Chapter 368: Provocation
The things raised by Wu Zhengdao are basically facts, and the Dutch can't defend them at all, anyway, they did steal the technical information of the Australians, and they lost a lot of manpower just by stealing this technical information, so anyway,
It is impossible for them to admit it on the surface, and once they do, they will have to pay compensation to Australia, which they are not willing to do. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
If they have a choice, they will also send a lot of spies to steal the technical information of the Australians, because only by obtaining the technical manufacturing materials can they completely get rid of the control of Australian arms exports.
With the increasing use of Australian weapons, they have become inseparable from these weapons, which is why they are so passionate about making weapons. Of course, the British were just as enthusiastic as they were, and they helped the Dutch sell some of their technical information to them by sending troops to help them on the battlefields of Europe.
Therefore, the most dangerous thing at present is the Dutch, after all, the British have little influence in the Far East, so the threat to Australia is naturally not much.
Unlike the Dutch, they have a large number of colonies in the Far East, and they also have a large part of the army, and the combat effectiveness of these armies is still very effective in general, although Australia has not fought against him, but in fact they still know a lot about the strength of this rival, and some information can still be known through the clues left by the war with Spain.
At the moment they were anxious to let the Australians come and visit, and the purpose was not to let them get too close to the British, and these British did not have many good people, in their eyes. The British were not only fighting them for territory in North America, but also in the Far East.
Even if they had a common enemy in Europe, this did not reduce their actions against the Dutch. I think what you are talking about, Your Excellency, is basically made up by the British, and their purpose is very simple, to sow discord between us.
To provoke relations, Wu Zhengdao knew in his heart that in fact, this was not completely true, to say that it was actually he himself who was provoking relations, and the British actually did not provoke them too much, but said that they were more suitable for Australia.
Of course, the main reason still depends on the interests of both parties, and the main reason for whether or not to reach cooperation is interests, and other aspects are only secondary. At present, the Dutch bring the greatest benefit to Australia, but at the same time it is very dangerous, they control the Australian export of goods to Europe, once they raise the price or have any other ideas, it will likely affect the Australian export industry very much.
That's why they will contact Britain to avoid the collapse of Australia's domestic economy because of the Netherlands. Although everyone doesn't have a good impression of the UK, they don't really have much of a feeling for the Netherlands.
This country is also inherently indistinguishable from other Western powers, and if there is a difference, it is that they are no match for Australia at the moment.
The Dutch in history were not good people, they attacked Taiwan and occupied it, and if Zheng Chenggong hadn't recovered it, I'm afraid they would have occupied it forever.
So there is no other feeling for them, the only feeling is that they still have a certain use value.
The Dutch and the Spaniards shared the cargo from Australia to Europe, but the Spaniards were obviously not as many merchant ships as they were, which they could not match, so they had to find a new partner.
England is a good partner, at least from one point can show that this guy has not had any non-cent ideas about the land of the Ming Dynasty at least now, and once they have this non-cent idea, it will be a very big problem, so absolutely they can't be allowed to have this kind of thought.
Of course, their interest in North America at this time is estimated to be greater than the land of the Ming Dynasty, after all, North America is a new continent, and they can obtain a steady stream of materials and money from there, as for the Ming Dynasty, it is a very powerful existence, and the Dutch did not have a little advantage there, and the Spaniards and Portugal did not occupy a little advantage.
For a new colonial country, they dare not act rashly, in one is to enter the sphere of influence in Southeast Asia, must be recognized by the Netherlands and Australia, if they do not recognize, you will not be able to enter.
It is very likely that they will be sunk as pirates, and this kind of thing has not happened before, so they still have to be cautious, and it is the first time to cooperate with Australia.
This time, the Dutch were in a hurry to invite them over to get them not to cooperate with the British, but obviously they couldn't succeed, after all, Wu Zhengdao's investigation report had come out anyway and sent it back to China, and the country was expected to be surprised to cooperate with the British when they saw this report.
At this stage, there is indeed no one more suitable than them, the French are not good at sea, they are not good in the entire colonial era, not to mention that they only want to be the hegemon on land, and they are indeed not interested in the status of the sea hegemon.
As for Spain, his ability is limited, and it remains to say whether he can manage his own mess now, let alone what to strengthen cooperation, a person who needs to rely on Australia to help them in Southeast Asia, how much do you think he is capable, so don't think about it so much.
At this time, the most reliable is England, a country that will soon end its internal war, thus replacing the hegemony of the Netherlands in one fell swoop, and will have a far-reaching impact on the whole of Europe.
Mr. Mars, we have always appreciated the ability of your country, but for you to price the goods too high, this we can not accept, many potential customers have been turned away by you, according to our understanding, the ex-factory price of some goods is not high, but to you it is very high, so no one dares to buy in the market.
It's not that the Dutch have not noticed the problem of market shrinkage, but Dutch businessmen, who are accustomed to huge profits, are unlikely to give up such a lucrative project, and most importantly, they feel that sudden price reductions may not bring about a market recovery.
Of course, this is also correct, after all, a high-priced thing, suddenly the price of the price is reduced, others will think that there is something wrong with this thing.