policy of separation of military and political affairs. Tiaodang Camp has only about 4,500 soldiers in total. They are responsible for these large areas. Taking up too much land will lead to serious dispersion of troops. Then if they are attacked by the Dutch and locals,

If the king fights back, he might be strangled to death.

When Li Sixi acted as the director of the City Management Bureau, he established the Yecheng Urban Management Bureau. Naturally, these urban management personnel would not have the urban management uniforms of Liaodong. Instead, they used Chinese women to make 300 sets of Tsing Yi short-sleeved shirts and wear red armbands to show the difference.

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"Director Lin, summon the Chinese farmers. This general has something to say to them!"

"Okay, I'll do it right away!"

Lin Bufan asked: "General Li, do you want to tax Chinese farmers?"

Li Weiluan shook his head and said: "It's not about collecting taxes, it's about forming a Chinese People's League!"

Lin Bufan shook his head and said: "There are three types of Chinese in Batavia!"

"Three kinds?"

Li Weiluan asked: "What three types?"

"Some have very good relations with the Dutch. They consider themselves overseas Chinese, believe in Catholicism, and receive Western education. They are more Dutch than the Dutch. The other type of Chinese is called the Baba Nyonya. These people are the result of intermarriage between the Chinese and the Javanese.

They no longer consider themselves Chinese, and their appearance is no different from the locals. Only those Chinese who immigrated to East India in recent years are easier to manage. However, because they have been in East India for a short time, they actually do not have much personal property!

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Li Weiluan smiled lightly: "They will cooperate!"

It must be emphasized that neither Ning Haijun nor Cheng Shijie were good at opening charity houses, and they did not have the patience to treat others sincerely, so they decisively killed those who followed me and those who went against me perished.

Even with the Chinese, Ning Haijun would not compromise unconditionally. The Chinese who committed crimes in Luzon also had to serve prison sentences and were sent to labor reform. The same is true now in East India. If the Chinese farmers are willing to cooperate, then Li Weiluan will welcome it. If

If the Chinese farmers are unwilling to cooperate, then Li Weiluan will also be very welcoming.

You must know that Ning Haijun's sword can also kill people. Under the management of Luzon, if a Chinese killed a native, it was not a crime, because the law protected only the Chinese and Ning Haijun, not everyone. In the Ming Dynasty,

The Ming Law is actually very double-standard.

It is impossible for everyone to not cooperate. There will always be people who are willing to cooperate. Then these people who are willing to cooperate need rewards. Then those farms that are unwilling to cooperate are the rewards for these people.

Cheng Shijie never thinks that he is a good person. Good people always suffer losses. He would rather be a villain who takes advantage than a good person who suffers losses.

Therefore, in Liaodong, in Luzon, including the current Batavia, that is, Coconut City, there is only a cold system, and there has never been any legal principles other than human relationships.

In Liaodong, as long as you abide by the law, behave yourself, and work conscientiously, you will be protected by the law and get the rewards you deserve. On the contrary, if you deliberately find loopholes in the law to benefit yourself, then you will probably not survive in Liaodong and Luzon.

Going down.

In Liaodong, integrity is a code of conduct that everyone must pay attention to. If a businessman is short-changed, if the products sold are inferior, if an official is corrupt and bends the law, or even if a student cheats during an exam, he will be severely punished by the law.

Making mistakes in Liaodong is not terrible. As long as it is an unintentional mistake, you can probably be forgiven. But if it is a deliberate mistake, even if the victim does not trouble you, the judge will. The price may be beyond imagination, making people regret it.

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It's the same in East India. Ning Haijun doesn't need to be so affectionate. For those who don't cooperate, he doesn't have time to play the game of "Seven Captures of Meng Huo". If the status of those uncooperative guys is important, then find someone to replace them. If the status is not important,

.There will probably be a shortage of construction workers in East India for a long time to come.

On the second day, when Chinese or Chinese farmers around Batavia gathered at Yecheng Port, Li Weiwan said straight to the point: "Ning Haijun is as big as you can't imagine. We came to Yecheng

It's not just a whim, but because our immigrant ship was treated unfairly in Batavia. I believe you can feel this injustice in your daily life. Now it's time to change. Of course, this may happen.

There is danger, but it is also an opportunity. If you are interested, you can come to me at any time. Opportunities are only reserved for those who are prepared."

Probably because they were still unaccustomed to Li Weiluan's style of doing things, they were uneasy and even prepared to spend money to ward off the disaster. The farmers suddenly looked at each other, wondering what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

This is the role of the executive committee. They found the local gangsters Li Sixi and Lin Bufan.

Especially Li Sixi and Lin Bufan, they have already put on their official uniforms. Judging from the patches, they are embroidered with white pheasants. Anyone who knows the rules of officialdom knows that these are the official uniforms of fifth-rank officials.

"Master Li, congratulations!"

"Master Lin, congratulations!"

"Master Li, what does that imperial general mean..."

"Yes, we want to know too!"

Lin Bufan and Li Sixi looked at each other, don't you know?

Some people may really not know, but some people must pretend to be confused. The Chinese in Batavia and the Chinese in Luzon are actually different. Spain has occupied Luzon for more than 70 years.

Luzon is deeply rooted, especially Spain's methods are very simple and crude, using large-scale massacres against Chinese people.

But the Dutch have only occupied Batavia for more than ten years, and the Dutch's methods are relatively more covert. They just use the same massacre against the Li Shichang family, without expanding the scope, specifically selecting a few or a dozen families to massacre, and targeting the other party.

The banner of crime divided the Chinese community in Batavia.

Some took the initiative to join the Dutch to seek wealth, while others spent money to buy peace.

Li Sixi actually knew what Li Weiluan meant. In fact, he and Lin Bufan could take the lead in forming the militia, but they needed checks and balances. He surrendered to Ning Haijun early and obtained the right to manage the city. He had 300 urban management personnel, and these urban management personnel were equipped with equipment.

If swords, guns and clubs were placed in the Central Plains, this official position would be roughly equivalent to the Five Cities Military and Horse Command Department.

Li Sixi was also very content. He only controlled the militia after he already had soldiers. I am afraid that Li Weiluan and Ning Haijun would not be happy. The Civil Affairs Bureau managed by Lin Bufan was roughly equivalent to the political participation of the Department of Political Participation. This official position also made it impossible to control the army.

In fact, some Chinese representatives soon understood: "General Li wants us to stand up and form a militia army to maintain local security and collect taxes?"

"clever!"

Li Sixi looked at the young man and said with a smile: "Guo Bingren, you guessed right, are you interested?"

Before Guo Bingren could speak, others started shouting.

"Isn't this going against the Dutch?"

"Will the Dutch just give up?"

“Next, we still don’t know who will win and who will lose!”

"The Dutch have united with Zheng Zhilong. Zheng Zhilong has brought more than a thousand ships. Can Ning Haijun defeat them?"

"It's too early to take sides!"

"We are not involved in politics. We will support whoever wins!"

"Why don't we spend money to eliminate the disaster..."

"Confused, haven't we Chinese suffered enough at the hands of the Dutch? Instead of being ruled by the Dutch, I would rather be loyal to the Duke of Hai. At worst, I will lose everything and start over from scratch. That's all. You can take care of yourself and say goodbye..."

Guo Bingren stood up and clasped his fists, then turned and walked away, leaving behind a look of surprise, astonishment, ridicule, and resentment.

This scene has actually always been in Li Weiluan's eyes.

Guo Bingren cupped his fists towards Li Weiluan and said: "General Li, the common people are willing to spend their money to build a militia, and I hope the general will give you permission!"

"Can!"

Hearing Li Weiluan's voice of agreement, Guo Bingren was ecstatic.

What does it mean to shoot the first bird?

As the saying goes, wealth is obtained through risk, and the risk is the reward. If Guo Bingren becomes the leader of the militia, the Guo family will rise directly from an unknown small family.

Guo Bingren is naturally willing to give it a try.

Li Weiluan looked at Guo Bingren and said: "Our Ning Navy is different from the Dutch. The Dutch are short of manpower and weak in national power, so they have to rely on Tu kings to rule East India. Our Ning Navy does not. You should know that our Ming Dynasty has 20,000 people."

There is a large population. There are also many Chinese here in East India, so we don’t need to rely on earth kings. These earth kings must all be eliminated, as well as those half-hearted Chinese farmers. Maybe you are not used to our way of working. It doesn’t matter. You can slow down.

Get used to it slowly.”

Cheng Shijie's biggest advantage is population. When there are many people and little land, population is a burden. When there are few people and more land, population is an advantage. Traditional Chinese people pay attention to subtlety and dominate the world with their kingly ways. East Indian Chinese have long lived under the colonial rule of the Dutch.

Under the rule, most of the time I have to swallow my anger and be cautious. I have never been so high-profile.

and Li Shiji were ordered to form the Yecheng Chinese People's Corps. The militia was divided into two bureaus according to Ning Haijun's establishment, with a total strength of more than 1,600 people.

Guo Bingren and Li Shiji were only responsible for recruiting young Chinese people into the militia, and the training of troops and the appointment of grassroots officers were handled by the Tiaodang camp.

In fact, the command of this militia nominally belongs to Li Bingren and Li Shiji, but in fact it is still in the hands of Ning Haijun.

Contrary to imagination, this militia group of more than 1,600 people was not responsible for the defense of Yecheng Port, but directly went out to fight, using local indigenous tribes and uncooperative Chinese farmers as training targets.

Zheng Zhilong, who was located in Batavia Port, had the idea of ​​​​surrendering to Cheng Shijie.
To be continued...