Matt Solko was the governor of the Dutch East India Company, a great colonist, a big profiteer, and that was very cunning! He didn't promise Wei Aoki anything, and he also offered to meet with the commander of the East India Fleet - this is to find out the situation first, see how much he has lost, how many cards he still has to play, and whether there is a chance to get it back......

"Okay!" Wei Qingmu smiled and nodded, "You just go...... But we don't know where your East Indies fleet went? ”

"I know," said Matt Solko, "either to Ceylon or to Burma." ”

"To Burma?" Wei Qingmu was stunned, "Isn't that the territory of the Liukou?" ”

Matt Solko said: "It's not a rogue, it's Dashun!" We, the East India Company, have formed an alliance with the Great Shun Empire! ”

"You're in an alliance with them?" Wei Qingmu shook his head, "They can't go out to the sea, and they are also suppressed in Bashu Yungui in the Celestial Empire, what's the use of you forming an alliance with them?" ”

"They're going to help!" Matsolko said seriously, "It was the army of the Dashun Empire that landed on Penang before!" ”

"What? Penang? Liukou went to Penang? I haven't heard of it! Wei Qingmu shook his head again and again, "Governor, you must be mistaken, the envoy has not heard of the Liukou army at all. ”

Of course, Dashun sent troops, but he went to the country of Arakan to fight with the invading Aurangzeb - but when Aurangzeb heard the news of his invasion of Arakan, he was probably confused, right?

Matt Solko looked at Wei Aoki's expression as if he was lying, and his heart beat a drum...... None of the Sultanates along the Strait of Malacca can fight, and if the Dashun Empire does not move any longer, then the Netherlands will really not be able to fight.

"I'll go to Burma first," Matsolko said, "and I hope your fleet won't get in the way." ”

"Okay!" Wei Qingmu spoke very well, nodded and said, "But I also have a request...... Please lift martial law, and issue a proclamation to inform all the white people in Batavia that peace negotiations have begun, and that the Ming Emperor has promised not to attack Batavia, so please live in peace and do not need to flee. ”

Matsolko thought about it, but nodded and agreed to Wei Qingmu - if the Dashun Empire really released the Dutch pigeons, and the East India Fleet really suffered a defeat in the Strait of Malacca. Then the Dutch East India Company would have to seriously consider the issue of cooperation with the Celestial Empire.

The East India Company was a company after all...... It's about making money for shareholders!

If it can make more money in the South Seas region ruled by the Celestial Empire, then it should not choose to evacuate.

If accepting the Emperor of the Celestial Empire as a shareholder can make more money, then it should not say no to His Majesty the Emperor......

After Matsolko and Wei Aoki negotiated, they immediately issued an announcement according to each other's requirements, and then boarded a 200-ton (deadweight) light sailing boat, accompanied by Wei Aoki, and headed straight for the Strait of Malacca.

When he arrived at Temasek, he saw hundreds of Ming sailing boats lined up at a wide estuary, and on the bank of the river, a simple civil fort was being built.

Because accompanied by Wei Qingmu, the Ming sailing ships patrolling the strait did not stop Matsolko's sailboat, and gave Matsolko a "passage flag".

As soon as Matsolko had the flag hoisted, he rushed to Malacca, the city of Malacca, more than 300 miles from Temasek Island, which was once the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca, which ruled the Straits of Malacca, and was occupied by the Portuguese in 1526 and later owned by the Dutch East India Company. However, when Matsolko arrived again, the Ming Dynasty's sun and moon and a large flag with a red background written on the Chinese character "Renfu" were already flying over the city of Malacca.

The city has changed hands and is now the temporary capital of the Principality of Ringham – the territory of the Twelve Principalities has long been divided, and the city of Johor and its surroundings across the Straits of Johor from Temasek Island belong to the Principality of Ringan; The city of Malacca and its surroundings belong to the Principality of Nhhuoc; The Klang estuary and its surroundings belong to the Principality of Nchi; To the north of the Duchy of Nengzhi belonged to the Principality of Nguiheung, with its capital at the mouth of the Tianding River near the Dutch-controlled island of Pangkor – an important waterway for the transport of tin ore from the Sultanate of Perak; Penang and a large area of land in the vicinity belonged to the Duchy of Yi; Kota Baharu, next to Pattani, and a large area of land around it, went to the Principality of Yiyong (located on the eastern shore of the Malacca Peninsula); To the south of the Principality of Righteousness is the Principality of Righteousness; To the south of the Principality of Righteousness is the Principality of Daoquan; To the south of the Principality of Daoquan is the Principality of Ringan, which occupies the land of Johor.

In addition, the former Sulu Kingdom, which is now settled in Pattani, will be moved to Aceh after being controlled by the Righteous Warrior on the island of Sumatra, and the land of Pattani will be taken over by the Principality of Dosheng.

The four principalities of Daolong, Dexian, Deyou, and Desheng will occupy places on Sumatra such as Riau, Palembang, Jambi, and Lampung across the sea from Java.

As for the islands at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca, they are temporarily ownerless and under the control of the Ming Navy.

It was on Pangkor Island, where the East India Company had a battery, that Matsorko learned the exact whereabouts of the East India Fleet, and that the untrustworthy rogues had indeed released the pigeons of the Dutch East India Company...... Although the pigeons were released, Matsolko still had to go to the territory of the Great Shun Dynasty.

Because the remnants of the entire East India Fleet are still repaired there!

The ship is in the harbor and has to bow its head!

So Matsolko said goodbye to Wei Aoki on Pangkor Island, and continued north on a caravell, finally arriving at the city of Miaowu, which was already controlled by the Dashun Empire in late August of the lunar calendar.

In the city of Myaowu, Matsolko met Li Jicheng, the imperial grandson of the Dashun Empire...... This imperial grandson has also made great progress now, to the point of opening his eyes to see the world.

Although the Dashun Empire has stepped into the realm of a colonial empire with one foot after annexing Burma, the other foot remains in place - Dashun's colonization of Myanmar was not very successful, and the colonists died of many diseases! Moreover, the Dashun Empire did not mean to rush to the sea, so it was satisfied to stand on the seashore of Salian Mansion and look at the sea.

However, after Li Jicheng raided the Arakan Kingdom, the thinking of the successor of the Dashun cause began to change.

He finally knew the power of attacking the enemy by sea!

And after the Dutch East India Fleet arrived on Poki Island in Arakan, Li Jicheng really saw the world clearly - it turned out that the Ming Dynasty was already the world's first-class naval power...... So, what about Dashun? Dashun can't sit still! Li is too old, and he will be the first emperor in a few years, Li Laiheng is also a big boss, and he can always stick to the past, but Li Jicheng is still young! He doesn't want to be the Emperor of Shunmo, Emperor Shun, or Emperor Shun.

"If the Dashun Empire wants to be strong, and to have a long-term confrontation with the Ming Empire, it must also go to the sea, draw wealth and strength from the sea, and the way to the sea can be divided into two steps, the first step is to establish a free trade city, just like the Ming Dynasty established Shanghai...... Dashun can focus on the construction of two places, Shalian and Miaowu. These two cities can adopt a system completely different from that of other places in Dashun, can value industry and commerce, and can welcome merchants and artisans from all over the world.

After attracting enough merchants and artisans, the Dashun Empire will be able to build fleets in these two commercial cities and send adventurers to find suitable overseas colonies for the Dashun Empire......"

In the royal palace of Myaowu City, Matt Solko, the governor of the Dutch East India Company, who had come from afar, was teaching Li Jicheng to colonize like this - he couldn't help but teach him! The Dutch East India fleet was so miserable that it could only be repaired by the craftsmen of Arakan so that they could leave for their homeland.

After returning to China, of course, it is another round of naval reform - it is really too late for the world's naval powers to burn money in these years! It was easy to build a batch of new warships, but as soon as they went to the battlefield, they found that they were wrong, and they fell behind again, so they had to continue to burn money!