Daendels Estella's
The De Grote Postweg
The dining room became very quiet, Stella's face couldn't help but feel annoyed, but Daendels also couldn't budge on what had been decided. Building that road for residents as well, those who use it, not solely for the benefit of superiors, if indeed the population does not want to serve, then he should know that it is a work done for free in the public interest.
But looking at Stella's upset face, making Daendels unable to let it go, she could not see that pretty face being no appetite to see it. “I'll give wages on workers.” Daendels told Stella.
“How much?.”
“Food materials.”
“Not enough, humans not only need food but they also have other needs that need to be met. How about money?.”
“1 Silver for one worker.”
“No. I'll make the details later after the meal, you should consider."
“Good.”
After that they really spend the activity of eating very calmly. Stella spent her activities in her room after dinner, she wrote down many details of remuneration, according to the distance of the road, she divided wages equally.1 silver in this era is very large, it is very large, looking at the distance of work and the terrain of the road to be made, Stella divided some parts of wages for workers. From 10 silver to 1 silver, additional workers will also get groceries for their families.
That morning, Stella took her paper to Daendels' house of work, and the man was there reading the papers. The knock on the door made Daendels turn his gaze towards the door and smile at Stella.
“Log.”
Stella went inside and handed over the paper she had made all night, if she had not come to Daendels early in the morning, Stella would not have met the man who had left to work in Batavia. Stella was eager to go to Batavia, the last time she came and went directly to Bogor, because according to Daendels Batavia was never suitable for shelter, too seedy and a danger to health.
“10 Silver is an expensive price for a native worker.”
“Anyer to Panarukan is a long road to be worked on by manpower, it should not matter with the price of 10 silver. Not only that, there are not many roads that have good soil contours, there are dangers there are also difficult, I share them in detail considering the geographical conditions there.”
“How do you know the geographical condition there?.”
“Itu-.” Stella fell silent, she kept looking for what excuses could be used to strengthen her opinion. In the past, Stella really likes vacation, her family, her mother's father and her brother there is a trip around Java after finally a European trip. Stella memorized how things went between Anyer and Panarukan, she once wrote in her notebook. Although Stella does not like history lessons, but she really likes Geography lessons.
“You know many things about netherlands indies?.” Daendels stood up from his seat and walked around the table to Stella who was looking for answers to her questions.
“It's because I.”
“Moreover all you know about me and the netherlands indies?.” As their distance grew closer, Stella's son-in-law began to beat faster, the more nervous she would answer what.
“I like geography!.” Stella replied while closing her eyes and bowing her head “I love Geography, I learned about the natural state of Java.”
“Long.” Daendels distanced himself from Stella and sat back in his chair. “Your property that you keep is an item that does not exist on this earth, an item that is likely to exist in the future even though I do not know it when.”
“Iya, it's in my room. If someone else sees that then you are likely to be taken to the Netherlands for experimental material. Where did you come from?.”
Stella breathes her weight then sits on the chair there “Before I wake up on your ship, I am just a female student at school, I overslept while studying, I fell asleep, then wake up on your big ship.”
Daendels listened carefully to the story that Stella told him, many things that could not be trusted but Stella did not seem to be lying to him at all.
“H.W. Daendels is in the Indonesian History Book, here, the history of the Dutch East Indies. You are a very cruel Governor General in his time, especially in the construction of Anyer Panarukan or De Grote Postweg roads. There will be many people who fall because of that development, many lives lost because of the forced labor system that you apply."
Daendels was still silent listening to Stella.
“Your arrival is indeed a new light for the Dutch East Indies, you managed to eradicate the corruption of the previous VOC government because of your hard work. You are a great leader.”
Daendels doesn't know if he should believe Stella's words or not, but the girl seems to be giving a new puzzle in her life, if indeed Stella came from a time where the present is a history for her, then Stella should just be a modern girl who has a lot of stories in the present day.
“How about you? Are you in history?.”
Stella turned her head towards Daendels raising a new question mark, if Stella were to be around Daendels today then history would completely change. If Stella intervenes with the lines that have been written down then everything will change, there is no cruel Daendels in his book who apply forced labor.
“I don't know.”
“I believe in you, so don't disappoint me. I'll do what you say about De Grote Postweg, about the remuneration of native workers.”
“Thanks for believing in me.”
“But how can you return to your world?.”
Stella fell silent, she went back to thinking, to be honest she did nothing to go back to the future, she did not try at all. His daily activities are only spent in this house to learn and learn.
“To be honest I never looked for a way to go back home, I don't know where to start.”
“What if you come with me to Batavia to meet the Colonel I command is responsible for De Grote Postweg? Batavia is the location of the first arrival of the ship, if indeed you are destined to be on the ship then it should be your destination to Batavia.”
What Daendels said was true, Stella did not have a purpose but the ship Daendels who took her had a purpose that is Batavia.
“Iya I want.” Stella replied firmly, it's time she started looking for a way home.
Stella returned to her room hurriedly, cleaned her body and put on her nice clothes. This time the same as the previous clothes, which is a very beautiful dress combined with comfortable shoes and a hat that is coiled on his head.
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