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Part One: Penghu Chapter 278: Treaty of the Holy East

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    The loss of Taiwan was unbearable for the Dutch.

    They are completely unable to accept that Taiwan, a place they took great pains to control and put countless efforts into, has returned to the hands of Ming Dynasty.

    "Retaliation, we must retaliate with resolute retaliation, and let Taiwan become the Taiwan of the Dutch again!"

    A reinforcement fleet, led by Lo Adadan, after a long journey, arrived at Batavia, Java, where the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company was located, and met with the Governor of the Dutch East India Company, Anthony Van Di.  The doors converge.

    The retaliatory military action against Taiwan has quietly begun

    Batavia is undoubtedly the headquarters of the entire East India Company.

    Here, there is not only the influence of the Dutch, but also the influence of the Portuguese, Spanish and British.  These Thai and Western countries have all set their sights on Java.

    The Maluku Islands in Java produce precious spices such as pepper, cardamom, cloves, etc., which have always been famous in the Eastern and Western markets and have long been coveted by the colonists.  In order to monopolize the spice trade, the Portuguese were the first to invade Java.  In the sixth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, they forcibly occupied Ambon Island.

    The Dutch came one after another.  In June of the twenty-fourth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Cornelis de Hortman led a Dutch fleet on its maiden voyage to Java.  Hotman arrived at Banten Port with a arrogant attitude and used force to rob two Javanese ships.  For this reason, Banten Sultan imprisoned him, fined him and deported him.  After leaving Banten, they continued sailing to the Maluku Islands.  Requests for trade were all rejected.  He had no choice but to sail back home.  In the twenty-sixth year of Wanli, the Dutch made their second voyage.  Eight ships led by Van Neck arrived in Banten in November.  At this time, there was an armed conflict between Banten and Portugal, and the Dutch took the opportunity to provide some assistance to the Banten Sultan.  After the Portuguese were repelled.  The Dutch claimed credit and were allowed to set up an office. They bought a large amount of pepper and loaded four ships with them before sailing back home, making a profit of 400%.  The remaining four ships continued along the Java coast, searching for spices in Banda, Ambon and other places.  And set up a purchasing station in Ambon.  This voyage not only mastered the route to Indonesia, but also gained two footholds, creating conditions for further aggression in the future.

    From the 27th year of Wanli to the 29th year of Wanli, the Netherlands organized more than ten expeditions to Java to search for spices.  At that time, there were many companies dealing in Oriental items.  They compete fiercely with each other.  In the 30th year of Wanli, the Dutch Parliament passed a resolution to unite various companies into a large company called the United East India Company, also known as the East India Company.  The company has a capital of 2.5 million guilders and is granted a charter by Congress. It has the right to use the name of Congress to launch wars, sign treaties, occupy land, build forts, etc.

    After the establishment of the East India Company.  On the one hand, they captured the Portuguese and Spanish strongholds in Java; on the other hand, they unified the purchasing stations previously set up by each company and turned them into the joint company's business offices.  The company successively conquered the small Sudanese country in the Molucca Islands and controlled the spice-rich Ambon, Denadi, Titori and Banda Islands.  In the thirty-eighth year of Wanli, the East India Company set up a governor's palace in Java and appointed Peter Posch as the first governor.  He bought a piece of land in Jakarta with 2,700 guilders and built houses, warehouses and fortresses.

    In the forty-seventh year of Wanli, the Dutch and British colonists fought for Jakarta. As a result, the British office was destroyed and the urban area was reduced to ashes.  The Dutch captured Jakarta.  In the first year of the Great Ming Dynasty, Jakarta was renamed Batavia and became the headquarters of the Dutch colonial East.  From then on, the focus of Dutch colonial aggression moved to Java.  They adopted a "divide and rule" policy towards the powerful Matalan and Banten kingdoms, "constantly instigating the two kingdoms to fight against each other in order to weaken their power.

    The Dutch in Batavia had also known about the news that their companions in Taiwan had been driven away. They had also wanted to organize a fleet to conduct a "conquest" against Taiwan, but they did not know that the Ming Dynasty was there.  Taiwan's real power has therefore never acted rashly.

    But when the reinforcement fleet commanded by Luo Aidan arrived, everything changed The Easterners must be taught a lesson!  "Lo. Aidadan brought the highest instructions in the Netherlands: "The loss of a senior official is not just a loss of a place, but a shame for the entire East India Company. This may even cause a series of vicious events.  reaction.  Your Excellency the Governor, all my fleets will be under your command!  "

    After accepting the order, Anthony Van Diemen did not immediately mobilize his troops.

    This is a cautious person.

    He once asked Putmans, the former East India Company resident governor who was driven to Luzon by the Ming Dynasty and transferred from Luzon to Batavia. He also asked about the merchant ships that arrived in Batavia.  Everything about Taiwan.

    The answers he got were all unanimous. Taiwan is currently ruled by an armed group commanded by Ding Yunyi appointed by the Ming Dynasty government. They have a certain number of ships.?and soldiers.

    And the former Relanja City has now been renamed Golden Eagle City and has been repaired at the same time.

    "There is a certain amount of military power there." Anthony told his companions: "If we only rely on our current strength, we cannot guarantee victory. And once we fail to attack the generals, then Batavia and other places may also be possible."  Cause a series of changes."

    Aidaan seemed a little dissatisfied: "Did I come to distant Batavia from my motherland just to see the scenery here?"

    "No!" Anthony waved his hand: "That's not what I meant. Anyone who provokes the authority of the East India Company must be severely punished, but we must also consider a sure-win method."

    He thought there for a long time, and then said decisively: "Invite Portugal, Spain, and the British to attack the generals together!"

    "What?" Adadan was shocked: "Do you really think they can help us?"

    "Yes, they can help us." Anthony seemed confident: "Although we have had a series of fights with them here, and even made it very unpleasant, our attitude towards the East is the same. Mr.  , not only them around Java. But we also need to invite the Portuguese and Spanish in Luzon, Goa, Malacca, and the Coromandel Coast."

    He put forward this exciting idea: "Invite them to Batavia and hold a meeting. Please tell them that this will be a meeting that determines the fate of the East. At the same time, they will not return empty-handed."

    Anthony has made such a decision.  And he appointed his envoy immediately.

    Spanish and Spanish colonists from Java, Luzon, Goa, Malacca, the Coromandel Coast and other places gathered in Batavia to hear what Anthony Van Diemen, the Governor of the East India Company, said was "historically significant."  suggestions.

    On February 26, the ninth year of Chongzhen reign in the Ming Dynasty, nearly a month before the pirate conference was held in Taiwan, it was attended by the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.  A conference of Spanish and Spanish colonists known historically as the "Holy Eastern Conference" was held in Batavia.

    Anthony briefly introduced the situation in Taiwan, and then told all participants: "This is a challenge to our interests in the East. I believe that the Ming Dynasty's seizure of Taiwan is not the end, but a beginning. I suggest that we should form a  Combine the fleet to attack Taiwan to safeguard the dignity of all countries in the East! "

    Representatives of these countries have already known the news that the Netherlands has lost Taiwan.  Some of them were gloating about their misfortune, and some were worried about it. But now Anthony openly offered the idea of ??establishing a joint fleet, which was really unexpected.

    "Why are we doing this? Are we sacrificing the sacred lives of our own soldiers to retake Taiwan for you?" A voice rang.

    Anthony looked over there and saw Hurtado de Cocuera, the Spanish governor in Luzon.

    "Governor Cocuera, I know that Taiwan and Luzon are frequently conducting transactions." Anthony was obviously prepared. He was not angry because of Cocuera's words: "Of course trade can bring you a lot of money."  profits, but I personally believe that the fate of Luzon is already in Taiwan's hands. Of all merchant ships, only Taiwan's fleet can do business with you. They have obtained a trade monopoly on Luzon, which forces you to do business.  We can only accept the price they proposed. For this reason, a large amount of gold coins flowed into the pockets of the Ming Dynasty people, not you Cocuyera was silent there, and Anthony's words did get to the core of the problem.

    A smile appeared on Anthony's face: "This is unfair, completely unfair. The Ming Dynasty's army blocked the sea route to Luzon, first it was Zheng Zhilong, and then there was Ding Yunyi. Without their permission, any ship  It¡¯s just that we can¡¯t reach Luzon, Governor Cocuera, do you think this is fair?¡±

    His voice gradually began to rise: "Gentlemen, no, this is unfair! Zheng Zhilong and Ding Yunyi have become more and more powerful at sea. Although they have not yet posed a threat to the territory under our jurisdiction, who knows what?  When will such a terrible thing happen? We must prepare in advance, we must I would like to remind you, dear gentlemen, that if the Ming Dynasty's blockade and dominance of the sea can be broken, then a road will be paved.  The road of gold is now in front of us. We can happily do business and light those charming gold coins happilyif it is as good as Governor Anthony said, then everyone will have a smile on their faces.  It is indeed a very tempting thing.

    "As I just said, Taiwan is just the beginning, not the end." Anthony's expression became serious: "??If we do not punish the Ming Dynasty army, then only God knows what will happen.  Of course, in the past in Batavia, we had some contradictions and conflicts with you, but these were not irreconcilable.  "

    "How are you going to reconcile, Mr. Governor?"

    The person who raised this question was Hus Kerkevi of the British Temporary Office in Batavia.

    Anthony smiled: "We also have an unpleasant past with the British. In order to compensate the British, I will agree to repair the British office that was destroyed before in Batavia. You will no longer have to stay in that low and humid place."  Not only that, we will also partially open the spice trade in Batavia.¡±

    "Really? Can you keep your word?" Hus Kerkevi was doubtful.

    "Please believe what a gentleman says, and we will sign the treaty." Anthony's answer was very affirmative: "Not only you, but not only in Batavia, in Banten, in Ambon, Denadi, Titori, Ban  We can all cooperate with Darfur and the Moluccas Anthony made this exciting suggestion.

    Now in Java, the Dutch have the greatest power, and they have a monopoly on the mining and trading rights of pepper, cardamom, and cloves in many places. This makes the Spanish, Portuguese, and British very dissatisfied.  But now, Anthony is willing to take the initiative to share these rights with other countries.

    "Let's not just focus on these places." Anthony waved his arm: "After we drive the Ming Dynasty's power out of Taiwan, we can also jointly govern there. The East India Company will regain the power of Geran Zia  City and other places, Spain will gain jurisdiction over the central region Anthony has already begun to divide the spoils. Taiwan is divided into several parts, and everyone has a share. Even Britain, which is not so powerful in the east, also gets a piece.  place.

    ¡°I am willing to join this agreement.¡± Delson, the Portuguese Governor in Malacca, was the first to respond.

    With a beginning, everything is easy to handle, and Spain and the United Kingdom have also joined this alliance one after another.

    On February 28, the ninth year of Chongzhen, after two days of fierce bargaining, Spain, Portugal and Britain, led by the Netherlands, signed their names on the "Holy Eastern Treaty".

    A new alliance is formed.

    The two sides agreed to form a joint fleet, with Luo Aidan as the commander-in-chief of the joint fleet, to launch a large-scale attack on Taiwan and force the Ming Dynasty's garrison in Taiwan to surrender.

    "Are you really prepared to give them the rights we monopolize?" Luo Adadan was a little unwilling.

    "Commander-in-Chief, my dear Commander-in-Chief." Anthony smiled and said: "This is temporary. We know that they also know that the contradiction will never disappear. When the Taiwan issue is resolved, we will return to Badawi  The brutal competition continues in Asia. But what's the point? Aren't we always doing the same thing? Join forces to defeat the common enemy, and then start a war with each other to gain the benefits we want.

    Anthony is right on at least one point. Now Taiwan has become their common enemy.

    Ding Yunyi, who is in Taiwan, still doesn¡¯t know that a huge crisis is approaching him!  (To be continued)
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