After Hou Xuanyan sent troops to occupy Java, he monopolized the spice business between Asia and Europe, which was equivalent to breaking a leg of the Netherlands.

The popularity of nutmeg in Europe has reached outrageous proportions, and nutmeg, which can be bought for a penny in Asia, can be sold for two pounds and ten shillings in Europe.

That is, the profit of this thing is sixty-eight thousand percent ....

After Hou Xuanyan conquered Java, he destroyed the largest land snake on the island of Java, the Mataran Sultanate, and almost all adult men were sold to Japan. At this point, both the Dutch and the natives were completely driven out of the Spice Islands.

The vast expanse of land that is vacant on the island is occupied by the Chinese who have flocked to the island, and land can be purchased here at a very low price. They broke the monopoly of the Dutch and cultivated spices on a large scale, which was more profitable than porcelain and silk.

The commercial tax received by the imperial court in Java through the spice trade was close to Jiangnan, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang provinces, and it would soon become the number one tax-collecting region.

In order to monopolize the spice business, the Dutch instituted strict and paranoid protection policies, prohibiting the export of trees, drenching nutmeg in lime to make it sterile before export, and imposing death on those who stolen, planted or sold. When the local population rebelled against the rules, Cohen, the head of the company, ordered a massacre.

The Dutch proceeded to execute males over the age of fifteen by encampment and beheading, and the village chief was beheaded, who put their heads on a post outside the village. Within ten years, the Dutch reduced the island's population from fifteen thousand, to six hundred.

The British, who had always coveted the deal, established the East India Company in India in the same way, and even the name was copied from the Dutch.

At first, they were suppressed by the Dutch on every battlefield, until the Dahua Naval Division was born.

A paper covenant between the two sides made the British see an opportunity to meddle in this lucrative deal, and when Yao Qisheng drove the Dutch away from Sri Lanka, the British strengthened their confidence that they could intervene.

James, the head of the British East India Company in India, traveled to Sri Lanka with gifts aboard the ship Earl Abergavinny.

Yao Qisheng set up many forts and bunkers in Sri Lanka, which were built in various ports, and the whole Sri Lanka was impregnable.

Stroking the black shiny barrel, Yao Qisheng smiled and said to the generals around him: "Not to mention the red hairy fan and the Franco, even our other sailors in Dahua will not be able to capture our small island." The fortifications of this governor can be described as impregnable! ”

Soon, Yao Qisheng's smile froze on his face, and the laughter of his subordinates also stopped abruptly in embarrassment.

A big war ship came from the northern coast, Yao Qisheng was annoyed and angry, and scolded: "Such a big foreign ship swaggered into the port, and no one found it?" ”

In fact, this is not to blame on the soldiers along the coast, just because there are too many seaports in Sri Lanka, and the view is not very wide. Especially from the north, it is even more difficult to find.

"What kind of ship is it, dare to come to the island?" Yao Qisheng's tone was not good, and his subordinate Wang Shen quickly took out a clairvoyant mirror and looked at the sea, where James stood at the bow of the ship and was also looking this way.

James had red hair, which was very rare in England, and red hair was easily despised.

Normally, James covered his hair with a hat, but today the wind was too strong at sea. James's hat was not easy to wear, so he simply took it off, and his red hair swayed in the wind.

Counselor Wang shouted: "Yao Du, the person who came has red hair, it should be Dutch." ”

"Dutch?" Yao Qisheng sneered and said, "Absolutely impossible, the Dutch are here at this time, it is useless not to say, and it is easy to be sunk by us." Ignore him first, a ship can't capsize, let it in. ”

When he got closer, Yao Qisheng knew that it was the British, and Yao Qisheng had heard about the exchange of envoys between the British and the Chinese Dynasty. So he was polite, and invited the British to the island and set up a banquet for hospitality.

James felt a little more hopeful, and Yao Qisheng also had his own ideas, when the canal was dug in the future and the army marched westward, Britain could be an ally. Even if you don't directly send troops to help in the war, you can let the shore be repaired at the critical moment.

On the island of Sri Lanka, there is no shortage of ingredients, and all kinds of seafood and mountain delicacies are processed by chefs from the Chinese Dynasty to make delicious delicacies and serve them on the table, and the gold and silver tableware shows the wealth of this place.

The Chinese liked to talk about important matters at the dinner table, and James had heard of it, so he took advantage of the wine to get involved in the business of the Spice Islands.

Yao Qisheng pondered for a moment after hearing this, he couldn't make a decision on this kind of thing, although Java was brought down by him, but the imperial court had already sent officials at all levels, and he had no right to meddle in the affairs of a complete province.

"I can help you play a game and ask my emperor's opinion."

James was overjoyed, he didn't expect the Chinese to be so easy to talk to, when the Netherlands prevented others from meddling in the spice business, then whoever dared to show a little will, they had to fight desperately.

Since it was the East India Company, the British also brought officials from the Mughal dynasty in India with them this time.

At this time, India was still very strong, and it was not a British colony, on the contrary, the British had to look at the faces of the Indians, that is, the Mughal dynasty.

The current Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, expanded wildly after ascending to the throne, and at Bengal they repelled the Portuguese; a dynasty that annexed the Rajputs in the west; On the Deccan plateau, two dynasties were occupied; In the northwest, it crossed its forces over the Khyber Pass.

Shah Jahan's reckless militarism drained the empire's financial resources---- and under his rule, the Mughal Empire became a large military machine, and the number of military nobility and army expanded almost fourfold, resulting in a sharp increase in the burden on the peasantry. Despite this, during the reign of Shah Jahan, the Mughal Empire expanded again with a lack of financial resources.

The series of victories emboldened the Mughals, and they followed the British to Sri Lanka in order to trade with the Chinese and alleviate the financial crisis of the Mughal dynasty.

In this case, the Mughals should be very respectful, after all, the Hua Dynasty is not short of money, and it is they who ask for help. But their envoy obviously did not have this awareness, and Lahal's status in India (Mughal Dynasty) was like that of a political envoy of a Chinese dynasty, so to speak, a feudal official, so he did not think that those here today were on the same level as him.

Rahal was very unhappy that the Chinese did not put him first, and his face stinked after sitting down. But no one seemed to pay attention to him, and Lahal sulked for a while, so he had to focus on the delicious food.

The wine was half-drunk, and the atmosphere gradually eased under the tandem of the British, who were flattering to the tune.

Yao Qisheng opened his mouth and asked, "What do they mean by Shah Jahan?" ”

After hearing this, the interpreter from India replied directly: "Lord Huiyu, this is a Persian phrase that means 'ruler of the world', that is, the emperor of the world. ”

With a bang, Yao Qisheng overturned the table, furious.

All the Chinese generals drew their swords in their hands, and they all looked cold, looking like they were going to fight hard.

Yao Qisheng shouted angrily: "Bold! There is only one emperor in the world, that is, Emperor Tianjia, His Majesty the Emperor Dahua. ”