While Liu Yiming was busy sorting out the internal affairs, reorganizing the army, planning industrial layout, etc., the news of the Surabaya Rebellion was spread further and further. At first, no one believed it, not even the Chinese in Batavia, let alone

The Dutch are.

It was not until September 21st that many people related to the pirates confirmed the incident from the escaped pirates. A large number of Chinese and indigenous people became excited. With half-belief and doubt, many Chinese sent telegrams to Surabaya,

At this time, the telegraph line in Surabaya had been repaired, but external communications were strictly controlled. Liu Yiming thought that it would take one more day, so the original telegraph operator reported to Batavia in front of the dark gun muzzle that "everything is normal."

One telegram after another was not responded to, and the Chinese began to worry about gain and loss again, fearing that it was a lie and fearing that it was true. Until September 24, there were only a dozen students driving a small boat.

, heading towards Surabaya.

With the news unclear, the atmosphere in Batavia became more and more strange. Many Chinese people walked through the streets, wanting to find out if there was any definite news. However, first the Dutch had semi-blocked Surabaya for the sake of convenience.

Months later, an autonomous government was established and adopted the policy of building high walls and slowing down the process of becoming king. Apart from the British, only the pirates knew the news.

The British are still keeping this news secret and only spreading it among the British sailors. If Surabaya can really become autonomous and disgust the Dutch, the British will be very happy. If the Dutch lose all their colonies, that would be even better. At that time

The Netherlands had no choice but the British Empire.

As for the pirates, how could the great Dutch government collude with the pirates? It’s just that some colonial officials had bought tickets to return to Amsterdam.

The news continued to ferment. On September 24, Batavia had already spread a lot. Many Dutch people were also worried about this matter. Some even bought tickets to return to the mainland and were ready to leave. This triggered the colonial crisis.

Management.

At the Governor's Palace in Batavia, when Cornelis Pinak, the then Governor-General of the Dutch East India, learned about this, he chuckled, casually said to his assistant to ask about Surabaya, and then went to find his little sweetheart.

Went, a sixteen-year-old Dutch girl who had just arrived in the colony.

Surabaya.

The Dutch telegraph operator had an 11mm Martini Henry on his head. The soldier next to him took this gun and fired a shot at the watermelon, which exploded.

The translator took out a money order and said to the telegraph operator: "This is fifty pounds. As long as you can make Batavia feel that everything is normal, this is yours. After that, fifty pounds will be paid every three days until Batavia."

Via sensed something was wrong."

The telegraph operator just sweated and looked at the barrel of the gun without saying anything.

"Think about it, as long as you can delay it for a month, you don't have to go back to the Netherlands. Five hundred pounds is a huge sum of money anywhere. You can go to the UK or the United States to buy a large piece of land and make a farm.

Owner? Or open a small factory."

"I can't do that, sir." The telegraph operator's eyes flashed.

"One hundred pounds, one hundred pounds every three days. If it takes more than a month, we will double your pay." The translator is just a part-time job. He is an overseas student studying mechanics. He is busy debugging equipment in the factory. The seamless steel pipe will start soon.

It was trial production and he didn't want to waste time here.

"How can I trust you to pay this money?" the telegraph operator stared and asked.

"I don't have so much time. What's your name?" the translator said.

"Henry, Henry Srner," said the telegraph operator.

"Okay Srna telegraph operator, you have no choice, but as long as you can delay it for three days, the first payment of two hundred pounds will be paid directly to you. You can go to a bank in the UK and remit the money to anywhere you want.

." said the translator.

"After that, one hundred pounds will be paid every three days. If it is delayed for a month, one thousand pounds will be paid in one lump sum."

"This is the bottom line, otherwise I don't mind another person doing it. You have more than a dozen telegraph operators." The translator became impatient.

"No, sir, I am not a telegraph operator. I am a telegraph office technician who has worked in both Batavia and Surabaya," Srna said.

"You are right, sir. My dream is to be a farmer. After the war, I will go to the United States and buy a farm."

"I'm familiar with Batavia's bureaucracy and the way of communication between Batavia and Surabaya. However, I can't survive a month just because of this. I have a way to prevent Batavia from discovering the clues."

The translator became interested: "Can you tell me? If it is feasible, your farm might be bigger."

"You captured three Dutch naval ships, lined them up at the port, raised the Dutch flag, blocked the port, and controlled everyone entering the port. I will forge exchange documents between Surabaya and Batavia. Within a month, Batavia will

Wea must not be able to react."

"That's it?"

Henry Srner just stared at the translator, and it took a while for the translator to react.

"You deal with this telegram first, and I will report your matter to you. I hope you will come out with the plan by then."

Staring at Srna, he processed the telegram. Although he didn't understand it, to put it bluntly, it was mathematics. After a rough inspection, the translator left. In fact, it was just to scare Srna. After processing, the two soldiers locked Srna in prison.

Got a private house.

This matter has been reported to Liu Yiming, because only Liu Yiming can mobilize the navy. After Liu Yiming heard this, Sirna was brought up.

"I am standing as the military commander in Surabaya. My time is limited. You have ten minutes. Please share your thoughts and needs, Mr. Sirna." Liu Yiming sat on a chair and rubbed his temples.

"With Batavia's bureaucracy, as long as Surabaya is completely blocked, they may not be able to react for half a month. But if you want to delay it for a month, or even two months, conventional methods will not work. But I can do it.

Come, I want 10,000 pounds and protection when I go to the United States."

"If you can do it." Liu Yiming didn't have much confidence. Two months was almost a fantasy.

"There are many ways to operate. Batavia officials only care about making money. I need certain authority."

"Just try your best. If you can do it, I'll be short of everything here except money."

Henry Srner went down, and in the next few days, Srner reported to Batavia in the name of various officials in Surabaya that the plan was underway, that the natives were confronting the Chinese, and so on.

The Batavia Telegraph Office received the telegram and sent it to the Governor's Mansion. Governor Cornelis Pinac, who had just attended the ball, glanced at the telegram and said casually, "I knew it!"

"Put the news down and say that there is a native rebellion in Surabaya. The situation is chaotic during this period. Don't listen to the rumors and let them calm down!" After thinking about it, Governor Cornelis said to the housekeeper again.

After saying that, the Governor went to find his little sweetheart again.

The housekeeper looked at the contents of the telegram. It said that the natives had begun to riot, but there was a rebellion within the natives. It had been quelled by the colonial troops, but the natives had lost their offensive capabilities and were recovering. It would take about a month.

The butler shrugged, put the telegram into the file bag, and threw it into a pile of piled documents.

The people of Batavia were dubious about the news announced by the government. After all, the colonial government was notoriously unreliable, but there were only three types of people who could come to the colony. The first was for gold plating, and the second was for fighting.

After a wave of opportunities, the third type was poor people and criminals. For various reasons, the Dutch in the colony temporarily calmed down.

On the last day of September, a merchant ship from Surabaya entered the port, which completely reassured the Dutch and calmed down the natives and Chinese.

………………

On the 27th, Liu Yiming was discussing industrial development issues with Xu Hui. The first mortar prototype had been made. The test results were unsatisfactory, with slow heat dissipation, heavy weight, and cracks. Liu Yiming was preparing to go.

View mortars.

"Commander, more than ten Chinese from Batavia have been detained at the port. Mayor Chen asked me to send these people over to you." The municipal secretary sent over a dozen people.

"Huh? Why are they here? From Batavia?" Liu Yiming was very confused.

"Meet you?" Xu Hui said.

"Then let's go. It just so happens that we lack news from Batavia." Liu Yiming agreed.

When we arrived at the reception room, there were more than a dozen people, who looked to be in their twenties, with messy hair, wearing jeans and jackets, giving them a western cowboy feel.

Liu Yiming was a little confused. What were the dozen cowboys Chen Jiangtao doing looking for him?

"Hello, I am Liu Yiming. I am the supreme commander of Surabaya for the time being. I heard that you are looking for me?"

More than a dozen people were excited and speechless, and finally one person stood up and said.

"Mr. Liu, we are from Batavia. We heard that the Chinese in Surabaya defeated the Dutch and occupied Surabaya. We were excited and came over to see if there is anything we can do to help!" This is a bright-looking young man,

If he were more handsome, he might be able to threaten Liu Yiming.

"It's good to come! Surabaya is lacking everything right now, especially people!" Liu Yiming saw that they didn't look like they were cheating, so he decided to tell the truth.

"You don't know that more than half a month ago, we were cornered. More than 10,000 native soldiers had gathered. If we hadn't struck first, there might not have been a few Chinese left in Surabaya."

The group of people did not know the cause of the incident. They only knew that it was a Chinese uprising. The education they received and the things they experienced made them want to establish a country belonging to the Chinese so that the Chinese could stand up and speak!

"By the way, you are from Batavia, what are your names?" Liu Yiming asked.

"My name is Li Ziyao. I belong to the Li family in Batavia and own a grocery store. I am also my uncle to the Chen family here in Surabaya." said the sunshine boy who was the first to speak.

"I am Zhang Qiuming, from the Zhang family who repairs ships in Batavia. My aunt is in charge of the second house of the Wang family."
Chapter completed!