Chapter 417: Relocation

A shower extinguished the afternoon heat in Batavia.

The Governor's Palace in Batavia.

This building, which was built nearly two hundred years ago, was the second time that its owner felt so frustrated.

The last time the Governor of Batavia was so frustrated was when they lost an island called Holmes.

The conflict between the Dutch and the Chinese began in Borneo, but after Liang Yao intervened, the impact of the Dutch-Chinese War was no longer limited to Borneo.

Especially after the Battle of Java Sea, the Dutch residents in Batavia began to complain about their lack of living supplies and high prices.

Since the era of the Dutch East India Company, the Dutch have ruled this city for two hundred years.

But the Netherlands, which was founded on mercantilism, did not attach importance to industry.

Not to mention Batavia, even the industry in the Netherlands was not well developed, and even the shipbuilding industry that they once prided themselves on was weakening at a visible speed.

The high quality of life of the upper-class Dutch in Batavia was based on developed maritime trade.

Once the sea trade route is blocked, their quality of life will inevitably decline.

When California announced an embargo on the Dutch-Indonesian authorities, the most that Batavia residents could do was not buy California's cheap and high-quality kerosene.

However, there are other products that can replace kerosene.

At present, pirates are rampant in the Java Sea, seriously blocking their trade routes. Batavia is now lacking more than just lamp oil.

"On March 25, two merchant ships were attacked by pirates in the Java Sea. One of them was occupied by pirates and the other escaped successfully.

According to the crew who escaped back, the ship these pirates were riding was a steamship, not an ordinary pirate.

On March 27, an armed merchant ship that responded to the call to Batavia was also attacked by pirates in the Java Sea. Although it escaped successfully, the ship was seriously damaged and is currently undergoing emergency repairs."

The assistant of Batavia Governor Tevez was chattering to Tevez about the recent situation, and from time to time he looked up at the changes in Tevez's expression.

However, the Governor's expression remained unchanged. From beginning to end, he was as gloomy as the damn weather.

"Liang Yao came prepared."

Tevez, who was standing in front of the window, returned to his seat.

Ever since Liang Yao intervened in the Dutch-Chinese War in Borneo, troubles have been happening one after another.

Obviously, this young man of Chinese descent knew where his weakness was.

Without the assistant saying it, Tevez knew that the rampant pirate activities in the Java Sea must have something to do with Liang Yao. Even Liang Yao himself was involved.

But even if he knew, Tevez was helpless now.

Before the new maritime forces could be assembled, he could only choose to lurk in the undercurrent like a crocodile, waiting for the best time to counterattack.

"Let the conscripted ships complete the assembly outside the Java Sea before coming to Batavia." Tevez said.

"But in this case, many conscripted ships may not be able to arrive in Batavia on time." Tevez's assistant said after a moment of hesitation.

"Compared to time, what we need now is to reduce losses." Tevez's face was full of helplessness.

He also wanted to quickly assemble the conscripted ships and then quickly give Liang Yao a thunderbolt.

"I know, sir." The assistant nodded and asked Tevez for the next question.

"Ye Tingfan, the general manager of Lan Fang Company, came to Batavia to surrender to us? How should this be handled?"

"Place them and monitor their whereabouts." Tevez said.

Tevez has learned about the loss of Dongwanlu, but he doesn't know how Liang Yao will deal with Lan Fang Company. Tevez is not sure whether Ye Tingfan is valuable to him now.

"There is one more thing, sir, this is bad news."

As he said, the assistant handed over a letter.

"General Andersson has sent troops north to surround Pontianak. The current situation in Pontianak is not favorable to them. General Andersson asked us to send reinforcements as soon as possible to help him recapture Pontianak."

Upon hearing the news, the expression on Tevez's face froze instantly. He was so angry that he jumped up from his seat and couldn't help cursing loudly: "Andersson, this bastard!"

Unlike Batavia, which was rainy and cloudy, Sacramento, the capital of California, was sunny and clear at this time.

On April 1, 1854.

That is, when California ushered in her fourth statehood day, Sacramento's state government office building, state assembly hall, and state court were finally built.

The state government, state assembly, and state court no longer have to share an office location with relevant units in San Francisco.

The relocation of the state government, state assembly, and state court has brought a wave of increases in land prices in Sacramento, where land prices have been silent for a long time, and savvy shop owners have also taken the opportunity to raise the rent of their shops.

However, these increases are negligible compared to the increase in land prices in Sacramento at the beginning of the gold rush.

The changes in the administrative, legislative, and judicial centers of California have a small impact on the lives of ordinary people.

For example, state-level approvals can only be handled in Sacramento in the future, and some lawsuits must be filed in Sacramento courts.

However, the changes in the administrative, legislative, and judicial centers of California have a greater impact on the factory owners and farmers who go in and out of the parliament hall.

The congressmen who settled in Sacramento were naturally very happy. They would not have to go to San Francisco for meetings in the future.

Of course, most of the congressmen were still not very happy.

Because San Francisco is currently the largest, most populous, most economically developed, and most complete city in California.

Most of the congressmen live in San Francisco. In the future, they must take a train from San Francisco to the State Capitol Hall in Sacramento for meetings.

Some congressmen who are greedy for petty gains proposed a motion to provide travel allowances for state congressmen in the parliament.

However, this motion was quickly rejected by Finance Minister Deng Wenyu on the grounds that the state government was financially tight. Governor Robinson and Secretary of State Gwen also did not agree with this motion.

Afterwards, Deng Wenyu even ridiculed the state congressmen who proposed the motion to provide travel allowances for state congressmen in public, saying that they were useless state congressmen without money.

California state congressmen are not without money. On the contrary, look at all the states in the United States.

The wealth of California state legislators can even compete with that of New York state legislators.

The legislators who proposed this bill just want to take advantage.

"The weather is really good. I hope the relocation of the state government office building, the state assembly hall, and the state court can bring some new atmosphere to Sacramento." Sutter said while looking at the state assembly hall.

After the gold rush center moved to Nevada, Sacramento's position became awkward.

Compared with Nevada in gold rush, and San Francisco in economy, the only thing it can show off is the military industry. Unlike San Francisco, where a hundred flowers bloom, Sacramento is not as prosperous as San Francisco.