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Looking at the parchment letter paper held high in the right hand of this red-nosed British gentleman in his forties, Mao Jue couldn't help showing a smile at the corner of his mouth.

There is more than one East India Company in the world!

Chapter 634. Buy!

As mentioned before, although Da Ming is strong, he was only a novice in the age of great navigation, citing the slogan of the Westernization School in the late Qing Dynasty, learning from the barbarians to control the barbarians!The navy of Ming Dynasty also needs such a leader.

Mao Jue fell in love with the Dutch East India Company. There are three aspects in total. First, these red-haired and red-nosed Dutchmen have been doing business with Dongjiang for more than ten years, so they can be regarded as acquaintances. China's maritime power, but the most important thing is the third point!

At this time, the Netherlands has reached its peak, and even they themselves have not noticed that they have begun to slowly decline.

If the Age of Discovery is divided into two periods to analyze, Spain and Portugal can be regarded as the first period, while the British-Spanish sea war can be regarded as the second period. The rise of the Netherlands is between these two periods, and there is a huge difference Contingency and luck factors, first of all, it caught up with an extremely golden age, the 30 Years War!

With the great geographical discovery of Spain and Portugal, silver from America and wealth from Asia flowed into Europe continuously, which gradually increased the strength of the merchant class. Commerce gradually opened up its own realm between feudal castles and farms. The new space, and with the Renaissance from the 30th to the [-]th century, was bound by the Holy See, and the viscous thoughts like a pool of stagnant water gradually flowed. People no longer believed that the Pope was the only guardian of the keys to heaven. , Lutheranism and other Protestantism emerged as the times require, and whenever a new idea breaks out of its shell, it always has a fierce and bloody battle with the old school and the established forces. This is the Thirty Years War.

This is also the first all-European war in history!The Netherlands is lucky that he is on the Protestant side.

At that time, Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and a series of Central European countries, Spain, Portugal, and even part of Italy all belonged to the same family. The Habsburg family, which was able to marry a wife and have children, monopolized the sacred The throne of the Roman Empire, together with the Pope of Rome, constituted the spiritual and political rulers of the Middle Ages. However, there is an old saying in China that a tree is beautiful in the forest, but the wind will destroy it. The Habsburg family is too powerful, so it must be It aroused the envy of other European powers.

Therefore, after the first horn sounded in the Bohemian War of the Civil War of the Holy Roman Empire, nearby countries sharpened their swords and joined the war. First of all, Denmark and Sweden, and then since the Magna Carta, the relationship with the Holy See has become increasingly tense and formed itself. Britain, the Protestant church in its own country, also joined the war. France was originally a Catholic country. Also because of its interests, it was jealous of the huge dividends brought by the division of the world between Spain and Portugal. France also joined the Protestant Alliance and sent troops to attack the royal family of the Habsburg family. Spain.

In this sharp conflict, the Netherlands, which has been at war with Spain for decades, has naturally become an ally of these surrounding powers, seeking its own independence. It has both sides, solicits goods everywhere, and the Dutch maritime industry naturally rises rapidly.

But now, the situation in the West is no longer the most intense years of the Thirty Years War. As for Mao Jue's Western father-in-law, Adelaine's father, Duke Sagan, and Imperial Marshal Wallenstein, after being executed by the emperor, the holy The Roman Empire could no longer compete with the great powers with any decent figures. Denmark and Sweden sent troops one after another, and France defeated the Spanish Army, which was known as the strongest soldier in Europe, in one breath.

Then, the role of the Netherlands in containing Spain will be greatly weakened.

Ru Feili was still very proud of the Protestant Alliance he belonged to, but he didn't notice that the Protestant Alliance had serious cracks at this point. After all, it doesn't matter whether it is France, Britain, Denmark or Sweden, it is by no means an internationalist fighter. Its goals are the rights of the Holy Roman Empire and the dazzling gold of Spain. Now everyone is sweaty and bruised. You can make a fortune there silently, is it possible?

Even if Mao Jue has blurred his historical memory, he still remembers that within a few years, the Netherlands will be in trouble. His allies, Britain and France, will have to declare war on it one after another. A powerful navy can't change the innate capital of a small country.

If Mao Jue really took a stake in the Dutch East India Company, Mao Jue would definitely send the Ming army westward to the European continent to support the Netherlands when he turned his face. Businessmen can still make black-hearted money all over the world.

Unfortunately, there is no if in history. Since Lu Feili, who represents the 17-member board of directors, feels so good about himself, then Mao Jue has nothing to say, and being on the pole is not a business.

Moreover, there is more than one East India Company in the world!

The group of british guys in front of them came eagerly to cooperate with Mao Jue!

The British can be regarded as pragmatic. In history, during the heyday of the British Empire, in order to obtain trade with China, the British Magerny mission also paid three visits to the old Kangxi Tartar. Today, meeting Mao Jue is even more important. Knocking his head on the ground deeply, compared with Lu Feili's arrogant appearance a few days ago, the trusted ministers around Mao Jue immediately felt at ease.

It's a pity that Mao Jue is definitely bullying and afraid of toughness today, and several British people are so respectful, but he didn't even give him a good face, and arrogantly walked past a group of British gentlemen's heads. Sitting down on the big chair and shaking his sleeves, Mao Jue hummed slowly.

"Get up!"

"Thank you, Regent!"

Don't ask some British guys why they speak Nanjing so well. If you want to do business with Chinese people these days, you have to learn Chinese well. We are so stubborn!

After another kowtow to thank them, these people stood up, but even though they didn't even have a place to sit, the British gentlemen still nodded happily.

"Hearing that the King Regent sent a trade invitation to the company through Father John, everyone in the company was overjoyed. The board of directors sent a few people to take a gift of [-] pounds of spices on the Red Hart as a gift to the King Regent!"

"The company hopes that the Prince Regent will take pity on us barbarians, give us Daming's trade franchise, and give us a way to make a living!"

He was so excited that he was about to fly, and several businessmen hurriedly stated their interests. Unfortunately, Mao Jue is not a rookie like Chongzhen, so how could he let their mere gifts of tens of thousands of taels plus some sweet words to fool you? ?With a cold face on the old man's face, Mao Jue snorted gloomyly, words like ice scum poured on their heads like cold water.

"You seem to be mistaken! The king didn't call you here to do business with you!"

"Then..., what does the regent mean?"

Almost biting his own tongue, Lord Robert Smith's old face turned pale in an instant, his words became stuttering, he asked in astonishment.

What Mao Jue said next made Robert even more excited.

"This king wants to buy your East India Company! This king wants to be the largest shareholder of your company, and the merchants and shopkeepers under this king must also join in the company's operations!"

"This......"

This is not the era when the Internet was developed in the later generations. Multinational companies bought what they said they would buy. Nowadays, the East India Companies of all countries are inextricably linked with the royal family. Given a precedent for buying, Mao Jue's proposal was not just for profit, it was tantamount to instigating them to treason.

However, Mao Jue held too many cards in his hand, he leaned forward arrogantly, and said with a sinister smile.

"The most valuable thing about you is not the hundreds of thousands of pounds of assets of your company, and those few small broken ships. The most valuable thing is the trade route you have already traveled and the supply station stronghold you have built. From the Golden Deer in Lancaster It took you 44 years to travel around the world, and this king wants to save this time! This is why I am negotiating with you!"

"If you don't agree, Daming will still go to the sea. We have a dense population, lush forests, and unimaginably richer funds than your East India Company. Moreover, Southeast Asia is at the foot of Daming, and India is not close to it." Far! In a few years, we will still go there. If you think Daming is easier to deal with than the French, then let’s go to war! Anyway, when you have sufficient interests, this king will not give you a single trade route! "

Domineering declaration, aggressive attitude, looking at Mao Jue's murderous pupils, Robert was as cold as facing the most violent storm in the vast ocean. He was stunned for a few seconds before he stumbled Shaking his head: "Your Highness, your request is too much! We all swear allegiance to the King of England in the name of God, how can..."

"King of England? Your king has already started a war with the parliament! There is a saying in Ming Dynasty that a grasshopper after autumn will not be able to jump for a few days! Many people are already dissatisfied with your East India Company's monopoly on Eastern trade. Once Parliament is in power, how long will your Royal Charter last?"

Under the inconceivable eyes of several British people, Mao Jue whistled frivolously, and immediately the other, also with bright red hair and lake blue eyes, was a beauty dressed as an oriental lady, Bingpin Tingting, twisting her head. Little butt, also walked up proudly.

"Let me introduce, my dear wife, the daughter of Duke Sagan of the Holy Roman Empire, Miss Adelaine Wallenstein!"

All of a sudden, the British people immediately looked at Adelaine, who was sitting on Mao Jue's lap, full of surprise and envy and depression. Back then, Wallenstein was known as the suburban Wolf, his daughter is naturally not a cheap lamp. Since she has taken refuge in Mao Jue, it is not impossible for Mao Jue to understand the West so thoroughly.

However, the English guys really don't understand well here. No matter how powerful Adelaina is, she has fled to the East for more than ten years. The war between the King of England and the Parliament started last year, and she doesn't know how to count them all. It's all Mao Jue himself. The ability, such as the British bourgeois revolution, the Cromwell protector, the Glorious Revolution, and the Bill of Rights, I talked about it again in junior high school and again in high school, and I can’t forget it even if I want to.

"It doesn't make any difference. In my Ming Dynasty, as long as you don't believe in the Bailian Maitreya religion, I don't care what religion you believe in. You still run the East India Company. It was bought by the king. No one can take away the Eastern trade franchise, because the British side , this king only allows you to do business, and there is no way for others to come, and you also have the backing of the Great Ming Iron Army, who in the world would dare not open the door to you?"

"In addition, the Dutch who run the Spice Islands, my king is very upset to see them recently!"

This is no longer a commercial negotiation. Mao Jue's words, like the poisonous snake that seduced Adam and Eve, entered the ears of these East India Company shareholders, especially the last one.

Regardless of the fact that the Netherlands and the UK are now an alliance, the two East India companies have feuds. When they come to the East to operate, the British will naturally not let go of pepper and other spices that are comparable to gold in the West, but these are exclusive to the Dutch. British meddling?In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, on Anwen Island, the Dutch arrested more than a dozen British businessmen and employees under the pretext of the British conspiring to seize Anwen Castle, and immediately sentenced them to death. This was called the Anwen Massacre by the British.

At this time, the East India Company was far from being as powerful as later generations. The company protested to the King and demanded revenge, but James I still wanted to use the power of the Netherlands to suppress the Parliament, so he did not agree!Mao Jue was willing to deal with the Dutch East India Company, which was simply too much for the British appetite.

"Your Majesty, this matter must be decided by all members of the shareholders' meeting. I cannot personally make this decision!"

After a pause, the British profiteer with a narrow chin showed a treacherous smile, and bowed to Mao Jue with a smile and said: "But personally, I am very willing to cooperate with Your Majesty. I hope that the personal notes of sailing will be given to His Majesty, and I hope His Majesty will not dislike it!"

"My Ming Dynasty still lacks a few smart and capable knights. My lord, Mr. Robert, is he very competent! Haha!"

What the businessman is most loyal to is the shiny gold and silver. Amidst the evil laughter, Mao Jue easily snatched the 44 years of voyage achievements in Britain.

Chapter 635. The Honorable Ming East India Company

Hangzhou in the first year of the Ming Dynasty was really fortunate to witness a series of major events that could change history.

Under the order of the "great success" Regent Mao Jue, in just over two months, the three-story reinforced concrete office building next to Hangzhou Bay quickly rose from the ground. The whole building is like a capital E, square and square, People in this era are incomparably novel and unique, and what is even more enviable is that hundreds of windows are all installed with clean and transparent Dongjiang glass.

The glass windows of matts are much taller than the window paper of Daming in the old days. Even the famous families in the south of the Yangtze River can't afford such luxury, and what Mao Jue didn't realize is that the Bauhaus of later generations Simple building construction, because it has unknowingly influenced the architectural style of Jiangnan for hundreds of years.

Crackling firecrackers sounded fiercely, and those Hangzhou businessmen who had just been promoted to Mao Jue's command clapped happily. Under their eager attention, a big brand with bronzing letters was majestic and majestic by a dozen tall people. The Prince Regent's personal soldiers hung at the gate.

Ming East India Company!