Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

"Mr. Binda, I heard that the king of Dongning has arrived in Guangzhou City. I wonder if you have obtained the qualification to have an audience?"

"No." Binda from the British Guili Business House shook his head at Mr. Annason from the French Business House. "I once applied to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Guangzhou, but the other party rejected me on the grounds that I am not an aristocrat or an official envoy of the Kingdom of England. Presumably your Excellency should have the same experience."

"Yes, I was also rejected. Only the Spanish business house was allowed. Damn it, isn't it the envoy of the Governor of Manila? These orientals don't know the real diplomatic etiquette at all." The French complained. "Either it was blinded by the Spaniards, the Governor of Manila cannot represent the Kingdom of Spain at all."

"I don't agree with Your Excellency's judgment. King Dongning, who is about to become His Majesty the Emperor, is not an arrogant man who knows nothing about the situation in Europe. Perhaps the future emperor pays attention to the identity of the representative baron, and more importantly I think that His Majesty cares more about those galleons from Manila."

Speaking of this, the British Guilian people showed a jealous expression on their faces, and of course the obedient people are also the same, but at this moment, Britain and France are still unable to effectively challenge Spain's rule in the Americas, so they can only use envious expressions. Watching competitors use a large amount of American gold and silver to open the door to China.

When the look of jealousy disappeared from his face, the Frenchman Annason suddenly raised his eyebrows and said thoughtfully: "Mr. Binda, since the king of Dongning took power, the door to trade has been opened. , but we are importing more and more gold and silver, and it may not be a good phenomenon if this continues."

"Indeed," Binda rolled his eyes and agreed. "The East India Company has long noticed these problems. At present, the king of Dongning still buys copper, saltpeter, linen, and canvas from us, but the purchase of saltpeter is getting less and less, and the Indian canvas is gradually replaced by Chinese canvas. , and the Cesli people have also learned how to make clocks, glass, mirrors, cannons, and muskets. This has to make the company worry about how much gold and silver will be needed to satisfy our purchase of Eastern goods once the East no longer needs our goods. The needs of ****”

"Gentlemen, are you overly worried?" The owner of the Danish shop on the side listened for a long time, and finally spoke at this time. "As far as I know, the internal battle in Cesri is not over yet, and His Majesty the King has not yet defeated the northern Tatars. In the future, there will be further needs for supplies such as saltpeter. No, in order to adapt to fighting in the cold northern regions, the Eastern Ning Customs has placed an order worth 1000 million thalers to import woolen fabrics from Europe."

"This is only temporary. After all, there are vast pastures in northern China, Mongolia," Binda crossed himself. Obviously, the prestige of the Mongolians still makes him a little terrified. "Once the Sethri take control of Mongolia, they'll be producing their own wool again."

"I don't think the war will end soon. After all, the Tatars are also powerful. Maybe this will be another 30-year war." The Dane pouted. "Besides, even if the Sesli finally win the civil war, there are still Russians and Dzungar cavalry waiting for them in the north."

"Russian savages? Mongol cavalry from Zhungeer?" The British and French merchants looked at each other and showed a mocking smile at the same time. To be honest, Russia at this time is an uncivilized barbarian in the eyes of Western Europeans. Only the Tatars are afraid of them. As for the Zhungeer cavalry, although it is said that they have caused a lot of trouble to the Manchu regime, there are still doubts about whether they can also have an impact on the Zheng army. "I hope so****"

Since this conversation involved the master, it was too sensitive, so Binda changed the subject: "The war between Guangnan and Beihe is about to end? I heard that 10,000+ people have died."

"Not yet, at least until the rainy season begins." Due to France's spying on Guangnan, Chenla, and Siam, Annason obviously knew more about the war between Zheng and Ruan. "However, the north has suffered great losses. It is said that the envoys from the north stationed in Guangzhou will visit the king this time and ask him to send troops to help in the battle."

The strength of the Danes in the east is limited, so they don't understand the current situation, so they asked in a daze: "Isn't it rumored that the Sesli people proposed to send troops together and was rejected by Beihe? Why are you asking for help now?"

"My understanding is that asking Cesly to send troops to help the war is just an excuse. The most common thing is to ask Cesly to provide funds and supplies. Of course, the previous actions of Cesly's navy in Da Nang were very deterrent. People in Beihe may also hope that Ses The Li Navy continues to mobilize part of the Guangnan army to leave the Hengshan line." Anason analyzed in the tone of a military expert. "It is not ruled out that His Highness the Prince Regent of Beihe hopes to be conferred by King Dongning and the future Emperor Cesli."

The Dane asked again: "Does Mr. Annasen think Quang Nam can survive this battle?"

"The Portuguese have already lost Macau. If they lose Guangnan, the only stronghold in East Asia will be Azhen, but Azhen is far in the northeast of Sumatra. This means that if they lose Guangnan, Portugal will lose it completely." East." The relationship between England and Liberia is relatively close to Portugal, so it has a better understanding of Portugal's movements. "Thus, even though Cesri has warned him not to participate in the war between Guangnan and Beihe, the Portuguese will definitely not give up aiding the Guangnan people. Perhaps in the most dangerous time, the Portuguese may even personally participate in the war."

"Portugal will personally participate in the war, which will anger the Sesli people, and then Sesli may really join the war." The Danish said with some concern. "With the strength of the Cesri Navy, there will be a disaster at that time. For any European country, Portugal's failure will be a deterrent."

"I agree with you." Binda also sighed. It must be known that Zheng Fan's navy was guided by Yingguili, but now it has threatened the Yingguili themselves. The power of the Royal Navy cannot be projected beyond Malacca. Before that, he had to recognize Zheng Fan's sea power. "Unless the Portuguese in Batavia, Manila, and Hoi An unite, no one can resist the power of the Dongning Navy in the Cesli waters."

"The Dutch and the Spaniards formed a coalition? This is just a joke." Annason said with a wry smile. "What's more, the Cesli Navy has four large battleships in the Xiangshan Aojun Port. Unless the Manila galleon is counted, even if the Dutch and the Spaniards join forces, they will be at most equal to a fleet of the Cesli Navy. There are at least three fleets of equal size."

"That means the Portuguese's failure is inevitable?" the Dane smacked his mouth in disappointment. "It's a pity that King Dongning also allowed Portugal to establish a business house in Guangzhou. Wouldn't it be better if the Portuguese were completely excluded from the Eastern trade?"

The French laughed, but the British frowned: "Do you think that King Dongning's summoning of the representatives of the Spanish business house was an attempt to prevent the Dutch and the Spaniards from joining forces?"

"It can't be said that there is no such possibility." Anason still smiled. "However, I don't think this is necessary. First, the Spaniards will not stand up for the Portuguese. After all, it is not the time for an empire; second, since King Dongning knows Europe, he must know that Spain and the Netherlands It's impossible to stand together."

"No, I don't mean this war between Beihe and Guangnan. What I mean is, once the future Emperor Cesri drives the Portuguese power away from the East Asian waters, will his next opponent Is it the Dutch?" Binder's deduction made the other two shudder. "Emperor Cesli needs the gold and silver we brought, but he doesn't necessarily want to have a military force that threatens Cesli****"

"You mean that Emperor Cesri doesn't want to see Europeans have colonies in Southeast Asia? So he will target the Dutch as a second target after expelling the Portuguese?" Annason asked himself while blinking. "That's right, there is indeed such a possibility. After all, Dongning had considerable conflicts with the Dutch before, and the two sides had several armed conflicts. Moreover, the Dutch are not as good as the Spaniards in bringing a large amount of food from the Americas." Gold and silver."

"After taking down Batavia, Cesli can still control the Spice Islands." The Dane added fuel to the fire. "For this reason, Cesri can even share the fruits of victory with the Spaniards." The more the Danes said, the more certain they became. "Even the two sides can send troops together."

"Don't think the Spaniards are so stupid." Anason suddenly made a 180-degree turn. "The Cesli may have nothing to do with the Portuguese, but dealing with the Dutch will definitely alert the Spaniards, so Spain will definitely not help the Cesli to expel the Dutch, and the Cesly will not need the Spaniards Help expel the Dutch."

"It makes sense." The Dane also came to his senses. "Actually, what does the conflict between the Sesli people and the Dutch have anything to do with us? Speaking of which, the Dutch are more annoying than the Sesli people, aren't they?"

"Of course it does." Binder disagreed with the Dane. "Perhaps the Cesli's expulsion of the Dutch does not affect our interests, but the Cesly's seizure of the Spice Islands means more gold and silver outflow for us, so I think it is better to let the Cesly succeed Let's unite first and take Batavia."

"Unite to seize Batavia?" Anason looked at Binder with some surprise. "This is not a joke." But Binder's performance made him confirm that it was not a joke, and he became serious for a while. "This matter is too big to be decided by me, but I can report it and let the Crown Company negotiate with your British East India Company."

The Dane followed suit and said, "I also want to ask the company for instructions."

"Then please write letters separately, but you must be quick. Once the Portuguese are expelled from Guangnan, it will be a year or two before the Cesri people attack Batavia."

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