Xinshun 1730

Chapter 597

As long as you don't think about Dashun's capture of Ceylon, Liu Yu's words are absolutely good news for the Netherlands.

Dashun gained benevolence and righteousness, the company gained benefits, and everyone got what they needed.

A country is not a company, and benevolence and justice, at least in name, are higher than interests.

Although the official name of the Netherlands should be [Union of Parliamentary Capitalist Commercial Oligarchic Republics in Low Countries], there were also very powerful consuls during the struggle period.The difference between a country and a company can still be understood by the Dutch present.

Liu Yu picked up the proposal again, and waved it twice in the air.

"We can't do business; you can't cultivate land. This proposal is completely unqualified."

"Well, I will send a few people now, and you will also send a few people to go to Ceylon together. We will investigate the local climate, soil and land conditions on the spot, and we will formulate them under the principle of not involving your company's governance rights. A better plan."

"Any questions?"

The Dutch present felt that there was nothing wrong with it. Anyway, Dashun was aggressive, and it was not too much to send people to Ceylon to supervise the implementation and protect the rights and interests of the Chinese.

"Lord Marquis, we can agree to this request. But are you sure that you will not interfere in the company's internal affairs in the future?"

"Of course. The premise is that you must clearly write down your responsibilities, obligations, and taxation system. As long as you write clearly, these Tang people who went to sea to make a living are the people under your rule. It's like missionaries who made mistakes in the court. Deal with them, Rome The Holy See is not qualified to govern, right? Our Dashun is reasonable and requires reciprocal diplomacy. Since you support all Catholics within the scope of the Chinese Empire and not to be under the jurisdiction of the Holy See, then we will reciprocate and support you Jurisdiction over Nanyang... But the premise is that there will be no similar poll tax incidents, and no massacres on the Luzon side."

These days, speaking on diplomatic occasions is no different from farting.

But the Dutch still believe it. They didn't believe it at first, but the War of Spanish Succession crippled the Netherlands. So in the past few decades, they have almost deceived themselves by believing that diplomats can solve all problems.

What can I do if I don't believe it?If you can't get it on the battlefield, and you don't want to be completely desperate, it's better to lie to yourself that diplomacy can solve most of the disputes.

If Liu Yu's words are true, it will actually resolve the biggest dispute between China and the Netherlands on the Nanyang issue: whether those Chinese should belong to the Chinese government or not.

With these words, the Dutch felt a little relieved.Because the Hongxi tragedy in history did not happen, the Dutch can justifiably denounce the brutality of the Spaniards at this time.

By the way, the dog eats the dog, which means that in Taiwan, the Spaniards also occupied a part of Taiwan and built a castle.

They didn't know, they thought Liu Yu said the people sent to Ceylon were civil servants who knew how to farm and account, but in fact they were the staff of the Privy Council.

Since the plan still needs to be revised, it is inconvenient to discuss the issue of the plan now. Valkner knew that Liu Yu would talk about exploration and cooperation trade or reciprocal tariffs, so he took the initiative to mention it.

"Master Marquis, we have already written down the specific situation here on the trade issue you mentioned. However, this is an internal matter of our republic, so it is inconvenient for you to read it. Whether you support it or oppose it, it is the Inter-Provincial Assembly and the board of directors to consider."

"But you can rest assured that as long as the board of directors and the federal provincial assembly make a decision, the Batavia government will fully implement it."

"We will send someone to go to Europa with you. You can rest assured that the board of directors will not wait for Batavia's feedback as an excuse to delay as you said."

Liu Yu said in his heart that delay is what I care about. Anyway, the two evils are the lesser of two evils. Compared with reciprocal trade and tariff agreements, you are definitely more willing to accept exploration and cooperation trade.But that's not important. What's important is that I'm running for you to go bankrupt and reorganize.

"Well, indeed, you have no decision-making power. I just don't want your company's board of directors to use your feedback as an excuse. Since it is your internal matter, it is really inconvenient for me to check it."

"Then, before I set sail for Europe, there are only two things left to send people to Ceylon to inspect and revise the proposal, and I have to go to Surabaya and other places to comfort the rest of the Tang people."

"Even if there are pirates here, don't worry if I take the fleet with me. In my opinion, don't follow your fleet, just do what you have to do. It costs money to set sail and go to sea. With this money, invest more Is it not good to invest in the Chinese immigrants in Ceylon to collect more land taxes in the future?"

The more he said this, the more the Dutchman had to "struggle with reason".

Of course it costs money to escort the Xindao Fleet, so how can you save money by lying in the port?But if this money is saved, the chiefs of those small countries may send people to the capital to pay tribute tomorrow, and we will have to spend more money in the future, which cannot be saved.

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A few months later, the monsoons blow.

The frantic waves of the Indian Ocean gradually subsided, and the Dutch warships that had been escorted by Liu Yu for several months welcomed the long-awaited rest of the sailors exhaustedly.

Holland thought that he was a beautiful male peacock who had taken over a female peacock named Nanyang.At this time, Dashun was waving his beautiful tail feathers, walking around beside Nanyang, trying to seduce him.

Maybe Dashun's tail feathers are not beautiful enough, or maybe this "peahen" Nanyang still has feelings for Holland, but the effect does not seem to be obvious.Moreover, the tail feathers looked gorgeous enough, but it seemed that they hadn't learned how to show them off, so they walked away in despair.

It's just that the Dutch didn't know that the display of tail feathers was just to cover the venomous snake eggs that were hatched and buried in Nanyang.

The Dutch won, driving off males who displayed their tail feathers on their turf.

Dashun also won, which attracted the attention of the Netherlands. A large number of guns, gunpowder, and officers were sent to Java, and there was also a very important "Reform Plan on Land Issues in Villages in Bandung Area".

In a few months, the staff of the Privy Council, the high-level spies affiliated to the staff of the Privy Council, turned around the entire Chinese settlement in Nanyang - every important trading node and important fortress of the Dutch must have a Chinese settlement .

Strangeness comes from righteousness, and nothing can be surprising without righteousness.If you don't know how to build the plank road, you can't cross Chencang secretly.For this reason, I count.

Building plank roads and crossing Chencang are all for getting out of Guanzhong.Dashun deliberately displayed his force with great fanfare, or secretly supported the rebel army, all for the purpose of going to Nanyang.Sending warships to comfort Nanyang is to build plank roads, and supporting rebels to send guns and cannons is to cross Chencang.

At this moment, the rebel army is righteous and the fleet is strange; after a few years, the fleet will be righteous and the rebel army is strange.Zhengqi conversion is exactly the art of war.

At this moment, the Batavian government, which seems to have finally sent away the plague god, can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

And in Colombo, Ceylon, the "God of Plague" was also bidding farewell to the officers of the Dashun Nanyang Fleet.

Mi Ziming and Du Feng accompanied Liu Yu, walking and chatting along the white sandy beach of Colombo.The guarding soldiers guarded and blocked the coastline, and it is strictly forbidden for idlers to approach.

Colombo in January is still hot, even worse than Weihai in June and July. A few people strolled on the beach at random, just as a farewell.

"After you go back, you should hurry up and wipe out the pirates. It's mainly for military training, and also to prevent those who have lost their interests from joining the pirates when they go to Nanyang in the future."

"After Bering and others went back, the expedition fleet was divided into two teams. One team rested for a while, and the other team continued to sail to explore a more accurate sea chart for Xinkuwu."

"For your side, recruit a group of people, three to five hundred people, seven to eight hundred people are good. Send them to the big island in the southern hemisphere. First set up an outpost, raise cattle, sheep and grow wheat, and there is no tax. As long as future supplies can be guaranteed , When you immigrate, you can buy food when you go ashore."

"You should understand the reasoning here. Just like emigrating to Vladivostok, the first group of people is the logistics of subsequent immigration. The more local people, the lower the cost of emigrating in the future."

Both of them knew that they would go to Nanyang sooner or later. Seeing that Liu Yu was still thinking about immigrating in the future, Du Feng said: "My lord's intention, I understand. This Nanyang is for money; and Xinkuwu is for money." In the future, the common people will find a way to survive. They may lose money, but they can live. Nanyang is too hot and there are many diseases, so it is not a good place for reclamation.”

"New bitterness is not a top priority. However, freezing three feet is not a one-day cold. If you don't prepare today, even if you have the conditions to emigrate in the future, there are already farmers and cattle in the local area. It is just a barren grassland, which is different from the local area. language."

"This shitty place...is not even as good as Yezo. Yezo can still sell grain to the Japanese country. Even if the grain is grown in this shitty place, it is about the same as the grain of the Songhua River back then. It's just that the grain that I eat is not what the businessman sees. food."

"In my opinion, there must be a kind of ship that can cross the equatorial windless belt before it can be regarded as truly qualified. Speaking of which, the improved Newcomen steam engine that my lord made, I wonder if my lord can get it out when I come back? Didn't my lord say, In the future, we will use that thing to paddle. When we attacked the Wa Kingdom, we would not be scared by the small boats of the Wa people in Xiaguan. If we really want to have such a boat, we will be able to cross the windless zone. .”

I have been a captain for so long, and the translation methods for words such as ocean currents and calm zones have long been fixed. The calm zone is the biggest obstacle to immigration to the southern hemisphere in the age of sail.

For this point, Liu Yu is still full of confidence.

"The delay is 30 years, and the shortest is ten years. I think you and I will be able to see the things I described to you in our lifetime."

After finishing speaking, he praised Du Feng again.

"However, you finally understand some of the laws of the world. The only way out for the big island in the southern hemisphere is to find gold. Once the gold is found, there will be more gold diggers. Only by growing food, raising cattle and sheep will it be profitable, and there will be people Go there to buy land and buy people to cultivate it. Otherwise, it will be really difficult to immigrate—those who have money will not go, and those who have no money will not.”

"I believe that in such a big place, there will definitely be gold. Only gold is the original driving force for immigration in the southern hemisphere. Whether Chinese accents can spread there as soon as possible depends on whether God has buried some gold there."

"I wish God buried gold in the south."

Du Feng was also very happy to be praised by Liu Yu.

However, just after being happy for a while, Liu Yu's topic became serious again.

"No one can say for sure what happened at sea. I don't blame God for my words, but I will see you off today, and I will see you in at least three years. There are some things I still have to tell you."

"In case something happens to me on the way, the plan to go to Nanyang will continue."

"I will also tell Ziming about the follow-up matters. If I really can't come back, Ziming will also tell you clearly about some arrangements after going to Nanyang. I don't know about the road after that. At that time, each Just rely on your ability, ask your own heart, and do what you think is right."

People who have been floating on the sea all year round certainly don't care about life and death, but it is still a bit heavy to say these words at this time.

Mantou's face was calm, Liu Yu had already explained it clearly to him.

Du Feng's face was not calm, and he wanted to say something, but in the end it turned into a blessing.

"I wish you all the best, my lord."

"As for what the adults said, do what you think is right...I don't know about things that are too far away. But I know that going to Southeast Asia and occupying India is the right thing to do. The remaining things, or things going inward, I can’t even read it, so how can I know right from wrong?”

Liu Yu smiled, patted Du Feng's shoulder, then stretched out his hand, and shook hands with the two of them solemnly.

"Go, go back. I won't see you off. See you in three years."

(End of this chapter)