The Historical Background of Dutch Invaders' Invasion of China in the Late Ming Dynasty

Historical background: The Netherlands became the center of European trade at that time, and the Dutch established the East India Company, replacing Portugal's position in Southeast Asia. When the Ming Dynasty collapsed, the Dutch wanted to occupy the coastal areas and Taiwan Province Province as the trading bases of the Far East.

/kloc-In the 7th century, the Netherlands became the largest colonial country in the world after Spain. In August (1604), the thirty-second year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty, the Dutch general Weimarang led two warships to attack Penghu and cut down trees to build houses, intending to occupy it for a long time.

Shen Yourong, commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, led the troops in the face of criticism, and the Dutch side was justified. 1 1 month, quit penghu. In May of the second year of the Apocalypse (1622), the Dutch fleet invaded Penghu again.

In February 2004, Yu, the commander-in-chief of Nanjuyi School, and Wang Mengxiong, the defender, recovered Penghu and captured Dutch general Gao. The plot of Dutch colonists to occupy Penghu failed. In August of the same year, they turned to occupy the southwest of Taiwan Province Island in China, and built the provincial capital of Taiwan Province in Daguan.

Later, castles such as Chibi City were built in Chibi area as military aggression and ruling strongholds, and Gaoshan people were suppressed by force and village communities were burned down. In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen (1642), the Dutch army defeated the Spanish colonists in the chicken coop in the north of Taiwan Province Province and seized the southwest and north of Taiwan Province Province.

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In the late Ming Dynasty, the handicraft industry and commerce in the coastal areas of China developed rapidly, and the remarkable improvement of productivity led to an active commodity economy, which also provided a material basis for the trade development between China and the Netherlands and other western countries.

Before the Dutch entered Taiwan Province Province, the social structure of Taiwan Province Province was dominated by aborigines. With the arrival of the Dutch, different indigenous communities have different attitudes. The indigenous people of Silaya Association expressed goodwill towards the arrival of the Dutch and tried to form an alliance with them.

Before the arrival of the Dutch, the number of Han Chinese in Taiwan Province Province was very limited, mainly because the productivity of the aboriginal tribes in Taiwan Province Province was low at that time, which could not attract a large number of immigrants. The real China of Taiwan Province society should be said to have started during the Dutch occupation of Taiwan Province province.

It is the consistent policy of the Dutch East India Company in Taiwan Province Province to import workers from China on a large scale. On the other hand, the reason is that the labor of Han workers is very cheap. At this time, the continuous war in the coastal areas also prompted many Han Chinese to come to Taiwan to make a living.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Dutch invasion of Taiwan Province Province