Tatars in the Crimea.

This is the Tatar people most familiar to Europeans, those Mongols who were once the nightmare of Eastern Europe, and even now are the nightmare of the Ukrainian steppes and the Poles, who plundered Europeans and sold them as slaves to the Ottoman Empire.

Of course, a barbarian is always a barbarian. They had to buy muskets, artillery, and the Dutch were the most honest merchants in all of Europe...... Never caring about religion or anything like that, there is nothing more important to the Dutch than making money or business.

As long as there are enough benefits, the Dutch can even betray God.

"Tatars, what do we know about them?"

Fan. Dimon asked.

"We don't know much about them, we only know that they were once slaves of the Celestial Empire, after they launched a rebellion, they defeated the army of the Celestial Empire many times, occupied the "Liaodong" called by the Celestial Empire, the war between the Celestial Empire and them has been going on for more than twenty years, they have even penetrated into the territory of the Celestial Empire several times, killed many Celestial Empire people, plundered a lot of wealth, and this prince, His Royal Highness, is by defeating the Tatars to get the emperor's appreciation......"

Opportunities are always for those who are prepared, and he has always been preparing for the high commissioner, so he worked hard to learn Chinese and understand the knowledge related to the Celestial Empire, but what he understood was often hearsay, even the Ming people in Batavia could not tell what was happening in the country.

Just like now, he still can't tell the relationship between the emperor and this prince, and even takes it for granted that he is one of the heirs to the throne, well, there is nothing wrong with that.

"It seems that he is indeed a very good general."

Fan. Dimen nodded and said,

"Yes, I heard that now that the Celestial Empire has won a decisive victory, the Tatars simply cannot defeat the Celestial Empire army, which uses a large number of firearms."

"Firearms? Are you saying that those Tatars did not have firearms? ”

Fan. There was surprise in Dimon's tone.

"I don't know,"

One said,

"That's what I just learned!"

"Oh."

Fan. Dimon nodded,

"How long do you think it will take for the Ming Kingdom to defeat the Tatars?"

"I'm afraid only God knows, maybe three years, maybe five years, but one thing is for sure, they're going to win, because they're big enough."

"Yes, the Celestial Empire is really huge, they actually have 100 million people!"

Fan. Dimen exclaimed.

"Even more than the population of the whole of Europe."

After a moment of contemplation, he continued:

"You just said that those Tatars were defeated with firearms by the army of the Ming Kingdom, and if we provided the Tatars with enough muskets, artillery, and even mercenaries, would they hold out longer?."

Perhaps a failed merchant, but as the governor of Batavia, he defeated the Portuguese during his tenure and secured the dominance of the Dutch East India Company on the Asian trade routes. Dimen, there is still a certain level of military politics!

When he realizes the threat that Ming Guo may pose to the company, he quickly discovers the only opportunity to delay it all happening.

Tatars!

As long as the war between the Ming and Tatars goes on for a day, it is impossible for them to pose a threat to the company!

"Arms to the Tatars? My God, this will anger the people of the Ming Kingdom! ”

Surprised,

"Your Excellency, once the Ming people find out about all this, they will definitely blast us out of Dalian, and you will lose everything you fought for!"

"I know the risks!"

Fan. Dimen was silent for a moment, staring at the sea in the distance at night,

"But I have to think about the long-term interests...... If the Ming defeated the Tatars and they ended the war here, they would certainly turn their attention to the sea, and at that time, it would definitely pose a threat to us, to the East India Company, and at that time, it is very likely that it will no longer be the question of whether we can continue to dominate the sea in the East, but whether we can continue to exist here! ”

After a pause, Fan. Dimon said again.

"And, Tatars...... Maybe a good trade partner! ”

Then Fan. Dimon burst into laughter.

"On our ship, there are a lot of munitions, which were originally intended to be sold to the Ming people, but who knows, they don't need these weapons at all, they have flintlock guns, so we can sell those arquebuses to the Tatars."

As a businessman, even if it is an unsuccessful businessman, Fan. Dimon also saw a business opportunity, and this business opportunity was to exchange the trade object for another group of people, who would need the arms on board.

"For the Dutch, whether they are Tatars or Ming people......"

Fan. Dimen paused,

"We can trade with the Ming, but we can also make friends with the Tatars, just like we are in Europe, we can both do business with the Italians and sell weapons to the Turks!"

For the sake of money, the capitalists would sell the ropes that hanged themselves, and despite the repeated invasions of Europe, this did not prevent the merchants of Europe from selling them everything the Turks needed, and even more so in Europe, and even more so in Asia.

"Those Tatars have just been defeated with firearms by the Ming army now!"

Fan. Dimon said with joy on his face,

"I think they're definitely going to need our weapons now! We will also be welcomed, and we can also provide them with weapons, and even military advisers, to teach them how to use them. ”

He looked at Pierce and said,

"When we leave Dalian, you're going to North Korea...... Go and make an agreement with the Tatars, sell them our weapons, teach them how to use firearms. ”

"Teach them to use firearms?" Bruce asked.

Fan. Diemen smiled:

"That's right! Teach them to use firearms, I think this is what the Tatars definitely need now! You can speak Chinese, and it is most appropriate for you to go. ”

After thinking about it for a while, he asked again:

"That'...... Here, what do we say? ”

Fan. Dimon shrugged his shoulders and said with a wry smile:

"What else can I say? Formosa...... I don't think it's possible for us to take it back, we lost there,...... And you can see the situation in Dalian, not only does it have a good port, but the climate is also relatively comfortable, Europeans can live happily in the city, just like their hometown in Europe, no longer have to endure the tropical climate torture, and of course, more importantly, the potential here! This was the closest port close to the capital of the Ming Kingdom. ”

The closest port to the capital!

Van Diemen believed that if the news of the free entry of the Dutch East India Company into this port were transmitted back to Amsterdam, the whole of Amsterdam would be plunged into madness, and all the European countries would envy the luck of the Dutch, and of course, all this was created by him, Anthony Van Diemen, who would become a hero to the whole of the Netherlands.

"I can guarantee that in a few years, this will be a much more prosperous port than Guangzhou, and even a city not inferior to Amsterdam, where we will make a very good profit......

In contrast, What is Formosa? It's not worth mentioning at all!

Although he did not doubt the governor's judgment, he still frowned and said,

"But if we cooperate with the Tatars at the same time, will it affect the operation of the East India Company here?"

"It's not impossible, but ......"

Fan. Dimon smiled,

"So you can't say you're Dutch!"

"Then I'm ......"

"Portuguese! The Dutch were friends of the Ming Dynasty, but the Portuguese, they chose to cooperate with the Tatars! ”

Fan. Dimen sneered,

"Now that we are at war with the Portuguese, and are attacking their strongholds in the Indian Ocean, you go to Korea in the name of Portuguese merchants and take with us those weapons,...... These weapons were the stepping stones for us to knock on the door of the Tatars, and of course an opportunity to drive the Portuguese out of Macau, and maybe we could even use this opportunity to get the Ming people to hand over Macau to us! ”

After saying this, Van Dimen even began to admire himself, which was really a perfect ploy.

If I succeeded, I could even drive the Portuguese out of the sea entirely, and I would have been a hero of the East India Company......