The news spread, and all the Dutch princely ministers knew that there was a world's number one superpower in the far east.

They possess powerful artillery with a long range, which can easily destroy artillery batteries on land.

Yan Peterlsson Quinn warned the king and the warlike generals that the Ming were not to be messed with, that their national power might be the sum of Europe, and that they had many more advanced sail warships than Europe.

In the midst of a rebellious siege by the rebel natives at Batavia, the headquarters of the East India Company, the Dutch royal family and the Board of Directors appointed Anthony van Diemen, who was born in Coolenberg, the Netherlands, as his successor.

He was escorted to his post by 30 warships, with 100 merchant ships and 3,000 army troops, and the fleet did not dare to go through the Strait of Malacca, but chose to endure the waves of the Indian Ocean and pass through the Sunda Strait to "Batavia".

The reason for choosing this place is that the Sunda Strait is relatively short, and it is not easy for the enemy to block the sea route for escape.

However, there is also a bottleneck in the Sunda Strait, which is quite narrow, and Anthony Van Diemen's fleet was discovered by Guo Huaiyi's warships just as it approached.

The two sides encountered almost equal ships, and a medium-sized naval battle was on the verge of breaking out.

Since Guo Huaiyi was the first to discover the enemy's situation, the warships of the Ming army had already lined up in a line, and the muzzles of Heitongtong had been adjusted, and they would bombard the enemy as soon as they entered the firing range.

Anthony van Diemen was able to pass through the narrowest point of the Sunda Strait, passing through "Batavia" in front of him.

Who knew that it was these last few dozen nautical miles, he could not pass, and the Ming navy, which their king had warned against conflicting, was silently waiting for his fleet.

The new governor was very well-behaved, and when he found that the Ming warships in array were far away, they stopped advancing, and they sent envoys rowing small boats to negotiate for permission.

Daming is the upper country of the Celestial Empire, and this fleet always has to give some face on behalf of the Netherlands, Guo Huaiyi agreed to collect taxes and let go, no more than three hundred taels of gold for one ship.

This is, of course, Huang Sheng's instructions, if Xiyi submits to the soft, and the past merchant ships pay taxes according to the regulations, the Ming Dynasty can guarantee their right to trade freely.

A merchant ship of more than 500 tons charged 300 taels of gold is not much, and the ratio of gold to silver in this era is about 8 to 10 to 1, which means that the merchant ship needs to pay a tax of about 3,000 taels of silver to be able to buy a safe and completely affordable.

In the later generations, the "Xinchou Treaty" Gengzi indemnity, the Manchu Qing Dynasty compensated countries with 450 million taels of silver, this astronomical amount is still fresh in Huang Sheng's memory.

As the world's leader for many years, China has really never bullied the weak, but when it is backward, even the little Austria and Hungary dare to blackmail.

Huang Sheng will not be polite to Xiyi when he leads the return of the King of Daming, and he will double the amount of "Gengzi Indemnity" anyway.

Of course, the "Gengzi indemnity" was not completed, and only small Japan swallowed a currency equivalent to tens of millions of taels of silver.

Huang Sheng asked them to continue plundering the Japanese kingdom in the clouds stationed on the "Dongjin Island", and there was no reason to look at them unpleasantly, or to blackmail them nakedly, until the Japanese kingdom was squeezed dry, and they were wiped out.

The Dutch were mentally prepared to leave the money to buy the road, but who knew that the other party actually asked for a sky-high price, and it was also called a tax.

No way, under the eaves, you are asking for a price to pay me back, the two sides began to bargain, the Dutch don't know how many warships in the Ming Dynasty are here, and they are still thinking about exchanging peace at the lowest price.

The reason why Guo Huaiyi is willing to talk a lot of nonsense with them is because he knows that the longer the time drags on, the more favorable the situation will be for Daming.

The Ming fleet that got the news would flock to it, and at that time, it was intended to cause the negotiation to break down and start fighting, and the certainty of complete victory would be a few points higher.

Guo Huaiyi was born as a pirate, but he didn't want to let the Dutch go with a small amount of 3,000 taels of silver for a ship.

He wanted to turn the more than 100 merchant ships and warships into war trophies, and he was afraid that one ship with goods would not be less than 100,000 taels of silver, and such a big deal was too tempting.

At this time, several more warships of the Ming Dynasty came, and of course Guo Huaiyi and the Dutch refused to lower the price.

When he learned that there was a new Governor of the East India Company on the Dutch warship, he simply negotiated an increase and demanded that the Governor of the East India Company sign an agreement that all Dutch merchant ships passing through the Malacca and Sunda Strait would have to pay three hundred taels of gold tax to the Celestial Empire.

Damn, bargaining makes more and more money, how can it be justified.

Anthony Van Diemen decided to ignore it and prepared to go to war or flee, but at this moment dozens of Ming warships came.

A very stylish battleship appeared, it was Huang Mingdao who came here on the flagship of the "Huaxia Junwang", and the Ming warships suddenly dispersed, and one by one they outflanked the formation at full speed and went far away to the back of the Dutch fleet.

Da Ming seemed to be ready to fight without saying a word, and looking at the posture and preparing to encircle and annihilate, Anthony Van Dimen panicked.

Because he found that the speed of the Ming cruisers and destroyers far exceeded the fastest sail ships in the Dutch fleet, he could not figure out how the Ming could make the sailing ships so fast.

Anthony Van Dimen, who wanted to try to rush over with a dozen, but ran away if he couldn't beat him, found that he might not be able to do it, and it was very likely that he would not be able to run if he couldn't beat him.

In the end, His Excellency the Dutch Governor signed an agreement with Guo Huaiyi's extremely regretful sigh, recognizing the management of this sea area by the Ming Dynasty, and paying a tax of 300 taels of gold for each Dutch merchant ship.

After getting the contract and getting the taxes, the Dutch were not embarrassed, and Huang Mingli's flagship fired a cannon to celebrate the signing of a friendly agreement with the Dutch.

The Ming flagship showed its range at the maximum elevation angle, and many officers and captains who were not convinced and thought that His Excellency the Governor was a soft-boned officer were educated, and they deeply realized that the Ming was really not easy to mess with.

Looking at the Dutch fleet that had left with gold, Guo Huaiyi, who came to the flagship to witness this historical moment, was very painful, and said:

"Lord Huang, you can take the navy to rob eighty percent of the more than 100 warships and merchant ships of the Dutch, and it's too cheap to let them go."

Huang Mingdao laughed and said: "Robbery is to kill chickens and eggs, it is difficult to develop sustainably, if the huge fleet of the Dutch is all robbed, will there be merchant ships on this route in the future?" The blocking of trade routes is not conducive to the development of the Huang family, nor is it conducive to the development of the world, we must take a long-term view. ”

If the naval attachés in the meeting room had an understanding, Guo Huai said: "I understand that this method of collecting taxes is good, and the stable income will attract more unarmed merchant ships to do business, as long as the number of ships coming and going every year increases, our income will also rise." ”

"Yes! Only when business prosperity can the economy be stimulated, and the cost of shipping can be controlled, will more people be attracted to participate in maritime trade, and after we collect taxes, we will not only not rob their merchant ships, but also ensure that they can sail safely in the sea area where our military operates. ”

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