Daming One Piece

Chapter 238

"Your Mightiness!"

Facing the ultimatum, Cohen asked rhetorically.

"Aren't you worried about a war with Holland?"

In fact, Cohen himself knew how hollow his words were.

One of the simplest facts is - the Netherlands has no ability to threaten Daming.

Why Shi Yiwen chose to make a breakthrough in Batavia?
To put it bluntly, it was to avoid the decades-long attack of the Dutch on the Zheng fleet in Southeast Asia after Zheng Chenggong regained Taiwan in history. The reason for this is because the Netherlands has a base in Batavia.

As long as Batavia is defeated, basically there is no need to worry about Dutch revenge.

Because from India to China, the Netherlands has only four colonial strongholds.

Two of them are small, unremarkable ports on the east coast of India.It's the kind of trading post that can only dock one or two warships at most.

The other two are Batavia and Zelandia.

As the world's number one maritime power, the Netherlands is really not doing well in the East.

After crossing the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, the Dutch supply point was only a place where no bird shit, which is Mauritius in later generations.

Looking around, in fact, the king of the Indian Ocean in this era is Portugal!

After all, Portugal has been in business for longer, and their colonial ports are everywhere from the Cape of Good Hope to Macau.

After the Dutch fleet left the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, it had to rely on the Portuguese along the way to get supplies in India.After the Dutch entered the Strait of Malacca, they also had to pay Portugal to get supplies in Malacca and go to Batavia.

In other words, leaving Portugal, the Netherlands wants to come to Southeast Asia, it is as difficult as it is simple.

It is obviously impossible for Portugal to offend Daming for the Dutch, as long as Shi Yiwen hints to Portugal a little bit - if Portugal supports the Dutch, then they will leave Macau.The Portuguese would be the first to bar Dutch ships from their ports.

Without the support of Portugal, the Dutch basically have only one choice-withdraw from Southeast Asia and send a fleet?

just kidding.

Send a fleet over to die?
So, facing Cohen's threat now, Shi Yiwen felt extremely ridiculous.

"In that case, welcome!"

Shi Yiwen said seriously.

"And I can assure you that any Ming ship is attacked by a Dutch ship anywhere, it means a declaration of war! A declaration of war against the Celestial Dynasty, Europe, is not far away from Ming Dynasty. Kou can go, so can I. Well!"

Cohen is stupid!

Not to mention Cohen, even Wades became excited.

Why, the Netherlands is independent from Spain,

Throughout Europe, no country supports Spain in maintaining national unity. If he can get help from Ming, Ming will send his fleet and troops to Europe to attack the Netherlands, punish the Netherlands, and help Spain recover the Netherlands and regain the cow.

God bless, it's maddening to think about!
Not to mention him, even Madrid will shout "God bless" after hearing the news.

Wades' reaction fell into Cohen's eyes, and his heart was full of embarrassment!

Don't look at the fact that the Dutch are independent, but he is very clear that Spain has always been eager to reoccupy the Netherlands. If Ming Dynasty sends troops to Europe, they will definitely unite with the Spaniards.

Mingxi Combined Fleet?

Don't think about it, Cohen knows what it means to the Netherlands, even Ming Dynasty doesn't need to send troops to contact Spain, they just need to stop exporting materials to the Netherlands, and then the Netherlands will be hit hard immediately, without oriental spices, without China Various goods such as porcelain, silk and cotton cloth are bound to cause heavy damage to the Dutch economy.

Maybe the Netherlands will lose Batavia now, but at least they haven't lost Ming.

Once Daming is lost, what is left of the Netherlands in the East?
Nothing!
Even if it is to have a new port, even if they send ships, or even recapture Batavia, it is useless.

Because of Daming!

Daming has it all!
Daming is the provider of world commodities!
Without Ming's cotton cloth, silk, porcelain and other various commodities, even if the sea coachman of the Netherlands regained Batavia and regained control of the eastern port, he would still take back a piece of waste, and it would still take years The kind that puts money in it.

Compared to Batavia, what is extremely important is the trade relationship with Ming. If the Dutch lose these, the English, French, Portuguese, and even the Spaniards will all take them away.

At that time, it may not be easy to regain all this.

Daming...they really can't afford to offend them!

After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Cohen was quite a bachelor, so he immediately apologized.

"My lord, please forgive my arrogance. I just lost my mind because of the momentary anger. Please believe that my original intention is absolutely not to be an enemy of Daming, and Holland will never be an enemy of Daming!"

Cohen's voluntary retreat made Wades dumbfounded. He didn't even believe that this was the famous Cohen. This guy is arrogant and ruthless.As soon as he took office, he vigorously expanded the influence of the Netherlands in Southeast Asia, and pushed the English to Banten, not to mention, he was also eyeing Manila.

Why did you give up so quickly?
Counseling, that's because knowing clearly what is more important.

Sometimes for a country, it is the last word to be cowardly, otherwise the country will perish.Of course, sometimes the country may not be subjugated, but the price is bound to be very heavy.

Cohen, who is essentially a businessman, would of course be cowardly. A businessman can always recognize the reality at the first time, weigh the pros and cons and make a choice at the first time.

"However, my lord, you should understand very well that trade is the foundation of the Dutch East India Company. The reason why we established a trading station in Batavia is only for trade. Can we follow the way of Macau? We Acknowledge Ming's rule over Batavia, and welcome the officials sent by Ming..."

When he said these words, Cohen still had a little fantasy in his heart. He fantasized that the Netherlands could still stay in Batavia, just like the Portuguese.But in the next moment, his fantasy was shattered, and Shi Yiwen shook his head directly and said.

"For trade, Nantianmen, as a duty-free port, is open to ships from any friendly country, and we also welcome businessmen from various countries to trade there. After leaving Batavia, you can trade there. As for Batavia , as well as Rezelan City and other strongholds in Southeast Asia, must be handed over to Daming intact! Only in this way can I guarantee your safety and allow you to take away your property!"

(End of this chapter)