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Kuang Hong went to sea this time and brought a bunch of gold seals with him.

Sultan Ageng promised to abide by China as his suzerain, and Kuang Hong immediately gave the document and the gold seal to Wandan Kingdom.

Immediately, the fleet continued sailing to the Sultanate of Johor.

The predecessor of Johor was actually Malacca. After the capital was captured by Portugal, the royal family had no choice but to flee and move the capital. For decades, the main enemy was the Sultanate of Aceh.

Aceh was at war with Portugal and almost captured Malacca. Inexplicably, he went to attack Johor again, destroyed the capital of Johor, and kidnapped the Sultan of Johor. In order to deal with Aceh, after the prince of Johor succeeded to the throne, he once formed an alliance with his mortal enemy Portugal. Later, he fell out due to trade issues and was beaten by Portugal and moved the capital again.

Today, the territory of the Johor Sultanate includes southern Malaysia, Singapore and eastern Sumatra. The territory of the Aceh Sultanate is in the west and east of Sumatra Island, and the central area of ​​the island is the Kingdom of Sumatra.

When Kuang Hong brought his naval fleet there, the Sultan of Johor, Abdul Challisah, took the initiative to request to become a vassal state of China again.

Abdul Chalisa said: "Dear Chinese envoy, Xiao Wang heard that China defeated the Netherlands. This news is really exciting. That damn Aceh has been allied with the Netherlands for nine years. As long as China is willing to send troops, Johor can send troops. 30 ships and 2,000 soldiers will cooperate with Chinese soldiers to attack Aceh!"

Kuang Hong said: "Now is not the time to attack the Netherlands and Aceh."

Abdul Challisa was a little disappointed, but still said: "The Sultan of Aceh is already old and may die of illness at any time. When the Sultan of Aceh dies of illness, it will be the best opportunity to send troops. Johor will always follow China's military lead."

Kuang Hong said with a smile: "You can write a note to the King of Aceh, saying that Johor has belonged to China, so that he can no longer covet the land of Johor."

"With the support of His Majesty the Great Emperor of China, the Sultan of Aceh will definitely not dare to be arrogant again." Abdul Chalisa flattered him.

The core territory of Johor is in Malaysia and Singapore, but it has an enclave in Indonesia bordering Aceh. If there is a war, Johor will definitely suffer, and it will have to cross the strait to transport troops to support.

To be honest, Johor is too weak.

When it was still the kingdom of Malacca, it was captured by Portugal with a hundred soldiers. After moving the capital, it was first beaten by Aceh and then moved again by Portugal.

When Johor moved its capital for the last time, there were more than 10,000 garrison troops in the city, 150 artillery pieces, 1,500 muskets, and more than 2,000 ships (including merchant ships) at sea. The Portuguese only had more than 600 people, and with some servants, they beat the Sultan of Johor until he was sitting on an elephant and broke through.

Because it is too weak, Johor is eager to embrace China's lap.

After some deception and appeasement, the navy bought some local specialties, and Kuang Hong continued to collect his younger brother from the front. The Kingdom of Pahang, the Kingdom of Dingjialu, and the Kingdom of Dadi were all within the territory of Malaysia in later generations, and each country only had one or two cities.

It wasn't until Ayutthaya that it finally looked like something.

Ayutthaya, also known as Siam, also known as Ayutthaya, is simply Thailand.

This was also a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. When Kuang Hong arrived with his envoy, the King of Thailand immediately welcomed him warmly and became a vassal state of China without even thinking about it.

The most ridiculous thing is that the gift given to Zhao Han by the King of Thailand actually included dozens of kilograms of opium. This is not the first time. Decades ago, Thailand’s tribute to Emperor Wanli contained a lot of opium.

After walking around here, Kuang Hong finally returned and headed straight for Batavia.

"Your Majesty the Governor, the Chinese fleet is here."

"Go over and test it out."

The fleets of the two countries faced off in the waters near Jakarta. No one took the lead in firing, and then rowed a small boat to communicate. Kuang Hong was allowed to enter the port on only one warship.

Vanderlin's adjutant came to the dock to greet him in person.

Seeing the Chinese moving many boxes off the ship, the adjutant couldn't help but ask: "Are these cargo?"

Kuang Hong replied: "This is a gift from His Majesty the Emperor of China to the Governor of your country. The Governor of your country must accept it personally."

When he heard it was a gift, the adjutant became happy and his attitude became much more enthusiastic, as if the two countries had never gone to war last year.

Arriving at the door of the Governor's Palace, Vanderlin came out in person and saluted very elegantly: "Welcome to Batavia, your envoy. Please give my sincere greetings to the Emperor of China!"

"That's easy to say," Kuang Hong handed over his hand, "His Majesty the Emperor has also prepared a gift for you... unbox it!"

The navy soldiers immediately opened the boxes, and Vanderlin stepped forward with a smile. After seeing clearly what was inside, his smile immediately stiffened.

They were all the heads of prisoners of war!

Vanderlin asked with a cold expression: "What does this mean?"

Kuang Hong said: "Not only are these people illegally building a city in Taiwan, they are also exploiting and massacring Chinese people. They should be killed according to the law! I heard that there are many Chinese here in Batavia, and the amount of taxes they need to pay is higher than that of the native Javanese natives. More. Your Majesty the Governor, take care of yourself!"

Van der Lind said angrily: "China and the Netherlands were originally allies. We fought together against Spain. China attacked Dutch castles without authorization and killed many Dutch people. The Netherlands should question China's betrayal!"

Kuang Hong said: "If the Netherlands was an ally, why did it massacre the Chinese in Taiwan?"

"They were rioting, and the Netherlands was just punishing the rebellion!" Van der Linde argued.

Kuang Hong asked again: "Why do good people riot?"

"They want more power," Vanderlyn said. "People are always so greedy."

"Unboxing!"

The last box was opened. Kuang Hong pointed to the documents in the box and said, "This is the confession of a Dutch prisoner of war. It is recorded in Chinese and Latin. Please read it yourself, the Governor."

Vanderlin flipped through one and said, "These confessions are forged."

Kuang Hong was too lazy to talk anymore and directly announced: "In view of the Dutch's betrayal of the alliance by abusing, exploiting, and massacring the Chinese, trade sanctions will be imposed on the Netherlands in the future. Special goods such as multicolored porcelain and brocade will no longer be sold to Batavia by Chinese merchants." Once discovered, the Chinese businessman’s overseas license will be revoked immediately!”

"No, you can't do this!" Vanderlin finally panicked.

He suffered a defeat and could at most return to the Netherlands to retire. If China's high-end products are no longer sold to the Netherlands, those shareholders will tear him apart.

Of course, it cannot be banned, and Chinese maritime merchants will definitely sneak in it. However, carrying prohibited goods is considered smuggling. When transported to Batavia for sale, the Netherlands will have to pay greater purchase costs.

Kuang Hong continued: "Banten, Johor, Pahang, Dadi, Siam, Dinggalu, Sumatra and other countries are all vassal states of China. The Netherlands must not attack these countries without reason in the future, otherwise it will be equivalent to going to war with China!"

Van der Linde felt like fainting when he heard this. If all these countries belonged to China, it would be equivalent to surrounding the Dutch port of Malacca.

Comparing people to each other is so irritating.

The Netherlands finally captured Malacca from Portugal, but the neighboring countries all regarded the Netherlands as their enemy. Even if Aceh formed an alliance with the Netherlands, it was because Aceh was also making enemies and causing hatred everywhere.

And when this Chinese envoy took a boat and walked around, all the countries immediately became subordinate and became vassals of China.

Vanderlin can imagine that one day China will attack Malacca and send its navy to roar, and all countries will definitely send troops to help. Because these small countries originally wanted to overthrow the Netherlands, but they just lacked a big brother to take the lead.

However, Fan Delin really didn't dare to turn against him, nor did he dare to arrest Kuang Hong and kill him.

Today, the most important commodity of the Dutch East India Company is spices, led by pepper.

The goods shipped back to the Netherlands by the company were sold at auction to domestic merchants, which also originated from the pepper business. At that time, the pepper purchased by Portugal and the United Kingdom fell to the bottom due to the war, and the European pepper market faced a severe shortage.

Instead of taking advantage of the opportunity to ship large quantities of pepper, the Dutch East India Company reduced its supply of pepper. In this way, pepper prices are artificially pushed to their peak.

He also engaged in illegal internal transactions and sold pepper to merchants in Amsterdam at low prices. Merchants from other Dutch provinces were furious and convened a parliament to annul the contract. From then on, goods shipped back from Asia had to be publicly auctioned to Dutch merchants.

In recent years, spice profits have declined rapidly, and the proportion of spice transactions has also decreased. As for textiles from China, in addition to silk and cotton, the purchase volume has jumped to the first place (the net profit is not as good as spices).

A war is a war, and a business is a business.

What the Dutch East India Company feared most was that after the war, no matter whether they won or lost, there would be no business.

The Chinese emperor cannot be completely angered, because Batavia is not the only port in Southeast Asia. There is a free port in Banten next door. Today, we are not allowed to sell high-end goods to the Netherlands. This is just a punishment. There may be some bans in the future.

"Your Excellency Governor, please sign the contract." Kuang Hong said.

Vanderlin asked, "What contract?"

"The treaty not to attack China's dependent countries without authorization, the treaty to transfer Busuanga Island to China." Kuang Hong said.

Not to mention that Busuanga Island is fine, but it makes me angry when I mention it. The Dutch fleet was ambushed there last year.

Busuanga Island is quite large and there are indigenous people on the island. However, after China occupied it, it did not continue to station troops. Now it essentially does not belong to any country.

What Zhao Han means is to use a treaty to determine the ownership rights first, and then actually rule when there is time in the future, and even send immigrants to the island.

Van der Linde finally exploded: "Impossible! Busuanga Island was obtained by the Netherlands as a victorious country in the war with Spain. It is impossible for me to hand over Busuanga Island to China."

"But you were defeated, and the Dutch Castle on the island has been destroyed by our army." Kuang Hong said with a smile.

Vanderlin said: "I will not sign any treaty with you, farewell!"

Kuang Hong didn't force it and instead headed to the Dutch shipyard. The adjutant didn't stop him.

A navy soldier shouted at the shipyard: "If any Chinese want to return to their hometown, they can leave on a navy ship and settle down and share their fields immediately after returning home!"

As soon as this statement came out, the shipyard exploded.

Ignoring the obstruction of the Dutch administrators, a large number of Han shipbuilding craftsmen rushed out, with endless longing on their faces: "Can you really return to the country by ship, and settle down and share the land when you return home?"

Kuang Hong said with a smile: "You are all craftsmen. If you don't want to farm, you can also join the shipyard run by the imperial court."