The Dutch have been operating in Batavia for more than 30 years, and the port has developed into a very prosperous city.

Western cities are similar to those in Japan. The vassal lords or kings are stationed in the castle, while the people gather outside the castle, unlike China, who also wrap the people in the city walls.

Batavia Fort was built on a mountain, facing the ground, easy to defend but difficult to attack. Several street markets were formed on the edge of the port at the foot of the mountain.

Most of these street markets have the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty. They were built by Ming Dynasty merchants who traded here, as well as Ming people who went to Southeast Asia to make a living.

China has a relatively closed terrain, with a plateau in the southwest, a desert and a next door to the west, and a cold grassland in the north. The people in the pass can only go northeast and go to the southeast to develop in two directions.

Previously, the Ming and Qing fronts advanced to the front line of Fujian, which caused many Fujian people to go to the sea to avoid war and avoid war. Many people came to Nanyang to develop.

To this day, the Han people scattered throughout the Southeast Asian region are estimated to be close to 700,000 to 800,000, while the Han people in Java have reached 40,000 to 50,000, of which nearly 10,000 are from Batavia.

This 10,000 people account for about 20,000 people, but they monopolize various industries such as food, clothing, housing and transportation in cities. From sea transportation to small hair shaving, there are all people who are wise.

At this time, in the city, in a street where Han people gathered, there was a Han people's restaurant, which was quite famous in Batavia.

The wine shop is called Sihai. Not far from Chengbao, a street where Han people gather, there are wine transported from the Ming Dynasty and some Ming Dynasty dishes. They are deeply loved by Han people in foreign lands. They are full of customers every day and their business is very popular.

This winery was originally an industry for Quanzhou people, but two months ago, it was sold by a group of new Han people.

After the wine shop changed the owner, the original shopkeeper and the clerk were replaced. The new shopkeeper claimed to be a distant relative of the original owner. He was extremely smart and capable, and could say he could get there.

The wine shop had a chef from the Ming Dynasty, and the dishes cooked were better than before, so it quickly won the recognition of old customers. Even the Dutch people in the fortress sometimes came to the wine shop to eat and drink. The business was not only not affected, but it became even more popular.

Because the business was so good, the restaurant attracted some people. Except for a few Batavian Han people, many of them were new faces from the Ming Dynasty.

This wine shop is naturally not just a wine shop, but a stronghold in Batavia.

Half a year ago, Zhao Ming formulated a strategy for advancing south. Donghai Town decided to go to the South China Sea to compete with the Netherlands and Spain for the South China Sea colonies, and has strengthened its own strength.

Against the backdrop of peace talks between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Donghai Town lost nearly 30,000 elite troops in the Jiangbei Battle, and the elite mainland division lost most of it and was unable to challenge the Qing Dynasty alone, so it was difficult to expand northward.

Within the Southern Ming court, Zhu Youjian occupied Nanjing and Zhu Yihai occupied Zhejiang, blocking Zhao Ming's path to development westward.

Donghai Town was unable to challenge the authority of the Southern Ming court and could not fight against the Qing Dynasty. After Zhao Ming thought it through, Donghai Town had only two development directions. One was to go to the northeast and use North Korea as a springboard to colonize Japan, and the other was to go south and survive in the Nanyang.

Inside Donghai Town, there are two factions: Southward and Northward. Northward. Northward believes that Japan is close to North Korea and has a large population. The Tokugawa Shogunate did not truly unify Japan. The separatist vassal states can provoke disputes and defeat them one by one. The Southward faction believes that the Nanyang resources are rich, the land is fertile, and the indigenous people have low combat power, which is easy to control.

Zhao Ming thought repeatedly, thinking that Japan was poor and had many unlucky people. In addition, Japan's Warring States Period was not long before, and there were still elite troops in the country. Although the Donghai Town Navy was powerful and better than Japan, the mainland division suffered heavy losses and was difficult to defeat the Tokugawa Shogunate. It was thankless to advance north, and without a 200,000 army, it was impossible to control Japan. Therefore, he gave up the strategy of advance north and decided to go south with all his might to control the Nanyang.

Although the strategy of advancing south is to face maritime powers like the Netherlands and Spain, the South Ocean is far away from Western Europe and the strength of the two barbarians is actually not strong. There are not 10,000 people in total, and Donghai Town still has the strength to defeat it.

In addition, controlling the Nanyang Sea is relatively easy. You only need to establish some strongholds and station more than a thousand soldiers to control a very vast land.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Zhao Ming discussed with the senior management of Donghai Town and finally decided to implement the Southward Advance Strategy.

If Donghai Town could include the entire Nanyang area in its territory and operate for several years, it would be enough to independently fight against the Qing Dynasty and seize the power of the world. Even if it failed, it could still be the foundation of Taiwan Island and occupy Nanyang.

In order to cooperate with the strategy of advancing south, Donghai Town was frequently moving during the period of time, and the Tiandihui also dispatched backbones to go to the senior officials, Manila, even Batavia and Malacca to spy on the Netherlands and Spain, and contact local Han tyrants and pirates who were active at sea.

Batavia is the Netherlands' base camp in Nanyang, and it is very far away from Donghai Town. The world has never set up an intelligence base in such a faraway place. Therefore, Hu Weizong directly sent his most powerful incense master, Emperor Hud, to take charge of the overall situation.

It was ten days in the evening, and it was the busiest time of the restaurant, and the lobby was filled with diners.

At this time, an old man, surrounded by several men, came outside the restaurant, "Old Chen, this is the restaurant in the Four Seas!"

"All the worlds are all living in foreign lands!" The old man wearing a coarse cloth looked up at the restaurant flags, nodded, and then most of them entered the restaurant.

The old man was in his fifties and was named Chen Tianzheng. He was the leader of the Han Kuli, a Han Kuli, a native of Chaoshan and one of the elders of Batavia.

At this time, Xiao Si saw his companion leading a group of people in and immediately came forward to entertain him, "Old Chen, you have prepared a private room for you!"

At that moment, Chen Tianzheng followed Xiao Si and walked up the second floor. Several subordinates stood outside the door. He pushed the door open and saw Emperor Hu De sitting at a table with a few wine and dishes on it.

At this time, Xiao Si brought the door, and Emperor Hude stood up with a smile, "Old Chen, I, Emperor Hude, please sit down!"

Chen Tianzheng looked at Emperor Hu De, then sat down and said in a deep voice: "Sir Hu, I'm here today to confirm a few things."

Emperor Hu De poured Chen Tianzheng a glass of wine and smiled and said, "Her Chen has any questions, but it's okay!"

After pondering for a moment, Chen Tianzheng spoke, "Before the Red-Fao Yi came, Lao I and his tribe members arrived in Java. With their own hard work, they saved some money and industries. But later, Hong-Fao Yi came here and charged us heavy taxes and forced labor, which made us miserable. Lord Hu said that the court intends to collect Java and drive Hong-Fao Yi. Is this a real thing? The Baifan ghost killed 20,000 of us in Luzon, but the court not only did not stand up for us, but also rewarded those Baifans, who made us wandering outsider dare not fight against Hong-Fao Yi and Baifan ghosts from now on."

Back then, Luzon, Spain, the Ming Dynasty did not make a name for itself, but instead rewarded the Spanish and said that they were good at killing.

This not only helped the arrogance of Spain and the Netherlands, but also understood that the Ming Dynasty would not stand up for overseas Chinese and vassal states, giving them the courage to expand unscrupulously, but also undermined the confidence of overseas Chinese. They knew that they had no support behind them, so they could only endure oppression and dare not fight.

When Emperor Hu De heard the words, he immediately said seriously: "Old Chen, please rest assured that this time, General Zhao from Donghai came to preside over this matter. Donghai Town was on the sea and had fought several battles with Hongmaoyi. Besides, I came from thousands of miles away. Could it be to deceive you?"

Chen Tianzheng was silent, hesitating in his heart. After a while, he asked, "Dare you ask Lord Hu, what do the imperial court and Zhao need me, this awesome man?"

Emperor Hu De said: "Mr. Zhao hopes that Mr. Chen will move to the top, establish the Ming Dynasty's hometown association in Java, and recruit people, Donghai Town will pay for money, grain and weapons, and secretly form a team to overthrow the rule of the Red and Mao Yi in Java. After the matter is completed, Mr. Zhao can appoint Mr. Chen as an official and promise to be highly autonomous by Java."

Zhao Ming hoped to mobilize the Han people in Java, establish a resistance organization, and seek to establish a Han regime in Southeast Asia to restrain the Dutch.

Java has been ruled by the Dutch for 30 years and its rule has been very strong. Chen Tianzheng immediately shook his head, "Mr. Hu, I'm afraid I can't do anything about this."

Emperor Hude was about to persuade him, but at this moment, a little Si pushed open the door in panic, which attracted Emperor Hude's attention and said in anger: "Why are you panic?"
Chapter completed!