Iron Dynasty

The atmosphere in the imperial study was a little awkward.

After taking a deep breath, Brandon said, Your Majesty, 10 million Ducats is beyond the scope of the Dutch Bank of Amsterdam. After all, we have provided loans to many countries.

Really? So how much can you provide? It is said that you have many large silver mines in South America. Xiao Ming stared at Brandon.

Indeed, it seems that His Majesty knows us very well. Brandon was a little surprised, he said: Five million ducats, we can only provide so much now, after all, it is really difficult to transport this batch of equivalent gold and silver from the Netherlands. too dangerous.

Xiao Ming was silent for a while, which was equivalent to half of it, basically equivalent to 300,000 taels of gold and 3 million taels of silver.

After a pause, he continued: But even so, we can't provide so much real gold and silver. According to my estimate, we can provide one million taels of silver and thirty thousand taels of gold, and the rest can only be made with saltpeter. , iron ore, rubber, sulfur and other materials to replace.”

Let's do it like this! Xiao Ming agreed. The most important issue for him now is to obtain funds to speed up domestic construction. If the Netherlands can continue to provide him with funds, then the industrial and commercial development of Da Yu will be faster.

Brandon heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and said, So your Majesty is willing to provide escort for the Dutch caravan?

Of course, but this route is not from Malacca to the Netherlands, but from here to here! Xiao Ming walked to the world map while speaking, and drew from Ryukyu to Australia, and then from Europe to South America on the drawing. One of the eight major sea routes.

He chose this route not because he was afraid of the British fleet, but because he wanted to understand the route from Australia to South America through escort, to prepare for the future occupation of Australia, and to enter South America and North America, and at the same time, it could also train the Great Yu Kingdom The ability of the navy to conduct ocean operations.

Brandon was stunned, and only then did he notice the huge map of the world in the imperial study. What surprised him was that the map marked the geographic locations of the world in great detail.

God, this is the greatest map I've ever seen, said Brandon Na Na.

Xiao Ming waved his hand in front of Brandon to bring him back to his senses, he said: There are eight routes on this map, the British control the first one, and they control this route relatively weakly, if you agree If so, I will send a fleet to escort you to a safe area, after all, you can only provide half of the loan, and I can only choose the easy one.

Brandon spread his hands helplessly. He seemed to have no other choice. After all, this was indeed a route back. He said, Okay, now that's the only way to look at it.

You also have to pay for the escort costs. After all, I have to pay you back the interest. Business is business, and no one can suffer. Xiao Ming added.

Brandon thought of this for a long time, This is natural, but in addition to escort, this time we came to think about deepening business contacts in your country. We hope to be able to purchase more goods from Da Yu, such as Steam engines, bearings, sugar, cotton, silk, even firearms.”

I have to say that your Dutch people's eyes are very poisonous. These are the treasures of the Great Yu Kingdom. Xiao Ming was a little surprised, and you also seem to understand the power of the Great Yu Kingdom's firearms.

Brandon told the truth, Many people know about the war between the Great Yu Kingdom and the northern nomads, and of course they also know some magical weapons on the battlefield. If Your Majesty is willing to sell it, we are happy to buy it.

Nodding slightly, he said: Of course, you can discuss this matter with Li Kaiyuan, he will tell you what can be sold and what can't be sold, but in any case, you need to prepare enough money to purchase these things. Row.

Yes, Your Majesty. Brandon breathed a sigh of relief. He was very happy. This time, the Great Yu Kingdom seemed to be more open in the past two years, and he was more willing to participate in overseas trade.

He is both happy and worried about this phenomenon. He is happy that the Netherlands has such a strong partner in Asia, but he is worried that the sphere of influence of the Great Yu Kingdom is beginning to expand overseas.

After deciding on the loan, Brandon and Xiao Ming discussed some details of the cooperation and left.

Watching Brandon leave, Qian Dafu said with emotion: Your Majesty, this Netherlands is really rich, and they took out so much gold and silver casually.

It's not too much. Brandon is very cunning. He was worried that we would default on our debts, so he only provided these loans. Even if we don't repay them by then, they won't lose too much. Xiao Ming analyzed, But It doesn't matter, the real money this time lies in the trade with Dutch merchants, and this time he brought many big merchants here.

The emperor really intends to sell the conscripted muskets, steam engines and other industrial products to the Dutch? Qian Dafu was a little worried.

If the army of the Great Yu country can be equipped with a breech rifle if it sells a musket for expropriation, why would I not do it? Besides, the musket for expedition may have already fallen into the hands of the Europeans, and in a few years, I am afraid they will It is not surprising, as for the first-generation reciprocating steam engine, of course, it must be sold, and only after the money can we study more advanced steam engines.”

Xiao Ming looks excited. Generally speaking, he supports the sale of these products, because at this point in time Europe's industrial capacity is already able to manufacture these things, and it doesn't make much sense to wait for it to rot in his hands.

Of course, he will never trade some core technologies, such as industrial mother machines, breech gun technology, and steam locomotives. He has always maintained his principle of generational difference.

Here Brandon breathed a sigh of relief after he left the palace.

The merchants who had been waiting outside for a long time immediately gathered around and asked him about the results of this interview.

Thank God, the Emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom showed amazing kindness this time, and the route and trade were all successful. Brandon laughed.

The other businessmen were immediately excited. They wandered around Qingzhou yesterday and thought about what they were going to buy, but it was not enough for them.

Because they believe that there are other commodities in the Great Yu Kingdom waiting for them to mine.

A businessman said: Congressman Bu**, we should continue to play in Qingzhou for a few days so that we can confirm what else we need to buy.

Brandon nodded. He also wanted to try the feeling of riding a steam locomotive. He mentioned this before leaving, and the Emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom promised to ride him a little while the steam locomotive was in trial operation.

For him, this is a complete temptation, and he is also preparing to record this trip to the Great Yu Country, so that the members of the Dutch parliament can have a deeper understanding of the Great Yu Country.