Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 928 Transportation Line Lifeline ([-])

Endless negotiations lasted for several days, and it was not until August 8, the day before Van Beuningen was due to leave for Gothenburg, that most of the agreement was finally reached.And since I heard that the local side is also talking with the representative of the Dutch (Governor Heimer Dejan), Mo San plans to wait and see what the local side has to say, lest there is anything I haven't considered here Yes, or agreed to the other party's conditions without authorization, which ruined the overall layout.

However, before that, he had already written back to the mainland to request that the mainland mobilize some idle transport ships and export various materials including grain to the Netherlands (the specific items are provided by the Dutch), which is beneficial to both parties. The local government should not refuse a win-win situation.

What the local Ministry of Transport has to do now is to coordinate the transportation capacity and squeeze out some ships (at least 1.2 tons of transportation capacity) to ship materials to the Netherlands.Mo San estimates that 15 650-ton flute-shaped ships and four 4-ton refrigerated ships can still be made up. If the escorting warships use the spare cabins to load some supplies, it is almost enough.

And because the transport ships of the people on the east coast are generally larger in tonnage and carry more cargo than Dutch ships, the capacity of these ships is almost equivalent to that of 50 Dutch ocean-going ships (the tonnage of Dutch ocean-going ships is mostly between 200-300 tons. time), if the goods are specially transported to Amsterdam, it will be a small benefit to the Dutch, and it is worthwhile for them to transfer some benefits that are not very lucrative. The Tulare Commercial Station is on the verge of bankruptcy, and the Moscow market has just opened up. , the most profitable in the Swedish market are also in their own hands - what's more, the people on the east coast also promised that their homeland will be open to the Dutch East and West India companies during the war, and their ships can berth freely in the ports on the east coast and avoid , when necessary, the East Coast will organize ships to transport supplies to the Dutch colonies to ensure that they are not blocked by British privateers.

In the early morning of August 8th, Mo San and Van Boiningen signed the so-called "Hotel Confidential Contract" on the draft - Mo San will sign an official text with the other party only after the local news comes out.This text is in duplicate, without witnesses, and is valid for three years (August 15, 1652-August 8, 15). After the three-year period expires, it can be automatically extended for another three years if there is no opinion from both parties.

To be honest, this is a very lucrative commercial and political contract. The people on the east coast get commercial benefits, and the Netherlands gets vital supplies-the role of this during the war must not be underestimated, and because the British have not yet dared to deal with the Merchant ships flying the flags of other countries are also intercepted (or disdainful, because the number of merchant ships of other countries is limited, which is far from making up for the losses of the Netherlands), so the transport ships on the east coast should be able to send large quantities of supplies at a higher than usual price. (The Dutch don't care much about the price anymore, they only care about the quantity) Shipped into the Federal Republic.At the same time, the material transportation of the Dutch overseas colonies must also be undertaken by the east coast when necessary.

The domestic shipbuilding industry is estimated to usher in a new round of outbreak!Mo San rubbed his chin and thought with satisfaction.

After the two sides discussed these matters, out of the need of etiquette, Mo San and his entourage will send Van Boyningen to a remote small port in the Zaan River Basin in the northern part of Holland Province.He will next go to the Kingdom of Sweden to fight for the future of the United Provinces.As for Mo San himself, he will also visit some famous local businessmen by the way, intending to take advantage of this golden opportunity to get to know some large Dutch wholesalers, which will be of great benefit to the East Coast Republic of China to expand the European market in the future.

If it weren't for this wonderful war, how could people on the east coast have the opportunity to get acquainted with these rare Dutch businessmen?Not to mention the opportunity to meet Dutch leaders like Speaker Drenthe who are usually aloof!Hehe, this war came at such a wonderful time, so timely!

"The area around the Zaan River is now one of the largest shipbuilding bases in the entire Netherlands. This industry employs more than [-] workers. It usually takes less than four years for a fruit ship to go from the owner's design requirements to the final delivery. It took only one month, but the Saldan Shipyard on the outskirts of Amsterdam (the largest shipyard in the Netherlands) once assembled a ship in just seven days, which shocked the entire Netherlands.” The carriage was walking on a fairly flat On the road in North Holland Province, Van Beuningen, who was very bored, introduced Mo San with a slightly proud tone.

Mo San lifted the curtains, looked at the quietly flowing river outside the glass window, and praised in an affirmative tone: "It's a very good industrial area, and what's more rare is that everyone is busy. There are ships under construction everywhere. In addition, it seems that your degree of mechanization of shipbuilding is much higher than that of people in other countries, and this is also an important factor for your low cost?"

The mechanization that Mo San mentioned refers to the large number of windmills standing on the river bank.It is close to the river, and the transportation is convenient. At the same time, there is free wind power nearby all year round. In the rare windless weather, the Dutch can also use water-driven machinery. Although the water flow is slow, it is better than nothing. ——This provides great convenience for the development of the machine industry. At least these shipyards are using windmills to saw timber to build ships.

"In 1582, Alkmaar built the first industrial windmill; by 1630, there were 191 industrial windmills in the Zaan region, of which about 30 were in the city and the others were on the banks of the Zaan. At the beginning, people used windmills to pump water and drain water, extract oil from seeds, thresh grains, beat rags and rotten fishing nets into pulp and paper, etc.” Van Boyningen glanced at the densely packed windmills on both sides of the Zaan River and explained: “And in 1592 In [-], Cornelis Cornelius successfully used an invented shaft to convert the circular motion of the windmill into the forward and backward motion of the saw. Since then, industrial windmills have become popular in the field of shipbuilding. Now, because of geographical advantages The shipbuilding industry in Amsterdam has a tendency to gradually flow to the Zaan River and its surrounding areas. Perhaps in a few years, most of the shipbuilding industry in the entire Netherlands province will be concentrated here, and the once glorious shipbuilding industry in Amsterdam will be a thing of the past."

"Of course, due to the outstanding contributions of scholars in your country to the theory of gear involutes, our country's industrial windmills are now using a large number of new designs, which has greatly improved efficiency, greatly reduced the failure rate of windmills, and extended their lifespan." Fan Boyi Ningen continued: "Most industrial windmills now use steel gears imported from your country. Unfortunately, the gears produced in my country are not up to standard in terms of accuracy and service life, and they are not economical to use."

Mo San nodded and said: "Our government will keep its promise and deliver the materials on the list here in a safe and timely manner. In addition, I see that there are many windmills in the inland area far from the river, but they are not sawed. What the hell is that for?"

"That's for oil," said van Beuningen curtly. "It used to be for olive oil, but now I'm afraid it's also for soybean oil. In return for selling that boatload of refined flour, Mr. Tripp We have decided to order two more shipments of soybeans from your country, the soybeans will be shipped here for oil extraction, and the soybean meal will be shipped to Friesland, where tobacco is grown all the year round, and the land is very barren and in urgent need of compost.”

After so many years in Europe, Mo San, who has a wide range of contacts, naturally knows the anecdote about Elias Tripp, one of the most powerful businessmen in Amsterdam. He started from the son of a not-so-rich barge owner. Married the younger sister of the scorching sun businessman De Haier (the poor boy was married to the rich daughter...), and then worked hard to manage the family business, and finally pushed the Tripp family into the largest group of merchant families in Amsterdam—later his brother-in-law even Rely on him to take care of you.

Before Elias died in 1636, he also made a very good marriage for his son Tripp Jr. The woman was Elizabeth of the Bikel family (a famous Dutch family whose ancestors once served as the ruler of the Netherlands). Just got married this year.And Elizabeth's sister, in history, later married the current Dutch ruler De Witt.

This kind of combination of money and power is commonplace in the Netherlands today. The new merchant families urgently need the care of the old political and business families, and the old families that are depressed and have increasingly conservative investment also need the help of fresh blood. Therefore, this kind of marriage is inevitable for both parties to get what they need.

This time, the buyer of the ship of refined flour from the east bank was the newly married little Tripp. In order to repay the people of the east bank (perhaps there are deeper reasons), this guy ordered two more ships of [-] yuan from the east bank through government channels. tons of soybeans, and indicated that they would be transported near the mouth of the Zaan River.

Mo San was a little surprised why the Dutch, who are used to eating olive oil, bought soybeans to extract oil, but this was not the focus of his consideration—the Dutch sold them if they wanted to buy them. Anyway, there are a lot of soybean stocks in the East Coast. Adding money and cultivating the market kills three birds with one stone - what Mo San really cares about is whether he can meet Mr. Tripp and have a conversation with him. The industry and agriculture of the Republic of Shores has opened up a brand new market.

Thinking of this, Mo San couldn't help thanking the war and the British Navy again. Without their unremitting efforts, the Dutch would not suffer from the shortage of supplies, like De Witt, Van Boyningen, Terry Is it easy for Mo San to meet these direct members of the old Dutch political and business families?

Even if you think about it with your toes, it is impossible!Back then in Paris, he was chased away like a bedbug by the arrogant French, but Mo San still remembers it vividly, the Dutch guy who is even more arrogant than the French, hehe, it would be nice not to throw you out!

"Thank you for the efforts of the British Navy!" Mo San said silently "sincerely" in his heart.

(End of this chapter)