They used both threats and inducements to maintain good relations with the island's aboriginal inhabitants; the goal was not to earn profits from them but to avoid their viewing the Dutch as enemies.
他們一方面建立堅固的據點；一方面也企圖與當地的平埔番社維持良好的關係。根據包樂史教授的說法，這時候荷蘭人的基本態度是﹘﹘「不想從土著那裡得到利益，而是拉攏他們，使他們不致於敵視我們。」