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On the tenth day after the Hu Ben Army landed on the Taiwan Island, Zhang Zhun also came to Taiwan Island.

At this time, Taiwan Island was completely calm. The Dutch prisoners of war had been escorted by the Hu Ben Army and began to work obediently and clean up the original strongholds. A large number of Hu Ben Army soldiers also put down their weapons and devoted themselves to the labor. The main fleet of the Hu Ben Army Navy also went back to the coast of Fujian to rest, and only a dozen warning ships were cruising around.

It is impossible for the Dutch to have reinforcements in the short term. Both the Hu Ben Army and the Dutch themselves are very clear about this. Therefore, in the face of this situation, all the Dutch have accepted their fate. Their only expectation is that Batavia will quickly negotiate with the senior management of the Hu Ben Army and pay for them to redeem them.

"You're Putman, are you?"

Zhang Zhun met with Dutch Governor Putman.

"You... are the governor of the Hu Ben Army of Ming Dynasty?"

Putman said with surprise.

He had never expected that the top leader of the Hu Ben Army, which defeated the Dutch, would be such a young guy. Zhang Zhun was indeed too young. He was a bit too young. Putman even felt that his son was a little older than Zhang Zhun. If Zhang Zhun hadn't stood in front of him personally, he would have thought that the Dutch intelligence agency had been mad.

However, looking at Zhang Zhun's expression and the respect the senior generals of the Hu Ben Army around him, Putman had to believe that all this was true. The overly young man in front of him was indeed the supreme leader of the Hu Ben Army.

"Miracle!"

"What a miracle!"

Putman murmured to himself.

He could only use miracles to describe all that he saw. He could no longer use common sense to measure Zhang Zhun's ability. Because this was a phenomenon that completely violated his cognition. Whether Batavia believed it or not, he believed it anyway.

In a relatively friendly atmosphere, Zhang Zhun had a conversation with Putman. What Zhang Zhun asked the most was naturally the questions of the Netherlands and European powers. At the beginning, Putman was a little reserved, but soon, he discovered that Zhang Zhun had a very profound understanding of Europe. His reservation, under Zhang Zhun's questioning, had no possibility of hiding.

"Governor, how many years have you lived in Europe?"

Putman asked suspiciously.

He did not ask Zhang Zhun if he had been to Europe, but asked Zhang Zhun how many years he had lived in Europe. Obviously, he believed that a person who had been to Europe could not have such a deep understanding of Europe. At least, he would have to live in Europe for a few years to have such insights. Putman estimated that Zhang Zhun should have lived in Europe for at least five years.

"I'm sorry, I haven't been to Europe."

Zhang Zhun said lightly.

He knew that his understanding of Europe caused Putman's suspicion. What he needed was such suspicion. In the East, mystery could create a sense of distance, respect, and pressure. In the West, mystery was the same. Zhang Zhun wanted all Western powers to know from now on that in the great powers of the East, there was an enemy who knew them very well.

"impossible!"

Putman said flatly.

“I really haven’t been to Europe.”

Zhang Zhun was still smiling and said lightly.

"this……"

Putman was silent.

He believed Zhang Zhun's words.

Because, Zhang Zhun had no need to deny it.

If Zhang Zhun had never been to Europe but had such a deep understanding of Europe, it only shows that Zhang Zhun's ability to collect intelligence is indeed too powerful. For military wars and even political struggles, intelligence is crucial.

No wonder the Hu Ben Navy can defeat the powerful Dutch Navy's main fleet. It turns out that their understanding of the Netherlands is so profound. The understanding of other European countries is also so profound. For the Western powers, such an enemy is not a good person!

"Governor, can you tell me when we can leave Taiwan Island? It is inhumane to force prisoners of war to carry out labor."

Putman's only request was to go back to Batavia as soon as possible. He had too many things to report to the above. There were too many secrets to hide. He was worried that he would be detained forever by the Hu Ben Army until all his secrets were taken out.

"It depends on how quickly you Dutch people react."

Zhang Zhun said without any pain.

He knew that there were many secrets in Putman's mind. Putman was worried that these secrets would fall into the control of the Hu Ben Army. However, Zhang Zhun was not interested in knowing these secrets. Because he believed that the current development speed of the Hu Ben Army was enough to crush all opponents in the next ten years.

Of course, not having so-called secrets does not mean not having silver. If the Dutch prisoners of war wanted to be released, the Dutch would definitely pay for redemption. At that time, the international practice was worth about fifty pounds. Three thousand Dutch prisoners of war was 150,000 pounds. If it was exchanged for silver, it would be about fifty pounds. When the Dutch arrived with silver, Zhang Zhun would release the prisoners of war.

"All right!"

Putman said helplessly.

After the negotiations between the two sides, Anita took the negotiation minutes of both sides and took a dragon ship of the Tiger Army to Batavia to meet with Stirkleenberg, the director-general of the Dutch East India Company. When the Dutch prisoners of war on Taiwan can return to Batavia smoothly, it depends on the reaction of the Dutch East India Company.

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After the major matter was handled, Zhang Zhun began to discuss the future development of Taiwan Island with Xiong Wencan. This is the issue Xiong Wencan is most concerned about. To be honest, as the first governor of Taiwan of the Hu Ben Empire, Xiong Wencan did not have a very clear idea of ​​the development of Taiwan Island.

In the past, he didn't know much about Taiwan Island. If he had known a lot, he would have sent someone to rob Taiwan Island. He only knew that there was an island opposite Fujian. As for whom there were people and resources on the island, he was not sure. It was no big deal for Xiong Wencan to occupy Taiwan Island.

Even, to be honest, in the Ming Dynasty, no one knew how big Taiwan Island was and what resources it had. They had never sent anyone to explore it on the Taiwan Island. Otherwise, the maps drawn by the Ming Dynasty would not have been excluded.

It was not until later that Yan Siqi, Zheng Zhilong, Yang Tiansheng and others developed on Taiwan Island, gathering a large number of pirates, Xiong Wencan and others, and then they had a rough understanding of Taiwan Island. However, by that time, the Dutch's strength on Taiwan Island had been quite strong. With the national strength of the Ming Dynasty at that time, there was no way to snatch it back. Therefore, they had to admit the status quo.

After the Hu Ben Army occupied Taiwan Island, it immediately summoned the old subordinates of the former Zheng family fleet and launched a large-scale investigation on Taiwan Island. Judging from the survey data, the Taiwan Island at that time was strictly speaking, in a semi-primitive state. Neither the previous Zheng family fleet nor the later Dutch people had developed Taiwan Island to a level of 5%.

According to inaccurate statistics from the Dutch, the main population of Taiwan is about 200,000 to 300,000. Among them, local indigenous people, mountain people, etc., account for more than 100,000 people, more than half of the total population. Only 40,000 to 50,000 Han people who immigrated. The others are some fishermen who occasionally arrive.

If you want to develop Taiwan Island, you must have enough labor. In other words, you need to immigrate on a large scale. The island of Taiwan in later generations had a population of tens of millions. The current island of Taiwan has only a population of 200,000, which is indeed a far difference. In addition to Jilong Port and several strongholds, Zhang Zhun also rode a horse to many plains to see, but none of them had a population.

In real history, the Qing army went south in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, and a large number of Fujianese immigrated to Taiwan Island. Later, Zheng Chenggong recovered Taiwan Island and brought a large population, which was considered to have exceeded one million people. Later, until the mid-19th century, the population of Taiwan Island exceeded two million.

Zhang Zhun can guarantee that he has never seen such a pure sky, such pure sea water, such white beaches, and such empty plains. Except for the indigenous people of the mountain people, all the population is only distributed in coastal areas. As long as it goes a little deeper, it will be a grassland with blooming flowers and dense forests. If it were on the mainland, such a beautiful and fertile area would have been surging. But no one saw it here.

For Zhang Zhun, the Taiwan Island in front of him was a piece of white paper, a piece of white paper that was so pure that it could not be pure. The Zheng family fleet and the Dutch had not had time to write on this white paper. The question is, how should such white paper be depicted? How can this painting be depicted at the highest level?

After careful consideration, Zhang Zhun decided to vigorously develop distinctive industries on Taiwan Island. What Taiwan Island needs is not a sparrow that is small and complete, but high-end technology. Well, when it comes to technology, it may be a bit beyond the times. However, the cutting-edge industry should be here on Taiwan Island.

It is not impossible to be high-end and high-end in the mainland. The problem is that the interference is relatively large. It is impossible for the mainland to cut out a relatively independent area around it. Even if there is such an area, the natural conditions are probably not very good. Only Taiwan Island, both in terms of regional and natural conditions, fully meets Zhang Zhun's needs.

The most distinctive industries in Taiwan Island are sugar and deer skin. The Dutch chose several plain areas on the island, opened more than a dozen large plantations, and all planted sugarcane. Then, through processing plants, the sugarcane was processed into sugar sugar and sold in large quantities to surrounding areas. Some sugar was even sold to Europe.
Chapter completed!