Both the Netherlands and Spain are thinking about how to deal with their relationship with Australia, but they are also considering whether to further deepen their cooperation. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In particular, when Van Dimen knew that the ships of the Australians could be built larger than any shipyard in Europe, he was very surprised, don't look at it is only twice the size, this is a real technical work, the hull to expand first needs to consider whether it has the ability to carry when encountering wind and waves, etc.

So even if it's a small expansion, it's not easy, not to mention that the ships built by the Dutch themselves have more advantages than the ships of other countries, and the technology here is not as simple as others think, so the Netherlands also has reservations, of course, their technology is not really good technology for Australia,

They themselves know that Australia's shipbuilding technology is the first, and Van Dimen wondered if it was to cooperate with the Australians, but the cooperation was not so easy, and the Australians did not want to disclose their technology, so this problem also made it very difficult for them to deal with it.

How to let the Australians make the technology public, or take it out and share, this is very important for the Netherlands, if they have Australia's shipbuilding technology, they can continue to maintain their hegemony at sea, with the Dutch shipbuilding technology is quite mature.

Van Diemen's new plan was to get a newly built ship from the Australians, and as long as the ship was disassembled, they could imitate it, and the Dutch were still very capable of copying.

Therefore, no country can leave the road of imitation when it rises, so later generations of Western countries despise China's imitation, in fact, they forget that they were the same back then, if it was not for the original imitation, how could they have the current success.

Nick has been officially appointed by Van Dimen as ambassador to Australia, a position that suits him in Africa, and he has a deep relationship with Australians and is familiar with Australia, so he is the most suitable for the position of ambassador.

Of course, there are other considerations, mainly considering that Nick's relationship with the Australian is extraordinary, and maybe he can get some unexpected results there.

However, this possibility is Van Dimen's own thoughts, as for Nick's opinion, this difficulty is a bit big, although Australians regard him as a friend, but they will definitely not let go of things related to national interests.

For example, he and Wu Zhengdao can be said to have a very good relationship, and they want to buy more weapons through him, but it is useless, Wu Zhengdao clearly told him that this matter is very difficult, don't think about it.

Arms exports are strictly restricted by the state, and it is useless to have a good relationship between you and me, and if smuggling is tantamount to treason, no one dares to take this responsibility.

In the matter of Van Diemen sending him to Australia as ambassador, he thinks that the arrangements are still very in place, after all, it is better to send someone who is familiar with it than to send a stranger.

Nick's thoughts may be somewhat similar to Christie's, and he thinks about how to negotiate with Australia to get more resources.

After all, the Australians' technology and the number of ships, as well as their weapons, are very good, and if you want to get more of these things, you must first have friendly exchanges with the Australians.

"Good luck, Nick. When you arrive in Australia, try to understand their situation there, and at the same time use your eloquence to persuade the Australians to agree to an alliance with us or to export ships to us. ”

The task assigned by Van Dimen can be said to be very large, don't look at it as just two small things, but it is not so simple to complete.

To persuade them to form an alliance, we must first come up with a suitable reason, why did the Australians want to form an alliance with the Netherlands, is it just because the relationship between the two sides is better?

But this is a bit impossible, which is undeniable, after all, the Netherlands cannot bring much benefit to Australia, and there is no need for Australians to offend the Spaniards.

The most important thing at this time is to tie both sides together in a thread, and only then can they get more benefits.

There is no other choice, of course, there is another possibility, that is, the Australians take the initiative to form an alliance with the Netherlands, this possibility is too low, the Australians will not easily form an alliance with any and become allies, this is what the Dutch know.

Van Dimen's task to Nick is simple, but it is actually very difficult, the difficulty is not ordinary, how to say that he has a new plan, which means that the cooperation with the Australians may change.

Tying the Australians to their own interests, so he has to do it, how to do it, Van Diemen has already figured it out.

Inviting Australians to sell goods to Europe, they can help Australia export goods directly to Europe, and once the relationship between the two parties becomes closer, it means that Australians are likely to give him more things.

So Van Diemen's new plan is still good, and if he wants to complete the task by playing the emotional card, it's nothing, the important thing is whether the Australians accept it or not.

Naturally, the news of Christie's trip to Hong Kong can't be hidden from Nick, so what does this mean, it means that he is also working on a new plan, that's for sure.

Could it be that the Spaniards also have a report that shares with him, that Cristi is one of the wisest minds in Manila, and that Nick's concern is that he will reach some deal with the Australians.

There is no reason why the Spaniards can't see that the Australian ships are very skilled, and they are also big seafaring powers, so they can easily judge the quality of the ships.

So there is only one possibility that Cristi went to Hong Kong for the new ship of the Australians, and when he bought a new ship, they could disassemble it and make a certain imitation.

Nick has already gone to the Australian mainland, to say that he still likes Chang'an Town very much, don't look at the fact that there are not many people here, but in fact, the environment is much better than Batavia.

No one is going to defecate here, the streets are always clean, and they're very hospitable, judging by Nick's time in Australia.

Australians are very hospitable, but they stick to it in principle, so he doesn't expect Christie to get more out of the Australians, at most in other ways.

I heard that the Australians are preparing to carry out large-scale food cultivation in Luzon, and the help that Spain can give is to move the surrounding natives away, don't look at it as a small favor, but if you often exchange courtesies like this, it is very likely that the relationship between the two sides will be closer, which is not a good thing for the Netherlands, and Nick must hurry up to implement the new plan. (To be continued.) )