Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1340 The Final Surge
a few months later.

A brisk clipper ship with a different appearance from the current sailing ship arrived in Gibraltar from far away China.

Later generations called this kind of ship a clipper ship, but this one is not actually a clipper ship, it can only be regarded as a sub-clipper ship.

The emergence of new ships must have its application.

The appearance of flying clippers in history is due to the particularity of Chinese tea, old tea is not as good as new tea, and the extensive tea demand and fierce competition in the European and American markets, as well as the ultra-high-profit "goods" of opium.

Make this kind of ship that one-sidedly emphasizes speed, but reduces load and protection, has its living space.

This kind of sub-clipper boat at this time originated from the requirements of the Dashun court: anti-smuggling and transmission of letters.

No need to transport goods, no need to protect, no need to have too strong combat effectiveness.

Just run fast.

Anti-smuggling does not need to be arrested, it only needs to be reported to the navy after the inspection; the letter is sent because Dashun has expanded too much, and it is not the model of a trading company colony. The imperial court urgently needs a fast sailing ship to control such a large empire.

After the people on the boat got off the boat, they said that there was an imperial edict.

Naturally, there was a case to burn incense. After listening to a bunch of edicts, Li Yan and others led the messenger into the side room, and the edict passed on some not-so-fun words.

"The imperial court has assembled a large number of merchant ships, and has also transferred some ships from other routes to deliver goods on the way."

"The lower official was ordered to come first, and also to convey the meaning of the court."

"Since merchant ships have been dispatched from various places, His Highness understands the meaning of it. The court has been arguing for a long time, and finally His Majesty ordered the fight to continue. Don't stop the war hastily."

"With the ship, there are also some people from the Privy Council and the Foreign Office."

"Your Majesty has agreed to Xing Guogong's plan of 'the Netherlands as the main commercial port of Europe'. All wars must be decided around this."

"Your Majesty confirms that if the previous information is accurate, the goods delivered this time can completely fill the vacancy of British goods in North America."

"From cotton cloth to brass, from porcelain to silk, from iron tools to guns... everything is available. If everything goes well, it will arrive in May and June."

After hearing this, Li Yan was overjoyed and stood up to admire.

"Well done! Well done! The difficulty of this battle is not in the sea of ​​Europa, but in the court hall of this dynasty."

"Since the volume of goods has been increased this time, it means that the court has already decided the winner. Good! Great!"

The person who sent the message didn't say anything more, but Li Yan knew very well what it means to increase the volume of cargo this time, to transfer ships, and even to transfer large ships from Japan, Nanyang, Caomi and other routes to Europe.

There are naturally differences between the DPRK and China as to how this battle will be fought.

To fight, or not to fight, is the difference.

If you hit.

Whether to hit India or the Cape of Good Hope is a matter of disagreement.

If you hit the Cape of Good Hope.

Whether to engage in port-to-port trade, or to use the Netherlands as the general port of Europe, there are still differences.

And this kind of difference, from the amount of goods this time, it can be seen that the struggle between the DPRK and China has already been divided into winners and losers.

Li Yan is very clear.

The increase in cargo ships means that Dashun will take advantage of the war in Europe to snatch the market, a bigger market.

You can grab as much as you can.

You can stuff as much stuff as you want.

How many homogeneous industries can be crushed will be crushed to death.

Because, once negotiated, it will be difficult to handle.

Dashun's attitude now is to continue fighting.

How long you can play, how long you can play.

The longer the fight, the better for Dashun.

In essence, the Atlantic trade system since the Utrecht Treaty must be disintegrated and the trade pattern rewritten.

Raw rice is cooked rice.

There are not many ships in Dashun capable of ocean-going trade.

Because of the mandatory monopoly company system and the requirement that monopoly companies must use heavy merchant ships, the imperial court could pull out a huge merchant fleet as long as it made up its mind.

As for commodities, Dashun has no shortage.Whether it is labor, technology, or workshops, there is no shortage of these.

What is missing is just how much determination the court has to make.

Because it is obviously more profitable to travel to Southeast Asia and the Persian Gulf.This has to be done by the court and whipped.

That's why Li Yan said that the difficulty of this battle is not at sea in Europe, but in the court of Dashun.

"In this way, the confidence in Philadelphia will be even stronger in a few days."

"Originally, North America was banned and raped by the United Kingdom. Once it is released, if the domestic products are not blocked in advance, we will ship and work hard, and in the end it will be cheaper for others."

"good very good!"

The unstoppable excitement caused Li Yan to pace back and forth on the ground with his hands behind his back, walking up and down.

A few days ago, according to his plan, two cruisers carrying about 600 sailors attacked some plantations in southern North America.

That is really nothing to say, it is simply not as difficult as attacking Wubao.

Armed the freed slaves, fired guns, and temporarily worked on the plantation.Dashun only needs to provide some food. It doesn't cost a lot of money, but the effect is huge.

Of course, these freed slaves are used as bargaining chips and can be sold as trading chips at any time.

Dashun didn't really come to save the slaves, he just used the trick of "creating something out of nothing" to create a bargaining chip out of thin air.

On the European side, the Sino-French coalition forces and the British forces competed across the strait.

Send a few ships to Ireland today, fight a small-scale naval battle at Cape Brest tomorrow, and go to Scotland to spread rumors the day after tomorrow. There is no large-scale battle.

France is organizing an army to support Canada after the wind direction improves and the St. Lawrence Estuary breaks ice.

This time I was honest, and I didn't want to go to Hannover to try again, because France was convinced that Britain would probably give up Hannover.

Because of...the latest news from France, the British Parliament stopped subsidizing Prussia.

In this case, France's idea of ​​expelling Britain from the European continent has been realized.As for the follow-up European situation, France was also seriously injured, and needed Dashun's help to preside over the truce afterwards.

The elite marines in Dashun are definitely going to help France fight the war.

However, Dashun has its own right to speak about how and where to help.

The attitude is naturally very clear: if you listen, we will cooperate; if you think you can fight by yourself, then you can fight by yourself.

Spain and Portugal are wonderful opponents, the land battles are poor, and Dashun is not interested in helping Spain, let him play by himself.

Li Yan's next plan is to take Dashun's marines and combat engineers away to North America.

Hit Philadelphia.

Meeting.

Then head north to Canada.

Li Yan gave a general overview of the situation, and came to the emissary and said: "The imperial court not only dispatched more heavy merchant ships this time, but also added three battleships and several cruise ships to support. The Indian side has already You can completely free up your hands, and the Indian squadron will also transfer some."

"In addition, the imperial court transferred some barbarians from the north. They are all stragglers who grew up in the old forest."

"This group of people can go to help the French fight. They are hunters, and most of them are recruited by fur companies on the west coast of North America."

"This time, the imperial court took out all the wealth of the navy."

Li Yan smiled and said: "Don't worry about this. Not to mention that my side has a chance to win, as long as the reinforcements arrive, there will be no worries at all."

"Just say that once the reinforcements arrive, Britain's mentality will completely collapse."

"They know that the Celestial Dynasty is a big country, and they also know that the Celestial Dynasty has a huge population."

"Once new battleships arrive, what will they think? I'm afraid they will completely stop resisting, as long as they keep their core intact, the rest can be discussed."

"Nowadays...that group of people in the UK are all cowardly, so we'll just bite them to death and let's not talk about it. They keep probing, and no one is willing to bear the name of 'traitor'."

"As soon as the supporting fleet arrives, the final tweaking will be gone."

"After the war, Britain couldn't afford so many warships. At that time, merchants can buy a large number of them and convert them into merchant ships, reducing the number of the British navy, and it will be on par with France."

"It's just that if this kind of matter is to be brought up, the navy's strength must be crushed, otherwise we will bring it up in the end, and this waist will not be hard."

Calculating the number of reinforcements coming again, Li Yan knew that the words "empty out the entire family of the navy" were true.

Dashun does have shipbuilding capabilities. Relying on the mandatory requirements of exclusive companies and orders from the Navy over the years, Dashun's shipbuilding industry has developed rapidly and has sufficient personnel.

Of course there is no shortage of sailors.

However, Dashun will not rebuild warships anymore, because rebuilding is a loss of money, and it doesn't need that much at all.

Therefore, it is not wrong to say that Dashun has emptied the Navy's foundation this time.

The potential is sufficient, and shipbuilding is no problem, but in fact, at most, this increase in troops will scare Britain.In fact, it is impossible to build new ships.

After thinking about the current situation, it would not be difficult to fight Philadelphia in a stopover, even if reinforcements are not available, it would be easy to fight.

The main purpose of the war is still for trade.

It's hard to say that the upper and lower courts are uncertain.

Is it port-to-port trade?

Or make the Netherlands the main commercial port of Europe and engage in free trade?
There are different ways to say this, and it is also what to say when you go to Philadelphia to win over the rebels.

In the case of port-to-port trade, people have to be recruited to form the North American China Trade Goods Chamber of Commerce, so that they can enjoy its benefits exclusively.

If the Netherlands is the main commercial port of Europe, that is another way of saying it.

More importantly, the increase in cargo ships this year has to let North America know that Dashun can really provide any trade goods they need and completely replace Britain.

The so-called political compromise is to have a clear discussion with this group of people in North America, so that they can recognize the status quo: stop talking about those abstract things that are bullshit, and talk about something practical.What kind of tax rate and tariff can you bear, so as to compromise with the United Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)