The state is the product of irreconcilable contradictions among various strata. Integrate everyone's dreams of three generations of governance, compromise with each other, and that's it. Each stratum must dare to dream of its own three-generation rule, and then it can spontaneously, not on the verge of extinction, think about what the country is. Don't dare to dream, how to reconcile and how to compromise.

Jian Chen told a joke and asked the businessman to try to dream. In the evening, a banquet was set up to entertain them, and some wine was toasted to make it easier for them to fall asleep and facilitate their dreams.

In the afternoon of the next day, Jian Chen went to meet with the representative of the first Governor General of the Dutch Indian Company.

The leader was a twenty-four-four-five-year-old young man, very tall, perhaps at the behest of the company or to deliberately curry favor with Chen Jian, who knew that Chen Jian could speak Dutch, but still communicated with Chen Jian in the language of the Republic.

"Dear Governor Chan, on behalf of Peter Bosh, the first Governor of the Dutch Indian Company, I extend my greetings to you. I am the plenipotentiary of the Governor-General, the company's financial accountant. At the same time, I would like to bring you the greetings of Mr. Grotius, Attorney General of the Netherlands Province of the United Provincial Republic. ”

It is estimated that these words have been practiced for a long time, and they are still very smooth, Chen Jian also greeted, looked at this young man in his twenties, and said in his heart that he became a confidant of the first governor at such a young age, and he can be regarded as a character.

After dividing the guests and hosts to sit down, Kun Xian explained: "I came here to convey a message first. The United Provincial Republic defeated the Spanish fleet in Gibraltar and signed a truce with Spain, so that there will be no formal conflict between our company and Spain and Portugal for the next ten years. His Holiness the Governor has entrusted me to tell Mr. Chan, and at the same time hope that Mr. Chan will send someone to Banda to negotiate with the Governor on some matters. At the same time, the Archon and the Attorney General hoped that Mr. Chan would return to China soon. ”

"What's wrong?"

"The envoy of your country said that it is not permissible to conclude treaties with the nations until Mr. Chen's fleet returns home and what it will see and hear in the people's assembly of your country. Mr. Tan is well aware of everything about the United Nations Republic and the situation in Europe, so I hope you can return to your country as soon as possible. ”

"We had a ten-year truce with Spain, but there were some conflicts with the British on matters of international law, and the British had many conflicts with us in the Spice Islands. The ten-year truce will soon pass, and the consuls must know the attitude of your country in order to make a decision. ”

"Exactly?"

"Mr. Chen, you must have heard about the tragedy on Banda Island, although there is no evidence, it is clear that the British are behind it. Now the spice trade of the company was threatened by the British, and the strongholds of the spice islands were all taken by the United Provincial Republic and the company little by little from the Portuguese and Spaniards, and the British did not contribute here, but enjoyed the fruits. ”

Chen Jian nodded, and secretly cursed in his heart When I left The Hague, even if Britain withdrew Morris's army, there were still a group of English companies and Scottish companies in Morris's army, not to mention the time when the Armada encountered the Irish kamikaze before. The trading company really only recognizes money and does not appreciate it, and the United Provincial State is completely controlled by capital, and it is better to say that it is better to make profits.

"Mr. Chen, before I left, the British had already had some arguments with us at the seminar on international law. There were many detailed disagreements about colonies, territorial waters, and freedom of navigation, which related to the legality of British trade in the Spice Islands. It's not just a matter of the company, it's a matter of the law, the British don't recognize the contracts we signed with the locals, considering them to be unequal treaties and invalid. As you know, international law cannot be called international law without the participation of your Republic, and it is not valid, so the participating countries urgently need your country to take a stand on the debate on international law......"

At the same time, the presence of Spain and the assassination of the king by Catholics in France put the United Provincial Republic under serious threat. The consuls wanted true justice under international law, but they had to think about the future of the United Republic and had to consider relations with Great Britain. Of course, if your country had intervened and signed some treaties with the United Provinces, the consuls would not have to take into account the views of the British, and the company would have been able to trade in spices in Asia. ”

Chen Jianleng paused for a moment, carefully inquired about the situation in Europe, and after Peter Sunkun finished speaking, he was noncommittal, and said for a while: "I would have returned to China within a year." The British wanted me to reconcile your relations in the Spice Isles, and at least to return their seized ships, for there is no evidence that the British were behind the tragedy. ”

"Of course this can be considered. This matter is not important, the Governor of Bosh is more concerned about relations with you. Now that Jakarta, a vassal state of Banten, has turned to the Governor of Bosh to support Jakarta's independence from Banten's evil rule, the company is considering establishing a trading house there. The Governor hoped that Mr. Chen would be able to provide a loan for a few cannons and some guns or cotton cloth and handicrafts of the Ming Empire, which would be repaid by the next ships of the company transporting precious metals, or at the banks of Amtersdam. At the same time, I hope that Mr. Chen will tell the maritime merchants of the Ming Empire that they can go to Jakarta for trade, and we will give a price not lower than that of Manila. ”

It seems that the news that Chen Jian organized the Ming Dynasty maritime merchants to set up a joint-stock company in Fujian is not clear, Chen Jian thought that he didn't need to convey that I was the leader of the Ming Dynasty maritime group, but he said: "I will convey this news." How is your spice trade going there? ”

"It's not good. The people of Banda Island are extremely cunning and extremely shameless. It was we who freed them from the threat of the Portuguese, and now they turned to the English to rebel against our trade. Their attitude towards trade also made the company very uneasy, and they would never sell their nutmeg until they sold five times as much cardamom, or even let it rot. We are not Portuguese, we have no interest in their morality or in saving their souls, and the company never preaches but only for profit, and even this does not satisfy the greedy Bandas. ”

Chen Jianxin said nonsense, what profit is nutmeg? What profit does cardamom make? If people don't sell cardamom first, do you still want other people's cardamom if you buy nutmeg directly? The people of the island are counting on this thing to be alive in exchange for rice and cotton cloth.

Now the form is not normal, the palace coup in Banten has taken place, and Jakarta wants independence by the hands of the Dutch. Now that the Netherlands has found a better potential ally of the republic that can influence the situation in Europe, there is no need to look at the face of the British, and the most important vote is in the hands of Chen Jian.

If Jian Chen can guarantee that the Republic will sign a series of treaties with the Netherlands, the Dutch will sign them today, and tomorrow the Dutch will go to London to tell the British king what international law, unequal treaties and equal treaties are, and when the news reaches the Asian companies, they will immediately go to war.

The Dutch had just finished the Battle of Gibraltar and were at the height of their momentum, fearing the Spanish offensive that had ended with a ten-year truce, and the now ambiguous and seemingly pro-Spanish Empress Regent of France...... Without the Republic as a-stirring stick, they could only continue to maintain good relations with the British, and even did not hesitate to give up some of their interests in order to draw an ally in the war ten years later.

Chen Jian could not control many soldiers in Taiwan, but a thousand men and a fleet in his hands were enough to influence the situation in the entire Spice Islands, as long as he wanted. Now all countries have not stood firm here, and ten years from now, this point of people and ships will not be enough, and now it will be enough to mediate.

Seeing that Jian Chen did not answer immediately, Peter Sunkun continued: "Mr. Chen, there are great contradictions between your country and Spain, such as the conflict in the Indies region. The United Provincial Republic, on the other hand, needed to truly become independent from the tyrannical rule of Spain. We both have a common enemy. ”

"In Asia, Mr. Chen has no interest in the spice trade, and we will not get involved in Mr. Chen's trade, we can cooperate. Indian companies in the UK are independent individuals and are less competitive than the commission companies of the United Provinces and Republics. The British people also have a rudimentary understanding of economics, and they simply do not realize that if they cannot monopolize spices and reduce the production of spices, the European spice market will sooner or later be oversupplied, causing prices to plummet, and we are ahead of the British. Everything they are doing now will sooner or later make the profits of the spice trade plummet, and they will not even be able to recoup the costs, which shows their short-sightedness. The British did not think about the sacrifice of the United Provincial Republic in the Spice Islands and the struggle with Spain and Portugal, which showed their shamelessness. ”

"A company with independent shareholders, a company with employees who harm the public and private interests, a short-sighted company, and a shameless company have no future."

Jian Chen nodded in praise, thinking that this young man was still very insightful, judging from the issue of spices alone, the British Indian Company was really ten years behind the Dutch Indian Company, and the Spanish royal family monopolized trade. Basically, everything is right, only the last one is wrong, a shameless colonial company is the most promising.

Obviously, the Dutch Indian Company was worried that the British would talk to Jian Chen. For the Republic and Chen Jian, Britain or the Netherlands are allies to choose from, but for the Netherlands, the Republic is the best ally, and Britain is just a helpless choice, and there are disputes and conflicts in the foreseeable future between the two sides over the issue of sea power in Europe.

The Netherlands urgently needs an ally, the Dutch Indian company urgently needs Chen Jian's support for the company, the first plenipotentiary of the Dutch Indian company urgently needs Chen Jian's support to make achievements, and the young and ambitious financial accountant of the Dutch Indian company urgently needs to show his ability to do things......

Listening to Petersunkun's ambitious plan, Chen Jian was also thinking about how to win the greatest benefits, and he just kept symbolically expressing the least respect for Petersunkun's words.