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He said to the adjutant: "Go out and tell the Chinese that I am willing to surrender and give them all my treasures, and they must guarantee my safety."

The adjutant turned down from the balcony on the second floor tremblingly, raised his hands and walked forward, repeating what Rainiers said.

Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help sneering: "Surrender only after hitting the door of the house. If there were such cheap things in the world, I wouldn't be the village head in Taiwan."

During the night attack, Tie Hong had his left ring finger and little finger cut off. He was very upset with the governor who ordered resistance, and said expressionlessly at this moment: "Open the gate of the governor's mansion!"

"Boom boom boom!"

A few shells flew by, and the adjutant was so frightened that he quickly lay down on the ground.

The enemy on the balcony on the second floor still wanted to shoot, but the artillery was aimed at the balcony long ago, smashing the stone railing to pieces.

Sun Kewang took the opportunity to lead the crowd to rush over and smash open the door blocked by furniture.In fact, half of the gate had been blown to pieces, and the rotten cabinets blocked inside were hard to deal with, and soldiers were hiding somewhere and firing guns at the gate.

Zhang Xianzhong ordered the ronin to climb from all sides, and after paying a few lives, he occupied the messy balcony.

Governor Rainiers was arrested, but he still wanted to maintain his aristocratic demeanor and refused to kneel down.He was hit on the shoulder by the butt of a gun, kicked violently at the crook of his leg, and slammed his knee on the ground. He struggled to get up: "I am a nobleman, please give me the treatment I deserve. China is the same as the Netherlands. In a civilized country, we are not the kind of uncivilized natives. I admit that I have failed, and you can take everything here. But please be kind to me, give me a separate room, and preferably a few more books for entertainment. My family will send enough silver taels to redeem me at a high price."

Neuhof shouted: "We all surrender, the Governor ordered us to stand!"

Tie Hong heard the words and immediately ordered: "Catch them, escort them to Nanjing, and hand them over to His Majesty."

Not long after, the soldiers dragged out a corpse, and the director-general committed suicide in the Governor's Palace.

The congressman who was arrested by the governor, and Mrs. Witherson, were also brought out by the soldiers for questioning.

Mrs. Witsen is of Japanese-Portuguese-Dutch mixed race. She is petite, fair-skinned, and blue-eyed. She is charming in her 20s, and she winks at everyone as soon as she shows up.

There is no other meaning, she brought a lot of property and hid in the castle, the city also has her shop property, she just wants to keep these properties of her own.

Don't even think about it!

As long as they hide in the castle, all property will be confiscated.Otherwise, where will military spending come from?

It is also good for the Johor soldiers. Although these guys are useless, they are still very qualified to fill the scene.If you don't give me some sweets, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to ask Johor to borrow troops next time.

Soldiers of Datong, Han rebels and Luzon rogues must also be given sufficient rewards.

Anyway, from officers to soldiers, they will participate in the distribution of spoils.Envoys such as Liu Hanyi and Sun Jie value merit, and the rest of the soldiers can get money.

The imperial court will receive a very reasonable account, as for how much will be divided in private, only the ghost knows.

It is difficult to find out about things overseas.

Many Dutchmen were taken away, crying and crying all the way.

Especially those civilians, most of them are of mixed race, they have lived in Batavia since they were young, and they have no sense of belonging to the Netherlands.And their "homeland" is no longer theirs, and they don't know what to do in the future.

Sun Jie took the statistical list, found Liu Hanyi and said: "The castle was confiscated and many people were killed indiscriminately. Dutch soldiers, there are 426 people left. Dutch civilians, there are 914 people left. East India Company employees, there are more than 30 people left. .”

Liu Hanyi said: "The governor cannot be killed, he must be released. We need him to sign the armistice treaty. If he is not released, the treaty he signed will be invalidated. Instead, let him go back. The headache is for the Dutch, and it is estimated that there will be more Keep fighting."

Chapter 830 [Bet on the negotiation table]

Not to mention the governor of Batavia, even the Dutch 17-member conference is not qualified to sign the treaty on behalf of the Netherlands.

But in practice, the Dutch government chose to accept all the treaties signed by Governor Batavia.Because of these treaties, most of them are beneficial to the Netherlands.

Now that favorable treaties are recognized, unfavorable treaties must be recognized even if they are not recognized, otherwise it will give Britain, Portugal, and Spain an excuse to tear up the treaty.

The two envoys, Liu Hanyi and Sun Jie, made such a big commotion, they just wanted to sign the treaty quickly and finalize the fruits of victory.

Pockets are safe!

Su Dingguo was called to help out with ideas. This guy has dealt with the Dutch since he was a child, and he is full of bad ideas:

"Dutch East India Company, in recent years, there has been a distinction between the local faction and the local faction. Many of the officials of the local faction are not nobles, and they are slowly climbed up by junior staff. The influence of Southeast Asia and India is deeply intertwined."

"The Dutch headquarters, in order to curb this phenomenon, either recalled the high-level staff to the country, or transferred the high-level staff between the colonies. The high-level staff who were transferred will marry each other, and this marriage is not known by the Dutch headquarters. Yes. Because the object of the marriage is their illegitimate child here. Young employees with potential will also be recruited as son-in-law. Son-in-law is more important than son-in-law, and is often assigned to take up important positions."

"The councilors and councilor representatives arrested by the governor belong to the local faction and often oppose the governor. This time the governor and the governor's cronies can be released, but those local councilors cannot be let go. After the governor signs the treaty, let him take the The cronies went to India. In order to protect himself, the governor must have poured dirty water on the heads of the congressmen, saying that Batavia was lost because the congressmen surrendered."

"The Dutch headquarters has been suppressing the local faction, and even no longer allows the local faction to be the governor. At that time, the headquarters is very likely to favor the governor, and the main reason for the loss of Batavia is that these congressmen surrendered. The Dutch East India Company's local Pai, the contradiction between Ken and the headquarters will become more and more serious. One day the imperial court will go to India to attack the Dutch castle, and it is estimated that the Dutch will break out their own internal strife."

After hearing these words, Liu Hanyi exchanged a glance with Sun Jie.

The so-called local school was formed only in the past ten years.

At the beginning, the environment faced by the Dutch East India Company was very harsh, and a group of poor people struggled with their heads in Asia.And those real nobles will run away after a few years, so the rise of ordinary employees is very fast.

It's like the little old man who slapped the table and scolded the governor. From a low-level businessman, he became the chairman of the municipal council in a few years, and then took full control of the Taiwanese colony.Even if he is forcibly transferred back to the headquarters, he will have to be given the post of commander-in-chief of the East India Fleet.

The most powerful governor, Van Diemen, also climbed up from the bottom.

But up to now, the governor and fleet commander can only be served by nobles sent from the country.Those low-level employees of the company have their room for improvement sealed. At most, they can become company councilors, and they simply form cliques to cultivate local influence.

If it were not for the rise of China, the next step for these local factions would be to build a colonial society with all their strength: encourage the Dutch to build plantations, encourage the Dutch to start companies, and then do business in partnership with the Chinese and Javanese nobles.Then build various public facilities and entertainment facilities, treat the colony as their own home, and even if they retire, they will never return to the Netherlands.

What are you doing back home?

They are not nobles when they return to the Netherlands, but they can continue to be masters in the colonies.

One afternoon, Governor Rainiers was escorted to negotiate.

Sitting at the negotiating table, Rainiers was very dissatisfied: "Is this your country's negotiating attitude? I need an adjutant and a clerk."

Liu Hanyi sneered: "I'll give you two options, one is to continue the negotiation, and the other is to be taken to Nanjing for trial. I can guarantee that after the trial, you will be beheaded."

Rainiers was silent for a moment.

Seeing that the guy didn't make a statement, Sun Jie shouted: "Put it down and bring it back to Nanjing!"

Two soldiers immediately dragged Rainiers out. The guy was obviously frightened, and quickly shouted: "I am willing to negotiate!"

Liu Hanyi raised her hand: "Bring it back."

Sitting down again, Rainiers said: "I am now a prisoner, and a prisoner is not qualified to negotiate on behalf of the company. Moreover, I need the authorization of the council. If there is no authorization, it is useless for the governor to sign the treaty. "

Liu Hanyi asked: "You still need authorization from the council? You have arrested all the councilors."

"It's an extraordinary moment," Rainiers said.

Sun Jie said: "Now is also a very important time. But don't worry, those congressmen will definitely sign the power of attorney."

"They won't," Rainnis said.

"They will." Sun Jie's tone was very certain.

Rainiers said helplessly: "Let's talk. I have two requests. First, to ensure my safety and let me go to India; second, to return part of my property. I need [-] Dutch guilders."

Fifty thousand Dutch guilders is more than 1 taels of silver.

Liu Hanyi said: "I can promise you the first one, but don't even think about the second one. If you cooperate honestly with the negotiation, I can leave you 3000 Dutch guilders and send your mistress and illegitimate child to India together."

"Come out with the terms you have prepared." Rainiers knew he could only accept it.

A contract that had already been drawn up was pushed in front of Rainiers.

The treaty is as formal as ever, a bilingual document in Chinese and Latin.

Rainiers read it carefully and was speechless for a long time.

First, the cause of this war was the Dutch East India Company’s unauthorized attack on China’s vassal states.Holland tore up the last treaty and took full responsibility for the war.

Article [-], Batavia and its surrounding lands were seized by force by the Chinese army in a state of war.The Netherlands promised to abandon Batavia and recognize Batavia as an overseas territory of China.

Article [-], as military compensation for instigating the war, the Netherlands ceded Ambon Island and its surrounding islands to China.

Article [-]. The Netherlands renounces its suzerainty over Matalam.

The contents of the mere four articles seem very simple, but in fact they completely drive the Dutch forces out of Southeast Asia.

In particular, Ambon Island and its surrounding islands are the Spice Islands in a narrow sense and are the main source of spices for the Dutch East India Company.

After being silent for a long time, Rainiers said: "If I sign this treaty, I will be hanged when I return to the Netherlands. Moreover, the headquarters will not recognize this treaty. Even if I sign it, it will be a piece of paper!"

Liu Hanyi said: "Whether you sign or not is your business. Whether the East India Company recognizes it or not is the business of the East India Company. If you sign, you may die when you return to the Netherlands. If you don't sign, you will definitely die when you go to Nanjing!" "

"Do I have any other options?" Rainiers was lying flat.

"No." Liu Hanyi said firmly.

Rainiers picked up the quill pen, scribbled his name on the treaty, and said, "Where is my seal?"

Sun Jie snatched the treaty, took out the governor's seal from his pocket, and stamped it after a few breaths of ink mud.Then, he threw the governor's seal to Rainiers: "I'll return this to you, I guess you can use it with it."

Half an hour later, in another room.

Members and representatives of the Batavia Council of the East India Company, after being interrogated separately, gathered together again.

Sun Jie took out the draft power of attorney for the council: "Sign it, you authorize the governor to negotiate and sign. No matter what the content of the treaty is, the responsibility rests with the governor, and you are all forced."

Little old man Hans Putmans said: "We want to see the treaty."

Sun Jie sarcastically said: "I've asked clearly, you are a German commoner, not a Dutchman at all, let alone a Dutch nobleman. What do you care about the treaty?"

"The business of the company is my business," said Hans Putmans.

Sun Jie said to several soldiers: "This man once served as the governor of Taiwan, China, and massacred tens of thousands of Chinese people (Taiwan natives). Kill him!"

These Dutch MPs didn't react, and the Chinese soldiers rushed up and hacked Putmans to death.

One of the congressmen was even spattered with blood.

Sun Jie smiled and said to the rest of the councilors: "This person died in battle while guarding the castle, you can reward him. But before rewarding him, please sign the negotiation authorization letter."

The councilors looked at each other and looked at Putmans' body in unison.

Anyone who dares not to sign will probably die because of guarding the castle.

"Raise the knife!" Sun Jie shouted.

"I sign!"

A senator was trembling with fright, and picked up the quill tremblingly.

Sun Jie left with the authorization letter, and went to discuss with Liu Hanyi with a smile.

Su Dingguo said that the councilor could not be sent back, but after discussing with the two envoys, they felt that they should be released.Not only should they be released, but the safety of the congressmen should also be protected. They should not be put together with the governor to prevent them from being silenced by the governor on the way.

When the governor and congressmen all arrive in India, they will definitely bite the dog and accuse each other of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country.

This treaty has to be shown to the British, French, Portuguese, and Spaniards for appreciation.These countries have all signed treaties with the Netherlands that have not yet expired. As long as the Netherlands dares not admit it, other countries will also have an excuse to tear up the treaty.

Several warships, transporting five hundred troops, headed quickly towards Ambon Island.

Ambon Island is next to Seram Island, and there is a Buru Island to the west.

The aborigines on the island are extremely fierce, and have broken through Portuguese and Spanish castles many times, and once defeated the Dutch colonists.

In order to prevent the rebellion of the natives, the Netherlands carried out massacres many times.Because the massacre was so excessive, even Britain, Portugal, Spain and other countries couldn't stand it, and accused the Dutch colonists of being inhumane.

By the way, during the negotiations between Cromwell and the Netherlands, one of the terms of the armistice treaty was that the Netherlands compensated the descendants of the Abbon Islanders who were massacred with 30 Dutch guilders.

The Netherlands really agreed. As for whether to pay or not, only the devil knows.

Even if the Dutch are willing to accompany them, the natives dare not take them.The treaty only said that the money should be paid, but it didn't say that the massacre could not continue. It was enough to kill the natives who received the compensation.

Cromwell never thought about making the Netherlands lose money. Many contents of the armistice treaty were not operable, and they were simply disgusting the Netherlands.

Of course, there is a sum of money that must be paid.

Because when the Netherlands carried out the massacre, it also killed all the British on the island.

Seeing the Chinese ships approaching, the Dutch officers in Ambon immediately blew their horns to gather soldiers for defense.

There are only more than 80 Dutch defenders here, and there are only a hundred people including civilians and civilians.

The writer Neuhof went ashore in a small boat, took out a document issued by the governor, and said to the Dutch in the city: "We have lost the war. Ambon Island was ceded to China. You should pack up your things and prepare to leave."

An island rich in spices fell into the hands of China.

Chapter 831 [Re-acquisition of the vassal state]

The governor of Batavia, Rainiers, several members of parliament and their representatives, more than a dozen high-level company employees, more than 20 civilian staff, and more than 400 Dutch soldiers were tied into a string with ropes and escorted to the dock.

The governor once arrested members of parliament, and high-level staff once led soldiers to besiege the governor's mansion in an attempt to capture the governor and surrender.

The contradictions between them have long been irreconcilable.

"I want to stay here, I want to be Chinese!" A large number of Dutch soldiers shouted.

They have besieged the governor's mansion, what if they leave here and are retaliated by the governor wearing small shoes?