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"You think beautifully. The Netherlands lost to the coalition forces of Ming and England in this war. The Netherlands recognizes the British Navigation Act and recognizes that the British enjoy the same trading rights as the Dutch in the East Indies. And Ming, owns the entire All the colonies east of Malacca." The guard looked at Denet proudly and said.

"How is it possible, are they crazy?" Dennett did not believe that such a thing would happen. Signing such an armistice agreement meant that the Netherlands lost the trade and market of the entire East Indies.

"Hmph! You can stay here if you don't want to leave, but we will pay you for all your labor in the future according to the regulations." The guard gave Denet a contemptuous look, which was a taunt.

Denet was indeed released, he had not committed any war crimes, and Shi Lang did not need to detain him.

In this war, the Dutch lost the war because their warship technology was behind the British.At the same time, this battle also officially announced the arrival of the era of sailing battleships.At the same time, Daming did not want war indemnity, but Daming got the biggest benefits.Britain, on the other hand, only obtained the right to trade in the East Indies. This right to trade was the Ming Dynasty's promise to give the United Kingdom favor in trade with the West, and to give Britain the trade with the whole of Europe.

Britain was so happy that they thought they could replace Holland as the new sea coachman.In this era, the eyes of the British have not yet discovered the so-called industrial revolution. They just want to learn from the Netherlands and make money from trade.

Chapter 6 Thirteen: Selling the Cannon to the Netherlands

In history, the transfer of hegemony between Britain and the Netherlands ended after four Anglo-Dutch wars. If the Netherlands withdraws from the stage of history now, it will definitely not be a good thing for Ming Dynasty.Before Da Ming was ready, let Britain benefit quickly, what else would be left for Da Ming?

For the Netherlands, Zhu Youjian did not completely block the road, he just wanted to continue to leave Britain with an opponent in Europe.

At the beginning, Spain started the era of great voyages for trade, but the Spaniards found an opportunity to make a fortune without trade, so they plundered America directly.

The Portuguese saw that the people next to them got rich. Although they did not rob as much as the Spaniards, they were willing to spend time starting to establish trading posts in the East and profit from it.

Immediately afterwards, the diligence of the Dutch surpassed others, and they were called "sea coachmen" by virtue of their reputation and the spirit of the little bees.When the British saw others getting rich, they felt that they had no chance, so at first they felt unbalanced and planned to rob directly from the Spaniards.Anyway, the Spaniards also rob others, all of which are ill-gotten gains. This is called "the person who sees has a share".

During the robbery process, it is certain that Spain and Britain broke out in war, but Britain, which relied on robbery, developed its shipbuilding level (at least a good guy must be a bandit.) And then defeated the "local tyrant" Spain's Armada.

However, although the British won this battle, the money still did not enter the pockets of the British, because all the gold was consumed by the Spaniards.The wealth plundered throughout Europe was squandered by the Spaniards for two centuries and turned into a religious war for hegemony in Europe, which was spent. The "local tyrants" in Spain feel that they are born nobles after they get rich, and they want to be the spokesperson of the Holy See, gesticulating all over Europe and even the world, acting like "I was born rich and noble", and you are all "I'm slaves".

The British won the battle, but did not earn any money. When they turned around, they found that the money was taken away by a small country, the Netherlands, with a little bit of savings. This is called "ants swallowing elephants".Ever since, the British were not happy. They found that they rushed to the front, but someone was making a fortune behind them. How could this work?

The British are like this in their bones. They are not convinced by others, and they also found that their previous methods of being pirates were wrong. They want to change and steal the ability of the Dutch to eat.Coupled with the rise of capital forces in the UK, the UK, which has a leading shipbuilding technology, directly aimed its dissatisfaction at the Netherlands, and the Anglo-Dutch War broke out.

Did John Bull Really Care About Maritime Trade?No.Zhu Youjian believes that Britain does not want to be the new "sea coachman", they just don't want Britain's import and export profits to be taken away by the Dutch.The British had already begun to pay attention to the development of the commodity economy in the seventeenth century, so they were unwilling to work hard to trade.

Zhu Youjian's trading privileges for the British are actually a trap for the British. If the British are willing to learn from the Dutch to come to the East for trade, Zhu Youjian believes that Britain will go to a road of stagnant development.A businessman who is immersed in business has no intention of thinking about developing industry at all.Although industry and trade are habitually called "business" by the Chinese, they are actually two completely different things.This is the relationship between the manufacturer and the seller.

But Zhu Youjian also believed that the British would not do this, at least they would soon lose interest.At this time, how could Daming give up the Netherlands, and how could Daming be a trader in the process of developing commodity production?It is of course more reliable to find a trader to cooperate with the Dutch than the British.

Dennett met a man who claimed to be an official from the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, surnamed Chen Yonghua.In the entire Ming Dynasty, not many people knew the name Chen Yonghua, outsiders only knew Chen Jinnan.Therefore, when Chen Yongyuan's name was hung in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was a quasi-diplomat.

"Let's get straight to the point. How does General Denet think my Ming's battleship is?" Chen Yonghua sat on a large mahogany chair without any extra body movements. Do not reveal any inner activities of the other party.

There was the same mahogany chair under Dennett's butt, but he was awkward, rubbing his hands against his knees.

"Sir, do you want to hear the truth?" Dennett was also a lieutenant general after all, and calmed down a little after stabilizing his emotions.

"Please speak." Chen Yonghua remained motionless except for his lips.

Dennett is free now, but the arrogance of the Dutch admiral still exists. He is not convinced by the warships of the Ming Dynasty for sure. At least he thinks that the warships of the Ming Dynasty have obvious defects.In order to show his superiority, Delight severely criticized Daming's warships, but he also emphasized the level of artillery of Daming. At this point, Delight admitted that this was an important wish he failed.

"Mr. Lieutenant General, you know that the level of British warships is higher than that of your Dutch. Although you Dutch retained [-] sailing battleships that can compete with the British after the war, your overall strength is still not enough. The balance of power between you and the British has not been broken, and in my opinion, the war between you will continue." Chen Yonghua said lightly.

"Impossible, the war is over..." Dennett argued.

"Really?" Chen Yonghua smiled slightly, this smile made Delight feel guilty.

Although Denet was a prisoner, he still knew about the war between Britain and the Netherlands. At least Shi Lang intentionally revealed it to him on a regular basis. At first, he thought it was the bad news about the Dutch that the Ming people deliberately told him. , with the aim of hitting his confidence.Looking at it now, maybe his previous judgment was wrong.

Delight is a top general, and his views on the situation are naturally beyond the reach of ordinary military officers. Of course, Delight also feels that it is not worthwhile for the Dutch to lose the war.Therefore, he also believes that the Dutch will definitely not let it go.

"If we sell the warships to the Netherlands, does Mr. Lieutenant General think that we can deal with British warships?" Chen Yonghua said in a calm manner.

"What, what you said is true?" Dennett stood up, his eyes were bright, and his expression was particularly surprised, which clearly expressed his inner thoughts.

Indeed, the warships of the Ming Dynasty are mediocre, but the cannons of the Ming Dynasty are very good. Dennett knows better than anyone that if the Dutch get the cannon technology of the Ming Dynasty, coupled with their shipbuilding technology, they will immediately have the ability to deal with the British. Capital.This is what Dennett thinks the Dutch should have most.

"Don't get excited, Mr. Dennett. It's a business that can be negotiated. Everything can be discussed. I believe you can't decide just yet, but you might as well go back to your country and persuade the gentlemen in the Parliament. Let's see if our two countries can make this deal, what do you think?" Chen Yonghua finally raised his hands and pressed a few times, which was the only action he made during the entire meeting.

"I demand to return to my homeland immediately. Dear Sir, I assure you that we Dutch are all peace-loving, and we will definitely not use the cannons purchased from Ming to attack Ming." His face, he was afraid that the people of Ming would repent.

Chapter 6 Fourteen: The Royal Mission of the Ming Dynasty

Daming sold warships to the Dutch, of course there are conditions.

Don't think that Da Ming robbed the Dutch East India Company for nothing, and then swallowed it smoothly.There is no such good thing in the world. Zhu Youjian dared to buy a warship. On the one hand, he wanted to help the Dutch and prevent the British from being dominant. On the other hand, he also wanted to exchange the East India Company with the Dutch.

Of course, it is to exchange the East India Company's business methods and related management talents. These things cannot be accumulated in a day or two.Daming sold warships in exchange for Holland’s recognition of the Daming East India Company, and let the staff of the East India Company who were captured by the Ming army feel at ease to work for Daming for a few years.

To put it bluntly, everything is a transaction.

Since the Dutch can no longer retake the East Indies, why not just exchange the last bit of value for some benefits?This is international politics.

However, such a transaction cannot be successfully completed in a short period of time. Zhu Youjian is not in a hurry, because he has "good goods" in his hand, and good goods do not worry about buyers.

Conversely, Daming and England are now in the honeymoon period. This is the first cooperation between the East and the West, and it is completely unexpected by the British.Although the British didn't think that this battle was won by Da Ming, but after all, Da Ming held back the Dutch, so they can't just turn their faces and deny people now, so how can they still be in the world?

Ever since, Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty officially sent an official diplomatic letter to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England: Ming Dynasty will send a royal diplomatic mission to visit the UK.

This is a major event in European history, and it is also a major event in British history.Since ancient times, no royal family from the East has ever arrived in Europe, let alone a Protestant country like Britain.This is a symbol of the high status of the United Kingdom, and it is naturally highly valued by the United Kingdom.

As a great diplomatic trip, Zhu Youjian sent a business delegation led by the Princess Royal to Europe to discuss the possibility of a larger trade between the East and the West in the future.

Jiu'er, Fang Yi, and Xing Hongyan were accompanied by Queen Xiong Lijing for a banquet in the harem. On the surface, it was Xiong Lijing's treat, but in fact it was specially arranged by Zhu Youjian.

Jiu'er is already a married princess, even if she enters the harem again, she is still an outsider.Moreover, the friendship between her and Xiong Lijing is not deep, on the contrary, she is more familiar with Fang Yi.And Fang Yi returned to the Nanjing Harem again, touching things and hurting her feelings, it has long been a matter of change.

Xiong Lijing understood that she was not the protagonist at the scene, so she withdrew after exchanging pleasantries.Instead, let the old man in the palace accompany Jiu'er and Fang Yi.

"This time I specially asked you to go to Europe again, that kid Huang Zongxi won't blame me, right?" Zhu Youjian came to the three women after the banquet.

"Brother-in-law... The emperor knows his temperament, as long as it is a matter of the country, he will be willing to do anything." Fang Yi saw the familiar environment, and blurted out "brother-in-law", and then changed her mind. mouthed.

"Father is thoughtful of everything. It is most suitable for Aunt Fang to go and know everything well." Jiu'er interjected.

Fang Yi has already been to Europe once, this time Jiu'er is going to Europe as a royal, of course it is most suitable for her to accompany her.Zhu Youjian didn't send the prince there because Jiu'er himself was appointed as the speaker of the East India Company, so going to Europe was more about trade than politics.In Zhu Youjian's mind, there is no such thing as world politics in this era, and naturally there is no political alliance between the East and the West. Besides, there are no such powerful enemies.

Now everyone sits down to drink tea together and talk about making money and getting rich, how nice it is.Our Ming Dynasty is the most peace-loving country.

"The three of you have your own division of labor. Mrs. Xing is responsible for negotiating military cooperation with European countries, selling warships to the Netherlands, and selling flintlock guns to other European countries. At the same time, you must also pay attention to the development of weapons in European countries. The craftsmen must dig here.

Fang Yi, your task is the heaviest. You must do everything possible to find the people on the list I have given you.No matter what country they are from, if they can invite them, they can invite them. If they can't invite them, even if they are kidnapped, they must be kidnapped and returned to China. "

Zhu Youjian was thinking of people like Isaac Newton, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, René Descartes, and Baruch de Spinoza.If these people are not brought to Ming Dynasty, staying in Europe is tantamount to giving Europe a chance to rise.

"Don't worry, your majesty, if they can't be tied back, I'll chop them up." Fang Yi's heart swayed, and the palm of her hand immediately made a movement of touching her neck.

"No, although they are important, they will not kill people. A single tree will not make a forest, as long as most of them can come." Zhu Youjian quickly stopped Fang Yi's words. Zhu Youjian is afraid that the history of world science and technology will stagnate.

"There are not only people along the way, but also products from all over the place. Get back all the things that can be brought back. Of course, don't get weird things. I don't believe in auspicious things. Normal things, such as chickens, ducks, Pigs, cows, and sheep are all good things. When you bring them home, you will have ten-pound chickens, ten-pound ducks, several-hundred-pound fat pigs, and cows that produce milk all year round. Do you understand?" When Zhu Youjian said this, he was drooling.