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Most of the people got off the boat and rested nearby, observing the exotic atmosphere.

Some of the soldiers stood in formation and stood guard, while the rest rested in the back.

It is estimated that the formal meeting will take some time, and Chen Jian is not in a hurry.

Although the group of people who traveled with them had not yet penetrated into the city, they still felt quite emotional about the prosperous merchant trade around them.

Especially when Jian Chen said that the country is only the size of one or two counties, many people in the same company have a great interest in this seemingly small country.

"Their shipbuilding industry is well developed, and we still have something to be desired. That's why we send some craftsmen here to learn. ”

Jian Chen said that he understood the place, and the ships that kept coming and going in and out of the port confirmed that his statement was not a lie.

Lan Qi sighed: "One or two counties can fight with Spain for so long by relying on commerce. ”

"Their army is basically not native. Being a soldier is a profession, and as long as you pay money, you can hire soldiers. Don't underestimate this country, they have more ships than we do. ”

"Then will they have an impact on the area around the Great Wilderness City? Crossing directly from here is not very difficult for their navigation. ”

Jian Chen smiled: "Don't worry. They don't have a large population, and at most they do some trade. Population is the decisive factor. They prefer to focus on the tropics, or as they call the Spice Islands, where they make more money. Businessmen are born to pursue profits. If you don't make any money, you won't be motivated to make some investments. ”

After thinking for a while, he said: "They and the Spaniards are tired, and at most they will do some slave trade in the south." It costs money to fight a war, and for a company, they will not fight a war if there is no money to be made. You can take a closer look at the system and see what you can learn from. ”

"This is a republic too, right?"

"Yes or no, it's not what we thought. Whose kingdom? Or the land of the big merchants. But this is a special case, and everywhere else is a monarchy. In short, it looks like the country is small, but it is still a force to be reckoned with. ”

"That's right. As you said, their ship can go to the other side of the world, our ship has not been there. ”

Chen Jianxin said that not only did he go to the other side of the world, but he also occupied a lot of land on the other side of the world, and it was only a trading company that occupied these lands.

"By the way, how's your Dutch dialect?"

Lan Qi smiled and said a few words to Jian Chen in Dutch, and Jian Chen said, "That's fine." Their consuls or kings or parliaments are not here. I'll take some people to talk to them, and you take the rest to Amsterdam. ”

"What should I pay attention to?"

"Hmm...... There are some words, don't talk nonsense. People here will quarrel and even kill each other for the sake of believing in God. Our philosophy is too scary, at least not for now. Check out the shipyard, the diamond processing workshop, the windmill ......"

Lan Qi nodded and smiled, "Their windmills are completely different from ours. Ours is upright, theirs is upright. ”

Speaking of the windmill, Jian Chen couldn't help laughing, staring at Lan Qi for a long time, Lan Qi was a little angry and tilted his head.

What Jian Chen remembered in his mind was the woman who sang with him a long time ago in the squeak of the windmill. It's been a long time, but the strange windmill is still so clear.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing, something from the past."

"Is it funny?"

"It's not funny. But sometimes laughter isn't always fun. ”

After a few words, he retracted his thoughts.

More than ten days later, several carriages came to the port where Chen Jian was, which should be a group of Dutch officials.

The leader was a young man in his early twenties, very tall, and in a high position at a young age.

"Greetings from the United Provinces of the Republic, Distinguished Governor of the Republic, United Provinces and your country. I am Grotius, the governing legal counsel of Morris. ”

Jian Chen also sent greetings, listening to the name transliterated into his familiar language in his mind, and felt a little familiar.

After reacting for a long time, it suddenly dawned on me who this person was.

I have to say that the young man in front of him, who is not good-looking, is a genius, and he can still be regarded as a genius in the seventeenth century, when the land is full of geniuses.

He entered Leiden University at the age of eleven, graduated from university at the age of fourteen, obtained a doctorate in law in France at the age of nineteen, and became the chief prosecutor of the Netherlands at the age of twenty-five.

If it is just such a resume, it is not enough for Jian Chen to become familiar with this name. But another identity, as the author of concepts such as "International Law" and "Law of the Sea", has made this young man in his early twenties at this time famous in history.

Although he encountered a lot of obstacles in practice - the Dutch ship was snatched by the British, he was ready to use the law of nature and the like to persuade the British to return the ship, and the result can be imagined.

There are some things that are ideally good, but they are too difficult to put into practice.

This is the first person Chen Jian has seen who has left a name in history in the true sense, and although some things are unlikely to be useful for the time being, they are still essential.

Since there must be a legal norm for international issues, Chen Jian still hopes to be able to come up with some ideas to some extent. It is unlikely to be implemented at this time, but the contract after the great chaos more than ten years later will inevitably constitute a new system, and that is an opportunity to get involved.

In order to achieve some purposes, in the documents submitted earlier, Chen Jian's statement is completely different from that in Friday Harbor.

The official paperwork submitted to the Netherlands was no longer a country the size of Naples that had never even seen a horse, but a huge republic with a population of 30 million.

When the news reached The Hague, the Dutch top management in The Hague was engaged in another discussion.

Although it was still at war with Spain, the Netherlands was not at peace internally.

Calvinism itself was an ultra-totalitarian sect, burning down hordes of heretics in Geneva. The temporary opening of religious freedom in the Netherlands has exacerbated internal tensions.

Orthodox Calvinists believe that it is predestined whether God will save anyone, otherwise would not man be able to interfere with God's will? Your observance of doctrine, being a good person, being industrious and thrifty, and so on, are necessary but not sufficient conditions for your salvation. So the sling can only be a sling forever, you can't even be an elite, it proves that you must not be selected, and you will definitely go to hell.

Another theology professor denounced this nonsense, arguing that man has free will, and that man's free will can be known by God and can be answered by your faith.

This faction, which was considered heretical, trained its own monks and had many supporters in some places, including hundreds of civil servants and officials.

This climate of hostility has led to physical clashes in some places, apparently only religious, with the Morris family secretly holding military power and the Speaker supporting the other side.

At present, the great enemy still hopes that both sides will exercise restraint so as to maintain this loose joint provincial republic.

What to do exactly, there is always a result. There was a desire for continued decentralization and the formation of national convoys in the provinces to maintain order. This is not allowed by some of the military and presbyterian councils, and although the contradictions between the two sides have not yet been made public, the great enemy is still quarreling at the moment.

Fortunately, the news of the arrival of the fleet of the Republic put this quarrel on hold for the time being, completely diverting the attention of these people.

A powerful republic with a population of more than 30 million, a standing army and a fleet in the northern part of the Spanish colonies.

The first shipment of goods that had passed through the captain, and the shelling and salvo drills that Jian had deliberately let the captains see, were enough reason for the Dutch to believe that what Jian Chen said was true.

From both a profit and a military point of view, this is a country that the Netherlands must pay attention to.

The Hague has prepared a variety of welcoming ceremonies, and as a first visit to a mysterious and exotic country, there can be no problems.

A group of troops was mobilized from outside the city to maintain order and prevent any possible accidents.

This kind of thing has to be guarded against.

The British had just been preparing to plant three tons of explosives to kill the king and parliament and replace them with a Catholic king, and the previous consul of the Netherlands was also assassinated by assassins at close range.

The Hague was already preparing for Jian Chen's visit, and Jian Chen's advance request was allowed: Jian Chen would lead an army of 300 men, while the rest could move freely in Amsterdam in accordance with the laws of the United Provincial Republic.

Also turn to the Dutch authorities for help, if you see the two lost ships, please guide them into the harbor.

These conditions are not harsh, reasonable, and there is no reason to refuse.