Chapter 322: Confidants
The entire 17th century can be said to be a period of turmoil between the East and the West, the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the entry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the influence of the Thirty Years' War in Europe, which led to the Dutch finally getting rid of Spanish rule in Europe. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
But there is also a problem in front of everyone, the rise of the Netherlands is already an indisputable fact, if it is allowed to remain strong, then England and France will definitely not be reconciled.
They had already found that the Dutch had gained a lot of benefits by means of war, and it was not enough to eat Spain's overseas colonies, and even the Far East trade of the Portuguese was eaten by them, on the other hand, after fighting for so long, it can be said that France did not gain much. So both the French and the British had a problem with the Netherlands, and they also wanted to gain trade rights in the Far East, but the Dutch could not easily hand them over.
Coupled with the existence of a military alliance in the Far East, it is not so easy for these two countries to enter this region.
The Far East was already under the control of Australia and the Netherlands. They had to get permission to enter, and the Dutch would never agree to it anyway, and once they came in, it would be tantamount to eating up their own trade, so they came up with all kinds of ways to persuade them to put their main experience in South America to grab territory with Spain.
But others are not stupid, that place in South America is the main sphere of influence of Spain and Portugal, for France and Britain to enter there is very difficult, the reason why they want to come to the Far East is completely because here can directly import Australian goods, you must know that Australian goods are very tight in Europe, there is no reason that only you Dutch can enjoy it, although the war is not over, but it does not hinder their dream of coming to the Far East to pan for gold, only to come to the Far East can get more benefits.
For the idea of their two allies, the Dutch can be said to feel very helpless, how to say, after all, they can be said to be the main force on the battlefield in Europe, if it were not for their troops, I am afraid that the Netherlands would not be able to trade so smoothly to expand the colony.
But from the point of view of the country, they are indeed competitors, if they are allowed to behave, it will be possible to cause their own power to be infiltrated by them and eventually lose all the land, in terms of population and strength, in fact, they are more powerful than the Dutch, but because of the war, they are held back from expanding.
I don't know how they became interested in the Far East, originally the British were just more interested in North America, but now it seems that they have turned their interest to the Far East.
It can be said that the British are the biggest competitors of the Netherlands, and the two sides have had many conflicts, and the Dutch colonies in North America were robbed by the British, so they will naturally hate and guard against them, once they enter the Far East, I am afraid that they will be out of reach, and the Dutch are very worried about this kind of thing.
Now they feel that the establishment of a military alliance in the Far East by Australia can be said to be a wise decision, to a certain extent, to ensure the interests of the Netherlands, of course, the Australians are not good, they are also as threatening as the British, it can be said that they are more feared than the British.
Of course, in the end, they still have to deal with the threat of the two of them to the Far East, and they must not be allowed to enter the Far East, and Van Diemen has received news from China asking him to discuss a solution to this matter with the Australians.
It's a joke to talk to the Australians about what to do, and the Australians probably won't agree to anything so easily, because they don't have many colonies.
On the contrary, the Netherlands has a lot more to say here. Just let the Far Eastern Military Alliance show its due combat effectiveness.
This is the instructions given to them by the country, relatively speaking, the country does not know much about the Far East Military Alliance, for them feel that this alliance should be the same as they should be in Europe, the fact is that in the Far East Military Alliance, the Portuguese are Australia's hardcore followers, they do not have a good impression of the Dutch, and Spain is the same, it can be said that the Dutch are very embarrassed in this.
It's so embarrassing that they themselves feel a little bad. However, it is indeed a good solution to find Australians at this time, after all, for them, they are the only ones who can solve the problem. In any case, it is necessary to let them know that the British already have an idea about this.
The big guys should face it together, give full play to the existence of the Far East military alliance, let them know what role they should play, and let the Australians send troops against the British, I'm afraid it's not that simple, but if the interests of both sides are tied together, it will be possible.
So in any case, they should be made aware of the current situation and made them feel that they are important to them, and the idea of the Dutch is simple, which is to unite against Britain and France. But only if Australia takes the lead, otherwise Spain and Portugal will definitely not be involved.
It is not uncommon for the British and French to come to the East for the East, and it is not surprising that they would come to the Far East and open up a number of colonies according to the normal course of history.
After all, this matter has also been reported by the European Consulate General, and some other news can basically be determined, their arrival will have little impact on Australia, but it will cause too many forces in the Far East and the situation will be more complicated, so they can't be allowed to come, this view is the same as the Dutch.
They knew what the Netherlands were worried about, and once they got in, it was actually them who were most affected. That's why they sent people to discuss with Australia how to solve the problem at hand.
The existence of the Far Eastern military alliance should play its due role and unite to counter their invasion. In fact, don't look at Australia is not very interested in this matter, but only their own people know in their hearts how much this matter affects them.
France and Britain were able to devote part of their energy to the development of the Far East, which Australia absolutely did not expect. After all, the European strategy had shown that most of their experience was being consumed by the war against the Habsburgs, but now it seems that they did not have the strength to come to the Far East, as they thought, which shows that the war in Europe has little impact.
The European consulates general should be urged to increase their support for the Spaniards, so that the two countries can focus more on Europe than in the Far East, so that at least their threat in the Far East can be reduced.
(To be continued.) )