Xinshun 1730

Chapter 755 Performance Battle ([-])
With the change of the economic base, except for the economic benefits of the tribute, there are only so many benefits left.

Su Lu and other countries have a mind to balance, and they also understand in their hearts that paying tribute at this time is already a choice they have to make.

If Westerners still occupy Nanyang, Sulu very much hopes to pay tribute to the Celestial Dynasty.

But the Westerners were driven away, and the losses brought by the Tribute Dynasty were much greater than before.Sulu's business is very large, and there are special arms dealers in the UK to provide pirate-specific short-barreled rifles for Sulu's "Oriental Barbary Pirates".Like the cooperation between the Swedish East India Company and the Malagasy pirates, the Sulu pirates also had a special way to sell stolen goods, earning Dutch guilders and British pounds.

However, based on the aggressive posture of the Celestial Dynasty at this time, they fought all the way from Java to Ceylon. Although they said that those who go will not pursue and those who come will not be rejected, if they really do not pay tribute, even if the Celestial Dynasty does not fight because of the morality of "the king will not rule the barbarians" , Supporting a tributary country next to it at will is unbearable.

Moreover, Dashun is not the same as before.

They don't know much about North Korea.But they had heard a lot about Ryukyu.Today's tribute is very different from the previous tribute. There are more and more interferences from Dashun's side, and they don't know what troubles they will encounter in the future.

However, with the collapse of Fort Santiago, these envoys finally firmed up their idea of ​​paying tribute.

Liu Yu only said that after he captured Malacca, he would return to the court and return to his command.The envoys of these small countries can go back and tell the kings and sultans of various countries that if they are willing to offer tribute, they can prepare tribute in advance, and when Liu Yu returns to the court in a few days, he will take a boat to the capital together.

Envoys from various countries agreed one after another.

Afterwards, Liu Yu ordered the troops to continue to attack, dig a hole close to the city wall, and prepare to break through the city of Malacca within five days.

That night, among the commander-in-chief, the former governor of the East India Company, Valkenier, the former Great Speaker Anthony who followed Liu Yu to Dashun to avoid domestic political turmoil, and the deputy commander of the East India Fleet of the Dutch East India Company were invited to the commander-in-chief. in the account.

Li Yan sat at the head, Liu Yu sat on the side, and the rest of the senior officers sat around.These few Dutch people were sitting in guest seats. Like those envoys from small countries, they also witnessed the collapse of Fort Santiago during the day.

The attack on Malacca was not only for these small countries, but also for the Dutch.

The audience of this scene is not just from the Southeast Asian countries.In this scene, there can't be only martial arts and no literary drama.

Taking advantage of the results of the day, Liu Yu asked with a smile: "The so-called knowing yourself and the enemy, you can know whether you can fight. You are all senior figures in the Netherlands or high-level people. Of course, you can be regarded as confidants to the Netherlands. And these days, you may have fought against the Celestial Empire. , or witnessed the war of the Chinese Empire with your own eyes, or you can know the enemy. Do you think there is still a chance for the VOC to fight back?"

At this time, Anthony certainly didn't know Liu Yu's plan to "unite with the Netherlands to destroy the Netherlands first", and felt that Liu Yu was showing off his might.

Though thinking so, of course I was very upset, and felt that I should refuse to answer this rather insulting question at all.

But after a moment of silence and consideration, the former Great Speaker Anthony shook his head.

He followed Dashun's envoy fleet from Amsterdam to Dashun, firstly to avoid domestic political turmoil, and secondly, he hoped to talk about trade with Dashun.

The Prince of Orange borrowed public opinion to deny the "exploration and cooperation trade" that Liu Yu hyped up in Amsterdam.

But in fact, the Dutch want both face and face.

For the dignity and honor of the motherland, resolutely reject the exploration and cooperation trade that damages the national dignity, which is to fool the domestic people.

In fact, when the Dutch traded in Ceylon, they once knelt down to the Sinhalese king; when the Dashun took over the world and the missionaries frantically "slandered" Protestant countries, they also went to Beijing to pay tribute; Honestly attend the pilgrimage every year and give an account.

Just like Macau, when the new Portuguese governor saw the Dashun flag hanging on the customs, he exclaimed that it was an insult to the motherland; The church bell rang and knelt down.

Face is for fooling the people of the country, and face is for the full benefit.

Anthony knew this very well. If he was that kind of fanatic, he would not be able to become the Great Speaker. He and the previous Great Speakers suppressed the Orange family for more than 40 years, making the Netherlands not even a united province consul.

He is still somewhat political.

Now that Liu Yuyao was arrogantly asking Holland if he could call back, Anthony felt that it was meaningless to talk about the scene at this time.

If Xin Dao insults, just insult, what else can I do?

"Lord Marquis, don't consider the good and evil of the war, your country's undeclared war and other factors, but only talk about the war itself... In fact, your country has already won a complete victory."

"The collapse of Fort Santiago proves that it is only a matter of time before Malacca is breached."

"Even if the company does not go bankrupt, even if the Orange family's life insurance company and the stock exchange are banned from cashing...the company will not be able to fight back."

"If the company wants to fight back, it needs at least 20 battleships and [-] soldiers. This is an unbearable financial pressure for the company, and even the Netherlands. Of course you know how long the province of Amsterdam has not built a battleship."

"Your country now controls the origin of spices, as well as the specialty products of the entire Southeast Asia. In the future, the incense, pepper, cloves, cinnamon in the European market... will be the same as tea, silk, porcelain, and rhubarb. Your country's trade policy will determine the rise and fall of Europe's trade in these goods."

Anthony thought for a while, and said with emotion: "Perhaps, as you said, your country has just returned to its proper status. In fact, it is an accident in itself that the United Provinces have been able to occupy Southeast Asia for so long."

"Whether it is your country or Japan, it should be easier to occupy Southeast Asia than the United Provinces."

"Your country's raid completely destroyed the Netherlands."

After sighing, Anthony felt slightly relieved that he had escaped.

It suddenly occurred to me that if the Orange faction hadn't rushed to seize power, Liu Yu hadn't provoked the sentiments of the Dutch people in Amsterdam, and if he, the great speaker of the parliament, had continued to be in power, the result would have been the occupation of Southeast Asia, the stock exchange crash in Amsterdam, and the invasion of Austria by France. The near-collapse of the Dutch Netherlands...

I'm afraid that I will be hanged in the square like my predecessor, the Great Speaker, and all the flesh will be cut off and eaten.

In this situation, the Orange of the United Provinces and the orange Netherlands may no longer be symbols of the Netherlands.

Since the disarmament of the Netherlands during the War of Spanish Succession, the Netherlands has served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. They have always believed that diplomacy can solve many problems, and they have devoted a lot of energy to diplomacy.

It's just that the diplomacy before this has never considered the existence of China.Although the Netherlands is very clear that China exists in reality, not illusory or mythological, but after all, it has no impact on the situation in Europe before.That is no different from non-existence.

This lack of consideration made Anthony, the former Great Speaker, finally understand one thing after resigning from the position of Great Speaker.

That is, thinking that diplomacy can solve all problems is just wishful thinking.

Just like the situation in Southeast Asia, what kind of diplomacy is needed to avoid going to Southeast Asia?

It is neither the Netherlands, nor Spain, nor the United Kingdom that hinders Dashun's voyage to Southeast Asia.

Only Dashun himself hindered Dashun from going to Nanyang.

Once Dashun wants to go to Nanyang, no matter how he engages in diplomacy, it is impossible for Dashun not to go to Nanyang.The only European country that can threaten Dashun is a remote Russia.Siberia is bitterly cold, and it is doomed that even if there is a war between Russia and Dashun, it will only be a war on the scale of a thousand people, which is not worth mentioning for a country with a population of hundreds of millions.

It is said that Britain is now negotiating with Russia, hoping to let Russia provide an army of 5 people at the price of hundreds of thousands of pounds per year as a subsidy for the Russian army.

Of course, the Netherlands is not short of money, and the value of the entire Southeast Asia must be higher than hundreds of thousands of pounds.However, even if the Russians are given 100 million pounds, why can Russia prepare a force of 5 people to cross Siberia?
Anthony has been thinking these days, if he knew Dashun's strategy to go to Nanyang in advance, could the Netherlands stop Dashun's ambition through diplomatic means?
As the former Great Speaker, he still has the pattern he should have.

However, after thinking hard for a long time, the final conclusion is that "diplomacy is not a panacea."

In particular, the diplomatic thinking honed by the Netherlands in the chaotic Europe is completely useless when it comes to dealing with Dashun.

This is a country that is incompatible with Europe, not in terms of system, religion, or culture.It is the incompatibility of the strategic environment and its own existence.

European diplomacy has always been a "balanced" policy, which created an illusion for the Dutch: diplomacy is omnipotent.

But in the face of Dashun, a unified country and East Asian hegemony monster, the Dutch diplomatic inertia based on "checks and balances" has completely failed.

Dashun can sanction the Netherlands, as long as the Dutch business hall is closed.

The Netherlands has no way to sanction Dashun, and VOC announced in a high-profile manner that it will ban the import of Chinese goods. Only VOC will be killed, and the Anglo-French East India Company will drink to celebrate.

Dashun can disagree without saying a word, just grab the egg of Holland, go to Nanyang, and crush it directly.

The Netherlands, however, had nothing to do with Dashun's attack.Because Dashun is west of India, let alone eggs, it doesn't even have a sperm.

Originally, Anthony felt resentful when he saw the failure of Liu Yu to call them, the Dutch, to visit the Netherlands together.

I also want to say a scene such as "If you have the ability to go to the Atlantic Ocean, let's fight a game".

But when I calm down and think about it, this is really redundant.Even if you lose, you will lose. When such a scene is brought up, it is even more incompetent and furious.

If it were in Europe, this matter would be easy to solve.If Britain takes it, tell Britain directly that if you don't return it, you will vote for France; if France takes it, tell France directly that if you don't return it, you will vote for Britain.

But this is not a divided Europe trying to balance power.

Insufficient military means; diplomatic solutions are hopeless; spending money to hire mercenaries, not to mention how the Russians crossed Siberia, just because Liu Yu launched a coup in Petersburg to support Elizabeth's ascension, must have reached many secret agreements with the Russians.

Facing Liu Yu's inquiry, Anthony sincerely believed that the East India Company had absolutely no chance of regaining Southeast Asia.

And what Liu Yu wanted to hear was exactly such an answer.

He's not here to show off that he's a winner.

It is to let the Dutch recognize the reality and fully introduce Dashun's military capabilities when they go back, so that the Netherlands and Dashun can form an alliance.

Before Liu Yu went to Europe and made Dashun a stunning appearance, it was to show that China had opened its eyes.From fantasy, stories, legends, into reality.

Now Dashun is going to Nanyang, which is to let China show its fist as big as a sandbag: I can fight very well, and in the east of India, without my nod, nothing can be done.

Do all companies with the name of "East India" dare to use this name after asking Dashun's consent?The East India Company could not be opened without the approval of Dashun.

(End of this chapter)