Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 412 The Confused Dutch Ambassador
Before Dennis could understand what was going on, the Minister of Honglu Temple of Daming brought the guards, and threw two things out with his hands.

Immediately there was a violent explosion in the yard, and Dennis was shocked.

As the powerful maritime coachman envoy to Ming Dynasty at that time, Dennis was definitely not an ordinary character.

He is completely familiar with all kinds of firearms, artillery and self-made explosive kits, and he also has a certain authority.

But not only had he never seen the thing that the Ming soldiers used just now, he had never even heard of it.

Dennis walked out of the hall quickly, ignoring the argument with Honglu Siqing.

He wants to see how destructive that thing is, and let his own country start developing it when he goes back.

After coming out, I saw my three internal security guards standing there, staring blankly at a big hole on the ground with their eyes staring straight.

Seeing the ambassador come out, a red-haired inner security guard hurriedly stammered and asked:

"My lord, how could there be an explosion underground?"

It turned out that they didn't see Ming soldiers throwing grenades, and they hurried over to check when they heard the explosion.

Dennis ignored them and turned back to the hall, but he was very uneasy.

"Damn, when did the Ming army become so powerful, and such advanced weapons have been researched, it seems that they took back Taiwan is not accidental, Liu Lishun must have come here today is not good!"

Thinking about how to deal with Liu Lishun, Dennis fell into deep thought for a while.

Just now, the monstrous anger was suppressed by two grenades, which made him calm down suddenly.

Seeing that Dennis didn't speak, Liu Lishun smiled triumphantly, which was also the result he wanted.

Honglusi smiled coldly and said:
"Mr. Dennis, Honglu Temple expresses its strong indignation and protest to the Dutch government on the orders of His Majesty the Ming Emperor.

Protest that you have invaded our Ming territory Taiwan for more than 20 years. During these 20 years, you have not only unscrupulously plundered our Taiwan resources, but also bullied and killed countless people of our Ming Dynasty.

The Ming court believes that your banditry is not in line with the diplomatic principle of equality and mutual benefit between the two countries.

Now Daming is strongly requesting the Kingdom of the Netherlands to compensate Daming for economic and reputation losses of 1000 million taels of silver..."

Dennis was stunned by Liu Lishun's impassioned speech, and he even suspected that Liu Lishun's head had been flooded.

He stared at Daming Honglu Temple Minister Liu Lishun in disbelief, and felt his whole body start to tremble:
"What? Daming wants our empire to pay 1000 million taels of silver? This is absolutely impossible.

If you want to be held accountable, it should be the Netherlands Empire that will hold you accountable for attacking Taiwan and killing my Dutch soldiers..."

Explain here that after the death of King Ferdinand of Spain, his grandson Charles I came to the throne.

Charles had already inherited the Netherlands from his father (son of the Holy Roman Emperor) in 1506.

At this time, he owned the land as the King of Spain.

Since then the Netherlands has become a Spanish territory.

That is, after the beginning of the sixteenth century, it was ruled by the Spanish Habsburg family.

In 1566, the northern provinces set off a bourgeois revolution against Spanish feudal rule.

In 1579, eight northern provinces and some southern cities established the "Utrecht Alliance".

The United Provinces of the Netherlands was established in 1581.

After 1795, it became the Kingdom of the Netherlands under French rule.

Now mentioning the Netherlands, many people will only think that the Netherlands is a beautiful, poetic and stable country, and it is a good place to travel.

But what many people don't know is that the Netherlands was once a powerful country comparable to the United Kingdom.

At that time, the Netherlands, like all powerful countries, liked to start wars and turn the land of other countries into its own colonies.

He likes to plunder the interests of other countries, and he doesn't look as good as he has in the past.

So how powerful was the Netherlands in its heyday?
Colonies spread all over the world, and even the empire that never sets has to give up three points.

After the economy developed, the Netherlands began to develop its domestic shipbuilding industry and began to focus on the development of shipping.

At that time, the Netherlands still had the title of "sea coachman", relying on its unique geographical location and the spirit of constantly renovating merchant ships.

The development of shipping in the Netherlands is getting better and better. In order to transport more goods, the Dutch have designed special cargo ships.

Although there is no equipment to attack, it can transport more cargo than other countries' cargo ships at the same time.

The shipping price is also very cheap, and the cost of the ship is only half of that of other countries.

It has to be said that the Dutch are very business-minded.

After the Netherlands tasted the sweetness of the war, it was out of control.

It began to show its hegemony internationally. Even the United Kingdom, which claims to be an empire on which the sun never sets, would pay tolls to the Netherlands when passing through the Strait of Malacca controlled by the Dutch monopoly. One can imagine how powerful the Netherlands was at that time.

In its heyday, the Netherlands had colonies all over the world, including Dutch colonies in Asia, Africa, and America.

At that time, the colonies of the Netherlands were second only to Spain. How many colonies there were in the world, even he, the ambassador, might not be able to say clearly.

If because of the colonization, people asked the Netherlands to pay compensation, what's the point of the Netherlands' efforts to colonize, wouldn't it be that the shorts they paid for in the end didn't have to be worn.

Liu Lishun knew that Dennis had something to rely on and was not afraid of Daming, so he smiled coldly:
"Mr. Dennis, don't make any mistake. It is you who traveled all the way to Daming to invade our territory, not us to the Netherlands to invade you. It is better for me to advise you to be more sensible."

The usually sharp-tongued Dutch diplomat can only repeat one sentence at this time:

"No, no... This is absolutely impossible. Not only do you have to compensate us for the loss, but you also have to apologize to our country..."

Liu Jishun no longer had the patience to waste words with this red-haired ghost, he suddenly slammed the table and stood up:
"Boom..."

"Dennis, you have to understand that this is not my discussion with you, but an ultimatum to you.

Ben Qing officially announced that Ming Dynasty will officially break off diplomatic relations with your country, and the Dutch will all withdraw from Ming Dynasty in three days.

Daming no longer has diplomatic relations with you, and immediately closes the treaty ports with your country.

At the same time, the Ming feudal kingdom must cut off its trade relations with you, and Dutch ships cannot approach the waters of Daming, or they will all be sunk.

You should have been expelled from Daming immediately, but Emperor Daming decided to give you three days to consider.

After three days, if you are still so stubborn, don't blame Daming for being rude. "

The Minister of Honglu Temple of Ming Dynasty gave Dennis an ultimatum, then turned and left.

Seeing the back of Daming Honglu Siqing leaving, Dennis trembled with anger.

"Shame, let us pay compensation to Daming, this is simply a dream, my Netherlands Empire will never do this, how can I be afraid that you will not succeed..."

At this time, the Netherlands was still at the heyday of its history. Dennis believed that Ming Dynasty had recovered Taiwan, and it was impossible to start another war. Now it was just a show.

(End of this chapter)