The next morning, Zhang Zhijun received a reply from Zhang Zhenxun, asking Zhang Zhijun not to be scruples and to cooperate with the actions of the People's Army with all their strength.

In fact, Zhang Zhenxun knew about the first day of the People's Army in Java. Because of the situation in Java, the East China government would notify Zhang Zhenxun at all times. To be honest, when he first learned about the situation in Java, Zhang Zhenxun was also shocked. This was indeed beyond Zhang Zhenxun's expectations. According to Zhang Zhenxun's idea, after the People's Army arrived in Java, it should force the Dutch colonial authorities to take measures to stop anti-China activities with a strong military force. It is best for both sides not to have a war.

But Zhang Zhenxun did not expect that the People's Army would really dare to do it. He sank five Dutch warships as soon as he came up. This beam was very strong, and he defeated three tribes in one fell swoop and killed more than 700 prisoners. Of course, this would implicate the Zhang family. Although Zhang Zhenxun doubted whether overseas Chinese did this, he was intentionally trying to cut off his retreat and completely tied himself to the chariot of the East China government.

But this is just thinking about it. Zhang Zhenxun knew that he did not have sufficient evidence, and the People's Army defeated the three tribes and rescued his farm. What else can I say? After all, Zhang Zhenxun is a decisive person. He knows that he is indeed tied to the East China government now. If the East China government's overseas Chinese protection operation fails, he will lose his foothold in Java. On the contrary, if the overseas Chinese protection authorities succeed, forcing the Dutch colonial authorities to make concessions and make a promise that no longer anti-China incidents will occur, then he can rely on the support of the East China government, not only can he continue to gain a foothold in Java, but his living environment is much stronger than before. He can stand up in front of the Dutch and no longer have to tolerate the indigenous people. Therefore, the Zhang family now has this path, which is to do their best and help the East China government succeed at all costs.

It can be said that the father and son had a consistent idea, so Zhang Zhijun immediately arranged for his family to inquire about the movements of the Governor's Mansion. The Zhang family is also a wealthy family in Batavia. There are many followers in the Governor's Mansion, and there are many people in the Governor's Mansion. Therefore, the movements of Batavia are basically unwilling to see the Zhang family. At this moment, another family came to report that several merchants came to visit Zhang Zhijun.

Zhang Zhijun knew as soon as he heard this, he probably came to see his own words, so he immediately asked his family to invite them in. There were 5 people visiting Zhang Zhijun, including 2 Chinese, 2 Dutch merchants, and one of them was a merchant from Javanese land. Of course, they were all famous merchants in Batavia.

After everyone sat down, a Chinese businessman Huang Yansheng said, "Young Master, we will come to visit together this time, without saying, I believe the Young Master also knows why it is for."

Zhang Zhijun smiled and said, "But for the sake of overseas Chinese?"

Huang Yansheng nodded and said, "It's for this."

Another Chinese businessman, Ding Zhaozhong, said: "I have heard of some of the origins of this overseas Chinese, but I don't know the details. Can the young master tell us in detail?"

So Zhang Zhijun explained in detail what he knew about the origin of overseas Chinese and the achievements he had made before. In fact, he only knew 6 or 7 points about the situation of the East China government, but he could indeed be considered an expert in front of these people. Of course, some things are mainly due to the fact that they are inevitably a little bit fussy to fight, but they generally explained the situation clearly.

After Zhang Zhijun finished speaking, several Chinese merchants were quite pleased, but the two Dutch merchants showed disdain, obviously thinking that Zhang Zhijun was exaggerating. Huang Yansheng said again: "So what are the overseas Chinese going to Java to do?"

Zhang Zhijun said: "Of course, it is to protect the overseas Chinese and protect the Chinese here from harm. They have set up stations and rescue camps on my farm. As long as the Chinese who are attacked and injured by local people, they can escape there and escape. It is absolutely safe there."

When Huang Yansheng heard this, he nodded and said, "That's good, that's good. It's rare that someone even remembers us Chinese who are lonely overseas. In the past, no matter whether it was the Ming or the Qing Dynasty, no one cared about us Chinese in Southeast Asia."

Zhang Zhijun said: "Overseas Chinese are different from the Qing Dynasty. In fact, they were the same as us in the past, so they can understand the mood of us, the lonely Chinese overseas."

When the others heard this, they nodded repeatedly, and a few of them were still stingy.

At this time, a businessman named Martinez was disgusted and said, "Mr. Zhang, according to your opinion, from a legal perspective, overseas Chinese are just local officials of the Qing Dynasty. The so-called East China government is just a pseudo regime they established on their own and has not been recognized by various countries. Therefore, they are not qualified to represent the Qing Dynasty to protect the Chinese here."

Zhang Zhijun said: "Mr. Martinez, we are just businessmen and do not understand these military and national affairs. Whether the East China government is legal and whether it is qualified to protect overseas Chinese is not the final word. In fact, I had already suggested to the Governor to protest to the Qing Dynasty yesterday."

Several Chinese businessmen were sneering, obviously thinking that Martinez Gang's words were too stupid. No matter whether the East China government was a real regime or a pseudo-government, their warships had already arrived at the doorstep of Badavia's house. Is it meaningful to discuss this now?

Another Dutch businessman, Ron, said: "Mr. Zhang, let's not discuss whether the East China government is legal. Is they really coming to Java this time just to protect the Chinese? Are there any other attempts, such as taking the opportunity to occupy Java."

Zhang Zhijun shook his head repeatedly and said, "There is no such thing. Overseas Chinese come to Java just to protect Java Chinese. Once the chaos is over, they will leave immediately and will not take the opportunity to occupy Java."

In fact, Zhang Zhijun didn't know what the real purpose of overseas Chinese was, but he knew very well that Martinez and Ron must have been sent by the Governor to inquire, so no matter what, it cannot be said that overseas Chinese had the idea of ​​occupying Java.

Martinez said again: "If you just come to protect the Chinese, why do overseas Chinese attack the Dutch fleet? How can this be explained?"

Zhang Zhijun said: "The overseas Chinese asked me to bring a letter to Governor Rosbru, asking the governor not to interfere in their overseas Chinese protection operations, otherwise it would be regarded as hostile. I think if the Dutch fleet did not intercept the warships of overseas Chinese, they would not attack the Dutch fleet. Moreover, the overseas Chinese only dispatched two warships in that battle and sank five warships of the Dutch fleet. This strength is far greater than that of the Dutch Navy. However, after they won the naval battle, they did not attack the Batavian port. This shows that they are not enemies of the Badavian authorities. As long as the authorities do not interfere in their overseas Chinese protection operations, they don't have to worry. But if the authorities must interfere, the consequences will be unpredictable."

Although Zhang Zhijun cannot admit that overseas Chinese have the idea of ​​taking over Java, he is more tough in his attitude towards the Batavian authorities. He can use the power of overseas Chinese to suppress the Dutch, and secondly, to protect himself.

Sure enough, after Zhang Zhijun finished speaking, Martinez and Ron's face were a little ugly, but Sha Songgu, a Javanese businessman who had not spoken at this time, could not sit still because Zhang Zhijun just said that overseas Chinese are here to protect Chinese and not target the Dutch, so the implication is to target the Javanese natives.

Sha Songgu was a new generation of Javanese who grew up under the Dutch colonial rule. He received European education promoted by the Batavian authorities since childhood, which was considered to be a modern education. When he was young, he went to Europe to study for three years. The modern and developed European society left a profound impression on him and formed his worldview, that is, Europe is a civilized society, Java is a barbaric and backward society, so it is completely reasonable for the Netherlands to rule Java, and Java can only develop into a civilized society under the rule of the Netherlands and learn from Europe.

In fact, in terms of assets and financial resources, Sha Songgu's family is far from being compared with the Zhang family, Huang Yansheng and Ding Zhaozhong, but among the Javanese people, they are still top merchants. In order to support local merchants and restrain Chinese merchants, the Badavia colonial authorities have strongly supported local commercial families like the Sha Songgu family, giving them some power in political power, such as allowing them to serve in the colonial authorities. This also made a new generation of Javanese generations like Sha Songgu have a feeling that although he could not raise his head in front of Europeans, he was one step ahead of the Chinese.

In terms of anti-Chinese attitude, this group of new generations of Java are also the most active, because Chinese businessmen are hardworking, smart, and have a long time to accumulate capital. Moreover, most Chinese businessmen have some connections with China. Relying on this big resource, Chinese businessmen are much better than Javanese local businessmen in business competition. Therefore, Javanese businessmen's mentality towards Chinese businessmen is basically envious, jealous and hateful. Therefore, every time they anti-Chinese, they are very active, and use the anti-Chinese incident to embezzle the property and assets of Chinese businessmen.

The attack on the Zhang family farm was promoted by Sha Songgu and two European merchants. Of course, Sha Songgu came forward to recruit local tribes in Lalong, with the purpose of invading the farm, but was disrupted by the People's Army. Moreover, the three tribes attacking the farm suffered heavy casualties, which made Sha Songgu feel bad, so he was also furious. Now Zhang Zhijun always said that overseas Chinese are here to protect the Chinese, not targeting the Dutch, but clearly only dealing with Javanese people. So Sha Songgu said: "I think this time overseas Chinese come to Java is an invasion of Java. Your Zhang family helps overseas Chinese invade Java. This is a serious betrayal."

Zhang Zhijun smiled faintly and said, "If you want to discuss this issue, Mr. Sha Songgu can report it to the Governor and the Governor's Lord will deal with it." Because Zhang Zhijun was at this time, the Dutch colonial authorities would not touch him for the time being, so they were not afraid of Sha Songgu's threatening words.

And Martinez, Ron looked at each other and pulled Sha Songgu away.

After they left, Huang Yansheng said worriedly: "Young Master, do you think this overseas Chinese can do it?" From his heart, of course, he hoped that the East China government could protect overseas Chinese successfully, so that the Java Chinese would have a better life in the future, but he didn't know how strong the East China government was.
Chapter completed!