Raymond had no time to rest and returned to Batavia without stopping.
Not long after Raymond entered the city, the Dutch at the top of Batavia began to swarm to surrender.
They threw away their weapons, raised their hands high, and surrendered to the Ming army!
The Ming army at the head of Batavia also received the order and began to accept prisoners of war.
The Dutch tricolor flag flying high above the bastion was lowered and replaced by the Ming Dynasty's twelve-pointed sun and moon flag!
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
"Long live the Ming Dynasty, long live His Royal Highness the Jianguo!"
"Long live the Ming Dynasty, long live His Royal Highness the Jianguo!"
"..."
The Ming troops inside and outside the city cheered in unison when they saw Batavia changing hands.
The morale of the army is boiling!
The rebel leaders who came to watch the battle even flattered him one after another.
"His Royal Highness, Jianguo, has acquired martial virtues and is truly a wise king and holy master!"
"My army will be invincible tomorrow. Sooner or later I will be able to drive out the Tartars and restore China!"
"You're just a red-haired man. How dare you stroke the beard of my great Ming tiger? My heavenly soldiers will go out to destroy this dynasty!"
"With His Royal Highness Jianguo here, our Ming Dynasty will surely be revitalized again!"
"..."
Maybe others don't know how difficult Batavia City is to attack, but they do.
After the Dutch established their foothold in Batavia, they often started wars with the surrounding indigenous people.
Such as Banten Sultanate, Matalan Sultanate, etc.!
These indigenous sultanates once relied on their superior military strength to reach the city of Batavia!
But without exception, when faced with the Batavia bastion, they all suffered heavy losses after paying an extremely heavy price.
There were countless casualties, but they failed to truly threaten the rule of the Dutch!
But this solid fortress seemed so vulnerable in front of the Ming Dynasty King's Master!
A sense of pride as citizens of the Heavenly Kingdom filled their hearts!
If you want to beat Hongmao, you still have to look at me, the King of Heavenly Dynasty!
Moreover, what amazed them even more was that today's Ming Dynasty is full of martial virtue!
They are now boarding the Ming Dynasty's ship. When His Royal Highness Jian Guo succeeds in the Northern Expedition and rebuilds the Ming Dynasty, they may be able to do something like "Consult the Dragon"...
That would be truly glorious!
Zhu Hongyu just sat on the chair, nodded slightly, looked around, and said.
"From today on, Batavia will be renamed Fuyuan City!"
"The imperial court will set up the Zhengnan Protectorate here, with various prefectures and counties under it to divide and govern!"
"Investigate the Dingkou area, clear out the farmland, create a yellow book of fish scales, and set up local officials to govern it!"
Everyone around agreed in unison.
The local powerful factions represented by Liu Chuan had no objections to how the Ming Dynasty planned to govern Batavia.
As long as Ming Dynasty is willing to give them official positions, it will not harm their fundamental interests!
They will fully support the rule of Ming Dynasty!
…
In the seventeenth year of Yongli, on the seventh day of March, it was sunny!
The city gates of Batavia creaked open, and the surrender ceremony officially began.
Ming army soldiers wearing armor and stomach, standing on both sides of the road, with determined eyes!
The sun shines from the east and is dazzling!
The swords and spears in the armor and stomach flashed with cold light, and a wave of power came over them!
Governor Lobel led a sheep and slowly walked out of the city, surrounded by a group of senior officials of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia.
There were men and women, old and young, but most of them looked sad.
Beside them, there were Ming army soldiers watching to prevent chaos.
Zhu Hongyu strode down the high platform, and the guards subconsciously gathered around him, surrounding him in the center.
Eyes of either eagerness or admiration gathered on Zhu Hongyu.
The golden armor on his body reflects the dazzling sunlight, and the scarlet cloak spreads out behind him, making Zhu Hongyu look even more heroic, like a god descending to earth.
Not long after, the Dutch governor Luo Bei and others were brought to Zhu Hongyu.
Luo Bei knelt down on one knee in front of Zhu Hongyu, and then spoke.
"A small country outside the region that does not understand the king's behavior and boldly resists the king's master is a crime worthy of death!"
"Now that I have woken up, I have come to offer my earth to you. I hope that the heavenly soldiers of the Heavenly Kingdom will pity and love you, and let bygones be bygones!"
Zhu Hongyu stretched out his hand to lift Luo Bei up, then returned and spoke to comfort him.
“It’s never too late to repent!”
"The Celestial Dynasty has its own style, and it pays attention to persuading people with virtue. Since you have already offered your soil to surrender, how can you blame me!"
A smile appeared on Luo Bei's face and he spoke.
"Ashamed!"
"From now on, people from other countries like us can also bathe in the royal status and feel the divine grace. It is really a great blessing!"
As he spoke, Lobe presented the seal representing the Dutch East India Company's authority to act in Batavia.
He also signed and stamped a document of surrender!
After doing this, Zhu Hongyu said.
"Come into the camp, Governor Luo Bei knows the current affairs and is a hero. I want to have a few drinks with the Governor!"
Although Luo Bei's face didn't look good, he still forced a smile and said.
"Listen to His Excellency the Prince!"
After that, under the leadership of Zhu Hongyu, they headed towards the Ming army's camp.
Zhu Hongyu was walking in front, walking steadily, as if he suddenly thought of something, he turned around and asked.
"Why did Governor Luobei lead a sheep out of the city?"
Zhu Hongyu was very curious. He didn't remember that the Dutch had the habit of leading sheep to express surrender!
Luo Bei answered.
"People from foreign countries admire Wang Hua. They have studied Chinese studies intensively in the past. They heard that the Chinese dynasty has a ritual of leading sheep, which is used to show respect when surrendering..."
Luo Bei's face was not very pretty. He felt that it was impossible for Zhu Hongyu not to know this. Now that he knew what he was asking, wouldn't he be humiliating him?!
Luo Bei never thought that when Zhu Hongyu heard this, his face did not show a sarcastic and joking expression, but rather he was a little surprised.
More importantly, that expression is clearly not fake!
"Governor Luo Bei, the sheep-raising ceremony of my dynasty is not the same thing as the sheep-taking ceremony as you understand it..."
In Luo Bei's understanding, the sheep-leading ceremony means leading the sheep out to surrender.
But the real ceremony of leading a sheep is actually to lead a person like a sheep!
The most famous examples in history are Song Qinzong and Song Huizong.
He took off his clothes and was wrapped in a layer of sheepskin. He was led by the little brother to surrender to the golden man...
It can be described as humiliating to the extreme!
In any case, Luobei surrendered voluntarily and opened the east coast of India to the Ming Dynasty for trade on behalf of the East India Company.
If Zhu Hongyu humiliated Luo Bei like this, that would be a bit too much.
But thinking about the sheep-raising ceremony, Zhu Hongyu started to think about it. When he regained the Central Plains in the future and went to the capital, it would be good to let Kang Mazi perform the sheep-raising ceremony...
Zhu Hongyu explained to Luo Bei what the sheep-taking ceremony was. After Luo Bei's face turned blue and white, he patted Luo Bei's shoulder again and said.
"Don't worry, Governor, I will not humiliate the Governor like this!"
Zhu Hongyu thinks that sometimes it’s really embarrassing if you don’t understand at all, if you don’t know how to pretend to understand, or if you are half full of water...
After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, Luo Bei's face relaxed.
Suddenly, Zhu Hongyu's eyes caught a glimpse of a Dutch girl in the crowd.
She has soft, slightly curly red hair, fair skin, delicate facial features, and a little freckles on her cheeks. They are not very obvious, but are faintly visible, but they add a bit of cuteness.
But what attracts the most attention is her pair of human cub nursing devices...
The size is amazing!
At this moment, Zhu Hongyu suddenly had the idea of learning a foreign language.
After eating too much Chinese food, occasionally eating Western food for a change is a great way to change my life...