Chapter 265: Su Minggang's vision
But Speke was bloodshot the next day, and he was uneasy when he slept last night because he had an incredible dream.
He actually dreamed of God!
Of course, he didn’t see the face of God. He admired the back of God. God was high above the sky, exuding boundless golden luster. He thundered casually and struck the one on the sea that seemed to be carrying the flag of the Ming Dynasty. Fleet, thunder shakes the land and the sea!
However, that fleet seems to have a magical shield, making lightning strikes in vain, and lightning disappears in the air like a snake. Above the Mingren fleet, there seems to be a figure of a goddess protecting them!
Speke didn't dare to mention such weird and absurd dreams to others, but there was a voice in his heart saying: "Ming Ren is here!"
He couldn't sleep, and he shuddered at the thought of this dream-----It seems that God didn't win!
Work immediately started at dawn, urging the ships to receive military supplies, inspecting port fortresses, inspecting armed Dutch men, and sending out reconnaissance ships. It was extremely busy.
He went to the fort and saw that the fort commander had not arrived, so his deputy was busy. He announced on the spot that he had lifted the position of fort commander and was promoted to commander by the deputy who was present at the time!
Under his strong drive from Batavia, the sloppy Dutchmen mobilized to overhaul ships, inspect defenses, and prepare for war.
He personally went to the church to pray!
This made the local Dutch people very surprised. Everyone knew that the governor was not a very religious believer. After all, his father had participated in the "Icon Destruction Event". The reason for this event was the Spanish oppression of the Catholic Church. The Netherlands regarded the Netherlands as a silver cow (cash machine), so that the Dutch rushed into the church angrily, destroying all the deceptive relics such as the so-called Saint Pixel Relic. The governor, like his father, was very concerned about religion. Don't catch a cold.
He also participated in religious activities before, but he rarely showed any temporary embracing.
One day later, the reconnaissance ship that had sailed back, the captain was a little bit frightened, and reported to Governor Speke: "They are coming, many ships! Oh god!"
"About how many?" Speke asked calmly.
"There may be forty, ah no, fifty!" The captain said incoherently.
"Then we will dispatch fifty-two warships!"
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One more day, at 8 o'clock in the morning the next day, the Mingren battleship finally appeared on the horizon. It seems that there are a lot of them, and they are also very large.
Indigenous fishing boats all return to the port, and the Dutch who are standing on the turrets and hills of Batavia port watching with binoculars are all worried.
There is an unspeakable feeling in many people's hearts. When did the gentle and deer Mingren suddenly become a vicious tiger!
In the minds of the Dutch, the Ming people are weak and can only bury their heads in work. It seems that they can only hold a **** or a brick knife in their hands, not use guns.
But the Mingren fleet that appeared today subverted many people's minds.
"It's time for us to play!" Speke wasn't afraid of being authentic.
used fifty-two battleships, and attacked under the cheers of the Dutch people on the shore!
The Dutch people are all rejoicing when they see the ships that cover the sea. With this class of heroes, who can be the enemy!
Anyone who is wise should not be taken seriously. With the blessing of God, our army will win.
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In the farewell team, there was a pair of Mingren father and son, who looked very similar. They had sharp eyes, not tall, very stocky, and not very luxuriously dressed. They looked like casino thugs, but they thought they were ordinary people. Wrongly wrong.
After sending off the Dutch fleet, they left the port and walked slowly along the road paved by the sea. The Ming people they met from time to time saw them and greeted them.
The older one is Kapitan Su Minggang, and the younger one is his eldest son Su Xingzhao.
The former Dutch governor Cohen (1587-1629) handed over all retail business including coastal trade contracting rights to the Chinese Kapitan (chief). He tried to adopt a policy of "ruling China by China", by appointing Chinese Kapitan, to control and indirectly rule the overseas Chinese society. In October 1619, Cohen appointed his close friend Su Minggang as Kapitan to assist the colonial government in handling the affairs of the diaspora.
Since then, Su Minggang has been loyal to Cohen, responsible for tax collection and management of Chinese affairs on time and quality, making society calm, becoming Governor Cohen’s right-hand man, and making Chinese people say that his Su family is the Dutch running dog!
After Cohen, Speke took office, and Su Minggang served him as well, such as serving Cohen. Therefore, Speke ruled Cao Sui and still appointed Su Minggang as Kapitan.
Don’t think that the two fathers and sons are good people. Chinese immigrants cross the oceans, and there are many brave and cruel people. The Su family father and son control the Chinese society by powerful means, and the darkness cannot be talked about by outsiders.
Su Xingzhao saw that the pedestrians on the road were getting thinner, and there was no one else around him. He was followed by the confidants of the father and son. He whispered to his father: "Governor Speke is a little bit unsure!"
Although Speke concealed it well, it was still visible.
"He is afraid of losing!" Su Minggang snorted coldly.
"Will the Dutch be defeated?" Su Xingzhao asked in disbelief.
"Not defeated, but defeated!" Su Minggang's words echoed in his son's heart like thunder, almost making him unstable!
Will the Dutch be defeated? The impact in Su Xingzhao's heart is like a South China Sea storm.
For a long time, Su Xingzhao believed that the Dutch were the masters of this sea area. They defeated the British (the British had also been to Southeast Asia, but were defeated in the competition with the Dutch, so they had to shrink in the Indian Ocean and eat curry with Asan. However, in recent years, the British have gained a lot in the sugar business, which means they have come from behind); as for the Spanish, they rely purely on American silver to support business in Asia. With so much money, everyone can start business; the Portuguese It's just a small business to earn some hard money; the unique Dutch control the Spice Islands and unique Japanese business ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ If the Southeastern government is not for the strong rise, I am afraid that the Netherlands will have a line from Amsterdam to Japan. Together.
"The Dutch have great guns, and they are good at sailing..." Su Xingzhao hesitated.
"The Dutch will be defeated!" Su Minggang said decisively: "If you are like the warlord of the Southeast Mansion who earns 5 million silver dollars a year and keeps investing money in the fleet, the fleet is listening to you, and you will succeed. !"
"What?!" Su Xingzhao was surprised at his father's understanding of Southeast Mansion.
"Since the last battle (attack Taiwan) ended, I have taken it to heart!"
"Father, if we do this, we will adjust our Su family's strategy!" Su Xingzhao said solemnly.
Over the years, the Su family has been a cow and a horse for the Dutch, and has carried a lot of notoriety. Once the Netherlands falls in Batavia, the forces suppressed by the Su family will counterattack and use the power of the Southeast Mansion to defeat the Su family. !
The Su family must plan ahead!
"After this battle is fought, no matter if I win or lose, I will send someone to give all the secrets of the East India Company we know to the Southeastern Government. At the same time, I will donate 300,000 silver dollars to the Southeastern Government!" Su Minggang made a decision.
"I fully support my father!" Su Xingzhao responded.
Su Minggang watched the waves crashing against the rocks on the beach, smiled bitterly: "The general trend is like this. Only when you follow the trend can you keep your family from falling, old friend (Governor Cohen), I'm sorry!"
At first, Cohen asked him to swear to be loyal to the Netherlands forever, but Sue was about to break his promise.
They shut up and stopped talking, and walked to the high ground where there were already many Dutch people on it, raising their binoculars to watch the battle in the distant sea, and the two father and son joined them.
A pair of cold, greedy eyes stared at their backs...
