Xinshun 1730

Chapter 738
Liu Yu thought to himself, knowledge can change one's destiny, it's never out of date.

This Valknir is different from those captured captains. The captured captains must have been hired as guests many years ago when the Dashun Navy was first established.

But forget it for now.

Valknir is different. He has been the governor of Batavia for so many years, and he knows many things from Persia to India to the Nagasaki trading house in Japan.

Although after killing these [-] Dutchmen, the follow-up battle in Southeast Asia is completely simple, just pull out the fort slowly, and you may not need to accept any surrender.

But war is a continuation of politics, and war is not the purpose of war. In order to realize Dashun's rule over Southeast Asia in the end, it still needs a person who has a deep understanding of the situation in Southeast Asia.

At this time, he is not afraid of false surrenders and the like, which are things to be wary of in this novel. For Valknir's choice, Liu Yu praised three words.

"smart people."

Valkneer thought to himself that his cleverness was not as simple as surrendering to get the protection of Dashun, but also his family background, which made him keenly smell speculative business opportunities.

Getting rich is getting rich everywhere, and the money you earn is gold and silver, which is common all over the world.Such a good opportunity, if you miss it, you will regret it for thousands of years.

During the South China Sea bubble, I heard that an outstanding person like Newton lost 4 to [-] taels of silver.But the opportunity in front of him is a fool, as long as he seizes this opportunity, he can also make money.

"Master Marquis praised me for being a smart person, did you mean that you can agree to my conditions?"

Valkner is not in a hurry to ask Dashun about the trade model of spices in Southeast Asia. From the conversation just now, he has already heard Liu Yu's radical ideas on trade policy, so let's settle this matter first.

"Of course, I can fully agree to your conditions. But there is one thing that needs to be made clear."

"Melaka is not within the scope of this decent surrender. I don't need you as the governor to surrender the garrison in Malacca."

"I hope to hold a show battle in Malacca and invite the states and sultans of the Southeast Asian countries to watch it. Of course, you also need to invite some Dutch people like you to watch it. After they watch it, they can return to Amsterdam and let your Austrians Prince Lange made the right decision, not impulsive, not stupid."

This was something that Valknir did not expect.

But after listening to it, with his many years of experience as a governor, he immediately understood the political considerations involved.

The stability of the Dutch rule in Southeast Asia relies on their invincibility for more than a hundred years.The Dutch have enjoyed 150 years of prestige, which can save Dashun a lot of trouble.

Now that the states in Southeast Asia have become accustomed to the Dutch way of rule and the degree of existence, it really feels like "making wedding clothes for others" when they change hands now.

What Dashun wanted was not the castles repaired by the Dutch.

What Dashun wants is the habits of Southeast Asian countries towards the existence of a powerful colonizer and the distorted semi-colonial mentality during the past 150 years.

This is the "wedding dress" that Dashun really wants.

Those broken castles built by the Dutch are really not of great significance.

In the past few years, the upper class in Southeast Asia has been domesticated by the Dutch, and there are fewer and fewer upper class resistances.

This kind of mentality, about 150 years ago, felt that a group of outsiders suddenly appeared around me, and subconsciously wanted to drive them away.

But now, I feel that there is a colonial suzerain country around me. Isn't that just as natural as the sun rising from the east?
Without the 150 years of busyness of the Dutch, it would have taken some time for Dashun to domesticate.

What Liu Yu wanted wholeheartedly was the legacy of the Dutch East India Company.

Among the company's legacies, the least valuable are those tangible assets, such as forts, warehouses, and business halls.

But the real value is those intangible heritage.

Such as the market, channels, news, and the destruction of the village community system in Southeast Asia by the Dutch legal system, the impact of semi-colonialization, and so on.

It should be said that Valkenir, who has been the governor of Batavia for many years, is also one of the inheritances.

Valkneer quickly understood the meaning of Liu Yu's refusal to allow Malacca to surrender, and he thought it was the same. Batavia must not be able to hold on now that it is like this.

The fortresses in the remaining places are not as important as Malacca. It seems that the garrison in Malacca can only bear this kind of misfortune.

Since Liu Yu hopes to invite people from various small countries in Southeast Asia to watch the battle, he can provide great help in this matter.

In any case, the Dutch are far more aware of the domestic politics of these small states and the infighting among nobles than Dashun.Moreover, the Dutch have always been keen on interfering in the internal affairs of Southeast Asian countries. As the previous governor, he knew these things by heart.

Moreover, the Portuguese came earlier than the Dutch. The Dutch were the first to win over the local natives to defeat the Portuguese.

It's just that, just like the Ceylon saying "Throw away the ginger and come the pepper", the Dutch are not "liberators", but have replaced the Portuguese.

Now the Netherlands has become the new "ginger", and Dashun is going to be the new "pepper". The difference is that this is not the power comparison between the Netherlands and Portugal in the 13th year of Chongzhen. people, and even a lot of Ottoman Turkish mercenaries.

Dashun does not need the help of the local natives to attack the Dutch fortress, but it really needs them to watch the battle.

After clarifying the political significance of the siege of Malacca, Liu Yu said: "Since you are willing to exchange your knowledge for wealth, I think it is very fair and reasonable. How about this, you can write a Nanyang The general situation of the countries in the region, I will pay you [-] Dutch guilders in advance, which is equivalent to your 'legal extra income' as the governor of Batavia for two years."

"If the writing is good, the price can be increased. I really like the behavior of exchanging knowledge for money. Knowledge is money."

"Of course, the fate of the individual also has to consider the course of history. You are also an excellent graduate of the Amsterdam Naval Academy, Vitas Bering, because he was captured a few years ago, and now he is flourishing in the Chinese Empire; And your fleet deputy commander, Van Braam, is also an excellent graduate of the Amsterdam Naval Academy, but he was captured a few years later, and now he is no longer as high as Bering."

"You should keep this story in mind, the value that was brought into play earlier. If you just want Dashun to protect you from being sanctioned by the Netherlands, it's easy; but if you still want to make a fortune or gain some status, then it's not easy. "

Since Valknir voluntarily chose to surrender, Liu Yu can more or less figure out what Valknir is thinking.

Although in his view, surrender is normal, and the employees of the company are not patriotic and can die for love and country, but there are very few people who die for the company; Interests have nothing to do with himself.

Valkner hurriedly said: "Master Marquis, of course I understand all this. So, can we end this conversation? I will write a summary of Southeast Asian countries as soon as possible as your draft."

He didn't mention his "private property" either, thinking that Liu Yu probably wouldn't care about his little movable property, and it seemed ugly to mention it at this time.

I don't have too much movable property. Most people who come to the East have the mentality to make money in the East and spend it in the West.

As the governor, he is not just the "legal extra income of [-] dong per year" stipulated by the company. There are some things that cannot be opened. Once opened, the [-] dong quota can be turned into [-].

And auctioning off your own private urinal, some Chinese tax contractors are not willing to pay [-] dong to buy this urinal, I think it is really good, so how can it be regarded as bribery or extra income?Of course it's an auction of private property, and the governor didn't force you to buy it with a gun. It's definitely something you like, and maybe someone is willing to smell the smell of the urinal.

Most of the money he earned over the years was exchanged for stocks and securities in the Netherlands.

In a financial center like Amsterdam, of course a lot of money flows into the stock and securities markets, instead of digging a cellar to store all these gold and silver coins in the cellar.

However, now it seems that Amsterdam is bound to experience a major stock market crash, and many of his securities and stocks may be worthless.

This is an unalterable fact.

Valknier felt that he was a bit like the protagonist in the "self-made" story that was prevalent in Europe at this time. Relying on his keen sense of smell and knowledge in his head, he gained status and the first pot of gold, and then became a legend.

The protagonists of European stories generally go to sea, get rich, plantations, island colonization, speculation, etc., and finally invest, buy stocks, buy bonds, and jump to the upper class, which is the most popular at this time.

The stories popular in the East are different from the stories popular in Western Europe at this time.For example, in "Three Words and Two Beats", there is a classic "starting from scratch", the standard route for a small producer to become a capitalist.

It is said that there is a man named Shi Fu in Suzhou Mansion. His family has a loom, and his family relies on weaving for their livelihood.

One day, I accidentally picked up six taels of silver, and I began to fantasize: With this silver, add a loom and hire someone.How much silk is produced in January has a lot of interest.If you don't have this money, don't touch him again.After accumulating for several years, you can buy more looms, hire more people, buy more looms, and hire more people.Be rich in ten years...

This story uses "picking up money" to cleverly solve the problem of "primitive accumulation of capital and the first pot of gold". This should be regarded as the standard way of thinking in the budding era, and it can also be regarded as "starting from scratch" understood by ordinary people.

I dreamed of getting my own car with Luotuo Xiangzi and working for a few years to open my own car dealership; I fantasized with Comrade Iron and Steel’s father, repairing shoes well, saving up capital, and working in my own shoe factory... the essence is both exactly the same.

But the reality is that Dashun should not give such an opportunity anymore. The steam engine has already appeared. Large weaving factories, large car dealers, and large shoe factories will not give them the opportunity to become bourgeois, but will let them Bankruptcy and impoverishment, the class descended from petty bourgeois to proletarian.

Just like Valknir at this time, even if he was defeated and surrendered, his understanding of "self-made" is completely different from that of the common people.

The emaciated camels are bigger than horses, and the captured Batavian governor is still making tens of thousands of dong casually. If Dashun also invites investment and shares, he will stare at the spice trade in Southeast Asia and spend tens of thousands of dong Invest all the capital and become the original shareholder.This is what he understands as "self-made".

What makes money and what sells well in the European market, in Southeast Asia, no one should know better than him.Of course he will make a very correct "investment choice".

Putting aside this "self-made" distinction, after Dashun went to Nanyang, I am afraid that the story of "class transition" should also gradually approach the pioneering colonial countries in Western Europe.

From Shi Fu's "work hard, one loom into two, two into four, and finally into a large textile factory"; it will probably gradually become "invest if you have money, invest in plantations, invest in factories, buy stocks, Buy bonds and eventually become a big businessman."

This is of course what Liu Yu wants to see. Folktales and novels are a reflection of reality.Liu Yu hopes that after going to Nanyang, the story will no longer be limited to the routine of "complete primitive accumulation by hard work".

It is also with this kind of thinking that in the previous communication with Valknir, some "radical" trade policies were inadvertently revealed, which also made Valknir firm in his idea of ​​surrender, thinking that he could The East "made from scratch".

From the captured "governor of the red-haired ghost" to "the respected businessman, great philanthropist, and sharp-eyed investor Mr. Valknell".

The point is, will Dashun adopt a tolerant business environment like Amsterdam?
(End of this chapter)