Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 839 Re-export Trade
Skade kept this secret, but said that as long as the East India Company was willing to sign a long-term trade agreement, Lingao could supply any Ming goods they needed.Including raw silk and silk goods that the Dutch are most interested in.As for the price, it is lower than that of Zheng Zhilong and Liu Xiang. The FOB price of the best "Nanjing silk" proposed by Scalede in Qiongzhou is 110 taels per load.The Dutch bought Nanjing silk shipped by Chinese merchants in Dayuan, and the price was as high as 145 taels per load.

This price made Van der Laantelon very satisfied. If enough raw silk could be shipped at Lingao, the ships departing from Batavia would not have to return to Batavia immediately after unloading at Lingao.Some ships can go directly north to Dayuan Port and transfer from Dayuan to Japan.Copper and silver exported from Japan shipped from Dayuan can also be shipped to Lingao to pay for the transaction.The arrangement of trade routes is much more flexible than in the past, and the shipping capacity of ships can also maximize efficiency.

范德兰特隆当即表示愿意签署这一贸易协定。双方就转口大明商品签署一个专项贸易协议的草案。殖民和贸易部将向荷兰东印度公司出售生丝、丝货、茶叶、瓷器。药材、杂货。双方议定了相关的价格。具体为：生丝2500担，每担110两；精白糖5000担，每担4两；丝绸10000匹，每匹平均价1.2两。其他杂货若干。荷兰东印度公司为此将预付10万西班牙里亚尔。以确保临高在1631年度能够稳定供货。

The Dutch are not stingy with paying in advance in trade. It is precisely through the method of down payment that the East India Company can obtain low-priced and sufficient commodities under any fluctuations in the market environment, making it unprofitable for competitors .

Because the stakes were so high, van der Laantelon had no right to formally sign such an agreement, so the two parties only initialed it.Of course, this agreement alone made Van der Laantron happy to find North.This agreement is much more favorable than the unrealized supply agreement signed by Governor Natz and Zheng Zhilong a few years ago.Not only was the price lowered, but there was also an increase in the quantity of deliveries that the East India Company had been fretting about.

The signing of this agreement alone can make Van der Lantron a sensation in the entire Batavia.You must know that this is the dream of the Dutch East India Company to directly open the door to China's trade.Now that he, a little low-level businessman, has actually done it, how can he not let him be overjoyed.

Of course, whether the agreement can be implemented remains to be seen.But van der Laantelon had no doubts that the "Aussies" could pull it off.If the entire agreement can be implemented, his future in the company will be bright.It might not even be long before he is called a member of the Council of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia.

Van der Laantelon tried his best to maintain his composure, so as not to let himself be overjoyed at the negotiating table.Subsequently, Skade put forward several special commodity requirements.

Specifically, horse imports.

Throughout Southeast Asia and East Asia, horses are rare. Not only are they of poor breed, small in size, but also insufficient in number.Nick submitted a report to the Planning Institute, asking for ways to expand the number of horses in order to improve the efficiency of reproduction.But he despises the Yunnan horse that can be obtained nearby. The small size and tragic pulling power of the Yunnan horse make it useless in Lingao's industry, agriculture and military. Although the Mongolian horse is still usable , but the first cannot be obtained in large quantities, and the second is that everyone really looks down on it.Both the military and the agricultural sector strongly called for better quality riding and drawing horses to be obtained as soon as possible.

Obviously, relying on Nick and his apprentices and helpers to carry out artificial insemination on their own in the high mountains, even if a stallion can breed 200 mares a year, the base number of horses is there, and it takes many years to supply them by breeding themselves Draw enough horses.Buying horses in large quantities is obviously the only way.Moreover, their stallion resources are not optimistic at present, except for a pair of Tieling draft horses, it is a retired racehorse.

Although almost all the famous horses coveted by the senators are on the other side of the world, the biological department under the Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed that both Persia and India produce horses that meet the needs of the senators: they can be used as riding horses and horses that are urgently needed at present. Harness horse.

After research by the Biological Department of the People's Commissar of Agriculture, it was considered possible to introduce several types of horses through the Dutch.

One is the southern horse of Japan.This is a small strain of the "Zailaima" system produced in Japan. It is produced in the northern part of Honshu. The adult horse's shoulder height can reach about 150cm, which is much taller and stronger than Mongolian horses with an average shoulder height of 120-130cm. It can be used as a riding horse or a pulling horse.This kind of horse was once purchased and used by the coalition army in the Second Opium War, and became the horse used by the coalition artillery and logistics troops.At that time, the coalition forces purchased thousands of horses in Southeast Asia and Japan to supplement their troops, and the southern horses were the most highly regarded.This is the horse breed that is closest to Lingao and can provide more horses at one time.

The other is the Indian Mawari horse.The horses are said to be descended from a crossbreed of war horses used by Alexander's army and are said to have Turkoman and Arabian blood.A horse breed that can survive well in arid and barren terrain has evolved in India, and it is widely used as riding horses for the army and nobles on the Indian subcontinent.The biggest advantage is that this kind of horse can be widely used in the Indian subcontinent. Obviously, it has advantages over other horse breeds in adapting to the climate of Hainan Island.

Van der Laantelon wasn't very interested in the horse trade.Live animals are the most difficult to transport among cargoes across oceans and seas. Horses are very sensitive animals, and they are easily frightened and injured during sea transportation. They have high requirements for feed and a large amount of drinking water.Horses take up a lot of cargo space.Therefore, although horses are expensive in East Asia, the East India Company still has little interest in trafficking horses.

Of course, since the Dutch are "sea and mountain coachmen", they will not refuse any products that customers need.The East India Company also transported elephants in Southeast Asia - certainly not for the Netherlands.Now that the Australians, who promised to open the door to the glittering trade with China for them, need horses, the East India Company will do their part, and they will have to go through fire and water to get them.What's more, Skade has made it clear that the price of the horses is "favorable".

"I will do my best for your Excellency." Van der Lantron said respectfully.

Trafficking southern horses is temporarily difficult, and Hirado's trading house is currently closed.However, there is no problem with trafficking Indian horses. The company already has trade routes to India and has a business office in India.In addition, he can also ask the Persian merchants to purchase some horses.Of course, the price of horses in these two places is not cheap.

"Of course, of course." Skade nodded, "Of course, besides these kinds of horses, I know that there are many excellent horse breeds in Europe..."

"It will be a long time," said van der Laantelon. "If you want European horses, it will be at least three and a half to four years before I can deliver them to you. And I'm afraid the price will be unacceptably high, IMHO." .”

"Indeed." Skade sighed regretfully, "But I still hope to get some good European horses." As he spoke, he submitted a list of stallions.

Van der Lanteron took it and took a look.Stared at him in amazement for a few minutes.The above lists the excellent horse breeds common in Europe.The list is very complete.Light, medium to heavy; both warm-blooded and cold-blooded.There's a lot of van der Laantelon he doesn't know himself.

"God!" Van der Laantelon muttered in a low voice, "You are very knowledgeable about horses."

"We like horses very much. It's a pity that there are not enough good horses here." Scaled laughed, "You just need to bring me the horses alive and kicking, and the price is negotiable. By the way, I don't want geldings, all horses Must be young, not more than 2 years old. Fertile."

"I will do my best to serve Your Excellency." Van der Lantron bowed respectfully, "I am Your Excellency's loyal servant."

In the evening, Scalde held a reception to congratulate the two sides on the trade agreement.Skade is full of joy, and reaching a trade agreement with the Dutch is very beneficial to Lingao.The first is to effectively alleviate the gap in material supply, and the second is to deliver the goods to the door by the other party - this is the best benefit for Lingao, which is seriously lacking in transportation capacity.As for the entrepot trade, he believes that it fundamentally solves the "foreign exchange" problem.Not to mention that the Dutch also promised an advance payment of 10 riyals first.Of course, Skade has many ideas about entrepot trade,

As for the agreement with the Dutch to buy horses, although it has been greatly appreciated by the Ministry of Agriculture and the military, Skade feels that it is insignificant. ,, but there are no designated catalog commodities such as grain and wood, which affects the overall situation.

Van der Laantelon attended the reception in the newly decorated lobby of the shop.He was stunned by the brilliance of electric lamps and the large amount of exquisite glassware and bone china used in the banquet.Although the banquet was not a big one, as a low-level businessman of the East India Company, this little nobleman from Zeeland Province still felt extremely honored to be hosted by a high-ranking official who was one of the nine members of the other Senate.You must know that he is not even qualified to attend the governor's small banquet in Batavia.Van der Laantelon drank a large amount of rum with sugar and fruit juice at the flagon party, and was finally carried out unconscious.

(End of this chapter)