For Western civilization, Java at this time was completely barren and barren. In their view, there was no difference between the aboriginal people on Java Island and monkeys. Governor Kuichi even directly called these people black-skinned monkeys, and he also

Ming people are often called yellow-skinned monkeys.

As a Caucasian, Kui Yi has an infinite sense of glory. Therefore, he also hates Li Xiao deeply. However, he chose a different way from Wu Sangui to take revenge. That is, to maintain a business base in the Far East.

In the future, when our motherland becomes stronger again, we can rely on the geographical advantages of Java Island to guard the narrow strait.

Kui Yi, who was a naval general, knew the role of the strait very well. As long as he controls the strait and Java, he can directly separate the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. No matter how powerful the yellow-skinned monkeys in the east are, it will be difficult for them to continue to penetrate to the west. He wants to protect

The great Christian civilization wants to protect the sacred white people from the yellow-skinned monkeys.

Zheng Zhilong's power in the Straits is huge, and it is not something Kui Yi can contend with at this time. He is accumulating strength, and at the same time he has not offended the English.

The Dutch, known as sea coachmen, began to operate Java Island forty years ago. After these years of operation, Java Island is actually very different from what it was forty years ago.

The most important change is that religion began to appear here. Most of the servants from India believed in Hinduism or Buddhism. Most of the Ming Dynasty maritime merchant immigrants from the Ming Dynasty believed in Buddhism or Taoism, the local religion of the Ming Dynasty.

The Mohan Sect from the Middle East, with its powerful missionary ability and extremely inflammatory teachings, quickly occupied the religious market of the indigenous people. As a result, Qingzhen Temples have begun to appear in many indigenous areas.

Every Sunday of the Mohan Sect, there will be huge crowds of believers who come to Qingzhen Temple to worship. Some believers even sell their belongings that they have accumulated throughout their lives and want to go to the Maijia Holy Land to worship.

As long as such a person returns to Java, he will become a hero that everyone admires.

Kui has no control over religion. People can believe in whatever they like. In front of the powerful Ming Dynasty, he was selectively blind to the religious beliefs of the people at the bottom. The indigenous people at the bottom have some beliefs, but these are not important to Kui anyway.

It can't really be considered a human being, at most it is a black-skinned monkey that is less intelligent than the yellow-skinned monkey.

The governor's attitude determined that religions in Java flourished.

You can see that there is a Taoist temple next to the Mazu Temple. A little further away, you will also find temples. In areas where indigenous people live, there is usually a Qingzhen Temple. And on the tower of the Governor's Mansion, which represents the authority of the Governor, there is a tall

cross.

Kui Yi is a person who is very good at assessing situations. After the failure of the Ming Dynasty, he almost lost all his wealth. After his power was no longer strong, he chose the Ming Maritime Merchant as the manager of Java. Most of the administrative offices in Java were

Yellow-skinned Ming people are in the office. Even positions such as the head of the police force or the head of the police are held by people from the Ming Dynasty.

There is a reason for this, because many Ming people who traveled to sea in these days can write. As long as there is an interpreter, they can communicate with white people on official documents very well.

The poor natives can only do the most menial and lowly jobs on the land passed down by their ancestors. If they can be a servant, there will be smoke billowing from their ancestors' graves.

The white people manage the Ming people, and the Ming people manage the indigenous residents. This is the power structure on the island of Java. This power game has been played for two years, and now it seems that it is still operating well.

As long as the people of Ming Dynasty were obedient, Kuiyi didn't bother to care about their minor problems. For example, giving and receiving bribes, cruelly treating the indigenous people who made mistakes, helping the white people to divide the indigenous property, and punishing and humiliating the indigenous leaders to establish deterrence.

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In Kuiyi's view, as long as he controls a white army of 2,000 people, he will control everything in Java. Of course, he is too lazy to care about what the Ming Dynasty maritime merchants did here. Besides, the Ming Dynasty maritime merchants also paid a lot of benefits.

It is very necessary to turn a blind eye and close one eye.

The superiors are too lazy to care, so the people of the Ming Dynasty naturally understand it. The official culture in Java is rampant, and everything is so similar to that of the Ming Dynasty. In order to get promoted and make a fortune, everyone travels thousands of miles to rule the stupid Javanese monkeys. This ideal is great

, is worthy of promotion and requires practical spirit.

So the officials of the Ming Dynasty began to collude with maritime merchants, or they were originally maritime merchants. They resold Javanese specialties, minerals, and even Javanese population.

There is already an open human market on the wharf managed by people from the Ming Dynasty. It is responsible for buying and selling people to be slaves in the Ming Dynasty!

Slaves were not worth much in Java. Twenty or thirty copper brothers from the Ming Dynasty could buy a native girl. They were then sold to places like Fujian and Guangdong, and were worth three to five taels of silver at least. These female slaves arrived in the Ming Dynasty and were not familiar with the place where they were born.

He did not dare to think of escaping or resisting, and his character of being submissive and completely obedient was deeply loved by Ming Dynasty buyers.

At present, demand for indigenous slaves exceeds supply. In some places, abduction is even common. Not only young adults are abducted, but even children are abducted. Every day, slave ships set sail from the Java pier and pass through the vast South China Sea to Guangzhou or Quanzhou.

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For those slave ships, this was just an ordinary voyage. But for the indigenous people who were sold, it was a farewell to their hometown.

What Kuiyi didn't expect was that the indigenous people, who seemed to him to be submissive, were actually holding back anger. Two years of oppression had raised their anger to a dangerous level. All it took to ignite this anger was a spark.

Now comes the person who started the fire.

"Oh! Brother Zheng, I have admired you for a long time! I have admired you for a long time!" Wu Sangui said to the middle-aged man in front of him, clasping his fists and raising his hands enthusiastically.

"Are you Mr. Wu from the English East India Company?" Zheng Chengzong looked at the young man in front of him. This guy was too young, so young that it was beyond Zheng Chengzong's expectation.

"It's Wu. A little thought is disrespectful." Wu Sangui ordered someone to present the gift.

The exquisite glass box contains Korean red ginseng, next to it is a red gold Guanyin statue, and the last thing at the end is extraordinary, a genuine deer antlers.

Zheng Chengzong, the leader of the Javanese maritime merchants, narrowed his eyes. Although places like Java are hot and dry, he likes supplements from bitter cold places. It is said that eating these things together with the blood swallow's nest, a specialty of Java, will have extraordinary effects.

Man! Who doesn’t need some supplements!

Because these things are far away in Northeast Asia, they are extremely precious on the island of Java. In comparison, the red gold statue is nothing. It is just beautifully crafted gold, and no one has seen it before.

Over gold.

"Mr. Wu, you are spending too much money. What a shame. You must ask for something when you are polite. If you have anything to say, just say it. A brother who can be considerate must be considerate." Zheng Chengzong was a maritime businessman, so he naturally understood the principle of equivalent exchange. No

Who would give such a heavy gift to someone for no reason when they meet for the first time?

"Brother Zheng is very happy! My ancestors are from Liaodong, and these things were obtained through some connections between our ancestors. This time, I am here to discuss a business with Brother Zheng on behalf of Mr. George of the English East India Company."

"Oh! Tell me, if you can help, Mr. Zheng will definitely help." For the sake of the generous gift, Zheng Chengzong thought that if it was not a big deal, he would agree to it. The East India Company of England was also very wealthy and powerful.

Master, don't worry it will do no good to establish a good relationship with these people in the future.

"This matter is of great importance. Look...! Uh...!" Wu Sangui looked around.

Zheng Chengzong waved his hand, and all the servants and cronies who were waiting for him left. Wu Sangui and Zheng Chengzong were the only two people left in the room. Two strong men from the Zheng family stood guarding the door, like two door gods, waiting for no one to come near.

"The thing is like this, you also know that the security on the other side of the strait is tighter. Therefore, our East India Company ship wants to go around from the open sea. This requires anchorage, but Mr. Kuiyi doesn't like the English very much, so...

…I just thought of asking Mr. Zheng for help.”

"Oh! What kind of goods are being transported? As far as I know, the control over the Strait doesn't seem to be very strict." Zheng Chengzong immediately darkened his face. In fact, there is only one kind of goods strictly inspected over the Strait, and that is duck slices.

As long as duck fillets are found, regardless of whether the captain or crew is innocent or not, these people will be killed, and the bodies will be hung on the trees for public display. The transported duck fillets will be burned by fire together with the ship, and finally sink into the sea.

Zheng Chengzong didn't point it out, just for the sake of these gifts. If this guy named Wu insists on having his own way, I'm afraid he will have to drive people away. Zheng Chengzong doesn't want to be found out to be involved in this matter. The Zheng family's family law is not something he can do.

Affordable.

"To be honest, Mr. Zheng, we are shipping duck slices, so we dare not go across the strait. We can only go to the open sea, but don't worry. These duck slices are not shipped to the Ming Dynasty, but to Japan and Korea. As you know, the Ming Dynasty strictly inspects ducks.

Film. But for the Japanese and Goryeo countries, this kind of thing is not prohibited.

Many nobles in Japan and Korea are also addicted to smoking this stuff. Therefore, the price is very good. If you don't believe it, Mr. Zheng, you can send someone to board the ship and follow him to Japan to unload the goods. Wu will be a hostage in Java Port, as long as he has one or two duck slices

If it flows to the land of the Ming Dynasty, the head on Wu's neck belongs to you, Brother Zheng. How about it?"

"Uh...!" Zheng Chengzong hesitated. Zheng Zhilong only said that one or two duck slices were not allowed to be spread to the Ming Dynasty. He did not say that one or two pieces of opium were not allowed to be trafficked to North Korea or the Japanese country. The English were transported to North Korea.

With the Japanese country, this is considered a sideshow. Besides, this person named Wu was introduced by Kui Yi's deputy, so he had to give him this face.

"Of course, in return. We will..." Wu Sangui looked around and lowered his voice and said: "We will help you drive away the Dutch and let the Ming people have the final say here."

"Oh!" Zheng Chengzong felt nervous again! In fact, he had already seen the weakness of the Dutch, but it was not easy to deal with two thousand Dutch soldiers. This required the use of many people from the Zheng family, and they sent people back to Quanzhou last year.

The news we received is that the clan leader Zheng Zhilong has gone to the capital to become the Minister of Water and Electricity. The clan elders who stayed in Quanzhou are leaderless and are now fighting among themselves.

Without the support of the Zheng family, Zheng Chengzong could only sigh and feel helpless. Now when he suddenly heard the man named Wu say that the English would support him, the little fire in his heart immediately began to heat up.

"The Dutch have stationed two thousand troops here, and they are well-equipped. How many troops are the English prepared to send?" Naturally, Zheng Chengzong would not agree easily. He would first find out what the English were capable of.

"Our East India Company cannot mobilize the Indian garrison, but we can donate some arms to Brother Zheng. The Dutch occupy Java Island, but they just take advantage of the equipment. In terms of close combat, how can they be our opponents with the thousand-year civilization of the Ming Dynasty.

As long as the Dutch are suppressed with firearms, there are tens of thousands of Javanese Ming people. Killing the two thousand Dutch garrison is just a matter of effort."

"How much arms can be given?" Zheng Chengzong's eyes lit up when he heard the word "arms". Daming firearms are naturally respected by the Liao Army. But the well-equipped ones are all direct troops of the Liao Army. Even the Liao Army's garrison divisions

, and can only get obsolete old-fashioned fire guns.

It is even more difficult for other armed forces to obtain advanced firearms.

Because of their good relationship with the Liao army, the Zheng family got some arms. But those were all equipped by Zheng Zhilong's direct descendants. The Zheng family, who was a side branch like Zheng Chengzong, didn't have many useful muskets. Now the English want to give them

A batch, this is really a dream come true.

Zheng Chengzong decided that whether he wanted to kill the Dutch or not, he would first get these firearms into his hands.

"Two thousand muskets and ten cannons. But..." Wu Sangui said this and whetted Zheng Chengzong's appetite.

"But what?" As expected, Zheng Chengzong was a little out of sorts.

"However, our East India Company has supported these arms. After Brother Zheng got the island of Java, he not only opened the dock to our English East India Company for free, but also allowed us to stockpile goods in Java. Of course, what I promised you before remains unchanged. One or two

The duck slices flowed into the Ming Dynasty, and Brother Zheng could chop off Wu's head." Wu Sangui put his hand on his neck and made a cutting motion.

When Wu Sangui saw the look in Zheng Chengzong's eyes, he knew that the fish had swallowed the bait.

"Okay, I can promise you this. From now on, English ships can borrow Java ports and all fees will be waived. And you can also stock up in Java, but if one or two duck slices flow into the Ming Dynasty, don't blame Zheng.

People are so heartless!" Zheng Chengzong agreed without even thinking about it.

It doesn't matter what you promise now, as long as you get this batch of arms by deception.

"Okay! Brother Zheng is a happy person, deal!" Wu Sangui happily extended his hand.
Chapter completed!