In early January, except for one ship that encountered rough waves and needed repairs, eleven ships in the Vanderlaan fleet arrived at Tai Muang Port.
"Stubborn John" stubbornly believed that the Ming army would not attack Taiwan, so he would go to Macau as soon as he arrived in Taiwan. "Dear Governor Firburg, the Ming Dynasty is at war with the Qing Dynasty and has no motive to attack Taiwan at all. It is a waste of the company's money
Military spending is equal to crime. I will immediately take my army to occupy Macau and drive away those damn Portuguese people."
"No, dear Commander Vander Laan, Formosa is now facing unprecedented danger. You would be committing a crime against the company by taking your fleet away from Formosa at this time." Felburg and Vander Laan had a dispute.
Vanderlaan smiled and said: "Danger? You mean dangerous? If I remember correctly, you said in your letter to the Batavia Council that one Dutchman can be worth twenty-five Ming people. In this case
,How could Formosa be in danger?"
"This??"
Ferburg wanted to curse, can twenty-five Taiwanese people and twenty-five fully armed regular Ming army soldiers be the same thing?
The two had many fierce disputes, and finally the council decided to send an envoy to Xiamen to meet Yuan Pengnian, the governor of Fujian in the Ming Dynasty, to test the truth.
Yuan Pengnian was talented, quoted scriptures, and spoke endlessly to the envoy about the long history of friendship between the two countries, and swore that the Ming Dynasty had absolutely no intentions of plotting against Taiwan.
Vanderlan believed it. The people he knew in the Ming Dynasty were very superstitious about ghosts and gods and did not dare to swear easily. If Governor Yuan dared to swear, he must be telling the truth. But he did not know the dark history of Yuan Pengnian. This governor was a minister of the Qing Dynasty.
When he was an official, he once issued a notice in Guangzhou saying: "The rat tail of money is the elegant government of the new dynasty, and the official crown and belt are the bad rules of the country's subjugation."
Making a bet or swearing an oath is not a piece of cake.
Felburg did not believe it. Based on various signs, the senior council judged that the crisis of the Ming army's attack on Taiwan had not been resolved, and asked Vander Laan to continue to stay in Taiwan.
Vander Laan was very dissatisfied with this. He was a commander sent by Batavia and was not under the control of the Council of Members. In order to live up to his nickname: "Stubborn John", he decided to return to Batavia.
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In mid-March, Vanderlaan sent five ships to other colonies of the East India Company, and returned to Batavia with two ships and all the accompanying officers, leaving only four ships and 600 officers in Taiwan.
soldiers.
Including these 600 people, the number of Dutch soldiers in the Dajuan area reached 1,500 at this time.
Fairburg had no choice but to recruit Vanderlaan soldiers from the tamed "Fans" and expanded the number of "Tufan" soldiers from three thousand to five thousand.
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In Relanzhe City, He Mansion, He Bin was thinking silently. A woman wearing a kimono, with a slim figure and a beautiful face walked out from the back hall.
"Mr., do we really have to leave here tomorrow?"
"Yes, dear son, go and pack your things quickly. We will leave tomorrow. The Dutch are already suspicious of me and continue to impose heavy taxes on my property. Now I am deeply in debt. If I don't leave, I may be killed!"
"Okay, husband, I listen to you."
Japanese women are very gentle and will listen to their husbands in everything.
The East India Company not only occupied Taiwan, but also preached in Japan. In Japan, there were many Chichichidan people who believed in Catholicism. Later, the shogunate crazily persecuted Catholics, and a large number of Chichichitan people fled Japan. He Bin’s wife Aiko, is
Such a Chechidan woman fled to Taiwan. In order to consolidate its rule, the Dutch East India Company encouraged company employees to marry Eastern women who converted to Catholicism, so He Bin simply married his beloved son.
It is not easy to escape. The Dutch have already suspected him and sent many people to monitor him.
He Bin secretly arranged for a double-sailed boat to be moored near the backyard.
On March 18, in the name of his birthday, he invited the Governor of Fairburg, Dutch dignitaries, and mountain chiefs to a banquet.
Although Ferburg had already suspected him, there was no evidence. Secondly, He Bin had been in Taiwan for many years and had a wide network of contacts and high moral standing. Ferburg still gave him the face to eat. In addition to him, Captain Dank, Malina
Captain Si, Captain Banan Shiding, Lieutenant Bedel, Lieutenant Aldopp, as well as large and small mountain chiefs, Han elders, all gathered together.
"Oh, Your Majesty the Governor, dear gentlemen, it would be a great pleasure for you to come here!"
He Bin was so happy to see so many people coming that he couldn't even close his mouth with laughter. He ordered lanterns to be set off, fireworks to be played, a bamboo circus to be performed, and all kinds of colored shengs and singing girls to be played, which were extremely ingenious.
The Dutch, chiefs, and elders were very happy to see so many beautiful and strange tricks, singing and drinking, so unhappy!
He Bin looked at the time for a while and realized, well, the tide was about to set at midnight, so it was time to go.
"Ouch, ouch??"
"He, what's wrong with you!"
When Fairburg saw He Bin calling out, he asked curiously.
"I'm too drunk, and my abdominal cramps are unbearable. Your Excellency, Governor, please use it slowly, and come back as soon as you go." He Bin covered his stomach and frowned.
Seeing that He Bin was about to pay tribute, Fei Bao couldn't stop him, "He, you go quickly. If it doesn't work, find a doctor."
He Bin responded, holding his stomach, and walked out of the backyard. Seeing no one around, he opened the small door and ran away. He ran until he reached the double-sailed boat near the backyard, where Aiko and his family were already waiting.
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"Husband, where are we going?"
"Go to Penghu. Master Wang and I have made an appointment to meet in Penghu."
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In Penghu City on the Penghu Islands, Enping Marquis Gao Minggui was chatting with Guangdong Navy Commander Chen Qice.
"Mr. Chen, half a month has passed since the agreed date, so He Bin won't come, right?"
"No, Marshal. I heard that He Bin is a loyal man. I guess the Dutch are keeping a close eye on him. Just wait."
Until the Chongzhen period, there was a Ming Dynasty inspection department on the Penghu Islands. The Dutch only had some temporary strongholds in Penghu, and Gao Minggui and Chen Qice occupied Penghu without any effort.
But in Damuan Bay, the south channel has a wide harbor and deep water, and the barbarians are heavily guarded, making it difficult to land; in the north channel, the barbarians are loosely guarded, but "the harbor is shallow and it is difficult for large ships to enter." Without a guide, it is impossible to enter.
The Ming army eagerly awaited the arrival of their guide He Bin.
A double-sailed boat sailed into Penghu, and He Bin arrived.
"Oh, He Yishi, I'm looking forward to the stars, looking forward to the moon, and I'm looking forward to you. Tell us about the situation in Taiwan." Gao Minggui was impatient and pulled He Bin's sleeve and asked.
He Bin smiled and said, "Commander, the main strongholds of the Hongmao Yi are Relanzha City and Chican City. Chican City has just been completed and is not very solid. Both cities are located in the twists and turns of the southern coast of Taiwan. Between the two cities,
There is an inner harbor in between, called Taijiang. There are seven islands connected to the southwest of Taijiang. Each island is more than a mile apart, and they are "adjoined and protected" by each other. They are called one to seven Kunyu respectively. One of the islands is across the sea to the north.
There is the northern end of the island, the sea surface of which is called Danyuan Port, and the north side of the northern end of the island is Luermen Port. The Relanja City built by the Dutch is on the west side of the Taijiang River, and the Chiqian City is on the east side of the Taijiang River.
, mutual horns. In addition, in northern Taiwan, the Red-haired Yi people also used the ruins of the Franconian city of San Salvador to build North Holland City and Fort Victoria. However, they only left a hundred soldiers in Taipei, and the Yi people built North Holland City and Fort Victoria.
The soldiers are mainly in Tainan, with more than a thousand people, plus thousands of Tufan soldiers."
Gao Minggui laughed loudly, "We only have so many red-haired ghosts, and who kind of righteous people can lead the way? It's easy to get our ears in Taiwan!"
This chapter has been completed!