Sitting in a chair, Mr. Basten, dressed luxuriously and looking very well-off, said nonchalantly: "Why don't you sell it, we haven't declared war on them, and we haven't embargoed trade with them, why can't we sell it?" ”

This is a good deal, he bought a 24-pounder gun from the Netherlands and sold it to the Southeastern Province for a 100% profit!

And there is no violation of the law!

The words were said by Mr. Sherlock, the trade representative of the Southeastern Province, that this Jew was too good at business!

Last year, the Dutch fleet attacked the Southeastern Province, and the strange thing is that there was no formal declaration of war between the two local governments, and the business between the two sides continued (the Southeastern Province had a trade embargo on the Dutch for a while, but soon the blockade was lifted after the price increase was raised, and no one would have a hard time with money), so those Dutch gentlemen worked hard to do business, and sold a large number of cannons, gunpowder, metal materials, large wood, etc., which could enhance the strength of the Southeast Province, to the Southeast Province!

As long as the Dutch who did business with the Southeastern Province made a lot of money, Mr. Basten was red-eyed, and he sold all the 24-pounder cannons and 18-pounder cannons he could get his hands on, and then ordered a hundred 24-pounder guns from the Netherlands, except for the intention of reloading his own warships, the others were sold to the South-East Province, because the South-East Province said that there was a preferential price, and as many as he could, so if there was no problem, he simply sold all the 100 24-pounder guns.

"Look at this!" Speke angrily threw the letter to Mr. Basten.

The letter bears the imprint of the Spaniards, and the text in it can be understood ----- Mr. Basten, after all, the Netherlands was once under the jurisdiction of the Spaniards.

In the letter, the Spaniards warned the Dutch that the invasion from the Ming was imminent, that the Ming fleet in the southeast should be about to be killed, and that the Dutch should pay more visits, and inform the Dutch who belonged to Europa in the name of God, so as not to let the yellow race win and lose the face of all Europa!

Mr. Basten couldn't believe that the Ming people of the Southeast Province would take the initiative to attack Batavia, do you know how far Batavia is from the Southeast Province?

And in the eyes of the Western colonizers, those Ming people are known for their "diligence", "peace-loving", and "cowardice" by nature, how could they come to fight the Dutch, is it a trick of the Spaniards, but the Spaniards swear in the name of God, it is three points credible, but it is difficult to say, after all, Mr. Basten knows the virtues of those Spaniards who believe in God, and if the price is right, it is not impossible for them to sell even God!

"Unfortunately, this news is true!" Governor Speke was adamant.

If it was a lie, it would have been known in only a few days, and there was no need for the Spaniard to lie to him.

Since the Governor said so, Monsieur Basten believed it, and now he scratched his head: "Ah, they bought all the 24-pounder cannons on my ship!" ”

"Not only on your ship, but also the 24-pounder cannons in the warehouse and on other ships!" Speke is out of wrath!

With the help of staunch patriots among the Dutch, the Southeastern Province successfully disarmed the Dutch heavy equipment, otherwise the incidence of accidents would have doubled to those old gunners to bombard the Southeastern Fleet with heavy artillery.

"Cunning Akito!" The two Dutch gentlemen said in unison.

"So what to do?" Mr. Basten asked blankly.

Kun said angrily: "Immediately load all the gun emplacements (on the gun deck) with 12-pounder guns, and go!" ”

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At night, the small square in front of the Governor's Palace was brightly lit, and the captains of the ships, either on horseback or in carriages, rushed to the Governor's meeting.

This time, the Governor used the strictest directives, demanding that the unruly captains must come to the meeting, otherwise they would not want to do business, and all the ports would not supply their ships!

The Dutch authorities did not set up an army, and the ships they owned were all armed merchant ships, in fact, the sailing ships of that era were warships loaded with guns, and merchant ships were merchant ships when they unloaded their guns, and many merchant ships were armed merchant ships for both carrying supplies and guns.

Speke was still conscious, gathered a large number of ships in advance, and deliberately learned about the "Spring Festival" of the Chinese, so that the captains could not stay away,

The conference room was packed, and the captains of those who ran the ship had no cultivation, and they were swallowing clouds and spitting fog inside, and many of them were smoking the new "Zhonghua" brand export cigarettes from the Southeast Prefecture, which used the best and spiciest tobacco, which was very enjoyable, and said that they were going to fight the Southeast Province fleet.

The tea drunk was still the tea transported from the Southeast Mansion, and the tea from the Governor's Mansion was good, and the captains drank a few more cups to relieve the cough from smoking.

With the advent of the Age of Discovery, exchanges and trade between the East and the West were very frequent, and even though the Dutch were hostile to the Southeast, it was not excluded that they imported supplies from the Southeast, and similarly, the Southeasterns were very cautious about attacking Luzon, and did not declare war on the Dutch all the time...... Business is business, no one will get along with money, for Yan Changwu, what he gets is silver and arms, and what he exports is luxury goods, why embargo the Dutch trade!

"The Governor has arrived!"

With a shout, Speke strode to the door of the conference room, and then was smoked and took a step back!

It was smoky and on fire, and Speke was a non-smoker, but he drank Chinese tea.

After a short pause, the smoke inside was dispersed, and the attendants asked the smokers one by one to extinguish their cigarette butts----- and jade ash cups were placed everywhere on the conference table, which were given by merchants in the southeast province, which were very high-grade.

"Alright, it's time for a meeting!" Speke announced from the main seat of the conference room, he first explained the situation, and pointed out that the Ming attack of the southeast province is coming, everyone is ready for battle!

The captains all laughed, they were all natural adventurers, maneuvering ships and firing guns were as natural as breathing, and it was better for the Ming people to dare to come and send them to the door, so that everyone could not be saved from the expedition and let everyone beat them to the ground.

Seeing everyone's high will to fight, Speke didn't mention the stubble of the defeat in the last attack on Taiwan, but just asked everyone to prepare for war, and prepare when he went back that night, as for the preparation for war, he didn't say much, I believe everyone is a veteran, but he still said: "Unload all the cargo, load more gunpowder and projectiles, and after the war, fight more artillery!" ”

After a pause, he said, "In this battle, we will use the battle line to fight!" ”

When the captains dispersed, he thought about the situation just now, and took stock of the strength of the formation.

Now he has two warships with more than 50 guns, namely the Dolphin and the Poseidon, and then a full 15 battleships with more than 40 guns, plus another 35 warships, this time Dai Gun's firepower has increased since the last attack on Taiwan (an average of 28 guns per ship), reaching an average of 32 guns per ship.

Speke ordered the company's arsenal to be opened so that the ships were equipped with enough munitions, and the cost was to be paid from their future revenues.

If you think about making good preparations, you should have better luck than the last time!

That night, Speke slept peacefully.