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Not thinking about how to break the situation, but thinking about ways to make money.How to make a huge sum of money in Batavia, and then pack up and return to the Netherlands to retire?

Tainan, Zeelandia City.

The governor of Taiwan, Felberg, looked at the fleet coming from the sea, and his whole person fell into despair.

He recognized the Dutch warship among them, but it did not fly the flag of the East India Company. It was obviously captured by the Chinese navy!

"I think the company has suffered a defeat, and there should be no more reinforcements." Felberg said.

Denker asked directly: "Surrender?"

Felberg said: "Persevere, wait until the food is finished."

Denker asked: "The time has dragged on for too long, and the Chinese army has consumed too much rations. Will it be dangerous to surrender at that time? What if the Chinese are angered and we are all killed?"

Fairberg was silent for a moment.

Danker didn't speak. He had killed too many Han Chinese and indigenous people, and he didn't dare to surrender at this moment.

The castle was built on the island, and there was no way to escape, nor did he dare to surrender, so he could only bite the bullet and delay time.

After a long time, Felberg said: "Send envoys to contact us. If you are willing to let us go back to Batavia, you will agree to surrender and let Zeelandia go."

The so-called envoy was a Han living on the island.

When this person saw Li Dingguo, he immediately explained his intention.

Li Dingguo sneered: "Go back and tell the red-haired ghost that His Majesty has ordered that the debt be paid in blood! Although the Datong army is short of food, they can still siege the city."

There is no need to besiege the city at all, just keep the Taiwan fleet and patrol the nearby waters every day to prevent the Dutch from going out to buy food.

On the side of Chixian City, 2000 Datong troops are enough.

What to do with the rest, let the Dutch slowly consume food on the island.Half a year later, the food ran out, and all the Dutch on the island starved to death.

Chapter 663 [The distress of the former prince and princess]

Nanjing, Forbidden City, Palace of Qinzheng.

The emperor's usual office desk was lifted aside at this moment.

Zhao Han sat on the throne with a calm expression, looking ahead.

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There is a painter named Zhu Mou, who is a descendant of King Ning.Standing next to him was his nephew Zhu Tong (钅齐), whose handwriting was hard to read, let's call him Zhu Da.

Another painter named Li Zhicheng, an Italian, stood next to his Chinese apprentice. .

Both were swipe paintbrushes, nephew and apprentice to help.

After some time, Zhu Mouyi took the lead and said: "Your Majesty can read a book." After speaking, he raised his eyebrows at the Italian again as if provocative.

Li Zhicheng also said, "Your Majesty, please do as you please."

The table has not been brought back, and the painters still need to perfect the details of the clothes. Zhao Han just doesn't need to pose anymore, just sit there and read a book by himself.

They continued to paint until noon, and neither of them finished the painting, but they all chose to resign, and the rest could be finished elsewhere.

Two days later, Zhu Mouyi came to hand in the task first, which was a traditional meticulous painting of portraits of people, called "The Royal Face of the First Emperor of the Republic of China".

Zhao Han was done here, and Zhu Mouyi went to paint the portraits of the concubines, while the Italian Li Zhicheng was still working on it slowly.This foreign devil painted oil paintings, oiling layer by layer, and it took half a month at the shortest time, and one or two months at the longest. After all, he was very serious about painting the emperor's portrait.

When the victory report of the Nanyang naval battle came back, Li Zhicheng finally finished the painting and presented the oil painting in front of the emperor.

Zhu Mouyi and Zhu Da's uncle and nephew came to watch the jokes of the foreign devils.They have already painted all the portraits of the concubines, and the foreign devils have just finished the first one.

Zhao Han compared the two portraits, each with its own merits, and said, "You guys should take a look too."

Zhu Mouyi took his nephew and bowed to receive the oil painting from the female officer.At first he was disdainful, but soon he began to look at it seriously, because the light and shadow effects of oil paintings aroused his interest.

"How?" Zhao Han asked.

Zhu Moou said: "Returning to Your Majesty, this Western oil painting also has merits."

Zhao Han said: "You can learn from each other, maybe you can combine Chinese and Western styles to create a new painting method."

Historically, it was Castiglione who combined Chinese and Western styles.

"According to the order!"

The two painters bowed at the same time.

Zhao Han said: "There is a new painting hall at the Hanlin Academy. You can all go to the painting hall and become a bachelor."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The two were overjoyed.

The emperors of all dynasties wanted to support royal painters.Zhao Han didn't plan to be raised in the Forbidden City, and he was thrown into the Imperial Academy together, and the salaries of those painters were not bad.

Zhao Han waved and said, "Zhu Da, come here."

Zhu Da's identity is the son of Prince Yiyang. If the Ming Dynasty does not perish, he can be a county king with rich clothes and fine food.

When the Datong army captured Yiyang, his father was so scared that he almost hanged himself.Later, after a public trial, it was found that several generations of Yiyang kings were all obsessed with the art of poetry and painting, and they didn't care about other things, and those who did evil were all the officials of the palace.

Therefore, Yiyang Wang's family was not punished, but their property was taken over.

Even the palace was kept, just remove the plaque, only the garden villa was confiscated.King Yiyang also reciprocated, volunteering to donate money and food to help the Datong army pacify eastern Jiangxi.

King Yiyang died of illness four years ago, and Zhu Da followed his uncle to Nanjing for three years.

He even changed his name, no longer using the family name of the Ming Dynasty, and directly changed it to the current Zhu Da.

Hearing the emperor's call, Zhu Da hastily stepped forward: "The grass people are here."

Zhao Han said: "You are not yet 30 years old. If you want to be an official, you can go back to Jiangxi to take the provincial examination next year."

Zhu Da said: "Your Majesty, Cao Min is not a scholar of the former court, so he is not qualified to take the provincial examination."

Zhao Han smiled and said, "I have granted a license."

Seeing that his nephew was stunned and silent, Zhu Moou hurriedly urged: "Don't thank you yet!"

But Zhu Da said: "Your Majesty, Caomin is obsessed with painting and has no intention of official career. Caomin... wants to enter the Painting Gallery of the Imperial Academy."

Zhao Han nodded and said, "Sure."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhu Da cheered up.

When he was a teenager, Zhu Da had resentment towards the Datong Xinchao.Now I have figured everything out. Except for the heinous and beheaded clans of the Ming Dynasty in Jiangxi, which one is not luckier than the clans in other provinces?

Look at those princes in the north, what will happen to the rogues.

The painters left the palace, and they really planned to go back to learn their painting skills, and then come up with a painting method that combines Chinese and Western styles-the emperor said something casually, and everyone below had to get serious.

Zhu Da was walking on the street when he suddenly heard cheers coming from the front.

Then the sound of horseshoes came from far to near, and a postman came galloping on horseback, shouting along the way: "Great victory for the navy, great victory for the navy. Our Datong navy officers and men defeated the Dutch fleet in Nanyang and captured more than ten large and small warships. The South China Sea is safe and sound. Jing, the South China Sea is peaceful..."

Zhu Da said happily: "We have won the battle again, our army is truly invincible."

Li Zhicheng, an Italian, also gloated: "Well played, it's time to teach Holland a lesson!"

The Netherlands is really disliked by people. Not only do they occupy the North Sea trade, but they often go to the Mediterranean to wander.Italian businessmen have been in a long-term competitive relationship with Dutch businessmen—they were cheated by the Spanish royal family. Spain declared bankruptcy several times, resulting in a large number of Dutch and Italian businessmen going bankrupt.

Victory was being celebrated on the streets, and news of the victory soon spread to Jinling University.

Zhu Cijiong, the third prince of Zhu in the former Ming Dynasty, happily celebrated with his classmates.He was only a few years old when he left Beijing, but he has more memories in Nanjing, and he has long been used to his current identity.

A female student walked up to him, a little frowning.

Zhu Cijiong smiled and said, "Xiaomei, the navy has won!"

Gu Xiaomei bit her lip and said nothing.

Zhu Cijiong asked: "What's wrong with you?"

After hesitating for a long time, Gu Xiaomei couldn't open her mouth and said, "Father sent a letter, disapproving our marriage."

Zhu Cijiong froze in place, then smiled wryly: "I know."

Zhu Cijiong skipped class that day, bought a jug of wine on the way, and drank until he got home.

In the evening, Aunt Zhu was the first to come back, and when she entered the room, she could smell the smell of wine.Seeing my younger brother lying on the table, already asleep, I had to fetch clothes and put them on him.

It was almost dark, and the brothers and sisters came back one after another.

Zhu Cihong, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, is now an official in Jiangning County.His job evaluation is not bad. It is estimated that after a year or two, he will be promoted to a county magistrate in a different place. After all, he has studied at Jinling University (self-financed students, borrowed tuition from the emperor, and stopped studying without a diploma) .

Zhu Cihong chose to drop out of university because he was in a bad mood.

The classmates knew his identity, and treated him like a monkey, and always avoided suspicion. He had no close friends at all, which made him feel very awkward.

"Third brother, what's wrong?" Zhu Cihong asked.

After waking up, the alcohol dissipated a lot, Zhu Cijiong shook his head: "It's nothing, I'm in a bad mood, drink some wine to relieve boredom."

"Third Brother, have you been bullied?" Zhu Cizhao asked.

Zhu Cijiong smiled wryly: "The marriage fell through, and Xiaomei's family disagreed."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone fell silent.

The eldest brother Zhu Cihong is 20 years old and has not married a wife yet.I once said that the two marriages were fine, but when they heard that he was the former Ming prince, the woman's parents immediately changed their expressions.

If they get married with ordinary people, they probably still have some hope.

But their vision is very high, the woman is well-known, even if the family is not an official, at least she is relatively rich.How can a family that is either rich or noble dare to marry the former prince?If something goes wrong one day, the family may be ransacked and exterminated.

Zhu Cihong comforted: "Don't be discouraged, there are better people."

Auntie Zhu suddenly said, "It's better to find an ordinary family."

Zhu Cilang smiled and said: "To be honest, I have already asked a matchmaker to find one. Although the grocery store by the Xuanwu Lake outside the city has no prominent status and is not very beautiful, that woman has been in elementary school for three years and can still write. A girl who knows how to count. The matchmaker said that the elders of the woman will not dislike us. When the date of birth is correct, and then choose a good time, you can go over and propose a marriage."

"Congratulations brother!"

The younger brothers congratulated quickly, and the elder brother's marriage was finally settled.

Zhu Cihong said: "Third brother, why don't eldest brother find a matchmaker to help you find one?"

Zhu Cijiong was still thinking about his lover, and said in a waned way: "We can talk about it after we graduate from college." Then he directed the conversation to Aimee Zhu, "My sister is 19 years old, it's time to find her a broken home."

Aunt Zhu said unhappily, "Don't mention me, I'm just an aunt."

The princess of the former dynasty also had high vision and did not want to marry an ordinary person.But for a promising young man, who has the guts to marry her?

Zhu Cizhao said, "How about I go and ask my mother?"

Zhu Cizheng's biological mother is Tian Xiuying, but according to the rules of the previous dynasty, she can only be called aunt.Now, his biological mother has become a concubine again, but in order to avoid suspicion, she seldom enters the palace to meet each other.

Zhu Cizhao said: "It's better not to bother Auntie, lest His Majesty be displeased."

However, Zhu Cijiong seemed to have grasped at straws: "Your Majesty is merciful, I will definitely not blame you, just this one time. It's not about embarrassing Auntie, just try to say a few words, and see if I can ask Your Majesty to marry me."

Zhu Cihong thought about it, and felt that procrastination was not the solution.

He was not afraid of annoying the emperor, but he did not want to be helped by the emperor.As he got older, the former prince became more sensible, and his views on Zhao Han were very complicated.There is resentment, there is gratitude, and all kinds of emotions are mixed together, so I don't want to get involved with the emperor anymore.

But it was impossible not to be involved, and before he started working, he moved out with his younger brothers and sisters.

The house was rewarded by the emperor, the living expenses were borrowed from the emperor, and the tuition fees after middle school were also borrowed from the emperor.Although the emperor would definitely not urge them to repay the debts, they could simply refuse, but the brothers and sisters of the Zhu family kept it in mind.

They even dared not take the initiative to ask to move to other places, for fear of causing unnecessary associations with the emperor.

After hesitating for a long time, Zhu Cihong said: "There is no need to ask Concubine Tian, ​​I will ask His Majesty by myself tomorrow."

The next day, Zhu Cihong went to the imperial city, took out the waist badge given to him by the emperor, and the guards of the imperial city immediately reported it.The reply was also quick, and the emperor asked them to go to the Imperial Garden to have an audience with the brothers and sisters in two days.

Chapter 664 [Troublesome Marriage]

Royal Garden.

Zhao Han flipped through the front-line reports sent by Tainan, but he really didn't care about Zeelandia City.

There are [-] Datong troops stationed in Chixian City, and the Taiwanese fleet patrols every day.The Dutch in Zeelandia couldn't go ashore or go out to sea, so they were all held back on the island.

Even the Han people in the residential area, who prided themselves on their good water skills, secretly left the island at night and swam to the shore to join the Datong army.These Han Chinese are not all the hooligans of the Dutch, many of them just work on the island, such as barbers, shoemakers, tailors, cooks and so on.

More and more Han Chinese escaped from the island, and those with poor water skills also ran away. They removed the door panels and rowed to the opposite bank. .

Until finally, the Dutch sent troops to guard and forbid anyone to leave.

But the soldiers had already lost their fighting spirit, and those Dutch soldiers didn't bother to guard and patrol.They took out their stocks one after another, smoked and drank while on duty, and guarded like a sieve, and the Han people ran away within a few days.