Skade kept this secret, saying only 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. Includes raw silk and silk goods that are of most interest to the Dutch. As for the price, it is lower than the price of Zheng Zhilong and Liu Xiang, and the FOB price of the most haode "Nanjing silk" proposed by Skade in Qiongzhou is 110 taels, quintal. The Dutch bought Nanjing silk from Chinese merchants in Dayuan, and the price was as high as 5 taels per quintal.

Van Transtron was very pleased with the price, and if enough raw silk could be shipped in Lingao, the ships departing from Batavia would not have to return to Batavia immediately after unloading in Lingao. Some ships can go directly north to Dayuan Port and transfer from Dayuan to Japan. The copper and silver exported from Japan can also be transported to Lingao to pay for the transaction. The arrangement of trade routes is much more flexible than in the past, and the capacity of ships can be maximized.

Van der Lantron immediately expressed his willingness to sign the trade agreement. The two sides signed a draft special trade agreement on the re-export of Daming goods. The Ministry of Colonization and Trade was to sell raw silk, silk goods, tea, and porcelain to the Dutch East India Company. Medicinal herbs, miscellaneous goods. The parties agreed on the relevant price. Specifically: 2,500 taels of raw silk, 110 taels per quintal: 5,000 denier of refined sugar, 4 taels per quintal: 10,000 taels of silk, with an average price of 1.2 taels per horse. Some other miscellaneous goods. The Dutch East India Company will pay 100,000 Spanish riyals in advance. In order to ensure that Lingao can be stably supplied in 1631.

The Dutch did not hesitate to pay in advance in trade, and it was by means of an advance deposit that allowed the East India Company to obtain cheap and abundant goods in any market weakness, making it unprofitable for its competitors.

Because the stakes are high, Van der Lantron has no right to formally sign such an agreement", so the two sides only initialed the agreement. Of course, this agreement alone made Van der Lantron happy that he could not find the north. This agreement was much more favorable than the unfulfilled supply agreement signed by Governor Natz and Zheng Zhilong a few years earlier. Not only were prices lowered, but there was also an increase in the number of supplies that the East India Company had been frustrating.

The signing of this agreement alone will make Van der Lantron a sensation throughout Batavia. You must know that this is the Dutch East India Company has always dreamed of directly opening the door to trade between China.

Now that he has been done by this little low-level businessman, how can he not be happy.

Of course, it remains to be seen whether the agreement will be enforced. @本章节孤独手打@但是范德兰特隆并不怀疑这伙 "Australians" are capable of doing it. If the entire agreement can be implemented, he van der Lantron will have a bright future within the company. It may not even be long before he may be called a member of the Dutch East India Company's council in Batavia.

Van der Lantron tried to keep his composure so that he would not be overjoyed at the negotiating table. Subsequently, Skader made several special rejection requests.

Specifically, the import of horses.

Throughout Southeast Asia and East Asia, "horses are rare, not only poor breeds, small size, but also insufficient in numbers."

Nick made a report to the Planning and Metallurgical Institute, asking for a way to increase the number of horses in order to increase the breeding efficiency. But he can't look down on the Dian horse that can be obtained nearby, the small size of the Dian horse and the pull of the tragedy xìng make it useless in the industry, agriculture and military of Lingao, although the ancient horse is still useful, but the first can not be obtained in large quantities, and the second everyone is really a little disdainful. Both the army and the agricultural department are strongly appealing for the ability to obtain higher quality riding horses and towing horses as soon as possible.

Obviously, "relying on Nick's self-reliance in artificial insemination with his apprentices and helpers 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 breed on his own to supply enough horses." Buying out a large number of horses was obviously the only way. And at present, their stallion resources are not optimistic, except for a pair of Tieling horses, which is a retired horse.

Although almost all of the famous horses coveted by the senators were on the other side of the globe, "the biology department of the Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that horses were produced in Bōs and India that met the needs of the senators: they could be used as riding horses and pulling horses that were urgently needed at the moment."

After a study by the biological department of the People's Committee of Agriculture, it was suggested that several species of horses could be introduced through the Dutch.

One is the southern horse of the "Japan". This is a small part of Nissan's "Comeback Horse" system

The lineage, which is produced in the northern part of Honshu, can reach a shoulder height of about 150 cm in adult horses, "120-130 cm higher than the average shoulder height."

The méng horse is much taller and stronger, and can be used as a riding horse or a traction horse.

This horse was purchased and used by the Allied forces in the Second Opium War, and became the horse used by the Allied artillery and heavy troops. At that time, the coalition forces purchased thousands of horses in Southeast Asia and Japan to replenish their troops, and the southern horses were the most highly evaluated. It is still the closest to Lingao, and it is able to provide more horses at one time.

The other is the Indian Mawari horse. This horse is said to be a descendant of the war horse *** used by Alexander's army, and is said to have the blood of Turkmen horses and Arabian horses. In India, a breed of horse evolved that could survive well in arid and barren terrain, and was widely used as a riding horse for the army and nobility on the Indian subcontinent. The biggest advantage is that this horse can be widely used in the Indian subcontinent, and it is clear that it has an advantage over other horse breeds in adapting to the climate of Hainan Island.

Van der Lantron was not very interested in the matter of trafficking horses. Among the goods across the sea and ocean, live animals are the most difficult to transport, horses are very sensitive animals, they are easily frightened and killed in the sea, and they have high requirements for serving materials and also need a lot of drinking water. Horses also take up a lot of space in the cargo hold. As a result, despite the high price of horses in East Asia, the East India Company was still interested in trafficking horses.

Of course, the Dutch, since they are "haishan coachmen", will not refuse any goods that customers need. The East India Company had also transported elephants in Southeast Asia, which was certainly not needed by the Dutch. Now that the Australians, who had promised to open the door to their glittering trade with China, needed horses, the East India Company had to get them. What's more, Skeader has made it clear that he is "preferential" for horses.

"I will definitely do this for Your Excellency wholeheartedly." Van der Lantron said respectfully.

There are temporary difficulties in trafficking southern horses, and the trading house in Hirado is currently closed. However, there was no problem with the trafficking of Indian horses, and the company already had a trade route to India and a merchant house in India. In addition, he could ask the merchant house of Bōs to buy a portion of the horses. Of course, horses are not cheap in both places.

"Of course, of course." Skead nodded, "Of course, in addition to these types of horses, I know that there are many excellent horse breeds in Europe......"

"It's going to be a long time." "If you need horses from Europe, it will be at least three-and-a-half to four years before I can deliver them to you." And IMHO, I'm afraid the price will be unacceptably high. ”

"Indeed." Skeard sighed regretfully, "But I'd like to get some good European horses." With that, he submitted a list of stallions.

Van der Lantron took it and took a look. Stared at him in surprise for several minutes. The above is a list of excellent horse breeds that are commonly found in Europe. The list is very complete. light, medium to heavy; There are both warm and cold blood. There are a lot of Van der Lantron who don't know about it themselves.

"God!" Van Drangelon muttered quietly, "You have a good understanding of horses. ”

"We love horses.

It's a pity that there aren't enough good horses here. Skade Haha smiled, "You just need to bring me the horses alive, the price is negotiable." By the way, I don't want gelding, all horses have to be young, not more than fù years old. Fertile. ”

"I will do my best to serve you." Van der Lantron bowed respectfully, "I am your loyal servant. ”

That evening, Skade held a reception to congratulate the two sides on the trade agreement. Skade was full of spring breeze, and reaching a trade agreement with the Dutch was very beneficial for Lingao. The first is to effectively alleviate the gap in the supply of materials, and the second is that the other party transports itself and delivers it to the door, which is the most haode benefit for Lingao, which is seriously lacking in capacity. As for entrepot trade, he believes that it fundamentally solves the problem of "foreign exchange". Not to mention the fact that the Dutch also promised to pay the advance payment of the old Wanrial first. Of course, there are many more ideas about the entrepot trade, and although the agreement with the people of Bilan to buy horses has been greatly appreciated by the Ministry of Agriculture and the military, Skade feels that it is insignificant, after all, it is just a small detail on the cake, and without horses, it will not cause stagnation in development.

Van der Lantron attended the reception in the newly renovated hall of the Merchant House. He was stunned by the sparkle of electric lights and the large number of fine glassware and bone china used at the banquet.

Although the banquet was not large, as a low-ranking merchant of the East India Company, he was still honored to be entertained by a high-ranking official who was one of the nine members of the Senate of the other side. You know, he didn't even qualify in Batavia to attend the governor's banquet.

Van der Lantron binge-drank a large amount of rum with sugar and fruit juice at the jug party, and Zuihou was carried out unconscious. @。