After more than half an hour, the east finally showed the whiteness of the fish's belly, and the entire city of Batavia announced that it had changed hands.

Cohen, the first governor of the Dutch East India Company, and Lancelot, the commander-in-chief of the Batavia fleet of the Dutch East India Company, were both captured, along with more than 3,200 Dutch soldiers and more than 6,000 European civilians remaining in the city.

Liu Hongjian stood at the head of the city and loudly announced the ownership of Batavia City and Batavia Port, and all the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard cheered in unison.

"Lord Wang, the people of Wandan are here, just outside the city, and they are carrying weapons!" Chang Yu walked up to Liu Hongjian and frowned and whispered.

"Oh? How many people came? What kind of weapons did you bring? Liu Honggradually didn't think that the people of Wandan would dare to do things at this juncture.

If the Banten people are really bullish, how can they be bullied like this by the Dutch.

"There are about two thousand, and the weapons are all bows and arrows, knives and guns." Chang Yu replied.

Liu Honggradually heard that he would no longer take this matter to heart, and ordered that the Banten people be allowed to be stationed next to the prisoner camp, which was originally the place where the Dutch military camp had been.

Harold, the prince of Banten, brought Montel to meet Liu Hongji, and the latter happened to be in a good mood and received Harold in the council chamber of the East India Company in the city.

"I'm sorry to tell you that this city is intended to be used as a military camp for the Ming Water Division for the time being, and I can't return it to you." Liu Hong gradually made up his mind.

In fact, this time so smoothly attacked Batavia City, and the Banten Kingdom can be regarded as contributing.

After all, if it weren't for the guide assigned by Harold to take a shortcut and lead the army to attack the city overnight, maybe the Ming army is still fighting hard, and the casualties will definitely be much greater than now, after all, Batavia City used to be the capital of the Banten people, so Liu Hongjian spoke very politely.

The imperial court may not have too much energy to rule more territory, but it must always ensure the safety of the Ming people in this land, and the sailors, soldiers, merchants, and ordinary people must have land to live in.

Another reason, and the most important reason, for this decision, is that the city of Batavia was the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company, and as the headquarters, it must have all the secrets of the East India Company.

As a descendant, Liu Hongjian may be no stranger to the company, but the East India Company is the world's first joint-stock company, and the Dutch also have the world's top financial management system, which has a good reference significance for the Ming Dynasty.

Liu Hongjian could even learn about the progress of the Dutch colonization in various places, and better grasp the direction of the future march into the sea.

"Respected Lord Ming, as a person from Wandan, I fully understand your consideration, the Kingdom of Wandan has lost its capital for more than seventy years, we don't care about waiting a few more years, at least our people are free, right?

I had intended to assist you in the siege of the city, but I did not expect the Dutch to be so weak and incompetent under your wise command, and I am very sorry for that, my lord. ”

Although Harold is not very old, he has no rudeness in terms of conversation or etiquette, and thanks to the teachings of the Montel family, Harold also firmly believes that the Ming Dynasty is a benevolent country.

In fact, Harold couldn't help it, because even if he didn't agree, it was useless, he had just come from the barracks, and he had already seen the miserable situation of the Dutch barracks in the past.

The ground was bombed beyond recognition, the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder and blood, and although the corpses on the ground had been cleaned up, there were still some unidentified scraps of flesh left on the few wooden buildings that had not been bombed.

For the very talkative Ming prince in front of him, Harold is now both respectful and fearful.

"Three years, after three years, when the city of the port area of Batavia is completed, the capital will be returned to you." Liu Hong gradually thought about it and said.

His tone was full of undoubtedness, this was the confidence of the superiors, and the support of the powerful country behind him, he didn't think it was oppression, at least he didn't intend to squeeze the Banten people.

"But this king has also left you gifts, and there are nearly 10,000 Dutch in the prisoner camp in the military camp, and you have the final say on what to do with them." Liu Hongjian finished speaking and glanced at Harold.

"Is what the prince said true?" When Harold heard this, he immediately stood up and said excitedly.

In eighty years, at least a million people have died directly in Dutch wars, and at least three times as many indirectly have died, and no one hates the Dutch more than Harold and the Bantens.

"Of course! The Ming Dynasty is still very generous to his subjects, but you better hurry up, otherwise they will starve to death, and this king will have no extra food to feed them. Liu Hong gradually said casually.

"Yes, yes, we won't let them see the sun tomorrow!" After all, he was a young man, and Harold's mind was no longer in the council chamber at this time.

"Don't worry, there are still things you need help with." Liu Hong gradually waved his hand and motioned for Harold to sit down first.

"Since we want to build a city, we must need a lot of manpower and material resources, Daming is too far away from here, and we need the assistance of your Wandan people, of course, we will pay."

"This is not a problem at all, noble lord, you have given the people of Wandan freedom, I really want to repay you, let me build a city for you, the people of Bandan will not receive any payment." Harold said solemnly.

It is very necessary to build a port city, and when it comes to this, Liu Hong gradually saw that Harold was so serious, and did not refuse his kindness.

"Okay, during the construction of the city, the city of Batavia will be open to the Banten people but not garrisoned, once the port city is built, the king promises you to hand it over immediately, and you can also live in it, but you must follow the laws of the Ming Dynasty."

After all, it is the capital of the Bandan people, and the people are generous, and Liu Hongjian has never been a stingy person.

After setting the tone, the details were naturally discussed by the vassals of both sides, and Harold was in a hurry to kill.

The fleet of the Daming Navy Division has taken over the port, and the clean-up work in Batavia City is still going on.

He noticed that the Dutchman's Doge's Palace was extraordinarily richly decorated, very different from the other properties under his name, and immediately took it for himself.

"My lord, the guard battalion has found the Dutchman's arsenal, which is ...... There are many treasures. Chang Yu rarely stammered when he spoke, unless he was really shocked.

"Oh? How much is a lot? Liu Hong gradually became interested when he heard this.

As the world's first global cross-over company, the Dutch East India Company must be the first in terms of wealth under its control, and it is estimated that it is not worth mentioning compared to Xishan Shanghe.

Within a high wall two miles west of the military camp in Batavia, rows of warehouses could not be seen at a glance, and Lin Hejia sent 3,000 men to guard the place.

Since the battle ended at night, the Dutch didn't even have time to destroy the list, Liu Hong gradually became less interested in arms, and the warehouses around the arsenal were mostly stored smelted copper and iron.

Liu Hongjian went directly to the other end of the warehouse, where the treasures looted by the Dutch were stored.

The door of the warehouse was closed, and a general flag saw Liu Hong's arrival and quickly knelt down and saluted, and Liu Hong gradually signaled his subordinates to open the door of the warehouse.

"My mother, a lot of silver!" The bull's eyes were straight.

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