At the same time as the construction of the second town in Australia began, the fleet of Batavia transporting supplies and immigrants also arrived at the Chang'an Town Wharf again, and the number of ships that came this time remained unchanged, it was still five ships, in addition to transporting 1,000 immigrants, but also transporting various daily necessities that Australia lacks. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Captain Elder has already gained the trust of Van Diemen, and he is a man with experience at sea, so it is certain that he will lead the fleet to deliver supplies.

As Van Diemen's envoy and another old acquaintance, Lieutenant Nick also came to Australia with the ship, the last trip to Australia was about 20 days ago, and now the main purpose of coming to Australia again is to help the Viceroyalty of Batavia establish an alliance with Australia.

On all fronts, Van Diemen and local officials in Batavia believe that there is nothing wrong with establishing a cooperative alliance with the Australians, at least to ensure that the Australians will not take them lightly.

The strength of the Australians has been revealed, they are indeed more threatening than the Spaniards, but at the same time they do not seem to be an aggressive people, which is somewhat similar to the Ming in the East.

The main purpose of Nick's visit to Australia this time is to sign a cooperation agreement with Australia, which basically includes trade and military fields.

Whether this treaty will be signed by the Australians is not yet known, and it will require the efforts of Nick and Captain Elder .

When the Dutch ship was about to enter the dock, they raised flags, and knew by the flag that they were merchant ships from the Netherlands, but every time the Dutch entered the dock, the shore guards of the entire dock area would be vigilant and observe every move on board.

Regardless of the fact that the Dutch are now very friendly with Australia, there is no doubt that the two sides will be at odds with each other, and most importantly they have a governor who has the responsibility to expand.

Van Diemen's expansion into the Far East was frenzied, and he used more troops than Spain and Portugal combined for their colonies in the region.

It is not an exaggeration to describe him as a madman, if it weren't for the fact that he had fought a few naval battles with Daming, and Zheng Zhilong was in it for his own interests, the Dutch even had the idea of attacking Daming itself.

Although the major European powers in this period have begun to use firearms, they still need a little strength to fight against the Ming Dynasty, not to mention anything else, they don't have this strength in terms of personnel, and the Ming Dynasty is not a tribal country in Southeast Asia.

Therefore, Van Dimen is also a person who knows how to advance and retreat, knowing that he can't provoke a strong person, so he cooperates with them in an alliance, this person knows how to be flexible, and it is no wonder that he can serve as a governor.

Before the merchant ship entered the wharf, some people had already gone to the foreign trade group to look for Wu Zhengdao while waving the flag, and at present, in addition to being responsible for import and export trade, foreign trade also has another job, that is, the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Wu Zhengdao of the Foreign Trade Group was basically in charge of all foreign affairs, and at this time Wu Zhengdao was discussing with the people of the Preparatory Committee for the Founding of the People's Republic of China, and when he saw the soldiers coming from the port to report, he knew that it should be the Dutch.

The Dutch now come to Australia almost once every half a month to deliver supplies and immigrants here, and the person in charge of the handover is Wu Zhengdao every time, so he has become a little used to it.

As the people arrived at the dock together, they saw two acquaintances walking down the ship, Elder and Nick, the identities of these two guys are not simple, especially Nick, this guy is one of Van Diemen's most trusted officers, the last time he came to Australia, he had the intention of investigating Australia, and this time he came to get that meaning.

"Welcome, my friend, it's a pleasure to see you again, as is customary, you have to go there to disinfect and bathe first, and the carriage is already waiting outside."

The enthusiastic Wu Zhengdao welcomed the two with a smile, of course they knew the conventions he said, especially Captain Elder, who had come to Chang'an Town more than once, so he didn't need Wu Zhengdao to say it at all, he would consciously go over there.

The two of them waved their hands like Wu Zhengdao, indicating that they knew, and then did not say anything, although this rule of the Australians is a bit of a cao egg, but for the crew who have been at sea for so long, it is still a very good enjoyment, and they can enjoy a free hot bath as soon as they go ashore, which is not such a treatment in other towns.

After Nick and Elder took a bath, they got into Wu Zhengdao's carriage, and the executive committee still attached great importance to their reception work, and arranged to live in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse every time, such a high-standard reception can be regarded as a kind of respect for the Dutch, and naturally they can also see it.

"Two, I'm afraid there is something else going on when you come together this time." In the carriage, Wu Zhengdao looked at the two of them with a serious face and asked.

For the two of them to appear at the same time, if there is no other thing, Wu Zhengdao will not believe it at all, there must be other things to deal with, so the two of them will appear at the same time, otherwise how could they appear in Australia together.

According to the information provided by Billy Zhou, Nick is the most trusted officer around Van Diemen, and this person must have been instructed by Van Dymen to come to Australia.

"Wu, I really can't hide anything from you, there is indeed something to discuss in Australia this time, and our Excellency the Governor has entrusted me as the plenipotentiary representative, hoping to cooperate with the Australian government."

Nick used half-baked Mandarin to communicate with Wu Zhengdao, which was difficult for him, and he was able to learn Mandarin in such a short period of time, which is very rare for a foreigner, and it can be seen that he can get the trust of Fan Dimen also depends on some skills.

The words plenipotentiary and cooperation appeared in Wu Zhengdao's mind, and it was the first time that Nick had said such a thing, indicating that Van Dimen really wanted to cooperate with Australia.

He began to boldly imagine the field of cooperation, and the cooperation that can make Fan Dimen interested in it should probably be the ship and military field, but the cooperation in the field of shipbuilding, last time, Wu Zhengdao had already told him that it was almost impossible, Australia has quite strict requirements and control for the export of steam ships, and it is not so easy to export.

So it can only be military and trade, the two sides have begun to cooperate in trade, military cooperation has not yet been carried out, the Dutch proposed cooperation at this time, I am afraid that they want to withdraw their hands to have a final duel with the Spaniards, and completely take Dayuan Island, in order to avoid the back being attacked by the Australians, so they chose to cooperate, this method can indeed avoid this kind of thing from happening,