After the expedition ceremony, Li Mingxun and Umu returned to the administrative building in Taipei, and a combat meeting against the Dutch East India Company was held. All veterans, commanders and navy representatives attended. The reason was that the war with the East India Company was considered a national war and must be treated with caution.

Li Mingxun walked into the conference room, and all the participants stood up. After sitting down, Li Mingxun nodded to Song Laoqi and said, "Let's talk about Tainan first."

Shortly after Song Laoqi returned from Yongning, this experienced member of parliament has been tied with Ah Hai in the United States system, second only to Li Mingxun and Lin Cheng. However, he has been in Yongning for too long and lacks prestige in Taiwan. This time, he is responsible for the Tainan strategy. It is a matter of holding it in hand, and it is more about making Song Laoqi more prestige and connections. Song Laoqi is not only responsible for combat, but also for post-war work.

The huge map was unfolded, and Song Laoqi first gave a military explanation. On the map, four fortresses were marked. The closest distance was the Bazhang River in the United States and the Dutch. There was a Fort Furry Hingen Fort, which was the most frontline defense line of the Taiwan Governor against the United States and a base for resistance to several indigenous villages and communities in the north. Fort Furry Hingen Fort was originally established to block the northern passageway entering the Dayuan Port, but the passageway was completely silted.

"The Fort Fort Furry Hingen on the front line has a total of 70 soldiers, commanded by a Dutch captain, twenty German soldiers, and the rest are natives of the South Ocean. The castle is a small round fort with only four cannons, four or six pounds, and has no resistance under the twelve-pound cannons of the Army. The news from the front line that the defenders of Fort Furry Hingen are preparing to surrender, and this fortress cannot hinder our advance." Song Laoqi said first.

"Where is Jelan Chacheng?" Li Mingxun asked directly without caring about a small fortress.

Song Laoqi said: "There are three forts in the Dayuan Port where the city of Gerland is located. The main stop is that the city of Gerlandzha is located in the north of the sandbank, guarding the main channel. There is also a four-graotai fortress in the north, guarding the Luermen channel. On the top of the sandbank, an Udrecht fort occupy the commanding heights. Among them, Gerlandzha has the strongest defense. It has three-story castles, the main fortress has a total of four sharp-angled bastions, four half-moon forts, and many artillery. The sharp-angled bastions alone are equipped with twelve nine-pound cannons. The Half Moon Fort also has three to four small cannons. The water gate and fortress on the seaside also have long cannons to control the inner sea of ​​Taijiang. The city of Dayuan is outside the fortress, and the wealthy Chinese are all there. Because the declaration of war was too hasty, many people were taken hostage by the Dutch defenders."

Li Mingxun shook his head indifferently. The Chinese and the Chinese nation have the same culture and race, but the cruelty of the war lies in the fact that everyone can't guarantee that everyone will survive. In the past, the Chinese had no support overseas and were exploited and enslaved by the colonists. However, with the rise of the United States, the Chinese still worked under the rule of the colonists, especially the officials in Taiwan's land. These Chinese were more for the sake of interests, and the United States would not be afraid of these people.

"Tell the front line commander, don't worry about this. I can't guarantee that every Chinese will survive. But every Chinese will die, a Dutch will be buried with him. I will not let them die in vain. Now tell me how to attack the city." Li Mingxun said.

Li Mingxun expressed this attitude, and the greatest constraints of the front-line army were gone, and fighting against senior officials has always been one of the regular topics of the army. As the United States becomes stronger and stronger, various combat plans are more sufficient. Now it is in a strong attack state, and the plan is simpler.

"The master's life gate is Utrecht Fort, which is a commanding height fortress. After the defenders are strengthened, there are only 110 people. The fortress has not had much firepower. The army plans to capture Utrecht Fort first, and then drag the 18-pound and 24-pound cannons of the heavy artillery battalion up. In Utrecht Fort, heavy artillery can condescend to beat the city of Relanzha, and the shells will solve everything." Song Laoqi said.

"Where are the Dutch ships?"

Song Laoqi coughed lightly: "The port conditions of Dayuan Port are not very good, so Dutch ships with more than 350 tons must be parked in Penghu with shelter from the wind. In recent years, Dutch ships have been parked in Taipei. We sent a detachment fleet to Penghu to capture two Dutch armed merchant ships and captured the Dutch merchants there.

There are seven Dutch ships in Dayuan Port, all of which have been blocked inside. The army has occupied the land outside the sandbank. They have wings to fly south. The difference now is whether to shell the Dayuan Port."

"The shelling will destroy this port, and the loss will be too great." Lin He said.

Li Mingxun shook his head: "The ship is important, and it doesn't matter if it is destroyed. If it is destroyed, it will be destroyed. In the future, the main port in Tainan will be chosen in Kaohsiung, which is the Dagou Port."

In fact, the port that the Dutch were interested in was Penghu, but was driven away by the Ming army. Tainan was not a good port, and it could not avoid the southwest wind. This means that during the typhoon season, the ships in the port would be under great threat, and it was just a matter of time to break the anchor chain. In the Dutch record, too many ships were sunk or stranded by the strong wind. The inland sea of ​​Taijiang where the Dayuan Port is located is still silting, and the value of this port will only get lower and lower.

"Where is the city of Relanzha?" Lin He asked.

"It's best to keep it, it's fine if you can't keep it." Li Mingxun's attitude was as always.

In fact, the location of the city of Jelan Cha is not very good. Its attached city is constantly affected by the impact of seawater, and it costs a lot of money to maintain this castle every year. Sicaotai, like Fort Fort Fort, was the second largest source of profit for the East India Company when the Grand Secretary was most glorious. Unfortunately, with the rise of Taipei, the Grand Secretary lost its status as a transit port, and the development of northern Taiwan, the sugar production near the Grand Secretary was not worth mentioning. The large amount of hunting caused the number of deer skins here to be significantly reduced. The three major economic pillars of Grand Secretary were lost. In the past two years, we can only rely on the method of collecting a count of Chinese immigrants and selling land to United States merchants to maintain expenses. Of course, the greatest significance of Grand Secretary is that as long as it is in the hands of the Dutch, the United States will lose an opportunity for explosive growth.

"In other words, the only military problem in the Hakka area is Jelan Chacheng?" Li Mingxun asked.

"Yes, the Army is sure to solve it, but it cannot withdraw its troops to solve the indigenous people in the Dutch-occupied area. This requires the cooperation of the Marine Corps." Song Laoqi said. After thinking, he asked: "How should the indigenous people in the Dutch-occupied area respond?"

"What do you think?" Li Mingxun asked, and he smiled and said, "The affairs of the southern part are fully in your hands, and you can do it fully."

Song Laoqi said: "The interests of the Dutch-occupied area are divided into four parts, including the Dutch East India Company, the United States' franchise merchants, Chinese and indigenous people. I made this decision. All assets belonging to the East India Company are collected as state-owned. Recognize the land actually developed by the United States' franchise merchants. Those who have not yet developed are considered as assets of the East India Company. Among the Chinese, those who are closely related to the Dutch are subject to review, and the rest are given national treatment. Only after five years can they apply for citizenship. As for the indigenous people, all indigenous people who have soldiers serving in the Dutch army will be regarded as enemies and the whole tribe is slave."

"Is this a bit too harsh about the indigenous policies?" Lin Cheng asked.

Song Laoqi looked directly at Lin Cheng and said firmly: "Our nation needs a broader living space."

Lin Cheng could not refute this point. During the development of Taiwan by the United States, his attitude towards local indigenous peoples changed several times. From the beginning, the United States needed the support and cooperation of indigenous peoples, so he gave several villages, including Huweilong Society, a high status. Nowadays, a large number of mountains and forests in the central mountain range belong to them, and several villages and communities are still in an autonomous state and have legal and military power. During the development of Taipei, a large number of disobedient indigenous people were denied slaves and conquered. Although many indigenous people in the plains surrendered to the United States, they also gathered villages and garrisoned to liberate more land.

The indigenous people who integrated into the United States did not live well, and their living environment and means of production were good, but their original national characteristics gradually disappeared. Many indigenous people were discriminated against by immigrants who had an absolute advantage in number because of their skin color and living habits. They were not happy on the spiritual level. Most of the indigenous leaders who were originally in a privileged position resisted because they were not adapted and refused to accept it, and eventually died in counter-insurgency and suppression operations. Now, it is a bit indiscriminate to the entire indigenous tribes on the charge of complying with the Netherlands, but this is a matter of no way. The United States and the Chinese nation need space for development and it is impossible to let the indigenous people waste it. Therefore, in southern Taiwan, except for a few primitive tribes in the central mountain range, other indigenous tribes would fall apart.

"This means that southern Taiwan will be in chaos for a long time," Lin Cheng reminded.

"But when these indigenous tribes are pacified, we will gain more space and resources. In comparison, the price we pay is almost worth mentioning. Moreover, this is the best opportunity to connect with the Netherlands and fight against the United States. This is the most appropriate reason. Lord Lin Cheng, the indigenous people in the plains are destined not to integrate well into the main ethnic group. In Taipei, you are not unaware of the trouble that the indigenous people who were forced to indulge in the later Taipei Chief Executive District.

During the process of Ah Hai pacifying Taipei, more than 200 people died, but there were no less than 1,000 citizens who died in the security case of armed fighting with the natives. Since the two sides could not be integrated, it would be better to decide their survival at the beginning." Song Laoqi's tone was very determined, which was in line with his usual strong style.

Lin Cheng had no choice but to refute Song Laoqi's policy. It is not impossible for indigenous people to integrate into the main ethnic group, but it takes time. Taiwan is a special place. Within five years after pacifying the Dutch-occupied area, millions or even more citizens of the United States will pour in here. In a few years, it is not enough for indigenous people to complete the conditions for understanding and integration between the indigenous people. In fact, in every piece of land in the United States, ethnic relations that are regarded as core areas are replaced and replaced. Only some non-core areas have a tendency to integrate and influence each other.

"What do you have to tell you about Tainan? What you need to tell you is that the navy and the army will no longer draw more troops to support you." Li Mingxun asked Song Laoqi.

Song Laoqi accepted this fact calmly, and said: "I hope to support some of my administrative personnel, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the Ministry of Land and Resources and some accounting personnel to meet the needs of operating Tainan."

"Operation?" Li Mingxun smiled.

Song Laoqi also smiled dryly, and saw that there were no outsiders, and said, "To put it bluntly, it's just selling land!"

Everyone burst into laughter, and Song Laoqi said, "Why are you laughing at? The land is good? Tainan can make up millions of financial funds."

Tainan is the closest undeveloped land to its homeland. On this land, less than 400,000 mu of developed land belongs to more than 60,000 Chinese and franchised merchants, and most of the land belongs to the Dutch East India Company or is in a state of unownership. This is not the newly reclaimed land of one mu of silver and one tael of silver to buy three mu of wasteland. This is the core location of the United States. Even a mu of wasteland can be sold at a price of five taels or even higher, just because this is Taiwan, the United States has the most developed, the most prosperous trade, and the highest wealth.

Li Mingxun knocked on the table: "Old Song is right. Tainan is indeed a gold mountain of the United States. It is well operated and has a decisive impact on alleviating the financial pressure of this war. Therefore, the Senate must fully support it."

Li Mingxun set his character for the southern part of Taiwan. After thinking about it, he said: "Let's do this, give two policy support to the southern part of Taiwan. First, set up two second-level chief executive districts in Tainan and Kaohsiung, and second, set up the Kaohsiung Port directly under the headquarters."

"This is a bit inappropriate." Lin Cheng said: "The second-level chief executive district has clear indicators. If it is established at will, wouldn't it disappoint the overseas territory?"

There are hard indicators for the division of second-level chief executives. The first is that there is a city with a population of more than 100,000 in the region. There are not many second-level administrative regions that meet this standard now.

"It should be no problem. All standards will be met in just two or three years. Even in Kaohsiung, at most, it is Taiwan, the place of veterans and the best area. No one doubts the speed of development here." Li Mingxun said with a smile.

"Since that's the case, then set up Kaohsiung as the first-level chief executive district, with only 500,000 people, and it will be available in a few years." Song Laoqi said quite greedy.

Li Mingxun shook his head directly: "Taiwan only has one first-level administrative region, which cannot be changed."

Once upon a time, Taiwan had two first-level districts, Budai Port and Taipei. However, as the economic, trade and diplomatic centers migrated to Taipei, the Senate had reached an agreement to abolish the status of the first-level administrative district of Budai Port, and changed it from the Senate directly to the second-level administrative district. After the reorganization was completed, this administrative district would be named Taichung (actually the Chiayi area).

"Okay." Song Laoqi shook his head helplessly.

Li Mingxun smiled and said, "Old Song, don't be so greedy!"
Chapter completed!