The Dutch East India Company is composed of six offices in Amsterdam and Zeeland City, Middleburg, Enkwason, Delft, Horn and Rotterdam, and its board of directors is composed of more than 70 people, but only 17 people really hold the real power, which is called the 17-member board of directors, which are eight in Amsterdam, four in Zeeland, and one in each of the other regions.

The Dutch East India Company was the first company to organize its own mercenaries, issue currency, and be the first company limited by shares, and was granted the right to enter into formal treaties with other nations, as well as to colonize and rule the land.

The Dutch East India Company established its headquarters in Batavia, Java, with other bases in the East Indies and the Spice Islands. The Dutch East India Company was already the richest private company in the world, with more than 150 merchant ships, 60 warships, 50,000 employees, and an army of 10,000 mercenaries, with dividends of up to 40 percent. At the time of the share subscription boom, the Dutch East India Company released a total of 6.5 million guilders for subscription, ten guilders at that time was equivalent to about one pound sterling, and the annual salary of a Dutch teacher in those days was about 280 guilders, and half of the shares were subscribed in Amsterdam alone.

In 1619 Cohen was appointed governor of the East India Company, a visionary who saw the possibility of turning the company into a force in Asia, for which he did not hesitate to use brutal force. In 1619, Cohen came to Batavia and established the company's new headquarters. In order to establish a monopoly on the clove trade, he killed or drove away the indigenous inhabitants of the Banda Islands.

Cohen was indeed a visionary, and when Sanchez approached him to negotiate the creation of a combined fleet, he had a premonition that things were not going well. Cohen has learned the true situation of the Penghu naval battle through the collection of various intelligence, and it can be said that the anger in his heart has reached the extreme, when Sanchez sent him an invitation, he rejected the suggestion, and even instigated Sanchez not to participate.

Sanchez and Cohen have different ideas, the Portuguese are few and weak, and have lost their former glory, and if they want to gain a foothold in a world full of great powers, they must find a suitable partner to work with, and it goes without saying that Europe and Spain are integrated, but the only power in Asia is the Ming Dynasty. Although the disasters in the past few years, the Liaodong Battle was lost, and the whole empire was in turmoil, but after the new emperor ascended the throne, the whole empire soon underwent earth-shaking changes, not only the country became very stable, but also new commodities emerged in endlessly, just take the simplest lighter, although the current output is not too high, but it is very promising, I also bought one, much stronger than what fire sickle, and a foot fan, although not much clever things, But the idea is really wonderful, which means that this ancient empire has been rejuvenated, and the huge population base will be a huge consumer market, and it is definitely the biggest mistake for such a country not to make friends. Sanchez seized the opportunity, but instead Cohen was blinded by hatred and oversmarted, and now he will face an unbearable price.

Now Cohen's office is in a mess, his assistant is cleaning up the mess that has been smashed, and on the table is an ultimatum handed over by the combined fleets of Daming, Portugal, and Spain, ordering Cohen's Dutch East India Company to immediately withdraw all its operations and related personnel in Asia, otherwise it will be expelled, and he will not be responsible for the losses caused by this, which is really too deceitful, but people are bullying you, what can you do now?

Cohen was very helpless, he wanted to fight to the death, he didn't have the ability at all, but he was really reluctant to give up completely. If he directly agrees to this request, I am afraid that after returning to China, he will be eaten alive by the shareholders, and even the provincial government will not bypass him. Cohen had to find Sanchez to ask for favors, and whether he could talk about Sanchez or not, Cohen was not sure at all, but after all, he was barely able to catch someone who could talk, so Cohen personally took a boat to Macau to meet Sanchez and asked Sanchez to negotiate.

Sanchez has returned to his office in Macau, and he is also thinking about the future trends, and he is well aware of the Asian form, but what will happen to things in Europe? For this reason, he also sent the Spanish consul in India, Baron Daniel, because the Ming Dynasty seized the Spanish island of Luzon, Baron Daniel was very reluctant to come to the Ming Dynasty, even if it was the establishment of a joint fleet with the Ming Dynasty, he was also persuaded by Sanchez to agree, but the current situation seems to be very good, so he followed Sanchez to Macau. When he heard that Sun Yuzhi had successfully escorted the ship, and that the combined fleet had defeated the pirates and the combined forces of England and the Netherlands, and that the Ming Dynasty had negotiated with them to divide the property of the Dutch East India Company, he was happy in his heart, and swept away the decadence of the past.

So when Cohen came to Sanchez's office, he saw Sanchez and Baron Daniel drinking tea. Regardless of their official affairs, there is still a certain personal relationship with the three people who work in Asia, especially in business dealings, Cohen has always been very strong, and Sanchez and Baron Daniel have always whispered good things to him. But today's reversal required Cohen to say good things in a low voice, which made Daniel very excited. This may be a kind of human psychology, seeing the unlucky people who are more unlucky than themselves, there is a feeling of comfort in the psychology, not to mention that Baron Daniel may also get benefits in the next negotiations, thinking of this, Baron Daniel is a little excited.

Because Sanchez is not the master of this matter, he is also sympathetic to Cohen's situation, and does not seem a little gloating like Baron Daniel. Sanchez promised Cohen to try his best to help him intercede with His Majesty the Ming Emperor, even if he gave up part of his interests, he would help Cohen to say, which made Cohen very satisfied, thinking about his previous actions, he bowed deeply to Sanchez as a courtesy of thanks.

Zhu Youxiao's real purpose is not to completely expel the Dutch from the sphere of influence in Asia right now, it is still possible to have a few small European countries here, and it can also deepen more ties between the Ming and Europe, and by the way, reduce the hostility of some indigenous people towards the Ming, because their own policies are better than theirs. Zhu Youxiao's plan was to use his foresight to win over some small European countries to contain the expansion of the English, even if it could not be limited to the British Isles, it was necessary to force it to the Americas, or let them start a war in Europe, so that the Ming could develop smoothly.

Sanchez brought Baron Daniel and Cohen to Beijing together, Sanchez is qualified to meet Zhu Youxiao, and he can also take Baron Daniel, but Cohen has to wait for Zhu Youxiao's permission before he can enter, this is the rule, and Sanchez also understands.

In Zhu Youxiao's study, Sun Chengzong still accompanied Zhu Youxiao to receive Sanchez and Baron Daniel as last time, and after Zhu Youxiao sat them down, he said to the two: "Mr. Sanchez, it's a pleasure to see you again, I think you should be very satisfied with our cooperation now." ”

Sanchez replied respectfully: "Thank you for the trust of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, our cooperation is very pleasant. This is Baron Daniel, the Spanish consul in India, and I ask your pardon for my presumptuousness, to whom I have invited him to come with me. ”

Zhu Youxiao's face was a little angry, and he said: "Baron Daniel, I only cooperated with Spain for the sake of Mr. Sanchez's face, but Spain must apologize for the massacre of the Ming people on Luzon, do you understand what I said?" ”

Baron Daniel didn't expect Zhu Youxiao to tell this matter so directly, and forcibly suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and bent over to Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I now apologize for Spain's behavior like you, and I am willing to compensate for the losses suffered." ”

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "Mr. Daniel, I accept your apology, one thing I tell you, I will not give up Luzon, even if it is as compensation, but since you and Mr. Sanchez have cooperated with us, I also want to give you a gift, I plan to divide the property of the Dutch East India Company with everyone equally, you can choose a place to establish a colony, Mr. Sanchez is the same, I don't know what you think?" This is also a credit to you when you return home. ”

Sanchez smiled at this time and said: "We have received Your Majesty's kindness, but Mr. Cohen of the Dutch East India Company asked me to ask My Majesty to give them a way out, please consider it." ”

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said, "Mr. Sanchez is a real gentleman, and I am happy to have met such a friend. In that case, would Mr. Daniel be willing? ”

Baron Daniel actually wanted to get a colony, but he was embarrassed and didn't dare to choose by himself, nodded and said, "I am willing to obey His Majesty's arrangement." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "We are partners, let me talk about it, let's discuss." First of all, Cohen was punished for his non-cooperation, except for leaving him the island of Java, the rest of Sumatra was handed over to Spain, Kalimantan was given to Portugal, and the rest of the small islands were given to the Ming Dynasty, and secondly, the Netherlands was required to withdraw from the war with the Catholic Church in Europe and join the Spanish side, otherwise it would be completely expelled from Asia. However, Spain wants to give Portugal a certain amount of compensation, and you can discuss it yourself. That's all I have to say, let's see if it's okay. ”

Okay, it's too good, Baron Daniel's eyes lit up, this is a great achievement, this time the union Taihe is over, and he privately gave the proceeds of a small island to Sanchez, and the two made a fortune in a muffled voice, just waiting for Zhu Youxiao to hand over the results of the discussion to Cohen.