The Dutch forced Chinese people to plant sugar cane for sale in Europe. At the time, Europe did not have sugar cane, only sugar beets, which yield a very low amount of sugar. Therefore, raising sugar cane was the most profitable way of doing business. The Dutch colonized Taiwan for 38 years.
荷蘭人並強迫中國人種蔗糖，賣到歐洲，因為當時歐洲沒有蔗糖，只有甜菜，而甜菜的「步留」（日文，榨汁的甜度比率）很低，因此種蔗糖是最佳的生意眼。