Although a military alliance with Batawi was still to be discussed, it did not prevent trade between the two sides, and Van Dimen was not wrong to be an expansionist maniac, but he was also the governor of Batavia appointed by the East India Company. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

What was the purpose of the Dutch coming to the Far East, that is, to make money, mainly to make money, and the Netherlands was a country that was entirely made up of the new bourgeoisie, and they were more interested in obtaining economic benefits than in obtaining colonization.

Throughout every expansion of the Dutch, it was based on economic interests, so Van Diemen would not give up on trade cooperation with Australia.

The matter of the military alliance can be suppressed, not to mention that without the Australians, Batavia can also fight against the Spaniards in Manila, but they are afraid of a sudden attack by the Australians.

After Wu Zhengdao properly arranged for Elder and Nick to stay, he had another conversation before leaving the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

Seriously, you have to be very nervous when dealing with a shrewd Dutchman, otherwise a bad one may fall into the trap of the other party.

Although he has already said that Australia will not carry out an alliance to attack Manila, the final decision must be approved by the Executive Committee, and the Executive Committee is the highest decision-making organ.

"The Dutch want to attack Manila, can you be sure of that? Xiao Wu, this is no joke. ”

Xu Renguo was obviously surprised by the frenzied expansion of the Dutch, after all, Manila was founded more than Batavia, and as the most powerful military town and trading place of the Spaniards in the Far East, if it changed hands, it would have a certain impact on Australia.

So it is not an exaggeration for Xu Renguo to be a little surprised, after all, the Spaniards used to be the overlord of the sea, but judging from the history before the crossing, the Dutch did not actually control Manila.

Could it be that the arrival of the crossing crowd has led to historical changes and increased Fan Dimen's ambitions!

"Yes, Chairman, the Dutch do have such an idea, and the main purpose of the Dutch, Nick, has come this time to discuss a military alliance with us."

Wu Zhengdao relayed Nick's words to Xu Renguo, and the main purpose of the other party's visit this time was this.

At present, Batavia and Australia have not established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level, and the two sides have not exchanged personnel, so a direct military alliance must be considered.

In the long run, a military alliance is possible, but such a joint attack on Manila must be done with caution, and the question of how much benefit Australia will be to eliminate the Dutch's biggest rival in the region is the first place.

At present, Australia simply cannot afford to take over half of Luzon, nor can it maintain Nad's rule, so it may eventually be that Luzon will gradually be swallowed up by the Dutch.

The military commission alliance is not completely unable to bring benefits to Australia, Australia will interfere in the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty in the next three years, once the Ming Dynasty uses troops, it will inevitably cause a void in the local defense, at this time if the relationship with the Dutch is an ally, at least you don't have to worry too much about the other party will attack the Australian mainland at this time.

Of course, other possibilities are not ruled out, the alliance is not long-term, interests are the key, once the Dutch get more benefits from the Manchus, maybe turn around and attack the Australian mainland.

"I think we can first establish diplomatic relations with the Dutch at the ambassadorial level, and the two sides will openly exchange ambassadors, which will also be conducive to our future military alliance."

Ambassadorial relations, that is, legitimate diplomatic relations, after all, Australia is not too strong at this time, and it needs to maintain good relations with the Dutch.

At this time, in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Nick and Elder sat opposite each other, neither of them obviously expected that the Australians would be so cautious about the military alliance, and even bluntly said that Manila's defense is very perfect, and it is not ordinarily difficult to capture this coastal town.

"Nick, I don't think the Australians have let down much of their guard, and the military alliance that His Excellency the Governor wants is, in my opinion, nothing more than wishful thinking."

Elder's words, Nick very agreed, the Australians are very vigilant, they can't agree to a military alliance so easily, so he made efforts before leaving, thinking that this is not the best time to discuss a military alliance with the other party and attack Manila together, but His Excellency the Governor doesn't seem to listen much to his words.

The establishment of a military alliance without the establishment of normal diplomatic relations between the two sides is a bit wrong in the eyes of others, so Nick is against it.

"Seriously, I also think that His Excellency the Governor is a little anxious to launch an attack on Manila, Manila is not so easy to take, even the Australians dare not guarantee that they can take it, so they will refuse our request for a military alliance."

Elder and Nick were in the room discussing Governor Van Diemen's decision, which seemed too hasty for them to agree to.

"What should we do next, Captain Held, see if we can propose military cooperation."

Nick, who couldn't make a plan and came up with another plan, came up with another method, which is to carry out military cooperation with Australia, such as some training exchanges between the army soldiers of the two countries, as well as the navy, this bold and avant-garde idea, I don't know how he came up with it, isn't it a joint military exercise in the future!

"I think let's suspend all military cooperation first, and after we have what they call ambassadorial relations with the Australians, we're deciding, what do you think?" say

"Ambassador-level relationship, this word is a word mentioned by Wu Zhengdao several times, and Elder specifically asked about this specific meaning, that is, the two sides send administrative personnel to each other, and when they encounter some emergencies, they contact their own governments through the resident ambassador to negotiate, which is a very good method."

Now it seems that the Australians attach great importance to this ambassadorial-level relationship, otherwise they would not have mentioned it many times, so it is not too late to establish an ambassadorial-level relationship first, and it is not too late to talk about military alliances in the future, after all, it is not so easy to attack Manila, and it takes some sufficient time to prepare, and it is also necessary to make a comprehensive assessment of the battle of Manila.

As a captain, Elder knows how difficult it is to attack a fortified coastal town, so he has an advantage over Nick in this regard, which is the main reason why Nick likes to talk to him when he has a problem.